Chapter 145

The next day was Li daozong's birthday. From early in the morning, many officials from the four prefectures came to celebrate his birthday. There is an endless stream of cars and horses. Roughly speaking, there are at least 180 people. At noon when the banquet was held, there was a big circle from the main hall to the outer hall, three floors inside and three floors outside.

It's worth noting that all the officials didn't bring any gifts, which was obviously instructed repeatedly by Li daozong.

Qin mubai and Chu suiliang could not refuse. They were regarded as distinguished guests and sat on the table with Li daozong, which was very eye-catching. All of you know that Qin and Chu are close ministers of the emperor, and there is nothing for them to be envied by such courtesy. Moreover, these local officials also intend to make a good impression in front of the Imperial Envoys. If they can make friends with each other, they can't be better. There are people in the capital who like to be officials. We all know this.

A banquet lasted for a long time, Qin mubai and Chu suiliang were frequently toasted by officials, and they were a little drunk. When he was half drunk, Li daozong came to the hall with a glass of wine. Everyone thought that he was coming to persuade him to drink or give orders to drink, so they all got up and raised their glasses.

"I'm not very grateful that my colleagues will not abandon me for my humble birthday Li daozong was very generous, with a smile on his face and a loud voice. "In fact, I know that many of my colleagues are wondering about a problem. That is why I have repeatedly reiterated that I will not receive any gifts today. We all know that. I have nothing else to love in my life. I love money. Moreover, it is neither for extravagance nor enjoyment, but for posterity, so as to avoid future generations' poor management and living on the streets without food and clothing. "

After listening to Li daozong's opening remarks, people gathered a little spirit: to get to the point. Next, I'm afraid what he wants to say is the theme of his birthday banquet today!

"A few days ago, I went to the capital to talk with the emperor and listen to the teachings of the emperor. I wake up. " Li daozong held up his wine glass and worshipped the north from afar, saying, "the Holy One says that money and belongings are not brought by life, but not by death. What's the use of money? What's the use of asking for money if you don't want to raise a son? ——At that time, I realized this truth in a flash. Your majesty is worthy of being the holy king of all ages. Everything you say is to the point. Think about what Wang has done over the years. It's very pedantic and ridiculous. How well said the Lord! If my nephew is better than me, he can manage his own family, and it's not his turn to live on his ancestors' property. If my descendants are all unworthy dandies, giving him Jinshan and Yinshan will also destroy the family, and will bully others and harm the people. So I took advantage of today's birthday banquet to gather my colleagues and announced that I decided to spare all my family's money for the flood victims in Jiangzhou. Instead of keeping the gold and silver to corrode my descendants, I would rather donate them to do something for the country! What do you think? "

"Great goodness!" All of a sudden, countless people clapped their hands and sang praises.

Qin mubai smiles and doesn't make a sound. He thinks: Li daozong's show is good. It seems that he had a good talk with the emperor. At least now, he has neither been held responsible nor depressed, but has made a new look. It is indeed a very effective way to give up the family's money to relieve the victims. On the one hand, he showed the emperor that he was no longer greedy for money. On the other hand, he meant to make up for his mistakes. After all, the Jiangzhou case is more or less related to him. If it wasn't for him to help Zhang Tianci and others, how could they be so convenient?

"Wang Ye is so broad-minded, which is beyond the reach of ordinary people. Now, we are all grateful for the kindness we have given to the victims in Jiangzhou. Although our official position is low and our salary is poor, we are willing to follow the example of Wang Ye and do a little bit for the victims in Jiangzhou! " Many people said in public, obviously, or to discuss.

Many of the officials who came to the banquet today had close relations with Zhang Tianci, Cheng Songnian and others. Taking advantage of this opportunity to follow Li daozong, king of Jiangxia, to "reform our mind" and "make up for our mistakes" is a wise move.

Qin mubai picked the corner of his mouth lightly and said with a smile in his heart: they are all crafty guys. After the outbreak of the Jiangzhou case, the emperor adopted the policy of "let bygones be bygones", but there were still some people who were afraid that the emperor would write down an account for them and make a settlement in the future. With the handle in other people's hands, it's hard to sleep well that night. Now, you can repent and reform with the king of Jiangxia. It's much more comfortable for someone to go with the flow.

Li daozong laughed: "I joined the army when I was more than ten years old. I killed people like hemp, covered with countless blood. I only killed people in my life and never saved people. This time also do a good deed, it should be for the future generations to accumulate some Yin de! My colleagues, I have no intention of persuading you to donate money together for disaster relief. We all do it voluntarily and within our ability! "

"I will obey you They bowed their hands together.

Qin mubai and Chu suiliang looked at each other and laughed. Unexpectedly, a birthday party turned into a charity donation.

"The present Imperial Envoys in charge of the military and political affairs of Jiangzhou are here, so many colleagues might as well write down the money and things they want to donate, sign and pledge them to the two Imperial Envoys. Later, when you go back to the government, you can send someone to send it to Jiangzhou government. " Li daozong invited Qin mubai and Chu suiliang out and introduced them in public.

Qin mubai and Chu suiliang knew that today's birthday party was a political show of Li daozong, and they were specially invited to witness it. Now it's better to do a favor to help him do it perfectly.As a result, both Qin mubai and Chu suiliang praised Li daozong and accepted many "white notes" written by officials, big and small, which were the certificates for donating money, food and clothing.

Drunk man's intention is not wine. Everyone had been speculating about Li daozong's intention of holding the birthday party, but now they finally understand. In the future, it is estimated that no one will send money to Li daozong to bribe him, because he has already told the world that he is no longer greedy!

Li daozong's goal has been achieved.

Qin mubai also knew that he had finally completed the mission of this trip to Jiangzhou. This time, he was ordered to come. On the surface, his important task was to provide relief to the people, but on the back, he was carrying the important political mission entrusted by the emperor, that is, the contest between the emperor and Li daozong.

At least the emperor and Li daozong didn't tear their faces apart, and Li daozong didn't suffer much from it. In the future, he will still be the king of Taiping, and he will still be the respected founding father of the Tang Dynasty. The emperor also got the benefit, at least knocked down the mountain to shake the tiger completely to suppress Li daozong, let him later also dare not to act recklessly. Moreover, most of the officials and generals in Jiangbian, Jinpu and other four prefectures were pardoned by the emperor. From then on, they had to be inspired by the emperor's power, and they didn't dare to engage in gangs and gangs as they used to, so they became a country.

This seems to be a happy situation for all.

Only one person is hard to be happy, that is Chen Yan.

After the banquet, Qin mubai and Chu suiliang, who were about to get drunk, were sent to the guest room to have a rest. Li daozong still stayed in the front hall to greet his relatives and friends one by one.

Chen Yan did not attend the banquet and sat in Qin mubai's room waiting for him to come back.

Qin mubai just sat down at the table, and a bowl of wake-up wine soup arrived at hand. Chen Yan was silent and seemed to be in a low mood.

"What's the matter. Not happy? " Qin mubai took a sip of the soup and said, "I didn't see you at the birthday party just now. What's on my mind?"

"The guests are all officials and generals. What am I going to do? Although I am the adopted daughter of the king of Jiangxia, I don't know many people, neither I nor the LORD have the intention to publicize it. In the future, he will still be the Lord, and I will still walk in my rivers and lakes. " Chen Yan said quietly.

Qin mubai was silent for a moment and said, "do you think of Zhu Chengwen?"

Chen Yan raised her eyelids slightly, sighed and nodded: "I'm thinking, if he's still alive now, is there him for today's banquet? In this way, a huge storm with turbulent undercurrent subsided. Except for the culprits Zhang Tianci, it seems that everyone is safe, but he is not. If he is still alive, what would it be like to have an interview with Wang Ye at this moment? "

"The dead are dead. Don't think too much." Qin Mu said with a smile, "the emperor sent the censor to thoroughly investigate the Jiangzhou case, found out the cause of Zhu Chengwen's death, erected a monument of kindness for him in front of Jishan county yamen, and made him a male of Jishan county. His descendants were hereditary. Since then, all his descendants have been taken care of by the imperial court, and they have no worries about food and clothing

"What's the use? Everyone is dead... " Chen Yan whispered, "if I can, I'm willing to use the present one to make him live."

"Don't be silly. You forget what you said at the beginning. To wish Wen Wen's death is not a relief for him. It's just that when you see today's "happy everyone" situation, you feel that his death is not worth it, right? Do you think we all benefit from his death? He died for us, right Qin mubai said.

Chen Yan was slightly stunned, sighed and said: "you are smart, you can see through other people's ideas. you 're right. I just think Zhu Chengwen is a victim, in exchange for the peace of many people. In fact, many of the people who came to the party today were guilty, right? Why don't they die, but they die I can't figure it out, so I'm depressed. "

"There's nothing wrong." Qin mubai said, "there is no justice in the world. Officialdom is different from the world of rivers and lakes. In the world of rivers and lakes, a word is not the same, a sword is drawn, and the blood is spattered with five steps. There are too many confused things in officialdom. Pull a hair and move the whole body. Killing an official involves three or five people. Kill these three or five officials, and more All the officials have been killed. Who will help manage the people? "

"It's better to kill those stupid officials, corrupt officials and evil officials." Chen Yan murmured.

"Officials are often very complicated. They can't be judged simply and absolutely by good or bad officials." Qin mubai said, "it's a metaphor to say that King Jiangxia was famous and meritorious, but he also had the bad habit of taking bribes. Do you judge him as a corrupt official

“……” Chen Yan is silent. After a while, he said, "I really don't understand officialdom. About Zhu Chengwen, I just can't untie my heart knot for a moment, and I'll be fine in a few days. You don't have to say any more. "

"Well..." Qin mubai said with a smile, "take it easy. If I wish you a better life, I hope you will be happy. Don't worry too much about his leaving. Didn't you ever say a word? Really like a person does not necessarily have to have him, let him live better is enough. I think it's the same with Zhu Chengwen? "

"Well I see Chen Yan nods gently. There was a smile on his face.Just then, the door was knocked.

"Is general Qin asleep?" It's the voice of Li daozong.

Qin mubai quickly went forward to open the door. Li daozong looked at the room and laughed: "it seems that I'm disturbing you. OK, I'll go. I'll come back later."

"Don't go, Lord." Chen Yan hurried up to him and called, "I'm ok. I'll go back to my room to have a rest. Let's talk." Then he turned and left.

"Ha ha..." Li daozong looks at Chen Yan's back. A deep smile.

Qin mubai invited him into his room, poured tea, and said, "the Lord is busy, how can you condescend to see me?"

"No! At the end of the banquet, the guests are gone. " Li daozong sat down with a pair of tiger eyes and looked Qin mubai up and down with a smile. "I just saw you clearly from head to foot. It's true that I'm a pretty handsome man. No wonder women like it so much. "

"Don't make fun of me." Qin mubai said with an embarrassed smile.

"Ha ha, what's the joke? I was just like you when I was young!" Li daozong said with a laugh, "there's nothing wrong with not being romantic and wasting youth. In fact, women are lecherous, which do not like handsome men, which do not love romantic childe, which do not like the world famous heroes. A man has worked hard all his life to build a career, which is good for the country and the people. It's just the idea of having sex and money in your heart. "

"Ha ha! Wang Ye is really a straightforward man. He tells the truth. " Qin mubai said with a laugh, "all the sages scoff at wine, sex and wealth, but they never dislike it. It's only natural that no one can walk without money. Everyone has a love for beauty. "

"Ha ha, well said!" Li daozong said with a smile, "as soon as I see you, I know that I can agree with you. Because we are all real people. I don't like those hypocritical manners! ——I don't like Chu suiliang very much. He was born in a scholarly family. He was more refined than straightforward. He was too resourceful and always calculated. Qin mubai, I ask you, the last time you came to my house to report to me, did you mean it or did Li Ke mean it

Qin Mu Bai said with a smile, "I think Chen Yan should have told Wang Ye."

"No. She said nothing Li daozong said, "I didn't ask her. I'm waiting for you to tell me."

"It can only be said that it is not only the meaning of the king of Wu, but also the meaning of me. I happen to coincide with King Wu. " Qin mubai said truthfully.

Li daozong's bright eyes were staring at Qin mubai's eyes. At this time, he laughed: "I believe you are not lying! If I had known that, I would not have been so rude to you that day and would have driven you away. At that time, I was worried that you were coming to test my details, or that you did not agree with Li Ke. Therefore, I deliberately prevaricated on you, so as not to make it difficult for you to reply in front of Li Ke and bear the crime of divulging secrets. "

"The Lord has a good heart. I understand." Qin mubai arched his hand and smile.

"I know at first glance that you are a broad-minded person and will not care with me." Li daozong laughed and said, "in fact, Wang and your father were once close friends. In his early years, when he was fighting in the South and the west, he also had blood together. It's just that we've been going our separate ways for various reasons over the years. Therefore, there are not many contacts. I didn't expect that Shubao gave birth to such a clever son as you. It's a blessing for the Qin family! "

"I'm flattered!" Qin mubai said with a smile.

"This time I'm safe, thanks to you." Li daozong nodded his head sincerely and said with a smile, "I love and hate aiming all my life. If I have a favor, I will repay it. If I owe you a favor, I must pay it back. On that day, Chu suiliang was present, and I didn't say much. It's just a matter of recommending you to Li Jing. It also means to test Chu suiliang's style of speaking. At that time, he didn't say much, but I can see that he didn't quite agree. Although he was just a small living man, he was a close official of the emperor, and many words and deeds were consistent with the emperor. Therefore, I feel that if I really want to recommend you to Li Jing, I must pass the emperor first. What do you think? "

Qin mubai gently twisted his brow and said seriously: "I'm not hiding from you. I've always been longing for Li Jing's art of war after listening to my father's instruction. If you can join him, you can learn a little. Only in this way can we fulfill our long cherished wish. It's just If it's inconvenient, you don't have to mention it. I don't remember when and where I have bestowed any kindness on the Lord. I can't tell you how to repay him! "

"Ha ha, it's a good virtue not to forget to repay your kindness." Li daozong said with a laugh, "I never promise anything to others easily, but as long as I open my mouth, I will do my best. I know what you mean now. Then you can keep your promise. Now what I want to tell you is that after returning to the court, you should not let the emperor alienate you. As for the matter of worshiping Li Jing, it's up to the king! "

"Thank you, Lord!" Qin mubai bowed his hand gratefully.

"You don't have to say thank you. In fact, if you can join Li Jing's family, it will benefit both the public and the private. You don't have to hide this from me." Li daozong said with a deep smile, "first of all, I look up to you as a talented person for carving. If you can make it, there will be one more general Liang Shuai in the Tang Dynasty in the future, and I will have one more comrade who will fight side by side. Isn't it a beautiful thing? Secondly, in recent years, the world has been gradually peaceful. Some of the founding fathers who were famous for their military achievements have been gradually forgotten. Only the civil servants such as Chang sun Wuji and Fang Xuanling are constantly showing up. If a country does not attach importance to military force, it is bound to decline. It's time to train more generals for Datang. Among the younger generation of generals, few are particularly outstanding. It's the same people who used to fight. If we are all ancient, what will happen to the Tang Dynasty"My Lord, that's not true!" Qin mubai said, "you are only 40 years old this year, my Lord, and you are still in your prime, such as Li MaoGong and others."

"You are only in your early twenties. Can we live beyond you?" Li daozong said with a laugh, "in fact, what I mean by Wang is that the Tang Dynasty is now a bit of a literary style. It's necessary to increase the strength of the military, especially the rising star like you. Have you ever understood my intention? "

"I see." Qin Mu nodded in vain and said in his heart: Li daozong meant The military general camp is slightly weak, and the power of the court is basically in the hands of Chang sun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and others. It's really not a good thing that the civil and military strength is uneven. He is making it clear that he wants to pull me and join his camp!

If you want to join, you can join. I was born as a general. Now I'm in the military. In addition, I have a lot of problems with Fang Yiai and Chang sunchong. Thus, it is impossible to get along well with Chang sun Wuji and Fang Xuanling. Standing in line is to stand sooner or later. It's unrealistic to want to walk on two boats. At that time, I will be rejected by both people.

Instead of this, I might as well choose the military!

Because I can't compare with those people who have been immersed in most of my life. My father's natural advantage is that I was born in the military, and now I have Li daozong's recommendation - unless my brain is broken, I will choose to be a civil servant who plays tricks with others all day!

[today, two chapters are published in one chapter]

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