Wang Qinruo was seriously ill and it was nothing to do with Li Zhang. After all, he had only met him a few times and had no friendship. But by chance, when Liu E sent someone to ask Zhao Zhen to accompany her to visit her, Li Zhang happened to be here at Zhao Zhen, and was pulled out of the house. In desperation, he had to accompany the mother and son to visit her.

Wang Qinruo has always had a low reputation, mainly because when Zhao Heng started the Heavenly Book Movement, Wang Qinruo was the main accomplice. However, no matter how much he didn't like Wang Qinruo, he had to admit that his talent was far beyond ordinary people and had made many political achievements. This is one of the reasons why Liu E insisted on using Wang Qinruo again.

In recent years, Wang Qinruo has become the prime minister again and has become Liu E's right-hand assistant. Whether it is promoting potatoes or issuing Jiaozi, there is a shadow of Wang Qinruo behind it. Especially last year, the Liao Kingdom suddenly made an excuse that its country encountered drought, so it lacked water and grass, so it wanted to borrow a piece of grassland from the Song Dynasty.

The Song Dynasty was also worried about such unreasonable demands, because if it was borrowed, it would be possible to lead wolves into the house. It would be easy for the Liao people to come in, and it would be difficult to send them out. But if it was not borrowed, it would be showing weakness. It seemed that the Song Dynasty was afraid of the Liao Kingdom and could even let the Liao Kingdom use this as an excuse to send troops. After all, the Liao Kingdom was already in a strong position in military affairs.

In such a dilemma, no ministers in the court could do anything. Liu E couldn't make up his mind at that time, so he thought of Wang Qinruo. However, Wang Qinruo was seriously ill at that time and could not get up in bed. As a result, Liu E actually sent someone to carry him to the hall with a sedan chair.

Wang Qinruo was worthy of being a capable minister, and immediately said very decisively: "Lend it!"

But this made the other ministers look angry, and Liu E asked in confusion: "The Liao Kingdom is originally a country of robbers. What if they don't leave?"

As a result, Wang Qinruo smiled calmly and said, "The Liao Kingdom is already strong. If he wants to send troops to the Song Dynasty, why do you need to find any reason? So I concluded that this was just a test by the Liao Kingdom. If I don't agree, it will make the Liao Kingdom think that the Song Dynasty is afraid of them, and there will be endless troubles in the future!"

Liu E and others suddenly realized Wang Qinruo's explanation, and then sent someone to agree to the Liao Kingdom's request. As a result, the Liao Kingdom was indeed shocked and suspicious, unable to understand the reality of the Song Dynasty. In the end, they did not dare to send people to take over the grasslands of the Song Dynasty, and at the same time they were more cautious about the Song Dynasty. This matter alone is enough to show Wang Qinruo's talent.

However, Wang Qinruo was a little unlucky recently. It was not that he was sick, but involved a case. The case was not big or small. At that time, Wang Qinruo once recommended a man named Wu Zhi as an official, but Wu Zhi was seriously ill recently. He was worried that he would lose his official position because of this, so he asked Yu Yan, the chief minister of the palace, to send 20 taels of gold to Wang Qinruo, hoping that Wang Qinruo could help him save his official position again.

But before Yu Yan could give the gold to Wang Qinruo, Wu Zhi couldn't wait to send someone to Wang Qinruo's mansion to inquire. As a result, the person sent by Wu Zhi was a careless person and actually asked loudly about the people in Wang Qinruo's mansion. At that time, there were still many people in the mansion who came to visit Wang Qinruo. As a result, Wang Qinruo was very annoyed and immediately sent someone to arrest Wu Zhi, hoping to use this to escape the crime. After all, he was really wronged. The gold was not in his hands, but a basin of dirty water was poured into him.

However, Wang Qinruo had offended many people before, and there were many people watching him as the prime minister. Therefore, with the case of Wu Zhi, the ministers in the court almost made strict investigations. Finally, they found twenty taels of gold from Yu Yan, which confirmed the matter. For a time, many people wrote letters asking Liu E to severely punish Wang Qinruo.

Although on the surface, Wang Qinruo was indeed wronged, as the prime minister and Wu Zhi's recommendation, so now Wu Zhi bribed him, and he could not escape any connection. Some people even speculated that Wang Qinruo recommended him after accepting Wu Zhi's bribe, which also made Wang Qinruo passive. No matter how much he defended, it was useless. Even if Liu E leaned against him, she had to make some statements at this time, otherwise the hearts of others would be disappointed.

Under such circumstances, Liu E was preparing to temporarily dismiss Wang Qinruo's position as prime minister. As a result, the imperial edict was just written and before it was officially issued, Wang Qinruo suddenly fell ill. Moreover, the illness was extremely serious this time. The imperial doctors who had been there also said that Wang Qinruo would probably not survive this year. As a result, all the officials shut up and did not mention the matter of stopping the prestige. After all, Wang Qinruo is already a dying person. Even if they don't say it, they will not live for a few days. There is no need to waste their lips and tongues.

It was also under this situation that after hearing the news that Wang Qinruo was seriously ill, Liu E actually asked to leave the palace and visit her abnormally. You must know that she was a woman, even if she was the queen mother, she would not leave the palace easily. But this time she made an exception because of Wang Qinruo, which surprised many people in the court. Of course, some people were opposed to the visit, but Liu E didn't listen at all, so she sent someone to call Zhao Zhen and left the palace together.

"Cousin, everyone says that Wang Qin is a trustless villain, but why does the eldest lady value him so much? It would be fine if he was re-activated as prime minister before, but this time he actually went to visit him in person. Is this kind of favor too heavy?" Zhao Zhen finally couldn't help asking Li Zhang on the way. Liu E's phoenix chassis was in front, and he and Li Zhang's car were in the back, so he was not afraid of being heard by Liu E.

"A villain may not be without talent, and a gentleman may not be mediocre. Although the court values ​​morality, talent is the foundation of officials. If there is no other choice, I would rather use a talented person without virtue than a mediocre person." Li Zhang hesitated for a moment before answering.

Zhao Zhen couldn't help but show a confused expression when he heard this. Li Zhang's words were completely opposite to the education he received, so he was a little unacceptable for a while. But when he calmed down and thought about it carefully, it seemed that what Li Zhang said was more reasonable. After all, officials helped him govern the world, rather than letting them be saints and gentlemen.

Seeing Zhao Zhen silent, Li Zhang sighed and continued, "Actually, there are no absolute villains in this world, gentlemen. Most of us have both good and evil sides. For example, Wang Qinruo. Although he has done many despicable things, he also has many political achievements. Looking at his life, from different perspectives, he will definitely have different experiences and feelings. Therefore, the evaluation of Wang Qinruo depends on which angle we look at it from."
Chapter completed!