Whether it was Emperor Zhao or Li Gang who was far away in the southeast, they both regarded Li Jing as a tool, a mouthpiece of Li Gang in the court.
So, is it his own business whether he releases it externally or not?
Just as the two fellow villagers from the southeast, one Hong and one Zi, were thinking about things face to face, as the sun set, the shadow of the wall of the Official Gazette Courtyard gradually spread over the entire courtyard. Suddenly, the doors of the printing workshop were opened, and then countless laborers came out carrying dozens of baskets, and in the baskets were copies of the official gazettes that still smelled of ink.
Immediately, the lower-ranking clerks and some green-robed minor officials in the Dibao Court rushed forward, and bumped into the students who were responsible for registration. The two sides began to hand over the documents in the corridor... Individuals were not qualified to receive the Dibao. They needed to report their official titles and the departments they represented in order to receive a fixed number of Dibao.
Chen Gongfu was the Minister of Personnel, so of course he didn't need to queue up in person to receive it. Soon, a clerk from the Ministry of Personnel took the official newspaper and hurriedly delivered it to his own official. Li Shuyi didn't care about etiquette and stood up and walked behind Chen Gongfu to take his newspaper.
However, Minister Chen opened the court bulletin on the bench and glanced at it for a few seconds. After a moment, he stood up and left with his hands behind his back, holding the court bulletin. Only the pale-faced Attendant Censor Li Jing and the gradually boiling court bulletin court were left behind.
Let's not talk about when Li Jing reacted and when he went back to write a report to his brother. It's just that the Grand Secretary Chen Gongfu walked out of the Imperial Report Courtyard with his hands behind his back, carrying the imperial report, and came to the Imperial Street. He found his own donkey cart on the side of the road and got on it directly. The cart started with its owner, but he did not go home, but went to the residence of another court official.
When they arrived, the owner of the house had not returned yet, but Chen Gongfu entered the back hall of the family as if he were alone and sat at the guest table. Not only that, the hostess of the family came out to meet Chen Shangshu and left her three sons to serve in the back hall.
It was obvious that Chen Gongfu had a very close relationship with the owner of this family, and their friendship had reached a certain level.
After waiting for about two quarters of an hour, the owner of the house came back. Hearing the report from his family, he seemed to have expected it. Then he went straight to the back hall to see Chen Gongfu... who was none other than the then Chief Censor Li Guang Li Taifa.
When the two met, they didn't exchange pleasantries. Chen Gongfu put down the official report in his hand, picked up the tea and took two sips. Then he said to each other: "No wonder Taifa didn't want to tell me that day. Zhang Deyuan really turned the sky upside down?!"
Upon hearing this, Li Guang sat down and smiled bitterly, ignoring his three sons standing by his side. "In fact, it's not just because of how much trouble Zhang Deyuan caused this time, but the emperor had instructed me in person that day that an official should be more particular... Of course, Zhang Deyuan did make a big fuss, so much so that I was stunned on the spot and couldn't defend myself for a while."
"It's true that we can turn the world upside down, but we don't necessarily have to argue against it." Chen Gongfu shook his head. "Although some of the provisions are too extreme, the reason for insisting on the Northern Expedition is still right, and the reason that the Northern Expedition is related to the foundation of the country is also right... Why should we be so demanding?"
Li Guangxi was stunned for a moment, then sighed: "What else can we do now?"
Chen Gongfu frowned and said, "Compared to this, let me talk about another thing first... Are these five suggestions really the work of Zhang Deyuan himself?"
"Of course not." Li Guang sighed again. "I've been thinking about this for many days. This is what I think... The expansion of the army and the alliance are obvious, so there's no need to say more. The so-called pacification of the queen is to send Quan Bangyan and Guo Zhongxun, two of Zong Zhongwu's old subordinates, to Jiangxi to lead the troops, but it's a bit cruel. I'm afraid it was Lu Zhi's idea. And the fifth thing, building up wealth, is to plan the progress of the Northern Expedition for three to five years in advance. It should be the idea of Minister Lin. He is talented... Only the fourth thing, which is to rectify the name, I really can't figure out whose idea it was. After thinking about it, Liu Ziyu is more likely. It can't be Qu Duan, right?"
"I'm afraid that only Zhang Deyuan can explain this matter clearly, but he will never explain it clearly." Chen Gongfu also shook his head. "But it doesn't matter. No matter who came up with the idea, it means that after the internal and external exchanges, Zhang Deyuan has someone in his pocket who can and dares to come up with these ideas. And Zhang Deyuan himself dared to expose these five points in public, which can really be said to be for the sake of the government and the overall situation... From now on, no matter who it is, he can no longer be regarded as a means for the government to clamp down on Prime Minister Zhao, but as the real Prime Minister of the West Mansion."
Li Guang was silent for a while before nodding heavily.
"Are you thinking about how to explain to Prime Minister Li of Southeast?" Chen Gongfu looked at his old friend's expression and suddenly asked again.
"Yes." Li Guang sighed again and again. "It's difficult... Let's not talk about other things. How can I explain to Lord Li about the two matters of empress dowager and rectification of the name? I was clearly in front of the emperor that day, but I didn't say a word and let these two matters pass?"
"What do you want me to explain?" Chen Gongfu sneered and shook his head. "You are two years younger than me, but you still have such old-fashioned thinking... Just because you have the kindness of Li Gongxiang, do you want to be his vanguard for the rest of your life? If we really want to talk about kindness, isn't the current emperor also kind to you?"
"The official is the emperor..."
"To repay the emperor's kindness, you must die for his advice. To repay the prime minister's kindness, you must become a slave?" Chen Gongfu was getting more and more impatient. "Do you know that even his own brother couldn't stand Li Boxi's tyrannical style? You are still holding on to the so-called Li Gongxiang faction, and you want to be a leader? Little do you know that this so-called Li Gongxiang faction has long disappeared. Even if it exists, it is no longer the party with the world's reputation in the past, and it is not your turn to be a leader!"
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