Zhaoyang Palace.
The palace was extremely quiet. There were eunuchs guarding every intersection. These eunuchs lowered their heads and had straight faces. There was no trace of life on their faces. Two slaves came one behind the other, leading a five or six-year-old baby.
We are walking in the long corridor.
The little doll was delicate and white, like a porcelain doll, which made people happy to look at it. He looked around, his immature face full of confusion.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, I finally arrived in front of the main hall.
The old slave stopped and looked at the little baby. The old slave knelt down and showed a gentle smile, "Your Highness, we can't accompany you in." "When you see the queen later, remember to bow to see her. Are you still here?"
Remember the etiquette we taught you?”
The little doll was stunned for a moment and nodded, "I still remember." "Okay, that's great."
The old slave looked around secretly, took out a plum from his sleeve and handed it to him. Prince Gao Wei picked up the plum and his eyes lit up, "It's so cold!"
"Your Highness, this old slave took this out of the ice cellar specially. You hide it in your sleeve. If you don't come out for a long time, you can eat it secretly in a place where no one is around. Don't starve yourself.
Gao Wei laughed, nodded heavily, "Thank you!" The old slave laughed, and then coaxed the prince into the hall. The door of the hall was very high, and there was a soldier standing on each side.
The two soldiers were tall, and Gao Wei had to raise his head high to see their faces. The prince walked into the palace, and an eunuch led him inside again.
Entering the main hall, there were quite a few people inside.
Gao Zhan, who looked tired, sat on the upper seat, and Queen Hu sat next to him.
Dongping Wang Gaoyan, who was younger than the prince, sat unceremoniously beside his parents. There were many servants in front and behind him. Some were holding new clothes, some were carrying fruit plates, some were waving fans, and some female officials were holding cloths. There were ten people.
The rest of the people gathered around Gao Yan, serving this little baby who was only three years old.
Gao Wei timidly walked up to his parents and bowed before them. "My son, I pay my respects to Your Majesty."
"My son, I pay my respects to the Queen."
Gao Zhan glanced at him, nodded, and continued to talk to Queen Hu. The two of them spoke in low voices and very fast, as if they were arguing. Queen Hu wiped her tears from time to time, and the two of them were very busy.
Gao Yan was holding a small wooden figure in his hand. The wooden figure was carved into the shape of a general. He was holding it in one hand and playing with it happily. Gao Wei stood there and watched him playing with a blank expression on his face.
After standing there for an unknown amount of time, Gao Wei touched his belly, quietly walked to the side, took out a plum from his sleeve, and took a bite.!!!!"
Gao Yan suddenly shouted.
When he shouted like this, the entire hall fell silent for an instant. Gao Zhan looked at him. Ever since the prince was born, Gao Zhan had doted on him in every possible way, relying on him in everything, and doting on him more than anyone else.
Gao Yan pointed to the plums in Gao Wei's hand.
"My brother has plums to eat in his palace, why can't I?!" Gao Wei was stunned and looked at his father blankly.
Gao Zhan was furious, "Go and call Lao Nu Zhang!"
The next moment, a soldier called the old slave who had just given Gaowei plums here. "Your Majesty!!"
"I ask you, why did you only give the plums from the ice cellar to the prince?! Why not share them equally among the princes?"
The old slave's eyes widened, "Your Majesty, I am the prince's personal attendant. Besides, how can the prince's standards be the same as those of other princes?" "How brave!! Are you refuting me?!"
"Here comes someone! Drag him down and kill him with a cane!!" "Your Majesty!! Spare your life!!"
"His Majesty!!!"
The old slave was dragged out crying, and the plum in Gao Wei's hand fell to the ground. He watched in shock as the old slave was dragged away, and when he saw him crying, he couldn't help crying.
Gao Zhan was upset. He suddenly opened his collar and looked at the queen beside him irritably, "It's like this every time I come here! Why should I come to you again?" He turned around and asked
Step out.
Queen Hu just cried silently.
Seeing Gao Wei crying loudly, Queen Hu became even more angry, "What's wrong with crying?!" She picked up Gao Yan and turned around to leave.
The servant pulled the crying Gao Yan out of the hall, sent him to the door, and left.
A bloodstain could be seen outside the door. The dragging bloodstain gave off a strong smell of blood. The two people who sent him here were also missing at this moment.
aiksiod Gao Wei looked around in fear, his whole body trembling.
"Prince." Someone suddenly said.
Gao Wei shuddered and raised his head suddenly.
He saw a woman with good temperament and a smile appearing in front of him. Her appearance was exquisite and not inferior to the queen at all. She slowly knelt down and took the prince's hand.
"Sister Lu." Gao Wei called out.
Wet nurse Lu Lingxuan gently stroked Gao Wei's face, "Your Highness, let's go back." "Sister, why don't my parents love me anymore?"
"Your Highness...the Queen loves you very much, how can you say that?" "They killed my slaves."
Lu Lingxuan pursed her lips and said nothing, "That's because he refuted the Emperor himself. It was his own fault. The Emperor is supreme and cannot be refuted..." "Can I be the Emperor?"
"When the prince grows up, of course." "Then when will I grow up?"
Lu Lingxuan did not speak, but looked at the distant hall. The emperor and the queen were particularly fond of Gao Wei when Gao Yan was not born, but now, the situation has changed.
If I don't do something again, I'm afraid.
"Don't worry, Your Highness, Your Highness will grow up when the time comes."
Gao Wei's eyes widened, the corners of his mouth trembled, and his expression was extremely strange, "When I grow up, will I be like my father? Supreme?" "Of course."
Gao Zhan returned to the new hall angrily, and was about to vent his anger, when He Shikai hurriedly came to the door and brought some good news. The two sat in the hall, and He Shikai said with a smile on his face, "Your Majesty is really awesome.
! It’s a perfect plan!”
"Once King Pingyuan takes action, Gao Guiyan will be vulnerable to a blow!"
"It doesn't even need King Pingyuan to take action. King Dong'an has already conquered four cities in succession and is approaching Xindu! Gao Guiyan can't stop him!" Gao Zhan picked up the military intelligence report and looked at it a few times. The irritable
His thoughts disappeared and he laughed.
"Okay, okay!"
"Hahaha, Gao Guiyan, what a fool! Do you think you can stop my troops? Which of the elite soldiers and generals under my command can he stop?" "That is, your majesty has so many powerful generals.
, How can such a rat stop me?"
He Shikai then took out another document and said, "Your Majesty, here is the memorial sent by Liu Taozi." Upon hearing this name, most of the smile on Gao Zhan's face disappeared.
He took the memorial with a straight face, looked at it a few times, his eyes were a little startled, "He captured the three rebel garrison?"
The three garrisons of Tianzhu, Xin'an, and Niutou of the Puppet Zhou Dynasty were the closest to Da Qi. The three garrisons were well-defended and supported each other. Relying on their advantageous positions, they always absorbed the fleeing Qi people, and then used them to carry out destruction and use Qi people to control them.
Qi, it is really disgusting. When Gao Yang was still there, he angrily commented on the three rebel garrison. These three places seemed useless, but they were very disgusting to the three levels of Da Qi.
Gao Zhan asked in surprise: "How did he do it?"
Liu Taozi had written several times before, saying that the enemy had begun to build fortresses and that the two sides had started fighting. Gao Zhan didn't pay much attention to it, but now, these three garrison were captured. It seems that he was not completely talking empty words. He was really
The fight has started??
However, these three forts are all solid cities. How did he do it?
He Shikai hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Liu Taozi is the most cruel person. He only drove the soldiers to fight to the death to win these cities. He didn't care about the lives of the soldiers and only cared about his own reputation! Besides, he only cared about his own reputation!
, I think he deliberately passed on the news of his victory this time, and he also had ulterior motives!"
"Oh?" "What do you mean?"
"Your Majesty, think about it. You just defeated Gao Guidu, and he wrote a letter saying that he defeated the Zhou people. Isn't this just to show off your power? This is clearly intimidating Your Majesty!!"
Gao Zhan looked at He Shikai faintly, "You mean, Liu Taozi knew the news about the Battle of Huangzhou faster than I did in Wuchuan?"
He Shikai immediately made a mistake and said hesitantly: "In any case, he is not well-intentioned. Your Majesty, he is not a famous general. How could he capture the three garrison so quickly? I'm sure he has reached some kind of conspiracy with Yang Zhong and deliberately deceived him."
Fraud..”
"Shikai, do you think I'm stupid?"
He Shikai was so frightened that he fell to his knees, "Why did your Majesty say this?"
"Listen to what you said yourself, Liu Taozi conspired with Yang Zhong? Why didn't you say that he conspired with Wei Xiaokuan?"
"I know you don't like Liu Taozi, and I don't like him either. These people in the court are stupid and always think Liu Taozi is loyal. In fact, this person has no loyalty at all. Otherwise, Gao Yan would value him so much.
Why didn't he come to see Gao Yan off when he passed away?"
He Shikai felt that sometimes he really couldn't understand his lord more and more.
My protagonist seems to be particularly shrewd at times, and the decisions he makes are amazing, but the logic behind them is difficult to understand.
Just like Juntian, after Gao Zhan took the nobles hostage, he did not remove Gao or stop the government as he had promised. He chose to continue to push forward, even more vigorously and decisively than during Gao Yan's period.
, if you dare to express your dissatisfaction, then let the army come to your door.
But Gao Zhan explained that the reason why he did this was because Gao Yin always persuaded him to stop drinking and let him do things, so that no one would bother him. It was strange.
Gao Zhan continued: "Although I don't like him and I'm not afraid of him, I haven't done anything to him yet." "Firstly, most of the officials are opposed to it, and secondly, it's because they are afraid that he will surrender to the enemy."
"There is only one way at the moment. First, gradually weaken his power, prevent him from starving to death, and prevent him from being full. Then attack the Puppet Zhou Dynasty, so that the Puppet Zhou Dynasty will not dare to send troops easily. Then, we can attack Liu Taozi."
"You will have to take on important responsibilities in the future. You must not be so impatient." He Shikai saluted again and said yes.
Gao Zhan suddenly raised his head, his eyes flashing, "The land equalization order is very good, and it recruits people from all over the world as soldiers." "How can the manpower of Da Qi be comparable to that of the other two thieves?"
"I can do things that none of my brothers can do."
"When all the cultivated land falls into the hands of the common people and the number of elite and capable soldiers exceeds 200,000, do you think the Zhou people will still dare to show their teeth to us?" "Shikai, do you think I should give up drinking? Let's deal with the world's major events first.
Now that it’s done, how about enjoying it?”
He Shikai looked at the emperor who suddenly cheered up, and was a little surprised, but he said calmly: "Since ancient times, which emperor has been immortal? They all turned into dust, Yao and Shun were like this, Jie and Zhou were like this,
What's the difference between them?"
"When Jie and Zhou were still alive, they enjoyed eating, drinking, and having fun. No one could compare with them. When Yao and Shun were alive, they worked hard all day long and could not enjoy it until they died." It seems that the emperor took advantage of his youth and strength.
, having fun as much as you want, one day of happiness is better than ten thousand years, isn’t this better?”
Gao Zhan was stunned, "What you said makes sense!"
"Everyone is destined to die, so what are you doing living so hard?"
Only then did He Shikai laugh, "Your Majesty, this is what I said."
Gao Zhan touched his beard again, "However, you can't really become a Jie and Zhou and end up being killed... Forget it, let the ministers handle the important affairs of the country! I will continue to drink mine!"
"only!!!"
While the two were talking, an eunuch came in to report, saying that Gao Yan, King of Pingyang, wanted to see him. Gao Zhan happened to be looking for him, so he hurriedly let him in.
Gao Yan paid homage to Gao Zhan and said hello to He Shikai. He Shikai hurriedly returned the greeting and took the initiative to retreat outside the door. There were two wise kings in the court, Gao Yan and Gao Chun.
The two brothers have completely different personalities. Gao Yan is radical, strong, and extremely talented. Gao Yan is steady, kind, and treats others well.
Gao Yan is responsible for offending people, and Gao Yan is responsible for comforting people. Of course, his comfort is different from that of Gao Zhan and Shikai.
Gao Yan sat aside, panting, and said: "Your Majesty, please forgive me, my health is getting worse and worse. I even visited Cui Jishu several times before, but there was no improvement."
Gao Zhan was stunned and didn't know what he thought of. After a while, he said: "Cui Jishu's medical skills are quite good. I remember that he cured me when I was ill when I was young...Brother, let him go to a place a little closer."
Governor, as you get older, you should not travel far away."
Gao Yan hurriedly saluted, "Your Majesty is generous and kind, and the world is lucky."
Gao Zhan grinned, and Shikai stood far away, but couldn't help but frown slightly. "Brother, you came just in time, I just have something to ask you."
"Your Majesty, how dare you call me brother...
"Hahaha, there are no outsiders here, why not? Brother, I listened to Zu Jue's slander, replaced Hu Lvxian, and made Gao Anagong the governor of Shuozhou. As a result, Shuozhou was in chaos.
Foreign soldiers dare to enter Shuozhou."
"At the moment, it seems that Zu Jue also arranged it deliberately, just to make me make mistakes."
Gao Zhan looked at Gao Yan and said, "Brother, if I ask you to go to Shuozhou to serve as governor, will you feel aggrieved? If you feel aggrieved, I will send someone else to go." Gao Yan was stunned, "It is a matter of state, how can I do that?
Even if I say I am wronged, I am a county magistrate. As long as it is beneficial to the country, I will have no complaints."
Gao Zhan was very moved and held his hand, "Brother, with a minister like you by my side, what do I have to worry about?"
Gao Zhan added: "It's just that the situation in Shuozhou is really complicated. Although Gao Anagong is in charge of the area at the moment, the people who are really doing things there are the people sent by Liu Taozi. They are killing people and setting fire to Shuozhou.
, they commit all kinds of evil, and the border soldiers plunder everywhere, making the people miserable!"
"If brother goes, we must find a way to get rid of those border people!"
"Daqi has its own system. Even if Liu Taozi has no selfish motives, he cannot set such a precedent. He is not the only one in this town. If such a precedent is set, can there be peace in the frontier fortress?"
Gao Yan was silent for a moment and nodded, "Your Majesty is right."
"After I go to Shuozhou, I will definitely find a way to convince General Anxi and take back the power of Shuozhou. Please don't worry, Your Majesty." The monarch and his ministers conspired a lot, and then Gao Zhan asked He Shi to drive each other away.
After Gao Yan left the palace, he did not return to his own mansion, but went to his younger brother Gao Jun's mansion first.
Gao Jun's mansion was the simplest among the kings. He didn't like pleasure and kept everything simple. When Gao Yan came to the door, Gao Jun was still in the study, followed by many civil servants excitedly talking about the issue of farming land.
In the eyes of Gao Zhan, the equalization of land was carried out quite smoothly, and he received good news every day. It was said that the cultivated land was successfully distributed, and the people there knelt down and shouted long live. But in Gao Xun's case,
In the eyes, it can be said that it is difficult to move even an inch.
When Gao Yan arrived, the scribes hurriedly left. Gao Che breathed a sigh of relief, and his whole body suddenly collapsed and became weak.
Seeing the tired look on his brother's face, Gao Yan also felt a little distressed. In less than a year, Gao Yan felt much older, his face had no luster, and he looked older than Gao Yan.
At the age of ten, he no longer had the high spirits and brilliance he once had.
"Things aren't going well?" "I'm seriously ill."
Gao Jun pointed to the document in front of him, "It's not feasible. The officials who work will not do anything that will harm themselves, and the same goes for the generals sent to suppress them." "It's all fake, pretending to grant land, pretending to recruit, pretending to do everything.
It’s done.”
"I sent people over to check, but all the people I sent died of illness, and there is no further information."
"I led the troops to check it out in person and discovered the fraud, but no one admitted it and we couldn't kill them all." "Brother, I..."
Gao Yan said softly: "Don't be in a hurry, haste makes waste."
"Among all the brothers, you have the highest talent. I don't know how to solve these problems, but I think I will definitely get what I want." "Yun, I am going to Shuozhou to serve as the governor."
"Assassin??"
Gao Jun frowned again, "Let you deal with General Liu?"
"You don't have to worry, I know what to do... It's just that if you don't have me to help you in the future, you must restrain yourself and stop refuting His Majesty in front of the ministers, let alone talk about things that shouldn't be done.
Something to talk about.”
"I'm not afraid of going to the border, I'm just worried about your affairs here..."
"Brother, don't worry about me. It's a good thing for you to go to Shuozhou. It's better than those villains...Brother, there is one thing I want to trouble you with."
"Say it."
"I have never personally seen the situation in the border area, but they say it is going extremely smoothly. Could you please help me go and see how they did it... If my brother sees Liu Taozi, please tell him,
Chapter completed!