Fu Tang

Of course Shi Xueting was sure, not sure he would not say that at all, Li Congjia sat there after hearing this and thought about it, Shi Xueting wanted to comfort him but didn't know what to say.

In fact, he has hesitated about this matter. After all, Li Congjia loves and trusts Li Zhongyu. In the past, when Li Zhongyu was young, there was a conflict between father and son...or there was no conflict between father and son. However, as Li Zhongyu grew up, he wanted more rights. , and this right is in the hands of Li Congjia, so conflicts are inevitable.

Shi Xueting had thought about this issue a long time ago, so he felt that this matter could not be concealed. If he concealed it until the end, would he just watch the prince follow the example of his predecessors and force Li Congjia to abdicate?

So even if Li Congjia is unhappy, he has to remind him, but he is also sad when he sees the other party is unhappy.

Before he could say anything, Li Congjia said, "This person... must not be very innocent, right?"

People who can make Shi Xueting notice and pay attention to them must have more or less shortcomings, but I didn't mention it before, it may be that this shortcoming can be punished or not punished.

Shi Xueting didn't wait for Li Congjia to say anything else, and said, "I'll hand over his matter to the Supervision Department."

Li Congjia hummed, and Shi Xueting looked at him and said seriously: "Do you really want to do this?"

Li Congjia chuckled: "Even if I don't believe in Da Lang's character, I should believe in his IQ."

Indeed, even if you want to fight for power, you shouldn't fight at this time, or you shouldn't fight like this. There are so many ways, why should he choose the stupidest one?

Li Zhongyu was taught by Li Congjia, not to mention that his previous teachers were all talented people like Fan Zhi. If Li Zhongyu's aptitude was really poor and stupid to this extent, Fan Zhi and others would have expressly hinted that he would have another one, or It is because the teaching of Li Zhongyu has become more perfunctory.

Indeed, the Han family has a tradition of inheritance by the eldest son. However, in front of the imperial power, no eldest son is enough. Even Li Congjia would think that if Li Zhongyu is really not suitable to be emperor, he might be kicked out after he dies. After the throne, anyway, no matter how many descendants of the Li family withered, they could still find one or two children with good qualifications.

When Li Congjia was discussing this matter with Shi Xueting, Li Zhongyu was losing his temper in the East Palace.

He really didn't expect that someone would be so stupid that he would just blatantly grab the military power. Isn't there something wrong with that?

Seeing that he was really angry, the princess hurriedly said to him, "We are not angry, Father Shengming, I will definitely not doubt you because of this matter."

What's more, he still only has you as a son, even if there is a problem, he will be patient first instead of punishing you.

Of course, the princess did not dare to say this.

Li Zhongyu took a sip of his tea bitterly and said, "Why is he such a civil servant? The cabinet has never dictated to the Privy Council. He is so good that he still cares about the front-line replacement."

Of course, Li Zhongyu didn't say anything, but anyone who knows the history of his father's fortune can see that his father's grip on power is not particularly tight, and of course it's not that he doesn't value it.

But no one can get involved in the military power. From the beginning, all the military system settings ensured that the military power is firmly in the hands of the emperor. Li Zhongyu didn't understand it before, but after reading enough history books, he could see this. The superiority of this system, and as the future emperor, Li Zhongyu thought about it and had to admit that it was very good.

What's more, although Li Congjia attaches great importance to military power, it is not impossible for Li Zhongyu to get in touch with him. At least his East Palace Ten Commander has a lot of people, which is a little bit limited compared to Tiance Mansion. As for the right to speak, he only dared to do something secretly with civil servants.

So those who showed loyalty to him and those who were willing to take refuge in him, he also acquiesced, and after a few times, he knew that his father didn't really care about these things.

Think about it too, Li Congjia can hand over the power to a part of the cabinet, so how can he insist on keeping his son out of touch?

However, Li Zhongyu is still too young and does not have a thorough understanding of human nature. He feels that he is too immature now, but many people want to stand out in front of him, but the crown prince is high above him, and there must be many people who take refuge in him. ?It must be able to bring benefits to the prince to be valued.

Someone made a foolish move.

What's even more deceitful is that Li Zhongyu couldn't run to Li Congjia to admit his mistake, saying that it wasn't me who wanted to grab the military power, but the people below were messing around.

After all, this matter cannot be put on the bright side.

The more Li Zhongyu thought about it, the more angry he became, but after he got angry, he began to think: What would his father do?

Li Zhongyu waited for two days, but he finally got the news that the person was imprisoned, and the reason was very normal. The people from the Ministry of Supervision got all the evidence of the person's crimes, such as corruption and bribery, and the imprisonment was not wrong at all.

Even if everyone knows that this person was imprisoned because of Li Congjia's misfortune, but everyone tacitly does not mention it. Anyway, the ministers of the court and the central government with some experience know that you can fight against the emperor, but before you do it, please make sure your ass is Clean, otherwise wait to be cleaned up, and when it is cleaned up, the evidence is generally conclusive, and no one can say anything.

When Li Zhongyu saw that this person was imprisoned and nothing else was involved, he knew that this incident was actually over, but he was still as honest as a quail for many days, and by the way he sorted out the people under his command.

Li Zhongyu is checking whether his subordinates are clean, this matter cannot be hidden from Shi Xueting, if Shi Xueting knows, Li Congjia will naturally know.

Li Congjia smiled slightly: "I just said, Da Lang is not stupid."

At this time, Shi Xueting was also slightly relieved and said: "Maybe it's because of inexperience."

In the past, Li Zhongyu had many subordinates, but those people were all given to him by Li Congjia. These people worked for the prince but were loyal to the emperor, so they were not Li Zhongyu's own people.

Now that Li Zhongyu is married and has become an adult, some people choose to be loyal to the crown prince. This is a great improvement for Li Zhongyu. Li Congjia thinks... probably can understand Li Zhongyu's excitement.

However, Li Zhongyu is still young and can't tell the character of the other party. In fact, let alone him, even the current Li Congjia can't guarantee that he can see through a person.

So it's good that this incident can teach Li Zhongyu a lesson.

Li Congjia stroked his chin and said, "Well, the person you are looking for...is it found?"

Shi Xueting immediately understood what Li Congjia was talking about: "I've found it, Tao Yun, one of the servants of the intelligence department."

The setup of the Intelligence Department is similar to that of other departments. There are two servants. The only special one is Shi Xuehe. He is not in the rank of officials, but his status is below Shi Xueting and above the servant.

After all, neither of the two ministers had any way to be alone, so they could only let Shi Xuehe come. However, Shi Xuehe is much bigger than Shi Xueting, and it is estimated that they will not interfere in the affairs of the intelligence department again in two years. The court must find someone who is not bad.

Tao Yun was the one he found. He was young, quick-witted, ruthless but had a bottom line.

What Shi Xueting valued was that he had a bottom line. For the staff of the intelligence department, character is very important. Shi Xueting also investigated for a long time before he was sure that this person could be used.

For the person selected by Shi Xueting, Li Congjia was still at ease, so he turned his head and said to Chunsheng: "Go and call the crown prince."

Chunsheng bowed his head in response, and after repeating that Li Congjia had no other orders, he walked out.

Shi Xueting was a little surprised: "Just...tell the prince directly?"

Li Congjia nodded: "If this kind of thing is concealed, there will be problems. In the future, if he finds out, there will be estrangement. Why don't you tell him openly and let him make his own decision."

Shi Xueting nodded, speaking of understanding Li Zhongyu, no one is as good as Li Congjia, so Li Congjia made a decision and he would not try to persuade him.

When Li Zhongyu came over, he was still a little uneasy. He didn't know if his father knew something, but thinking about it, he was very honest recently and didn't do anything, so he felt relieved. This incident is actually equivalent to turning over the page, and his father will no longer settle accounts with him.

After arriving in the study, Li Congjia looked up and saw that Li Zhongyu was sweating profusely and his collar was wet. He couldn't help being very surprised: "Is it so hot outside now? Taofu, go get some water to wash Dalang."

As soon as Li Zhongyu saw Li Congjia's attitude, he felt a lot more at ease. He dared not say anything else, at least from his attitude, Li Zhongyu could still tell the difference.

After feeling relieved, Li Zhongyu also became much calmer. After carefully wiping the sweat off his face and neck, he asked, "What do you want Dad to do?"

Li Congjia dismissed everyone in the study, only their father and son asked, "It's nothing, I just want to chat with you."

Li Zhongyu:? ? ? ?

He was at a loss right now, there wasn't anything important to talk about recently, right?If there is, it is the matter that someone went to the memorial to ask for a general change, but it shouldn't be this matter, right?If you really want to talk, how can you wait until now?

Li Congjia saw Li Zhongyu's doubts, but refused to get to the point, but asked, "What do you think of the Ministry of Intelligence?"

Li Zhongyu was even more at a loss. The matter of the intelligence department... where can he talk too much?

If there is anything other than military power that this Great Tang can't move, then the intelligence department can definitely be counted as one.

Now his father suddenly asked him what he thought of the intelligence department. Li Zhongyu really couldn't figure it out. He wanted to ask, but seeing Li Congjia's expression, he swallowed the question in his mouth. If you make such an expression, it means that he only wants to hear the answer, not like to answer your doubts.

So Li Zhongyu said after serious thinking: "I think that the Ministry of Intelligence is a double-edged sword, and the cooperation with the Ministry of Supervision is seamless. Department is also very important.”

Li Congjia nodded, thinking it was okay, at least Li Zhongyu didn't simply think that the Intelligence Department was very useful, so he said directly: "The Intelligence Department has a special position and cannot be promoted like ordinary courtiers. They are self-contained, but they are not absolute. How about you have to experience it yourself.”

Experience it yourself?Li Zhongyu looked at Li Congjia in surprise, and Li Congjia said: "Before, the Ministry of Intelligence was always in the hands of the National Teacher. Tao Yun is the one he selected, let him work part-time in your East Palace later, so you can learn more about the operation of the intelligence department."

Li Zhongyu was very excited after hearing this, and immediately said: "Yes, my son must work hard!"

He also said just now that the Ministry of Intelligence is actually Li Congjia's confinement, but unexpectedly, his father is willing to give him a chance to contact him. No mistakes or accidents were made by the assistant minister, so it was a certainty.

Now it can be said that Li Zhongyu has touched the edge of the supreme power of the Tang Dynasty, how could he not be excited?

As for the suspicion that Li Congjia arranged for someone from the intelligence department to monitor him... that is impossible, and Li Zhongyu is not stupid. If Li Congjia really arranged for someone to monitor him, then he would not be so open and above board. Pointing out his identity, wouldn't this make Li Zhongyu guard against Tao Yun in a disguised form?

Moreover, if his East Palace said that there were no members of the Intelligence Department, he would not believe it. It was not that he had never experienced the pervasiveness of the Intelligence Department. Not to mention him, even the courtiers in the court could not guarantee that there were no members of the Intelligence Department at home.

The reason why everyone didn't panic was because Li Congjia was not a tyrant who couldn't tolerate anything. He had his bottom line, as long as he didn't touch that bottom line, he could say anything.

So everyone is very relieved, even if you want to do something that Li Congjia can't bear at all, you still need talent.

Li Zhongyu came over in a daze, and went back happily.

In order to prevent Li Zhongyu from doubting his intentions, Li Congjia said it bluntly, now that Li Zhongyu understands what he means, he is very relieved.

As for whether Li Zhongyu is acting... Li Congjia felt that if his son's acting skills could reach this level, he would be very relieved to give up the throne to him immediately.

In fact, this is impossible, at least in front of Li Congjia, Li Zhongyu didn't dare to act, and if he was seen, he would be beaten badly.

After Li Zhongyu left, Shi Xueting came over and asked, "Have you already told the prince?"

Li Congjia nodded: "Well, we can let Tao Yun go to the East Palace to report later."

Shi Xueting was a little surprised: "Didn't you see Tao Yun?"

Li Congjia shook his head: "Forget it, I have nothing to believe in the person you selected, not to mention that there is no need to meet specially, there will always be time in the future."

Shi Xueting smiled wryly, he also felt that Li Congjia trusted Alexander, otherwise how could it be possible to choose Tao Yun after so long?

Although Li Congjia didn't ask to know anything about Tao Yun, he still gave Li Congjia Tao Yun's identity information to let him know.

Li Congjia was a little surprised when he saw Tao Yun's profile: "What? You're almost 40 years old?"

This is older than Shi Xueting, why did Shi Xueting choose such a person?

Shi Xueting explained: "It's not that I don't want to choose young people, but that young people nowadays have seen too little. Tao Yun is the most suitable choice. He is flexible and not rigid. The key is to be stable."

Li Congjia muttered, "When the Ministry of Intelligence was first established, you were not very old."

Shi Xueting laughed: "What happened back then, what's going on now?"

What was Datang like at that time?At the beginning, all kinds of wastes are flourishing, except for Shi Xueting, everyone has their own busyness, and there is not enough talent at all, and even if there are talents who surrender or something, Li Congjia is not at ease in handing over such a key department to these people, after all, he cannot Fully guarantee the loyalty of these people.

In troubled times, it is not uncommon for a person to be an official in this country and turn around to become an official in another country tomorrow, so Shi Xueting was also driven out of the market. Who made Li Congjia trust him only?

Moreover, Shi Xueting was in a hurry at the beginning, but at that time Datang did not have high requirements for the intelligence department, so he could make mistakes.

However, things are different now. Datang's territory is getting bigger and bigger, more and more countries have established diplomatic relations, and the responsibility of the intelligence department is getting heavier.

Li Congjia responded, "It doesn't matter, anyway, the Secretary of the Ministry of Intelligence is not static."

Shi Xueting has been able to dominate the intelligence department for so many years, besides the fact that this department was established by him, the trust between him and Li Congjia is also unmatched by other people.

Even if the two of them are not lovers, they are also bamboo horses. After all, they have known each other for so many years, but the Minister of the Ministry of Intelligence in the future will not have such convenience.

Even if Li Zhongyu started to get in touch with Tao Yun now, the age difference between Tao Yun and Li Zhongyu is too big, there may be a generation gap, so the two cannot become friends, they can only be monarchs and ministers, so it is destined that Li Zhongyu's trust in Tao Yun will not be so deep , not to mention that this person was chosen by Li Congjia and Shi Xueting, once the emperor and the courtiers, whether Tao Yun can secure this position depends on him.

After Shi Xueting wanted to understand this matter, he said: "I will step down when Tao Yun and the crown prince get used to it."

We can't let Tao Yun really take the stage with the prince, otherwise Tao Yun will not have enough control over the intelligence department, and the prince will change people if he says so.

Li Congjia waved his hand and said, "No, we can't change it now, at least not until the Kara Khanate is destroyed."

Upon hearing this, Shi Xueting did some calculations and couldn't help but said, "But...how many years will it take?"

Destroying a country does not mean that it can be destroyed.

Li Congjia raised his eyebrows after hearing this: "Are you doubting my ability?"

What is it all about? Shi Xueting is used to Li Congjia looking for trouble from time to time recently, so he still explained seriously: "It's not doubt, but this matter itself is not easy to do."

Li Congjia said, "I've laid the groundwork for so many years. If I can't launch a thunderbolt, why did I endure it before?"

Shi Xueting frowned: "It's better not to be greedy for success."

Li Congjia chuckled: "Don't worry, you can't resign anyway, and how can I recruit you into the palace after resigning?"

If Shi Xueting only had the status of a national teacher, then he would not be able to enter the palace easily except during festivals or when the altar needs to be practiced. Although now sometimes he uses the tunnel, but at that time he would often go through the tunnel , this is still different.

Shi Xueting chuckled and said: "Your Majesty said that he wanted to listen to my chanting, so he just recruited me."

Li Congjia rolled his eyes: "You can forget it, too many times, I'm afraid the people below think I'm going to become a monk and it will break."

Shi Xueting didn't insist on this matter anymore, he was just expressing his position, saying that he didn't love power and position, and the deeper meaning was that he liked Li Congjia, and being with Li Congjia was not because of the identity that the other party brought him.

Since Li Congjia disagreed, he would not insist. Anyway, after the Kara Khanate was defeated, there should not be much war, or the requirements for the ability of the Minister of Intelligence were not as high as during the war.

Li Congjia asked, "What's going on at Khitan?"

It was rare for Shi Xueting to gloat: "It is said that Ye Luxian is quite devastated."

Li Congjia was at a loss for a moment: "Ah? What's wrong with him? Wasn't he very majestic before? Even Musa couldn't beat him."

Shi Xueting explained: "Because when Musa invited him to join the Karakhan Federation, he said that he should follow the rules, but Musa disagreed, and the two sides remained in a stalemate. The three small countries included, and other small countries were silent for a while. Musa asked them to revise the federal treaty and they all agreed. Then they turned around and told Yeluxian that this is the current condition, and those conditions do not matter to those small countries. , but it was harsher for Yeluxian, but the words have already been spoken at the beginning, and there must be a reason to change them, otherwise Musa's next step will be to target Khitan.

After Shi Xueting finished explaining, he couldn't help asking: "Why did you become stupid? It's not like I didn't know about this before."

Li Congjia really didn't turn the corner just now, after listening to it, he stared and said: "Shi Xueting, you have changed, you actually despise me for being stupid..."

However, as soon as Shi Xueting heard this sentence, he directly leaned over and said: "Well, if you say that again in the future, I will treat you as an invitation for a kiss."

After he finished speaking, he squeezed Li Congjia's chin and kissed it.

Li Congjia:? ? ? ? ?

That's ok, I'll answer them all.

In fact, Li Congjia just likes to use this sentence to tease Shi Xueting. Seeing the other party's helpless face, he wants to laugh, but now he can't be molested, and he will be molested... Maybe... it won't be used anymore, and there is a little regret.

While thinking about it, Li Congjia closed his eyes and put his arms around Shi Xueting's neck, but before the two of them kissed enough to separate, he heard Chunsheng shouting outside: "Your Highness, Your Highness, wait...can't..."

The sound of the door being pushed open sounded, and Li Congjia heard Li Zhongyu's out-of-tune voice because his joy turned into surprise: "Ah... Dad?"