Early Tang Dynasty: forge ahead

Chapter 132 What are you afraid of?
"Thank you for coming to the banquet, Mr. Sir, I will take my leave now!"

Chen Qingsi bowed and left with a slight smell of wine.

Yuan Zhixin and Du Yiyi, who were accompanying him, also left immediately.

Lai Ji and Liu Rengui were walking in the backyard of the prime minister's residence one after the other.

Under the hazy moonlight, Lai Ji asked, "How was it? You and Chen Qingsi had a great conversation. How did it feel?"

Liu Rengui said with emotion: "He is a good man with excellent conduct and good government skills. As long as he can not forget his original intention, his future will be limitless. Maybe it will depend on him to expel the traitors."

Lai Ji was quite surprised and said: "It's rare to see Zhengze praise someone so much. I've never seen your most optimistic about keeping the promise so highly."

Liu Rengui: "It is good to keep the promise, but it is too square, not knowing how to adapt, and not knowing what to think. He is a famous minister and a good general, but he is not suitable for temple fighting. Being demoted and punished in the Western Regions is not necessarily a bad thing. Mr. Chen is different, he knows very well own value.”

The two people said that they kept the promise, their surname was Pei, and their name was Pei Xingjian.A native of Wenxi County, Jiangzhou, his young talent was favored by Su Dingfang, Laiji and other civil and military officials. He became the magistrate of Chang'an County at a young age and had a bright future.

However, Li Zhi had previously deposed Wang Liwu. Pei Xingjian believed that the disaster of the Tang Dynasty would begin from now on. Regardless of the dissuasion, he secretly discussed countermeasures with the ministers Chang Sun Wuji and Chu Suiliang, hoping to dispel Li Zhi's idea.

In the end, Yuan Gongyu, the minister of Dali Temple, informed Wu Zhaoyi's mother Yang, and Pei Xingjian was demoted to the Western Regions. Now he is the chief historian of the Xizhou Governor's Office.

It's not that Lai Ji didn't want to protect Pei Xingjian, it was just that his aggressive discussions with Changsun Wuji and Chu Suiliang, whom Li Zhi hated most, were destined to fail.

Lai Ji said with some disbelief: "How can I say that you also suspect that Chen Qingsi has spied on Shang Yi?"

"Otherwise?" Liu Rengui asked back: "A magistrate of a lower county who comes from a poor family, really has the courage to refuse Li Mao's invitation? You must know that those people have often publicized Li Mao's evil deeds."

The Han clan is now stinky, and there is no doubt that the Dongshi clan is the driving force behind it.

They already looked down on the Han Clan. With a villain like Li Yifu as an example, they would naturally go all out and publicize it all over the world, making the Han Clan lose the possibility of rising.

This is a conspiracy, the evil of Li Yifu, and does not need any modifier to make it dark.

Lai Ji said: "I just find it incredible. How did he, a young man in his early twenties, learn this?"

Liu Rengui said with a smile: "There is never a shortage of young talents in this world. The appearance of such a person in the Han clan is a blessing to His Majesty and a blessing to you and me. If you and I fail this time, we will definitely face Li Mao's counterattack." .Brother, Mr. Chen, it is possible to stabilize the phase. We should change our strategy and let you and me face the wrath of Li Mao."

Lai Ji paused and frowned: "This is too dangerous. He is the prime minister no matter what. Even if he loses power, Li Mao would not dare to do anything cruel. But you are different. He may kill you. .”

In history, Li Yifu attacked Liu Rengui more than once, and even publicly threatened General Liu Renyuan to kill him.It's just that Liu Ren is willing to cherish Liu Rengui's talents and can't bear to do anything.

Liu Rengui smiled contemptuously: "It's just a handful of old bones, what's there to be afraid of?"

Laiji nodded and said, "It makes sense, so why should you be afraid!"

Chen Qingsi returned to Jiangnan Dao Residence.

Xiao Miaochen greeted him virtuously and took off his somewhat bulky coat.

Spring in Chang'an is still a bit cool.

Xiao Miaochen didn't say much.

Chen Qingsi is accustomed to sharing outside affairs with Xiao Miaochen, which can not only promote the relationship between husband and wife, but also make it easier for Xiao Miaochen to deal with the woman's family affairs in the future.

Men have their own circle of men, and women will naturally have their own circle of women.

Xiao Miaochen heard some regret in her husband's tone and said, "Mr. Lang, are you worried that Mr. Li will take revenge on Mr. Lai and Mr. Liu?"

Chen Qingsi said: "It's not a worry, it's a certainty. Li Yifu has a character that will take revenge and will never tolerate this kind of thing. This is also their respectability and the reason why my husband is willing to work with them." When dealing with Li Yifu, Chen Qingsi believes Lai Ji and Liu Rengui were not purely motivated by their own interests.

If he really wanted to serve his own interests, Lai Ji, who was promoted by Li Zhi, would not openly oppose Li Zhi's dethronement of Wang Liwu if he were not a faction of Changsun Wuji and Chu Suiliang.

With his intelligence, it was impossible not to know Li Zhi's thoughts, but he still decided to oppose Li Wu.

If Liu Rengui really wanted to do it for himself, he would not take the initiative to provoke Li Yifu and become the most hated person in Li Yifu.

In their position, not everyone only values ​​their position and power. Some people really want to do something for the world and the common people.

Lai Ji and Liu Rengui were such people.

They may have their own selfish motives, but they are unwavering in their belief in the overall situation.

Chen Qingsi believed that he was not as noble as them, but instead of associating with Li Yifu, who had no bottom line, he was more willing to associate with Lai Ji and Liu Rengui.

The next day, Chen Qingsi went to Sun Chuyue's banquet.

Sun Chuyue also warmly entertained Chen Qingsi and invited Xue Yuanchao, Liu Qixian, and Yuan Wanqing to accompany him.

Compared with Lai Ji's banquet, Sun Chuyu's banquet seemed pure.

This is also related to Sun Chuyue's character.

Sun Chuyue is a pure minister.

At that time, four people, Hao Chujun, Lai Ji, Gao Zhizhou, and Sun Chuyue, came to Shi Zhonglan's door. Shi Zhonglan asked them about their ambitions. The first three people all said they wanted to be the prime minister, but Sun Chuyue said in a low-key manner: "Do it." Among them, it is enough for Shushe people to keep secrets around the emperor."

After Sun Chuyue became an official, he was diligent and selfless, capable of doing things, and did not form any clique or seek selfish interests.

It is difficult for such a person to climb to a high position, but only with the protection of Laiji and the respect of Li Shimin and Li Zhi can he stay in the temple.

The reason he chose to take sides at this time was because Li Yifu was too arrogant and couldn't stand it anymore.

Facing Sun Chuyue, Chen Qingsi was much more relaxed. She was not as reserved as Liu Rengui, eating and drinking happily, talking about poetry, articles and world affairs.

They avoided the intrigues in the temple and talked about the conflict between the Western Turks in the Western Regions and the Three Kingdoms in the East.

Xue Yuanchao said angrily: "Cheng Zhijie and Wang Wendu made mistakes. If it weren't for them, how could Goguryeo be so arrogant? I don't know what the war in the West is like now. Whether General Manager Su can take on this important task."

The imperial army's westward expedition returned without success. Li Zhilongyan was so angry that Empress Wu did not even dare to let her family stay in the palace.

In addition to the fact that no success means failure, what is more important is that Goguryeo ignored the will of the Tang Dynasty and bullied its younger brother Silla.

Li Zhi was preparing to launch troops against Goguryeo. The purpose of the Western Expedition was to stabilize the situation in the West and avoid a two-front war.

As a result, the army returned without success, and Li Zhi could only temporarily abandon the plan for the Eastern Expedition and continue the Western Expedition.

Therefore, from the overall strategic perspective, Cheng Zhijie and Wang Wendu failed to achieve success this time and ruined a major event.

Even a veteran like Cheng Zhijie made Li Zhi so angry that he resigned from his official position.

In this regard, Chen Qingsi had the most say. He said: "General Manager Su is one of the best generals in the world. This Western Expedition will surely defeat the Western Turks and enhance the prestige of the Tang Dynasty. As for the Haidong Peninsula, in fact, this accident will be reported later. In my humble opinion, it may not be a good thing!”

　Brothers who can subscribe to the new book will do their best to do so, and those who have votes will also support it!Thanks!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)