The wind and rain are close to the affairs of the two dynasties, and it is warm and cold at first. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Winter comes to summer, the slightest hardship and chaos in the world, and there is no end to the distribution.

If you don't have a pure heart, it will be in vain to rush to the crown.

――"The Epic of Beiming: The Legend of Liu Guangjing"

When Xing Qiuyan, the hostess over there, heard this, she also hurriedly came over to persuade me, and asked me about it, so she raised her eyes to look at the two kneeling people, and said to me with relief, "No matter what it is, after all, it is also the girl in your grandfather Ling's mansion, and it seems that she has suffered some crimes, even if it is a slave who betrays the master, it is not a glorious thing after all, so give it to me first, I will pick them up, and the left can only be sold." ”

When the two of them heard this, they were so frightened that they shook like chaff and kowtowed. Miao Yi even slanted his eyes and signaled, Xing Qiuyan retreated left and right, Wan Ting looked at Kong Lifei again, Kong Lifei snorted, and had to leave first, and wait for the courtyard to gradually quiet. The two of them bowed in front of me and said, "Young master, we were wronged, we didn't have an affair with Beiming first, but we just came to tell you about the funeral with you, but we were arrested by the eldest princess, and secretly taught a lot, let us deliberately inquire about you many times outside, attract attention, and then we were arrested by Miss Wei Fu, and then I came to you today, the slave is really not a spy——"

I snorted, knowing that these two people were hiding a lot at all, but they were just picking on things that were not important and said, pick yourself up, my affairs, how could my father not tell my grandfather about it later, if you want to inform me, how can you not be directly informed by Fu Shao and need to make such a big fanfare, asking around, they must have something else to ask for, and I don't know how long they have been lurking in my grandfather's house, I only know that they are all first-class chefs with excellent cooking skills and medical skills who know how to match medicinal food. But because I couldn't figure out why, I waved my sleeves and said, "Don't let me see you again", and then got up and left, thinking that Xing Qiuyan would deal with the affairs of the two of them, so I didn't bother to pay attention to it.

If it weren't for today's incident, I really never thought about having my own house, otherwise everything would be in the prime minister's house, and it would be inconvenient. Besides, when I think of marrying Qin Qing, it's time to buy a house. I went back to the house, from the bed to be brought back this time, found a piece of Yushan Island looted in the fine Luo Wu warrior gold silk armor and a complete set of Japanese sword helmets, that treasure was also Qin Qing in the secret compartment of the private collection, just because I like it very much, so I asked for it, to see that the set of clothes and armor is really good, the surrounding are pure gold inlay, I roughly calculated the value. On the second day, he went to Yan's pawn shop and pawned 120,000 taels of silver. In fact, if this treasure is really completely priced, it will be more than 120,000 taels, but my mind is not here, I expected that it was enough to buy a house and add belongings, so I turned around and went to find Kong Lifei, who was familiar with many things in Pengcheng, and asked him to help me pay attention to the purchase of a house and a dry addition, and gave him 80,000 taels of silver. Kong Lifei looked at me with wide eyes and asked me where I got all these silver taels, and I told me a rough story about Yushan Island. Kong Lifei stomped his feet enviously, and said, "No wonder even those rich children of the forbidden army in Beijing want to go to the front line with Prince Jing to kill the enemy, it turns out that they are really rich and dangerous."

I glared at him and said, "Think about how many soldiers died in the first battle of Qingjinggang, those soldiers who can still save their lives after a few years of fighting are only two or three out of ten, whether they have the life to bring back those treasures is more important, and the soldiers have the opportunity, and they can't see such a treasure, but if they can fight on the front line for two or three years to keep their lives and return, a house is indispensable to earn, so Beiming Erlang is scrambling to be the first, and he will not retreat in the face of a strong enemy, this is all human nature, and what is so strange." ”

Kong Lifei pursed his lips, smiled, and said, "No wonder the Lord gave Luo'er a house and a farm, it turns out that if she loots on the battlefield herself, she will have them all." But I, among your friends, am much inferior. ”

"I'll give you all the money and treasures, in exchange for me and Qin Qing to see each other every day in this Taiping Peng City, and you will kill the enemy on the battlefield on each side of the world, are you willing?" I tapped him on the head and said slowly.

"I don't want to." Kong Lifei smiled again, waved the sleeves of his robe and put his hands behind his back, "I will definitely help you inquire about the affairs of the house, you can rest assured." ”

When I returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion after lunch, I sharpened the ink and wrote letters to Qin Qing and Huang Chun. Calming down and grinding ink is also a feeling of emptiness that I haven't gotten for a long time. Different from the Xinyue period, the dignitaries of the Songhua stone inkstone are as warm as jade, green and flawless, firm and fine, tender and pure, smooth and not rejecting ink, astringent and not sluggish pen feeling of monopoly and admiration. Beiming people like to use the Duanzhou purple stone inkstone produced in Wuyangcheng, this Duan inkstone at hand is engraved with Ming Hebi, five-star bead pattern, inkstone in the crystal jasper, the pen is like a flowing cloud waving, the magic is all both, young and pure, delicate and moisturizing, solid and rigorous, the breath can be studied, the ink is not damaged, the winter and summer are not stagnant, and there is a sense of taking advantage of it. I was bored in my heart, so I spread out the two sides of the hand to create a cocoon, white as silk, tough as silk Goryeo paper, left and right to start work, practice concentration and breathlessness, multi-purpose skills, two letters and hands together to read.

Although they are still thousands of miles away in the smoke of gunpowder, Qin Qing may be fighting bravely on Xiami Island, training hard, and trying to drive Luo Wei out of our land, right? And Huang Chun assisted Prince Ning in resisting and cutting off Luo Wei's back road on Yushan Island, and kept dealing with him, right? It seems that I finally entered Fu Shao's staff, just like my father's original arrangement for me, and I can get the teaching and gradual recognition of many of Fu Shao's staff? Even if one day, everyone knows my identity, I'm afraid it doesn't matter, right? After all, Xue Fantai is no longer the blade of the Mingjian Division, the first person of the famous Xinyue spy detective, even if his father still has any private contact with the Xinyue Emperor, after all, the Mingjian Division has been replaced by Zhao Damu, who is loyal to the Xinyue Emperor, and his father has become a solitary at home, not seeing the light of day, not contacting anyone, as we all know, a patriotic general. At this moment, I really think about the people in the gunpowder battlefield, I miss Qin Qing, and I miss the days when those good men in Beiming fought together in blood, but I am deeply unhappy about the fact that I have no choice but to play my own chess piece in the battle between people.

I thought of this, so I closed the letterhead that should have been written, packed the secret letter wax pills for Huang Chun and sent them out, then I went to find Fu Shao, and learned that Fu Shao was meeting people in the study, so I waited in the main hall, and waited for everyone to go before entering.

"Why don't you look good?" When Fu Shao saw me coming, he smiled at me while looking at the official business on the case, "But what's the matter?" ”

I got up and bowed, and said solemnly, "Uncle Fu, I want to go to the Sailor School to study, the school system of the Dark Sentinel Martial Arts School has ended, and there is only one actual combat mission left, so it should not be affected." I want to learn naval warfare and contribute to the country. ”

Fu Shao raised his head with some doubts, and said, "But has there been anything wrong with Pengcheng's government affairs recently?" ”

"No," I said frankly, "disobedience is what should have been dealt with, and it doesn't matter. I just think that my character is more suitable for the generals. After speaking, I looked at Fu Shao silently, Fu Shao wore a jade embroidered crane Rui grass cloisonné silk five satin auspicious cloud pattern robe today, under his feet is a pair of small sea water pattern four wind brown boots, and his fair face reveals a look of a young civil official in the new Yue Shilin, but he is a powerful and capable minister in Beiming.

"Hey," Fu Shao put down his pen, moved his feet and walked over, sat down in the guest seat with me, let Li Ji serve refreshments, and said, "Do you think that the affairs of the court are more grinding, and it is not as good as being happy in the army?" ”

I didn't want to lie, and I didn't want to answer, so I had to smile and acquiesce.

"Things in the army can teach you principles and persistence, and things in the court can hone your patience and flexibility," Fu Shao picked up the teacup, blew the tea leaves, and a smile appeared on his face like ripples, and said slowly, "There are many things, look at it from another angle, look at it from a different position, look at it from a different position, in fact, there is nothing absolutely incomprehensible, people have their own positions, and they also have their own principles." The army will tell you a lot of indestructible principles, which are very important bottom lines for people, but the court can teach you to make different judgments and turn around in other parts that are not so principled, which need to be honed."

"Yes," I nodded, "although the words are so, I always feel that there are many constraints in acting." ”

"It's also a relationship between you and you in the army for a long time, don't take it too seriously," Fu Shao smiled, his clear eyes were as calm as a quiet stream in a broad-leaved forest, "If you want to learn water warfare, I can help you arrange to go to the water division school to study, but you have to understand that war is your life and death, and political affairs are by no means so, but as much as possible to transform into a kind of mutual benefit, or at least let the other party see the hope of benefit, something that can last for a long time, long-term balance, short-term balance, is not overnight." As for foreign negotiations, the same is true, some things must be fought for every inch of land, some things are forced to be guided according to the situation, and some things can be turned around, mainly to see which things once they are decided, there is absolutely no room for them, that is, they must fight for every inch of land, and which things are in fact even if they are decided, the future will not necessarily be in accordance with the charter, and they can be guided according to the situation. I've always felt that you are rare and intelligent, and you yourself are thinking about yourself in these political and foreign affairs. ”

"Yes, Uncle Fu, can I ask you a question?" I suddenly raised my head and looked into Fu Shao's eyes.

"What's the matter? Just ask. Fu Shao said.

"Does Uncle Fu think that in fact, in the just founding of the People's Republic of China, the court has a large number of official positions that can be filled, and the most suitable candidates can be appointed as much as possible, such a place is easier than the pattern in Xinyue, where nepotism is intricate, and it is very difficult for the court to restructure, and everyone is staring at each other's power, official positions, and relationship networks that can not be used in running government affairs, and it is difficult for the mechanism to eliminate redundant personnel, innovate and accumulate shortcomings, and know people well?"

"How could you have such an idea?" Fu Shao looked at me, handed over a cake and said, "Where there are people, it is inevitable that these things will be involved, the court in Beiming is the same as the various forces, the monarchs are all Ming Jun, and the subordinates have capable ministers, powerful ministers, and mediocre redundant personnel, this is the same." ”

I took the cake, but continued to ask, "Then why did Uncle Fu come to Beiming instead of staying in Xinyue?" I finally asked the question.

Unexpectedly, Fu Shao laughed and said, "You, go around, maybe it's fate, in fact, where is it, it's not what a person who deals with government affairs should really care about, although this is not in line with reality, but in fact it is true, a good government, should uphold nothing more than the word 'self-forgetfulness', forget their own inherent position, circulate the positions of all parties, use the struggle, according to the situation, carry out combinations, to achieve the maximum effect of governance, and forget self, why care about where you are? ”

His words can be said to be careless, but for countless years after that, I have been recalling these words, using my life to witness his transcendence and greatness, withdrawing myself from the matter, and then turning sideways to see the points of mutual interest in various powers, and putting my own interests outside the state of affairs to take advantage of the situation, which is precisely the most difficult thing after holding power. Too many people have also been reformed with high aspirations, however, people's inevitable kinship and alienation are caused by the instinct of proximity, when the grasp and use of official positions and interpersonal relations should not only benefit the country, but also benefit many individuals, at least, to make the appearance of relatively stable maintenance of many individuals, this is a matter of urgency to grasp. People's position, insight, knowledge and thinking are inherently limited, and in a complex environment, most people cannot leave the sea cleanly and cleanly to benefit the people, which is not something that can be done with a pure heart, but requires too much wisdom and measurement. This kind of wisdom and human being is truly beyond the comprehension of any other class in what I have seen in my life.

However, I always have a vague feeling that this kind of broad-minded person is naturally very good at dealing with things inside. But in foreign affairs, we always believe that insignificant concessions on minor issues can be made, and in fact, the principle of diplomacy itself is by no means like this, and people who are accustomed to your concessions will never think that they will not have to make concessions next time, and if the national power permits, inexplicable concessions will only be exchanged for the habits of the other side and not goodwill - therefore, my principle is that there will be no concessions, except in exchange! However, it may be helpful to think about the whole process by taking a moment of self-forgetfulness and thinking about it on the sidelines. I thought about it for a long time before I decided on my idea.

In the negotiations that followed, I began to observe the individual characteristics of each of the other emissaries.

Among the envoys who came from Xinyue this time, Yu Wenchen, the general of Guangwu, and Zhao Jingming, the fifth lieutenant of the Northern Army, had a relatively stubborn personality and belonged to a typical military character, black and white, lacking patience in the discussion of most specific details and not paying much attention to them, while in the discussion of major rights and wrongs, they were unusually clinging to their national principles and did not give in at all.

Among the envoys of the other party, Lu Zhong'an, the inspector in front of the palace, and Zang Ye, the official of the sword and fire, and Cai Youxue, the young superintendent of the armament, are more similar to Wei Hao, the chief deacon of the legal affairs in our envoys, Qi Siyuan, the chief deacon of the commercial affairs, and Li Jianji, the deputy chief supervisor of the War Bureau.

Xinyue's Wuwei Sima Shen Shuyang and our Si Air Force Seeking Sacrifice to Jiu Wang Jin belong to a type of negotiation fritters that can gain insight into the development of negotiations, grab what they want by unscrupulous means, and easily lure others into traps to obtain squeezing benefits.

If you want to build a genuine relationship and a long-term vision, you must be able to be calm in the face of threats and opportunities, and at the same time have the wisdom of a fritter and the openness of a friend. It's hard, but I think I should try.

Of course, I was even more surprised to find that there was a person in our envoy who had played a role from beginning to end, and I couldn't even locate him, and that was Kube Langchu Fusuke. And so far his role in the negotiations, I think, seems to have no effect - except for his identity, the great prince and the people behind him.

But I didn't have that much time to think about what was going on behind them.

The Ji Hill by the Ji River is dotted with sand artemisia and green grass, which change color with the movement of the sun, like a peacock's tail blue at the beginning of the morning sun, like crocodile skin gray in the afternoon heat, and like a yellow-mouthed kingfisher in the evening. If you sit in the painting boat of the Phoenix Pavilion and watch it, you can see the beauty of this scenery the most.

Just as I was lamenting this, the eldest princess's second appointment came unexpectedly.

The second interview was not in the Qixia Palace, but in a room in the Phoenix Pavilion decorated in the style of Luo Wei, which seems to be used to greet Luo Wei merchants and eavesdrop on secret conversations. The ebony pillars carved into the flying phoenix pattern on both sides, the curtains cut from shark silk, the clean pen wash on the side of the bookcase, the paperweight, and the more elegant eldest princess, leaning against the window, saw her quietly looking out at the clouds with red glow and beautiful dark colors, and then the left and right people all quietly retreated, leaving me alone to salute and say hello.

She turned around, pointed to the tatami mat on the side, and asked me to sit down, she helped the jade-colored embroidered folded branch pile of flower skirts on her body, straightened the royal blue dotted emerald bead hairpin on the waka's fallen bun, and shook a golden beauty ivory handle palace fan, Shi Shiran sat on the other side, continued to look out the window, and said slowly: "The palace has encountered some difficulties, but I don't know where to start, today I came here to visit the building, and suddenly I wanted to tell a story to General Fu, maybe General Fu can solve the difficulties for the palace." ”

"Eldest princess, please speak, the last general should do his best to share the princess's worries" I still returned the salute very properly.

The story of the eldest princess is very long, and by the time she finishes telling, it is already sunset. I can also hear all of them, and I can't help but sigh that the world is helpless, and I have hated it since ancient times. After leaving the Phoenix Pavilion, I went back to the Prime Minister's Mansion and sent someone to make an appointment with Wei Hao, Qi Siyuan, Li Jianji and Wang Jin, and spent a night to decompose and analyze all the issues that were discussed with great differences, analyze them one by one, analyze what the other party wants, what they want to pay and get what they want. Then, analyze what we want and what we are willing to give to get what we want.

If there is no contradiction between what the two parties want, they need to increase the other party's contribution in exchange for the bargaining chips they want, and if the other party wants something contradictory, then the equivalent sacrifice and renunciation must be exchanged for the other party's equivalent sacrifice and abandonment, this value must be evaluated by both parties, and what we have to do is first to evaluate our own side.

After this night's combing, the pace of the subsequent negotiations seems to have gradually gained a good momentum led by our side.

Negotiation is a kind of bargaining between countries, and the premise of this is not only the support of national strength and force, but also the exchange of the word. There is no reason to compromise and abandon the principle of exchange for the sake of any aggressive or well-intentioned gesture.