Chapter 680: First Meeting
Gao Xiangsheng's words made Xiang Zhen feel a little lost. Before, he had never expected that these people's thoughts were like this. In their opinion, the struggle for power has always been bloody. Xue Ping and Han Qi and the others failed completely in the struggle with Li Ze, and after the failure, countless people were hiding blood and sacrifices. Although Xue Ping and Han Qi and the others were not unscathed, the forces that supported them were suffering heavy losses.
For example, Xue Jun's clan.
For example, the Sima Fan clan.
The Xiang Group always thought that the royalist faction in the court was irreconcilable with Li Ze. After he lost the ability to fight, he was eager to find foreign aid, thinking that the royalist faction would inject new vitality into the royalist faction.
But today, he suddenly realized that the facts seemed to be somewhat different from what they thought.
But at this moment, Xiang Zhen did not feel much disgusted. Because since Haixing came ashore, what he could feel was the prosperity, strength, ubiquitous rules, powerful cohesion, and centripetal force under Li Ze's rule.
And all of these shocked and frightened him.
He understood the ideas of Gao Xiangsheng and others. If Li Ze forced himself to do so, he would probably be unable to defeat him at all. In the end, he would make blood all over the ground and flock to the ground, and he would gain nothing.
On the contrary, using a soft knife, or the effect is much better.
Everyone has weaknesses, and there are no weaknesses, only saints and demons.
Li Ze's weakness, if he really regards the peace and joy of the world as Gao Xiangsheng said, is much more important than his own honor, disgrace, gains and losses, then he can indeed make a big fuss.
Such Li Ze, perhaps a hundred years later, will be called a saint by future generations. Of course, the premise is that Gao Xiangsheng and their plans can become a reality.
"The outer city is ahead!" Gao Xiangsheng pointed to a tall city wall that appeared in front of him, and passed through the outer city, and had a long distance to reach their destination. "The current imperial palace, which is the location of Li Xiang's general, is at the end of this road."
The spacious Wuyi Avenue passes through the city gate and continues to extend forward.
Behind him, there was a sudden sound of horse hooves.
"General Gao, Xiang Du Yuhou, it was Li Xiang and the others who came back." A Cangzhou official who was responsible for escorting them all the way back had already turned over and dismounted, standing respectfully on one side with his hands hanging down.
Gao Xiangsheng was stunned and Xiang Zhen jumped out of the carriage and stood by the road.
Dozens of horses swept from a distance like wind, and when they came to the city gate, they suddenly stopped their horses.
"General Gao, you are back!" A happy laughter came from the mouth of a young man in the lead. Xiang Zhen looked up, but the young man had already turned over and dismounted and strode towards Gao Xiangsheng. On his horse's back, a little boy of two or three years old, holding a bundle of corn in his arms, staring at Gao Xiangsheng curiously.
Gao Xiangsheng's face was indeed a bit ugly. He had saved his life from the fire, but his appearance was killed beyond recognition and his hand was not very sharp. Most people would only feel fear when they saw him. However, this little boy was very special. Not only was he not afraid, but he was extremely curious.
"I've seen the Prime Minister." Gao Xiangsheng held his fists and bowed to the ground. "I'm back without orders, please forgive me."
Gao Xiangsheng's words have several meanings, and the deepest one is naturally to bring Xiang Zhen back together. Some of them plotted to find a strong father-in-law for the little emperor, but they hid it from Li Ze. If Li Ze turned against him, they really didn't have many ways to talk about it.
Of course, Gao Xiangsheng also knew very well. Since they were able to walk all the way outside Wuyi City after they got ashore from Haixing, it was already very clear that Li Ze's attitude. If Li Ze was unwilling, they would be thrown on another ship and sent back after they got ashore in Haixing.
I was able to arrive here safely, naturally because I received Li Ze's approval.
"General Gao always acts beyond my expectations." Li Ze helped Gao Xiangsheng up with both hands and looked at him with a deep sense of meaning: "Just like a few years ago, you appeared in Wuyi at that time, which surprised me. Every time you came like this suddenly, you would surprise me, and I hope this time is no exception."
Thinking of the old things, Gao Xiangsheng couldn't help but smile on his ugly face. When he found Li Ze, it was indeed the weakest period when Li Ze was the weakest. At that time, he gave him great help, both in terms of force and financial resources.
But today, when Li Ze mentioned this, he was also reminding him that it would be better not to have such a surprising thing again.
The more you use the more you are, the thinner it becomes.
Once the relationship is gone, only business is left.
"Prince, this is the eldest son of the Lingnan Jiedushi Xiang Xun and Xiang Zheng, the capital of the Lingnan Army, and Xiang Zhen." Gao Xiangsheng took a step and gave up the place.
He saluted to Zhen with his hands: "I have met the prime minister."
One is the prince of the court, the prime minister who is in charge of the government affairs of the court, and the other is a Du Yuhou of the local army. The difference between the two is not a small part. If it weren't for Xiang Xun's relationship, Xiang Zhen would have no chance to stand in front of Li Ze.
"Please get up with General Xiang!" Li Zexu helped him, "Thank you hard all the way, how can Xiang Shuai be in good health?"
"Xie Xiangye asked, my father is healthy and will be idle if he doesn't dance his gun and stick every day." Xiang Zhen said with a smile.
"That's good." Li Ze smiled and turned around and pointed behind him: "To introduce, the strong one is Zhang Hui, Zhang Gong, the Minister of Rites and the mountain captain of Wuwei Academy, and the thin one is Gongsun Changming."
Zhang Hui and Gongsun Changming did not dismount, but just bowed their hands lightly immediately.
The two of them seemed very indifferent, but Xiang Zhen did not dare to neglect and bowed to them seriously.
The two major strategists around Li Ze are Zhang Hui and Gongsun Changming. All the plans, policies and strategic directions of the Wuyi regime are almost all from this trio. The three of them can almost determine everything in the court. Before coming here, Xiang Zhen knew it clearly.
However, the two people in front of him didn't look like people holding power no matter how they looked. Zhang Hui was wearing straw sandals, his trouser legs were covered with mud, his body was covered with branches and leaves of corn, his clothes were open, his black chest hair and his big beard were shining, and his eyes were wide open, while Gongsun Changming was dry and thin like a stinging pole, with his eyes deep in his eyes. When he looked at people, he always squinted his eyes, which made people feel a little chilled when he saw them.
Standing in front of these two people, Xiang Zhen can realize that the saying that people should not behave like this is really a true saying.
Zhang Hui, who seems to be a reckless man, is the most knowledgeable person in the world. Looking at Gongsun Changming, he is not inferior to Zhang Hui in terms of knowledge. In terms of methods, he is much more sinister than Zhang Hui. Xiang Zhen heard his father talk about Gongsun Changming's masterpieces outside the pass.
Such a person is willing to be a subordinate of Li Ze.
"General Xiang has come from afar, so I will ask him to go to the inn to rest first, and then make arrangements." Li Ze clapped his hands and looked at Gao Xiangsheng and said, "I will not bother the second master in one matter, so I will ask General Gao to work harder. The inn has already been arranged."
"Yes." Gao Xiangsheng bowed and accepted the order.
Li Ze laughed and turned over to the horse, looking at Xiang Zhen and said, "There are also good scenery in Wuyi. General Xiang might as well take a few days off first. We will be able to maintain a good spirit. Let's talk about the important things."
Without waiting for Xiangzhen to reply, Li Ze was already holding his son and heading into the city.
Looking at Li Ze who was so young that it was jealous, Xiang Zhen was a little lost and said for a while: "Is this Li Xiang?"
"Of course." Gao Xiangsheng nodded: "It's only twenty-two this year."
Xiang Zhen let out a heavy breath, he was already thirty-six.
"Du Yuhou, let's settle the inner city first. Since Li Xiang said that, he may not summon you in the next two days. Just so happen, you can meet Xue Shangshu and Han Shangshu first, and make a good plan." Gao Xiangsheng said.
"Will this not believing Li Xiang's taboo?" Xiang Zhen was a little embarrassed.
"Even our group of people is the lice on the monk's head, swaying there. Xiang Shi entered Wuyi at our invitation. She was like a torch in the dark, hiding it, but she fell down, setting up a carriage and horses, making it more open and upright. We are not afraid of people talking, but fear that no one will talk about it!" Gao Xiangsheng laughed and said, "We do these things, and there is no place where we dare not see people, so we can naturally be generous."
"General Gao said that, since that's the case, I'll meet Xue Shangshu first, Han Shangshu and others!" Thinking about this, Xiang Zhen couldn't help laughing.
A bowl of golden corn rice was poured with sauce that Li Ze carefully fried, or because the corn was picked up one by one by one by one, even though it was thick, Li Dan ate it very fragrant and ate a large bowl.
"It's really rare to see Dan'er eat so easily." Liu Ruyan was overjoyed. "Eat more to grow stronger. Since I like to eat corn, I will ask the kitchen to prepare more."
"But you see if he is willing to eat it tomorrow, this bowl is just made back by him." Li Ze said with a smile.
"That's true." Liu Ruyan poured a glass of wine for Li Ze and said, "Then Xiang Zhen has come. Do you have a constitution for this matter?"
"In fact, since I learned that Gao Xiangsheng had gone to Lingnan, he had already made a charter." Li Ze drank the wine in his glass and said, "This is a good thing, isn't it?"
"It's mixed with good or bad!" Liu Ruyan shook her head and said, "I finally pressed down Xue and Han, and then I came out like this."
"There are still very different." Li Ze said: "In the south, our strength is too weak. If Xiang's joins, the process of the imperial court's unification of the world will be much faster."
"Aren't you worried that one day the two sides will become enemies?"
"It's going to rain and my mother wants to get married, what's there to worry about?" Li Ze didn't care. "The foreseeable future will inevitably turn against each other, if Xiang's ambition is not just to become a royal relative but to go further."
Chapter completed!