"Wei Shizhong, the position of Shizhong is of course the most important to supervise the emperor, but it is equally important to check the officials of the court. I think Wei Shizhong knows better than me which one is more important, the emperor's minor misconduct, or the corruption and perversion of the law by an important minister." Li Ke said. After stopping what Wei Zheng wanted to say, he asked directly.
"Equally important." Wei Zheng said directly without hesitation, "Don't do evil because it's small, and don't neglect doing good because it's small. Both of them are equally important to a country."
"What if I have to choose one of the two?" Li Ke was speechless. Aren't you making excuses?
"This is not a choice between left and right. Why do you have to choose one of the two?" Wei Zheng looked at Li Ke with some confusion.
Li Ke: "..."
Li Shimin was smiling and calm. Come on, Li Ke. You two should start fighting. Otherwise, why do you think your father bothers him so much?
"Because one's energy is limited! One's attention is also limited. When you focus too much on one person, you will ignore others. As a servant, you should be more generous Tang Sheji considered that if you focus all your attention on my father, you will ignore whether other people around you have made mistakes, and your energy does not allow you to stare at so many people at the same time." Li Ke didn't believe it yet, Am I, the 21st-century douchebag, afraid of you?
"It's like, Mr. Zheng Guo, you have just taken in a new concubine. You focus on taking in a new concubine every day, so naturally you will ignore other people."
"I don't have a concubine." Wei Zheng said with a wave of his hand without changing his expression.
"No wonder you and Wei Guogong play well." Li Ke nodded with a clear face.
Fang Xuanling: "..." Let me tell you, what you say is what you say. You can't insult people casually. He is not good enough and doesn't want to take a concubine. I want to take a concubine, but the situation at home is complicated.
Wei Zheng: "..."
"Then you can't keep staring at my father. My father has many concubines. It would be bad if there is any misunderstanding." Li Ke said quickly.
Wei Zheng: "..."
Li Shimin glanced at Wei Zheng's old face and almost vomited, you bastard, do you deserve a beating? I haven't hit you for a long time, right?
"Anyway, that's it. Mr. Zheng Guo, you won't not think about the people of the Tang Dynasty, but only your own posthumous reputation, right?" Li Ke looked at Wei Zheng with a suspicious look on his face.
"You... I'm not so shameless!" Wei Zheng's face turned green with anger.
"That's good, Duke Zheng, think about it for yourself. Keep an eye on the court officials to avoid the appearance of corrupt people. How much harm can a corrupt person who can go to court do to the people? What is possible is that it will affect the people. The livelihood of tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of people! Even if my father behaves inappropriately every day, it will not have any impact on the people!"
"Zheng Guogong, you just like to stare at my father and give advice just because of these disrespectful behaviors. It is easy for others to leave you behind. You just want to leave a name in the history behind you, regardless of the people of the world. After all, following the emperor is the easiest way to gain fame, isn't it? You He will definitely gain a reputation after his death as someone who is not afraid of the imperial power and risking his life to advise. Who doesn’t know that the emperor is accompanied by a living man?" Li Ke said quickly.
Wei Zheng was so angry that his beard was crooked. The problem was that he really couldn't refute Li Ke's words. As long as Li Ke went out and said these words to others, others would easily misunderstand him. Just like what Li Ke said, who doesn't know? The emperor is accompanied by a living man?
This... Although people who are familiar with Wei Zheng know that this is not what he is doing, you can't care what others say.
Although Wei Zheng doesn't care about reputation, what he doesn't care about is other people's opinions, not inexplicable slander. Of course he cares about this kind of notoriety and stigma!
I, Wei Zheng, have grown old in my Qingming Dynasty, and finally ended up like this? !
"Okay! As long as Your Majesty gives me Wei Zheng such an important task, I will take over the job!" Wei Zheng's face turned red with anger, "But don't worry, Your Highness, even if I, Wei Zheng, have a lot more necessary work, I will still keep an eye on Your Majesty. "
You accepted everything. Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji were both confused. You are a lonely person, but you agreed quickly. We haven't thought about it yet. Although they may not be able to refuse, Wei Zheng inexplicably agreed to it. , it is impossible for them to jump out and refuse now.
"You can just stare, it has nothing to do with me." Li Ke spread his hands, hiding his merit and fame.
"I would also keep an eye on a prince like you." Wei Zheng was furious.
"I'm not in Chang'an for business." Li Ke said with a smile, "Unless Zheng Guogong, you pretend to be clairvoyant."
"Okay, okay, how decent is it to have a prince and a servant?!" Li Shimin came out to smooth things over. When it was time to take action, Lao Li would not hesitate.
"This matter still needs to be discussed, but what Li Ke said is true. Years ago, I went to see Master Sun Simiao and asked Master Sun to take a look at it. His body was indeed not as good as before. Hey, I think back then, when I was riding a horse to fight. , how happy it is to be with you guys." Li Shimin sighed and began to think about the bitterness and sweetness.
Many generals behind him, including Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji, also followed. After all, they all followed Li Shimin all the way here. Now think about it, how high-spirited Li Shimin was at that time. But now, look at his temples. He does have a lot of gray hair. He is only thirty-seven years old.
These years... he has really worked hard for national affairs, and everyone was sighing.
Li Ke secretly gave Lao Li a thumbs up, "Awesome, Lao Li can also act, tsk tsk, look at the group of people around Lao Li, what kind of plot will this play in future generations?" Or simply act in some modern anti-corruption drama, wouldn’t that be all about acting?
"Hey, your majesty, what your highness said is indeed true. I am also a little mentally and physically weak this year. In addition, my mother passed away last year, and I feel much older all of a sudden..." Changsun Wuji, who was next to him, sighed.
"Uncle, what you said is wrong. You are Sikong of the Tang Dynasty. Nowadays, there are rumors about uncle that you have a bad reputation. Many people say that uncle, you came to the position because of your sister. Otherwise, uncle, you would definitely not be able to sit as Sikong. s position."
"With this kind of reputation, uncle, you are willing to follow you for the rest of your life. I think uncle, you should take on more important responsibilities and devote all your energy to solving... and investing in the great cause of making the Tang Dynasty more prosperous! In this way, a hundred years later , the history books will also record for you that my mother-in-law became a powerful official of the Tang Dynasty because of your uncle, not because of my mother-in-law." Li Ke said quickly.
Changsun Wuji: "..."
His expression was twisted for a while, let's just say... Is there a possibility that my bad reputation was caused by you? Are you telling me this again now? ! Why, you've already said all the nice things, right?
"Your Highness, you are so shameless." Cheng Yaojin over there couldn't hold back and said something.
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PS: There is a bug in the title of Fang Xuanling. I made two notes myself. One is Xing Guogong and the other is Wei Guogong. It is actually Wei Guogong. I just discovered it today. The book jumps left and right. If you have seen it, please use the reader correction function to submit it. You are not afraid of deducting money. The bug must be corrected. Thanks.
