Chapter 5: The Taste of Home
Since you don't want to do it yourself, why don't you let someone who is willing to do it, isn't it good to watch the show quietly behind the scenes?
In short, that's what Cushman & Wakefield thinks. This dossier is full of some of the crimes of Monk Kai on weekdays, as well as a list of some of his henchmen, big and small, all of which add up to enough to make him lose his head a hundred times!
Of course, the things about him and Empress Dowager Hu's defiled harem must not be recorded in it, even if this was already a semi-public secret at the time, this involves the majesty of the royal family, and whoever dares to bring this matter to the surface is almost the same as treason. Gao Wei will not touch this brow, nor will he let Gao Rui's head break the bloodstream.
Even if he believes that Gao Rui has his own measure, but Empress Dowager Hu is his cheap wife after all, if people look at it completely, how will Gao Rui think of Gao Wei, a child? The face of the royal family has also been lost.
Gao Wei thought about it, took it up and looked at it again, lifted the brush, dipped it in ink, deleted the content about He Shikai and Empress Dowager Hu, and read it carefully, and felt that there was no problem, so he handed it to Liu Taozhi.
"Send it to King Zhao Jun early in the morning...... Remember, don't alarm the people in his house, quietly give it to him, huh? ”
Liu Taozhi bowed down and said, "The minister understands! Only then did Gao Wei notice that Liu Taozhi's voice was extremely unpleasant, like a chimney pipe leaking with wind, hoarse and low, as if it was very difficult to breathe. This Liu Taozhi has been by Gao Wei's side since Gao Wei succeeded to the throne, he was assigned by Gao Zhan, only obeyed the emperor's orders, and was loyal, of course, whether he also helped Gao Zhan monitor Gao Wei This is unknown, but one thing is certain. This Liu Taozhi is a dead soldier raised by the Northern Qi Dynasty, the emperor asked him to go east, he will never go west, the martial arts are strong and very ruthless, it is an excellent knife!
Liu Taozhi is a rare person who has left a name in history as a dead soldier, but he did not leave a good reputation, he was described as the eagle dog of the tyrant of the Northern Qi Dynasty, with outstanding martial arts, serving the five generations of kings of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and can be called the executioner of the emperor of the Northern Qi Dynasty. Countless princes and ministers died under Liu Taozhi's knife...... King Gao Zhengde of Zong, King Gao Jun of Yong'an, King Gao Jian of Shangdang, King Gao Rui of Zhaojun, and Hu Luguang, the last pillar of the Northern Qi Dynasty!
In Liu Taozhi's eyes, no one was taken into his eyes, and he was only loyal to the emperor, but it was a pity that such a sharp sword was used by the queen to destroy the Great Wall. "Legend has it that Liu Taozhi is not only a killer, but also a fierce general who charges into battle, talent, isn't it a pity to be a killer......" Gao Wei secretly pondered.
Rao was also furious with Liu Taozhi's calm and composure, why did he feel that Gao Wei looked at him like he was looking at something...... A rarity? As soon as this idea came up, Liu Taozhi's burly body couldn't stop trembling, and secretly scolded himself, what do you think? But the master's eyes are really strange......
When Liu Taozhi was almost unable to hold back when Gao Wei looked at him, Gao Wei spoke: "Old Liu, how many years have you been working in front of the ancestors of the past dynasties?" Liu Taozhi didn't understand what Gao Wei meant, and replied: "I don't remember much, the minister was already with him when Emperor Wenxuan was still in Qiandi......
Emperor Wenxuan is Gao Yang, the founder of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and this eloquent and cruel and absurd emperor is also the most multi-faceted emperor in ancient and modern times.
Gao Wei said "um", and said in his heart that Liu Taozhi's qualifications are really not ordinary. But Liu Taozhi was furious in his heart, thinking that Gao Wei had an opinion in his heart because he was Gao Yang's old minister.
Although Gao Yang is the founding king of the Northern Qi Dynasty, but in the Northern Qi Dynasty, in the eyes of the Northern Qi clan, he is especially unpopular, without him, although Gao Yang is a talented emperor, but he is also an out-and-out demon, he is absurd and cruel, cruel by nature, killing his siblings is like chopping melons and vegetables, not to mention distant ministers. And he also corrupted human morality, and had unceremonious thoughts about his brother's daughter-in-law and even his father's concubine, and took all the wives and concubines of his deceased brother Gao Cheng into his harem, and humiliated and whipped (this may be out of revenge, because Gao Cheng once forcibly possessed Gao Yang's woman) What is even more outrageous is that he also held an "uncovered" conference, ordering the women of the clan to take off their clothes and have sex with their favorite ministers, and the human morality was corrupted by him. Later, when Gao Zhan came to power, he also did the same, and forcibly occupied Gao Yang's queen Li Zu'e, which was probably also out of revenge, because Gao Yang's "unblocked" conference also had his wife......
Gao Zhan doesn't care how he treats Gao Yang's wife and children Liu Taozhi, anyway, Gao Zhan didn't treat him well, it's just a big deal to change the master, anyway, he only obeys the emperor, who is the emperor listens to whom. But what Gao Zhan thinks doesn't mean that Gao Wei thinks the same way...... What if Cushman & Wakefield feels uncomfortable thinking about it and wants to go through old accounts? Although Gao Yang's lack of morality is none of his business, after all, Liu Taozhi was Gao Yang's right-hand man......
Liu Taozhi's back was slowly soaked in cold sweat. Gao Wei finally spoke: "Lao Liu, have you ever thought about changing jobs?" I think it's a shame to keep you doing murderous work...... For example, we will build an organization for me to train people like you...... What do you think? ”
"Huh?" Liu Taozhi was stunned, he didn't expect it to be completely different from what he thought, Gao Wei didn't think about getting rid of him at all. In fact, it is not to blame him for thinking blindly, after all, the emperor of the old Gao family is brutal, and the six relatives do not recognize him. Gao Wei didn't kill him, he was secretly happy, what else did he dare to say? Immediately, he could only agree: "The minister obeys the order." ”
Gao Wei nodded with satisfaction and said, "In this way, in a few days, you will come to get my edict, and you will go to the forbidden army to pick people in the name of establishing the Yiluan Division in front of the palace, one hundred or two hundred, responsible for protecting my safety, understand?" ”
"Oh" Liu Taozhi agreed, but he was a little strange, protecting His Majesty's safety, that was the work of the forbidden army, why did His Majesty bypass the forbidden army and select again? Can't figure it out...... But this is not something that he Liu Taozhi should ask and care about, His Majesty asked him to do it, then he will do it.
Gao Wei nodded when he saw that he didn't want to think about it, and he was very satisfied, it was worthy of being a treasure knife that five generations of emperors were reluctant to abolish...... Really obedient...... Cushman & Wakefield naturally did not do this because he wanted to find a bodyguard, he wanted to establish an organization that was completely subordinate to him. The front of the palace is ...... This institution did not exist in the Northern Qi Dynasty, but came from the Ming Dynasty more than a thousand years later, which was a force that integrated violence, secret espionage, and military affairs, of course, this was not its name at the time, its later name was - Jin! Clothing! Protect!
The name, every word is filled with endless blood. Although relying on it to rule is indeed despised by many scholars and doctors, and there is a lot of criticism, no one can deny that relying on the factory guard has indeed raised the emperor's power to an unprecedented height! Gao Wei did this not because it was cool to be a dictatorial emperor, but because he didn't have much time left, and the Northern Qi was rotten to the bones, like an erosive quagmire, and he had to use a quick knife to cut off all the people and forces in front of him, so as to achieve the goal of quickly controlling the entire country!
Although Liu Taozhi is very useful, Liu Taozhi is just a person after all. And Cushman & Wakefield needs a lot of knives!
After Liu Taozhi retreated, Gao Wei sat on the couch and carefully considered how to finish it, and then the little eunuch came to report: "Your Majesty, the queen mother sent someone to ask Your Majesty to return to the palace to rest......"
Hearing this, Gao Wei's thoughts were withdrawn from the complicated government affairs, thinking of the charming and lovely little girl, his heart fluttered, looking at the moonlight outside, remembering her bright eyes and the small pear vortex on her left cheek, smiled slightly, and said, "Has the queen ever slept peacefully?" ”
The little eunuch was stunned for a moment, and said, "Your Majesty, it seems that the queen mother has not yet slept peacefully......
Cushman instructed, "Then go to the Queen's Palace." ”
"Obey the ......" Immediately, a large group of people surrounded Gao Wei and left the Zhaoyang Palace and went to the queen's bedroom.
Hu Lu Wan'er really hadn't slept yet, holding a hand-copied Buddhist scripture reading, a pair of delicate and small feet stepping on a pair of thin-soled white embroidered shoes, on the delicate and small stove, wearing a snow-white fur coat, occasionally turning the scroll in her hand. In the candlelight, the long eyelashes blinked, like butterflies flapping their wings.
"Still not sleeping so late?" Hu Lu Wan'er was startled and almost threw out the scroll in her hand, looked back, saw that it was Gao Wei, and said in surprise: "Why is the emperor here?" ”
Gao Wei saw that her face was surprised and didn't seem to be fake, and couldn't help but laugh: "Why, my queen's bedroom, I can't come instead?" What is the rationale for this? ”
When Hu Lu Wan'er heard it, although she knew that Gao Wei's words still meant a lot of jokes, she still said nervously: "That's not what the concubine meant......
A small face with a big palm was nervous, especially those eyes, like a poor little milk cat. Gao Wei smiled and pinched her nose and said, "Do you dare to ask me such a question next time?" Well? Cushman deliberately used the first person to make this little girl closer to him. Hu Lu Wan'er could understand that there was no anger in Gao Wei's tone, this vicious appearance was just pretending, and there was some spoiling...... His heart was warm, and he shook his head and shook the hand on Xiao Yao's nose, and said angrily: "I don't dare, I don't dare anymore......"
The voice is delicate and toffee-like, cute and sweet, and extremely coquettish. When he got closer, a pleasant sweet fragrance slid into Cushman & Wakefield's nose, making Cushman feel like he was going to get drunk...... Gao Wei let go of his hand, inadvertently took a step back, and secretly said "ashamed" in his heart, his concentration is getting worse and worse, and he almost couldn't control himself just now, although Hu Lu Wan'er is now his queen, but she is still young after all, and Gao Wei has not yet grown up, if the next thing happens to the boat, it will not be good for either of them. But Hu Luwan'er didn't know that she thought Gao Wei disliked her, so she lowered her head and didn't speak. What else can Gao Wei say, can't he popularize physiological knowledge with her, right? So he touched his nose awkwardly and asked, "Do you have anything to eat here?" ”
"Hasn't the emperor eaten yet?" Hu Lu Wan'er was surprised, and then looked at the little eunuch behind Gao Wei, who was about to be glared at by the queen and wanted to cry. He already has a psychological shadow on this mother who is younger than him, as long as the mother stares at him, his legs are weak.
Gao Wei said: "Okay, don't be embarrassed, I've had dinner, but after a day's work, the consumption is a bit big, and now I feel hungry again......"
"Then, the concubine can make soup cakes, does the emperor want to give it a try?" The queen's palace has its own small kitchen, and Gao Wei naturally nodded.
Niangniang's terrible gaze finally moved away, Xiao Luzi breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and before he had time to rejoice, he listened to Niangniang's instructions: "Xiao Luzi, you come to the palace......"
Xiao Luzi's face immediately collapsed, his waist was hunched and his neck was hunched, his eyebrows were tangled together, and he looked at Gao Wei as if he was begging for help. As a result, Gao Wei grabbed the Buddhist scripture that Hu Lu Wan'er put down, pretended to admire the font on it, and didn't pay attention to Xiao Luzi's eyes for help. Xiao Luzi had no choice but to follow his mother aggrievedly and wait for training.
After a while, the food made by Hu Lu Wan'er was served, and Gao Wei suddenly remembered that the so-called soup cake was not some kind of cake, but soup noodles, and in ancient times, noodles were mostly called cakes. From this bowl of noodles, it can be seen that Hu Lu Wan'er is indeed a clever girl, a large bowl of noodle soup is served steaming, the soup is clear and green, the noodles are not thick or thin, just right, steaming, and fragrant.
"Your Majesty, try it."
Cushman picked up the noodles with chopsticks and ate them with relish. It was a very cold winter day, but Gao Wei's heart, along with his internal organs, was warm when he was in the soup noodles. Eat heartily and the heat rises. What could be more wonderful in this world? You sit here eating noodle soup like a pig arch vegetable patch, and the girl who loves you smiling across from you is looking at you.
Cushman & Wakefield seemed to have a long and warm trickle flowing slowly in his heart.
After Cushman came to this world, he didn't even feel like this in his previous life. At this moment, he felt that his heart was like ice, slowly melting under the blowing of the spring breeze. Like an icicle hanging in front of the palace gate, you think it is sharp, cold, and indestructible, but as soon as the heat in the room escapes, it slowly melts......
Hu Lu Wan'er saw that he only cared about eating but didn't speak, and originally wanted to hear the words of praise, but as a result, this husband, who seemed to lack a tendon in terms of feelings, only cared about eating from beginning to end, and didn't praise her, so she couldn't help but be a little unhappy, and took the initiative to ask: "How is it?" Is it delicious, is it delicious? ”
"Well," Gao Wei buried his head in hard work, Hu Lu Wan'er couldn't see his expression, only heard him say vaguely: "It's delicious...... One more bowl! ”
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This kind of sour feeling is probably - home.