The Taiji Hall is silent, through the magnificent pillars, you can see the azure curtains on all sides, and the copper wall inlaid with a brass dragon in the center is golden, as if roaring at Wang Cao.

Under the flying scales and claws, there is a dragon couch, carved out of pure gold thirteen circling flying dragons, the dark red pedestal is carefully carved out of the rivers and mountains of the world, sit on it, the rivers and mountains are at the feet. This is the supreme position, the pinnacle of power!

Between the shadowy curtains, a tall figure sat on it, and the cone-shaped sky light shone down from the middle of the copper wall.

Wang Cao came with a calm heart, but now, there is a feeling that every inch is chaotic. In the darkness stood a multitude of people, hands in their sleeves, bowing their heads, silent, like lifeless statues.

In the presence of the Son of Heaven on the throne, all things must remain in awe.

Wang Cao stood outside the light, bowed down and said: "Foreign minister Wang Cao, meet Your Majesty, may Your Majesty live forever!" ”

On the dragon couch, the young supreme looked at him quietly, for a while, laughed, and raised his arm:

"King Liang is my domain, since you are a minister of King Liang, how can you be regarded as a foreign minister?

"Wang Qing get up, come closer and talk, come here, move a seat for Wang Qing."

Almost as soon as the words fell, the two little attendants stepped forward and spread the futon a little closer. "You may be seated."

Wang Cao's body collapsed, and he couldn't figure out what His Majesty was thinking. However, the emperor's face could not be ignored, Wang Cao just thought about it for a while, and then sat down. Next, just listen to the emperor:

"I have heard the name of Wang Qing for a long time, a capable minister who governs the country, and an all-round talent in civil and military affairs, I have admired it for a long time......" Wang Cao was just about to get up to meet a few words, but was stopped by a gesture. - Wang Qing doesn't have to be humble, I really appreciate Wang Qing's talent.

"I originally wanted to find a place with a better scenery to summon you, but Wang Qing mentioned in the banquet before that I should respect the etiquette, so I summoned Wang Qing in this Taiji Palace, which looks solemn, I can't let outsiders say that I am the Son of Heaven and have no shape, right?"

Cushman looked left and right, and said in a joking tone.

"Outside...... The minister is ashamed, I am a country man, how can I make Your Majesty favor, Your Majesty is too elevated.

"Besides, this is the duty of the minister, and it should be mentioned to the Lord." In other words, I beg Gao Wei not to climb up the pole anymore.

The emperor selectively ignored and avoided the important and trivialized. Hearing this, he laughed: "If the king and prime minister have become contemptible husbands in the countryside, then aren't all my courtiers all peddlers and pawns?" Wang Qing is too humble! ”

Gao Wei's eyes were burning, his attitude was obviously close, Wang Cao began to sweat on his forehead, and said respectfully: "The minister is ashamed ......" The atmosphere froze for a while, and the smile on Gao Wei's face slowly converged, and a look of disappointment appeared.

"Alas, I have a heart to seek talents, but unexpectedly, Wang Cheng got along with a wall, it seems that I am not virtuous enough, and I can't ask for the assistance of virtuous ministers......"

Gao Wei's tone seemed to be self-deprecating, but Wang Cao didn't dare to talk at all, he held his waist and arched his hands in front of him, hanging his head low, as long as Gao Wei's next sentence was wrong, he would immediately get up and apologize.

[This person really doesn't get in with oil and salt, and I have never been so easy to talk about asking for refuge! 】

Rao is a high art that has always boasted of being forbearing, and he can't help but be angry. Since Gao Wei ascended the throne, he has tried his best to recruit talents to assist him, and he is full of courtiers, including many high-ranking giants. There has never been one like Wang Cao...... I don't know what to do!

A ray of violence flashed in his eyes, and then he calmed down, with a helpless wry smile on his face, waved his hand and said, "Wang Qing is unwilling to turn his back on the old master?" He is truly a man of loyalty. But do you know that I am the lord of Great Qi and the lord of King Liang?

"If the king of Liang is still a minister, you are the minister of the king of Liang, and I am also your king. Don't you know? He leaned over, calm and calm with irresistible pressure, Wang Cao immediately fell to the ground, and said:

"How dare a minister despise Your Majesty? His Royal Highness King Liang is the lord of the ministers, how many years of love between the monarch and the minister? The war is over, Gangneung is dilapidated, and mourning is everywhere! If the minister abandons His Highness and leaves, what should the people of Gangneung do? Wang Cao kowtowed, "The minister is in Jiangling, and he can also share his worries for His Majesty!" ”

Gao Wei took a deep look at him, and said with a smile: "The truth is indeed this truth, Wang Qing is loyal and righteous, I admire it very much," Wang Cao breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, it seems that the emperor has given up, the next sentence, "But I still feel that Wang Qing is a little condescending to stay in that hundred miles of Jiangling...... If you are my courtier, I can entrust thousands of miles of rivers and mountains to Yu Qing to perform. ”

"......" Wang Cao was silent, Gao Wei sighed, and said with a smile: "Okay, if you don't want to, I won't force it." Wang Qing first came to Jinyang, what do you think of the current situation of my Daqi? ”

After Wang Cao weighed the words, he said: "What the ministers see, the government and the opposition are solemn, the people are harmonious, commerce and trade are developed, agriculture is prosperous, and the soldiers use their lives...... This, this is a sign of the prosperity of the country, the prosperity of all wastes, Your Majesty is a Ming Jun who is difficult to find in ancient times. ”

Who knew that Gao Wei was not interested in this set of rhetoric, waved his hand, and said: "I don't want to hear this, what I am asking now is the current situation of my Daqi." He stared at Wang Cao, and he wondered if this person was worth his painstaking efforts.

Wang Cao said this kind of thing, Zu Ting can say it for a few days and nights, and he is not interested in it. He wanted to know how this Wang Cao, who was highly praised in the history books and praised as Zhuge Kongming, had a strategy in his chest.

Wang Cao knew that he had been deceived by Hu Kan today, so he pondered for a while and said, "Since Your Majesty asked the minister, the minister will answer...... Daqi is now prosperous on the surface with brocade and burning oil, a prosperous image, but in the eyes of Kechen, this situation may not be able to ...... for a long time."

Gao Wei stared at him steadily, "According to Wang Qing, the family and country that I have been governing for a long time are actually a mirror?" His tone was not polite. Behind the shadow of the pillar, there was a sharp blade unsheathed.

The wrath of the Son of Heaven is not an exaggeration to describe it as the power of thunder. Wang Cao faced tremendous pressure, but his back straightened, and said: "In recent years, Daqi's martial arts and martial arts have been outstanding, and Your Majesty is a rare Ming Jun, which the minister cannot deny." ”

Since its establishment, the Northern Qi Dynasty has been going downhill, and the Gaozhan period has withered, but since His Majesty came into power, he has swept away the decline in the country. Rectify the dynasty, reuse Hanchen, and vigorously promote good governance.

Now, although everyone refuses to admit it, they all know in their hearts that the Northern Qi Dynasty is already the most powerful country in the world, the cangfu is abundant, the armaments are sufficient, and the soldiers of the six towns of Jinzhou Province are claimed to have hundreds of thousands of armor, which is terrifying, as if it is difficult to find a resistance in the world.

But......

"However, since the establishment of the Great Qi Imperial Court, there has been no shortage of male lords, why is it that before Your Majesty, no one can rectify the dynasty and restore the decline?" Wang Cao is calm and calm, Gao Cheng, Gao Yang, and Gao Yan, isn't it a heroic posture?

Wang Cao continued: "I heard earlier that Your Majesty reused the right minister Zhao Yanshen and the imperial historian Zu Ting, and after Zhao Yanshen and Zu Ting came to power, they vigorously selected the civil officials of the Han family, including Li Delin and Yan Zhitui; The minister also heard that His Majesty separated the civil and military forces, and ordered that the civil and military should not be regent, and the military should not interfere in politics; The minister also heard that His Majesty's breaking the custom of 'Han people are not allowed to command the army' and reusing and promoting the soldiers of the Han family, can the minister understand that His Majesty is fighting against someone, or what kind of force? ”

Gao Wei's eyes flickered a few times, and he said with a smile: "Most of the Xianbei children are brave, but they are not good at governing the country, and I can't lead them to help me in this regard." Moreover, since Emperor Xiaozhao, the lords have become more and more powerful. If I don't press it, will I have to cause many troubles? ”

There are other things that he naturally can't say explicitly, politics is such a thing, and the game is balance. Pulling one faction, fighting another, and isolating one faction is the most basic truth. Gao Yan and Gao Zhan have a headache for the lords, and basically implement a compromise strategy. This upset the balance, and the original Xianbei Six Towns were unruly, which fueled the arrogance, which became more and more of a headache. Packing it up, it adds a lot of difficulty out of thin air.

Why is there a separation between civil and military? I'm afraid that Hanchen can't fight Xianbei Xunchen. The separation of civil and military affairs, although it is not a long-term solution, can temporarily protect this large group of Han elites all over the government and the opposition.

After the autumn, Cushman & Wakefield planned to appoint Zu Ting as the right minister. Zhao Yanshen's body is getting worse and worse, and Gao Wei still has big moves, so he can't let Zhao Yanshen stumble.

Why does Cushman reuse Zuting? In fact, it is very simple, although Zu Ting's character is not good, but he represents the Han class, since he came to power, I don't know how much artillery fire he has withstood from those lords in Xianbei Six Towns! There are so many courtiers in the Manchu court, only he dares to take care of things! Although in the eyes of the world, he is not a good person, but he is fighting for the interests and status of the Han people, and he deserves it!

Wang Cao smiled indifferently and said, "Then Your Majesty learned from the Zhou State to increase the number of soldiers, what do you do?" Gao Wei paused for a moment and said, "I must always have a trustworthy soldier and horse in my hand......" No matter how sharp the Six Towns are, he can't believe it.

He stared at Wang Cao quietly, wanting to know what he wanted to say, Wang Cao suddenly smiled and said, "Your Majesty knows where the hidden dangers of Daqi are, so I won't go into details...... The problem of Daqi now is that the pace is too open, the territory is eaten too fast, and he is afraid that he will not be able to keep up with the internal affairs. However, His Majesty has Doctor Zu and other capable ministers, and these are actually just trivial matters......

"Your Majesty is the only one to worry about, so I won't say much. Your Majesty launched a southward campaign, which is almost Your Majesty's full strength right now, right? "Gao Wei ordered Gao Changgong to go south, and he was indeed close to the limit of his current strength. He said inscrutablely, "If Your Majesty wants to unify the north, you will have to wait two years." The minister's words are all here, and the minister retires......"

With the great victory of Fenzhou, the Khitan vassal, the great victory of Xiangyang, and the change of hands in Jiangling, Gao Wei does have an illusion, he feels that he can sweep the world and dominate the mountains and rivers by sending troops now! Wang Cao's words gave him a small wake-up call and pressed his restless heart down.

But think about it carefully, Gao Wei was a little angry, Wang Cao's words, there is a lot of information on the surface, but after carefully recalling it, I found that what I said was equivalent to not saying it, and there was no constructive opinion at all.

"It's as slippery as a loach, I think he's a gentleman......" Gao Wei snorted coldly twice, and ordered left and right, "Wang Cao offered advice to me, I was very relieved, and rewarded Wang Cao with 500 copper coins." "Wang Cao doesn't give him face, don't blame Gao Wei for disgusting him.

Gao Wei continued to approve the excerpts, but his mind was thinking about Wang Cao's words over and over again, although this person was perfunctory to him, he had real insight, and his ability was not lost to Zu Ting, an old man. It's a pity to abandon it......

[But Wang Cao doesn't give face, can I stick it? ] 】

The more he thought about it, the more annoyed he became, so he said to Lu Ran: "You say, is Wang Cao really so pure-hearted?" ”

Lu Ran glanced at the emperor's face and said with a smile: "This is a person, there must be desires, not to mention that Wang Cao is a scholar, and he is not an idle cloud and wild crane, a hermit master...... To say that he doesn't want to be motivated is definitely false.

"The slave maid felt that he didn't want to assist His Majesty, but he was just stumped by the relationship with King Liang, if King Liang didn't need him that day, and didn't need His Majesty to find it, maybe he would come by himself."

Gao Wei looked at him for a while, and suddenly smiled: "You are usually like a stuffy gourd, I only think you are stupid." Now I realize that you are also a person who understands. ”