"Since Lord Zhang said that the old man is a meritorious man, then why does Your Majesty still lock the old man here?"

"Naturally, there are some things that need to be figured out! With the wisdom of the Prime Minister, you don't know what it is, right? Zhang Bao smiled slightly and said: "Listening to the meaning of what the Lord said just now, it seems that the black-clothed man who appeared in Dali Temple that day was also sent by the Prime Minister. ”

Gao Shangzhi was a little puzzled, put down his wine glass, and asked, "The man in black?" What Men in Black? ”

"Adults don't have to pretend to be confused! Shall we be three-year-olds? Zhang Bao said quite seriously.

The noble one looked at Shi Min and Zhang Bao with a blank face, and said, "The old man really doesn't know what you Lord Zhang mean!" ”

Zhang was in Dali Temple that day, and he was clear about the situation at the scene, and he heard the two black-clothed men say that they were ordered by the master to come to help. In addition, the two people also said that it was their master who persuaded King Ning, so as to mobilize the men and horses of the patrol battalion to meet outside the Dali Temple! Zhang Bao said, adjusted his sitting posture slightly, and said: "Now King Ning has told him that it is your Prime Minister who said that it was you, the Prime Minister!" Dare to ask my lord, how should I understand the words of those two men in black? ”

"How did this old man know?" Gao Shangzhi spread his hands and asked rhetorically, "Lord Zhang, have you checked it out?" ”

Zhang Bao smiled and said, "It's okay if adults don't want to admit it, that's the case!" Zhang went back to report to His Majesty. ”

"Please! I don't send it! Gao Shangzhi said, poured himself full of wine, and said to Zhang Bao: "Just leave the brazier and wine and food!" ”

Zhang Bao originally wanted to test Gao Shangzhi with the method of agitation, if he let himself stay, it means that this matter may be really a little boring, but he didn't expect that Gao Shangzhi would be such an indifferent attitude, the situation was changed all of a sudden, and Zhang Bao fell into a passive situation.

Shi Min on the side just wanted to find out who the person who had been hiding the deepest was who was. Seeing that the atmosphere was awkward, he took over and said, "Master Zhang, don't be impatient, you're here, don't be in a hurry!" Maybe there are other things going on here. ”

Seeing that Shi Min had built a step for himself, Zhang Bao took it very cooperatively, sat back on the stool, and said to Shi Min: "What do you have to say?" ”

Shi Min looked at Zhang Bao, and then at Gao Shangzhi, only to see him with his head down, drinking by himself, and did not look at him and Zhang Bao. Shi Min couldn't help but be suspicious, so he asked: "Prime Minister Gao, you went to persuade King Ning to transfer troops that day, so dare to ask Prime Minister, how do you know what will happen in Dali Temple, and even the timing of the arrival of the patrol camp is just right!" I can't figure it out. ”

"Hahaha! Min Gongzi is really a hero out of a teenager! It's not easy to be so delicate at a young age! Gao Shangzhi suddenly laughed.

"Prime Minister, let's solve our doubts first, and then talk about anything else!" Shi Min said calmly.

Gao Shang said unhurriedly: "The old man has been mediocre for decades, and I guess Lord Zhang has also discussed in private, why has this noble man occupied the position of prime minister for so many years!" Right? ”

Zhang Bao frowned slightly and said, "I haven't said that before!" ”

"But Lord Zhang is suspicious of the old man, isn't it a day or two?"

Zhang Bao didn't answer, Gao Shangzhi smiled slightly, and said: "Previously, Lord Zhang also sent people to secretly spy on the old man around the Prime Minister's Mansion!" Think the old man has some conspiracy! ”

Zhang Bao hurriedly explained: "I have never done such a thing in Xia......

Gao Shangzhi waved his hand, interrupted Zhang Bao's words, and said: "What is the truth, Zhang Daren's heart is like a mirror!" ”

Shi Min and Zhang Bao were stunned by Gao Shangzhi's calm and relaxed momentum, and neither of them spoke.

"Two! The old man solved everyone's doubts today! Gao Shangzhi said, stood up, put his hands behind his back, walked a few steps in the cell, and said slowly: "Outsiders see that the old man is crazy all day long, and he does nothing, you Lord Zhang may be able to see it!" This is the old man's way of survival! ”

Zhang Bao still didn't speak.

Gao Shangzhi squinted his eyes and said: "A companion is like a tiger, let alone a moody monarch like the first emperor." The old man doesn't say much on weekdays, because if he talks too much, he will lose! Woe to the mouth! However, it doesn't mean that the old man doesn't have the heart to defend against others! ”

"Your Excellency, please continue! I'm waiting to hear you! Shi Min said unhurriedly.

Gao Shangzhi nodded with a smile, and then said: "After so many years of mixing in officialdom, how can it be possible without a few of your own eyeliner?" ”

Gao Shangzhi said, and then pointed at Zhang Bao and Shi Min and asked, "Don't you Lord Zhang?" Or do you not have Xihuahou Mansion? Hehehehehe, not necessarily, right? ”

"What your lord means, you already have insight into what will happen in Dali Temple, right?" Shi Min asked.

"Exactly!" Gao Shangzhi nodded, and said: "At the beginning, the old man has been secretly observing the dispute between the Yan Wangfu and the Qingwang Mansion, and even before His Majesty set out on the expedition, he specially explained to the old man and secretly paid attention to the wind and grass in Yecheng!" So the old man's actions that day can be said to have been ordered by the first emperor! ”

"On the orders of the first emperor? Do you have a certificate? Zhang Bao asked.

"What kind of credentials does Master Zhang want? Don't you want the first emperor to tell you personally? Gao Shang asked rhetorically.

"You know it's impossible!" Zhang Bao said unrelentingly: "What you said just now is all your words!" No evidence! ”

Gao Shangzhi was a little displeased, his tone was slightly heavier, and he said, "What does that Lord Zhang want to hear?" I want the old man to tell you in person that those men in black were sent by the old man! Is that right? ”

Zhang Bao was silent.

"And then! What else do you want to know, Master Zhang! The noble mood began to be a little excited, and then said: "The death of the first emperor has something to do with the old man, this is true!" But His Majesty's life today was also saved by the old man! ”

Shi Min didn't speak, and Zhang Bao was also shocked by Gao Shangzhi's sudden emotion, and didn't know what to say.

There was silence in the cell for a moment, and Gao Shangzhi said slowly: "But even so, the old man will not ask His Majesty for credit!" ”

Shi Min was puzzled and asked, "Do you know, maybe you will lose your life because of the matter of the first emperor!" ”

"Hahahaha!" Gao Shangzhi looked up to the sky and laughed, then bent down slightly, and said to Shi Min, who was sitting on the side: "The old man is lonely and widowed, has no children and no heirs, what is the difference between living to this age, living one more day and living one day less?" I only hate to be born at the wrong time, and spend decades in vain! So! That's it! ”

After Gao Shangzhi finished speaking, he returned to the grass nest, sat down slowly, and said to Zhang Bao: "If the old man is not bad, this prime minister's position will definitely be your Lord Zhang!" If you want it, take it! What should be said and what should not be said, the old man has already said it! ”

Zhang Bao and Shi Min looked at each other, not knowing how to answer. Looking at Gao Shangzhi again, he has been lying in the grass nest again.

"Please, two of you! Forgive the old man for not sending it! Gao Shangzhi turned his back to the two of them, raised his hand slightly, and said.

Shi Min got up slowly, he knew that it would be futile to continue talking and asking.

"Farewell!" Shi Min said with a slight salute.

Just as Shi Min and Zhang Bao walked out of the cell, Gao Shangzhi suddenly shouted: "Son, stay here!" ”

Shi Min immediately stopped, looked at Gao Shangzhi in the cell, and asked, "What else does the Prime Minister have to say?" ”

"Listen to the old man's words, the tree is very popular! In this Yecheng, there is still a situation that the old man can't see clearly, and the son is so self-conscious! Gao Shangzhi said, tilted his face slightly, and said again: "Lord Zhang, this sentence is also given to you!" ”

Shi Min frowned slightly, arched his hand and said, "Thank you!" ”