"Do you know the conditions of Mongolia? Before March, they wanted me to admit that Weng's son-in-law was good, and they wanted me to admit that the Great Zhou was inferior to Mongolia, how dare they? Because of the frequent disasters in my country, the people are not living well, because my officials are extremely corrupt, and the silverfish (du) worms are everywhere, because my generals are withered, they feel that there is an opportunity, and now they look at it, the wolf on the grassland seems to be dormant, but I tell you that once I withdraw the troops from the north, after they enter the pass, they will slaughter my people and rob me of my finances, and I tell you that they will not even have scum left. The queen was indeed born in Mongolia, but for many years wholeheartedly for the sake of my Great Zhou affairs, conscientious, never had half of the complaint, the Mongolian army pressed the border, she once wrote to her biological father Chang Wang, Chang Wang remembered the father-daughter friendship, launched a military admonition, but was discovered by the Great Khan, the military admonition failed, Chang Wang's whole family was killed, the queen has been helpless since then, isn't this the queen's contribution to the country? From then on, if the queen is of a different race, do not say it again. ”

The middle-aged official hurriedly knelt down: "Your Majesty, those who have achieved great things cannot be confined to the slightest subsection, the minister thinks that at this time, we should retreat as an advance, stabilize the Mongolian barbarians, negotiate first, regardless of the outcome, and temporarily ease the situation in the north, we can calm the civil strife and stabilize the rivers and mountains, and the minister is willing to sacrifice his life to go, even if it is martyrdom, he will not hesitate." The emperor said, "Where is the prime minister?" Mu Shuai came out: "The old minister is here." "I, remembering the old ministers of the three dynasties of Mu Xiang, have far-reaching contributions, but they are not guaranteed in the evening, and I believe in mediocrity, which has caused me and Gyeonggi City to be in danger, and from now on, I will remove Mu Shuai from the post of prime minister, and I will leave Beijing immediately, without the slightest sloppiness." He looked at the official kneeling under the pond at this time: "What's your name?" ”

"Minister, Rite Squire, Roy." The Emperor nodded. "Roy, good name, the matter of the envoy to Mongolia will be decided first, and the entourage will be chosen by you, but there is only one point, Roy must remember that the grandeur of a great country cannot be lost." After the dispersal of the dynasty, the emperor summoned Roy to the Qinzheng Hall alone. "Luo Aiqing, I read the information since you joined the company, and found that although you have not made great achievements for many years, there is no small mistake, and you are in charge of many matters in the Ministry of Rites, right?" "Back to Your Majesty, exactly." "Then why don't the other two squires mention you when it comes to rewarding meritorious deeds?" "Xu Shichen is not qualified enough, and it is difficult to be convinced by his colleagues." The emperor saw that his answer was not leaky, and said: "According to my meaning, it is not that you are not qualified enough, but that those old guys are always afraid that you will not want to form a party with them after you take the throne, so they will exclude you more." ”

Roy bowed his head: "Minister, don't dare to speak falsely." "I, a courtier who has always liked to be outspoken, you name it." "Since Your Majesty ascended the throne, you have been sleeping at night, but the government has not been improved for a long time, not Your Majesty's mistake, but the negligence of the courtiers." "Oh? Let's take a closer look. "Your Majesty cares about the society, but the courtiers are arguing endlessly about their temporary gains and losses, whether for small profits, or for fame and reputation, or for seeking high positions, and no one really thinks about His Majesty." "Presumptuous!" The Emperor roared, and he waved his hand and motioned for his chamberlains to stand down. "Do you know that the palace is not without their eyes, as long as your words are spread, you will definitely die, even if it is me, I can't find out who is harming you."

"Your Majesty, they won't kill me, just because I won't join their party for the time being. Therefore, both factions are looking around, and if the minister has even the slightest intimacy with either faction, then according to the minister's current holy family, the other faction will not let go of the minister. The Emperor looked at Roy with interest, "If you had to choose, which faction would you want to join?" Roy met the emperor's eyes. Weichen is not talented, which faction is not in the eyes of the minister. "So what do you mean is that neither of these factions is strong enough?" "Exactly, Your Majesty looked at Master Mu Shuai, the elder of the Three Dynasties, who worked hard and made great achievements, but he was defeated because he thought very highly of himself, and taught his students without class, and pushed them to high positions one after another, but he didn't think about whether they were suitable, and finally lost in the hands of his own students; Liu Huizu, Lord Liu. He glanced at the emperor, "Lord Liu has grown up with His Majesty since he was a child, and he can be described as loyal, but this person is short-sighted, and today is limited by this, and tomorrow, he may kill himself for this." ”

The conversation came to an abrupt end, and the emperor squinted his eyes and looked Roy up and down, this man seemed to be honest and indisputable, and when he spoke, he talked about current affairs, but he was the first to talk about the way, if he really went to the north to deal with the Mongols, it might be possible. "In your opinion, if you have to join the party struggle, who will you choose?" "Minister, naturally choose Your Majesty!" "I? Where can I use party fighting? "Your Majesty, now that the party is fiercely contested, can Your Majesty benefit from this? No, His Majesty is blocked by this news, and the minister is willing to be His Majesty with one eye and one ear, but the minister has no mouth. ”

What he said made the emperor very moved, if he could do what he said, then the emperor would no longer be alone. "Then you see, should I still rely on Liu Huizu to fight and kill the enemy now?" "In the dispute between the two parties, if one is weak, then the other party will inevitably take the opportunity to become bigger, Your Majesty, you should not rely too much on others." "What does Aiqing mean?" "Send the order of the king, call on the troops of the world to be diligent and the king, and the ministers will deal with Mongolia, and Your Majesty should secretly edict Lord Qin Qi to enter Beijing and preside over major events for Your Majesty." "King Qin? Is it feasible at this point? "Your Majesty, you should firmly believe that your safety is the safety of the community, and the safety of the society is related to the promotion of officials, making money, life and death, and reputation.

Envoy to Mongolia, the conditions are extremely dangerous, since the officials below the waiter, Roy can be dispatched at will, but when he went to the yamen to prepare for the matter, he found that his colleagues always avoided him, of course, it can also be understood that he was afraid of him - afraid that he would take himself to Mongolia, Roy shrugged his shoulders, this situation was expected by him a long time ago, the rat generation who is greedy for life and afraid of death, what face does he have to stand above the court? He came to the Hanlin Academy, the officials here are notoriously nerds, only admit death, don't know how to be flexible, if there is any other choice, Roy will never come here, I saw that the officials who came and went were looking down at the classics, no one looked up at him, and no one noticed his existence, it seemed that Roy was just a servant, and it seemed that he was air.

Looking around, Roy, who had been standing for a long time, shouted, "Does anyone want to go with me to Mongolia?" ”