Chapter 4 Fall!
The sky and the earth are dark, and a light is like a bean. In the Zhaoyang Palace, Gao Wei knelt behind a dark low table, holding his forehead, while reading the unreviewed recitals and military newspapers left by the original owner in the past half a month. They are as high as a hill. Half a month without going to court, a lot of things have happened in the Northern Qi Dynasty, local officials dare not be self-dictatorated, send it up, hoping that the court will decide, there are many things within the court to wait for the emperor to nod, what treasury is lost, what officials have been transferred, impeachment of that official for corruption and perversion of the law, ask the emperor to behead him, etc...... All of them have to be reported to the emperor to know, you must know that primary school students do not do their homework for more than half a month, and they want to cry without tears when they are waiting to make up, not to mention the twists and turns that are constantly transported to the palace every day......
Gao Wei finally understood why so many emperors in ancient times were keen to be a faint king, so many twists and turns in front of you, you are a legendary iron man who collapsed in front of Taishan and his face did not change his face will also exclaim "it", right?
In fact, Gao Wei really complained about "", and then heard the old eunuch who could bury his eyes with the folds on his face replied lightly: "These are the recitals of the second half of this month, and the recitals of the last few days have not yet been submitted." After that, he almost began to doubt his life...... If it was a peaceful and prosperous era now, he felt that it would be okay for him to be a faint king for a year or two......
However, he can't, Northern Qi has not been in the past few years, and now Gao Wei must seize every opportunity to change his life against the sky!
After a brief period of irritability, he immediately threw himself into the boring recital. Gao Wei's level of Mandarin is still quite good, classical Chinese is a small meaning, when I was in the college entrance examination, I also got a full score for writing in classical Chinese, and I am particularly good at translating classical Chinese, and I have mastered a large number of allusions, and I am also very familiar with some special grammatical problems, so I don't feel very difficult to read through this whole article.
It's just a little depressing, when the officials of this era write the cantata, especially when writing the recital for the emperor, they always like to shoot a large section of sycophants first, and use the form of the song from the Warring States period to the Han Dynasty, using a lot of allusions, Gao Wei suddenly felt that "the book is used to hate less". And he didn't understand these articles very well, and he rarely became unconfident in his ancient literary level...... "What kind of bells and whistles are this?" Gao Wei muttered twice in his mouth and skipped directly to read the content of the text. To be honest, he doesn't have any research on the ancient poetry of this era, and he doesn't appreciate it, although he is all patting on the back, but he is dizzy and doesn't have a trace of comfort.
Fortunately, the content of the text made Gao Wei find the feeling again, and immediately sat upright, lifted the brush, and gathered all the spirit to review it at high speed. Gao Wei worked in the state department in his previous life, and was promoted to a department-level cadre in just four years, and his work ability was also appreciated, and it didn't take much effort to deal with these pieces, combined with the memory of the original owner and the knowledge accumulated in his previous life, he quickly made a decision on these "difficult to judge" things presented below, in fact, it is not as difficult as imagined to review the chapters, and the performance costs money, first consider whether his "project" is worth doing, after confirmation, check some of the accounts of the treasury, Although the original owner is a faint king, the appointment of all new and old officials still has to go through his edict, so there are some impressions, as long as you bypass those who have a bad reputation, and place some officials who have been evaluated in suitable positions. As for the verdict of the case...... It is even simpler, the evidence is conclusive, and it can be judged directly, although it is also necessary to consider the political influence behind it, but it is also a very simple thing. As for the lack of evidence and the suspicion of chasing after the wind and shadows, it will be rejected and ordered to find out the original circumstances. As for some flattering officials, saying that there is auspiciousness in the place under their jurisdiction, Gao Wei wrote a few big words "I know" with a smile......
Gao Wei was so busy that his feet didn't touch the ground that he didn't even care about drinking a few sips of water, and the meals were eaten when he was criticizing the folds, not only his little eunuch, but even the old eunuch who had never had a zombie face flashed with surprise in his eyes.
This master, like his father, used to have a headache when he saw the twists and turns, but now why did he suddenly change his temperament and become so diligent? He glanced at the little eunuch, and saw that the little eunuch did not notice anything wrong with such a change in the Lord, but stupidly helped carry the folds, and was so tired that he was out of breath...... The old eunuch turned his head silently, and a look of self-deprecation flashed in his cloudy old eyes, feeling that he really cared too much, and it was not good for the Lord to become diligent? People who are about to enter the ground with half of their bodies still care about these things that have nothing to do with them......
It wasn't until late at night that Cushman & Wakefield finished all the recitals, and it was already the middle of the moon, and the bright moon shadow was scattered in the imperial city, paving a glow. Gao Wei disliked the heat of the earth dragon in the hall and was depressed, so he ordered someone to open the door of the hall, and at this time, a silver-covered scenery happened to meet Gao Wei's eyes.
The cool breeze blowing on Gao Wei's face was not cold, but there was a very refreshing feeling, which made Gao Wei's brain congested due to high-intensity work and his swollen face that was heated by the earth dragon suddenly feel a lot more comfortable.
Cushman & Wakefield slowly drank a glass of warm water, and after a moment of rest, he quickly calculated today's experience in his mind.
In general, it is an indisputable fact that he is very tired today, and he feels that the whole person is not good after a full car of twists and turns.
But the harvest is also very huge, as far as the one-sidedness is concerned, he has fully understood the operation of this empire and the basic structure, the main ruling class, those influential figures, etc., etc., combined with the experience of the previous life, he effortlessly quickly has a preliminary judgment on the empire, comprehensive national strength, armament, and money, food, wealth, etc., these can be preliminarily reflected and sorted out from the content of these folds.
Gao Wei must understand these things, if he wants to save the carriage of Northern Qi that is going to collapse, he must first understand this empire, so that he can find out the hidden shortcomings in it, and then completely cure it, even if some measures are too late, but at least it can inject new vitality into this already weak empire. Time is running out!
As a rational person, Cushman & Wakefield naturally does not become too blindly confident, thinking that he is here to save the world, which is not self-confidence, but self-hypnosis. Once he really thinks that, then he's doomed.
You must know that "the trend of history, the vast soup, those who go along with it prosper, and those who go against it perish." This statement has been proven to be true throughout thousands of years of history. The reason why the so-called general trend of the world is to be preceded by the word "tianxia" is not to attract attention, but to illustrate that this kind of "potential" that is constantly changing with the development of time will have an incalculable impact on the entire world. This "potential" can change, perhaps because of a small thing, it will deflect the carriage of history to an unknown angle.
For example, now, since the decline of the Sima clan and the poisoning of the Central Plains by Wuhu, the world has been divided for a long time, and after several generations, it has become a dispute in the world with the Northern Zhou, Northern Qi, and Southern Chen as the main theme, and there is only a corner of the Southern Liang left, which is not to worry. Although Nanchen is rich, its military strength is far inferior to that of the two northern dynasties, so it has more than enough self-preservation, but it is unable to compete for the world, so in the end, the powerful contenders for the whole world are still the Northern Qi and Northern Zhou, and the winner must be separated between the two.
So the problem is, during the founding of the People's Republic of China, the national strength of the Northern Zhou Dynasty was inferior to that of the Northern Qi, but in just a few decades, the situation turned upside down, and the Northern Zhou Dynasty pressed the Northern Qi to fight. Although the Northern Zhou Dynasty was still in power, it was enough to deal with the Northern Qi. This kind of "potential" gap is not something that can be recovered by Northern Qi by winning a few more battles and killing a few more traitors, it is really too naïve, isn't Emperor Chongzhen a typical example? If you want to fight against the Northern Zhou Dynasty, or even surpass it, you must complete a thorough change in the center - in the Northern Qi itself! Come and bring this weak state apparatus back to life and be reborn!
As long as the "potential" of Northern Qi can grow rapidly, then this historical pattern may not change......
Cushman narrowed his eyes and drank all the warm water in his cup.
Then, now he has to think carefully about how to save Northern Qi and how to save Northern Qi. Cushman thought about it and felt that the top priority was to quickly establish his political prestige and establish a behind-the-scenes force that was completely subordinate to him! And the first knife he wants to cut has already chosen the target, which is the left servant of Shangshu and the servant of the servant!
He Shikai and the original owner want to have a close relationship, the reason why the original owner can inherit the unification and the help of He Shikai has a lot to do with it, his first knife on Heshikai, he will never think of it!
It can not only get rid of the traitors who have a lot of power in the court, but also use the heads of the monks to establish authority, so that some loyal courtiers can return to their hearts, no matter from that point of view, this is a very cost-effective deal. However, the original owner is absurd after all, and if he only relies on his own words, he may not be able to speak alone, and he still needs an ally, or rather, a thug......
Gao Wei took out a piece of music pressed under the paperweight and looked at it, and at the bottom of the pen was written "Minister Gao Rui worships".
"Zhao Jun Wang Gao Rui......" Gao Wei slowly chewed on this name in his mouth, Gao Rui naturally knew that this was the Northern Qi royal family, the nephew of Emperor Shenwu Gao Huan, speaking of which was a royal family close to Gao Wei's bloodline, Gao Wei had to call him an imperial uncle. Such an identity is naturally very important in the Northern Qi court...... Gao Rui is Shang Shuling and Tai Lieutenant, and such a weight of power is barely qualified to resist He Shikai and Empress Dowager Hu.
You must know that He Shikai is the favorite of the emperors of the two dynasties, and ordinary people can only stammer, and they will never dare to offend, but this recital is unceremonious to He Shikai, pointing out that he is a traitorous villain, and he almost poked out that he is still the adulterer of the Empress Dowager Hu.
Gao Wei knew that Gao Rui had always been at odds with Heshikai, and that water and fire were incompatible, so it might be okay to use this person to pretend to be Heshikai...... So should you pull a few more people to be safer? Gao Wei thought about it, and quickly rejected this plan, this is his first battle, Xu Sheng is not allowed to lose! The less one person knows, the more insurance you have......
As soon as he finished thinking about it, the little eunuch stepped forward with small steps, bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, Liu Taozhi has come to see ......."
Gao Wei's eyes lit up immediately, "Pass!" Liu Taozhi stepped forward, there was no sound at all when he walked, and the cold atmosphere was added to the light of the candle flame, he didn't speak, knelt on one knee, and presented a thick dossier. Gao Wei took it and glanced at it, closed it, threw it back to him, and said with a smile: "Good job, send these things to Gao Rui, the king of Zhaojun, and return this piece to him, he will understand." ”