Step on a branch

Chapter 222 Forking Road

Walking outside the palace gate, Huang Taishi got off the sedan chair.

Many courtiers arrived and saluted him one after another.

Grand Master Huang returned the salute, stood aside with his hands behind his back, with a wooden face, and did not speak.

Fan Taibao was one step late, seeing his expression, he couldn't help frowning.

The situation of the old master seems to be worse than yesterday.

It looked like he didn't get a good night's rest yesterday, but today he obviously didn't fall asleep all night.

The gate of the palace was opened, it was not appropriate to say these things when going to court, Fan Taibao could only keep it in his heart.

In the next court, Fan Taibao greeted Huang Taishi to return to Qianbulang, and the whole journey was also silent.

After entering the yamen and sitting down, Fan Taibao said: "I see you like this, why don't you go back and rest, and take your time. At this age, you have to take care of yourself. If you fall ill, you Shedding layers of skin. A man as strong as the Marquis of Yongning can't recover from his illness..."

When Grand Master Huang heard this, he wished he could stamp his feet twice.

Of course the Marquis of Yongning couldn't slow it down!
Old man Qin's illness was just faking it!
I don't know how to fiddle with it. Several adults from the Taiyuan Hospital saw him, and they were all deceived by him.

Thinking about it in my heart, but I can't say it out of my mouth, Grand Master Huang can only shake his head.

Then, after thinking about it for a while, he asked, "Speaking of which, Madam Hou is in good health, isn't she?"

"Among the old wives of the same age, she is considered healthy," Fan Taibao said. "Two days ago, I was with my old lady, and some of their old sisters, enjoying spring flowers and tasting new tea. They are living happier than us now."

"It's hard work when you're young, but when you're old, why don't you let them have a good time?" Huang Taishi said.

Fan Taibao quite agrees: "That's true."

They all came from troubled times. When men were fighting for their future and ideals, women were not idle.

Not only to take care of the whole family, but also to share the supplies, none of them can be easy.

At that time, many women did not make it through, and some of them survived by themselves, but their husbands died early. Those who can really live as old ladies and enjoy the happiness in their later years are all lucky.

Taking advantage of the topic, Grand Master Huang deliberately said: "The widow of Lin Xuan is a junior, but because she is widowed, she is not as good as the old ladies."

"That's right," Fan Taibao sighed, "I heard that apart from going out of the city to pay respects and ask for an autograph, he doesn't seem to go out very much.

Fortunately, my son has grown up and is promising, and when Kid Lin comes back from the border, let's talk about marriage, the mother will always have something to look forward to.

It's not like..."

After speaking halfway, Fan Taibao stopped himself and smiled.

What he originally wanted to say was that, unlike the two mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in An Guogong's mansion, the children had not yet grown up, and the two married girls, the older one was not very worrying, and the younger one looked like a prince and concubine. , I don’t know how many headaches there will be in the future.

It's just that these words can't be said.

Fan Taibao was very clear about the seriousness, and today he was in a rush to talk, the two old men were talking about their daily life, and they talked about it in a rambling manner.

But he was quick-witted, as soon as he noticed something was wrong, he immediately shut up.

Moreover, it was Huang Taishi who was chatting homely, and Fan Taibao was not worried that the old Taishi would betray him in a muddle-headed manner.

Huang Taishi really didn't care much about Fan Taibao's hesitating words, what he cared about was that Yongninghou's old wife and Dingguogong's adoptive mother lived as usual in Beijing.

Qin Yin and Lin Fan will inevitably turn against each other, but what about their family members?
Based on Huang Taishi's understanding of the two, if there is even a chance, the two will not sit back and watch their relatives wait to die.

At least, the old lady of the Qin family and Lin Xuan's widow knew what Qin Yin and Lin Fan were going to do, and they were even making various preparations to achieve their goals.

While stabilizing the situation, when you are not ready, no one will see the clues, and on the other hand, be on guard anytime and anywhere, so as not to put yourself and your family in danger.

Once the storm blows, get out quickly, and never let these blood relatives drag down the battle situation.

Thinking of this, Grand Master Huang's heart was beating fast.

Prejudice.

But he, Huang Ye, became an outlier among those people.

That's how he figured it out!

Grand Master Huang raised his hand and held his forehead. For a moment, he couldn't tell whether it was better to know nothing or to be in control of everything.

But whether it is clear or not, what is in front of him is the forked road.

One, to support the emperor, to remind the emperor that those two will definitely rebel, and the military power will not be regained for a while, but Jingzhong can control the Qin family, the Lin family, and Princess Pingyang.The eldest princess must also know about it.

The other option is to choose Lin Fan. His old master pretends to be confused and does nothing. When Lin Fan returns to the capital, he will be the one who cooperates inside and outside.

Just these two roads are big roads, they are not smooth, but they can be walked.

As for other small ways, what is pretending to be stupid, whoever wins will stand; what is pulling both sides, neither left nor right...

So stupid.

Suicide.

Let him die, but the real scourge is Da Zhou.

Stalemate and seesaw, what is chaotic is the foundation of Dazhou, and it is Xiliang and Nanshu who are laughing!

When he kicks his feet, what face will he have to see the late emperor?

Da Zhou Jiye was at the front, Grand Master Huang didn't think about himself, and of course he couldn't care about Huang Yi either.

With Lin Fan and Qin Yin's temperament, they would let Huang Yi write home letters like yesterday's and urge him to support the attack on Xiliang, but they would never take Huang Yi's life and force his old grandfather to rebel.

They are not that kind of people.

Furthermore, when the time comes, Taishi Huang can give up his grandson's life.

He is not afraid of others scolding him or cursing him, as long as he thinks the path he is taking is right, he chooses the righteousness in his heart, and what he insists on is the great Zhou in his heart.

However, where should Da Zhou go?

Feeling tired from the bottom of his heart, Grand Master Huang closed his eyes to rest his mind.

He remembered that before the late Emperor died, he had summoned him and asked him many thoughts.

Since it was the last foreseeable conversation between the monarch and his ministers, the late emperor asked him to speak freely, and Grand Master Huang did not go around any circles, and expressed his views directly.

What he said was that he was more optimistic about His Royal Highness Zhao Li than the former Crown Prince Zhao Lin.

If the Great Zhou hadn't established a dynasty and the world was still in chaos, Zhao Lin was undoubtedly the most suitable person.

Dare to fight, dare to fight, can inspire people, and can call the world.

But after the Great Zhou was built, all kinds of wastes were waiting to be rebuilt, and the people were not able to rest and settle down because of the blind conquest.

Internal affairs are not like slaughter.

Killing can see results in a short period of time, but the internal affairs of agriculture, industry and commerce need to be raised year after year. Zhao Lin is too impatient. To stabilize him, they need to talk over and over again. Whether they can listen to it is not certain.

Zhao Li is different. He has ideas about internal affairs and is suitable for steady construction.

Of course, these are also hindsight.

That one is already the first prince, and only Zhao Li can succeed him.

And he, Huang Ye, didn't have to waver back and forth between the legitimate prince and the more suitable His Royal Highness.

He has no choice, he only needs to be loyal to the only heir Zhao Li, guide him, assist him, and let Da Zhou continue to move forward.

The first emperor praised his outspokenness, and also handed over the responsibility of assisting the government to his hands.

He assisted the emperor and supported Da Zhou for more than 20 years.

Now, the choice was once again in front of him.

　Thanks to book friend iampetty, I will also work hard today, Wow Xiaoyao, and Xiaoyuanzi for their rewards.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)