Brother, I'm really convinced by my sister-in-law's tricks now. "According to the new internal regulations of Jinghua, Gao Wuqin, the general of the six towns in Annan, who "reported his duties in turn", was talking about Huang Zhiting's abilities in Siam in front of his elder brother with a look of emotion on his face.
"I wonder if my brother has carefully read the "Jinghua Nineteen Articles". It is really more cruel than the "Jinghua Sixteen Articles". In your words, brother, it is an 'enhanced version of power'! To be honest, brother, at that time When I got the text of the treaty in Golden Port, I was shocked - do you think the Kingdom of Siam still exists now?"
Gao Yongshi still had no airs in front of his third brother, and said with a smile: "I have given full authority to your sister-in-law to deal with the matters in southern Xinjiang. I did send a copy of the text, but your sister-in-law still has There was no formal explanation in the letter, so I didn’t read it carefully. Since you’ve read it and are still so shocked, why not analyze it for Brother Yu and see what’s so remarkable about it?”
"Done!" Gao Wuqin was really excited. He took out a piece of paper from his arms, opened it, walked to Gao Yingshi, bowed and showed it to Gao Pangshi, and pointed to the words on it to explain.
"This "Nineteen Articles" is definitely based on the "Sixteen Articles". Needless to say, you can tell by looking at the beginning. It's almost word for word."
Gao pragmatic nodded slightly: "Yes."
"But this first article has already shown the power of the 'enhanced version'. The first article of the original "Sixteen Articles" said, 'Annan Metropolitan Government promises that from the date of signing of this treaty, Jinghua Group will become Annan The Metropolitan Government Policy Advisory Group and the Annan Metropolitan Government respond to the military and civilian affairs, and allow the Jinghua Group to send personnel to participate and provide guidance.'
The sister-in-law's "Nineteen Articles" copied this sentence in its entirety, except for changing the name of Annan Dutongsi to the Kingdom of Siam, but the sister-in-law added another sentence after this sentence: The Kingdom of Siam proposed to the Jinghua Group The guidance will be fully respected and implemented. "
Gao Wuqin stretched out his hand to flick the piece of paper and said excitedly: "This is amazing, because in Annan, Jinghua's 'guidance' could theoretically be rejected by the Metropolitan Government, but in the future this will not exist in Siam." It’s a situation.”
Gao pragmatic smiled and nodded: "That's what it seems."
The first explanation was approved by the eldest brother. Gao Wuqin became more interested, but his face turned a lot more serious. He said: "The second, third, and fourth articles that follow, I think, are the highlights of this new treaty." Pen."
"Oh? How to add the eye?"
Gao Wuqin said: "Brother, please see, these three articles are actually talking about the same thing, that is, the designation of the Deputy King of Siam - that is, the Crown Prince."
His face became more and more serious, and he said: "Brother also knows that the root cause of the chaos in Siam is Naresuan, who was defeated and killed before. Naresuan was the deputy king of Siam. His death directly led to The political situation in Siam was unstable, and then there was a rebellion without the direct threat of the army, and now my sister-in-law has simply blocked this door!"
"Brother, look at the second article, 'The Kingdom of Siam promises that the King of the Kingdom must inform the Jinghua Group and reach an agreement with the Jinghua Group before appointing the deputy king (Crown Prince)' - then we don't have to worry about another Naresuan. , a deputy king of Siam who is against us.
But this alone is not safe enough, because what if consensus cannot be reached? So the sister-in-law added in the next article: "The Kingdom of Siam promised that if the deputy king's appointment is not understood and approved in writing by Jinghua Group, the appointment will be invalid." The Kingdom of Siam can choose to make representations to the Jinghua Group, and the Jinghua Group must send a special investigation team or negotiation team to conduct consultations and negotiations with the king or the person designated by the king within one year of accepting the representation. '——This is interesting. "
Gao pragmatically smiled: "Why is it so interesting?"
"This 'interesting' has two levels. First, I think that according to this rule, the King of Siam has actually lost the power to designate the deputy king, because as long as his designation fails to obtain the consent of me, Jinghua, It is invalid. Secondly, this investigation and consultation is also very interesting. It seems that we have given the King of Siam a chance, but in fact... Well, if you look at Article 4 of the treaty, you will know that if the King of Siam really He must be a fool to think he has a chance to plead his case."
Gao pragmatic raised his eyebrows slightly: "Really?"
"Of course, brother, look at this, what do you say in the third article?" The Kingdom of Siam promised that if the deputy king's representation was not understood by the Jinghua Group in the end, in order to ensure that the friendship between the two parties is unbreakable, His Majesty the King will voluntarily give up the right to appoint the deputy king. Transfer to Jinghua Group and guarantee full support to the deputy king candidate designated by Jinghua Group.'
Ha, this article is simply too obvious. It goes around the boss in a circle. The final decision-making power is still in the hands of Jinghua. Once Jinghua insists on not recognizing the deputy king designated by the King of Siam, then the King of Siam will automatically give up the right to designate. To Jinghua! In other words, these three regulations can be said in one sentence: I, Jinghua, will appoint the future Vice-King of Siam!
If the King of Siam recognizes faces and appoints the deputy king according to our wishes, then everyone can carry people in sedan chairs. Hello, I am good. Hello everyone; but if the King of Siam does not know faces, then I'm sorry, this matter will come to an end. It's me, Jinghua, who has the final say. It's just your face as the King of Siam. It will be very ugly by then. "
Gao Pragmatic smiled and nodded, then asked: "So, why do you think your sister-in-law specifically used three clauses to stipulate this authority? Or, in other words, why do you think your sister-in-law insists on getting this authority?"
Gao Wuqin was stunned for a moment when he was asked, and said in astonishment: "Didn't I just say that? In order to avoid the emergence of another Narixuan in the future, a deputy king of Siam who can't deal with our capital."
"Is it just that?" Gao Pingshi raised his eyebrows slightly and asked lightly.
Looking at what the eldest brother means, it seems that the eldest sister-in-law must not only be taking this into consideration when doing this?
Gao Wuqin rolled his eyes, hesitated for a moment, and asked tentatively: "Is it to ensure that we can firmly control the next King of Siam?"
Gao Pragmatic still said calmly: "Maybe it means this, but let me ask you, even if the next King of Siam has countless ideas of his own, after the signing of this treaty, the Siamese royal family has lost the right to control the national army. Come on, can he really threaten Jinghua’s authority?”
"Well, it seems impossible." Gao Wuqin frowned deeply and murmured: "Without the army, who will listen to him?... To rebel against Beijing, this time the Three Routes of Siamese Rebels His fate can be said to be a lesson learned from the past. My brother must have received a report. At that time, the three rebel armies totaled more than 100,000 people. The total claimed strength of each group was 500,000, and there were many people behind them. There was little support from Siamese aristocratic families and even Theravada Buddhist monks, and even Cambodians got involved.
But even with such strength, the sister-in-law was easily defeated one by one. In this case, who can the future King of Siam appeal to just by virtue of his face? "
Gao was pragmatic but didn't speak. He just quietly picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
"Brother." Gao Wuqin thought for a while, but still didn't quite understand what the purpose was. He couldn't help but ask for advice: "I can't think of anything, please give me some advice."
Who knew that the eldest brother who was willing to give advice to his younger brothers and sisters would actually refuse to give advice this time. Gao Pragmatic shook his head slightly: "If you can't think of it, just think about it slowly. If you still can't think of it, then there's no need to think too much."
These words seemed a bit inexplicable. Gao Wuqin was confused when he heard it, and thought to himself: Do I want to do it?
He was about to continue asking, but unexpectedly he was so pragmatic and half-jokingly said: "You have just arrived in the capital today, and you must be tired after all the travels. You might as well take a bath first and take a nap. Brother Yu has already prepared for you. Your elder brothers and younger brothers in Beijing will all be here for the dinner, so don’t let your spirits drop and make people think that I, the elder brother, have asked you to be a bully and a horse."
Although these words were kind, Gao Wuqin knew that he could not refuse what his eldest brother said. Not to mention that he could not refuse the eldest brother's current status and financial resources. Even if the eldest brother was just an ordinary person, since his father was not here, he could not refuse what his eldest brother said. I had no choice but to stand up, say thank you, and leave.
Gao Mo, who had been standing nearby like a wooden stake and listened to what their brothers had said for a long time, now spoke up: "Master, can you go and show the way to Third Master?"
Gao pragmatic didn't say anything, got up and went upstairs.
Gao Mo smiled silently, sighed and shook his head slightly, then turned to look for Gao Wuqin.
Of course Gao Wuqin who was outside the door was not wandering around on his own. Of course he had a member of the Gao family to guide him to take a bath and take a nap. When he saw Gao Mo chasing after him, he was a little surprised and asked: "Why is Uncle Mo here?"
Strictly speaking, Gao Mo is just Gao Jingshi's personal servant, butler Ding, but he is obviously also the most important servant around Gao Jingshi, so his status in the Gao family is very special, so special that even Gao Jingshi's direct third brother met him. , I had to call him "Uncle Mo" respectfully, and I didn't dare to be a little bit disrespectful.
"You're welcome, Third Master." Gao Mo waved his hand and asked the two servants who were leading the way to step back before he stepped forward to lead the way himself.
"This, how does this make..." Gao Wuqin was caught off guard and looked flattered - he was really not lying, because Gao Mo controlled the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Beijing, and this Ministry of Internal Affairs was regarded as a factory by many people in the Beijing system. The combination of , Wei and Wei might also include the functions of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
It can be said that except for Gao Pragmatic himself, no one in Jinghua sees Gao Mo. Even people with a clear conscience can't help but feel a little nervous - if there is an "investigation error" and you are exposed as a whole suspect, it will be a big trouble.
Although Gao Wuqin is Gao Pragmatic's younger brother and is not very young, he also knows that his position is very important in the Jinghua system. I don't know how many people think that his qualifications, prestige and even ability may not be qualified for such an important leader of six towns. He only holds this position based on his blood relationship. Therefore, when Gao Mo came, he thought that he had not done well. His eldest brother asked Uncle Mo to come and "talk" to him in person, and he acted quite uneasy.
"The master said that the third master did quite well in Annan. It was better than he originally expected. At least he didn't make any mistakes." Gao Mo also noticed his uneasiness, so he explained it first and said half-jokingly: " The master said that he originally thought that the third master would cause some minor troubles for him, and he was even ready to help the third master deal with the aftermath, haha... But it turned out that the third master's performance exceeded expectations. , the master is also quite satisfied."
Gao Mo's words are mostly true, because Gao Jingshi's expectations for Gao Wuqin were really low before, and Gao Wuqin's performance... In Gao Mo's words, "at least he didn't make any mistakes," which was generally pretty good.
As for "relatively satisfied", that was Gao Mo's words of comfort, but Gao Pragmatic never said this. Gao Pragmatic's original words were: "No merit, no fault, just make do with it."
When Gao Wuqin heard this, he was very relieved and said quickly: "Thank you Uncle Mo for speaking kindly in front of my brother. I can stay for about ten and a half days when I return to Beijing to report on my work. If I can wait, I will definitely treat Uncle Mo to a drink." "
He didn't know if there were any kind words, but he knew he had to say them. It seems that Gao Wuqin's two or three years in Annan were not in vain. He has really made great progress.
Gao Mo did not respond to his polite words, but went straight to the point, saying: "By the way, Third Master, have you really never thought about why Madam spent so much time on the appointment of the Vice-King of Siam? "
Gao Wuqin was filled with astonishment and thought to himself: I only paid attention to the situation in Siam because I felt that my sister-in-law's methods were completely unlike those of a woman. But in the final analysis, I am the commander-in-chief of the six towns in Annan, and I have nothing to do with Siam's affairs. Why am I pondering this matter so carefully? Wait... What's the mystery behind this matter that actually allows Uncle Mo to ask me in person?
His mind was a little confused, and he said in surprise: It is impossible for me to be the deputy king of Siam, right?
But after thinking about it carefully, he first denied it: It was impossible. Looking at the plan that the elder brother had made for Nancheng, one knew that this Siam should be a place that the elder brother valued very much. Otherwise, it is just a small, run-down fishing village that does not have such a good large-scale natural haven like Golden Port. It is just an ordinary estuary port. Why bother to build a city and a port?
I have been vilified by countless people for being the general of six towns. If I were asked to be the deputy king of Siam, even if my eldest brother was willing, I would not dare to go. Isn’t this something that people would point their fingers at and laugh at me? Besides, I am not the only eldest brother, so how could he do all the good things to me?
He thought about it for a long time, and didn't even notice that he had reached the guest building arranged for him by Gao Yingshi. He stood at the door in a daze for a while, still confused, so he had to smile bitterly and said: "Uncle Mo, to tell you the truth, The affairs of the six towns alone have already made me very anxious. Especially the three newly captured towns of Huaying, Longpan and Champa, there are really a lot of messes... I really didn't think about the Vice King of Siam carefully. This matter. If you have any advice, you might as well say it clearly, I will definitely listen."
Gao Mo sighed slightly in his heart, but it was necessary to tell Gao Wuqin, the nominal second master of the sixth house, about this matter (the actual second master was Gao Wuguan, but he had been adopted by Gao Gong), but he could not say this. Say it clearly.
He coughed lightly, squeezed out a smile, and said, "I don't have any advice, I just remembered something."
Gao Wuqin asked hurriedly: "What's the matter?"
Gao Mo smiled kindly and said, "I heard that Madam is already pregnant."
"Huh?" Gao Wuqin was stunned.
But Gao Mo suddenly looked at the sky and slapped his forehead: "Oh, it's easy to forget things when you get older. I'm afraid I have to rush back to the Ministry of War... I'm going to prepare a car for you first. Please have a good rest, I will take my leave."
"Ah, ah, okay, okay...Uncle Mo, you are busy first, you are busy first." Gao Wuqin, who was confused, replied hurriedly.
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