Chapter six hundred and sixty-eight of the open and secret struggle (2)
In a comparison, they were no match for Li Qi. Huang Xinren and others were all trembling with anger, pointing at Li Qi and being speechless for a long time.
Cai You angrily rebuked: "What a false accusation against Zhongliang. Then tell me, Mr. Huang and others, what are the benefits of falsely accusing a fifth-grade official?"
"Mr. British, could you please stop talking about your official status all the time? They obviously want to undermine the emperor's grand cause, and the deputy economic envoy is just a scapegoat."
Li Qi sneered, glanced at it, and said: "My lords, please think about it. If what Mr. Huang said is true, then what is the purpose of the Deputy Economist doing this? For power? Haha, as we all know, we recruit officials to do business. Once those
If officials are willing to engage in business, then they have no power at all, and they are all petty officials. No matter how many there are, it will not benefit the deputy economic envoy's career at all. For money? That is even more strange. We recruit people
We also have to use money offensive to make those officials willing to engage in business, instead of those officials paying us to beg for food. The money only goes out, not in, and has nothing to do with the court, so even if you want to be greedy, there is no way to start.
Not for power, not for money, why does that economic man work so hard, even at the cost of offending some princes and ministers?"
No one answered. The only benefit of Qin Hui's taking this position was that he had the opportunity to rely on Li Qi, and he also had the opportunity to show his talents in front of Song Huizong in order to gain Song Huizong's attention. In addition,
Besides, what else could he ask for?
Seeing that no one answered, Li Qi added: "Obviously, the deputy economic envoy is for the emperor and for us in the Song Dynasty. Everyone in our commerce bureau is determined to follow the emperor's footsteps and regard the emperor's will as the top priority.
I shed my blood without hesitation, just to share my worries for you. I am afraid of betraying the grace of God. Maybe you will say that this is just one side of my words, but you are not one side of the word. In fact, if you want to know who is lying, it is very simple.
, we can randomly select a few officials from those who are engaged in business, ask them if they have any regrets, ask them if they were forced, ask them whether they are satisfied with their current life. Ask them what they created for our Song Dynasty.
How much is the value? We in the Commerce Bureau all have a pure heart towards the Emperor, and we are not afraid of what you say, because we are not working for you. What is this if you are not falsely accusing Zhongliang? You all take it
With the gift given by the emperor, not only do you not want to share your worries for the king, but you do it for the slightest selfish desire. The emperor does not care and wants to kill people with a knife. Am I wrong when I say that you are serving as ministers in vain?"
This scolding was really heartfelt, bloody, and well-founded, and the situation was instantly reversed.
Gao Qiu and Bai Shizhong looked at each other in shock. In terms of eloquence, no one could match them.
Cai You was dumbfounded. This was the first time he had experienced Li Qi's eloquence. He was about to label them as traitors who were rebelling against the country. He was worried. But he had just come back and knew nothing about the reform. He didn't know anything about it.
Know how to retort.
But now Wang Fu just wants to slap Cai You twice. People can't be so stupid. In fact, he has already made arrangements. He will only attack Qin Hui today and will never involve Li Qi. He intends to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys. He even
Let people belittle Qin Hui and praise Li Qi, so as to shut Li Qi's mouth, because he knew that with Song Huizong's favor for Li Qi now, it would undoubtedly be difficult to defeat Li Qi all at once, so he planned to
First eliminate Li Qi's power, and then slowly settle the general ledger with Li Qi. Unexpectedly, Cai You suddenly came out and pulled Li Qi in. Now it's better. The fox didn't catch it, and it made him a mess. It's really enough
Innocent.
At this time, Prince Zhao Huan suddenly stood up and said: "Father, I don't know who of the two is right, but out of curiosity, I secretly went to see how the deputy economic chief recruited people.
Erchen has never seen him coerce anyone. Everyone in the Commerce Bureau acted in accordance with the rules and regulations, and did not do anything out of the ordinary. It happened to be a coincidence. I remember that he was in the Ministry of Rites at that time. Erchen
I happened to see the deputy economic envoy ordering the soldiers of the Long Guard Army to openly take people. However, it was just the official of the Ministry of Rites who had repeatedly humiliated the deputy economic envoy. Instead of cooperating, he made trouble wantonly. Only then was he captured by the deputy economic envoy and imprisoned until
Kaifeng Mansion."
Zhao Huan's words were obviously for Li Qi's side, and his words were very important.
When Li Bangyan and his party saw that the prince had come forward, they quickly followed him and offered help.
Song Huizong was already a little moved after listening to Li Qi's words, because he could not imagine what benefits Qin Hui would gain by doing this, and Li Qi's words were very pleasant to him, and the core meaning of every sentence was loyalty to him.
, he had already forgiven Qin Hui in his heart, but was very moved. However, the prince suddenly stood up, which made him deeply believe in Li Qi's words, and he couldn't help but feel very angry.
Huang Xinren and others immediately panicked. Their plans could never keep up with changes. They scolded Li Qi for talking nonsense and framing the situation.
Wang Fu saw that the situation had become irreversible, so he stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I have something I don't know whether to say or not."
Song Huizong glanced at Huang Xinren coldly and said: "I love you, but it doesn't matter."
Wang Fu bowed his head and said, "I think the deputy economic envoy's loyalty to the emperor is commendable and beyond reproach."
As soon as these words came out, his comrades were all dumbfounded and looked at Wang Fu in horror.
Li Qi frowned, and for a moment he couldn't figure out what Wang Fu wanted to do.
Song Huizong nodded slightly and said: "Aiqing is right, I almost mistakenly blamed the loyal minister. Qin Aiqing, please get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Qin Hui stood up, heaving a sigh of relief in his heart, and glanced at Li Qi gratefully.
Wang Fu suddenly changed the topic and said: "Your Majesty, but I think it is the Deputy Economist's loyalty to the Emperor that caused this series of misunderstandings."
"Oh? Misunderstanding? What did Aiqing say?"
Wang Fu said: "What the Economic Envoy said before is correct, but have you ever thought about why Mr. Huang and the others would impeach the Deputy Economic Envoy at the same time, and what benefits does this have for them?"
Song Huizong frowned and said, "The more I listen, the more confused I become. If you have anything to say, please just say it."
Wang Fu sang: "Actually, the whole thing was just a misunderstanding. Because the deputy economic officer was eager to achieve success, he had very strict requirements for himself and others. He only wanted to complete the tasks assigned to him by the emperor, but because of this, he
Ignore the feelings of other people. You must know that economic construction is not a trivial matter, nor can it be completed by one person. It requires everyone to work together and work together to complete it. Therefore, you should not put things first, but you should put people first.
, only by taking things slowly, not in a hurry, and by maintaining good interpersonal relationships can we successfully implement the reform."
It's Wang Fu, he's really awesome. Li Qi couldn't help but secretly praise him.
However, Wang Fu's words also gave Song Huizong a step down. After all, Huang Xinren was his. He couldn't blame Huang Xinren, so he hurriedly took advantage of the situation and said, "Qin Aiqing."
"Wei Chen is here."
"I know you are loyal, but this matter is not a trivial matter. You must be careful in everything to avoid such misunderstandings again."
Qin Hui hurriedly reduced it and gave it up. With his current status, he could only be impeached. How dare he rashly fight back in the main hall and said: "I obey my order."
Song Huizong waved his hand and said: "Okay, this matter is just a misunderstanding. I will let it be bygones, but I won't do it next time."
"The emperor's kindness is so great that the humble ministers shed tears of gratitude."
A group of people shouted in unison, and then everyone retreated to their seats.
In this first round of fighting, the two of them ended up in a draw.
But Cai You's face was extremely gloomy, because just now Song Huizong only valued what Li Qi and Wang Fu said and didn't mention anything about him, which made him particularly annoyed.
Li Qi glanced at him secretly and sighed to himself, this person is really a narrow-minded person. You don't even know it, but you just open your mouth and talk nonsense. If the emperor listens to you, then we are just fooling around.
This wave was not over yet, but another wave started again. Wang Fu suddenly stood up again and said: "To report to the emperor, I have a brief report."
Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty said: "What can I do to express my love to you?"
Wang Fu smiled and said: "If I return to the emperor, this memorial by Wei Chen is also about economic construction."
This guy was planning to play some tricks. Li Qi knew that the attacker was evil, but he also knew that he was ready to use his tactics at the first sight. Now that Wang Fu was launching a massive counterattack, he had to avoid his sharp edge!
"explain."
Wang Fu said: "Now the reform has been implemented across the country, and there is also a wave of business among the people. This also shows that the economy is doing things properly. However, Wei Chen believes that there is still a stubborn problem that cannot be solved."
Song Huizong asked: "What is the stubborn disease?"
Wang Fu said: "That is how to balance agriculture and commerce. Agriculture is the foundation of our country and must not be shaken. Now the imperial court has promulgated the Business Support Law and reduced commercial taxes on a large scale, but agricultural taxes have not been reduced at all. As a result, farmers all over the world
How can you be convinced? They work diligently, but watching the merchants cheering and cheering there, they will inevitably feel sad. They may even think that the court does not pay attention to them. Your Majesty, this must be treated with caution."
Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty nodded slightly and said, "What I love you to say makes sense."
Wang Fu added: "Not only that, land annexation is becoming more and more serious nowadays. Many landowners can freely take out hundreds of acres of land. However, they do not use these lands for farming, but speculate among each other in order to make money.
In this way, the land cannot be cultivated, resulting in the phenomenon that landlords have land but cannot plant, farmers have no land to plant, and food production has also declined. What is even more disgusting is that many landowners want to escape
Although the agricultural tax has not changed, the court's tax revenue has been declining. All these are not only related to economic construction, but also related to the foundation of our Song Dynasty. Wei Chen believes that if we want to carry out economic construction, we must first
This issue is resolved."
No way. Is this still Wang Fu? Li Qi started to feel a little confused. (To be continued.)