bad, i'm a fool

Chapter 148 Old Fox?
"The most important thing Your Highness should do is to listen more."

One day long ago, in Taishu Pavilion, Han Dongwen held the teacup in his hand and heard Wen Yongxing say this.

"listen?"

He picked out his ears with a puzzled look on his face.

"Exactly."

Wen Yongxing's face was serious: "The king of a country can speak without jokes. Because of this, you can't speak easily, but listen more and talk less, and what you say will be done."

Han Dongwen scratched his head: "However, what I say may not come true. If I say that I want Tantai to relinquish his military power, wouldn't it be possible?"

Wen Yongxing smiled: "No, so you must not say that."

Never say that...

Han Dongwen nodded with a vague understanding: "If there is no decree that is sure to be realized, there is no need to speak at all."

"Exactly."

Wen Yongxing folded the book in his hand and unfolded a page: "The most dangerous thing for the emperors in ancient times is not to hear. The palace walls are deep and the society is vast. If you don't hear, you are already cut off from the country and the people. This is the lowest state."

"In addition, there are situations that should be avoided, that is, mishearing, listening less, listening to slander or too one-sided words, and it is impossible to make a truly wise decision."

He looked at Han Dongwen: "What the ministers think, say, and do is all in the words, not only to listen with ears, but also to listen with eyes, to listen with thinking, so that you can hear more clearly. Really."

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Guangyang Hall, at this time.

Han Dongwen sat upright, looking at the situation in the audience, thinking about what Wen Yongxing had taught him.

To listen.

What did Tan Taifu say?
Li Zai dereliction of duty, the corpse is a vegetarian meal, please Han Dongwen come down.

He himself was also at fault for his ineffective supervision, so he also asked Han Dongwen to come down.

How should I listen to this sentence?

Han Dongwen turned his head and sat on the dragon chair, but he could only see Wen Yongxing's back.

He only felt that his temples were throbbing, and his palms were about to burst into sweat.

The first point that can be understood is that Tan Taifu blamed Li Zai's lack of "Bronze Bird Seal" on Li Zai's dereliction of duty, and made himself innocent.

So, what should I say?
Shameless Tantai old man, using such rhetoric to turn right and wrong into black and white, I will now demote you to be a lieutenant of the Ministry of Xiubu, and tie you with the bronze bird seal!
……

For orders that cannot be fulfilled, there is no need to speak.

Following Tan Taifu's words, really going to dismiss Li Zai and take this opportunity to arrange a trustworthy man to serve as the captain of Xiubu?

But the second biggest problem Han Dongwen is facing right now is that he has no one under his command.

He also thinks that my fate is up to me, and he also wants to have big enough fists to form an army, but it is obvious that it will take too long for him to become strong, whether it is the opening of the server, West Asia, or Tantai Fu in front of him is imminent.

Although compared to the beginning, Han Dongwen can at least trust Xiao Hongdou, Wen Yongxing and Zhong Lilin, but it is really difficult for a court lady and two titular Taishuge civil servants to play such a huge role.

"The matter of the Bronze Sparrow Seal was indeed beyond everyone's expectations."

After a long silence, Han Dongwen said slowly: "The original intention of this seal is to relieve the widow from worrying about being harmed by cronies. Li Zai, as a lieutenant of Xiubu, did not fulfill his duty to receive the seal, so he should be punished."

He glanced at Li Zai, only to see that he could not move at all, his head was bowed on his knees, and he was only wearing a white singlet, but it was already stained black and red with blood.

Han Dongwen's heart suddenly moved, and he realized that there seemed to be something different from the TV series he usually watched.

In TV dramas, it is often the monarch who discovers the traitor, and then shouts boldly, come here, drag it down!

Then when the traitor reappeared, he was dying with wounds all over his body, or he just left the stage.

What's missing in the middle?
What Wen Yongxing said in the past resounded again: "Not only do you have to listen with your ears, but you also have to listen with your eyes, and listen with your thinking. Only in this way can you hear more clearly."

Listen with your eyes...

Han Dongwen looked away from Li Jae, looked around, and finally found something strange.

He himself has never said anything about the Tongque Seal!

He never said how to deal with this matter, but asked Zhong Lilin to urge Li Zai to get the seal, and to dismiss this matter as negligence at work.

That is to say, Li Zai's current situation is the punishment of Tantaifu, and it is Tantaifu's decision to surpass him as the emperor.

His real intention of bringing Li Zai here was to convey a message to Han Dongwen and everyone - the people of the National Military Division committed a crime, and his chief commander, Tantaifu, will take care of it!
Then, if Han Dongwen dared to resist the message he wanted to convey, Tantaifu would be able to test out that Han Dongwen had already planned something and was no longer under control!

"Li Zai should be punished. The military commander of the national army has strict discipline and acts vigorously and resolutely. He did the right thing."

Han Dongwen straightened his body and tried his best to look directly at Tantaifu: "What kind of punishment did the military commander impose?"

"Report to Your Highness, the Chief Commander will punish you with a bone-piercing thunderbolt with a military order. In addition, he should be dismissed from office and demoted to a commoner. He will not be allowed to join the army for the next three generations. Please make a decision, Your Highness!"

Tan Taifu's voice was very loud and full of confidence.

"It's a good punishment!"

Han Dongwen slapped his thigh and his painting style changed suddenly: "Li Jae, Li Jae, you are my bodyguard, and you are so fishy in troubled waters. If it weren't for this trip to West Asia, I really wouldn't have found you!"

With a wave of his hand, he said loudly: "Li Zai, Lieutenant of the present department, has already been tortured to the bone by thunder, it is definitely not enough!"

Tantaifu frowned slightly, and his eyes became sharper.

A familiar coolness ran across Han Dongwen's back. This coolness was exactly the same as what he felt in the teahouse back then, and Han Dongwen couldn't help clenching his back molars.

It's a sense of perceived hostility.

But is it difficult for Tantai to commit regicide here?

Han Dongwen suppressed his timidity, and said: "How can this be possible! You will be fined! You will be fined half of your salary since you became a lieutenant, plus half of your next year's salary. Fei Na to build my collapsed Yihong Building!"

After finishing speaking, he shrank back on the dragon chair with an angry expression on his face. He no longer sat upright like before. His sitting posture emphasized a crooked posture, and he kept pulling the skirt of the dragon robe with one hand to fan the wind: "Really, I will give you one and two." Add to the confusion! What is the rain and drought? Is this kind of thing going to be played? I think the last two sentences are important in today's court!"

The coolness that was pressing against Han Dongwen like the tip of a knife disappeared.

He pretended to fan the wind, heaved a sigh of relief, and pretended to glance at Tantai inadvertently.

What Han Dongwen thought was right, this kind of hostility naturally meant that Tantai Fu didn't want him to touch Li Zai.

The people in the National Military Division can only be moved by the General Commander of the National Military Division. This is the second meaning he wants to convey here today-to give a boost to all those who have wavered in the National Military Division.

"Director Tantai!"

Han Dongwen waved his hand carelessly: "Director Tantai has strict rewards and punishments, and dealt with them in a timely manner. He has done a good job in sharing my worries. The merits and demerits are equal. Urge Li Zai to accept the seal as soon as possible."

Tan Taifu lowered his head slightly, looked at Han Dongwen's expression thoughtfully, and replied:

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Li Zai, who was silent, was led down, and all the officials stood under the hall again. Han Dongwen looked around: "When will the performance be played? Play early if there is something to do, and leave the court if there is nothing to do!"

"Your Highness, I have something else to ask."

A childish voice sounded, Han Dongwen was already familiar with this voice, turned around and found the figure of the child in the hall.

"Liu Cheng, what's the matter with you?"

"The matter of practicing civil and commercial tax exemption with West Asia is still undecided, please His Highness to make a decision."

(End of this chapter)