The court meeting was still going on, and Gan Qi didn't bother to care about the topics after that, unless the emperor asked, Gan Qi didn't take the initiative to speak.

But Gan Qi felt that there was a look that often looked at him, it was Zeng Gongliang who was standing in the front row.

This made Gan Qi a little puzzled, wondering why Zeng Gongliang frequently looked back at himself.

Gan Qi and Zeng Gongliang actually have no intersection, except for the time of the court meeting, they have not even touched each other, and they have never met each other at work. So Gan Qi was puzzled at this time.

When he retreated, Gan Qi did not leave, he still wanted to see the emperor.

Li Xian helped Gan Qi to go to the court.

Gan Qi saw the emperor again because the situation changed with the situation, and now he changed his mind, and he didn't want to discuss anything about whether to use troops against Liao in the court.

In today's situation in the court, Gan Qi knows that once this topic is brought to the court, it will definitely not be possible, and Gan Qi will not be able to convince those officials in the court who pursue comfort.

Instead of convincing the entire court in this way, it is better to do it and move the situation forward. It's better that way.

Therefore, what Gan Qi wanted to say to Emperor Zhao Shu was not to talk about the use of troops for the time being, and asked the emperor not to find someone to discuss this.

After Zhao Shu heard Gan Qi's words, he was actually relieved in his heart, not talking about this problem for the time being, Zhao Shu immediately felt relieved, and there was no pressure at all, and he nodded again and again and said: "Yes, yes, the use of troops is unpredictable, and we have to think about it in the long run, and we will look at the situation in Yanyun first." ”

"Then please keep this matter secret from Your Majesty first, and don't tell anyone else about it, so as not to cause trouble." Gan Qi told the emperor that this matter had to be taken to heart. It is also good for Gan Qi to know that the emperor alone, at least when Gan Qi really fights with Liao, the emperor will not be too surprised and panicked.

Because the emperor knew about the situation in Yanyun, and he also knew that Gan Qi had made a lot of preparations. Belch...... It should be that the Liao State will come over at that time, and Gan Qi will defend passively.

"Well, this matter naturally can't be spread outside, if it is spread, the government and the opposition will be shocked, and then it will be repaid."

Hearing the emperor say this, Gan Qi was also relieved, and let him control it alone behind the scenes, this method was a hundred times better than what court debate.

Gan Qi even felt that those people in the court were all his own oil bottles.

At this time, Gan Qi looked at the emperor again, and also felt sad for this emperor, with such a large number of oil bottles, this emperor is also miserable.

Looking at the emperor again, Gan Qi had an illusion, it seemed that Zhao Shu's face also faintly wrote the words "drag oil bottle".

The imperial city that Gan Qi left was already in his chest, confident, and in a particularly good mood.

As soon as I got into the car, suddenly there was a voice of greeting outside the car: "The villain was ordered by Zeng Xianggong to come to see Gan Jingluo." ”

Gan Qi lifted the curtain and asked, "I don't know what Zeng Xianggong commanded?" ”

"Prime Minister Zeng, please be willing to talk about it."

Gan Qi came out of the carriage and said, "Lead the way." ”

"Gan Xianggong followed."

The man got into the car in front of him, and led the road in front of him, which turned out to be the road to Zeng Gongliang's mansion.

Gan Qi was suspicious in his heart, thinking about it, didn't this Zeng Xianggong see something?

The people of this world still can't be underestimated, and Gan Qi also knows that he will have to deal with it later.

In the study in the middle courtyard of Zeng Gongliang's mansion, the tea had been served, and Gan Qi came in to pay a visit.

Zeng Gongliang had a smile on his face, and took the initiative to stand up and invite: "Gan Jingluo, please, sit down and eat tea." ”

Gan Qi arched his hand again, and then sat down, took a sip of tea, and then asked, "I don't know why the prime minister summoned the lower officials?" ”

"Let's have tea and sit down for a while." Zeng Gongliang didn't say anything, maybe he hadn't figured out where to start asking, but it was more likely that Zeng Gongliang wanted to dry Gan Qi for a while, let Gan Qi think nonsense, lose a little bit of square foot, and then ask questions.

Gan Qi didn't care what Zeng Gongliang thought in his heart, he really picked up the tea and drank a few more sips, and his complexion did not change in the slightest.

The tea was almost drunk, and Gan Qi even took the initiative to beckon the little guy to refill the water.

Zeng Gongliang finally took the initiative to ask: "I don't know how Gan Jingluo is going to deal with the affairs of the Khitans?" ”

Gan Qi sat up straight and said seriously: "According to the law, enforce the law impartially!" ”

Zeng Gong nodded: "Well, it's quite difficult, the Khitans are not easy to get along with......"

This is the beginning of the conversation, the beginning of the words that seduce Ganqi and then go on.

However, Gan Qi said solemnly: "The prince is guilty of the same crime as the common people, and only by being impartial can he serve the public, and the lower officials will not dare to bend the law for personal gain when they are entrusted with this heavy trust." ”

Zeng Gongliang's eyes were raised slightly, and he was still smiling, but he already knew that this young man was not as stupid as he appeared in the court......

"How is Gan Jingluo going to enforce the law impartially?"

"It is still necessary for the lower officials to personally investigate one or two before they can formulate specific measures."

Gan Qi was a little unsalted, and he was on guard.

Zeng Gongliang bent and twisted to no avail, he took another sip of tea, and then said slowly: "In the past, when the old man dealt with the border dispute, for the trivial matter of river fishing, it was also fought with the Liao people, people, all the same, the Liao people and the Song people are the same thing, bullying the soft and afraid of the hard, some of your words in the court today are deeply in line with the old man's heart, you are soft, the enemy will be hard, you are hard, the enemy will be soft, nothing more than that......"

Gan Qi thought that the court was full of oil bottles, but he didn't expect Zeng Gongliang to be able to say such words, but Gan Qi was still a little guarded, and replied: "Xia Guan didn't think too much, he just wanted to have a clear conscience." ”

Zeng Gongliang's eyebrows slowly erected, he guessed something, but it was just a guess, and it was impossible to guess how clearly and clearly, so he called Gan Qi to want to know what Gan Qi wanted to do, he was actually a little worried.

What to worry about? Young man, impulsive and hot-blooded.

Worried that Ganchi was overdoing things.

Zeng Gongliang knew that he underestimated Gan Qi at this time, and some words could not be used, so he had to take the initiative to attack, Zeng Gongliang suddenly asked: "Gan Jingluo went to Hebei here, I want to understand all the armaments of Hebei, the old man has not been to the border for a long time, but I also want to hear Gan Jingluo's views on the armament situation of the two roads in Hebei." ”

The leader asked about the work, this still has to be answered, Gan Qi said: "Hebei has not heard of war for decades, and the white-headed people have never seen what is called a war. ”

is quite slack, Gan Qi still said it more tactfully, if you really want to talk about the actual situation, it is almost eighty percent of the army is no longer useful. If we wait for another eight years and ten years, the last batch of veterans who have really experienced the battle will slowly wither, and then Hebei's armament will really be completely unusable.

When Zeng Gongliang heard this, he didn't feel shocked, but said: "In recent years, the imperial court's military expenditure has mostly gone to the northwest to guard against the party's Western Xia, and Hebei has been snubbed a lot, but fortunately, the Liao and Song alliances have been around for decades, but it is temporarily unhindered. ”

Zeng Gongliang's words hit the nail on the head, the imperial court has no money, and the main military expenditure takes care of the northwest, and Hebei's armament will naturally have problems.

Gan Qi heard Zeng Gongliang say this, and said: "I don't know if this kind of thing is useful or not. More than 20 years ago, when the Liao border was an important place, no one cared about the covenant, and it was finally resolved after adding the New Year's coin. If the money was not given at the beginning, would the Liao people immediately tear up the alliance and really overwhelm the border? Alas......"

Ganchi feigned some concern.

Zeng Gongliang was silent for a moment, and suddenly asked: "I heard that Gan Jing was a little less brave and more brave, reading the book of sages, he was able to personally go to the street to kill people with a knife, and he also went on an expedition with Di Xianggong to Yongzhou barbarians, and he also went into battle in person. ”

Zeng Gongliang suddenly began to praise Gan Qi, Gan Qi was laughing with him, and said modestly. Zeng Gongliang took another sip of tea, and suddenly said coldly: "Gan Jingluo is so allowed, doesn't he want to start a war with the Liao?" ”

Gan Qi was shocked, could it be that Zeng Gongliang really saw through his heart? Probably not, he should just be tempting.

"Xia Guan has never thought like this, the two countries are in a big war, and one hundred thousand soldiers are in battle, shaking the world, what a big deal, how dare Xia Guan Xiao Wupin's official position be so random and so wild?" Gan Qi calmed himself down and said.

Zeng Gongliang's eyes stared at him, as if he wanted to see through Gan Qi, and he retracted his gaze after looking at it for a long time.

"Gan Jingluo can understand that the matter is big, so it is really worthy of His Majesty's trust." Zeng Gongliang said so, but said again: "But if the Liao people really put pressure on the border, they must not panic, they must stabilize their minds, and they must not lose ground and mess up." ”

Why did Zeng Gongliang suddenly say this?

Did Zeng Gongliang really see something? I'm afraid that Gan Qi, who has never seen anything in the world at that time, will panic when facing the Liao? That's why you deliberately called Gan Qi to ask for a few times? Give Ganchi a shot in advance?

Gan Qi had countless thoughts in his heart, but just by virtue of Zeng Gongliang's words, Gan Qi had a lot of good feelings for him, at least Zeng Gongliang was not hinting that Gan Qi had to endure humiliation and burden, but thought further.

Obviously, Zeng Gongliang knew that Gan Qi would deal with this matter, and it was very likely that he would face the following things, he was afraid that Gan Qi would be frightened by then, and he was afraid that Gan Qi would have no master when he was on the verge of something.

He was telling Gan Qi not to be afraid, and to handle things calmly. Is that what it means?

is also hinting to Gan Qi that the war cannot be fought, and Gan Qi also knows that Hebei's armaments are slack, but he can't lose face.

Gan Qi understood, and couldn't help but look up at Zeng Gongliang, somewhat admiring in his heart. It stands to reason that this matter has nothing to do with Zeng Gongliang, and some people are even waiting for Gan Qi to have a problem, and when the time comes, Gan Qi himself will go to the Liao State to mediate, and he will pay for his life to mediate.

Only Zeng Gongliang called Gan Qi at this time, telling him to calm down in case he faced this situation, not to lose face, not to lose his national dignity, and not to be easily frightened by the Liao people.

Gan Qi stood up seriously and bowed: "Xie Zengxiang taught." ”

Zeng Gongliang waved his hand: "Don't thank the old man, you take this matter down by yourself, then you have to do it yourself to the end, if the matter really comes to that point, don't worry, there is Your Majesty in the court, there is an old man, and you will not really let you face the Liao State alone." ”

This leader is good, better than Fubi.

But Zeng Gongliang's reputation in history is far less than that of Fu Bi.

"Zeng Xianggong rest assured, the lower officials will not be such brave and unscrupulous people, and if they return to Hebei, even if the Liao people exert pressure, the lower officials will inevitably stabilize the situation and not give the Liao people a chance." Originally, today was a good opportunity, Gan Qi could say some truthful words, so that his relationship with Zeng Gongliang had a real change, and Zeng Gongliang had actually thrown an olive branch.

But Gan Qi's plan was too big, so he really rushed to the war, and it was difficult to talk to Zeng Gongliang and the plate, so he couldn't catch Zeng Gongliang's olive branch at this time, in fact, there were some regrets.

Zeng Gongliang smiled: "Gan Jing probably doesn't know, the old man is from Jinjiang, Quanzhou, but he entered Beijing with his father early, and his relatives also entered Beijing early to make a living, but there are still a few distant relatives in Quanzhou, so the old man has heard about Gan Jingluo's affairs in Quanzhou." ”

Zeng Gongliang's family has several generations of Beijing officials, his grandfather is the palace Cheng Zhishi, and his father is Langzhong of the Criminal Department. But he is a native of Quanzhou, and he lived in Quanzhou when he was a child, and later came to the capital with his father's promotion, and brought the main relatives of the Quanzhou Zeng family to the capital.

Zeng Gongliang suddenly said this, probably to express his importance to Gan Qi, the matter of Quanzhou, obviously Zeng Gongliang knows better than other Beijing officials that some details are specific.

Perhaps when he said this, Zeng Gongliang's true thoughts were fully revealed, he knew that as soon as Bao Zheng left, Gan Qi would have no one to rely on in the court, and he was soliciting Gan Qi.

Why did Zeng Gongliang suddenly want to recruit Gan Qi? First, he knows more about Gan Qi than others, and he knows that Gan Qi has the ability to be an official. The second is that Gan Qi's tough attitude towards the Liao people makes him very optimistic, and Zeng Gongliang himself is also a hardliner. The third is that Gan Qi has a brother-in-law who is the emperor.

Recruiting Ganchi, it's a good fate. Zeng Gongliang's family, who has been an official since the founding of the country, is equivalent to a political family, this kind of family, needs these good fates, and now his son has been shaded and has just entered the official career. Zeng Gongliang thought extremely far-reachingly.

It is precisely because Zeng Gongliang considered far-reaching that this Zeng family, from the founding of the country to the Southern Song Dynasty, also produced two great ministers, and there were countless middle-level officials, which lasted for a long time. There are four prime ministers in one door, and there are champions, role models, and grace. Zeng Gongliang's son, Zeng Xiaokuan, was also a deputy minister decades later.

There are not many political families in the Two Song Dynasty, and there are almost no ones that can endure for nearly three hundred years like the Zeng family.

Gan Qi knew that Zeng Gongliang had the intention of soliciting, and he was also happy in his heart, and he also knew that now that he really had some political capital, all of which would make the prime minister of the current dynasty value it so much.

But Ganchi didn't want to be co-opted, he didn't want anything to rely on, he wanted political allies. There is still a difference between relying on and ally.

The Zeng family is an ally, yes. Today's good karma can be fruited, but this olive branch is still not accepted for the time being, and it is difficult to receive it. Just wait for the coming day, when the big thing is completed, there is no such thing as solicitation, and the allies can easily achieve it.

So Gan Qi said: "If you can survive this catastrophe safely, when you meet Bianliang again, you will definitely come to the door to worship Zeng Xianggong's kindness today." ”

Gan Qi still didn't say a word of heart-to-heart, but he didn't push the good karma outward.

"Huh...... It's not a kindness, the dog Ling should be off duty from the Inquisitor's Court, why don't you just have dinner at home and leave? Zeng Gongliang still wants to recruit Gan Qi, this kind of thing is very delicate.

Whether you can get it or not, it's not that you want Gan Qi to worship or anything, Gan Qi is still too raw today, and there is a kind of estrangement between his words, and there is nothing to say. Sometimes the relationship between people is just a heart-to-heart push, maybe a drink, and this heart-to-heart heart comes.

Then Zeng Gongliang also knows where to help Gan Qi, and Gan Qi has to really inherit this love, and if there is anything in the future, he should also serve the Zeng family. This is a successful solicitation, there is no ceremony, and there is no need to express any loyalty.

It's easy to say, but it's not simple.

Gan Qi will eat this wine, but he will still not have it, there is no way to do it. He was afraid that he would tell the truth, and he held back his strength to start a war with the Liao State, which scared Zeng Gongliang, a hardliner, and Zeng Gongliang did not want to help him at that time, but had to persuade him. Maybe as soon as the news spreads, Gan Qi will be dragged by the oil bottle of the Manchu Dynasty and will not be able to move.

Today, Zeng Gongliang is destined to not ask anything, he can still only guess what Gan Qi is thinking, and he still feels that things are not so simple.

But there is also a little gain, at least this good karma has a beginning.

On the table, Zeng Gongliang frequently signaled Zeng Xiaokuan to take the initiative to toast with Gan Qi.

When Ganchi returned with a full meal and drink. Zeng Xiaokuan asked his father: "Father, the child has always heard that this Gan Qi is willing to be strong, relying on the emperor's grace, making enemies everywhere in the court, and even offending the rich minister, but his father values him so much, is it not that his father wants to ...... with the rich minister."

"Don't guess wildly, my father didn't think about any dispute with the rich minister, my father just felt that Gan Daojian was a person with a bright future, and it happened that he had a lot of doubts about him this time, so he was invited to see, I didn't think about this meeting, but also made my father feel that this son was extremely extraordinary, and I was afraid that there would be a day when he would soar. You should walk around with it a lot. Zeng Gongliang stroked his beard and said.

"Father's words, that's naturally right, the child will take the initiative to post tomorrow to worship." Zeng Xiaokuan replied.

"Well, this year for the father, fifty out of sixty, the day is running out. In the future, this Zeng family will depend on you. Maybe he drank some more wine, Zeng Gongliang's tone was full of embarrassment.

"What is my father talking about......

Zeng Gongliang raised his hand to stop: "Fortunately, Ling Xuan is not bad, although you are an official, but you are still calm and old-fashioned, even if you can't be a big official in the future, you won't let the Zeng family decline." ”

Zeng Xiaokuan was ashamed, not for anything else, but for this "grace", and also made him ashamed, others were ranked first, and he was the champion, but he could only "grace", how could he feel good in his heart.

"Giving birth to a son should be as good as Gandaojian!" Zeng Gongliang said so.

"The child will not dare to be ashamed of his father's earnest instructions, and he will definitely make some achievements in the court." Zeng Xiaokuan bowed and bowed, only ashamed in his heart, not a little jealous. I made up my mind to go and see Gan Qi tomorrow.