Martial Cultivator

"One person in the world?"

Chen Chao laughed at himself, "This is a bit too much.

The monk in black smiled and said, "These four words may not necessarily be good words, but whether they are good words in the end depends on what the guardian envoy does and how he will do it."

Chen Chao said unceremoniously, "Just follow your heart."

The black-clothed monk sighed and said, "I guess 80% of it won't be a good thing in the end, but the guardian envoy doesn't care about his posthumous reputation, so it doesn't matter, but it's just like this that makes others afraid."

Chen Chao smiled and said nothing.

The black-clothed monk did not rush to continue speaking. Instead, he thought for a long time and then smiled and said, "I wonder how the guardian will arrange the poor monks after they arrive in the capital of the gods?"

Chen Chao squinted at the black-clothed monk in front of him, thought for a while, and said, "If the master wants to be an official of the guard envoy line, then I can decide with one word. After all, according to the Daliang Law, the guard The appointment and dismissal of officials up and down the line are all decided by the official, but if you want to be another official, it is not the official's decision. "

The black-clothed monk joked, "You can't let a poor monk take an imperial examination first and then get an official status, right?"

Chen Chao glanced at the black-clothed monk and said with a smile, "Master, you have read those Confucian classics, are you sure you will be in high school?"

The monk in black said calmly, "I have dabbled in it. If I really want to take the imperial examination, I dare not say that I am the number one scholar. It is not difficult to be in the top three."

Chen Chao glanced at the monk who casually said that he wanted to choose between the third best and the second best, and said with emotion, "I don't doubt what the master said, but if it really happens, it would be too unnecessary." ”

The monk in black smiled and said, "No matter what, I still hope that the guardian envoy can say a few kind words for the poor monk so that he can become an official as soon as possible."

Chen Chao smiled angrily and said, "Why don't I arrange a meeting directly between you and His Highness the Crown Prince?"

The black-clothed monk clasped his hands together and said with a smile, "In that case, I would like to thank the guardian envoy."

Chen Chao twitched the corner of his mouth and ignored the black-clothed monk on the snake-killing stick.

The monk in black knew how to advance and retreat. He stopped talking and just looked at the scene on the river.

A majestic river is calm and calm at the moment, just like the current beams. However, it is hard to say whether there is an undercurrent surging under the river surface, and when it will really set off waves.

But fortunately, on this river, there is this young martial artist standing at this moment.

One person suppresses the river, and it seems that with his presence, the world will be at peace.

But how long can he be there?

However, this young guardian envoy is really young. If he does not die unexpectedly, he is destined to be able to do this kind of thing for decades or even hundreds of years.

Afterwards, the ferry went south and came to a ferry. The black-clothed monk saw that the guardian envoy’s hands and eyes could reach the sky. Some people had been waiting at the ferry for a long time. After the ferry came, they walked onto the bridge without saying a word.

He handed the boatman some money, and the other person was weighing the money. Just when he was about to say it was not enough, the man just said that he had just met his friends on the boat, and he would definitely get off the boat before it left the ferry.

In this case, this amount of money is not not enough, but too much. The captain of the ship gave a thumbs up, thinking that this man was too polite.

In fact, when it comes to going out for a boat trip, as long as he is able to do it with ease, it is not easy. There is no need for anyone to make it difficult for anyone.

After the man smiled, he came to the boat and saw the young man in black robe.

After bowing slightly, the man took out a spy report from his arms, handed it to Chen Chao, and then asked, "What are your orders, sir?"

Chen Chao opened the spy report, flipped through it, and asked, "How many of the military reports from the north have been sent to the capital recently?"

The man said softly, "It's still the same as usual, there has been no increase. For the time being, everything in the north seems to be business as usual, and there are no disturbances."

Chen Chao nodded and continued to ask, "Tell me something that is not in the spy report."

Ever since the Chen Dynasty took control of the Baichuan Pavilion, every time he left the capital, he would meet an official from the Baichuan Pavilion somewhere for a while. They would bring a piece of information about recent major events and hand it over to the Chen Dynasty. However, due to limited space, In order to prevent Chen Chao from wanting to know something that is not included in the intelligence reports, most of the people who sent the intelligence reports would memorize all kinds of matters in advance, so that when Chen Chao asked them, they would be able to answer fluently.

However, Chen Chao's inquiry today has no boundaries. The person can only start from his own perspective and talk about things that he thinks may be of interest to Chen Chao.

But before speaking, the man glanced at the black-clothed monk on this side, but then looked away after just one glance. Since the Lord Guardian didn't say anything, it meant that the monk could listen to whatever he said.

"Last month, the court discussed matters. It was said that His Highness the Crown Prince has reached his current age and it is time for him to establish a concubine. After that, it is a great matter for the country to have a concubine. Therefore, the courtiers finally recommended a few candidates. The daughter of the Minister of Justice Sun was recommended by them to be the crown prince's concubine, but His Highness put it aside because he wanted to discuss it with the Lord before making a decision."

The man paused for a moment before saying softly, "But the courtiers were obviously a little dissatisfied. Over at the Yushitai, there was a man who wrote a book after the incident, saying that His Highness the Crown Prince was the superintendent of the Liang Dynasty. At this time, This matter has nothing to do with military matters, so there is no need to question your Excellency.”

Chen Chao hummed, without saying a word, and just motioned for him to continue.

The man thought for a moment and then said, "Master Zaifu has retired from office."

Chen Chao glanced at him with some dissatisfaction in his eyes. This kind of thing was not in the spy report, so how could it not be there.

In today's Liang Dynasty, military attachés include the generals from the northern border and others.

This guard envoy is enough to stabilize the beam, but it is absolutely necessary for the civil servants to be without the prime minister.

There are countless people in a big beam. In fact, those political affairs have been handled by the Prime Minister and the other civil servants since the early years of Tianjian. The Emperor of the big beam does not care about people's livelihood, but his energy is limited, and the current Crown Prince is still young. , in fact, this Lord Prime Minister is indispensable.

"Master Zaifu's health was getting worse before three months. Last month, he couldn't even go to court. Now he can occasionally get out of bed and walk around, but most of the time, he is actually bedridden."

"His Royal Highness the Prince once visited in person, and finally returned with a sigh. Later, Lord Zaifu wrote a letter begging for the bones and wrote a memorial. During the court meeting, Lord Zaifu's son read it out, and all the ministers in the palace were in tears. In the end, the courtiers They all expressed their admonitions to His Highness the Crown Prince, but His Highness the Crown Prince did not persist."

When the man said this, he sighed. The memorial was so sincere and sincere, it has been circulated in the capital of God for a long time. I don't know how many scholars have shed tears after reading it.

He had read it before, but he couldn't remember it completely, only a few sentences.

"Since this year, the pale ones may turn into white, and the shaky ones may fall off. My hair and blood are getting weaker and weaker day by day, and my ambition is getting weaker and weaker. How many times have I died without following my father?"

Chen Chao was silent for a moment and then asked, "Since Master Zaifu has resigned, is his position still vacant?"

The man calmed down his emotions and said softly, "The courtiers recommended several people, but in the end His Highness the Crown Prince said that they would wait until the Lord returns to Beijing to discuss the matter."

Chen Chao nodded and waved his hand, saying he had nothing more to ask.

The ferry was about to leave soon, and the man turned around and got off the boat without delaying.

After the person left, Chen Chao looked towards the river with complicated eyes.

The black-clothed monk smiled and said, "It seems that the guardian envoy may not be so truly 'highly respected' in the court."

Chen Chao smiled and said, "But at this age, the scholar has not yet reached his thirtieth year. No matter how great his achievements are and how powerful he is, naturally there are still people who are worried. This is not an unexpected thing, not to mention that the scholar has a sense of pride. , I am destined not to be too convinced by a warrior, but in this situation, just acknowledge my merits. "

In the previous two incidents, these civil servants did not target themselves too obviously. This was impossible before, but Chen Chao knew the root cause of their current worries.

That is because their authority is too heavy. With such heavy authority, even though they are still dedicated to serving the country at this moment, what they are afraid of is the uncertainty.

Why does a dynasty promulgate a law? It is to have rules for doing things. If something happens, there are rules to control it.

So it's not that they can't accept Chen Chao's many meritorious deeds, but they are gradually relaxing the invisible line that Chen Chao had on the previous Emperor Liang and the Prince's Palace.

There are complaints about the shackles of the officials. It should be noted that many people are very upright when they first become officials. However, as their authority increases and their ranks get higher and higher, they end up drifting away from the person they originally wanted to be.

Therefore, they were unwilling to pin the question of whether Chen Chao would end up on his own heart. Instead, they wanted to make an iron chain out of something foreign and tie him tightly.

People in the market often talk about it interestingly. They say that when a general has only a thousand men under his command, he will naturally do whatever the superiors say. But when he has hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers in his hands on a certain day, it is not who says what. That's it, when I woke up, why did you put the dragon robe on me? This is really hurting me!

That's why the previous dynasty had a system in which generals in the state army and frontier armies had to change their official positions frequently. This was to prevent soldiers and generals from getting familiar with each other, which would eventually lead to a certain general becoming alienated.

But the disadvantage of this is actually very obvious, which is that in the end, the soldiers in the army do not know the generals, and the generals do not know the soldiers. And the combat effectiveness of an army is greatly reduced.

Therefore, this system has been abolished since this dynasty. At first, the literati were worried, fearing that the emperor on the throne would change his surname at some point. However, as time went by, such a thing never happened, and they Then I gradually felt at ease.

The black-clothed monk smiled and said, "But His Royal Highness is still too immature in his behavior."

Just after listening to these two incidents, the black-clothed monk could know that these two incidents were all blamed on Chen Chao. In other words, in this way, his Highness the Crown Prince could be temporarily free from intrusion, but For courtiers, their impression of the Chen Dynasty will be even worse.

After all, by acting like this, His Highness the Crown Prince will leave an image of himself as weak and dependent on Chen Chao for everything. In this way, the powerful ministers of Chen Chao will say that it is even more certain.

Chen Chao said, "I'm still young, and I still can't think about some things completely. It'll be fine as time passes."

The monk in black said, "I'm just afraid that His Highness the Prince did it on purpose."

Chen Chao didn't speak, just shook his head.

It is said that there is no such thing as family affection between the royal family, but he has definitely experienced it with his uncle, aunt, and sister. Since this cousin is the one his sister likes most and entrusted to him personally, he is willing to trust her.

What's more, now, the worst situation is that Chen Chao has no way to gain a foothold in Daliang Chaotang, and it is absolutely impossible to shake his wealth and life.

If that day comes, just leave.

Anyway, he never wanted this world.

But when the time comes, you will definitely be disappointed.

The monk in black looked at the expressionless face of the man in front of him, but he didn't know why. He just felt that he was probably really sad at the moment, so he quickly changed his words and said, "Maybe the poor monk made a mistake. After all, from Your Majesty to Your Excellency, These are no ordinary people.”