Chen Chao laughed at himself, "This statement is a bit too much."
The monk in black smiled and said, "These four words may not necessarily be good words, but whether they are good words in the end depends on what the guardian envoy does and how he does it."
Chen Chao said unceremoniously, "Just follow your heart."
The black-clothed monk sighed and said, "I guess 80% of it won't be a good thing in the end, but the guardian envoy doesn't care about his posthumous reputation, so it doesn't matter, but it's just like this that makes others afraid."
Chen Chao smiled and said nothing.
The black-clothed monk did not rush to continue speaking. Instead, he thought for a long time and then smiled and said, "I wonder how the guardian will arrange the poor monks after they arrive in the capital of the gods?"
Chen Chao squinted at the black-clothed monk in front of him, thought for a while, and said, "If the master wants to be an official of the guard envoy line, then I can make the decision in one fell swoop. After all, according to the law of Daliang, the guard
The appointment and dismissal of officials up and down the line are all decided by me, but if you want to be another official, it is not my decision."
The black-clothed monk joked, "You can't let a poor monk take an imperial examination first and then get an official status, right?"
Chen Chao glanced at the black-clothed monk and said with a smile, "Master, you have read those Confucian classics, are you sure you will be in high school?"
The monk in black said calmly, "I have dabbled in it. If I really want to take the imperial examination, I dare not say that I will be the number one scholar. It is not difficult to be in the top three."
Chen Chao glanced at the monk who casually said that he wanted to choose either the third best or the second best, and said with emotion, "I don't doubt what the master said, but if it really happens, it would be too unnecessary."
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The monk in black smiled and said, "No matter what, I still hope that the guardian envoy can say a few kind words for the poor monk so that he can become an official as soon as possible."
Chen Chao smiled angrily and said, "Why don't I arrange a meeting directly between you and His Highness the Crown Prince?"
The monk in black clasped his hands together and said with a smile, "In that case, I would like to thank you, Lord Guardian."
Chen Chao twitched his lips and ignored the black-robed monk on the snake-killing stick.
The monk in black knew how to advance and retreat. He stopped talking and just looked at the scene on the river.
A majestic river is calm and calm at the moment, just like a big beam today. However, it is hard to say whether there is an undercurrent surging beneath the surface of the river, and when it will really make waves again.
But fortunately, on this river, there is this young man standing at this moment.
If one person suppresses the river, it seems that with his presence, the world will be at peace.
But how long can he be around?
However, this young guardian envoy is really young. If he does not die unexpectedly, he is destined to be able to do this kind of thing for decades or even hundreds of years.
Afterwards, the ferry went south and came to a ferry. The black-clothed monk saw that the guardian envoy's hands and eyes could reach the sky. Some people had been waiting at the ferry for a long time. After the ferry came, they walked onto the bridge without saying a word.
He handed the boatman some money, and the other person was weighing the money. Just when he was about to say it was not enough, the man just said that he had just met a friend on the boat and that he would definitely get off the boat before it left the ferry.
In this case, this amount of money is not not enough, but too much. The captain of the ship gave a thumbs up, thinking that this person was really too polite.
In fact, when it comes to going out for a boat trip, as long as he can do it with ease, it is not easy. There is no need to make it difficult for anyone.
After the man smiled, he came to the boat and saw the young man in black robe.
After bowing slightly, the man took out a spy report from his arms and handed it to Chen Chao, and then asked, "What are your orders, sir?"
Chen Chao opened the spy report, flipped through it, and asked, "How many of the military reports from the north have been sent to the capital recently?"
The man said softly, "It's still the same as usual, there is no increase. For the time being, everything in the northern border seems to be business as usual, and there are no disturbances."
Chen Chao nodded and continued to ask, "Tell me something that is not in the spy report."
Ever since Chen Chao took control of Baichuan Pavilion, every time he left the capital, he would meet an official from Baichuan Pavilion somewhere for a while. They would bring a piece of information about recent major events and hand it over to Chen Chao. However, due to limited space,
In order to prevent Chen Chao from wanting to know something that is not included in the spy reports, most of the people who sent the spies would memorize various small and big things in advance, so that when Chen Chao asked them, they would be able to answer fluently.
However, Chen Chao's inquiry today has no boundaries. The person can only start from his own perspective and talk about things that he thinks may be of interest to Chen Chao.
But before speaking, the man glanced at the black-clothed monk on this side, but then looked away after just one glance. Since the Lord Guardian didn't say anything, it meant that the monk could listen to whatever he said.
"Last month, the court discussed matters and it was said that His Highness the Crown Prince has reached his current age and it is time for him to have a concubine. After that, it is a great matter for the country to have a concubine. Therefore, the courtiers finally recommended a few candidates.
The daughter of the Minister of Punishment, Sun Shilang, was recommended by them to be the crown prince's concubine, but His Highness put it aside because he wanted to discuss it with the Lord before making a decision."
The man paused after saying this and said softly, "But the courtiers were obviously a little dissatisfied. Over at the Yushitai, one of them wrote a book about the incident, saying that His Highness the Crown Prince was the superintendent of the Liang Dynasty. This time
This matter has nothing to do with military matters, so there is no need to question your Excellency."
Chen Chao hummed, without saying a word, and just motioned for him to continue.
The man thought for a moment and then said, "Master Zaifu has retired from office."
Chen Chao glanced at him, with some dissatisfaction in his eyes. This kind of thing was not in the spy report, so how could it not be there.
In today's Liang Dynasty, military attachés include the generals from the northern border and others.
This guard envoy is enough to stabilize the beam, but it is absolutely necessary for the civil servants to be without the prime minister.
There are countless people in a big beam. In fact, those political affairs have been handled by the Prime Minister and other civil servants since the early years of Tianjian. The Emperor of the big beam does not care about people's livelihood, but his energy is limited, and the current Crown Prince is still young.
, in fact, the Prime Minister is indispensable.
"Master Zaifu's health was deteriorating day by day three months ago. Last month, he couldn't even go to court. Now he can occasionally get out of bed and walk, but most of the time, he is actually bedridden."
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince once visited in person, and finally returned with a sigh. Later, Lord Zaifu petitioned for the bones and wrote a memorial. During the court meeting, Lord Zaifu's son read it out, and all the ministers in the palace were in tears. In the end, the courtiers
They all issued remonstrances and asked His Highness the Crown Prince to approve of it, but His Highness the Crown Prince did not insist on it."
When the man said this, he sighed endlessly. The memorial was so sincere and sincere, it has been circulated in the capital of God for a long time. I don't know how many scholars have shed tears after reading it.
He had read it before, but he didn't remember it completely, only a few sentences.
"Since this year, my old age may have turned white, and those that have wavered may have fallen off. My hair and blood are getting weaker day by day, my ambition is getting weaker and weaker, and I will never die without following my father."
Chen Chao was silent for a moment and then asked, "Since Master Zaifu has resigned, is his position still vacant?"
The man calmed down his emotions and said softly, "The courtiers recommended several people, but in the end His Highness the Crown Prince said that they would discuss it after the Lord returns to Beijing."
Chen Chao nodded and waved his hand, saying he had nothing more to ask.
The ferry was about to leave soon, so the man turned around and got off the boat without delaying.
After the man left, Chen Chao looked towards the river with complicated eyes.
The black-clothed monk smiled and said, "It seems that the guardian envoy may not be so truly 'highly respected' in the court."
Chen Chao smiled and said, "But at this age, the scholar has not yet reached his thirtieth year. No matter how great his achievements are and how powerful he is, naturally there are still people who are worried. This is not an unexpected thing, not to mention that the scholar has a sense of pride.
, I’m destined not to be too convinced, but given the current situation, just acknowledge my merits.”
In the previous two incidents, these civil servants did not target themselves too obviously. This was impossible before, but Chen Chao knew the root cause of their current worries.
That is because their authority is too heavy. With such a heavy authority, even if they are still devoted to the country at this moment, what they are afraid of is the uncertainty.
Why does a dynasty promulgate a law? It is to have rules for doing things. If something happens, there are rules to control it.
So it's not that they can't accept Chen Chao's many meritorious deeds, but they are gradually relaxing the invisible line that Chen Chao had on the previous Emperor Liang and the Prince's Palace.
There are complaints about the yoke. It should be noted that many people are very upright when they first become officials. However, as their authority increases and their ranks get higher and higher, they end up drifting away from the person they originally wanted to be.
Therefore, they were unwilling to pin the question of whether the Chen Dynasty would last forever on his own heart, but wanted to make an iron chain from outside objects to tie him tightly.
People in the market often talk about it interestingly, saying that when a general has only a thousand soldiers under his command, he will naturally do whatever the superiors say, but when he has hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers in his hands on a certain day, it is not who says what.
That's it, why did you put the dragon robe on me when I woke up? This is really hurting me!
That's why the previous dynasty had a system in which generals in the state army and frontier armies had to change their official positions frequently. This was to prevent soldiers and generals from getting familiar with each other, which would eventually lead to a certain general becoming alienated.
However, the disadvantages of this are actually very obvious. In the end, the soldiers in the army do not know the generals, and the generals do not know the soldiers. This greatly reduces the combat effectiveness of an army.
Therefore, this system has been abolished since this dynasty. At first, the literati were worried, fearing that the emperor on the throne would change his surname at some point. However, as time went on, such a thing never happened, and they
Then I gradually felt at ease.
The monk in black smiled and said, "But His Royal Highness, your behavior is still too immature."
Just by listening to these two incidents, the black-clothed monk could know that these two incidents were all blamed on Chen Chao. In other words, in this way, his Highness the Crown Prince could be temporarily undisturbed, but
For courtiers, their impression of the Chen Dynasty will be even worse.
After all, by acting like this, His Highness the Crown Prince will leave an image of himself as weak and relying on the Chen Dynasty for everything. In this way, the powerful ministers of the Chen Dynasty will make it even more certain.
Chen Chao said, "I'm still young, and I still can't think of some things completely. It will be better as time passes."
The monk in black said, "I'm afraid that His Highness the Prince did it on purpose."
Chen Chao didn't speak, just shook his head.
It is said that there is no such thing as family affection between the royal family, but he has indeed felt it with his uncle, aunt, and sister. Since this cousin is the favorite of his sister and has been entrusted to him personally, then he is willing to believe her.
What's more, now, the worst situation is that Chen Chao will not be able to gain a foothold in Daliang Chaotang, and it will never be able to shake his wealth and life.
If that day comes, just leave.
Anyway, he never wanted this world.
But it will definitely be disappointing when the time comes.
The monk in black looked at the expressionless face of the man in front of him, but he didn't know why. He just felt that he was probably really sad at the moment, so he quickly changed his words and said, "Maybe the poor monk made a mistake. After all, from Your Majesty to Your Excellency,
