bastard seizes tang

Chapter 768 Xu Jingzong

After the court was over, Li Ke returned to Ganlu Hall, all the officials left the palace one after another, and Li Ke left Cen Wenwen alone.

In the Ganlu Palace, the two people who were both monarchs and ministers, and also masters and apprentices sat down. Li Ke personally lifted the teapot and poured tea for Cen Wenwen, and said to Cen Wenwen: "Just now I was under the court, I was deliberately embarrassing Master, Master But don't be offended."

When the reign was discussed in the middle court, Cen Wenwen strongly recommended Yonghui as the reign name, but Li Ke insisted on choosing Long Shuo, which was considered to be the opposite of Cen Wenwen. It hurt his face, and he had a grudge, so he made a special trip to talk about it.

Cen Wenwen smiled and said: "Your Majesty is worrying too much. Your Majesty is a king and I am a minister. Although the minister has something to say, your majesty also has his own thoughts. It is normal for your majesty not to use it."

Cen Wenwen is Li Ke's first confidant, and he has watched Li Ke step by step to today. Cen Wenwen's feelings for Li Ke are not only a monarch and a minister, not only a master and apprentice, but Cen Wenwen treats Li Ke like a nephew Taking care of him like a junior, how could Cen Wenwen miss Li Ke's bad.

Only then did Li Ke feel at ease and said: "In a prosperous age, you must first use martial arts and then literature, order the world, secure the four barbarians, and get rid of internal and external troubles. What I think in my heart is also a national policy, and I hope Master will help me in the future."

Cen Wenwen is Li Ke's absolute confidant, Cen Wenwen regards Li Ke as his nephew, and Li Ke also regards Cen Wenwen as his father, otherwise Li Ke, as an emperor, would never have said such words.

Among the ministers in Li Keqian's residence, Cen Wenwen is the head. Cen Wenwen also has great prestige in the court. If Li Ke wants to make a big move in the future, he will largely rely on Cen Wenwen. rift.

Cen Wenwen knew Li Ke's temperament, so he knew that Li Ke talked to him more than simply treating him like a monarch and minister.

This was the case when Li Ke was still the prince. Even now that he is the emperor, he still does not change his original intention, and he is not at all arrogant when facing Cen Wenwen.When Cen Wenwen looked at Li Ke's appearance, he suddenly seemed to see the boy who was studying hard at the door of Cen's mansion, and couldn't help sighing.

When Cen Wenwen heard the words, he immediately got up and worshiped: "In terms of government affairs, my ministers may have different views from your majesty, but since your majesty has made up his mind, even if you have differences, you should follow your majesty's words and serve your majesty. Breaking mountains and breaking mountains, cutting rivers and cutting off their streams, why bother with old age.”

Seeing this, Li Ke slowly helped Cen Wenwen up, and praised: "Master Cen is also a scholar of the country."

Li Ke knew that Cen Wenwen was not talking about the scene, but the truth, because Cen Wenwen was such a person, a person who interpreted the meaning of "scholar" to the extreme.

Even if Li Ke is the emperor and a disciple of Cen Wenwen, as long as Cen Wenwen thinks it is beneficial to Li Ke and the affairs of the Tang Dynasty, even if he knows that this matter is contrary to Li Ke's intentions, he will say that, in the same way, when Li Ke Ke made a decision, even if the decision was at odds with Cen Wenwen, Cen Wenwen would spare no effort to implement Li Ke's decision.

Acting in the way of a minister, fulfilling the role of a minister, and exhausting the power of a minister, this is a national scholar, an unparalleled national scholar.

The conversation between the monarch and his ministers, master and apprentice has already been discussed, so naturally there will be no more grievances. Li Ke personally sent Cen Wenwen out of the Ganlu Palace, but it was a coincidence that Li Ke sent Cen Wenwen out of the palace. At that time, I happened to meet Xu Jingzong who was waiting outside the hall for an audience.

Xu Jingzong stood obediently outside the hall, watching Li Ke personally send Cen Wenwen out of the hall, envious and regretful.

Li Ke was Cen Wenwen who was worshiped by Wu De as his teacher in the ninth year of Wude. At that time, Xu Jingzong happened to be an official in the Secretary Province with Cen Wenwen. At that time, Xu Jingzong did not feel much envy of Cen Wenwen. After all, Xu Jingzong had a bright future at that time. It is not difficult to become one of the eighteen bachelors in the country, and it is not difficult to become the prince's teacher.

But thinking about it now, if Xu Jingzong could become Li Ke's teacher back then, then it is Xu Jingzong who was sent off by Li Ke himself. He is the emperor's teacher and the prime minister of Zhongshu.

Of course, this kind of reverie is only for a moment. After Li Ke sent Cen Wenwen away, Xu Jingzong saw the opportunity and hurried forward to ask to see him.

"Xu Jingzong, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, pays homage to His Majesty." Xu Jingzong stepped forward and bowed to Li Ke.

Xu Jingzong is keen on fame, and Li Ke knows what he is. Li Ke can also guess the purpose of Xu Jingzong's visit this time. It is nothing more than striking while the iron is hot, to further win Li Ke's favor.

But striking while the iron is hot is not something everyone can do, the premise is that you have to be a bit heavy.

Li Ke raised his hand, signaled Xu Jingzong to get up, and asked: "What is Xu Shilang talking about here?"

Xu Jingzong took out a memorial from his sleeve, handed it to Li Ke, and said to Li Ke: "I know that your majesty is worried about the Western Turks, so I made a special memorial, hoping to share your worries."

Li Ke asked curiously: "The servant is a civil servant, and he also understands martial arts?"

Xu Jingzong said: "What I said is not about martial arts, but the way of the enemy and us."

Hearing this, Li Ke opened Xu Jingzong's memorabilia, and after reading it, he became a little interested.

Xu Jingzong's memorabilia has a saying: At present, there is civil strife in Western Turkic, Western Turkic Yipishekui Khan and Yehu Ashina Helu are at odds, Ashina Helu lost to Khan, and is at a disadvantage.Datang can establish a trustworthy Turkic Khan House as the new Turkic king, nominally integrating the Eastern and Western Turks, and wooing Helu.

What Xu Jingzong said is actually a solution. Li Ke is an outsider to the Western Turks after all, it is difficult to win the trust, and it is not easy to break into the inside. many.As long as He Lu obeyed, the worst result would be to greatly consume the national power of the Western Turks and lay the foundation for the Tang Dynasty to establish the Western Regions in the future.

However, Li Ke also has some hidden worries. Once Li Ke canonize the Turkic Khan, then this person will be the new Turkic king recognized by the Tang Dynasty. Turks are much bigger.

Li Ke asked: "Killing tigers and devouring wolves is indeed a plan, but are you not afraid that Ashina Simo really took over the Western Turks and would end up getting bigger?"

Xu Jingzong said: "Ashina Simo can't do it. The left and right Ashina Simo have long wanted to be attached to him. Your Majesty might as well replace Ashina Simo with someone you can trust."

Li Ke thought about it, and thought of Li Ke's old minions such as Ashinasheer, Zhishisili, etc., but he still couldn't think of the really suitable person, because once the Turkic Khan is settled, it is not a matter of one life or two. The position of Khan is to be passed on, even if the first generation Turkic Khan was loyal to Li Ke, who can guarantee future generations?

Li Ke thought about it for a moment, looked at Xu Jingzong's appearance and seemed to have an idea, so he asked, "Do you have someone to choose?"

Xu Jingzong said with a smile: "Who said that the Turkic Khan must be a man, as long as he has the full support of His Majesty, even a woman can do it."

(End of this chapter)