He looked at her deeply, the pain in his heart had numbed him, he couldn't feel the pain anymore, as if the whole bright sky had darkened all at once.

There was no light in his eyes.

"That's ...... As the girl wished, the mountains were high and the sea was wide, and from then on, the girl and I were strangers. ”

......

Seven days later, the Prime Minister's Mansion.

As soon as Xie Heng was about to go out, he was stopped by Xie Linfeng.

"Where are you going?" Xie Linfeng had just come down from the court, his official uniform had not yet changed, and his face looked very serious, "You have been running out every day these days, have you heard that the youngest daughter of the An family is sick." ”

"What does the matter of the An family have to do with me?" Xie Heng frowned in disgust, he knew exactly what his father was planning, and the Chu family had always wanted him to marry Miss An after he withdrew from his family.

"Nonsense!" Xie Linfeng said sharply: "Why doesn't it matter? The An family holds the military power of Jingnan and Jingbei, which is equivalent to holding half of the country of Baili, if you can marry the An family, your father and I will not be isolated above the court." ”

"You are the prime minister of a country, the head of a hundred civil and military officials, who dares to isolate you?" Xie Heng twisted his eyebrows, although he was very disgusted with this family business, he still sat down with Xie Linfeng and dispelled the idea of going out.

"What is the prime minister of a country, the head of a hundred civil and military officials?" Xie Linfeng snorted coldly, "These are just some false names, just nice words."

At present, the court is controlled by the national teacher and Gao Yanghou, and I, the prime minister, are like a puppet, nothing but nothing, and I have no real power at all. ”

When Xie Linfeng said this, the calculation in his eyes flashed, "If you can marry the young lady of the An family, with the fame and power of the An family, your father can be tough when he speaks in the court." ”

Although Xie Heng is not in the court, he still has some understanding of the current situation in the court, and when he went to Hongshamen before, he tested Baili Junbai all the way.

found that Baili Junbai was a bit unpredictable, saying that he had no ambition, but he was testing his camp everywhere;

If he is ambitious, he puts himself out of the way and becomes an idle prince.

"Dad wants to be tough in the court, but in fact, I don't need to marry the An family at all, but I can marry the Gao family. Xie Heng's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said: "Although the An family controls the military power of Jingnan and Jingbei, the Marquis of Gaoyang is the real generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses, and he holds the foundation of the Baili Kingdom. Daddy wants to stand firm in the court, and the Gao family is far tougher than the An family. ”

What's more, Gao Chengyun and Xingwen have known each other since childhood, and the two are a good match.

"The old treacherous and cunning of Gaoyang Hou is like a slippery loach, whose ambition is so obvious that no one knows? Now I'm in a hurry to find someone to marry, isn't this a poke in the back?"

When Xie Linfeng said this, he snorted and hid the ambition in his eyes, "This world is still surnamed Baili after all, Gaoyang Hou is so arrogant and domineering, he has long become a needle in the emperor's eye and a thorn in the flesh, you see that he is now infinitely beautiful, but I know that his life is not long." ”

"Why did Dad say this?" Xie Heng was puzzled, "Marquis Gao Yang has real power in his hands, and even the emperor has to be afraid of three points, why do you say that your life is not long?"

"You're not in the court, you don't know the twists and turns in it, the reef and the undercurrent. Xie Linfeng took a sip of tea, and said slowly: "Right now, you only see that Gao Yang Hou has military power, and the emperor is afraid of it, but you don't know that the real power has long been divided into four by the emperor, and what Gao Yang Hou has is only a quarter of it." ”

"The remaining three-quarters, one point is in the hands of the national teacher Emperor Chenyuan, one point is in my hands scattered and scattered, and the smallest part of them is in the hands of the emperor. ”

"The smallest?" Xie Heng sat up.

"Well, at least. You must be very curious why the emperor divides so much power, but he has the least control. Xie Linfeng put down the teacup, "Do you remember when I told you the story of Tian Ji's horse race? Tian Ji's horses are far inferior to the horses of King Qi Wei, and if you meet the horses of the same rank, you will definitely lose."

But Sun Bin asked Tian Ji to use his inferior horse to face King Qiwei's superior horse, use his own superior horse to face King Qiwei's medium horse, and use his own medium horse to face King Qiwei's inferior horse, and finally won King Qi Wei with two wins in three games.

Our emperor is like this now, he has sharply reduced his power, on the one hand, he has lowered the vigilance of Gao Yang Hou, and on the other hand, he is also digesting Gao Yang Hou's surrounding forces.

As for the one who can really confront the Marquis of Gaoyang, it is still the national teacher Emperor Chenyuan, and Emperor Chenyuan is the first-class horse in the hands of the emperor. Otherwise, why do you think the emperor should be obedient to a proton and be extraordinarily courteous?"

When Xie Linfeng said this, he glanced at Xie Heng deeply, and taught patiently: "This is the way smart people do it, using power to keep themselves out of the matter and watch the excitement. ”

"I see. Xie Heng suddenly realized, and even a little cold, he didn't expect the scheming and scheming above the court to be so deep.

"Do you think that the affairs of the court are as simple as a child's house? Xie Linfeng warned: "I know that you have a close relationship with that Gao Shizi, and you just have a relationship on weekdays...

But you can't get involved in their Gao family's affairs, and you can't let others see any of your camp biases. Your attitude represents the attitude of our entire Xie family, if you want your father to live longer, you must honestly abide by your duty. ”

"Yes, my son knows. Xie Heng thought about it, but still didn't say anything about going to the Red Demon Gate to test the Seventh Prince, but just asked tactfully: "Then according to Daddy, if the emperor is a hundred years later, can the prince inherit the throne smoothly?"

"Nonsense!"

Xie Linfeng slapped the table fiercely, Xie Heng was so shocked that he quickly stood up, lowered his head and looked like he was waiting for a reprimand.

"This kind of rebellious words are also what you can say?!" Xie Linfeng pointed at Xie Heng, eager to poke his finger into Xie Heng's skull, "I know what you're thinking, a few days ago I heard that it was the Seventh Prince who sent you back, and Gao Xiaoshi and the Seventh Prince are also closer, you are asking this is nothing more than to estimate how much chance the Seventh Prince will be able to inherit the great unification in the future." ”

"Let me tell you, if the crown prince can't inherit it, the remaining princes can inherit the throne, but this seventh prince can't. He came from a humble background, and he wandered on the rivers and lakes for many years before he was able to recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors, he has no power in the court, let alone military power, and it is not enough to succeed with a tall and young son!"

"What's more, His Majesty's attitude towards him has always been cold, a child who is not favored and has no strength is destined to be a weak person!