Duke Qi's Public House.
Zhangsun Wuji had just returned from court.
He was changing out of his official robes and was about to take a sip of tea to rest.
However, at this moment.
A butler rushed in and reported,""Old Master, Duke Zheng is here!"
"Who is it? Old Wei?"
Hearing this, Zhangsun Wuji almost spat out a mouthful of tea.
Usually in the court, Zhangsun Wuji and Wei Zheng did not have a deep personal relationship.
It was just that they had some interactions in government affairs.
Who would have thought that Wei Zheng would take the initiative to come here today.
This shocked Zhangsun Wuji greatly.
He quickly put down the teacup and said,"Please, please!"”
Before he could finish his sentence, a person strode in from outside.
"There's no need. I came uninvited and disturbed you. I hope Lord Zhangsun doesn't mind!”
"Hahaha, Old Wei, what are you talking about? I've gone too far. Come, serve tea!”
Zhangsun Wuji hurriedly went forward to welcome him.
It had to be said that Wei Zheng was a thorn in the side in the court.
He wasn't even afraid of Li Shi Min, and the others would have a headache when they saw him.
Because this Wei Zheng was too stubborn.
To put it nicely, it was called upright and unyielding, not afraid of power, and daring to speak up.
To put it bluntly…he was old-fashioned, stubborn, and did not know how to read people's expressions, let alone how to be tactful in life.
"There's no need for tea. Duke Qi, I came to your residence today mainly to ask for advice!”Wei Zheng asked with a straight face.
"Oh? State of Zheng has a say, so it doesn't matter!"
Zhangsun Wuji felt a little strange.
He thought to himself, What does this Wei Zheng want to ask me about?
"I recently heard that Your Majesty has been neglecting court affairs and neglecting his proper work in recent days because he ran outside the palace to see that fortune-teller. Is that true?”Wei Zheng frowned and said.
When he heard this.
Zhangsun Wuji's expression turned even uglier.
As expected, Wei Zheng still seized Li Shimin's weakness and came to investigate this matter.
Normally speaking, the private life of the current Emperor.
As an official, he shouldn't ask too much and shouldn't care too much.
However, Wei Zheng was different from the other officials.
He was listening to Li Shiming's every move.
He almost wanted to send someone to watch over him even when he slept at night.
"This…So this is what happened. Duke Zheng, come, come, sit here and listen to me slowly tell you!”Zhangsun Wuji smiled awkwardly.
He invited Wei Zheng to sit down.
Wei Zheng nodded and sat down with a straight face.
"What Duke Zheng said just now is very inappropriate. His Majesty is diligent in governing the country and loves the people. He is busy with government affairs. This is simply nonsense. Who is talking nonsense? Tell me, I'll slap his mouth…"
"This…"
Wei Zheng's expression changed and wanted to explain the reason to Zhangsun Wuji.
However, Zhangsun Wuji did not give him the chance to speak at all.
"How about this, I'll ask Duke Zheng a few questions. Not long ago, Mo Bei sent an urgent message for 800 li, does Duke Zheng know?”
Wei Zheng nodded.
"Of course I know!"
"That's right. At that time, many of the civil and military officials in the court suggested that His Majesty issue an edict to go to war in Mobei.”
"Yes, I had the same idea back then!”
"Mm, that's right. Even I want to take this opportunity to annihilate that old bastard Jie Li in one fell swoop!”
"However, does Duke Zheng know why His Majesty hasn't issued an edict to set out? And several days later, there was an urgent report from the North Desert. The news that the gate had been sealed for nearly a month due to the heavy snow?”
"This…His Majesty had the foresight to send people to investigate first before deciding whether to go to war. Duke Qi, what do you mean by this?”Wei Zheng was stunned by the consecutive questions.
Zhangsun Wuji smiled and shook his head.
"Lord Wei, you don't have to be anxious. Actually, that's not the case…That day, I was beside His Majesty. His Majesty was discussing this matter with the fortune-teller!”
"And it was precisely this fortune-teller who predicted that there was something strange about the situation in the North Desert. The gates were sealed by the heavy snow, and it was not recommended to send troops!”
"Therefore, after His Majesty returned to the palace, he sent people to investigate!”
"It's all thanks to that fortune-teller. If we really blindly sent troops, wouldn't we have fallen into that Jie Li's evil scheme? Yes and no?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Wei Zheng frowned and nodded.
Indeed, at that time, Mo Bei's situation was unknown.
If Li Shi Min was really hot-headed and issued an edict to go to war…
When the Tang army arrived there, they would not be able to use their full strength and would definitely be trapped.
They were in a dilemma, they could only be wiped out by Jie Li one by one, their losses were heavy.
After that.
When Zhangsun Wuji saw the changing expression on Wei Zheng's face.
He continued," Not long ago, His Majesty sent someone to the east of the river to investigate. In the end, he just returned yesterday. At that time, Lord Wei was also in the Dew Hall. There's no need for me to say anything more!”
"The disaster has spread there, and the land is barren. Fortunately, we investigated early. If the disaster continues to spread, the consequences will be unimaginable.”Zhangsun Wuji continued to ask.
"Hiss!"
Both of them were smart people.
There was no need to beat around the bush.
However, after Zhangsun Wuji's reminder, Wei Zheng was shocked.
He quickly looked at Zhangsun Wuji in shock,""Could it be…that the fortune-teller had already seen through the situation?”
Zhangsun Wuji smiled as he picked up his teacup.
She took a sip and nodded with a smile.
Instantly, Wei Zheng's expression changed.
"That Duke of Qi sent the envoy of Tuli away with money and grain yesterday morning. His Majesty also personally wrote a letter to Xue Yantuo to appease him. Could it be that this was also the fortune teller's intention? Why is he doing this?"
Hearing this.
Zhangsun Wuji smiled.
"The snow in the north of the desert has been falling non-stop, Jie Li has suffered heavy losses, and countless cows and sheep have frozen to death!”
"I was afraid that he would be desperate and attack the Great Tang, so Mister Han came up with a plan to sow discord between Tuli, Xue Yantuo, and Jie Li!”
"Only by making them ignore each other from head to tail can our Great Tang rest easy and gain a few opportunities for development!”
"Hiss!"
Wei Zheng sucked in a breath of cold air again, and his brows were about to furrow into a knot.
Looking at his appearance.
Zhangsun Wuji smiled and asked,"In that case, is that fortune-teller still a charlatan in your eyes? A swindler?"”
"This…"
Wei Zheng muttered to himself.
Before this, he did not know the details.
They thought that Li Shiming was bewitched by a swindler outside.
From the looks of it…
How was this still a conman?
If what Zhangsun Wuji said was true, then this was clearly a virtuous person.
Just as Wei Zheng was about to continue asking questions.
At this moment, the butler rushed in again.
"Master, something bad has happened. That fortune-teller has been arrested by the government!”
"What?"
Hearing this.
Not only Zhangsun Wuji, even Wei Zheng was shocked.
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