Li Daoyan's mood at the moment is very complicated.

In fact, before this court meeting, he had already received some rumors that a storm against the right prime minister Xue Nanting was brewing.

In Yongjia City, it was very difficult to completely hide anything from this old man, at best, only a few people such as the Son of Heaven and Qin Zheng could do it.

Li Daoyan even knew that this storm against Xue Nanting had a secret connection with the forces in the north.

As the recognized leader of the Jiangnan clan, in terms of selfishness, Li Daoyan should be willing to see the appearance of this storm, and he should even take another boost to push Xue Nanting from the position of right minister.

The reason is very simple, although Xue Nanting was also born in the Jiangnan family, he was a staunch supporter of the Northern Expedition and the right-hand man of the Son of Heaven.

The key point is that Xue Nanting not only has the determination to support the Northern Expedition, but also is a capable official who is good at managing the government.

The people in Yongjia City naively thought that the initial results of the Northern Expedition of the border army were entirely due to the merits of those soldiers, but they didn't want to think about it, if there was not enough logistical support, what would the soldiers eat and use? In such a cold weather, if they don't even have cotton clothes to protect them from the cold, how can they fight in the ice and snow? If they didn't have sophisticated weapons and qualified siege equipment, would they rely on their hands to attack the city?

If there is no adequate military salary, and there is no promised pension, how can the soldiers have the determination to fight the enemy?

Without his countless days and nights in charge of the government, and pulling out silver from all sides to support the border armies in Jinghuai and Huai, this Northern Expedition would not have been able to be fought at all.

From this point of view, as long as Xue Nanting is pulled down from the position of the right minister, the great cause of the Northern Expedition of the Son of Heaven will be unsustainable, and no matter how strong the border army is, it can only stand still.

Therefore, Lee should support and even contribute to this storm.

The old man couldn't help but say silently in his heart at this moment: "Presumably this is the reason why the north is doing its best?" You are sure that the old man will not go against the trend. ”

Feeling the gaze of the Son of Heaven on his face, Li Daoyan was not surprised, perhaps in the eyes of the Son of Heaven, only this old man has the ability to plan for this kind of formation at the moment.

Li Daoyan did not know how many of the courtiers who went out to impeach Xue Nanting were instigated by the north, how many were behind his back, and how many took advantage of the situation to move forward on Xue Nanting's reputation, he only knew that he had never made such an arrangement.

The voice in the court gradually subsided, Li Duan's face had become extremely ugly, Xue Nanting was better, but it was no longer calm and indifferent before.

Yes, people will have emotional swings, especially in this case.

Li Daoyan coughed suddenly, and then took a step forward.

Some people are overjoyed, just waiting for the old man to make a final decision.

However, when he looked up, he found that Li Daoyan was not facing the Son of Heaven, but turned to face the hundred officials.

The old man's deep gaze swept over Xue Nanting's face, continued to look at the others, and then called them one by one.

"Lord Liu, you just impeached the right prime minister for not governing the family strictly, and the second son of the right minister is acting recklessly in Beijing?"

Facing the old man's indifferent tone, Liu Yanguang, the secretary of Taichang Temple, subconsciously lowered his head and said, "Yes." ”

Li Daoyan said slowly: "Regarding what the second son of the right minister did, the old man occasionally heard that it was nothing more than a rich child's Zhangtai horse, or a jealousy and vindictive move. This kind of behavior is indeed not a gentleman's behavior, but you use this matter to impeach the right minister, and where do you put the old man? Who in Beijing doesn't know that the third grandson of the old man's family has never done serious things, and he is idle in cockfighting and lackeys all day long, why don't you impeach the old man? The right minister is in charge of the government and the state affairs, and it is inevitable that he will not be able to take care of the children in the family. In vain, as a Taichang Siqing, you are so indiscriminate and ridiculous! ”

The old man did not deliberately accentuate his tone, but just the absurd criticism made Liu Yanguang sweat coldly, and he was silent.

Li Daoyan said to another official: "You impeached the Qingyuan Xue clan for embezzling the fields? Is there any real evidence? Your Majesty Xu Er and other royal history rumors have the right to do things, but it doesn't mean that you can talk about it! If there is no real evidence, the old man will immediately ask His Majesty to demote you out of Beijing! ”

He didn't dare to refute it.

The huge hall was extremely quiet, only Li Daoyan's voice kept ringing, he was unhurried and organized, and refuted those who impeached Xue Nanting one by one, until everyone was speechless.

At this time, not only the expressions of Li Duan, Xue Nanting and Qin Zheng changed, but even the supporters of Li Daoyan, such as the secretary of the military department Ding Hui and the secretary of the ministry Ning Yuanfu, were also full of surprise.

They couldn't figure it out, today's storm against Xue Nanting was a godsend, why did this old man speak for each other?

Li Daoyan finally refuted the last person, and it was difficult for him to remember all the impeached officials clearly in a short period of time, and such a tirade made the old man look very tired.

The hall was silent, the old man turned to look at Li Duan, bowed slightly and said, "Your Majesty, the old minister does not approve of their impeachment against the right minister. Today's scene is so huge, it is obvious that someone is secretly fueling the trouble, and the old minister implores His Majesty to send someone to investigate thoroughly. ”

Li Duan looked at the old man's solemn expression, and he suddenly understood in his heart.

The reason why Li Daoyan made the decision to support Xue Nanting was not because he supported Xue Nanting, but because the root cause of these people's actions today was either intentional or concurring with them from the north.

Maybe in the future, Li Daoyan will still find ways to target Xue Nanting, but he will definitely not allow Beiyan or Jing Chao to insert their hands into the court of Daqi, and then they can shake the dignity of the right minister!

Today, the north can attack Xue Nanting by this means, can't it target others in the future?

If this unhealthy trend can't be stopped, wouldn't the huge Qi court follow in the footsteps of Beiyan?

It is not difficult to guess Li Daoyan's thoughts, he wants to cut off the hand stretched out from the north at the beginning of the outbreak, as for the difference in ideas between him and Xue Nanting, it is an internal contradiction.

Although such a concept is not shocking, it is not easy for this old man to make a decision in such a short time.

After all, many people can only see the immediate benefits, but it is difficult to understand the follow-up waves, especially the negative impact on the hearts of the court after Xue Nanting fell in this way.

As soon as he thought of this, Li Duan looked at Li Daoyan with a complicated expression, and bowed his head slightly: "Zuo Xiang's words are reasonable, and I have allowed it." ”

Li Daoyan bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty Shengming." ”

A storm was over, and there was no need for Xue Nanting to come forward to defend himself, Li Daoyan refuted everyone's impeachment.

Without being notified in advance, important ministers such as Ding Hui and Ning Yuanfu did not dare to disobey Li Daoyan's clear attitude, so they could only press the confusion in their hearts and wait for the next day to ask for a clear understanding.

The last Chang Dynasty of the thirteenth year of the establishment of the military ended, because the huge impeachment was delayed, and it was already afternoon when the ministers walked out of the palace.

Although the imperial city in the depths of winter is not dyed white, it is also cold.

The ministers consciously walked farther away, and no one interfered with the two prime ministers who were walking side by side.

Xue Nanting stared at the crowd in front of him, and said slowly: "Although those impeachments today are surging, they are not fatal, I think there should be a fatal blow, but it died down because of the appearance of the old minister." ”

Li Daoyan coughed lightly and said, "Xue Xiang doesn't seem to be worried. ”

Xue Nanting said: "Thank you for your help." ”

Li Daoyan smiled and asked with interest: "The old man is actually very curious, if the old man does not come forward, and the other party comes up with the most ferocious attack, how will Xue Xiang respond at that time?" ”

Xue Nanting said calmly: "To be honest, there is no good way, I just made up my mind at the time, no matter how the other party moves, I will not admit guilt, and it is a big deal to rely on the position of the right minister." As long as Your Majesty doesn't nod and I don't resign, even if they scold me bloody? ”

Li Daoyan couldn't help laughing, shook his head and said, "It is said that you Xue Nanting is a righteous gentleman, it is hard to imagine that you would do such a thing." ”

"The situation forced me to do it as a last resort."

Xue Nanting sighed, and then said firmly: "Even if you are infamous with you, it is better than being trapped in the mansion and unable to serve the Son of Heaven and Daqi. ”

Li Daoyan did not take this sentence.

Xue Nanting knew this, and the two were not on the same road after all, so he diverted the topic and said: "I have benefited a lot from seeing the old man scolding Fang Yu today. ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"When the old prime minister came forward, my thoughts and His Majesty should be similar, that is, there is a shadow of an outsider behind this matter, even if the old prime minister does not support the Northern Expedition, and does not want outsiders to insert their hands into the court, we must cut off this hand, at least to maintain the prestige of the Son of Heaven in the court."

Li Daoyan turned his head and glanced at Xue Nanting, and said slowly: "Your Majesty does think so, but I don't know what Xue Xiang's different views are?" ”

Xue Nanting met his deep gaze and said softly, "It's just a step further." Old Xiangye must have partly considered it out of cutting off the hands of outsiders, but you don't want to see me forced to resign, because this is the result that His Majesty will never allow. At that time, Your Majesty will inevitably stand on the opposite side of most officials, and if the old minister does not come forward to defend me in advance, you will definitely be forced to break with Your Majesty. In short, a storm against me will cause a split in the Great Qi court. ”

In the cold wind, Li Daoyan sighed leisurely.

After a long time, he said unhurriedly: "You are right, this conspiracy is not only aimed at you, if the old man steps into it according to the other party's wishes, even if he wants to pull you down first and then clean up those fools who have been bewitched, he will fall into a bottomless cliff." If you are forced to step down by this means, Your Majesty will be furious, and he will deal with the old man at all costs, because in the eyes of anyone, only the old man is capable of organizing a killing game against you. ”

Xue Nanting's eyes were clear, and he asked again: "In the eyes of the old minister, who will do this?" Wang Shidao? Or is it the little county lord of the Jing Dynasty? ”

"They don't have the scheming yet."

Li Daoyan turned his head to look at the north, and said quietly: "Most of it was Qing Yugong who did it casually. He doesn't need to crochet these details, as long as you are forced to step down at the court meeting, His Majesty will naturally fight to the death with the old man. ”

"Kyung Yu-gong is indeed a difficult opponent."

Although Xue Nanting said this, there was no fear in his eyes, and then said: "Today, I don't know if I can enjoy a thin noodle, find a quiet place, and have a drink or two?" ”

Li Daoyan's face was indifferent, and he laughed softly: "Excuse me, you still have to focus on how to deal with those people in the north." ”

He didn't directly pierce Xue Nanting's mind, and there was no embarrassment on the latter's face.

Walking out of the imperial city, the two saluted goodbye and boarded their respective carriages.

Entering the carriage, the smile on Xue Nanting's face disappeared, replaced by a heavy look, not because Li Daoyan rejected the olive branch he threw at the last moment, but because the people in the north obviously would not sit idly by and watch the monarchs and ministers of the Qi Dynasty as one.

This time it's against him, and who will it be next time?

In another carriage, Li Daoyan closed his eyes and recuperated, and suddenly whispered to himself: "Lu Shen is in danger." ”

On the lonely royal street, two carriages one in front of the other, after traveling two miles in the same direction, turned to the east and west respectively.

It's the opposite of that.

Today's 4 more, still owe 33 more.

(End of chapter)