This censor can handle it, he really sprays when something happens

Chapter 142 On the court, the tongue war is far away from the monarch and his ministers

After Li Qing drank tea at the tea stand, he took Ao Xue back to the post station, but he was thinking about what the guests at the tea stand said along the way.

He just had a general understanding of Zhu Dang, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, because the other party admired his ideas of "being high in the temple, worrying about the people, and being far away in the rivers and lakes, worrying about the king", and he was in the last battle between the state of Zhou and the barbarians. , I strongly advise Emperor Liyang not to take the opportunity to send troops, and take care of the righteousness of the human race.

And this also led to Zhu Dang being directly imprisoned for questioning. Although the crime was not punishable by death, his future was definitely not guaranteed.

Hearing this, Li Qing felt a little complicated.

"Although Liyang has a strong national power and military strength, it has separated the country from the human race. I don't know what the righteousness of the human race is."

"Emperor Liyang is certainly a hero, but after all, he lacks structure and righteousness."

Li Qing let out a long sigh, and closed the book in his hand, it was recording what he saw and heard in Liyang.

It is well known that Emperor Liyang aims to unify the world. He has never concealed his ambition, and he has also proved his skill and ability, attracting a large number of talents to join him.

But judging from the last barbarian incident, Emperor Liyang put national interests above the safety of the human race, which lacked structure and righteousness.

If Liguo would perish if he did not attack Zhou State at that time, then Liguo went to war.

And what made Li Qing frown the most was that the whole court of Liguo, and even the common people, felt that there was nothing wrong with going to war, it was really...

But Li Qing quickly restrained these thoughts.

These are beyond his control, he has only one purpose in this trip, and that is to negotiate with Li Guo and let Li Guo withdraw his troops!
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Li Qing and the others were left hanging in the station for five full days.

Within five days, no officials from the Ministry of Rituals came to meet them, but quite a few literati who had left the country came to ask to see Li Qing.

After all, Li Qing's reputation is already very big, and the enthusiasm for writing hundreds of poems and writing hundreds of poems a day has not passed.

So now that Li Qing came to Liguo, after the news spread like wildfire, scholars would visit him every day, wanting to meet this Confucian leader and great sage of the human race.

However, Li Qing asked Kong Xiangde and Wang Yan to come forward to receive them, and he refused to meet them because he said he was sick.

The willingness is very simple, because he understands that some of these literati may come because of his fame and want to make friends; but more, I am afraid that they want to get a literary position and practice Confucianism and Taoism.

He had previously promised Emperor Tianfu that he would not bestow literary status on Liguo literati until the war between Liguo and Zhouguo was over.

A gentleman cannot stand without faith, and since he has made a promise, he must keep it.

Avoiding meeting is the best way.

In this way, almost on the sixth day, the officials from the Ministry of Rituals came to visit the station in person.

"May I ask if the leader of Confucianism is here?"

The person who came was the minister of the Ministry of Rites, and he led a group of officials from the Ministry of Rites. With a smile on his face, he politely asked Kong Xiangde who was sweeping the floor in the yard.

When he heard his words, Kong Xiangde just glanced at him, and then replied: "There is no Confucian leader here, only the envoys of the Great Zhou."

Whether it was Li Dangxian at the beginning, or the official of the Ministry of Rites in front of him.

They all deliberately mentioned Li Qingru's identity as the leader of Confucianism, and then ignored the identity of the envoy of the Great Zhou Dynasty. The purpose is self-evident.

The Minister of Rites' face was slightly stagnant, and then he smiled again: "The Ministry of Rites has been busy in recent days, and I have never heard that Zhou Guo's envoys have arrived in the capital, so I have neglected them."

"Your Majesty reprimanded us after learning about this matter, and today he specially ordered me to invite Mr. Li into the palace to meet His Majesty."

"Please also inform Mr. Li."

This reason is so perfunctory that it can no longer be perfunctory.

As long as the officials of the Ministry of Rites don't encounter any sacrifices, ceremonies, festivals, etc., they can't be idle on weekdays.

The visit of foreign envoys is very important. Even if you don't have time, you have to take time to receive them. How can you ignore it for five days in a row?
Kong Xiangde just wanted to ridicule a few words after hearing this, but at this moment, Li Qing walked out of the house, immediately attracting everyone's attention.

"Mr. Li!"

Li Guoli's assistant minister looked happy and stepped forward to salute.

Li Qing didn't even look at him, he just said to Kong Xiangde: "Call Wang Yan and Wang Xin, and I'm going to enter the palace to meet His Majesty the Emperor of Li Kingdom."

"it is good."

Kong Dexiang put down the broom, turned and went back to his room to call for someone.

Seeing Li Qing ignoring him, the servant of the Ministry of Rites flashed anger in his eyes, but he still stepped forward and cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Li, His Majesty only summoned you to the palace for an audience, and did not summon the other three."

"why?"

Li Qing stood still, looked at the Minister of Rites, and asked back: "We are the Zhou State Mission, and when we go to other countries, it is a matter of course to have an audience with the Emperor."

"But now His Majesty only summons the envoy but not the deputy envoy. Is this the etiquette of leaving the country?"

The Minister of Rites was rendered speechless by the refutation.

Could it be that he can still admit that Li Guo doesn't pay attention to etiquette?
It's just that he didn't expect that after they had been hanging out with each other for five days, Li Qing was still so stubborn and strong, and his spirit had not diminished in the slightest.

"That's not the case."

After hesitating for a while, the Minister of Rites finally compromised.

Soon Kong Xiangde, Wang Yan and Wang Xin all came out of the room, changed into formal attire, and boarded the carriage sent by the Ministry of Rites.

Before leaving, Li Qing confessed to Ao Xue: "Take a good look at the house, the teacher will be back soon, and I will bring you sugar man when the time comes."

"it is good!"

Ao Xue agreed with a smile on her face, then turned around and skipped back to her room to watch the house.

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Li Qing and others came all the way to Liguo Palace.

Simple but majestic, it is the style of Liguo's architecture, and so is Liguo's imperial palace. Black and red are the main theme, and it looks extraordinarily cold.

Walk into the gate of the imperial city and pass through palace gates.

Finally came to a magnificent square.

As soon as they walked into this square, the three of Kong Xiangde were a little shocked. At the end of the thousands of steps, there was a black-roofed hall high up.

You are like a pitch-black fierce beast, ready to choose someone to devour at any time.

This is the political center of Liguochaotang—the Hall of Universal Return!
"What a majestic palace."

Wang Xin was shocked, but fortunately he kept his face calm, otherwise he would be humiliated in front of Li Guo officials.

Li Qing was also watching, but what he was looking at was not the palace itself.

It's the fate of leaving the country that other people can't see with their naked eyes!
He has been in contact with the luck of the human race, and has manifested the Confucian way, so even if he doesn't know how to look at the luck, he can still see the luck.

In his eyes, Li Guo's Pillar of Destiny is extraordinarily thick and grand, much bigger than Zhou Guo!Moreover, there was a black dragon of luck wrapped around it, as if it had sensed Li Qing's peeping, it opened its mouth and roared at him.

"A fierce dragon."

Li Qing raised his brows, he just felt that Li Guo's dragon of luck was extremely fierce, but it fit Li Guo's ethos very well.

Domineering and fierce are the common people's views on Li Guo.

"Several honorable envoys, please come to the hall with me to have an audience."

The Minister of Rites said to Li Qing, and then stepped forward to lead the way.

On both sides of the broad steps, there were a number of burly soldiers standing. These soldiers were different from Zhou Guo's Jinwu guards who were completely glamorous.

These soldiers, exuding murderous aura and vigor, are real soldiers who have come down from the battlefield!
The steps to the main hall are extremely high and long.

Coupled with being stared at by the soldiers on both sides all the time, walking in it will make people extremely nervous, as if a soldier on both sides will rush forward and kill them on the spot!

Fortunately, neither Li Qing nor Kong Xiangde showed any signs of fear.

Even Wang Xin, who didn't have the righteousness in his chest, had the courage to keep his eyes on him, and followed closely behind Li Qing.

Because this is also Li Guo's shaming power.

In order to gain an advantage in the next negotiation, Li Guo really did everything he could, starting from the time when Li Dang took the lead.

Soon, the four of them walked into the Four Seas Returning to One Hall.

Li Qing raised his eyes and saw all the officials standing in the hall, with a deep sense of oppression invisible, but the most eye-catching figure was the one at the top.

Wearing a black and black embroidered golden dragon robe, he is tall and burly, with a cold face, and an unspeakable domineering look between his brows, and he is casting his gaze downward.

The Lord of Li Country, Emperor Li Yang!
Li Qing just raised his head at this moment, and met the eyes of Emperor Li Yang, but he did not dodge, but bowed his hands in salute.

"Li Qing, envoy of Zhou State, has an audience with His Majesty the Emperor of Li Kingdom."

The clear and clear voice spread throughout the hall, like the jingle of jade, which was pleasant to the ear, and attracted all the officials in the hall to look sideways at Li Qing.

I saw that Li Qing was dressed in a moon-white brocade robe, his face was like a crown of jade, his temperament was gentle and dusty, with a strong bookish air, he was young and outrageous.

Everyone has heard of the various dazzling deeds Li Qing has done.

But after seeing Li Qing today, he was shocked to find that the other party was so young, yet his achievements were astonishing!

The Great Emperor Li Yang looked down at Li Qing for a moment, then he withdrew his gaze and said indifferently, "Ping Shen."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Li Qing and the others straightened up again.

Emperor Liyang continued: "Mr. came from a long way, but the officials of the Ministry of Rites neglected him and left him at the post station for several days. This is really my fault."

"Yuanfeng, are you convicted?"

After being read the name by Emperor Liyang, the servant of the Ministry of Rites who led Li Qing and others turned pale, and immediately knelt down, saying in a trembling voice: "I, I am guilty!"

"Come here, take off your official uniform and go to prison."

The next sentence of Emperor Liyang left Yuan Feng, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, stunned and froze in place.

Then two guards walked into the hall, took off his official uniform, and dragged him away from left to right.

But the officials in the hall lowered their heads and remained silent.

This scene directly shocked Kong Xiangde, Wang Yan, and Wang Xin. They felt unbelievable and unbelievable in their hearts.

The dignified servant of the Ministry of Rituals was stripped of his official uniform by Emperor Liyang and thrown into prison just because he neglected etiquette?
More importantly, none of the ministers dared to refute!
This is simply impossible for the court of the state of Zhou!

The factions of the Zhou family and the internal parties are intertwined. If the emperor dares to convict a minister and imprison him at will, he will definitely be opposed by the ministers!
But this kind of situation does not exist in Liguo Chaotang.

When Emperor Liyang said a word, all civil and military officials could only obey, trembling, no one dared to stand up and obstruct it.

This is Emperor Liyang's iron-blooded wrist!

The whole imperial court is his word!

After dealing with the Minister of Rites, Emperor Li Yang looked at Li Qing and asked with a smile, "Sir, are you satisfied?"

"nature."

To Emperor Liyang's surprise, Li Qing nodded his head, and said calmly: "The foreign ministers represent Da Zhou's mission to your country, and they came with the sincerity of the truce and friendship between the two countries, but the Minister of Rites dared to deliberately neglect , which is obviously unruly."

"Your Majesty's move has made the foreign ministers see the sincerity of your country, and the foreign ministers are deeply admired and amazed, beyond words."

As Li Qing spoke, he bowed deeply to Emperor Liyang.

Emperor Liyang fell silent, and so did all the officials.

Even Kong Xiangde and Wang Yan looked at each other, almost couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Emperor Liyang directly called Li Qing a gentleman instead of a messenger, and then sent him to prison for neglecting Li Qing by the Minister of Rites.

This expresses the meaning of doing this for Li Qing.

It shows the favor and appreciation of Emperor Liyang.

However, with one sentence from Li Qing, it turned the matter into the conclusion that Emperor Liyang punished him because the minister of rites had neglected the envoys of the state of Zhou and disrupted the relationship between the two countries.

It directly became that Emperor Liyang wanted to establish a good relationship with Zhou Guo.

This move is not ingenious.

"The envoy's words are serious, as it should be."

Emperor Liyang suppressed his smile, and said lightly, with an emotionless voice echoing in the hall: "Emperor Zhou sent Er and others to ask Dali for peace. I don't know what conditions he is willing to give, so let the envoy speak bluntly."

This time, the address changed from "Sir" to "Messenger".

Li Qing blatantly rejected Emperor Liyang's favor, and the latter would naturally not give him another chance, and directly brought the topic back.

Make peace!

Li Qing shook his head and said: "Your Majesty misunderstood, the foreign ministers are here to discuss peace with Dali, to stop Liguo from mobilizing troops against us, not to seek peace."

"As for the condition... I, Da Zhou, am willing to make friends with Li Guo."

The hall suddenly fell into a deathly silence.

Emperor Liyang narrowed his eyes slightly, and then he saw a minister standing up among the ministers, sneering at Li Qing: "Negotiate a peace and stop the war? Tell me Dali to stop launching troops against the Zhou Kingdom? The envoy would also like to It's so much better!"

"Now that the state of Zhou is in dire straits, and it is about to overthrow under my Dali iron cavalry, what qualifications do I have to let Dali cease fighting?"

Immediately after he finished speaking, another minister jumped out and said, "That's right! The fall of the Zhou Kingdom is already doomed! The current plan can only be preserved by bowing down to Dali and paying tribute to me!"

"Otherwise, I will break through Shengjing! The entire Zhou Kingdom will be trampled under the iron hoof!"

"Don't say it's unpredictable!"

When several ministers came up, they were aggressive and pressed towards Li Qing!

They just want to defeat Li Qing directly with the actual battle situation, force Li Qing to bow his head to them, and then negotiate terms!

(End of this chapter)