Chapter 632: I haven't woken up yet
The current Goguryeo king, Ko Deok, was given the title of King of Seoguang, which was given to him by the imperial court. Since the successive dynasties, the small foreign countries around the Central Plains, but all those who claim to the Central Plains must accept the title of the Central Plains. Countries such as Fusang, Champong, and Goguryeo had such histories in different dynasties, and even if they covered up the truth, they could not change this fact. Once a small foreign country dares to say that it will not surrender to the Central Plains, it will be a stinging if it is not, and it will be so intimidating that you have to surrender. Of course, this practice also has drawbacks, which will make small foreign countries hate the Central Plains, and as long as the people of the Central Plains immigrate to the local area, they will suffer different degrees of harm, without exception. Just like why those small countries in later generations were hostile to China? It was because they were beaten by the Central Plains countries a lot in ancient times, and they were beaten so badly that they jumped up and down in front of China at the instigation of those capitalist countries.
When he was young, King Ko Deok of Seongwang was also an ambitious man, determined to revitalize Goguryeo and build Goguryeo into another Central Plains power, or rather surpass it. However, perhaps Gao Delu's ability is not proportional to his ideals, and his idea is very good, but unfortunately Goguryeo still failed to go further, and can only run away like a thief in the Central Plains without taking care of it.
As a result, Gao Delu, who lost his dream, became passable, and it was enough to be able to enjoy glory and wealth. And the civil and military ministers of Goguryeo under his influence, they have also become comfortable and have no enterprising spirit, besides, it's not good to enjoy wealth and nobility like this, as long as you recognize it with the big country of the Central Plains, treat yourself as his little brother, go to the eldest brother to "borrow" some when you have no money, and then admit it when the eldest brother is angry, it's not the same as okay. So, day after day, year after year, the days passed, and then Gao Delu, the king of Xiguang, grew old, and he had no enterprising heart, and the idea of enjoying wealth and peace became stronger.
It's just that Goguryeo's life has been hard again, no matter how exploited the people at the bottom are, they don't have much inventory, and the treasury is not full enough, so it can no longer meet the growing material needs of Gao Delu and the Manchu Dynasty. Then, Goguryeo's fine work in the Central Plains sent back good news, and the Central Plains began to be in turmoil, and the imperial court was no longer able to control the bigwigs of the prefectures and counties. After hearing such news, Gao Delu and the Manchu Dynasty Wenwu suddenly became as excited as if they had been beaten with chicken blood, and there was chaos in the eldest brother's house, so it was not the right time to "borrow money and borrow grain"? So, after discussing with the ministers of civil and military affairs, Gao Delu, who was full of good thoughts, decided to join a few old neighbors to go to the eldest brother's house to "borrow money and borrow grain", which was not a win-win situation for everyone. When a few Lingju heard it, they thought it was good, good ideas, just do it. After summoning his younger brother Ma Zai, he rushed to the eldest brother's house with a roar. And then...
"A bunch of bastards..."
Gao Delu, the king of Goguryeo's Western Gwang, who was drinking alone, scolded angrily and threw the delicate wine cup on the silk floor covered with the reward of the eldest brother of the Central Plains. Maybe Gao Delu had already ordered, so after Gao Delu vented, there was no chamberlain to come in and clean up.
"Everyone said that they would be rich and prosperous, why did you change and become different from before. ”
Gao Delu's face was hideous, resentful, hateful, everyone is a neighbor, and he said that he would go to his eldest brother's house to "borrow money and food", and he would share such a good thing with them as soon as possible. However, why has it changed, but instead they all ran to their homes to "borrow money and food"? No, it is not borrowing, it is blatant robbery, is there still a royal law in this world, and is there still justice?
"Big brother, why did Youzhou Mu dare to invade my territory of Goguryeo without your order, why didn't you punish such a minister who is not a son of man, big brother..."
Like a ghost, Gao Delu counted down his neighbors, and then scolded Youzhou Mu Yitong angrily, and then cried to the Han court, who was unable to govern his younger brother. It's just that in the entire hall, only Gao Delu's voice is echoing, and no one can respond to him. And he seemed to be immersed in his own world, and he didn't feel the slightest wrong, everything seemed so weird.
"Jie Ji, Youzhou Mu, don't be complacent!"
After crying and scolding, Gao Delu showed a strange smile again, but this smile looked hideous and terrifying under the illumination of the candlelight.
"Since the old guy has made a move, you must have no reason to survive in Youzhoumu, and I will still be my king at that time, and you Youzhou Mu will go to hell. Hehe, it's also a shame that the old guy has no idea about the throne, otherwise, this king will be a little difficult to do, but after tonight, everything will not be a problem, quack..."
The next day, I don't know if it was because I vented last night, or because I thought that the head of the enemy army, Yuan Chang, was about to be solved, and Gao Delu, who had not slept a peaceful sleep since Yuan Chang and the Six-Nation Coalition Army invaded Goguryeo, had a rare good dream. In the dream, he saw Yuan Chang's head being placed in front of him in a box, and he and the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty cheered in unison, and then everyone discussed and prepared to find another opportunity to go to the eldest brother's house to borrow something. It's just that...
"Knock knock..."
A quick knock sounded in his ears, and Gao Delu, who was still in a sweet dream, slowly opened his eyes, only to feel a feeling of discomfort coming from his body, as if he was a little cold;
"What's the matter?"
Gao Delu put on the majesty of a king, and drank loudly towards the door. The person guarding the door didn't think it was Goofy's dog minion, otherwise he should know the king's habits. Gao Delu never let those eunuchs stay by his bedside when he went to bed, and he was not one of those stupid emperors in the Central Plains, let a eunuch stay by the bedside to serve him, if this eunuch was bribed by others, he wouldn't even know how he died at that time. Gao Delu felt that it was precisely because he was so wise that he was able to rule Goguryeo so comfortably for so many years. I don't know which blind slave is outside, if there is nothing important, this king will definitely not be able to spare him.
"Qi to my king, there is news from a spy in Zhen'an City, my king said that whenever there is news in Zhen'an City, he should report it immediately, and the little one will report to my king non-stop after getting the news. ”
A crisp voice sounded, Gao Delu's first reaction was a young eunuch, no wonder he was so ignorant, he would wake up the king when he was asleep, it seemed that he would let Gao Fei's high slave take him down to train him well, and he didn't even know the king's habits, how could he serve the king well; Yes, the old guy already made a move last night, and if there is any news of Yuan Chang today, the spies will definitely be able to know. Thinking of this, Gao Delu was not ready to sleep again, and he was eager to put on a calm posture, which was also what he learned from the Emperor of the Central Plains when he was young. At that time, he was just a prince of Goguryeo, and he was actually a hostage when he was sent to the Central Plains, but at that time, Gao Delu was ambitious and wanted to build Goguryeo into or surpass the country of the Central Plains. Therefore, he desperately absorbed the culture and technology of the Central Plains, befriended the ministers, and finally saved his life, and after bribing the eunuchs close to the emperor, he finally got the opportunity to return to Goguryeo, and successfully sat in the position of the king of Goguryeo. He was still going to sit in this position for many years, how could he let him out because of a small Youzhou Mu? Since it was news from Zhen'an City, it must be the news of the death of Yuan Chang, the Youzhou Mu. Without Yuan Chang, the neighbors who betrayed him thought that they would return to their arms and continue to follow them to find the eldest brother to get benefits, but this time they couldn't cheapen these bastards for nothing, so they had to pay something to take them, well, it was decided!
"Come, serve the king and get dressed!"
Outside the door, a fair-faced eunuch who was only about twenty years old was waiting with a respectful look on his face, without the slightest impatience on his face. Besides, what qualifications does a little eunuch have to show impatience in front of the king of Goguryeo. Therefore, there was no sound in the house, and the little eunuch kept a respectful look until the voice in the room finally sounded, and the corners of the little eunuch's mouth outlined a smug and excited smile, and finally heard Rusi's kind voice, and then the smile on the corner of his mouth quickly put away, put on a respectful look again, and walked in with firm steps.
And after the little eunuch entered, a figure flashed behind the beams and pillars on the side, it was an old but fair-faced eunuch, such an old eunuch could still be maintained so well, and his status in this palace was not low, and this old eunuch was Gao Delu's mouth said Gao Fei, the most favored eunuch around Gao Delu. After seeing the little eunuch enter, not only did he not have a look of dissatisfaction on his face, but instead showed a meaningful mocking smile.
"Ugly, ignorant child, I don't even know whether the news of the spy is good or bad, and I even want to compete with my father-in-law for the favor of my king, I don't know whether I live or die, I don't know if I'm alive or dead..."
The little eunuch didn't have a chance to hear Gao Fei's words, but even if he did, he wouldn't necessarily listen. In the emperor's harem, not only those women are competing for favor, these maids and eunuchs are also competing for favor, the killing in the harem may not be less than on the battlefield, every day I don't know how many maids or eunuchs who failed to compete for favor were thrown into the dry well, I think no one will know about these before the palace is completely excavated.
"My king, little Gao Jin is here to serve you and dress!"
Gao Jin walked to the edge of Gao Delu's bed with small steps, stretched out his delicate white and tender hands, and helped Gao Delu up from the bed.
"Well, your name is Gao Jin, not bad!"
Gao Delu replied in a low voice, and at the same time praised him without hesitation. Gao Delu knew that these minions were like this, and if they just gave a casual compliment, they would be moved to go to the soup for themselves. Hey, Gao Delu was extremely disdainful in his heart, if he believed these guys who had cut off their children and grandchildren, then he would have been buried in the loess a long time ago, waiting for future generations to worship. Just like those eunuchs in the Central Plains, they shouted that they wanted to be loyal to the emperor, but as a result, they accepted their own benefits, not to sell their emperor. Therefore, Gao Delu does not believe in eunuchs, and there is also this reason.
And after Gao Jin listened to Gao Delu's praise, he also put on an excited and happy expression at the right time, as if Maxima met Bole, his body began to tremble, and the hands holding Gao Delu trembled slightly. In this regard, Gao Delu did not show the slightest dissatisfaction, but quietly pondered Gao Jin's inner thoughts at the moment. Well, maybe it's gratitude, there is a package of things to say to repay the king, but I can't express it because I don't have much knowledge. Alas, it's a pity, it can't be compared with those eunuchs in the Central Plains, and from this point alone, the quality of Goguryeo's eunuchs is much worse. If it were replaced by a eunuch in the Central Plains, all kinds of praise that didn't want money would pour out like flowing water at this moment, just like when he gave gifts to those eunuchs, it was exactly the same.
"To be praised by my king is a blessing that the little ones have cultivated for a few lifetimes, and the little ones must serve our king with all their hearts. Perhaps it was because of the joy that Gao Jin finally calmed down, and expressed his loyalty to the death of a confidant.
"Hmm!"
Gao Delu replied in a low voice, thinking in his heart that if he didn't have the hole card of the old guy, then Yuan Chang would definitely attack the pill capital like a bamboo, and maybe even break through the palace. At that time, those dog minions who are eager to dig out their hearts and lungs on weekdays will definitely tie this king to Yuan Chang, and Gao Jin, the dog minion, may also be one of them. Oh, but now all this is gone, and this king is still the king of Goguryeo, the only king.
Maybe it's because of Gao Delu's praise that Gao Jin hasn't taken action to dress Gao Delu until now, if he was replaced by the emperor of the Central Plains, I'm afraid he would have been angry a long time ago, maybe he would have been pulled down and killed. However, Gao Delu did not trust these eunuchs, but he would not blame the eunuchs too much. He also thought about it, the reason why the eunuch betrayed the emperor must have been punished by the emperor, and he held a grudge in his heart, and he would take revenge when he had the opportunity. Therefore, Gao Delu generally does not punish and scold these eunuchs at will, unless he really commits an unforgivable crime, otherwise, Gao Delu generally just beats two sentences at will. Therefore, in the mouths of these maids and eunuchs, Gao Delu is a benevolent gentleman with a generous personality.
"My king, this dragon robe was given to you as a tribute by the great general when he returned from Youzhou's victory. The little one feels that this dragon robe is wearing on my king, which is in line with the majesty of my king, and when the true dragon son of heaven is today, who else can there be besides my king!"
"Haha, yes, you can speak, Goofy is also old now, and his hands and feet are not as good as before, so it is suitable for you to follow this king in the future. ”
The silk and thread of this dragon robe were the trophies of the general's invasion of Youzhou, and the silk and thread were originally to be paid tribute to the emperor of the Central Plains, but who knew that they were cut off by Goguryeo. In this regard, Gao Delu naturally laughed at it. As for the costumes that the Central Plains court gave to various countries, Gao Delu didn't pay attention to it, he was the king of Goguryeo, how could he look down on the Central Plains court's wealth that was like giving alms to beggars.
Gao Delu's words came out, and Gao Jin, who was standing behind him, suddenly couldn't help but be overjoyed. Gao Delu liked this dragon robe or he spent a lot of money to buy it from a eunuch who had served Gao Delu, and now he finally got the opportunity, and the money was worth it, and sooner or later he would have a chance to get it back.
Soon, under Gao Jin's dedicated service, Gao Delu was dressed, just from the appearance, Gao Delu at this moment does have the momentum of a qualified emperor.
"Okay, let's show the news from Zhen'an City to this king. ”
Gao Delu showed the momentum of an emperor and said to Gao Jin with a majestic face. Only when he gives orders like this, Gao Delu will feel that he is an emperor who swallows heaven and earth.
"Yes!"
Gao Jin bowed down and took out the letter from the spy from his wide sleeve and handed it to Gao Delu very respectfully. In order to seize the opportunity to perform, he didn't sleep all night last night, waiting at the palace gate, after the news of the spies came, he took the letter as soon as possible, and then ran to report to Gao Delu, thinking that Gao Fei's old guy was still sleeping at the moment, I don't know that he has been disgusted by the king! But it doesn't matter, people have to accept their fate when they are old, how can they serve the king well if they are not good with their hands and feet, but they are also taking over the class of the old guy from Goofy, the king doesn't like to kill people, so our family spared the old guy's life, arranged for two people to serve him to old age, and then sent him to the end, I think it is also very merciful, and the king will definitely be more happy with our family's kindness.
Gao Jin was still fantasizing about how he would act after he succeeded Gao Fei, but Gao Delu on the side opened the letter and slowly moved his gaze.
"King Qiqi, the last general stared at Zhen'an City day and night, and this morning, a spy found that Youzhou Mu appeared on the city wall, everything was as usual, without the slightest change. The last general was ordered by my king to keep an eye on Yuan Chang, the pastor of Youzhou, and he did not dare to slack off after learning the news, and immediately asked people to quickly send the news back..."
Gao Delu couldn't see what was written in the back of the letter anymore, and his mind just echoed with Yuan Chang appearing on the city wall, everything was as usual, constantly echoing...
"Huh!"
Suddenly, Gao Delu let out a low laugh that was a little crazy, and then his face changed, becoming hideous and terrifying, and he roared: "This king has not woken up yet, he is still in a dream, you dog slave dare to run to this king's dream to disturb this king's rest, come, come..."
Gao Jin was suddenly at a loss, what was going on? However, regardless of his reaction, Gao Fei, who had a blank face, walked in, and with a wave of his hand, two guards walked in and dragged Gao Jin down. Then, Gao Fei also bowed down and retreated, the expression on his face did not change in the slightest, and his steps were calm and did not show any sluggishness.
"It seems that this king still hasn't rested enough, well, sleep a little longer. ”
Gao Delu groaned, turned back to the bed, and even the dragon robe he loved did not take off, so he fell straight down and closed his eyes, and after a while, the snoring sounded.