Chapter 75: The Desolate Su Clan Worries About Money
Li Zhiyun is now very good at winning people's hearts. When he has a lot of money, he will take his generals to Pingkangfang to relax. He usually experiments with some good tea, and he does not hesitate to give it to the civil servants.
Xue Wanshu is one of his own now, so Li Zhiyun will naturally give him some money and benefits when he has time, treat him to a meal and so on.
As a boss, you have to give your employees satisfactory wages so that they will be willing to work hard for you.
Wenfu.
The Wen Daya brothers first paid homage to Wen Dayou, then had a meal together, and then gathered in the study to talk about court affairs.
"This tea is very good. It has a long aftertaste. It's much better than what I drank in Youzhou before." Wen Yanbo wiped the tea foam with the tea lid, with a look of enjoyment on his face.
In the early Tang Dynasty, tea contained all kinds of things. Generally, when wealthy people entertained people, they rarely used tea. Most of them were rice cereal or milk tea.
The so-called milk tea is milk and tea, and the taste is indescribable.
Wen Daya said: "This is the new tea sent by the King of Chu. This tea only needs to be brewed in boiling water. No other things need to be added."
"The King of Chu treats his eldest brother with great care." Wen Yanbo said with a smile.
Wen Daya smiled bitterly and said: "The King of Chu is now a great general, and his position is higher than that of the original King of Qin. I am the chief historian of the King of Chu's palace, and there are some things that I cannot control myself."
"Brother, you might as well talk about it. My younger brother will give you advice."
Wen Daya nodded and revealed all his guesses and the situation in the court.
After listening, Wen Yanbo asked: "If the eldest brother expresses his loyalty to the prince at this time, will the prince spare him?"
Wen Daya thought for a while and said: "I'm afraid it's difficult. The old ministers of Tiance Mansion have been scattered since the death of King Qin, and most of them are rejected by the people of the East Palace. If I express my loyalty to the prince at this time, I can at most escape intact. As for what I want to do in the future
If you want to do something, I'm afraid it won't be that simple."
"That's right." Wen Yanbo said: "With the prince's personality and the xenophobia of the Shandong family in the East Palace, it would be useless for the eldest brother to go there at this time."
"you mean?"
"Since the saint asked the eldest brother to assist the King of Chu, the eldest brother should assist the King of Chu."
"Support the King of Chu?" Wen Daya frowned and said, "The King of Chu is neither an elder nor a direct descendant. It's not that simple. And I think the saint just wants to use the King of Chu to check and balance the prince."
"Having said that, everything is not clear yet. Who knows what will happen in the future. King Qin's death is unclear, and the courtiers have speculated, but who will pursue it? The saint only punished the prince lightly or harshly.
, isn’t it?”
Hearing this, Wen Daya slowly leaned against the table and tapped the table with one finger.
"The saint is playing with fire and burning himself. King Qin's lesson is right in front of you. Why don't you still control it?"
Wen Yanbo took a sip of tea and said: "It's not that simple. I'm afraid the saint knows everything clearly, but he needs to balance the power of the prince. After all, the saint is in his fifties, but the prince is in his prime. The changes in the palace,
The history is full of history."
"Sigh." Wen Daya thought for a moment and said, "Let me think about it."
Seeing this, Wen Yanbo stopped trying to persuade him.
The next day, Wen Yanbo entered the palace to meet the emperor, and Li Yuan appointed him as Minister of Justice.
Although Li Zhiyun was a little surprised when he heard the news, he didn't pay much attention to it. He had more important things to do now.
Some of the old subordinate officials of the Tiance Mansion followed the King of Qin in his expedition against the Turks, and now their fate and whereabouts are unknown, while others stayed behind in Chang'an.
Among the people who stayed in Chang'an, there were many people whom Li Zhiyun was jealous of. Since the Tiance Mansion was abandoned, these people have become the targets of his attacks.
To win over these people, Li Zhiyun would definitely not be able to do it himself, because Li Zhiyun was not familiar with them and had to find someone who was familiar with them.
Chen Shuda is the best choice.
Su Mansion.
"Mr. Chen, I heard that you were ill a few days ago. Are you recovered now?" Su Yuan asked caringly.
Su Yuan, courtesy name Shichang, lived through the Northern Zhou, Sui, Tang, and three dynasties. Because he liked to roundaboutly satirize Lao Li and directly expressed the court's pain points, he gained Lao Li's respect. He is now the governor of Shaanxi Province, an admonishment official, and the former Tiance Mansion Army.
Hejijiu, one of the eighteen bachelors.
"I have recovered a long time ago, otherwise why would I come to see you." Chen Shuda said with a smile.
Su Shichang smiled slightly and sighed: "Okay, I'll be fine seeing Mr. Chen, and I'll feel at ease, Mr. Su."
Chen Shuda said: "Do you know who saved me?"
"Oh, which miracle doctor?" Su Shichang asked with a smile.
Whatever happened, he was happy to chat with Chen Shuda.
"It's not a miracle doctor, it's the King of Chu."
King of Chu?
Su Shichang asked in confusion: "What does this have to do with the King of Chu?"
Chen Shuda said: "Because I have a heart disease, so I can only use heart medicine."
Su Shichang was a little confused.
Chen Shuda explained: "Shizhang, you and I are old friends of the King of Qin, and now we are struggling in the court, walking on thin ice. I fell ill on the bed before, and I was worried day and night, for fear that one day my head would fall to the ground, and the mansion would be ruined.
Fortunately, I met the King of Chu, so I can see hope."
Su Shichang was smart enough to understand quickly, so he asked: "What are the orders from Prime Minister Chen here?"
"I don't have any instructions. I just want to give you and me a way to survive," Chen Shuda said.
Su Shichang remained silent for a while, then he said: "Is Mr. Chen planning to surrender to the King of Chu in order to avoid the plot of the Eastern Palace?"
"Is there anyone else who can protect us?" Chen Shuda asked, and then said: "You know how the East Palace and Tiance Mansion fought during the reign of King Qin. The prince is not taking action against us now, just because it is temporary
He was imprisoned by the saint. Once he returns to the court in the future, he will definitely attack our old friends, King Qin.
When the time comes, who will protect us?"
Hearing this, Su Shichang was silent.
As an old friend of the King of Qin, he naturally knew how fierce the fight between the King of Qin and the Crown Prince was.
If it were them, I'm afraid they wouldn't let the old man from the East Palace go.
"Please make it clear to Prime Minister Chen." Su Shichang clasped his fists.
"It's easy to say." Chen Shuda said: "Now that the King of Chu is the great general and highly valued by the saints, we can surrender to the King of Chu in order to protect ourselves. In the future, if something big can happen, you and I may not be able to turn defeat into victory."
Su Shichang reacted and said in surprise: "The King of Chu wants to seize the direct descendant?"
Chen Shuda did not comment, but said: "If this is not the case, why should I travel internally and externally for the King of Chu?"
"But, can he succeed?" Su Shichang wondered.
Chen Shuda laughed and asked, "Would you have thought that King Qin would die on the battlefield?"
Su Shichang shook his head, "I never thought King Qin would lose."
"Yes, but the King of Qin died in the battle." Chen Shuda let out a long sigh and said, "Just as most people thought that the King of Chu could not succeed, who knows what will happen until the end."
Su Shichang thought about it carefully and realized that he really had no way out. When the prince returns to the court in the future and takes charge of the government, as an old member of the Qin Palace, he will inevitably be suppressed.
"I don't know if it's possible to resign." He rubbed his chin and thought. If Li Jiancheng didn't want him, the worst he could do was go home and farm.
He still felt that the probability of King Chu's success was very low and did not want to take risks for King Chu.
Chen Shuda reminded: "Don't forget Liu Wenjing's old story."
Hearing this, Su Shichang's face instantly became extremely ugly.
Although the witchcraft incident had little to do with him, the murderer was indeed a colleague of Prince Qin's palace, and he had to bear the blame if he didn't want to.
Liu Wenjing was the prince's confidant, but they ruined her family. If the prince wanted to avenge Liu Wenjing in the future, would they be able to escape?
"Xiang Chen, let me think about it again, let me think about it again."
"It should be so." Chen Shuda drank tea with a leisurely expression.