Gao Zhong pondered for a long time, then picked up the edict on the table and studied it for a long time, then turned around and saluted Huo Zheng and said: "Enxiang, the lower officials have a plan, but once and for all, they can not only get rid of Yang Lin and others, but also gain the complete trust of the new monarch, and in the future, no one inside and outside the new dynasty will be able to shake your status." ”

Hearing this, Huo Zheng raised his eyebrows and asked, "Oh? I would like to hear about it. ”

Gao Zhong took a glass of water, stuck it, and wrote four words on the table with his finger as a pen, "Establish a new king"

Huo Zheng looked at it, and the turbulent waves in his heart did not subside for a long time, and he raised his head again and took a deep look at Gao Chong, and saw that his face was the same.

After all, Huo Zheng has been in power for many years, but he still reprimanded quietly: "Gao Chong, what do you mean by this? This is a great crime of extermination, do you want to put the old man's entire clan in a place where there is no return? ”

When Gao Zhong heard this, he smiled slightly: "Don't worry, let me slowly talk about the stakes." ”

Huo Zheng pondered for a long time, and his heart moved: "Okay, old man, let's listen to your opinions." ”

Gao Zhong said: "Grace Xiang, the current affairs of the court are yours, the first emperor did not make it clear who was the crown prince before his death, the country is not right, the so-called new monarch, which prince to welcome to the throne, is just a matter of your thoughts, the concern is nothing more than how to explain to the government and the opposition, but at the moment, we have three major benefits to re-establish the new monarch." ”

"First, the new lord has no foundation in the court, and the new monarch will obey your words and plans, and in the future, the new dynasty will be established, and the minister will say the same thing in the court."

"Second, if you follow the example of the sages and assist the new monarch to ascend the throne, you can enjoy the merit of supporting the throne alone."

"Third, in the name of the new monarch, we can completely purge the dissidents in the DPRK and China, and the name is justified."

When Huo Zheng heard this, he shook his head and said: "This prime minister was originally just a cloth cloth, the era of the nations, but Chen Guoyi was a prison official, thanks to the first emperor's appreciation and reuse, I have my current prominent status, the first emperor's deathbed entrustment, the minister dare not forget, how can the prime minister be virtuous, how dare to do this great rebellion, this prime minister asked himself to be loyal to the first emperor in the Manchu Dynasty civil and military unparalleled, but also loyal to my Great Jin Sheji, today I called you here to discuss how to deal with Yang Lin, the abolition of the matter, Hugh to mention again." ”

Gao Zhong stomped his feet and persuaded him bitterly: "Oops! My Lord Xiangguo, once a son of heaven and a courtier, if An Guojun succeeds to the throne, it is a matter of time before you lose power, as long as An Guojun grows in his wings and sits firmly in his position, he will definitely reuse these relatives of the Yang family, even if you get rid of Yang Lin now, as long as An Guojun's position is stable, it is only a matter of one sentence to re-enable Yang Lin, why do you do these useless efforts? ”

"When Yang Lin comes to power, he will take revenge on Lord Xiangguo, Lord Xiangguo, think about it, General Zuo Yicheng Hou Yang Lin is An Guojun's uncle, Wucheng Hou Yang Yan is An Guojun's father-in-law, and now he is the commander of the border army, his daughter is An Guojun's wife, and she will be the queen of the middle palace of the new dynasty in the future."

"Lord Xiangguo, let me ask you, are you a relative in the eyes of the new monarch? Or are the Yang brothers close in the eyes of Xinjun? When the time comes, once the Yang brothers gain power, how will you deal with yourself when you arrive? Grace, Gao's sincere heart, every sentence comes from the bottom of his heart, please make a clear decision? ”

When Huo Zheng heard this, his face seemed to be moved, and he picked up the edict of the first emperor on the table and held it in his hand for a long time, thinking of the first emperor's deathbed entrustment, how could he do something to abolish the establishment for that little selfishness? It is really difficult for him to convince himself in his heart, it is not impossible to let Yang Lin go if he can't do it, at least he will welcome the new monarch, and he can also make a contribution to the dragon, presumably An Guojun will not treat himself badly after he ascends the throne.

Gao Zhong saw that Huo Zheng was still looking at the edict in his hand, hesitated, was silent, simply raised his center of gravity, snatched the edict, ran to the brazier and lit the edict to burn it, Huo Zheng saw this, jumped up in shock, hurriedly rescued the edict, took off his coat and put out the flames before covering the edict, only to see that the edict had been burned halfway.

Huo Zheng was so angry that he stood up and trembled, pointing at Gao Zhong, and scolded angrily: "You... You erector... How bold are you? Don't you know that destroying an edict is a capital offense? ……”

Gao Zhong said calmly: "Lord Xiangguo, of course I Gao know what kind of sin this is, the edict is ruined, just write a new one, if Lord Xiangguo does not listen to me, there will be a disaster of destruction in the future, he will gain power of the Yang brothers, I Gao has followed the grace for many years, and it will be inevitable when the time comes, Gao is the salvation of the minister, but also to save myself!" ”

Huo Zheng was stunned for a moment when he heard Gao Zhong say the words "the disaster of destroying the door", in fact, he himself understood these stakes in his heart, but his unconditional loyalty to the first emperor made it impossible for him to do anything that went against the ancestors.

He looked at the tattered edict in his hand, and thought of his three sons and one daughter under his knees, and thought of walking on thin ice for so many years, and finally climbed to the high position of the left prime minister, under one person, above ten thousand people, now only he is ruthless, rich and noble, and can also bless his descendants, Huo Zheng struggled in his heart, and his hands trembled.

Then Huo Zheng calmed down, closed his eyes and said to himself: "Your Majesty, the minister is guilty, and it is the minister who has betrayed your trust......

After that, Huo Zheng threw the other half of the edict that he had finally rescued into the brazier, and the flames in the brazier rose into the air in an instant, and with the burning of the flames, the edict turned into a black fly ash, and at the same time burned the loyalty to the emperor in his heart......

Seeing this, Gao Zhong secretly relieved himself in his heart.

Huo Zheng watched An Guojun's edict turn into ashes, and was silent for a long time, since he was determined to do something to abolish the establishment in secret, he simply threw off his hand to maximize his interests.

After a long time, Huo Zheng relieved himself, turned to look at Gao Zhong and said in a deep voice: "Gao Chong, the right thing is important at the moment, the country cannot be left without an owner for a day, we have to hurry up and rewrite the new edict of succession, so as to uphold the throne and calm the hearts of the people in the world." ”

Gao Chong said: "Is there a suitable candidate in Enxiang's heart?" ”

Huo Zheng pondered for a long time and said: "The old man thinks that the son of Mrs. Xu, the sixteenth son of the first emperor's princes, is smart and well-behaved, and he is worthy of a big responsibility. ”

Gao Chongyan laughed secretly in his heart when he heard this, Gongzi Yin is only ten years old, Huo Xiang Bacheng wants to set up a ten-year-old doll emperor, he can't immediately govern himself, he is in power all year round, what can he do? A ten-year-old knows a fart? It's pure nonsense, if you really do this, you basically swear to the world that Huo Zheng wants dictatorship and coercs the Son of Heaven to order the princes.

Gao Zhong objected categorically: "Enxiang, this matter is absolutely not feasible, in order to block the world's long mouths, except for Gongzi Xiu, we should welcome the first emperor who has become an adult, if we set up a milky little doll, I am afraid that the courtiers will think that the Lord Xiangguo is suspected of dictatorship and disorderly government, and it may be difficult for the government and the opposition to convince the public, besides, my dynasty has always had the practice of the queen mother and the queen mother. Enxiang, if you want to monopolize the power of the court, I am afraid that it is a little difficult, Gao thinks that the adult princes of the first emperor are currently given priority. ”

When Huo Zheng heard this, he immediately reacted, the dictatorship is okay, the court has a system, and the emperor has a long line, no matter what, there are several adult princes of the first emperor, how to talk about seniority, it is not the turn of a ten-year-old doll to succeed to the throne, if you really want to do this, then you Huo Xiangguo is really Sima Zhao's heart, passers-by know it, let alone control the dictatorship of the court, it will definitely end up in the fate that a thousand people pointed out, Huo Zheng is indeed in power, but with his current power, it is not enough to cover the sky with one hand, dare to set up a little doll to go up, I don't know how much trouble it will make.

Thinking of this, Huo Zheng immediately agreed: "En! It makes sense, but it is not considered in this way. ”

Huo Zheng asked again: "Then who do you think among the princes of the first emperor is up to the task?"

Gao Chonghao said in a good time: "Enxiang, only An Le Hou Gongzi Sheng, who is far away in Zhixian County, can be up to the task." ”

Huo Zheng frowned and said, "Oh? Why him? Could it be that among the adult princes of the first emperor, there is no other person to choose from? ”

Gao Zhong analyzed: "Enxiang, among the adult princes of the first emperor, in addition to the ninth prince An Guojun Gongzi Xiu, there are only the seven princes and sons of ochre, the twelve princes and the fourteenth prince Anle Hou Gongzi Sheng, these three princes, in fact, we have no choice, we can only choose Gongzi Sheng, these seven princes and sons were sent to the mountain to cultivate the Tao very early, and he may not be able to obey the public, not to mention that he may not be able to accept our arrangement, and besides, the power of the Pang clan behind his mother Mrs. Pang is not small, and the Pang clan is the old scholar clan of the Three Jin Dynasty, It has a lot of prestige in the army, and it is difficult for us to control it. ”

"The Twelve Princes and Princes, this person has a tyrannical temperament, moody, frivolous manners, and no human monarchy, when the first emperor was there, he also openly molested the princess of Zhennan because of the envoys of all countries, and was deposed as a concubine because of this matter, the first emperor did not like Gongzi Zhuo during his lifetime, if this person inherits the throne, it is not the blessing of the country, and the courtiers are afraid that they will be more suspicious of our motives."

"Although Gongzi is a wasted person, but his biological mother Mrs. Li is the sister of the later general Li Fu, his son Li Li is the concubine of the dynasty, and the eight generations of the Li family are the generals of our dynasty, and the forces in the army are intertwined.

Gao Chongyan's implication is that from the standpoint of the first emperor, even if the first emperor is alive, it will never be possible to make this son the king, not to mention that there is a powerful foreign relative force behind Gongzizhuo, which cannot be considered.

Gao Zhong picked up and analyzed: "Then now there are only fourteen princes left, Anle Hou Gongzi Sheng, Enxiang, you also know that Gongzi Sheng was more favored by His Majesty when he was in the capital, and once the Gongzi Sheng, who had not made an inch, was inexplicably canonized as Changping Jun, which once caused criticism from the government and the opposition, after the Taiji Palace incident, the first emperor broke the iron law of not sealing the clan, and canonized Gongzi Sheng as An Le Hou, this grace is unique even among the princes. Weichen boldly guessed that Gongzi Sheng was in the eyes of the first emperor, and it was very likely that he would be the best candidate for the prince after Gongzi Xiu. ”

"This is the second, Gongzi Sheng in the court except for his uncle Zhao Shu, basically no foundation at all, this Zhao Shu is upright, quite famous in the court, and is one of the auxiliary ministers of His Majesty's personal point, if we advocate to set up his own nephew as the emperor, he will be able to be used by us, stand on our side, with his support, our change will be much smoother."

"Third, according to the following observations, Gongzisheng's ability does not seem to be very outstanding, even if he succeeds to the throne, compared to An Guojun, he is expected to be a mediocre person, Gongzisheng's mother Mrs. Zhao died early, and there is no possibility that the Queen Mother will interfere in the government, which is also conducive to our further control of the court situation, Enxiang, do you think Gao's analysis is correct?"

Huo Zheng understood, if you engage in a mediocre leader, you will definitely be much easier to fool in the future, it is much easier to deal with than a hexagonal leader like An Guojun, who is strong in all aspects, and there is only one relative behind Gongzi Sheng, Zhao Shu is an old nobleman in Kanto, not born in the Sanjin Old Scholar Clan, and his influence in Guanzhong is very weak.

Huo Zheng paced in place several times and said, "En! Good! Yes, yours is the case. ”

Huo Zheng's tone changed and said: "The only thing I am worried about at the moment, Gongzi Sheng is still far away in Zhi County, even if he rushes to the capital without stopping, it will take at least a month and a half, and the body of the first emperor can't be cold in the palace all the time, right?" The first emperor did not show his face for such a long time, I am afraid that it will arouse the suspicion of the courtiers, if they unite to force the palace to face the saint, it will be bad! ”

When Gao Zhong heard this, he said helplessly: "Lord Xiangguo, you are really a fan of the authorities, have you forgotten the old things about assisting the first emperor in the Taiji Palace?" We can do it again, you always come out to the outside world to claim that you are in retreat and cultivation, after the shock of the former prince's affairs, who still dares to doubt you inside and outside the court now? To doubt you is to doubt the Emperor. ”

Huo Zheng patted his head and suddenly said, "It makes sense, good!" That's it, you immediately draft an order, send a messenger to Zhixian County to welcome An Le Hou into Beijing, and the old man will go to persuade Zhao Shaofu to see if he can be used by us. ”

Gao Chong saw that the big thing had been decided, he breathed a long sigh of relief, and then continued: "Enxiang, there is another matter, there are many people in this inner palace who know the truth about the first emperor, and there will be an accident, Gao thought that these people had to be dealt with as soon as possible." ”

When Huo Zheng heard this, a cold light flashed in his eyes and said, "Then you can rest assured, the old man has his own plans." ”