In the imperial study, two young people sat and stood together, looking at each other.

After a long time, the black-robed young man, that is, the emperor of the dynasty, spoke first: "Mu Xiaojiu, let's sit down first, there are only two of us here, and you don't need to be too restrained." ”

Mu Xiaojiu passed through the advice of the grandfather, and he could be regarded as having a little understanding of this emperor, knowing that although this emperor was full of majesty when discussing political affairs, he was not so difficult to talk to his courtiers in private. It's just that no matter how generous the emperor is, as a subject, he still has to do the number of courtesies.

Therefore, Mu Xiaojiu first thanked him for his kindness, and then sat down, but he also found that this seat was obviously shorter than the emperor's, and it was obviously specially used for the courtiers who came to discuss the matter. It seems that as the playboy said, when His Majesty was privately dealing with his courtiers, he didn't like to hold a pair of shelves.

"Previously, you helped me calculate the Great Yuan in the Central Plains, and at the same time helped my royal family pull out the Yuwen Valve, a deeply buried and hidden nail, I haven't had time to thank you for these things." The emperor was very sincere when he said this, but, immediately afterward, His Majesty changed his words, and there was also a playful smile on his face, "It's just that when you planned in Dayuan, you also calculated me, you are a tiger brave in the sky, and you dare to offend my majesty, don't you know the truth that the Son of Heaven is angry and ambushes millions of corpses?" You are a little white-clothed person, and you dare to take advantage of me, I'm really not afraid that I will send someone to take your head! ”

When it came to the back, a cold light had already appeared in the eyes of this majesty.

It's just that Mu Xiaojiu is not afraid of danger, or rather, he has already expected this situation in front of him, and it is not a crisis at all.

These words are just a disadvantage.

"Your Majesty, didn't the grass people also ask Lord Shenhou to say something to Your Majesty on behalf of the grass people at that time? Your Majesty, you have recently ascended the throne, and you are the head of the sharp spirit, although you have the majesty of the Son of Heaven, but you will only be talented. Nowadays, although the Central Plains seems to be stable and strong, it actually has many internal and external troubles. ”

"Throughout the Central Plains, there are bandits in various places, and the turmoil of rectification a few years ago has gradually subsided, and the selfishness of the courtiers has risen again, and the orders issued by the upper authorities are slowly becoming empty words, and in addition, some sects have also begun to have different intentions. Outside, there are threats from foreign forces such as the Great Yuan, the Turks, and even the Tibetan and Fuso, and Goryeo, and even the Qing Dynasty, which had joined forces, has taken refuge in the Western Xia in the Central Plains, and there is no harbor of evil. Only the Khitan, now the land of projectiles, lives between the cracks, and is too busy to take care of itself, and it is difficult to pose a crisis. The Central Plains seems to be calm, but in fact it is already in crisis. ”

"Of course, with Your Majesty's status and mind, you can naturally see these things clearly."

The latter words are not Mu Xiaojiu's sycophants, but the facts, as the saying goes, the ass determines the head, this majesty sits in this seat, and it is not a muddy faint monarch, on the contrary, looking at his actions, it is a bit of a clear lord. Under such circumstances, it is impossible for His Majesty not to see these problems in the Central Plains.

When the emperor heard his words, he was also a little pleased, to be honest, he was not surprised that those first, second and third grade officials in the court could see this. But this Mu Xiaojiu in front of him is just a white coat in the rivers and lakes, but he can see these things, which can't help but make the emperor happy when he sees the hunt, but Mu Xiaojiu's mind is getting heavier and heavier.

"Oh, you say I know this, but what does it have to do with my sin in curing you?"

Mu Xiaojiu smiled humbly, "If Your Majesty really wants to cure the sin of the grass people, you can directly ask the grandfather to tie up the grass people, so why bother to put so much effort into bringing the grass people to this imperial study?" ”

The Emperor laughed at once, "Then tell me, why did I call you to this imperial study?" ”

"Your Majesty has ordered the grandfather to say that they want to give the minister the identity of an envoy, but His Majesty did not say what this envoy does, and this matter has always made the minister wonder." Unconsciously, Mu Xiaojiu's self-proclaimed name has changed from "grass people" to "ministers".

"It's just that now, the minister understands that His Majesty didn't say what this envoy did, but His Majesty didn't think about what this envoy was going to do. Therefore, Your Majesty summoned the minister, the purpose of which is to see what the minister is capable of and what kind of duties he can entrust. And then decide what kind of official position this envoy is. ”

The emperor applauded, and looked at Mu Xiaojiu with any playfulness in his eyes. On the contrary, at this very moment, the eyes of this majesty are already full of appreciation.

In fact, this is also a good handle of Mu Xiaojiu, with his words, if he changes to an emperor, I am afraid that someone has already been sent to take Mu Xiaojiu's life, after all, his words are indeed a little offensive.

But this majesty will not, as Mu Xiaojiu said, he has been on the throne for a few years, although he also has imperial prestige, but he himself does not take it too seriously, only talent is important, which is the best interpretation of this majesty.

"What you said before, I can give you a high position, but it's not high enough, and the power is not big enough, but I don't know if you have the courage and ability to fight again?" The emperor looked at Mu Xiaojiu's eyes and spoke.

Mu Xiaojiu smiled, "The minister understands, what problems did he have before, the minister does have some ideas, but these problems cannot be solved overnight." ”

"Let's talk about it." The emperor nodded, and he understood the truth that he couldn't eat hot tofu in a hurry.

"First of all, there are internal worries, the so-called banditry is nothing more than the gathering of some wicked people, but the bandits are big and small. The big one is composed of some strong people, whose own strength is not bad, and at the same time there is the support of the forces of the rivers and lakes behind them; The smaller ones are the gathering of homeless people, these people are not very fierce, but they have encountered disasters and have no food to eat, so they have to fall into the grass. ”

"The solution is very simple, the small ones can be understood and reasoned, and they can be benefited, these displaced people themselves do not hate the court very much, give them a stable life, and they will naturally not do anything like robbing their homes again. As for the big ones, they are not to be feared at all, on the one hand, they will make an example of the chickens and monkeys, and they will be killed by beating out a few big ones to set an example, and at the same time, they will be allowed to serve in the army and be exempted from crime at the end of the period, so that the problem of bandits will be solved naturally. As for those who have the forces of the rivers and lakes behind them, they must make a false plan, most of these forces in the rivers and lakes will not be good, and they can be taken down with the power of the rivers and lakes. ”

Mu Xiaojiu said, pursed his lips, untied the wine gourd on his waist and looked at the emperor, the emperor couldn't help but feel funny, but still let him drink the wine.

Mu Xiaojiu took a big sip happily, and then continued: "The selfishness of the courtiers is better solved, the ancients have clouds, and the troubled times use heavy codes. Your Majesty can follow suit, when Huangzhou is in turmoil, Your Majesty's punishment of skinning and filling grass is very good, and it can be continued to be used and promoted. At the same time, Your Majesty does not have to worry about the loss of your benevolent name, the world is your world after all, and in this world, whether your benevolent name is not there depends on the people. Killing corrupt officials and punishing evil ministers is a matter for the well-being of the people, and the people will naturally have no complaints. To put it bluntly, you can do it again with the same method of rectification back then. As for whether it will recur afterwards, Your Majesty is too worried, people's hearts are unpredictable, even Your Majesty, you can't dispel everyone's greed. ”

The emperor suddenly slapped the table hard, "The human heart is unpredictable...... Well said, these words, no one dares to say them as bluntly as you. ”

Mu Xiaojiu bowed slightly, this kind of thing, the ministers of the court naturally didn't dare to say more, let alone those who were in high positions, they had begun to get used to figuring out the holy will. Even if some people would say it, they would say it more subtly.

"The trouble of foreign races is the most difficult part, but it is not impossible, but there is no way to solve it overnight. If you want to surrender, you have nothing more to do than pull a batch and fight a batch, and the previous Dayuan incident was nothing more than that. As early as ancient times, there was already a method of razing against razing, and His Majesty could use it. In the current situation, foreign powers such as Persia are too far away to be considered for the time being. His Majesty might as well ostensibly connect the Qing Dynasty, Western Xia and Tubo to balance the Great Yuan Turks, and at the same time secretly support the Khitan wolf to balance the Qing Dynasty, Western Xia and Tibet. ”

"Huh? This method can be done...... "The emperor's eyes lit up, and he could see that Mu Xiaojiu's method was nothing more than the method of those sects in the Central Plains, the Turks, and it was a foreign bandit they supported.

"Yes, the alliance on the surface is not reliable, and the three major forces of Western Xia, Tubo and Qing may turn against each other at any time. If we grasp the degree of support for the Khitan, we can make the Khitan their confidant. ”

"As for Goryeo Fuso, in recent years, Goryeo has been respectful to the Central Plains, but it is very likely that he is secretly colluding with Fuso, in this case, His Majesty might as well send close people to raise some pirates at sea to harass Goryeo Fusang at any time. In this way, it can delay time, second, it can also fill some of the silver money in the treasury, and third, it can clear the waters of our Central Plains, so that our Central Plains merchants can be more convenient and safe when they trade at sea. ”

"In the future, when there is a big war, these pirates sent by His Majesty can become a surprise soldier in my Central Plains."

After saying so much, Mu Xiaojiu finally finished talking and let out a long breath.

The emperor looked at Mu Xiaojiu with great satisfaction, and then suddenly picked up a gold medal from the table and handed it to Mu Xiaojiu. Mu Xiaojiu took a look at it in his hand, and saw that the word "envoy" was written on the front of the gold medal, and a coiled dragon was directly carved on the back.

"Mu Xiaojiu, from today onwards, you will be the special envoy of the imperial court, independent of the hundred officials, and only listen to my will. Other people, whether they are the prince of the dynasty or a first-class master, you don't have to pay attention to them! ”