Seeing off the lonely King of Quang Ninh, Gao Wei stepped out of the palace gate alone, and a cool breeze came from outside the hall.

He stood in front of the railing, his eyes looked over the palace wall, and looked at the prosperous and magnificent Yedu. The streets are like chessboards, the houses are like beans, and he has a panoramic view of the most majestic city in the world, until the view is blocked by the low hills beyond.

Standing on the highest point, you can naturally see the best scenery.

There is no one in the world who is higher than the emperor.

The Son of Heaven is omnipotent.

But they all know the dignity of the Son of Heaven, and who knows the loneliness of the Son of Heaven?

Gao Wei was stunned.

Since the news of the deaths of Zu Ting, Pi Jinghe and other veteran ministers came one after another a few months ago, he has often felt lonely.

The old patriarch is dead, the new magnates have grown, and the country is still thriving, but a deep shadow still hangs over Gao Wei's heart, and Gao Wei himself feels strange: Zhou, Chen, and Turks have all weakened, and he can already see the dawn of unification, but he does not feel half happy because of this.

This change began to appear after he defeated Yu Wenyong, the opponent he tried his best to destroy, and was finally defeated by him in Guanzhong and fell into a situation of no return...... The greatest obstacle to unification is removed, and Cushman finds himself invincible, and after a brief moment of happiness, he falls into emptiness, so he begins to look for a new opponent.

Whether internal or external, all enemies must be eradicated by his own hands, and all hidden dangers must be nipped in the bud by his own hands.

He was far different from the beginning of his pro-government, he was very busy at that time, although there were so many problems in this country, and the courtiers had such and such problems, but he could still endure it, because in his eyes at that time, he had only one enemy, that is, Yuwen Yong. In order to defeat Yu Wenyong, he wants to unite all the forces that can be united, and he can pay any price.

At that time, he felt that he had relatives and friends, and he could express his joys, sorrows, and sorrows at will......

At least, at that time, he could laugh.

But as time passed, he gradually realized a truth: the Supreme has no friends, almost everyone is the object that the emperor needs to be wary of, and almost everyone standing in front of him is a potential enemy. In order to bring down one force, he needs to lift up the other, let them bite each other, contain each other, and eventually he will shout to stop with an ideal result.

It's not about your inner feelings.

It's all an instinctive reaction driven by profit.

Lift up the weak and suppress the strong; Support those who are good for themselves and belittle those who are harmful to themselves...... He's always done it, it's almost become an instinct for him.

Emperors stand at the pinnacle of power, their essence is bloodthirsty and murderous, no matter how much vested interests and literati and writers tout, how benevolent and righteous they are packaged to love the people, this cannot change the fact that they are the most violent in the world.

Those who can sit in that position are all beasts of power!

The beast will never allow anything to touch its scales.

Even if the other party is a well-intentioned and meek lamb, it will not work either!

He knew that Gao Xiaoheng's three brothers couldn't have any other thoughts, but he still refused to let Gao Xiaoheng oversee Luoyang.

The crux of the problem is not whether the three brothers of Gao Xiaoheng want to rebel or not, whether they will rebel. The crux of the matter is whether they have the ability to rebel...... When Gao Wei was a child, he once ridiculed Liu Bang for not being generous enough and narrow-minded, and scared Xiao He, an important minister, into having to be corrupt and self-defiled, but when he became the emperor, he found that he was essentially no different from Brother Bang.

For a creature like the Emperor, the threat of the present is a threat, and the threat of the future is also a threat, and it is a thorn in the eye. Those who can ignore this potential threat are either as proud as Tang Taizong and consciously can take a bird's-eye view of the heroes, or they are really dedicated to the public and have no selfishness in their hearts, but such a great man can only produce one in a thousand years!

He couldn't do it, he couldn't ignore these threats and pretend he didn't see them at all.

King Lanling stayed in Chang'an, the towns in Guanzhong listened to moderation, King Ande stayed in Jinyang, and the six towns of Jinyang were under his jurisdiction...... In this way, what is left of the imperial court, and what is left of him? One day, will these sect kings have thoughts that they shouldn't have? Who can guarantee that they won't?

In their old Gao family, are there still fewer cases of usurpation and rebellion?

Gao Wei didn't dare to gamble, so when he heard about King Lanling's embezzlement of military salaries, he knew that King Lanling was self-defiled, but he still felt inexplicably relieved; And when he knew that Gao Xiaoheng wanted to seek the Luoyang overseer, he instinctively felt vigilant. Although he knew that Gao Xiaoheng would feel aggrieved and sad, he had to do it, only in this way would it be in his interests!

The emperor's expression became cold, just like this frost and moonlight, and the attendants who followed behind him all lowered their heads, not daring to look directly at His Majesty's back.

Gao Xiaoheng retreated, and the next thing was Gao Gong, even if the prime minister was stubborn and the same as a cow, he had to let Gao Gong obediently bow his head!

Gao Gong soon knew what the result of angering His Majesty was.

"The Hubu Shangshu has been taken, and the palace is ready to let Zhang Yanjun, the left Cheng of Jinzhou Xingtai, serve as the Hubu Shangshu, and the edict is already on the way to Jinju." In the right prime minister's mansion, Su Wei, who was dressed in a lamb's skin and looked like a rich man, stared at his old friend, and sighed helplessly: "After you and I discussed, all the candidates for Shangchen were vetoed by His Majesty, this is a dangerous signal, you should reflect on yourself." ”

Gao Gong was silent for a long time, and finally turned his head and said angrily:

"I'm just saying that I'm a little angry, but I'm out of a public heart......"

The last half of the sentence was not spoken, and Su Wei knew what he wanted to say without guessing. He glanced at Gao Gong lightly, his face was straight, and he said helplessly: "I know that you are out of a public heart, and Your Majesty also knows, but you don't put on this stinky face all day long, no one likes to look at it, you are now an enemy on all sides, if you don't get the support of Your Majesty, your end is doomed to be miserable." ”

He paused and said, "This is a warning to you. ”

"I know that I didn't pay attention to my words, and I offended Your Majesty, and I will plead guilty." Gao Gong said lonely.

Su Wei nodded with satisfaction and said, "That's it, you said that you should show this attitude early, and Your Majesty will not fight against you...... I will soon go to Jinyang with His Highness to oversee the army, and during this time of my absence, you must pay attention to yourself, and never anger Your Majesty again. It's not your business, unless Your Majesty asks you, you should try to care less about it, and then everything will be fine. ”

"Your Highness? That Your Highness? Gao Gong first nodded subconsciously, and then was surprised, "Why did Your Majesty send you to Jinyang to oversee the army, could it be that Your Majesty has already decided to use troops against the Turks?" But the Turkic envoys haven't arrived yet......"

Su Wei sighed helplessly again, brushed his hand away, and gave him a roll of the eyes:

"Can it still be His Highness? Let me ask you, how many highnesses are there under your majesty's knees? Naturally, it is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the East Palace. The note to the Turkic envoys was only a formality, and the battle was definitely going to be fought. ”

Su Wei said this, paused, didn't know what suddenly came to mind, and said with deep meaning in his eyes:

"The scale of the army is less than 10,000, and the main general is not King Ande, cough ...... Do you know that Da Xi Changru? I heard that he is a man who can fight habitually, and His Majesty will want him to be the main general this time. Your Majesty, you are already planning to pave the way for the crown prince...... Taste it yourself. ”

Gao Gong was stunned for a long time, and when he came back to his senses, he found that Su Wei was no longer in his seat, and walked away with his hands behind his back.

It was only today that Gao Gong felt that his old friend was indeed more than a step above him in terms of philosophy of dealing with things!

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