Doctor Yinqing Guanglu, who served as Taichang Qing, and also served as a minister of the Wei Palace, Wei Ting, Baron of Fuyang County, looked at the Wei Wang Li Tai who was about to become fat.
"Wei Gong, he returned all the gold leaves, one thousand taels of gold leaves."
Li Tai had a frown on his face, and his fat, pig-headed face was full of confusion.
Wei Ting looked at the young fat prince with some helplessness.
"Your Majesty, will Wu Huaiyu be short of money?"
"But this is one thousand taels of gold. Now that my salary and rewards have been reduced, I can only get this amount in a year." Li Tai felt that he was generous enough to Wu Huaiyu, eight thousand taels of gold leaves.
Wei Ting was very helpless,
In fact, he didn't really want to support King Wei, but this once confidant of Jiancheng could not gain the true trust of the emperor in the Zhenguan Dynasty. He had been bouncing around in the court in the past few years and failed to enter the central government.
Every time it seemed that he had gained the emperor's trust, he had entered the center, and was even halfway to entering the political hall, but in the end he was only half a step away.
In the past few years, he has served as Minister Youcheng, Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Minister of Huangmen, Inspector of Schools, and Superintendent of the Palace, but he has gone around in circles.
In the end, he became Taichang Qing.
The more official you are, the more marginal you are.
Even now, the emperor has arranged for him to take over the affairs of the Prince of Wei, and let him be the steward of the Prince of Wei.
Not to mention the title,
I think he was in the same class as Wang Gui in the East Palace, and even one class higher than Wei Zheng. He once ran to Zhongnan Mountain with Du Yan to live in seclusion, hoping to take the shortcut to Zhongnan to attract the attention of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty.
But although Du Yan died young, he also served as prime minister for several years and was awarded the title of Duke. Wang Gui is now the Huangmen Minister, but he also served as prime minister.
Wei Zheng was not as distant as him at first, but now he is a high-ranking servant with the title of Duke.
On the other hand, he was once half a step away from becoming prime minister, but now he has become Taichang Qing, and his title is only that of a Fuyang County man.
I feel frustrated.
Why?
He, Wei Ting, is a descendant of the Jingzhao Wei family. The Wei family's reputation in Guanlong is not famous enough?
Five feet to the sky.
His father Wei Chong, uncle Wei Xiaokuan,
Although his grandfather Wei Hong was not as famous as Wei Xiaokuan, he was still a famous scholar from the Northern Wei Dynasty to the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Emperor Zhou Ming gave him the title Xiaoyao Gong.
His eldest uncle Wei Shikang was the general manager of Jingzhou in the Sui Dynasty, his second uncle Wei Guang was the general manager of Guangzhou in the Sui Dynasty, his third uncle Wei Yi was the general manager of Yingzhou in the Sui Dynasty, his father was the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the Sui Dynasty, and his fifth uncle Wei Yue was also the prince of the Sui Dynasty.
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Each room in the Wei family is filled with ministers.
His two nieces were concubines in the emperor's palace, Zhaoyi, and his own daughter was also given in marriage to Qi Wang Li You.
"Wei Gong, how about giving more, maybe 10,000 gold coins?"
Wei Ting did not expect that Li Tai could not turn around and included gold leaves in the manuscript of Kuo Di Zhi as a gift to Wu Huaiyu. It was not his fault. He had also just returned from Jiucheng Palace in Qizhou.
I temporarily took over this job that was also responsible for the affairs of the Prince of Wei.
Obviously his son-in-law was the fifth son of the emperor, King Li You of Qi, but the emperor asked him, the eunuch of the palace, to change his position as Taichang Qing, and come back to preside over the affairs of the prince, the fourth prince of Wei, Li Tai.
"Whose idea was it to send gold leaves?"
Wei Ting asked.
"Du Changshi." Li Tai replied.
Li Tai respected Du Ruhui's younger brother Du Chuke very much, and he also respected the newcomer Wei Ting.
His father once had an affair and ended it.
He now also has Du Chuke and Wei Ting in the mansion, Jingzhao Wei and Du are both working in the mansion, and he has a lot of celebrities from the Literature Hall, so Li Tai is actually quite proud of himself.
When Wei Ting was appointed as the crown prince's left guard when the East Palace was built, and commanded the elite Changlin troops in the East Palace, Du Chuke was still living in seclusion in Luoyang's Songshan Mountain.
He didn't have a good impression of Du Chuke,
The Jingzhao Weidu people have lived together as neighbors for thousands of years and have known each other very well. They were even mortal enemies at first, and later they went hand in hand and got married to each other.
"Your Highness, Wu Huaiyu is recognized as a man who loves prosperity, loves monasteries, beautiful maids, fresh clothes, delicious food, good horses, lanterns, and advocacy..."
However, has Wu Huaiyu ever lacked money?
How many people are as good as his ability to make money? He came down from Zhongnan Mountain in June of the ninth year of Wude. How much wealth has he earned in six or seven years?
To be honest, for many people, a mere tens of thousands of dollars may be a fortune that cannot be saved in several lifetimes, but for him, it is nothing worth mentioning."
"Du Changshi is not an ignorant person. How could he think that giving Wu Huaiyu one thousand eight hundred taels of gold would win him over?"
Li Tai didn't know how to answer after a series of words.
To be honest, Li Tai thought that one thousand taels of gold was a lot of money. When Du Chuke said he wanted to give Wu Huaiyu one thousand taels of gold leaves, he hesitated for a long time.
"Your Highness, what do you think Wu Huaiyu lacks now, or what does he want?" Wei Ting asked again.
Li Tai thought for a long time but couldn't figure out the answer.
"What does Wei Gong think Wu Huaiyu wants?"
“Beauty or power?”
Wei Ting frowned,
"It is true that Wu Huaiyu is very beautiful, but he is not lacking. You have many wives and concubines, and there are hundreds of Kabuki and dancers in the house, and even more than a hundred beautiful swordsmen.
And I know that there are several famous wine shops in Chang'an also owned by Wu Huaiyu, and there are many beautiful orchids in those wine shops..."
"Then what Wu Huaiyu wants is power?"
"Everyone wants power, Your Highness, but Wu Huaiyu is now highly appreciated by the saints and even more respected by the East Palace. He is the master of the East Palace. As long as the prince succeeds to the throne in the future, Wu Huaiyu will lack power?"
In other words, whatever the King of Wei can give, the Prince can also give, but what the Prince can give, the King of Wei may not give.
Li Tai was completely confused.
"Then there's no chance to win Wu Huaiyu over?"
Wei Ting shook his head.
"In the current situation, there is no chance. Instead of trying to win over Wu Huaiyu, it is better to change our thinking."
He lowered his voice and whispered in front of Li Tai, "Why bother trying to win over Wu Huaiyu? Why not capture the thief and the king and find a way to deal with the prince directly?"
Li Tai was troubled, "I had a good chance before, but as soon as Wu Huaiyu returned to Chang'an, the saint's attitude towards the prince changed drastically. Originally, His Majesty said that I would move into the Wude Palace, and even hinted at changing the prince.
As soon as Wu Huaiyu came back, not only did he not mention the exchange of governors, he even exempted seven or eight of the governors I led from afar."
"Don't be anxious, you have to be patient." Wei Ting stroked his beard.
A great opportunity did appear before, but it may not be a real opportunity. Wei Ting felt that even if the prince made a mistake, the emperor would not change the reserve easily.
You must know that when Jiancheng and Li Shimin were fighting, Li Shimin's contribution was so great that Li Yuanke always hesitated.
"wait."
"How long?"
"Wait until the prince makes another mistake,"
Wei Ting is worthy of being someone who has experienced the struggle between Jiancheng and Li Shimin for the throne. He is very experienced in this area and has learned many lessons. His actions now are not as radical as before, but more prudent.
"Your Highness, as long as we don't make mistakes, we will still have a chance. As long as we are patient, the other party will always make mistakes."
"Then do we still want to send gold to Wu Huaiyu?"
"No, don't give it away. Don't give it away even a tael of gold. Also, try to have as little contact with Wu Huaiyu as possible recently and keep a good distance."
