Does this make sense to you? Zhao Kai knew Li Qi's purpose, but he was also very curious about how Li Qi would connect Bai Qiannuo with him. However, he did not expect that not only did Li Qi do it, but his words were indeed very useful.
He smiled and said: "Li Qi, I am convinced by you. Originally, these eight poles could not be fought together, but from your mouth, it turned out to be somewhat reasonable, and it was not forced at all.
.You have put in a lot of effort."
There is no way, it is difficult to be a son-in-law! Li Qi shook his head and sighed, and said very modestly: "The emperor has praised me. I think it is because I care about the world and the country that I can tie everything into the world's major events."
Zhao Kai laughed and said: "Although these words are reasonable, you are not doing it for me, the Song Dynasty."
"Then I don't know what the emperor means?"
In fact, Zhao Kai had already heard about everything Bai Qiannuo did in Jiangnan. He had no doubts about Bai Qiannuo's abilities. It was just that Bai Qiannuo was a woman and a member of the Bai family. This made
He was very hesitant and said: "Li Qi, I understand your intention, and what you just said makes sense, but Lady Bai is Bai Shizhong's daughter after all. Do you think this is appropriate?"
Li Qi immediately said: "Why is it not suitable? Qiniang has already converted to Buddhism - no, she married into my Li family. The water thrown out should be counted as a member of my Li family."
Zhao Kai asked seriously again: "Do you really want to do this?"
Li Qi nodded and said: "Although this matter comes from my mouth, no matter what it is, it is more biased, but Bai Qiannuo is indeed a very good candidate. Moreover, the emperor can give his official post first
At this time, let the Bai family withdraw from the court, and Bai Qiannuo will only serve as the economic envoy in one capacity, that is, my wife."
Zhao Kai hesitated for a long time. If he could become an official, Bai Shizhong would save him a lot of trouble, and said: "Well, as long as you can convince the civil and military officials of the court, I will agree to it. But there is something I have to say.
In the front, all the members of Bai Shizhong must be driven out of the capital, and no one from the Bai family can appear in the court anymore except Bai Niangzi. Also, even if Bai Niangzi can be allowed to serve as the economic envoy,
That will wait until the situation stabilizes."
Li Qi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you very much."
Zhao Kai raised his hand and said: "Don't thank me. The reason why I promised you is because I believe in you. That's all. If one day, White Snake does something that I can't accept, I will be fair."
It's you who let him enter the court, so don't blame me when the time comes."
This is politics, there is no human relationship.
Li Qi also understood this, nodded and said: "Yes, I know that, and I will keep an eye on her."
Zhao Kai sighed and said: "Li Qi, your biggest weakness is women. After this incident, you should understand that putting these private feelings in the court will only make you hamstrung.
It may have caused you a lot of harm, but actually I think White Snake gave you the letter of divorce for your own good."
Li Qi frowned and said, "How do you say this?"
Zhao Kai said: "Think about it, what is the current situation of the Bai family? Everyone is keeping a distance from them, or getting rid of them quickly. Next, in the process of clearing out Bai Shizhong's accomplices, it will probably be even more serious, and you and Bai
The relationship between your family is complicated. Can you guarantee that no one will use this matter to attack you? Of course, now that you have made great achievements and won the hearts of the people, they may not dare to do so, but this is always a hidden danger. Once you
If there is any mistake, they will use this matter as an excuse. If you divorce Bai Qiannuo, or are divorced, these hidden dangers will not exist. In fact, to be honest, I have always hoped that you can divorce Bai Qiannuo.
Cut off all ties with me, including Bai Qiannuo, this will save you and me a lot of trouble."
Li Qi pondered for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, I know all this, but if I hadn't been the son-in-law of the Bai family, and if my father-in-law hadn't recommended me in front of King Fucheng, King Fucheng, Li Bangyan and others would have been extremely powerful.
It is impossible to trust me easily. If so, our plan will become more difficult and complicated, and may even fail due to lack of trust. My mother-in-law and Qiniang also helped me
A lot of help. On the other hand, the Bai family helped us a lot in the whole plan, but ---, it is undeniable that I did take advantage of them at the time. If you want me to abandon the Bai family now, I
It is really---."
Zhao Kai nodded and said: "I understand this, so in this regard, I have been choosing to give in. I just want to remind you that if you continue to break up, you will suffer chaos. Sometimes, if you are ruthless, no one will blame you.
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Li Qi shook his head and said firmly: "This love cannot be broken."
"Well, since you have already decided, I won't force you."
"Thank you."
Li Qi asked again: "How does the emperor plan to take this next step?"
Zhao Kai sighed and said: "Actually, the reason why I didn't urge you to go to court is because the matter is much more complicated than we imagined. There are too many people who have gangs, and almost all yamen are involved.
Qin Hui just randomly checked and found that there were more than a thousand people, not counting local officials."
"So many? Did Qin Hui check wrongly?" Li Qi said in surprise.
Zhao Kai smiled bitterly and said: "I was thinking the same thing as you at the time, so I asked Chen Dong and Zheng Yi to investigate again, and the result was even more than what Qin Hui found. Cai Taishi, Tong Guan, Liang Shicheng, Cai You
, Cai Sui, Li Bangyan, Li Yan and others have controlled the government for so many years, and almost the whole court is their people. Fortunately, Gao Qiu gave me a generous gift at that time, volunteered to become an official, and handed over the three yamen. Otherwise, if they had joined the three yamen
Yamen, this matter is really difficult to handle, at least it is impossible to eradicate them all."
Although Zhao Huan also eliminated the six thieves in history, he protected his own power after all, and he only eliminated the leaders and did not attack their forces. Now Zhao Kai wants more than that
First, he wanted to give the imperial court a new look and completely eliminate the old forces, but this also greatly increased the difficulty.
When he mentioned Brother Qiu, Li Qi immediately said with a gossipy face: "By the way. I heard that Brother Qiu donated some money to you?"
Zhao Kai coughed a few times and said, "Who did you hear about?"
"Everyone knows that you haven't kept confidentiality well. How many?"
"This---700,000 Guan"
"So much? Then you still say you have no money."
"This money is not small for an individual, but for a country, it is of no use."
"That's true. You won't tell me any difference anyway." Li Qi glanced at him and saw that he was indifferent. He felt very depressed, so he had to get back to business. He said, "If there are so many people, if we clear them all out at once,
If so, then the court will be empty."
Zhao Kai shook his head and said: "That's not the case. The current phenomenon of redundant officials is already at the highest level in history. Even if it is several times more, it will be nothing. Besides, I am planning to reduce the number of officials and reduce their salaries. Now I can
I can't afford to support so many people. Moreover, if I keep them, my throne will be on pins and needles. I have discussed this with Qin Hui. If they unite to protect themselves, they will cause us a lot of harm.
Difficulties."
Li Qi said with a hint of worry: "This is really a troublesome matter. Your Majesty has just ascended the throne. If you use force to resolve matters in the court, I'm afraid it will attract public attention, which will be extremely detrimental to the Emperor in the future."
"You are right." Zhao Kai said: "Qin Hui has a plan, I think it is very feasible."
If it was Qin Hui's plan, it should be fine. Li Qi quickly asked: "What plan?"
Zhao Kai said: "Qin Hui's plan is to divide and annihilate them. These forces have many conflicts with each other. If we can break their alliance first and let them kill each other, we can reap the benefits.
Cleaned up one by one."
Li Qi pondered for a moment and said: "This is indeed a good idea. If this plan succeeds, we can eliminate the government and the opposition at a very small cost." As he said that, he suddenly looked at Zhao Kai and said: "I'm afraid you don't approve of this.
Is it the reason why the Grand Master requested to become an official?"
Zhao Kai nodded with a smile and said: "Tong Guan is dead. Among these forces, the Grand Master and Li Bangyan are the most powerful. If we can use the Grand Master's power to clean up Li Bangyan and Bai Shizhong in the court,
If you have the power within, then the next thing will be much easier to handle."
"And where are Cai You and Liang Shicheng?"
Zhao Kai smiled and said: "These two people used to rely on their father to dominate. Although Liang Shicheng was powerful, he was a eunuch after all. He did not dare to collude with too many ministers in the court and did not have many party members. Now my father
Now that the emperor has abdicated, their power in the court has weakened a lot, and they had many enemies in the past. It will be easy for me to get rid of the two of them."
Li Qidao: "But the problem is that the Grand Master is not a general person. How could he not guess that if these two forces are solved, then the Cai family will definitely be next."
"This is also my biggest headache." Zhao Kai sighed and said, "Actually, no matter whether the Grand Master is willing to help or not, I can't touch him. His Grand Master Academy has become a force that cannot be ignored among the people.
If the Grand Master is touched, it will hurt the people's feelings, and at such an old age, he will not live for a few more years."
Li Qi frowned and pondered, and suddenly said: "Do you want me to persuade the Grand Master?"
Zhao Kai nodded and said: "The relationship between you and the Grand Master is the best when you are by my side---."
Li Qi interrupted him and said: "This happened in the past. Now even my father-in-law hates me so much, not to mention Taishi Cai? Moreover, if you don't touch Taishi Cai, will you let him go and arrange for him to be in court?"
Those chess pieces in the middle?”
Zhao Kai did not answer but asked: "Do you think these people should be let go?"
Li Qidao: "This is not what I think or how it should be. The key is what the Grand Master thinks in his heart." He sighed again and said, "Although I don't agree with many of Grand Master Cai's previous practices, I
For being able to reach this point, six of the successes should be attributed to Grand Master Cai. In any case, he has always been kind to me. Although I don’t regret doing this, but if you ask me to persuade Grand Master Cai to give up his chess pieces at this time, then
Wouldn't it be a bit too cruel to ask me to step on him again just to add insult to injury?"
Zhao Kai shook his head and said: "You are wrong. In fact, I did this because I was concerned about the relationship between you and the Grand Master."
Li Qi frowned and said, "How do you say this?"
Zhao Kai said: "The grand master's power is huge. It would be best if I could get his help. But if he doesn't agree, I can also use other powers, but it may take more time and the harvest will not be that big."
, But in this case, the Grand Master’s chess pieces will be the first targets for me to eliminate, including several of his sons. I have control over them. If you can persuade the Grand Master, then I can make some concessions."
Li Qi sighed and said, "In that case, I have to go."
Zhao Kai said: "I don't want to force you, it depends on your choice, but you should know that if these people are not eliminated, there will never be peace in the country."
Li Qidao: "Tell me what you can give the Grand Master?"
Zhao Kai said: "Except for Cai You and Cai Sui, I will let the rest of the Cai family live. As for the Grand Master, I will make him my first godfather in the Song Dynasty."
"I'm afraid the Grand Master will not agree to this. Cai Sui is his favorite son. The Grand Master will definitely try every means to protect Cai Sui." Li Qi shook his head and said: "Actually, Cai Sui is not as capable as his father. What he can do
At this point, it is entirely dependent on the Grand Master. If the Grand Master's influence is eliminated, then Cai Sui will be useless and it will be impossible for him to make a comeback."
Zhao Kai frowned and said, "Then what do you think we should do?"
Li Qidao: "Give Cai Sui a civilian position in the Hanlin Academy and let him write books and so on, without giving him any real power. Your Majesty, use Cai Sui in exchange for the great help of the Grand Master. I think this deal will not be a loss.
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Zhao Kai thought about it and thought it was right. Cai Jing was already old and Cai Sui was no match for him. Even if he was placed in the court, he would not pose any threat to him. He nodded and said: "Okay, I promise you, but you can
Are you sure you can convince the Grand Master?"
Li Qi sighed: "I'm not sure about this, because I haven't met the Grand Master yet, so I'll do my best."
Zhao Kai breathed out softly and said with a smile: "Li Qi, I know you are the most difficult person here. Thank you for your hard work."
Li Qi smiled bitterly and said: "This is my own reason and has nothing to do with you. If it were Qin Hui, Wang Fu and others, they would definitely choose to cut the knot with a quick knife. I am by no means a qualified politician."
Zhao Kai didn't say much, and suddenly said: "By the way, there is someone you definitely want to meet."
"who?"
Li Qi's face tightened.
Seeing his startled look, Zhao Kai was stunned for a moment, then he came to his senses and said with a smile: "Why are you so nervous? Don't you want to see my father?"
Li Qi hurriedly said: "How is that possible? It's just that I don't think I brought any gifts today, so I'm embarrassed to go."
"really?"
"Absolutely true."
"Actually, it's not my father."
Li Qi immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I told you earlier. Uh...it couldn't be the Assistant King, right?"
You also said you were not afraid of meeting your father. Zhao Kai smiled and shook his head, saying, "It's Yan Fu."
ps: Please give me a monthly ticket...(To be continued...)