Early Tang Dynasty: forge ahead

Chapter 131 Meeting Liu Rengui and using each other
Chen Qingsi walked towards the hall under the guidance of Lai Ji.

Chen Qingsi was slightly confused, but she followed behind.

There were three people waiting in the hall, except for the middle-aged man at the head, who was about half a century old, with a square face, big ears, small eyes and thin eyebrows, a kind-hearted look, and the most popular mustache and goatee.

There are two other people at the bottom and left, both in their thirties. The one on the left has a dignified appearance, giving people the impression of a humble gentleman. The one on the right is tall and thin, but his eyes are bright and lively, with a hint of agility. .

Seeing Lai Ji leading Chen Qingsi inside, the three of them stood up one after another.

Lai Ji said cordially: "My dear nephew, I'm here to introduce you to you. This is my best friend. His surname is Liu, his double name is Rengui, and his courtesy name is Zhengze. He is officially appointed to Shizhong..."

Liu Rengui! ! !
Chen Qingsi's heart was filled with huge waves, but her face was full of joy and she said: "Liu Gei killed Lu Ning in the incident. He is famous all over the world. Cheng is a role model for our generation. I am lucky enough to meet him today. It is an honor for the younger generation."

He bowed in admiration, and when he lowered his head, his eyes suddenly understood everything.

Liu Rengui's heroic deeds were indeed worthwhile, but they did not scare Chen Qingsi so much.

He figured out all the causes and consequences.

On the way here, Chen Qingsi learned about many things happening in the capital through various channels.

Among them, the most evil things done by Li Yifu were heard, and Liu Rengui's name appeared among them.

Li Yifu was fascinated by the Chunyu family and secretly instructed Dali Cheng Bi Zhengyi to release her and take her as his concubine.Then Duan Baoxuan, the minister of Dali Temple, reported the truth, Liu Rengui was responsible for handling the "Bi Zhengyi case", and Wang Yifang, the imperial censor, made trouble in the temple. Finally, with Li Zhi's protection, Li Yifu escaped the disaster.

Now that Liu Rengui is here, does it mean that all this is led by Lai Ji?
Lai Ji had long planned to get rid of Li Yifu, who was causing trouble to Chao Gang and threatening his status, and planned all of this.

It was only because of Li Zhi's forcible protection that his success failed.

In this way, Laiji has long been incompatible with Li Yifu, but it is not known to everyone.

Chen Qingsi figured everything out. After this incident, Laiji knew that Li Yifu could not move for the time being, but he himself was not among them.

This is a losing game.

But his appearance made things turn for the better.

Li Zhi attached great importance to the imperial examination scholars and Han people.

The development of the imperial examination scholars was excellent, but the Han clan was in a mess.

Lai Ji planned to obtain Li Zhi's blessing by protecting himself.

Even if you give me a piece of wood today, Laiji will accept it happily and act very happy.

"This person who can become the prime minister is really not a simple person."

Chen Qingsi had a feeling that her blood was boiling. This was where she should stay.Although he hopes that all his opponents can be easily controlled like Ji Wen and Zheng Rong, it is also a pleasure to be able to compete with masters.

Liu Rengui was also quite proud. As a ninth-rank county captain, he killed the fifth-rank captain Zhechong, which caused a sensation. The matter was brought to the attention of the then emperor Li Shimin, who summoned Liu Rengui to the court for questioning.

Thanks to meeting Li Shimin, Liu Rengui was a blessing in disguise.

For other emperors, if the ninth rank kills the fifth rank, and the county captain kills the general, even if he wants to protect him, he may not be able to protect him, let alone give him a promotion.

"I am deeply honored to be praised by Mr. Qingxi."

Liu Rengui was not lying. He grew up in a poor family and had no way to study. It coincided with the peasant uprising in the late Sui Dynasty and he was unable to concentrate on his studies.Whenever I am not working, I can only rely on writing and drawing in the air or on the ground to consolidate the knowledge I have learned and deeply understand the suffering of the people.Regarding Chen Qingsi's poems, he did not love "Yellow Crane Tower" or "Dapeng", but only loved "Compassion for the Farmers". Because it was true enough, he even wrote it down to warn himself not to forget because of his little achievements. life in the past.

Although in terms of age, Chen Qingsi was only 23 years old, and in terms of status, he was a county magistrate, but Liu Rengui could not treat him as a junior or lower-level official.

Lai Ji continued the introduction, pointing to the dignified Confucian scholar on the left and said: "This is the admonishing doctor, whose surname is Yuan, and his double name is Zhixin..."

Even Liu Rengui did not treat Chen Qingsi as a junior or lower-level official, especially Yuan Zhixin, who bowed and said hello respectfully.

Chen Qingsi responded with the same courtesy.

"This is Du, with the double name Yiyi, and is a judicial officer in Yongzhou..."

Du Yiyi, what a good name.

Chen Qingsi complained secretly and returned the greeting.

Laiji arranged for Liu Rengui to accompany him, which obviously gave Chen Qingsi a great honor.

However, Chen Qingsi did not appear restrained. While accepting it calmly, she also became close to Liu Rengui.

Chen Qingsi knows Liu Rengui's future trajectory clearly.

Liu Rengui was an outstanding scholar in both civil and military affairs. He was able to establish a state with his literary skills, and was able to govern the country with his military skills. After that, he became an extremely popular minister.

The people Wu Zetian feared most in history were not Pei Yan, Xue Yuanchao, nor Li Jingye, who rebelled in Yangzhou, but Liu Rengui.

When Liu Rengui faced Wu Zetian's rule, he directly threatened to resign. He also used Empress Lu's disaster to frighten Gui and admonish Wu Zetian.

At that time, Liu Rengui was in charge of Chang'an alone. When Wu Zetian received the letter, he didn't care about being angry at all, and humbly sent Wu Chengsi to Chang'an to ask for an explanation.

When Liu Rengui was alive, Wu Zetian never dared to violate the rules. It was not until after his death that Wu Zetian began to dominate the government without any scruples, bullied her own son, and became the empress.

Chen Qingsi still doesn't know where he will go when the time comes, and what history will be like because of his appearance, but by winning over Liu Rengui and establishing a good relationship with him, it will be beneficial to whoever he faces in the future.

Push cups and exchange cups.

Chen Qingsi and Liu Rengui sat at the same table and talked the most.The two had very similar childhood trajectories. They both loved reading, but because their families were poor, they were forced to work in agriculture and study in their spare time.

The two got along very happily.

Lai Ji was also secretly surprised, and finally understood why his master valued a young junior so much.This does not look like a young man, he is clearly an experienced fox.

He has a humble attitude, is eloquent, and his conversation is impeccable. He doesn't look like a man who has only been in office for three years and has been an official for more than one year.

Lai Ji deliberately brought up what happened yesterday and said hypocritically: "Even if the Li family manager is arrogant and domineering, there is no need for my nephew to write poems to ridicule him. Mr. Li is an auxiliary minister of the country, how do you want him to deal with himself? Why don't you let him do it?" I arranged for my nephew to make amends with Mr. Li."

Chen Qingsi frowned and said: "Come on, sir, it's not that I'm careless with a family of slaves. It's just that he is too presumptuous. He just doesn't show any courtesy at all, and threatens when he doesn't agree. My nephew is really angry... As for apologizing, it's necessary. ? It is said that the prime minister’s belly can support the boat, so Xianggong Li shouldn’t be stingy about it. If this is the case, please ask Xianggong to help explain. "

He said and stood up to bow.

When Lai Ji saw that the ball was kicked to him, he couldn't help laughing. He had a feeling that he was taking advantage of this kid, but this kid might not be taking advantage of him.

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