In the official office of the Hanlin Academy, Li Jie was discussing the Tatars' intentions with his colleagues. At this time, an official ran over and said breathlessly: "Editor Lin, there is a decree from the palace, asking you to enter the palace to face the saint."
Li Jie was a little confused when he heard the news. Could it be that there had been some change in the tribute issue? Apart from this reason, he couldn't think of any reason. He put down what he was doing and followed the Xiaohuang Gate waiting outside to the Daming Gate.
Yang Shichang sighed after Li Jie left: "Who in the Hanlin Academy can have this honor? The Holy Master has called me many times, and it will be just around the corner for me to rise to the top!"
Zhang Rui said with a longing look on his face: "Now that Shen Zhi is appreciated by the emperor, he will definitely have a place in the imperial court in the future. We must work hard, otherwise we won't even be able to see his back."
"Of course, we also need to work hard and show our ambitions!"
When Li Jie walked to the position fifty steps away from the Wenhua Hall, he could hear the arguing coming from inside. The voices he heard just now should be Liu Jian and Wu'an Marquis Zheng Ying. After Liu Jian talked about the granary, the argument between the two gradually stopped and they fell silent. For a while.
While he was thinking about it, he heard the summons to come inside. Li Jie straightened his clothes and walked into the Wenhua Hall. As soon as he entered, the ministers were obviously a little surprised when they saw Li Jie. Zhu Youtang said loudly when he saw this.
"I called Lin Aiqing here. As the proposer of the Ping Yi policy, he is qualified to participate in this court meeting."
Everyone was relieved when they heard the emperor's explanation. It would be a lie to say that Youjia was not envious of this young man who was not yet weak and could be so trusted by the emperor. Most of them were still struggling hard at this age.
Li Jie took a step forward and saluted and said: "I respectfully send you your holy greetings!"
"Aiqing Pingsheng, let Aiqing come here this time. I want to hear your opinion on what happened in Huitong Hall?"
After hearing this, everyone in the hall focused their attention on Li Jie. After experiencing the last court meeting, Li Jie was already used to it. He paused and said, "I think the Tatars are just bluffing, and their demands for this trip have not changed. That is, We must warn each other not to violate the border, specialize in paying tribute, and open markets to appease the border people.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Ji took a step forward and said, "If we are not severely punished and the Tatars are so arrogant, will the world mistakenly think that this tribute is just a peace negotiation?"
Li Jie immediately retorted: "I am weak and the captives are strong, so I ask the captives to make peace. Now that the enemy is weak and I am strong, the captives pay tribute and become ministers, and go south to inspect their heads. How can we call it peace?"
Liu Ji sneered: "I wonder if Editor Lin has any clever ideas?"
Li Jie glanced at him and said calmly: "You can't use clever tricks. The Yi and Di like to fight, so why not give in to them and conquer them with force? We have masters like clouds and fierce generals like rain, whether we fight alone or in close combat. It can be won, but I don’t know what the chief minister’s intention is?”
Liu Ji snorted coldly and did not answer. He was not interested in Li Jie's proposal. This was because there was no one in his camp who was good at this. Why mention it if he couldn't get the credit? Why not let it go when the time comes? Others take advantage.
Wu'an Hou Zheng Ying was very happy when he heard this. He had long wanted to teach the Tatars a lesson. Now he couldn't fight happily on the battlefield, but he was also very interested in fighting the Tatars and defeating them. Zheng Ying was just about to step forward. Requesting to leave the station Li Jie continued.
"Your Majesty, I would like to be a pioneer and test the quality of the Tatars."
Zheng Ying was quite unhappy. He secretly told you that you, a civil servant, wanted to fight as an outpost. Is it possible that we generals are so unbearable?
"What does Editor Lin mean by this? Could it be that he wants to gain credit?"
Li Jie said: "I will avenge my country's humiliation, not necessarily my merits! Marquis Wu'an, I have absolutely no utilitarian intentions."
This time, the Tatars just gave Li Jie a chance to show off his martial arts. Some people came uninvited twice in a row some time ago. It was time to show off his muscles and scare the secret thieves, lest others think he is easy to bully. He broke into the house without permission again and again.
Li Jie has secretly observed the Tatar delegation and the group. There is no innate master among them. The most powerful one among them is obviously a Henglian. With Li Jie's body skills, he is least afraid of such enemies. As for the others, Not to mention people.
Liu Ji didn't know much about Li Jie's martial arts level. He knew that there was a master of horizontal training in the Tatar mission. From his understanding, even Marquis Wu'an might not be able to defeat that master of horizontal training, let alone Li Jie. As for the young man Jie, Li Jie overestimated his ability and threatened to take the lead, which made him secretly happy. He would have been beaten to death by the Tatars directly.
When Xu Pu heard this, his eyes kept reminding Li Jie not to act rashly. In his opinion, Li Jie was young and energetic, trying to be a hero for a while. The so-called gentleman does not stand under dangerous walls. In his eyes, the Tatars were like rubble, and Li Jie is a precious porcelain, which is really incomparable.
Li Jie understood what Xu Pu meant and felt a little warm in his heart, but this time he was determined to expose his martial arts, and he never did anything he was not sure about. He had considered it carefully before making this suggestion, so he replied Despite the reassuring look.
The emperor knew very well that Li Jie possessed superb martial arts, and even if he could not win or lose, he would not die. If it was not possible, Huai En would still be here, so he could let Li Jie practice more. When Zhu Youtang saw that the important officials in the palace were silent, he couldn't help but ask: " What do you dear ladies think?"
Liu Jian originally planned to step forward to object, but when he saw Xu Pu shaking his head slightly at him, he said: "I think it is advisable, but we can postpone the notification to the Tatar mission for two days to let them have their memory first."
Of course Wu'an Hou Zheng Ying would not miss this opportunity. If he could not fight in the first battle, he would fight in the second battle: "Your Majesty, I invite you to fight! I am willing to be the second one."
Zhu Youtang knew very well what Wu Anhou was thinking. If he really didn't give him a chance to play, he would probably be annoyed to death in the future, so he said, "Yun, who wants to fight?"
As soon as the emperor spoke, the generals and guards in the palace came forward to ask for battle. Finally, the emperor appointed Zhu, the commander of the Jinyi Guards. Zhu was the second son of Duke Baoguo. He was also very skilled in martial arts. Because of Duke Baoguo, he was entrusted with important tasks by the emperor. In charge of the emperor's personal army.
Zhu was overjoyed when he heard that he had been selected by the emperor, and loudly said: "Thank you, Your Majesty for your kindness!"
Although the others were a little reluctant to see this, they had nothing to say. It would be better not to offend the boss of Jinyiwei, so why should they antagonize him over such a trivial matter.
After the court meeting, Xu Pu stopped Li Jie on the way out of the palace and asked angrily: "Shenzhi, why do you have to stand out?"
Li Jie told Xu Pu what happened at home and what he thought. When he said about the attack on his home, Xu Pu suddenly became furious: "Why didn't you tell me earlier? These things must be handed over to the court to find out. This You are so bold to help people, how dare you be so rampant under the emperor’s feet!”
After much talk, Xu Pu was finally persuaded to keep quiet, because it was difficult to find evidence for these things. Even if the incident of the Songshan Sect was explained, it would be difficult to cause any trouble to Liu Ji. In the end, Xu Pu accepted Li Jie's suggestion, but repeatedly Warn Li Jie to tell him if similar things happen in the future.
