Just half a month ago, Prime Minister Fan Zhen insisted on resigning from the post of nine beggars. After thinking about it several times, Chai Rong dismissed Fan Zhen as the prime minister, transferred to Duanming Palace, and stayed in Yecheng.

Encouraging the emperor to dispose of his biological father was a big taboo. It was already good to get such a result, and Fan Zhen left the capital overnight.

It's just that although Lao Fan is gone, the position of prime minister is vacant, and other ministers in the political hall naturally want to replace him, but the problem is that the current situation is no longer something they can control.

The privy deputy envoy Zhao Pu was thoughtful, and the upward impact momentum was obvious, Wang Pu, a bachelor of Hanlin, walked to the front of the stage from behind the scenes, the black-clothed prime minister was in charge of the imperial court, and the champion Hou Yehua held the embroidered messenger in his hand, eyeing him fiercely.

The heroes are competing for the deer, the dragon and the snake are rising together, the Son of Heaven is Shengming, the powerful ministers are full of dynasties, there are thousands of difficulties, and the prime minister is the most difficult!

If they sit in that position, they won't be as good as Fan Qian!

Because of this, Wei Renpu, Xue Juzheng, Li Gu and others all chose to wait and see and did not dare to act rashly. It's just that they didn't expect that the conflict between Ye Hua and Wang Pu would come so soon, and the big guy would sit back and watch the success or failure, and see what result these two could achieve!

Seeing Wang Pu muttering for a long time, he suddenly turned to Ye Hua and bowed deeply.

"Champion Hou, General Zhao was suddenly attacked, and there was an accident, but it can be seen that Youzhou is unstable, and it is indeed not appropriate to rush south, it is the old man's mistake!"

The sky is thundering!

As soon as this one spoke, he thundered everyone!

Officialdom has always been like this, the face is bigger than the sky, and it is better to make a mistake to the end than to admit it easily. Otherwise, how to maintain the image of the wise and powerful? If you admit that your mistakes are small, your subordinates will deviate from morality, or even if the tree falls and scatters, it will be terrible.

Especially Wang Pu, a giant who has just emerged, is the most taboo to bow his head.

How can you admit your mistake directly in front of the emperor?

No one could figure it out, but Wang Pu was calm, he continued: "The old man insisted on going south, firstly, to teach Li Hongji a lesson and prevent the Southern Tang Dynasty from becoming bigger, and secondly, to covet the wealth of the southeast, thinking of getting the rich land in the southeast and filling the deficit in the treasury. It's just that the old man seems to be less calculating, miscalculated Yanyun's situation, the old man sincerely asked Hou Ye to teach me, and asked Hou Ye to teach me! ”

After speaking, Wang Pu bowed deeply, his face full of sincerity.

This time Ye Hua was at a loss, he could only say: "Master Wang is polite, I don't have any opinions." ”

"No!"

Wang Pu Zhengse said: "When the first emperor was in Japan, he adopted the strategy of Hou Ye first in the north and then in the south, and dealt a heavy blow to the Khitan. Now that the Hou Ye thinks that he should go all out to manage the north, he must be thoughtful, and the old man sincerely asks for advice, and has no other meaning. ”

Wang Pu bowed again, Ye Hua was not nervous, "Bachelor Wang insists on asking, then I'll talk about it...... It is not difficult to sweep the south of the Yangtze River with the elite soldiers of the north. Although Li Hongji has some talent and ambition, but he is impatient and unscrupulous, the Southern Tang Dynasty has been established for decades, and there are many drawbacks, in my opinion, Li Hongji will not become Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, but will become Emperor Yang of Sui, and the day of death is not far away! Ye Hua chuckled: "What Da Zhou should do now is to stabilize the overall situation in the north and wait for the opportunity!" The so-called overall situation is Yanyun! If Youzhou is recovered, Yunzhou is still in the hands of the Khitan. There are still remnants of the Northern Han Dynasty in Hedong, and the Northern Expedition of the first emperor is only half completed! ”

"The imperial court successively sent criminals, forbidden troops, and monks to Youzhou...... And Youzhou has barbarians, Han people, and among the Han people, there are local Han people, and newly relocated ...... The crowd is complex, and there are many contradictions between each other, and none of them have been resolved. Although General Zhao's attack was an accident, how many people in Youzhou still colluded with the Khitan, and those who were assigned were unwilling to collude with the Khitan inside and outside, what should they do? ”

"I don't think the Southeast is so rich or attractive that it should change its strategy lightly. It should be the second Northern Expedition to completely recover Yanyun and take the land east of the river. Then rebuild the defense line of the Great Wall, send elite soldiers, from time to time, expel the Khitan barbarians, as long as the north is stabilized, when the time comes, it is easy to dominate the world! ”

……

Ye Hua made his opinions clear, and all words with an attitude were angular. Just like Ye Hua thought that the Northern Expedition was not completed, but Wang Pu suggested going south, he was inevitably suspicious.

The big guys are all looking at Wang Pu, and they say in their hearts, how will this person react?

Wang Pu listened carefully, and suddenly his face was full of joy, and he said happily: "The theory of the champion Hou is really extraordinary, it is the old man who is confused, and he almost missed the national event!" ”

After finishing speaking, he bowed to Ye Hua again and again, and then he turned to the dragon chair and said to Chai Rong: "Your Majesty, the first imperial policy should not be changed at will, the old minister asked Your Majesty to send troops to Youzhou immediately." ”

Chai Rong smiled slightly, "Master Wang, have you learned the champion Hou Zhicai?" ”

Wang Pu bowed down and sighed: "The old minister is happy and convinced, and he is convinced!" In the future, when the old minister encounters something he does not understand, he must first ask the Hou Ye for advice, think about it thoroughly, and then report it to His Majesty, so as not to miss the major national affairs...... It's just that the old minister is afraid that the champion Hou will dislike the old minister and be too stupid and refuse to teach. ”

Chai Rong smiled, "Ye Qing is not a stingy person, Taifu is now learning the way of business in Ye Mansion, and Master Wang can also go to ask for advice from time to time." As courtiers, if you can give up your prejudices, work together, put the overall situation of the court first, and think about the society of the country, I will be much easier. ”

"The old minister understands!"

At the end of the pre-imperial meeting, Wang Pu actually took the initiative to catch up with Ye Hua, maintaining a gap of half a position, as if a student was asking a teacher.

"Master Hou, you said that the situation in Youzhou is complicated, do you think there are many Khitan spies?"

"There should be quite a few."

"That was the last Northern Expedition. Not completely eradicated? Left behind a remnant? ”

"It may also be that His Majesty's reform has touched the interests of some people, such as those officials who have been assigned!"

Wang Pu bowed slightly, "Yes, this time it was the traitor Wei Shiyu who escaped with someone, Youzhou is unstable, the old man actually suggested that His Majesty go south, he is really confused!" ”

Wang Pu said again: "Master Hou, what about Li Hongji?" You can't just let it go, right? ”

"I threw Li Congjia to the construction site, if he can sharpen it, maybe he can contain Li Hongji."

……

Wang Pu asked more than a dozen questions, Ye Hua answered them one by one, this one was not enjoyable, and in the evening, he actually took a few more books and ran to Ye's mansion.

"Master Hou, this is the "Pacification Policy" I wrote, and I also ask Master Hou to take a look, if there is anything missing, just point it out." Wang Pu said happily: "In the past, the old man was behind closed doors, and he regarded himself as high, and he was unwilling to ask others for advice, and those people in the court were not worthy of the old man's advice!" They don't have much knowledge and a lot of calculations, but they are not worth mentioning......"

Wang Pu stayed until midnight, and then said goodbye and left, and when he left, Wang Pu also told Ye Hua that he would often come to ask for advice in the future...... This one really did what he said, the army was about to go north, and he was going to go north with Chai Rong, and there were so many things, but he still took time out and ran to Yefu.

Every time I come over, I will prepare a lot of questions, and when I go back, I leave with thick notes, and that diligence makes Zhao Er embarrassed.

He touched his nose, "I said Master, is this my third junior brother?" ”

Ye Hua shrugged his shoulders, he didn't know what to say.

Wang Pu is definitely the most knowledgeable of the ministers he has ever met, in addition to military affairs, this one also knows astronomy, music, architecture, river engineering, and has deep attainments.

The most terrifying thing is that Wang Pu is very studious, he found a few textbooks in Ye Hua's study, and after borrowing them, he can understand them in a day's work, and he can come over with a lot of questions the next day to ask for advice.

You must know that Zhao Er prides himself on being smart, the textbooks compiled by Ye Hua, the content of a semester, he will take about a month at the earliest, and Wang Pu, as long as one day!

What a day!

People are more angry than people!

Zhao Erdu began to doubt his IQ.

"Master Wang is a pure minister! Also a real person! ”

Chai Rong smiled and said: "He has done a lot of things for me, but in the entire Hidden Mansion, none of them are the private individuals of Master Wang, he strictly abides by the rules, as my retainer, he never interacts with foreign ministers...... In fact, Bachelor Wang had long admired Ye Qing's talent, but he did not come to visit. I knew what he was thinking, so I let him come to his door to ask for advice. ”

Chai Rong smiled and said: "Ye Qing, I know that all the ministers in the court have selfish intentions, but there are only two people, I can rest assured, one is Bachelor Wang, and the other is you!" ”

Ye Hua was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is wrong to love, and the minister is afraid!" ”

"Hahaha!" Chai Rong said with a smile: "My father regards you as a nephew, and I also regard you as a brother...... But after all, I am the Son of Heaven, and if I listen to both, I will be clear, and if I listen partially, I will be dark. The words of the king go in through my left ear, and your words go in through my right ear, and then they come out of my mouth, and they appear just and decent. With the military affairs, as the Son of Heaven, he should have his own decision, what does Ye Qing think? ”

Ye Hua was beating the drum in his heart, what is Mingjun? The common people say that a companion is like a tiger, and Mingjun is a smart tiger! If you can't fight, you can't deceive ...... Who knows if what he said is true, no matter what time it is, you have to be careful, don't fall for the routine!

"Your Majesty is the father of all directions in Kyushu and hundreds of millions of people. In this world, only His Majesty can make decisions and make decisions! Ye Hua became more and more cautious.

Chai Rong smiled, "You, you're still too timid, when I talk to Master Wang, he often sprays me with foam all over my face, I can't do it, if I want to be Tang Taizong, Wei Zheng is indispensable!" ”

Chai Rong smiled at Ye Hua, "Ye Qing, last time I told you that I wanted to find a virtuous helper for you, I wanted to wait a few days before I talked, but our monarchs and ministers are about to go on the expedition, so we can't delay the youth of other girls, so we will get married first." ”

Ye Hua was a little dry and embarrassed.

"Your Majesty, who are you going to choose?"

"Hahaha!" Chai Rong laughed with satisfaction, "Sure enough, I know that I miss my daughter-in-law, as soon as I say that you are satisfied, this person is in your house!" ”

"Ahh Ye Hua was so frightened that he cried out, "Your Majesty, don't be joking?" Emperor Zhou E is Li Congjia's wife, and the minister brought her to the mansion, just threatening Li Congjia, he didn't mean anything else, really no! ”

Chai Rong coughed twice, almost spurting blood, "Ye Qing, are you really stupid or fake stupid?" Am I so blind? ”