Chapter 1216: Accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger
Xiao Chen's words were heart-wrenching and enlightening. Although they were just some very simple truths, not many people could say them outright in front of Li Wanjiang at this moment.
Li Wanjiang was silent for a long time, then sighed softly, "Only you, Xiao Chen, can tell me this."
"I am young and energetic, and deeply feel the kindness of the emperor. I can just say whatever I think in my heart. Lord Zhu and the others actually think the same way, but they will not contradict the emperor as rudely as I do. But I feel that contradicting him
No matter whether you offend the Emperor or offend the Emperor, it is better than hiding from the Emperor." Xiao Chen said from the bottom of his heart.
"This is what chills me. Shouldn't we be honest with each other between monarchs and ministers in matters concerning the country? Why does everyone doubt me, coax me, lie to me, deceive me, and hide it from me?" Li Wanjiang said.
"The emperor is the proud son of heaven and is born majestic. The ministers are always frightened, trembled and at a loss when they see the emperor. They originally wanted to say a lot, but after seeing the emperor, they hold back most of them. After all, the emperor
The anger is earth-shattering!" Xiao Chen said.
"Haha, you Xiao Chen can talk, so you mean that you are the only one who is bold and have never been afraid of my power?" Li Wanjiang said with a smile.
"I am not bold, but timid." Xiao Chen said, "The glory and wealth of the ministers are all given by the emperor, thanks to the great Zhou Hongfu. If the great Zhou Dynasty is unstable, then the seat under the big guy's buttocks
Are you still sitting in jail? As the saying goes, if the skin is gone, how can the hair be attached? That's why it is said that the rise and fall of the Great Zhou Dynasty is the responsibility of every man."
Translated into adult language, it means that if your empire, the emperor, is not protected, then all our glory and wealth will be reduced to clouds. Therefore, I protect your empire for my own benefit. As the saying goes, people are not for themselves.
, damned to death.
"You Xiao Chen have such a mouth!" Li Wanjiang shook his head repeatedly after hearing this, but a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Not to mention that what Xiao Chen said were all big truths, small truths, and true truths. Just listening to him was interesting.
, even if this son cannot govern the country, he can still understand Yi.
If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have let him go to work, and it would have been nice to stay by my side. Whenever I feel sad, I can relax a lot by listening to him tell a few jokes.
This is probably the reason why Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty kept Dongfang Shuo by his side?
"I mean what I said, and what I said is right or wrong. Your Majesty, please don't blame me." Xiao Chen said hurriedly, "Actually, I really don't know how to die! I almost lost my head, but I'm talking to the Emperor here."
Keep talking... This is not actually rude to the emperor, it is because I always think that I am the emperor's confidant, so I dare not say anything."
And every word he said directly hit Li Wanjiang's heart.
Of course, Xiao Chen didn't mention a word about the rumor of "four kings seizing the direct descendants". He said what should be said openly and what shouldn't be said was best not to mention a word. He knew it in his heart.
"The war in Yizhou is tense." Li Wanjiang changed the subject again, "Although Xiao Xinghan and the rebels were about to be destroyed, they still resisted to the end. The battle reports came in, and hundreds of our Zhou generals were killed and injured every day.
My heart aches so much, my dear, you are also the one who leads troops in war, do you think you have any other good ideas?"
"This is a major military and state matter, and I dare not make false claims." Xiao Chen refused to comment.
"You don't talk nonsense enough, don't you?" Li Wanjiang said, "Speak directly when you have something to say, and say it when you have something to say. I don't ask you so much, but I don't even say a word when I ask you! How can I still say what I said when I was right and wrong?
Can I punish you?"
This is what you asked me to say, Your Majesty!
"I thought it would be better to show mercy and express my kindness by annihilating it completely!" Xiao Chen said it bluntly.
"Haha, you think I haven't thought about it? It's just that the military changes ahead are unpredictable. I'm thousands of miles away, so it's not easy to interfere. Secondly, these Tianxuanhui people are all desperadoes. If I show mercy, I'm afraid they will
Not only did he not accept it, he was laughed at." Li Wanjiang said.
It seemed that it had already been tried and it didn't work, so Li Wanjiang was so angry and found an excuse.
But it is expected that even if Li Wanjiang wants to surrender, Li Feng will definitely interfere with it. Maybe the envoy sent will be arrogant and negotiate with others in the tone of charity. The brothers of Tianxuan Society are all soft-hearted rather than tough. How can it be
Can you accept their tricks?
This is just like the current case. Li Wanjiang's original intention was actually correct, but when the people below implemented it, it changed.
He was high up in the court and thousands of miles away from Yizhou, so he couldn't do everything himself and could only sulk on his own.
"Isn't this shameless?" Xiao Chen was also angry with the emperor, "Then we'd better kill them all!"
"I think Aiqing looks pretty good and is in good health. If not, why did she get drunk last night?" Li Wanjiang stared at Xiao Chen affectionately, half-smiling but not smiling.
Xiao Chen's chrysanthemums immediately tightened when he heard this, and he thought, damn, what do you mean by this? You don't mean to send me... No!
"Actually, it's not bad. I just wanted to cheer up to see the emperor." Xiao Chen didn't even believe what he said. He had forgotten about it when he came here just now. When he looked in the mirror and straightened his clothes before going out, he clearly
He was full of energy and looked like a living dragon. At that time, he was quite satisfied with his appearance and demeanor...
"Then why don't you, my dear, cheer you up for me?" Li Wanjiang said in a deliberation tone, but he couldn't refuse.
"The emperor has an order, and I will not give up even if I die!" Xiao Chen cursed loudly in his heart, and called Amitabha, scolding Li Wanjiang for not being a thing, and asked the Buddha to protect him and never let him send him to Yizhou...
I have a conflict with that little bastard your son Li Feng!
"I think everything you said, my dear, is right." Li Wanjiang said, "This case should be settled. I will issue an order now for you, Zhu Xiaochuan, Shao Wenzhao, and Yu Changlin to handle the case, and I will treat it as my own.
Let me assign you as a first-grade eunuch... Ten days is enough for you. After ten days, I will have the result!"
This is a good thing. Xiao Chen said that I can try my best to do it. Although the ten days are very tight, I will definitely be able to do it for you, the emperor. In the end, I am just tired and sick. What else can I do?
I always work hard for you, Your Majesty.
However, Li Wanjiang said, dear, you must take care of your health no matter what, and you must not fall down, because in ten days, I will still have an important task for you... If ten days are not enough, I will give you half a month, which is nothing.
What the hell!
Why don't you wait a moment? Your Majesty, have you forgotten King Yandang Li Yan? He is your nephew, but he is also involved in this case. If Your Majesty sends me to interrogate the case as an imperial envoy, will you also interrogate this prince?
?
"Everything about the people involved in the case, whether princes, ministers, or common people, is all your responsibility, my beloved. If you do it well, I will reward you. If you do it badly, I will kill you. Go ahead." What Li Wanjiang said is true.
How unreasonable!
But who made him the emperor?
You can't understand what he means by just saying this?
In short, if things are done according to his wishes, it will be a good thing; if things go against his wishes, it will be ruined.
It all depends on your understanding as a minister.
Otherwise, how can we say that accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger?