Li Po often vaccinated his ministers.
The main reason is that they are afraid that they will make a mistake. Once the world is settled, the emperor will start to enjoy himself.
In the past year or so, there have indeed been signs of this, as we have seen the emperor begin to build palaces, imperial mausoleums, and erect monuments and biographies for his heroes.
What do you think the ministers will think? Even these important ministers in the court may be affected unknowingly. At least they will feel that they can relax a little bit, right?
You see, when we talked about the conquest of Goguryeo before, everyone was downplaying it. Compared with when they were pacifying the princes, they were obviously less vigilant.
The country is becoming more and more stable, and a series of good news is coming from outside the country. It is inevitable that people will become arrogant, even Li Po himself...
When I gather with the prime ministers to drink and talk, this feeling becomes clearer.
Li Po's grasp of people's hearts was already very good. When he was introspecting at this time, he immediately started to utter aphorisms frequently. What he wanted to tell his ministers was that he had just come from where he was, and it was far from the time to relax.
Moreover, how can the emperor and his ministers relax?
While Li Po was talking, he was actually thinking that he must increase the pressure on these people in the future and create a sense of urgency. He must not let the donkeys lie down.
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Everyone was flattering him, but Li Po turned a deaf ear.
The ministers gradually became quiet when they saw that the emperor was absent-minded.
Mencius once said that the people are the most important thing, the country is the second most important thing, and the ruler is the least important thing. Everyone knows this warning. What does your majesty mean by quoting it now?
Xiao Yu felt that he was going to be unlucky again.
He persuaded the emperor a few words about building the palace, and today he brought up the topic of Luoyang Peony... Well, wasn't it his mouth that caused his ups and downs in the past?
The banquet was hastily dispersed, and the resigned prime ministers were worried. They looked at each other, as if they all had a thousand words to say, but no one could really say them out. That would be too immature politically, so the atmosphere was relatively tense.
Dull.
Wen Yanbo stayed on for an excuse. He was an old minister of Jinyang. His confidants were different from others and he could talk to the emperor privately at any time.
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After everyone left and changed into fragrant tea, Wen Yanbo said: "Why is your majesty so unhappy? There are many people at the table, including Meng Lang, so your majesty does not need to take it to heart..."
Li Po was very happy. These words sounded familiar. They seemed to appear often in romance novels.
"You have a half-teacher relationship with me. When we met in Zhuo County, you taught me a lot of knowledge and talked about great principles such as benevolence, righteousness, and morality. I was very upset when I heard that.
The king is stupid and his ministers are full of treachery, which has caused chaos in the world and the people are in dire straits. Don’t they understand these big principles? No, the previous Sui emperors and ministers were all knowledgeable, so how could they not know these simple principles?
Now that I have ascended the throne as emperor, I will often reflect on myself, not only for myself, but also for my family and subordinates who have followed me for many years.
My position is not easy to get, and it is also not easy to sit up...
You have always been loyal and upright, and you are the person I trust the most, why don't you try to guess what I am thinking now?"
Wen Yanbo looked at the drunken emperor and couldn't help but smile in his heart, and said: "It is a taboo for ministers to speculate on the holy will without authorization. Your Majesty is making things difficult for me."
Li Po laughed. He didn't seem to have any worries at this time. His eyes were flying, "It's not that you don't know. I have never been a blameless person."
Wen Yanbo had followed him for many years, so he was very confident. He said slowly: "I remember that after your Majesty conquered the Jin Dynasty, he made a tour to the south, right?"
Li Po nodded. He had a good memory. He wanted to go out for a walk and killed many people in Shangdang. He also wanted to go north and wander around, but in the end he didn't make the trip.
That was a rare act of willfulness on his part, and it was not a big deal.
Just listen to Wen Yanbo say again: "Your Majesty should also remember that after returning, you hid in the mansion. I, Chen Gong, Su Yuanzai and others asked to see you many times, but they were not allowed in..."
Li Po laughed and said, "I am tired from the long journey, so naturally I need to take a good rest, but you are too busy and are still waiting on the road in the house. I was very annoyed after hearing the reports, and I wasted Chen Xiaoyi's good tea by accident.
Ha ha."
Speaking of old things, Wen Yanbo also looked warm, stroking his beard and laughing, "I just said that although your Majesty is the emperor, the emperor also has desires.
Your Majesty has always been wise and diligent, and rarely acts lazy in administration. What happened that time was unique. I thought about it over and over again, and finally concluded that Your Majesty just had too many things to do and no one was sharing it.
Afterwards, His Majesty entrusted his ministers with major matters such as reducing the rank of nobility, and shared their worries. It was Mr. Chen who came to persuade his Majesty that he finally woke up.
It seems to have been the same case in the past few years. It was only after His Majesty went to meet Mr. He that he changed his tune.
Now that everyone is in front of you, they are all prime ministers and assistants. They don't say what they mean, and they are still arguing with each other. Is it possible that your majesty will feel that they are too selfish and cannot be driven?"
Even if you miss, it’s not far away…
Li Po shook his head and nodded again, "What you said makes sense, but it's just not entirely correct. I know how unpredictable people's hearts are. The only thing that matters when we work together and go all out is in front of the battle, because it's a matter of life and death.
What the people in the court want is different from what the generals want. The ministers and others are all talented people, so how can they be unreasonable? I just think...
Everyone should be given some heavy burdens to carry, so that they don't have too many thoughts, always thinking about plotting this and guarding against that.
I regret a little, I shouldn’t have gathered my ministers together, it’s really disturbing to watch.”
Wen Yanbo pursed his lips and suppressed his laughter. The emperor had always been calm, especially not panicking when faced with major events. He resorted to frequent means and was not helpless at all. This was really admirable.
But when he loses his temper occasionally, he is like a child...
If you listen to what he said, it's very clear, but the last two sentences made people dumbfounded.
After hearing this, he finally understood that the emperor had nothing to worry about. He was just upset by the situation with the ministers and ministers and wanted to correct them.
Just like those military generals back then, when they saw the emperor's smile, they all became silent. It was not because they were all afraid of being punished.
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Just as Wen Yanbo thought, Li Po was already thinking about ideas at this time to prevent these people from being too idle and only playing tricks.
Xiao Yu is easy to talk to, and Mrs. Cheng Guo is her eldest sister. It will be easy for Xiao Shiwen to pass the word over.
There are more and more people in the south of the country, and Cen Wenwen has been having a lot of fun lately. He always attends literary gatherings and does not do anything serious all day long. Hum, whenever there is a banquet, he is asked to compose poems. When the time comes, he will copy two poems.
his face.
Liu Zhenghui, the Hun son, quietly asked him to continue revising the Tang Code...
It would be easier to deal with a few people from the province under the door, especially Changsun Shunde. If I find an opportunity, I have to beat him to the head and bleed...
This chapter has been completed!