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Li Xin cupped his hands at the old man.

"President Huan misunderstood. The next official just says what he sees. It's not as complicated as what Prime Minister Huan said."

The old man chuckled, shook his head and said, "You are walking with Xue Zichuan. It stands to reason that what he saw, you should have seen. But the two of you have completely different calibers, which means that you think more than he thinks."

Li Xin shook his head and said, "It's still unclear who is right and who is wrong."

Huan Chu narrowed his eyes: "There is nothing unclear. If you are alive and he is dead, you are right or wrong."

With his hands behind his back, Lao Huan walked slowly towards the entrance of the main hall.

"Okay, His Majesty is still waiting for you, go quickly."

Chapter 134 Salary Increase

After the dynasty was over, Li Xin was led by the eunuch Chen Ju to wait in the apse of Changle Palace. Emperor Chengde was sitting on the imperial table, looking through the official documents presented by the court. Chen Ju gestured to Li Xin , motioning him to stand here and wait.

When facing the Emperor Chengde, Li Xin was very disciplined, after all he didn't dare to be unruly.

The emperor of Chengde sat on the imperial table, read the memorial for more than half an hour, and then put down a document in his hand. The emperor stood up, went to the soft couch and lay down. After resting for a while, he finally Slowly got up, and said to the eunuch beside him: "Call him in."

Chen Ju nodded and came to the gate of the hall to call Li Xin.

At this moment, Li Xin had already stood at the door for more than half an hour, that is, more than an hour, and his legs were a little numb. Hearing this, he breathed a long sigh of relief, and bent over and walked into Changle Palace.

This is the second time he has entered the palace.

In the capital, ordinary officials below the fifth rank usually don't see the emperor a few times in a lifetime, and even if they do, they take a look from a distance, but Li Xin, a seventh-rank Zhima official, has already entered the palace twice.

The young lieutenant took a deep breath, knelt down in front of the emperor respectfully, and said respectfully: "Habayashi guard Li Xin, I greet your majesty."

Modern people often feel that it is undignified for the ancients to kowtow to the emperor, but the ancients paid attention to the heaven, earth, ruler, relatives and teachers. That is to say, in the eyes of the ancients, the emperor is a person who is closer than his parents.

Although Li Xin was not used to this, but for the sake of his life, he knelt freely.

Emperor Chengde squinted his eyes at the young man kneeling on the ground, and said softly: "It's written in the document you gave me, is it true?"

Li Xin shook his head without hesitation: "Fake."

"Then what did you see in southern Xinjiang?"

Li Xin bowed his head and said: "What Xue Yushi saw is what I see, but Xue Yushi's words are too extreme, and some places are slightly exaggerated, but what he said is generally not bad."

Emperor Chengde's face turned cold, and he said in a deep voice, "Do you know what crime it is to deceive the emperor?"

Li Xin bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, since Xue Yushi has already deceived the emperor, then the humble minister should not be considered to have deceived the emperor..."

Emperor Chengde's face was still grim: "In this world, I don't know how many people died because they thought they were smart."

Li Xin didn't raise his head, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the reason why I didn't tell the truth above the court is because I didn't want to force Your Majesty into a position where you can't get off a tiger and lose the initiative. If I disagree with Xue Yushi, what do you do?" The choice is at the discretion of Your Majesty."

This is the power of speech. Li Xin worked in marketing in his previous life, and he has deep research in this area. When talking with others, it is best to let the other party think that you are thinking of him, so that it will probably work.

Those in positions of power prefer this method the most.

Emperor Chengde narrowed his eyes and said coldly: "If I choose Xue Zichuan, you will be the one who dies!"

The young lieutenant still lowered his head: "Your Majesty, the problem in southern Xinjiang should not be a day or two. Your Majesty has not done anything for so long, and I guessed that His Majesty would not do it easily, so I didn't make things difficult for Your Majesty."

Emperor Chengde snorted.

"I can't tell, you still have a sharp mouth, get up and talk."

Li Xin stood up, still bowing his head.

Seeing that the emperor can't raise his head, otherwise his head will be gone.

Emperor Chengde put his hands behind his back and looked at Li Xin.

"Did you meet Li Shen when you went to Southern Border?"

"I have seen."

Li Xin is very honest, because this kind of problem cannot be concealed. If he tells a lie and is discovered by the emperor of Chengde, with his sensitive identity, it will be difficult to win the trust of the emperor in the future.

"What did you say?"

Li Xingong said: "General Li and I talked about the situation in southern Xinjiang, and gave me a list."

Emperor Chengde frowned slightly.

In the document that Li Xin gave him, there was no list. His Majesty the Emperor glanced at Li Xin: "What list?"

"The list of the Pingnan Army killed in battle."

Li Xin's voice is still respectful: "This list says that the Pingnan Army killed more than [-] people and injured countless people in this battle. What Li Houye wants is for the minister to write this list into the military supervision document. , report to His Majesty."

The Emperor Chengde's face turned pale. This list was also included in the military newspaper reported by the Pingnan Army to the imperial court. The approximate number was the same as what Li Xin said.

Thinking of this, the emperor chuckled: "Li Shen asked you to ask me for money on his behalf."

He looked at Li Xin again: "Why didn't you mention this in the document you handed over?"

Li Xin lowered his head and said softly: "As Xue Yushi said, I waited in southern Xinjiang and did not find any large-scale battles. From my point of view, it is impossible for the Pingnan Army to suffer so many casualties, so this list It’s not true, I don’t dare to deceive the emperor, so I didn’t write it up.”

At this point in the dialogue, Li Xin's answers to the Chengde emperor's questions can be said to be watertight and reasonable.

The death list was not given to him by Li Shen, but by Cheng Ping, but it was used here to win the trust of the Chengde Emperor.

Emperor Chengde sat back on his soft couch, frowned and thought for a moment, then looked at Li Xin, and said calmly: "You came back from southern Xinjiang, from your point of view, the pensions on this list, I should To give, or not to give?"

Li Xin cupped his hands and bowed his head: "This is a major event, I am still young, so I dare not speak nonsense."

Emperor Chengde was a little displeased: "If you tell me to say it, you can say it. Seeing your words, the old masters in the court are not as mature as you. Say it quickly."

Li Xin took a deep breath.

"Your Majesty, I think that the imperial court can give it, but not all of it. As long as His Majesty gives it, it means that His Majesty still trusts the Pingnan Army. As for how much to give, it is a question of whether the treasury is full or not, and has nothing to do with Your Majesty."

"What a young man!"

Emperor Chengde laughed.

Li Xin's suggestion was exactly what he had in mind. The emperor immediately smiled and said, "You have suffered a lot during this trip to southern Xinjiang. Come on, I will try my best to satisfy you what you want." .”

Li Xin shook his head: "Wei Chen is still young, Ren Yulinwei's captain is already struggling, and I really dare not seek a high position. This time I have fulfilled His Majesty's mission, and I am satisfied. Please Your Majesty, Rong Chen, to hone in this position of captain. For a while, wait until you have some skills, and then work with His Majesty."

Xue Zichuan was about to be killed. If Li Xin was promoted again at this time, the crime of killing Xue Zichuan would most likely be pushed to his head.