Tibet

At night, Wei Jiansu was giving a sermon to his eldest grandson Wei Qingxuan in the study, of course he was talking about officialdom.

Wei Qingxuan benefited from his grandfather's honor and was appointed governor of Bianzhou when he was less than thirty years old. He planned to go to Bianzhou to take office after the New Year.

Wei Jiansu was a little worried about him, so he took advantage of the time before the Chinese New Year to give him a few lessons.

"When you are a local official, the court mainly assesses your moral character. Virtue is reputation and conduct is ability. Reputation is not only official reputation, but also popular reputation among the people. If you are humble and low-key, and do not offend others, you will be well-liked by your colleagues and care about your subordinates. , Treat petty officials kindly, and you will win the support of lower-level officials, benefit the people, be diligent in government affairs, and do not indulge your family and subordinates in extortion, and you will win fame among the gentry and the common people. This is called virtue.

The main ability is to restore production and solve the difficulties of the victims. Bianzhou has suffered from war, and recuperation is the most important. Repair the bridges destroyed by the war, restore the burnt inns, try not to disturb the people, help the people with spring plowing, encourage farming and weaving, and If these trivial things are done well, in a few years, Bianzhou's grain output and tax revenue will slowly rise to the forefront. This is the ability that the imperial court values ​​most. "

Wei Jiansu followed the guidance, but his grandson Wei Qingxuan seemed to accept it humbly, but there was always a hint of disapproval in his eyes, which made Wei Jiansu really worried. He knew his grandson. People are not bad in nature, but they are too proud, aloof and aloof. Is it appropriate to let him govern the place if he is not down to earth and looks down on the lower class people?

At this time, the housekeeper reported in the courtyard, "Sir, Mr. Yan from Helong Jinzou Courtyard wants to see you!"

Wei Jiansu immediately realized that Li Ye must have something to do with him.

He quickly ordered his grandson: "Go and ask Master Yan to come to my place!"

After a pause, he asked again: "Master Yan is Yan Zhenqing's nephew, so don't be rude!"

"My grandson obeys!"

Soon, Wei Qingxuan invited Yan Quanming to the outer study room. Yan Quanming bowed and saluted, "See the old Prime Minister!"

"You're welcome, Mr. Yan, please sit down!"

Yan Quanming did not sit down, but took out an original copy of the Eagle Letter and a copy.

"This is the eagle letter written by His Highness just received, and there is also a copy. Your Highness asked the old Prime Minister to forward it to the Emperor."

Wei Jiansu smiled and narrowed his eyes, "It's an honor! Don't worry, I will present it to the emperor early tomorrow morning."

"There's nothing else to do. The gate is about to close. I'll take my leave."

Wei Jiansu nodded, "Qing'er, send Master Yan off for me!"

Wei Qingxuan stepped forward and waved his hand, "Master Yan, please go this way!"

Yan Quanming bowed and left.

Wei Jiansu opened the copy and read it carefully.

Not long after, Wei Qingxuan came back and said, "Report to my grandfather that my grandson has sent Master Yan away."

Wei Jiansu nodded, "Sit down!"

Wei Qingxuan sat down. Seeing his puzzled expression, Wei Jiansu smiled slightly and said, "Li Ye and I have reached a tacit agreement, and I will communicate with the emperor for him. This is the second time, and there will be a third time soon." times and the fourth time.”

Wei Qingxuan looked shocked and said: "My grandfather and Li Ye colluded. Once the imperial court and Helong fall out, will the emperor let the Wei family go?"

Wei Jiansu frowned, "What nonsense are you talking about? What do you mean I colluded with Li Ye?"

"Li Ye trusts my grandfather so much. Everyone will think that there is some kind of agreement between my grandfather and Li Ye. Grandpa, is it true?"

Wei Jiansu suppressed the dissatisfaction in his heart and said slowly: "There is no agreement between me and Li Ye, it is just a tacit understanding. Li Ye needs someone to be the bridge between him and the emperor, so I will take the initiative to take on this important task. This Call it collusion?”

"But Li Ye is a local warlord after all. In fact, he is also a form of traitor. Sooner or later, he will be eliminated by the court. If my grandfather has a close relationship with him, it will be used by others to impeach my grandfather, and it will also affect the future of the Wei family. Has Grandpa considered this?”

Wei Jiansu looked at his grandson coldly. He finally understood that his grandson hated Li Ye from the bottom of his heart. He would not understand anything he said to him. His heart was full of hatred. If he was raised to be the head of the Wei family, the Wei family would definitely become the head of the Wei family in the future. A great disaster happened because of him.

"Grandpa is a little tired, go ahead!"

Wei Qingxuan wanted to persuade his grandfather again, but he didn't know where to start, so he had to bow, stood up and retreated.

Wei Jiansu walked a few steps with his hands behind his back, and finally made up his mind.

He walked to the door and told the maid: "Go and find the second young master!"

Wei Jiansu had four sons and nine grandsons. The eldest son, Wei Ti, served as the Shaoqing of Guanglu Temple in the court, and the second son, Wei E, served as a minister. Wei Qingxuan was the son of the eldest son Wei Ti and the eldest grandson of Wei Jiansu. .

When Wei Jiansu discovered that his eldest grandson Wei Qingxuan was hopeless, he decided to change some rules.

Not long after, the second son Wei Er walked into the study, knelt down and saluted, "See you, father!"

Wei Jiansu said slowly: "I came to you to tell you that you will be the officiant for the New Year's clan sacrifice, and Qingkai will be the third-generation officiant."

Wei E was stunned. The eldest brother had always been in charge of the New Year Festival. The third-generation officiant was also the eldest son Qingxuan. Why did it change this year?

"It's decided. You write a letter immediately and call Qingkai back."

Wei Er's son, Wei Qingkai, is the second grandson. He was born as a Jinshi and currently serves as the magistrate of Yunyang County. He is one year younger than Wei Qingxuan and also has the same great respect for his grandfather Wei Jiansu.

At this moment Wei Jiansu had decided to give up his eldest grandson and instead train his second grandson Wei Qingkai.

Wei Jiansu took two steps with his hands behind his back. Wei Jiansu said to Wei Er again: "After the New Year, I decided to let Qing Kai go to Helong to become an official."

The next morning, Wei Jiansu came to ask for an audience with the emperor.

In the past two days, Li Heng was also annoyed about Jing Xiang's incident. The opportunity for Ji Guangchen's sudden death finally appeared, but he did not expect that Li Ye would take control of Jing Xiang's army first.

Li Heng was furious because of this. He wanted to send troops to take back Jingxiang by force, but he was afraid that he and Li Ye would completely fall out and fight each other.

In the imperial study, Li Heng was correcting memorials in a depressed manner. At this time, a eunuch reported at the door, "Your Majesty, Academician Wei wants to see you!"

Li Heng was startled, why did Wei Jiansu want to see him? He thought for a moment and then said: "Announce his presence!"

Not long after, Wei Jiansu hurriedly walked into the imperial study, bowed and saluted, "The humble minister Wei Jiansu comes to see your majesty!"

"Wei Aiqing is anxious to see me, is there something wrong?"

"Replying to Your Majesty, King Qi Li Ye asked the minister to send a letter to Your Majesty."

It was indeed a bit beyond Li Heng's expectation. He was stunned for a long time and asked: "What letter did King Qi send me?"

"It's about Jingxiang!"

Li Heng suddenly woke up and asked quickly: "Where is the letter?"

Wei Jiansu presented the Eagle's Letter and the copy together, "The King of Qi sent the Eagle's Letter, but it was also written in his own hand. It also had a private seal, and the other one was a copy!"

The handwriting of Ying Xin was too small. Li Heng took out a magnifying glass made of crystal from the drawer and looked at the seal carefully. He was sure it was Li Ye's personal seal. He then opened the copy and took a closer look.

Li Ye clearly pointed out in the letter that Ji Guangchen's death was related to the emperor's younger brother Li Lin. He had received news that Li Lin had assembled his army and marched eastward. The top priority now was to intercept Li Lin's army from marching eastward. In the future, Jingxiang's military and political affairs would be under his control. , Li Ye was willing to negotiate with the court to resolve the matter.

Li Heng was immediately shocked. Ji Guangchen was actually assassinated by Li Lin. What he didn't expect was that Li Lin had already sent troops to try to capture Jing Xiang.

Li Heng couldn't sit still anymore. He stood up and paced back and forth. His thoughts were in a mess. If it was true, what should he do?

He turned back and asked Wei Jiansu, "What does Wei Aiqing think of this matter?"

Wei Jiansu was already confident, so he said calmly: "Weichen thinks Li Ye is a little worried!"

"What is he worried about?" Li Heng asked confused.

"Your Majesty, Li Lin's army will most likely send troops from the Three Gorges Road. The Jingxiang army will definitely intercept it in Jingzhou. As a result, there will be no troops stationed in Xiangzhou and other places in Jingxiang. Li Ye is worried that Liang Chongyi of Nanyang will take the opportunity to send troops to occupy Xiangyang, cutting off the Jingxiang army's retreat, causing the Jingxiang army to be attacked from both sides."

Li Heng sneered and said: "What does it mean to resolve the military and political ownership of Jingxiang? Doesn't the agreement I signed with him before count?"

"Your Majesty, Li Ye should be referring to the power to garrison troops. The Jingxiang army is actually controlled by Li Ye. He may want to evacuate the army from Jingxiang, so he wants to negotiate with the imperial court and completely hand over Jingxiang to the imperial court."

Li Heng thought for a long time and decided to intercept Li Lin's army first. This was indeed more important than anything else.

"Okay! I will restrain Liang Chongyi. Without my will, he will not be allowed to send troops to Xiangyang."