First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 463

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What he was waiting for was this sentence, Gao Chong lowered his head, secretly happy in his heart, with a look of gratitude on his face, "Everything is for the great king's ambition and hegemony".

Li Shimin nodded and said: "I will write a letter to Duke Feng to explain the situation in Chang'an to him."

"That's why I would like to thank you, Your Majesty," Gao Chong thanked.

Gao Chong didn't take the initiative to speak, but Li Shimin brought it up, which shows that he is a sensible person.

"My lord, I recommend a person to you. Although this person comes from a humble background and behaves a little weirdly, he is definitely a genius." Ma Zhou, who was newly transferred to Dali Temple by Gao Chong, said directly.

Li Shimin was overjoyed when he heard the words, sat up straight and asked, "Where is the talent? Who is the name?"

Li Shimin admired Gao Chong's knowledge of people, not to mention, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui were all recommended by Gao Chong, and now they are Li Shimin's confidants.

"This man's surname is Ma, his first name is Zhou, and his courtesy name is King Bin. He is now a judge of Dali Temple," Gao Chong said truthfully.

"This person was originally a teaching assistant in Bozhou, but because of his weird behavior, he was not tolerated by others, but when my father evaluated the officials, he saw that he was knowledgeable, quick-witted, and quite extraordinary. , I chatted with him for a long time, and found that his talent is better than mine, so I boldly recommend him to the king."

The teaching assistant in Bozhou is from the ninth rank, while the evaluator of Dali Temple is in the eighth rank. Reasonable.

"The talent discovered by Duke Yan?" Li Shimin was startled when he heard the words, and then he understood the key points, "What kind of talent is so praised by Duke Yan from you, I must see it."

Li Shimin was very happy, not only because of this talent, but also because of Gao Junya's attitude. Gao Junya had never been in close contact with him before, but now she recommends talents to him through Gao Chong, which shows that Gao Junya Junya's attitude towards him.

It has to be said that Gao Junya's methods are so clever, Li Shimin's ascension to the throne is now a certainty, such as the ministers of the three provinces are actively seeking refuge, such as Zhongshuling Feng Deyi, regardless of his old face, flattering him to the fullest, Xiao Yu is such a square person , also had a banquet with Li Shimin.

On the other hand, Gao Junya is silent, recommending talents to Li Shimin through Gao Chong, not only nourishes things quietly, does not damage the reputation, but also wins Li Shimin's favor, this point, now only Gao Junya and Li Shimin The parties understood.

Gao Chong still didn't know the meaning, he just thought that Gao Junya asked him to be Ma Zhou's benefactor.

"This person is on duty at Dali Temple, why not call him to see him?" Gao Chong asked.

"See you, of course we want to see you." Li Shimin said with a loud smile, "Ananda, follow my king's teachings, go to Dali Temple quickly, and invite Ma Zhou, the judge of affairs. Remember, don't be rude."

The servant Zhang Anan took the order and left.

"Your Majesty, although Ma Zhou is a great talent, but he is unkempt, addicted to alcohol, and unconcerned about petty matters, please prepare yourself mentally. If you offend your Majesty, don't blame him," Gao Chong reminded in advance.

After hearing this, Li Shimin said with a smile: "Any high-level person must have something extraordinary. As long as he is a talent, it is all right for me to lead the horse and fall."

Although Li Shimin was mentally prepared, when Ma Zhou arrived, he was still stunned.

I saw that this man was less than thirty years old, his hair was in a messy bun, and his official robe was loose and loose.

"King Bin, don't be rude in front of King Qin," Gao Chong stepped forward and tugged at his sleeve to remind him.

Unexpectedly, when Ma Zhou opened his mouth, he let out a long belch, which almost killed Gao Chong. Ma Zhou looked at Li Shimin seriously, and saluted, "The king of Qin is here, and the next official is polite."

"Please take a seat, Ma Zhou." Li Shimin looked at Ma Zhou without hesitation, nodded and stretched out his hand to one side of the seat.

Hearing this, Ma Zhou sat down, picked up the tea on the desk and drank it all in one gulp, "Drink a few cups at noon, I smell a little alcohol, please don't blame me."

"No problem," Li Shimin said with a magnanimous smile, "Youzhi recommended Ma Pingshi to this king, saying that Ma Pingshi is a great talent in the world, so I invited him to meet him. How to treat?"

Ma Zhou looked at Gao Chong, who was sitting upright, and Li Shimin, who was taking the exam. After being slightly startled, he smiled and said, "How else can I look at it? Can".

Li Shimin's eyes lit up when he heard it. Although it was a short sentence, it was full of deep meaning. It is the emperor's actions to be close to virtuous ministers and far away from sycophants.

Gao Chong saw that Ma Zhou's words had aroused Li Shimin's interest, so he stood up and said goodbye, leaving the two of them alone to talk in detail. He believed that Ma Zhou would not disappoint Li Shimin.

After leaving the Palace of Chengqian, Gao Chong went to the Xue Mansion in the west of the city. This Xue Mansion was Xue Shou's mansion.

After treatment, Xue Shou is still weak and weak, but he lives at home and controls Weifengwei. Although he is inside the courtyard wall, there are thousands of secrets in his heart.

"You mean that Mr. Feng may have both ends?" Xue asked with a frown after listening to Gao Chong's words.

Afterwards, Gao Chong thought carefully about Feng Deyi's deeds, and vaguely remembered that this person was still severely punished by Emperor Taizong many years after his death. There must be some secrets in this.

"I also inadvertently learned that Mr. Feng seemed to have had a lot of contact with the deposed prince before." Gao Chong nodded and said, he didn't dare to be too specific, after all, there was no evidence.

"Even though he had contact with the deposed prince, now that the king of Qianzhong has been imprisoned in Fangzhou, and he has served as the king of Qin, is it necessary to investigate?" Xue Shou asked a little puzzled: "After all, he is the king of the dynasty Zhongshu Order".

"If he's really a villain, he's an insidious villain. How can such a villain prevent the King of Qin from knowing his true face?" Gao Chong said directly. It's because of his close relationship with Xue Shou that he behaved like this. Generally, he criticized the prime minister for no reason.

"Back then, the sage dismissed him and sent him back because of his flattery and disloyalty, but for some reason, he managed to make the sage use him again. This person is too thoughtful, so we have to guard against it," Gao Chong continued.

Xue listened and nodded unconsciously. This point Gao Chong said was true. Feng Deyi was flattering and disloyal to Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty. This is a well-known fact. Shame on people.

Xue Shou responded immediately, "I will order someone to investigate secretly, but You Zhi, after all, he is the prince of the court, and now he is in full swing, so you don't want to have any grudges against him."

"Naturally," Gao Chong nodded and smiled, "This is just my personal suspicion, so I'll just mention it to you. After all, your majestic guard is pervasive."

Speaking of Weifengwei, Xue Shou sighed, "I don't know how long this body can last, Weifengwei still needs Qin Wang to find someone who can control him."

"Cousin, don't be pessimistic, and have a brighter mind." Gao Chong persuaded after hearing the words: "Yuchi Jingde is hunting Li Yuanji in Zhongnan Mountain. I have already told him, pay attention to find the whereabouts of the old fairy Sun Simiao, and let Old Sun go back later." The gods will take care of you."

(End of this chapter)