Empress of Erzhoumu: This plot is wrong!

Chapter 212 Li Aiqing worked hard for me

This scene fell in Liu Cheng's eyes, as if a young man who had just entered the period of love was flirting.

Hey.

After all, he was also young, so he can be regarded as someone who has experienced it.

Fu Xu looked at the backs of the two under the moon, his mood was very comfortable and relaxed.

"Old Yan, you have to have a few more drinks with me later."

"What makes you so happy?"

Liu Cheng didn't speak, but just raised his chin in Li Yunsheng's direction.

On the side, Yan Shichun, the servant under the door, followed his gaze.

"It's hard for you, too. You've been going back and forth between this party and that party."

Liu Cheng is also a little emotional.

"This old bone of mine has caused His Majesty and Prime Minister Li a lot of trouble. If I had known what it was like today, why should I work so hard?"

Seeing the Empress and Li Yunsheng getting closer, the burden on him became lighter and lighter.

You don't have to deal with the royalist party and the Li party anymore, and you can be happy.

"Haha."

Yan Shichun couldn't help laughing and joked.

"If I had known what it was like today, I am afraid that you would be the first to run to cheer for Li Xiang and become the chief henchman of Li's party."

Liu Cheng chuckled, although he knew that old man Yan was joking, but if he had known today, he would really have gone.

Because, only he himself knows that this Xiangye Li has a magic elixir that can make people live a year longer.

After feeling in his heart, he took another look at Huo Dingwen, who was lonely on the other side of the river.

"I think, Huo Shilang was hit hard by Li Xiang."

"Since ancient times, honest officials have been rare, and corrupt officials have been like crucian carp crossing the river.

If all the officials selected by His Majesty were upright officials, the world would have been at peace long ago. "

Huo Dingwen felt thousands of miles away from Li Yunsheng only across a small river.

Not only the empress couldn't figure it out, but he couldn't figure it out either.

Those people who followed him all the way to carry out the new policy in Weidi, how come they all turned against each other in just a few months after they came to the capital.

"Tell me, why is this?"

This sentence is like asking the royal officials beside him, but also like asking himself.

The king's official obviously understood better than him.

"Your Majesty personally selected the talents of the imperial examinations in order to let these people enter Beijing as officials and become royalists.

As the promoter of the New Deal, Your Excellency is likely to be entrusted with important tasks in the future to become the head of the Royalist Party.

But Li Xiang could prevent all this from happening, but he let His Majesty do it. Naturally, he had expected this day long ago. "

Huo Dingwen understood the truth, but he couldn't help but feel a little sad and angry. He exchanged a glance with Li Yunsheng on the other side of the river.

"Those people are cultivated well, and they will be talents in the future.

But Li Xiang ruined them all abruptly. What exactly does he want, and what do the people of the world mean to him? "

Wang Li shook his head.

"Your Excellency, there is no need to do this. I think Li Xiang may be waiting."

"Wait?" Huo Dingwen was a little puzzled, "Wait for what?"

"When the world is unified, there will be no foreign aggression. As the saying goes, one must first secure the internal affairs."

After a short pause, Wang Li continued.

"Actually, there are very few people in this world who can be as calm as an adult.

In all fairness, many people become officials not for the common people, but for their wealth and future.

Therefore, there is no permanent upright or corrupt official.

If the imperial court really vigorously rectifies the administration of officials one day, those who turned to Prime Minister Li will naturally curb their inner greed and turn to the adults again. "

……

Li Yunsheng didn't know that the two old guys behind him were discussing the rights and wrongs between him and the empress, and looked at Huo Dingwen as if they were talking to him from afar.

"This capital is like a big dye vat. Whether it is really clean and clean, you can see if you throw these people into it."

The anger in Jiang Qingying's heart gradually dissipated. In fact, she knew that it was not so much anger as dissatisfaction.

"When you became the number one scholar, you made a bold statement to rectify the administration of officials, eradicate corruption, and bring clarity to the world."

She always remembered these bold words, and it was true that Huo Dingwen was used to promote the New Deal in order to consolidate her imperial power.

In fact, from the bottom of my heart, I also wanted Li Yunsheng to take a look, to see what the big Chu he had been looking forward to looked like.

If the empress hadn't said it, Li Yunsheng would have forgotten about the champion who was rewarded with ambition.

It's more involuntary for him to get to where he is today.

When the water is clear, there will be no fish. You will understand it after you enter the officialdom.

Corrupt officials are like leeks, once cut, another crop will grow, and once cut, another crop will grow, and one crop will grow again.

Therefore, he might as well be the head of this corrupt official himself, and I will make the rules.

"I would like to become this dye vat, just for your country to last forever."

After saying this, he turned and left.

After the water lanterns are released, the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet officially begins.

In the Longshou Garden filled with the fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus, more than a dozen dancers from the Western Regions slowly appeared on the stage.

They wear bright dance skirts, a golden headdress on their heads, a pair of bells in their ears, and a silver belt around their waists. They dance to the melodious music in the garden.

Sometimes it spins lightly, sometimes jumps deftly, sometimes sways charmingly, and sometimes twists passionately.

The thin veil adds a bit of mystery to these dancers.

Both civil and military officials sat together, and there was a table in front of them, while Li Yunsheng was alone at the table, and was closest to the Empress.

Of course, moon cakes are indispensable for the Mid-Autumn Festival, but the moon cakes here are called palace cakes, commonly known as small cakes, which can be regarded as the embryonic form of moon cakes.

The biscuits are like a chewing moon, with crisp and syrup in the middle.

Savor the taste silently, tears of lovesickness on the towel.

Small cakes filled with ghee and sugar are most worthy of the bright moon in the sky.

At this moment, the ladies of the palace are serving dishes one by one, such as jasper cups, emerald dishes, pigeon tofu soup, fried chicken breast, pear and pumpkin soup...

Of course, the empress specially ordered the imperial dining room to open a small stove for Li Yunsheng.

What was placed on his table was not of the same standard as the others.

Not only the dishes are different, but the wine is also different.

The jugs on the tables of other ministers were full of sweet-scented osmanthus wine, but what was on his table was the very intoxicating Liuxia wine.

When the wine was poured into the glass, Li Yunsheng smelled a hint of conspiracy when he sniffed it lightly.

Turning her head slightly to glance at the empress, Jiang Qingying was raising her wine glass and smiling at him.

"The state affairs are heavy, and Li Aiqing has worked hard for me, and I respect Aiqing for a cup."

The phrase 'work hard for me', everyone understood the meaning behind the words.

This is pointing Li Xiangyue to act as a substitute, not to return the power to His Majesty.

Li Yunsheng immediately raised his glass.

"Your Majesty's words made me panic."

As soon as he finished speaking, the osmanthus wine in the Empress's cup was drained in one gulp.

Seeing this, he could only bite the bullet and drink a cup of Liuxia wine.

This wine is different from wine. Once it reaches the intoxicating amount, the alcohol will get stronger quickly.

Seeing that his wine glass was empty, the maid behind him immediately picked up the jug to pour wine.

Liu Cheng, who was watching his words and expressions, did not give Li Yunsheng a chance to take a breather. After the Empress, he toasted for the second time.

"In the first battle of the capital, Li Xiang tried his best to turn the tide. I respect Li Xiang."

Li Yunsheng's eyelids trembled, and he whispered to the maid.

"Don't overfill."

With such respect, he would have to be carried down without eating a single bite.

Hearing that the maid's hands paused slightly, she planned to stop when the wine was [-]% full.

Liu Chenglang said loudly.

"Li Xiang said fill it up!"

(End of this chapter)