Tong Guowei hurriedly said: "Gao Xiang's words are serious. Reading books// Compared with Gao Xiang, Tong is just a junior, how can he talk about asking for advice?"

Gao Shiqi did not respond to Tong Guowei's politeness, but said to himself: "Does Gong Tong know what Suo said to Shiqi?"

Tong Guowei smiled unnaturally and said, "The two adults are both emperors and pillars of the country. Naturally, there is a business to discuss when you meet. ”

Gao Shiqi was a little stunned, and said: "If it weren't for the urgency of the matter, Shiqi also respected Tong Gong's loyalty, how could he be bored with himself at this time? After saying that, he wanted to brush his sleeves away.

Tong Guowei hurriedly got up and stopped: "Gao Xiang misunderstood Tong, now it is during the funeral of Empress Xiaoyixian, and he was favored by the emperor and rewarded the title of the duke." Although Yu Gong and Tong are on the errand of going to the study, Tong's identity is hindered after all, especially at this juncture, he originally planned to avoid suspicion. Since the prime minister is inquiring, how can Tong not be frank?"

Gao Shiqi sat down again at this time, and said with a wry smile: "Gong Tong, I can only find you for this matter, Suo Xiang and I talked for an hour, and we talked about the prince." ”

"Prince?" Tong Guowei was shocked at this time, he already understood why Gao Shiqi would come to him. Gao Shiqi may have two meanings, first of all, Gao Shiqi may want him to indirectly tell Kangxi about today's conversation, and the second layer is to probe his tone as the ruler. Reading//

Tong Guowei was silent on his face, and said: "Suo Xiang has just come back from Nebuchu, and I want to ask about the prince's current situation, and there is nothing to do, it is normal for people to be human, the prince is the foundation of the country, and it is natural that you should always be concerned about being a courtier." ”

Gao Shiqi said: "Suo Xiang has been praising the prince's talent and intelligence, and he has the bearing of a human monarch, and I hope that Shiqi can come forward to persuade the emperor to let the prince have more experience, for example, to go to Geldan on behalf of the emperor." ”

Tong Guowei was even more frightened, Suo Etu was clearly hinting to Gao Shiqi and asked him to get on the prince's boat, but Gao Shiqi is also testing now, wanting to pull himself into the water? At this time, the prince was only sixteen years old, and although he had participated in political affairs by Kangxi's side, he had never really taken charge alone. What's more, in the past year or two, Suo Etu has been repeatedly sent by Kangxi to the border to handle peace talks with the Rakshasa Kingdom, and it is obvious that Kangxi took the opportunity to separate Suo Etu from the prince's side. Although peace talks are a major national event, the imperial court has always regarded itself as a great power in the Celestial Empire, and regarded Rakshasa as a wild land. Suo Etu must also be able to understand the stakes, and in this way, it is a bit of a plan for the prince.

When he was sad about this, he heard Gao Shiqi say: "Shiqi has long had the idea of returning to seclusion, and when he served the emperor recently, he often felt that his spirit was not good, and he came to consult Tong Gong, just to ask for an idea, how to get rid of this errand." ”

At this moment, Tong Guowei's heart was open. Kangxi wants to wash the cards in the study, and since dealing with Mingzhu in the past two years, Suo Etu's party struggle can be seen. At that time, the two of them were each demoted several levels, although they were later reinstated to their original positions, but they let themselves mix sand and Jane pulled into the upper study. In the past two years, he approved Xiong Ci's excerpt, and let Zhang Ying (Zhang Tingyu's father, the minister of the upper study) return to his hometown to recuperate, and also used Guo Xiu's mouth to completely let Mingzhu step aside, and dismissed the three important ministers at once. Even if he is as favored as Gao Shiqi, he also borrowed the incident of the pearl last time, and scolded Gao Shiqi for being shameless, not informed, and ashamed to be a minister. It is not surprising that Gao Shiqi therefore had the idea of having a difficult side of the Sacred Heart, and then had the intention of retreating. It's just that it seems that Suo Etu will be wrong about the holy will, and thinks that the emperor's rejection of Mingzhu is turning to his own party, and then wants to win over the courtiers in order to strengthen the power of his faction?

Thinking of this, Tong Guowei said: "Gao Xiang is too worried, the emperor has always been honored and favored by Gao Xiang. You have been by the emperor's side for a long time, and the more the emperor is close to the person, the more responsible he is. In the matter of Mingzhu, the emperor certainly wiped off Gao Xiang, but to say something disrespectful, if the emperor really has the heart to deal with Gao Xiang, the word 'shameless', the emperor can take your net worth. The emperor still wants to protect you. ”

"Alas" Gao Shiqi sighed and said, "It is precisely because of this that Shiqi is very grateful for the emperor's benevolence. Gong Tong, you know, Shiqi is just a little smart, seven times a day, and he is among the ministers. But Shiqi is not as expensive as Suo Xiang, Mingzhu, discerning is not as good as Jing Xiu (Xiong Ci Xuzi), Geng is not as good as Dunfu (Zhang Yingzi), and it cannot be compared with a loyal and capable minister like Tong Gong. Shiqi knows his own weight, but he is often by the emperor's side and laughs at the emperor. Shiqi knows his own catties, and he is not a person who does not know how to advance and retreat. In today's situation, to put it mildly, Shiqi really doesn't dare to wade into this troubled water, let alone do something beyond Lei Chi. ”

These words have been said thoroughly enough, Gao Shiqi does not plan to get on the boat of the prince and Suo Etu. Gao Shiqi is an extremely smart person, he must have known from the beginning that with a saint like Kangxi, the tricks played by Suo Etu, Kangxi must be insightful, but he doesn't want to offend the prince, in the final analysis, the prince is the prince and the future emperor. In the future, if the prince ascends the throne, Gao Shiqi can't afford to settle the account after the autumn, so he plans to smear oil on the soles of his feet and slip away.

Tong Guowei couldn't help but be happy when he heard Gao Shiqi's evaluation of him. The three words "Gong Zhong Neng" are exactly what he is striving for, even when it comes to relatives and nobles, no one can compare to him between Suo Etu and Mingzhu. Although he also knew that Gao Shiqi just said some nice things because he had something to ask for, it was quite rare to get Gao Shiqi's comment. Moreover, Gao Shiqi's idea gave him an idea, and he came up with a trick to help the fourth elder brother solve his difficulties.

Tong Guowei groaned and said, "Since Gao Xiang is so frank, how dare Tong not be sincere." Tong understands Gao Xiang's current difficulties. If Tong conveyed to the emperor what he was worried about, it might not be the solution. Once Suo Etu is involved, it will inevitably involve the prince, and if there is any change, it will be contrary to what Gao Xiang wants. It's not a bad idea to retreat. Tong has an idea, maybe he can help Gao Xiang. I wonder if Gao Xiang is willing to try?"

Gao Shiqi's face showed joy when he heard this, and he hurriedly asked, "What does Gong Tong suggest?"

Tong Guowei said: "Self-pollution." ”

"Self-defilement?" Gao Shiqi was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "Good idea." Shiqi heard it in detail. ”