Wu Qian walked up to the small pavilion, and the people in the pavilion stood up and bowed.
"Right Prime Minister."
"He didn't agree." Wu Qian sighed: "Why do you think he did it?"
"It's definitely not to save my life."
Wu Qian said: "Maybe he is out of filial piety."
"This is the best way I can think of. If he had filial piety, I would have convinced him long ago."
"I can't convince him today, which makes me feel very scared... I'm so scared. Such a young Fang Jiezhen is obsessed with power, why bother?"
Wu Qian said, turned his head and looked at Li Yong.
"Shouyuan, can you answer me?"
Li Yong was a little surprised by Wu Qian's eyes and murmured: "Feiyu has always wanted to be the commander-in-chief of Shu because... he was afraid that King Zhong's succession to the throne would be detrimental to him."
Wu Qian nodded to show understanding.
Li Yong said: "He really has the heart to serve the country. He wants to fight against Mongolia and stay in Sichuan."
"Yes, if he didn't have this heart, he wouldn't be able to win those battles."
"He often told people that he aspires to be the commander of Shu... and wants to become Wu Jie."
"Young people have ambitions." Wu Qian said with emotion, "If he has this idea, he must want to protect you in Sichuan and Shu to protect your safety. Then why do you need to come back?"
"Because I promised the right minister."
"You are not sincere." Wu Qian sighed and said: "Sometimes, I also hope that you will never come back. If you don't come back, I can't do anything. It's just a matter of fact. I don't have to be in a dilemma, and you can save your life, right?
?"
Li Yong fell silent.
Wu Qian said: "Just tell me, you can't hide it from me."
Li Yong hesitated for a while.
There is one thing he knows very well...
It was not Wu Qian who forced him to testify, but King Rong who had forced his family to die, so only Wu Qian helped him.
He had to testify in order to bring down King Rong Zhong and his son, and even if he died, he could still save his family.
At this time Wu Qian asked, and Li Yong had no choice but to say frankly: "Prince Rong, Prince Zhong and his son will kill me. Feiyu can't protect me, and he can't even protect himself."
Wu Qian said: "That kid is very confident. He feels that he can protect you now that he is Shu Shuai."
"He is indeed very confident." Li Yong said: "In the past three years, he has done so many things that others can't do. I am the closest to him and can see it most clearly... He is extremely talented. He is not like my son at all. I can't give birth to him."
He gave birth to such an outstanding son."
"But you still think he can't protect himself?"
Li Yong smiled bitterly and said, "No matter how talented he is, he is not worthy of being the commander of Shu."
Wu Qian asked: "How can we see it?"
"Not sophisticated enough, far from it. Let's talk about using troops. He won a lot, but in fact... I can detect that his use of troops is actually... immature."
Li Yong pondered: "This feels very strange. He has a deep understanding of the art of war, and he comprehends it quickly. He can always focus on the big picture, but he is very unfamiliar with some aspects. He has the strategy of a general, but he is not familiar with being a general."
"too young?"
"Yes. For example, when deploying a defense in Hanzhong, does the Right Prime Minister think it is more appropriate to guard all the Shu roads, or is it more appropriate to gather troops at the Immortal Pass?"
Wu Qian nodded and understood what Li Yong meant.
When Wu Jie and Cao Youwen were guarding Shu, they both gathered troops at Xianren Pass. Firstly, it was not easy for the enemy to defeat them one by one. Secondly, the supply of food and grass was convenient. Thirdly, they could gather heavy troops to fight the enemy at any time.
There is no doubt that Wu Jie and Cao Youwen are far more sophisticated than Li Xia.
"The meaning of guarding the wall is that Yu is too talented but has too little experience?"
"Yes." Li Yong said: "When it comes to governance, it is even more difficult to describe. It is true that when he entered Hanzhong, he should build water conservancy first, but he spent a lot of financial and material resources to repair the mountain and river weirs. In fact, there was no population in Hanzhong to cultivate so many fields. He simply didn't know how to manage them.
.His management of the place can be said to be a complete mess. However, every time he has a clever strategy, it can be said that he is extremely talented."
Wu Qian said: "It's still the same sentence, too much talent and too little experience."
"If he has three to five years, he may be called a good commander."
"Three to five years is already amazing... When I was twenty-four years old, I just entered the imperial examination and became an official."
Li Yong said: "Fei Yu can convince people. If you get close to him, you can be impressed by his amazing talent and beauty. However, there are many officials in Shu, especially the civil servants, who are dissatisfied with him. In the final analysis, their foundation is too shallow."
At this point, Li Yong said again: "Therefore, I want him to follow the right minister for a few years."
Wu Qian said: "You and I have known each other for many years, let's be honest... Li Xia has no loyalty to Wu Jie. If the situation forces him, he may become Wu Xi. No matter how you say he has a 'heart to serve the country', it is useless. Not only
It was me, Jia Sidao, and even the officials who noticed it."
Li Yong was taken aback and asked: "Did you notice? What did you notice?"
Wu Qian said: "If the political situation is stable and Li Xia is allowed to take root in Sichuan and Sichuan in three to five years, as he wishes, and support his troops and respect himself, even if the loyal king succeeds to the throne, he will not dare to touch him easily. The officials are very aware of this, so once they get the idea to establish
The loyal king must get rid of Li Xia. You have seen clearly, are you worried that if he rebels, he will die and his family will be destroyed?"
Li Yong said: "I think...Zhongwang and the Li family can't coexist. The only way to overthrow him is for me to prove that he is not the official's nephew. In this case, the official will kill me, which will also damage Fei.
Yu has worked hard for three years. Therefore, I ask your right minister to protect him until the new king comes to the throne. As long as the monarch and his ministers get along well, no one but Yu can be as loyal as Wu Jie."
Wu Qian said: "He doesn't want to take this way of survival."
"This is the only way to survive."
Li Yong thought about it and found that this method was indeed Li Xia's only way to survive.
Unless Li Xia can gain the trust of officials.
But this is almost impossible. As long as the officials want to establish a loyal king, they will never believe in Li Xia's loyalty.
How else can it be done?
Li Yong was thinking about Li Xia's way of doing things, and an idea suddenly came to his mind...kill Prince Zhong?
no.
Once King Zhong is killed, the officials will know who the murderer is without having to guess, and the Li family cannot escape the fate of being exterminated and confiscated.
Following this train of thought, Li Yong suddenly felt a palpitation in his heart...
Afterwards, he shook his head again.
This is the most impossible outcome. Li Xia cannot afford the consequences and does not have the strength.
It's not that I don't have the strength to do that, but I don't have the strength to clean up the situation, not at all.
…
Li Yong raised his head, looked at Wu Qian, and opened his mouth.
Wu Qian whispered: "Do you understand? Therefore, I am very scared..."
~~
"Commander, do you want to take a look at the boat when we stop in the city?"
Liu Jinsuo looked around and saw that the West Lake was vast and there was no one else around, so he asked.
Li Xia said: "You care too much about those ships. I told you, don't panic."
"I'm not panicking." Liu Jinsuo said, "I think those things..."
He scratched his head, not knowing what to say.
Li Xia said: "I hope we won't need those things."
"I've got the belt with me, you can use it." Liu Jinsuo said: "Commander, I really don't panic."
"It's best not to use it." Li Xia whispered, "If Wu Qian doesn't help, I won't be able to clean up the situation."
In today's meeting, Wu Qian stated his purpose, but Li Xia did not say any purpose.
Li Xia is here to test.
He had tested it very clearly...Wu Qian wanted to overthrow King Zhong, but he had no intention of supporting him.
This is the fundamental reason why Li Xia rejected Wu Qian's proposal.
No matter how much he admires these pure loyal ministers, their positions are naturally on opposite sides.
~~
The Privy Council is very busy today.
Because Wu Qian took a leave of absence due to illness, Ding Daquan went to arrange the imperial examination, and a lot of official duties were piled on Jia Sidao's desk.
It wasn't until nightfall that Jia Sidao returned to his mansion, seemingly in a good mood...
"Zong Wenrui and Cai Zhu have been transferred. Reports of the civil unrest in Mongolia will be sent to the generals of all parties. It's funny to say that this busy schedule is not due to dealing with spies from the north or because someone is fanning the flames."
Jia Sidao summoned Liao Yingzhong again and said this to start the topic.
"Tell me, what did the person who fanned the flames do today?"
Liao Yingzhong responded: "Li Xiaming went to the Fenglian Tower to have fun on the surface, but it was probably to meet Guan De. Then he went to the West Lake Painted Boat and stayed on the lake for nearly two hours."
"First I contacted Ding Daquan, and then I met Wu Qian. He really couldn't rest."
"The lake is too wide, so I never found out whether he saw Wu Qian."
Jia Sidao asserted: "When did the old man miss his official duties due to illness? He appreciates Li Xia, but he doesn't know that he is just a blind eye."
"Alang seems to be paying too much attention to Li Xia." Liao Yingzhong reminded in a low voice.
Jia Sidao chuckled and said, "I just want to see him looking for help everywhere in Lin'an, but no one can help him."
Liao Yingzhong said: "It's rare that Alang has such resentment."
Jia Sidao shook his head and asked, "What's the news from Ding Qingpi?"
Liao Yingzhong said: "He leaked the test questions to Zhou Zhenyan."
"Ah."
"Yan Martin thought that the situation was over, so Ding Qingpi had no choice but to make this decision. He was determined to help Zhou Zhenyan become the number one scholar in the new science. Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, no number one scholar has ever been willing to be the consort. With His Majesty's love for the princess of Rui,
Indeed, only the most handsome number one scholar can satisfy Your Majesty."
"Ah."
Jia Sidao became more and more sarcastic.
The Song Dynasty had strict control over foreign relatives, and the prince-in-law could not participate in politics. He had to avoid suspicion even in his personal dealings with relatives and friends.
A talented person like the number one scholar has a bright future and a bright official career. What kind of beautiful girl does he want? Of course, no number one scholar has ever wanted to be a princess.
But Ding Qingpi could come up with such a bad idea and get a fake number one scholar.
Liao Yingzhong said: "If the consort is a member of Ding Qingpi's party, he may be able to make the princess of Rui become a concubine of Yan after marriage and win the favor of the Ding party. Even if Alang doesn't believe it, he will believe it."
Jia Sidao sneered and said: "I didn't expect that he could be so stupid and bold. He could also sit in the position of left prime minister until now. I couldn't bring him down once. It's a great shame in my life."
"We also found out that Zhou Zhenyan has a wife at home, but he is a romantic man and rarely talks to others."
"How can a handsome scholar in his thirties not have a wife? Didn't Ding Qingpi find out clearly?"
"He can't find anyone else who has extraordinary looks and can obey his advice. It's hard to find someone for a while." Liao Yingzhong said: "There is another thing. Zhou Zhenyan has hired someone to kill his wife."
"Ah."
Jia Sidao's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and he smiled again.
"Have the nursery rhymes been released?"
"Let it go. If Wu Qian dares to interfere with the matter of establishing a crown prince again, he will definitely follow this prophecy."
Jia Sidao nodded and waved Liao Yingzhong to step back.
He picked up a cricket jar, played with it, and muttered to himself.
"Ding Daquan, Wu Qian? I will be the independent prime minister...didn't you think of this when you plotted against me?"