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Chapter 183 The Honest Man Li Jie

Yan Hua, the creator of the figurines, also spoke: "The minister also recommended Li Jie, the general supervisor, to serve as the supervisor. Mr. Li previously repaired the Yanfu Palace, which was highly praised by the late emperor. Mr. Li's profound attainments in gardening are beyond my reach. The Ministry of Industry As for the post of Shangshu, if Mr. Li does not do it, no one would dare to do it."

Li Jie, the general supervisor, came out and said, "Your Majesty, my minister Li Jie has something to say."

Lu Chengqi was quite surprised. At this time, when the civil servants were elected, as the person who was pushed, he usually didn't speak to avoid suspicion.It is rare for Li Jie to ask to speak on his own initiative.Lu Chengqi hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Zuza."

Li Jie immediately held the court wat, and said word by word: "Your Majesty, I don't think I am qualified for the post of Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry..." Before the words finished, Cao Ling raised his head in surprise.At first, he thought that he would have nothing to do with the post of Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, but unexpectedly, Li Jie wanted to give up on his own in a turn of events!In this way, isn't it said that he is the most hopeful?I was overjoyed for a moment, my little heart was beating wildly, almost reaching the top of my throat.

Not only Cao Ling was surprised, but the civil and military officials inside and outside the palace
Lu Chengqi was also very surprised, he kept his face calm and waited quietly for Li Jie's next words.I just heard Li Jie continue to say: "...I have nothing to gain from studying, and I am not proficient in classics. I can only repair gardens, but I have no great talents. The former emperor was promoted to be a general and a prisoner. I still feel powerless, let alone work. Minister of the Ministry? Besides, the minister is only twenty-six now, too young to be able to convince the public. All these things show that the minister is not qualified to be the minister of the Ministry of Industry, please think again, Your Majesty!"

Lu Chengqi listened to Li Jie's words quietly, and kept observing Li Jie's tone and eyes.It was found that Li Jie had no place to hide from Lu Chengqi's eyes, but talked eloquently without embarrassment.He revealed his own shortcomings, but did not cover them up at all, and Lu Chengqi did not see the slightest suspicion of artificiality from it.

Lu Chengqi thought to himself: "Could it be that this person is really an official who emerges from the mud? Otherwise, how could he be so honest! No way, I want to see if what he said is true..."

Thinking of this, Lu Chengqi suddenly smiled, which eased the serious atmosphere in the court: "Li Qing is really good-natured, but I always put talent first in my employment, so why not be young? Like me, it's not that young. Have you become a great treasure? Another example is Wu Qing, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, who is only in his 30s! Age does not mean anything. Is Fu Gong also trying to gain fame and pretend to be someone else?"

Hearing this, Li Jie didn't know if he was angry, his immature face was extremely red, and he argued: "Your Majesty, the Yanfu Palace was built under the supervision of one person, why was it done by others?"

Lu Chengqi made a strange expression: "Then why did Li Qing belittle himself, saying that he has no talent? In my opinion, he can repair gardens, and he is also a great talent. Can't I use someone who is valued by the emperor? I don't know Li Qing Is there something unspeakable, but these two things are really not accurate. What I value is Li Qing's talent, which has nothing to do with other things. If you can't give other reasons, I think that the post of Minister of the Ministry of Industry is still a You can do it so I can rest assured."

Li Jie was stunned, Lu Chengqi's thoughts were too wild, he couldn't turn the corner for a while.After struggling in my heart for a long time, I said with shame: "All my colleagues in the court know that my father and brother have a bad reputation. Because of the shame of my family, I am ashamed of my late emperor and His Majesty by serving as a prisoner. Is it a senior member of the second rank? This is absolutely impossible, otherwise I will not be able to hold my head up for the rest of my life..."

Lu Chengqi was stunned, the influence of family style in this era was beyond Lu Chengqi's expectation.Xu Chongguang said that he wanted to recommend Li Jie, so of course Lu Chengqi wanted to pull out Li Jie's information and read it, so as to understand how talented this person is.

I don’t know if I don’t look at it, but I’m startled when I see it.This Li Jie is definitely a buried scientist. He is very knowledgeable and knowledgeable. He is not only proficient in architecture, but also knows how to draw. His handwriting is very beautiful.His essays are indeed not very good. If it weren't for his handwriting, he would not be able to win the Jinshi.The low ranking in the palace examination did not prevent Li Jie from showing his talents in the field of architecture. Since he became a supervisor, he has successively built a new Imperial Academy and repaired more than ten royal gardens such as Shanglin Garden and Nanyu Garden. Wei.The Supervision Department secretly reported that Li Jie has a wide range of hobbies, such as carpentry, horse raising, myths about gods and monsters, musical instruments, researching ancient characters, etc. Anyway, he has made achievements in each of them, and he is really a rare talent .

But Li Jie also has a fatal flaw, that is, he was born in a family of officials for generations.His great-grandfather Li Weiyin, grandfather Li Dunyu, father Li Nangong, and brother Li Wei were all enshrined in court officials.Being an official is not a bad family, what is terrible is that his father and elder brother's official reputation is not good. Someone once commented that his father was "repeatedly cunning, no special skills, and those who know him are wrong"; as for his elder brother, It was evaluated as "people think it is mean".It is said that dragons give birth to dragons, phoenixes give birth to phoenixes, sons of mice can make holes, and fathers are heroes.With this superficial understanding, the deeds of Li Jie's father, Li Nangong, naturally became an important basis for evaluating Li Jie.This is also the reason why Li Jie has always had low self-esteem. It is all because the unspoken rules of the officialdom are too restrictive.

After Lu Chengqi understood Li Jie's worries, he suddenly slapped the dragon chair and scolded: "False, your father is your father, your brother is your brother, and you are you. Could it be that based on what your father did, I will give up using it?" Are you alone? What is the reason for this? It's ridiculous. Li Qing, don't worry. I can assure you that no one dares to gossip about you when you become the minister of the Ministry of Industry. In my ears, hmph, I would like to see who has the ability to be the Secretary of the Ministry of Industry! Li Qing, could it be that the reputation you gained earlier was all fake?"

Li Jie blushed, he was an honest man, but not a fool, he could still hear Lu Chengqi's aggressive tactics.I saw him say in a muffled voice: "Your Majesty, there is no need to use aggressive methods. This minister of the Ministry of Industry still dares to do it!"

Lu Chengqi smiled and said: "That's right, Li Qing, as long as you make some achievements, who would dare to say anything about you?"

At this time, all civil and military officials in the Daqing Palace heard the match between the emperor and his ministers, and their hearts were bright: "It turns out that the little emperor took the trick of advancing only to retreat. This Li Jie is also good luck, and it just happened to hit the little emperor's mind." They all made up their minds, if they wanted the little emperor to compromise next time, they would just retreat.What they didn't know was that Lu Chengqi's move of retreating into advance was based on his understanding of intelligence.If anyone wanted to use this trick against Lu Cheng, he might hit the south wall.Not everyone's acting skills are perfect, as long as there is a dodge, there must be a ghost inside.Although Lu Chengqi didn't dare to say that he could see it 100%, but he wasn't so stupid that he didn't understand anything and just agreed rashly, right?Let the intelligence organization as good as the Supervision Department be useless, unless Lu Chengqi is guilty...

(End of this chapter)