The next day, Jiang Zhe got up and washed up. The first thing he did was to see Huang Jingtai off and negotiate with the Western Turks. That was no joke. The Turks are so barbaric. They don't care about your bilateral relations. Soldiers have a rule of not killing envoys. If you are not careful, your life may be lost. Just for this reason, you have to send someone away. Moreover, I have read a lot of historical books before traveling. For this time The Tang Dynasty still had a certain understanding of how to negotiate with the Turks, so they could take the opportunity to talk to Huang Jingtai.
Huang Jingtai did not expect that Emperor Qian Wei would come to see him off in person. He was so excited that tears came out on the spot, and he knelt on the ground and kept twitching.
Jiang Zhe saw that his excitement didn't seem to be fake, and he was secretly happy in his heart. He didn't expect to win over another person so easily. It seems that in this era, loyalty is still more valued by scholars.
Reaching out to pull up Huang Jingtai, Jiang Zhe said in a pretense of sadness: "My dear, the Western Turks are harming the border counties, killing people and plundering property. I also want to give them a heavy blow. However, I have just ascended to the great treasure, and everything is uncertain. This time The war cannot be fought for the time being. So I can only rely on my beloved for your hard work. After you go, you must show off the prestige of the Tang Dynasty, and your words and deeds must have the bearing of a great nation. Don't let the barbarians underestimate you!"
Huang Jingtai wiped away his tears and said: "I understand, I will remember your majesty's great trust! I will definitely live up to my mission!"
Jiang Zhe nodded, looked at the gifts prepared by the Ministry of Rites, and said: "These things are flashy and may not be of interest to the Turks. In my opinion, you don't need to bring anything else, just bring five thousand kilograms of tea."
Although everyone didn't understand why the emperor ordered tea to be prepared, how dare they disobey the imperial edict? They quickly went to prepare it.
Jiang Zhe then said to Huang Jingtai: "The Turks invade the border almost every year, but they never penetrate deep into the interior of our country. Do you know why, my dear?"
"I haven't thought about it," Huang Jingtai answered honestly.
Jiang Zhe smiled slightly and said: "I haven't thought about it, my dear, but I have thought about it. It's not that the Turks don't want to completely rule us, but that their strength is simply not enough. Although their soldiers are better at fighting than ours, their advantages It is not obvious. At the same time, the lack of grassland supplies forces them to plunder us. Therefore, I conclude that their purpose this time is still just to promote peace through fighting and take the opportunity to ask for some supplies from us. And the supplies they need most are , not silk and satin, nor jade and porcelain, but tea."
Jiang Zhe's conclusion was the first time Huang Jingtai had heard this point of view. Although he didn't quite agree with it, he couldn't think of a good reason to refute it, so he had to listen carefully.
Jiang Zhe added: "I love you, I'm going here. First of all, you must remember not to cede the land. To do so would be a disservice to our ancestors."
"Yes." Huang Jingtai is also a passionate minister, and he is unambiguous on this point.
"Second, try your best to fight for the interests of our country. The smaller the compensation, the better. It would be best not to pay any money." Jiang Zhe sounded like a profiteer.
"This..." Huang Jingtai couldn't help but ponder, thinking that the Turks are not so easy to negotiate.
Jiang Zhe also knew that Huang Jingtai was in trouble, so he added: "Of course I won't give any benefits, and the Turks probably won't agree. Aiqing can tell them that I am willing to trade with them. They can exchange horses and iron tools for Our tea.”
"I will do my best to fight for the interests of our Tang Dynasty." Huang Jingtai shouted the slogan again.
Jiang Zhe secretly gave Huang Jingtai many precautions, and then said: "Okay, go. I'm waiting for your triumphant return."
After seeing off Huang Jingtai and returning to Hongdexuan, Jiang Zhe looked at the empty Long Bookcase and realized that he seemed to have nothing to do. This sudden discovery made him feel disappointed. The emperor should not be so leisurely.
Thinking about it, he has been in this world for a month, and he has only been to court once in total. He has not seen a single nutritious book, and the meeting in front of the king has not been held once. After thinking about it, Jiang Zhe understood that he actually
It has been ignored by Li Gang.
Jiang Zhe sat in front of Long Shu's desk a little lonely, lost in thought. His ability to adapt was really amazing. In such a short period of time, he seemed to have integrated into this society. During this time, he didn't even think about his family and friends. It was really amazing.
A little bit shouldn't be the case. But even if I put all my thoughts on my current identity, my situation is still so difficult, unless I can tolerate myself to be a foolish king who only cares about having fun but not caring about state affairs. Thinking about it, I smiled bitterly.
It emerged from the corner of the mouth.
Baili Hongyu looked at Jiang Zhe quietly from the side, at his lonely expression, at his helpless forced smile, and at his eyes that were full of brilliance but unconsciously showed a trace of weariness.
She couldn't understand why this man who was regarded as the emperor was so lonely and tired, and where his unyielding and stubbornness came from. She couldn't understand all of these, but she knew that this man seemed to be superior.
Men also need consideration and love.
Baili Hongyu poured a cup of herbal tea, held it to Jiang Zhe with both hands, and said softly: "Your Majesty, if you are bored, why don't you go out for a walk."
Jiang Zhe smiled self-consciously, "Even you can tell that I'm bored? But can I relieve it if I go out for a walk?" In front of Baili Hongyu, he can always let down his guard and show his true nature. He also had doubts.
Guo Baili Hongyu was also someone's spy, but that trace of suspicion only flashed past, and he didn't want to think about it.
Baili Hongyu replied: "Yes, if you go out and see the scenery and meet people, your mood will naturally get better."
"Okay." Jiang Zhe pressed his hands on Long's desk and stood up, "I listen to you and go out for a walk. There happens to be someone I have always wanted to see but haven't seen yet. I will take this opportunity to go and meet him.
Let him go. Let's call Zhang Xiao and ask Zhao Neng to prepare Luan Jia. Let's go to the Ministry of Household Affairs."
Jiang Zhe's visit to the household department this time was completely different from the last time. Last time, it was after work hours, and he only brought Zhang Xiao with him, and he was not wearing court clothes, so Zhao Pu didn't even recognize him. This time, he was on duty.
, sitting in a large bright yellow sedan carried by thirty-six people, including eunuchs and guards, there were two hundred people in the crowd. They arrived at the gate of the Ministry of Household Affairs and then came down holding Zhao Neng's shoulders.
The momentum was so great that Li Min had already received the letter, and he quickly took the officials on duty from the Ministry of Revenue out to greet him. When he saw Jiang Zhe, dressed in court clothes, getting off the sedan chair, he heard black crows knelt down and screamed.
Jiang Zhe walked up the steps with brisk steps. In a blink of an eye, he saw Zhao Pu kneeling inside. He walked over and said to Zhao Pu with a smile: "You are here too. Do you recognize me?"
In fact, Zhao Pu already knew that the person he met last time was the emperor. He didn't sleep well all night. He didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse. Now that he saw Jiang Zhe's friendly face, he calmed down and kowtowed: "It is a sin for a small official to have mortal eyes and not be able to recognize the face of a dragon."
He deserves to die, so I ask the emperor to severely punish him." He did not have a title, so he did not dare to become a minister.
Jiang Zhe chuckled and said, "It's not a crime for those who don't know. Besides, we had a great chat with you last time. You're very nice. I'm glad to meet you."
Zhao Pu did not expect that the emperor would praise him face to face. In his excitement, he did not forget his identity and paused again: "Thank you for your grace, the emperor. I am a vulgar person. It is a great honor for the emperor not to abandon me. No matter
Don’t you dare to have any more inappropriate thoughts.”
Jiang Zhe was very satisfied with Zhao Pu's answer, nodded and said: "Don't dare to have any wrong thoughts, that's what you should do, but I want to use you. There will be a favor for you later, so be prepared in your heart
."
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty." Zhao Pu was completely relieved. Jiang Zhe's words had already shown that he could officially enter the official career. For Zhao Pu, who had no formal education, this was something that was basically unimaginable. He knelt down.
The other officials on the ground were also envious and jealous when they saw this scene.
Jiang Zhe said to Li Min again: "Get up. I have nothing special to do here this time. I just want to take a look. I'd better let them go their separate ways." After speaking, he walked into the main hall of the household department and faced his seat.
As soon as I sat down, I rushed to Li Min who followed him in and said, "Call Lu Yunhai in."
Although Jiang Zhe ordered everyone to do their own thing, he occupied the main hall of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Who dared to go in except Shangshu Li Min? They had to stand outside. Lu Yunhai was also among them, asking Zhao Pu and Jiang
As for the situation during the meeting with Zhe, he saw that the head of the department, Li Min, hurried out again, walked directly to him and said: "The emperor asked you to go in for questioning, follow me in quickly."
"The emperor called me?" Lu Yunhai was stunned. He was just a small sixth-grade chief. How could the emperor think of summoning him? He didn't have time to think about it at the moment, and hurriedly followed Li Min in and knelt down three times.
In the ceremony of kowtow, he shouted: "I, Lu Yunhai, the head of Huainan Qing Li Department of the Ministry of Household Affairs, kowtow to my emperor, long live the emperor."
Jiang Zhe accepted the gift steadily, stretched out his hand to take the tea handed over by Zhao Neng, took a sip, put it next to him, and then said, "I have something to ask Lu Yunhai. You all should go out."
Zhao Neng had already experienced Jiang Zhe's emperor's temper. Hearing what Jiang Zhe said, he quickly pulled Li Min, led everyone back out, and closed the door smoothly.
After everyone had gone out, Jiang Zhe said to Lu Yunhai seemingly casually: "Get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Sit down." Jiang Zhe said casually.
"I don't dare."
"You sit down when I tell you to, what's wrong with you?" Jiang Zhe said slightly impatiently.
"Yes. Thank you, Your Majesty, for giving me a seat." Lu Yunhai didn't know what kind of medicine Jiang Zhe was selling in his gourd, so he could only follow the principle of doing what the Emperor said and did it, and sat down as he was told.
Only then did Jiang Zhe take a closer look at this reformer from the late emperor's period. He saw that he was wearing a set of wrinkled black official robes, which made him look unkempt; he had a square face with no moustache, which made him look carefree.
Appearance; only a pair of bright and smart eyes reveal shrewd thinking.
To be honest, seeing Lu Yunhai like this, Jiang Zhe's disappointment increased. He understood that in this era, there are many talented people who like to act bohemian and unruly, but a person who doesn't even pay attention to his own image
How could he be entrusted with national affairs? But after all, Lu Yunhai dared to compare himself to Mencius. It would be a pity not to use it. After thinking about it, Jiang Zhe still said: "I heard people say that you compare yourself to Mencius, but is this true?
thing?"
Lu Yunhai used Mencius as a metaphor for himself, not only because he did have superb attainments in Confucian classics, but also because he had the intention of using it to enhance his reputation in the hope that one day he would be noticed by the emperor, so he had already prepared how to answer
, now seeing that Jiang Zhe asked about this matter, he replied truthfully: "Back to the emperor, this matter is indeed true."
"Okay, since you really compare yourself to Mencius, let me ask you, what is the general situation today?" Jiang Zhe didn't want to beat around the bush anymore and asked straight to the point.
Lu Yunhai thought that the emperor would ask him what ability he had and dared to compare himself to Mencius, and he had already thought of the answer. Unexpectedly, Jiang Zhe didn't mention this at all, and directly asked about the general trend of the world. The general trend of the world can be done casually.
Are you just talking to a sixth-grade official?
Lu Yunhai immediately realized that his opportunity had come, because he did have real talent and practical knowledge, rather than a deceitful person. However, he still didn't know what kind of master the young emperor in front of him was, so he said carefully
He said what he had always wanted to say: "There are many hidden dangers, and there is no time to maintain success."
"Oh, there are many hidden dangers, but in Lu Qing's eyes, what are the hidden dangers in this dynasty?" Jiang Zhe was not surprised at all by Lu Yunhai's answer.
Lu Yunhai originally wanted to calm down the young emperor with a sentence full of hidden dangers, but he didn't expect that Jiang Zhe would not be fooled by him at all. He still looked calm and composed. He couldn't help but secretly exclaimed, "This master has the spirit of an emperor."
At this moment, Lu Yunhai no longer pretended to be pretentious and said: "I believe that this dynasty has the following hidden dangers.
One is to stick to decaying customs and not know how to adapt;
Second, when gentlemen and villains live together in the court, it is difficult for the emperor to distinguish between good and evil;
The third is to seek scholars from all over the world by memorizing and reciting poems and poems, but there is no way to cultivate them in schools;
Fourth, positions in the imperial court were determined by academic titles and seniority, but there was no system for officials to assess their performance;
Fifth, officials are transferred too frequently, making it difficult to assess performance;
Sixth, peasants' heavy labor burden has led to lack of farmland water conservancy;
Seventh, the army is mostly made up of old, weak, sick, disabled, rogue soldiers, and has no fighting capacity;
Eighth, the finances are in chaos. Although the emperor is frugal and frugal, the people are not wealthy."
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