Chapter 571: Second Entry into the Imperial Study Room
When Li Changan cursed this time, his murderous intent was almost raised to the extreme, and it even seemed like billowing black smoke was filling the air from his body.
The magic circle in the Hall of Supreme Harmony was stimulated, and each seal character lit up, as if an assassin had broken in.
Li Changan restrained his murderous intent, and the magic circle in the palace returned to seclusion.
"Do you really think that the current situation in Dajin is as stable as Mount Tai?"
"Don't forget, everyone, if Li doesn't write his poems for a certain month, the luck of Jin Dynasty will be lost again."
"What happened in February and March can't wake you up?"
"At that time, the fortunes of the Jin Dynasty were precarious and crumbling. Only the three southern provinces were still as solid as a rock. No one thought about it?"
"Li established the Supply and Marketing Department just to make the entire Jin Dynasty like the three southern provinces. In other words, I am digging a hole for myself!"
"After all, if the Jin Dynasty does not need poems and essays, then I will be dispensable, right?"
"Now Mr. Li is working hard to establish a supply and marketing department for Dajin, but in the end, it has become a means to criticize me."
"I want to put up the beams, but some beasts want to take them away and sell them for money."
Having said this, Li Changan turned around and saluted Dugu Zhao, who still looked calm.
"I'm reporting to the Queen, since there are pigs and treacherous ministers who don't want me to establish a supply and marketing department."
"Weichen asks the empress to remove Weichen from his official position and allow him to return to his hometown to take care of his old age. From now on, he will be idle and uninterested in world affairs."
"In the future, these poems will be written by whoever you like; there are five thousand official positions in the Supply and Marketing Department, and whoever you like will work for them."
Dugu Zhao just opened his mouth and said,
"Li Aiqing's words are serious. If the Jin Dynasty did not have Aiqing's poems, it would lose half of its glory."
"Besides, I have many virtuous people in the Jin Dynasty. Does your talk about being a pig or a dog mean that I don't know people well?"
Li Changan bowed and said, "I don't dare."
Dugu Zhao turned his gaze to the silent and livid officials in the court hall, "Do you sirs have anything else to say?"
"If so, you can confront Uncle Zhongyong face to face."
The ministers in the court looked at each other in confusion, and in the end most of them shook their heads. Some people wanted to go out, but were stopped by others.
They were planning to have a good talk with Li Changan.
As a result, Li Changan looked completely reckless. How could he be reasonable? He was obviously just swearing.
And he has no scruples about his image as a scholar.
Even when he was scolding, he always placed himself at the highest point of loyalty and put the people in his mouth.
Have you devoured the scribes, the imperial court, and the imperial power?
Is this world a world for the common people?
If you're not crazy, what are you?
But Meng Sheng himself said that "the people are the most precious", so they could not refute it.
The principle is this, but the reality is not this reality.
In their opinion, Li Changan's words and deeds were just talking about truth regardless of the facts. How could they argue?
The saints put their words there.
If I could overturn all the opinions of the saints, I would have become a saint long ago. Why bother struggling in the officialdom?
After the dispersion of the dynasty,
The officials left the palace as if they had eaten flies and went to various government offices.
"This Li Changan doesn't distinguish between good and bad. Today he dares to insult us in person, and tomorrow he will dare to ride on our necks and dominate us. We must not let him gain a foothold in the capital."
"Otherwise, you and I won't even have any peace of mind by then."
"In front of the Queen and all the civil and military officials, he can say things like digging ancestral graves and sleeping with his wife and daughter. Is there anything else that he won't dare to do in the future?"
"How can the Jin State allow bandits like this to flourish?"
"How dare a warrior who doesn't even have any official documents be so arrogant and domineering? He really is in danger of dying!"
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Li Changan was summoned to the Imperial Study Room by Dugu Zhao.
I once again saw the long corridors in the palace, the red walls and gold tiles, and the maids and eunuchs coming and going.
Li Changan couldn't help but sigh, this royal family really knows how to enjoy it, and they don't mind being empty in such a big place.
After entering the Imperial Study Room,
Dugu Zhao, who had taken off his makeup, was already sitting on the chair, "Uncle Zhongyong is so majestic today. He can even speak dirty words in front of me."
"Aren't you afraid that I will punish you with the crime of disrespect?"
Li Changan clasped his fists and saluted, "I am just filled with anger, so I got a little excited. I forgive you."
"Although you have temporarily defeated them in scolding them today, you have to know that from today on, you will really break up with them."
Dugu Zhao looked at Li Changan's calm face, showing no sign of awe, and said lightly,
"Even with my full support, the Supply and Marketing Department will be unable to move forward."
"And you will also become their biggest thorn in the flesh, a thorn in their flesh that they want to get rid of quickly."
"What do you do?"
Li Changan smiled slightly and said, "Wei Chen doesn't have many methods, but he always believes in one thing."
"What's the matter?" Dugu Zhao asked with interest.
"Killing can solve most problems." Li Changan said with a smile, but the murderous intention in the words penetrated deep into his bones.
The corner of Dugu Zhao's mouth curled up, "You have to know that if you attack an official of the imperial court, you will be killed by the Yi tribe at the most."
Li Changan said sternly, "Weichen will only stand up to resist and will not take the initiative to attack."
"Everything you say talks about the common people, but you don't even mention a single word about imperial power or the court. In your opinion, only the common people are the most important?"
Dugu Zhao asked another question.
Li Changan nodded, "Only when the people live and work in peace and contentment can there be a court. This is an unbreakable truth."
"But if there is no court, how can the people live and work in peace and contentment?" Dugu Zhao asked rhetorically.
Li Changan smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you have overexaggerated the use of the imperial court."
"Ordinary people have enough to eat and wear warm clothes, have enough money in their hands, have their elderly family members healthy, and their children grow up strong. This is the greatest luxury they can ask for."
"Get rid of those bully squires who are causing trouble in the countryside. Do you believe it, Madam, that the people can live a good life without having to take care of them?"
"For the common people, the biggest shackles were precisely those given to them by the imperial court, followed by massive looting after collusion between officials and businessmen."
"Common people have been carrying a mountain on their backs since they were born. Madam, do you think such people will have a sense of belonging to the imperial court? Will the fate of the Jin Dynasty be stable?"
These words made Dugu Zhao fall into deep thought and could not speak for a long time.
After a long while, Dugu Zhao asked, "In Uncle Zhongyong's opinion, what should the court do?"
Li Changan pondered for a moment, "Create a world where people can live and work in peace and contentment."
"Guard the borders externally, punish traitors and bullies internally, and do not oppress the people."
"If we can do this, the imperial court will be the best."
"Ordinary people don't need to take care of it. It's the officials who do."
"It's not that the official is holding a bamboo stick in his hand and is called Guan. It's that the bamboo stick is placed on the official's head. That's called Guan."
"If all officials had a public heart, how could the world be like this?"
Dugu Zhao looked at Li Changan with a complicated expression.
"I also want to see what Uncle Zhongyong said about the world...Why don't Uncle Zhongyong help me?"
"By working together, you and I, the monarchs and ministers, will surely build an eternal legacy for the Jin Dynasty!"
Li Changan bowed and saluted, "Isn't it because I established the Supply and Marketing Department to help the empress?"
"You should understand what I mean." Dugu Zhao stood up, his tall figure covered by white clothes, and slowly approached Li Changan.
The corners of Li Changan's mouth moved slightly, "I don't want to interfere in the court, and your Majesty should know that."
"If it were for power and official position, the humble minister would not do what he did today."
Dugu Zhao's red phoenix eyes reflected Li Changan's figure, "So, you are secluded from the court and become a lonely minister."
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty." Li Changan clasped his fists, "Next, Wei Chen would like to ask your Majesty to give Wei Chen something."
"What?" Dugu Zhao took another step forward.
"Similar to the Southern Patrol's arbitrary power of killing first and reporting later!" Li Chang'an said.
"Yes." Dugu Zhao walked only one step away from Li Changan.
Li Changan could even smell the faint fragrance emanating from the Queen's body. He couldn't help but feel his breath stagnant and couldn't help but lean back slightly.
The distance between the two of them is really a bit too close.
Dugu Zhao naturally noticed Li Changan's embarrassment and raised the corner of his mouth slightly, "What? Are you afraid of me?"
"Who in the world is not afraid of the Queen?" Li Changan said with a stiff face and a dry smile.
Dugu Zhao took another half step closer, "Is it because I have a fierce look? Or am I murderous?"
Li Changan even held his breath. The Queen's breath kept entering his nose, making him stiff all over.
"Your Majesty, you should understand what Wei Chen means."
Dugu Zhao suddenly backed away and walked towards the desk, "How about I grant you a marriage?"
Li Changan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and his body returned to normal, "The minister is already married, and his wife, Mrs. Li Liu, will never dare to accept the marriage granted by the empress."
"The person I wish to marry is my sister, the master of chess in the Imperial Academy." Dugu Zhao sat back in his chair and looked at Li Changan,
"If you can get married, the Imperial College and White Deer Academy will be on the same page, and the crisis in White Deer will be solved."
"I will make a suggestion to White Deer Academy. Uncle Zhongyong might as well consider it..."