The news that the emperor was going to appoint the second prince Tuoba Shen to go to the Southern Dynasty had spread all over the palace and the inner city officials at noon, and this news immediately caused an uproar in the provincial and ministerial offices, and this kind of matter with the prince as the envoy had not been done since the Qin and Han dynasties. During the two-week period, it was very common for princes and princes to send envoys, but Tuoba Shen was a prince of a great country, and his status was completely different.

After Gao Lu, the middle secretary, got the news, he put down his official duties and ran to the Taihe Hall to ask to meet the emperor, wanting to ask the emperor if this matter was true or false. Forget if it's fake, if it's true, you have to persuade the emperor to change this decision. Gao Lu is a very traditional minister, who has been in politics for decades, from the Taiwu Dynasty to the present, he is an old minister of the Four Dynasties. He is also one of the very few Han people who can become a high-ranking official like the Zhongshu Supervisor with his true skills, and his dedication to the affairs of the court is enough to be described in four words. Today's news is very shocking to him, it is very unusual, and there is a certain risk in it, which is really too absurd, and it is impossible not to advise him, an old minister who has entered a period when he is unwilling to seek new things and only wants to act according to the rules.

"Gao Linggong, Your Majesty is chanting and praying for the Queen Mother, and he has already sent an order not to see the foreign ministers. If Gao Linggong has anything, he can inform Zhang, and when His Majesty finishes reciting, Zhang can pass it on his behalf. Zhang Mao stood under the corridor of the hall and said.

Gao Lu understood that the emperor was deliberately avoiding him, and it seemed that the matter of the second prince going to the Southern Dynasty was true. The emperor didn't see him, and he couldn't break in, looked at the palace, shook his head, sighed, and turned around to go down to the palace and go back to the middle book.

Zhang Mao walked in and reported to the emperor that Gao Lu had left, and the emperor also said with regret: "Gao Gong is old, and he only wants to govern the dynasty and not exceed the rules, and it is no longer the time to return to the ancestors." I'm afraid I can't work with people in the prime of life! If I had avoided it twenty years ago, he would have blocked the door of the palace! After that, he continued to recite the scriptures.

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"My lord, Gao Linggong has already come out, and it seems that His Majesty has not seen him." Zheng Daozhao walked into his father Zheng Xi's duty road

Zheng Xi nodded and said, "It seems that this matter is true." Your Majesty's move will surely make the government and the opposition vibrate. It's hard to understand what it means. Now even Gao Lu has avoided it, it seems that His Majesty's intention is very resolute! ”

Zheng Xi and his second son Zheng Daozhao also learned the news, and the father and son were also quite surprised. He and his second son Zheng Daozhao both served in the secretary province, and although it was convenient to say some things, it was just that in the end, it was important for the government to talk about these things.

Zheng Xi is not Feng Dan, he is not a servant, and his relationship with the emperor is not very close, so naturally he did not say that he would enter the palace when he entered the palace. He also heard the news of Gao Lu's entry into the palace, so he called Zheng Daozhao and asked him to pay more attention to the movements outside.

"The second prince is trusted by His Majesty, and it is a good deed, but this matter is also dangerous. As a father now, he is also quite confused, and he can't figure out any context. Go back first. For the sake of my father, I have to think about it a little more, and then we will discuss this matter when my father and son come home. ”

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Taishi Changli Wangdi

Feng Xi held the tail of the golden thread wrapped around the handle in his hand and walked on the water bridge on the Golden Wind Pool, while Feng Dan followed behind.

The tail in Feng Xi's hand is said to be owned by Xie An back then, and it was given by exiles from the south many years ago. It's just that since the death of his sister last year, he feels that life is impermanent, and the years are easy to pass, so he should be happy in time to be happy. It is only when he takes out this tail from the box that he used to give visitors a look at only in festivals, and often holds it in his hand, swims in the landscape flowers, and does not leave his hand when reading the Taoist scriptures. When he waved his tail, he felt like he had ascended to the immortal world.

It's just that what we want to talk about at this moment is definitely not something that the Immortal Family should talk about.

"It seems that Your Majesty's will has been decided, and since the matter is irreparable, we can only wait and see what happens. Your Highness, you should always supervise when you have the opportunity to make progress. The prince of this dynasty has always been the eldest son, as long as he does not make an irreparable mistake, he should be fine. ”

"Your Majesty is a man of great talent and a great ambition. If His Highness has not benefited for a long time, so that His Majesty has the feeling that his son is not like a father, then it is really a critical time. Compared with His Royal Highness's knowledge, the affairs of His Second Highness are just external diseases. If Your Highness doesn't seek to grow up yourself, what's the use of me even if I do more? You have to be sure of your priorities here. The second highness put it in advance. People do things, the more they do, the more mistakes they make, and there will always be opportunities. ”

"My lord, I have an idea, I wonder if it's feasible?"

"Say it."

"There are many outlaws in the Southern Dynasty, can you send one or two dark people to induce them to make Xiao Zhen stay with His Royal Highness, it doesn't take many years, three or five years. If this can be done, it will only cost more money. ”

Feng Xi listened to Feng Dan's words, stopped, turned around to look at his eldest son, and sneered: "How beneficial my son is!" As a father, I don't say that if this matter is leaked, I Feng will have a door. Just one thing to ask you. If His Royal Highness is really robbed by the Southern Dynasty, you may behave as usual all day long before Your Majesty's drive, and you have no shame? ”

Feng Dan lowered his head and said ashamedly: "Can't!" ”

Feng Xi turned around, looked at a few children playing on the cruise ship on the Golden Wind Pool, and said, "People know themselves, and they are most afraid that they will not be able to understand themselves clearly. My Feng family supports His Royal Highness, just because His Royal Highness is raised by your aunt's mother, and it will be beneficial to my family's wealth for a long time. He is the eldest and has great righteousness, which is the reason why my family can support him. If you get lost in it because of this, you don't know the depth of your work, and you make a big mistake, you will bring about your own destruction. ”

"You are by Your Majesty's side, and your father has never worried that you will get into trouble, because you still know a little about yourself, and you will not do what you should not do. This is also the reason why my family can be in the position of Paul for a long time. These words are the self-warning principles of the Father for decades, and they are passed on to you today by the Father. His Royal Highness only wants to do his best for his father, and if he really can't, he won't be a burden to your aunt. Look at your younger brothers and sisters, their life of honor and disgrace is all in my father and son, how dare my father and son not tremble and walk on thin ice? ”

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After leaving the duty, Zheng Xi's father and son returned home one after another, and soon after arriving at the main hall, they heard the servant report that Li Chong was coming.

Zheng Xi hurriedly walked out of the door with his two sons, and entered the main hall with Li Chong at the second entrance.

After everyone sat down, Zheng Xi said: "Si Chong is here for the matter of His Royal Highness the Second Highness's envoy to the Southern Dynasty, right?" ”

Li Chong nodded and said, "Exactly, this matter is too sudden. I didn't have to hear any rumors before Chong, and now the whole court is talking about it. I was also going to see Your Majesty for this matter, but I had to see that Gao Lingjun could not see him, so I gave up. I don't know what His Majesty meant, so he made such a sudden move. ”

"Gao Lu can't see it, it can be seen that His Majesty is desperate. Your Majesty has always made up his mind that although there is no clear edict on this matter, it is irreparable. I am in the secretary's department today, and I have an idea, my father-in-law is here, and I happen to have a staff session together. ”

"Tell me."

Zheng Xi said with a smile: "Why Your Majesty decided to send His Royal Highness the Second Highness to envoy Xiao Zhen, I don't know." Since it can't be recovered, you can seek another time in this matter. I intend to go to the table tomorrow and ask Daozhao to go with the subordinates of the second highness. ”

Zheng Daozhao listened to his father's words, was stunned for a moment, got up and said, "My lord, my son is just a Lang official, I'm afraid I can't take on the responsibility of an envoy." ”

Zheng Xi did not answer Zheng Daozhao's words, but looked at Li Chong silently. Li Chong and Zheng Xi looked at each other for a moment, shook their heads and smiled: "The in-laws have a great plan, but now the time is not coming, why ask for it?" ”

"It's man-made! The former succeeded to Beiyuan in the past, and now His Majesty can send the predecessors behind, which shows that His Majesty attaches great importance to His Royal Highness, and what Xi said before is promising. If the in-laws are still hesitant, it can be said that they are too cautious! ”

Li Chong listened to Zheng Xi's words, lowered his head and thought for a long time, nodded and said: "What the father-in-law does is just a measure of proportion, and the father-in-law must also be sure, and everything must not be lost." You can beg for it, you can't ask for it, and you need to tiptoe it. ”

"What the father-in-law said is very true, Xi is not a person who is consumed by profit, and knows how to advance and does not know how to retreat."