The old man at the head paused, thinking that Lu Shigao would answer, but the latter and Master Yan closed their mouths tightly, and they didn't mean to speak at all, so the old man at the head took a deep breath, with a touch of desolation in his expression.

For him, as the years go by, he often misses those days back then, and he also wants to re-feel the feeling of everyone in the same boat during the difficult period, but for Lu Shigao, time has smoothed his edges and corners, and it has also widened the distance between the two.

"I heard that Qin Baichuan has no humility in his eyes, maybe I should meet him." The old man at the head looked blazing and said to himself.

"Qin Xiaoyou is a genius, if he can make good use of it, maybe with his assistance, he can create another prosperous era of Da Song." Although Lu Shigao has a good sense of Qin Baichuan, the old man in front of him is not trivial, and he doesn't dare to have any personal feelings when he talks about business: "But the grass people think that now is not the time for you to see him." ”

"So why?" The old man at the head also asked knowingly.

"There are three reasons for this." Lu Shigao thought clearly and said: "First, Qin Baichuan has said many times that in this life, he only wants to earn more money and marry more beauties, and he has no interest in high-ranking officials and Houlu. ”

"One-sided words, power in hand, this world has all the money and beauty." The old man at the head obviously didn't care.

"Everyone has his own ambitions, and he can't force them." Lu Shigao didn't refute harshly, responded ambiguously, and continued: "Second, Qin Baichuan seems to be cynical on the outside, but he is extremely extreme in life and work, a scholar who has read sage books has a dagger in his body, and he has hurt people many times, and foul language is commonplace, and there is no way to control such people. ”

"Do what you like, or treat others with sincerity." The old man at the head planned Lu Shigao's words: "Everyone in this world has their own weaknesses, you said that Qin Baichuan likes silver and beautiful women, then give it to him, as much as he wants, as long as he is willing to contribute to the country." If silver and beauties don't work, then show sincerity and sincerity, and open the gold and stone. ”

"Treating people with sincerity requires further contact, and you don't have to see them until you have their full trust." Lu Shigao added, and finally said: "Third, King Yi seems to be extremely interested in Qin Baichuan, and is even willing to bow to him in public, before he has figured out Qin Baichuan's attitude, this matter should be more cautious." ”

"If I am the Green Emperor in his year, I will bloom with the peach blossoms." The old man at the head groaned two sentences in a low voice, and sneered lightly: "My imperial brother's means of poetry and song are too much stronger than me, but he was defeated by Qin Baichuan's men...... You say, should I be interested in him? ”

"Yes." Lu Shigao did not deny it, putting aside all those miscellaneous things, if Qin Baichuan could serve the imperial court, with his convincing means, it should not be a problem to add tens of thousands of taels of silver to the treasury every year. Lu Shigao pondered for a while, and said: "The grass people have also heard about the post carriage, and the imperial court has taken back the management of the carriage, leaving only a few mansions that have been negotiated in the Splendid Villa, so it can be seen that from that time on, you have the intention of secretly observing Qin Baichuan." ”

"I'm just curious about such an interesting young man who jumped out of thin air, and I don't have any other intentions." The old man at the head denied: "Forget it, since I have seen it today, it can be regarded as a temporary wish of mine, put aside these things, how do you have a sense of proportion." ”

"Yes." Lu Shigao hurriedly clenched his fists.

"The competition of the three major academies is imminent, and I hope that this competition can unearth more talents and inject fresh blood into the imperial court. Last month, the Great Silver Kingdom and the Great True Kingdom were suspended, and I guess that the two sides must have reached some shady agreement, I am afraid that the two countries will recuperate in the spring and recuperate, and there will be some actions after the autumn. The old man seemed to be talking to himself, and as if he was talking to others.

"A barbarian state, there is nothing to fear." Lu Shigao and Master Yan did not speak, and the man who had been guarding the door, wearing tight-fitting weapons and a sword hanging from his waist, spoke coldly and spoke coldly.

"If Dazhen and Dayin are just barbarian states, then what are Da Song? Don't forget jì, the former dynasty was at its peak, but it was still trampled on the Beijing Division, causing a hundred years of shame. If I hadn't been lucky enough to cross the river and escape, I'm afraid I would have changed my surname long ago! The old man snorted coldly: "Tiansheng, do you know why I sent your sister to the army, and why I sent your third brother to Qingfeng Academy, but I left you alone?" ”

"I don't know." Then he called the man who rose to heaven and knelt down on one knee and listened to the teachings.

"Because you are a few years older than them, in the early years, you followed King Wu to fight in the south and the north, and you won more and lost less, and gradually gave birth to arrogance, and regarded force as the only way to solve the problem." The old man at the head put his hands behind his back and said sharply: "But you never thought that what you were fighting back then was just some rabble in the territory of Dasong, and you were invincible, but the iron horsemen of Dazhen and Dayin were ...... You will never know their horror without having seen the scene of thousands of troops. ”

The old man's voice was low, and the man nodded hurriedly, but a flash of disdain flashed in his eyes.

The old man glanced at him and said, "You have also seen it over the years, Da Song has long since lost its glory, the country is not rich, the soldiers are not strong, when have I ever slept peacefully?" The ultimate goal of your father transferring you back to his side, and trying to dispel public opinion, is to change your arrogance over the years. ”

The words of the old man at the head were not light or heavy, and when the point was reached, Tiansheng had a teachable look on his face, and kowtowed: "The son knows his mistakes. On the corporal of Lixian, the sons are not as good as the heavenly signs, on the arrangement of troops, the sons are not as good as the heart of heaven, and the sons are even more indifferent to the world of the great praise. ”

"It's you who can't escape, it's not that you can't grab it." The old man at the head seemed to notice Tiansheng's perfunctory, frowned slightly, unwilling to continue to waste his saliva, and raised his voice slightly by three points: "Lu Shigao stepped forward to listen to the seal." ”

"The grass people are here!" Lu Shigao trembled and fell to his knees.

"Master Lu has done his best all his life and shared worries for the country, but I was young and ignorant, and I was deceived by my ministers, so that Master Lu suffered injustice. In the near future, I will announce to the world and apologize to myself to express my shame towards Master Lu. The old man at the head exuded a compelling momentum, and said in a deep voice: "From now on, Lu Shigao will restore the title of Emperor to assist me in governing the world, and grant Shang Fang a sword, supervise the officials' department, and inspect the world with the right to cut first and then play." ”

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" When the old man's voice fell, the look in Lu Shigao's eyes gradually changed, and he kowtowed to thank him.

"Get up." The old man waved his hand, and after Lu Shigao got up, he said: "Yan Moling, you are weak by nature, you don't like the open and secret battles of officialdom, and I don't force you, I just want to ...... Don't let me down. ”

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live." The old man's words were a little unclear, but Master Yan obviously understood the meaning, and bowed and did not kneel.

"Master Lu, after the Anyang incident, you went to Jiangling for me and told Chu Lao Naughty, I also had a last resort back then." The old man at the head groaned for a while and said, "I originally wanted him to be the secretary of the Ministry of Works, but I couldn't bear to let him leave his hometown and have a tiring journey, so I appointed him as a supervisor of the Ministry of Works and stationed in Jiangling. ”

"The old minister thanked the emperor for Brother Chu." Lu Shigao said hurriedly.

"In the future, the Ministry of Industry will supervise the production of any materials and craftsmen needed, and let Chu Lao Yan decide for himself, and the silver required will be personally withdrawn from the treasury by you." It is actually extremely troublesome to withdraw treasury silver from the treasury, but the old man seems to be a little helpless to Chu Lao, omitting many links, and finally adding: "Master Lu, Da Song is no longer as strong as the previous dynasty, I will tell you again, but if you can be self-sufficient, you will not use the treasury silver to live up to my trust." ”

"The old minister understands." Lu Shigao frowned slightly, where is there no need for silver for the Ministry of Industry to collect materials, hire craftsmen, and land and sea transportation? The emperor wants the Chu family workshop to do things for himself, but he doesn't want to give money...... Where in the world is there such a good thing?

The old man at the head also knew that his request was a bit excessive, but there was not much silver in the treasury, and every copper plate had to be spent on the blade: "Lu Shi Fang just said, it seems that he has a good impression of Qin Baichuan in Splendid Villa?" ”

"Yes." Lu Shigao shuddered for a moment, and understood eight points in his heart.

"Tianzhao seems to be very close to him, this person has an unpredictable background, I am afraid that he has a bad heart, and Master Lu should be worried about me." The old man at the head glanced at Lu Shigao meaningfully, and said with a straight face.

"The old minister's order." Lu Shigao smiled bitterly, as he guessed, what the emperor said Qin Baichuan had ill intentions is false, let himself get closer to him, and further familiarize himself with his temperament and temperament so that he can be used by the royal family is true. Moreover, the emperor's sentence is that the treasury is empty, and the Jiangling Ministry of Industry supervises self-sufficiency, which naturally means that Lu Shigao wants to make reasonable use of Qin Baichuan and get more silver.

"Master Lu must remember that today's Da Song is in an extraordinary period, as long as you can make more money, you can do it cheaply." The emperor added, waved his hand and said: "Okay, you all go down, I rarely have time to be busy, and tomorrow's competition of the three major academies will be examined by Master Lu." ”

Lu Shigao saluted and retreated from the room.

"Carry all the hardships of yesterday and exchange some happiness and happiness for tomorrow...... Qin Baichuan...... Scold. In the empty room, the emperor muttered to himself: "When will the hundred rivers return to the west to the sea, when will they return to the west, and when will they return to the west...... When will I be able to regain the lost ground, and I will be ashamed of it? ”

After a long time of silence and seemingly to no avail, the emperor paced back and forth in the room, and finally stood still in front of the window. Looking at the crowd at his feet and the turbulent waves in the distance, a fierce color gradually appeared on the emperor's face: "King Wu, King Yi, Dongying, the rivers and lakes are small, and there are many bandits...... I want to return this omen, and praise the world is bright. ”