Wuchuan.
Gao Jun came with his ministers, but could not see Liu Taozi.
The people who came to greet them were Lu Qubing, Tian Zili, Cui Gang and other officials.
Tian Zili looked at the gentle and gentle clan king in front of him who was dressed in military uniform. For some reason, he always felt a little strange in his heart.
Lu Qubing was extremely happy anyway. This guy didn't have the consciousness to be the most important minister in General Wei's mansion. He held Gao Jun's hand and talked non-stop. He looked excited, as if he had met an idol.
It's true that these famous officials in the temple have always been the objects of Lu Qubing's admiration and respect.
But this time, many capable and famous ministers came.
Lu Qubing chose the one he liked the most and enthusiastically pulled him into the city, "When I heard that the king was coming, my subordinates were eagerly looking forward to it. They just wanted to see the king as soon as possible."
"It is a blessing for the entire Northland that the king can come to the frontier!"
"Your Majesty, you don't know something. There are very good officials in the north, but we just lack an important minister like your Majesty to coordinate the overall situation."
Yang Xiuzhi followed behind them, his face changing constantly as he listened to Lu Qubing's words.
Everyone is looking for someone they know to greet them.
For example, Cui Gang found a relative of his own, Cui Daxi.
Cui Dal was also born in the Boling Cui family, but she was born in the third room.
His father was Cui Xian, a famous minister of the Qi Dynasty. Cui Xian was known as the iron-faced censor. His life was nothing like that of a Northern Qi official. He was strong and upright, strictly enforcing the law, honest and self-respecting, and rectifying the administration of officials.
Admired by people all over the world.
Later, the powerful people framed him and had him exiled. Even though Gao Yang later realized something was wrong and recalled him again, he was no longer doing well. He died of illness at home in Tianbao ten years ago.
Cui Dal was taught by his father since he was a child. Cui Xian loved him very much and had high expectations for him.
He showed great talent when he was young, wrote very good articles and essays, and was loved by many people.
But now, Cui Dal'er looked absent-minded and in a trance. Cui Gang said many words in succession before he slowly replied to the last sentence.
Seeing his grandfather like this, Cui Gang let out a long sigh.
What a pity.
He wasn't like this in the past.
During the reign of Emperor Wenxuan, Cui Dalsi suffered a great blow.
Seeing that he was talented, Gao Yang married Gao Cheng's daughter to him. Later, when the princess came home, Gao Yang asked her about the situation at home. The princess said that everyone was very good to me, but my mother-in-law didn't like me.
Then, Gao Yang summoned Cui Dar's mother to the palace, tortured her and threw her body into the Zhang River.
From then on, Cui Dal'er seemed to be a different person. She was confused all day long and rarely spoke.
Cui Gang took his hand and said seriously: "I know what my brother is thinking, but Mr. Taichang had high expectations for you. How could you live like this?"
Cui Dara nodded slightly and said nothing.
He was originally responsible for writing edicts and the like in Zhongshu, but he did not study other aspects of content attentively in these years. It was definitely a waste of talent and the efforts that Duke Taichang invested in him.
Cui Gang felt unworthy of him, but could not reprimand or despise him.
Wei Shou was the busiest, because among the people who came, he had the most friends, either those who had followed him to practice the Qi Code, or those who had followed him to implement the New Deal.
The atmosphere was very lively.
Lu Qubing led Gao Wei at the front, and did not forget to explain to him, "My King Tao will never come back. He was originally going to come back to greet you, but Yang Zhong of the Puppet Zhou Dynasty gathered an army and prepared to send troops to recapture it."
In Yongfeng and other places, the king does not dare to come back easily. Several generals have already led troops to Yongfeng to assist the king. As soon as the war is over, the king will come to see you."
While Lu Qubing was going to talk to Hu Changcan, Yang Xiuzhi stepped forward and whispered to Gao Jun: "Your Majesty, we have come all the way and are suspected of competing for power with the General's Mansion. Please don't look down upon us.
What the other party says may not mean that he is not testing. If he enters a government office and asks you to sit in a high position, please be sure to refuse a few times and do not reveal your desire to take charge of power."
Yang Xiuzhi is an old minister and one of the famous ministers.
Logically speaking, he should not be driven away at all, but this guy has never been able to keep his mouth shut.
Previously, when Yang Min was killed and Zhao Yanshen took his place, Yang Xiuzhi publicly said to others: "When we travel thousands of miles, it is extremely sad to kill a horse and ride a donkey."
Later, when Hu Changren came to power and was in charge of the government together with Zhao Yanshen, Yang Xiuzhi commented again: Donkeys croaking and dogs barking, it's just noisy.
Then nothing happened, he came to the frontier.
Hearing what he said, Gao Jun neither agreed nor objected.
Yang Xiuzhi has been through a lot and will not trust others easily for fear of being deceived by these people.
Even if others don't tell him, he knows Zu Jue. He is not a good person. He can be said to be a poisonous thing.
Wuchuan has gone through several expansions, but it cannot be compared with Yecheng.
The official office is pretty good.
Everyone came to the hall where court meetings were usually held. Lu Qubing took Gao Wei's hand, pointed to the distance and said, "The upper seat is the seat of my king. You can sit aside."
Yang Xiu, who was following behind, paused. Is it so direct?
"good."
Gao Jun nodded.
Yang Xiuzhi is even more confused, and so are you??
Daxingtai of Beidao appeared in the frontier fortress. There was a question of who was in charge and who was in charge. Of course, everyone knew that this was Liu Taozi's territory. Not to mention Gao Xun who led them here, it was the emperor's general.
If we move here as the capital, there is no possibility. Liu Taozi will definitely be the main one.
But King Pengcheng, after all, is not an ordinary minister. He is a strong man, and the Santai ministers don't know what he is thinking.
What they fear most is that King Pengcheng is determined to compete with Liu Taozi. If this is the case, their situation will become quite bad.
But looking at the current situation, it seems that King Pengcheng changed his usual behavior and did not take the main seat, which showed his attitude that he is willing to bow to Liu Taozi.
Or maybe it's just because this is General Wei's Mansion instead of Daxingtai?
Lu Qubing is a more direct person. Although he talks a lot, he doesn't like to go around. The same is true for Gao Wei. There is nothing to argue about.
After Gao Jun sat down, everyone looked at each other, but no one dared to sit down.
It looks like a seat, but it represents many things.
Who is in front, who is behind, who is on the left, who is on the right?
Zu Jue walked out with a smile, "You have come all the way, why are you standing still?"
"Come, Mr. Wei, you and Mr. Yang will take your seats first."
Zu Jue took Wei Shou and Yang Xiuzhi and asked them to sit next to each other on the left side. Then he looked at Yuan Xiu Bo and Feng Shu, "You two, come and sit here."
Then came Tang Yong and Hu Changcan.
Zu Jue began to arrange the seats one by one. Each time, two people were called, and they were arranged according to the specifications of one local party and one outsider. They sat down one by one with age and seniority first.
There is no difference between the left and right. They are not sitting separately according to the General's Mansion and the Xingtai. Everyone has me among you and you among me.
Just by sitting down like this, everyone had a rough idea.
After the arrangements were made, the veteran minister Zu Jue began to arrange for the young ministers to take their seats. Lu Qubing was arranged by him to sit next to Gao Wei and sit directly next to Gao Wei.
As for him, he actually sat very far back.
After such an arrangement, even a few people who felt that they were sitting too far back did not dare to show their dissatisfaction. Ren Zujue was already sitting at the back, so what else could he say?
Everyone took their seats and the entire official office was packed. These more than a hundred people finally filled up the general's mansion.
Lu Qubing said with a smile: "Ever since the government office was expanded, this place has never been so full."
Tian Zili also gave full play to his communicative skills at this moment. He did not sit down, but stood up on his own initiative and arranged for the clerks to prepare tea for everyone. For those who were too old, softer pillows were prepared.
Gao Jun looked at everyone and said, "Since everyone is here, let's discuss a few important things first."
"This time the temple established the North Daxingtai, it was extremely hasty, whether it was the appointment of the location or the appointment of officials, I think it was inappropriate."
"The first thing is this location. The platform should not be located in Wuchuan."
As soon as these words came out, all the officials were shocked.
The Wuchuan faction officials all frowned at this moment.
What's the meaning?
Want to separate?
Lu Qubing was the first to ask: "What's wrong?"
Gao Jun said seriously: "Dahangtai on the North Road is to govern the entire north. Wuchuan is too remote. If we want to govern Ding, Hebei and other places through Wuchuan, it may delay important events."
"I think Pingcheng is the most appropriate one right now."
"At present, the generals of the Wei are attacking the Puppet Zhou Dynasty and expanding their territory. If they are in Si, Ding and other areas, they are too far away from the Puppet Zhou Dynasty. If they get the territory of the Zhou Dynasty in the future, it will be difficult to manage. The same goes for Yan and You."
"Whether Pingcheng goes to Zhou, Yan, You, Xia Ding or Ji, I think it is the most appropriate."
Lu Qubing nodded lightly. In fact, when General Wei's mansion was just established, he had already mentioned that it should be established in Pingcheng.
Wuchuan is still too remote. Although it is the birthplace of General Wei, it is not suitable as the political core city of a separatist regime.
There is some truth in what Gao Jun said.
Gao Jun continued: "The second one is that there is some conflict between the powers of Xingtai and General Wei's Mansion."
Yang Xiuzhi's face turned dark and he lowered his head slightly.
Sure enough, this was the King of Pengcheng that he was familiar with.
He knew something like this would happen.
There were no smiles on the faces of the elders. They all looked in the direction of Gao Jun and remained silent.
Even Lu Qubing was a little stunned at the moment. Isn't it inappropriate to say this right after he came in?
Gao Jun seemed to have not seen the changes in everyone's expressions at all. He continued: "I heard that there are four platforms under General Wei's mansion, which have almost the same responsibilities as Xingtai. In this case, when we govern in the future, there will definitely be
Deviations and discord, therefore, I believe that General Wei's Mansion can be banned and merged into Xingtai, and Xingtai will fully govern it from now on."
"Hehehe"
Tian Zili laughed, he slowly sat back in his seat and looked at King Pengcheng.
"Your Majesty is so thoughtful. He plans to remove all of us as soon as he comes here."
"I think we should simply ban the Hengshuo governor, the Prince of Pingcheng, and the border soldiers and the new army as well."
It was quiet in the lobby. Zu Jue was stroking his beard with a slight smile on his face, not caring about the tense situation at this moment.
Gao Jun looked at Tian Zili and said, "That's not necessary."
He looked at everyone again, "The third point is what I said, the appointment is unreasonable."
"It is inappropriate, extremely inappropriate for the temple to appoint someone as unworthy as me to serve as Shangshu Ling of Daxingtai, Beidao."
"What talents do I have to shoulder such a heavy responsibility?"
"I think that if Liu Taozi, the king of Pingcheng, is appointed as the Shangshu Ling of Daxingtai in Beidao, he will be the one who appoints the officials above and below and canonizes them."
"ah??"
Lu Qubing looked confused.
Even Tian Zili, who was ready to contradict the other party, was a little confused at the moment.
On the local side, Tian Zili insisted on letting his family control the platform. When Gao Jun was still on the road, he contacted his friends many times. Everyone thought that if Gao Jun insisted on having trouble with them, then they would be used.
His usual style was to sideline him and arrange for his own people to take over the business.
What is the situation now?
Looking at the lobby that became quiet again, Gao Jun nodded, "As long as everyone has no objections."
Hu Changcan suddenly opened his mouth to refute: "Your Majesty, your official position was conferred by the temple, and there is absolutely no reason to give it to others."
Gao Jun said slowly: "My appointment is not an imperial edict from His Majesty, but an imperial order issued by Hu Changren."
"Hu Changren issued orders as a minister, so naturally I, as a minister, can also issue orders. What's wrong with that?"
Hu Changcan thought for a while, but he was speechless!!
Gao Jun continued: "After the two palaces are merged, it is best to go to Pingcheng together, with Pingcheng as the core. I have talked a lot with my grandfather in the past few days about the specific appointment of officials. I plan to send it to King Pingcheng first, and wait until he agrees.
We will implement it later.”
Gao Jun cleared his throat and said, "That's all about the affairs of Xingtai and the General's Mansion. Next, we will discuss some important matters."
"The north has been short of food since the sixth year of Tianbao. It has been in a food shortage situation until now, and we have to feed our troops. Food is the top priority."
"In the following days, other things will be secondary. Farming mulberry trees is the first priority. The climate has improved in the past two years, and many places in the frontier have become favorable for farming mulberry trees. When I came here, I checked the situation in various places and found that
The price of food in the frontier is very unbalanced, and the price of food is of great importance."
Gao Jun, a madman, didn't even give everyone a chance to get acquainted with each other, and directly started talking about important things.
Everyone had no choice but to put aside other thoughts and follow his train of thought.
Gao Jun once had countless ideas, but unfortunately, in the quagmire, his ideas could only be ideas.
When Gao Jun returned to the temple after just finishing his term as a local government, he proposed to average grain prices because he found that there were inappropriate things in various places that were speculating on grain prices. He accumulated huge assets through monopoly hoarding, controlling the market and merchants, and at the same time made countless
Farmers went bankrupt.
Now, he finally found a place where he could speak out his ideas boldly without fear of not being able to implement them.
Cui Gang and Tian Zili walked out of the official office together. The official office was extremely noisy, with officials gathering in small groups to talk.
Lu Qubing and Zu Jue took several ministers and talked endlessly.
It was very lively inside and outside the official office.
Cui Gang looked at the lively scene inside and suddenly laughed.
"I didn't expect that a person like King Pengcheng would do such a bold thing and take the initiative to give up his throne. This is so unlike his usual behavior."
Tian Zili nodded lightly.
"I must be tired. I don't want to fight for power any more. I just want to do something with peace of mind."
"If my brother is the minister, then everyone will be willing to join Xingtai."
"How about it, Brother Tian, ​​I heard someone said that you are going to be the Yushi Zhongcheng, then you will be in the same rank as your brother, a third-rank minister!"
"Oh, just listen to what Mr. Lu said. He really dares to say anything. If I can be the censor Zhongcheng, then will he want to be a Situ?"
Cui Gang laughed.
"It doesn't matter what I do, as long as I can clear the way for my brother."
Tian Zili said quietly.
Cui Gang hurriedly pushed him, "There are no obstacles for my brother here. Those who hinder my brother are all in the south!"
"I know."
"However, those people in the south probably won't be an obstacle."
"oh?"
"Yang Zhong has begun to dispatch, and then Yuwenhu will be next. This time Yuwenhu leads an army of more than 200,000, and has countless famous generals under his command. And with the current level of the temple, I think they may really be unable to stop them."
"Can't stop it?"
"Duan Shao is very good at fighting, but there are generals in the Zhou Dynasty who can rival him. Besides, there is someone like Hu Changren in the court."
Cui Gang frowned, "If Yecheng is lost and the Zhou people succeed, it will definitely not be a good thing for us."
"So be prepared."
When the two of them talked about the upcoming war, they were both worried.
"Hahaha~~"
With a hearty laugh, Chu Jiande appeared in front of them. He held the document in his hand, rolled it up, and hid it in his sleeve.
"Mr. Chu, when did you start to imitate your grandfather's behavior?"
Tian Zili asked, and Chu Jiande glared at him, "What nonsense are you talking about? This is my own. I just asked King Pengcheng, Yang Xiuzhi and a few others to nominate it for me."
"When the world is peaceful, I will open a medical clinic and hang all the inscriptions of these people on it. The business will be great."
"You should go directly to the Lord to inscribe your name. Hanging his name should be the most effective, right?"
"Let's talk about it later!"
Chu Jiande took the two of them a few steps outside and said, "There is something I want to talk to you two about."
He pulled the two of them away and looked around again, looking mysterious.
"You two, shouldn't we also consider the Lord's family affairs?"
"oh?"
"Isn't my lord engaged to General Hulu's daughter?"
"That's what I'm talking about. It's not appropriate for my lord to have no heirs at his age. It's not right. If my lord has heirs, then these outsiders won't have any objections."
Tian Zili was a little shocked, "My lord is still very young, are you considering these things now??"
"Hey, if no one talks about my lord's character, he will never consider family matters. We have followed my lord for the longest time. Others don't dare to consider such things, so we have to find a way."
"How can we figure this out? Can we still force the lord to succeed??"
"I think it's better to let nature take its course"
"A bunch of useless things, I still have to find a solution."
Chapter completed!