Please, let me be a fool

The son's matter was settled, but then there was another thorny problem.

That is, in a few days, the Jiangnan gentry will arrive.

During this period of time.

Although the people from the gentry had not arrived yet, he already felt that those people had already mobilized various forces in secret to prevent them from entering the mu. Many ministers in the imperial court had signaled themselves overtly or secretly because of this matter.

Can you hold your hands high and let some people go on the way of the reform?

Song Gongwen basically chose to ignore this.

But he also understands.

This is only a temporary delay.

When the gentry from the south of the Yangtze River arrive in the capital, they may find ways to cause even bigger disturbances.

If it was before, Song Gongwen might be in a hurry.

But now.

He is not in a hurry.

Because he knew in his heart that Wang Shouyuan was about to collect evidence that the gentry had colluded with the Baiyimen.

As long as these lists are in hand, he can complete the reforms in the Jiangnan area in one fell swoop, and by then, the court's tax revenue will inevitably increase by a large amount.

And the money used by the Ministry of Households to open canals and build Wei Zhidao is almost bottoming out.

Just took this opportunity to add.

Thoughts so far.

Song Gongwen couldn't help shaking his head.

Feeling in my heart, the two projects are indeed too expensive.

You know, this is only in preparation and has not officially started yet.

At that time, the money spent will definitely be more.

It seems...

The government and gentry should also start preparing for the payment of food as a whole.

"master."

And just when Song Gongwen was thinking secretly, a servant's voice came from outside the study: "Master, there are guests outside asking to see you. They are the number one scholar and the second place."

If it is other officials, the servants have heard of it, but they have not seen it.

However, it was not long before the imperial examination was over.

In addition, Sanding Jia needed to parade through the street on horseback, and the servants took a look at them from a distance, and when they saw the two, they immediately knew their identities.

After hearing that the two adults asked to see their master, they hurried over to report back.

No. [-] scholar and No. [-]?

in the library.

After Song Gongwen heard this, he pondered for a while.

Originally, he didn't intend to meet anyone today, but these two made him hesitate.

After all, a number one scholar and a second place in the list, if there is no accident in the future, they will all be important officials of the court.

And Song Gongwen is also very clear that those two people do not belong to Jiangnan.

Means not of gentry origin.

In addition, His Majesty also sent Chen Xuance as an envoy to the Heavenly Kingdom this morning, and he was also the number one scholar hand-picked by His Majesty. It is not a bad thing to get in touch with him more, just like going to the teacher's mansion by himself back then.

So he walked out of the study, looked down and said, "Should they go to the lobby?"

After speaking, Song Gongwen went directly to the lobby to wait.

at the same time.

At the gate of the Song family mansion.

Ouyang Ji paced back and forth, with a little nervous expression on his face.

For Song Gongwen, the second place still has great respect in his heart.

Because he knew that it was the cabinet secretary who proposed and implemented the national policy of distributing income to the mother.

Although it has not been implemented to the whole country, Ouyang Ji has learned that this kind of reform will bring great benefits to the country and the people.

Knowing the other party is a minister who truly serves the country and the people.

So now he came to visit.

Naturally, I was a little nervous.

As for why he came here, that was Chen Xuance's opinion.

Before they talked about this mission to Tiandu Kingdom, after the other party said that they wanted to overthrow Tiandu's regime, they didn't continue to talk, but turned their heads and said that they wanted to visit Song Gongwen.

Although I don't know what the purpose of my friend is, I still follow him in my heart.

After all, I will go to the northwest after all.

Return to Beijing again.

I don't even know when it will be.

It is also right to take advantage of this opportunity to visit.

At this moment, Ouyang Ji saw that the door hadn't opened yet, and thought of Mr. Song Ge's closing the door to thank guests today. He looked at his friends beside him and couldn't help but said, "Brother Xuan Ce, do you think Mr. Song Ge will see us?"

"Should be." Chen Xuance heard the words, pondered for a moment, and said: "The reason why Song Ge closed the door is probably because there are too many visitors, and recently, there has been a lot of noise about the reform, and he doesn't want to see guests. May extravagant branches be born."

"But the two of us have absolutely nothing to do with this matter. Elder Song Ge should meet us."

Having said that, Chen Xuance still had no idea.

Even as the champion.

But the other party is not only the second assistant of the cabinet, but also the head of the country.

Although he can be regarded as a new rich man, he is still far behind in front of such people.

"Two adults."

But at this moment, the door of the Song Mansion opened.

The servant who had notified before came out, bowed and said: "My lords, my master is here to invite you."

These words made the eyes of Chen Xuance and the two of them shine immediately, and they returned the gift.

Just followed the other party and walked in.

Although Song Gongwen is already the second assistant of the cabinet.

But he still dominated the original mansion and did not move to other places.

The decoration in the mansion is also very simple and elegant, it looks like a place where ordinary officials live.

From this, the two of them could see that the cabinet minister was a clean and honest person.

Shortly after.

When Chen Xuance and Ouyang Ji came to the lobby, they saw Song Gongwen sitting on the main seat at a glance, without any hesitation, they went straight to the ceremony and said, "I have seen Song Ge."

"There's no need to be too polite, just sit down." Seeing this, Song Gongwen smiled softly and motioned for the two to sit down.

At the same time, let the servants prepare tea for reception.

these two.

He was the top two in the first imperial examination in the Tianqi Dynasty.

No matter who it is, it will not be neglected.

"Thank you, Mr. Ge."

The two nodded, and each found a place to sit down.

Song Gongwen, on the other hand, was not polite, and straight to the point: "Why did you come to visit me after you died?"

He knew that the two people in front of them had nothing to do with the Jiangnan gentry, and they definitely didn't come because of the political reform.

"Back to the old man." Chen Xuance was thoughtful, and immediately said: "The two officials came, first of all, to congratulate Xiaoguo uncle for his outstanding achievements, and to congratulate him as a marquis, and secondly, it is the two of us who have something to ask the old man help."

Beside, Ouyang Ji was puzzled when he heard this.

When the other party invited himself to come here when he was hungry.

Didn't you say you want to ask for something?

Notice.

This is the first time for the two of them to visit the house, and it's not good to say that they need help with something, right?

But Ouyang Ji still trusted his friends very much, so he just sat quietly on the side without opening his mouth.

Because he knew very well that in terms of human relationships and sophistication, he was afraid that he might not be as good as the other party in case.

"Oh?"

Song Gongwen, who was on the main seat, was also taken aback for a moment.

Since he became the second assistant to the cabinet, more and more people came to visit.

But the first time he came to the door, he said that he had something to ask for, and it was the first time seeing him, so he couldn't help being curious, and said, "Let's talk."

"Elder Ge should be clear that during today's great court meeting, His Majesty ordered the official to be the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, and sent the official to go to heaven to save the country. He asked the next official to bring the relationship between the two countries back on track, so that the sky can save the country. It is indeed too difficult to choose to step back.”

"Especially King Ah Li, who is full of ambitions. He has been coveting the territory of my Great Wei since the beginning of his succession."

"In this case, I really don't know what to do."

Speaking of this, Chen Xuance continued: "So I have a plan in mind, that is, whether we can overthrow the regime of King Ali of Tiandu Kingdom and replace it with a monarch who is close to my Great Wei!"

As soon as these words came out, Song Gongwen was immediately stunned.

He knew that the relationship between Tiandu and Dawei continued to deteriorate after King Ali succeeded to the throne.

Although it is not yet at the point of confrontation, but if it continues to develop like this, I am afraid that a war will be inevitable.

Therefore, he also felt in his heart that it was almost impossible for His Majesty to ease the relationship between the two.

But Chen Xuance's words made him realize.

Since King Ah Li is ambitious.

Want to fight against Wei.

But what if the monarch in charge of Tiandu Kingdom is changed?

This made him immediately interested, but he still said: "Young people are full of vigor. King Ah Li has been on the throne for more than ten years, and the regime is stable. If you want to pull King Ah Li from this position, it is better to let Ah Li It will be a hundred times, a thousand times more difficult for the king to retreat!"

In the Great Wei Dynasty, the national power was second to none among the eastern countries, and there were many vassal states.

If Chen Xuance spoke up, he would overthrow the regimes of those vassal states.

Song Gongwen will choose to believe.

You can save the country.

It is a country second only to the Great Wei and the grassland tribes, with a vast territory.

Want to change its regime, how is this possible?

"This subordinate is naturally clear."

Chen Xuance smiled, and then said: "But Mr. Ge should also know that King Ah Li succeeded to the throne because he took advantage of the loopholes and took advantage of the Tiandu royal infighting at that time. Although he has been in power for many years, but in Tiandu , there are still several opposing forces."

"Among these opposing forces, King Aqin's lineage is the strongest, although this lineage has long been far away from the center of power."

"But their prestige among the people of Tiandu is extremely high. After all, King Ahqin is the most powerful monarch since the founding of Tiandu Kingdom. Even Emperor Taizu Gao highly praised him."

"What if the lower officials can let this King Ah Qin's line formally rebel against King Ah Li?"

Tiandu Kingdom was once a diplomatic relationship with the Great Wei.

The relationship between the two parties is excellent.