Section XI

Wu Ming was a little unnatural by him, so he had to say honestly: "Yes, I was a little dissatisfied at the time, but after thinking about it carefully, I somewhat understood. If I learn that Xiaoyi is alive, I will definitely ignore it and go to the northwest. And Xiaoqing is weak and sickly, and there will be more unnecessary changes. For Sun Du, the palms and backs of his hands are all meat, and it is inevitable that he will be in a dilemma. ”

Sun Yunlong laughed, and only said after a while: "The palms and backs of the hands are full of meat, this is appropriate." But don't put gold in my face. When I was in Guangyang, I actually had the urge to tell you the truth, but after thinking about it, I finally held back. He paused, and then continued: "Actually, what you guess is only part of the reason, the most important thing is that the old man is just asking for a stable dìng." ”

"Steady dìng?" Wu Ming muttered and repeated.

Sun Yunlong said: "Yes, it is stable dìng." At that time, you were holding the Sword of the Son of Heaven, if you really ran here regardless of it, you would be comfortable, what if you left that mess in Nanning? Now that China and the West have been opened, and the Northwest has been connected with the south of the Yangtze River, there are naturally no such scruples. ”

Wu Ming naturally considered these truths. Thinking of these reasons, he couldn't even hate the prime minister, let alone Sun Yunlong. So he said, "Yes." However, what does this have to do with what Sun Du said next? ”

Sun Yunlong walked a few laps under the tree with his hands behind his back, obviously a little undecided. He looked at Wu Ming again, and after a long time, he gritted his teeth and said: "After you and Xiaoyi get married, we can also be regarded as kissing and kissing, some words are heartfelt, I am afraid that it will be as unpleasant as black tea, and it may not be pleasing to both ends, but we still have to do it." ”

Wu Ming saw that he said solemnly, and stood up with some surprise: "What's the matter?" ”

Sun Yunlong stared at him and said word by word: "After the Western Expedition, you will occupy at least half of China and the West." Not only do you have to manage this place well, but you also have to use the power in your hands to balance the forces of all parties and resolve the internal contradictions within the court. ”

This is a bit damaging, although Wu Ming has long had the idea of supporting the army and respecting himself, but Sun Yunlong brought it up in person, he was still a little unnatural, and hurriedly smiled dryly: "Sun Dudu, you are serious." ”

Sun Yunlong shook his head: "Why is Lord Wu like this, we don't tell lies in front of the Ming people, this way, if you really don't have my support, how can you be so obedient to the control of the southern version and the Qingting." ”

When capturing Shuanghui, there were constant small movements between Wu Ming and Liao Gang, and Sun Yunlong turned a blind eye to this and ignored it. When Wu Ming took the court, he was also late with a large army, so that he could arrange it calmly. He didn't say it, in fact, Wu Ming was also very curious about what the commander of the Western Army thought. Thinking of this, he simply said: "That's right, the lower official is here to thank Sun Du for his success." ”

Hearing Wu Ming's personal admission, Sun Yunlong also breathed a sigh of relief, he pointed to the stool and said, "Don't be nervous, sit down and talk slowly." ”

The two sat down again, and Sun Yunlong picked up the teapot and was about to make another cup. Wu Ming hurriedly grabbed it, first filled it for Sun Yunlong, and then filled it for himself. Sun Yunlong looked at it with a smile, and did not shirk, and waited for Wu Ming to sit down again before he said: "Lord Wu, I think you know better than me about the situation in the imperial court now." ”

Wu Ming also knows now that Sun Yunlong has no intention of harming himself. Now that he is in his heart, he no longer hides it, and thinks about it: "Yes, the current situation in the court is that the queen mother and the prime minister are competing for style. ”

Sun Yunlong nodded and said: "Exactly, I won't tell you, the old man entered the government at the age of nineteen, and he has been in the officialdom for decades, looking around the court and outside, most of them are mediocre, and the most admired at present are only three and a half people, two of whom are the prime minister and the queen mother......"

Wu Ming heard him say something interesting, and couldn't help but interrupt: "Then who is the other half-person?" ”

Sun Yunlong stared at him and said with a smile: "Is there another person, naturally it is Li Tie, the Tai Lieutenant of the Northern Dynasty." As for the other half of the people, it is far away, close at hand. ”

Wu Ming was embarrassed, and said with a little blush: "The lower officials should not be praised by Sun Du like this." ”

Sun Yunlong smiled, and said: "Don't be presumptuous, in fact, I admire half of you who is quite light, I see everything you did in the west, maybe in the near future, you will be the fourth person I admire." Without waiting for Wu Ming to refute, he continued: "The Queen Mother and the Prime Minister are both witty people, if the two are not together, the Prime Minister will definitely be a capable minister in the world." As for the Queen Mother, it is very likely that she will lead the imperial court through this dark period and achieve the great cause of Zhongxing. ”

Wu Ming said: "So what about putting it together?" ”

"Put it together?" Sun Yunlong shook his head, his mouth full of bitterness: "The result of putting them together is to restrain each other, and even burn the jade." ”

Wu Ming said a little unnaturally: "Sun Du is a little alarmist, since the establishment of the imperial court, it has been four years, and the queen mother and the prime minister are still peaceful?" ”

"Peaceful?"

Sun Yunlong smiled bitterly: "In the past, the imperial court was embattled, there was a powerful Northern Han in the north, a Southern Barbarian in the south, and the Liao clan in the west was more independent. Now that the Western Expedition is over, the Northern Han Dynasty has been defeated and lost, and it is impossible to take the initiative to start a war. The southern barbarians and Persia fought a real fire, and they had no strength to invade the north. As for the west," he paused, and glanced at Wu Ming with a mocking expression: "Most of the entire five provinces in the central and western regions have entered the territory of the imperial court, and Persia is also allied with our dynasty, you say, what other scruples does the imperial court have?" ”

Speaking of this, Wu Ming also reacted: "What does Sun Du mean, is it possible for the prime minister and the queen mother to turn their faces?" ”

Sun Yunlong said categorically: "It's not possible, in the absence of external pressure, the two of them will definitely have friction again, and it will intensify." ”

After being reminded by Sun Yunlong, Wu Ming also reacted. Indeed, in the past, when the national disaster was at the head, the two of them were constantly filthy, but now that there is no external threat, the relationship will only become more and more stiff, he thought for a while and said: "Then Sun Du's so-called stability is from this?" ”

"Yes!" Sun Yunlong nodded, pulled out the stool from under his buttocks, pointed to the foot of the stool and said, "This kind of stool is also called a three-legged stool." It has better balance performance of ordinary benches, eliminates the shortcomings of unstable swaying of ordinary benches, and can be said to be stable when landing, not easy to damage, and saves raw materials, low cost, and easy to produce. The northwest forest is precious, so in the northwest area, there are many such stools. ”

Wu Ming stared at the three-legged stool for a long time, then raised his head, looked at Sun Yunlong and said, "What does Sun Du mean?" ”

Sun Yunlong also stared at Wu Ming, his eyes lit up: "I mean, you can cultivate a third-party force in the imperial court, so that they can check and balance each other, they may be much more restrained, and for the entire imperial court, it is also a major factor in stability." Speaking of this, he pointed at Wu Ming and said: "And you are the best choice for the third party." ”

"A third party?" Wu Ming finally understood what Sun Yunlong meant, and said with a wry smile: "Sun Du, you are thinking too easily. The prime minister doesn't need to say that his power in Jiangnan is deep-rooted, and he can do everything. The Queen Mother has a little Tianzi in her hands, and after several years of development, she is not only in charge of the Nanning Forbidden Army, but also has the support of Nanning Academy and the Ministry of Households. Today, Huwei General Yang Xiong is famous, and the Queen Mother is becoming more and more authoritative. The kid is young and thin, and he currently has half of China and West in his hands, and it is dilapidated. This bit of strength is too insufficient for self-preservation, so what checks and balances are there to talk about? ”

Sun Yunlong also laughed, he took a sip of tea, stared at Wu Ming and said slowly: "What Lord Wu said, naturally the head is the Tao, but the so-called authorities are confused." Governor Ho has no children, and what if he also stands up for you? ”

Wu Ming was so shocked that he opened his mouth and said, "What? ”

Sun Yunlong sighed, stared at him and said, "The times make heroes, and heroes make the times." Lord Wu, Governor He and his wife married their only daughter to you with great fanfare, do you think it's just that simple? In fact, he is sending a signal to everyone. He paused, like gold and iron, and word by word burst out of his mouth: "He is standing with you." ”

After Sun Yunlong finished speaking, he sighed and walked to the side with the teacup. Wu Ming's heart turned upside down, but he was just standing in place. The sky was about to darken, and the twilight was four, but he stood alone in the courtyard for a long time.