Lu Zhi has been delaying.

Tian Xu's teeth brought Liu Zhan to Chang'an City with a horse worth 100,000 yuan worth of horses and gifts worth 100,000 yuan. He just wanted to bribe Lu Zhi and bring the inscription of his love back to the town.

But Lu Zhi had many reasons. Sometimes he went to visit friends, sometimes he went to the palace to work, sometimes he was sick and left to thank the guests, so he made Liu Zhan wait in the capital for a long time, and he had never seen a word of ink, and he couldn't even send bribes.

In fact, Lu Zhi's heart was full of pain and contradictions during this period.

He knew that as long as he picked up a pen to write this stele of love, he would not say anything else, after Li Baozhen's death, Tian Xu would most likely not raise an army to attack, and the situation in the east of the court would be much more stable.

This is beneficial to the country.

But let him write a stele of love for Wei Bo, Tian Chengsi, a remnant of Anshi, a traitor, a bastard who poisons the world and can still get a good end. Isn’t Lu Zhi’s conscience equivalent to being thrown into a pan and frying, “Wei Bo will not die well sooner or later. The separatist Tian family will be infamous for thousands of years. At that time, the history will write that Lu Zhi, my Wu County, once wrote a stele of love for Tian Chengsi, and also accepted Wei Bo’s bribe. I, I, will also be infamous for thousands of years, and it will be infamous for thousands of years!”

Lu Zhi finally chose to resist stubbornly.

Faced with the emperor's inquiry, Lu Zhi admitted: "Your Majesty, I really don't know how to write this inscription."

The emperor understood what Lu Jiu meant, so he indirectly said, "The prime minister in the court, Du Huangshang, Gao Yue, Dong Jin and others are not good at lyrics and articles, and the scholars of the Hanlin Academy are not worthy of their expectations. Only you are a big deal. The mere love monument is just a test, so don't push it."

Lu Zhi said seriously: "What I am in a dilemma is that should the inscription be written based on facts or should the false beauty beauties?"

The emperor looked unhappy, "The inscription was written for the deceased, and it is normal for human beings to be praised."

"If I write it according to the truth, I am afraid that Wei Bo will not bear it; if I say it beautifully, how can I help Your Majesty to revive the court and look at it in the future?"

The emperor was completely... Seeing that there were no outsiders in the entire hall, he directly pointed out: "Who hasn't this world's prime minister or Fang Yue ever received bribes from Fang Zhen? Lu Jiu, do you think Jia Dan and Du Huangshang? In the senior year of high school, the senior year I trust most, he is not a pure minister, and he has never stopped bribery. Not to mention a senior official, I often receive his support. Yes, yes, I do want one or two pure ministers to decorate the party, but I govern the world side by side. I only see the power and the power are not focused on the details, nor can I restrict the details. Lu Jiu, you have been my personal since you moved to Fengtian. At that time, you were a bachelor and pursue integrity. But now you are the prime minister of the court. If you don't accept this or that, if you have a stern relationship with Fang Zhen, the military and national affairs will be blocked."

"Your Majesty, who is not greedy for the entertainment of ears and eyes, the benefits of goods, and the common feelings of human beings? I often think that the house is too old and too narrow, but I think that every time I have such a thought, I can still restrain myself later. When my grandmother was alive, I told me many times that since you have received a lot of kindness and stole the throne, you should be more cautious and encourage integrity. I am the prime minister and ask myself whether I have guided the tradition and taught me to be clean and mediocre in the world? Is it reduced the labor service and helped the world to be poor? No, no, I always think of this and think of my grandmother's words. I am really ashamed. If I can't do my own business well at this time and open the bribery door, what will I do to help Your Majesty..."

"Lu Jiu..."

"Your Majesty, ministers, and even the general Fang Yue are the pillars of the court. If they have to use bribes to be sincere, then the whole country will be tolerant and deviate from the right path. Once you have left the right path, you will have to ask for it. At that time, Your Majesty told the minister who was still on duty in the Hanlin Academy that big bribes cannot be accepted, but small bribes like horse whip boots are fine, otherwise it would hurt the giftee's wishes. But what I think is, today I will accept it.

The fine things like whip boots will be like clothes and fur tomorrow, and the fur tomorrow will be coins and silk tomorrow, and the carriage will be carriage tomorrow, and gold and jade will be - as the saying goes, once the bribery is opened, it will be so bribes, and the streams and valleys will be disasters. Some people actually confused Your Majesty by saying "applying bribes and being in harmony". I really don't understand. I also ask Your Majesty to adopt my words, that is, don't be too cautious about being too careful, and don't be greedy for little greed!"

The emperor was speechless and blushed.

After pausing, the emperor used his proud skill to change the topic, "If Lu Jiu, you are unwilling to accept Wei Bo's bribe, you can push it away by me, but I still hope that you can take the pen to do this monument of love."

Then Lu Zhi also made his attitude clear to the emperor:

"Your Majesty, the inscription is the final conclusion of the dead. The so-called exhortation is the priority of loyalty and righteousness; the words of praise and criticism are emphasized in the Spring and Autumn Period. Good inscriptions are by no means hidden evil and beautiful, but to make those who follow the rules respect the statutes and dare not go beyond them. The treacherous and slander can be ashamed of fear of the Qing Dynasty and be afraid of the Qing Dynasty. So, when Zhongni practiced the Spring and Autumn Period, the treacherous ministers and thieves were afraid, then who was Tian Chengsi? He blocked the soldiers and committed all his evil deeds, but such a person actually escaped the punishment of heaven and returned to the land. This is exactly what the country and loyal ministers and righteous men are angry and regretful. Now his son actually wants the court to praise him and write a stele of love. The ministers have no words, so they can only delay."

The emperor stayed for a while, then said a long sentence: "Now is not the time to kill Wei Bo, but the country needs the tranquility of Guandong, to restore Helong and connect Anxi Beiting. So what if Lu Jiu wrote a stele of love and paralyzing Wei Bo Town? I have married all my sister."

Lu Zhi's face was also embarrassed and excited. He knew that the emperor was very heavy, but he still couldn't soften his lower body.

At this time, the emperor whistled and could no longer suppress his feelings. He raised his hand and said in an excited tone in the hall: "I am not talented, and my life is always a tragic journey. I first lost my mother and then lost my queen. I only depended on a few ministers. I asked myself that I was doing my best to do my best in national affairs, but my family affairs were all unhappy. First, Lingxu was defeated by Gao Yue, and then Deyang married far away from the border. In less than half a year, he became a widow. Princess Amei married Wei Bo and the tiger and wolf country, serving the field with confidence.

Xu, the future is unexpected. Yes, who told them to be born in the imperial family? I can tolerate all this. I just want to be sincere with you. To revive me, Tang, Lu Jiu, you are my personal, and I have promoted you from a bachelor to a prime minister step by step. Now I want you to write this monument of love. It is not that I want to be humble and ask Wei Bo for something, but that I am considering the general trend of the entire country. As a minister, can't you be slightly arrogant and share my worries with me?"

This made Lu Zhi cry and feel very painful. He lowered his body and felt his heart burned with fire. He could only say that he would give me some more days to think about it.

Finally, the emperor turned around, waved his hand, and signaled Lu Zhi to retreat.
Chapter completed!