Peerless Pirates

"The tears have not dried up even after singing through the Yangguan Pass. I will add food to the rest of the fame and fame. The water floating in the sky will send endless trees..."

In the Prime Minister's Mansion, an old man who was nearly sixty years old was waving a large pen that was more than seven feet long, and was writing on the bluestone board "Naughty Princess". While writing, he read out in a deep voice.

Use stone as paper and water as ink. Because I write too quickly and the water is not evenly applied, the words I write are intermittent. In some places, small puddles accumulate, and in other places, the writing breaks the meaning. In any case, The large characters are all baring their teeth and claws, like angry dragons, twisting their bodies wantonly on the stone slab, and the point of attack is like a sharp sword, full of the spirit of never returning, and would rather break than bend.

However, when I wrote the last sentence, "Before the storms and evil at the head of the river, it would be difficult for others to travel in this world," the dancing dragon seemed to have had its muscles and bones taken away, softening and losing its arrogant momentum. That line of words seemed It still looks majestic, but like wooden sculptures, it has lost its splendor.

As the last stroke was drawn, the writer threw down the huge pen dejectedly, stumbled to the chair next to him, and sat down. Huang Yue quietly served a cup of tea, stared at the drastically changed handwriting, and sighed secretly. The strength of his writing was exhausted. After that, the line of words turned into a few mixed water stains, mottled.

Huang Yue knew that what really touched his father was the last sentence of the song "Partridge Sky". For some reason, when his father wrote this sentence, he suddenly became discouraged, making the line of words turn into an ugly woman, facing him. He chuckled at his father.

Huang Yue even knew that when his father learned about the lyrics of Song Zheng's Westward Journey, he laughed at him with disdain, "Writing lyrics based on the music, moaning for no reason, at such a young age, how can you sing about the wind and the moon!" But now! , his father, like Song Xiaolang who was forced to leave Jiangning, lamented the hardships of the world.

Huang Yue didn't understand the meaning of it. In the past ten years, even though Pang Hui held the world's soldiers and horses and dark clouds pressed down on the city, his father still had high morale and clever maneuvers, and finally the war was invisible. The army marched westward to Guanzhong and seized the In Xijing, the pair of generals Pang Hui and Huang Yuandu composed a magnificent song of opening up and expanding territory.

The current situation is not much worse than when the generals were fighting each other, but why did my father lose his confidence? Is his father really old? Is this what he looks like in his grave years? But Pang Tong is more than ten years older than his father. , why can it keep growing stronger and stronger, causing great turmoil in the Qi Dynasty?

Huang Yue couldn't understand. If Song Zheng were here, he would definitely tell Huang Yue: Between gain and loss, it all depends on the Sacred Heart - the master is young, and the servants can be slaves and bully the master. Now that the master has grown up, If a slave tries to bully his master, he is just seeking death, not to mention that the master has a scheming old slave helping him.

The little emperor will be in charge next year, and he will no longer rely on Huang Yuandu for everything like he did when he was a child. Huang Yuandu also admits this, but after more than ten years as prime minister, Huang Yuandu is more familiar with political affairs than the little emperor. Therefore, Although Huang Yuandu tolerated a lot, he still had conflicts with the little emperor from time to time.

For example, the time when Song Zheng was forced to send an envoy to Xishu. Song Zheng was deeply impressed by the Holy Heart. Since he was appointed as the supervisor of Yousi, he snatched the Dark Eagle that belonged to the Prime Minister's Mansion and rectified it with iron-blooded methods, turning it into his own. Sharp Sword. He traveled north to Shandong and south to Jinghu, where he captured several corrupt officials. Even in Jiangning City, where the emperor was standing, several officials had their heads removed.

Huang Yuandu was deeply afraid of the rise of Song Zheng, so he had already used tricks to transfer Song Zheng to the Ministry of Rites as a doctor. He also took advantage of the general trend of the Qi army's westward advance to encourage the young emperor to send Song Zheng as an envoy to Xishu. The young emperor was about to wake up. When he came, Huang Yuandu mobilized all the civil and military officials to carry out an impeachment similar to forcing the palace. Finally, Song Zheng went to Xishu, and stayed there for more than half a year.

Song Zheng was forced to leave, and the little emperor was extremely dissatisfied with Huang Yuandu. If it weren't for Da Qi's foreign war, the little emperor would have rebounded long ago. Even so, Huang Yuandu was still forced into a difficult situation. The little emperor found a good helper---- Duke Pangtong. This old and immortal guy took advantage of the opportunity to ascend to the position of Taiwei. I originally thought that Pangtong, who was in his seventies, was just a transition, but who knew that he was an old and strong poisonous snake. With the help of a little The emperor's mind, with the energy accumulated over the years, suddenly burst out with dazzling sparks.

Because of the major case of the Ji family, Huang Yuandu lost the support of everyone in Jiangnan, and his daughter Huang Jiao was originally the last resort, but Huang Jiao still chose the latter between her father and son. Huang Yuandu lost both internally and externally, and soon They fell into a dilemma: the capital guards were gone, Wei Buzhou, who had been suppressed by Huang Yuandu, came to power, and even old cases that had been going on for many years were used as spearheads, vaguely pointed at the Prime Minister's Palace.

Huang Yue didn't think so thoroughly, but he also knew that his father's life was difficult, and he was helpless about the current predicament of Huitong Trading House.

Of course, Huang Yuandu was most saddened by Huang Song. In order to make Huang Song "reform his evil ways", Huang Yuandu did not hesitate to ground him for more than three months. The final result was that Huang Song ostensibly "repented of his past mistakes" and left the prime minister's house. After that, he never looked back. Even if Huang Yuandu threatened to sever the relationship between father and son, Huang Song would not care. Is he really going to sever the relationship between father and son? The dignified prime minister's house has really become a joke.

Thinking of this, Huang Yue felt a little happy - what about your beloved Huang Song? Instead of leaving home to set up his own business, or even turning against you, it's me, the "three-eyed glutton" you look down on in every possible way. Still staying by your side. If I had known this, why bother?

However, looking at his father's gray hair, Huang Yue felt soft and stopped gloating about his misfortune.

"Father, since things are hard in the world, how about resigning from this position? You are getting older and have been the prime minister for more than ten years, so you should take a rest."

Huang Yuandu shuddered and turned to look at Huang Yue. His eyes instantly became sharp, and he exuded a tiger-like aura. He shouted angrily, "Who asked you to persuade me to retreat?"

Huang Yue was shocked and frightened, and quickly knelt down on the ground, "No one instigated it. It was the child who felt uncomfortable when he saw his father working so hard. As the saying goes, if you endure the calm for a while, you can take a step back and the world will be brighter. Even if you are not the prime minister, our family will still be the best. You have good clothes, good food, and a worry-free life. You have worried about Daqi for so many years, and you should enjoy the blessings."

Huang Yuandu's body froze, and after a long while, he stretched out his right hand tremblingly and touched Huang Yue's head, "Good boy, my father wrongly blamed you." Huang Yuandu also understood that with Huang Yue's IQ, in front of him Can't play any tricks.

"Father, you have been the prime minister for more than ten years, assisting the young master to grow up. With Daqi in your hands, the government will be clear and the country will be prosperous. Everyone can see right and wrong, merit and demerit. Not to mention the Holy Emperor's growing affection for my father. Hehe, if you don't leave the Lianzhan, it may not be a way to protect yourself."

Huang Yuandu smiled bitterly and said, "It's not because of my father's nostalgia for this position, but because Pang Tong must have ulterior motives, which is probably more sinister than Pang Hui. If I leave at this time, if something happens in the court, no one in Daqi will be able to fight with this old thief." I have to contend."

Huang Yue secretly thought, now that you have been forced to this point, and you are still thinking about national affairs, I really don’t know what to say to you. He opened his mouth to persuade, but Huang Yuandu waved his hand to stop him, "Do you think I am here for this? Aspect? You, Huitong Trading Company, probably feel the same way about the harm done to everyone in Jiangnan. Everyone in Jiangnan is trying to become powerful in my hands. If I don’t suppress them, what can I say about my achievements? Besides, I am still the prime minister after all. As long as I am here, everyone in Jiangnan will not do too much. If I fail, they will attack Huitong Trading House unscrupulously. This time they mainly deal with Lu Dafu. If I fail, I'm afraid you People like Xu Mingxuan and Song Zheng will be in bad luck."

Huang Yue's eyes were red, but he couldn't say anything. After a while, he murmured, "It would have been better if Song Zheng had not sent an envoy to Xishu."

"This moment, that moment." Huang Yuandu sighed, hesitated for a while, and patiently explained, "Song Zheng took You Si away forcefully. If I didn't fight back, would I still be the prime minister? Besides, he was like that It is too impatient to deal with Daqi officials. How can the government of a country be governed by brutal punishment and killing? Just like Pang Hui reorganizing the army, it is abominable to eat empty pay, but governance does not mean dismissing a few generals. It can be done. Pangtong is nepotistic and only one person can hold power, even Pang Hui is not as good as him. How can the Cong Kui and Liang Shouxin he brought up be good generals?"

"Song Zheng's methods are a bit hasty, but they are very satisfying. They can't be compared with Pang Tong."

"Bullshit!" Huang Yuandu said disdainfully, "Don't think that pleasing people's hearts is a good thing. If Song Zheng were allowed to kill like that, wouldn't all the officials in Da Qi be killed? Who will govern the country then? When the water is clear, there will be no fish. You Don’t you understand? What’s more, even if I don’t take action, others will be idle? Even if Song Zheng seeks the favor of the little emperor, once he stands on the opposite side of the entire officialdom, he can be drowned by just spitting. On the other hand, I let him leave Daqi, and I also protected him."

Was he protecting Song Zheng by forcing him away? Huang Yue was a little confused.

"Forget it." Huang Yuandu's interest was waning, "You are not a candidate for politics, and you won't understand even if I tell you too much."

"Then...father is still going to resist?" Huang Yue asked anxiously. What his father said seemed to make sense, and even Huang Yue didn't know if he should ask his father to step back.

Huang Yuandu smiled softly, "Who said I have to resist? I have prepared a resignation letter and will hand it over tomorrow."

"Then father is going to retire?" Huang Yue was still confused. Just now his father talked a lot of truth to prove that he could not leave the phase, and then he had to hand over a letter to resign. He really didn't know what was going on.

"I'm not in good health and need to rest for a while." Huang Yuandu showed a sly look on his face. He patted his son's shoulder, stood up, and walked out. His steps seemed a little brisker.

Huang Yue searched for a moment, and suddenly he seemed to understand something. A common saying almost blurted out: When the emperor has to build an archway again! He can almost deduce the development of the next thing: his father wrote a letter to resign, but the emperor did not allow it. Resign again, then again. No. After the third time, my father no longer said he was resigning, but instead asked me to take sick leave.

According to the usual practice, if a senior official is determined to resign and there is indeed an idea of ​​​​replacement from above, he will usually wait until the third resignation before he hesitates to approve it, so as not to be considered too ugly. In fact, according to Huang Yuandu

I'm afraid three words are not enough for my status. I'm afraid I need five or six words before the little emperor Pang Ying can approve it.

In any case, Huang Yue was very proud of himself for being able to guess his father's thoughts, as if he was not a political idiot!

Just when Huang Yue was congratulating himself on his IQ, Huang Yuandu walked to the door and turned around and said, "I have arranged for people to return to my hometown. There are about 1,500 to 600 hectares of fertile land at home. I will leave 100 acres for retirement and the rest."

I asked people to sell it. After collecting it together, it’s almost 100,000 taels of silver. You can try some more and see if you can get the 280,000 taels. Alas, there will be retribution for what I did back then!”

Huang Yue was stunned for a moment, then his eyes became wet with tears.