The rise of the prince

Chapter 60
"De Gong, think about it, one catty of mutton can buy six or seven catties of pork, but in fact, if pork is cooked in the right way, it will not be worse than mutton. If you want the people in the world to eat meat, is pig or sheep better?" Li Ye asked.

"Of course it's good for pigs, why are you asking this?"

The ancients paid attention to eating and sleeping without talking, but they were not so serious. Li Ye drank a glass of wine prepared by Gillian: "It's nothing, but I have thought about a lot of things recently and figured it out. It's rare to come to the world for a while. If you are naked If you come here, don’t you treat yourself badly by leaving naked.”

"Hmph, why treat yourself badly? That's shame on your ancestors! I thought you just wanted to be a libertine all your life doing nothing, but at least you still have some ambition." Degong kept chopping his chopsticks and drank a cup: "Then what do you want to do?" ?”

"Haha, it's nothing. I just want as many people as possible to eat meat." Li Ye smiled, thinking that one day he would also become a ancestor. If he didn't leave something behind, he might really be sorry for future generations. Before he Always wanting to live in comfort, eating and waiting to die, this may be the biggest irresponsibility to future generations.

De Gong's chopsticks were hanging in the air, and he looked at him in surprise: "Are you kidding me?"

"Uh, what's so funny about this, everyone can do what they can."

Degong took another mouthful of braised pork: "That's not necessarily the case. I've seen you do things. If others say it, you can achieve one or two successes at most. If you do it, there should be five or six out of ten. It will always be much better than others. gone."

"Hehe, you really think highly of me." Li Ye smiled, he didn't know how much he could do, he just wanted to do his best for the world.

"Speaking of which, you don't have to go to court. Mr. Chen next door hastily braved the early cold to go to court every day before dawn. You don't have to go to court for the affairs of the middle school? It doesn't mean that the affairs of the court should be inspected by the emperor. Was it a memorial?" Li Ye drank another glass of wine poured by Gillian, he had been curious about this question for a long time.

"The old man is sick at home recently, so he doesn't need to go to court."

"Who are you lying to? How can you be a sick person? You can't lie to the emperor to ask for leave." Li Ye looked at the old man in disbelief. Normally, the old man looked very kind. Could it be that this tradition of deceiving teachers to ask for sick leave existed as early as in ancient times?

"You!" De Gong's eyes widened, and he almost dropped his chopsticks in anger: "What nonsense are you talking, how can I deceive you!"

Li Ye spread his hands innocently, because the old man often went to Tingyu Tower in winter, running around alive and well, so it didn't look like he was sick.

Degong glanced at him, hesitated for a while, and finally put down his chopsticks reluctantly and said: "Hmph, it's not impossible to say, anyway, people in the world will know sooner or later, but it's too early to worry about disturbing people's hearts and causing chaos." As for him Why reluctantly, because the plate of braised pork is gone, and Gillian is eating the last piece.

Li Ye was surprised: "Isn't it just a sick leave, is it so serious?"

Degong felt that he was being despised, and he patted the table and said, "What do you know, this is the emperor's imperial decree to let the old man recuperate, so the old man is naturally not sick."

"The emperor wants to punish you?" Li Ye asked with his head.

Degong's face was completely black: "Stinky boy, what nonsense are you talking about! Shengen is favored, the emperor naturally trusts me very much."

Li Ye frowned and handed over the wine glass. Gillian filled it up for him as he was used to. After taking a sip, Li Ye said: "Since you haven't lost your power, and you haven't fallen ill, the emperor asked you to recuperate because he wanted to be the prime minister. Wouldn't it be tiring? die."

"You..." Degong saw that he could see a little bit of knowledge after only hearing a little, and was so surprised that he couldn't speak for a while.However, thinking that he was able to reveal the key to Ah-Jiao's engagement with him with just a few words before, he felt relieved, but he still couldn't help but sigh: "Well, you are a smart boy."

Li Ye is not an idiot. He has managed a huge underworld organization, so he naturally knows that it is not easy. What's more, if a country does not have the help of De Gong, the emperor probably would have to read a few baskets of memorials a day.

Why did he do this?With the wine glass in his mouth, Li Ye's thoughts were flying, the emperor, the affairs of the world, the prime minister, the rebellion, the Liao people... Some information he heard these days quickly gathered and communicated in his mind, trying to build a correct context.

After a long time, Li Ye raised his head and asked with some disbelief in his eyes, "Isn't there going to be a war?"

Degong was completely speechless at this moment, he opened his mouth and looked at him as if seeing something incredible.

Seeing his expression, Li Ye immediately understood that he had guessed right. The emperor was old, and the only advantage of doing such a laborious job was that it would allow him to quickly understand the specific situation of the country's affairs. Rebellion, or the Liao people went south to the twelve cities and were slaughtered
But I feel a little uneasy, after all, there is really going to be a war!
Weapons have no eyes, and war itself is a costly and fatal gamble. Moreover, in the era of cold weapons, there are too many factors that affect the outcome, and no one can predict the outcome.If there is no war, Li Ye believes that he can live in peace for the rest of his life, because it is impossible for someone to come to the capital, but once the war starts, it may not be so.

"If I knew it was like this, I wouldn't have said it to you, but you have seen through the secrets in just a few words. I have seen smart people, but it is so treacherous and cunning at a young age like you, and you have an insight into the world." See you for the first time." De Gong sighed.

Li Ye is full of black lines, is this old man praising or scolding?
"Don't spread the word about this matter. Although His Majesty has this intention, you have to wait until next year. If you let the world know too early, it may cause riots." De Gong solemnly urged.

Li Ye nodded, but his heart was suspended. The emperor wanted to go to war, and he asked Tong Zhongshu's disciple Pingzhang to recuperate from illness, and he didn't want to be restrained by anyone. At least two points can be explained.

One is that the current emperor is very promising. After all, Pingzhang is not a joke. There are countless prime ministers who can stand up to the emperor in the past.

Second, once the war broke out, it would probably be a battle that would determine the fate of the country. For this reason, the emperor asked Zhongshumen to recuperate and take care of all affairs himself, which is enough to show his determination.

I sighed in my heart, no one can survive alone in this kind of battle, and he is the same.It's okay to win, but if you lose, I'm afraid it will be a broken mountain and river, and the end will turn from prosperity to decline.

Degong seemed to see what was going on in his heart, he drank a cup and said: "You don't have to worry, this matter doesn't happen to you, worry or not, you can just sit on the sidelines, since that's why there is no need to worry. "

After hearing this, Li Ye laughed: "Thank you Degong for your guidance."

Indeed, this level of war is beyond the reach of a character like him. The only thing he can do is to wait for the result, whether he wins or loses, his worries will have no effect.
(End of this chapter)