When Song Yixiao returned to the Yanguo Mansion, Jian Xubai had already returned from dispersal, so she naturally wanted to ask about her trip to the Song Mansion today: "Gu Gong made peace with your father and daughter?" ”

"That's right." Song Yixiao poured him a cup of tea, picked up his own light and took a sip, frowned, and said, "But the main thing is to be a lobbyist for the king of Zhongling County - he is sure that the prince will be able to ascend the throne, and he will pay it back, but he will show me such a card for the first time, you say that he is not afraid that we will tell the prince about this, so that the prince will be disgusted and defensive against him?" ”

After all, the crown prince himself didn't live in Xuanming Palace, how could he like the person who was planning to help his son calculate that seat now?

Even if Song Yixiao doesn't want to offend the princess's mother and son in vain, she doesn't want to sue for this - it's still that sentence, the prince is still the prince, even if Song Yixiao wants to take care of Shao's reminder to take precautions, there is no need to rush for a while!

How many days has Gu Shao been in the imperial capital?

Are you in such a hurry to give her the truth?

If he hadn't seen him grow old and strong with his own eyes, Song Yixiao would have suspected that his time was running out, so he hurriedly rushed to grab time.

"What is he thinking about King Zhongling?" I didn't want to hear it in vain, so I took a sip of tea, but said with a light smile, "He's turning a corner to find a way out for himself!" ”

Seeing his wife's surprised expression, he thought about it for a while, and felt that he could let her know about it, so he said, "My grandfather was born when I was five years old, and Gu Gong returned to his hometown before that—you calculate the time!" ”

"Your Majesty only ascended the throne?" Song Yixiao said curiously, "What is the saying here?" ”

"You also know that since the emperor's ascension to the throne, the imperial body has always been a little poor." Jian Xubai narrowed his eyes and said, "Actually, it has been a lot better in the past few years, a few years earlier, especially when it was changed...... The imperial uncle is ready to entrust the prince to the ministers almost every day when he goes to court! ”

He also said, "Gu Gong was born in the Gu family of Hongzhou, and his ancestors are also famous, although they are not as good as the six valves in the sea, they are also one of the hairpin families." Although it is like the six valves, it has fallen by the time of this dynasty, and it is not as good as before, but the accumulation of years is still there. This is also the reason why Gu Gong has been in love with the forest for nearly 20 years, and he can still be the prince's help. ”

"Gu Gong only passed the sixtieth year this year, and he was not confused at that time, so he can be said to be in the prime of life?" When Song Yixiao heard this, he gradually understood, "I have a background and power, and I was once in power, and I obviously have the ability!" So ......? ”

"Not bad!" Jian glanced at her approvingly, and said, "Everyone in the world said that he was defeated by my grandfather back then, so he had to resign and return to his hometown - in fact, the most important thing is not that he lost in the court battle, but that the emperor's uncle only said that he would live forever, fancy his talent, and wanted him to assist the prince!" ”

- The emperor wants to keep people for the new monarch, and there are generally two ways: the first is to hold it, and the minister who is issued by the decree and solemnly entrusted by the public; The second is to degrade, and when it is almost impossible to find a reason to beat people down, and even go to prison, exile, or raid their homes...... so that the new monarch can be gracious and subdued after coming to power.

Gu Shao sadly urged the latter fate.

What's even more tragic is that Emperor Xianjia plans to wait for the crown prince to ascend the throne before recovering him, and then the prince is still in the East Palace!

"It's no wonder that as soon as the king of Zhongling County mentioned worshipping him as a teacher, His Majesty approved it!" Song Yixiao couldn't help but cry of sympathy for Gu Shao when she thought of this, "I think Your Majesty has been thinking about how to summon him back?" It's just, how can it drag on for so long? ”

"First, the emperor's health has not been completely good, and he is always not very relieved; Second......" Jian sighed and reminded, "Have you forgotten the Su family?" is not the prince's foreign family, but he still holds military power, is prominent, and has an outstanding son like Su Shaoge who is famous, even if Ji Guogong did not take the opportunity to crusade against Wuhuan at the beginning, the imperial uncle is not very relieved about the Su family. ”

And Gu Shao is Emperor Xianjia's backhand in order to contain the Su family.

According to Emperor Xianjia's calculation when he sent him back to his hometown: after his death, the crown prince summoned Gu Shao to return to the court and entrusted him with important tasks, so Gu Shao has the grace of the monarch and helps the new emperor suppress the Su family and consolidate the imperial power, which is a matter of course!

But this emperor underestimated his lifespan, and after a year, he never died, and the Su family did not decay to the point where he didn't need to be guarded against - yes, Gu Shao's recovery couldn't be casual!

After all, this important minister after the famous family is not a fool, Hongzhou Gu's poetry heirloom, he personally moves the world with his literary name, and takes the most orthodox civil official path; The Su family has produced military generals from generation to generation, and it took five generations for such a talented person as Su Shaoge, and he is two generations behind Gu Shao!

Under normal circumstances, there is no contradiction between the two sides at all, why should he not get along with a prosperous descendant?

But this time, he was ordered to be the teacher of the king of Zhongling County, and he was tied to the prince's ship by default, and he couldn't do it if he didn't want to do it with the Su family!

Song Yixiao couldn't help but be surprised: "It's impossible for Gu Gong not to know this truth, right?" Why did he come to the imperial capital? ”

"He has been away from the court for nearly twenty years, even if he looks old and strong now, do you think he can wait another twenty years to come out of the mountain?" Jian said lightly, "If he misses this opportunity, maybe he will take his love for the mountains and rivers seriously until he dies of old age - how can he be willing?" ”

Song Yixiao thought of Gu Shao's face, which was far younger than his actual age, and at first glance it was the result of careful recuperation; Thinking about it again, soon after this Zhishi, he moved from his hometown Hongzhou to Jiangnan, the reason is that he likes the customs of Jiangnan, but do you know if it is not for the water and soil in Jiangnan to be more supportive?

Caring so much about the body is not necessarily just for longevity, but also for the sake of showing off their skills after recovery - the muddy water that snatches the reserve is like a tiger's den in Longtan for some people, but for some people, it is a good time for them to make a tide!

She opened her mouth and said after a while, "Okay, I know these things. But you haven't said he did it, why is he looking for a way out? ”

"What he said was actually meant to be told to the imperial uncle through us." Jian smiled and said, "What do you mean, it's the opposite of what he said, but I don't want to go to the battle for storage and muddy water that the prince may have after he ascends the throne!" ”

After all, "Gu Gong is old, and although he is in good health, there is a way that life is rare for seventy years." He came to the imperial capital this time and worked hard for the imperial court for another ten years, fifteen years at most, and it was about the same. ”

"He was originally a well-known minister in the world, as long as the crown prince was the last to ascend the throne, this assistance alone was enough to protect the Gu family's glory for decades - unless the Gu family died by themselves!"

"And even if he doesn't grow old until fifteen years later, you think Zhong Ling is only eight years old this year, he is still the eldest son of the prince, and now there are only two cousins, his biological mother is from a humble background, and his qualifications don't seem to be very good, under normal circumstances, after fifteen years, Zhong Ling's status should not be a big problem!"

In this way, Gu Shao just succeeded in retiring, and he could avoid the disaster of the high merit and the shock of the master-Song Yixiao was more and more surprised when he heard this: "Isn't it very good?" So why is he still looking for a way out? ”

Jian Xubai shook his head with a smile, reached out and touched the top of her hair, and said, "This is just his plan to hint at the imperial uncle, but it's hard to say whether the imperial uncle will allow it or not!" ”

The smile on his face suddenly faded, "After all, our grandfather won't recover!" ”

Song Yi was stunned with a smile, and suddenly blurted out: "Checks and balances?!" ”

"Not bad." A touch of complexity flashed between Jian Xu's white eyebrows, "Our grandfather's Zhishi, of course, has something to do with his lack of private morality in his early years, but it is also because Gu Gong has gone at that time - without Gu Gong in the court, the imperial uncle will not let his family go alone!" ”

It's all about this, and he simply said a few more words, "Look at the current court, there are a few people who can be called powerful ministers: the Su family is now fighting to the death; Jin Suke's knee heirs are notoriously uncompetitive, otherwise they wouldn't have been easily caught by you before; The Jiang family is extremely low-key, and the only one who is used to being a little bit among the children is Miss Jiang, who has a good relationship with you, but she is not used to causing trouble; The Wei family is the Yue family that the imperial uncle personally picked for the prince, and they also do things silently and silently. ”

The most important thing is that "these people talk about power and fame, and they all tacitly contain each other, which is far inferior to when our grandfather and Gu Gong were there!" ”

Therefore, after Jian Pingyu and Gu Shao successively became officials, they have stood in the court to this day!

"So, without a figure like our grandfather to check and balance the same dynasty, Gu Gong is very worried, and the bird is all hidden?" Song Yixiao had always felt that the back house was dirty and dirty, but now that she heard her husband say such a "rules" between temples and halls, she knew the depth and breadth of the sea - it is really a companion like a tiger!

Jian Xubai smiled faintly: "He returned to his hometown in the prime of life, and he has been dormant for nearly twenty years, and he can come out of the mountain." The imperial uncle will inevitably feel deeply sorry for him in his heart, which will euphemistically express his wish to die well, and it is very likely that the imperial uncle will agree! ”

He also said, "The reason why I picked you to spread this word is that it is impossible for him to mention this prayer directly to the imperial uncle, and it is not easy for the prince to convey it - but the imperial uncle is now recuperating, and it is difficult for the courtiers to see it except for us nephews in later generations." I can only fight my idea! ”

Seeing that his wife showed a sudden expression, Jian Xubai took a sip of the half-cold tea casually, hiding the deep thought that flashed in his eyes: In fact, the above remarks, although the real reason for Gu Shao's Zhishi back then was true, but the back was just his casual remark, prevaricating his wife who was not familiar with political affairs.

- If he didn't understand it wrongly, Gu Shao's main purpose of talking to Song Yixiao today about "knowing everything, but being trapped in love" was to remind himself through Song Yixiao's mouth that he should not lose his heart to take precautions because of the trust and favor of Emperor Xianjia and the prince at the moment, and it is time to find a future "opponent" for himself!

Otherwise, he is only eighteen this year, and he is the prince's trusted cousin and assistant; He is growing stronger and full-fledged, and he should be like Jian Pingyu and Gu Shao, who has been drawn from the "arm" to the "thorn in the eye"!

"In the past few years, I haven't heard of any outstanding children in the Gu family, the nephew who took his post last time, although he is also a talent, is taking the path of the master, he is good at scheming and not decisive, this kind of person generally follows behind the ministers, and wants to hold up a mountain above the temple but can't!" Jian Xubai thought to himself, "I don't know what kind of 'opponent' this Gu Gong has prepared for me in private?" ”

Gu Shao has a grudge against his own grandfather, of course, it is impossible to mention him plainly-the reason why he did this is probably because he has already prepared such an "opponent" for Jian Xubai, not to mention, but also wants to use Jian Xubai's hand to pave the way for that "opponent".

As for why Gu Shao didn't come forward himself, but wanted to fake his hand to him, what could he have done?

"Let's see when the time comes, if you are a smart person, you might as well cooperate." Jian Xubai narrowed his eyes and made up his mind, "It's just that next time, no one will be allowed to drag Shanyao into the water!" ”

He persuaded his wife to stay away from political affairs, and this surnamed Gu actually relied on the old man to sell the old and use Song Yixiao as a disguise!

If it weren't for the fact that the prince's faction doesn't have the upper hand at present, he really needs Gu Shaozhen, and he said slowly that he would cooperate with him, and it would be strange if he didn't kill this old guy!