Chapter 742: Appeal
Today's acting skills ...... seems to have acted lonely, except for the opening remarks, he didn't say a word, but after thinking about it, at today's court meeting, Li Tao's role can be described as a pin-like existence.
Since Li Tao appeared in the Taiji Palace, the atmosphere of today's court meeting and the direction are all developing in an unpredictable direction.
The appearance of Li Tao made Li Zhi, who was full of anger, instantly calm, made the ministers who originally planned to echo Li Zhi's Fengchan speechless, and also gave Li Qinzai a chance to speak, speak freely on the Golden Palace, and carefully analyze the disadvantages of the times.
If Li Tao didn't come, it's really hard to say what happened to Li Qinzai.
Maybe like Liu Renliang, not only did he not have a chance to speak, but he would be dragged out by the angry Li Zhi to scold the court staff, and while losing face, the matter could not be solved.
Facts have proved that no matter how strong his personal ability is, he also needs the support of a respected grandfather behind him.
After the court was dispersed, Li Zhi got up first and walked towards the back of the hall.
After the ministers sent Li Zhi off, they straightened up and cast a meaningful look at Li Qinzai.
But everyone didn't move, until Li Tao slowly got up and walked towards the palace door, and the ministers bowed to Li Tao one after another.
Li Tao smiled and groaned, like a kind old man next door, and kept greeting the ministers.
Walking outside the palace gate, Wang Changfu stood under the cloister waiting for him, and respectfully told Li Tao that the Son of Heaven had an invitation to drive the British Duke to Anren Palace.
In order to show respect, Li Zhi also sent guards to carry the soft sedan chair.
Li Tao politely thanked Wang Changfu, and then sat in a soft sedan chair, and the four guards carried Li Tao and walked towards the deep palace.
Li Qinzai stood in the hall and blinked.
What do you mean by calling grandpa and not me? Has the boat of friendship really capsized?
After being kicked in the buttocks, Li Qinzai turned his head and saw Li Siwen staring with unkind eyes.
"Evil animal, I can let you be in the limelight today, why don't you go back to the house and wait for the Son of Heaven to invite you to dinner?"
Li Qinzai hesitated for a moment and said, "Don't be angry when you say it, the child really thinks that the Son of Heaven will invite me to dinner......
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Anren Temple.
Li Zhi stood outside the palace gate until Li Tao's soft sedan chair came to the palace gate, and Li Zhi personally greeted him and grabbed Li Tao's arm.
Li Tao smiled and waved his hand: "No, no, the Son of Heaven must not lose his manners, the old minister is not old enough to be supported by others, and he was seen by the imperial history, and the old man said that he would have to be impeached again." ”
Li Zhi said with a smile: "The old general has made meritorious deeds in the three dynasties, and his morality is highly respected, which one of the people in the court who is not long-sighted dares to impeach you." ”
Respectfully invited Li Tao into the hall and sat down, and Li Zhi returned to his position.
Not long after, the palace people brought wine and food, Li Zhi got up again and held the cup in both hands and toasted to Li Tao, but Li Tao didn't dare to say anything.
After the monarch and the ministers are full of drinks, the Kabuki of Taichang Temple enter the hall in a hurry, the music of the silk bamboo and bamboo flutes is everywhere, the Maiko are singing and dancing, and the hall is full of joy.
After a dance, the dancers bowed and retreated, and Li Zhi saluted Li Tao with a glass of wine, and after putting down the wine cup, he smiled bitterly and said, "The old general can frighten me today......
Li Tao smiled and said: "The old minister is not afraid that His Majesty will be angry and make an impulsive decision, if he regrets it afterwards, it will damage the majesty of the Son of Heaven, so he came to extinguish the fire for His Majesty today." ”
Li Zhi nodded.
This sentence is not entirely true, but it can be regarded as a half-truth, what did you say in the Taiji Hall just now to recall the first emperor, and the heroes withered or something, it is completely deceitful.
Of course, Li Zhi was not stupid, and he saw Li Tao's intention to suddenly participate in the court meeting today.
Cooling down the tense atmosphere between Li Zhi and Li Qinzai is one thing, of course, there are also selfish ones, and supporting his grandson Li Qinzai is the second.
But Li Zhi saw the deepest essence.
Li Tao is cooling down and supporting his waist today, running to the Golden Palace for a lot of years, shedding tears and dozing off, and the old man is full of food and support to play this?
The most essential reason is that Li Tao also does not agree with Li Zhi's decision to seal Zen Taishan.
This is the reason why Li Zhi invited Li Tao to Anren Hall alone after the dispersal of the dynasty.
Li Tao is old, although he will not interfere in the government affairs casually, but he is the pillar of the Tang Dynasty military after all, don't look at Li Tao has not expressed his attitude at all, but Li Zhi still attaches great importance to Li Tao's opinion.
With Li Tao's weight in the Tang Dynasty, Li Zhi could not ignore Li Tao's opinion at all.
In the final analysis, Li Zhi was still a little unwilling, and he still didn't want to give up Feng Chan.
He knew that there might only be such a chance in his life, and if he missed the opportunity in front of him, he would not know how many years in the future he would be able to realize his dream of showing off his might on the top of Mount Tai.
Li Zhi gave another glass of wine to Li Tao, and said with a wry smile: "Old general, I and Ling Sun have been quite committed to each other for many years, and Ling Sun is also very competitive, and he has made a lot of contributions to me in the past few years. ”
"I and Jing Chu, in the public as a monarch and minister, in private, are really brothers. I have always favored him, I have never doubted, Jing Chu has never disappointed me, he made all the piles for me for the society, are enough to go down in history, it is because of these exploits that I have the confidence to seal Mount Tai. ”
Li Tao listened with a smile, but his eyelids drooped and gradually became heavy.
Li Zhi secretly said that it was not good, this old fox was going to pretend to be asleep again!
Bang!
Li Zhi slapped the table fiercely, raised his voice and said angrily: "But this time, Jing Chu broke my heart!" ”
Li Tao, who had heavy eyelids, was finally frightened, and the whole person came to his senses, just about to show a blank look, but he felt a little disrespectful, so he continued to maintain a polite smile, and pruned his beard and was silent.
"Oh, that evil animal has hurt Your Majesty's heart, well, please deal with it strictly, the old minister has nothing to say." Li Tao put away his smile and said seriously.
Li Zhi sighed, as if he was complaining to his elders, but in fact, he was explaining to himself.
"Old general, I want to seal Mount Tai, not all for vanity, since I ascended the throne, I asked myself if I am not a dumb king, everything in the country is clear and discerning, the national strength has been declining in the past two years, as the Son of Heaven, how can I not know?"
"However, the old general, I am in a hurry to seal Zen, but I am also forced by the situation, since I abolished the queen Wang, the eldest grandson Wuji and Chu Suiliang were dismissed, whether it is Guan Long or the Shandong Shi clan, they are quite resentful of my Li Tang's imperial power."
"And I am not willing to lose the imperial power, and the court is controlled by the family lords, so we must promote the imperial examination, so that the world's poor families can share the power of the family, so that I can balance the court situation."
"Therefore, before the imperial examination is gradually promoted, I need the ceremony of sealing Mount Tai to consolidate the imperial power of my Li family, let the scholars of the world return to their hearts, and let the people worship and support them."
"It's not that I ignore the death of Li Min, but I am also extremely anxious, don't I know how hasty the Zen seal will be next year, don't I know that it will make Li Min worse? However, the situation is pressing, and we have no choice but to harm each other! ”