"The person who rolls up the curtain is born like a swallow, and the makeup on the candle base is bright, and the Jie drum is pressed six times at the beginning. The infinite spring beauties are all on the stage, dancing around the waist. The painting hall is deep and graceful, and I have seen it before. The waves of waves are like resentment, and Xiaoli's words are still unsung.

Finally, a handful of willow silk becomes powerless, leaning against the east wind."

In the palace, several maikos are dancing a dance called Liuyao Dance. The dance is graceful, light and graceful. There are also several geishas playing beautiful music beside them. The sound of silk and bamboo is like a fairyland on earth.

"Come on, Li Hanren, have another drink. It's been a long time since we drank like this together. At this moment, I suddenly remembered the time when I was at the Prince's Mansion." Zhao Ji picked up a glass of wine and smiled at Li Sanjian.

"Your Majesty, please...please..." Li Sanjian said with great embarrassment.

At this time, it was during the funeral of the late Emperor Zhao Xu. It was okay to drink a little wine, but there were still palace prostitutes singing and dancing? This was already against the rules...

If the censor's speech was published after this incident, Li Sanjian would not be able to bear it and just walk away.

Emperor Zhao Ji will definitely be fine by then, and only Li Sanjian will be unlucky.

But at this time, Li Sanjian wanted to persuade him, but he didn't know how to start.

Li Sanjian somewhat understood the boring life in the palace.

The emperor is the most noble person and rules the world. He seems to be free to do whatever he wants. In fact, there are still many restrictions on him, even on some daily things such as walking, sitting, eating, and sleeping.

There are many restrictions, etc., which must be regulated, otherwise there will be people who "risk their own lives to remonstrate"...

Therefore, not all emperors in the past dynasties were smiling, and most of them were unhappy.

For an emperor like Zhao Ji, who was a young emperor and was versatile, he was good at poetry, chess, calligraphy, painting, cuju, and ball building. How could such a person be willing to live a boring life in the harem?

Always have some fun.

At this time, Zhao Ji was trapped in the boring days in the palace and wanted to find someone to accompany him to drink, chat, listen to music, dance and so on. Did Li Sanjian immediately "risk his own life to give advice" in order to win the name of his direct minister?

Li Sanjian is not such a pedantic person.

"Qing family!" Zhao Ji saw the uncertainty on Li Sanjian's face, so he said, "Why are you so depressed?"

"Oh, official, I suddenly remembered some cases in the government office, so..." Li Sanjian heard this and quickly explained the situation in the government office in Kaifeng.

"Haha, the Qing family is really diligent." Upon hearing this, Zhao Ji looked at Li Sanjian and asked, "Does the Qing family have any complaints against me regarding the Zhou Liren case?"

Of course there were complaints. After hearing this, Li Sanjian looked at Zhao Ji in astonishment and thought to himself, without Zhao Ji protecting Zhou Fangeng's case, or if Zhao Ji fully supported Li Sanjian, he would definitely be severely punished.

However, although Li Sanjian was full of complaints, how could he speak out clearly at this time? Not only could he not speak out clearly, he could not even show the slightest expression on his face.

If you have any complaints against the emperor, then your career as an official will come to an end.

"Officials!" Li Sanjian quickly turned around in his mind and replied: "Don't scare Wei Chen. Wei Chen has been following His Majesty since the fourth year of Shaosheng. It has been four years now. During these four years, Your Majesty has been kind to you."

When you meet a minor minister, it can be said that you are as kind as a mountain. Your Majesty treats a minor minister like a brother or a teacher. How can I dare to complain?"

What Li Sanjian said is true. Zhao Ji, the former king of Duan, had the most difficult time with Li Sanjian.

He took him in when he was young, which not only solved Li Sanjian's worries, but also gave Li Sanjian a lot of help in terms of classics, meanings, articles, etc. It can be said that he was half of Li Sanjian's master. It can be said that without Zhao Ji, Li Sanjian would not be where he is today.

Li Sanjian is not an ungrateful person. He will always remember this feeling and kindness in his heart.

When Li Sanjian talked about the emotional part, the corners of his eyes became moist. Zhao Ji couldn't help but sigh when he saw it: "It's hard for you to still remember, hey, although I have many brothers, I have actually been very lonely since I was a child. My father, the emperor, and my mother were also lonely since I was a child.

He passed away one after another, which is similar to you and Zeng, so we are half-teachers and half-friends."

Zhao Ji always regarded himself as Li Sanjian's master...

"Your Majesty!" Li Sanjian wiped away his tears and then said: "The officials asked Wei Chen what he thought about the case of Zhou Liren. Wei Chen just felt a little sad at this time..."

"Sad?" Zhao Ji asked in surprise when he heard this.

"Exactly!" Li Sanjian replied: "Wei Chen is sad that Wei Chen is young and has nothing to do. The evil officials have caused such harm to our Song Dynasty, but Wei Chen cannot share the worries of His Majesty. At this time, Wei Chen feels extremely powerless.

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Li Sanjian's words contained a hint of remonstrance, but Li Sanjian first played the emotional card, and then made a self-harming and self-pitying look. I expected Zhao Ji would be able to accept it.

This method of persuasion also comes from "Thirteen Chapters of Guiguzi's Art of War". Li Sanjian learned and applied it to Zhao Ji...

Li Sanjian hoped that Zhao Ji would never be merciful towards evil officials like Zhou Fangeng in the future, and must kill them as a warning to others, otherwise the fairness of Song Dynasty would be seriously affected.

Sure enough, Zhao Ji sighed again when he heard this and said: "I know that you are a loyal minister for the sake of the Song Dynasty, the country, and me, but you have to know that sometimes I can't be the master of matters in the palace.

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Zhao Ji and Li Sanjian were half-teachers and half-friends. At this time, they drank a lot of wine. Zhao Ji spoke from the bottom of his heart and confided his true feelings to Li Sanjian.

Empress Dowager Xiang's health was getting worse at this time. Although she was still "listening to politics behind the curtain", she rarely managed the affairs. Zhao Ji almost made the decision. However, despite this, Zhao Ji still had to worry about the Empress Dowager Xiang.

Zhao Ji did not dare to touch them easily.

Li Sanjian nodded and said nothing more. If you can't do anything in the affairs of the palace, don't get involved. If you can, get involved as little as possible.

Speaking of things in the palace, it is not something that ordinary people can interfere with. Basically, those who interfere will not end well. Li Sanjian is well aware of this.

"Okay, let's not talk about these things." Zhao Ji then asked Li Sanjian: "I remember that you wrote an article during the examination of the Ministry of Rites, called "Border Policy Questions", in which you had quite a lot of insights into Xirong's border affairs.

, I am very curious, you are obviously from Qiongtai and Danzhou, why do you know so much about Xirong?"

"Officials!" Li Sanjian heard the words and replied: "It's not that we understand each other. It's just that when I was in Prince Duan's Mansion, I looked through the history books and understood a truth, that is, there is a difference between the troubles of the intimate and the diseases of ringworm and scabies. Qin has Han.

Also, for example, there are beetles in the wood, and diseases in people's confidants. Fuqi is in Wu; scabies is also a disease. At this time, Xirong is the Qi of Wu, and the northern captives are the Han of Qin. The disease of scabies is not enough.

Fear, the deepest troubles are the most terrifying."

Li Sanjian really wanted to say that the biggest problem in the Song Dynasty was not Xixia or Khitan, but the female straight people in the north.

That is, the Jurchens. At the same time, Li Sanjian also wanted to say that ignoring internal affairs was the source of trouble.

But at this time Li Sanjian didn't dare to say it, and he didn't know how to say it.

Li Sanjian paused and then said: "Therefore, I still have this view. If you can, don't use troops against the Xirong. Try to be on good terms with them, and even try to be tolerant. At this time, you should concentrate all your efforts on dealing with the northernmost Beibei. Your Majesty, soldiers.

, the important affairs of the country, the place of life and death, the way of survival, must not be ignored!"

"Hmph, the Xirong arrogantly proclaimed themselves emperor, rebelled against our independence, and constantly invaded the borders, harassed our soldiers and civilians, and captured cities and territories. How can we make good friends with them like this?" Before Zhao Ji could speak, Tong Guan snorted coldly: "

Do we have to swallow our words? Where is the face of the Song Dynasty? All the emperors of our dynasty have taken it as their own duty to recover Hehuang, Heshuo and other places. How can we take it back without troops? Are we waiting for the thieves to give it up?

Or can I get it back with just a smooth tongue?"

Generally speaking, when the emperor is discussing matters with his ministers, how dare the servants interrupt? They might be dragged out and beaten to death with sticks.

But Zhao Ji is a more easy-going person and treats his servants more generously. At the same time, Zhao Ji's parents died when he was young. He grew up in the palace and was surrounded by a group of servants and maids all day long. Therefore, Zhao Ji trusted them from the bottom of his heart.

, it can even be said to be trust and dependence.

Zhao Ji didn't feel dissatisfied at all when he heard this. He looked at Li Sanjian with a smile while holding the wine cup, waiting for his answer.

"But what's the important thing?" Li Sanjian also drank a lot of wine, and he felt a little angry when he heard this, so he retorted: "The important thing is that you can't take Xirong at all. I went to Emperor Renzong in the second year of Baoyuan.

Since then, the war between our imperial dynasty and Xirong has been going on intermittently for sixty years. During these sixty years, apart from wasting people and money, consuming national power and emptying the national treasury, what else did our dynasty get? Did we get an inch of land? Even if we got it,

If we lose it quickly, we won’t be able to secure it at all, so why bother using troops with Xixia?”

Li Sanjian then said to Zhao Ji: "Your Majesty, I still won't change my opinion. That is, until we have the strength to defeat it in one fell swoop and the ability to destroy its country, we must not easily launch an army with Xixia."

The peace and war with Xixia began in the Renzong Dynasty. Until now, the emperor and the court ministers have been arguing for countless times. Up to now, the public is still arguing that the public is justified, and the mother-in-law is arguing that the mother-in-law is justified. They are entangled and arguing.

Endlessly.

Li Sanjian cannot guarantee that his point of view is correct.

At the same time, Li Sanjian did not want to get involved in this kind of thing, but Tong Guan's words forced Li Sanjian to refute.

"How do you know that our empire is currently unable to capture all of Xirong?" Tong Guan heard this and said: "If our empire is united and fights with Xirong with all its strength, we will definitely destroy its country and kill its clan. But it's because of you literati who are so tight.

, looking forward and backward, thereby delaying the opportunity to fight, and the war in Xirong has been delayed for a long time. Boy, do you know what delaying the opportunity to fight is? I guess you don’t understand the military affairs either."

"I don't understand!" Li Sanjian was furious and said loudly: "But I also know that before thinking about victory, think about defeat first, so you can win a hundred battles without danger. You must never use weapons lightly unless you are sure of victory."

After Li Sanjian finished speaking, he picked up the wine cup and took a sip. He drank too quickly and coughed violently.
Chapter completed!