Guo Kun was stunned and speechless, his father had never told him about his childhood, and when he only said this one thing at this time, he was already stunned.

"I didn't expect it, I really didn't expect it. It turns out that there is such a thing. ”

Guo Bing smiled faintly and said: "Kun'er, you have very little experience, and there are some things that you shouldn't tell you, I'm afraid that you won't be able to hold your breath, and I'm afraid that you'll be afraid." But you are already an adult, and in the future, Liang Wangfu will be your home, and you should understand these things. In fact, my father doesn't say it, you also know in your heart, you are a smart child, I know that sometimes you are just pretending to be confused. You are no worse than your father. ”

"Father praises. The child will not disappoint his father. Father, as far as Lin Jue's plan is concerned, the child also spoke his thoughts without reservation, and asked his father for advice. ”

"You said I called you here to hear what you think."

"Father. Since the Holy One mentioned to you about the pirates, it seems that he is trying to use it as an excuse. So we have to do something so that he has no excuses. So although it was a big adventure, the child thought it was worth it. We can't go back to the capital, otherwise we will be left to the mercy of people, and my father's 20 years of hard work in Liangzhejiang Road will also be in vain. We cannot sit idly by. If the bandits can be suppressed, then the saint will lose this reason, and through this matter, some people in the court will have a reason to speak for his father. Otherwise, if the hat of suppressing bandits is not effective, even if someone wants to help his father, there is no way to help. ”

Guo Bing was silent.

Guo Kun continued: "But the risks involved must not be guarded against. We can't gamble all our chips, after all...... Lin Jue's plan was too dangerous. If we fail, even without being attacked, we have to take the initiative to plead guilty. If the saint wants to take advantage of this, it is also justified, no one will point fingers at him, but give him the best opportunity. Therefore, the child said to be cautious. ”

"How to be cautious? Tell me about it. Guo Bing nodded.

"The child thinks that the first thing is to increase the chances of winning. The suppression of bandits by the Ning Navy was of course out of helplessness, after all, they could not inform the imperial court, so as not to cause more trouble. But the strength of the Ning Navy is indeed a little weaker. The child's suggestion is that more than 2,000 guards from our palace will also be escorted to the bandits this time, and it is best to transfer some of the defenders in the city. Of course, the defenders of the city were under the command of Yan Zhengsu, which required persuasion of his consent. We must also prepare the war materials thoroughly, even if we pay for it ourselves, in short, we must do everything possible to increase the chances of winning. ”

"Well...... You're right, once you fight, you have to do everything in your power to ensure the best possible result. What else? Guo Bing nodded.

"Secondly, the child thinks that we can't bet all the treasure on this matter, he Lin Jue can make a desperate bet, but we can't. Therefore, if things do not go well, we must stop decisively and must not be defeated by the pirates. As long as you don't lose the battle, even if you just go to sea to go around or even fight the pirates, others can't make a big fuss about it. It's a big deal, let's find a way to deal with the current situation, and the situation won't collapse. ”

Guo Bing looked at Guo Kun in surprise for a long time, nodded with a smile and said: "My son has really grown up, what you said is very true, even if you withdraw your troops halfway, it is better than losing the battle, and if the momentum is not right, you will withdraw your troops immediately, which is also what my father thinks in his heart." Our father and son thought of one place. ”

Guo Kun said respectfully: "Does my father think the same way?" This is what the hero sees. Hehe, it's just a little unfair to Lin Jue, he went to the island, I'm afraid he won't be able to come back. But this is nothing compared to the overall situation of my palace. ”

Guo Bing said: "I hope it doesn't come to this point, although this kid is arrogant, he does have some ability." If it can be used by us in the future, it will still have some help. ”

Guo Kun opened his mouth to say something, but swallowed the words into his stomach.

"Father, the child has a third piece of advice. If the plan succeeds this time, the child feels that he can't kill all the bandits, and he still has to keep some of them. We just need to destroy most of them and then we have to stop. The child does not speak, and the father knows what the child means. ”

Guo Bing laughed, lowered his voice and said: "The cunning rabbit is dead and the lackey is cooked, the high bird is exhausted, and the good bow is hidden." All the bandits have been exterminated, and there is no need for the Liang Wangfu to be in Hangzhou. Fight half, keep half, there is also credit, and there are reasons for Liang Wangfu to continue to sit in town. ”

"Father Wang Mingjian, this is exactly what the child meant."

"Good, good. My son really taught me to be impressed, these three points are reasonable and well-founded, and they are all in the bones. My son's wisdom is not below anyone. Although I can only stay in Hangzhou cautiously and be suppressed by the imperial brother, at least I will not lose to him in terms of son. One of my sons can reach the King of Jin and the King of Huai. Hehe, those two can't compare to you at all. Guo Bing sneered.

Guo Kun said in a low voice: "Thank you for your compliment, but unfortunately, the country is theirs." ”

Guo Bing glanced at Guo Kun and said, "Who said it must be theirs?" Jiangshan belongs to my Guo family, and your surname is also Guo, understand? ”

Guo Kun sighed and said in a low voice, "The child understands." ”

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At midnight, the sky changed and the rain began to fall. It was ticking and ticking until dawn, and it didn't stop. In the early morning, the sky was covered with lead clouds, and the rain was still falling, and it did not stop at all, but it tended to get bigger and bigger.

Plum yellow rain, such rain means that from today, the solar term into the plum, rainy weather will last for nearly a month. This kind of rain has advantages and disadvantages, for the people in Hangzhou who make a living by shipping, the river rises during the rainy season, becomes wider and deeper, and many small rivers that are not feasible can also be boated, which is a great benefit. But for many people, the rainy season brings constant trouble. It's not just that it's inconvenient to travel and business, and even in the south, where the lakes are densely packed, the rainy season can bring a huge danger, and that is the flooding.

Half a month ago, the prefect of Hangzhou, Yan Zhengsu, had already begun to convene officials under his jurisdiction to make arrangements for flood prevention and waterlogging prevention when the rainy season arrived. As a parent official, Yan Zhengsu is a qualified official. He has been the prefect of Hangzhou for several years and has solved many important matters related to people's livelihood. He is a doer, and he hopes to really benefit ordinary people and do practical things for the people. Because of this, many years ago, he resolutely gave up the opportunity to stay in the capital as an official, and such an opportunity was simply unattainable in the eyes of many people. But Yan Zhengsu regarded it as dung. What he needs is not to stay in the capital for a vegetarian meal, what he wants is to go outside Beijing to be a parent official, so that he can give full play to his abilities and do what he wants to do.

Yan Zhengsu's background is not low, his father Yan Shiqing was an important minister in the previous dynasty, and the important positions of the two governments and three divisions were almost all rotated. He has successively served as the Yin of Kaifeng Prefecture, the Imperial History Zhongcheng, the deputy envoy of the privy council, the three envoys, and finally the position of the deputy prime minister of the governor's affairs. In every position, Yan Shiqing did a very good job, so much so that when there was a shortage of important positions somewhere in the court, the emperor would say: Just go with Yan Shiqing. The people of the time gave Ya the nickname 'Mr. Wild'. Although Yan Shiqing's official position has been changing, there is a part-time job that has not changed, that is, since the eighth year of Longxing, he was appointed by the emperor as the teacher of the current saint Guo Chong, who was still a teenager at the time. It can be seen that the emperor highly recognized Yan Shiqing's ability and character.

Since then, Yan Zhengsu has become the companion of the saint today. Yan Shiqing is not perfect, he naturally understands that he must cultivate the relationship between the future emperor for his son. He asked Yan Zhengsu to enter the palace to accompany him, saying that he was afraid of delaying his only son's studies, but in fact, it was based on this selfishness. The best friendship is when he is a teenager, and if the son of his Yan family wants to gain a foothold in the court in the future, I am afraid that he will have to rely on the arrangement at this time.

In fact, just as Yan Shiqing thought, Yan Zhengsu and Guo Chong have a good relationship. Guo Chong even regarded Yan Zhengsu as a brother, and treated Yan Zhengsu better than Guo Bing, his own brother. So much so that after Yan Zhengsu was hit by the Jinshi, Guo Chongzuo asked the emperor to leave Yan Zhengsu in the capital as an official. You must know that unless you are a first-class jinshi, you can enter the Hanlin and other pavilions as a bachelor, and you can stay outside the capital. The rest of the people must have experience as officials in other places before they have the opportunity to be transferred to the capital. Yan Zhengsu is not a first-class jinshi, Guo Chong is actually going through the back door for Yan Zhengsu.

However, Guo Chong's thoughts were wishful thinking, Yan Zhengsu did not appreciate it at all, he hoped to go outside Beijing to realize his ideal of doing practical things for the people. He didn't want to stay in the capital and waste his time in the Hanlin Pavilion. Guo Chong tried every means to persuade him, but Yan Zhengsu just refused. Yan Zhengsu is notoriously stubborn, and sometimes even Guo Chong has to tolerate his stubbornness. This time, Guo Chong still failed to convince Yan Zhengsu. Yan Zhengsu left the capital, and since then, for more than 20 years, he has served as three local county commanders and two general judges.

In the first year of Qingfeng, Guo Chong ascended the throne as emperor. Soon an edict was issued to summon Yan Zhengsu to take up his post in Beijing. Yan Zhengsu's first position was the deputy envoy of the Third Division, in charge of the household department. In the eyes of others, Yan Zhengsu has soared into the sky. However, Yan Zhengsu only stayed in the capital for three months before he wanted to leave. Guo Chong once again failed to convince Yan Zhengsu, and finally sent him to Hangzhou to become the prefect.

No one understands why Yan Zhengsu did this, and no one understands why he likes to leave the capital and go outside to be a petty official in these places. Some people say that he is high-spirited, some people say that he does not know current affairs, some people say that he sells his reputation, and some people say that he has a problem with his brain. But Yan Zhengsu laughed it off. Only he knows what he is doing, and only he knows what he wants. More than 20 years of career as a low-level official has allowed him to accumulate a lot and let him see a lot clearly. A fire was beating in his heart, and he waited for the east wind to rise, and then perhaps people would understand what he wanted.