Gao Chen walked out of the cabin, he hadn't seen him for almost two years, and he seemed to have aged a lot.

"Stand down."

The women in white collected their swords and returned to the passenger ship.

"Mr. Song, I haven't seen you for a long time, come to the cabin to talk?" Gao Chen invited softly.

Song Che shook his head and said, "No, let's talk about it here." ”

"Mr. Song should know that His Majesty the Emperor has returned to the court."

"His Majesty the Emperor as I know him has been presiding over the overall situation."

"In the past, when King Rui ascended the throne, he wrote in an edict that he was temporarily the emperor, and now that the orthodox son of heaven has returned to him, it seems reasonable to return the imperial power."

"Of course it's reasonable," Song Che said, "But what does that matter to me?" I'm just a businessman and I've never been interested in politics. ”

Gao Chen said: "But every business you do involves politics everywhere——"

"Tall, sir." Song Che's voice grew colder, "I hope you can get straight to the point and don't beat around the bush." ”

Gao Chen was silent for a moment before he said: "There can only be one emperor in Daliang, and he must be the orthodox emperor passed on by the edict of the first emperor, not the temporary acting emperor, does Mr. Song agree with my point of view?" ”

Song Che pursed his lips, thought for a long time, and suddenly turned his head to ask the captain on the side: "Old Man Huang, do you agree with this point of view?" ”

"Huh?" The captain was a little overwhelmed, "I'...... I...... I'm a grass farmer who holds a boat, where do I dare to say anything and disagree. ”

Song Che pointed to the river and said: "There is a saying: 'Water can carry a boat and also capsize a boat', the benevolent government of the world lies in the monarch and the people, and the views of you ordinary people are exactly right,"

He added: "Then let me ask you in another way, there are now two emperors, one is the orthodox succession, but he has done nothing, and he has trusted his ministers, which has led to the collapse of the country, was invaded by foreign races, and almost wiped out the country; the other was ordered to take the imperial expedition in person, expel Dijon, restore the Central Plains, break through the Hu State, and pacify the northwest;

Of the two emperors, which one is better? The old man should not have a psychological burden, just say the most true thoughts. ”

"That'...... That...... Naturally, the second emperor is better! The captain pointed to both sides of the canyon and said: "I used to run a boat, and I never dared to pass here, just because there were bandits robbing in this gorge, but since Emperor Liang Jing ascended the throne, the bandits have been exterminated, and the lives of our people are much better than in previous years!" ”

At this moment, Song Che glanced at Gao Chen, whose face was gloomy, and asked slowly, "Lord Gao, are you satisfied with this answer?" ”

Gao Chen said in a deep voice: "His Majesty the Emperor was just a wrong decision made by being deceived by Jia Taishi and other traitors, and now Jia Taishi has collapsed-"

"But here comes another Ma Wei."

Song Che interrupted Gao Chen's words, "Does Lord Gao think that Ma Wei is a loyal minister?" He turned his head to look at Guo Shuyun, "Miss Guo, you can tell Master Gao what kind of person Ma Wei is." ”

Guo Shuyun took two steps forward, gave Gao Chen a slight salute, and said: "Lord Gao, I am Guo Shuyun, the daughter of Guo Gan, the Taishou of Beiliang, my father fought a bloody battle with the people of Beiliang for three months to resist Hu Nu, and Ma Wei refused to come to help for his own selfish desires, which led to the loss of my Beiliang and the slaughter of millions of people, he is a despicable villain with a desire for profit!" ”

"And Zhao Sui!"

Ning Yehong stood up with tears in her eyes: "Zhao Sui coveted my mother's beauty, killed my father, slaughtered my whole family, and demoted me to a lowly status, you know all this!" Loyal to the monarch and patriotic, loyal to the king of benevolence and righteousness, he Zhao Sui is not worthy of being the emperor! ”

Gao Chen closed his eyes and was speechless.

"Lord Gao, it's very simple for you to want the emperor to be orthodox," Song Che said: "Go back and tell Zhao Sui to ask him to write an abdication edict to tell the world that the emperor will be enthroned in Zhao Heng, and he can still be a carefree emperor." ”

Gao Chen said in a deep voice: "If Your Majesty is willing to abdicate, why should you summon Ma Wei to Chang'an?" ”

"Then it can't be helped. Anyway, my emperor is in Jinling, and half of the world is also the world, but the emperor is in the north, and there are Hu people, Dijon, and Xiqiang...... Anyway, they're used to being captive, so it doesn't matter if it's one or two more, you say, right? Tall man. ”

"Mr. Song—"

"Don't call me sir!"

Song Che pointed his fingers and reprimanded angrily: "I am destroying the Dongying Japanese Invaders for the people of the world!" In addition to the king of Anyang, I am also for the people of the world! I am in turmoil in the southwest, or for the people of the world! I raised Zhao Heng to ascend the throne, but also for the people of the world!

As a merchant, I have done my best to this dynasty, but in the end, there are still pedantic and ignorant people who are consumed by power to destroy this good world!

You can know that I have spent more than half a year, I have exhausted the sixteen cities of Hu State, and I am about to open up the Hexi Corridor, open the Western Regions Mutual Market, and soon usher in the prosperity of Fanbang bowing down to the vassals, and all foreign countries will come to the dynasty, but Ma Wei once rebelled, making all the results of the war in vain, until the two emperors of the Great Liang held each other, and the north and the south were opposed!

Gao Chen, Zhongjun, is not so loyal! Patriotism, not so much love! ”

After finishing speaking, he flicked his sleeves, turned around and walked into the cabin:

"Sail and return home!"

……

At the end of October, the snow fell in the south of the Yangtze River.

Early in the morning, the cold wind on the riverside, Jinling Wharf to the passenger boat.

After nearly two months of part-time travel, everyone was exhausted, and Song Che first took everyone to the Prime Minister's Mansion, planning to rest for a day before going to Suzhou and Hangzhou.

"Boom......" When I arrived at the door, I heard a crisp sound of snow plowing.

Song Che knocked on the open door.

The servant put down the broom, came to the door, bowed first, and greeted: "Who are you looking for, this official?" ”

"New here? Don't know me? Song Che said with a smile.

The servant scratched his head and made a smile, "The person who can come to our family must not be a layman, official, and later, I will go and inform Madame." With that, he turned around and ran towards the house.

"It is worthy of the Prime Minister's Mansion, the family style is really rigorous, and even a servant knows how to be polite." Guo Shuyun, who came from the north, was full of curiosity all the way after entering the south from the passenger ship.

She pulled Song Che again and asked softly: "This is the prime minister above 10,000 people under one person, wouldn't it be bad for us to disturb him so early?" ”

"Why isn't it good?" Song Che asked with a smile.

Guo Shuyun said very seriously: "He is already a very human minister, he must not be smiling, not angry and arrogant, this kind of person is generally very big, disturbing his dreams, he will most likely lose his temper." ”

"Hehehe......"

Everyone was laughing at her.

"What are you laughing at?" Guo Shuyun crossed her waist and stared at her round eyes.

Lin Yue said: "You look like you, just like the village girl who just entered the city in the countryside, afraid of the east and the west, and ask the east and the west." ”

Guo Shuyun snorted lightly: "Our Beiliang people are this character, straightforward and true, it's better than you Jiangnan people, you have to turn eighteen times when you say a word." ”

They laughed even louder.

Ning Yehong said with a smile: "You were wrong before, the current prime minister is not above ten thousand people under one person, but under two people, one of whom is the emperor, and this other," she elbowed Song Che beside her: "It's him." ”

"Him?" Guo Shuyun grabbed Song Che's chest and wondered: "The surname Song, should you be a master, a master, a treasurer, this kind of super first-class master!" ”

Song Che shook his head and smiled, and shook the hand of the woman in front of him, "I don't have any official position, I'm just a businessman, and the reason why I'm older than the prime minister is because I'm his brother-in-law." ”

"Brother-in-law!"

There was a call from inside the house, and Gong Lingzhi ran like a wind under his feet.