Wang Huaqiang said dissatisfiedly: "This is where I don't understand Gao Servant the most, he is the prime minister, he is a high and powerful person, Wang Shiji is a tyrannical person who is lawless, and will only ruin the image of the court to the outside world. ”

Wang Huaqiang has always been somewhat resentful of Gao Xi in his heart, so he simply vented it at the same time, and after saying it, he felt a lot more comfortable.

Pei Shiju quietly listened to Wang Huaqiang's words, and sighed: "Huaqiang, I can understand your feelings, but you also have to understand the difficulties of Gao Servant's shooting, first talk about Liu Jushi's matter, he is not a simple person who broke the law, behind him is the entire group of heroes who supported the emperor's accession to the throne, Liu Chang, Zheng Yi, Lu Ben, and even Huangfu Ji is also one of them, and the whole body is moved, if it is not for the rebellion, the emperor will not be able to make this determination."

Because the emperor is benevolent, although he doesn't like these ministers from the dragon, and alienate them after he ascends the throne, he also doesn't want to be accused of crossing the river and demolishing the bridge and killing the heroes.

There are some things you may not know, the last time Gao Servant shot as the governor of the Marshal Expedition to the South, in fact, when he presided over the pacification of Nanchen, there were always some people who slandered Gao Servant in the back, and said in front of the emperor that Gao Servant Shot had the intention of rebellion, and persuaded the emperor to take back Gao Servant's military power and recall him back to Beijing to punish the crime, but the emperor did not say anything at that time. Until the army conquered Jiankang. After the high servant shot the army squad division. The emperor sent those slanderers to prison.

Hua Qiang, from this incident, can't you see that the emperor is also afraid and precautionary against Gao Servant? Therefore, he can't make the emperor suspicious, Liu Jushi can't make a small fuss, but if he does more injustice, like this time in collusion with the Turks, it will touch the bottom line of the country. The emperor can't tolerate him, the story of Zheng Zhuang Gongkeduan in the Spring and Autumn of that year, you should know very well. ”

Wang Huaqiang nodded, of course he knew the story of Zheng Zhuanggong, his younger brother Duan had been staring at his position because of the arrogance and protection of his mother, so Zheng Zhuanggong deliberately indulged Duan, gave in to him again and again, satisfied his undue actions, and waited until Duan really got carried away. When he gathered private soldiers to prepare for rebellion, Zheng Zhuanggong, who had been preparing for a long time, decisively sent troops. Wiped it out in one fell swoop, and the method is no different from the last time the entire Conglong Group was connected by the case of Liu Jushi.

Pei Shiju glanced at Wang Huaqiang and continued: "But Wang Shiji's situation is different, more complicated, his family has been a general for generations, and the entire Northern Dynasty has gradually formed a group dominated by military nobles in the Guanlong region for three hundred years, like Wang Shiji, General He, General Han, Yue Guogong, General Huangfu, General Wei, these people are all members of this group, from the Western Wei Dynasty to the Northern Zhou Dynasty to our dynasty, whenever there is a war in the country, they are often inseparable from them.

When the emperor was still the prime minister in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the largest force in the north, Wei Chi Yuan, who owned the entire Kanto, raised troops to resist, and the emperor was able to quell the rebellion with the full support of these Guanlong military nobles, and later fought the Turks and pacified Nan Chen, still relying on these people, so although Gao Servant shot didn't like Wang Shiji very much, it was impossible to offend Wang Shiji for you, and then offend the military aristocratic group behind him. ”

Wang Huaqiang said coldly: "I know this matter very well, and I don't expect Gao Servant or your big brother Hong to offend this powerful group for the son of a businessman like me, thank you very much for telling me this, I can only serve the country with peace of mind now, and do things for Gao Servant, so that I can protect myself." ”

Pei Shiju stared at Wang Huaqiang's eyes tightly, the light in his eyes flickered, and Wang Shiji also looked back at him motionlessly, the two stared at each other like this, for a long time, Pei Shiju's expression became extremely strict, and asked: "Huaqiang, I ask you a question, don't worry, this question is just what I personally want to ask you, no matter how you answer, I will not tell him, if you are a confidant friend of me, I hope to answer truthfully, if it is inconvenient, there is no need to say a word." ”

Wang Huaqiang nodded, he knew that Pei Shiju had never been so strict as he was now in the past two years of dating like this, this issue was obviously very important, and it might be the most important basis for Pei Shiju to evaluate the relationship between the two in the future.

I only heard Pei Shiju say in a deep voice: "You have been born and died in the past two years, destroyed Nan Chen, entered the Turks, Pingjiangnan, Dinglingnan, and pinned your head to the waistband of your trousers to play with your life, do you want to be an official or do business?" In the future, do you want to choose the path of becoming an official, or do you want to make friends with some powerful people and become a pure businessman? ”

Wang Huaqiang calmly said his heart: "Hongdae, how to say it, at the beginning, I really just wanted to find some powerful backers for the family's business, so as not to be oppressed by Wang Shiji, but now that I have experienced so many things and know so many insiders, is it possible for me to quit officialdom and become a businessman?"

To tell you the truth, I have also met some powerful people in the past two years, and the Guanlong military merit aristocratic group you mentioned also has a partnership with me to do business, it is said that if I am just for business, there is no need to work so hard, but since I have come to this point, if I don't continue to make progress in the official career, I am really sorry for myself, and my goal in the future is to be an official, which is also the best protection for the family business. ”

Pei Shiju looked at Wang Huaqiang motionless for a long time, the eyes of the two slowly released goodwill and trust, and gradually looked at each other and laughed, Pei Shiju laughed while patting Wang Huaqiang's hand: "Huaqiang, if you are willing to be an official, I will rest assured, if you are just a businessman, then we can only be general friends, but if you are willing to mix in the officialdom all the time, then we can be friends for life." ”

Speaking of this, Pei Shiju put away his smile, and his expression became stern again: "It's just Hua Qiang, I need to remind you that you always intentionally or unintentionally put business matters too seriously, and even put them above state affairs, not only I have this feeling, Gao Servant is also this opinion now, Hua Qiang, this will affect your future development in the officialdom, if you make up your mind to become an official, then it is best to leave business matters alone." ”

Wang Huaqiang shook his head, and said: "Hongdae, thank you very much for reminding me, Huaqiang appreciates it, but I can't completely ignore this business, last time I pacified Nan Chen, my eldest brother died in battle, and the third brother is not a business talent, so it is completely handed over to outsiders, and it is impossible to rest assured, so I can usually let go of this business matter, but when it comes to heavy decisions, I still have to make the decision." ”

Wang Huaqiang glanced at Pei Shiju, who was about to speak, waved his hand to stop him from speaking, and continued: "Hongdae, I know what you want to say, but I, Wang Huaqiang, am not a high-ranking servant, I don't have his high position, and I don't have the emperor's constant rewards. There is no harm in buying some property for your children and grandchildren, and you should not abolish the country for personal gain.

Look at the current General He and General Han, after they have made great contributions to defeating Nan Chen and leaving their names in history, are they still not handing over the military power and living at home? Not every son can be knighted, but to ensure that each son has enough food and clothing in the future, and can live on his own after splitting the family, this should be a normal person's thinking. ”

Pei Shiju smiled helplessly: "Hua Qiang, another bad thing about you is that you are always so sharp, the first priority of officialdom is to be stable, to hide clumsy, try not to get ahead, you are indeed talented, but when you mix with officialdom in the future, you will inevitably be hated by others, so you are a smart person, you should be able to understand what I mean." I won't mention it again in the future, I hope you can handle this matter well and don't fall into the hands of others. ”

When Pei Shiju said this, he stood up, glanced at the outside of the tent, and said: "Hua Qiang, after tomorrow's celebration banquet, you can set off, bring the list of meritorious service and the secret fold of the discussion of the government soldiers, and directly meet the high servant." ”

Wang Huaqiang smiled: "Listen to the respect, you will work harder here, let's see you!"

"See you in the big way!" (To be continued......)

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