"Your Majesty, the minister didn't tell a lie, with the current emperor's chess strength, even if Bai Ling tries his best, he may not be able to win!"

Listening to the tone of this, it doesn't seem like Guo Bailing is telling a lie.

"Alas, you, it's not my level that has grown, it's your chess, it's your chess, it's changed too much, your chess skills used to be like a sharp knife, extremely sharp, but now, your chess is like a smooth stone, powerless, it seems, deep in the palace, but ruined your ability." ”

The emperor's sudden words not only touched Bai Ling's heart when he heard it, but even Zhao Weixian next to him trembled.

The reason that the emperor said is very simple, as the saying goes, those who are close to Zhu are red, and those who are close to ink are black, in the palace, it is originally a place to flatter everywhere and pat sycophants everywhere, if you are not tactful, how can you be here zhanzhu?

However, if a person is too sleek, the sharpness on his body will be gone, just like Guo Bailing, and the level of chess skills will naturally deteriorate.

And what Zhao Weixian's temperament has been honed into, I'm afraid only he knows.

"The emperor's lesson is that the minister is ashamed of the emperor. Guo Bailing said with a little sadness.

"Haha, Aiqing is serious, if you want to say that you are ashamed, I am also ashamed of you, okay, you go back to rest first, I will find you to play chess in a few days, when the time comes, you have to show real skills, I am not like the faint king who likes flattery, I prefer people with true temperament, such people, although they are not likable, but they are real people who can be of great use, I am governing the country, the way of governing the country, only people who are worthy of great use can be reused.

"Your Majesty, the minister has been taught, and he will do his best to live up to the emperor's hard work another day. ”

I don't know weishenme, when Guo Bailing said the word painstaking work, Zhao Weixian sounded as if he was beating himself.

"Haha, Aiqing go back and rest. ”

"Yes!"

After Guo Bailing packed up the chess pieces, he stood up and walked outside, and when he passed by Zhao Weixian's side, he said with a smile: "I've seen Lord Zhao." ”

Guo Bailing's sudden move made Zhao Weixian a little uncomfortable, and he quickly returned the courtesy: "Lord Guo is too polite." ”

After Guo Bailing left, before Zhao Weixian could speak, the emperor first said: "What, if you don't think about it at home, what's the important thing about coming to see me?"

Zhao Weixian hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, the minister has nothing important, but I haven't seen the emperor for many days, I miss it very much, I want to come to see the emperor, and... I also want to say a few words to the emperor by the way. ”

The emperor smiled, then pointed to a wooden box on the imperial case and said: "If you enter the palace without a decree, you should be punished, this is the good tea that has just been delivered, you go, make a pot of good tea and bring it to me, remember, don't let people help." ”

When he said the first few sentences, Zhao Weixian did chuckle in his heart, but when he heard the back, Zhao Weixian was relieved.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

With that, Zhao Weixian walked out with the wooden box, and after a while, he walked back with a tray.

"Your Majesty, tea is here. Zhao Weixian said respectfully placing the tray on the table.

The emperor was reviewing the chessboard at this time, and when he heard Zhao Weixian's words, he wiped his hands with the handkerchief next to him, and then stood up.

"Haha, how did you get this out?"

Zhao Weixian's face was red at the moment, and beads of sweat were also hanging on his forehead, looking embarrassed.

"Minister... The minister hasn't made tea for many years. Zhao Weixian replied cautiously.

"Haha, just look at you like this, come, sit down. The Emperor said with a smile.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. ”

After taking his seat, Zhao Weixian first poured a full cup of tea for the emperor, and then poured himself a cup as well.

"Your Majesty, during this time, the ministers have been introspecting at home, and they have indeed gained a lot. Zhao Weixian said.

"Oh, what do you get?"

"The minister was a little unsteady in his previous work, and he failed the emperor's grace, so I was really ashamed. Zhao Weixian said.

The emperor smiled and nodded, and then said: "It doesn't matter if you have mistakes, what matters is whether you can recognize your mistakes, take you as an example, your duty is to inspect the people's livelihood and government affairs in the world for me, to put it mildly, you are a powerful official in the world, wherever you go, the officials everywhere are not flattering you? You are my eyes and ears, and you want to give me everything I can't usually hear or can't see, this is my true intention, but what about you?" Don't do your job, but participate in some private interests, let the Manchu officials see jokes, do you know or not, in fact, they are more laughing at me, at the beginning, when I wanted to give you the post of inspector of the nine provinces, how deep the imperial history and the old ministers were three times and twice, I suggested that I should not be like this, saying that once your power is too great, it will be unfavorable to the country and the court, but I tried my best to give you this official position, and it turned out that you were good, and you made me such a shameless thing, which really made me feel cold. ”

This may be the most heartfelt reassuring thing that Zhao Weixian has heard the emperor say during this period of time.

Indeed, when this official position was set up, Zhao Weixian knew that there were many people who opposed it, of course, after the opposition failed, then he could only look forward to seeing the jokes.

"Your Majesty, the ministers deserve to die! Failed the emperor and the people!" Zhao Weixian stood up emotionally, and then knelt on the ground.

The emperor glanced at him, and did not immediately let him get up, but continued: "What you have done, don't think that you can hide it from anyone, even if you hide it temporarily, you can hide it for a lifetime?"

"Yes, your majesty, the minister is guilty, the minister is guilty!"

"Do you have a grudge in your heart now that I put your henchman in prison?" the emperor suddenly asked.

As soon as he heard the emperor mention the water cut, Zhao Weixian immediately panicked.

Because he suddenly remembered that he had put in a lot of work, and came up with a plan to steal the beams and change the pillars, and swap out the broken water to go to Shezhou to deal with Chengqihou, and until now, there has been no news.

"What's wrong with you?"

The emperor was talking, and suddenly saw Zhao Weixian raising his head with a sluggish face and not speaking, so he asked curiously.

"Ahh

Zhao Weixian suddenly came to his senses, this was talking to the emperor, and immediately hurriedly said: "The emperor forgives the sin, the minister just thought of living up to the emperor's grace, and he was in a trance." ”

"Oh. Although the emperor was silent on the surface, he had already begun to have some doubts in his heart.

"I just talked about your henchman......"

"Ah, Your Majesty, you are tormenting the minister, and the minister will never dare to complain about it. Zhao Weixian said.