Qi Huang

Chapter 40

The construction of the canal was proposed by Wang Qi, who was immediately opposed by Li Jin and other party members.

But the one who objected was naturally not Li Jin himself, a dignified second-rank Beijing official who lost his composure in the Ziluan Palace and lost his official manners—it was the unlucky courtier Wei who stood in front of Qin Ting and was almost stepped on by him. grown ups.

He is over half a hundred years old, and he should stick to the old ways. Without Li Jin's words, he stood up and retorted: "The construction of the canal will cost the people and money. At least, the land will be uncultivated, and at the worst, taxes and labor will destroy livelihoods. Please think twice!"

Wang Qi: "I haven't said much yet, you have already listed one, two, three, four of the disadvantages of the canal like peas. My lord is really thoughtful and admirable."

The admonishing Master Wei was working at Yushitai. Although he was a colleague of Ye Wenxu, the Yushi doctor, he had already become a member of Li's party and Li Jin's mouth.He is neither humble nor light-hearted, but he is used to quarreling with others and immediately retorts.

"General Wang wants to dig a canal, doesn't he have selfish desires?"

The canal is to connect the north and south or east and west places with long mountains and long roads with rivers.The so-called light boat has passed ten thousand mountains. This boat can carry not only people, but also food, soldiers and horses, and ten thousand taels of gold.Previously, Wang Qi wanted to attack Goguryeo, but after being dismissed by Li Jin, he tried to save the country and wanted to dig a canal.

Who doesn't know that you dug the canal to make it easier to attack Goguryeo?

At a time when the aristocratic family is struggling, Wang Qi wants to take this step, which is tantamount to ascending to the blue sky.

Master Wei was very angry, and while secretly cursing Wang Qi in his heart, he turned his head to look at Li Jin, who he served for.I saw that Li Jin was as motionless as a mountain, with that old-fashioned face still hanging on his head, and he didn't come out until the Queen Mother called him.

"What does Li Qing think?"

"I think it's okay."

When Li Jin said this, everyone was shocked.Without changing his face, he spoke again.

"There have been precedents for digging canals throughout the ages. What is it to waste people's money? It's just that the emperor is incompetent. I believe that Da Zhou can take this opportunity to benefit future generations."

Li Jin let go? !

Everyone knows that although Wang Qi is far away in the southwest, if he only needs to go back to Bianliang, he will be able to fight his deadly enemy Li Jin.The dispute in the court yesterday was vivid in my mind. As soon as Wang Qi finished his intention to attack Goguryeo, he was sprayed bloody by Li Jin.

If it weren't for the persuasion and persuasion of the officials, the two of them would have fought on the spot.

But Li Jin's voice changed: "However, it's a big deal for the end, I don't know what His Majesty intends to do?"

That's it!

Some quick-witted courtiers recalled that Li Jin still did not give up the matter of promoting the crown prince and decentralizing power from the queen mother.The excavation of the canal is already the biggest engineering event in the first year of the Yuan Dynasty. Whether it is a citizen or an official, everyone needs a reassurance, and the Queen Mother can't do that.

——Even if her current achievements are enough to be written on the history.

The husband is the sky, and the wife is the earth.In the eyes of the world, the queen mother can't support the sky.

Xie Qingshan's body can't support it either - only the crown prince, only the establishment of a crown prince, has the possibility of digging the canal.

The Purple Luan Palace was silent, those belonging to the Li Dang and the Royal Dang were all waiting for the Queen Mother to speak, and the neutral part of the people did not dare to be the first bird at this time, only Ye Wenxu dared to come out to smooth things over in the name of a good man .

"The matter of the canal, I think it's better to shelve it first..."

Halfway through the conversation, everyone suddenly heard a laugh on the high platform.The laughter was abrupt, but very clear, which attracted everyone's attention.

Ye Wenxu also looked up. He was old and his eyes were not working very well, but he could vaguely see that it was the little highness standing on the left side of the throne.The last time I saw him was in the Hall of Qinzheng, Ye Wenxu thought to himself, how could he be standing on a high platform that symbolizes authority in a blink of an eye.

Xie Xuan walked around the throne slowly and went down to the main hall where the courtiers were standing.Because the crown has not yet been worn, only the jade hairpin is tied up in a bun, with a fair complexion and a figure like a young boy who has not yet grown up.However, it wasn't until he stood still in front of Li Jin that everyone realized that this little Highness was already as tall as Li Jin.

He comforted Ye Wenxu who was interrupted by him first: "Lord Ye, don't worry, this matter must not be put on hold."

Looking back at Li Jin again, the corner of his mouth curled into a smile that was not a smile: "Master Li's words are funny, so I only laughed. I don't think you will blame me for being abrupt?"

Li Jin was expressionless, but stared at him like frozen dots of ink: "I dare not."

It's Xie Xuan again.

When he first entered the court and saw Xie Xuan standing with the dragon chair, Li Jin had a bad feeling in his heart.This inexplicable majesty has been against him all the time since he was a fledgling.If Xie Xuan is intelligent, he must know that the current situation where his Xie family can be arbitrarily rounded up is all because of the Queen Mother.

If the bird in the cage wants to break free first, it needs a hand outside the cage to pick the lock, and Li Jin is the best choice.Even if it's not Li Jin, you can choose any family power that doesn't deal with the Queen Mother.

But Xie Xuan didn't agree, he was willing to be sent by the queen mother, willing to be a vicious dog charging forward under the rope in her hand.

For the first time, Li Jin felt that the thick fog in front of him made him unable to see the way ahead, nor what the Thirteenth Highness wanted to do.

But he could understand the disgust in Xie Xuan's eyes when he looked at him.

"Your Majesty Li just meant that you want my father to be the person in charge of the digging?" Xie Xuan said, "My father has been ill for decades, Master Li should know, if you spend all your time worrying about illness because of this matter Bone-ridden, is the adult willing to take responsibility?"

Li Jin was silent.

Xie Xuan changed the subject again: "But maybe I misunderstood. As an important minister of the imperial court, your lord respects your father... Maybe your lord thinks that my imperial grandmother is incompetent and can't bear the burden of digging the canal." matter?"

hiss--

Someone couldn't help but bared his teeth and took a deep breath, causing Qin Ting to take a small step back, for fear of being smoked by his breath.Turning his head again, Qin Ting was delighted to see who that person was.

"Lord Du is out of breath?" Qin Ting whispered, "Then you have to be careful, you are most likely to suffer from some intractable diseases at your age."

"..."

Du Yuzhi was speechless to this Master Qin who was talking nonsense with his eyes open.

Who is in power in Dazhou today?It's the empress dowager!

This little highness is desperate, even if he is implying that Li Jin underestimates the queen mother, he can't say it clearly!If it really provoked the empress dowager to be furious in public, none of the people who spoke in court today would be able to escape!

Du Yuzhi scratched his ears and cheeks, wanting to say something to relieve the feeling of being bitten by ants in his atrium, so he turned his head and said to Qin Ting in a breathy voice: "What exactly does your highness want to do?"

Qin Ting: "Build the canal."

Du Yu was taken aback: "Huh?"

Qin Ting stopped talking again: "Just look at it."

He pretended to be an old god, as if everything was under control, which made Du Yuzhi more and more confused.Xin Dao turned out to be the only one in the entire court who asked questions and didn't know?

Before coming, he did know that the early court called for this emergency was related to Xie Xuan, but after the court, he was immediately confused by this series of dazzling operations.

Du Yuzhi could hear the loopholes in Xie Xuan's words, and so could Li Jin.He adjusted his expression, saluted with his hands behind his back, and was about to order Xie Xuan to be shameless to the queen mother—it would be best to drive him out of the court and fine him twenty boards.

But Xie Xuan didn't give Li Jin a chance to explode, saying that as soon as he finished speaking, he immediately bowed to the queen mother and said earnestly: "The emperor's grandmother allowed me to go to court, and Xinglan was overjoyed. But Xinglan is only sixteen. I hope that the emperor's grandmother will forgive me if there are childish words."

Everyone: "..."

shameless!What kind of words are you 16 years old!What kind of taboo!