On the ninth day of the first month of March, Zuo Feng arrived at Taoyuan Fort again.

Gao Shun was very surprised by Zuo Feng's arrival.

Fortunately, Zuo Feng has been here many times, and he is already an old acquaintance, so he was busy explaining to Gao Shun and letting Gao Shun take the order.

Gao Shun had no surprise or dissatisfaction with His Majesty's increase of 1,000 households, anyway, for him, it was not a little bit of money.

Compared with the holy decree he received, Gao Shun was more willing to receive Zuo Feng ceremoniously, as long as he offered a generous gift, he would definitely be able to provide Gao Shun with unexpected information.

After receiving the holy decree, Gao Shun immediately arranged a banquet to entertain Zuo Feng.

Zuo Feng didn't dare to enjoy it immediately, and proposed to go and meet Princess Wannian first.

Gao Shun had no choice but to accompany him to the small courtyard where the princess lived.

There were several girls chatting with the princess, and Gao Shun immediately gave them a look and took them away; They knew that Gao Shun had brought guests and that they must have something to discuss, so they said goodbye to the princess one after another.

As soon as Zuo Feng came in, the princess recognized her, and she was very unhappy, it must have been arranged by her father to pick her up.

The time she spent living in Taoyuan Fort was the happiest period of her life. The castle takes good care of her, the guards are all outside the courtyard, it is very safe, there are special cooks in the courtyard, and life is convenient; Taoyuan Fort was wealthy, providing her with the best standard of living, the food was even more delicious than what was provided in the palace, and the sweet and sour juice was her favorite.

Everyone doesn't know who she is, and they can communicate with her on an equal footing, rather than deliberately complimenting; There is no conflict of interest, no mutual vigilance, no deceit, the psychology is very relaxed, and the food and sleep are fragrant.

Although Gao Shun is married, she doesn't care, she just wants to spend a quiet and peaceful time here.

"Meet Her Royal Highness the Princess!" After everyone retreated, Gao Shun and Zuo Feng immediately saluted the princess.

The princess didn't give Gao Shun a good face, and hurriedly said: "The prince doesn't have to be polite, this is your home, the prince should be the master, and I am just a guest." ”

"Hehe, the princess is polite."

The princess was no longer polite to Gao Shun, but stared at Zuo Feng and said, "Did your father ask you to come?" ”

Zuo Feng saw that the princess's face was not good, and hurriedly saluted: "Your Royal Highness the princess, the minister made a special trip to deliver the decree to the prince, and was entrusted by His Majesty to come to meet Her Royal Highness the princess. ”

"What does my father have to say?"

Zuo Feng said respectfully: "Back to Her Royal Highness the Princess, Your Majesty asked when the princess would return to the palace?" Don't miss the ceremony. ”

As soon as she heard that she was not here to pick her up and return to the palace, Princess Wannian's face looked much better, and she said to Zuo Feng: "Zuo Huangmen can return to my father, I will return to the palace after the weather is warmer and the road is smooth, and I will never miss the time." ”

"Yes, Your Highness Princess!" Zuo Feng's heart was relieved, and he finally completed the task assigned by His Majesty.

Gao Shun was in a good mood when he heard the princess say this, and finally knew when she was leaving, as long as she didn't stay here permanently.

When the two returned to the Hou Mansion, the banquet had been prepared, only Li Qiang and Ma Gui were accompanied, and the others were not familiar with Zuo Feng, so they were not invited.

Since no outsiders were present, the conversation was more casual.

Zuo Feng knew that Gao Shun would not be stingy, so he told the information he knew; In particular, the content of the holy decree given by His Majesty to the Marquis of Guangnian and the Marquis of Guangping at the same time; He also reminded Gao Shun that His Majesty's support for the two emperors-in-law to develop the military must have deep meaning and must be taken seriously.

Gao Shun reciprocated the favor, promising that he would never forget the help of Zuo Feng and Zhang Hou, and under the pretext of leaving the time, he went back to the study to write a gift list, giving Zhang a thousand catties of gold, Zuo Feng a hundred catties of gold, and a number of wine, cotton, refined salt and other specialties.

Zuo Feng saw the gift list, smiled, the champion Hou was really generous, and immediately revealed to Gao Shun that because the general and the scholar were too close, His Majesty was dissatisfied, and His Majesty wanted to rebuild the southern army and resist the military strength of the general in the capital.

Subsequently, Zuo Feng told some things about the capital and the palace, as well as some rumors about the capital. Finally, he explained to Gao Shun that His Majesty was not optimistic about the prince's argument, and wanted to pass on the throne to the Prince's Association, hoping that Gao Shun would keep a distance from the general, and that he would not cause His Majesty to misunderstand.

Gao Shun agreed to Zuo Feng's entrustment one by one, feeling that the money was not spent in vain; And secretly frightened, he fortunately did not take the initiative to interact with the scholars, and inadvertently offended the Yuan family, giving His Majesty the impression of hostility to the scholars, which can be regarded as a crooked attack.

Early the next morning, Zuo Feng returned to the capital with a rich gift. The accompanying officers and soldiers of Yulin were also very satisfied, and when they went to Taoyuan Fort to deliver the message, they not only gave them delicious food and drink, but also gave each soldier a consistent amount of money for the passage every time, and the officers had more, which was an additional income for them.

After Zuo Feng left, Gao Shun immediately asked Li Qiang, Ma Gui and Tian Fengqian to discuss.

Gao Shun first repeated the information.

Tian Feng listened very carefully, pondered for a while, and said, "Lord, let's take our time and analyze them one by one." First, His Majesty added 1,000 households to the lord, but added 2,000 households to Guangnianhou, and the young Majesty has already given Guangnianhou a reward, and this time he rewarded Guangnianhou, what is the purpose of Your Majesty? ”

Li Qiang was in a hurry, and when he saw Tian Feng so ink, he was a little annoyed, so he urged: "Hurry up, don't beat around the bush." ”

Gao Shun said: "Sir doesn't analyze, Shun can also know that Your Majesty wants to cultivate Guangnian Hou and Guangping Hou to contain us, which is the way of balance in the imperial art." ”

Tian Feng said with a smile: "Haha, my lord, I'm not afraid to contain us, Your Majesty's deeper meaning is to tell the world that we have fallen out of favor, let everyone and the major forces draw a line with us, and tell those poor scholars not to defect to us, this is Your Majesty's true intention." ”

Gao Shun didn't care about this, now that he had developed, the emperor just wanted to suppress him, and he had to weigh it carefully. So he changed the topic and said: "Your Majesty wants to rebuild the Southern Army, do we want to send someone to run for captain?" ”

Tian Feng said: "Lord, let's still implement the established policy and hide our strength, Feng does not recommend sending someone to run for captain." ”

Ma Guidao: "My lord, our location on the border can arouse His Majesty's suspicion, if you send someone to control the army of the Beijing Division, Your Majesty's suspicion will be more, and it will be even more unfavorable to us, I agree with the opinion of the military division." ”

Li Qiang said: "Lord, we are a border army, so let's not get involved in the affairs of the Beijing army." ”

Gao Shun nodded and said, "Okay, this matter can be regarded as a consensus of opinion, let's not get involved in the affairs of Jingshi; If the general takes the initiative to woo us, how should we deal with it? ”

Tian Feng analyzed: "Lord, the general controls the army of the Beijing Division, and the lord is the strongest local force in the military, if he is friendly with the general, can His Majesty sleep peacefully?" It will definitely attract more violent repression; If it goes against the will of the general, it will be suppressed and excluded by the general; Therefore, we must keep the general in a state of immediacy. ”

Li Qiang retorted: "Haha, military advisor, it is taboo to have an unclear attitude, which will offend His Majesty and the general, and things will be worse." ”

Ma Gui also felt that Tian Feng's thoughts were a little naïve and bookish.

Gao Shun said: "The military advisor's analysis is very right, Your Majesty and the general can not afford to offend any of us, and the general must not leave immediately, after going back to this matter, think about it carefully, how can we achieve the best of both worlds?" "There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, the general has not made a move yet, this matter is not in a hurry, besides, the general will definitely not persecute him too much for his own interests.

"Yes, my lord!"

As for how to deal with the Marquis of Guangnian and the Marquis of Guangping, Gao Shun had already made a decision, so he did not discuss it with everyone.

Guangnian Hou Zhou Fei, or implement the established policy, first completely occupy Shangjun, stabilize the Xiongnu, Beidi County and Anding County for the time being, the road is too far, and it is a very big burden to occupy, or first stabilize the development for a period of time before making the next plan.

Now is the time to support the development of Guangping Hou Fangliang, so that he can become a great military force across Qingzhou, Yanzhou and Xuzhou, and the importance of the future is self-evident. In the end, Gao Shun decided to send Huang Zhong to Fang Liang to increase his high-end combat power; In order to facilitate the incorporation of the Yellow Turban forces in the two states, Gao Shun transferred Zhang Meng from Cheng Li to Fang Liang.