Gao Gao Chen took Xie Yuxiang to live in one room, Jin Wei and Tie Wei's rooms were close to them on the left and right, and Xiao Wu lived directly opposite, and Gao Chen's safety was closely protected.

Long Tengyun took Liu San and Mo Yong to the secret base, responsible for training those homeless orphans, and at the same time reorganizing the rapid intelligence transmission system. Over the years, Long Tengyun has accumulated a lot of funds, enough to feed an army of 10,000 people, and what has retreated is only the exposed Dadechang business system, and the hidden funds have been transferred to other commercial institutions.

Gao Gaochen sat by the window, Xie Yuxiang stood aside with a wine jug, pouring wine for him from time to time.

Gao Gaochen chanted the wine: "Jiangnan is a good ......" and drank it all.

Xie Yuxiang was about to pour wine, "Good words." A handsome young scholar stood up and high-fived, he slowly approached, and arched his hand: "This benevolent brother is really brilliant and quick-witted, and the younger brother admires him very much." ”

Gao Gaochen said with a little smoke: "It's easy to say, it's easy to say, in the next moment, it will make my brother laugh." Xiao Wu saw that the person was a master, but there was no trace of murderous aura, and quietly let the young man over.

The young man smiled and said, "Below, Jinling Li Qing, please ask Brother Ren with the surname Gao?" ”

"In Xiachizhou, Brother Li, please take a seat."

Li Qing sat opposite Gao Gaochen, he gently shook the folding fan, squinted at the glamorous Xie Yuxiang, and teased: "Brother Tai is so blessed, where did you find such a great beauty to be a maid?" ”

Gao Gaochen glanced at Xie Yuxiang, who was at a loss, a little drunk, and said indifferently: "This is the contemptible Xinna's concubine, take her around this time." ”

Xie Yuxiang was ecstatic when she heard this, she was originally a nameless slave, but now that Mr. personally admitted her status as a concubine, it shows that Mr. has a place for her in his heart, how can she not like it?

Li Qing said with some regret: "Carrying a beautiful flower to travel in the mountains and rivers, brother Taiyan is not shallow." Gao Gaochen's face changed, and he suddenly sighed a little sadly: "It's a pity, this kind of good life won't be long." ”

Li Qing asked in surprise: "Why did Brother Tai feel this way?" ”

Gao Gaochen drank a glass of wine, picked up a piece of braised Yangtze carp, put it in his mouth and chewed it carefully, until he completely swallowed the fish pieces into his stomach, and then said: "The troubled times are coming, and I and other small people will not even protect their lives, where is there still time to play around?" ”

Li Qing was silent for a long time, fixed his mind, and said: "Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, except for Emperor Taizu, only His Majesty has destroyed the Fujian State, subdued Southern Chu, and opened up thousands of miles of mountains and rivers.

Gao Chen's wine swelled up, and he said arrogantly: "Emperor Chai of the Great Zhou in the north, the imperial driver personally conquered Huainan. In this battle, Chai Rong defeated hundreds of thousands of soldiers of our country, seized the Jianghuai states, and forced our emperor to be a minister. ”

Li Qing was speechless for a moment, and after a few glasses of wine, his white and tender face was faintly flushed, like a woman.

The amount of high-definition dust wine is very shallow, and a small half pot of wine makes him a little unable to find the north. Li Qing's amount of wine was obviously higher than him, and there was nothing wrong with drinking the two pots of wine, but his face was a little redder.

"Besides, after the collapse of Chai Rong, the Zhou State became famous again Li Wujiao, this son went east to Goryeo, reclaimed 3,000 miles of land, and never lost the Khitan in the north, my Tang Dynasty is really worried about the future."

Li Qing suddenly grabbed Gao Chen's hand and said earnestly: "Sir, do you have a good way to crack it?" ”

Gao Gaochen didn't notice that the hand that grabbed him was unusually smooth, and he said drunkly: "It's hard to escape the catastrophe......"

Li Qing screamed in frustration: "You are talking nonsense......"

Gao Gao Chen barely supported his drunken eyes, and muttered: "Unless Your Majesty ......" The voice became smaller and smaller, and he lay on the table and fell asleep.

Li Qing kept pushing Gao Chen's body and asked loudly, "What did you just say?" Hurry up and say it......"

The two younger teenagers who came with Li Qing saw that he had drunk too much, and walked over quickly to help him go back to his room to rest.

At noon on the second day, Gao Gaochen had just stepped into the chic flower hall, Li Qing had been waiting for him there for a long time, Li Qing arched his hand and said: "Thank you Mr. for your wine hospitality, how about letting the contemptible people be the boss today?" Gao Gaochen thanked him freely and walked over to the same table with him.

Li Qing looks a little special today, the whole person is full of energy, and his already very delicate face looks extraordinary.

Under the welcome of the heroic and sassy American scholar, Gao Xianchen knew that it was a little exaggerated, but he still couldn't help but gradually like Li Qing.

Li Qing has read a lot of books since he was a child and has a wide range of hobbies, but he always likes to bring the topic back to the current situation and the general trend of the world, while Gao Gaochen prefers to talk about the heroes in the "Historical Records".

Li Qing asked Gao Chen: "Sir, I don't know what you think of the princes of this dynasty?" His eyes stared eagerly at Gao Chen's face, and Gao Gao Chen smiled: "They are all dragons among people." ”

Li Qing continued to ask him: "What does that gentleman think of King Wu?" Gao Gaochen smiled but did not answer, Li Qing persevered and asked: "I heard that today's Han King has the style of an ancient sage king, I don't know how Mr. ......."

Gao Gaochen couldn't resist him, and replied: "Although the King of Han is virtuous, he is sharp, you must know that Mu Xiu will destroy it in the forest wind, what a pity......" Li Qing's eyes widened for fear of missing half a word.

Gao Gaochen took a sip of wine, and then said: "As the saying goes, tiger poison does not eat children, but the affairs of the palace are fickle, and the tragedies of cannibalism abound in the history books, and the King of Han is probably the most difficult to obtain the throne." ”

Li Qing said unconvinced: "The King of Han led the army alone to garrison Haizhou, and repeatedly broke the Zhou army in the north, and His Majesty personally named him the King of Han." ”

Gao Gaochen waved his hand and said: "The authorities are confused, and the bystanders are clear." What you said is right, it's just the same, His Royal Highness the King of Han has unparalleled martial arts, but the political mind is too simple, and there are a lot of fatal mistakes, oh, what are we talking about, come and drink......"

No matter how Li Qing changed the topic, Gao Gaochen just smiled and didn't say anything, Li Qing was angry for a while, and walked away.

In the early morning of the next day, Xiao Wu watched Li Qing's master and servant abandon the ship and landed, Li Qing sat on the horse, looked back at the passenger ship, and after a long time, he slapped his horse and left.

Xie Yuxiang mysteriously leaned into Gao Chen's ear and whispered, "Sir, that Li Qing is very infatuated with you." ”

Gao Gaochen quipped: "Yu Niang, you have read so many books, and you actually use inappropriate words, it should be said that you admire, right?" Yu Niang was speechless for a while, and the gentleman who dared to be shrewd and wise also didn't understand, she thought about it, and simply didn't say anything, and waited for Mr. to discover it himself.

The passenger ship docked at the dock of Jingshi, Gao Gaochen was not in a hurry, sat there and drank tea, until the guests of the whole ship were gone, he beckoned: "Go ashore." ”

Jiangning City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, is full of flowers, with majestic palaces, prosperous and spacious streets, lively markets, bustling crowds, and an endless stream of merchants from many countries, all of which reflect the prosperity of the richest country in contemporary times.

Gao Gaochen This is the second time to come to the capital of the Tang Dynasty, the two times to Beijing in a completely different mood, he boarded the ox cart that had been arranged long ago, Xie Yuxiang and the bird leaned by his side, Xiao Wu and others followed the ox cart to the most luxurious restaurant in the capital "Yi Pin Xiang".

Yipinxiang is an industry under the name of Gao Gaochen, and he is a big boss.

The pomp and circumstance of the tall proprietor was decent, and the affiliated merchants in the capital were congratulated by the proprietor in person, and the third floor of "Yipinxiang" was chartered, and the private room was full of celebrities and wealthy businessmen from Beijing.

Gao Gaochen stood up, just raised his wine glass, and suddenly found Li Qing sitting next to Wan Cai, the largest cloth merchant in the Beijing Division, looking at him with a smile. Gao Gaochen groaned slightly, and happily toasted: "Thank you for coming to the scene, Qingchen is grateful, chatting about preparing thin wine is not a tribute, come, come, come, do this toast." Everyone raised their glasses.

Gao Gaochen said: "This time, the number will open a branch in Beijing, and in the future, we will rely on the strong support of the owners, and we will pay tribute to the dust first." The crowd toasted again.

After three rounds of drinking, Gao Gaochen began to toast at the table, and when he walked to the table of Wancai, Li Qing suddenly said: "You guys here may not know yet, right?" Gao Dongjia not only made a fortune in business, but also was a Jinshi master, Li Qingjing Jinshi master a cup. For a moment, there was an uproar.

The Tang Dynasty takes agriculture as the foundation of the country, and arranges the social status according to the order of Shinong industry and commerce, and the status of businessmen is the lowest, although they are rich, they have been excluded from the mainstream of society.

Gao Gaochen smiled bitterly and touched his nose, he didn't expect Li Qing to make trouble from this aspect, it seems that the relationship between Li Qing and King Han is extraordinary.

Wan Cai immediately said in surprise: "If it weren't for Li Gongzi to say it, I Wan really didn't know that I could actually drink with the Jinshi nobles, I Wan Cai was really flattered, I drank this cup first, no, take a bowl to ......"

Gao Gao Chen drank a bowl with Wan Cai, followed by bowl after bowl, Gao Gao Chen's drunken eyes were hazy, as if he saw Li Qing covering his mouth and smiling proudly, and the whole process of interacting with Li Qing passed by, and he fell into Xiao Wu's arms drunk.

Gao Gaochen was suddenly attacked by Li Qing, and the result was mixed. He dared to assert that on the second day, well-informed people in the entire Beijing Division would know that he was back and would surely become the focus of attention of the government and the opposition. On the other hand, Li Qing helped him publicize it for free, which unexpectedly expanded his popularity.

Gao Gaochen's original plan was to enter Beijing in a high-profile manner, personally take a trip to this muddy water, and observe the performance of the princes up close.

That night, Gao Gaochen received an invitation from King Han, he checked the invitation in his hand and asked Yu Niang: "Do you say I am going or not going?" ”

"Yu Niang thinks that Mr. doesn't need to go." Gao Chen's face turned pale, and he asked, "Why?" ”

"Yu Niang thinks that Mr. entered Beijing this time to observe the character and personality of the princes on the spot, if you go to the Han Palace's mansion for a banquet so early, I'm afraid it will go against your original intention, sir, right?" Gao Chen looked at her appreciatively and acquiesced to her continuing.

Xie Yuxiang said again: "But if you don't go, I'm afraid that King Han will be unhappy, and misunderstand that we have contacted other princes, and it will be very troublesome." ”

Gao Gaochen smiled slightly and asked Jin Weidao: "How many people are there who came to the invitation?" Jin Wei replied, "Two of them." ”

"Oh......" Gao Gaochen was thinking about it, when he heard the voice of Li Hongcheng, the king of Han, from outside the door: "Let me in, I want to see Mr." The guards kept him out of the door and wouldn't let him in.

This Han Wang is very good at exploiting loopholes, he expected that Gao Gaochen would decline the invitation, so he simply disguised himself as a subordinate and mixed in.

Gao Gaochen hurriedly greeted him, and as soon as Li Hongcheng saw him, he immediately fell to the ground and thanked him repeatedly: "Sir, please be diligent." Under the guidance of Mr. Qin, there is no disrepute, and it is only right that you must thank you in person. Gao Gaochen hurriedly avoided the side, knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "The grass people are a cloth cloth, how dare they accept such a great gift from His Royal Highness the King of Han, please punish His Royal Highness the King of Han." ”

Li Hongcheng picked up Gao Gaochen and said gloomily: "Mr. is so harsh in his diligence, he must have done something wrong with diligence, and please teach him a lesson or two." Gao Gaochen saw King Han's sincerity, but he couldn't make a decision right away.

Gao Gaochen said perfunctorily: "His Royal Highness the King of Han has made great contributions to the country and the people, how could he do it wrong." Li Hongcheng invited in every way, but Gao Gaochen shirked in many ways, and finally Li Hongcheng left with a lot of regrets.

Yu Niang said with a serious face: "Sir, I think this Han King is still quite sincere." ”

Gao Gaochen nodded lightly and said: "He is very sincere, but now that the heat is not ready, if I agree to him easily, I may be obedient at the beginning, but I am afraid it will be very difficult to say in the future." ”

Gao Gaochen's return to the capital has become a topic of conversation after tea and dinner at the capital's family.

Li Congjia, the king of Wu, sat behind the bookcase and asked his cronies and advisers, Shi Zhang Liangzuozuo, the head of the palace: "This person didn't want to be an official earlier, but now he has run back by himself, what do you think?" ”

Zhang Liangzuo thought for a moment and replied, "I think I'm afraid this person is very quiet. If he had something to do with a certain prince, he would never have entered Beijing so blatantly. But on the other hand, if this person is really boring, then he is an outstanding talent, and His Highness can consider accepting him and using it for my use. ”

Li Congjia pondered silently, and Zhang Liangzuo said: "Your Majesty is in the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period, Your Highness must have twelve points of patience, and you must not be in a hurry, otherwise the big thing will be bad." ”

Li Congjia waved his hand and said, "Sometimes, I really want to be just a prince, live a relaxed and free life for a few days, and enjoy the glory and wealth." ”

Zhang Liangzuo sighed and said, "It's a pity, as the prince recognized by His Majesty, you can't help yourself." Since history, there have been only two ways for the princes of all dynasties or those who have been princes, one is to succeed to the throne and monopolize the power, and the other is to be ruined and disgraced. You must not have this kind of idea of being the king of peace and happiness, otherwise we, the courtiers who have followed you for many years, will not be far from the disaster of destroying the door and raiding the family. ”

Li Congjia's heartfelt words, after venting, passed. After softening his expression slightly, he asked Zhang Liangzuo again: "According to the information you provided, this high-definition dust is a good businessman?" ”

Zhang Liangzuo nodded and said: "According to the investigation, this young man surnamed Gao also has tens of millions of family properties, so you want to take ......."

Li Congjia smiled fiercely and said: "Remember, Xu Yi's official position will let him be used by me voluntarily, remember not to startle the snake, let those few know, it will be troublesome." Zhang Liangzuo gave a thumbs up and praised: "Your Highness is wise." ”

Li Hongcheng, the king of Han, was extremely depressed and turned around in the study, and he shouted irritably: "Since he helped me, why didn't he help me to the end?" He was surrounded by confidants, but none of them could answer his question.

Li Qing walked in from outside the study, and he said, "Third brother, don't worry about it, this person will definitely be used by me in the future." Li Hongcheng asked in surprise: "Do you have any news?" ”

Li Qing shook his head and said, "I only know that although this person is fickle, his only weakness is to repay his kindness. Brother Wang, think about it, when you just casually said something to save his life, he dared to rush into the encirclement of the wolf-like crane control army, so that the third brother, you finally saved the day? ”

Li Qingqian said with a smile: "Since ancient times, talented scholars and doctors have been proud of the intersection of the lord and the monarch, and they have been cited as the grace of knowing each other, and I think that this high-definition dust will definitely be no exception." ”

Li Hongcheng suddenly laughed and said, "It's still Qing'er who is right." He thought for a moment and frowned: "However, now that I have no soldiers and no power in my hands, how can I have the opportunity to help him?" ”

Li Qing said indifferently: "Third brother doesn't need to worry, Fang is in chaos today, there is Wu Yue in the east, Shu in the west, Chai Zhou in the north, Liu Han in the northwest, and Khitan in the north. One word, wait! ”

Li Hongcheng laughed three times and said happily: "With the help of Qing Mei, it is better than a million male soldiers, it is really Zhuge among women...... That is bright. ”

Li Qing suddenly glanced at Li Hongcheng with resentment, and sighed: "In my opinion, that talented person with the surname Gao is more than ten times and a hundred times better than me, but unfortunately, it is a piece of wood." Li Hongcheng stared at Li Qing's face inexplicably.

Zhang Liangzuo personally went out to find a pinxiang, and named him to see the tall owner, and the front desk shopkeeper saw that he was extraordinary, and he didn't dare to slack off, so he immediately ordered someone to go to the back hall to report.

After the guests and hosts are seated, they start chatting.

Gao Gaochen asked: "The distinguished guests are here, I don't know what to see." Zhang Liangzuo said haha: "I don't dare to be a teacher, I just came to congratulate the proprietor." ”

"Where does the joy come from?" Gao Gaochen smiled bitterly: "Since the opening of the contempt, the business has been extremely bleak, and Gao Mou is worried to death." ”

Zhang Liangzuo stroked his long beard and said with a smile: "The proprietor Gao was unwilling to serve the imperial court at the risk of killing his head, but now he has come to Beijing with tens of millions of family properties to do business. ”

HD dust hit the snake on the pole, and sighed: "It's a pity, Gao is a poor scholar, where to find a trustworthy backer?" ”

Zhang Liangzuo saw that Gao Gaochen was very knowledgeable, and couldn't help but smile happily: "Far away in the sky, close in front of you, Zhang is the current chief of King Wu's mansion." ”

"Oh, it turned out to be Zhang Changshi, Gao was rude." HD Dust pretended to be shocked.

Zhang Liangzuo was vaguely put on a high hat by Gao Gaochen, and he said the truth, he said: "His Royal Highness King Wu has won the trust of His Majesty today, and his position is stable, after a hundred years of His Majesty, His Royal Highness King Wu will not be a problem at all to take over the throne smoothly, such a huge backer, what else are you worried about?" ”

Gao Gaochen shook his head and said, "Zhang Changshi doesn't know anything, and His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince, King Chu, also said something similar to Gao. Zhang Liangzuo was surprised, he was actually late, it seems that the princes' ability to move is really strong.

Zhang Liangzuo, as the person in charge of making this suggestion, could not retreat, otherwise his status in the mind of King Wu would plummet, and he made a wish: "I believe that the official position of Sima of the palace will not be given by the King of Chu, right?" The implication is that it's a big official position.

Gao Gaochen smiled faintly and said, "His Royal Highness the King of Chu promised not to drive." Zhang Liangzuo was speechless for a while, he never thought that the King of Chu would offer such a high price for this monster who has officials and does not do things.

Zhang Liangzuo's heart was crossed, and he promised: "Since the king of Chu attaches so much importance to the proprietor, then I believe that His Royal Highness King Wu will not be stingy, so how about the master of the palace?" This has fully demonstrated the sincerity of His Royal Highness King Wu, and the proprietor must not live up to His Royal Highness King Wu's hard work. "Speaking of which, it has become very loud and threatening.

Gao Gaochen said unhurriedly: "But what His Royal Highness the King of Han promised to be under him is that the palace is all in the military. Zhang Liangzuo is angry, where is this recruitment, it is clearly the behavior of market vendors buying and selling Chinese cabbage.

Zhang Liangzuo has followed Li Congjia, the king of Wu, for many years, but he is only a long history from the four products, and his scope of authority can only end here, and if he wants to go up, he must be agreed by the king of Wu himself.

Zhang Liangzuo couldn't help but shouted: "Could it be that all the princes have made a wish for you to be crowned officials?" Gao Gaochen nodded slightly, and sighed: "Your Majesty is really a saint today, all the princes, all of them are virtuous kings, it's really rare." ”

Zhang Liangzuo couldn't, so he had to warn him: "Before I come next time, you are not allowed to promise other princes, otherwise be careful of your dog's head." Gao Gaochen said in a panic: "How dare the grass people, all the princes are high and powerful, and if you offend one of them, you will already be dead and alive, how dare I offend the tiger power of His Royal Highness King Wu?" ”

Gao Gao Chen sent Zhang Liangzuo out of the ox cart, Zhang Liangzuo saw Qin Tian, the guard commander of the Chu Palace, come to visit Gao Gao Chen with a gift, and after the two silently clashed with their eyes, one in and one out, which just confirmed what Gao Gao Chen said.

After receiving Zhang Liangzuo's return, Li Congjia said fiercely: "I can't imagine that the hands and feet of a few brothers are so fast, hehe, what I want, you don't want to get it." ”

In order to cover up his negligence, Zhang Liangzuo hurriedly persuaded him: "Your Highness, so many princes are paying attention to that surnamed Gao, if we take it by force, we are afraid that something big will happen, and if we can't bear it, we will make a big plan." ”

Li Congjia thinks about it, too, if he strikes first before the brothers don't pay attention, everything will be fine.

The problem now is that several ambitious brothers are starting to do it, and if he comes hard, he is afraid that it will intensify the already white-hot battle for the throne, and it will be conducive to the careerists fishing in troubled waters.

Just when Li Congjia and Zhang Liangzuo were intensively discussing countermeasures, the palace guards came in with a letter from Gao Chen, Zhang Liangzuo opened the letter and looked at it, and said with great joy: "Your Highness, the surname Gao sent a shop title deed worth 100,000 yuan. ”

Li Congjia, who was worried about the money, took the title deed and read it carefully several times, confirming that it was a genuine exchange pass, and was overjoyed, he said repeatedly: "This surnamed Gao is quite sensible, so I don't have to deal with him." ”

In order to show his merits, Zhang Liangzuo echoed: "Your Highness, his shot is 200,000 taels, I think this surnamed Gao must have a lot of money, if we ......"

Li Congjia said happily: "What kind of official is that official, it's just a false title, you go and ask him what he thinks, and we'll do it later." ”

Zhang Liangzuo secretly complained about Li Congjia, he has followed King Wu for so many years, he has no merit and hard work, and now he is just a fourth-grade official, looking at the meaning of His Royal Highness, even the second-grade prince and young master may give that surname Gao.

Wei Xin, the governor of the Inner Servant, carefully looked at the title deed in his hand, and he leaned on the plump chest of the waiter. After a meal, Fang raised his head, stared at his godson Wei Haogu, who was waiting on the side, and asked: "This surname Gao can do things that are beyond our family's expectations, and most people respect our family because they have committed crimes, he is good, we didn't detain him, but we sent this 100,000 yuan shop first, don't you say it's strange?" The sharp and ugly voice of the male duck reveals a majesty of power and domination.

Wei Haogu flattered: "It must be the prestige of this godfather surnamed Gao for a long time, and you want your godfather to accept him as a righteous son, right?" ”

Wei Xin shook his head and said, "Two-legged people are everywhere, but three-legged toads are rare. Let's see, what this surnamed Gao asked for was by no means easy. However, our family has received this favor. Little Guzi ......"

"The little one is here, please ask your godfather to command." Wei Haogu knelt down on one knee with a smile on his face.

"Pass the word and give Gao Gaochen a chance to see us."

"Wow. The little ones sent messengers to the past. Wei Haogu knelt on his knees and crawled out of the room backwards.

Although the princes are all vying for the throne, no one will go to Wei Xin, and no one can afford to be a eunuch Wei Xin, let alone associate with him.

The news that Wei Xin took special care of Gao Gaochen spread all over the government and the opposition in a blink of an eye, and the upright ministers of the court and the central government looked sideways, and all the princes were suspicious, what did this surnamed Gao want to do?

Li Hongcheng, the king of Han, was even more puzzled, he asked Jia Zhen, the left history of the palace next to him: "I asked him to be the chief history of the palace, but he didn't come, but ran to provoke that eunuch, what is his intention?" ”

Jia Zhen took a long test and said: "Gao Gaochen, this person, the lower officials only rely on intuition, thinking that he is definitely not a villain, but looking at him as a person, he is not eclectic. According to our detailed reports in various palaces, several princes, including King Wu, plan to promote him as an official, and now even Wei Gelding looks at him differently, which can really be described as a long-sleeved dance. ”

Li Qing took a sip of the best Biluochun, and suddenly a sentence came out, he said: "I talked to him in the inn, and I think this person is not comparable to ordinary people, and his performance after entering Beijing gives me the feeling that it is like a big game of chess, but I have never been able to figure out what he wants to do." ”

Jia Zhen said solemnly: "Xiaguan has a feeling, this person is proficient in conspiracy and trickery, if he is our enemy, I'm afraid he will ......" Li Qing took it and said: "I'm afraid we all die without a place to bury, right?" Jia Zhen was silent.

Li Qing said: "Since you can't figure it out, then don't think about it at all, we just need to brake quietly, I always think that this person has no ill will towards us." Third brother, I think we should silently follow the development of the situation and give him full support when he needs us the most. ”

Jia Zhen said disapprerovingly: "Her Royal Highness the princess is inevitably a little wishful thinking, right?" How can we believe such a person in the twilight of the Qin Dynasty? Your Highness, Your Majesty feels that this person is a greater threat to us than anyone else. The two closest people around Li Hongcheng have diametrically opposed opinions, which makes him really unable to make a decision.

The lord Li Jing is very strange, as long as it involves the appointment and dismissal of personnel, his sons are in dispute, but this time they agreed to appoint Gao Chen, he believes in the vision of his sons, such a person who everyone says is good, should be very good.

But he was still a little uneasy, and invited Wei Xin to ask, and Wei Xin was also full of praise, and all the pillars of the country said it.

The middle lord Li Jing was still not at ease, so he personally summoned Gao Gaochen in the Qingqiu Palace.

The lord Li Jing asked: "Why did you want to abandon the official position when you were a high school jinshi at the beginning?" Now that there are so many princes and ministers in front of me, what can you do? ”

Gao Gaochen knelt down and replied: "The minister deeply regrets his reckless act at the beginning, fortunately, the minister met a prosperous monarch like my emperor, so the minister can still come back alive to serve the court." The minister repented and felt that the original act was really a crime of no king and no father, so he donated most of the income from business over the years to the court as a 'side salary' to atone for his previous sins. ”

The middle lord Li Jing looked at Wei Xin who was standing behind him, Wei Xin nodded, the emperor was happy, and praised: "It's rare that you have a loyal and filial heart, so what kind of job can you be qualified for?" ”

Gao Gaochen wanted to say that he would go to the household department, but after thinking about it, he said: "My emperor's holy candle lighting is checked, and he has his own holy judgment, and the ministers only need to be loyal to the court." ”

The lord Li Jing asked again: "The imperial court has fought against Chai Zhou in the north all these years, but it has lost more and won less, what do you think?" ”

Gao Gaochen replied: "Our emperor's strategies and tactics are very correct and timely, but the generals of the army have not strictly followed the implementation, so it has led to the consumption of teachers and salaries, and it is useless. In the past, when the Han King was in charge of the border army, he only knew about the blind military suppression, but he did not carefully understand the emperor's tolerance and benevolence, righteousness and appeasement, so the border troubles were endless. ”

"Oh, only the king of Han did not recommend you among the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, and you dare to take revenge and slander him behind your back? Come on, drag me out and beat me to death with a stick. The middle lord Li Jing said angrily.

The crane control army on the left and right rushed over quickly, tied up Gao Gao Chen, and pushed and shoved to pull him out of the door to kill, but Gao Gao Chen didn't say a word and let others pull him out.

The lord Li Jing is very strange, ordinary people will shout that they are wronged, but this high-definition dust is very unique, he glanced at Wei Xin, Wei Xin was thinking about a rescue strategy, and immediately understood when he saw it, and hurriedly followed.

Wei Xin stopped the Crane Control Army who was about to make a move, and asked Gao Gaochen: "Your Majesty wants to kill you, why don't you justify?" Gao Gaochen replied loudly: "The thunder, rain and dew are all heavenly graces, my emperor is the lord of the Holy Ming, and if you want to come to the minister, you must have a way to die." ”

Wei Xin sighed in a low voice and said: "Our family has served Your Majesty for decades, but I didn't expect you to know Your Majesty's mind better than our family. Gao Gaochen respectfully whispered: "It's all up to your cultivation, Qingchen will never dare to forget your great kindness." ”

Gao Chen's voice was very loud, and Li Jing, the middle lord sitting in the hall, heard it clearly, and he felt that understanding the difficulties of the monarch was to be loyal to the greatest extent.

The next day, the lord Li Jing issued an edict and sealed Gao Gaochen as a privy decree. This official level is not high, he is only six grades, but the real power is very heavy.

The Southern Tang Dynasty emphasized literature over military force, and the privy council was responsible for the selection and appointment of military generals, and important tasks such as conferring titles, gifts, and shadow attacks were also under its jurisdiction, which shows the weight of authority.

At noon on the same day, Gao Gaochen received eight invitations in about the same time, which were ordered by Li Congjia, the king of Wu, Li Hongcheng, the king of Han and other princes, who invited him to the palace for a banquet tonight.

Gao Gaochen held the invitation in his hand and asked, "Yu Niang, whose banquet do you think I should go to?" Xie Yuxiang pursed her lips and smiled: "Mr. is really necrotic, you made a decision early in the morning, but you came to be embarrassed for Yu Niang, it really should be ...... It's time for a spanking. ”

"Hehe, my jade girl is getting smarter and smarter, tell me, whose banquet will I go to?" Gao Xianchen hugged Xie Yuxiang's slender waist and asked.

Xie Yuxiang said without hesitation: "It is very inappropriate for Mr. to go to anyone's banquet, and it will offend most princes, Wei Xin is actually one with Your Majesty, and it is a powerful tool for Your Majesty to restrain all princes." Then it is better to invite Wei Xin back in 'Yipinxiang', which is the best policy. Gao Xianchen laughed, and his hands moved wantonly between Yu Niang's waist and abdomen, making Yu Niangjiao gasp.

Li Congjia, the king of Wu, angrily shook the teacup in his hand and scolded: "It's really his grandmother's ignorance, he can afford to invite him to dinner, but he is good to invite Wei Eunuch to the banquet, it is simply a blind king, and he deserves death." ”

Wang Dan, the chief bookkeeper of the palace, who had just returned to the palace from other places, comforted him and said: "This kind of behavior is just the face of the villain's ambition, not to mention that he did not participate in the banquet of any other prince, and the minister thought that this was the wisdom of this person." ”

Wang Shan reminded Li Congjia that he must pay attention to the neutral posture shown by Gao Gaochen, in the eyes of the scheming Wang Dan, as long as he does not join the camp of the rest of the princes, he should be the target of Li Cong's envelopment.

Wang Shan pointed out the essence of the problem, and said: "Your Highness, what is difficult to do now is that whenever Your Highness wants to do, there will always be people who are holding back. What's more, at present, this high-definition dust official occupies an important position in the privy council, and holds the promotion power of military generals, and we happen to lack talents with military backgrounds......"

Li Congjia is also an extremely smart person, he immediately accepted Wang Dan's suggestion and instructed Zhang Liangzuo to further entrap Gao Chen.

The princes who were also angry, seeing that Li Congjia had forbearance with Gao Chen, did not want to do anything to be bitter and hateful, so they continued to woo Gao Chen.

HD dust seems to be a very dangerous tightrope walking behavior, but in exchange for greater benefits, this superb ability to change, let people with a heart see it clearly, this person is Li Cuiqing.

Li Cuiqing admired Gao Chen's strategy more and more, that day His Majesty wanted to kill him, Li Cuiqing was in the palace, but he could only look at it dryly, and there was no way. At the last moment, Gao Gao Chen not only did not die, but was reused.

So many princes set up a banquet to invite Gao Gao Chen to participate, but he went to invite Wei Xin to dinner, showing that he was only loyal to His Majesty and did not have a deep friendship with the princes. Even with the suspicious and fickle personality of the central lord Li Jing, Gao Gaochen has already gained initial trust.

Jia Zhen said to Li Hongcheng: "This Gao Gaochen is either a traitor or a loyal person, and I am far inferior to him when he is so shrewd." Li Hongcheng looked up at the sky and sighed pessimistically: "My father finally couldn't tolerate me, and he asked Gao Gaochen to be responsible for the selection of military generals, obviously to mix sand and dig the foot of the wall within the military." I see, in a few years, the senior generals of the military will no longer recognize me, the king of Han. ”

Li Cuiqing said with a smile: "If Gao Gaochen wants to arrest the military power, let him arrest him, we just need to arrest him." ”

Jia Zhen suddenly remembered something, and he suggested: "The concubine next to this surnamed Gao is really a national beauty, it seems that he should be a guy who knows how to enjoy life, we ......" He glanced at Li Cuiqing.

Li Hongcheng immediately understood, he walked to Li Cuiqing's side, and said softly: "Your third brother has nothing now, Sister Qing, you are my female middle school Zhuge , and the third brother can only rely on you to find a way to leave high-definition dust." ”

Li Cuiqing was already ice and snow smart, she immediately heard the meaning of Li Hongcheng's words, her face flushed, and she lowered her head and hummed: "What is he, but he is just a petty official, I am a dignified princess of the Tang Dynasty, and he is also worthy of it?" ”

Li Hongcheng knew that his sister had fallen in love with the treacherous and cunning Gao Gaochen, and deliberately quipped: "With his superb sycophancy skills, I dare to assert that he will definitely be crowned a marquis and worship the prime minister in three or five years." By that time, you must be a match for Sister Qing, right? Li Cui's white face was like a red cloth, and she said coquettishly: "Third brother, you will bully others." ”

Gao Gao Chen sat at home, Zhang Liangzuo went to the door happily, he took Gao Chen's hand intimately, and said mysteriously: "Do you know what gift I brought today?" Gao Gao Chen said: "I don't know." ”

Zhang Liangzuo said with a smile: "Guess what? Gao Gao Chen still said that he didn't know, Zhang Liangzuo stopped teasing him, and clapped his hands and said, "Come in." ”

Four masked girls came in from outside the door, generally tall, the same slender, the same clothes, and even the masked scarves were of the same color of Suzhou silk.

Gao Gaochen asked Zhang Liangzuo puzzled: "What does Lord Zhang mean by this?" Zhang Liangzuo smiled ambiguously and said: "Your Highness knows that you have not yet married a wife, and I am afraid that you are busy with official business and no one will serve you at night, so I specially ordered me to send four stunning women to wait for you, senior brother." ”

Gao Gaochen snorted and said with a smile: "Thank you for Your Highness's kindness, then Gao is better to be respectful than to obey his fate, please Zhang Gong to greet His Highness on my behalf, and say that Your Highness is grateful for Your Highness's love." ”

Zhang Liangzuo originally thought about a stomach and was ready to deal with Gao Chen's refusal to accept the gift, but he didn't expect him to accept it without shirking, Zhang Liangzuo stared at him with blinking eyes.

Gao Gaochen came to Zhang Liangzuo's side and said, "If Zhang Gong is interested, the next official will transfer you two?" Zhang Liangzuo waved his hand again and again and said: "I can't help it, I can't help it, this is His Royal Highness's heart to you, and contemptible people don't dare to take away the beauty of people, not to mention that these four stunning women must serve together, so that His Highness attaches more importance to you." ”

Zhang Liangzuose whispered in a daze: "Gao Gong will know when he tries it at night, hehe, Zhang will say goodbye." Gao Gaochen wanted to keep him for dinner, Zhang Liangzuo was in a hurry to go back to his life, shirked again and again, and left with great interest.

Gao Gaochen looked at the four masked women in front of him with a smile and told them to remove the masked towels, and the room suddenly lit up, like a flower. These four beauties are like flowers and jade, coquettish and incoherent, and they are really rare stunners in the world.

Such a beautiful and delicate baby, only one of them, can be called a peerless beauty, and at the same time won four places, isn't that boundless beauty?

Gao Gaochen smiled faintly and ordered: "Yu Niang, these ladies will be responsible for serving you in the future, and I will go to read the book." Xie Yuxiang's face was slightly abnormal, and it wasn't until Gao Gaochen handed over these beauties to her to be in charge that she let out a long breath of relief.

On his first day at the Privy Council, he encountered a big trouble.

Here's how it happened. When Gao Gaochen reported to duty, the privy envoy and the deputy envoy went to attend the court meeting, and no one took him to the headquarters to meet with the subordinate officials, so he wandered around the yamen.

When he turned to the signing room, he heard a group of people arguing inside, so he walked over to see the excitement. He gently pushed open the door, and the signing room was full of people, all around a large military map, and a military attaché shouted loudly at the foam: "If Lao Tzu leads the troops in this battle, he will definitely capture the Yangzhou Metropolitan Governor of the thief Zhou, and not let any of them slip through the net......" He gushed and said, speaking up, dancing and pointing to the map, explaining where to ambush, where to feint, where to intercept, where to assault, and explained in detail one by one, and said it in full force.

Gao Gao Chen quietly blended into the crowd, everyone listened to it with relish, and no one noticed that an outsider came. Before the military attache could finish speaking, a senior officer who had been impatient for a long time jumped out and shouted: "The classic battle personally commanded by His Royal Highness King Han, the world's first god of war, was said to be useless, what are your intentions?" ”

The military attache said: "Gou Minggao, you don't give Lao Tzu a big hat, I don't eat this set." Lao Tzu just made some additions after careful study according to the form of war at that time. ”

Gou Minggao said angrily: "Zhao Yong, don't think that you can count you, Lao Tzu personally participated in this Haizhou Battle." The situation at that time was ......"

Zhao Yong was also angry, he roared violently: "Back then, under the leadership of His Royal Highness the King of Chu, Lao Tzu went deep into the hinterland of Fujian for hundreds of miles, beheaded countless generals, and captured more than 60 officials, how many troops did His Royal Highness the King of Chu have at that time?" There are only 20,000 elite soldiers, which is more than twice as many as that of the King of Han. May I ask how many thieves did Han Wangsheng capture the prince of Zhou? ”

Gou Minggao said angrily: "How can those local chickens and dogs in the Fujian Kingdom who run away as soon as they are beaten be compared with the elite Chai Zhou Iron Cavalry? If you go to Yangzhou, you will definitely be captured. ”

Zhao Yong stretched out his hand and pointed at Gou Minggao and shouted: "King Chu is now the well-deserved number one god of war. ”

Gou Minggao said contemptuously: "It would be good if His Royal Highness the King of Chu was not captured by the Zhou army. Zhao Yong couldn't suppress the anger in his heart, drew his knife, and Gou Minggao drew his knife without showing weakness.

At the critical moment of the sabre-rattling life-and-death duel, Gao Gaochen shouted: "The murderer dies, and the wounder is guilty." Everyone looked at the place where the voice came from, and Zhao Yong and Gou Minggao were also the same.

Gao Gaochen separated the crowd and walked between the two like fighting cocks, Xiao Wu shouted: "The new privy councillor is here, why don't you hurry up and pay homage?" ”

It was only at this time that everyone saw clearly that the person who came was wearing the official uniform of the Privy Secret, and he was the top boss of the middle and low-level generals.

The officialdom hierarchy is very strict, contempt for superiors is a serious crime, the light is degraded to the common people, and the heavy is to be assigned 3,000 miles to the border, and the people on the scene are all subordinate officials of the privy council, everyone hurry up to see Gao Gaochen.

Although Zhao Yong and Gou Minggao both put down the weapons in their hands, they did not look at their bosses, and the two refused to give in to each other with angry faces.

This is what Gao Chen wanted, Xiao Wu moved a chair, he walked over slowly and sat down, and shouted in a deep voice: "Are all everyone present all the subordinates of this official?" ”

His question is very powerful, not only to identify the identity of everyone, but also to take advantage of the situation to establish authority.

Everyone should say, "The lowly rank is the subordinate of the high duke." ”

Gao Gaochen pointed at Gou Zhao and asked, "I'm afraid you two are not, right?" After all, Gou Minggao was older and knew the rules of officialdom, so he hurriedly replied: "The humble post was originally the commander of the Han King's account, but now he is controlled by the adults. ”

Zhao Yong was not a fool, and hurriedly said: "The humble post was originally the deputy commander under the account of the King of Chu, but now he is controlled by the adults. ”

The Southern Tang Dynasty emphasized literature and suppressed martial arts, not to mention a small commander, even if he commanded tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, he had to bow down when he saw the officials of the Privy Council.

The Privy Council is the head of the Privy Council, and in fact the power is not even comparable to that of the Privy Council.

Gao Gaochen glanced at everyone at the scene majestically, and shouted: "As a minister of the imperial court, you sit back and watch the reckless man fight, what crime should you be guilty of?" This sentence is really serious, which is equivalent to including everyone on the scene in the scope of the attack in disguise.

Gou Minggao and Zhao Yong didn't understand what Gao Gaochen meant, but the rest of the subordinates understood that if they were not careful with this question, they would fall into a trap, and no one dared to answer this tricky question.

Gao Chen's tone softened slightly, and reprimanded: "You people, you will consider your own safety, alas, if there is a murder in our company, you people who watch the excitement will be light to distribute three thousand miles?" This is a reckless statement.

The clever hall official Hong Tao immediately continued: "Xie Gaogong's teachings, the humble position must be remembered in mind. And they all agreed.

Gao Gaochen sighed slightly: "The King of Han and the King of Chu are the pillars of the imperial court, with them, the surrounding countries will never dare to insult my Tang Dynasty, and you two still don't apologize?" He pointed at Gou Minggao and Zhao Yong and reprimanded.

Gou Minggao thought to himself, he couldn't cause a big disaster to His Royal Highness the King of Han because of impulse, he took the lead in slapping himself, Zhao Yong's mind was similar to him, and the crisp slap shook everyone present.

Gao Chen stood up and shook his head, and walked out quickly. Everyone looked at Lord Gao with reverence, and everyone knew very well that if the two tigers competed, one would be injured, and even the King of Chu and the King of Han would be involved, which would cause an uproar in the court, and the consequences would be unimaginable.

Gao Gao Chen effortlessly nipminated a huge disaster in the bud, showing superb means of doing things, after the lord Li Jing got Wei Xin's secret report, he only said two words, Neng Chen.

After Gao Gao Chen took office, he had a good relationship with his immediate boss, the privy envoy Liu Tongxin, and got along very well with the two deputy envoys.

In a blink of an eye, it was time for the triennial evaluation of civil and military officials to be promoted and demoted, which was the busiest time for the Privy Council, and it was also a critical period for the generals to be worried. If the assessment is outstanding, you will be promoted to become rich, and if the evaluation is unqualified, you will lose your official position and lose your power.

The position of Gao Gaochen will inevitably determine that his every move is extremely sensitive. The decision-makers are, of course, privy envoys and deputies. But the core problem is that whether it is a privy envoy or a deputy envoy, the promotion, appointment and dismissal of military attaches must be decided according to the assessment documents submitted by Gao Gaochen, which is stipulated by the imperial court system.

Privy envoy Liu Tongxin has been under a lot of pressure recently, and he hasn't slept for many days, and almost all the princes who want to reach out to the military greet him openly or secretly, which is really a headache.

Liu Tongxin was a jinshi in the first year of Tianzuo, he had been an official for many years, and he was an official oilman, and he agreed to all the princes who came to him. But he also made it clear in advance, he must follow Gao Chen's report, as long as it is the person in the report, he will definitely give it thoroughly.

As a result, all the pressure was concentrated on Gao Gao Chen, who convened the subordinate of the department, Hong Tao, the director Qian Qing and others, to hold a meeting to discuss the assessment process.

Gao Gaochen said: "Gong Hong, you have been in our company for the longest time, I don't know what kind of charter is for the assessment of military attachés?" ”

Hong Tao hurriedly stood up and replied, "Back to Gao Gong's words, how dare we little shrimp break ground on Tai Sui's head?" The generals under the King of Han and the King of Chu, we all obeyed the opinions of the two princes, and the other military attaches also obeyed the arrangements of the envoys, and as for the Crane Control Army, it was not our turn to investigate. He said it very bluntly, and his meaning was very clear, the so-called assessment was just a formality.

Qian Qing interjected: "If the lower official is not mistaken, His Royal Highness King Wu once said last year that the army needs to make some changes, don't do that, it won't be good." He moved out the big Buddha of Li Congchuan.

Gao Gaochen knew very well that Qian Qing should be the person of Li Congjia, the king of Wu, and shouldered the heavy responsibility of helping the king of Wu to grasp the military power.

Gao Gaochen asked the remaining people: "What is your opinion?" ”

Zhou Enxin, the subordinate official in charge of conferring the knighthood, stood up and said: "The subordinate official thinks that Xiao should return to Cao Sui, there is an example of aid, and we are not allowed to change it." ”

The rest of the people also expressed their attitudes, and the number of people who agreed with the reform and those who agreed with the retention of the original system was exactly equal, and the contradiction was concentrated on himself.

Everyone stared at Gao Gaochen nervously, after all, he was the supreme leader here, and if he favored whichever side he towards, the scales would definitely tilt.

Gao Gaochen felt that the atmosphere at the scene was very depressing, and he suddenly smiled and said: "This official is just a small sesame official, whether to change the system or not, it is not for me to have the final say." I have to report to the cardinal and ask him to write a recital, and it will be up to His Majesty to decide. ”

In this way, the ball was kicked to Liu Tongxin again. Liu Tongxin sat there without moving, and he asked, "Gao, what is your opinion?" Gao Xianchen scolded secretly: "It's really his grandfather's old slippery head." When the boss asked, he didn't dare not answer.

Gao Gaochen lowered his head and said: "The lower official has just arrived, and he doesn't understand the rules of the assessment, so he asks the adults to teach him." ”

Liu Tongxin stroked his beard and said: "Don't give me a sloppy look, how should you treat you during the time you came to the Privy Council?" Gao Gaochen said with a grateful look on his face: "Liu Gong cares about his subordinates. ”

Liu Tongxin pushed his long beard and said, "Okay, then let's not talk about business today, let's talk about personal friendship." You can show your personal opinions, and the old man will keep them secret for you. Gao Chenxin said, it's strange to believe you, he stood up and said: "The lower officials are only the first to look forward to the high male horse, and they will never disobey." "The voice is sonorous and powerful.

Liu Tongxin said quietly: "It seems that the old man only has to ask His Majesty to make a decision in person?" Gao Gaochen leaned close to his ear and said, "For the sake of high justice, this method is the best." Liu Tongxin looked at him and didn't speak.

Gao Gaochen simply made his words clear and said: "My lord, Xia Guan is only sitting in his current position because of opportunity. Gao Gong, you are different, you rely on real skills, step by step, and you are a capable minister gradually promoted by His Majesty from the grassroots level, which is not easy. Besides, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty all know that you are the master of our Privy Council, and the lower officials are just a little ant, and no one will pay attention to them. ”

Liu Tongxin understood what he meant, no matter what he did, he would offend those big people, and if he was not careful, his net worth and life would be difficult to protect.

Liu Tongxin felt scared in his heart, but he felt that he couldn't let go of the little slippery head in front of him, and he continued to ask: "I will make a decision, and you must also explain to me clearly, otherwise how can I give His Majesty a good lesson?" "Commander of the high-definition dust.

Gao Gaochen had already thought of a countermeasure, and he said unhurriedly: "My lord, what Xia Guan means is that we still need to make some changes to get through the difficulties in front of us." Liu Tongxin stared at him, for fear of missing a word.

Gao Gao said in a frustrated voice: "Let's have a new system of random lots, what do you think?" Liu Tongxin laughed and said: "You kid is really treacherous, the old man has obeyed you, okay, I will report to Your Majesty like this." Gao Gao Chen smiled mysteriously as he exited the door.

A few days later, Wei Xin sent someone to tell Gao Gao Chen only two words, Holy Anger.

After Gao Gaochen left, he was locked in the study alone, and he worked hard to write, and he wanted to write a recital for His Majesty. According to the imperial system, officials of the Privy Council have the right to hand over the recitals directly to His Majesty.

Gao Gaochen had completely figured out His Majesty's intentions, and the reason why the Central Lord Li Jing sent him to serve in the Privy Council before the assessment was to test whether he was really loyal to the imperial court.

Gao Chen's delay in showing his true attitude is to let His Majesty know that he is measured, not timid and afraid.

The central lord Li Jing watched this very special piece of high-speed dust attentively, "A strong army is the foundation of the country, since my emperor ascended the throne, the sea has been salty, but Siyi has not been completely cleared, and there are still big worries." Now there are many factions of lieutenant generals and officers in the army, and in the long run, it will lead to military orders not leaving the imperial city, and our emperor must not ignore ......"

Gao Gao Chen believes that the method of inspecting the generals should be changed. The recommendation system from the prince or the commander of the army was changed to the imperial court to open the martial arts examination, which is one of them.

The second is to change the system of commanding the troops at the border gates, and the imperial court will send civilian officials to supervise the army to ensure the smooth implementation of the imperial court's military orders.

The third is to abolish the high post of deputy envoy of the Sixth Army and split it into eight commanders to control the army.

The central lord Li Jing carefully read this piece more than ten times over and over again, slapped the dragon case, and shouted: "Loyal ministers." Submit it to Jiuqing for public discussion! "After the reform of the military system, according to the song, the military power will be unified in the hands of His Majesty himself, and he will not need to fear any rebellion.

After a twist and turn in Jinghua, high-definition dust once again became the focus of public opinion, and the entire Beijing division was talking about it.

Jia Zhen said to the King of Han: "At first glance, this kind of reform is very unfavorable to you. But after careful study, the minister found that His Majesty was most suspicious of you. It is not a good thing to have a high merit, now that the army is in the hands of His Majesty himself, he has brought our game of chess to life, His Majesty will no longer suspect you, if you take a step back, the sea and the sky will be broad, but you may take an important position in the court, this high-definition dust is actually helping you solve the problem. "King Han is overjoyed.

Li Cuiqing smelled a strange smell from it, she felt that Gao Gaochen was a plan to kill three birds with one stone, on the one hand, she got rid of King Wu's desire for military power, on the other hand, she avoided directly offending the rest of the princes, and on the other hand, she won the favor of her father, which is really not a simple character.

Although Li Congjia, the king of Wu, was not very satisfied, his two younger brothers with the most military power lost their most important weight, which was a great victory for him. The current political situation is that he occupies the absolute initiative, and as soon as the emperor dies, he, the prince, will ascend the throne as the emperor.

Wei Xin intentionally or unintentionally spread the intentions of the central lord Li Jing to the outside world, and the bureaucrats of the six ministries and nine secretaries all knew that His Majesty was going to take over the military power, so no one in the Manchu Dynasty opposed it.

The lord Li Jing pushed the boat down the river and approved the twists and turns of Gao Gaochen, he solved the hidden worries in one fell swoop, completely mastered the military and political power of the imperial court, and became the first emperor to monopolize power since the founding of the country.

As a result, Gao Gaochen was promoted, and he was appointed to the Privy Council, which was a newly established official position from the third rank, leading more than fifty subordinate officials and clerks.

The real power of Gao Gao Chen is unimaginable, although he has no right to participate in decision-making, but he definitely belongs to well-informed people. He will know all the important military and political affairs of the imperial court at the first time.

In just over a year, Gao Chen has become an upstart in the court from a white-clothed person, and the princes and ministers are all sideways.

On this day, Gao Gaochen had just returned to the mansion in an ox cart, when he heard his entourage come in and report that His Royal Highness the King of Chu had arrived.

Gao Gao Chen was shocked, he had waited for the King of Chu for many days earlier, but he had never seen anyone, but now he came again, it seems that there are indeed many capable people under the King of Chu.

Li Yuanzhang, the king of Chu, is twenty-seven years old, with a slender figure, a majestic national face, and a standard beautiful man who walks with a tigerish style.

Li Yuanzhang held Gao Chen's hand tightly and said sincerely: "I'm late, Mr. Lao has been waiting for a long time." Gao Gaochen smiled slightly, Li Yuanzhang also smiled, and the master spoke until the point.

After the guest and host sat down, Gao Gaochen said sincerely: "Qingchen is a little reckless in doing things, and I ask His Royal Highness the King of Chu to bear with me." He took a deep slap.

Li Yuanzhang hurriedly picked up Gao Chen, and said angrily: "You and I have been friends for a long time, although we haven't seen each other much, but Yuanzhang is very grateful to Mr. If Mr. doesn't rescue Yuanzhang from the land of right and wrong, I'm afraid it won't be far from disaster. ”

Gao Gaochen didn't dare to follow Li Yuanzhang's words and said, there was a trap there, he said: "Your Majesty is in the heyday of the Spring and Autumn Period, you are a prince, and you have endless glory and wealth, how can you talk about the catastrophe?" Avoiding the trap, he kicked the ball back to the King of Chu.

Li Yuanzhang suddenly sighed and said: "Ordinary people say that they are repentant husbands looking for feudal marquis, I regret being born in the emperor's family, Mr. must understand Yuanzhang's hardships." ”

Gao Gaochen didn't dare to answer his words, and hurriedly said: "There happens to be an altar of 'Yuhuachun' from the Western Regions at home, and the lower official immediately ordered the kitchen to make a few side dishes, how about we talk while drinking?" Li Yuanzhang nodded.

With a lot of effort, the wine and food were all together, Li Yuanzhang raised his wine glass and said: "Yuanzhang is here, the first is to thank Mr. for his righteous act, which made me a hundred times easier, and secondly, I see that Mr. is not yet married, and I am here as a matchmaker, I don't know what Mr. thinks?" ”

Gao Gao Chen's heart "Ge Deng", the hand holding the wine glass shook slightly, he never thought that the King of Chu would come to him as a matchmaker in person, this is not an ordinary trivial matter, the King of Chu is here for a showdown. The king of Chu has sent a strong signal, the guests and hosts are all happy, the high-definition dust hugs the beauty, and the king of Chu has treated him politely, and the soldiers will follow one after another.

The time of the high-definition dust god was very short, but it was still seen by Li Yuanzhang, the king of Chu, Li Yuanzhang's hand shook, a cup of jade flowers in the spring, he picked up a piece of sweet and sour carp, and said casually: "Mr. accepted the four stunning beauties of King Wu and enjoyed the great blessings, can't Yuan Zhang be a matchmaker for Mr.?" "The meaning of the general is very strong.

Gao Chen's mind was like lightning, and he immediately responded: "Qingchen once swore that he would not give up if he did not break the thief's oath, so he only married Concubine Fang." ”

Li Yuanzhang secretly praised his chief strategist Fang Yong in his heart, Fang Yong had already been able to shirk Gao Chen, so even the steps had been arranged.

Li Yuanzhang took a sip of wine and said casually: "Yuanzhang knows that Mr. is a pure and loyal person, but Yuanzhang knows that Mr. is a loyal countryman. As soon as the words came out, Gao Gaochen knew that something was wrong, and hurriedly sealed his mouth and said: "His Royal Highness the King of Chu, come, come, come, for the sake of Your Majesty's longevity, we have made this cup." The king of Chu had no choice but to have a toast with him.

King Chu just put down his wine glass and was about to speak, when Gao Gaochen preemptively said: "For the sake of Concubine Zhuang and her old man's phoenix body Kangtai, let's have another drink." The two of them drank more than ten glasses in a row.

When Gao Gaochen pretended to be drunk and fell on the table, the king of Chu opened his mouth and said, "Many people want your life. Gao Gao dusted down, pricked up his ears and listened carefully to what he said.

Li Yuanzhang sighed and said: "A person as smart as you, sir, should know the truth that Mu Xiu will be destroyed by the forest wind, right?" Mr. was promoted too quickly, but there is no backstage, once he falls out of favor in front of His Majesty, a catastrophe will inevitably come. ”

Gao Gaochen could only continue to pretend to be drunk, and King Chu sighed: "Yes, anyone will have this kind of thought, and I am no exception." Yuanzhang is not talented, and he is willing to form a brotherly alliance with Mr. and never betray, this heart can be expressed every day. The King of Chu attacked step by step.

The King of Chu perseveredly persuaded him: "No matter what Mr. thinks, it doesn't matter. As the saying goes, when loyalty and filial piety cannot be both, you must be loyal to Your Majesty. Tomorrow, someone will ask his father to give him a marriage, and the woman is the daughter of Shen Guibin, the right minister of the Political Affairs Hall, that is, the little lady of Shen Yuling, who is the talented and beautiful Jingshi. Yuanzhang is completely sincere, and he wants Mr. to do it himself. "It's a ruthless move.

How many princes and nobles in the capital wanted to marry Shen Yuling as their wife but couldn't get it, but the king of Chu pushed this talented and beautiful woman into his arms, which was like putting him in the crater, which was no different from murdering him.

What's even more serious is that the matchmaker made by the king of Chu, and other princes, including the king of Wu, have every reason to believe that he has taken refuge in the king of Chu. In this way, the neutral posture he painstakingly managed will be gone, and there will be no way out except to cling to the king of Chu. The person who can come up with such a vicious plan to draw wages from the bottom of the kettle is definitely a sinister, vicious and calculating conspirator.

What to do?

Gao Gaochen locked himself in the study, thought carefully about countermeasures, and slept in the study that night, not hugging Yu Niang** as usual.

On the morning of the second day, Shen Guibin, the right minister of political affairs, was the first to come out and ask His Majesty for marriage.

Unexpectedly, King Wu's confidant Dali Temple Qingjiang Beiyuan preemptively interrupted and said: "Your Majesty, I heard that Lord Shen's daughter is not a champion and will not marry, I believe that all the adults here should have heard of this oath, right?" The officials of King Wu's family echoed in unison.

The central lord Li Jing looked at the two important ministers around him interestingly, blowing his beard and glaring at his eyes like a child, like a pair of fighting cocks.

Then something even more interesting happened, Ma Rulong, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Gao Gaochen is loyal to the court, is a pillar of the country, and is a young talent, so the minister thinks that it is right to ask him what he means." Gao Gaochen glanced at him gratefully, and Ma Rulong didn't look at him.

The middle lord Li Jing didn't ask Gao Chen himself what he meant, he smiled and asked, "What do you think?" "The various factions that didn't seize the opportunity to speak just now immediately had different opinions, and there were all kinds of things to say, and some people actually whimsically proposed to ask His Majesty to marry the princess to Gao Gaochen.

The middle lord Li Jing's heart moved, but he was furious, and said angrily: "You important ministers of the court actually discussed the marriage of a third-grade petty official, and made endless noise in the court, what kind of system did it become? The central lord Li Jing took advantage of the problem and sentenced all the ministers involved in the dispute to a fine of half a year, and each of them was beaten with fifty boards.

The marriage incident in the court made the central lord Li Jing alert to the fact that the party struggle between the DPRK and China has not changed because of the consolidation of military power, but has intensified.

That night, Gao Gaochen sent someone to contact Zhang Liangzuo and implored Li Congjia, the king of Wu, to ask His Majesty for marriage. As a result, the steps arranged by the king of Chu were disrupted at once, which not only temporarily eliminated the threat of the king of Chu, but also showed His Majesty his dilemma. Gao Chen is absolutely confident, and His Majesty will definitely see his loyalty from it.

But there are also side effects of this treatment, that is, the suspicious Zhongzhu Li Jing will definitely suspect that he is colluding with the prince, and he must find an excuse to leave this place of right and wrong in Jingshi.

Li Cuiqing has often gone to Gao Gao Chen to chant poems recently, Li Cuiqing feels that something is missing in his heart when he doesn't see Gao Chen for a day, and the relationship between the two is extremely harmonious.

The extremely smart Gao Gaochen never suspected that Li Cuiqing was a woman, or even a real princess. Li Cuiqing didn't say anything.

On this day, it was the turn of HD Dust to rest for a day, and Li Cuiqing came to invite him to go to the suburbs.

In order to avoid the eyes and ears of others, Gao Gaochen and Li Cuiqing shared a carriage, only taking Xiao Wu and Jin Wei, and a few people went out of the city from Tiance Gate and went straight to Xishan.

The peaks and peaks are rugged, there are strange rocks, and the stone paths are winding and secluded. The stone trees are towering, the green shade is on the ground, the natural landscape is magnificent, it has the characteristics of "rough and abrupt", there are thousands of postures, and each is good at it. There are chessboard stones that are like stone platforms, there are flying stones that come out of nowhere, some are like mountains and flat ground, and some are like tigers crouching on the side of the road. The most peculiar thing is that the Yinyin Cave is made of three boulders supporting each other, while Yao Weng Rock is a cave formed naturally by a sudden depression on the side of a mountain-like boulder.

Quangan has always been praised by the world. People use high-quality milk spring water to brew a lot of luscious elixir, named "Luo Han Guo Dew", which is sweet and refreshing. Every midsummer, there is a bamboo tube by the milk spring, for the passers-by to take water and drink, scoop a tube of spring water, sip slowly, it is a great pleasure, known as a unique Xishan.

Climb up from "one step to the sky", you can see that between the cliffs and dangerous roads of the eight-character stone, a bridge flies, the shape is like a rainbow, and it is called the rainbow bridge. Climb the bridge. Looking down at the mountain, it is like being in the clouds. There is a trickle of water flowing from the cliff wall next to the bridge, converging into a clear spring, which actually comes from the same source as the milk spring.

From Tingsongxuan to the north along the stone steps down, you will arrive at Lian Creek, formerly known as Catfish Creek. Lian Creek flows all year round, the stream falls according to the mountain trend, if the mountain spring is steep and long after the rain, the silver stream is pouring down, the distance looks like Bai Lian hangs high, and it is like the smoke of the green sea.

Gao Gaochen and Li Cuiqing chatted while walking, chatting excitedly, completely forgetting whether his physical strength was enough, he took the lead in boarding the Dragon Pavilion. The Dragon Pavilion stands on the cliff under the Huixian Gorge and is a two-storey hexagonal pavilion. The eaves ridge is decorated with six dragons, eager to fly, the momentum is extraordinary, here is the highest place of the West Mountain.

In the face of such a beautiful scenery, Gao Gaochen said brightly: "I can swim in the great mountains and rivers!" Brother Qing, in fact, as a brother, I just want to be a rich man with a little money, with a beautiful wife and concubine, traveling all over the world, how comfortable. ”

Li Cuiqing looked at the back of the high-definition dust show and straightened his hair, his mind was a little unfocused, and he didn't hear what he said clearly.

Gao Gaochen suddenly reached out to hold Li Cuiqing's little hand, and said softly: "When the time comes, Brother Qing wants to enjoy the beautiful scenery with Brother Wei?" Li Cuiqing's face was different, she lowered her head and whispered, "Of course I do." ”

Gao Gao Chen suddenly hugged Li Cuiqing's shoulders wildly, and hugged her to watch this wonderful scene together, Li Cuiqing was a little unnatural, she wanted to push Gao Gao Chen, but she was reluctant to push him, and the two snuggled together. At this moment, Li Cuiqing made a heavy oath that even if this Gao Gaochen was a devil, she would be inseparable from him to life and death.

In the capital of Goryeo, the capital of the Goryeo Kingdom, the Jin family was fanfare to welcome the arrival of the conqueror Li Zhongyi, and the left and right next door were all the powerful families of the Goryeo Kingdom, and they all looked sideways, secretly guessing what the Jin family had to do?

Since Jin Zinan lost his authority, people have speculated that even if Comrade Jin does not die, it is impossible for him to be reused by Li Zhongyi.

Before today, Jin Zinan did show a decline, and Li Zhongyi directly regarded him as air, so that the wind direction in Goryeo's officialdom changed suddenly, and everyone regarded Jin Zinan as a plague god and avoided it.

Lao Jin has been lonely for a long time, and the Jin family suddenly has a big deal, there should be a happy event, right?

Just when the neighbors were guessing, a large number of guards officers and soldiers armed to the teeth poured into the entire alley, surrounding the Jin family.

Jin Zinan, who had been standing in front of the door, couldn't help but be overjoyed when he saw this situation, looking at this prominent formation, eighty percent of it was Li Enxiang who was personally coming!

When the car arrived at the door, only Caijiao got out of the car with a smile, and Jin Zinan didn't mention how disappointed he was.

Also disappointed is the Zheng family, she originally had the opportunity to meet with that bad enemy, who would have thought that it was only Caijiao who came.

"Good girl, that ......" Jin Zinan was very eager to ask Li Zhongyi's news, but when the words came to his mouth, he found that Caijiao's face was not good, so he had to swallow it back into his throat.

Caijiao took Jin Zinan as air completely, she just got out of the car and saluted hastily, without waiting for Jin Zinan to pretend to greet her, like a gust of wind drifted into the inner house, anxious to see the Zheng family, the maids held a dazzling array of gifts in their hands, and followed closely behind her.

"Cai'er, you are a little whiter and tenderer than before, the food in Li Xianggong's mansion is really nourishing beauty." Zheng hid his disappointment, took Caijiao's little hand, and teased her with a smile.

Caijiao plunged into Zheng's arms, twisted her waist, and sprinkled Jiaojiao for a while, then hugged Zheng's neck and whispered: "Ye was originally going to come with me, who knows, when he was about to go out, Ye was intercepted by General Manager Li, saying that there was an important military situation." ”

Zheng felt ashamed, she gently stroked Caijiao's fragrant back, and praised her: "Li Xiangshuai's military affairs, we women must not ask about it, you have done a good job." ”

Caijiao leaned into Zheng's ear and said with a smile: "Master promised me that when the affairs are completed, if you have leisure, you will come and pick me up and go home." ”

Zheng's eyelids jumped violently several times, and the sense of loss in his heart turned into a strong sense of expectation in the blink of an eye.

The disadvantage of marrying a daughter from a high family is that the status of the daughter in the in-law's family is not high, and she is often easily angry. Of course, there are pros and cons to everything, and the benefits are also very obvious, the prime minister's concierge is a seven-grade official, don't look at the monk's face to see the Buddha's face, and beat the dog to see who the owner is, right?

Although Caijiao is only one of Li Zhongyi's concubines, Li Daxianggong is the conqueror of Goryeo and one of the prime ministers of the Great Zhou Political Hall. Not to mention the high-level bureaucracy that can be trampled upon at will, even in the entire Great Zhou, there are only a handful of powerful people who can afford to provoke Li Zhongyi.

Mother and daughter are connected, Caijiao has always been her heart, Zheng naturally knows his daughter's preferences, so when eating in the backyard, a large table of Caijiao's favorite dishes is set up.

To be honest, compared with the profound food culture and quality of Da Zhou, the dietary level of Korea can only be described in four words: vulgar and unbearable!

Jin Zinan surrendered to the feet of Li Zhongyi, and took the initiative to offer the three twin sisters, because Caijiao was particularly favored, the old Li family's dazzling meal recipes gradually flowed into the Jin family, which made the entire Jin family envious, and has been trying to follow suit, proud of it, and never ashamed.