A few days later, in the Tai Chi Hall of the Imperial Palace, Li Er was looking through Xiao Rui's box of memorials with great interest, commenting and praising them from time to time.
The chamberlain Lao Gao walked in quietly, "Your Majesty, it has been found out that Xu Datong is not dead. He was arranged to be a guard in Xiaojiazhuang."
Guard?
Li Er put down the memorial and became irritable again, "This boy is really a tiger's butt, and he can't touch it at all. He is clearly showing off to Qingque by raising Xu Datong like this. Xu Datong, a death row prisoner, became a prisoner in the blink of an eye. He killed a dead soldier in Xiao Rui's hands, and he was targeting Qingque. If Qingque knew about this, I'm afraid he would never dare to return to Chang'an again."
Um, this... Your Majesty, it seems, it seems that the news has reached King Wei, and it was the Marquis who sent someone to let it out deliberately.
What?
Li Er was so angry that he really wanted to kick the table in front of him. The chambermaid Lao Gao wanted to say a few words for Xiao Rui, but he opened his mouth and chose silence. Everyone knows that His Majesty is partial, and it is useless to persuade him. Otherwise, it will cause misunderstanding.
After a while, he lowered his head and saw the box of memorials on the table. Li Er's anger subsided a bit and sighed: "Well, it was Qing Que who was wronged first, so it's time to let him vent his anger. By the way, has Wei Ting set off? ?”
Wei Ting is the current Huangmen Shilang, a third-rank official, equivalent to the emperor's advisor. This time he was selected by Emperor Li Er and sent to be a teacher to the King of Wei and appointed as the Chief Historian of the Palace of Wei.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, Doctor Wei left yesterday without his family. I heard he left with two carts of books."
Book?
Li Er shook his head and said: "Although Qingque has set up a literature museum and pretends to love literature, he may not really like reading inside. Alas... I hope Wei Ting can teach this rebellious son."
Want to be a teacher for the prince? That is not something ordinary people can do. After the death of the great scholar Li Gang, the imperial master, the only one who dared to stand up as the emperor's master and could convince the prince was Li Gang's close disciple, the champion Hou Xiaorui. But if Xiao Rui was asked to teach the fourth child Li Tai, Emperor Li Er would be reluctant to do so.
It's not that I can't let go of the child, but I can't let go of Xiao Rui. Because Xiao Rui is the prince's disciple they have appointed, and he has promised to only accept the prince as his disciple in this life. If he continues to teach Li Tai, wouldn't he be causing trouble for the prince? There will definitely be disputes between brothers in the future.
Therefore, after much deliberation, I decided to settle for the next best thing and choose a capable person. I don't need to ask Li Tai for any skills, as long as he can be knowledgeable and make progress.
It is a pity that once the Ruhu comes out of the cage, it cannot be surrendered by ordinary people. Although Wei Ting is learned and knowledgeable, he has never grasped any real power. He is almost dignified and is far behind Du Ruhui and Zhao Deyan when he is asked to teach the prince.
Du Ruhui lived in seclusion in Xiaojiazhuang due to illness, and seemed to plan to teach in Xiaojiazhuang for the rest of his life. As for Zhao Deyan, he was also the Crown Prince Fu in name only. Naturally, he could not abandon the Crown Prince to help King Wei.
Putting aside his chaotic thoughts, Li Er picked up the memorial and read it again, his mood was different.
Looking at it, he suddenly laughed and couldn't help but ask the chamberlain Lao Gao a question: "Do you think Xiao Rui is really angry this time or is he pretending to be angry?"
this……
Lao Gao, the chamberlain, didn't dare to answer for a while, but faced the emperor's question, he couldn't ignore it, so he could only laugh and said: "I can't guess that the Marquis acts so arbitrarily and unpredictably. It's too difficult to guess. It's said that he is pretending to be angry. It is possible to deliberately teach King Wei a lesson, after all, the Marquis is your consort, and he has such a big heart."
"But if the Marquis is really angry, it is possible. As he said a few days ago, he does not blame King Wei for killing him, but blames King Wei for being unkind to the people."
Li Er nodded, "Yes, although this boy has a bad temper, he has a good heart. It's fine that my sons are not as talented as him, but in terms of heart, none of them can be as kind as him." .well……"
Lao Gao, the chamberlain, advised: "What did your Majesty say? All the princes are still young and have uncertain personalities. If nothing else, His Royal Highness's kindness is no less than that of the Marquis. And..."
oh? And what? Tell me.
"And please forgive me for talking too much. The Marquis is kind because he is the Marquis. He can be selfless and kind. But His Royal Highness cannot. To govern a country requires not only benevolence, but also thunderbolt means."
Thunderbolt method?
Li Er smiled and said: "You mean Xiao Rui doesn't have any thunderbolt skills?"
Lao Gao shook his head and said: "No, the Marquis is an all-rounder, how can he not understand this? But what has always puzzled the old slave is that his character is too lazy. It is as if he is not in the world, thinking about it all day long He will go home and retire to his old age. Unless His Majesty urges him to do so, or if the situation forces him, he will not come out to interfere in government affairs."
"The Marquis is self-aware, so he does not enter the court or participate in the governance of the country. He only provides advice when needed."
"Your Majesty has met countless people, but have you ever seen such a strange young man? He became famous in his early twenties, and spread his wings nine thousand miles, but he doesn't care about power or wealth at all. He is willing to be a wandering cloud and a wild crane."
Li Er shook his head, "Yes, why don't I know? But there is such a freak! Sometimes this kid really makes me love and hate him at the same time."
"What I love is his versatility and virtuousness. What I hate is that he is too lazy. If he comes forward to run the court with me, within ten years, I am confident that I will double the territory of the Tang Dynasty!"
The chamberlain Lao Gao said weakly: "Your Majesty, the Marquis is soft-hearted and does not like killing and war."
Li Er nodded and stood up: "Yes, so he has been avoiding me. Forget it, it is not appropriate to force a cow to drink water and press its head. Collect these memorials and send them to the Li Zheng Hall. This time I Favoring Qingque is indeed a bit unfair to him, so we have to find a way to coax him."
"Alas... I gave my daughter to him, why does such an adult still need to coax him? What a sin!"
He wanted to discuss it with Empress Changsun, and at the same time he also wanted to use the box of memorials to persuade the empress.
Xiao Rui scared the fourth prince so much that he didn't dare to go home. The queen must be dissatisfied. But this box of memorials proved that Xiao Rui had worked hard for the country. Li Er believed that the queen was reasonable and knew that the overall situation was the most important thing.
But what he didn't expect was that when he came to the Li Zheng Hall, the queen did not have the sad face as expected, but was as usual.
No, this is abnormal.
"Mr. Guanyin, I have sent someone to deliver the order to Xiao Rui, ordering him to kill Xu Datong, the prisoner on death row who betrayed his master, and call Qingque back after a while. So..."
The queen asked in confusion: "Erlang, what are you doing?"
"Ah? Isn't this helping you to vent your anger? Xiao Rui, this kid, is so jealous that he will retaliate. Does he want Qingque to never return to Chang'an?" Li Er pretended to be angry.
The queen held him down, "But I thought that Qingque was wrong this time and Zang Feng was wronged. We should comfort Zang Feng instead of sending people to add fuel to the fire. Zang Feng's child's temper You know that you should eat soft things rather than hard things."
ah? how come? Are you not angry? He treats Qingque like this...
The queen shook her head and smiled: "It's too late for me to thank him."
Why?
