Chapter 1240 Li Genu, Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty!

Chapter 1240

"Then Zhangchou Jianqiong resigned first."

Zhangchou Jianqiong understood and knew that the two of them had something to talk about, so they immediately stepped aside. Seeing this, the other generals also dispersed one after another, leaving only Wang Chong and Song Wang to move forward calmly.

"Did you feel this court meeting?"

King Song and Wang Chong stood side by side, and asked faintly as they walked.

"Um!"

Wang Chong nodded. Although it was only the first day, Wang Chong already felt the turbulent, turbulent, and extremely complicated currents in the entire court.

"The situation that day was even more complicated than it is now!"

King Song said indifferently, and only said one sentence, which can be regarded as an explanation to Wang Chong.

"Who are those strange faces? It is impossible for so many people to appear in the court overnight. What is their origin?"

Wang Chong said again.

"I won't be able to answer you for a while, but from the resumes, these people are perfect, even I can't speak out against it!"

Song Wangdao.

"So, it's the old master, right?"

Wang Chong suddenly stopped, looked ahead and said. For a moment, his eyes were extremely sharp.

The old master is the most civil servant,

And almost all of these new unfamiliar faces are civil servants. With so many people and so many new faces, it would have been impossible without the support of the old master. And even if it wasn't the old grand master's actions, it definitely has something to do with him.

"I had the same thought as you before, but I'm afraid things are by no means that simple. The old grand master is indeed involved, but he is definitely not the person who controls everything behind the scenes. And compared to this, I am more worried about another thing... ..."

King Song said solemnly.

"oh."

Wang Chong frowned, and was about to ask, when suddenly a mellow voice came from behind:

"You two princes, please stop!"

Their hearts moved, and when they turned their heads, they saw a long figure in a red robe with long sleeves, wearing a red first-rank official uniform, quickly walking up from behind.

Seeing that figure, the expressions of both of them became a little subtle.

"Master Prime Minister!"

King Song saluted first, while Wang Chong on the side smiled indifferently, with his hands behind his back, motionless.

The one who caught up from behind was none other than Li Genu, the leader of the group of officials, the current prime minister.

"The two princes are too polite."

Li Genu approached and hurriedly returned a salute.

"What's the matter, Prime Minister?"

Wang Chong said calmly. He and Li Genu were still arguing in the court just now, seeing him at this moment didn't look good.

"Hehe, King of Foreign Lands, Your Highness King Song, did the two of you misunderstand me about what happened just now?"

Li Genu bowed his hands and smiled slightly, like a spring breeze bathing:

"The matter of abolishing the Xiang Army is just a matter of fact, and has no other intentions. And if there is a need in the future, it is entirely possible to recruit troops in advance, and even increase the size of the Xiang Army on the current basis. All of this is not impossible!"

Li Genu spoke every detail, and his expression was unrestrained and magnanimous, and his expression was even more gentle, like a ball of cotton, which made people completely unable to get angry with him. Moreover, as a member of the first rank, among the officials, Li Genu has no airs of officialdom, which is rare even among the officials, and it is one of the reasons why the Prime Minister of the Great Tang Dynasty is respected.

"My lord prime minister is serious, this king doesn't mean that."

A look of doubt flashed in King Song's eyes, and the doubt in his heart seemed to have dissipated a lot suddenly, so he hurriedly replied. Only Wang Chong on the side still looked cold, unmoved at all.

If he didn't know the details of this Great Tang Prime Minister, Wang Chong would have been deceived by his reputation and smile just like King Song and all the civil and military officials in the court. However, Wang Chong knew deeply that if anyone was really deceived by his kindness, he might really eat him to the bone.

There were people who were deceived by his appearance and smile, in the past, now, and in the future, but Wang Chong was definitely not among them. Because Wang Chong knew deeply that this "virtuous minister" in front of him had another even more prominent name, "Li Linfu"!

And about this prime minister, there is another word called "sword with honey and belly". This person in front of me is probably the most disguising person in the history of the Tang Dynasty, or even the entire history of Middle-earth!

Regarding what he said, Wang Chong didn't believe a single word. The so-called "expand the size of the Xiang army at an appropriate time" was just talking, and it was absolutely impossible.

"Hehe, Mr. Prime Minister, the prefect of Yichun asked me to say hello to you!"

Wang Chong stepped forward suddenly, and said a word with a smile in front of Li Genu. However, it was such a simple sentence that the face of this high-ranking prime minister suddenly changed. With Li Genu's xinxing cultivation, for a moment, he couldn't help but turn livid and speechless.

But only for a moment, Li Genu quickly returned to normal, his face was rosy, like a spring breeze, full of smiles.

"Hehe, it seems that the foreign king has misunderstood me deeply!"

Li Genu was not angry either, he still had a calm expression on his face:

"King Song, King of Foreign Lands, I remembered that I still have something to do, so I left first, and I will explain to the two of you at another time."

Li Genu opened the mouth and said.

"My lord prime minister is polite, then we will see you another day."

The King of Song bowed his hands and watched Prime Minister Li Genu leave. He disappeared until he turned around and looked at Wang Chong beside him.

"Wang Chong, why did you suddenly bring up the matter of Li Shizhi? Do you believe that too?"

"It's not that I believe it, but that this is the truth!"

Wang Chong looked at the direction where Li Linfu disappeared, and said calmly.

Li Shizhi, the prefect of Yichun, was highly valued by the Holy Emperor back then, but Li Linfu tricked him into telling him to return to his hometown so that he could return to the capital to get closer to the Holy Emperor. Show mercy, let him resign from office and retire to live in retirement.

Li Shi found out later that he was cheated and revealed the incident.

However, none of the civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty, even Li Linfu's political opponents, believed him, because Li Linfu was known as a virtuous prime minister in the court, and he would never do such a thing.

Li Shi later died in depression because of this.

This matter caused a lot of trouble in the government and the public for a while, but after all, there was no conclusive evidence, and no one believed it, so it was finally let go.

Even King Song didn't expect that Wang Chong would bring up this matter again. Seeing Wang Chong's serious expression in front of him, Song Wang was thoughtful.

"So, some time ago, His Highness avoided seeing him because of Prime Minister Li Genu, isn't it?"

At this moment, Wang Chong suddenly spoke.

"Buzz!"

In an instant, King Song's expression changed instantly.

"This is not the place to talk, let's go!"

King Song suddenly grabbed Wang Chong's arm, quickly looked around, and without saying a word, he pulled Wang Chong forward quickly.

Outside the city gate, King Song dragged Wang Chong into the carriage, sat down in the carriage, and let out a long sigh of relief:

"Wang Chong, you are smart and smart. Even if I don't tell you about this matter, I know you will find a way to find out by yourself. However, in the court, there are too many people talking, and it is a place of right and wrong, not a place for talking. .”

"Hehe, Khorasan's army has already withdrawn, and the military forces of the major guards are also being reduced. Now even the Xiang army is going to be abolished. Is there anything bigger than this?"

Wang Chong laughed at himself.

Song Wang silently.

"So, Your Highness, what happened that day?"

Wang Chong got straight to the point and went straight to the topic.

"Alas! Now, there is nothing to hide."

King Song sighed, and slowly told about the day's events. Regarding the events of that day, Wang Chong had learned a lot from his uncle Wang Gen, Zhangchou Jianqiong, and other ministers, but King Song made up for the most important part of this map.

It turns out that King Song already knew about Khorasan's proposal long before the court meeting. As an important and powerful leader in the court, it is basically impossible to hide many resolutions from King Song. Before they were sent to the court, many excerpts would be read in the hands of King Song first.

King Song didn't take the Khorasan withdrawal proposal to heart at all at first, because in King Song's view, it was impossible to pass, and it was completely the product of a civil servant's impulse.

But when he arrived at the court, King Song felt that something was wrong. First, Wang Gen was not there, and secondly, Zhang Qiu Jianqiong, as the minister of the Ministry of War, hadn't appeared for three days. What disturbed King Song most was that this anti-war proposal was accepted in the court. The support of many civil servants does not seem to be the product of a certain civil servant's impulse at all.

What's even more unfavorable is that Song Wang found that those civil servants came fully prepared, and they also formed an ally with Qi Wang with the old grand master as their leader. In the court hall, the officials under King Qi fully supported this proposal. But what really made this proposal pass was another person's statement.

"Li Linfu!"

Before King Song could say it, Wang Chong had already guessed the answer.

"You are right, it is the prime minister!"

King Song sighed and said:

"Wang Chong, you haven't been in touch with the government affairs of the court before, and it's the first time to participate in the court meeting, so you don't know that the prime minister not only represents one status, but also has another meaning among the civil and military officials. Your Excellency, the prime minister, is very important to the court. Affairs have always been rarely intervened, and once intervened, it means that it is not only his intention, but also His Majesty's intention."

"Master Li has a heavenly heart, and is good at trying to figure out the meaning of the Holy Emperor. He has rarely spoken in the past ten years, but whenever he speaks, it is always in line with the Holy Emperor's wishes. All proposals approved by the Prime Minister will definitely be with His Majesty in the end." Passed. Even sometimes, when it is inconvenient to express the meaning, His Majesty will signal the ministers through the Prime Minister. So after so many years, everyone has tacitly agreed that the meaning of Lord Li is actually the idea of ​​the Holy Emperor."

"In the court that day, the prime minister came out. I thought he represented the meaning of the holy emperor and would oppose this proposal. Unexpectedly, he stood up and voted for it in the end! And it was this vote that made the entire court meeting huge. reversal. Even many generals had to give up their positions and change their attitudes.”

Song Wang said in a deep voice, with a look of memory in his eyes. The intrigues and strife in the court that day were turbulent and treacherous. Even if I think about it today, it is still full of shock. An important border town of the Tang Dynasty, a front-line fortress built by the blood of countless soldiers, just in one day, in the court. was ruled by fate.

Genius site address:. Mobile version reading website: