"That's exactly what I meant." Wanqi Xie finally nodded again, twirling his beard, but then he asked curiously, "But Guo Haozheng was in his prime, and he was a regular military officer in Huanqing Road, so why didn't he make any achievements in this battle?"
"Because I was the one who dispatched troops to the city north of Huanqing Road, and I have always found this bastard annoying, so I specifically summoned only his soldiers and left him behind to take care of his father." Qu Duan waved his hand casually, as if he was saying casually that Tiexiang had bred yesterday.
"Just be a good human being!" Wanqi Xie grabbed his beard, getting angry for a moment.
"If I were as good at dealing with people as Wu Da, why would I be involved with you?" Qu Duan still didn't care. "Wu Da is also your old friend in northern Shaanxi. Did he come to see you today? You don't know, Wu Da is now in love with Liu Ziyu, and with the support of Hu Jinglie in the past, Zhang, Hu, Liu, and Wu are almost in control of all matters in Guanxi, and even Yuwen Xianggong is just a figurehead..."
Wanqi Xie was silent for a moment.
As the saying goes, fish seek fish, shrimp seek shrimp, turtles seek turtles... Although this saying may be vulgar, some things are really true.
Wanqi Yuanzhong knew that he was born with deficiencies, so he was determined to be a flatterer. He had done things several times, which had already attracted the attention of the serious ministers in the court... In this case, who would want to hang out with him if they had a serious way? He had finally found a way with Uncle Wang and Uncle Zhao, but as luck would have it, he encountered the Yiyou Gate to entrust his son to him. After this, Uncle Zhao was destined to have no political achievements, and Uncle Wang and Uncle Zhan were embarrassed for this. It was really that Qu Da, who had an extra mouth, was his biggest political companion at this time.
However, after being angry for a while, Wanqi Yuanzhong changed his mind and started laughing again... Because no matter what, Qu Duan came here this time and spoke so bluntly, and his intention to be a companion was already very clear.
Although both of them are outliers, one is the Imperial Censor in the Palace and the other is the Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Cavalry, so they are enough to support each other.
Even, as for that lawsuit, with this smart man who is both civil and martial, he might have already understood it all, and it was just an excuse to come and see me.
Compared with this, it is meaningless to let this guy take advantage of you with words.
Thinking of this, Wanqi Xie sighed and twirled his beard, but he was unusually frank: "I can see that what you, Qu Duan, care about is not the Guo father and son, but the Wu brothers..."
"Don't you care about Liu Ziyu, Hu Yin, and Zhang Jun?" Qu Duan responded coldly. "These people are all together, connecting left and right, and the officials and generals of the country are almost one. Where is there a place for us to hide? People in Guanxi are saying that when the emperor returns to Tokyo, it will be the day when Zhang Jun will be appointed as prime minister!"
"You are still shallow." Wanqi Xie became more frank. "It is possible for Zhang Jun to be promoted to the position of prime minister, but whether we can survive depends on the emperor, not them. To put it another way, even if this group of people gain power and want to embarrass us, we can just hide for a while, because although they may be in the upper hand for a while, they cannot always be in the upper hand..."
"What do you mean?"
"Two theories... One is that things that come together after a long time will eventually separate, and the other is that flowers do not last forever." Wanqi Xie was really frank today. "The so-called long-term separation means that although these people are united now, they only appear to be united because of the senior ministers before. When it is their turn to handle state affairs, they will inevitably dislike each other due to their age, political views, backgrounds, and habits, and they will inevitably separate at that time; and the flower does not last forever means that the emperor is young and strong, and there are many days to come, and there are many things to do. These people may not have enough talent or a bad temperament. How can they keep up with such a powerful emperor?"
Qu Duan raised his eyebrows and blurted out: "If they can't keep up, how can we keep up?"
Wanqi Xie shook his head repeatedly, feeling inexplicably: "Even if we can't keep up, so what? In this chaotic world, with this wise ruler, you and I will do our best, and with the things and achievements we have made, our reputations after death will probably be higher than those of the prime ministers in peacetime, right? Not to mention us, those who died before, didn't their lives have value? Why must we seek the best?"
However, after these words were spoken, Wanqi Xie himself felt a little dazed, and Qu Duan wanted to mock him, but in the end he said nothing.
Just like that, not to mention how a treacherous minister and a domineering general colluded secretly, let's just say that early the next morning, Wanqi Xie continued his journey west, and entered Chang'an the next day. When he met the emperor, he was ordered, as the Palace Censor, to check the ownership of the fields around Jingzhao Prefecture in Yongxing Army Road in Guanzhong during the autumn harvest, in preparation for the granting of land after the Western Army was commended and reorganized... This was an expected important task, as some other important ministers who had arrived before were either going to reorganize the army or to measure the fields, and there was no third important event in Guanxi.
Therefore, Wanqi Xie certainly had nothing to say.
However, after receiving the order, he was about to say goodbye, but was stopped by Emperor Zhao in public: "Guanxi has been raided by Lou Shi many times, and there have been wars for several years. Some local tycoons rely on their forts and able-bodied men to wantonly occupy ownerless land, and among them, Jingzhao has the most and strongest tycoons. Wanqi Qing should be aware of this."
Of course Wanqi Xie knew what was going on… The emperor was not reminding him of the fortresses. Even if there were fortresses in Guanxi, how could they dare to fart under the eyes of tens of thousands of troops? The emperor was asking him to be stricter, and to take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to break up some of the big landlords and distribute the most fertile land around Jingzhao properly… How could he not know what was going on?
Seeing Wanqi Yuanzhong repeatedly bowing in response, Zhao Jiuqing knew that he was a "flatterer" who knew his intentions, and he was naturally satisfied. But then he seemed to suddenly remember something and continued to ask with a smile: "I heard that Qu Duan went to see you?"
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