Now that Li Yuan had made a choice and given up his qualification to go to Jizhou, Zhao Kuangyin and Yang Jian had to make a decision.
If the entanglement continues and Li Yuan, those civil servants and the emperor wear the same pants, then they will probably be the unlucky ones in the end.
With a bit of a smile in his eyes, Li Qian glanced at Li Yuan and the others, not only because he had a clue about how to deal with the Jin soldiers' invasion, but also because he had discovered a technique for dealing with these three people.
"In that case, I'll bother Prime Minister Qin to make a trip to Jizhou."
Li Qian stood up from his seat and looked at Qin Hui, his face regaining its solemn expression just now.
Qin Hui took a deep breath and seemed to be under a lot of pressure, but he still held up his hands and said: "Yes, Your Majesty, I will do my best to clear out the golden captives and pacify the border for Your Majesty."
Li Qian nodded and looked at Qin Hui with a more serious look: "This trip has a long way to go. Prime Minister Qin will first hand over all the errands from Zhongshu Province and make arrangements before setting off."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Also, there have been no major disasters during the spring floods this year. It seems that the disaster situation in Xingyang has initially stabilized."
Li Qian said in a tone that left no room for doubt: "After Prime Minister Qin left, the court must not be without Prime Minister for a day. He sent an order to Prime Minister Yan and He Qing's family, asking them to take over the disaster relief and embankment repairs in Xingyang and rush back as soon as possible. Capital City.”
After the civil servants paused for a moment, Qin Hui was the first to say: "Yes, Your Majesty, I will definitely draft an edict before leaving the capital."
"Um."
Li Qian nodded and looked at the generals on the other side.
These people were generally not in a high mood at the moment, but Li Qian knew that the job of expelling foreign enemies had been taken away by civil servants, so it was strange that they would be happy.
But who can blame this kind of thing? No one can blame it!
If these military attaches can work together to support one person, then even if Li Qian and the civil servants are tied together, they may not be able to change the candidates for the expedition.
But who makes them stand on three sides and hold each other back?
"The affairs of this trip are complicated and the troops are dangerous. Even Prime Minister Qin may need help."
Li Qian retracted his thoughts and looked at Li Yuan and the others at the front: "Tentative... let's just have three people."
"Uncle Emperor, Grand Marshal, and General, please recommend suitable candidates as soon as possible. It is best to send them to me today."
These three people cannot go out together, but if they are their subordinates, they must leave Beijing together, and no one can be left behind.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The voices of the three people were not loud, and you could hear that they were still a little reluctant.
But Li Qian will not be like a nanny, taking care of their emotions in every detail.
He turned to the ministers below, whether they were civil servants or military generals, and said solemnly: "At this critical moment, it depends on the collective efforts of all the ministers to expel the golden captives and regain the border."
"Yes, Your Majesty!" the ministers responded in unison.
The discussion ended with Li Qian's morale boosting as a key point.
But the ministers had to do much more than that. A large and somewhat bloated administrative agency began to operate, and decrees came out from many yamen.
But in this process, the content of the discussion inevitably spread.
This kind of thing cannot be hidden. Well-informed merchants and refugees from near the northeastern border...sooner or later will bring the news to the capital.
Rather than letting these people cause panic in the capital, it would be better to spread the news in advance so that many officials and people can adapt in advance.
Anyway, the Jingzhao Mansion, the Military and Horse Division, and the Tiger Guards are all operating normally. Even if there is any movement, they can respond in time...
The news had just spread, and the officials in the imperial city were still a little worried.
At the same time, in Cai Jing's duty room on the second floor of the Criminal Department, the atmosphere here was different from the tense and serious atmosphere outside, but rather a bit of lightness and even a sense of celebration.
"Fortunately, we just cut the knot quickly and settled the matter directly."
Gao Xun held the tea cup and looked at Cai Jing with a thankful face: "If it continues to drag on, there will definitely be another setback!"
Cai Jing had a smile on his face and was in a good mood: "Qin Hui had already noticed something was wrong when he was in the Ziwei Palace just now."
"However, this person's greed is too strong. He only thinks of the benefits, but not the disadvantages. He doesn't even think about whether Tang Guogong and the other three can take off through this, but can he?"
"Master Cai caught his weakness, and he has no choice but to fail this time." Deng Xunwu added with a smile and flattery.
They had had a lot of friction with Qin Hui before, and Qin Hui had already caused trouble for them many times because of Song Min's ability to leak test questions.
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In particular, Qin Hui participated in the leaked examination questions, which directly caused the Cai Party to lose two ministers!
The clay figurine is still very angry, not to mention that none of the members of the Cai Party are simple characters. How can they swallow their anger? They must seize the opportunity and give Qin Hui a hard blow.
Cai Jing also nodded, and the smile on his face gradually faded a bit: "But this time I wasted so much effort, naturally it's not just for Qin Hui."
At this point, the atmosphere in the check-in room became a little heavier.
Cai Jing was keenly aware of the changes between the two of them. He frowned slightly for a moment, and did not continue to talk about this topic. Instead, he gently brought it over and started talking about the affairs of Zhongshu Province...
As the sun sets, at the foot of the bright red palace wall, the green vegetation of late spring sways gently in the dim red sunlight.
In the Ziwei Palace, the eunuchs and maids had already turned on the lights, and Li Qian twisted and stretched, stretching his sore and swollen back.
After another busy afternoon here, he managed to finish processing the memorials that had suddenly increased due to the war.
Wu Meiniang and Lu Zhi sat on the left and right, looking at His Majesty the Emperor's face tightly squeezed together, they put down the documents in their hands and rubbed his lower back.
Phew~
Feeling two pairs of soft little hands kneading his lower back, and waves of heat flowing from it, Li Qian breathed a sigh of relief.
However, this comfort did not last long before it was interrupted by the hurried footsteps of the old eunuch.
"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Qin wants to see you."
Li Qian's body stiffened just as he was about to lie down. After a moment of pause, he slowly sat upright.
If you don’t come early, you won’t come later, but now is the time.
Li Qian cursed secretly in his heart, but still said helplessly: "Invite him in."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The old eunuch stared down at the toes of his shoes, turned around and walked out.
After a while, Qin Hui came in from the door of Zhengshi Hall.
"I see your Majesty."
Qin Hui saluted and took out a memorial from his sleeve.
"Prime Minister Qin, just sit down."
By this time, Wu Meiniang and Lu Pheasant were no longer in the palace.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Qin Hui didn't know that he had disturbed His Majesty the Emperor. He handed the memorial to the old eunuch, who then passed it to Li Qian.
"Your Majesty, this is the candidate recommended by Tang Guogong, the Grand Marshal and the General. I have already seen it, and I would like to ask Your Majesty to take a look at it."
Li Qian took it and took a look and found that these people had actually prepared some alternatives.
Everyone recommended three people, so there are nine people in total on this memorial.
But in addition to their candidates, there were also instructions that Qin Hui had already given. He circled the name of the first candidate recommended by each person.
Li Qian looked at the names of these three people. After thinking for a moment, he picked up the ink pen and drew circles after their names.
After taking back the memorial, Qin Hui did not leave directly, but cupped his hands to Li Qian, indicating that he still had one more thing to do.
"Your Majesty, I think there is someone more suitable than me to go to Jizhou and put an end to the chaos."
Um?
Li Qian raised his eyebrows, what does this mean? Regret? Don't want to go?
Although the news of Qin Hui's trip to Jizhou has not yet been announced in the form of an imperial edict, it is the result of joint discussions among all civil and military officials above the third rank.
What's more, with everyone disbanded, the news may have spread throughout the imperial city. If Qin Hui regrets it again at this time, isn't he afraid of other people's bullets?
Qin Hui seemed to know what Li Qian was thinking. He explained: "Your Majesty, I am not shrinking from the battle, but I have discovered some doubts from this matter."
"What's the suspicion?"
Li Qian straightened up.
Qin Hui did not answer Li Qian's question directly, but instead said: "Your Majesty, in fact, Li Sima from the Ministry of War is more suitable than Chen to go to Jizhou to quell this chaos."
He raised his head and glanced at Li Qian's expression, and then analyzed: "Your Majesty, Da Sima was once a veteran general on the battlefield. His ability to march and form formations was much better than the minister's. He was also in charge of the military department and had the power to mobilize troops. The border troops No one should disrespect the great Sima."
Li Qian was silent for a moment and nodded slightly.
Li Jing was indeed one of his candidates before, but when Li Qian came up with this idea in the Wenhua Hall that day, he saw the seriously ill Li Jing below and gave up the idea.
"Your Majesty, Li Sima has always been in good health, but he fell ill during the Jinlu invasion."
Qin Hui frowned and said, "Is this too much of a coincidence?"
Li Qian looked at him silently, with thoughts running through his mind.
Li Jing fell ill before the military report arrived, so at that time Li Qian just felt it was a pity, but did not think about it further.
But now that he heard Qin Hui's words, Li Qian came up with two meanings. One was that he was implying that Li Jing was pretending to be ill, and the other was that someone was doing something secretly.
Li Qian just thought about it for a moment and felt that the first option was unlikely.
During Li Jing's illness, he sent several groups of imperial doctors to see him. Everyone said that Da Sima's condition was very serious and that he was almost terminally ill.
I'm afraid there's no need to go so far as to pretend to be sick.
Moreover, it is said that many civil servants have visited him in the past few days. If he was pretending to be ill, he might have been discovered long ago.
The most critical point is that Li Jing had no intention or motive of pretending to be ill.
Then there is only the second possibility. Someone was causing trouble and made Li Jing sick.
Thinking of this, Li Qian was suddenly startled, and then his eyes suddenly became sharp.
No matter who does it, there is an important prerequisite!
That is because he knew in advance that the Jin soldiers would raid Dingyong Pass!
Otherwise, why would this person make Li Jing fall ill at this time? If he didn’t come earlier, he wouldn’t come later, but why would he come now?
How can there be so many coincidences in the world??
So who is the person behind this? Why did he know Jin Bing’s movements in advance? And how could he influence Li Jing?
"Prime Minister Qin..."
Li Qian's voice was calm: "What do you think is the reason?"
"Your Majesty, I think there may be Jin Lu's secret work mixed into the capital."
Qin Hui said respectfully: "The Jinlu's invasion of the south is huge, and I must have made a lot of preparations before."
"Perhaps they are the ones who sneaked into our Daqian capital and plotted against Li Sima."
Li Qian's eyes narrowed slightly, the Kingdom of Jin... This is a reasonable statement. The people of the Jin Kingdom certainly knew when they would invade the south, and they also had the motive to do such a thing.
But if you think about it carefully, you can also find doubts in it.
Why was Li Jing the only one to be tricked?
Now that Jin Guo's secret agents have sneaked into the capital, the targets left for them to attack are gone.
Just because he is the Minister of War?
But is Qin Hui still the Right Chancellor? Cai Jing is still Li Jing’s boss, serving as the Minister of Public Affairs!
If Li Jing falls, someone will be able to replace him immediately to handle the affairs of the Ministry of War. With Qin Hui and Cai Jing taking care of him, there will basically be no big mistakes.
But if Qin Hui and Cai Jing fall ill, the impact will definitely be greater than if Li Jing falls ill!
Moreover, these two people were both ordinary scholars. Li Qian did not believe that the defenses in their houses were stronger than those in Li Jing's house!
Li Qian gave Qin Hui a meaningful look. He felt that Qin Hui's words at this time were definitely not directed at the Jin Kingdom.
But since he didn't take the initiative to say it, it means that he was just making unfounded guesses and there was no evidence at all.
"Your Majesty, after I leave, I would like to ask Your Majesty to be on guard against these Jinlu Xizuo who have sneaked into the capital. Since these people can sneak into Li Sima's house, it is possible... to sneak into the imperial city."
Qin Hui said solemnly: "Your Majesty's dragon body is the foundation of Daqian. We must not let these little ones take advantage of it!"
Li Qian didn't react at all, but the old eunuch beside him changed his somewhat depressed behavior in the past few days, and his old eyes shone brightly.
It seems that if he hadn't been unable to leave here, he might have led people to patrol the imperial city.
"I understand Prime Minister Qin's reminder."
Li Qian's expression became a little more solemn, and he still had to pay attention to his personal safety.
And compared to Li Jing's mansion, there are countless more outsiders coming in and out of the imperial city every day. If someone really sneaks in, it will be troublesome.
"After Prime Minister Qin leaves, I will carefully investigate the details of these golden prisoners."
After a moment of pause, Li Qianhan said: "No matter who is the person who made Li Sima fall ill, I will definitely get to the bottom of this matter."
Qin Hui seemed to be slightly relieved, and immediately said: "Now that Your Majesty is prepared, those thieves must have no chance to take advantage of it!"
"Please excuse me first."
"Okay." Li Qian nodded.
After he left, the old eunuch beside him immediately stood up impatiently: "Your Majesty, this slave will..."
"Don't make too big a move yet, just check your daily meals."
But Li Qian stopped him: "If we just alert the enemy, we won't be able to catch these people."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The old eunuch came down immediately.
Li Qian only stayed in the front court during the day, and would go to the harem to sleep at night. The security in the harem was much tighter than here, so there was generally no need to worry.
What's more, the person who did this kind of thing is not necessarily a spy sent by the Jin Kingdom...