Tang Dynasty good doctor

Chapter 391 There is a price to be paid for being in the limelight

When Wang Ping'an mentioned Xu Jingzong, Li Shimin was very surprised!Xu Jingzong?Does he know anything about military affairs?

Not only Li Shimin was surprised, but also the ministers were quite surprised. Xu Jingzong is the assistant minister of Zhongshu.Xu Jingzong's greatest ability is patience, and his greatest strength is shamelessness. No matter how big or small, as long as you entrust the matter to him, no matter how difficult or cumbersome it is, he can handle it patiently. Whatever you want to do, just leave it to him!
To put it bluntly, Xu Jingzong was a person who specialized in dirty work in the imperial court. The ministers didn't value him very much, and sometimes they even didn't like him, so they even read a book about him.But people like Xu Jingzong are still indispensable in the imperial court. No matter what department, they need people who specialize in dirty work. Therefore, even if Xu Jingzong is not favored or valued, he still works as a high-ranking official. Things other people don't want to do!

But to say that Xu Jingzong understands military affairs, this is a bit of that. If he really understands military affairs, can he still do dirty work?He wouldn't be able to do so much hard work, he would have been a hands-off shopkeeper long ago!
Ma Zhou, as the highest official of Zhongshu Province, turned his head to look at Xu Jingzong with no expression on his face.Prime Minister, even if he was surprised, it wouldn't show on his face.Seeing his immediate superior looking at him, Xu Jingzong hurriedly bent down a little, not daring to show Ma Zhou his complacent expression.

Ma Zhou slightly raised his chin, and said, "Xu Jingzong, what Wang Ping'an said is the truth. Have you ever talked to him about the border issue?"

Xu Jingzong hurriedly said: "Yes, Xiaguan and Wang Sheren are friends who have forgotten their years, and they talked very happily. During the chat, they did mention the matter of the Turkic herdsmen at the border."

He thought to himself: "No wonder Wang Ping'an suggested that I read this memorial. It turns out that Ying Jing'er came here. It seems that the emperor attaches great importance to this matter! It's just a pity that the statement I wrote disagrees with Wang Ping'an's opinion. I guess he didn't read it." It’s not about Chen, but about loyalty and friendship, recommend me in front of the emperor!”

Li Shimin frowned, he thought it was Wang Ping'an's suggestion, but Xu Jingzong appeared again.If Xu Jingzong really has such a brilliant view on military and state affairs, it means that he didn't know people well before and didn't reuse Xu Jingzong. For the emperor, this is a mistake of oversight!
Wang Pingan raised his head and glanced at Xu Jingzong, smiled at him, and slowly retreated to the court, telling Xu Jingzong that I have spoken good words for you, and you can handle the rest by yourself!

Xu Jingzong's expression was serious, but his heart was full of joy. After being an official for so many years, it was the first time that he was valued so much by the emperor and ministers in the court!

Li Shimin turned to Li Zhi and said, "Zhier, did you refer to Wang Ping'an and Xu Jingzong's opinions in your military plan?"

Li Zhi hurriedly said: "When I returned to my father, I only referred to Wang Ping'an's opinion, and did not refer to Xu Jingzong's." !

Li Shimin hummed, and said to the following: "Wang Ping'an's opinion is based on Xu Jingzong's. In this way, Xu Aiqing was the first to propose this military plan!" As he spoke, he looked at Xu Jingzong.

Ma Zhou turned around again, winked at Xu Jingzong, and said, "Master Xu, don't go forward and report to the emperor in detail!"

Xu Jingzong hurriedly agreed, walked out of the court quickly, and came to the big red carpet in the middle, feeling really excited, don't look at him attending every court meeting, but besides following other ministers and saying: "Second minister!" Well, this was the first time that he played alone, and received the attention of the entire court. It would be a lie to say that he was not excited.

Li Shimin said: "Tell me, what do you think of this matter?"

Showing off the limelight is one thing, but Xu Jingzong stuttered a bit if he really explained why he made this plan. It happened suddenly, and he didn't have a good draft, so he would inevitably hesitate before speaking.

Seeing that he was silent, Changsun Wuji frowned and said: "Master Xu, what to say, don't take it into consideration, this is the court, if you say something wrong, no one will interfere with you!"

Usually, because Xu Jingzong does dirty and tiring work, it is inevitable that he will behave "immorally", so ministers often bully him and impeach him for his faults.That's why Changsun Wuji said this, telling him not to worry, the important thing in the court is to speak out his thoughts, not to be afraid of being wrong.

Taking advantage of this moment, Xu Jingzong finally remembered something related to Guan Bian.He bowed slightly to Changsun Wuji to express his gratitude, and then said: "The old minister once thought, not long ago, the imperial court funded a Turkic prince and returned to the grassland, so he wanted to make a fuss about him .”

The ministers came out in unison, so it turns out that you have put your mind on Ashina Qibo'er!Having said that, everyone understands, after returning to the grassland, Ashina Qi Bo'er has been able to toss around, and it is said that he has recruited a lot of people, and this winter, the imperial court granted him a license to station outside Yumen Pass, In order to help the nearby people, they will continue to harm the grasslands in the spring of next year.

Li Shimin stroked his beard, nodded, and said, "So, you want to drive the fleeing Turkic herdsmen to Yumen?"

Xu Jingzong didn't think it would be so far-reaching, but the emperor reminded him with one sentence.He hurriedly said: "Yes, this is what the old minister thinks. We can drive the Turkic herdsmen to Yumen Pass, and then encircle and suppress them!"

Li Shimin snorted and said, "Although the Turkic herdsmen are fleeing extremely fast, they are more than 1000 miles away from Yumen Pass at this time, and there are a lot of people. How do you think we can drive them there?"

The ministers looked at Xu Jingzong together, and they all secretly laughed in their hearts. Let's talk about war on paper, who can't talk big!You let a group of hungry herdsmen run a thousand miles to Yumen Pass?What a joke, if they have this kind of ability, they still need to run around, they will just break into the customs, and they may be able to surround Taiyuan!
The sweat on Xu Jingzong's head came out as soon as he brushed the ground. In his eagerness, he couldn't think well, he could only speak out what came to mind.He had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "It's all about human effort. How to drive away the wandering herdsmen should be done according to the actual situation in the local area."

Changsun Wuji glanced at him, feeling very bored in his heart, walking randomly, what do these four words mean?Obviously, it means that you have no "meaning" at all, you have no idea at all!

It is estimated that you were talking nonsense, showing off your old status in front of Wang Pingan, a young man, and whistling a lot, but Wang Pingan was able to sum up a good idea from your nonsense, and told the prince, I gave you the credit again in the court!As a result, as soon as the question comes to your head, you will be blinded, and you will not be able to come up with any good ideas!
Not only Changsun Wuji thought so, but almost all the ministers were thinking: "Pi Ma, if you can't make it to the battle, even if you catch up to the battle, you will still be a lax!"

Li Shimin snorted twice, looked at Xu Jingzong, and thought, "This man can do things that others don't want to do!" On second thought, the plan for dispatching troops cannot be completed in one step, and someone has to be sent to contact the Turkic herdsmen. Take a moment, or incite the herdsmen, so that it will be easier to drive the herdsmen into the encirclement!
Anyway, Xu Jingzong usually does the work that others don't want to do, so just send him for this matter!
Li Shimin showed a smile on his face, and said: "Okay, let's just do it randomly, that's what a minister should say! Only those who are incapable can make plans at home, and those who are capable can do things directly, saving time and effort! "

Hey, why does the emperor talk like that?The ministers were all surprised, instead of blaming Xu Jingzong, they praised him instead!

Xu Jingzong was also very surprised, no way, my brain got hot, and then I said something random, and the emperor appreciated it... How could it be like this?
After being praised by the emperor, it is natural for the courtiers to thank him.Xu Jingzong hurriedly said: "The old minister accepts the emperor's praise, I am ashamed!"

Li Shimin smiled and said, "It's right, it's right. How about it, Xu Aiqing, I'll let you go out of the customs and go to the border to inspect the actual situation of the Turkic herdsmen..."

Before he finished speaking, Xu Jingzong became stupid!What?Let me go out to inspect, and also to see the situation of the Turkic herdsmen... They will kill me, if there is no food, and see if I grow fatter, they will catch me and eat meat...

"Send people six hundred miles to report back in time, so I can predict where to encircle and wipe out those Turkic herdsmen!" Li Shimin finished speaking.

This time Xu Jingzong was not sweating on his forehead, but sweating all over his body. He said urgently: "Your Majesty, this old minister is very willing to share the worries of the court, but the old minister is not feeling well and is too fat, so he can't hurry on the road. If you are delayed on the way Wouldn't it be a big mistake if the time was lost!"

Changsun Wuji was looking at him bored, and then he spoke.He said: "Although winter comes early in the grassland, there is still some time before severe winter. There is enough time. Master Xu, don't worry, you won't be in trouble!"

Ma Zhou smiled lightly, and said, "Master Xu is quick-witted and knows how to act according to circumstances. If someone else goes to patrol outside the pass, I'm afraid it will really make a mistake!"

The other ministers nodded one after another, and Qi claimed yes.Mr. Xu, you are a minister and very capable. You are an irreplaceable figure in our Tang court. If something big happens at the border, who will you not go to?Let's go?We are not as good as you!

Wang Pingan looked up at Shi Zhongchen, who gave him a very veiled smile.What does Xu Jingzong call this? It's called being clever but being misled by cleverness. He knows to climb up, but forgets that the higher he climbs, the harder he falls.

Standing in the middle of the big red carpet, Xu Jingzong almost cried when he heard the praises from the ministers!Am I so amazing?Why don't you usually talk about it, you just know to join me, but now you say that I am amazing and can do things, why did you go so early!
Li Shimin said: "Okay, this matter is settled like this."

Shi Zhongchen hurriedly added insult to injury, and said, "Your Majesty, do you want to draw up an imperial decree and let Mr. Xu take it with you, so that when he is outside the pass, he will act randomly!"

Li Shimin nodded and said: "That's right, I want to draw up the will of the Daoist, let you do it!"

Shi Zhongchen agreed, looked at Xu Jingzong below, and thought: "I will do what I want! Master Xu, who told you to talk too much? There is grass by the river, and talking too much is a donkey. Since it is a donkey, you have to drive it away." Go out to work! Go...don't come back!"

Xu Jingzong had no choice but to return to court, but he thought in his heart: "Wang Ping'an, no wonder you push the good things on me. You already knew about the love. Whoever comes up with the idea will do the work. You can hurt me." Me!"

Wang Pingan looked at Xu Jingzong in front of him, saw that his clothes were soaked with sweat, and thought to himself: "Brother Xu, you have wrongly blamed me, and I didn't know it beforehand. It was Director Shi who asked me to think about you. , who knew they would send you out to drink the northwest wind!"

After talking about specific matters for a long time, the Great Court Meeting ended.

As soon as he left the main hall, Xu Jingzong ran over to hold Wang Ping'an back, and said with a bitter face: "Your Majesty, the old man is going outside the pass, I am so old, and I am going out of the pass in winter, I am afraid I won't be able to come back! "

Wang Pingan also said with a bitter face: "Master Xu, I recommended you to the emperor with good intentions, who would have thought that I would send you out of the customs! Just now I read your report below, and found that it was different from what I said. You were in the Why didn't you explain it when you reported to the emperor?" He said, taking out the report from his pocket.

Xu Jingzong wants to cry but has no tears, this is a trap, this is definitely a trap, why am I so stupid, I jump into the pit when I see it, but now I can't even climb out!
Wang Pingan sighed and said: "My lord Xu, you will be granted the title of minister if you have military merits. If you want to be a prime minister, you must have some military merits! Going out of customs is not a bad thing. It is a blessing in disguise!"

Seeing what Xu Jingzong wanted to say, he hurriedly said: "How about this, I will give Master Xu a poem, the kind that will definitely be handed down through the ages. The rain in Chang'an is light and the dust is light, and the grassland outside the pass is snowy. I advise you to drink more." Liquor, West out of Yangguan without an old friend! Mr. Xu, I have something else to do, let's go first!" Turning around, he ran away, and dared not listen to Xu Jingzong's wordy words!
Wang Ping'an ran quickly and went directly to the Chongxian Pavilion. After waiting for a while, Li Zhi also came back.

Li Zhiqi said: "No disease, how did you say good things about Xu Jingzong today? By the way, didn't he write a report and show it to Gu."

Wang Pingan then took out the statement again and showed it to Li Zhi.After Li Zhi read it, he was even more surprised, and said: "This article written by Chen is different from our plan. Why do you still say good things about Xu Jingzong?"

Wang Pingan sighed and said, "Master Xu and I got along quite well. He told me that he wanted me to say a few words in front of Your Highness. It would be best if he could be the prime minister. I am here today, Your Highness. In front of the emperor, we said good things about him together."

Li Zhi sighed, and said: "It's too much for someone like him to want to be a prime minister. Besides, he doesn't appreciate your favor!"

Wang Pingan said: "Yes, if you don't accept my favor, it's hard to be a good person these days!"

Li Zhidao: "You always like to be a good person, and you can't even stand alone. In the end, your kindness is regarded as a donkey's liver and lungs. In the future, if you have more thoughts, don't just help yourself!"

(End of this chapter)