Yuan Shan, the emperor in the Wei Palace in Yecheng, saw that his emotions were indeed complicated at this time, and it was difficult to explain.

Hou Jing's first silk book, Yuan Shanjian, had already received it. After Yuan Shan saw that he had seen it, he not only showed it to Yuan Hui, the king of Jibei, but also circulated it to all the kings of the clan. and deliberately revealed it, so that all the officials could also hear the content. In the midst of the spread of discussions, this matter has been rumored in Yecheng.

And what most people don't know is Hou Jing's second silk book. The second silk letter is Hou Jing's secret letter. After Yuan Shanjian saw it, he refused to let others see it. In addition to henchmen like Yuan Wei and Lin Xingren.

Hou Jing's tone in the second silk book is not quite the same as the first. The first one is completely a private complaint of grievances and wagging his tail and begging for mercy. The second is a combination of hard and soft warnings and coercion.

In short, the gist of the content is: King Gao died, and he and Gao Cheng were incompatible. If the emperor really regards him as a pillar minister, please relocate the capital back to Luoyang, and he is willing to support the Son of Heaven to be loyal to Sheji. In the future, the Western Wei Dynasty could destroy the Gao clan in one fell swoop, so that the Great Wei Sheji could be unified again.

Or the Son of Heaven immediately disposed of Gao Cheng, and he returned to Yecheng to meet. Otherwise, it will never be possible to be a minister in the same hall with Gao Cheng again.

Yuan Shanjian understood that Hou Jing wanted him to fight to the death with Gao Cheng first, and divide the winner and loser. Or let him learn to learn Di Yuan Xiu to accommodate him. But he himself wants to learn from Yuwentai to be self-reliant.

But neither of these two can be done.

Learn to be the emperor, and then there is a clear fate of the emperor, how to learn? That's self-inflicted.

Dealing with Gao Cheng, that's impossible. If he really has this strength, then why should he win over Hou Jing? Could it be that he really felt that Hou Jing was a loyal minister to rely on?

Thinking of all the efforts he made to Hou Jing a few months ago, even he felt that pretending to be a flattering person at that time was tantamount to flattering, and he felt disgusting when he thought about it. originally wanted to use Hou Jing, but who knew that he was forced into a desperate situation by Hou Jing.

Motozen lost his temper when he saw the Renjudian in the inner palace. While being annoyed that he was coerced by Hou Jing, he hated Gao Cheng even more, feeling that it was Gao Cheng's unfavorable behavior that forced Hou Jing to this role. At least Gao Huan wouldn't be so strategic-free when he was alive. Even Gao Huan has to pay special attention to Hou Jing and treat it carefully, what is Gao Cheng? Causing such a big mess as soon as he succeeds him?

Yuan Shanjian had lost his temper enough, and Yuan Hui, the king of Jibei, came up with an idea. Since Hou Jing has grievances, he complained to the lord, explaining that he still regards himself as a courtier and the lord as the son of heaven, which is the attitude that a courtier should have.

This matter has a lot to do with Gao Cheng. Hou Jing saw that he was about to be forced to rebel by Gao Cheng, and Gao Cheng should also have an attitude. Gao Cheng can't ignore this matter and let the Lord solve it for him.

Therefore, the emperor should summon the clan and important ministers, invite King Gao from Chen, and talk about how to solve this matter. To bow your head and be soft, it is also the high king to go to Hou Jing to be soft. If you want to send troops to conquer, King Gao will go to conquer by himself.

Yuan Shanjian can grasp the initiative, take the opportunity to make trouble, and put Gao Cheng in passivity. Gao Cheng and Hou Jing negotiated peace, the Yuan family benefited, and the country would not be divided. And in the future, the two of them will inevitably have a disagreement, check and balance each other, and the emperor will still take advantage of it. If Gao Cheng refuses to give in and really forces Hou Jing to rebel, then Gao Cheng will clean it up by himself. At least it can involve most of his energy and let the emperor and the clan breathe a sigh of relief.

In Dongbai Hall, Gao Cheng talked in detail with a few henchmen for several days.

The point of the problem is not Hou Jing's silk book. Gao Cheng didn't have the heart to be sad for such a fake and real denigration.

The important thing is, what is Hou Jing's real mind? Does Hou Jing want to stir things up, or does he really have an outside heart?

Hou Jing's qualifications and power are obvious. But that's where the trick comes in.

Like Gao Zhongmi, although he is a high-level gate valve and has power, he is too uncompetitive. Uninformed, small-minded, unmindful, unaware of the current situation, and self-righteous. What Gao Zhongmi did was not only against Gao Cheng, but almost against the Son of Heaven, against the hundred officials, and against the world. No one would think he was right but his own personal friend.

Hou Jing is different. Not to mention the far, the closest is the first battle of Bishan, Hou Jing is a great meritorious. Subtly, he also represents the old townspeople. Hou Jing revealed not a rebellious heart, but a helpless heart.

But how much of this helplessness is true? His son, Wuwei General Hou He, is still in Yecheng. It seems that this helplessness is absolutely true and not fake.

Of course, Gao Cheng wanted to keep Hou Jing. Although he also knew that Hou Jing was not a person who was unsure of what to do, he would not really rebel until he had to. So how deep should he deal with it?

If he really wants to raise troops, he will first treat Hou Jing with the attitude of treating traitors. Of course, Hou Jing has a reason to rise up and resist it. That's really him forcing Hou Jing to reverse.

But if he hesitated and didn't dare to start, then Hou Jing would be even more proud, and the subsequent things could be imagined, he must be led away by Hou Jing. Hou Jing can do whatever he wants.

I can't make a decision.

In the middle of summer, the cicadas chirp one after another, monotonous and boring.

Even if the crane hall is tall and spacious, it can't withstand the heat. Gao Cheng silently gestured to the slave who was standing beside him, and the slave carried a rare crystal transparent high-necked bottle and poured it into several translucent glasses.

The blood-red liquid was the peach wine of the Western Regions. It's been frozen in the sword for a long time. Drink this cup in the middle of summer and it will cool off almost instantly. It is suitable for people who are irritable and hot.

Gao Cheng didn't care about others, he picked it up and drank it all first. Immediately, I felt a cold sensation from my throat to the bottom of my heart. He was sweating all over his body just now, and he had been upset and unwilling to eat, and only then did he feel comfortable. He motioned to the slave and maid to pour him another glass.

Chen Yuankang, Cui Jishu, and Cui Xian only Cui Jishu drank a cup heartlessly. Chen Yuankang and Cui Xian just touched their lips.

"Changyou," Gao Cheng's spirit also improved. He decided not to give people a handle, but to adapt with immutability. Even if it is a late strike, he will not leave a truth, anyway, there is Murong Shaozong in the west of Henan to reject Tongguan and guard Yuzhou in the south. He is not afraid of Hou Jingsheng's changes. "Since you are prepared in Henan, you don't need to act in a hurry. And Hou He is in Yecheng, can Hou Jing really abandon it? What's more, whether it's Yuwen Black Otter or Emperor Liang, who doesn't know who Hou Jing is? Will it be used by him? ”

Gao Cheng's explanation is not unreasonable.

Chen Yuankang frowned and did not speak.

Cui Jishu is still immersed in fine wine.

Cui Xian persuaded, "King Gao can't trust Hou Jing too much. Besides, let's not care about Hou Jing for now. What does it mean that the Lord is silent on this matter? ”

Gao Cheng drank cold peach wine one after another, and only in this way did he calm down temporarily. "This idiot, what can he mean in particular?" ”

"Idiot" is such a thing, Gao Cheng did say this to Cui Jishu in private. But when it is openly mentioned in a discussion like this, it is obvious that Yuan Shanjian is not taken into account, and there is really no such thing.

Everyone thinks Gao Cheng is a bit abnormal.

After a few days of deliberation, I felt tired, and it seemed that it was time to disperse. Anyway, Hou Jing's matter is so hanging on the ground, he can only calm down first.

At this time, the people in the palace came. He said that the Lord had an urgent matter, and asked King Gao to enter the palace to discuss.

In the Jiaofang Palace, Queen Gao Yuanjun was uncomfortable. Her body was heavy, and the weather was very hot, she had no appetite at all, and her feet were very swollen. It's not comfortable anywhere.

Xiaohu hurried back and whispered to the queen.

Gao Yuanjun calmed down instead, and could roughly see the green leaves in the courtyard when he looked at the glass window, feeling the tranquility in the stuffy heat. She thought it was strange.

The emperor summoned King Gao, in the Taiji Palace. It's not the Zhaotai Hall in the garden, and it's not the Renshou Palace after the bedroom. The Taiji Hall has always been a place for major ceremonies and dynasties, why does the emperor have to summon her eldest brother in the Taiji Palace?

And I heard that there are still important ministers in the clan. How did Gao Yuanjun think about it, how did he feel like Xingshi asking for sin. She also knew about Hou Jing's silk book. I also felt that the emperor should not ask the eldest brother Gao Cheng based on this. Who is the emperor close to in his heart?

"Are there any people summoned by the Lord to meet the Duke of Taiyuan?" Gao Yuanjun asked.

"Nope." Xiaohu said with certainty.

Gao Yuanjun hesitated a little. She is also in a difficult situation. Since she entered the palace master, she has devoted herself to her husband. Knowing that Da Wei is actually a father and brother, she is afraid that her husband will be uncomfortable with her, the queen, so she is always cautious and careful not to show arrogance.

But this matter is inherently contradictory. Father and brother are really going to be defeated, can she, the queen, still deserve it?

"Go and invite the Duchess of Taiyuan into the palace, saying that I haven't seen you for a long time and miss me very much." Gao Yuanjun suddenly commanded.

It is inconvenient for her to openly summon her second brother Taiyuan Gong Gao Yang into the palace at this time. Moreover, she suddenly had a premonition in her heart: even if she summoned her, her second brother Gao Yang might not be willing to come. always feels like he is living in seclusion these days, deliberately trapped in the dark. This made Gao Yuanjun even more suspicious.

She can't be estranged from her second brother, that's for sure. At this time, he could only use the Duchess of Taiyuan Li Zu'e. Let's take a look at the situation. If there is really something to keep Li Zu'e, she will say that she had an accident and let Gao Yang come to the palace to pick up people. Gao Yuanjun thought, if there is really something to do with the eldest brother, the second brother is thinking from the perspective of the survival of the Gao family, and he will not really sit on the wall and watch, right?

Before Xiaohu could give instructions, Gao Yuanjun called her again.

Gao Yuanjun felt that it was a bit too abrupt to only summon Li Zu'e. The eldest princess Yuan Zhonghua has not seen her for some days. Seeing that it is the concubine of King Gao, and Yuan Zhonghua has a special relationship with her, so he can't be too estranged. So he sent an order to go to the Gao Wang's Mansion to invite the eldest princess into the palace.

Waiting, Gao Cheng has not seen this situation for a long time.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, Yuan Shanjian has never used this method for him. In advance, he was silent, and suddenly summoned all the people to set up a full formation, and then summoned him to the palace to meet him...... It seems that Yuan Shanjian has already moved his mind, not a whim.

Gao Cheng suddenly thought of the person sent by the Murong Shao Sect to deliver him a letter, and there was an accident just when he arrived in Yecheng, this can't really be a coincidence, right?

Outside the Taiji Palace, you can see the long jade steps leading directly to the main hall from a distance, and the Taiji Hall is high up, extremely solemn and majestic. At this time, the sun's rays shone strongly on the empty and unsheltered open space, and Gao Cheng was already sweating on his forehead.

The lot of peach wine he had drunk just now had only fermented in his body at this time, and he was a little dizzy, wondering if he was a little blurred by the extremely bright sunlight.

Others only saw that Gao Wang's face was flushed, as if he had applied swallow fat, and it looked extremely beautiful. But no one knew that Gao Cheng's stomach was so uncomfortable at this time that he almost couldn't bear it.

These days are full of worries and thoughts, and I have trouble sleeping and eating. I can't sleep at night, and I can't eat and drink. Just now, I was impetuous, greedy and drunk, but now I have a seizure. The sweat on his forehead was all cold sweat, his complexion was white and red, and it was all miserable white and abnormally red, and his lips had a strange purple color, which was particularly bewitching.

is still following the Yellow Gate squire Cui Ji Shu carefully. When he finally walked up the long jade steps and was high up, he approached Gao Cheng to support him, and whispered in his ear, "Ah Hui, are you uncomfortable?" ”

"Unharmed." Gao Cheng refused to admit it. He had to think about what the scene was in the Taiji Hall at the moment. Although I was very uncomfortable, I really didn't have the heart to pay attention to myself.

Lin Xingren, who was waiting outside the hall, saw Gao Cheng coming up, and he also greeted him. Pi Xiaorou called "King Gao" to salute without smiling. Then he said with a stiff face, "The Lord will only invite King Gao to go in." ”

Cui Jishu was stopped outside in a dignified manner.

Gao Cheng didn't care about Cui Jishu, he forcibly endured the pain in his stomach and entered the Taiji Palace.

Lin Xingren left Cui Jishu outside and followed him in. He is the emperor's chamberlain, so he naturally comes and goes freely.

The Taiji Hall today is extraordinarily large and extraordinarily empty, because there are few people. Usually, whether it is a ceremony or a court, they are all gathered together. Today, there are only Emperor Yuan Shanjian, several clan vassal kings, and not everyone is there in the palace.

When Gao Cheng came in, there was silence in the hall, and those who sat and stood did not move. It's just that all eyes are on him. The atmosphere in the hall was obviously tense, and there was a great pressure in the air as if it had condensed.

Gao Chengmu did not squint at the upper hall.

Yuan Shan saw Gao Gao sitting on the top and watched Gao Cheng walk in front of him. He suddenly had a feeling in his heart that he had been depressed for a long time, and today he suddenly raised his eyebrows. He felt justified today.

Watching Gao Cheng kneel and bow to him, listening to how he called himself a "minister" in his mouth, Yuan Shanjian felt a particularly profound comfort.

He didn't want Gao Cheng to get up, so he let him kneel in front of him and be held accountable. In this way, everyone in the hall looked around, and only Gao Cheng knelt in front of him and was questioned, which was also a great pressure on Gao Cheng.

But what Yuan Shanjian didn't expect was that Gao Cheng bowed, and without waiting for him to speak, Gao Cheng had already gotten up by himself.

Lin Xingren shouted from behind the emperor, "King Gao is rude, and the lord hasn't let you get up yet." ”

Gao Cheng didn't pay attention to Lin Xingren at all, he stood in the center of the hall, looking straight up. "Your Majesty has gathered the clan and the three princes and nine kings today, and summoned the ministers here, there must be something important? Your Majesty doesn't speak, can you let a slave shout in the temple? ”

Yuan Shanjian was also dissatisfied with Gao Cheng's arrogance, and saw that he looked impatient, so he took advantage of this situation and asked, "King Gao has always been rude to Lonely, and what Zhongchang said is right. What's more, the middle servant is a lonely minister, and King Gao calls the people around him one by one a 'slave', who does King Gao regard as lonely in his heart? King Gao is the minister of the lonely pillar country, and the lonely weekdays are mostly forbearing. It's just that now that the chaos is imminent, the prince of Puyang County, Jing, was forced by King Gao to sneak back to Yuzhou, what King Gao did himself, how to explain to Lone? ”

Yuan Shanjian almost blurted out when he was excited, and some words were not suitable for a Son of Heaven to say, especially at such a time.

Gao Cheng endured the stomach pain and frowned to listen to Yuan Shan's words. He didn't want to put up with it anymore. The chaos provoked by Hou Jing's silk letter had not yet made any actual rebellion, and Yuan Shanjian made such a big accusation, as if he was to blame for everything. It seems that how much he tolerated him before was useless. As long as there is an opportunity, Yuan Shanjian will immediately take a bite back. In this case, he might as well simply be a real domineering minister.

"Your Majesty sits on the top and never puts the community first. is a villain, a distant virtuous minister, and it is precisely because His Majesty is biased that Hou Jing is allowed to take advantage of it. The minister does not need to explain anything to His Majesty, the minister is the minister of the society, not His Majesty's personal person, Your Majesty dares to question the minister with this today? Could it be that Your Majesty really wants to be the dumb lord of anti-social discipline? Gao Cheng also asked without hesitation.