"You are right, and I very much agree with it. No dynasty can completely eliminate factionalism, which proves that this is actually reasonable.√∟"
At this point, Zhao Kai suddenly changed the topic and said: "In that case, why are you still afraid, and even take risks and betray me?"
Qin Hui sighed: "I think I am right, but it does not mean that you, the emperor, will think so. Accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger. A minister is not afraid of many political opponents, because this is inevitable. He is afraid of the emperor's suspicion. Once the emperor starts
If you are suspicious of a certain courtier, it means that this courtier is not far away from death, because this kind of suspicion will only become more and more intense along with the factional disputes, and the emperor will gradually turn to the other side, and even
Yu didn't need to take action, he could use Zheng Yi and others to eradicate Wei Chen. But then again, if the emperor didn't have so much evidence about Wei Chen, based on Wei Chen's management over the years, as long as the emperor was not determined to get rid of Wei Chen, Wei Chen would
I am not someone who can be defeated, but now, if the emperor casually throws out a piece of evidence, Wei Chen will be completely ruined.
I remember that Wang Fu was promoted to official because of a door.
However, if the Privy Councilor was originally there, the emperor might still need the minister to contain the minister. On the contrary, once the minister left, no one in the court could fight against the minister. However, if the emperor trusted the minister, then the minister would
I can still continue to serve the emperor, but unfortunately not. The emperor knows everything about Wei Chen, so both Wei Chen and Wei Chen will die. If Wei Chen wants to show his innocence and eliminate the emperor's suspicion of Wei Chen, then he can only choose
Give up the power in your hands. Once the power in the hands of Wei Chen is reduced, then Mao Shu and Li Gang will definitely not let Wei Chen go. However, if Wei Chen accepts the power of the Privy Envoy and continues to consolidate his power, it will inevitably cause the emperor to express his disapproval.
The Wei Chen is even more suspicious. Even if the Wei Chen is loyal to the emperor, he will inevitably die, and it will not be too slow, because the longer the delay, the more trouble the emperor will have in dealing with the Wei Chen. Therefore, once the privy envoy leaves, the emperor will immediately
He will take action against Wei Chen. Wei Chen doesn’t know how many taboos the emperor has, but there is only one big taboo for ministers. That is the emperor’s suspicion.”
When talking about the latter part, there was a trace of unwillingness in his tone. Although he designed to frame Li Gang and Wang Zhongling, he never felt sorry for Zhao Kai.
Party strife aside, he was definitely a qualified prime minister. But he never expected that Zhao Kai had been guarding against him, which was really terrifying.
"I see."
Zhao Kai pondered for a long time before nodding and said: "I actually understand the struggle between you and Li Gang, but the Privy Councilor, in fact, you two have many opinions. Including the styles of conduct are very similar, why are you and the Privy Councilor at odds with each other?
Woolen cloth?"
Qin Hui frowned slightly and did not talk as much as before.
Zhao Kai seemed to have expected it. He smiled softly and said: "Since you don't want to say it, I will say it for you. The reason is very simple, because you are too ambitious, but your mind is too narrow-minded."
Having said this, he sighed and said: "In fact, whether it is Wang Zhongling or Li Gang, even if you use the construction of the new law to win over your own power in the local area or you use the military academy to interfere in military affairs, as long as you do not go too far,
, I will forgive you, because as the prime minister, you should have a certain say in these aspects. There is only one thing that makes me very angry, and that is that you started preparations after learning about Li Qi's actions in Japan.
By repealing the new law and trying to bring my Song Dynasty back to the time when it only respected Confucianism, I have not wronged you."
Qin Hui glanced at Li Qi and saw that Li Qi had no expression on his face and said, "Has the Privy Council already known this?"
Li Qi shook his head and said: "I just found out, but it's not surprising. If you don't do this, it would be very unlike you."
Qin Hui's face looked a little strange, and he was silent for a while before saying: "The emperor is right, Wei Chen does intend to do this."
"This is where you disappoint me the most."
Zhao Kai sighed and said: "Actually, you know very well that the new law has won the hearts of the people and can make the Song Dynasty more powerful, but you are still selfish and have no regard for the people of the world, trying to abandon the new law. This is something I cannot forgive.
.Although you often tell people that you were born under the Privy Councilor, you have never been convinced in your heart. You don’t want to live in the shadow of the Privy Councilor. You want to prove that you are stronger than the Privy Councilor. However, even if the Privy Councilor
If you leave, if the new law is not abolished, the people will always praise the Privy Councilor, not you. Therefore, ostracizing the Privy Councilor is just the beginning. The more important thing is to abolish the new law.
Qin Hui, you are good at everything. You are smart, prudent, and capable of doing things. You have never let me down. Even the Privy Council is not as good as you in this regard. You should not be evil-minded, narrow-minded, and will repay your flaws. You are suspicious and jealous.
You have a strong heart. Li Gang just let your son suffer a jail sentence. You want to kill Li Gang's son. This is too cruel. It is precisely because you are ruthless and jealous of talents that I have to guard against you.
, this is all your own fault, you can’t blame me.”
"Cruel? I want to ask which person in a high position is not cruel. Taizu and Taizong are like this, and so is the emperor. Didn't the emperor kill innocent people indiscriminately in that coup? This is just a political struggle and has nothing to do with anything else. And the emperor, you can be justified
In this way, it is just because you are the emperor and I am a minister. In fact, there is no difference in essence. We are all fighting for power."
Qin Hui snorted and continued: "As for the dispute between me and the privy envoy, it is because the ministers always believed that Xiao Gui and Cao Sui were just incompetent people to excuse themselves. Everyone in the world knows Xiao He, but how many people know Cao Shen?
?The minister naturally wants to be Xiao He, not Cao Shen. As for Li Gang's son, this is not called ruthlessness, but eradication. This is also an unwritten rule in the court. If it were changed, Li Gang would do the same thing. The difference is,
I create opportunities, while Li Gang waits for opportunities."
"Don't say it so high-sounding. The difference is that you set up a frame-up, while Li Gang enforced the law impartially."
"The emperor is right in saying that, but whether it is frame-up or impartial enforcement of the law, it is actually selfish."
"It's rare for you to be so honest!"
Zhao Kai laughed and said: "But have you ever thought about why the Privy Council dares to put the lives of a whole family on you? It's because he knows that you are jealous and selfish. But in this case
Once a person of this kind is suspected, he will be suspicious all day long, so the Privy Council predicts that once I tell you about my spy, you will feel very frightened and have trouble sleeping and eating. You will be selfish and take risks in order to survive. On the contrary, if it is Li Gang
If so, then the Privy Councilor would never dare to make such a bet. Because he knew that even if Li Gang knew that I was suspicious of him, he would never do such a treasonous thing. Then having said that, the Privy Councilor knows you very well, do you think he would tolerate it?
Can I let you go?"
Li Qi laughed.
Zhao Kai frowned slightly and said, "Why are you laughing?"
Li Qi finally suppressed his smile and said: "Your Majesty, the fact that you can reuse the two of us at least shows that we are by no means deadbeats. We still have a little bit of excellence, but you actually want to use this clumsy method to sow discord.
.I think you are insulting our intelligence and your vision."
Qin Hui smiled and said: "Your Majesty, if the minister had not made up his mind, he would never have taken out this dagger. Maybe the Emperor is right, but has the Emperor ever thought about whether the Privy Councilor would reuse someone like him from the beginning?
Someone who doesn't understand him? Obviously not. The Privy Councilor knew Wei Chen from the beginning. But he still promoted Wei Chen because Wei Chen could help him solve many difficulties. Of course, Wei Chen would also be there for him.
Advance step by step with help.
Today's situation is exactly the same as before. Japan is in dire need of development, and there are not many people around the Privy Council who can use it. The minister thinks that he can still help the Privy Council manage Japan well. Moreover, he learned a lesson from his mistakes. This time he failed.
Weichen will naturally learn his lesson and will not make the same mistake again."
"clever!"
Li Qi smiled and said: "This is the same as buying things. You can't just buy expensive ones, but you have to choose the products you need most. Although Japan is poor and isolated overseas, it is very important for people like Qin Hui.
In comparison, the Song Dynasty is now on the right track, and the country is full of talents. One less than him is a lot, and one more than him is not much. It will not hinder the emperor's grand plans. "
Each of these two people is more shrewd than the other, and each of them is better at planning for himself. If Zhao Kai wants to find every opportunity, it is really difficult to achieve success. He can't help but feel a little discouraged. He gritted his teeth and smiled and said: "People often say that you two are the best in the Song Dynasty."
Smart people, I have no regrets if I lose at the hands of you two. Tell me, what do you want?"
Li Qi smiled and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry. I have never coveted the Zhao family. I also know that even coveting is in vain. We only hope that you, the Emperor, will have enough to let us live."
Today's era is about orthodoxy. It doesn't mean that if you kill the emperor, you can become the emperor. The Zhao family is always orthodox. If Li Qi or Qin Hui usurp the throne, the world will be in chaos, because many people with evil intentions will use this to incite the people.
, as a result, the Song Dynasty will immediately fall apart, so it is not easy to be the emperor, especially in a stable environment.
Zhao Kai naturally understood this truth, so he remained as steady as a mountain, smiled and said: "Should I let you live? No, now it seems that I have to ask you to let me live."
Li Qi laughed and said: "Then let's live together." The implication is that we can either die together. He then asked: "I wonder what the emperor wants?"
Zhao Kai narrowed his eyes and said, "But haven't you ever thought that maybe you not only made it to Japan alive, but also brought hundreds of thousands of troops back with you?"
"Wow! The emperor is threatening the humble minister!"
Li Qi chuckled, shook his head and said: "But it's okay, Japan's sea area is large enough, let alone hundreds of thousands, millions of troops can be buried in an instant."
Zhao Kai raised his eyebrows and said, "You are so confident."
Li Qidao: "If I didn't have enough confidence, I wouldn't dare to take this step. Your Majesty, you know me and never fight an unprepared battle."
Zhao Kai looked directly at Li Qi for a while, sighed, and said: "Well, since I have been defeated by you today, I am convinced that I have lost. I promise you that I will let you go to Japan, but I must declare in advance.
It’s only for today. Once today passes, I can’t guarantee it.”
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for showing mercy beyond the law."
Li Qi said with a victorious smile.
Zhao Kai turned to look at Qin Hui and signaled you to take the knife away.
Qin Hui frowned and glanced at Li Qi again. He was very cautious. He was the emperor. How could he dare to let go so easily?
Li Qi waved his hand and said with a smile: "Although the emperor's words are not trustworthy, there are two of us here. And we have weapons in hand. The emperor with a body of ten thousand gold will not dare to take such a risk."
Qin Hui then took back the dagger and bowed, "I'm sorry, Your Majesty."
Zhao Kai stretched his shins and said with a smile: "Qin Hui, do you know the difference between you and Li Qi? Right here, you can never guess what the other person is thinking because you are too suspicious, so you always have something in mind.
Reserve, although you hate Bai Qiniang very much. But if Li Qi has not lost for a day, you don’t dare to touch Bai Qiniang. Instead, you have to take good care of her. Otherwise, I believe that the Privy Council will not dare to let Bai Qiniang take this risk.
, you didn’t see through him, but he saw through you.”
Li Qi hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, it has come to this point, and you are still here to sow discord. It is too much."
Zhao Kai said: "You want to say that I am shameless?"
"I didn't say that. This kind of thing is a matter of benevolence and wisdom."
"You are the most shameless person in the world."
Zhao Kai snorted angrily and suddenly said: "Qin Hui, you go out first, I have something else to talk to Li Qi alone."
When Qin Hui heard this, he thought, "What's wrong with this?" If I am hacked to death as soon as I go out, who should I cry to?
Before he could speak, Li Qi said: "This is not possible. We are now two against one. And we also have weapons. If Qin Hui goes out, wouldn't it be one against one? This is too dangerous."
Qin Hui nodded vigorously and said: "Exactly, exactly."
"It turns out you are still afraid."
Zhao Kai smiled.
Li Qidao: "Who is not afraid of the person who did this?"
Zhao Kai said: "If you are afraid that I will regret it, there is only one way, which is to hold me hostage and escort you to Japan. Otherwise, I can still wait for you to regret it when you get off the ship."
As soon as these words came out, Qin Hui and Li Qi communicated with their eyes.
Li Qi suddenly asked: "Why does the emperor want to talk to me alone?"
Zhao Kai snorted: "Thank you for having the nerve to ask. Japan is my neighbor in the Song Dynasty. I must know how you will handle the relationship between the two countries after you return to Japan."
"That's true."
Li Qi nodded and glanced at Qin Hui again, "But Qin Hui will soon become the prime minister of Japan, so it should be okay for him to be here, right?"
Zhao Kai said calmly: "This is a conversation between the king and the king. The prime minister is always a minister."
"Tsk, tsk, Your Majesty, you are really insidious, and you are trying to sow discord between us."
Li Qi said, and then said to Qin Hui: "Qin Hui, please go out first. I promise you as my wife that even if I die, I will definitely let you live. Maybe I often regard promises as
Bullshit, but I never swear on my family. This is the first time and will be the last time, because I, Li Qi, am not an ungrateful person. If you help me this time, I will definitely fulfill the promise I made to you as an economic envoy."
Li Qi understood Qin Hui, and Qin Hui also understood Li Qi. He nodded, saluted Zhao Kai again, and said, "I'll excuse you now."
With that said, he walked out the door.
Zhao Kai suddenly said: "Wait a minute, I almost forgot that there is one more thing that I need you to help me solve."
Qin Hui was stunned for a moment, then turned around and said with a smile: "The emperor is referring to Li Gang's matter?"
Zhao Kai nodded.
He values Li Gang very highly. At present, only Li Gang is the most suitable president of the Judicial Yuan in the DPRK. More importantly, he knows that this is a trap set by Qin Hui, so he will definitely reverse Li Gang's case.
Qin Hui smiled and said: "Your Majesty, although I, Qin Hui, am somewhat arrogant in some aspects, I never dare to be careless when facing the Privy Council. If I set up a trap that even I can break, then how can I dare to take action?
, isn’t this just asking for death?”
Zhao Kai said: "Is there really nothing you can do?"
Qin Hui said: "Even if I hand over the murderer now, do you think the people will believe it? If the people believe it so easily, then the emperor can just find someone to replace the murderer. The problem now is not the case itself, but the people's preconceptions and assumptions.
Li Xian is the murderer. Even if the real culprit is found, the people will only think that we are protecting each other and making secret deals. This will not only hurt Li Gang, but also hurt the credibility of the emperor and the court. Then governing the country according to law will only be a
It’s just a joke.”
Of course Zhao Kai knows this. The prime time for solving the case has passed now, and the case has been closed in Dali Temple. If it were ordinary people, overturning the case might help the Second Court gain some reputation, but Li Xian is the son of Li Gang and an official.
Disciple, this is completely different. If Li Xian's case is reversed, then the people will subconsciously think that Li Gang was behind the manipulation. They will not look at the facts. They will only think that this is officials protecting each other. But this cannot be blamed on the people for being ignorant.
Ignorance can only be blamed on those officials and officials who usually do evil things, so that Li Xian ended up in such a miserable situation.
The most powerful thing about Qin Hui's game is the people's view of the officials' children. However, this point is often overlooked. This is Qin Hui's excellence. He can always grasp some details that others cannot detect, so as to
Give a fatal blow.
Zhao Kai frowned, and Qin Hui suddenly said: "But for the situation that I can't solve, maybe the Privy Councilor will have a solution. I also really want to know whether the Privy Councilor can solve it. Why doesn't the Emperor ask the Privy Councilor about it?" (Unfinished)
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