Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

When the servants and maids along the road saw Hou Ye coming back, they naturally saluted and greeted him affectionately.

When he came to the study door, he pushed the door open and entered, and suddenly saw Yu Shinan lying on his rocking chair, his eyes half-opened looking at an ancient thread-bound book, and there was a cup of steaming tea soup beside him, the old man It's quite pleasant.

The sound of pushing the door alarmed Yu Shinan, the old man slowly got up and threw the book on the recliner, and said with a hearty smile: "My boy, there was such a big commotion when we went to Tuyuhun, aren't you a disaster?"

His face was full of red, and he was full of energy. It was obvious that Yu Shinan had a good life these days, at least he was in a good mood.

Guo Ye had a natural feeling of closeness to Yu Shinan, so he couldn't help but joked: "It's okay, it's okay, it doesn't matter whether I am a disaster star or a plague star, at least I have earned enough benefits for Datang, right? This time you old man The Prophet of Unpredictability came to my house, and I was still thinking about it on the way. Old man Yu won't be cooking hot pot in my study again? Hahaha..."

"Wahhahaha..." Yu Shinan laughed with his silver whiskers fluttering, and said cheerfully, "Your mouth is so sharp, as always. The old man just happened to hear from a servant in the mansion that he met you on Zhuque Avenue That's when I found out that you returned to Chang'an. By the way, when I came to your house just now, I found that your three hundred soldiers had already returned. You didn't return until now? Why did you go? "

Guo Ye didn't hide anything, and he told all the things he encountered in the Haitian Feast Restaurant, including the matter of Yu Deshui, like pouring beans.

At the end, his mouth was dry, he picked up Yu Shinan's bowl of tea soup, and drank it with a slurp.

Yu Shinan listened to Guo Ye's analysis of Liu Zhenxuan in the carriage at the end, and nodded in agreement: "You kid has too many eyes, so this might be a way to make friends with Wei Zheng and others. At least this kind of favor, they are I really owe you. And with you, me, and Kong Yingda three people lobbying and recommending to the emperor, Yu Deshui will be appointed as the imperial doctor, it is a certainty."

Guo Ye wiped the water stains around his mouth three times, and said with a smile: "Is it? You always agree with me to do this, right? I also had a flash of inspiration at the time, and felt that the advantages of this matter outweighed the disadvantages, so I simply sold my favor to make it happen. Forget it. Besides, what I said just now is on the side of the emperor, it's not impossible.

According to my guess, the Taishanghuang and the emperor have always liked to play balance in the court, and now the three departments above the court can hardly restrain each other. If I are allowed to take the post of doctor censor, hehe, the emperor will be annoyed too.Didn't he say it before?The strength of the Guanlong family will be weakened, but at present they cannot do without their support, and they must rely on it.So, if the three series are compared to stacked building blocks, it is now in balance, but if my shit-stirring stick is put together, the stacked building blocks are destined to collapse.Although the emperor secretly supports our Shilin Qingliu School, he is not willing to be in this situation.So, let's be considerate of the emperor and not cause trouble to the emperor. "

"Tsk tsk, young and mature, amazing!"

Yu Shinan sighed sincerely, his face was full of admiration, and he said: "Your boy is born to be a good hand in party struggles. When the moon is full, it will lose, and when the water is full, it will overflow. From ancient times to the present, it can be found everywhere!"

Guo Ye bowed his hands pretentiously, and said modestly: "Praise, your old lady is flattering. For me, whether it is an official, a courtier, or even a person, it is actually the same. Then It is to know how to advance and retreat. As we country people say, eat as much steamed buns as you have an appetite, otherwise you will burst your stomach and die of suffocation."

"Huh? This statement is new." Yu Shinan praised with a smile on his face, "Well, the words are not rough, or the masters are among the people. But then again, you kid is not allowed to play tricks on me, Tell the truth."

Guo Ye was taken aback for a moment, and asked, "Why did your lord say that?"

Yu Shinan squinted his eyes and stared at Guo Ye for a while, as if he wanted him to see through it, and asked with a half-smile: "Doctor Yu Shi, who is in the court class, is also the central minister of the court. If you say give up, you will give up. If you say that you want to let it go, you can let it go, you have to say that the pattern in your chest is very big. But this can also be said in reverse. With your temperament that you never want to suffer, you will give up so easily? You must be sure about the next step. There are other plans, and the plans are big and far-reaching, right?"

"Uh...Old man Yu, no wonder they say that you look unruly, but you are actually an old fox in your bones. You are not fake at all!"

"Hahaha, I'm going to the palace to see His Majesty tomorrow, tell me, how do you plan your next step?"

PS: There was a dispute between the backgrounds of Yu Deshui and Wen Yanbo before. Yu Deshui was recommended by Wei Zheng. It was mentioned earlier that Yu Deshui is the eldest grandson Wuji. It is wrong and wrong, thank you remind.

Chapter 727

Facing Yu Shinan's question, Guo Ye put his hands behind his back pretending to be mysterious, walked around the study slowly, and said leisurely: "The next step is planning, the boy has an initial idea in his mind, but the specifics still need to be considered. .”

Guo Ye made a great contribution to Tuyuhun, and earned a lot of face for the Qingliu Department of Shilin. Now Yu Shinan thinks he is pleasing to the eye.

At this time, Guo Ye's pretending to be mysterious, or pretending to be reserved, in Yu Shinan's eyes, turned out to be a lot more restrained and calm.

Then he laughed heartily again, stroked his silver whiskers, and asked, "Tell me, I will take care of the steering for you, otherwise how can I help you when I enter the palace and come to the emperor tomorrow?"

Guo Ye hummed and stopped covering up, and asked bluntly: "My lord, what do you think our Shilin Qingliu Department lacks the most compared to Changsun Wuji and the others?"

Yu Shinan didn't answer, but looked at him with questioning eyes, waiting for Guo Ye's answer.

Guo Ye asked himself and answered: "Nowadays, the three-legged power of the imperial court has just come into being, but our Shilin Qingliu clan is weak and weak, and its foundation is not stable. One of these is that the power of the Guanlong family has been deeply rooted for hundreds of years, and it is really difficult to shake. The second thing is that we lack local training. You have counted the tens of states and hundreds of prefectures in the Tang Dynasty, and how many local officials are from the line of Changsun Wuji and others? So, the boy's idea is..."

Yu Shinan suddenly realized, and interrupted: "You mean to say that you want to leave Chang'an, and want to go to a local area for business and cultivation?"

"Exactly!"

Guo Ye nodded and said: "Your Excellency, Kong Shangshu is in the court, and the boy's management and cultivation in the local area echo each other, and spending a few years to promote and cultivate the best students from poor families in the world. This is the way to fight steadily and for a long time. The power of the Guanlong family headed by Ji is the king. Even if we stabilize the eldest grandson Wuji in the court, how about it? The eight great families scattered all over the world are the backbone of the Guanlong family. They are the most terrifying existence and The roots are there."

"It makes sense!" Yu Shinan was deeply impressed by Guo Ye's analysis and plan, and not only nodded in approval, "Have you thought about it yet? Go to the palace tomorrow to meet the emperor, where do you want to ask to be in charge? Now you set the With such great achievements, it is not impossible to ask the emperor for a big official in the frontier. No matter how bad it is, the position of governor of one party will definitely not be a problem."

"A governor?"

Guo Ye rolled his eyes and said dissatisfiedly: "I was the Chief History Officer in the Governor's Mansion of the Shu Prefecture, and it seems to be the fourth grade. Now I have made achievements in opening up the territory, no matter what I do, I have to make progress. ? The state government is divided into upper, middle and lower ranks, and the governor of the upper state capital seems to be the fourth grade, right? If you really give me the position of governor, isn't there no difference?"

Yu Shinan glared at him angrily, and snorted, "Then what else do you want? How old are you? How young are you to be a fourth-rank governor? Let me tell you, if the emperor doesn't give you the honor of being a Jinshi, Even if you want to be a governor, it’s useless. Besides, can the governor of the governor’s office be compared with the governor of Yizhou? It is the real official in charge of the government, who can best exercise and test your position. Boy Guo, just be content and you will be fine!"

"Cut!" Guo Ye shook his head in dissatisfaction, and snorted, "If the emperor really wants to get rid of me with the position of governor, it's really not that easy. Anyway, don't worry about it, I will have my own countermeasures tomorrow. Anyway, governor, Too small, too small, really too small!"

"you……"

Yu Shinan was pissed off by this young boy in his twenties in front of him, he couldn't help feeling angry, and sullenly said, this boy seems to have gone too smoothly, a few years ago he was just a lowly yamen servant.How many years have passed?Even the governor's parents and officials didn't like it.

Seeing that he made old man Yu angry, Guo Ye also knew that the other party cared about him. He was a little worried that he would make haste waste because of his own efforts. My good headmaster, I am your favorite student anyway, am I not? Calm down, calm down, I am not arrogant to the point of ignorance, I know what I am doing."

"Hmph!" Yu Shinan flicked his sleeves suddenly, sat back on the reclining chair, ignored Guo Ye, and began to read a book by himself.

Guo Ye had no choice but to squat down obediently, first relieved for a while, and then explained his specific thoughts exhaustively.

As Old Man Yu listened, his expression gradually softened...

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At the same time, Yu Deshui, Yin Yu Deshui of Chang'an Mansion, also left Haitian Feast Restaurant after Guo Ye left, and went straight to the mansion of the admonishing doctor Wei Zheng.

When he came to Wei Zheng's house, he would talk about the conversation with Guo Ye in the private room of the restaurant, thinking of asking Wei Zheng to give advice.

Wei Zheng is an admonisher who would rather bend than bend in front of His Majesty Li Er, but it does not mean that he has no heart at all.On the contrary, his mind is also meticulous, at least better than Wei Ting, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, otherwise he would not be able to get to the present with only a guts.

After listening to Yu Deshui's retelling, Wei Zheng, who is known for being strict and unsmiling, suddenly smiled inexplicably, and said, "I didn't expect Lingmei and Yizhouhou's subordinates to have such a grievance."

Yu Deshui sighed in embarrassment: "Family ugliness, family ugliness, Master Wei laughed."

Wei Zheng shook his head indifferently, and joked lightly: "It's not appropriate to call it a family scandal. To be precise, it should be fate. Think about it, if it weren't for your sister, how could you get Guo Ye's exchange, turn around, and start anew?" Asking for the post of Doctor Censor? Speaking of which, you have accepted the favor of your sister, Ziguan."

Ziguan is Yu Deshui's character. Wei Zheng has promoted him all the way so far, and it is not an exaggeration to call him by his character.

Hearing Wei Zheng's words, Yu Deshui said suspiciously: "Master, according to what you said, Guo Ye really has no other schemes, and the exchange is purely for my sister and Huang Ao's marriage?"

Wei Zheng nodded, but shook his head again, and said, "It's not entirely true. The Marquis of Yizhou is famous for his phoenix never falling without treasure. To put it crudely, he has always been a master who refuses to suffer. Son, he is the only one who takes advantage of others. Thieves don’t leave empty space, that’s what he said. He can take the initiative to retreat and hand over the position of doctor censor, and he is willing to lobby the emperor with Yu Shinan and others, so he has other thoughts But I can see his little thought, it doesn’t matter, it’s harmless. But now in the court, our side is at a disadvantage and at a disadvantage. If Ziguan can be appointed as the royal doctor and rank in the court, it will be different gone."

Yu Deshui was elated when he heard what Wei Zheng said. It seemed that Mr. Wei also agreed to his deal with Guo Ye.

Then he said cautiously: "Since your lord said that there is no problem, then I can rest assured to agree to the deal with him. In a few days, I will ask my family to put my sister and Huang's marriage on the agenda, so that it can be arranged as soon as possible."

Wei Zheng thought about Guo Ye's calculations thoughtfully, nodded casually, and said perfunctorily to Yu Deshui: "It should be, you can't break your trust with others, and Lingmei's stomach can't be delayed any longer."

After this small episode, Wei Zheng had more or less hope for the future of the remaining party faction that had been in precarity.

After thinking about it, his eldest grandson Wuji, who had been repeatedly frustrated and deflated in the court, suddenly appeared in his mind, and he thought, it seems that Guo Ye's wild way of not following the routine, and his eldest grandson Wuji will suffer in the future.

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