Chapter 789 My son will definitely be a wise king in the future
After Changsun Wuji left, the situation in the court changed drastically. Most of the prime ministers were the emperor's people, and the efficiency of handling affairs has also improved a lot.
But the so-called faction has a faction, even a few prime ministers secretly divided their relatives and fought endlessly in private.
Li Yifu is the most arrogant and domineering, but Li Ji is the most aloof from the world.
Water benefits all things without fighting, but who can stop it?
Li Ji smiled slightly.
He is old, but still ambitious.
After sweeping away the faction of Changsun Wuji, Datang has already shown the trend of prosperity. At this moment, Li Ji only wants to make his name in history...
"This old man is famous for leading the army and sweeping away the alien races. As the prime minister, he restrained Changsun Wuji and others in the court, and made great contributions to His Majesty. Every piece of writing and martial arts... This old man has reached the peak, how fast! Hahahaha!"
It was rare for him to be so reckless, and the officials outside couldn't help being curious when they heard the laughter.
"What is the British prince happy about?"
When Li Ji was happy, he thought of his grandson.
There is no doubt that Li Jingye's temper is stubborn and simple, and he is the easiest to be incited by others. Moreover, he doesn't have a city mansion yet, and the methods are so clumsy that he wants to vomit blood...
Such a grandson has a worrying future.
"But there is still Xiao Jia." Li Ji smiled, "Jingye will follow Xiao Jia honestly from now on, he can avoid disasters and make meritorious deeds. If the ancestors protect him, he may be able to revive the British government... If so, the old man will be buried under the ground. Also rest in peace."
"However... the professional skills are all in fighting, and the official is mediocre. It's a pity that the old man's prestige in the army is too high, and there are too many subordinates in the past, so I can't join the army with professionalism. Sigh!"
Thinking of his grandson messing around in the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Li Ji couldn't help smiling wryly.
"If it goes on like this, it will end up being mediocre." Thinking of that naive poisonous tongue, Li Ji even felt that sooner or later Li Jingye would offend everyone around him.
"How about...a severe beating? But Jingye has a solid body, and the beating is in vain. Or..." Li Ji struggled, gritted his teeth and said, "Why don't you break a leg..."
He is a decisive character, once he decides something, he will do it no matter how difficult it is.
Breaking a leg is an unforgettable lesson, and Jingye will definitely be able to change his face from now on.
Thinking of his grandson's poisonous tongue, Li Ji couldn't help but blushed.
"How unreasonable!"
Boom!
He patted the desk, but it didn't move.
"British Duke!"
"Come in."
A small official came in, "Mr. Yingying, Minister Liu of the Ministry of Punishment is asking to see you."
Li Ji was taken aback for a moment, and then he was in a bad mood.
This must be dedicated to causing trouble, right?
Old man...
He nodded and clenched his hands into fists. If his grandson was in front of him, he would definitely beat him severely.
"The old man can't spare him!"
Liu Xiangdao came in. He entered the officialdom, and then his official career went smoothly, all the way to become Minister of the Ministry of Punishment.
This kind of people have the most transparent eyebrows and eyes. When they came in, they saluted and said with a smile: "Mr. Yingying, let Sun Li respect his work..."
Really dedicated!
Li Ji's eyelids twitched.
"But did Jingye get into trouble? Don't worry Liu Shangshu, the old man will call him to clean up."
"Aunt."
Say Cao Cao, and Cao Cao will arrive.
Li Jingye came happily.
Li Ji said with a cold face, "Ni Sun, what trouble did you get into? Hurry up and apologize!"
Li Jingye was stunned, "Ah Weng, I didn't cause any trouble."
"How dare you argue!"
In front of Liu Xiangdao, the grandson dared to quibble, this is a slap in the face of Liu Xiangdao!
Li Ji took a deep breath, "Come here, take a big stick!"
This grandson will die if he doesn’t clean up the house heavily. Do you want to teach him a lesson that he will never forget? Let him always remember this lesson!
"Ah Weng." Li Jingye was in a hurry, "Why do you want to do something without asking indiscriminately? I... I have made a contribution!"
Li Ji was taken aback.
Liu Xiangdao woke up from Li Ji's fiery reaction at this time, and said with a smile: "Mr. Yingying, Lingsun has made meritorious service."
"He has made meritorious service..."
Li Ji couldn't believe it.
Li Jingye in the Ministry of Criminal Justice has always been in trouble, never committing major incidents, but constantly minor incidents. Sometimes Li Ji also hoped that his grandson would give him face, but the ending was always tragic.
Long-term disappointment made Li Ji numb.
Can…
His eyes were bright, "Liu Shangshu, please tell me."
"Ah Ong!"
Li Jingye felt that it was easier for him to say it!
"Shut up!"
Li Ji stopped him.
This British Catholic grandson is really strict.
Liu Xiangdao said: "Today there is a retrial of the murder case. This case is quite difficult. Everyone in the Ministry of Criminal Justice believes that the culprit has been wronged. But today, Li Jingye sat in the hall and explained the case clearly. The suspect At the beginning, I was sophistrying, but at the end I fell limp on the ground, and even said that I admire Li Jingye. The British Duke, Lingsun... a great talent! I take the liberty, why is the British Duke treating such a young and talented man so harshly? If it were an old man, I would definitely love him Like a jewel in the palm of your hand."
Why!
The British Duke is stubborn!
Li Ji looked at Li Jingye in disbelief, "You decide the case..."
Li Jingye said aggrievedly: "Ah Weng scolded me for not listening. I was the one to judge Huang Jizhong's appeal. When this person complained that he did not commit crimes, I refuted them one by one... That person was indeed murdered." .”
I am so promising, but you look down on me and always have to scold and beat me.
Li Jingye's eyes were red.
Liu Xiangdao smiled and said: "In the future, Li Jingye will have to do a lot of work in the Ministry of Criminal Justice. The old man looks at him, and the British public can rest assured."
This is the hint.
Master Yingying, your grandson is so promising, the old man will definitely support him, so don't worry.
Li Ji had mixed feelings, "Thank you very much."
Liu Xiangdao resigned.
Li Ji looked at his grandson, his voice trembling, "Jingye, you are really promising."
Li Jingye said proudly: "I can do it, but I was too lazy to do it in the past. A Weng, you don't know, you always think I'm as stupid as a pig."
This grandson is actually snarky again, but... the old man is also very slappy!
Li Ji smiled, "How are you in the Ministry of Punishment now?"
It turned out that Li Jingye was not welcome in the Ministry of Punishment. Most of his colleagues despised this kind of dawdler, plus his status, so he got the name of a playboy.
"Ah Weng, my colleagues are very kind to me today, and the Shangguan even said that he will train me in the future."
"Okay! You are so promising, I am willing to die now."
Li Ji felt his eyes sore, worried about embarrassing himself in front of his grandson, so he waved his hands, "Don't be complacent about meritorious service, go back quickly."
After his grandson left, Li Ji wiped away his old tears, "Okay! Okay!"
Later, singing came from the duty room.
The officials passing by outside were dumbfounded.
What happened to the British public today?
Later in the court meeting, after the discussion was over, Li Zhi suddenly said: "The grandson of the Duke of England, I heard that he solved the case in the Ministry of Criminal Justice today like a cocoon, and caught the real culprit. The Duke of England has a successor, congratulations!"
Li Ji was overjoyed, but said humbly: "That little **** is just a coincidence."
Xu Jingzong said with a smile: "The Duke of England is too modest, and old man Li Jingye knows that he is the best friend with Duke Wuyang. In the past, the old man thought they were fooling around, but after all, he underestimated the young people. The Duke of England, twenty years later , I am afraid that Sun will be able to enter the imperial court."
Twenty years later, when he became the prime minister, even if Li Ji was still alive, he would be very old at that time, so he naturally had no fear.
The corners of Li Ji's mouth twitched slightly, "It's overrated, the old man will be satisfied if that little **** can be an official in twenty years' time."
Li Zhi couldn't help saying with emotion: "The success of the children and grandchildren is the greatest comfort to the father and grandfather."
He couldn't help but think of his son.
The eldest son is a prince, very filial, and asks him about his daily life and diet, and is quite concerned.
This is a good boy!
My son is not bad either!
Li Zhi is in a good mood.
Later he went to the harem.
Wu Mei was sorting out the memorabilia, and when she saw him coming, she got up to greet him.
"Why did His Majesty come back so early today?"
After the previous court’s discussions were over, Li Zhi still had a lot of things to do, such as meeting the governors in Chang’an and listening to their reports.
Li Zhi asked, "Where is Wulang?"
"Goro is still studying."
Wu Mei felt a little strange, "Your Majesty wants to find Goro? Shaopeng, go and call Goro."
Shao Peng agreed.
"Forget it, I'll go and see for myself."
Wu Mei was taken aback.
Li Zhi was walking slowly in the palace, and several court ladies peeked at him shyly and timidly on the road, wishing that the emperor would call him to bed immediately, and then be pampered. Rebirth of a prince is the pinnacle of life.
"Your Majesty, do you want your servants to invite His Highness out?"
Arrived outside the classroom, Wang Zhongliang wanted to show off.
Li Zhi shook his head, "Keep them quiet."
The two servants were instructed by Wang Zhongliang in a low voice, and Li Zhi walked outside the hall, and stood by the door to take a look inside.
I actually do voyeurism too, shame on me!
Inside, Li Hong was sitting in the middle, looking up and listening carefully, while Cao Yingxiong and Hao Mi were sitting on the left and right.
Goro works seriously.
Li Zhi added an advantage to his son.
Jiang Linzun is teaching.
"... Datang is the first to pay attention to the aristocratic family, and the aristocratic family has a large number of talents. This is what the Tang Dynasty relies on. The second is Haoqiang. Haoqiang maintains the majesty of the court at the local level, and is the backbone..."
After he finished speaking, he took a sip from his teacup, feeling very comfortable.
Li Zhi frowned slightly outside.
To him, a powerful family is more like a huge cancer. There are quite a few talents from aristocratic families, but compared with this cancer, those talents are like sweet and delicious poison.
Li Hong was a little confused and felt that this was wrong.
"Mr. Jiang's words are wrong."
Um?
Jiang Linzun was drinking tea when he choked.
"Cough cough cough...His Highness is ridiculous, cough cough cough..."
Li Hong's brows gradually loosened, and he said affirmatively: "Mr. Jiang said that in the Tang Dynasty, the top priority was the aristocratic family, followed by the powerful. I just want to ask, where are the people?"
The people have been swallowed by you?
Jiang Linzun covered his chest, took a breath, took another sip of tea, Shun Shun, his eyes suddenly became more angry.
"Your Highness's words are wrong, so I will tell His Highness... The structure of the Tang Dynasty is that His Majesty rules the world, the prime ministers assist His Majesty, and the officials manage the world... Aristocratic families produce talents, and powerful people can help the local government control the people..."
This is a vertical management system.
Li Hong held his head high, "What about the common people?"
"People?" Jiang Linzun's eyes were indifferent, "People are just two words. Your Highness must keep in mind that if the people don't starve to death, it will be a prosperous age. As for the others... let them farm, let them make all kinds of utensils for craftsmen, let them graze, To provide the Tang Dynasty with horses, cattle and sheep... that's it."
He felt that the prince's idea was a little off.
"That's not right!"
Li Hong suddenly exploded.
"I don't think Mr. Jiang's words are right." Li Hong got up, his eyes were firm, "The king is a boat. The people are water. Water can carry a boat or overturn it. If there are no people, where are the aristocratic families? Where did they come from?" the king of
Jiang Linzun shook his head and said with a smile: "I also said that if the people don't starve to death and let them live and work in peace, this is a prosperous age."
Li Hong shook his head, "You are wrong. According to what you said, the imperial court should respect the powerful families, so where will the people be placed?"
This prince is extreme... No, it's ignorance!
Jiang Linzun said with a smile: "Where do people get talents from among the people? It's just farming, why should we pay attention?"
The aristocratic family has become the master since the Han Dynasty, and it is still all-powerful today. Common people... Even if there is an imperial examination, the number of common people who can pass is pitifully small. Most of them are the children of aristocratic families, the children of the powerful, the children of officials, and the children of the powerful. People...that was just a joke.
Haomi lowered her head, feeling a little sad.
Cao Yingxiong’s background is not good. Although he has some money in his family, he is still considered to be more than half of the common people.
You bitch, look down on me!
Cao Yingxiong is not angry, but it is difficult to refute.
They were even more worried that the prince would be scolded and punished by the empress if he insisted on Jiang Linzun. So Yingxiong Cao gave Li Hong a wink, implying that he hastened to withdraw his supernatural powers and passed this level first.
Outside the door, a pair of eyes stared at Li Hong.
Prince...have you run out of skills?
Li Hong's face turned red, "Your words are even more wrong. Why don't the common people have talents? Just look at Hao Mi, look at Cao Yingxiong, is this a talent?"
Hao Mi is Jia Pingan's proud disciple, and Cao Yingxiong almost passed the imperial examination. For such a person, Jiang Linzun can only nod, "How many people like Cao Yingxiong and Hao Mi are there? They are rare."
Cao Yingxiong and Hao Mi were moved, but they were even more worried that the prince would go further and further on the road of death... During the time of the first emperor, the prince Li Chengqian and those princes were often punished for offending their husband.
Prince, accept the supernatural powers.
Li Hong laughed, "You are bullying Gu by saying that. But Gu knows that the common people don't produce many talents, just because the common people don't have the conditions to study. If most of the common people study, it is considered as one out of ten thousand Talent, what is the population of Datang? How many talents can be produced?"
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that it made sense. "Since the Sui Dynasty, the imperial examinations have been developed. This is a rank for the common people. But the common people rarely study, and the husband is not good, so they can't see the effect. But I firmly believe that in the future The days are getting better and better. My uncle said that the people will definitely try their best to send their children and grandchildren to study when they are full of warmth and thinking about the future of their children and grandchildren... My uncle also said..."
He thought for a while, "If there is demand, there will be supply. As long as the people have spare money, don't those scholars want to make money? At that time, one teacher can teach dozens of people, ten teachers, how many people can a hundred teachers teach? Tang's talents will definitely be filled with stars, there are too many to count!"
Looking at his son's proud appearance, Li Zhi smiled slightly.
"Your Highness is totally wrong!"
Jiang Linzun was very annoyed, and shouted sharply: "Mr. Wuyang doesn't understand the structure of the Tang Dynasty at all, so he taught the prince these things that are so wrong, and the prince still hasn't woken up?"
Li Hong was taken aback by him, thinking I was wrong?
But what Uncle said makes sense...
As soon as he was suffering, his eyes became more watery.
Jiang Linzun couldn't help but secretly rejoiced when he saw it, and then shouted: "Your Highness has awakened?"
"Wake up to what?"
Li Zhi walked in.
Li Hongben was suffering in his heart. He wanted to stick to his own opinion, but Jiang Linzun was a gentleman. If he persisted in his opinion again, Jiang Linzun could go to the empress to sue. According to the rules of the royal family, if the prince disrespects his husband, the empress will punish him severely...
"Your Majesty!"
Everyone stood up and saluted.
Li Zhi looked at the prince, and said lightly: "Do you regret it?"
This is an opportunity, Cao Yingxiong wanted to cough dryly to remind the prince to change his words.
Wang Zhongliang said sharply: "Who dares to play tricks in front of His Majesty?"
Cao Yingxiong is sweating profusely.
The emperor wants to see the quality of the prince. Do you dare to remind him that he wants to go to heaven?
Is it wrong?
Li Hong is reflecting.
The common people are the foundation of Datang. Uncle said that a powerful family is great, but if there are no common people, these are castles in the sky. Moreover, it is only a powerful family that dominates, which does not benefit Datang at all.
But Aye is afraid that he will punish...
Punishment is punishment!
Li Hong said stubbornly: "No regrets!"
The father and son looked at each other.
The prince is so courageous!
Cao Yingxiong felt that such a prince could become a good brother, but he couldn't be a good emperor with long sleeves.
Jiang Linzun sneered in his heart. The prince often mistook Jia Pingan's address, calling him Duke Wuyang for a while, and uncle for a while, thinking that he didn't know the twists and turns.
The crown prince is close to Jia Ping'an, and Jia Ping'an's views are incompatible with those of Jiang Linzun and others. Everyone is teaching the prince, so why do you, Jia Pingan, control the prince's thoughts?
Today is a good opportunity to set things right!
Jiang Linzun's eyes were full of complacency.
Li Zhi looked at the prince indifferently, and after some time, there was a smile in his eyes.
"sit down."
Li Hong sat down, thinking what kind of punishment is this?
Li Zhi looked sideways at Jiang Linzun, and said indifferently: "How dare a rotten Confucian destroy the foundation of my family? Come on."
"Your Majesty."
Two servants come in.
Li Zhi said coldly: "Ten sticks!"
"Your Majesty..."
Jiang Linzun's face was ashen.
He was not afraid of being beaten, but frustrated.
The emperor's words were implicitly agreeing with the prince's previous point of view, that the Tang Dynasty should not let the powerful family dominate!
Can…
How many years have passed, the family and powerful family is the foundation of the Central Plains!
But the emperor ordered him to beat him, which made him very angry.
"Your Majesty!"
He burst into tears.
Cao Yingxiong was secretly happy, and even laughed.
Old Jiang, you also have today?
Because of the relationship with Jia Pingan, Jiang Lin Zunming secretly gave him small shoes to wear. If it weren't for the prince, Cao Yingxiong dared to bet that Jiang Linzun would ruin himself.
Hao Mi glanced at the prince, and suddenly became kind.
Jia Ping'an also taught them these views, and their ideas are in the same line as the prince's.
Li Zhi came over.
Li Hong was so happy that he didn't know what to say, and finally he just got up and saluted.
"Aye..."
Li Zhi reached out and touched the top of his head.
Li Hong looked up and saw the kindness in Aye's eyes.
"My son will definitely be a wise king in the future."
(end of this chapter)