The first, second, and third stages were all passed, and the two sides reached a preliminary agreement. It was Zhou Zhenghuai who made the final decision and directly captured Gao Minglin's point.
Gao Mingli can completely represent Goguryeo. After all, he is a member of the Gao family and the brother of the Queen of Goguryeo.
The next thing is to discuss the details, but we just need to wait for Gao Minglin to send someone back to the country to return to the country.
Lao Ba asked Wen and Wu to send Gao Minglin out of the palace first. Before leaving, he explained that the matter must be kept secret and should not be made public.
After Gao Minglin left, he was the only one left in the hall.
Lao Ba smiled bitterly, really not knowing how to speak.
When he first came to the throne, he always felt that the court was full of drunken people and only a handful of people could take notice of him.
Looking back now, there are countless crouching tigers, hidden dragons in the court, especially many old ministers. The main thing is contrast.
Qi Shuping, the number one lone minister in the East China Sea, Zhang Wending, a veteran self-explosion expert, and Huang Youwei, who are full of cleverness and scheming, and now Zhou Zhenghuai has appeared, and Lao Zhou really impressed him.
It can be seen that many people are not as they appear. Many times they appear to be smart, but in fact they are stupid. Some look stupid, but some smart people may look like good people, but they may not be good people. They may look like bad people, but they may not be bad people. , it looks quite white, but somewhere you can’t see, it’s really quite dark.
"If we really want to help Goguryeo, we need to send a good general and his army to go by boat."
Lao Ba's eyes swept over everyone, and finally landed on Huang Youwei: "Dear friends, do you have anyone you can recommend?"
Huang Youwei avoided the emperor's gaze.
Yes, but I dare not say.
Qian Ji smiled bitterly: "I'm afraid that I, Da Zhou, won't have any say in this matter."
When Lao Ba heard this, he also smiled bitterly: "Yes, this matter is of great importance. Although it has not yet been determined how many troops will be sent to fight with the Goguryeo army, the person who leads the troops..."
Speaking of this, Lao Ba looked at Han You.
"Ruth rides a horse, and the horses come together."
Han You also came to his senses. If he were to put himself in his shoes, if he were Gao Minlin, if he was from Goguryeo, and if he knew about the situation on Da Zhou's side, he would definitely ask Da Zhou to let the Yi Dao Guards lead him there. They are not hostages, but better than hostages. .
"Han You, don't worry."
Lao Ba said with relief: "I will not agree, the ministers will not agree, and the country will not agree."
Han You rolled his eyes. It's useless for you to agree. It's impossible for me to go.
"If Goguryeo is worried..."
Lao Ba couldn't help but look at Zhao Tai: "It's okay to send tens of thousands of important ministers from a country to supervise the war. What do Zhao Qing's family think?"
Artai was dumbfounded and suppressed the curse words.
Lao Ba glanced at Qian Ji again: "Where does Qian Aiqing feel?"
Lao Qian was also a little confused. When Lao Ba looked at Zhao Tai just now, he was still secretly happy in his heart. He was wondering if Lao Ba was going to send the imperial servants there as hostages. But now Lao Ba is looking at him. ,Silly.
Therefore, everyone's status in the emperor's heart can be seen from the title.
It didn't sit well with him, so Lao Ba called him by his first name.
If he feels that he can be used, Lao Ba calls him an official.
The ones that were easier to use, Lao Ba called them Qing’s family.
If it's not only easy to use but also deeply trusted by Lao Ba, then it's Aiqing.
Of course, there is another one above Aiqing. Lao Ba is not qualified for official position, so he just calls him "Han You".
Just kidding, Lao Ba even hesitated to let Han You go to the East China Sea, let alone Goguryeo. He would rather go by himself than let Han You go.
"Let's discuss this matter later, and wait for the letter from Goguryeo first."
Lao Ba was also a little undecided for a while. Even if he made up his mind now, he would still have to argue back and forth, so there was no rush.
"Although we have to wait for the reaction in Goguryeo, the imperial court must not waste its time. After the court is dismissed tomorrow, the Ministry of War will present the list of generals in the capital... no, the list of generals from all over the world. The case of the assassination of the envoy last night, a notice was posted and circulated to all factions. This is a case conspired by the Ying people to control the East China Sea pirates. Han You stays, and all the ministers should disperse."
Except for Han You, everyone else stood up, bowed and left.
Again, the meeting has no meaning. It is just a formality. It is the small meeting that decides the direction of things. Even if the small meeting comes up with a result, the leader has to discuss it privately with trusted people. Therefore, the result does not depend on it. Everyone, but "personal preference".
After the bosses of the three provinces and Huang Youwei left, Eunuch Suan, who sent Gao Minglin out of the palace, also came back.
Lao Ba stood up and led Han You out of the hall. When he saw Han You deliberately lagging half a step behind, he stopped and the two walked side by side.
"I suddenly remembered something you always say."
"That sentence."
"Opportunities and risks coexist."
"I did." Han You laughed dumbly.
"Let me ask you, Huang Youwei in the court today said that Zhou Ben endured humiliation and endured the heavy burden, but it was because of your instructions."
Han You was stunned for a moment, and was about to say of course not, but then suddenly realized something.
If not, will Lao Ba blame Da Lao Huang for doing this without discussing it in advance?
In the blink of an eye, it was hard to avoid thinking that if Da Lao Huang was so "bold", all he wanted to do was "cover up" on his own.
You must know that other courtiers are different from Han You. Han You is in charge of the prince, which is what he should do. This is the emperor's tacit approval... No, it should be said that the emperor approves, including the concubine who is about to become a country. Think so.
But it was different for other courtiers. No matter what their original intentions and purposes were, whoever got close to the prince or who was involved with the prince would be suspected.
Seeing the hesitation on Han You's face, Lao Ba smiled slightly: "You are always like this, you always make me feel caring and caring. I know how you treat me. No matter how wrong Zhou Bi is, he is also my biological flesh and blood." , you can’t bear to see me in trouble, you can’t bear to see me sad.”
Stopping his steps, Lao Ba looked at Han You with deep affection: "I know that you will not give up on Zhou Bi, even if you feel despair and despise, but because they are my biological flesh and blood, you In the end, I will forgive them again and again, put myself in their shoes and bring these ineffective villains back to the right path."
Having said this, Lao Ba straightened his clothes and saluted Han You.
Han You was startled, and just as he was about to help Lao Ba, Wen Wu, who was following him, saluted Han You with a look of relief on his face.
"this…"
Han You was completely paralyzed. He had been talking so much that he couldn't say it had nothing to do with him.
He didn't lack the courtesy of Lao Ba, but he just thought that Da Lao Huang took care of him so much. If he didn't admit it, it would be equivalent to selling Da Lao Huang.
Just thinking about it, Han You felt that he shouldn't lie to Lao Ba. Once it happened for the first time, it might become a habit and many things would change.
"Your Majesty, this matter has nothing to do with me, really."
Han You finally told the truth: "But I believe that Huang Shilang did it for the sake of the country. Only by doing this can we completely remove our Zhou Dynasty, and only by doing this can we prevent Goguryeo from making a fuss about the prince's involvement in the case."
Hearing this, Lao Ba laughed, hahahahaha, Han You was so happy that he couldn't help but laugh.
"Look." Lao Ba looked at Wen Wu: "This is what makes Han You different. This is why Han You and I are like biological brothers. Han You always does this. When he gets along with me, yes, that's it. Yes, no, or no, who else in the country can do it?"
Han You: "..."
"I ask you, if Huang Youwei had asked you in advance, would you have allowed him to do this?"
"Yes." Han You nodded: "When we beat him in the palace, we beat him in the palace. We can't let outsiders laugh."
"That's right. You and I beat you in the palace, but we beat you at home. No matter how hard you beat us, we can't let outsiders laugh at you."
Lao Ba turned around and continued walking forward: "It was precisely because Huang Youwei knew that you would agree that he dared to confuse right and wrong in the court. So I say, in the final analysis, it was you who saved my face and Zhou Ben's. I declare, I cannot thank you enough."
Han You was completely convinced. He didn't know what to say for a moment. He looked around and saw that he had unknowingly arrived outside the prison in the palace.
Wenwu knew what Lao Ba was going to do, and said to the guards guarding the outside: "Bring Na Ni...bring His Royal Highness King Zhao out."
