Guo Kun was stunned and speechless. His father had never told him anything about his childhood. He only told him this one thing and he was already stunned.
"I didn't expect, I really didn't expect. It turned out that such a thing would happen."
Guo Bing smiled lightly and said: "Kun'er, you have very little experience. There are some things that I shouldn't tell you. I'm afraid you won't be able to calm down, and I'm afraid you will be scared. But you are already an adult, and you will be the head of Prince Liang's Mansion in the future.
It's time to understand these things. In fact, even if my father doesn't say it, you know it in your heart. You are a smart child. I know that sometimes you just pretend to be confused. You are no worse than my father."
"Father, I am very complimentary. The child will not disappoint the father. Father, regarding Lin Jue's plan, the child expressed his thoughts without any reservation and asked the father for his guidance."
"You said, I asked you here just to hear your thoughts."
"Father, since the Holy One mentioned the pirate incident to you, it seems that he wants to use it as an excuse. From this point of view, we must do something so that he has no excuse. So although this is a big adventure, but
The child thinks it is worth it. We cannot return to the capital, otherwise we will be left to our own devices, and my father’s twenty years of hard work in running the Liangzhe Road will be in vain. We cannot sit back and wait for death. If we can successfully suppress the bandits, then Your Majesty
This reason has been lost, and through this incident, some people in the court will have a reason to speak for the father. Otherwise, the label of ineffective suppression of bandits will be slapped on, and even if someone wants to help the father, they will not be able to do so."
Guo Bing twisted his beard and said nothing.
Guo Kun continued: "But the risks involved must be guarded against. We can't put all our chips on it. After all... Lin Jue's plan is too dangerous. Once it fails, we don't even need to criticize others, we have to take the initiative to apologize. If
The Holy One wanted to take advantage of this, and it was justifiable. No one criticized him, but gave him the best opportunity. Therefore, I said, be cautious."
"How to be cautious? You can tell me." Guo Bing nodded.
"Haier believes that we must first increase the chance of victory. Ning Haijun's army suppressed the bandits out of helplessness. After all, he could not inform the court to avoid causing more trouble. But Ning Haijun's army is indeed weak. Haier's suggestion
Yes, this time to suppress the bandits, more than 2,000 guards from my palace will also be escorted. It is best to deploy some of the city's defenders. Of course, the city's defenders will be under strict control. This requires convincing him to agree. We must also prepare all the combat supplies.
, even if we pay for it ourselves, in short, we must try our best to increase our chances of winning."
"Well... you are right. Once the war begins, we must do our best to ensure the best result. What else?" Guo Bing nodded.
"Secondly, I think we can't bet all our money on this matter. Lin Jue can put all his money on it, but we can't. Therefore, if things don't go well, we must stop decisively and we must not lose to the pirates. As long as
If we don't suffer defeat, even if we just go out to sea for a trip or even fight against pirates, others can't make a big fuss about it. At worst, if we find a way to deal with the current situation, the situation will not collapse."
Guo Bing looked at Guo Kun in surprise for a long time, smiled and nodded and said: "My son has really grown up. What you said is true. Even withdrawing the troops halfway is better than losing the battle. If the momentum is not right, it is better to withdraw the troops immediately. This is what my father said."
This is what the king is thinking. We, father and son, have gone to the same place."
Guo Kun said respectfully: "Father, do you think so too? This is called heroes seeing things alike. Haha, it's just a bit unfair to Lin Jue. He went to the island, and I'm afraid he won't be able to come back. But this is like me
It’s nothing compared to the overall situation of the palace.”
Guo Bing said: "I hope it doesn't come to this. Although this kid is arrogant, he does still have some abilities. If he can be used by us in the future, it will still be helpful."
Guo Kun opened his mouth to say something, but he swallowed his words again.
"Father, I have a third suggestion. If the plan succeeds this time, I feel that we can't kill all the pirates, and we have to leave some of them. We will stop as long as we wipe out most of them. Father will decide if I don't tell you.
I know what I mean."
Guo Bing laughed loudly and lowered his voice and said: "The cunning rabbit is dead and the lackeys are cooking, the high bird is gone, and the good bow is hidden. All the pirates have been wiped out, and there is no need for the Liang Prince's Mansion to be in Hangzhou. Kill half, keep half, and the credit will be there.
There are also reasons for Prince Liang’s Mansion to continue to sit in power.”
"Father, Wang Mingjian, this is exactly what I meant."
"Okay, okay. My son really impressed me. These three points are well-founded and are at the critical moment. My son's wisdom is not inferior to anyone else. Although I can only stay in Hangzhou cautiously and am suppressed by the emperor's brother, but
At least I won't lose to him when it comes to my son. My son alone can match the two kings of Jin and Huai. Hehe, those two can't compare with you at all." Guo Bingbing said with a smile.
Guo Kun whispered: "Thank you father for the compliment, but it's a pity that the country belongs to them."
Guo Bing glanced at Guo Kun and said: "Who said it must be theirs? Jiangshan belongs to my Guo family, and your surname is Guo, do you understand?"
Guo Kun breathed a sigh of relief and whispered: "My child understands."
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Starting from midnight, the sky changed and it began to rain. It kept pattering until dawn. In the early morning, the sky was covered with lead clouds, and the rain was still falling. It didn't stop at all, but it got heavier and heavier.
the trend of.
Plum yellow rain, such rain means that starting from today, the solar term will enter the plum season, and the rainy weather will last for nearly a month. Such rain has both advantages and disadvantages. For people in Hangzhou who make a living by shipping, the rivers during the plum rainy season
As the water rises, it becomes wider and deeper, and many small rivers that are inaccessible for boating can also be used for boating. This is a great benefit. But for many people, the rainy season brings constant troubles. Travel is inconvenient, and business is inconvenient.
That's all, even in the south where there are dense lakes, the rainy season will bring a huge danger, that is, floods.
The prefect of Hangzhou, Yan Zhengsu, had already begun summoning the officials under his jurisdiction half a month ago to arrange flood control and waterlogging matters when the rainy season comes. As a parent official, Yan Zhengsu is a qualified official. He has been the prefect of Hangzhou for several years and has already solved the problem.
He has done many important things related to people's livelihood. He is a man of action. He hopes to truly benefit ordinary people and do some practical things for them. Because of this, he resolutely gave up the opportunity to stay in the capital as an official many years ago.
Opportunities seem unattainable to many people. But Yan Zhengshen regards them as rubbish. What he wants is not to stay in the capital and earn a living. What he wants is to become a parent official outside the capital, so that he can fully display his talents.
, do what you want to do.
Yan Zhengsun's family background is not low. His father, Yan Shiqing, was an important minister in the previous dynasty. He passed through almost all important positions in the two governments and three departments. He served successively as Kaifeng Prefecture Yin, Yushi Zhongcheng, Deputy Privy Envoy, and Third Department Envoy, and finally joined the imperial family.
In the position of deputy prime minister who knew political affairs. In every position, Yan Shiqing did an outstanding job, so that when there was a shortage of important positions somewhere in the court, the late emperor would say: Just follow Yan Shiqing. People of the time gave him the nickname.
Mr. Bai Da'. Although Yan Shiqing's official position has been changing, there is one part-time job that has never changed, that is, he was appointed by the late emperor since the eighth year of Longxing as the teacher of the current sage Guo Chong, who was still a young boy at the time.
, judging from the current situation, that is the emperor's master. This shows that the late emperor highly recognized Yan Shiqing's ability, talent, learning and character.
From then on, Yan Zhengsu became the companion of the current emperor. Yan Shiqing was not a perfect man, so he naturally understood that he had to cultivate the relationship between his son and the future emperor. He requested that Yan Zhengsu be allowed to enter the palace as a companion.
Reading, saying that he is afraid of delaying his only son's studies, is actually based on this selfishness. The best friendship is when he was young. In the future, if the son of the Yan family wants to gain a foothold in the court, he will probably have to rely on this time.
arrange.
The fact is just as Yan Shiqing thought, Yan Zhengsu and Guo Chong have a very good relationship. Guo Chong even regards Yan Zhengsu as a brother and treats Yan Zhengsu better than his biological brother Guo Bing. So after Yan Zhengsu won the Jinshi, Guo Chong
The emperor was asked to ask Yan Zhengshu to stay in the capital as an official. You should know that unless he is a first-class Jinshi, he can enter the Hanlin and other pavilions as a bachelor, but he can stay outside the capital. The rest must be in other places.
Only after serving as an official and gaining experience could he have the opportunity to be transferred to the capital. Yan Zhengsu was not a first-class Jinshi, so Guo Chong was actually using the back door for Yan Zhengsu.
However, Guo Chong's idea was wishful thinking, and Yan Zhengsheng did not appreciate it at all. He hoped to go outside the capital to realize his ideal of doing practical things for the people. He did not want to stay in the capital and waste time in the Imperial Academy.
Chong tried every possible means to persuade Yan Zhengsu, but Yan Zhengsu just refused. Yan Zhengsu was famous for his stubbornness, and sometimes even Guo Chong had to tolerate his stubbornness. This time Guo Chong still failed to persuade Yan Zhengsu. Yan Zhengsu packed up his bed.
After leaving the capital, he served three terms as local county magistrate and two terms as general magistrate in more than 20 years.
In the first year of Qingfeng, Guo Chong ascended the throne as emperor. He soon issued an edict to summon Yan Zhengsu to Beijing. Yan Zhengsu's first position was deputy envoy of the Third Department, in charge of the household department. In the eyes of others, Yan Zhengsu was a
Soaring to the sky. However, Yan Zhengsu only stayed in the capital for three months, and then he wanted to leave. Guo Chong once again failed to persuade Yan Zhengsu, and finally sent him to Hangzhou as the prefect.
No one understands why Yan Zhengsheng does what he does, and no one understands why he likes to leave the capital and work as a minor official in these places. Some people say that he is upright and upright, some say that he is ignorant of current affairs, some say that he is just trying to gain fame, and some even say that he is out of his mind.
There are problems, but Yan Zhengsheng laughs them off. Only he knows what he is doing, and only he knows what he wants. His more than twenty years of working as a low-level official has allowed him to accumulate a lot and make him see a lot clearly.
A fire was beating in his heart, waiting for the east wind to blow up and ignite a raging fire. By then, maybe people would understand what he really wanted.
