Chapter 457 What is the mystery going to do?
The general plan for recovering Shunfeng Harbor has been decided, and the specific affairs still need to be planned in detail, so there is no need to discuss it at the court meeting. As for the time to launch the attack, it is tentatively set around Lixia.
What Li Wanjiang was most worried about was that when he attacked Shunfeng Port, the tribes in the northern border would come south to harass him. Xiao Chen took advantage of the situation and proposed to confer titles on the kings of the tribes in the northern border.
There is no problem with this in itself, Li Wanjiang and others all agreed in principle, but Xiao Chen's proposal to confer Wanyan Pingqiu as King Mo Jie was beyond everyone's expectations.
Isn't the old prince of Capricorn, Wan Yanhong, still dead?
A Capricorn country can't have two royal princes.
"However, as far as I know, Wanyan Hong's physical condition has not been very good, and he may die at any time. We should also make preparations in advance." Xiao Chen's words sounded like something else...
But what he said next made sense.
Xiao Chen thinks that once Wanyan Hong dies, his sons will definitely fight for the throne, but those princes are all wolfish and ambitious, and they are very alienated from us Da Zhou. If any of them do Wang, it's all very bad for us.
It's better to support Wanyan Pingqiu as the Capricorn King.
There are three reasons. First, Wanyan Pingqiu and I have already formed an ally, and allies must not invade each other, so if he becomes the king, and the minister is still in Yanyun County, the Mojie Kingdom will never Will not attack us.
Because the tribes in northern Xinjiang pay great attention to promises, once he breaks his promise, he will no longer be able to stay in the local area.
Second, Wanyan Pingqiu is a man of great talent and intelligence. Dealing with such a person is far better than dealing with those idiots. In addition, the emperor, don't forget that Wu Luolan, the Queen of Xianbo, is also a hero among women. It seems that Wanyan Pingqiu is the only one in the northern Xinjiang tribe who can check and balance her, and vice versa.
In this case, both of them have to make good friends with us Da Zhou, otherwise no matter which side we lean towards, it will be a disaster for the other party!
The third reason is also very important, that is, Wanyan Pingqiu's mother, Qiu Ruolan, is from China, so Wanyan Pingqiu can be regarded as half a Chinese, and has a relationship with us that blood is thicker than water...
Everyone nodded after hearing this, Xiao Chen's words were reasonable.
"Of course, the conferment of King Mojie cannot be given to him now. It is best to give it to the minister for preservation. When Wanyan Hong dies, the minister will immediately go to the nearest place to announce the decree to them in the name of condolences, and then ask General Qin Gang to send A troop follows the minister, so that the other princes will not dare to play tricks." What Xiao Chen said was true enough.
"Hahaha, Aiqing's words are straightforward, okay, that's how it is done!" Li Wanjiang laughed and readily agreed.
Seeing that it was getting late and the big guys were tired after a day's meeting, Li Wanjiang announced his retirement, and the big guys left one after another, but Xiao Chen didn't leave either, because he still had a few things to keep secret with Li Wanjiang. List'.
He also kept Li Shi, Chen Wenqi, Wang Anbang, and Zhu Xiaochuan all behind, and asked them to go to Qinzheng Palace with him to meet the emperor.
A few people were puzzled, didn't the emperor just come down to court? Why do you want to see him again.
"Let's go have a meal with the emperor." Xiao Chen said.
It's definitely not as simple as rubbing rice, this kid doesn't know what bad idea he is holding back!
But they all stayed, because they were all curious about what this kid mysteriously wanted to do?
Li Wanjiang had just taken off his court clothes and prepared to eat, he was quite surprised to see several people coming together, and asked them what else they wanted?
The answer is to follow Xiao Chen to have dinner.
Li Wanjiang was still very happy, and hurriedly ordered the imperial dining room to bring a table of banquets. Today, I will have a few drinks with a few lovers, so as to enhance the relationship between us monarchs and ministers.
And the love between father and son.
"Li Shi, how is your health recently? I entrust you with the errands of the official department. Although the responsibility is heavy, you should not be too tired. Your health is more important." Li Wanjiang looked at Li Shi at this moment, and it was true. Full of loving kindness, after all, it is biological.
"Returning to my father, my son is in good health, and Wang Anbang will take care of the official affairs, so my son won't worry too much, and I don't feel tired." Li Shi said hurriedly.
"Well, this time Xiao Chen brought back a lot of wild ginseng, and I will reward you with a few decocted ginseng to nourish your body. When the seasons change, it is easy to get sick... Why does your chair look like this? Strange?" Li Wanjiang caught a glimpse of Li Shi's wheelchair and felt that it was different from before.
"Thank you, father!" Li Shi laughed, "Speaking of which, this wheelchair is also a gift from Xiao Chen. He saw that it was inconvenient for my son to go in and out, so he personally built it for my son."
As he spoke, he manipulated the wheelchair, turned around the hall a few times, and demonstrated it to Li Wanjiang.
Everyone was amazed when they saw it, only Gong Shouli was extremely jealous. Although Xiao Chen is not a thing, he is really ingenious. It's really lucky that he can think of this thing and make it!
But you kid knows how to flatter the prince, so you don't respect your father and me!
It is also inconvenient for me to get in and out with my legs. If I have this wheelchair, it will be so much fun.
"This is actually an idea of the minister, and it was created by Liu Fuhai of the Imperial Treasure Supervisor." Xiao Chen mentioned Liu Fuhai, and by the way, he put some eye drops on Gong Shouli.
Sure enough, Li Wanjiang snorted softly, and glared at Gong Shouli, who was so frightened that he quickly lowered his head.
"If you want to make the best use of your talents, I think Mr. Xiao is quite suitable for the position of the chief eunuch of the Imperial Treasure Supervisor." Chen Wenqi didn't say anything good.
"That's not making the best of your talents, it's overkill!" Wang Anbang said with a smile, "Our Master Xiao is now a serious official of the frontier, a second-rank official. It is said that since ancient times, all dynasties have been counted, but there is no one like him. Our Lord Xiao is so favored and used by the emperor."
This sounds nice, but in fact it also has dark thorns.
Because no matter how capable Xiao Chen is, he is still an eunuch, and such things as eunuchs taking power have been quite taboo in all dynasties.
As long as any king who reuses eunuchs counts as one, there will be no good end.
"Actually, I quite agree with what Xiao Chen said just now. We must break stereotypes and use talents in an eclectic manner. It doesn't matter whether this person is from a Jinshi background, whether he is a eunuch or a lowly slave, or whether he is a general or traitor. As long as he can do things, We should all boldly enable reuse, no matter what kind of cat it is, white or black, as long as it can catch mice, it is a good cat!"
Li Shi's words seemed to belittle Xiao Chen, comparing him as a eunuch to a lowly slave, but in fact he was supporting him.
So these guys are all fucking human sperm!
Only Zhu Xiaochuan was more honest, "Anyway, I think Xiao Chen is very capable. The deeds he has done and the merits he has made, if you look at our entire court, there is no one who can compare to him, right?"
"Master Hou, are you flattering me or cheating me?" Xiao Chen grinned when he heard this.
Damn, looking at the entire imperial court, how many people hate me so much, why don't you say it?