The head of the inner chamberlain lowered his eyes, followed the three-flowered cat on the ground with his tail hanging down and crawled slowly and at will, saw her crawl to the feet of the senior class attendant, looked up at him, and continued to climb forward, and when passing under the feet of the senior attendant, the body touched the corner of the chamberlain's clothes, and the corners of the clothes shook, which instantly attracted her attention, so that she couldn't help but raise her paws and quickly plucked twice.

Then he walked around the pillar, and after turning around, he crossed the middle of the hall boringly.

Wobbling like drunk.

When she met the palace maid who was serving the food, she immediately lowered her body, made a vigilant posture, looked up to observe them, and then trotted briskly and ran away from the palace maid's walking range with a smoke.

The queen also loves cats and loves to keep cats.

But I have never seen such a beautiful cat.

There are not many people who know about the banquet in His Majesty's palace tonight, but if the conversation in Changle Palace can be spread at this time, I am afraid that many people are willing to buy it for thousands of dollars.

But not many people can hear it.

The prime minister of this dynasty has no power, the power was in the hands of the national teacher before, and the prime minister has always had no great ability, and the reason why he can be the prime minister is only because he is loyal to His Majesty and checks and balances the national teacher. Now that the national teacher has left the court due to important matters, the prime minister has no ability to take over the authority, but has returned to the six ministries, and the reason why he is still the prime minister is only because he is loyal to His Majesty.

Tonight's conversation, the prime minister will not spread the word.

There are often people who want to buy them off as chamberlains.

Especially in the last year or two.

However, although the dragon is old, Yu Wei is still there, although the emperor in front of him is old, but the prestige in the eyes of these internal servants is too high, they have seen too many storms and waves with this emperor, and all the storms have stopped under his feet, so even now they still feel that he can control everything, and naturally they do not dare to make small moves.

However, whether it is the prime minister or the chamberlain, at this time, the heart is not as leisurely and calm as this cat walking and playing.

"Then you have to ask Your Majesty first."

"Oh?"

"Your Majesty talked to me three years ago, and you told me that you know that Chen Ziyi has no objections, but I don't know what Your Majesty thinks now?"

The prime minister, who had been sitting and eating, had unconsciously stopped his chopsticks and looked up at the Taoist opposite.

Many of the chamberlains lowered their heads one after another, putting on a posture of not listening much.

The head of the inner hall was still watching the cat.

Seeing that the three-flowered cat had already walked to the emperor's table, he felt that the movement was wrong, turned his head and looked at the people in the palace strangely, and felt that there was nothing unusual, so he shook his head and moved forward, seeing that he had walked to the feet of His Majesty, and the attendants did not stop him - not because this cat was not ordinary, but because the emperor had his own stomach and tolerance, and today was not a serious scene, even if it was just an ordinary cat raised in the harem, it didn't matter if he walked in front of His Majesty.

I only heard the old emperor raise his head and look at the young Taoist: "Today, who dares to rebel under my hands?" ”

In the case of him three years ago, he should be even tougher.

Now I don't lose my confidence at all.

Even because of the great victory in the north and the miraculous feats of the ages, it is more credible to the prime minister and the inner servants.

The Taoist pursed his lips and didn't say anything, but just asked again: "Could it be that Your Majesty suspects that he has a rebellious heart, but under Your Majesty's suppression, he doesn't dare to show it?" ”

"Alas......"

The Emperor let out a long sigh.

"The world is complicated, and sometimes how can he decide things alone? Just like the affairs of the court, even I often feel helpless, let alone other emperors throughout the ages. The emperor who built this palace can't decide every brick and tile, let alone the emperor who just sits in this palace. ”

Song You heard it, and the emperor still felt that Chen Ziyi had no objection.

"Then what does Your Majesty want to ask? Everything. ”

"There is no more credible person in the world than Mr.

"Then I ask Your Majesty to ask."

"Mr. went to the Zhenbei Army, do you know how the army is?"

"At this time, Dayan was upright and prosperous, and the people were proud to be the people of Dayan, and the same was true for the officers and soldiers in the northern army." Song You only said truthfully, "Looking down, there are many loyal people in the army." ”

"I heard that Chen Ziyi ordered a ban in the army, and no one obeyed it?"

"General Chen's prestige is extremely high." Song You still replied truthfully, "And General Chen has selected a large number of warriors from the northern rivers and lakes to balance the power of the clan warlords in the army, and after years of fighting, it is already a rare division of a hundred battles, and General Chen has long been the heart of the army." ”

The Prime Minister raised his eyes to them.

It's a double-edged sword.

If Chen Ziyi, who controls this army, is loyal to the emperor, the emperor's power will reach the extreme, but if he turns the gun and goes all the way south, the consequences will be unimaginable.

I heard the emperor on the throne ask: "Sir, do you know who will be in charge of the Zhenbei Army after Chen Ziyi returns to the dynasty?" ”

"Chen Yichen, the younger brother of General Chen, is worthy of being the commander, and Zhang Junshi is assisted."

"How is Chen?"

"Brave, loyal, and prestige in the army, they are all like General Chen, but they are not as good as General Chen."

"Sir, do you know that I summoned Chen Ziyi back to the court, and I summoned the two of them?"

"Who wants to die willingly?"

Song You looked up at the old emperor.

He couldn't be clearer about that.

Sure enough, the emperor was silent.

"Alas......"

"Why is Your Majesty sighing?"

"I know that Chen Ziyi is brave and invincible, and his loyalty is not inferior to bravery, but I am old, and even if I support it, I won't be able to last long. People's hearts are fickle, Chen Ziyi is only in his early thirties, and now he is obsessed with the feeling of killing the enemy on the battlefield and establishing miraculous feats, and he has no antipathy, so he may always be like this in the future? The emperor looked at him and said, "I believe in him for the time being, and I am not afraid of him, and I can not kill him, but my descendants may be like me?" What will happen to Chen Ziyi at that time? ”

"This question is too difficult, the ancestor Tiansuan Daoist in the lower part may know it, but in the lower part he doesn't know it." Song You paused for a moment and said to him, "And what you know, Your Majesty also knows." ”

"Tell me about it."

"Now Dayan is in an unprecedented prosperous era, and His Majesty's prestige and majesty resounded all over the world, even among the border army. But if General Chen can't return to the north, the Zhenbei army will be loyal to him, and Chen and his army will inevitably raise troops to the south, even if the soldiers and horses of other towns do not respond, the north will be in chaos and bury this elite army. Song You said to him, "At that time, the world will be catacinerated, and the corpses will be thousands of miles away." ”

“……”

The emperor's expression changed slightly.

This is what he thought of earlier, but it was obviously different from being said thoroughly, and it was also different from thinking of it himself, and it was also different from another person.

"I just talked to Your Majesty about history, and about the affairs of the previous dynasty and the world, which is actually interesting."

"What's the fun?"

"Some traditions will continue as if they were alive." Song You said, "For example, the previous dynasty was unfavorable, and the royal family fought fiercely, so the descendants of later generations followed suit, like a curse, until one dynasty perished, and the change of the throne was full of blood." Previously, the Wei Dynasty was frivolous, so for hundreds of years, the world was full of crazy people. The Yao Dynasty was fine at first, but in the middle it began to emphasize literature and light military force, and guard against military attachés, so the military strength has never been strong since the dynasty, and it was beaten everywhere. ”

"Justified ......"

The old emperor smiled faintly.

This is the first time he has heard of this sentence.

In fact, sometimes the largest and more complex the power structure, the more afraid of making mistakes, the more important the old habits of large families and royal families are more important than people think, and it takes more courage to change and start a new one. As a result, one of the practices of the predecessors has had an unimaginable impact on the later generations, and it is likely that a tradition has been created.

But it's also a gamble.

Song You below looked at the emperor, his eyes were calm, knowing that this emperor would not make a decision because of a few words, and everyone's advice would only add a little weight to a certain side of his thoughts.

But at the same time, he also saw that-

As early as tonight, the emperor already had a tendency in his heart, but he didn't land easily, and naturally he didn't open his mouth easily.

Your own words may speed up the process.

When the process is faster, there are fewer variables.

It's always good.

"It sounds like Mr. Song has a lot of respect for General Chen." The prime minister next to him raised his wine glass and smiled and congratulated Song You from afar.

"General Chen is a famous general through the ages, but whoever knows his deeds, no matter who has come before or after, who can not respect him? I heard that even thousands of miles to the north, on the grasslands of Saibei, people with upright conduct, even the enemy, have high regard for General Chen. Song You also smiled and raised his glass, "But I don't like to lie in my life, and what I say today is the truth." ”

The prime minister smiled and put down his glass.

Yu Guang inadvertently glanced at the old emperor's cloudy gaze, and suddenly trembled with fright.

The Taoist smiled and shook his head.

The Emperor was also disappointed.

After a long time, he looked at the Taoist and asked:

"Will the heirs of Fulongguan's generation bear to see the catastrophe of the world and the floating corpses for thousands of miles?"

"I think that even if you are an indifferent heir, no matter how indifferent you are, you won't be able to bear to see this scene." Song You still answered truthfully.

"Sir, I feel a lot more relieved when I say that." The emperor sighed again as he spoke, "I can not hurt Chen Ziyi, and I can let him go back to the north, but I don't have a few years to live, who can say for sure what will happen in the future?" ”

When the prime minister heard this, he knew that the matter had been decided.

"Dayan Guotai and Min'an, people like Chen Ziyi, if the royal family doesn't force him to rebel, how can he easily rebel?" Song You also replied, "It is not easy for Your Majesty to have this courage, if this courage can be passed on to future generations or even from generation to generation, if it will help the monarch and the ministers trust each other in the future, it will be even better." ”

"Is it all about mutual trust?"

"Your Majesty is generous, and General Chen is not a person who is obsessed with power." Song You said, "A few days ago, General Chen came to me again, and he said that now that the war in the north has been settled, he will lead the soldiers and horses of the five towns in the north of the town, and he does not agree with reason, and he wants to hand over the military power of the three towns, and he wants to come in a few days, and he will come to talk to His Majesty." ”

"It's really tiring to lead the soldiers and horses of the five towns." The emperor waved his hand and said, "It's better to let him have less burden." ”

"The prosperity is not easy to come by, I just hope it can last longer."

"Sir has the world in mind."

"It's just a mountain and wild Taoist in the next place, and in this world, it's okay to put it in Your Majesty's heart." Song You shook his head and said, "It's just that walking in the north before, the north is difficult, and even the land of Yuezhou is still exposed in the wilderness until now, and there is no rooster crowing for thousands of miles, so I really don't want other states to be like this." ”

The Prime Minister bowed his head and remained silent.

The head of the inner hall was still looking down at the cat.

The cat just circled around the emperor and looked at the emperor curiously for a long time, as if looking at the most powerful person in the world. After a while, I felt bored, and now I have walked to the door, stood up and looked out on the threshold, sometimes when I heard the Taoist speak, she would look back at the Taoist, and look like that, as if this was not the palace, not the emperor's night banquet, just her small building, a boring party for the Taoist to invite friends.

(End of chapter)