Shi Shi looked at Zhang Bao's note, which was written in detail about all the information of the ministers, as well as Zhang Bao's suggestions for personnel appointments. （）

"Aiqing, it seems that you have put a lot of thought into it on weekdays!" Shi Shi looked at the thick stack of papers in front of him.

Zhang Bao said respectfully: "Since Weichen shares his worries for His Majesty, he naturally has to do things more carefully, be anxious about His Majesty's anxieties, worry about His Majesty's worries, only those of us who are courtiers have done our duty, Your Majesty can be relieved, and the world can be stable!" ”

Shi Shi smiled and said, "You should know that this is not what I said. ”

Zhang Bao deliberately pretended to be stupid and said: "The minister is stupid, please make it clear to Your Majesty ......"

"Hehe, this Manchu Dynasty civil and military, if you are stupid and dull, then you can't count the shrewd ones." Shi Shi flipped through the detailed information of the important members of each ministry in front of him, and said: "Chao Chinese military officials, this city alone, can count more than 100 people before and after, you can actually have the detailed information of so many people, and know their background well!" ”

Zhang Bao lowered his head and did not speak.

Shi Shi closed the pile of music, looked at Zhang Bao outside the curtain, and said slowly: "Zhang Bao, you are not simple!" ”

As soon as Zhang Bao heard this, he knew that Shi Shi had something to say, and hurriedly knelt down and explained: "Your Majesty forgives you!" Wechen trespassed ......"

"You can collect so much information that I don't even know on your own, and I am really impressed!"

"The minister is also thinking about His Majesty's country! There is no selfishness! Otherwise, I wouldn't have presented these things to Your Majesty in their original form today! ”

"It seems that your eyes and ears are extremely wide, and everyone in the DPRK and China is under your surveillance! Is it? Shi Shi asked calmly.

"Your Majesty forgives your sins!" Zhang Bao lowered his head and said.

Shi Shi stood up and paced slowly inside, and Lu An on the side quietly looked up at the two of them, and couldn't help but be a little nervous.

Suddenly, Shi Shi stopped, turned his head to look at Zhang Bao and asked, "You won't be by my side, and you have also installed eyes and ears, right?" ”

"Don't dare!" Zhang Bao kowtowed and said: "Since following Your Majesty at the beginning, Weichen has sworn allegiance!" Even if you are imprisoned, Wechen will not change his original intention! It is by relying on these eyes and ears that some relationships can be opened up that His Majesty can be rescued from the tiger's mouth! A piece of loyalty can show the sun and the moon! Your Majesty, please be wise! ”

After Zhang Bao finished speaking, he kowtowed again.

Shi Shi looked at Zhang Bao who was kneeling on the ground, suddenly laughed "haha", and said, "Aiqing, please get up!" I know your loyalty to me! ”

Zhang Bao was almost moved to tears, and said: "Minister! Thank you, Your Majesty! ”

"At the beginning, Shi Zun harmed me, and many people who originally kept saying that they wanted to be loyal saw that I was imprisoned on death row in Dali Temple, so they fell into the well, and the limelight was towards Shi Zun! Especially those Han officials who pretend to be high-minded and full of benevolence and morality! Shi Shi smacked his lips with disdain, and said: "In the end, you Lord Zhang endured humiliation, pretended to be crazy and stupid, and rescued me from the ghost gate, and since that day, I have never doubted my loyalty to you!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhang Bao pretended to wipe his tears.

"Since I ascended the throne, I have always wanted to expand my territory and create a prosperous foundation for thousands of years! But there are very few capable people in the court, and there are many people with ghosts in their hearts! Shi Shi glanced at the roster on the table and said to Zhang Bao: "I think the roster you sent here today is good!" ”

Hearing Shi Shi's words, Zhang Bao's heart finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"From this day forward, you are my eyes and ears! I want you to monitor every move of the officials! I need to know everything about them! Shi Shi looked at Zhang Bao calmly and asked, "What I mean, do you understand?" ”

Zhang Bao responded excitedly: "The minister understands! ”

"Lu An!"

"The minions are here!" Lu An hurriedly responded.

Shi Shi turned his face and asked, "How loyal are you to me?" ”

Lu An hurriedly knelt down and said, "Slaves are only loyal to Your Majesty!" ”

"Remember your words today." Shi Shi glanced at him.

Lu An shuddered, his face almost touched the ground, and said, "Slave keep it in mind!" ”

Shi Shi was quite proud, sat back in his seat, and said: "I heard that the squire Wu Liang, when I was imprisoned, was still willing to speak for me, and never turned against Shi Zun, is that the case?" ”

Zhang Bao said: "That's right, Wu Liang is loyal to His Majesty, and he is quite effective in handling things under Wei Chen, and he is a usable person!" ”

Shi Shi nodded and said, "In this case, I promoted him to be the head of the household, what does Aiqing think?" ”

"The lifeblood of the country controlled by the household department is the most important part of the six departments, and it is not the henchman of His Majesty who cannot bear it, and the minister thinks that Wu Shilang is upright and can take on this responsibility!"

"Aren't you worried that he'll overpower you in the future?"

Zhang Bao glanced up at Shi Shi and asked rhetorically, "Does Your Majesty want to hear the truth or lie?" ”

"Of course I have to listen to the truth!"

Zhang Bao thought for a while and said: "On this issue, if the minister says that he has no selfishness, it is purely a lie, he is now a subordinate of Weichen after all, if he is in the limelight one day in the future, Weichen will inevitably have some loss in his heart." ”

"Then why are you still pushing him so hard?"

"First, Wu Liang is not a person who likes to abuse power and politics, even if he becomes the head of a hundred officials in the future, he will not pose the slightest threat to his ministers, because we are only political discord at most, and there are no personal grievances. Second, Wu Liang and Weichen are both loyal to the court and do things for His Majesty, but the division of labor is different, and there is no distinction between high and low! As for if he can be above 10,000 people by one person, that is Wu Shilang's ability, and the minister is not as good as him! ”

"Zhang Bao, Zhang Bao! Are these words of yours your true words? ”

"Every sentence is from the bottom of my heart!"

"That's good! I'm still worried that you're not convinced, and since you've made a statement, then I have nothing to worry about. ”

Hearing Shi Shi say this, how could Zhang Bao not feel a little lost in his heart? It's just that in front of Shi Shi, he still has to pretend that nothing happened.

"As for who should be in charge of the military department, I have not been able to decide, do you have any suggestions?"

"There is one person to recommend!"

"Who?" Shi Shi asked.

"I heard that in Youzhou that day, Shi Zun rebelled, and there was only one person around the first emperor who swore not to surrender, and that person was Gao Shirong!"

"Gao Shirong?"

"That's right! This person has followed the first emperor for many years, and he is also a strong general who has led the army for many years, originally he protected the first emperor for merit, and should be rewarded, but his brother participated in the rebellion, and the first emperor was angry and wanted to behead him all over the house, but read his past merits, and demoted him to a commoner! ”

"He is loyal to the first emperor, not necessarily loyal to me, this person I haven't seen a few times, it's not available!"

"Your Majesty, please listen to what Weichen has to say!"

Shi Shi frowned slightly and asked, "Do you know the importance of the military department?" If you choose the wrong person, the consequences are unimaginable! ”

"I understand! But the minister recommended this person, with full certainty and reason! ”

"Oh? Tell me about it! ”

I heard that Gao Shirong was standing alone in front of the first emperor at that time, and he never bowed to Shi Zun knowing that he would die, which shows that Gao Shirong is by no means a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death. In addition, His Majesty just said that he is loyal to the first emperor, and may not be loyal to you, which is true, but all people like Gao Shirong are renamed, and now he is a grass people, if His Majesty uses him as the secretary of the military department, then for him, he will not be grateful to Your Majesty? Also, Your Majesty also said today that there are very few capable people in the court, and Your Majesty treats Gao Shirong like this, which is to tell the people of the world that today's Majesty is to employ people on the basis of merit and recruit talents without sticking to one pattern, Your Majesty! Zhou Gong spit out and feed the world to his heart! Sooner or later, the world will be yours! ”

Zhang Bao's words deeply touched Shi Shi, he didn't expect that Zhang Bao would make such long-term considerations on Gao Shirong's issue.

"You have a point!" Shi Shi gently knocked on the table and said, "I'll think about this matter again!" ”

"Yes......" Zhang Bao nodded.