So as soon as Lord Xu sat down, the court official got up and said: "Your Majesty, although Lord Xu's congratulatory gift is heavy, it is not necessarily the heaviest gift today. ”

Everyone knows that Gao Yuanshang has been mediocre recently, it can be said that his position of power has fallen into the lower wind, and he finally waited for the task of recruiting troops, but he doesn't know if God made people, or he was unlucky, this year's soldiers and horses are extremely difficult to recruit.

At this time of year, tens of thousands of people are recruited, and even near the end of recruitment, but so far this year, less than 20,000 people have signed up, and the war horses are even less pitiful, it is said that they are all because of the shortage of grain and grass caused by drought, so the horses are not up to the physical conditions of war horses.

In addition, not long ago, there were frequent discord between concubines and concubines in Yongfu Palace, and the imperial heir was repeatedly assassinated, such a bad phenomenon is the most taboo thing in the palace, so he has already left a bad image in the eyes of the courtiers.

Gao Yuanshang didn't answer in time, and another court official got up and said: "It's been a while since the eldest prince recruited troops and horses, and I don't know, when will this recruitment end?" ”

Gao Yuanshang knew that they were aiming at him, and he was not in a hurry to answer, because he wanted to know how many people were secretly bought.

However, he didn't wait for more people to mix, and Gao Jin saw that he was silent, so he played a round for Gao Yuanshang, so he said casually: "You Aiqing don't mention it, I forgot about it, I don't know how the eldest prince is recruited now?" ”

Gao Yuanshang couldn't avoid talking about it at this time, so he got up and said very respectfully: "Back to my father, due to the drought last year, many people had a reduced grain harvest, so the shortage of war horses was more serious, and as for the number of people joining the army, this year is also a surprising decrease, but Erchen is making every effort to mobilize the people to actively join the army, and strive to usher in ten thousand years of prosperity for our dynasty." ”

Gao Yuanyi got up at this time and said: "Ten thousand years of prosperity, but it can not be achieved by casual talk, now that the imperial brother can't recruit soldiers and horses, dare to ask where the ten thousand years of prosperity come from?" ”

Gao Yuanshang's momentum was a little cold and arrogant, he didn't believe that Gao Yuanshang could still win credit in this mistake.

"What does King Yong mean, it seems that this king is unwilling to recruit soldiers and horses?" Gao Yuanshang's attitude, although it is not much better, is slightly more majestic than Gao Yuanyi's cold arrogance.

Gao Yuanyi hooked the corners of his mouth with a smile, and he naturally didn't lose his dignity in public, so he bowed his head and said: "Brother Brother doesn't dare, Brother Brother just thinks that there is a shortage of soldiers and horses, and we can find a way to avoid it together, but concealing the facts and falsifying the truth is not the style of the imperial brother." ”

Gao Yuanyi is obviously alluding to Gao Yuanshang's concealment, presumably he also came prepared, Gao Yuanshang is meaningless, since he should come, he can only face it with a normal heart, so he is not angry or annoyed, but said indifferently: "King Yong has something to say, why bother here." ”

"Please forgive the bravery of the younger brother, the imperial brother just said that there is a shortage of war horses, and the younger brother of the minister has made it very clear that the war horses outside the fortress are strong and strong, all of them are brave and tall, and they are said to be used by my Northern Dynasty, does the imperial brother not know about this?"

Everyone in the court and China knew the details of this matter very well, and Gao Yuanyi undoubtedly had something else to say, and he believed that Gao Yuanshang had guessed his intentions.

"Although the war horses outside the Saiwai are good, but the Saiwai is far away from Taiyuan, if you buy a horse from the Saiwai back, the road is thousands of miles away, the horses will also be physically exhausted, and the momentum will also be weakened, rather than going all the way to buy the war horses with declining strength, why don't we carefully cultivate the horses around us, at least we give ourselves a guarantee."

How could Gao Yuanshang not know about this, but what he said was a large part of his worries, and a small part was his conceited psychology, unwilling to ask Gao Yuanyi for help, if he went to Gao Yuanyi to negotiate buying a horse from outside the Saiwai, in the end, all his credit would be taken by Gao Yuanyi alone, how could he be willing.

Gao Yuanyi asked reluctantly: "What is the so-called guarantee of the imperial brother?" ”

"Of course, it is to domesticate the horses until they are physically strong, and then they are domesticated into war horses." Although Gao Yuanshang answered quite easily, the moment he said it, he regretted his rash answer.

"Dare to ask the imperial brother where there is so much grain and grass?" Gao Yuanyi seemed to be waiting for his answer, because Gao Yuanshang just said very clearly, horses are thin and invisible because of the drought and no grain and grass, so Gao Yuanshang wants to domesticate horses, and grain and grass must be the most critical step.

Of course, Gao Yuanshang is most worried about this problem, but he has been exploited by Gao Yuanyi, so he naturally has nothing to say.

At this time, Lord Xu said: "Your Majesty, what King Yong said is very true, and Weichen also believes that it is difficult to recruit soldiers and horses this time, if the prince is not competent, I hope to give this important task to other capable people as soon as possible, so as not to delay the long-term plan of my Northern Dynasty." ”

Gao Jin must be facing a dilemma, he can't put Gao Yuanshang's face and take him down, and today someone said that he wanted him to give up his sovereignty, and someone would come to the table tomorrow to force him to give up the position of prince, so Gao Jin definitely couldn't open this head.

But everyone is obviously on Gao Yuanyi's side, and Gao Yuanyi's analysis also has some truth, of course, he can't ignore Dali and make overly biased behavior.

When Gao Jin was embarrassed in the main hall, Gao Yuankang got up at this time and said: "Father, the son thinks that the emperor has always been experienced in recruiting soldiers and horses, but the situation is not good this time, resulting in a shortage of soldiers and horses. ”

For Gao Jin, Gao Yuankang's timely appearance is undoubtedly to resolve the predicament, and he also hopes that Gao Yuankang can have better countermeasures, so he said: "King Linwang may as well speak bluntly if he has something to say." ”

"Erchen thinks that the imperial brother is familiar with the recruitment situation, and the king of Yong is familiar with the channels of buying horses, and the son-in-law suggests that it is better to hand over the recruitment to the imperial brother to be responsible, and the war horse will be handed over to the king of Yong to be fully responsible, so that it is not the best of both worlds." Gao Yuankang's intention, the first is to help Gao Jin break the siege, and it is important to leave a good impression on him, and secondly, it seems to resolve the discord, but he is obviously biased towards Gao Yuanyi.

Because of the complicated recruitment matter, it is nothing more than to have some details in place, and in the end, it is necessary to wait for Gao Yuanyi's war horse to come back before Gao Yuanshang can return to his life, so no matter which aspect, Gao Yuanyi is the key person in this matter.

Gao Jin also analyzed Gao Yuankang's intentions thoroughly, although he had ulterior motives, but his suggestion was also the best solution in the confrontation, so Gao Jin also said with satisfaction: "King Lin is worthy of being a talent in both wisdom and bravery, such a beautiful method, it only lingers in an instant, it can be said that it is blue." ”

"The father and emperor have tormented his sons, and even if his sons are Qinghe, they can only flow at the foot of the blue sky forever." Gao Yuankang is quite modest, he compares himself to Qinghe, Gao Jin is the blue sky, how dare he compare with the blue sky.

Gao Jin was also very satisfied with Gao Yuankang's analogy, so he pursed the corners of his mouth shallowly, and then said coldly: "Just follow King Lin's suggestion, I don't know if the eldest prince and King Yong still have objections?" ”

Of course, Gao Yuanyi got his wish, so he said first: "The sons and ministers are all on the orders of their father, and there is no objection. ”

Gao Jin saw that Gao Yuanshang did not answer, even if he was unwilling in his heart, he still hoped that he could take care of his sibling affection and not think about the small and unspoken merits, so he turned his gaze to the expressionless Gao Yuanshang, and asked again: "Does the eldest prince still have something to say?" ”

Gao Yuan is still on the cusp of the wave, if he shows any dissatisfaction at this time, everyone will presumably take the opportunity to besiege him, so he still understands the truth that the current affairs are Junjie, and taking a step back does not mean that he will retreat step by step, and a temporary loss does not mean that he will endure forever.

Therefore, he also bowed his head generously and said: "The son respectfully obeys the orders of his father. ”

"At this point, it's decided, let's all sit down." Gao Jin finally got out of a tangled predicament, but this time he was fortunate to get out, and he didn't know how many such unbearable scenes he would face in the future.

At this time, in order to defuse the atmosphere, the queen raised her voice and said: "Sing and dance." ”

With the sound of singing and music, the dancers danced from the superb posture, just appreciating the people, but not interested in beauty, and even some people, put their bodies and minds into the spirits, drinking alone.

For example, Gao Yuanshang, he seems to be appreciating Meilun's singing and dancing, but he keeps pouring his stomach with a glass of spirits, while he is still sober, he analyzes it again, everyone's prejudice against him is nothing more than that Gao Yuanyi is now greatly powerful, and he has a heavy army, plus this time he has taken the outside of the plug, it is even more powerful, and those snobbish villains will naturally take refuge in the past.

Song Anle sometimes observed Gao Yuanshang's drinking alone, but she couldn't help anything, knowing that Gao Yuanshang was angry, how could she bear to let him hurt herself.

When Gao Yuanshang poured another full wine cup and was about to hold it up, Song Anle grabbed his arm in time and gave him a relieved smile, but Gao Yuanshang hooked the corners of his mouth helplessly, and still poured the wine in his hand into his stomach.

Song Anle couldn't bear to see him so sad, and she didn't want to stay in such a depressing atmosphere, so she quietly left the hall alone and came to the small flower platform in the courtyard to breathe comfortable air.

Gao Yuanyi didn't know what to come to her, because he was paying attention to Song Anle's every move, so when she left, he found an opportunity to follow her.

Song Anle noticed that someone was approaching, but she didn't pay attention to it, distinguishing the smell on the person who came, she knew that it was not Gao Yuanshang, of course, other people would not come to communicate with her for no reason, of course, except for Gao Yuanyi.