Chapter 27 Memoirs of Wei Zheng

"How do I do that?"

Li Xiang repeated Wei Zheng's question without understanding what he meant.

Seeing that Wei Zheng had no intention of giving him any hint, Li Xiang began to think divergently.

According to Lao Wei's life experience, when he was a groom in the Eastern Palace of the Crown Prince Li Jiancheng, he had advised Li Jiancheng to take action more than once. And now his position is still clear, and he even called Li Tai a "bastard" in front of Li Shimin...

This kind of combat effectiveness is indeed very strong.

Thinking in this way, Li Xiang couldn't help but think in the wrong direction.

He looked at Wei Zheng hesitantly. Could it be that... the old man's old illness had relapsed?
"What's that look in your face?"

Wei Zheng sat back in his chair. He always felt that there was something wrong with the look in Li Xiang's eyes.

"Does the teacher want me to take the initiative and get rid of the King of Wei?"

As soon as Li Xiang finished speaking, Wei Zheng burst into a violent coughing fit that shook the earth.

He quickly went up behind Wei Zheng and gently helped him calm down.

When Wei Zheng recovered, he pointed at Li Xiang and cursed, "You bastard!"

Li Xiang scratched his head innocently. He really wanted to scold Wei Zheng and say that this was what you suggested back then, but he was afraid of making the old man angry.

"Back then, I suggested to Prince Yin that he should strike first because the King of Qin had deep roots in the army! Now the King of Wei has no troops, only a few pedantic scholars. Do you think they will take the risk?"

Wei Zheng taught Li Xiang a lesson with a look of disappointment.

"Teacher, don't be anxious. I just misunderstood what you meant."

Li Xiang quickly tried to smooth things over and comfort Wei Zheng.

Wei Zheng glared at him, and then said: "The King of Wei is a man who is very deceitful and looks like the real one, and very treacherous and looks like the loyal one. When dealing with him, you must be extremely careful and never be deceived by his appearance."

"But at the same time, you must also remember one thing. You must not let the prince kill his brother!"

"Teacher's teachings, I will keep them in mind!" Li Xiang immediately bowed respectfully to Wei Zheng.

Wei Zheng sighed, looked at Li Xiang and said, "I know you are a sensible kid, but the prince is being persecuted by the King of Wei, and there are also those officials in the Eastern Palace... I really can't let go of the prince!"

After hearing Wei Zheng's words, Li Xiang felt that it made sense.

After all, deposing one prince might be an accident, but deposing two... might be a little hard to explain.

However, Wei Zheng did not need to worry about this. Although he was the one who deposed two crown princes in history, there was still Li Gang who deposed the crown prince three times. The title of "crown killer" was far from being appropriate for Wei Zheng.

Considering the current situation, it is not enough to just promote Li Chengqian. Li Xiang feels that he should not only promote himself, but also discredit others.

But it was obviously inappropriate for Li Xiang to slander Li Tai, and it was even more inappropriate for Li Chengqian to do so.

He turned his gaze to Wei Zheng, well... the teacher is still a suitable candidate.

"Teacher, there is no need to worry about the officials of the Eastern Palace. I can handle them. It's just that..."

Having said this, Li Xiang began to pretend to be hesitant.

"Just what?" Wei Zheng asked with a raised eyebrow.

"It's just that the other day in the East Palace, my father also told you how to deal with the King of Wei." Li Xiang considered his words and looked at Wei Zheng: "But I think that in the current situation, it is not enough for my father to improve himself. I think that now we should empower the resources of the East Palace, deepen the collaborative play, accurately fill in the niche areas, break through the ideological barriers, and find the right differentiated track..."

"Speak human language!" Wei Zheng slammed the table with a bang.

What a confusing thing!

"Instead of promoting yourself, it is better to slander others." Li Xiang said quickly. "Slander others? You mean..."

Wei Zheng understood it immediately, but he misunderstood it and thought that Li Xiang wanted him to submit a few memorials.

He was a loyal minister and could not tolerate any sand in his eyes, but he did not mind submitting a memorial to Li Tai. Moreover, in his memorial to Li Shimin, the description of Li Tai was not slanderous, but almost insulting.

Moreover, in Wei Zheng's view, it doesn't matter whether the cat is black or white, as long as it can catch mice, it is a good cat. Similarly, as long as the prince can be saved, it is fine to let him sit at the gate of the Prince of Wei's mansion and curse in the street.

"If you mean memorials, I have submitted countless of them." Wei Zheng sighed, "You should know that the saint dotes on the king of Wei. He will not be swayed by a few memorials I submit."

Li Xiang smiled and said, "I didn't ask you to write a memorial. Why don't you write a memoir?"

"Memoirs?" Wei Zheng looked at Li Xiang in confusion: "What is a memoir?"

"It's about describing what happened in the court from your perspective." The more Li Xiang thought about it, the more feasible it seemed. "I suggest that you describe it in a simple and easy-to-understand way, and occasionally describe something about the King of Wei in your memoirs..."

"Think about it. With your reputation and prestige in the Tang Dynasty, many people will be interested in your experiences. This way, this memoir will be circulated among many people. At the same time, the whereabouts of the King of Wei will be..."

Having said this, Li Xiang stopped talking.

With Wei Zheng's intelligence, he certainly figured out the key point quickly.

"Why should we narrate it in a simple and easy-to-understand way?" Wei Zheng asked again.

Li Xiang glanced at the teacher and said, "Of course it's for easy circulation!"

"hiss……"

Wei Zheng picked up his beard with one hand, and as he was thinking deeply, he lost control of his hand and pulled out several hairs.

Good! This is a good way!
There is no need to even slander the King of Wei. Just recounting what he did is enough to dim his halo as a "wise king".

He had no time to mourn for his beard, but instead said to Li Xiang anxiously: "In this case, there is no time to delay. The memoirs I just mentioned must be completed quickly."

"Teacher, don't be anxious. You must know that haste makes waste." Li Xiang said with a smile: "Just write one chapter and pass it on. That's it."

At this point, Li Xiang suddenly had an idea and said, "Teacher, I have another way to spread your memoirs widely!"

"Oh?"

Wei Zheng was not surprised. After all, this young man had given him too many surprises.

Li Xiang smiled and said, "Teacher, please give me five days. During this time, you can write your memoirs first. When the next class comes, I will definitely bring the good stuff to you to see!"

The idea that just occurred to him was printing.

In this era, woodblock printing was still in its infancy and was generally used to print Buddhist scriptures. However, woodblock printing was inconvenient, so Li Xiang planned to develop more advanced movable type printing.

It’s just… he has no money.

The "million gold" given by Li Shimin is not enough...

After thinking about it, Li Xiang really thought of a God of Wealth.

It was none other than his second uncle Li Tai.

The money for researching printing technology has to be borrowed from my dearest and most beloved second uncle!

only……

Li Xiang's conscience made him hesitate. He used his second uncle's money to research printing technology, and then used the printed materials to slander his second uncle?

This...is this some kind of original soup and original food?

(End of this chapter)