"We now ennoble General Liu Taozi as the King of Pingcheng."

After the edict was sent out, Hu Changren sent someone to inform Gao Rui and Gao Jun.

There was still no reaction from Gao Jun.

He is now so busy that he is sweating profusely, and Qingxu's disaster prevents him from thinking about other things at all.

However, things were different here for Gao Rui. After learning that Hu Changren had surpassed him and issued an edict to canonize Liu Taozi as king, Gao Rui was furious, and the first person he was looking for was the Qinghe King Gao Mai.

Before Gao Mai's drunkenness yesterday had passed, he learned about Gao Rui's arrival.

Gao Mai quickly washed his face and sobered up a lot before going out to greet him.

When he walked out of the inner room, Gao Rui was waiting for him with a dark face, surrounded by many soldiers.

"Greetings to Prince Zhao!"

Gao Mai took the lead in worshiping.

"Why do the noble princes and kings do such things?!"

"Foreign generals collude with courtiers to seek benefits for themselves. How can you, the king of the Great Qi clan, act as an accomplice?"

Gao Rui scolded him as soon as he opened his mouth.

Gao Mai had no idea what Gao Rui was talking about, so the angel rushed directly to the frontier with the edict. In order to complete it as quickly as possible, Hu Changren even skipped Gao Mai's step.

Although Gao Rui didn't know what Gao Rui was talking about, Gao Mai was extremely angry because he could still understand that "foreign generals colluded with courtiers" and "worked for the tiger."

He immediately put away his respect and replied with a straight face: "Colluding with foreign generals, isn't this what the right prime minister is doing? I heard that you sent someone to contact Duan Shao, King of Pingyuan, and asked him to send three thousand cavalry to station near Linzhang.

, why do you, the majestic Prince of Qi, do such a thing?!"

Gao Rui looked at Gao Mai in disbelief.

"You are from the Daqi clan."

"Do you know what you're doing?"

"The Daqi clan? What about the clan?"

Speaking of this matter, Gao Mai couldn't help but have anger in his eyes, and he gritted his teeth and said, "When my father was still alive, he fought to the death for King Gao. After hundreds of battles, he achieved great success and became famous.

But Emperor Wenxuan sent Gao Guiyan to poison him just for some ridiculous reasons!"

"Later, he called me to his side. Sometimes he threatened me, sometimes he insulted me, sometimes he loved me, and he was capricious. I could only be cautious, for fear that if I said the wrong thing, I would end up like my father!"

"At that time, why didn't anyone say that my family was a clan and stood up for my family? After Gao Guiyan poisoned my father and killed my relatives for fun, why didn't anyone say that my family was also a clan?"

"Besides, who said that clan members can't assist foreign generals? My general Wei came from a humble background, the son of a military slave, but he has a heart that no clan member can match. He will not reject me because I am a clan member.

I will take notes on all important meetings!"

"He can treat others tolerantly. If someone makes a mistake while drunk, he will wait until the person sobers up before reprimanding him. If someone makes a mistake, he will deal with it impartially. He will not forgive because of his close confidants, nor reject someone because of his new arrival!"

The more Gao Mai talked, the more excited he became.

He simply pointed at Gao Rui in front of him and cursed loudly: "What on earth are you clansmen doing now?!"

"My general Wei promoted new subjects in the frontier fortress, opened schools widely, encouraged mulberry farming, and governed thousands of miles of fertile fields. The people gradually became richer, the officials governed the country clearly, and the soldiers were brave. In just a few years, the frontier fortress changed its appearance, and everyone from top to bottom praised it for its virtue!"

"Today, there are countless fertile fields on the frontier, the people have something to rely on, the wise men have a place to work, and the 40,000 new troops have been trained. They are going to the north to resist the Turks, to the east to attack the Khitan, and to the west to kill the Zhou generals. But what are you doing?!"

"It has been a year since the emperor ascended the throne. When I come back this time, you are still scheming, forming cliques for personal gain, plotting, fighting and killing people. There is no improvement, no change, and it is even worse than before!!"

"I really don't understand how a hero like General Wei can live under the same sky with people like you!!"

Gao Rui's face turned red, his mouth trembled, and he wanted to interrupt the other party several times.

But until Gao Mai finished speaking, he failed to interrupt him.

"Hu Changren wants to make your general guard king. Do you know about this?"

Gao Mai was stunned, "Now I know."

"I hope you can go back immediately and inform General Wei so that he can refuse."

"Refuse? Why?"

"Hu Changren has ulterior motives. I believe that people like General Wei would disdain to collude with people like Hu Changren. Hu Changren is pulling the skin of a tiger to scare the rest of the people, but it really works. Many ministers feel that Hu Changren has already

General Liu has joined forces, and they are afraid of his power, so they all submit to him. If General Wei accepts the edict, then in the temple, a villain like Hu Changren will have exclusive power."

"If General Wei truly cares about the country, he should not place a villain in power just for the sake of mere fame."

"If Hu Changren comes up, I really don't know how many people will be poisoned and persecuted by him. I don't know how many people in the local area will be killed or injured?"

Gao Mai chuckled, shook his head slowly, and looked sideways at Gao Rui.

"With Hu Changren not in power, are the local people living a good life?"

"It's not good now, but if he waits until he goes up, it will be even worse."

"No."

Gao Mai's answer is simple and direct.

He said seriously: "In my opinion, these things you do are just like the playfulness of naughty children and are of no use."

"This king's title is beneficial to my family's general guard. After being granted the title of king, he can do more things and have a greater influence. It is beneficial and harmless."

"Don't try to force me, General Wei, on the grounds of benevolence, morality, or the suffering of the people."

"My general won't do this. The great things my general wants to do don't care about false reputations."

"Just think of him as a villain who is greedy for fame, ignores the people and the country, and has no moral integrity!"

"After all, he is the son of a military slave, not a majestic King of Qi like us!"

"Please come back!"

Gao Mai waved his sleeves, and his sleeves squeaked. He was still very young, but his whole person carried a strong aura, which even overwhelmed Gao Rui in front of him. He turned around and left. The knight who came from Wuchuan

They stepped forward, blocked the entrance, and confronted the soldiers brought by Gao Rui.

Gao Rui watched him go away blankly, but just stayed there, speechless for a long time.

It's already dark.

Gao Rui sat in the inner room, Gao Mai's words rang in his mind again and again, but he became more and more frustrated.

He doesn't want to do "naughty play" either, he also wants to do something big.

When he was at the frontier fortress, he did a good job, managed it properly, and made people capable.

But when he arrived at the temple, he became helpless and could hardly do anything, and his edicts failed to pass.

The people he promotes today will be removed by others tomorrow, and the people he removes today will be promoted by others tomorrow.

Yecheng is like a huge quagmire, trapping everyone. No matter which direction they go, they can't move forward.

Suddenly someone knocked on the door gently.

Gao Rui looked outside the door.

"Come in."

The next moment, Mrs. Gao Zheng walked in with her head lowered, holding a plate and placing a few small bowls. She walked to her husband and placed the things in front of Gao Rui one by one.

"My dear, have something to eat before you get busy."

Gao Rui's expression finally softened, and he lowered his head and began to eat. Gao Zheng did not leave in a hurry, but just sat next to him and looked at him tenderly.

"My beloved has not been out all day today, but what happened?"

"I was just scolded, but I couldn't come back. I felt unhappy and didn't want to go out."

Mrs. Gao Zheng couldn't help laughing, "I heard they were going to see King Qinghe. Why can't my beloved be able to scold a teenage boy?"

"I didn't realize it at the time, but now that I think about it, it's really hard to sleep."

The couple chuckled.

Seeing the tiredness in her husband's eyes, Mrs. Gao Zheng's smile slowly solidified, and she said seriously: "My beloved should take some rest."

"Hmm"

Gao Rui nodded and said nothing.

Gao Zheng was silent for a moment, then said with a smile: "Today Zhengxin said he wanted to go to the front yard, so I asked Changzi and the others to support him. Zhengxin walked several steps."

"It's better not to let him walk too far. Last time I forced him to walk that far and it hurt for several days."

"I know."

"That time he only walked six or seven steps before he couldn't walk anymore. This time, he walked dozens of steps in a row. If he continues like this, he might be able to recover in the future and be able to walk normally."

Gao Zheng said softly.

Gao Rui's lips trembled again for a moment.

"I heard that there are many famous doctors in Xianzhou. How about you take your child there to have a look?"

Gao Zheng was startled and suddenly looked at Gao Rui, "What do you want, my beloved?!"

"The country is in crisis. Among the three platforms, there are all vicious villains and incompetent people. These people control the temple. No matter who comes to power, nothing can be changed. Unless these villains are killed first."

"Hu Changren re-appointed the officials I dismissed not long ago and promised them high positions."

"I sent people to thoroughly investigate the smuggling of Lou Rui and others, but none of the people I sent came back alive to report it."

"The Puppet Zhou Dynasty is about to send troops, and there are such a group of villains in both the government and the public. I reported earlier that I wanted Duan Shao to go to Heluo and other places to set up defenses, but they thought that I wanted to unite with Duan Shao to clean up the traitors in the court, so they tried every means

Come to stop it.”

"No one of the officials and generals they have placed on the front lines can be trusted." "Those officials are as timid as chickens. As long as they see the Zhou soldiers, they will definitely surrender, and the generals they trust will
To be continued...