Yecheng, Gaoyun Mansion.
The mansion is lined with green trees, and officials come and go frequently, making it extremely busy.
Gao Rui strode along the road, and the officials he met along the way stopped to bow to him. Gao Rui frowned and strode forward. The officials who led him could only trot to keep up with him.
They arrived at the study all the way, without waiting for the clerk to report, Gao Rui opened the door directly and entered.
The soldiers at the door didn't dare to stop him and stopped talking.
When I opened the door, I saw many documents piled high, forming hills one after another in the house.
Gao Jun was sitting among these mountains with four or five people, talking about something, when Gao Rui barged in like this, startling everyone, and they hurriedly got up and bowed to see him.
Gao Rui said coldly: "I have important matters to discuss with King Pengcheng. You should go out first."
Everyone looked at Gao Wei.
Gao Xun paused, then motioned for them to go out.
The scribes went out and closed the door.
There were only two kings left in the room, sitting facing each other.
The two looked at each other, but neither of them spoke. They were becoming more and more similar. Although they were both relatively young, they exuded a deep sense of twilight from the inside out.
There is an indescribable tired and suffocating atmosphere.
Gao Jun was the first to ask: "What's the matter with Prince Zhao?"
There was no need for the two of them to exchange pleasantries, as they were both busy.
"Something happened in the palace."
"The few female officials around the Queen Mother are all men, and there is also a monk. He has entered the harem many times. Many people call him the Supreme Emperor."
Gao Jun's expression did not change at all. Although he was still young, he had experienced so many things that he had reached the point where he would not be surprised to hear them.
There are so many monsters and monsters and so many absurd things, but what does this mean?
Gao Rui said seriously: "His Majesty discovered it."
At this moment, Gao Jun was a little moved, "Your Majesty, you haven't done anything, have you?"
"Your Majesty ordered the execution of all the princes around the Queen Mother, as well as the monk, who was sentenced to death."
"I'm not rude to the Queen Mother."
Gao Jun nodded and whispered: "That's good."
"Has Lu Lingxuan sent someone to look for you?"
"Lu Lingxuan?"
Looking at the confused Gao Jun in front of him, Gao Rui asked displeasedly: "King Pengcheng has done such a big thing, but he doesn't care about the affairs of the court at all?!"
"His Majesty's adoptive mother, Buliugu clan!"
Gao Jun suddenly realized that he didn't explain anything, "You never came to see me."
Gao Rui said: "This woman is very ambitious. She contacted me earlier and told me many of the crimes of the Queen Mother, and then she was discovered by Your Majesty. I think this is no coincidence."
"His Majesty just summoned me to the palace, and I found that Liu Taozhi was standing next to the emperor."
"At present, the power of the Hu family in the temple is getting stronger and stronger. At the local level, foreign generals can no longer control it. Liu Taozhi seems to have conspired with Lu Lingxuan. I suspect that Liu Taozi is also related to this matter."
"Liu Taozi"
Gao Jun said blankly.
At this moment, he is not at all as clever and intelligent as he was in the past. His whole person is a bit sluggish, with a feeling of being a little slow.
Gao Rui simply said it clearly.
"The government began to escape our control. Hu Changren met with the nobles who were dismissed by me and tried to take charge of important affairs. Lu Lingxuan was ambitious and intended to take charge of the harem. Liu Taozi colluded with the courtiers. The elites of the harem and the warrior battalion disappeared.
Lou Rui and others are running for him, sending merchant ships, carriages and horses to the border fortress. We must do something."
Gao Jun was confused again and murmured: "Do something..."
Gao Rui raised his eyebrows and said coldly: "If King Pengcheng doesn't care so much, it would be better to do nothing at the beginning."
"The world is falling apart. I dare not say that it is all your fault, but what you did before has indeed made the situation a step further. In this case, you must continue to do it. Once you have done this, you cannot stop.
, there is no reason to give up halfway, King Pengcheng, don’t take it lightly!!”
Gao Rui hated Gao Yin's inaction.
He has seen people kill their nephews after taking power, and he has seen people play tricks on their sisters-in-law after taking power, but these are not as shocking as Gao Jun's work overtime after taking power.
After Gao Jun took over the power of the temple, he actually began to govern the world. He stayed in the official office all day, did not go out for several days, and occasionally went out several times, all for errands.
If you don't win over nobles or deal with political opponents, you just want to work overtime.
After finishing the busy winter, we start busy with spring, and after finishing busy with spring, we start preparing for autumn harvest.
Is there anyone as powerful as you?
Gao Jun sighed, he also had his own difficulties.
"What Prince Zhao doesn't know is that the temple is about to be unable to pay the salary. I need to find a way to provide food and grass in Jinyang. The disaster in Qingxu cannot be stopped. The people of the world are the country. If the people can't survive,
, officials in various places will have their salaries cut off, temples will not be able to operate, and the country will be in danger."
"I know all this, but if there is a problem within the government, then no matter how many plans you have in mind, it will not help!"
Gao Jun looked at him calmly, "Daqi can't stand any troubles. In the current situation, what else can we do? If we can maintain the current order, and slowly plan for it, the Juntian Order has achieved success in some places.
, I have also promoted many people, and these people are all useful sages..."
Gao Rui said no more.
The two fell silent again.
Gao Jun said slowly: "I understand what Prince Zhao wants to do. However, today's world is like a terminally ill patient. No strong medicine can be given, so we can only maintain it first..."
Gao Rui raised his head and said softly: "You don't need strong medicine, but you can't resist others giving poison..."
Gao Jun wanted to say something, but Gao Rui had already stood up. He glanced at Gao Jun and whispered: "Since King Pengcheng is not willing to do it, then I will do it myself. Lu Lingxuan wants to occupy the harem.
Liu Taozi wants to expand his power, which I can tolerate for the time being, but Hu Changren is shielding many illegal traitors and trying to revive them, which I can never tolerate."
A trace of worry flashed across Gao Jun's face, but he could not dissuade him, so he could only say: "The enemy is facing us now, I hope you won't be too impatient... Now we need to unite as one to compete with the Puppet Zhou. I will send
The envoys must have arrived at Puppet Chen at this moment... In order to compete with Puppet Zhou, even the Southern Kingdom needs to be appeased, let alone the country."
Gao Rui was stunned for a moment, then became furious, "Did you send an envoy to the Southern Kingdom?"
"How come I don't know?!"
"Prince Zhao is busy fighting with the Hu family all day long, how could he know this?"
Gao Jun said solemnly: "Yu Wenhu sent an envoy to the southern country, saying that he was willing to marry a female from the southern country for his son. He wanted to repair the relationship, and maybe he also had the idea of ​​dividing Daqi... Therefore, I also hurriedly sent an envoy, also in the name of marrying.
, is to block the cooperation between them."
"Join forces??"
Gao Rui laughed loudly, "Do the southerners still want to follow the Puppet Zhou to attack us? They should first surrender the princes in the south and then start the Northern Expedition!!"
"Surrendered."
"What??"
Gao Rui was stunned.
Gao Jun continued: "While you were busy fighting, Chen Tanqian had already captured and killed Chen Baoying, Liu Yi and his son, and defeated Zhou Di."
"The Southern Kingdom is finally unified... The remaining bandits are nothing to worry about. Chen Tanqian has defeated the princes in the south one after another. Now there is abundant food and grass, strong soldiers and horses, and many powerful generals are eyeing them. King Zhao feels that I should send an envoy there.
Where is the southern country?”
The sadness on Gao Rui's face became even greater.
In the past, he did not take Chen Guo seriously at all, because there were many princes in the south, and Chen Guo was just one of the bigger ones. Gao Rui felt that the other country was not qualified to compare with him. Of course, the people in the south also felt that the two princes in the north could not compare with him.
After completing the reunification, they are not qualified to be compared with themselves.
But now that Lord Chen has pacified the south and begun to accumulate strength, the situation has become a little different.
The kings of the two northern countries have not been very outstanding in recent years. Although there are some who have performed amazingly, they often reveal their true nature quickly. However, the south is different. The first one was very powerful, and this one is not bad either. If the national power is not too weak, I am afraid it will
Become a formidable enemy in the north.
Chen, Jiankang.
The wind blew slowly, and the soldiers stood on both sides of the steps, neatly arranged and not squinting.
Huangfu Liang, the envoy of Qi State, and several deputy envoys walked among these soldiers.
An official walked in front and to the left of the envoys, leaning sideways and leading them with a smile.
But Huangfu Liang couldn't be happy. The current situation was different from the past. After coming to the Southern Kingdom, he suffered a lot of embarrassments. All the officials, big and small, were smiling, but they always had something to say and tried every means to embarrass themselves.
Huangfu Liang was a straight man with a simple and honest character, which made it difficult for him to get along in the Chen Kingdom.
At this moment, looking at the main hall in the distance, he felt very worried. He didn't know what kind of things he would encounter next.
Just when he finished walking up the steps and arrived at the gate of the main hall, a rough-looking man suddenly flashed out. Huangfu Liang didn't even see where he came from. He was leading many soldiers behind him, and he immediately Huangfu Liang was surrounded.
Huangfu Liang hurriedly bowed to see him.
The official on the side smiled and explained: "This is Chijie, Kaifu Yitong Sansi, Dudu Yang, Nanxu, Dongyang, Nanyu, Beijiang five states military, Yangzhou governor, Hussar general, Ancheng king .”
Huangfu Liang was stunned for a moment after hearing this. He waited until the official finished speaking before bowing to see him.
"Meet King Ancheng!"
Before arriving, he had also made preparations. He knew that the man in front of him was the younger brother of Emperor Chen Qian of the Chen Kingdom, named Chen Xu.
Currently, he is considered a well-known and important minister in the Chen Kingdom. The emperor attaches great importance to him and has great power.
Chen Xu was tall and rather burly. He lowered his head and examined the envoys in front of him.
"Are you Huangfu Liang?"
"Exactly."
"Follow me to the other palace to see His Majesty the Emperor."
Huangfu Liang was stunned. He raised his head and looked at the main hall, "As an envoy, shouldn't I pay homage to you in the main hall?"
Chen Xu grinned and said, "You came too late and missed the time. The main hall has already been closed, so you can only go to other halls to have an audience."
Huangfu Liang asked blankly: "Can't we wait until tomorrow to see you again?"
"Tomorrow? After today, it's hard to say whether we'll see you or not."
"Then go to the other palace."
The expressions of several deputy envoys behind Huangfu Liang changed greatly at this moment, and they were very angry.
Such a specification is clearly a sign of contempt for them. How come the envoys of the Zhou people can visit and discuss matters in the main hall, but they have to go to another hall to report to them? How can they be looked down upon?
But as Huangfu Liang was the chief envoy, he agreed, and it was hard for everyone to refute in person, but they all felt a little angry in their hearts.
Chen Xu led a few of them to the other hall, striding ahead at a very fast pace and not giving the envoys the respect they deserved.
They walked in the palace for a long time, twisting and turning, and finally came to a palace gate.
Chen Xu asked them to wait here and went in to report.
While Chen Xu was entering, Deputy Ambassador Gao stepped forward and said to Huangfu Liang: "Mr. Huangfu!! We are here under the emperor's order. We must not be despised by them. Even if we die here, we must not suffer humiliation. Let's talk When things get serious, please don’t give in!”
Huangfu Liang lowered his head and did not answer.
But at this moment, Chen Xu walked into the hall. There was a man slightly older than Chen Xu sitting in the hall.
The man's appearance is much gentler than that of Chen Xu, with a scribe's mustache and soft eyes, and he looks very amiable.
"Your Majesty, I have brought the envoy."
"That Huangfu Liang is indeed as stupid and timid as the rumors say. Perhaps we can use him to find out the true identity of the enemy."
After hearing Chen Xu's words, Emperor Chen Qian slowly raised her head.
"You have never made things difficult for the envoys of Qi, have you?"
"I'm not in trouble, I just don't know why Qi State would send such a person here."
The emperor whispered: "Most of those envoys who are too smart have trade in the south, and there are not many people they can send."
He looked at Chen Xu again and asked, "Do you really think we should help the Puppet Zhou attack the Puppet Qi?"
"It's not about helping Pseudo Zhou."
"The Puppet Zhou is pressing very hard at the moment. If we don't take the initiative, I'm afraid the situation will become even more uncomfortable in the future. I want to take advantage of them to fight, to successfully attack the Hu people, conquer Huainan and other places, and move across the river. Governance, no longer easily controlled by others."
Chen Xu said very seriously.
Chen Xu agreed to follow the Zhou people to defeat the Qi people, which is why he had such a bad attitude toward the Qi envoys.
Hearing her brother's words, Chen Qian's eyes flashed with worry.
"Is it just about conquering Huainan?"
Chen Xu was stunned, "What do you mean, brother?"
"If we want to fight, then we should fight with the ambition to conquer the Central Plains. We don't have the foundation to fight frequently. We should work hard to conquer the Central Plains with one blow. If we just think about making steady progress, I'm afraid that in the end this will happen. The fruit fell into other people’s mouths.”
Chen Xu was a little unconvinced and said: "Brother, conquering the Central Plains is not something that can be achieved in a short time, but Huainan is different. If we want to accumulate enough strength to annex the Central Plains, how long will we have to wait? And the enemy will be so powerful. To what extent?"
Chen Qian shook her head, "Just listen to me and call Huangfu Liang in first."
Chen Xu had no choice but to ask Huangfuliang and others to come in for an audience.
Huangfu Liang and others finally walked into the palace, and Huangfu Liang took the lead to pay homage to Chen Qian.
"Foreign Minister Huangfuliang pays homage to Lord Chen!"
Chen Xu immediately narrowed his eyes and said, "You can call me Your Majesty."
Huangfu Liang did not dare to speak, but Deputy Ambassador Gao raised his head and replied, "My Majesty is in Ye, not Jiankang."
Chen Xu sneered, "Isn't your Majesty sent to Jinyang and imprisoned? How do you say in Ye?"
"The Supreme Emperor is in Jinyang, but His Majesty is in Ye. Qi is different from the Southern Kingdom. There are etiquette and laws, and there is a clear distinction between superior and inferior. The emperor is the emperor, the Supreme Emperor is the Supreme Emperor, and the princes and kings are princes and kings. When the emperor has not spoken, no matter whether it is the Supreme Emperor. Even the princes and kings will not speak first."
Chen Xu said with a straight face, "When the Zhou envoys came, they treated us with great respect and were never rude. I think the etiquette of the North is in Zhou, not Qi."
Deputy Ambassador Gao snorted coldly and raised his head, "My general Wei defeated Yang Zhong in Wuchuan, then defeated the Turks, captured Yongfeng, and attacked Ling. My general came here specifically to ask for help, so naturally he was respectful and bowed his head!"
"If King Chen wants to learn the etiquette of Zhou Dynasty, he might as well kill a few of us first. When General Wei leads the heavenly troops to kill Yang Zhong first and then Yuwen, he will definitely come to both sides of the Yangtze and Huaihe Rivers and chop off some heads. Let the people here have more etiquette!!”
Chen Xu was furious and his eyes widened in anger.
Chen Qian laughed loudly, "What's your name, good envoy?"
"I'm the Duke of Jingzhao County, Gao Daohuo!!!"
Chen Xu was stunned and looked at the envoy in front of him again. Chen Qian reacted first and whispered: "He is Gao Aocao's son."
Gao Daohuo added: "I heard that the Zhou people sent envoys to ask for employment. When the temple heard about this, they were afraid that you would be deceived by thieves, so they asked us to come!"
"But after we arrived, we were humiliated many times. In my opinion, your country has been bullied by the Zhou people, and we are already too late!"
"If Lord Chen doesn't kill us, just let us go back. The one who comes here next time will not be the bullied envoy, but General Wei leading the frontier warriors!!!"
Chen Xu didn't dare to speak for a while and frowned.
Chen Qian glanced at her younger brother, and then at Huangfuliang, "I have heard a lot about General Wei of Qi State, and I would like to make friends with him. If he is willing to come, that would be great."
"As for the envoys of Zhou, this is just a betrothal gift, and there is no agreement to form an alliance and send troops. Please don't worry too much, envoys Qi."
"I am willing to live in harmony with Qi, send envoys to each other, and trade with each other."
The emperor and Huangfu Liang talked for a long time. The atmosphere was very harmonious and there was no longer any embarrassment. After talking for a long time, Huangfu Liang finally left.
Chen Xu sent someone to see them off, and then looked at the emperor, "Your Majesty, are you really not going to send troops?"
"If we don't have the strength to capture the Central Plains in one battle, then sending troops will be of no use. Don't be anxious."
After Chen Qian finished speaking, she suddenly started coughing. Chen Xu was shocked and rushed forward.
"Brother, you run government affairs without thinking about food and drink every day. You get up earlier than anyone else and go to bed later than anyone else. How can you do this?"
Chen Qian had a straight face and said nothing.
Her health was getting worse, but the country had so many things to do. The prince was young and ignorant. Chen Qian slowly looked at her brother.
"Xu, if I fail, you can take over my position."
Chen Xu was stunned, and immediately knelt down in front of his brother and cried loudly.
"Brother!! If you say that, then all I can do is die!!"
"Oh, get up, get up."
Chen Xu just lowered his head and cried loudly.
Not a single tear could be seen on the face.
Chapter completed!