Self-cultivation after the cannon fodder

Seeing that Xiao Yiming's expression was really ugly, his colleagues hurriedly laughed: "Just kidding, kidding, don't take it to heart, Lord Xiao, His Majesty and His Highness are looking at this side!"

He helped Xiao Yiming up: "Come on, Mr. Xiao has a smile."

Xiao Yiming twitched the corner of his mouth: "Master Liu, enough is enough."

Master Liu shrugged and let Xiao Yiming go.

Zong Qihao took a step, just in front of Zhu Sining, and looked at Xiao Yiming: "What's wrong with Xiao Qing?"

The imperial disgrace can be big or small, depending on whether the emperor cares about it or not.

Xiao Yiming felt that according to his performance these days, Zong Qihao would not give him a good face.

Xiao Yiming saluted with a pale face: "It's the minister's disrespect and disturbed His Majesty."

"Your Majesty," someone came forward to intercede for Xiao Yiming, "The ministers obeyed the order and were summoned to discuss matters in the hall. From daytime to moonrise, during the period, except for some tea, there was no drop of rice. It is understandable that the lack of physical strength caused the emperor to lose his dignity."

Zong Qihao's expression remained unchanged: "I, like all my dear friends, have not been out since entering the meeting hall, and have not eaten during the period."

The meaning is very simple, he also didn't eat, and he can still maintain his manners in front of the officials, he doesn't admit this reason.

Xiao Yiming shook his head towards the adults who spoke for him: "Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

It's not just a matter of a day or two for Zong Qihao to dislike him, he will come here sooner or later.

It's just that I don't know how Zhu Sining will think about this matter. He wants peace talks so much, and wants his father and brother to return to Beijing...

Looking around the group of officials, some felt that Zong Qihao was no longer as generous as before, and secretly felt wronged for Xiao Yiming.Zong Qihao squinted his eyes. Because of Xiao Yiming's presence in the peace talks, many courtiers turned their backs. The articles of association that had been negotiated in the morning were almost invalidated. Under the influence of Xiao Yiming's mysterious power, these people would always unconsciously favor him. , to intercede for him.

However, there was nothing to discuss about the peace talks. Perhaps Xiao Yiming's luck was very good, and those who opposed him basically had no good results, but Zong Qihao still had to do this matter.

And do it in front of Zhu Sining.

A few words made Xiao Yiming wake up first, Zong Qihao didn't rush to get angry, but returned to the main topic first: "It's really getting late, and I don't want to delay any longer. I don't want to negotiate peace with foreigners because I don't think it's worthwhile and it's unnecessary. .”

Zong Qihao didn't look back at Zhu Sining, because he was a little nervous now.

In the previous life, Zhu Sining ran away and the Zhu family rebelled because of the complete break of the peace talks. In this life, he will not make the same mistake again.

Maybe Zhu Sining started from scratch like him, but he didn't realize it himself, and only regarded himself as an outsider.

The death of Concubine Qin and Zhu Sining's leg injury must have been caused by foreign invasion and siege, but he didn't know how tragic the battle was, which made the Zhu family make such a choice.

This peace talk is actually just with a few relatively moderate tribes. The weather is not good. The drought in the southwest of the Central Plains may not affect the outer borders. Then attack and loot.

Zong Qihao explained the reasons one by one. In the previous life, the Zhu family chose to take advantage of the victory and pursue it. Naturally, they dared to go deep into its hinterland because of the lack of foreign reserves.

In the previous life, he didn't cooperate as much as he could, but this Shizong Qihao must do it. The ambition of the wolf wolf of the foreign race is not familiar with him at all. If he can solve it earlier, he will not procrastinate.

After straightening out his thoughts, Zong Qihao methodically refuted the arguments put forward by Xiao Yiming just one by one: "If everything goes well, after winter, the King of Qin or the son of the King of Qin can try to lead troops to outflank the enemy from behind, even if they can't completely solve Hu Man It can also prevent them from attacking after their vital energy has been seriously injured."

After Zong Qihao finished speaking, the hall was silent and no one made a sound.

In many cases, Zong Qihao only proposed the results he wanted, or pointed out a direction in political affairs, but the specific operation was done by the people below for his review.This is the first time Zong Qihao has made such a detailed explanation. In fact, he didn't need it at all. If he had a tough attitude, they would not be able to openly violate it.

"Even if it's me, I wouldn't dare to say that this battle is safe, but if the top and bottom can't be united, the damage will be huge if we win. I sincerely hope to work with you and cooperate with the King of Qin to win this battle and solve this problem for future generations." Do it, Zong Qihao must do his best. If he gives a strong order, the bottom line will be at odds with each other, and he may act perfunctorily. At that time, it will be the front line that will suffer the most.

If this battle can be achieved, it will be a great achievement for thousands of years, and it will definitely be recorded in the annals of history. It is hundreds of times stronger than repeating the old-fashioned peace talks.

The Lord has such ambitions, and they are also aroused with enthusiasm.

Soon these courtiers remembered the plan that Zong Qihao had urged them to make many times before, and began to discuss the feasibility with their familiar colleagues.

After these days of groping, Zong Qihao can probably figure out the mysterious power behind Xiao Yiming, it is not completely flawless, as long as there are legitimate reasons, this power will not work.

However, Xiao Yiming couldn't stay in the court anymore, otherwise his authority might be challenged again in the future.

"Xiao Qing just entered the imperial court, and her experience is not enough, but I can see her heart for the country and the people." Zong Qihao ordered several departments, intending to transfer Xiao Yiming to a relatively less important position go.

Not sure what Zong Qihao meant, the officials at the bottom all suggested that Xiao Yiming was good, but internal discussions were still needed before Xiao Yiming could truly display his talents.

Xiao Yiming thanked Zong Qihao and the other adults, and looked up.

Zhu Sining has been sitting on the spot without any obvious expression.

Xiao Yiming took a step forward, and suddenly asked Zhu Sining: "Before, I was instructed by His Highness, and learned many details about the border and foreign races. I don't know what His Highness thinks about the peace talks?"

No matter whether it is peace talks or not, it is up to King Qin to lead troops to guard or attack. As the second son of King Qin, how Zhu Sining views this matter largely represents the attitude of King Qin.

"Is there a peace talk?"

As soon as Zhu Sining spoke, Zong Qihao stopped immediately.

"Your Majesty's words are very reasonable. The opportunity is not to be missed. The time will never come again. If we can find an opportunity this winter, we can indeed defeat the foreign race and even make it difficult for them to recover." Zhu Sining is now completely sure that Zong Qihao is reborn , Zong Qihao's plan was completely prepared according to the battle situation in his previous life, "The tribes that are willing to negotiate peace with our dynasty are originally weak, and those with strong soldiers have already begun to sharpen their guns. They don't want to It was negotiated."

If he had to follow the plot, Zhu Sining would immediately write to King Qin not to repeat the same mistakes, but Zong Qihao wanted to seize this opportunity, Zhu Sining had no reason to say anything against his will.

He really doesn't want peace talks.

He didn't know what happened to those fragmented memories that seemed to be personally experienced, but this did not prevent him from expressing his gratitude and admiration to Princess Qin.Without Princess Qin, there would be no Zhu Sining.The peace he wants is that foreigners can no longer rise up and cannot enter and plunder.

"The queen is right."

Zong Qihao couldn't restrain the corners of his mouth from rising at all, and after saying a few words to make sure that the ministers had no signs of turning against Xiao Yiming, he ordered Jiang Wei to prepare the carriages and horses so that everyone could get home as soon as possible.

After all the ministers filed out, the palace guards gently closed the door of the meeting hall.

The summer night is windy and hot.

All the ministers stepped down the stone steps, where the palace servants who led the way had already bent down and waited there.

"I was scared to death. I almost thought that His Majesty only gave water but not food, and that he would use soft punishments to force us to agree."

The first thing many courtiers did when they left the house was to relieve themselves, and then they dared to gasp and chat with their colleagues.

Xiao Yiming's expression was in a trance, and he was a little absent-minded when he walked.

"Lord Xiao, don't be dejected. This is just the beginning. When everyone makes mistakes, you are still young."

Xiao Yiming turned his head: "Master Liu, is there something else?" He came after him specially to say these few words to him?

Xiao Yiming felt displeased with the hippie smiling face and the caring words that seemed to be concerned but actually bluffed and instantly attracted a lot of attention.

"It's okay, I just came to care about Mr. Xiao. After all, it's rare to see Mr. Xiao deflated." Mr. Liu will stand on the side that opposes Xiao Yiming, no matter whether it is reasonable or not, so just now in the meeting hall, from beginning to end He is the main fighting faction.

The relationship between the Xiao family and the Liu family is not very good. The two sides fought each other in the mall, and the Liu family's wealth shrank sharply as a result. As a result, the girls in the palace had to rely on publishing books to make a living. Drink and have fun with your best buddies.

Lord Liu put on a fake smile: "Looking at Sir Xiao's confident appearance before, I thought that the little Hanlin Xiuzhuan... No, it will soon be gone. Even if His Majesty is willing to accept advice, he will not tolerate you now." Oh, alas, Lord Xiao's next official career... tsk tsk tsk..."

He didn't finish talking, just clicked his tongue, and there was still a smile on his face, mocking as much as he wanted.

Someone nearby couldn't see him being so arrogant, and coldly reminded him to be more careful, and some said that he was just relying on his family, and he was not as good as Xiao Yiming, the number one scholar.

"This is wronging me. Although I am not as talented as Mr. Xiao, I also entered the imperial court through the imperial examination. Also, my family is rich, and it has been run by my family for generations. It is a decent business, so there is nothing wrong with it. "He shrugged, "Although my family is not as good as before, it doesn't mean that I can let you step on it. The family is not just rich, but speaking of it, there is no harm in you curry favor with Mr. Xiao now, after all, his fingers A little leak in the seam is enough for you to eat."

Xiao Yiming's business is monopoly business, otherwise he would not have accumulated so much wealth in a short period of time.These aristocratic families have been standing for so long, so they will not do this kind of thing. Only when wealth circulates continuously can everyone live a good life.

Only a mud-legged person like Xiao Yiming has such guts. He doesn't know that Zong Qihao will not tolerate this kind of behavior where only one person earns money and others are not even qualified to drink soup.

It's just the beginning now, and Xiao Yiming's situation will only get worse in the future.

He turned around and didn't refuse the invitations of the children of the aristocratic families he had a good relationship with. He just smiled and said that he was poor and would never pay a copper coin.

The others beat him a few times as a gesture, kept saying that they didn't want some money from him, and walked out of the palace gate together with him.

Xiao Yiming did not answer with a sullen face.

Almost, almost he won.

This is the first time he has failed in such a way. The peace talks have been finalized, and there is no possibility of change. Even the old ministers who were optimistic about him before will re-evaluate him.

Walking out of the meeting hall, Minister of the Ministry of War said with emotion: "I really didn't expect that Your Majesty trusts the King of Qin so much." If he wants to take the initiative to fight, the military power in King Qin's hands will be more concentrated. Once he wins, his reputation will definitely rise to a higher level.

Zong Qihao could accept all these.

"Perhaps it is to give the son of King Qin a chance to make meritorious service. After all, he is His Highness's elder brother." Someone said, "Brother-in-law, it is natural to get close."

"The prince of Qin, hasn't he already made a lot of achievements. I heard that he led troops to chase down the enemy when he was young."

These Ministers of the Ministry of War are the clearest: "That happened many years ago. I still remember that every time King Qin came to Beijing, he always said that he had two good sons, which made me so angry..."

As he was talking, he suddenly stopped.

Many years ago, it refers to the years when Concubine Qin was still there. Every time King Qin came to Beijing, he would show off that he had two excellent sons, and talk about the situation on the border by the way.

Later, Princess Qin was gone, and when Zhu Guang re-entered Beijing, he was very depressed. They joked with him, but he just waved his hands, saying that luckily the eldest son took over the position of eldest son, so he could be free.

Zhu Guang never mentioned how good his youngest son was.

Later, Zhu Sining's reputation for arrogance and domineering spread to Beijing from a distant border, and the emperor and empress got married.

"In the past, His Highness used to go to the library, and I heard that what he read was only novels. I didn't expect to have such remarks."

Minister of the Ministry of War shook his head and did not agree with a young courtier's statement.Because he suddenly remembered that when Princess Qin was gone, when Zhu Guang returned to Beijing to drink with them, Zhu Guang said that the youngest son was the most like him, and the eldest son looked stable, but sometimes he was too aggressive, and sometimes he was too gentle and cautious.

At that time, Zhu Guang said this with a sigh.

Born of the same mother, Zhu Guang prefers the younger son, but unfortunately, he can't invite him to be crowned son, and finally sends him to the palace.

Zhu Sining, who was favored by Zhu Guang, was finally presented to everyone as a good-for-nothing good-for-nothing.

Now I still have difficulty moving and rely on a wheelchair...

Several old officials in the court remembered the past, but they were all silent.

"It's only natural for the King of Qin to lead the battle." The Minister of the Household Department sighed, "The year that Princess Qin died was the year when King Qin invited Xiuyong to be his son with his military merits. The King of Qin looked a lot older."

Princess Qin's good looks suddenly disappeared, and the youngest son, who was full of praise and wished everyone in the world to know, suddenly stopped talking about it. It would be strange to say that there is no secret in it.

Xiao Yiming followed the elders, and after listening for a long time, he didn't understand why, but a word from the Minister of the Household Department woke him up a bit.

——King Qin has no soldiers in his hands, so what can Zhu Sining do to gain a foothold in the palace? Of course he wants to lead the battle.

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After the palace man closed the door of the meeting hall, Zong Qihao took the food box brought by the palace man, but he was not in a hurry to eat it, but put it aside, holding his pen with his wrist hanging.

It was a little far away, and Zhu Sining didn't know what he was writing.

"Your Majesty, they are all gone, aren't you hungry?"

"I want to eat, Ah Ning, wait." Zong Qihao felt that it was not enough to make a plan based on what he knew in his previous life, and he needed to improve it and make other preparations.

Zhu Sining reminded: "The food will get cold soon, so it won't taste good."

Zong Qihao put down his pen and rubbed his wrist: "It's ready, Ah Ning, don't worry."

He handed the written plan to Zhu Sining: "Ah Ning, let's see what's going on, and see if there is anything to add."

"Why am I looking at this? I don't understand." Zhu Sining refused to answer.

"Does Ah Ning really not understand?" Zong Qihao smiled, "How about trying to see if you don't understand?"

"Actually, it would be better if you showed your brother."

Zhu Sining said that's what he said, but he took it and looked at it.

Zong Qihao took advantage of this time to finish everything in the food box: "There is still some left, is Ah Ning hungry?"

Zhu Sining looked at it seriously: "I'm not hungry, I came here after I finished eating."

"I seem to have heard the sound of the door being locked." Zong Qihao put the last piece of soft pastry under Zhu Sining's lips, "Taste it."

Zhu Sining didn't read it carefully, opened his mouth and swallowed it, and said vaguely: "I think the writing is very good, but some small details can be corrected..."

There are not many places to be changed, so I wish Si Ning can help him improve it smoothly.

After finishing the correction, he came back to his senses. The position where he was sitting was still some distance from the pen holder. This...

"Okay, let's go back." Zong Qihao smiled, and took the pen in his hand very naturally.

Zong Qihao picked up Zhu Sining, and the palace servants pushed the wheelchair behind him.

The lights at the back were turned off one by one, and the palace guides at the front carried their lanterns to illuminate the front.

Zhu Sining felt that the direction was not right: "Your Majesty, aren't we going to Jiaofang Palace?"

"It's late, Aning."

"It's very late, and the palace doors are locked." Zhu Sining followed his words and replied, "Your Majesty heard the voice just now."

Zong Qihao slowly walked in the other direction: "The Jiaofang Palace is too far away, so I don't want to go."

Zhu Sining asked, "Where are you going?"

Zong Qihao hugged Zhu Sining and stood in front of another palace, lowered his head and bit his ear and said, "I'm afraid of the dark, so I won't go far, this side is closer."

Zhu Sining looked at the palace in front of him and remained silent.

Makes sense.

——Zong Qihao's sleeping palace is the palace that directly enters the front court among the harem palaces.

This palace, Zhu Sining has never just passed by, never entered.

"Yes, do you want to go in?" Zhu Sining became nervous for no reason.

Zong Qihao didn't answer, picked up the man and walked straight into the hall.