Hai Jiao followed his sister's gaze and understood her thoughts instantly.
"Yes, my cousin, Grandpa Cao, and Grandpa Lu are all friends of Mr. Tao..." Hai Jiao said thoughtfully, "Although they were friends more than thirty years ago, it sounds like they had a good relationship back then. If my cousin and the others are willing to return to the court and serve as officials, they will definitely be able to help Master Tao!" He was very aware of the knowledge and talents of these three elders, and he couldn't help but be eager to give it a try.
Haitang blinked and said, "My cousin has never been willing to go back. It seems that he is disappointed with the emperor and doesn't want to work for him."
Hai Jiao sighed: "When my cousin was the top student in high school, he was not even a junior. He was just asked by his teacher to write a memorial, which angered Mr. Sun Ge. The emperor should know that he was wronged, but he didn't embarrass him. Wu Shangshu can't get away with just being a little Hanlin. He was exiled to the frontier in his prime years, wasting half his life, without a wife and children... If it were me, I would be disappointed in the emperor."
Haitang thought to herself, even if Uncle Xie had a complaint against his teacher Wu Shangshu, he was still his teacher. In this era, the teacher-student relationship is always different. According to the information just revealed by his brother, Wu Shangshu and his whole family died unexpectedly in the 20th year of Deguang. Even Empress Wu in the palace and the legitimate prince born to her also died in unknown circumstances. Not only did the emperor fail to hold the suspected Sun family accountable, he still seemed to dote on Concubine Sun as before. How can one endure this?
Wu Shangshu had some merits in supporting him. Although his character was not very good, he had not committed any unforgivable sins. The emperor didn't like him, so he just demoted him and left him in the cold. It was too cruel and callous to sit back and watch the Wu family die. The same goes for Empress Wu and her son. No matter how much the emperor loves Concubine Sun, he can't risk his wife's life to please his lover, right? The prince born to Queen Wu is his own flesh and blood. Even if he doesn't care about the lives of his own flesh and blood, does this emperor still have human ethics in his heart?
Who is willing to work for a narrow-minded, unkind, ruthless emperor and a scholar with a temper?
If Tao Yue hadn't been the only capable person in the emperor's mother's family and needed to support the family lineage, he probably wouldn't be willing to serve the emperor. Just like what Uncle Xie said, with Tao Yue's family background, talents and experience, if he wanted to have an official career, he would never stop being the minister of Honglu Temple in the fourth rank in thirty-one years. He will be content with such a leisurely official position, just because he likes it.
Thinking of this, Haitang said to Hai Jiao: "Although my brother really wants my cousin to help Master Tao, if my cousin is really not happy, we can't force him."
Hai Jiao pursed his lips: "My cousin is not willing to work hard for the emperor, but he still helps grandpa with official affairs. In the past few years in the northwest, he has also helped the military counselor. Isn't this a contribution to the emperor and the court? Huh? It can be seen that although my cousin hates the emperor, he still hopes for peace and prosperity for the country and the people. If it were not for the peace of the border, he would not have to work so hard. "
Hai Jiao believes that Uncle Xie is not willing to sacrifice his life for the emperor, but he may not be willing to sacrifice his life for the people of the world and to help his friends!
Cousin Xie is obviously very talented. It would be a pity if he really wasted his life! If he can join forces with Master Tao Yuetao to defeat the old faction of Sunge and support the new king to succeed to the throne smoothly, then the Chu State in the next twenty years will definitely not be as chaotic as it was in the previous life, let alone so many innocent people. people!
He began to think about something: "Should I tell my cousin about my rebirth? If my cousin knew that Master Tao supported the overall situation by himself in his previous life and died of overwork and illness, he would definitely not be able to bear to see Master Tao die from exhaustion again in this life. Come back!"
Haitang had to persuade him: "Brother, calm down! If you tell the elders about this, there will be too many things involved. You have to think clearly! If it is just to let my cousin and the others help Mr. Tao , there are other ways to do it, and you don’t need to tell the biggest secret in your heart."
Hai Jiao hurriedly asked: "What method?"
Haitang thought for a while: "We don't know what Mr. Tao is thinking. Although my cousin and Mr. Tao were good friends, that was thirty-one years ago after all. Thirty-one years ago, Mr. Tao was willing Do your cousin and the others a favor. Thirty-one years later, will he still remember these old friends? Why don't we wait and see first to see if Mr. Tao, as the leader of the peace talks, will meet with his cousin when he goes to Gaotai Station to negotiate with the Hu people? Right? If he still remembers a few old friends, maybe he will take the initiative to invite his cousin and the others back to the court?"
"This..." Hai Jiao hesitated, "The Gaotai Station is nearly two hundred miles away from Suzhou City... Master Tao, as the leader of the peace talks, I'm afraid it's hard to leave lightly, right?"
This is easy to handle. It was difficult for Tao Yue to leave Gaotai Institute easily, but it was not difficult for Xie Wenzai, Cao Gengyun and Lu Bainian to go to Gaotai Institute. As long as they get permission from General Wednesday and General Gu, the three of them can find a reason to go to Gaotai to visit old friends they haven't seen for many years.
"Will my cousin go?" Hai Jiao remembered that Xie Wenzai never left the Hai family, let alone traveled alone.
Haitang was quite confident: "For my old friend who once helped me a lot, my cousin hasn't seen him for thirty-one years. Now that I have the opportunity, how could I not meet him? Mr. Tao may not know that my cousin is in Suzhou, but my cousin My uncle is going to see Mr. Tao, but he only needs to put some thought into things. Although my uncle has decided to go back to Yongping with our family, and Yongping is not far from the capital, it only takes a few days to get there by car, but The capital is Mr. Sun Ge's territory. Whether it is my cousin who goes to the capital or Mr. Tao who goes to Yongping, it is too conspicuous and easily attracts the attention of others. In comparison, the Gaotai Station is much safer. It is impossible for my cousin to go there. Not going. Even if he has any concerns, Grandpa Cao and Grandpa Lu will dispel his concerns."
Hai Jiao couldn't help but feel moved: "I will try to persuade my cousin to do so... just think that I am interested in the peace talks. As long as I can persuade my cousin to go to the Gaotai Station, the rest of the matter will be easy to handle. ." He just didn't know that his cousin had a relationship with Master Tao Yue. Now that he knows, he really wants to do something. He knows that he is a man of low reputation, but he has lived a new life. How many people in the world can have such an experience as him? God gave him a second life, not just to make him live a richer and smoother life.
Perhaps, God also feels that the imperial court should be more stable, the treacherous ministers should have fallen earlier, and the loyal ministers and good generals should have lived a few more years...
In the past, it was fine that he couldn't do anything, but now he actually has the opportunity to catch up with Master Tao Yuetao and be able to contribute to Master Tao... If he didn't do anything, he would be in trouble!
Haijiao secretly clenched his fists, infinite courage welling up in his chest.
At this moment, his sister Haitang grabbed him: "Now, we only have two problems left to solve."
Hai Jiao was startled: "What's the problem?"
"First, does Mr. Tao Yuetao still remember to thank his cousin and the others, and is he willing to invite his cousin, Grandpa Cao, and Grandpa Lu to return to the court to help him?"
Haijiao swallowed. Yes, it has been thirty-one years. If Mr. Tao Yue has forgotten the old friendship many years ago, how can Uncle Xie and the others return to the capital and influence the government?
"Second..." Haitang stretched out two fingers, "Whether it is Suzhou, Ganzhou, or the Gaotaisuo where the peace talks are held, these places are currently under the control of the Zhou family. Mr. Tao How is the relationship with the Zhou family? Will the Zhou family welcome Mr. Tao? What does Mr. Tao think of the Zhou family? How will the Zhou family react when my cousin goes to see Mr. Tao? "
Haijiao suddenly became numb. How could he forget it?
The Empress Dowager Zhou refused to postulate Concubine Tao Hui as the Holy Mother Empress Dowager. As Concubine Tao Hui's nephew, Tao Yue really had no complaints against the Zhou family?
