Contrary to Gu Huai's expectations, after one night in Shangyuan, I thought that so many things had happened, and no matter how bad the palace was, I would have to ask about it, but who knew that for three whole days, the palace had not sent any more news.

The carriage that took Gu Huai to the palace at the door of the shop had stopped, and he no longer participated in the production and test explosion of the grenade, and Gu Huai even missed Ma Sanbao's elusive figure a little.

Fortunately, Zhang Maodian has not come to the door to find trouble in the past few days, and Gu Huaicai is sure that he has not been sold by the palace, and the spies of the palace around him should still be there.

This situation lasted until the nineteenth day of the first lunar month, until an old monk in black knocked on the door of the shop.

"Master Daoyan?"

Gu Huaiyou thought who would come to see him, it might be Zhu Gaochi, it might be Zhu Gaoxi, it might even be Tsundere Lori, but he really didn't expect it to be this old monk in black.

Gu Huai's fear of him is second only to his fear of Zhu Di, the king of Yan.

Who is this person in front of you? is the mastermind of the Battle of Jingjing, the troubled man known as the "black-clothed prime minister", and the first hero who personally pushed Zhu Di to that position.

Gu Huai was as naïve as a fledgling calf in front of him.

"Master, please sit down, there is no good tea, but it makes the master smile."

Daoyan monk Yao Guangxiao folded his hands and saluted slightly, glanced at the furnishings in the shop, and said with a kind smile: "A few days ago, the princess mentioned the perfume, although the old man was born, he couldn't help but sigh at the donor's creativity. ”

Gu Huai personally delivered tea: "Why did the master say this?" ”

"Two poetry meetings, two poems, the old man has also tasted it several times, speaking of the old man before he became a monk, but also quite addicted to poetry and songs, I used to think that I was also good at this, until the donor was born, the old man found that there are people outside the world, you must know that the donor is so old, the poetry is already so high, if it is a few years later, is it not to overwhelm the world?"

He smiled: "The donor may not know that in the current literary circle of Beiping, the donor has the reputation of 'the first genius in Beiping'. ”

The first genius in Beiping? Isn't this pure nonsense, two poems can be the first talent, and this name is inevitably too cheap.

"The master has an overreputation, although he is a scholar below, there is a sentence that he still agrees with," Gu Huai smiled, "Poetry is a small way after all." ”

This sentence really hit Dao Yan's heart: "The donor also thinks so? ”

"Governing the country does not depend on poetry; Marching and fighting, it does not rely on poetry, the peaceful and prosperous era of literature and Taoism is naturally prosperous, poetry is the icing on the cake, but it can really be implemented, poetry can not be sent in the snow. ”

"Reasonable," Dao Yan nodded, "It's just that the Ming Dynasty has been founded for more than 30 years, isn't it still a peaceful and prosperous era now?" ”

Gu Huai shook his head and said: "It seems to be a prosperous era, but in fact it is dangerous, there are still remnants of the Mengyuan Party in the north, eyeing the Central Plains, and in the south..."

Gu Huai suddenly remembered Ma Sanbao, smashed it and drank a sip of tea.

"How's it going to the south? The donor is talking about Japan? ”

"It's a little farther, far enough to span the entire sea," Gu Huai dipped his fingers in some tea and drew a rough map on the table, "The world will get smaller and smaller." ”

Dao Yan looked at the map on the table for a long, long time, and some doubts appeared on his face: "The donor is not very old, where did he know this?" Lao Ke used to be a little self-conscious, walking in the world for many years, and Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism and three ways of initiation, only feel that everything in the world, Lao Qu is also knowledgeable, but the son said this 'British Empire'... It's really unheard of. ”

The topic is a bit far-fetched, and Gu Huai is really taboo to play tricks in front of such an extremely smart person.

He shook his head: "In fact, there are some signs inside the Ming Dynasty, the border troops, the purpose is to prevent Meng Yuan from counterattacking, after all, the Ming Dynasty can't really knock down the grassland, Meng Yuan may still resurrect, when the first emperor was in power, he took the road on the edge of the vassal king's town, but now..."

"Does the donor know what turmoil has happened in the court recently?"

"Please also ask the master to solve the doubts."

"Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai, presumably the donor also knows, the first to recommend cutting the feudal domain are these two people, and after the New Year, they are on the road again."

The smile on the corner of Dao Yan's mouth was full of mockery: "Restore the Zhou ceremony, restore the Jingtian system, restore the ancient official system, merge the states and counties, and dismiss officials, so that your majesty today... Learn from the ancient sages and rule by hand. ”

Gu Huai almost laughed: "It's ridiculous." ”

"What the donor said is very true, you need to know that time has passed, how many years have passed now? At the beginning, he couldn't protect the things of the Zhou royal family for thousands of generations, but he still had to use them now? Dao Yan restrained his smile, "Do you really think that this can solve all the contradictions in the world?" These two are ridiculous! ”

"No one has come forward to obstruct it?"

"I can see it from far away in Beiping, how can a smart person in the court not see it? Mingzhe is just protecting himself," Dao Yan's tone was a little cold, "When today's Zi favors Huang Qi and the others, they want to govern the country with literati, and the power of the court and the central government is all in the hands of these two people, if they jump out at this time, wouldn't it be just the right time for these two people to put their ideas on the table and implement the idea of the world?" ”

Gu Huai raised his head, as if he could see the gang of jumping clowns in Jinling City across a thousand miles, shook his head and sighed: "A sign of troubled times." ”

After chatting for a long time, he finally waited for this sentence, and Dao Yan finally got to the point: "What does the donor think about the matter of cutting the domain?" ”

"The four seas are leveled, it's right to cut the feudal domain, but it's too early to do it at this time," Gu Huai couldn't understand the meaning, "The imperial court needs the feudal king's town, and..."

"Out of the mouth of the donor, into the ears of the old man, the donor is blunt."

“... And when today's son is too unsophisticated, cutting the feudal domain, just cutting, not forcing the vassal kings to a dead end," Gu Huai continued, "King Zhou was demoted to a concubine, His Majesty's attitude towards your uncles is like an enemy, the first emperor passed away, and the kings were not allowed to enter Beijing to worship, and the-for-tat actions emerged in endlessly, but reused the empty talk literati who were close to each other, and allowed the folk rumors to swell, which is really ashamed of the evaluation of the first emperor back then." ”

"Renxiao can be an emperor, but that's not the case."

When the Ming Dynasty opened the country, the control of folk speech was still relatively strict, but now that the country has been opened for decades, it is natural to let go of some freedom of speech.

Dao Yan thought deeply: "It's just that the monarch and the minister, the monarch wants the minister to die, the minister... But I have to die. ”

"But not necessarily," Gu Huai suddenly smiled, smiling meaningfully, "Before the end, who knows what kind of story it will be?" ”

Dao Yan's hands did not change, but his gaze was raised, and he met Gu Huai's gaze.

The two looked at each other for a long time, and both had smiles on their faces.

"When I came to see the donor today, the old man was very happy, but he really hated to see each other too late."

"The younger generation has to meet the master, and only then do they wake up, and the previous years have been wasted."

Dao Yan took out a waist card from the monk's robe and gently put it on the table: "This is what the prince asked Lao Wei to send over, and the lord can enter and leave the palace freely with this token, and when the prince is better, he must personally meet the donor." ”

On the small waist card, the five big characters of "Yanwangfu Keqing" made the smile on Gu Huai's face a little stronger, he did not refuse, but looked directly at Daoyan: "Such a big gift, the younger generation is not exempt from it, the palace has a great favor for the younger generation, and I also ask the master to give me some advice, so that the younger generation can do a small thing for the palace." ”

Dao Yan stopped when he got up: "A small thing? ”

Gu Huai nodded again and again: "A small thing, a small thing." ”

"The palace has been recruiting guards recently, and the imperial court's finances are tight, but this armor weapon can't be sent, although the palace can build it by itself, but there are no raw materials."

Yao Guangxiao looked at Gu Huai's eyes and said with a smile: "Does the donor have any ideas for this trivial matter?" ”

Gu Huai was silent for a moment, and suddenly smiled: "I do have some ideas." ”

He and Yao Guangxiao laughed together: "Isn't this just a carriage and horse shop that has opened the way?" ”