Mei Gao met the messenger of the edict on the way, and the Son of Heaven asked him to rush to Ganquan Palace immediately to take up the military strategy of Cao Shi, the general of the expedition to the west. Mei Gao was overjoyed, day and night, it took only half a month to arrive at Ganquan Palace, only stopped in Chang'an for a moment on the way, and entered the palace to talk to Taishi Ling Sima.

Sima Tan was stargazing in Tianlu Pavilion, and the room where the large clairvoyance was placed was in a mess, with books piled up everywhere, and pen and ink were scattered on the desk. Sima Tan's face was pale, his eyes were red, and as soon as he left the clairvoyance, his eyes were a little weak. Seeing Mei Gao enter the house, his first reaction was to mess up the calculations on the case, and then rolled up the spread silk book and pressed it under the ink-dotted sleeve.

"It turned out to be a young man, which scared me."

Mei Gao quipped: "Taishi Gong has worked hard. ”

"Haha, it's not hard, it's not hard." Sima Tan touched his nose, and the ink on his fingers blackened the end of his nose. "That's it...... Excited. ”

Mei Gao raised his eyebrows. "Found a big secret, but can't share it with anyone?"

"Yes, yes." Sima Tan replied, and then felt speechless again, and laughed dryly twice. As Mei Gao said, he has mixed feelings right now. On the one hand, he saw a starry sky that ordinary people had no chance to know through clairvoyance, and discovered a large number of stars, which could completely overturn the existing astrology. However, he had not yet deduced the formula, so he could not make these discoveries public, just like carrying a treasure in his arms, but he could only wear old clothes and walk through the city like a beggar.

What he hopes is not this, he hopes that he will become famous one day, stand on his own, and become a generation of grandmasters.

"You...... Where did this come from? ”

"From Lushan." Mei Gao laughed softly: "The doorman of Huainan Wangfu has invented a new formula, I think it may inspire you, so I came to tell you." ”

"Formula?" Sima Tan jumped up suddenly, his eyes widened. "What's the formula?"

Mei Gao didn't speak. He took out two small nails from his bosom and pressed them on the bookcase, took out another string, tied the ends to the two nails, and took a sharpening knife and hung it on the rope. I drew half an ellipse on the table, turned around and drew another half ellipse. Then put down the sharpening knife, pick up the pen, write a formula on the silk book, and walk away.

Sima Tan stared at the ellipse engraved on the case, his brows furrowed, and his eyes remained motionless, like a hungry wolf seeing a lamb.

――

Mei Gao left Weiyang Palace and rushed to Chen Zhang's house.

Chen Zhang went out to greet him. Greet Mei Gao to the hall. As soon as he took his seat, Mei Gao said: "Your Majesty ordered me to take Huo Quai's illness to Ganquan Palace, and you should prepare immediately." ”

Although Chen Zhang didn't understand Mei Gao's intention, since it was His Majesty's order, of course they couldn't ask for it. Huo Qu was sick and worshiped Huan Yuan as a teacher, learned archery, and just after a few days of study, Liang Xiao was dismissed. Left Chang'an. Chen Zhang regretted this, he knew it was so. didn't get so close to Liang Xiao, and he kicked a door in vain. If Zi summoned Huo to the palace today, it can be seen that the grace has not faded, and he is finally relieved.

Seeing Chen Zhang's appearance for the rest of his life, Mei Gao was very disdainful. After Chen Zhang said that he was also a nobleman, he married Wei Shao'er for the sake of wealth and wealth. Such a shock, suffering from gains and losses, is really a loss of identity.

"Jun Chen, Your Majesty is aspiring to the world, and only talent moves. Huo Quzhi is extremely talented, and his future achievements are limitless, and the wealth of the Chen family may be pinned on him. Be patient and don't get too busy. In that year, Xianhou (Chen Ping) assisted Emperor Gao, defeated Xiang Yu, captured Han Xin, and was trapped by 400,000 Huns in Baideng without changing his face, what a heroism. You can't fall into the style of offering the marquis and be laughed at by future generations. ”

Chen Zhang was embarrassed, but he was so depressed that he was going to die. After Mei Gao left, he sighed for a long time, and it was difficult to calm down for a long time. After being a dignified hero, it is really a shame to be criticized by a young boy. If it was thirty years earlier, when the heroes were still in fashion, how could they allow Mei Gao to be so presumptuous.

For a while, Chen Zhang reminisced about the past and felt a lot of emotion.

――

Mei Gao took Huo Quai, left the Chen family, left Chang'an City, and went straight to Ganquan Palace.

Huo Qubing didn't bring any luggage, except for a few clothes to change in, which was the bow horse that Liang Xiao gave him. He didn't speak until he left Chang'an City and galloped lightly on the post road, and then he asked, "Meijun, how are my master and senior brother?" ”

Mei Gao glanced back at him. "You're worried about him?"

"Well, okay, I left suddenly, and even Maoling's manor was sold, how can I not worry about it. You went to Lushan to preach the edict this time, is it good news or bad news? ”

Mei Gao smiled. "Good news. His Majesty rewarded him for his meritorious work, increasing the number of households by 1,200. ”

"In that case, then why did you drive your senior brother to Chang'an?" Huo Quzhi raised his head. "Is it because the senior brother wants to speak for the people of Shandong?"

"Do you think you should say anything?"

"I don't know." Huo Quzhi said in a low voice: "Actually, Your Majesty attaches great importance to Senior Brother. It would be nice if the senior brother was dedicated to fighting and didn't care about so many things. He always taught me that doing things was like archery, that you had to concentrate, but why should he care about those things? Aren't there other ministers in charge of those things? ”

Huo Quzhi's voice was very low, drowned in the sound of horses' hooves, Mei Gao couldn't hear it clearly, but from Huo Quzhi's expression, he could see some flavors that didn't match his age. He had heard Liang Xiao talk about Huo Quzhi's talent many times, but he himself didn't quite believe that a ten-year-old child, even if he was smart, how smart could he be, and how smart could Liang Xiao be so valued. He always thought that Liang Xiao was taking pity on Huo Quai, but now he felt that on this issue, I am afraid that his vision is not as good as Liang Xiao.

Huo Qu has a maturity beyond his peers.

Liang Xiao's eyesight is indeed not comparable to me. Mei Gao smiled self-deprecatingly, full of confidence in the future, and involuntarily puffed up his chest.

――

Mei Gao rushed to Ganquan Palace and asked to see him as soon as possible. The Son of Heaven was amazed at his speed and summoned him. Seeing Mei Gao and Huo Quai, who were striding towards the meteor, the Son of Heaven's eyes lit up, turned to Cao Shi and said, "Look, this military strategy I arranged for you is good, right?" ”

"Your Majesty, the minister and the young man went out to Minyue together, and I have long heard of his ability."

"Haha, I just heard about it at the time, but this time I'm going to let you see it with your own eyes. When you are victorious, let him write a military letter. It must be polite and complementary. ”

Cao Shi said with a smile: "The minister also hopes to have this day sooner." ”

While speaking, Mei Gao and Huo Qubing rushed to the Son of Heaven and bowed. The Son of Heaven glanced at the bow on Huo Qu's back and frowned. "Boy, didn't I give you a good bow? Why don't you use it, but carry such a bamboo bow? ”

"The bow given by His Majesty is too strong, and the courtier's archery skills have not been successful, so he can barely use it, and can only use brute force. Although the bamboo bow is soft, it is a rule. Seedlings are fueled, not done by the wise. ”

"Wow! What a big breath. The Son of Heaven raised his eyebrows in surprise and turned to look at Cao Shi. Cao Shi was also surprised. Wei Shao'er is the slave maid of the Pingyang Hou Mansion, and Huo Quzhi was born and raised in the Pingyang Hou Mansion. Cao Shi had seen him. Now looking at his youthful appearance, I can't help but be surprised.

"Who told you?"

"My senior brother, champion Hou Liang Boming." Huo Quzhi took off the bamboo bow and stroked it lovingly. "This is the bow he used to practice archery back then, and I heard that my master gave it to me, and now he has passed it on to me along with the bow."

The Son of Heaven originally wanted to make fun of it, but when he heard that this was the bow that Liang Xiao used when he practiced archery, he immediately swallowed those words back. learned that Liang Xiao accepted apprentices on behalf of the teacher. Teaching Huo to shoot art, he was still a little skeptical. Archery is the same as learning. It's all family heirlooms, and to some extent even more conservative than learning, and it's not close to it. Can Liang Xiao pass on such a stunt to Huo Quai?

But now it seems that Liang Xiao is afraid that Liang Xiao really passed on his archery art to Huo Quai. Based on this reasoning, it seems that he did not take Huo Qubing with him when he left Chang'an. Obviously, he didn't want to get sick with Huo. I don't want to take Huo Quai, a talented young man, for my own use. If it was someone else, how could such a talent give up easily, he was raised from a young age, and his loyalty was by no means comparable to that of ordinary customers.

"Very well, you practice hard. When your archery skills are as exquisite as your brother's, it will not be too late to use the bow I have given you. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Mei Gao watched from the sidelines, and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. He heard a slight loosening in the tone of the Son of Heaven, and a hint of apology. This is a good thing, if the Son of Heaven has always had prejudices against Liang Xiao, it will be difficult for their plan to succeed. After all, going to sea is a last resort, and if possible, they still hope to assist the Son of Heaven and the monarch and the minister.

Mei Gao entered the palace, and the imperial case was covered with a map of Hexi drawn by him and Ma Rong. The Son of Heaven and Cao Shi were discussing the issue of the use of troops in Xiqiang.

"You know the situation in Hexi best. In your opinion, what kind of strategy should be adopted to pacify Hexi? ”

Mei Gao pondered for a moment and arched his hand. "Your Majesty, if you want to settle the west of the river, you must first settle the southeast."

"Southeast?" Tianzi's eyes flashed slightly, and his fingers tapped twice on the map, looking a little displeased.

He knew very well what Mei Gao was talking about, and the song of Liu An, the king of Huainan, had already been sent to him, and he had also discussed it with a few close ministers around him, but it was not yet conclusive. Some people suggested accepting Liu An's request to move him to Dongye to guard the border for the country. There were also those who objected, arguing that doing so would take Liu An out of the control of the imperial court. In case he colludes with South Vietnam, the disaster will be more serious than that of Minyue.

He wanted to ask Mei Gao's opinion, but he didn't expect Mei Gao to take the initiative to bring up this issue as soon as they met, and he didn't hide his thoughts.

"What's wrong with the Southeast?" The Son of Heaven asked in a faint tone.

Mei Gao turned his head to look at Cao Shi and arched his hand. "Junhou, what is your impression of the prince of Nanyue?"

Cao Shi was stunned, he didn't expect Mei Gao to turn the spearhead at him. He looked at the Son of Heaven in embarrassment. The Son of Heaven's brows furrowed even tighter, and his anger was hidden. Mei Gao sold Guan Zi in front of him, which made him very uncomfortable. However, he didn't have a seizure, and gave Cao Shi a look, signaling that it was okay for him to speak out.

Cao Shi thought for a moment. "The prince of Nanyue lacks courtesy, behaves frivolously, and is not respectful enough to the imperial court."

The Son of Heaven was stunned. He has seen Zhao Yingqi and thinks that Zhao Yingqi is very deferential, why is Zhao Yingqi a different appearance in Cao Shi's eyes? He immediately realized that what Mei Gao said was probably not true, and that Nanyue was really not as completely surrendered as he imagined. Now that the water in Shandong has not been leveled, and the imperial court has to use troops in Hexi, the grain shortage needs to be supplemented by rice from South Vietnam.

As soon as he thought of this, the Son of Heaven became unsettled. "Tell me what the hell is going on in South Vietnam."

"Your Majesty, this time you can pacify the two Yue, there is an element of tricks." Mei Gao is also polite and straight to the point. "Minyue destroyed the country, on the one hand, because they did not expect our army to attack by sea, and on the other hand, it was also because their main force was pinned down in Zhangpu and could not be rescued. South Vietnam surrendered, and the reasons were different. Although the strong military might of our army is an important reason, South Vietnam knows very little about our DPRK and is frightened, which is also a key that cannot be ignored. Now that the prince of Nanyue has entered the court, they already know our reality and reality, whether they have other ideas, we must be on guard. ”

The Son of Heaven blinked. "Are they scared?"

"That's right, first, our army has pacified Minyue like a bamboo, and first, our army has won more with less, and has broken the main force of Minyue led by Yu Shan. Especially the latter, which Zhao Yingqi saw with his own eyes. ”

The Son of Heaven scratched his head, and some of his reactions came to an end, and he couldn't help laughing. He always thought that the submission of South Vietnam was really not good, but now that he thinks about it, I'm afraid it's not like that, there are many coincidences in it. Not to mention anything else, in the Battle of Zhangpu, although the strength of the Han army was limited, the two generals who fought were the best combination that the Han could get now.

One is Liang Xiao and the other is Wei Qing, both young generals who are famous for their cavalry. Now that Liang Xiao is "recuperating" in Lushan, Wei Qing wants to go west with Cao Shi, in case there is a change in South Vietnam, can he still send such a combination?

Will there be any change in South Vietnam? The more he thought about it, the more uneasy he became. Although the crown prince of Nanyue has arrived in Chang'an, Yan An, the envoy to Nanyue, has not yet returned, so it can be seen that things in Nanyue are not very smooth, at least not as smoothly as he thought.

In fact, they all know that the strength of South Vietnam is by no means comparable to that of Minyue, otherwise Wang Hui would not have looked at the fat of South Vietnam, and this was a great opportunity to make meritorious contributions.

"In this way, stabilizing the southeast is indeed a top priority." The Son of Heaven exhaled softly, still hesitating. "But how can we stabilize the southeast? Is it the best choice, will it be to drink to quench your thirst? ”

Cao Shi closed his mouth tightly and said nothing.

The Son of Heaven didn't count on him either, and turned his gaze to Mei Gao. Mei Gao slowly straightened his waist, stretched out a hand, and spread five fingers. "Your Majesty, the clan is siblings, if you can't even trust your own siblings, then who else can Your Majesty trust?"

"Having said that, Emperor Gao sealed Liu Wei to Wu back then, but the legacy was not shallow. The terrain of Minyue is dangerous, in case ......"

"The terrain of Minyue is dangerous, but Minyue is vertical and horizontal, and the cultivated land is limited. Mei Gao arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, if you want to talk about threats, I'm afraid that the threat of South Vietnam is much greater than that of Minyue. Taking a step back, Your Majesty can also control a few important passes in his hands, even if the King of Huainan has different intentions, how much storm can he set off with just a scholar? ”――

(To be continued.) )

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