......

Hou Tai was silent for a long time, his brain was spinning, digesting Yu Xin's words.

Yu Xin didn't urge, he said the idea of thinking for many days, and he also felt an unprecedented relaxation and pleasure, but after all, he was old, and after talking for a long time, he felt a little itchy in his throat, so he picked up the teacup and moistened his throat, and ate a few dried fruits to replenish the energy consumed.

I don't know how long it took, Hou Tai let out a sigh of relief, got up and arched his hand and said: "Lord Yu, Xiaguan is really enlightened, listening to your words, it is better to read a book for ten years, the ancients are honest and do not deceive me!" ”

"Hehe," looking at Hou Tai's respectful expression, Yu Xin also smiled with a smile on his face: "Lord Hou, there is no need to do this, the old man is just a shallow opinion, just a way of thinking, Lord Hou must not follow the map, otherwise it is easy to go astray." ”

"This?"

Looking at Hou Tai's slightly stunned look, Yu Xin was a little depressed in his heart, in all fairness, Hou Tai is not the best candidate, he is jealous and hateful, generous and outspoken, he can be compared with Ji Di in ancient times, but the city government in his heart is not enough, he is not a suitable candidate for Zaifu, but his time is short, looking at the court, the most trusted by His Majesty is this Hou Tai, although Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng's trust is above Hou Tai, but the ability is not as good as Hou Tai, so he can only choose Hou Tai.

Although the original official department Shangshu Jianyi was much smaller than Hou Tai, its city government was much deeper, and it was good at throwing the favor of the upper position. He was born as a concubine, the first emperor once asked him if he was the descendant of the famous minister Uncle Jian of Qin Mugong, he did not dare to admit it, but he did not deny it, the first emperor thought he was honest, so he gave it the name "righteousness". After ascending the throne today, he was promoted to the left servant of the Ministry of Officials according to the convention, and was promoted to the Secretary of the Ministry of Shangshu during the Northern Tour.

Jianyi's crime is to collude with the king of Chu and respond to the king of Chu, this charge is a bit far-fetched in Yu Xin's opinion, but the emperor is furious, and he must cure the crime of righteousness, and Yu Xin has no choice.

Jian Yi is a native of Ba County, that is, a native of Chongqing in later generations, and will pass through Wuchang along the Yangtze River, so every time he returns to his hometown and province, he will go to meet the king of Chu, and over time, the two have a certain friendship. During the emperor's northern tour, the king of Chu wrote a letter to Jian Yi, describing the fear in his heart, thinking that the emperor wanted to destroy the vassal king, and he, as the eldest vassal king, bore the brunt, hoping that Jian Yi could reconcile in the middle and help him say good things, and at the same time vaguely hoped that Jian Yi could pass on some news to him.

According to Jian Yi, he didn't take it too seriously for a while, because the king of Chu would write several such letters almost every year, so he just replied according to etiquette, saying that His Majesty was merciful, and as long as the prince kept to himself, His Majesty would not touch the prince.

Later, the king of Taiwan had an accident, and the king of Chu, as the head of the clan, went to Beijing to appease, and visited the Jianyi Mansion many times during the period. During this period, the king of Chu asked Jian Yi for advice on how to deal with it, and after thinking about it, Jian Yi suggested that the king of Chu go to the palace to visit the queen mother and do the work of the queen mother, as long as the queen mother agrees, the king of Taiwan should be able to preserve, this is a scandal of the royal family, and it is best not to make it public.

The king of Chu did this, so the benevolence and righteousness of the king of Chu began to circulate in the capital, and at the same time, some people were obscure that the emperor was confining his own brother, and he was a little mean......

All this seems to be nothing, but when the news of King Chu's rebellion is confirmed, everything will be different. On the surface, what Jian Yi did seems to be impeccable, but if you look at it from another angle, it may not be so simple. Because of the suspicion of rebellion, few people dared to speak for Jianyi, and after the news of the emperor's thunder and anger came out, the direction of the wind gradually changed......

Yu Xin never understood why the emperor was disgusted with righteousness, but he knew that since then, the emperor began to appoint those who were generous and outspoken, maybe the emperor felt that such people would not be duplicitous, hehe, how could things be so easy......

"Lord Yu, Lord Yu?"

Suddenly found that Yu Xin stopped talking, as if he was thinking about something, Hou Tai didn't dare to disturb at first, but after a long time, he couldn't help it, so he had to call softly.

"Oh?" Yu Xin shook his head, and found that he was distracted, alas, he was really old, thinking of this, Yu Xin smiled bitterly: "I'm sorry, Lord Hou, I was distracted just now, where did you talk about it just now?" ”

"Just now? As I just said, don't follow the map, it's easy to go astray. Hou Taihu replied suspiciously.

"Oh, yes, the above are all speculations of the old man, and the future development may not be like this, but Lord Hou needs to keep in mind one thing: although the position of prime minister cannot be set up again, the power of the prime minister cannot disappear, and it will still be distributed in various departments of the court in a special way, and the closer to Your Majesty, the greater the power."

"And," Yu Xin said this, hesitated for a moment, a look of struggle appeared on his face, and said in a deep voice: "Lord Hou, Wenyuan Pavilion is a gesture of His Majesty's delegation of power, but you must not get carried away, otherwise I am afraid that there will be new changes." ”

"What's going on?"

"The old man didn't figure it out," Yu Xin pondered for a while, and suddenly smiled: "The old man thinks too much, even if there is an accident, I'm afraid it will be decades later, the old man will definitely not see it, and Lord Hou should not be able to see it, hehe, hehe!" ”

While speaking, Yu Xin suddenly had an indescribable sentimentality, and tears flowed involuntarily.

Hou Tai was shocked when he saw this: "Lord Yu, what's wrong with you?" Why is it so ....."

"It's okay, it's okay, the old man just sighed for a while." Yu Xin waved his hand to stop Hou Tai's shout, and shook his head: "Lord Hou, what you said today must be kept secret, once it spreads, I am afraid that not only you and I will not be able to protect our heads, but also the family!" ”

"Well, the lower official understands!"

"Cough, cough, cough," Yu Xin suddenly coughed violently, coughing heartbreakingly, unable to help himself, Hou Tai hurriedly stood up, helped pat his back, and said in a low voice: "My lord, how are you?" Do you want to call a doctor? ”

"Cough, cough, cough, cough, no need," Yu Xin covered his mouth with one hand, pulled Hou Tai's clothes with the other, and said hard: "No, no, it's an old problem, it's okay, it's okay, don't be alarmed, move others." ”

“...... Okay, okay! Let's lie down for a while. ”

There is a bed behind Hou Tai's study, which is used for him to take a temporary rest, so Hou Tai helped Yu Xin to the bed, put a pillow on Yu Xin's back, and let him lie half-lying, which can make Yu Xin more comfortable.

Yu Xin coughed for a while, then leaned on the pillow to rest for a while, before slowly opening his eyes and finding Hou Tai sitting on the edge of the bed with tears in his eyes, with a concerned face: "My lord, are you better?" Aren't you too tired? ”

"Hehe, Lord Hou," Yu Xin smiled with difficulty: "The old man has been thinking too much recently, and he is not resting well, but it is not in the way, I know my body!" ”

"Your Excellency, you must pay attention to your body! Da Ming can't live without you! Hou Tai sobbed.

"Don't get in the way, the old man can still support it for a while, Lord Hou, you get closer, the old man still has something to say!"

"Yes, okay!"

"Your Majesty is a man with great ambitions, and this is his strength; But he was born rich and noble, he ascended the throne as an emperor just as an adult, he didn't know that the world was difficult, and before the rebellion of King Yan was pacified, he was very cautious, but after that, he was a little complacent and a little arrogant, which was his shortcoming. ”

"So you have to remind and advise Your Majesty to think about the people's livelihood, in fact, the old man is not against opening up the territory or something, what the old man is against is only the abuse of people's power."

"It's just that persuasion should also pay attention to methods, it is not advisable to be like Wei Zheng, and what you are doing today is even more impossible. Your Majesty is a reasonable person, and you oppose the conversion of the Tuntian envoy to the supervisory envoy, but what is your reason? Scholar Sven sweeps the floor? This is not a reason, it is not that there is no time when the scholar swept the floor, in the Five Dynasties, and in the Yuan Dynasty, the scholar was the Sven sweeper, which also lasted for two hundred years. ”

"But,"

Hou Tai was about to speak, but was stopped by Yu Xin: "The old man knows what you want to say, but look at the history, the best time for a reader is in the Two Song Dynasty, at that time it really realized 'Chao Wei Tian Shelang, Dusk Dengtianzi Hall', but the two Song Dynasty national strength is too weak, and has been repeatedly bullied by the Khitan, Jurchen and Mongolia, and has abandoned the sixteen states of Youyun, north of the Huai River, and finally died in Yashan, Shenzhou Lu Shen, my first time all China fell into the hands of foreign races, this lesson is not profound!" ”

"The first emperor is in view of the lessons of the Song Dynasty, only to pay attention to military strategy, suppress the Wenchen, in fact, the same is true today, he is the Song Dynasty Cai Jing, Qin Hui, Shi Miyuan, Jia Yidao and others of the dictatorship and misguided country, can be said to be deeply hated, so you don't think that Your Majesty reuses Wang Du, Liu Jing and others, just think that Your Majesty values Wenchen, in fact, in the old man's opinion, Your Majesty is both civil and military, and does not want one side to dominate!"

"But," Hou Tai hesitated: "Cai Jing and Qin Hui are all Sven scum, how can they generalize?" The generals are chaotic, and there are more dynasties! ”

"Hehe, Lord Hou, what matters is not what you think, but what Your Majesty thinks!"

"But if you blindly flatter and do what your majesty likes, and fail to correct the king's mistakes, what good will it do to the country and the people? Is this the work of a great husband? ”

Seeing Hou Taiyi's words, Yu Xin smiled bitterly twice, and said in a deep voice: "Now that the imperial court is in a period of change, does Lord Hou want to hang up the crown and go away and sit and watch the success or failure of the government?" A small matter in the court is a big thing in the world, and it will affect thousands of people. ”

“...... Xia Guan understood, "Seeing Yu Xin's wry smile, Hou Tai was a little embarrassed: "Xia Guan will pay attention." ”

"For example, today's matter of the Tuntian envoys," Seeing Hou Tai's face, Yu Xin softened his tone and said in a low voice: "Actually, Your Majesty has already thought of a way, and I have talked to the old man, that is, the Tuntian envoys of these guards, their military attaché status is limited to themselves, they do not need to inherit, and they will not implicate their families, they are all civilian military attachés, in fact, they are just like the officials of the Ministry of War, but they are subordinate to the Ministry of Supervision." ”

"Oh, Your Majesty's method is good!" Hou Tai groaned slightly, overjoyed, but then said suspiciously: "Since Your Majesty has already figured out how to deal with it, why don't you say it first?" It's going to be like this, okay? ”

"It's really not good, but if you don't make such a fuss today, it may not be like this."

"Why? Since Your Majesty has already had this kind of thought, he will naturally punish him with a small punishment and a big commandment, and he will not be too embarrassed by those Tuntian envoys, but if you make such a fuss, it will be a little troublesome, and it will be difficult for someone to fall to the ground. ”

"But I don't know what His Majesty thinks!"

"It's been more than ten days since the decree was issued, and the resignation stamps of those Tuntian envoys have also arrived at the ministry, why haven't you thought about how to deal with it?"

"This, Xia Guan didn't think of such a method as a civilian military attaché."

"In fact, it's not difficult to think of it, the military household is only available in this dynasty, as long as you jump out of the trap of the military household and open your mind, what else can't you think of? His Majesty's mind is very open-minded, and he seems to be able to see many things that the old man can't see. Lord Hou, as the secretary of the ministry, you will enter the Wenyuan Pavilion to assist Your Majesty in the future, so you must have a view of the overall situation, so that you can keep up with Your Majesty's rhythm and check and fill in the gaps for Your Majesty, understand? ”

"Xiaguan understands!" Hou Tai thought for a long time, and said convincingly.

Yu Xin seemed to remember something, and was silent for a while before he said: "The old man really can't figure it out, are the methods of decentralization and containment really thought of by His Majesty?" He's only twenty-six years old, and he's so sure he'll get his goal? Is it young and frivolous, or is it confident? ”

"Maybe it wasn't Your Majesty who thought of it, but Wang Du and Liu Jing who thought of it."

"It's not likely," Yu Xin shook his head, his eyes looked at the roof, and muttered: "Wang Du knows it from His Majesty's mouth, but it is not detailed, there is only a general direction; Liu Jing didn't seem to know about this matter in advance, and at that imperial meeting, he didn't think very clearly about the division of labor in various departments, and sometimes he would be asked; And Xie Jin and Yang Rong are still young, I'm afraid they can't think of such a thing, and they don't understand military strategy! ”

"Not Wang Du?"

"Probably not!"

"What did Lord Wang Du say?"

"Oh," Yu Xin withdrew his gaze from the roof and said with a smile: "When Wang Du first returned to Beijing, he once talked to the old man about the rebellion of the King of Chu, and the old man was a little emotional, but Wang Du said that His Majesty already had a way, and the old man only knew about the intention of forming a military aircraft department at that time. ”

"Oh, it looks like Lord Yu and Wang Du have a very close past!"

"It's okay, I'm the head of the household department, and sometimes I supervise other departments, he often comes over to deliver orders, so I'm quite familiar, but the personal relationship is average, and he has a good personal relationship with Fang Xiaoru and Huang Zicheng."

"Oh, it's a pity that Wang Du is a talent."

"Yes, although he doesn't have enough overall vision, he is good at military strategy, and he is a person who can say anything about the affairs of the army, but it's a pity, alas, ......"

Hou Tai was silent for a while, and suddenly said, "I heard that the third lady of the Xu family will enter the palace next month, does Lord Yu know about this?" ”

"Of course I know, at that time, the old man still wanted to go to the book to oppose it, but then I thought about it!"

"Hehe, the same is true for the lower officials, I think this matter is not in line with the etiquette law, but then I didn't go to the book, what do you think of this matter?"

"This matter should be related to the military restructuring, Xu Huizu quelled the chaos in Shandong, and the army under his command has arranged positions such as supervision envoy and chief of staff, and he did not have the title of general, but called 'commander-in-chief'. This situation is easy to make people at a loss, and the third lady entered the palace to calm the army's heart. ”

"If the Shandong Rebellion ends smoothly, then the speed of the implementation of restructuring in the army will be greatly accelerated, and the only people in the army who can stand side by side with Xu Huizu are Ping'an, Sheng Yong and Geng Xuan, Geng Xuan needless to say, Ping An is in the northwest, Sheng Yong is in North Korea, they dare not raise any objections, this is probably also His Majesty's means."

"Well, too, I'm afraid this is Your Majesty's intention, but it's a pity that Wang Du!"

"yes!"

......

I don't know why, after talking about Wang Du, Yu Xin and Hou Tai seemed to suddenly lose interest in talking, Yu Xin thought about it, explained a few words, and got up to leave.

Hou Tai personally sent it to the door, helped Yu Xin to get into the carriage, and then waved goodbye.

"It's so comfortable!" Yu Xin leaned back on the soft sofa and let out a satisfied moan, he was too tired today, he was indeed old.

After a while, Yu Xin knocked on the car window, and the housekeeper Yu Fu hurriedly climbed up: "Master, is there something wrong?" ”

"Well, sit down!"

"Yes!"

"Has Wang Du's family arrived at his hometown?"

"It's already here, the people sent two days ago have returned, and the local government has received His Majesty's instructions and helped a lot, and Lord Wang's family has settled down! These things have been told to the master! ”

"Oh, people are old, and their memory is not good," Yu Xin smiled, he looked up and thought for a while, and then said, "Yu Fu, arrange some people near Lord Wang's family, and it is best that someone can make friends with their family." ”

"This," Yu Fu twisted his body slightly, and said in a low voice: "Master, it's not difficult to arrange people, and it's not difficult to make friends, but is this what to do?" ”

"Don't think about it," Yu Xin was silent for a while, and said, "Lord Wang has meritorious service to the country, and the old man is also to take good care of them, how about it?" Can it be done? ”

"Yes!" Yu Fu swallowed a mouthful of saliva and nodded, "No problem!" ”

"Okay, let's do it!"

After Yu Fu got out of the car, Yu Xin's face immediately became gloomy, just now he was not in good health, lying on the bed, he relaxed his vigilance for a while, and said that he leaked his mouth, I am afraid that Hou Tai has doubts now, but it doesn't matter for the time being, because there is no evidence, but who knows if there is any evidence? Or will it pop up in the future?

Do you have to go that far?