Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

"What's the difference then?"

"Of course there is a difference! When Brother Ma went back to report, he could not say that this was a condition of someone from Guo. It should be said that this was your own idea! It should not affect my reputation, Guo Ye!"

Ma Yuan was overwhelmed, and said: "Didn't you become a bitch and still set up a memorial archway?"

"That's not the case! It's not that someone Guo set up a memorial arch for a bitch, but Brother Ma insists on erecting an archway for someone Guo. If I don't accept it, wouldn't it be a disappointment to Brother Ma's kindness?!"

"What do you say?"

"Just now you kept saying that someone Guo could become the number one loyal minister of the Tang Dynasty. The words are still in your ears, you don't want to go back on your word now, do you?"

"you……"

"Now my name, Guo Ye's reputation, and the safety of the Tang Dynasty are all in the mind of Brother Ma. I hope Brother Ma will carefully consider where to go."

Ma Yuanju opened his mouth, and finally said dejectedly: "Okay, Ma will do his best, but the situation is urgent, and when the public opinion is aroused, I ask Duke Qin to act immediately!"

"Guo understands it, thank you brother Ma."

After sending Ma Yuanju away, Guo Ye couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.This is really a hopeless place with nowhere to go, another village where the willows are dark and the flowers are bright!

Originally, the ostracism of the ministers really gave Guo Ye the idea of ​​resigning from office.Unexpectedly, His Majesty Li Er's set of combined punches saved him from a desperate situation!

In fact, the situation is not as serious as what Guo Ye said to Ma Yuanju. What he just said was indeed a bit alarmist.

No matter how good the elixir prepared by monk Tianfu is, it cannot be as powerful as the drugs of later generations.It is wishful thinking to use this pill to control His Majesty Li Er.

Even if they did find a way to offer that kind of elixir to His Majesty Li Er, the main effect would be to slowly damage His Majesty Li Er's health.

His Majesty Li Er has been eating for so many years, Guo Ye entered the palace a few days earlier and entered the palace a few days later, there is not much difference.

If you can use these few days to force the officials to justify yourself, why not do it?

The only pity is that after today's incident, the rift between himself and Ma Yuanju may become even wider.

Ma Yuanju's ability is indeed not small. In the next few days, public opinion began a shocking reversal!

First of all, there is a new explanation for Wang Gui's death.Seventy years of life is rare, Wang Gui is at this age, and dying is a very normal thing, how can it be implicated in Qin Guogong's head?

As for Wang Gui's suicide note, it is better explained.It is difficult for a man to keep his wife virtuous and his son filial.Although Wang Gui has a good character, his son is too worthless.

The suicide note was completely forged by Wang Gui's youngest son, Wang Jingzhi, who wanted to use it to blackmail Duke Qin.However, Qin Guogong enforced the law impartially and remained unmoved!

Everyone was deceived by Wang Jingzhi, so they said Qin Guogong was the number one courtier of the Tang Dynasty.Later, thanks to Shi Mazhou, the head of Jin Wangfu, who made an open and secret investigation, the truth of the matter was revealed to the world. Qin Guogong was really wronged!

However, even with such grievances, Duke Qin is still serving Datang conscientiously. He is really the number one loyal minister of Datang!

Now that His Majesty is blocking the way of speech, Datang has reached the most dangerous time.Just in need of a loyal minister like Qin Guogong, who disregarded personal safety, made a direct remonstrance, and persuaded His Majesty to take back his order.It can be said that Qin Guogong is now related to the safety of the world.

Thousands of words can be merged into one sentence, that is, if Duke Qin does not come out, what is wrong with the world!

Three days later, Guo Ye changed into a brand new official robe, cheered up, and went straight to the palace!

Chapter 1754 Impermanence

"Your Majesty has a decree. Minister of the Ministry of Propaganda and Officials and General of the Guards, Chang'an Order, Commander of the Bad People's Congress, Duke Guo Ye of Qin County will have an audience!"

Under the guidance of the little eunuch, Guo Ye came to the familiar Wangbei Pavilion again, and paid homage: "Chen Guoye has seen my emperor, long live, long live, long live!"

"Pingshen, give me a seat!" His Majesty Li Er's voice was low, and no emotion could be heard.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Sitting on the stool brought by the little eunuch, Guo Ye raised his head slightly.

I don't know if it's an illusion, but after seeing him for a few days, His Majesty Li Er seems to have lost a lot of energy, and his eyes don't seem to be as bright as before.

Before he could open his mouth, His Majesty Li Er coughed lightly, and said, "In the past few days, Guo Aiqing's reputation has improved greatly. This is beyond my expectation. What method did you use?"

Of course, this question cannot be answered truthfully, Guo Ye replied vaguely: "It's nothing more than coercion and lure."

His Majesty Li Er said: "Threatening and profiting? It's so simple? Then you can use it again to reverse my reputation. Although I don't want to be a wise king through the ages, the title of Wudao and Faint King is really easy to say. .”

Guo Ye rolled his eyes and said, "If you want to change His Majesty's reputation, the most important thing is to prescribe the right medicine."

"Prescribe the right medicine? How to prescribe the right medicine?"

"Nowadays, His Majesty is most criticized for dismissing Wei Zheng and Kong Yingda. All the ministers believe that His Majesty's move is to block the way of speech. As long as Your Majesty reinstates these two lords, your reputation will naturally improve. .”

"Don't even think about it!" His Majesty Li Er said angrily: "I would rather be a senseless and stupid king than let these two old men go back to the court. Guo Ye, are you here today to be a lobbyist for the officials? "

"Wei Chen dare not!"

"Don't dare? Hmph! Duke Qin is not here, so why not? What exactly does this sentence mean? Please explain it to me!"

His Majesty Li Er personally took charge of the Lijing Gate, and it was impossible to hide this sentence from him.For His Majesty Li Er's question, Guo Ye had already planned.

He quickly knelt down on the ground and said: "The loyalty of the minister to His Majesty can be learned from the sun, and the sun and the moon can show it! You must not fall into the trick of the ministers to kill with a knife!"

His Majesty Li Er's heart moved, and he said: "Borrowing a knife to kill someone?"

Guo Ye said in a serious manner: "Under the coercion and lure of the minister, the ministers have no choice but to say good things about the minister. But they are not convinced, and still want to put the minister to death. So, they want to kill people with a knife!"

"You mean, they want to borrow my knife?"

"Your Majesty is the lord of the world. They deliberately said that Qin Guogong will not come out, so why not. They just want to set the humble minister against His Majesty, so that His Majesty will despise the humble minister. Your Majesty is so wise, you can't even see this point." out?"

"Of course I can see it!"

His Majesty Li Er blushed slightly, and said: "I don't know if you can see through their schemes, so I want to test you. Well, Guo Aiqing is worthy of being my minister, and I have not let me down."

After hearing what His Majesty Li Er said, Guo Ye thought to himself, although what he said just now was somewhat reasonable, but after careful study, it was not without problems.

If it were the usual His Majesty Li Er, he would definitely be skeptical, and then make indirect remarks to see if he was lying.But now, His Majesty Li Er is convinced of his words!

What does this mean?It shows that His Majesty Li Er's mind is not as good as before.It seems that my previous guess is really close to ten.If you act according to plan today, the possibility of success is still very high.

Guo Ye changed the subject and said, "Your Majesty, I dare to ask you, why do you hate Wei Zheng and Kong Yingda so much?"

"Isn't this obvious? Wei Zheng and Kong Yingda are the same raccoon. They have always advocated light corvee and low taxes to let the people rest, and they don't take my actions to expand the territory. How can I put the two of them together if I want to implement the plan to unify the world?" Stay in the court?"

Guo Ye nodded, and said: "So that's the case. It's ridiculous that the ministers thought that His Majesty's move was to block the way of speech. It's really a sparrow that knows the ambition of the grand swan!"

His Majesty Li Er said proudly: "How can ordinary people understand my lofty ambitions? After a while, when I truly rule the world, they will realize their shallowness."

Guo Ye sighed sadly, and said: "Even so, I still feel sorry for His Majesty. I'm afraid... Sigh!"

At this point, Guo Ye suddenly kept silent!