Ouyang Xiu was somewhat relieved to see that Li Hao did not do anything harmful to the Song Dynasty because he wanted to deal with Chen Shengzhi.
He immediately said: "Since you have made a plan, I will come to help you. Even if he asks Han Qi to come forward, I can make him trouble for a while.
But even if this matter is due to him, as the Salt and Iron Envoy, I'm afraid you will be implicated. "
Li Hao replied: "Don't worry, uncle, I have already thought about this before doing it.
I had deliberately argued with him in front of everyone and opposed his inspection measures.
I just want to clear up the relationship so that he and Han Qi will not blame me on my head.
Now I am guilty of negligence, and the most I can get is a reprimand and a fine.
And I was punished, so what should I do with Chen Shengzhi, who was more guilty this time? "
Obviously this issue has to be considered by Han Qi, and this is also Li Hao's plan. It is always cost-effective to trade small for big.
Of course, if Chen Shengzhi wants to make a big deal, he can do it.
As long as the Privy Council can get through the relationship, it will be fine to move the limited time back, but this will have to go through Ouyang Xiu, the Privy Council envoy.
So today Li Hao came to Ouyang Xiu specifically to ask him to come and check Chen Shengzhi so that he could free up his hands.
Seeing that Li Hao was already well prepared, Ouyang Xiu said nothing more.
After finishing talking, Li Hao planned to stand up and say goodbye.
As I walked to the door, I suddenly remembered that I still had something to ask.
When he turned around and came back, Ouyang Xiu, who was picking up the tea cup and preparing to drink tea, was quite helpless.
All he could say was: "What's wrong with you? Maybe there's something else you need me to do."
Li Hao replied: "No, no, I just wanted to ask how the situation is in the northwest.
My mother-in-law and wife are very concerned and want to know how long it will take for my father-in-law to come back. "
After hearing this, Ouyang Xiu didn't think much and replied directly: "A few days ago, a military report came back from the northwest, which mentioned that the northwest is now relatively stable.
Although the Xixia side had troops stationed in Yinzhou and Hongzhou, they did not make any incursions. This may be because the British army left in time.
So you go back and reassure the British princess. As for the return date, it is not yet certain. "
After that, Li Hao had no more questions to ask and left.
On the other side, Chen Shengzhi also got the news at this time and knew that Li Hao had gone to Ouyang Xiuna.
It turned out that those who followed Li Hao were sent by Chen Shengzhi.
There was a sudden accident in the stomach hospital. Chen Shengzhi had some suspicion that Li Hao was responsible, but he didn't dare to confirm it at first.
As a result, Li Hao suddenly came over today to question the crime, which made Chen Shengzhi feel more and more that his suspicion was correct.
So after Li Hao left, he immediately sent a few people to follow him from a distance to see where Li Hao would go next.
Now that he knows the result, Dang even thinks that his suspicion is right, and that this matter may be due to Ouyang Xiu's instruction.
Originally, Chen Shengzhi did not intend to trouble Han Qi, but now that Ouyang Xiu was involved, he had to tell Han Qi, and he could also pass the blame to Han Qi and let him solve the matter, killing two birds with one stone.
So he quickly ordered someone to prepare a car and went straight to Han Qi's house.
When Han Qi saw Chen Shengzhi entering the house under the guidance of his servants, he couldn't help but ask, "Why are you free today and come to my house?"
As a result, Chen Shengzhi immediately said: "Master, Ouyang Xiu has made a move."
Upon hearing this, Han Qi was immediately excited and asked, "What did Ouyang Xiu do? Tell me quickly."
Chen Shengzhi explained: "Some time ago, the Grand Prime Minister asked me to find a way to arrange more things for Li Hao so that he would not have the mind to pay attention to other places, and then I arranged a round of inspections.
Unexpectedly, Li Hao, with the support of Ouyang Xiu, took the opportunity of inspection to destroy most of the weapons that were about to be completed in the stomach courtyard.
Now this has come to the Privy Council
When the hospital asked for delivery, it seemed that they were planning to take the opportunity to cause trouble. "
When Han Qi heard what Chen Shengzhi said, he did not immediately comment. Instead, he asked, "How do you confirm that Ouyang Xiu instigated this matter? Have you found anything?"
Chen Shengzhi replied: "I was just a little suspicious before today, but today Li Hao deliberately came to me to provoke trouble.
This alerted me, so I sent someone to follow him secretly, and I saw him going straight to see Ouyang Xiu.
If it wasn't for premeditation, Li Hao rarely went to Ouyang Xiuna during this period, so how could he go today when something happened.
From this, I concluded that Li Hao must have been instructed by Ouyang Xiu to open a gap through the Third Division. "
What Chen Shengzhi said sounded reasonable at first glance, but Han Qi didn't really believe it.
It's just that Zhao Zongquan didn't have the support of important ministers. The importance of Chen Shengzhi, the third envoy, in charge of financial power is obvious.
So Han Qi simply answered: "If this matter was deliberately arranged by Ouyang Xiu, then he would definitely not let go easily.
If you want to pass this level safely, I'm afraid it will be a bit difficult. "
Chen Shengzhi seemed free and easy at this time and replied: "Actually, if it were me, it wouldn't matter if I couldn't pass this test.
My main concern is that Ouyang Xiu and Li Hao have other motives for doing this.
If it affects the plans of the prince and the Grand Prime Minister, I will die without mercy. "
These words are high-sounding, but in the final analysis, I still want Han Qi to take the lead.
Han Qi naturally understood this truth, but now he really couldn't put Chen Shengzhi aside and could only say:
"It is indeed possible, so during this period, we must be careful.
Let's do this. You can meet Ouyang Xiu tomorrow and test his attitude.
Then we'll discuss it again and see how to handle the matter. "
Seeing Han Qi agree to take over, Chen Shengzhi suddenly felt more at ease, and someone finally took the blame.
However, no matter how anxious he was, Chen Shengzhi did not go to the Privy Council. Instead, he waited until Ouyang Xiu left the Yamen and went directly to Ouyang Xiu's house.
After all, although this matter is a business matter, Chen Shengzhi does not want to handle it as a matter of business, otherwise it will be a disaster if Ouyang Xiu finds an opportunity to use the topic to his advantage.
Ouyang Xiu, an old fox, naturally knew Chen Shengzhi's thoughts.
So before Chen Shengzhi arrived, Ouyang Xiu had already made plans to give him a try.
Anyway, the Third Division didn't formally report the situation, so he just pretended that he didn't know about it at all and let Chen Shengzhi worry about it for a while.
So as soon as Chen Shengzhi entered the house, Ouyang Xiu immediately said enthusiastically: "Uncle Yang, it's a coincidence that you came today, I am preparing to make a new pot of tea.
I recently purchased some Xiao Long Feng Tuan tea, which is of excellent quality.
And today there is spring water from Xiaoquan Mountain, which is wonderful for making tea. You are in for a treat today. "
Without waiting for Chen Shengzhi to speak, he directly led Chen Shengzhi to the chair and sat down.
Then he ordered people to get spring water and tea leaves, personally brewed tea for Chen Shengzhi, and completely demonstrated a set of rigorous tea-ordering procedures among scholar-bureaucrats.
Starting from Tencha, to Luocha, Hou Tang, Ji Zhan, and Diancha, the step-by-step operation is dizzying. Anyway, Li Hao would probably not be able to do this job.
But Ouyang Xiu did it very well, and even had time to observe Chen Shengzhi's condition.
Whenever Chen Shengzhi wanted to speak, Ouyang Xiu asked Chen Shengzhi to calm down and wait until the tea was brewed before talking.
There was no other way, so Chen Shengzhi had no choice but to sit there and watch Ouyang Xiu show off his skills.
After finally waiting for the tea to be brewed, Ouyang Xiu stopped him just as he was about to speak, saying, "Don't be anxious, this tea should be enjoyed while it's hot. It will lose some of its flavor when it's cold."
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He poured out two cups, handed one to Chen Shengzhi, and picked up the other to taste it carefully.
I closed my eyes while tasting it, as if I was intoxicated by the fragrance of tea.
Although Chen Shengzhi was impatient, he couldn't speak at this moment, so he had no choice but to pick up the tea cup and taste the tea.
Not to mention that the taste is indeed extraordinary, it is indeed the taste in his memory. Speaking of which, Chen Shengzhi drank this Xiaolongtuan twice in the palace.
Seeing Ouyang Xiu still closing his eyes, Chen Shengzhi simply poured himself another drink after finishing the drink.
After drinking it, he poured it again. By the time Ouyang Xiu opened his eyes, Chen Shengzhi had already drank more than half of the pot of tea.
He couldn't help but say to Chen Shengzhi: "Uncle Yang drinks like this and doesn't appreciate the meaning. It's a waste of my little dragon group."
Regarding Ouyang Xiu's words, Chen Shengzhi did not refute and apologized directly. He also took the opportunity to say, "You fool, don't drink such good tea. I am so happy to see you this time. Please forgive Ouyang Xiu."
"In addition, Brother Yu took the liberty to come here today because he has something to ask Brother Ouyang for help."
Having just beaten Chen Shengzhi, Ouyang Xiu had no intention of gagging him again at this time.
But the Hutu that should be installed still needs to be installed, so he asked: "Oh, Uncle Yang works in the Third Division, and most of the people he interacts with on weekdays are people from the Political Affairs Hall.
In addition, you are very close to Mr. Han. Why didn’t you go to Mr. Han for help when something happened? Instead, you came to me. "
Chen Shengzhi naturally knew that Ouyang Xiu was trying to impress him with his words. After all, Li Hao came in person last time.
If Li Hao didn't tell Han Qi what happened, Chen Shengzhi would have jumped into the Yellow River.
But since Ouyang Xiuzhuang didn't know, Chen Shengzhi also responded to his wishes and said directly: "I am quite close to Mr. Han, but my friendship with Uncle Yong is not that good.
And this matter happened to involve the Privy Council. If I didn’t look for you, the Privy Councilor, who else could I look for? "
After hearing this, Ouyang Xiu continued to pretend: "Oh, there is something related to my Privy Council. Just say it. If I can help, I will try my best."
Chen Shengzhi then said: "This is not the case some time ago, when both the Duzhi Department and the Household Department had big problems.
I thought about conducting an inspection on these two departments, but I left the Salt and Iron Department alone, and I was worried that others would misunderstand me and think that I was deliberately partial, so I simply inspected these three yamen together.
But in the process, there seemed to be some misunderstandings with Li Hao, and then something happened. "
After hearing this, Ouyang Xiu ignored the important and said directly: "It is indeed Li Hao's fault that he failed to understand your good intentions.
But Li Hao is a bit younger after all, and he doesn't know these golden mean. Please forgive me.
Don't worry, I will bring Li Hao to teach you a lesson tomorrow, and I will make him apologize to you. What do you think? "
Seeing that Ouyang Xiu just didn't get down to business, Chen Shengzhi had no choice but to do it on his own.
"That's not necessary. I am also responsible for this matter. Just wait until one day I can talk to him about it.
It's just that during this inspection, a small accident occurred, which resulted in the batch of weapons requested by the Privy Council not being completed on time. This is the main reason why I came here today. "
Ouyang Xiu pretended to suddenly realize it and said, "So this is what happened, you should have told me earlier.
The request under the Privy Council must have been carefully considered and given a sufficient time limit.
But since there were some minor accidents, it was okay to wait two or three days late. "
In fact, Chen Shengzhi had already expected it and knew that Ouyang Xiu would not let him pass so easily.
So after listening to these words, I naturally understood that Ouyang Xiu was just pretending to be a fool, waiting for him to get better.
Chen Shengzhi really didn't want to stay here anymore, but he still had to give an explanation to Han Qi.
You can't just say that you came here on this trip and ended up going back without clarifying the matter in the end.
So he simply said directly: "It is estimated that two or three days will not be enough for this date. One batch needs to be reworked.
It is estimated that it will take about ten days. "
Ouyang Xiu said in embarrassment: "This batch of weapons is to be transported to the northwest, and there are strict deadlines.
It's not that I don't want to help you, it's just that I really can't squeeze out the time in these ten days. "
After saying that, Ouyang Xiu sighed and began to lower his head in thought.
Seeing this, Chen Shengzhi didn't want to stay here any longer, so he decided to go back to find Han Qi.
Dang Ji stood up and said, "This matter has embarrassed Brother Ouyang. You can just pretend that I haven't been here today and say goodbye."
After saying that, he turned around and left.
This decisive attitude made Ouyang Xiu stunned. Originally, Ouyang Xiu had prepared a lot of dramas and planned to give Chen Shengzhi a good show, but in the end, this guy didn't give him any room to show off his acting skills.
But in the end, Chen Shengzhi failed because Ouyang Xiu's main purpose was to hold off Chen Shengzhi so that Li Hao could be free to do things.
So whether Chen Shengzhi broke the pot or had another conspiracy, Ouyang Xiu had to stop him to keep the tension as low as possible.
So before Chen Shengzhi took two steps, he was pulled back by Ouyang Xiu and said, "Forget it, you and I have been friends for many years after all.
Although you have gone further in recent years, if you encounter difficulties and come to me for help, I really have no reason to refuse.
I'll help you handle this matter, but if you want to completely calm it down, I'm afraid Li Hao still can't get around it. "
To be honest, Chen Shengzhi was a little confused at this time. He didn't understand what kind of medicine Ouyang Xiu was selling in this gourd, and why he suddenly agreed.
His mind was still spinning, but he automatically answered: "Why does this have anything to do with Li Hao again?"
Ouyang Xiu explained: "This matter not only involves the Privy Council, but also the northwest side.
On normal days, it would be fine. After all, the generals in the northwest would not dare to say anything even if they knew about it.
But now the person in charge of the northwest is the British public, and it's not easy to mess around under his nose.
It just so happened that Li Hao was the son-in-law of the British father-in-law, so he was asked to come forward and explain in the letter to the British father-in-law. I guess the British father-in-law would not embarrass his son-in-law. "
Chen Shengzhi really didn't know how to answer this, so he had to say: "Can Li Hao help me?"
Ouyang Xiu replied: "Leave Li Hao's side to me, don't worry."
Having said this, what else could Chen Shengzhi say? "Then everything will be troublesome for Brother Ouyang."
After all was said and done, Ouyang Xiu dragged Chen Shengzhi in for a drink.
By the time he was done drinking, it was already dark, but Chen Shengzhi did not go home immediately, but went to Han Qi's house.
After all, Chen Shengzhi now has doubts. If he doesn't discuss it with Han Qi, he might not be able to sleep at night.
