The person who asks the question does not necessarily get the answer; People who answer questions often don't even understand the meaning of the question. Cao Songlou didn't want to be too incompetent in front of the younger brother of the national teacher, so he thought for a moment before answering.

"To have the opportunity to play directly to the heavens, of course, I have to write down my experience in politics for more than 20 years, how can I only jointly second? has put forward more than a dozen good policies for governing the country, I don't know if the emperor will adopt it? ”

Cao Songlou was like a schoolboy who handed in an answer sheet after taking the exam, excitedly looking forward to a good result, his eyes were bright, and his face was slightly red.

Cao Beidao opened his mouth half-open, and he didn't say anything for a long time, and after a long time, he patted the door frame heavily, lowered his face and walked to the study.

The reaction of the younger brother of the national teacher was beyond his expectations, Cao Songlou hurriedly untied his waist and followed him to the study quickly.

"Brother, brother, I came here for fear that you would be involved in the court battle, to remind you not to get involved! It's good that you are in a hurry to show your ability to govern the world, and you don't consult with me, and you will make a disaster! Cao Beidao flicked off the aura mask and began to tell the truth without scruples.

Cao Songlou's eyes were dazed, and he rubbed his hands and stood beside the bookcase, and it took a while before he came to his senses.

He looked around at his study, the bookshelves, bookcases, and the four treasures of the study were relatively old, and the books were also read many times, unlike some officials who used items to decorate elegance and were not practical.

He has been up and down for decades, but he still retains his honest and honest character, but he has no achievements in the political arena, he doesn't want to be a mediocre official who can only draw a gourd in the same way, and put forward some insights that are beneficial to the country and the people, just to live up to what he has learned, why does his younger brother not only not support it, but also reprimand him like this?

Cao Songlou raised his head and said very seriously: "If the ministers can only protect themselves, then who will ask for the people's lives?" Who will remind the emperor of his pro-meritocracy and far villain? The impeachment of Gao Youquan is just a single trivial matter, and it is a major matter to make the monarch and the ministers work together and the people are well-being. ”

"Right...... Brother is right......" Cao Beidao found that the words he said just now did not conform to his usual image, so he stopped arguing with his brother, and said with a smile, "I was worried that you would be harmed by a traitor, and in a hurry, I didn't choose what to say." ”

Cao Songlou nodded, and talked about various truths, Cao Beidao sat and listened, his eyes kept rolling.

It's impossible to withdraw those twists and turns, and it's impossible to make the pedantic and upright brother change his attitude, since it's inevitable to fight, and think of a way to win with a big chance, even if it's a gamble, it also requires a good gamble.

"Brother, you can't just rely on the courage of blood to eradicate traitors, the emperor trusts Gao Youquan very much, and I don't dare to confront him head-on in the court, you jointly impeach him, it's very risky. Wen is dead, martial arts are fighting, and since ancient times, there have been many tragic ......"

"What about the tragedy? If it is beneficial to the country and the people, I am willing to be a blunt and daring admonisher! ”

Cao Beidao approached his brother excitedly, clasped his hands, and looked at him with reverence.

Cao Songlou said firmly: "If the emperor doesn't deal with Gao Youquan, I am willing to go to the Golden Palace to admonish the monarch with death." If someone has to spill blood to alert the emperor, I am willing to take the lead in making sacrifices. ”

"The emperor has entrusted a lot of important things to Gao Youquan to do, and it is not very likely to see those twists and turns, but well, since my brother has the determination to put his life on the line to bring down Gao Youquan, I will definitely make a thorough arrangement."

This is full support, but Cao Songlou can't feel the feeling of brotherhood at all, the original intention is to alert the emperor, hoping that the good policy of governing the country will be implemented, how to make it "desperate to bring down Gao Youquan"?

Cao Songlou had never felt that his younger brother was so strange, and stared at him carefully, as if he wanted to see through his internal organs.

Maybe you can see through it, right? Maybe you didn't see through it? Cao Songlou suddenly smiled as if he was a fool, "How long has it been since you, the great master, have been together with your family?" I'm going to fetch your sister-in-law and niece. Well, you're going to cook today! ”

Cao Beidao spread his hands and smiled, and didn't mention those major events in the court, so he removed the aura mask and went out of the house with his brother.

Not long ago, there was scattered light rain in the clear sky, and Cao Songlou frowned and complained that the weather was not good and the road was not good.

"The weather is very good, everything in my hometown is better than the capital, and we are still verdant in Anhui, but it is freezing rain, and there have been a few snowfalls in the capital."

"Hmm, don't talk about rain and snow, go cook, I picked someone up and came back to wait for ready-made good wine and good food."

Cao Songlou had gone out of the gate as he spoke, Cao Beidao's eyes were red, his brother was his only blood-related relative in the world at this time, and he was a little reluctant to use his brother as a gambling chip.

On October 15, Cao Beidao returned to Qizhen Palace, only to change into the dark purple Taoist robe he usually wears, and the little Taoist boy came to report the arrival of distinguished guests.

He condensed and sensed the breath, he was indeed a distinguished guest, but he was also an uninvited guest, and it was not easy to send him away.

"Lord, Gao Gonggong, you are here, if you are far away, please come in, please come in. Tong'er, hurry up and serve fragrant tea. He smiled enthusiastically and took the initiative to welcome him out.

Cheng Haofeng entered the house with a cold face, Gao Youquan waved his hand so that he didn't have to be polite, he put away his smiling face, sent Xiaodao Tong away, and closed the door in the house.

The cold light of the Mo Bing Sword was dazzling, and Cheng Haofeng asked with frost on his face: "Do you admit your crime and accept the severe punishment of the criminal law, or will I take action to seek justice for Sun Zhanou?" ”

"Justice? Is there justice in this world? Since Sun Zhanou has embarked on his official career, he must have the consciousness to face all injustices. "Cao Beidao has been prepared, Cheng Haofeng and they are here, they must find out the truth, it is useless to quibble, it is better to use other methods to save their lives.

There is justice in the world, but it can only be achieved by luck. Cheng Haofeng stroked the sword and sneered, when he met him and wanted to take care of this matter, then the ink ice sword represented justice.

Prepared, but not completely sure, Cao Beidao wanted to summon the magic sword with an idea, but he gave up, once he started, he definitely fell into passivity. He can't even beat Gao Youquan, let alone Gao Youquan joining forces with Cheng Haofeng?

Trying his best to show a calm smile, he said in a long tone: "The Venerable Lord acts in the black ball most of the time, and he can do things regardless of willfulness, but Chao Zhenren and Long Zhenren have a ministry in the Heavenly Court, and all their words and deeds must be restrained. They interfered in the matter of the human world's lawsuit, and the Heavenly Court had already verified that Long Zhenren had abused his power not only this time, but also many times in the past. However, Chao Zhenren has not been involved yet. Hmmm......"

Cheng Haofeng's heart jumped, after receiving the spirit rune, he was busy with matters related to the Fa Dynasty, he had not contacted Long Xiaofeng and them, and he didn't know about those things, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but ask eagerly: "What do you want to say?" What does the matter between my master and my brother have to do with the killing of Sun Zhanou? ”

"Nothing directly related. But Long Zhenren has already taken all the blame, and you don't want to involve Chao Zhenren anymore, right? The criminal law department Tianxian who investigated these things is quite friendly with me, and I can beg him not to dig deep into it. ”

This year's capital is really cold, and there is light snow outside the window, but the cold inside the house has decreased a little.

Cheng Haofeng put away the ink ice sword, swept out the door without saying a word, and rode away with the wind.

Sun Zhanou's weight in his heart was far lower than that of the master and the second senior brother, and there was still a chance to kill Cao Beidao, and there was only one chance to keep the master's position in the heavenly court. He has already caused too much trouble for Master, and he can't help but think about Master's future.

Since he has learned that the second senior brother has been punished, he has to contact him as soon as possible to understand the specific situation and make amends, but it is inconvenient to contact them at this time, and he will ask Zhuo Wuao first.

After Cheng Haofeng left, Gao Youquan smiled and said to Cao Beidao: "You should know what I am doing, right?" I want to ask you some questions, even if you don't tell the truth, but I still want to ask, how did you buy my dead soldiers? ”

"It's so simple, you can guess it, why bother me? And those dead soldiers are not reused, and betraying you will not affect anything. What you really want to ask is why did I frame you, right? Cao Beidao was very relaxed in the face of Gao Youquan, because he didn't feel the murderous aura at all.

Gao Youquan shook his head and smiled: "Hey, can you not be so smart?" Alas, forget it, let's say, did you have any tricks on me to have nothing to fear? ”

"You've got too many handles, and you hate the people who hold your handles, don't you? But what about this person, after reaching a high position, who doesn't have a few handles? Is it a friend or an enemy, in a thought, if you don't use me to complain to Heaven and wrongfully frame Qiao Chushi, I won't fight back against you. Cao Beidao stroked his beard.

Gao Youquan laughed, shook his fingers in front of Cao Beidao's eyes a few times, and then strode out of the door to leave.

To sit in a high position, you must learn to open one eye and close one eye, not to be too sober; It is also necessary to determine that interests come first, distinguish which is more important, and not be overly careful.

Making various decisions is like gambling, Cao Beidao is glad that today's gambling luck is not bad, and he coincidentally survived the crisis.

On October 28, it was no longer a light snow in the capital, but a heavy snowfall.

In the early dynasty, Han Zexi reluctantly sat on the cold dragon chair, and the ministers were also frozen and had no energy. There is a brazier in this hall, but in order to maintain a solemn and sacred feeling, the brazier is placed in a hidden place, and it does not play a role in keeping warm in the spacious and somewhat empty hall.

The monarchs and ministers all wanted to warm up the pavilion as soon as possible, and the party announced in peace: "If there is something to start, there is nothing to retreat." ”

Several ministers said that they were fine, but Gu Sizhe actually asked, why was there no reply to the impeachment of Gao Youquan?

Du Zhen, a petty official at the bottom of the list, also asked, why do you keep suppressing and not dealing with it?

"I trust him, these pieces are the same, I am tired of reading them, and I don't want to read them anymore. You impeach him because you don't want to see a person who is physically incomplete and more loyal and capable than you. Han Zexi looked at Gu Sizhe impatiently.

Gu Sizhe listed all the charges one by one, and Du Zhen submitted a joint letter from officials and squires from all over the country, asking the emperor to take a closer look at the music and listen to the boiling grievances of the people.

Han Zexi patted the armrest of the dragon chair hard, looked at Dang Ben'an, asked him to take the joint letter, and then turned his head to look at Gao Youquan and cast a comforting look.

Seeing such a scene, Gu Sizhe and Du Zhen were a little cold, the emperor didn't take this joint name seriously at all, ignoring their fierce loyalty.

Han Zexi was about to ask Dang Ben'an to announce his retirement from the court, and the guards outside the palace rushed to the door to report, and Lei Madness listened to the report, and then turned it to the emperor.

"Cao Songlou, the prefect of Wanzhou, brought the blood book of Wanmin to the Golden Palace to give direct advice, the emperor, is he allowed to give advice?"

Han Zexi's face was expressionless, but there was anger hidden in his eyes, and the direct ministers admonished the monarch to the golden palace? Are you a faint king? This Cao Songlou is not good to stay in Wanzhou, what kind of limelight does he have when he comes to Jinluan Treasure Palace?

He didn't say whether it was accurate or not, and looked at Cao Beidao with a very meaningful expression, he knew that Cao Songlou was Cao Beidao's brother, and he saw what the attitude of the current national teacher was.