Wu Meiniang snuggled into Li Qian's arms and said, "When it came time to actually send out troops, Your Majesty did not order generals, but asked the ministers of the DPRK to decide on their own."
"I feel that if His Majesty really selected a candidate at that time, no matter who he chose, he would be refuted by the military attachés, and the person His Majesty chose might also shirk his position."
Li Qian's face hardened and he frowned: "Is this really true?"
Wu Meiniang thought for a moment and nodded firmly: "It must be so."
Li Qian did not continue to ask the reason, but frowned and thought.
After thinking for a while, he guessed the general reason.
military power!
Yang Jian, Li Yuan, and Zhao Kuangyin probably wouldn't want to take away their military power.
And this matter of ordering generals may have touched upon the core power of the three of them.
Li Qian nodded slowly and stroked Wu Meiniang's hair with his chin.
He had asked enough questions today. Although he had other questions, he didn't want to talk any more.
After all, Li Qian doesn't fully trust Wu Meiniang, so he can just stop talking about some things.
"Meiniang is really smart and clever, I can't match her." Li Qian smiled and put Wu Meiniang on his lap.
Wu Meiniang lowered her head: "I am not as good as your Majesty."
She wanted to say something else, but Li Qian's hands began to become dishonest.
"His Majesty……"
Wu Meiniang twisted her body uneasily a few times.
This aroused Li Qian's anger even more.
But when he raised his head halfway through the kiss, he met Wu Meiniang's pitiful and pretty face.
"Alas~"
Li Qian sighed and realized something: "Meiniang, please go back and rest first. I will come find you in a few days."
"Your Majesty, I am my concubine..."
Wu Meiniang wanted to say something more, but Li Qian lowered his head again and kissed her fair and pretty face with pity:
"I will ask the palace servants to send you back to rest and recuperate. I will be looking for you soon."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Wu Meiniang blushed and said no more.
After sending Wu Meiniang away, Li Qian plopped himself on the bed and looked out the window at the rolling clouds.
The sky is getting darker and darker, the gloomy wind is rolling the gauze curtains, the branches and leaves outside the window are rustling, and the curtains in the palace are flying.
"He Shen……"
Li Qian rubbed the vivid dark golden dragon patterns on the gauze tent, and he had roughly figured it out.
To understand the motivation behind He Shen's words, we must first understand one thing.
Why was He Shen able to monopolize power in the DPRK in his previous life?
Because Emperor Qianlong gave him a platform and trusted him in everything, Heshen was able to monopolize power in the court.
Now he wants to please himself, presumably to have a good relationship with himself.
"Um……"
Li Qian suddenly thought that there were two other people like this!
"Yan Song knelt down and licked Jiajing during the ceremony, and Jiajing in turn stood up for him... Qin Hui agreed to the peace negotiation between Song Gaozong and Zhao Gou, and gained power over the government..."
These three are all role models for kneeling and licking the emperor!
"As long as there is one person who can inherit the style of his previous life, I, the emperor, will be much more comfortable..." Li Gan looked a little strange.
Then, he thought of Cai Jing, one of the four civil servants.
"Cai Jing is not like that..."
Cai Jing was up and down, and every time he came back, he became more powerful than before. It was not Song Huizong who appreciated him, but the Manchu party members he made friends with.
After returning to power for the second time, Cai Jing hosted a banquet for many party members, and publicly said at the banquet: I am not worried about losing my official position, but I am worried about losing my friends.
"His connections are indeed very wide..."
Li Gan's face darkened, remembering Cai Jing's flirtations with the military attachés at the court meeting.
"Alas~ I am helpless against him..."
Li Qian let out a long sigh, stood up from the bed, and looked out the window at the gloomy sky.
You can’t just look at the bad parts, but also look at the good parts.
Although the situation in the court was very treacherous and changeable, today he finally figured out a little bit about it and had a clearer positioning of himself.
Li Qian also has some ideas about what to do in the future.
If you can take advantage, take advantage. If you can't take advantage, don't force it, so as not to irritate the ministers.
Of course, the original plan of punching the opponent out will have to go ahead.
No matter what the situation of the government is, a soft persimmon emperor will never stand up, and powerful officials will not lick a big soft egg if they want to!
Li Qian looked at the sky outside the window and thought about the situation behind him.
Although the sky has been cloudy, I can only see the clouds moving and the wind blowing, and not a drop of rain falling.
Gugu~
There were several noises in my stomach, and before I knew it, it was noon.
Apart from those few snacks, Li Qian hasn't eaten anything else.
He turned around and walked out the door: "Daban, go prepare food!"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
After Wei Zhongxian bowed in agreement, he was about to leave.
But there was some hesitation on Li Qian's face, and he suddenly stopped him: "You...send someone to go to Zhongcui Hall and call the Guanyin maid to have a meal with me."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Wei Zhongxian agreed and left.
Li Qian also came to the first floor. After a while, the young eunuchs lined up to enter the hall carrying meals.
Li Qian did not move his chopsticks, but looked outside the hall, waiting for his eldest grandson Wugu to come over.
When I left her place yesterday morning, I originally said I would go back after the next morning.
But who would have thought that the court meeting would be delayed for so long. After the court meeting, because of the hot weather, I planned to go there at night.
But unexpectedly, he met Wu Meiniang again in Yulinyuan and was delayed for a whole day.
Now that Wu Meiniang was gone, Li Qian started to think again, and naturally he thought of Changsun Wugu.
"Ha~ah~"
He sat on the mat and waited, unknowingly yawning several times. He had not had enough rest in the past two days and had not managed his time properly.
At this moment, Changsun Wugou finally arrived.
Under the gloomy sky, a bright and beautiful figure, accompanied by several palace ladies, stepped up the long steps and arrived at the entrance of the Palace of Eternal Life.
Wearing a light-colored flower-showing bird skirt, her eyebrows are like distant mountains, her eyes are full of autumn water, her skin is like gelatin, and her black hair is tied into a bun at the back of her head. From a distance, she looks dignified and majestic.
Li Qian was startled when he saw it. She was clearly just a girl who was not as young as double ten, but how could she dress up with such an imposing manner?
"I have met your Majesty." The eldest grandson Wugou came to the hall and bowed down.
Li Qian smiled and stood up from behind the desk, holding her weak and boneless hand: "Guanyin Maid is here? I have been waiting for you to eat."
The eldest grandson Wugou was startled, a little flattered.
"How can I be so virtuous and capable as to make Your Majesty wait for my concubine to eat?"
"It doesn't matter, you and I don't need to worry about this." Li Qian smiled and pulled her to stand up.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Changsun Wugu followed Li Qian and sat down.
During the meal, Li Qian concentrated on eating and drinking. Changsun Wugu watched him tenderly from the side. From time to time, he stretched out his bare hands and wiped the rice residue from the corners of his mouth with a silk handkerchief.
Li Qian ate this meal very easily.
When getting along with Wu Meiniang, she always thinks about the government and the ministers.
But when I got along with my eldest grandson Wugou, I felt completely relaxed.
This woman always has a calming temperament about her.
"I'm full."
Li Qian ate quickly, wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, and pulled Changsun Wugu up to the upper level.
"Let's go, let me show you the scenery inside the Hall of Eternal Life."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Changsun Wugou looked at Li Qian's back with his beautiful eyes, and was pulled up to the third floor of the Palace of Eternal Life by him.
Looking down from the window here, the scenery is unique, but you can only see a corner.
Hundreds of purple bamboo stained with teardrops stand in the forest, the bluestone road leads to a quiet place, the gurgling water crisscrosses, the gorgeous and precious "Yuyi Yellow" and "Wei Zi" flower branches spread, and in the center, a small lake is faintly visible.
The sky was covered with clouds, the wind was getting stronger, and there was a faint moisture in it.
The storm is coming.
The cool breeze blew on their faces, Li Qian narrowed his eyes, and Changsun Wugou silently hugged his arm.