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Chapter 197

After the early morning meeting, Murong Chi followed Li Beichen to the high platform outside.

There is a strong wind today, and the clothes are rattling.

Looking up from a distance, the whole capital is decorated with lights and festoons, full of bright colors.

"Murong Qing, do you know that it is thanks to one person that I am able to stand here at this moment." Li Beichen only had a faint smile on his face, but it came from the heart, with the air of a king looking down on the world.

"Is it Chen Ning?" Murong Chi asked.

Li Beichen squinted at him, "Why are you so sure?"

Murong Chi replied honestly, "Because, although he is wild and unrestrained, he has always been quick-witted and truly has the talent of Su Qin. I would be ashamed of myself."

He did not retain the admiration in his heart.

Can't help but add another sentence: "But he needs to meet someone who tolerates and trusts him like the emperor. Otherwise, he is also a wild horse, wandering in the mountains."

"Employing people is not suspicious, and suspicious people are not. This is the way of being a king." Li Beichen said lightly. .

"Your Majesty is wise~" Murong Chi complimented hastily.

Li Beichen took the wet handkerchief that Xu Fang handed over, wiped his face, and wiped his hands: "Give Murong Qing a handkerchief too. What do you think of today's court affairs? The left minister suddenly surrendered to the police and I will be with you." Is it related to the news you spread?"

When this question was asked suddenly, Murong Chi was startled.His father once taught him that the most important point of being an official is: the subordinates do not offend the superiors, and do not estrange relatives.

In terms of superiority and inferiority, Meng Xiang is respected, and in terms of closeness, I am just a newcomer.

"Ask and answer." Seeing him hesitating, Li Beichen gave him a displeased look, and said in a deep voice.

Only then did Murong Chi reply: "I don't know. I just told the ministers of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Industry after the court was dismissed. Later, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials also came to ask me. I answered according to my words. I only said that I am afraid that your Majesty will Follow the example of the late emperor to rectify the corruption of the imperial court."

Li Beichen was thoughtful, thinking that there might be something to do with it.After all, these few people were all Jinshi selected by Meng Xiang, and they were single-handedly promoted by Meng Xiang. It is not surprising that Meng Xiang knew about it immediately.

It's just that if it's really Prime Minister Meng, if he heard the news yesterday morning, he would be able to plan a series of assassinations and poisonings in the evening.That would be quite scary, and this person had to be removed!

This means that Meng Xiang has long been rebellious, and has laid an extraordinary foundation in many aspects such as the capital's human, property, and property intelligence network.

But regardless of whether it was true or not, Meng Xiang took a slanted sword today, relying on a bet, and he won the bet.

If all the officials in the capital cleared themselves up and handed over the embezzled funds within three days, then there would be a considerable amount of money, which would be enough for this year's war expenses.

Li Beichen asked in a deep voice: "Murongqing, you have read a lot of history books. In history, what did the civil servants who fought in the main battle usually want to achieve? Is it beneficial to them?"

Murong Chi heard the seriousness in Li Beichen's words, but couldn't think of an answer, so he quickly bowed and said:

"Your Majesty thinks about the world's major plans day and night. I only understand the surface of the book, and I am absolutely inferior. According to my superficial opinion, Meng Xiangxu is proficient in military aircraft and warfare, and is good at grasping the situation. That's why he made this proposal. After all, the queen was injured and unconscious. It was indeed done by the Tatars. Publicly and privately, only by counterattacking the Tatars can the overall situation be stabilized."

Li Beichen looked indifferent when he heard this, obviously he had already thought of all these.He just wanted to hear a different opinion.

When Murong Chi saw that the emperor seemed displeased, his expression could not help showing fear.

If we have to say that civil servants led the conquest, Zhuge Liang is a positive example. The typical civil servants in the Song Dynasty led the army, and most of them were failures.

The main battle and the main peace are not necessarily related to one's own interests, but may be just personal political opinions, or even personal temperament.

Meng Xiang is very fierce and tough on weekdays, and he naturally takes the lead in the battle;

Chen Xiangping is gentle and tactful in his daily life, and he is naturally peaceful.

But obviously the emperor didn't want to hear such words.

Don't talk about it!

The terrified look on Murong Chi's face made Li Beichen subconsciously compare with Chen Ning.

I thought that Murong Chi was the number one scholar, the article must be beautifully written, he seemed to have a good temperament, more than calm and less unrestrained, he had unique insights in the talk last night, but he was a bit conformist.

Although Chen Ning has no fame, he is quick-witted and has unique ideas, but he can't help being wild and unconstrained, which arouses suspicion from others.

Thinking about it carefully, the two complement each other very well.

It would be great if one person can take into account talent, elegance, calmness, patriotism, and loyalty at the same time.

While thinking about Chen Ning, he heard the eunuch Xu Fang come to report that the Empress Dowager's sedan chair had arrived at Meridian Gate safely.

"Go to the Meridian Gate." Li Beichen smiled.

He casually waved his hand at Murong Chi: "Murong Qing, you are well-educated and knowledgeable. Help me look up the information these few days and see how the victories against the Tatars were fought in history. This matter must be dealt with immediately. Go do it, do it as soon as possible! I don't feel relieved to leave this matter to others. Xu Fang, you arrange a sedan chair to take Master Murong out of the palace."

Searching literature is my forte, so I naturally have to make solid preparations.

Murong Chi was excited, and hurriedly said cautiously:

"Thank you for your majesty's grace. Your majesty ordered me to go and prepare."

The emperor waved his hand and asked him to step back, and he got on the chariot and headed towards the Meridian Gate.

Today's road is said to be smooth, but it is not so smooth.

For example, because the face scarves worn by the guards of Prince Jin's Mansion were too trendy, it attracted a large number of people to watch on both sides of the road, and some roads were narrow and crowded.

As a result, "traffic" was blocked in individual road sections, and the whole team took some time to pass.

Especially those young guards wearing face scarves made of brightly colored fabrics, all of them are strong and handsome, and they look particularly happy.

There were also gongs and drums to clear the way, and the knocking was loud and loud.

The common people looked at Zhile and pointed, and the guards themselves were also happy, with their heads held high.

The scene was extraordinarily joyous.

Also, get to a place surrounded by tall trees.Someone shot four or five arrows from a tree at the windows on both sides of the sedan chair.

The guards were tired of being traffic policemen to maintain traffic order, so they didn't have time to react, and let the anti-thief who shot the arrow escape again.

Who knew that everything was within Jiang Yuebai's expectation.

Before going out, he asked the sixth prince to prepare two wooden planks, which were fixed on both sides of the car to block the soft curtains on both sides.In this way, the leak of the sedan chair was completely blocked.

Those arrows hit the wooden boards on both sides.

The Empress Dowager couldn't help but praise Jiang Yuebai as a man who does great things, bold and careful.

Chen Ning, who was sitting opposite, said "great" and expressed his appreciation.Like Concubine Jing, Chen Ning belongs to the type who doesn't like to praise others.To say you are great means that you are too great.

In fact, there were four people sitting in their small car: the Empress Dowager, the Empress, Chen Ning and Jiang Yuebai.Jiang Yuebai hugged the queen, the queen mother took the middle position, and Chen Ning sat diagonally opposite Jiang Yuebai.

According to the palace rules, concubines in the harem must never be crowded together with foreign ministers.

But he couldn't hold back the sixth prince's endless admiration for Chen Ning, so he convinced the queen mother with his son's extraordinary charm.

The sixth lord has seen from last night that although Chen Ning has just entered the workplace, he is very insightful and has successfully assisted the emperor to resolve a big crisis.

Naturally, it should be protected as a national treasure.

This journey was the most difficult time for Chen Ning.

He hugged his legs and curled up.I am afraid that I will accidentally run into any female relatives.They are all masters he can't afford.

I can't wait to shrink into a hedgehog ball.

It looks extremely obscene.

But that's the only way to survive.

Through the cracks between his fingers, he saw a sword that looked very powerful, and the scabbard shone like a bright moon.

There is also a woman who is as beautiful as a painting is holding this sword, her gaze is so cold that it can kill people.

The words "Whoever offends me will die" are written all over his body.

It is said that such a beautiful woman killed dozens of men.

Too deadly.

And the most honorable woman in this country, the empress dowager asked her in such a gentle and loving tone:
"Are you tired? Aijia will wipe your sweat for you."

Too deadly.

(End of this chapter)