A knife in love

Chapter 2029
Li Qiufeng smiled slightly, and said in his mouth: "Since ancient times, emperors have used three methods to win over their courtiers. One is rewarding money, the other is giving power, and the third is bestowing marriage. For courtiers, rewarding money is the best method." The result. Mr. Li respected General Cao Bin very much after listening to Mr. Feng. I heard that in the past Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin conquered the Southern Tang Dynasty and General Cao Bin was the commander. When the army was about to launch, Zhao Kuangyin The generals Zheng said to Cao Bin, after conquering Li Yu, I will appoint you as the envoy. After Zhao Kuangyin drove back to the palace, Deputy Commander Pan Mei congratulated Cao Bin, but Cao Bin smiled slightly and said to Pan Mei, In the second Southern Expedition, one had to rely on the power of the Holy God and follow the court's strategy in order to settle Jiangnan in one battle. What contribution did Cao have? Besides, although the Privy Envoy is high and powerful, he is not a top-ranked title.

"Pan Mei didn't know what Cao Bin's words meant, so she froze on the spot. If someone else spoke to Pan Mei like this, Pan Mei would definitely think that he was talking big on purpose, but Cao Bin has always been prudent and would never say anything. So after Cao Bin finished speaking, Pan Mei asked Cao Bin why he said that. Cao Bin only answered four words, Taiyuan was not peaceful. Pan Mei and the others thought that Zhao Kuangyin would definitely promote Cao Bin to be the Privy Councilor, which was the highest military position in the Song Dynasty and was always known as a minister. However, Zhao Kuangyin praised the generals and said to Cao Bin that he was originally going to be appointed as a privy envoy. Minister, but Taiyuan Liu Jiyuan has not yet been destroyed, and the Qing family has to be patient for the time being. When Taiyuan is conquered, it will not be too late to promote you as a minister.

"After Zhao Kuangyin finished speaking, Cao Bin immediately knelt down and thanked Cao Bin. After he got up, Pan Mei, who was standing by the side, looked at Cao Bin and smiled slightly. But she didn't want to be seen by Zhao Kuangyin, so she immediately put on a serious face and asked Pan Mei why she ignored etiquette , snickered beside her. Pan Mei didn't dare to hide anything, so she knelt down in front of Zhao Kuangyin and told the truth. After Zhao Kuangyin heard it, she laughed and rewarded Cao Bin with 20 yuan.

"After retiring from the court, Cao Bin returned to the mansion, but saw that the ministers had sent 20 yuan to Cao's mansion, filling a large room. Cao Bin stood at the door, looking at the room full of money, and couldn't help but sigh. Dao, why do you need to be a fortune teller in life? A good official can only get more money. After the minister standing beside him returned to the palace, he reported Cao Bin's words to Zhao Kuangyin. After hearing this, Zhao Kuangyin smiled slightly, Just say that Cao Bin is a smart man."

When Li Qiufeng said this, he paused for a while, glanced at Feng Wei, and then continued: "If you only reward meritorious officials with money, it can be said to be endless, and there will always be money to reward. But if you give officials power , has an end. For example, Cao Bin conquered Shu, destroyed the Tang Dynasty, assisted in the Northern Expedition, and made him a privy envoy. Let him be emperor."

As soon as Li Qiufeng finished speaking, Wang Xiaoyu clapped his hands and said with a smile: "It really wakes up the dreamer. I originally thought that Zhao Kuangyin was a loyal person, but I didn't expect that he would have such a scheming. But Cao Bin is indeed a smart person. If you want to come to him Knowing that the courtiers were by his side, he deliberately said such a sentence, and deliberately asked the courtiers to say it to the emperor, so that the emperor could feel at ease. These emperors and generals are all very smart, and you must be careful when dealing with them, otherwise your words and deeds If you are not careful, disaster will happen.”

Feng Wei's face was cloudy and uncertain, his eyes were staring at Li Qiufeng, and he thought to himself, this kid is so good at martial arts, but his mind is so meticulous, where did he come from?But fortunately, I met him in this ghost place, and with his help, I might be able to escape from this ghost place.

When Feng Wei was thinking about it, he only heard Li Qiufeng go on to say: "It's best to reward money, land, and houses, and it's the most terrible to reward power and officials. However, there is a third way for the emperor to win over ministers, which is to bestow marriages. The emperor bestows marriages, It's not a simple matter. A woman married to a minister's family is either a princess, a princess, or a young lady of an important minister's family. After marrying such a woman, it is like welcoming back half a mother. I don’t dare to offend you in the slightest. I heard that during the Tang Dynasty, Guo Ziyi quelled An and Shi’s rebellion, and was conferred the title of King of Fenyang, with a high position. Emperor Suzong of Tang married Princess Shengping to Guo Ziyi’s son, Guo Yan. It’s a loving relationship. But on the day of Guo Ziyi’s and his wife’s [-]th birthday, the family members came together to congratulate her. Princess Du came to pay her respects because of her sleepiness. Guo Yan was furious. After getting drunk, she went back and beat up the princess, beating and scolding at the same time. , claiming, "Are you relying on your father to be the emperor? My father just doesn't want to be the emperor!" All?" comforted the princess, and asked her to go back to the Guo Mansion to apologize to Guo Ziyi. Guo Ziyi heard that Guo Ai had beaten the princess in the mansion, and he was so frightened that he beat the princess himself, and then tied him up. Get up, take him outside the palace, and kneel at the gate of the palace with himself, waiting for Tang Suzong to tell him what to do. Tang Suzong untied Guo Ziyi's rope with his own hands, and comforted him by saying, "I'm not stupid, I'm not deaf, I'm not a family man. Why should the words of the children's boudoir be taken seriously?" Thank you Guo Ziyi for taking Guo Nuan home and beating him dozens of times, almost beating him to death."

When Li Qiufeng said this, he paused for a while, and then said: "Liu Bang became the emperor, and he made an appointment with the officials. The non-Liu surname is the king, and the world will fight against him. Cao Cao, King Sun Quan of Wu, and Liu Bei, King of Hanzhong, all became emperors themselves or their descendants in the end. Guo Ziyi was named King of Fenyang, and he was already an extremely human minister. The next step is to usurp the throne and become emperor himself. Tang Suzong is a smart man, and he will promote peace Marrying a princess into the Guo family is not just to win over, but also to monitor. With Guo Ziyi's scheming, how can you not understand? Guo Nuan said something rude, but Tang Suzong and Guo Ziyi were able to settle this earth-shattering event. It can be seen that both of them are Master. It's just that since then, although Guo Ziyi has a high title, he has no real power, and no one from the Guo family will be a general or a prime minister.

"Li Siyuan is not a saint, let alone a fool. Although Yelubei took refuge in the Central Plains, he was once the most powerful prince in the Khitan royal family. How could Li Siyuan not guard against it? Mrs. Xia came to Yelubei's home, even though Li Siyuan did not order her to monitor Yelvbei, Yelvbei himself will also be suspicious. No matter whether he has a different heart or not, he must be cautious in his actions. Listening to what Mr. Feng said just now, Li thought that Yelvbei came to the Central Plains, firstly to avoid disaster, and secondly He wanted to use Li Siyuan's army to regain the throne. However, he is indeed a hero. If he and Li Siyuan joined forces to destroy the Khitan and betray their ancestors, he would never do it. Yelubei stays behind closed doors every day, of course to avoid suspicion , what is more important is that he got Zhuge Wuhou's formation map, and he is studying it carefully in the mansion, so that he can use it when he regains the throne in the future, or even leads troops to conquer the world. Keep Mrs. Xia by his side, no matter whether she is under Li Siyuan's order or not And there are other plans, which are a great threat to Yelubei. Yelvbei will play tricks and let Mrs. Xia leave the mansion by herself. In this way, even if Mrs. Xia leaves, Li Siyuan will not treat Yelvbei There is no doubt at all. This kind of mind is really admirable."

(End of this chapter)