Li Didi bowed and bowed, then stepped back and left.
He originally just wanted to get a hint, but the Ninth Princess directly told him the countermeasures, which saved him from having to figure it out on his own.
Jin Feng stayed in the imperial study room just to wait for the result of the bet. Now that he had arrived, he said hello to Princess Ninth and left with Xiaoyu.
Wan Heming and Liu Buqun had been tinkering with the transmission pressure plate in the past few days. He heard that there was some progress and he planned to go over and take a look.
When he walked out of the yard, he found Li Didi squatting on the roadside with his forehead covered.
Hearing the sound of footsteps, Li Didi looked up and found that Jin Feng was coming. He quickly stood up and bowed to Jin Feng in a polite manner.
Jin Feng saw a big red patch on his forehead and stepped forward and asked, "What's going on?"
The guards behind him also became nervous, holding the hilts of their knives and looking around.
"It's okay, it's okay. I wasn't paying attention when I was walking and hit a tree!"
Li Didi pointed to a big tree nearby.
"..."
Jin Feng glanced at the big tree speechlessly: "What are you thinking about, so fascinated?"
Xiaoyu next to her covered her mouth and laughed.
"Nothing," Li Didi waved his hand awkwardly.
Everyone has their own secret. Seeing that Li Didi had nothing serious to do, Jin Feng stopped asking questions, waved his hand towards Li Didi and continued walking forward.
As a result, after taking a few steps, Li Didi caught up with him again, looking like he was hesitating to speak.
Jin Feng waited for a long time and became a little anxious: "If you have something to say, just say it quickly. If you don't say it, just do it!"
Li Didi hesitated for a moment, but still asked: "Sir, do you think I shouldn't have asked you just now? How should I answer the question of Nathan and Princess Lu Jie?"
"Is this what you were thinking about when you hit the tree just now?"
Jin Feng asked, somewhat dumbfounded: "Then have you figured it out? Do you think you should ask or not?"
"I haven't figured it out," Li Didi replied honestly: "Logically speaking, I am the young minister of Honglu Temple, and it is my duty to deal with foreign envoys. I should not ask for your opinion.
But I’m also worried that if I guess wrongly what you and Your Majesty’s intentions are, it will delay your and Your Majesty’s plans! So..."
Hearing this, Jin Feng glanced at Li Didi: "I think you are worried that if you guess wrongly what Wuyang and I mean, you will make a mistake, and if you ask, you may leave an impression on Wuyang that you have no opinion, right?
?”
If an average person is told something so straightforward about the central issue, their first reaction will definitely be to deny it.
But Li Didi didn't, he just blushed again, then nodded and admitted: "That's what you taught me, sir!"
In fact, this is one of the reasons why Li Didi was reused by Chen Wenyuan and Jin Feng.
Chapter 1672 Speculating on leadership (2 / 2)
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He knows how to read people's hearts and knows what attitude to use in any situation.
Jin Feng's style of speaking and doing things is to be straightforward. At this time, it is much better to admit openly than to make excuses.
"Didi, I don't know what Wuyang thinks, but as far as I'm concerned, I think there's nothing wrong with you asking."
Jin Feng signaled Li Didi to continue walking, and then said as he walked: "Cooperation with Plateau is related to the stability of the western region. Since you are not sure, you should take the initiative to ask.
If you ask directly, you can get an accurate answer, which is better than trying to figure it out."
"But will this make me appear incompetent?" Li Didi asked worriedly: "A qualified minister should know how to do things even if you don't tell His Majesty."
"You are right to say that. I believe you can guess what Wuyang and I are thinking even if you don't ask and just take your time to guess. But this will cost you a lot of thought and even make you fall into mental internal friction and doubt yourself.
Did you guess wrong?"
Jin Feng said: "Everyone's energy is limited. If you spend so much energy trying to figure out what the leader means, why not use it elsewhere, even if you go to accompany Doudou, it is worse than spending your energy internally!
I know that you were used to this way of working in the Prime Minister's Office of Dangxiang before, but you can change it in the future. We in Sichuan and Shu do not need officials who speculate on the leadership's intentions, but only officials who do practical things. Do you understand?
"
"I understand, thank you sir for clarifying my doubts!" Li Didi bowed respectfully to Jin Feng.
Bang bang bang!
There was also a burst of applause from behind.
Jin Feng turned around and looked over, and found that Tie Shixin had followed him at some point.
"Mr. Jin, I didn't want to eavesdrop on what they were saying. I just happened to be passing by." Tie Shixin explained with a smile.
Jin Feng and others just passed by the gate of the Privy Council. Tie Shixin happened to come out of the Privy Council and went to the village to do some business. He originally wanted to say hello to Jin Feng, but when he heard that Jin Feng was talking to Li Didi, he did not interrupt.
Jin Feng's voice was not deliberately lowered when he spoke just now, and Tie Shixin was not far away, so he heard most of it.
Hearing Jin Feng's words of educating Li Didi, Tie Shixin couldn't help but applaud.
"What Mr. Jin just said is so good," Tie Shixin said with emotion: "When the late emperor was still there, I was an official in the court. Many officials were worried about how to please their superiors all day long. They didn't do anything important, even if they didn't do anything.
Occasionally doing something serious is also a face-saving project as Mr. said. It is not really serving the people. The efficiency of almost all government offices is very low. Sometimes a very simple matter can be discussed in meetings for several months, and a lot of money is spent on it.
I have enough money to do this several times!"
"That's why Dakang was in such chaos before!" Jin Feng lamented: "This is the trend in the court, how can it not be destroyed?"
When Tie Shixin, Li Didi and Xiaoyu heard what Jin Feng said, they all quickly lowered their heads and pretended not to hear.
Although Chen Ji is no longer here, the Ninth Princess is Chen Ji’s daughter. If the Ninth Princess hears them criticizing her for having lost her father, won’t they be given some shoes to wear in the future?
The laboratory and iron smelting workshop were not far from the royal study, so they arrived just in time to talk.
Seeing that several people were silent, Jin Feng understood their concerns, so he waved his hand and led the guards into the iron smelting workshop.
Tie Shixin, Li Didi and Xiaoyu let out a long sigh of relief, bowed to each other and then dispersed to go about their business.
Although the atmosphere in Sichuan is open-minded, the topic discussed just now is too sensitive, so it is better to say less.
Before Jin Feng could enter the workshop door, he heard the sound of clanking iron coming from inside.