After the dispersal of the dynasty, Li Xin was guided by the great eunuch Chen Ju to wait in the apse of Changle Palace, Chengde Tianzi sat on the imperial table, looking through the official documents submitted by the imperial court, Chen Ju gave Li Xin a gesture, signaling him to stand here and wait.

When facing the Son of Heaven in Chengde, Li Xin was still very disciplined, after all, he didn't dare to be unruly.

The Son of Heaven of Chengde sat on the imperial table, and after reading the recital for most of the hour, he put down a document in his hand, the Son of Heaven stood up, walked to the soft couch and lay down, and after resting for a while, he slowly got up and said to the big eunuch beside him: "Call him in." ”

Chen Ju nodded at this time and came to the door of the hall to call Li Xin.

At this time, Li Xin had been standing at the door for more than half an hour, that is, more than an hour, his legs were a little numb, and he breathed a long sigh of relief when he heard this, and bent over and walked into Changle Palace.

This was the second time he had entered the palace.

In the capital, ordinary officials below the fifth grade generally do not see the emperor a few times in their lives, and even if they do, they will look at it from a distance, but Li Xin, a seventh-grade sesame official, has already entered the palace twice.

The young lieutenant took a deep breath, knelt down in front of the Son of Heaven in a proper manner, and said respectfully: "Yulinwei Li Xin, knock to see Your Majesty." ”

Modern people often feel that it is undignified for the ancients to kowtow to the emperor, but the ancients paid attention to the prince of heaven and earth, that is to say, in the eyes of the ancients, the Son of Heaven is a person who is closer than his parents.

Although Li Xin was a little unaccustomed to this, for the sake of his life, he knelt smoothly.

The Son of Heaven squinted at the young man kneeling on the ground, and said softly: "What you wrote on the document you gave me is true?" ”

Li Xin shook his head without hesitation: "Fake." ”

"And what did you see in southern Xinjiang?"

Li Xin bowed his head and said: "What Xue Yushi saw is what Weichen saw, but Xue Yushi's words were too extreme, and some places were slightly exaggerated, but what he said was probably not bad." ”

Chengde's face turned cold, and he said in a deep voice: "Do you know what kind of sin it is to bully the king?" ”

Li Xin bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, since Xue Yushi has already deceived the monarch, then Weichen's side should not be considered a bully......

Chengde Tianzi's face was still grim: "In this world, I don't know how many people have died from self-inflicted cleverness. ”

Li Xin didn't look up, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the reason why Weichen didn't tell the truth above the court was just that he didn't want to force His Majesty into a position where it was difficult to ride a tiger and lose the initiative. If I disagree with Xue Yushi, how to choose is in His Majesty's thoughts. ”

This is the power of words, Li Xin was a marketing player in his last life, and he has studied this aspect very deeply, when talking to others, it is best to let the other party think that you are thinking about him, so that the eight achievements can work.

The superior eats this set the most.

Chengde Tianzi narrowed his eyes and said coldly: "If I choose Xue Zichuan, you will be the one who dies!" ”

The junior lieutenant still lowered his head: "Your Majesty, the problem of southern Xinjiang should not be a day or two, Your Majesty has not done it for so long, Weichen guessed that Your Majesty would not do it easily, so he did not embarrass Your Majesty." ”

Chengde Tianzi snorted.

"I can't see it, you still have a sharp mouth, get up and talk."

Li Xin stood up, still keeping his head down.

Seeing that the emperor can't raise his head, otherwise his head will be gone.

Chengde Tianzi put his hands behind his back and glanced at Li Xin.

"When you went to southern Xinjiang, did you see Li Shen?"

"Yes."

Li Xin is very honest, because this kind of problem can't be hidden, if he told a lie, he was discovered by the Son of Heaven in Chengde, and with his sensitive identity, it will be difficult to win the trust of this Son of Heaven in the future.

"What did you say?"

Li Xin said respectfully: "General Li told Wechen about the situation in southern Xinjiang, and gave Wechen a list. ”

Chengde Tianzi frowned slightly.

There was no list in the document that Li Xin gave him, and His Majesty the Emperor glanced at Li Xin: "What list?" ”

"The list of the Pingnan Army killed in battle."

Li Xin's voice was still respectful: "This list says that the Pingnan Army killed more than 13,000 people in this battle, and countless wounded. ”

Chengde Tianzi's face was a little pale, this list was also written in the military newspaper reported by the Pingnan Army to the imperial court, and the approximate number was the same as what Li Xin said.

Thinking of this, the Son of Heaven smiled: "Li Shen asked you to ask me for money for him." ”

He looked at Li Xin again: "Why is there no mention of this matter in the document you handed over?" ”

Li Xin lowered his head and said softly: "As Xue Yushi said, the ministers and others were in southern Xinjiang, and no large-scale battles were found, in Weichen's opinion, it is impossible for the Pingnan army to suffer such heavy casualties, so this list is not true, and Weichen does not dare to bully the king, so it is not written." ”

At this point in the dialogue, Li Xin's answers to several questions from the Son of Heaven in Chengde can be said to be leaky and reasonable.

The list of the dead was not given to him by Li Shen, but given to him by Cheng Ping, but it was used here to win the trust of this Chengde emperor.

The Son of Heaven of Chengde sat back on his soft couch, pondered for a moment, then looked at Li Xin, and said indifferently: "You are coming back from southern Xinjiang, from your point of view, should I give or not the pension on this list?" ”

Li Xin bowed his head: "This is a big deal, Weichen is still young, and he doesn't dare to say anything." ”

Chengde Tianzi was a little displeased: "If you say it, just say it, look at your words, those old masters in the court who are poor and poor are not as old as you, say it quickly." ”

Li Xin took a deep breath.

"Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that the imperial court can give, but not all, as long as Your Majesty gives, it means that Your Majesty still trusts the Pingnan Army, as for how much to give, it is a question of whether the treasury is full or not, and it has nothing to do with Your Majesty."

"What a young man!"

Chengde Tianzi laughed.

Li Xin's suggestion was exactly what he thought, and the Son of Heaven immediately said with a smile: "This trip to southern Xinjiang, you have also suffered a lot, let's say, what do you want, I will try my best to satisfy you." ”

Li Xin shook his head: "Weichen is still young, Captain Ren Yulinwei has already been left and right, I really don't dare to try for a high position again, this time to live up to Your Majesty's mission, Weichen is already satisfied, please Your Majesty Rongchen sharpen his position in this lieutenant position for a while, and then serve with His Majesty." ”

Xue Zichuan is about to be killed, and if Li Xin rises again at this time, most of the charges for killing Xue Zichuan will be pushed on his head.

And then Li Xin had to be busy with the Wei Wangfu to make wine, and it was just right to be an idle school captain, so he didn't have the heart to be another official for a while.

He is indeed not very old now, and it is already an exception to be a seventh-grade official, if the Chengde Son of Heaven promotes him again, it will most likely attract criticism and even envy.

Chengde Tianzi smiled: "It is very rare to know advance and retreat at a young age, then you will continue to be your captain at Xiao Jiu, I will turn around and say hello, and let them give you the captain of the capital." ”

This is to give yourself a salary increase......

"Li Xin, thank you Your Majesty Longen!"

Chengde Tianzi waved his hand.

"Go down."

Li Xin bowed and retired.

After the young man left Changle Palace, Chengde Tianzi glanced in the direction he left and smiled meaninglessly at Chen Ju beside him.

"After all, it is father and son, Li Shen is still reluctant to kill him."

The great eunuch Chen Ju shook his head and said in a low voice.

"Hou Ye Li is not a woman's benevolent character, according to the old slave, maybe this young man did not give Hou Ye Li a chance to do it."

The Son of Heaven of Chengde was stunned when he heard this, and fell into deep thought.