"No, this is a serious dereliction of duty! This kind of thing, we don't need to say it, as long as we send a message to them, they will be ashamed of themselves, and we don't need to say it. ”

Hu Gong also echoed with a smile next to him.

Xue Zique, Wang Chong knows. This is the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the imperial court. Although he was called a "vampire", scolding him for searching his intestines and scraping his stomach every day, thinking about how to collect grain and taxes from the people and enrich the treasury, Wang Chong knew that this person was not bad and had no selfish intentions.

The taxes he collected were basically replenished into the treasury. But there is nothing corrupt about himself!

"Hahaha, Jiugong, Young Master Chong is clever and clever, if it weren't for the prosperity of martial arts now, following me would only waste his talent, otherwise, I really want to take him with me!"

Zhao Lao looked at Wang Chong opposite, and his eyes were full of different colors. Jiugong, the youngest grandson, is really eye-catching, it is rare to have that kind of strategic vision in military affairs, and it is really incredible that he has this kind of performance in finance and taxation.

"Hahaha, Lao Zhao, you don't have to think about this kind of thing. Jiugong has already agreed, let Young Master Chong follow me. You don't have to hit him!"

Ye Gong laughed and scolded on the side, and quickly asked him to distract him.

Jiugong has three sons and one daughter, four grandsons, two granddaughters, and a nephew.

"Hahaha, you don't have to fight. This kid is still young, and when he needs your help in the future, none of you will be allowed to refuse!"

In the lobby, the old man was in a good mood, looking at a group of old brothers and old subordinates, half joking, half ordering.

"Where, where!"

The elders responded one after another, but they knew that although the Ninth Duke was not necessarily sure that this Young Master Chong was the heir, he obviously had the intention of cultivating.

"You'er, did you hear what you said just now? You are an important minister of the imperial court, and you have to pay attention to this matter. ”

The old man turned his head to look at the uncle Wang on the side and said.

"Yes, father. I'll take care of this!"

Wang Gan answered.

The matter of "tariffs" is not trivial, to put it mildly, it involves the political wealth of the empire, and it is a large tax. To put it more broadly, it is related to military affairs, related to the peace of the empire, and the safety of hundreds of thousands of imperial soldiers on the battlefield!

If it weren't for the old man's birthday, he would have to return to the court now and convene that group of colleagues to discuss. This is not just how much they have a sense of justice, but Wang Gen's keen feeling that there is a great merit in this!

Whoever signs it will receive a share of the credit. With Wang Gan's experience, such a thing will definitely pass as quickly as possible.

And more importantly, Wang Chong was only fifteen years old, and he could not receive this credit. And as the person in charge of this matter, he can definitely receive the greatest benefit!

This is definitely a strong political stroke on his resume, and he will be promoted in the future, this is his qualifications. It can be said that Wang Chong is giving him a great credit.

"By the way, Young Master Chong, how did you come up with such a thing as tariffs?"

Ye Gong suddenly said with a curious expression.

At Wang Chong's age, he can see the kind of insight in the Eastern and Western Turkic Khanates in the north, and it can be said that he is the general of the Wang family, Wang Chong's ears and eyes are infected, and he grew up in this environment since he was a child, so it is not surprising that he has talent in this area.

But "tariff" is different, and this is not something that can be explained by two words: talent!

"Huh!"

Wang Chong couldn't help laughing when he heard this, he said so much, he was just waiting for this sentence, "Your predecessors think highly of me." Where do I have such skills, in fact, I heard it from my cousin once!"

"What!"

A group of people were taken aback and turned their heads to look at Wang Li opposite.

And Wang Li originally lowered his head, his face was ugly, and his mood was very depressed. But when he suddenly heard this, he raised his head sharply and looked at Wang Chong in disbelief.

"Hehehe, cousin, it seems that you have forgotten yourself. I remember that after you said it at that time, you said something ridiculous, ridiculous, how could this be possible? How could those ministers in the court listen to you? You were so engrossed in the army that you were afraid that you would have forgotten about it. But I heard it and wrote it down. Hey, cousin, didn't expect that, did you?"

Wang Chong said and winked playfully at his cousin Wang Li.

The reason why he said so much was that Wang Chong didn't want to show off in front of the elders and show off. It's to help his cousin Wang Li.

One person, two brothers, Wang Chong always believed that his cousin was not bad. Although he ran away from home in his previous life and disappeared, when the Wang family was in trouble, he also resolutely rushed back.

Wang Chong still remembers that when the Wang family was in decline, he was on the streets, and he was bullied like a wild dog, and finally his cousin Wang Li appeared in time, fought with those people, and when he was injured, he protected himself with his back. Although he said coldly, "I'm not for you", "I just look at those people unpleasantly" or something.

But Wang Chong knew that he was here to save himself.

From that time on, Wang Chong knew that his cousin was a cold-faced and hot-hearted person. No matter how difficult he is, no matter how bad his temper is, it can't change the fact that both of them are descendants of the Wang family!

The matter of "tariffs" is not of much benefit to himself, but Wang Chong knows that it is definitely good for his cousin.

"He'er, is there such a thing?"

The first person to speak was none other than Wang Chong's uncle, Wang Qian.

In the conference hall, all the elders looked at Wang Li.

"This ......"

Wang Li also hesitated.

"Hahaha, cousin, you forgot. A few years ago, I went to look for my cousin and ran into you by accident. You were sitting alone on the rockery resting, talking to yourself one by one. Later, you found me eavesdropping, and you were furious, saying that you would forbid me to come to your house in the future. Did you forget?"

Wang Chong said that his nose has eyes, and even Wang Li is confused now.

"From the young master, is there really such a thing?"

Several of the old man's subordinates asked.

"This ...... Seems to have been!"

Wang Li hesitated. How could he remember what happened a few years ago? And how could he remember everything he had said?

"Hehe, congratulations to the Ninth Duke, Young Master Li seems to be more talented in government and politics than in military affairs!"

Old Zhao suddenly waved his hand at the old man in the hall and said.

The eldest son of the Nine Dukes, the eldest prince Wang Gan, is an important minister in the court and is very talented in politics. The young master has grown up in this environment since he was a child, and he has been influenced by the eldest son, and he is taught by words and deeds, and it is not surprising that he has the talent in this area.

If the idea of "tariff" was thought up by the young master, it makes sense.

"Gongzi Li is indeed very talented in this regard, if he can develop in the political hall, maybe it is not impossible to catch up with the status of the eldest prince in the future, and father and son will be in the same house. ”

The other elders also chimed in.

In the hall, the old man frowned, silent, and seemed to have some intention in his expression. When the eldest grandson Wang Li was young, he also showed this ability.

He was impressed by all of this.

It's just that later, Wang Gen insisted on sending him to the army, and the old man has always rarely interfered in this regard. He himself is both civil and military, no matter whether he is from civil or military, it is the same for him.

However, if this idea is really Wang Li's idea, then maybe Wang Li can really inherit his father and enter the court.

"I'll talk about that later. Li'er, you have to thank your cousin Wang Chong a lot, if it weren't for him, what you came up with, I'm afraid no one would know. ”

The old man's words shifted everyone's attention to Wang Chong again.

"That's right! Could it be that Young Master Chong is not greedy for merit at such a young age!"

"It's a good thing that people of the same clan can be humble to each other!"

"Young Master Chong can have this kind of quality at a young age, this is more precious than anything else!"

.........

In the conference hall, all the elders looked at Wang Chong and praised one after another. The impression is better than before. The door of the great family, the family affection is weak, especially this kind of general, can be humble to each other, which is very rare.

Wang Chong's humility and frankness not only did not lower the opinion of him in everyone's hearts, but also looked up to him even more because of this.

"Young Master Chong, get closer and closer in the future. Our Zhao family also has a few mansions in the capital, so Young Master Chong might as well come and sit more in the future. ”

Zhao Lao, who was present, and several other old people all sent invitations to Wang Chong.

Wang Chong originally had the opportunity to "be greedy for merit", but if he didn't say it, no one would know. Whether it is in the imperial court or in the military, it is very common to be greedy for merit, and even sitting in the position of an important minister of the court is inevitably vulgar.

If a person can not be greedy for merit and treat his subordinates fairly, he already has the ability to lead a commander that people can follow and be convinced.

Back then, so many people followed Jiugong and set their hearts on the ground, even if they were swords and fires, they didn't frown, which was an important reason.

Wang Chong would never know that it was such a "small matter" that had made the elders in the council hall begin to consider the possibility of letting him take over the old man and influence him in the future.

Although it may not be able to take shape in the end, in the eyes of everyone, Jiugong, the youngest grandson, already has the potential to unite people's hearts and dominate all the protégés of Jiugong.

- Even the gray-haired old subordinates in the hall who were the most silent and spoke the least began to consider this possibility.

Wang Chong smiled, but he felt that the attitude of the elders towards him seemed to be a little weird, and the others didn't think so much. Cousin Wang Li's talent in court politics is indeed much stronger than his talent in military warfare.

Wang Chong firmly believes in this.

Such a talent should not be buried. Otherwise, it will be a loss for my cousin and a loss for the entire Wang family. Wang Chong believes that those who agree with him here today will definitely thank themselves in the future and praise their vision.

Next, Wang Chong sat quietly next to Ye Gong and didn't say anything more. His performance was enough, too much.

Wang Chong is not ready to "make a splash" in the future, in the final analysis, this is an opportunity for grandpa and his old subordinates to talk about brotherhood! Everything must be stopped in moderation, Wang Chong is sure, based on his performance just now, even if he does nothing in the future, grandpa will definitely attach importance to and cultivate himself, just like the eldest brother and second brother.

However, the next development exceeded Wang Chong's expectations.

"Er, what are you discussing in the court now?"

The old man was chatting with a group of old subordinates, and suddenly asked about Uncle Wang. "If you live in a temple, you will worry about its people, and if you are far away from the rivers and lakes, you will worry about its king", although a group of old subordinates have unloaded their rights, but the affairs in the court have always been the object of their concern.

Wang Gan's lips moved, as if he wanted to say something, but he hesitated for a moment and changed his attention again.

"There's nothing going on lately, it's just that the court is discussing changing the capital to the festival and setting up the ten major festival envoys!"

"Buzz!"

Hearing the three words of Jiedu, Wang Chong was shocked, raised his head violently, and his heart was like a hurricane transiting, setting off a stormy wave.

"Temperance Envoy"!

Wang Chong never expected that he would hear these three words here. This is the "source of trouble" for the Empire. Wang Chong has always known about this matter, but he has never known when it originated.

Because by the time Wang Chong realized this, the wood had already been completed, and the catastrophe had been completed. Wang Chong, like everyone else, only knows the result, but he doesn't know his ins and outs.

However, Wang Chong never expected that he would hear the words "Jiedu Envoy" in this kind of room, and judging from the words of Uncle Wang Gan, this matter has begun to germinate.

"The festival envoy, the festival envoy, is actually the festival degree envoy......"

Wang Chong muttered to himself in his heart, and there was a raging storm. The matter of "Concubine Taizhen" attracted the attention of the Manchu Dynasty, and Wang Chong was sure that what the uncle had just wanted to say and stopped must be the incident of Concubine Taizhen.

However, the superficial noise concealed the real crisis, and when everyone's attention was drawn to the matter of "Taizhen Concubine", no one noticed that the evil of the empire had germinated.

Just like Wang Chong, if it weren't for the uncle mentioning it, he wouldn't have noticed a major event that would be enough to collapse the empire in the future.

Wang Chong knew that the matter of "Concubine Taizhen" was big, but compared with the matter of "Jie Du Envoy", it was completely trivial and impossible to measure.

The Taizhen Concubine incident only affected the fate of the King of Qi and the Wang family, but the "Jiedu Envoy Incident" affected the fortune of the entire Middle-earth Divine Continent!

However, Wang Chong's gaze swept around, uncle, grandfather, Ye Lao, Hu Gong, Ma Lao...... A group of people apparently did not yet anticipate the seriousness of this matter.

Even if it is his eldest uncle, Wang Gan, he is an important minister in the court, and he knows this matter the most deeply and thoroughly. However, even he, when he talked about this matter, he was only touched, and he did not really realize the seriousness and danger of this matter!

"Eldest Prince, what's going on with the festival envoy?"

In the conference hall, Ye Lao asked, frowning slightly.

"This is the latest initiative in the imperial court, Xi and Khitan in the northeast, Goguryeo, Eastern and Western Turkic Khanate in the north, Uszang in the west, Erhai Liuzhao in the south, Dashi and Tiaozhi in the west of Broken Leaf City and Shule City, have been rising rapidly in recent years, one by one is becoming more and more powerful, more and more restless, and more and more aggressive. ”

Hearing that Ye Lao, Wang Gen was not secretive, so he told the things about the Jiedu envoy one by one:

"The eight empires are facing enemies, and now the pressure is increasing. Therefore, consider withdrawing the capital protection and setting up a jiedu envoy, in addition to concurrently serving the original capital protection duties, in addition to each of them commanding two additional continents, everything is cheap, mainly to resist foreign enemies!"

"Right now, the Prime Minister is doing his best to make this happen. In addition, the Prime Minister is proposing to break the previous convention, meritocracy, and reuse the Hu people to defend against the border invaders!"

Rumble!

Hearing the last sentence, Wang Chong's heart seemed to set off a twelve-magnitude earthquake, and there was a stormy wave. The real danger always lurks beneath the calm manifestation.

The eldest uncle is extremely politically sensitive, but I am afraid that even he is not aware of the real purpose of the Prime Minister's proposal behind it.

"Break the previous convention, only move talents, and reuse Hu people to resist the border crown", behind these nineteen words, there is another saying in history, called "the strategy to eliminate the border generals"!

Blessings are incomparable, disasters are not one-way, and the "moderation policy" plus the reuse of Hu people, "the strategy of eliminating the entry of border generals" has become the two sharp knives that pierced the heart of the empire.

It has also become the two major triggers for the rapid collapse of this empire!

"I'm afraid this strategy is a bit inappropriate, the empire has never had a precedent for reusing the Hu people's border generals. Moreover, the border generals were in charge of the administration, which had no precedent in the previous dynasty. ”

Zhao Laodao on the side, he used to be in charge of logistics and military affairs, and instinctively felt that there was something wrong here. However, I just felt that it was a bit inappropriate for the Hu people to have local administrative power, and I didn't think much about it.