Zhou Jun fell asleep in the wing room and slept until dawn.
When the sun was about to rise, Zhou Jun rubbed his eyes, got up from the bed, dressed neatly, walked out of the room, and first went to the back compartment to check out the fried tea.
What he didn't expect was that Hua Yue was more diligent than him. He had already arrived at the tea room and was looking around.
After being spread to dry overnight, although the tea leaves still have some moisture, most of them have been rolled up and formed.
Zhou Jun took the painted moon with him, took the bamboo plaques to the courtyard in batches, set them up again, and started drying the tea leaves in the sun.
Kong You came to the entrance of the courtyard at this time. Before he entered the small courtyard, he took advantage of the breeze, closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
Zhou Jun called Kong You into the courtyard. The latter carefully picked up a handful of tea from the bamboo plaque, put it under his nose, sniffed it again, and said, "It's refreshing."
Zhou Jun said with a smile: "Dry the water vapor on it, collect it, and put it into a jar. Then put the jar into a large wooden barrel, fill the barrel with plant ash, bury the jar in it, and leave it for half a year.
After a month, you can take it out and drink it.”
Kong You clicked his tongue in surprise, smelled the fragrance of tea, and simply sat down in the courtyard.
Zhou Jun first asked him about buying tea, and then asked about the current situation. As the two chatted, they unknowingly talked about the affairs of the court.
Zhou Jun first discussed the struggle for power between the left and right through military deployment and official affairs, and asked Kong You which side had a greater chance of winning.
Kong You gave the answer almost without thinking: "Right Prime Minister Li Linfu."
Zhou Jun was silent at first, and then asked: "Left Prime Minister Li Shizhi, as a member of the prince's party, has good relations with Wei Jian, Han Chaozong, and Huangfu Weiming. Now that Wang Zhongsi has to return to the court, it can be said that he is in great power and has no worries. Why does Bo Hong
Don’t you think highly of him?”
Kong You glanced at the entrance of the courtyard, lowered his voice and said to Zhou Jun: "Which of the left and right ministers will be in power does not depend on which party is stronger, but on the will of the saint."
"Li Shizhi did not pay attention to details, but often lost the will of a saint because of his rough temperament."
"Li Linfu once told Li Shizhi that there are gold mines in Huashan Mountain, and mining them can enrich the country. Li Shi checked it and found out what happened, so he reported it to the saint. Li Linfu later told Shengyan again that I had known that there were gold mines there, but Huashan Mountain
It is the sage's destiny and should not be mined. When the sage heard about it, he despised Li Shi's lack of understanding and reprimanded him face to face."
"Let's talk about this military deployment case. Li Linfu may have known about the fraud for a long time, but he didn't reveal it. What was his purpose?"
"Firstly, there is insufficient evidence, and even if he is interrogated, there will be no ironclad evidence; secondly, Li Linfu is waiting for an opportunity, waiting for someone to make trouble on the grounds of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and then he will report the illegal affairs of the Military Examination."
"In this way, we can not only divert the saint's attention and keep his position as Minister of Civil Affairs, but also take the opportunity to attack the enemies of the DPRK and drag Li Shi into trouble."
Seeing Zhou Jun thoughtfully, Kong You sat closer and said softly: "Actually, these are just Li Shizhi's 'small faults' at best."
Zhou Jun was stunned and asked subconsciously: "Then what is Li Shizhi's 'big mistake'?"
Kong You: "As Erlang just said, Li Shizhi, as a member of the prince's party, has good relations with Wei Jian, Han Chaozong, Huangfu Weiming and other important ministers, and Wang Zhongsi will return to the court in the near future..."
"If you were a saint, wouldn't you think that Li Shizhi's power is too great?"
Zhou Jun was stunned.
Kong You immediately added: "The saint is in good health at the moment and has no hidden diseases. It is the time when he is in high spirits. Whether he is the prince or the longevity king, they are just pawns in his imperial balance."
"When two factions are wrestling, what matters is the word 'equal'. If either side becomes stronger, it will break the original situation, and the saint will naturally not be happy to see it."
Zhou Jun said in a deep voice: "So you mean that the saint will suppress the prince's followers?"
Kong You: “It’s not just suppression, I’m afraid someone’s family will be ruined because of this.”
Zhou Jun: "What about the fight between the two phases?"
Kong You: "Li Shizhi must be defeated...but the saint will not do anything. No matter how he suppresses him, he will give Li Shizhi and other princelings some breathing space, just like a drowning man, give him a straw, knowing that if he catches it, he will still die.
, but it has to be done.”
Zhou Jun: "What if Li Shizhi sees through this dead end and withdraws on his own initiative?"
Kong You: "Once he voluntarily withdraws from the conflict, it means that Li Shizhi will no longer be of use to the saint. That day will probably be the day of his death."
"As for Li Linfu, the saint will find a replacement to take Li Shizhi's place and continue to compete with him."
At this point, Kong You sighed: "The two were fighting for power in the chess game in the court. They recruited pieces, made eyes, and killed. They all thought they had a chance to win, but they didn't know that they were also connected by threads. In the end, they couldn't win.
They are just chess pieces."
"As long as the battle in the court will never end, no one cares about others, but the saint's game of chess must be alive."
After hearing all this, Zhou Jun took a breath of cold air.
Kong You looked at Zhou Jun, raised his hands and said: "Erlang, the dangers in the court are all due to the fact that you are in a situation. If you want to reflect on yourself and seek changes, you should step out of the situation and plan more and get involved less."
After saying this, Kong You stood up, said goodbye to Zhou Jun, and slowly walked out of the small courtyard.
Huayue looked at Kong You's leaving figure, walked to Zhou Jun's side, and asked softly: "What on earth did he want to say?"
Zhou Jun sat where he was, his brows furrowed, but he didn't say a word.
On the day of the holiday, Li Linfu's motorcade arrived at Bachuan Villa, and Zhou Jun went out to greet them.
In the motorcade, Zhou Jun saw another familiar person, Luo Xishi.
Luo Xishi followed Li Linfu, his face still expressionless, but he nodded slightly when he saw Zhou Jun.
When Li Linfu saw Zhou Jun, he walked over with a smile, patted the latter's arm, and said: "That case of the Ministry of War, Zhou Jun did an excellent job."
Zhou Jun cupped his hands and said a few words of self-effacement.
Li Linfu smiled and whispered to Zhou Jun again: "Do you still like the gift I prepared for Zhou Jun?"
Zhou Jun was stunned for a moment, then realized that the gift Li Linfu was referring to was Xiao Qingchan.
After bowing and saluting, Zhou Jun said: "How can Jun be so virtuous? Let Prime Minister Li worry about it."
Li Linfu waved his hand with a smile and walked into the gate of Bieyuan.
The group first went to Pang Gong's small courtyard. Li Linfu entered the study and saw Pang Gong sitting at the desk, studying the end game in front of the chess record. He couldn't help but suggested: "It's rare for Zuo Jian to be so elegant. Why don't you let Lin Fu play with you?"
How about we talk about it?"
Pang Gong looked at Li Linfu, nodded and said, "That's fine."
The two restarted the chess game.
Li Linfu still holds black and Pang Gong holds white. The latter will go first.
Pang Gong lost a son, but it fell into Tianyuan just like before.
When Li Linfu saw this, he laughed and said, "Pang Gong really hasn't changed his original intention."
Pang Gong: "Our chess skills are limited, and the back and forth is just those routines."
Li Linfu kept having black stones in his hand, and he just heard him say: "I'm afraid Pang Gong has been tired these days, and he hesitated a bit between moves. He is not as aggressive as he used to be."
Pang Gong: "It's not necessarily a bad thing to be slower... Look, we just finished talking, but you made the wrong move this time."
Li Linfu looked over as he was told, and saw Pang Gong Gong pointing at the sunspot he had just laid. The sunspot was far away from Changqi, but it became a solitary one.
Li Linfu shook his head and smiled.
The two-person chess game continues.
Pang Gong was in a good situation at first, but for some reason, the further he went down, the slower Pang Gong made his moves and the deeper his frown became.
In the end, Li Linfu's originally mistaken solitary piece turned out to be a strange move, connecting all the black pieces' original energy, and finally strangling White's big dragon.
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