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The hall is quiet, you can hear the monotonous and continuous sound quality of the copper kettle dripping, hovering faintly, the sound of each other's breathing is so clear, the quieter, the more you can test a person's calmness.

As the highest-ranking courtier around Xi Ze, speculating about the king's heart is the primary skill, knowing how to advance and retreat, and being able to observe words and colors is the foundation of gaining a foothold in the court, how could Xia Wanfeng not understand Xi Ze's mind, just with his mind, as long as he takes a little look, he doesn't need Xi Ze to remind him at all, what Xi Ze is thinking is all in his control, he laughs very harmlessly, as clean and transparent as sea water, and like a cunning rabbit, there is not a single thorn on his body, it is full of soft fluff.

He poured a glass of wine for Xi Ze, poured himself another glass of wine, picked up the wine glass, touched Xi Ze's wine glass, as if he was an extremely tacit old friend, the fleeting light that flashed at the bottom of his eyes seemed dull but could not be ignored, he lowered his voice and said: "The emperor's mind, of course Wei Chen understands, Wei Chen is not the kind of person who is reckless, how much the emperor can endure, how much Wei Chen can endure, how long the emperor can endure, how long can Wei Chen endure, Cangzhou's military power has not been unloaded, always drag the emperor back, let the emperor throw a mouse taboo, Over the years, Mu Xuesong has relied on his father's military power, becoming more and more presumptuous, and even wants to monopolize the government and dominate the government and the opposition, and the most suppressed is Weichen, but Weichen is the emperor's person, everything he does can't escape the emperor's eyes, what is his intention, and there is no need for the minister to go into details, of course, Weichen always stands with the emperor, advancing and retreating together, one is prosperous, and one is lost! ”

In this way, he picked up the topic and quietly squeezed out the opponent, the smartest thing about the fox is not to do everything himself, but to know how to use the breeze of the tiger to deter others, Xi Ze picked up the wine glass, drank it all, and in an instant, a cruel look appeared on his face, and his deep voice swirled faintly: "Wan Feng, some people just like to pluck the beard on the tiger's body, and the people I can't see the most are those who think the tiger is asleep and act recklessly!" There was another disaster in the previous dynasty, but I don't want the Fu family's disaster to happen again! ”

Xia Wanfeng smiled, poured another glass of wine very calmly, put down the wine jug, rubbed it gently, and said very calmly: "The emperor can rest assured, Mu Xuesong is still some distance away from Fu, he doesn't know how to hide, unlike Fu, who always hides himself, the more such a person, the easier it is to catch his handle!" He can't move him at every turn, but it's just the emperor's words, the most important military power is in the hands of Shouxing, Shouxing is loyal to the emperor to the death, no one can shake it, the soldiers in his hands Mu Xuesong are all joking! Don't worry! ”

Xi Ze put down his wine glass, a little calm, a little cool: "The 100,000 troops in Cangzhou have become elites under Mu Chengjiang's training, all of them are one to ten, and they have been on the battlefield for a long time, and they have rich combat experience, once they enter the capital, the Imperial Forest Army and the Praetorian Guard may not be their opponents, do you know where I am afraid?" ”

Xia Wanfeng nodded, his eyes reflected an incomprehensible brilliance, and his slow voice seemed to be just talking to Xi Zelala: "Then don't let them enter Beijing, let them all be wrapped in the border to protect their families and defend the country, and even if they die well, the court did not raise them in vain, don't come back!" ”

Xi Ze's fierce expression did not recede a bit, but added a terrifying color, like a ghost suddenly floating over silently, swaying people's souls, he suddenly leaned close to Xia Wanfeng, his eyes lit up, and said in a low voice: "But...... I can't wait to see Mu Chengjiang return to Beijing to farm, do you have a way to make none of his troops come back? ”

Xia Wanfeng smiled incomprehensibly, as if there was a gust of yin wind, and the people who swept were terrified, and the sharp gaze flashed, as if there was a lightning bolt passing straight through, showing a terrifying halo: "If you want to divide his military power, of course, you have to think in the long run, this is only a matter of time, and there is also a lack of an opportunity, the best way is of course to use Xiao Guo's hand to consume his power, but now the northern border pass is very peaceful, and there is no such opportunity for the time being, but if the emperor has decided to let Mu Chengjiang come back, the minister can find an excuse for the emperor!" ”

Xi Ze took a piece of fish meat and put it on his plate, picked it up with chopsticks, hung it in the air, squinted his eyes and asked, "I want them to be like this, do you understand?" ”

That's man-made fish and meat, and I'm a knife!

Xia Wanfeng said firmly: "Weichen understands that he must let the emperor get his wish!" ”

Xi Ze put down the chopsticks and fish meat with satisfaction, changed his face again, and said with a pleasant face: "I have wronged you in the past few days, and as compensation, I have decided to reward you with a thousand taels of gold, and double your salary!" ”

Xia Wanfeng smiled like a breeze, and said lightly: "Your Majesty, you don't have to be polite to the minister, the minister really didn't suffer anything!" The emperor's arrangement, the ministers understand in their hearts, naturally they have to cooperate with the emperor, you don't have to worry about it, besides, the gold and silver you rewarded to the micro-ministers are enough for the micro-ministers to eat for a lifetime, this time don't reward it, if the emperor feels that the treasury is full, it is better to reduce or reduce taxes, so that the people are happy, and the people's hearts will naturally return to the emperor. ”

Xi Ze smiled very happily, his eyes flashed with approval, he nodded, and said: "You are really a good prime minister who loves the people, you always think about the people, and you don't even want my reward, okay, I will consider the matter of tax reduction and exemption, but I am now holding a brother's banquet, not talking about political affairs!" ”

"Yes, yes, yes!" Xia Wanfeng hurriedly said, "It's all because the ministers are not good, and the emperor's Yaxing is bad!" Let's leave these things to the court to discuss! ”

Xi Ze said again: "Eat vegetables, it's almost cold!" ”

Xia Wanfeng said with a smile: "Yes, the emperor also eats!" ”

Xi Ze asked while eating: "Wan Feng, my son is only King Rui when he has become an adult, and he has been in the court for a while, what do you think of him?" ”

Xia Wanfeng thought for a while and said cautiously: "His Royal Highness King Rui is upright and righteous, has a clear distinction between love and hate, is filial to the emperor, and knows how to think about the people, which is very good!" ”

Such a nice official face, he will naturally say.

Xi Ze frowned slightly: "I want to ask you, what are his shortcomings?" I am his father, sometimes I can't look at it too comprehensively, and you don't have to worry too much about my face, there is no one else here now, but it doesn't matter if you say it! ”

It seems that this official face is not very useful, Xia Wanfeng paused and said, "Are you sure that the emperor wants the minister to tell the truth?" ”

(To be continued.) )