Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 374
Li Zhiyun is very good at winning people's hearts.When he had ample money, he would take his generals to Pingkangfang to relax, and he was not stingy with giving some good tea to the civil servants after his usual experiments.

Xue Wanshu is his own person now, so Li Zhiyun will naturally send some money and welfare when he is free, and treat him to a meal or something.

As a boss, you have to give your employees satisfactory wages, so that employees will be willing to work hard for you.

Wen Fu.

The Wen Daya brothers first paid homage to Wen Dayou, then had a meal together, and then they gathered in the study to talk about court affairs.

"This tea is very good. It has a long aftertaste. It's much better than the one I drank in Youzhou before." Wiping the tea foam on the tea cover, Wen Yanbo enjoyed it.

In the early Tang Dynasty, there were all kinds of tea in the tea. Generally, the rich and powerful people seldom used tea to entertain people. Most of them were rice cereal or milk tea.

The so-called milk tea is milk and tea, the taste is indescribable.

Wen Daya said: "This is the new tea sent by the king of Chu earlier. This tea only needs to be brewed in boiling water, and there is no need to add other things."

"The king of Chu treats elder brother very kindly." Wen Yanbo said with a smile.

Wen Daya smiled wryly and said: "The King of Chu is now the General of Shence, and his rank is higher than that of the King of Qin back then. I am the Chief History of the Prince of Chu's residence. There are some things that I cannot help myself."

"Brother might as well talk about it, the younger brother is the elder brother's staff."

Wen Daya nodded, and fully revealed his guess and the situation of the court.

After listening, Wen Yanbo asked: "If elder brother shows his loyalty to the prince at this time, will the prince spare elder brother?"

Wen Daya thought for a while, and said: "I'm afraid it will be very difficult. The old ministers of Tiance Mansion have scattered since King Qin's death, and most of them are rejected by the East Palace people. If I show my loyalty to the crown prince at this time, at most I can retreat completely. It’s not that simple to do something.”

"That's right." Wen Yanbo said: "As the prince is a man, and the Donggong Shandong family is xenophobic, it may be useless for the elder brother to go there at this time."

"what do you mean?"

"Since the sage asked elder brother to assist King Chu, elder brother should assist King Chu well."

"Support the King of Chu?" Wen Daya frowned and said, "The King of Chu is not the eldest son, it's not that simple, and I think the sage just wants to use the King of Chu to check and balance the crown prince."

"That being said, everything is still unclear. Who knows what will happen in the future. King Qin's death is unclear, and the courtiers all speculate, but who will pursue it? The sage is just punishing the prince lightly. , isn't it?"

Hearing this, Wen Daya slowly leaned on the small table, and tapped the low table with one finger.

"The sage is playing with fire and setting himself on fire. King Qin's lesson is right in front of you, so why don't you control it?"

Wen Yanbo took a sip of tea and said, "It's not that simple. The sage may know everything clearly, but he needs to balance the power of the prince. After all, the sage is in his fifties, but the prince is in his prime. There is a lot of history."

"Oh." Wen Daya thought for a while and said, "Let me think about it."

Seeing this, Wen Yanbo stopped persuading him.

The next day, Wen Yanbo went to the palace to face the saint, and Li Yuan appointed him as the minister of punishment.

Although Li Zhiyun was a little surprised when he heard the news, he didn't care too much.He has more important things to do now.

Some of the old group of officials in Tiance Mansion followed the King of Qin to conquer the Turks, and their whereabouts are unknown now, while some stayed behind in Chang'an.

Among the people staying in Chang'an, there were quite a few people, and Li Zhiyun was jealous.Ever since the Tiance Mansion was abolished, these people became his targets.

To win over these people, Li Zhiyun would definitely not be able to come forward, because Li Zhiyun was not familiar with them, so he had to find someone who was familiar with them.

Chen Shuda is the best choice.

Su House.

"Chen Xiang, I heard that you were sick a few days ago, but now you have recovered?" Su Yuan asked with concern.

Su Yuan, courtesy name Shichang, has lived through the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Sui Dynasty, Tang Dynasty, and three dynasties. Because he likes to satirize Lao Li who is turning a corner, he expresses the pains of the court and wins Lao Li's respect. Consulting Jijiu, one of the eighteen bachelors.

"It's already recovered, otherwise how could I come to see you." Chen Shuda said with a smile.

Su Shichang smiled slightly, and sighed: "Okay, it's okay to see Mr. Chen, Shichang is at ease."

Chen Shuda said: "Do you know who saved me?"

"Oh, which genius doctor?" Su Shichang asked with a smile.

Nothing to do, he is also willing 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, I can only use medicine for my heart."

Su Shichang was a little confused.

Chen Shuda explained: "Senior, you and I are the old men of the King of Qin, and now we are struggling in the court, like walking on thin ice. I fell ill on the bed, and I was worried day and night.

Fortunately, I met the king of Chu, so I can see hope. "

Su Shichang was smart enough to understand it quickly, so he asked: "Chen Xiang, what is your order?"

"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, and after a while, he said: "Chen Xiang intends to submit to the king of Chu, so as to avoid the conspiracy of the Eastern Palace?"

"Is there anyone else who can protect us?" Chen Shuda asked back, and then said: "When the King of Qin was here, you knew exactly what the battle between the East Palace and Tiance Mansion would be like. Imprisoned by a sage. Once he returns to court in the future, he will definitely attack us, the old King Qin.

When the time comes, who will protect us? "

Hearing this, Su Shichang remained silent.

As an old man 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 people of Donggong go.

"Please also ask Chen Xiang to speak clearly." Su Shichang clasped his fists.

"It's easy to say." Chen Shuda said: "Now the King of Chu is a great strategy general, and he is highly valued by the saints. We can submit to the King of Chu in order to protect ourselves. In the future, if great things can be achieved, you and I may not be able to turn defeat into victory."

Su Shichang came to his senses and said in surprise: "The King of Chu wants to seize the heir?"

Chen Shuda was noncommittal, but said: "If it wasn't the case, why would I go all the way for the King of Chu?"

"But, can he succeed?" Su Shichang doubted.

Chen Shuda chuckled, and asked back: "Have you ever thought that King Qin died in battle?"

Su Shichang shook his head, "I never thought King Qin would lose."

"That's right, but King Qin died in battle." Chen Shuda let out a long sigh, and said, "Just as most people think that King Chu can't succeed, who knows what will happen until the end."

Su Shichang thought about it carefully, and found that he really had no way out.When the prince returns to the court in the future and dominates the government, as an old man in the Qin Palace, he will definitely be suppressed.

"If I resign, I don't know if it's feasible." He stroked his chin and thought.Li Jiancheng doesn't want him, the worst thing is for him to go home and farm.

He still felt that the probability of King Chu's success was very low, and he didn't want to take risks for King Chu.

Chen Shuda reminded: "Don't forget about Liu Wenjing's past."

Hearing this, Su Shichang's face suddenly became extremely ugly.

Although the witchcraft incident has little to do with him, the murderer is indeed a colleague of Prince Qin's mansion, and he has to bear the blame if he doesn't.

Liu Wenjing is the prince's confidant, but they ruined his family. If the prince wanted to avenge Liu Wenjing in the future, would they be able to escape?

"Chen Xiang, let me think again, let me think again."

"It should be so." Chen Shuda drank tea with a relaxed expression.

(End of this chapter)