Chapter 8 The Monarch and the Minister

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Kobayashi Zongqing's face was flushed, and it was difficult for him to say a word

Qin Juexiang spoke hard and rushed There are also two sentences of Buddhist scriptures from time to time to ridicule Chang Sihao sounded quite funny, but although he felt that he was a little excessive, he didn't stop Seeing that Xiaolin Zongqing was really embarrassed At this moment, seeing that Xiaolin Zongqing was really embarrassed, he took it and gave a step and said: "The predecessors of the two factions of Shaolin Wudang did the thing of entering the WTO with their birth bodies, and they did not ask for themselves, and made a wish to benefit others, which is also a good thing" Seeing that Xiaolin Zongqing expressed his gratitude, he stretched out his palm again and continued: "However, the major affairs of the imperial court are not in the next strength, and I also ask the master to reply to the Venerable Master with kind words, just say that Chang is incompetent I am afraid that the two seniors will be disappointed." Speaking of this, he got up and beckoned: "Absolutely loud, you sit with the master, I still have some things to do, it's rude."

Kobayashi Zongqing raised his hand in the air, looking at his back as he left in a hurry, his face was full of loss, and he hesitated to chase him out, Qin Juexiang came over, pulled off his arm with a smile, and said: "The master has worked hard from afar, how can he leave like this, you have to eat to say anything, or spread it out, don't you want others to say that our brother is too rude, come here, prepare a vegetarian meal?"

Kobayashi Zongqing had no way to take him and had no intention of eating and drinking Thinking of waiting for Chang Sihao to come back and persuade a few words I had to laugh and hold on Not long after the vegetarian banquet was placed in the Fish Watching Water Pavilion Qin Juexiang toasted and served every time he heard Kobayashi Zongqing talk about business, he avoided talking about it After dinner, he got up and left for a moment When he came back, he had an envelope in his hand and pushed it forward on the table, sat down and said with a smile: "Now that the world is declining, people's hearts are not ancient, and the incense in Shaolin Temple is not very prosperous When I said those words, I didn't take into account the hardships of your sect I really have disrespect for the master and the master I can't take this little money, I don't dare to say that it is a charity for Shaolin, it is just a little money for the master's return trip."

Kobayashi Zongqing looked at the envelope, looked at him, changed his face and asked, "Is this what you mean or what the leader of the Chang Alliance means?"

Qin Juexiang smiled: "There should be two meanings, but since our brothers are one, then no matter whose meaning it is, it is not all the same meaning."

Kobayashi Zongqing said: "That's not what the little monk meant......"

Qin Juexiang said: "You and I actually understand what each other mean in their hearts It's too thorough, doesn't the master feel too boring" He smiled and said: "Oh yes, now my eldest brother's identity is different after all, what kind of alliance leader and other names It's better to call them less As for the lower officials, it doesn't matter if it's a small thousand households."

Xiao Lin Zongqing's face was like iron, he froze for a long time, got up and bowed, turned his head and left

The figures under the water corridor are staggered Liu Jinwu walked in half-twisted and came to the table near Seeing Qin Juexiang sitting on the chair without moving, squinting at the willow leaf eyes and sneering, he asked: "Who is that monk" Qin Juexiang smiled: "The one who came to Huayuan was too angry to leave" Liu Jinwu looked back and picked up the envelope on the table again, opened the small crack and glanced at it, and said: "Five hundred taels is not too little, it is really the world is declining, and the people's hearts are not ancient" Qin Juexiang smiled: "Well said I found that the two of us can talk more and more together He doesn't want this money Let's spend it by ourselves Let's go and find a place to drink flower wine." ”

Liu Jinwu smiled and said: "You are in good spirits" threw the envelope on the table and said: "But today is not possible, what about my second brother" Qin Juexiang said: "What is the matter" Liu Jinwu said: "The emperor has something to say to him" Qin Juexiang asked his subordinates to inform Chang Sihao Looking for a circle and no one was seen The doorman reported that Hou Ye had already gone out alone It seemed that he was running in the direction of Duhug Lou Qin Juexiang had nothing to do left and right Qin Juexiang accompanied Liu Jinwu to Duhuo Lou to find someone to answer that Hou Ye had indeed been here for a long time As soon as he came in, he summoned Shao Fang I don't know what to talk about

The two went up to the second floor and walked around to find the casino suite Sure enough, Chang and Shao were both there Chang Sihao heard that the emperor was calling him and got up and followed Liu Jinwu into the palace to see the driver Qin Juexiang sent them out of the building and asked Shao Fang behind him with a smile: "What did you talk about just now?" Shao Fang said: "Hey, there's nothing serious about chatting casually" Qin Juexiang glanced back at him and put his hands behind his back and said: "Well, when my eldest brother first entered Beijing, you received him all the way, and you were much closer than others" Shao Fang smiled: "How dare you say that you are close, anyway, your face is more familiar."

Qin Juexiang let out a "hmm" in his nostrils, stopped speaking, and suddenly turned around and put himself face to face with him

Shao Fang was visibly startled, stunned, and motionless

Qin Juexiang staggered his eyes, stretched his hands and covered his collar for him, and gently patted the folds of his clothes from top to bottom, and said slowly and leisurely: "Duhulou is not as good as leaning on the book building This place has a lot of people and money, it is a pillar, and it is also decent, and there are more new recruits in the building, and now this person's heart is unpredictable, and some deception, coaxing, and hand-taking things are inevitable The steward must have a clear ear and eyes in order to reach up and down and bring people well, and it is not easy for the Qin family to put this bit of industry inside and out, and you have to worry a lot about it, Danyang hero, for me."

He said the four words of Tongda a little more Shao Fang's eyes were slightly fixed and made his meaning clear Shi Li said: "Yes, you are so trusted by Prime Minister Your subordinates dare not to do their best and be smeared with Hou Ye just now I heard him ask about some old news in Beijing The situation of the previous cabinet elders I replied here I am still thinking about the things in the building."

"The previous few ......pavilion elders" Qin Juexiang's body paused slightly when he heard this, and then he slowly retracted his hand without incident, nodded and smiled: "Big brother is me, I am my big brother, treat him the same as I treat him, and he must answer the questions he asks carefully, don't prevaricate, but he is the body of the Hou Ye, there are too many things, what should be said and what should not be said, you must carefully consider it, don't let him bother."

Shao Fang looked at his expression and lowered his head and said, "My subordinates understand."

Chang Sihao walked through the palace courtyard with Liu Jinwu Only to hear a wisp of Xiao sound wafting through the air As if an invisible fragrance is leisurely and refreshing All the way to the foot of Long Live Mountain There are attendants who lead the two to the mountainside I saw Longqing leaning sideways against the pillar in the small pavilion Overlooking the palace wall There is a black case on the right hand under the pavilion There is a lyre on it Guo Shu Ronghua knelt a few times and sat straight as a monument The white and slender fingers held a tube of Yuxiao and played it gently The music is smooth and soft Like a spring breeze and willows, autumn water flowing silk

Chang Liu and the others didn't dare to disturb the emperor and stopped far away Longqing saw it and greeted him with a smile: "Brother Xian, you came just in time to enjoy the song 'Wind Xiao Yin' with me" Chang Sihao approached Shi Li, glanced to the side, and said with a smile: "The prince is elegant and elegant, and the song that comes out is blown out, how can I understand it?"

Long Qing smiled and pulled Chang Sihao to sit down Liu Jinwu stood on the side Guo Shu Ronghua put Xiao on the piano Ying Ying smiled calmly The sleeves were stretched The sound of the piano pouring out from his fingertips

When the song stopped, several people's hearts bubbled out of a quiet and distant state of mind, Longqing symbolically clasped his palms and patted a few times, sighed and said: "It's still Ronghua, this piano can relieve my sorrows."

The emperor has worries in his heart, and he should be a courtier to inquire and solve his worries Chang Sihao heard the sound outside the words, but he didn't come to pick up the stubble and echoed along the water: "Guo Dugong not only plays Xiao well, the piano strokes well, and the work is rigorous and proper, with him admiring the East Factory and supervising the world, the emperor will naturally sit back and relax."

Long Qing said: "It's a pity that there is only one glory in the world, I can use him everywhere, but he lacks skills."

Chang Sihao remained silent and continued to lead in: "I heard that the affairs in the cabinet are complicated, and the three cabinet elders Li, Chen, and Zhang are busy going around, do you want to promote Guo Dugong into the cabinet?"

Long Qing shook his head and smiled: "The powers and responsibilities of the Dongchang and the cabinet are very different, and they don't communicate with each other, even if they are Ronghua, they can afford it, who can afford to take the Dongchang, I also see that he can't play the piano Xiao ensemble alone, and I just feel it for a while."

Chang Sihao looked not without regret: "The cabinet deals with the world's major affairs every day, and the responsibilities are heavy and busy, thinking about it, the reason why Xu Ge Lao will be sick is also tired Now except for Zhang Ge's old man and strong The age of the other two pavilion elders is actually not too young It is good to bring someone in as soon as possible and share one or two for them Liu Jinwu had a direction in his heart as soon as he heard this: Listening to this voice, Chang Sihao obviously intended to recommend candidates At this moment, he used words to tease As long as the emperor gives him a talk, he is about to climb up the pole

Long Qing pondered for a while and said: "What the virtuous brother said is also However, there is a shortage of officials in the six ministries, and it is difficult to find a good candidate for a while, and the cabinet ministers are not as good as others, and they must have prestige and a hundred officials to obey it, if you rashly click on the ministers, it will be counterproductive at that time."

Chang Sihao knew that he was afraid that he would recommend people indiscriminately, so as not to embarrass both sides when he said it, and said with a smile: "Politics is a big thing, and I don't know much about it, but I always feel that the official uniforms are not as big as the people's prestige, let's take the old Guo Ge in the past, just one thing about 'Benevolence and Righteousness Lane', he is in the hearts of us ordinary people, and that image is much taller than others."

Guo Pu was an official in the court and was known for his honesty and honesty Leaving a lot of anecdotes The most well-known among the people is the story of "Renyi Lane" The reason is that the house in Anyang, Guo Pu's hometown, was occupied by a neighbor The two families started a lawsuit and refused to let each other Mrs. Guo sent a letter to Beijing to ask Guo Pu, who was an elder of the pavilion, to come forward to support Guo Pu wrote a letter and replied Mrs. unfolded it and read the book: "Thousands of miles of books are a wall, what's the harm in letting it be a few feet The Great Wall is still in Qin Shihuang today", so he was ashamed and not only withdrew the lawsuit He also indented the crowded area of the house by three feet and gave it to the other party to use, and this matter was widely circulated, and it was rumored to be a beautiful talk by both the government and the opposition people

Long Qing is naturally familiar with this, and said with a smile: "Guo Ge Lao is an old man in Duanfang, and he is indeed well-known as a person" Chang Sihao smiled: "It turns out that you miss him a lot, hey, Guo Dugong, you are well-informed, I don't know what you, the old man of the family pavilion, are doing after he retires."

Guo Shu Ronghua smiled slightly: "Although Ronghua has the same surname as Ge Lao, his background is so low, and he doesn't dare to accept the promotion of the Hou Ye Over the past year or so, Guo Ge Lao has returned to his hometown and kept the countryside lightly, but he is very leisurely and comfortable Chang Sihao "Oh" replied and turned his head and said: "Since Guo Ge Lao is idle, why doesn't the emperor invite him back to preside over government affairs, with his prestige and ability, it should be in line with the will of heaven and the will of the people."

Longqing's eyes were far away, and he let out a sigh softly, Guo Shu Ronghua said: "Master Hou doesn't know that when Guo Ge Lao applied for retirement, the emperor repeatedly kept him, but Guo Ge Lao made three concerts, and he was very strong The emperor had no way to do it, and he had been farming and raising flowers for more than a year, but I am afraid that most of them are unwilling to start again."

"Is that so......" Chang Sihao said in his heart: "The whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister, as long as the emperor wants to use a holy decree in the past, he can always transfer people back Look at the current appearance of Longqing Obviously, he doesn't have this heart Guo Shu Ronghua's reply is just a pretext At the beginning, Guo Pu was implicated by Gao Gong and was forced to retire At this time, Xu Jie just left and reinstated Guo Pu Inevitably suspected of slapping Xu Jie, it seems that the emperor is thinking about it Maybe it's more about each other's faces."

Just when he fell into a deep groan, Liu Jinwu said: "Your Majesty, after this reminder from the Hou Ye, I remembered that the old man of the high arch and high pavilion returned to his hometown to recuperate, and it has been more than a year."

This was said casually and coldly, and it seemed to be intentional and more unintentional, which made Long Qing slightly stunned Chang Sihao was even more surprised He just said on the surface that Guo Pu actually meant to arch high It is nothing more than to tease him to see what the emperor's attitude towards the courtiers of Xia Ye is, and whether there is any hope of recalling it And Gao Gong and Xu Jie are against each other, Liu Jinwu knows best, but he must also know that this matter is sensitive It is not easy for the emperor to answer At this moment, he did not shy away from mentioning It is obviously opening this difficult mouth for himself

Long Qing let out a soft "um" in his nostrils, and his eyes froze Chang Sihao didn't want to let the scene fall into embarrassment, so he turned his head sideways and asked: "Didn't Gao Ge Lao resign and retire How can he say that he is returning to his hometown to recuperate" Guo Shu Ronghua's sleeve flicked lightly on the strings and said with a smile: "Oh, Hou Ye doesn't know that the emperor and the old Gao Ge returned to his hometown to recuperate with the titles of young master and prince and prince, Shangshu, and university scholar Strictly speaking, it is not a Zhishi"

Chang Si Haoden comprehended: According to Shao Fang, Gao Gong was his teacher when the emperor was King Yu The two have a deep relationship, far from being comparable to others Although Gao Gong was attacked by the public officials, the emperor gave him considerable protection and face It is "recuperation" Then you can naturally come back when you are sick But as Gao Gong As a person, it is not enough to say that you are sick If you want to come back, it is not enough to say that you are sick You also need a will from the emperor So it will not be gray and ugly So this is the time to employ people Why is the emperor's expression full of hesitation A character like him is far-sighted Everything is forward-looking, maybe not just out of the question of maintaining Xu Jie's face, but because he is afraid that when this old pavilion elder who was defeated in the old days comes back, he will have to fight with the leaderless Xu Dang, you will live and die According to Shao Fang, this Gao Suqing has always been proud of his eloquence and upright temperament, and he is known for being a hard-liner The emperor has been with him for many years and knows each other too well

I saw Long Qing looking up at the sky and let out a self-deprecating smile: "I just forgot my worries and didn't want to mess up again for a while" Liu Jinwu's eyes flickered a little and he lowered his head and said: "The slave has disturbed the emperor's Qingxing by saying a lot" Long Qing waved his hand to show that it had nothing to do with him and turned to Chang Sihao and said in a deep voice: "Xu Ge Lao has just left, everything should be based on stability, as for the supplementary candidates in the cabinet, I have to carefully consider it, think about it again, fortunately, although the three cabinet elders are tired, they can still support it" Speaking of this, he seemed to feel that the atmosphere was a little heavier, smiled, and waved to the side The waiter brought a tray and put a silver jade lid emerald gold pot and two sheep's eye glass cups on the table Longqing personally poured the two cups and said, "Brother Xian, please."

Chang Sihao thanked him and picked up the cup to see that this cup was too small and it would be gone when he took a big sip I had to take a sip like Longqing But the wine only turned on the tip of his tongue and his eyes couldn't help but light up slightly

Long Qing looked at his expression and smiled: "Why, it seems that the taste of this wine is very familiar to Brother Xian."