The Prime Minister came to the front of the palace, waved his hand and stepped forward, which was still the opening sentence that had remained unchanged for ten thousand years.

His Majesty the Emperor looked at Prime Minister Li Si and frowned slightly, and said, "In the past few days, I have worked hard. ”

Li Si licked his lips slightly, and hurriedly lowered his head and replied: "Your Majesty is above, the old minister will never dare to take the word "hard work." ”

The emperor waved his hand, and did not say to him these things You praise me and I praise you, and it is completely this kind of polite words that the two of them are arrogant, but then asked: "Those two have already gone out of the city?"

Li Si nodded slightly, thought for a while and replied: "I've been gone for two days, and it's time to arrive at the place where the crime occurred." ”

"I have never lacked horses that travel thousands of miles a day, and there are few people who can control thousands of miles of horses, you and I don't have to worry about that matter anymore, just let those two people deal with it, I came to the prime minister today for another matter. ”

What is the other matter, in fact, it is not difficult to guess, after all, His Majesty the Emperor has said that the matter will be investigated by those two people, and naturally the same thing will not be said again, and the Qi State Mission has just left, although His Majesty the Emperor deliberately sells Guanzi, but what this other matter is directly on the surface.

However, guessing it is a blessing to know the king's mind as a courtier, but you can't know what others do, which is definitely a very dangerous thing for yourself.

Therefore, Li Si asked with a hint of uncertainty in his eyes, and asked with some doubts: "I don't know what Your Majesty said, but about aiding Qi?"

Neither too sure, nor pretending to be confused, just the right amount of proportion, sure enough, is an old fox.

The emperor nodded, "The Qi delegation is leaving, since it has been discussed, then we must also send troops as soon as possible." In terms of troops, I have already decided, so I will transfer them from He'an County. ”

Prime Minister Li Si frowned slightly, and asked, "He'an County?"

The emperor sat down and replied: "To the south of He'an County, more than 100 miles away is the place where the southern border is located. This is also the main reason why the Zhennan Army has not been under the jurisdiction of our royal family, and if we do not accept the dispatch, we can better guard there. ”

In this way, there is nothing inappropriate to transfer troops from He'an County, after all, although He'an County is only more than 100 miles away from the southern border gate, for foreign enemies, that distance is out of reach.

But the Prime Minister still felt that something was not quite right, and even he felt in his heart whether the transfer of troops from He'an County had anything to do with the incident that happened a few days ago, whether it was one or two things, even the Prime Minister couldn't figure it out.

"Your Majesty is wise, in that case, is there a candidate to lead the troops?" Li Si asked tentatively.

His Majesty the Emperor sat on the dragon chair, supported his forehead with one hand, shook his head slightly, and sighed after a while: "Wang Zhaojun is the nephew of Wang Lang, the county guard, and he was born as a military general, so he was originally the most suitable candidate to lead the troops, but it was he who was born in He'an County, you let him lead the soldiers who grew up with him to guard his family and defend the country, if he went to help other countries, I know that he must have some reluctance in his heart, and besides, he shoulders the important task of finding out the identity of the assassin, and he really can't get out." ”

Defending the country and dying in battle is still honorable, but if they lead the people under their hands to help the Qi country, they may have another idea in their hearts.

Ordinary soldiers can have this idea, but the person who leads the army is absolutely unacceptable, and it is no wonder that His Majesty the Emperor is so entangled.

Li Si nodded in agreement, thinking that His Majesty the Emperor's worries still had some reason, and said: "Since the generals of He'an County can't be used, the candidate can only be selected from the capital." ”

His Majesty the Emperor's eyes lit up, and he got up and looked at the Prime Minister and asked, "I don't know if the Prime Minister has a suitable candidate?"

Li Si shook his head slightly, "The minister is just discussing this matter with His Majesty, and there is no conclusion in his heart." ”

The Emperor nodded, "Then why don't you talk about it next?"

"The old minister thinks that since it is an auxiliary surprise attack, the first thing to prevent is that the Chu State sends a strong man to assassinate him, and the soldiers can protect the safety of a city, but it is difficult to protect one person at any time among the ten thousand troops, after all, the Chu State will do its best to dispatch cultivators in this war. ”

"When did the saying that one army can defend one city, but it is difficult to keep one? His Majesty the Emperor shook his head with a smile and said helplessly.

This kind of saying has been popular since the first cultivator, you have a heavy army to protect it, I may not be able to capture a city, but you can't protect a person in this city, unless you send the same cultivator.

Li Si also felt a little emotional, but even if he was emotional, these two people knew that what the prime minister said was true.

The emperor continued: "I, Dachang, sent troops to aid Qi, and the Prime Minister thinks that the state of Chu will still be afraid of the threat of our dynasty?

Joke, you have helped others to beat me, I am still afraid that you will not dare to do anything to you? There is no problem with His Majesty the Emperor's consideration, after all, whether you are afraid or not that I will help Qi Guo to beat you, in this case, Chu State may be killed.

Li Si shook his head, "My Dachang aid to Qi only received the benefits of the Qi State, and I don't have a deep grudge against the Chu State." ”

The emperor's eyes narrowed slightly, and he nodded slightly, "I seem to understand, what the Prime Minister means is to send an important person to lead the troops, not to hide his identity, but to let the Chu State know who is leading the troops, so that the other party will not dare to assassinate him?"

As Li Si said, Dachang's aid to Qi is not bent on destroying the Chu State, but the Qi State has given benefits, so naturally he will not work too the battlefield, just keep the Qi State alive on the side, and cash in the reward.

But if an important person dies on this battlefield, then the relationship between the two countries of Chu and Dachang will deteriorate a lot, and Chu will not fail to understand this.

Li Si waved his hand and saluted, "Your Majesty is wise." ”

His Majesty the Emperor thought for a moment, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said: "I know who you want to go, but after all, the other party has just experienced a life and death disaster, and he led the team to go to Wangshulou, a place of nine deaths and a lifetime. ”

How important is this person? so important that the Chu State does not dare to beat his mind, the son of the third prince of the imperial history doctor, and the student of the Spirit Academy, these two identities are important enough.

Li Si shook his head and hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty misunderstood what the old minister meant, the minister meant to provide His Majesty with ideas, so that His Majesty could choose a general from the court, not who he recognized, and the old minister was afraid." ”

Of course, His Majesty the Emperor knew that Li Si didn't think so, but he still said that, and when he heard Li Si's explanation, he waved his hand and said casually: "I understand what the Lord means, I did consider letting this person go before, after all, this is a rare opportunity to go to the battlefield to temper, and the future of the world may not be peaceful, just relying on Commander Lin and his Zhennan Army, it will be a little too hard for him." The emperor sighed, and then said: "But, after all, something like that happened a few days ago, he was the leader of the team at that time, and this time he has already picked up a life and returned, and I have to think about him on Cui Yushi's side." ”

Li Si waved his hand and saluted, and replied respectfully: "Your Majesty's compassion for your subordinates is really a great blessing for my generation of officials. ”

The emperor stepped down from the dragon chair, seemed to suddenly think of something, changed the subject and said, "I wonder if the Prime Minister still remembers what I said to the Lord a few days ago?"

Li Si was shocked, frowned slightly, and lowered his head and replied: "Naturally, I remember, I don't know what the relationship between the two is?"

"The Prime Minister's Mansion has worked hard and made great achievements, but the Prime Minister, your tutor is too strict, and you are not allowed to show your beloved son, and I am also afraid that some malicious and slanderous people will humiliate the reputation of the Prime Minister's Mansion at that time. ”

The matter has been understood at this point, and Li Si finally understands the purpose of His Majesty the Emperor summoning him today.

The Prime Minister's Mansion is the object of Qi and his relatives, so when it is inconvenient for all the generals to go to the aid of Qi, his Prime Minister's Mansion bears the brunt of the most suitable candidate to lead the troops.

The Prime Minister's Mansion led troops and horses to help them for thousands of miles to promote the marriage between the two countries, and it is indeed a beautiful thing to say it.

Not to mention that there are huge interests behind this aid to Qi, just the tax support of Qingyun County in Qi for the next ten years is already a great achievement, as long as his son does not make mistakes on the battlefield, then he must come back to be admired by everyone, and even when he returns to old age, he can still fight for the right to substitute for the phase in the future.

But what if the Prime Minister's Mansion doesn't lead the troops and doesn't go to the aid of Qi?

As His Majesty the Emperor said, because of his own carefulness, there are indeed not many people in the capital who know how many children they have, and even the officials of the court and the central government do not know very well.

At that time, he received such a great favor in vain, and it was inevitable that no one would slander the reputation of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

No matter how you look at this matter, His Majesty the Emperor attaches great importance to the Prime Minister's Mansion and considers himself for himself.

Although he and the Emperor had not had any quarrels, he clearly knew that he was not on his side, and he had not hinted that he was going to do anything to himself?

Is it still ready to do it? Or is this still a wooing?

"Your Excellency, Your Excellency?" the Emperor waved his hand in front of Li Si when he saw that he was deep in thought.

Li Si came back to his senses, a wry smile squeezed out of the corner of his mouth, and hurriedly spoke: "The minister is thinking, although the dog has lived in the Prime Minister's Mansion for a long time, he still has little contact with the art of war and strategy, is it too hasty to let him lead the troops?"

The emperor smiled, "Your Excellency doesn't have to worry too much, if you say that you are going to temper, then naturally there is a deputy general to follow, and there is no more suitable opportunity to go to the battlefield for a long experience than this time, after all, the Lord himself said that the more important the person we send to lead the troops, the more he Chu State will not dare to assassinate him." ”