Li Qian turned around and lay on the couch to prevent Lu Bu from seeing his facial expression: "Come and pull the tendons!"
"Yes, foster father!" Lu Bu thought Li Qian was touched and excited, so he went up to pull his tendons.
Wei Zhongxian, on the other hand, secretly scolded Lu Bu for not knowing how to appreciate others.
He is a eunuch, and if a eunuch wants to go out and make achievements, he will inevitably be opposed by all the officials and cause your majesty to lose his majesty.
But Lu Bu is a military attaché!
As long as you have some potential, you won't be so hopeless.
Wouldn't it be better if you become a capable general and help His Majesty in the foreign court?
The duration of Lu Bu's tendon pulling today was indeed shortened a lot, and the pain subsided. Li Qian lay on the bright yellow soft body, feeling the sour and refreshing aftertaste of the pain.
With my mind empty, I subconsciously returned to today's court meeting.
What impressed him most was not the final swearing-in ceremony, but the first two things.
Floods in the Yellow River and the strategies of Yan Song and Qin Hui.
Li Qian had never expected that such a big disaster would occur in Xingyang, which is so close to the capital.
After worrying about the victims, he became worried about his own situation.
Frequent rains, the Yellow River bursting its banks, and victims fleeing... isn't this a standard sign of chaos in the world?
Fortunately, no Cyclops was dug up, otherwise he would be thinking about where to bury himself now.
Li Qian lay on the couch, feeling a little heavy. He was no longer the Li Qian he was when he first traveled through time.
At that time, I was completely alone and extremely single. If I die, I will die.
But now he is someone he cares about.
Changsun Wugou, the concubines in the harem, and people like the old eunuch and Lu Bu who were doing good for him, as well as Gao Shilian and Changsun Wuji who came to the palace to see him, their sincere and hopeful eyes expressed the hope that the emperor could govern the country well. , leading the subjects out of their current predicament...
Li Qian felt that he was not a bad person, but these people put their hope in him, and Li Qian felt an inexplicable sense of responsibility.
"Alas~"
Li Qian buried his face on the soft bright yellow satin cushion, feeling complicated.
When he first traveled through time, he was quite frightened by the names of those ministers, but after spending so many days together, Li Qian also realized one thing.
They are all real people, not monsters and freaks.
Li Qian also wanted balance, and the civil servants also wanted balance. The ones who didn't want balance might be the generals.
Since two of the three parties have to be balanced, why can't he try to move?
Even if there is nothing wrong with him, there are still civil servants who are telling the truth!
When he thought of those civil servants, Li Qian became a little more courageous.
Because he suspected that this term of civil servants was not simple. The reason lay in the strategy proposed by Qin Hui and Yan Song.
There is nothing wrong with the strategy itself. On the surface, it seems to be the product of a flash of inspiration.
But if it is related to the two court meetings when he first came to the throne, it would be a bit scary to think about it.
When debating whether to send troops to rescue Yue, the civil servants might have considered the possibility of the Yellow River bursting its banks.
Since the spring of this year, there has been more rain than in previous years. This conclusion has been expressed by Wei Zheng at today's court meeting.
Did they anticipate that the canal would be blocked in the future?
Once the canal is blocked, the court will inevitably have a huge food shortage. It already lacks the input of grain. If the cost of disaster relief and dredging the river are added, the court will definitely not be able to afford it!
Through this result, think back to that day.
Shanyangdu and Xuyi are both within the territory of Wu State. Wu State has the ability to cut off the imperial court's water transportation. It is impossible for all civil and military officials to know this.
But they never mentioned this matter, and just used other excuses to argue and stabilize their positions.
The civil servants did not support the conquest of Wu. From this, we can see that the civil servants did not want to cause any setbacks, ignored the state of Wu, and allowed water transportation to continue to operate.
What they pursue is stability.
However, the generals insisted on attacking Wu and seizing the canal. After all, it was better to have peace of mind in the hands of Wu.
What military generals pursue is control.
Although Wu and Chu have never expressed the idea of interrupting water transportation, water transportation is too important and Xuyi is too important to allow any mistakes.
Xuyi's change of ownership between Wu and Chu was dancing on the most sensitive nerves of the imperial court. Even if they subjectively did not want to interrupt the water transportation, what if the water transportation was blocked due to an accident due to war?
However, no matter what views both sides hold, this matter has not been used as an argument for both sides.
Li Qian felt that this was because once he spoke out without fighting, the State of Wu would realize that he could use this to blackmail the court.
Only like today, the imperial court is about to mobilize troops, so it doesn't matter if we say it.
At the court meeting that day, the two sides were so noisy and in a stalemate that Li Qian was also affected by them and was hungry all morning.
If on that day, the civil servants really considered the possibility of the canal being blocked in the future, then we can speculate on their thoughts.
We sent troops at that time, and if there were no problems with the canal in the future, we would be able to recapture Xuyi and Shanyangdu, and from then on there would be no constraints on the imperial water transportation.
This result is absolutely acceptable to the civil servants, and if the wealthy state of Wu is captured, there will be no worries about wasting people and money.
But now that there is a problem with the canal, sending troops to rescue the Yue Kingdom has become an insurance policy set up by the civilian officials at that time.
If you can send out troops, you can increase them. Just like now, if you throw out the imperial army that consumes the most food, won't the food for work relief be saved? Can't the Cao River be dredged again?
Wouldn't such a big crisis be eliminated invisible?
No matter whether the Cao River is blocked or not, they will win.
Therefore, Li Qian suspected that this was a deliberate compromise, a compromise that had been planned in advance, and a compromise that had a way out.
On the surface, civil and military forces are in opposition, but Li Qian also knows that their positions are not static, provided there are sufficient interests.
Just like the civil servants, if they could really capture Xuyi, Shanyangdu, and control the canal in their own hands, wouldn't they be willing?
Li Qian now suspected that even if he had not mentioned the borrowing strategy at the time, the civil servants would eventually compromise.
It's just that they will use that compromise to allow the generals to exchange great benefits!
However, no matter how exhaustive the civil servants were, they still could not imagine that a woman like Wu Meiniang had such intelligence.
Li Qian pursued balance, and a group of civil servants also pursued balance.
In this case, he should be fine if he flirts a little bit...right?
Just when Li Qian was struggling, a sound of footsteps came from outside, interrupting his thoughts.
A young eunuch in green clothes ran into the political hall. He was timid and did not dare to look at the old eunuch Wei Zhongxian. Instead, he lowered his head and shouted: "Your Majesty, please see Wei Zhongxian, the imperial censor!"
When the old eunuch heard the name Wei Zheng, he frowned subconsciously.
"Wei Zheng?"
Li Qian raised his head and thought for a moment: "Let him come in!"