Wei Zheng walked out of the palace in confusion. To be honest, he must have had his own purpose in entering the palace this time. The world says he is a straight minister, but a straight minister is not mindless. The brainless Zhichen, after three years in office, the grass on his grave could grow three feet high. In the palace hall of Chang'an City, through the ages, have not many ministers been killed on the golden pillars? Wei Zheng is capable, smart, and has a clear vision of his character. He has followed six lords in his life. The first five can be regarded as Li Er's life and death enemies. Even so, he was able to reach the fourth place in Lingyan Pavilion's list of heroes. To say that he did all this by speaking out and giving advice is pure nonsense!
Wei Zheng seems to be seeking death under Li Ershou. But in fact, he had a thorough understanding of Li Er's psychology. Whatever he advises on, in the final analysis, is for Li Er's good. Li Er is not a narrow-minded emperor, so Wei Zheng's sharp tongue can be used. Others may not believe it, but Wei Zheng12 was really trembling when he became an official under Li Ershu. On the list of Lingyan Pavilion heroes, except for Su Li, there are only seven people who did not participate in the original Black Tortoise Sect incident. Speaking of which, Wei Zheng was the only one who was still serving as an official of Li Jiancheng when the incident occurred. The other six people, except Chai Shao, Duke of Qiao, and Liu Zhenghui, Duke of Xing, who died early, the remaining four are not doing well now. Li Xiaogong, the king of Hejian, was demoted by Li Er and became the king of Hejian County. He was also promoted from the governor of Yangzhou to the position of minister of the Ministry of Rites. He became an idle prince with fame but no power. He still plays songs every night and does not participate in government affairs. Although Li Jing was reused by Li Er, the monarch and his ministers were not close to each other. Li Jing lived in Chang'an City in fear. Duke Xiao Yuliu of the Song Dynasty was deposed as prime minister, and was later deprived of his title by Li Er, demoted from Chang'an, and finally died in despair. There was only one Li Ji, and Li Er still had great faith in him, but even though he didn't blatantly stand by Li Er's side, he gave Li Er secret support. How could Wei Zheng not panic in this situation? Since Li Er ascended the throne, Wei Zheng has set a small goal for himself. That is, living your whole life without illness or disaster. Wei Zheng is very smart. He knows that compared to other ministers, he is inherently disadvantaged. Only by being independent and marching with dangerous flags can we stand firm in the court. Therefore, he chose to be a direct minister!
Fortunately, in the past years, he was able to accurately grasp Li Er's weaknesses every time. On the surface, it seems like he is seeking death, but every time he seeks death, Li Er gets closer to him. This time, as soon as Wei Zheng saw the letter from Guazhou, he hurried into the palace. Because, from that letter, he saw another opportunity to speak out and gain reputation. Now Su Li's reputation in Datang is at its peak. There is a saying that Wei Zheng also felt that Su Li had made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty. But this is viewed from the perspective of ordinary people. For the emperor, having such ministers under his command would definitely make him sleepy and uneasy. In Wei Zheng's view, Li Er was just in a relationship with Su Li and did not reveal it at this time. Li Er needed a reason to deal with this matter. Is there anyone in the entire Tang Dynasty who is better at finding reasons than Wei Zheng? The reputation of the ministers is too high, even surpassing that of the emperor, which is detrimental to the king's rule. Speaking of which, Wei Zheng was indeed not targeting Su Li. The purpose of his entering the palace this time was to tell Li Er that the king and his ministers are in conflict with each other. When the ministers are powerful, they must find ways to restrict them in order to stabilize the monarch's power. Judging from Wei Zheng's understanding of Li Er and his determination to maintain the king's law. He felt that this time's advice would definitely lead to good results. However, he never expected that the aftermath of the incident would actually develop in an extremely strange direction. Li Er did listen to what he said and regarded this matter as a major event. But what Li Er cares about is not that Su Li's fame is rising. Instead, he feels that Su Li, as the auspicious person of the Tang Dynasty, should not be unreasonably suspected by others, which chills Su Li's heart. Therefore, Li Er’s decision was to reward Su Li heavily! After hearing Li Er's decision, Wei Zheng was in a state of confusion. What kind of strange development is this girl’s thing? Wei Zheng felt a chill running down his back when he thought of the things Li Er planned to reward Su Li. At this moment, he couldn't help but want to scold his mother. I originally wanted to flatter you, but I flipped the tiger's beard inexplicably. Who can I ask to explain this? I hope King Yongle understands justice well and will not cause trouble for himself when he knows what happened today... I have to say that there are some things that Wei Zheng, as a minister, cannot understand.
That's because he is not Li Er and has not experienced a real beating, so he has not yet had the consciousness to lie down. Li Er is different. Regarding Su Li, Li Er was extremely thoughtful. After Wei Zheng left the palace, Ji Er's imperial edict was delivered to the princess's house that afternoon. In the imperial edict, Li Er spared no words of praise, saying that Su Li had made great contributions to the state, and rewarded him for entering the court without following, paying homage without a name, writing edicts without a name, going to the palace with swords and shoes, and walking in and out of the police. One stone stirs up a thousand waves! In the eyes of the ministers, Li Er's reward was simply off the charts! These five items have a famous name in the land of Zhuxia, which is called the standard five-piece set for powerful ministers. Throughout the ages, there have been very few people who have received these honors. Those whose names can be counted are Jiang Shang, Xiao He, Dong Zhuo, Cao Cao, Cao Zhen, Huo Guang, Gao Cheng and others. But 177 before Su Li, no one had collected these five top honors. As powerful as Xiao He, Dong Zhuo and others, they just put together a three-piece set of being praised and worshiped without fame, entering the court without trends, and going to the palace with swords and shoes. Even so, it is already considered extremely glorious. You must know that powerful ministers and powerful ministers are completely different concepts. If he didn't have one or two of these special treatments, it would be difficult to regard him as the kind of top powerful official who wields great power, works to the extreme, and is embarrassed to say hello when he goes out. Relatively speaking, it is much simpler to hold the position of an extremely human minister. Throughout the ages, there are countless people who have obtained the false festival axe, the emperor's ring, the nine tins, and the nine crowns. Vain honor and real special treatment are two completely different concepts. Among the special treatment given by Li Er to Su Li, the most eye-catching one is to go out of the police station. This one is almost the privilege of the emperor! What does it mean to go out of the police station? To put it simply, it is ancient traffic control. With this privilege, Su Li can go out in the future without seeing a single person waiting on Vermillion Bird Street if he wants to. No matter how anxious others are, they can only get back on the road after he leaves. As soon as this imperial edict came out, people were all over the country. Although many people are unwilling to admit it, they already know it in their hearts. Today, Su Li has truly become one person less than ten thousand people in the Tang Dynasty! And this status was certified by Li Er himself!