The sun is setting, the autumn breeze is slow, and the sultry weather is much cooler.

In the Qinzheng Hall of the East Palace, the prince was reviewing the Yuqi Tiger case, and his eyebrows were always twisted, and they turned into a Sichuan shape.

It seems that the public sentiment in various places is not very optimistic.

"Your Highness, Lord Cao, the Prime Minister of the Cabinet, asks to see you, and the chariot has arrived at the gate of the East Palace."

The chief manager Gao Jin received the palace gate guards, looked stunned, and quietly came to the jade pier and whispered to the prince.

"What, Cao Qichang?"

Yuan Zhi was very shocked when he heard this, he put down the red pen in his hand, and looked up at Gao Jin with blazing eyes.

Is there any mistake?

"Exactly." Gao Jin understood the prince's expression, he lowered his eyebrows and affirmed.

Gao Jin himself was puzzled just now.

But the palace gate guard said that this can't be wrong, it is the chariot of the cabinet prime minister Cao Qichang, and they also handed over the greeting post.

"It's a bit unexpected..."

Yuan Zhi's lips pursed, and his voice was so small that he didn't even hear Gao Jin clearly.

The founding father, the prime minister of the cabinet, went to the Qinzheng Hall of the East Palace and took the initiative to meet the prince of the prison country, in the eyes of the discerning person, it was called a condescension.

In fact, it shows that the court cabinet began to compromise, recognized the fact that the crown prince was in charge of the country, and was ready to cooperate.

Then the two sides fought back and forth before, you lived and died, what is going on?

Could it be that Cao Fu is ready to settle the matter, or does he have other conspiracies?

"Prime Minister Cao, please."

These doubts only flashed in Yuan Zhi's mind, and he commanded categorically.

"Yes."

Gao Jin went out and arranged it in small steps.

Yuan Zhi also put down the work in his hand, stood up and moved a few times, took a few deep breaths, and adjusted his mood for battle.

After all, it was the first time to confront the leader of the traitorous party, and Yuan Zhi couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive.

People have been immersed in the court for decades, and their knowledge and skills in all aspects are not covered.

I just have one more modern mind, but I have to fight with each other, and I lack a lot of on-the-spot experience in negotiation.

Yuan Zhi's head was running at high speed, and he had to do some homework and prepare in this gap.

In short, no matter in terms of momentum, negotiation words, or even limbs and micro-expressions, we must not show the slightest flaw, at least not defeat.

With a stick of incense, Cao Qichang arrived at the gate of the Qinzheng Palace, and he got off alone, wearing court clothes and stepping up the steps to enter the palace.

There are two rows of gold-armored guards on the left and right sides of the corridor, and around the hall, there are also Qianniu guards wearing armor, which has a sense of oppression.

This is a dismount for the old man.

Cao Qichang naturally understood in his heart, he walked forward without changing his face, came to the jade pier, looked at him with his eyes, and the prince, who was sitting in a precarious position, knelt down and bowed.

"The old minister knocks on His Royal Highness the Prince."

"Cao Aiqing is exempt from courtesy and sits."

Yuan Zhi deliberately lowered his voice, trying to show his majesty, but not indifferent.

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Cao Qichang got up without being humble or arrogant, and sat down after arching his hands, and the etiquette was not leaking.

Yuan Zhi breathed a sigh of relief slightly, and even the chamberlain standing next to him finally advanced high, and his nervousness eased.

Everyone was worried about Cao Qichang's attitude when he entered the hall.

What if he doesn't kneel down to the prince and don't make a big salute?

Did you really push him out and cut him down?

"I didn't expect Cao Aiqing to come to the East Palace Qinzheng Palace, I was very surprised, may I ask why Aiqing is here?"

As the master, Yuan Zhi of course spoke first.

What Cao Qichang didn't expect was that the prince actually asked directly, and he omitted even politeness such as greetings.

Cao Qichang, whose buttocks had just been attached to the bench surface, had to get up again without waiting to sit firmly and pose a pose, "Back to the prince, the old minister went to the East Palace this time, and there are private and public affairs, and both public and private are taken into account." ”

When Yuan Zhi heard this, he said happily: "Aiqing is very funny, since it is a combination of public and private, Lone wants to know, what is Aiqing's so-called private affairs?" ”

"Back to the prince, a few days ago, the third dog recklessly collided with His Royal Highness in Wangchun Pavilion, although it was not intentional, it was a fact that disturbed the prince Luan, and it should be severely punished, but His Royal Highness the prince was magnanimous, early this morning, pardoned the dog, and the minister specially came to thank him in person."

Cao Qichang first indicated that he was here to thank him.

"Hehe, you can't blame Cao Sangongzi for this matter, the lonely Weifu broke into the autumn poetry meeting, which is also a little abrupt, but Cao Sangongzi is the son of Aiqing, the younger brother of the queen's mother, don't look at the face of the Buddha and see the face of the Buddha."

Yuan Zhiyun was light and light, and he didn't forget to review himself as a little abrupt, and he seemed to be full of sincerity.

"The son does not teach the father's fault, and the old minister is guilty."

Cao Qichang hurriedly politely admitted that his godson was not strict, but as soon as the words changed, the second half of the sentence was a little sharp and harsh.

"In addition to the old minister's coming to thank him for the dog's affairs, he also has some official business, I wonder if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can listen to the advice of the old minister?"

"But it doesn't hurt to say it." Yuan Zhi raised his eyebrows, and raised his right hand slightly, very crisply.

"A few years ago, His Majesty had ordered the old ministers to be the prince and young master, but the old ministers were busy with political affairs, and they did not perform the duties of the prince and young master one day, and they felt guilty. In desperation, the old minister was stubborn and went to the Qinzheng Palace to persuade him, hoping that His Highness would be cautious. ”

If these words were said by another person, they would definitely anger the prince.

But what kind of person Cao Qichang is, the founding father, who has been in and out of the final Jin Dynasty for decades, both civil and military.

After he entered the Qinzheng Hall of the East Palace, the monarchs and ministers had all the courtesies, respectfully and respectfully thanked first, and then discussed politics, and acted in a dripping manner.

You can't find anything wrong with him at all.

And which of the previous ministers, such as Chen Huaiyuan, the provincial servant of the door, Gu Xuanhui, the secretary of the household department, Yu Kefan, the secretary of the military department, and others, were all arrogant and did not take the prince of the prison country in their eyes, so that they were the first to pay a loss and were arrested by the prince.

In the end, he was either killed or dismissed.

Before discussing politics, Cao Qichang first raised him to the position of the crown prince and young master, making people think that he was reviewing himself.

But the off-the-beaten-track is that he did not fulfill his responsibilities, so that the crown prince became stubborn and violent when he was in charge of the country.

No, he made up for his mistakes and came to criticize the prince's recent wrongdoings, hoping to correct and correct them.

Listen, he is the prime minister of the cabinet, and when he is the head of the court, the art of speaking is indeed clever.

Although Yuan Zhi was unhappy in his heart, he did not show the slightest annoyance on his face, otherwise, he would have lost the demeanor of the prince of the prison country.

Can't you just listen to the minister's advice and be loyal to your ears?

"Aiqing is too worried!"

Yuan Zhi was silent, his speech was neither salty nor light, and he opened his mouth to disagree with Cao Qichang's accusation.

"Although Lone has not personally learned the erudition of the Prime Minister in person, as well as the literature and martial arts strategy of governing the country, he has read the books of sages since he was a child, and has read the works of ancient and modern Confucianism, and the doctrines of famous scholars, including several books of Cao Qing himself, and knows that he has both ability and political integrity, and the importance of the rule of law in the world, so for those who despise imperial power, no matter how high their position is, how deep their talents are, Lone is resolutely not accustomed to it, and acts according to the law."

This reply shows the prince's level of knowledge, and his language arts are not inferior to Cao Xiang.