Kong Yingda was so angry that his face became gloomy and he remained silent.
If you don't agree, you will be disobeying the holy will. You will be criticized by others, and you will be blamed for ostracizing talents, being arrogant, and disrespecting your superior. Please agree. These two people are not in the same camp and will divide power. It is extremely uncomfortable to hold it in my heart.
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Li Taijiu couldn't wait for a reply, so he decided to put pressure on him, and said in a cold voice: "Zhang Aiqing and Chu Aiqing are outstandingly talented, wise, and qualified. They are often praised by their father. They are rare officials and are fully capable of their duties."
Minister, I wonder what Kong Xiang thinks?"
These words undoubtedly gave the two of them a platform. If they objected, they would be charged with disobeying the holy will.
Although Kong Yingda was proud, arrogant, and stubborn, he was not stupid. Once he was charged with disobeying the holy will, he would be deceiving the emperor. To deceive the emperor would be a breach of morality, and the image of a great Confucian would plummet.
If you fail to become a great Confucian, you will not get the support of the saints and disciples. Without the support of the saints and disciples, your power will be greatly reduced.
As thoughts flashed through his mind, Kong Yingda held back his anger and said, "I have no objection!"
Zhang Xuansu and Chu Suiliang exchanged glances, stepped forward and saluted solemnly: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Two dear friends, I leave the household department and Yushitai to you. I hope you won't disappoint me." Li Tai made a double entendre, and his words were sincere, revealing a bit of hope.
"My minister, if you obey the decree, you will live up to the holy will!" The two men responded solemnly.
"Hahaha, okay, Zhang Aiqing is a doctor of Yinqing Guanglu. I believe that if the household department is handed over to Aiqing, the treasury will no longer be empty and the accounts will no longer be chaotic. Chu Aiqing is capable of admonishing doctors and is proficient in the law. I believe that the Yushitai will be in Chu Aiqing's hands.
Under the leadership, he will definitely be able to exert his supervisory function." Li Tai's words had already made it clear.
With no one to supervise him, the imperial court was almost like Kong Yingda. The household department was in deficit everywhere and the accounts were in chaos. If things continued like this, the imperial court might not even be able to pay salaries. The civil servants only knew about Kong Yingda but not about the Holy Emperor.
Li Tai was really anxious.
Zhang Xuansu and Chu Suiliang exchanged glances again and said solemnly: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will go all out and work hard to repay His grace."
"Then I'll thank you, my dear friends." Li Tai smiled with satisfaction.
Kong Yingda couldn't stand it anymore, snorted coldly, and walked away without even saying hello. In Kong Yingda's view, Li Tai couldn't sit in that position without his own support, so he should listen to him in everything.
Lu Chengqing didn't want to cause trouble, as long as the army was fine, he glanced at Zhang Xuansu and Chu Suiliang, saluted Li Tai symbolically, and left.
"You two should go down too, the decree will come later." Li Tai waved his hand.
Zhang Xuansu and Chu Suiliang agreed, bowed and stepped back, showing great courtesy.
Except for Ziwei Hall, the two of them saw Lu Chengqing waiting not far away and stepped forward to thank him for the recommendation. Lu Chengqing nodded with satisfaction, exchanged a few words, his face changed, and he said: "You two were recommended by me, that is, I am my friend."
Man, if anyone dares to bully you two, I will never stand idly by, but if you have second thoughts..."
"Don't dare!" the two said quickly.
Lu Chengqing left with satisfaction.
The two looked at each other. Zhang Xuansu looked around and said in a low voice: "Master Chu, you and I are being roasted on a volcano. The days ahead will be difficult. What are your plans?"
"Master Zhang, there is no need to test. You and I are both sensible people. Master Wei is my mentor. Now that he has gone to the west, I have no choice but to follow him to Luoyang. But if there is a chance, I will definitely go to the west. Fang Xiang has a favor to support Master Zhang, so
As a teacher and a friend, you must also have received a letter from the prime minister, right?"
"Hahaha, Mr. Chu speaks quickly, but I am stingy. Since Mr. Chu told me frankly, I will not hide it. I have indeed received the letter, and I wish I could go there immediately. But Luoyang is heavily guarded, and you and I have to take care of our families.
"This... road is not easy to walk on." Zhang Xuansu said with a bitter look on his face.
Chu Suiliang smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, I have written to my mentor, and I think it will be here soon. If the King of Han could save Princess Yuzhang in the palace, he would be able to take us over."
"Really? That's great. When the time comes, wouldn't it be nice to go all the way? There has been a jar in the house for a long time. Why don't you and I have a drink and chat about some details?"
"That's fine!"
"Hahaha!"
The two of them laughed in tacit understanding and became a little closer.
Chu Sui thought secretly in his conscience: "There is one more mentor, and the team of colleagues will be larger. I hope I won't make any mistakes."
…
Hanwang's Mansion, a reception room.
Wei Zheng came to the door, hoping that Li Xueyan would activate spies to go to Luoyang to rescue people. Neither of them was proficient in military affairs. After discussing for a long time, Li Xueyan couldn't find the solution. Li Xueyan suggested: "Zheng Guogong, spies are good at assassinating people, rescuing people, and taking people out of Luoyang City."
It’s not big, but it’s a long way. The imperial court’s pursuit will definitely not stop. If spies are not good at fighting in the army, they may not be able to protect them completely. Why don’t you ask Duke Lu to come over and ask?”
"That makes sense!"
Wei Zhengfuxu agreed. The journey was long and he could be chased by a large army at any time. Spies were indeed not good at it.
"Xiaoyu, go and ask Duke Lu to come over." Li Xueyan shouted towards the door.
However, no one answered outside the door.
Li Xueyan was a little surprised and prepared to go out to search.
"Miss, Miss, I'm so happy, my uncle is back!" A clear voice came, with a deep surprise, and then a beautiful figure rushed in, almost staggering and falling, it was the maid Xiaoyu.
"Who did you say is back?" Li Xueyan stood up suddenly and stared at Xiaoyu closely.
Even Wei Zheng was shocked. He looked at Xiaoyu and asked, "Who is the uncle you are talking about?"
"It's my uncle, he's back." Xiaoyu shouted excitedly. He recognized Wei Zheng, his face was startled, and he suddenly realized that he was a little embarrassed, so he quickly saluted: "I have seen Duke Zheng."
"No need to be polite, are you talking about the King of Han?" Wei Zheng also became excited and waved his hands repeatedly to confirm.
"It's the King of Han, my uncle." Xiaoyu quickly replied.
"The King of Han is back?" Wei Zheng couldn't believe his ears and stared at Xiaoyu closely.
Li Xueyan stepped forward quickly, grabbed Xiaoyu's arm and asked excitedly: "Seriously?"
"Really, how dare I lie to Miss?"
Li Xueyan thought it right. Although Xiaoyu was occasionally naughty, he never lied to himself. He was so happy that his heart skipped a beat. He didn't care about anything and rushed out the door.
Wei Zheng also caught up with him, and all the worries in his heart were gone. What did the King of Han have to worry about when he came back?
Xiaoyu rushed forward to support the excited Li Xueyan, and warned: "Miss, slow down, my uncle is entering the city at the moment, there is still some distance to come."
"Have you informed the princess and He'er?"
"I've already sent someone to notify you."
"That's good." When Li Xueyan thought about the person he had been dreaming about finally coming back, she wished she could grow wings and fly over. When she saw He'er rushing out from the side yard, wearing pajamas and no shoes, she rushed over as fast as he could.
Apparently he had just woken up from a nap and was suddenly startled.
"In terms of deep love, I'm not as good as He'er." Li Xueyan murmured and hurriedly caught up.
Rushing out of the palace gate, a voice came from behind: "Sister Xueyan, wait for me."
Li Xueyan turned around and saw Yuzhang rushing over with the child in his arms. His clothes were a little messy. He quickly stepped forward to pick up the child, while reminding him: "Pay attention to your appearance, don't lose your husband's face."
"I was just breastfeeding. I heard that my husband was back, so I couldn't wait to come over." Yu Zhang explained, quickly put his clothes in order, restored his graceful demeanor, took the child and said, "Let's go together."
"You are the head wife, remember to remove your husband's armor, otherwise it will be unlucky." Li Xueyan warned.
"Remember it, thank you sister for reminding me."
The two of them walked away hand in hand, their steps quick and cheerful.