"Huaijiang, last time I asked the princes to go to your mansion to learn how to ride and shoot, do you think they can be profitable?"
In the hot weather, there was a large iceberg in the imperial study room. Two maids knelt on the ground and fanned them to let the iceberg cool away.
In the imperial study room at this moment, only Ning Di Gao sat on the first case, and Gu Huaijiang sat in the chair of the Supreme Master.
When there is no one in private, Emperor Ning always likes to call him by his first name.
Gu Huaijiang smiled and arched his hands, "Both the elder prince and the second prince often come to the mansion, and both riding and shooting are profitable. Riding and shooting are not their job. It is already very good to be able to do this."
Emperor Ning nodded, and when Gu Huaijiang thought he was just asking casually, he suddenly raised his head again.
"Then you think, is the eldest prince more profitable, or the second prince more profitable?"
After that, he only stared at Gu Huaijiang's face, his eyes gloomy and unclear.
This is clearly a pun, to inquire about his views on the two princes.
Gu Huaijiang thought for a while, watching his nose and his heart, "The minister thought that the eldest prince is more profitable, and his chance of hitting the bullseye is higher than that of the second prince."
Ning Di was taken aback, and he carefully looked at Huaijiang's majestic face, like an ancient well without waves.
It seems that he is really just talking about who has good arrow skills, rather than suggesting who he is to reserve.
Ningdi suddenly smiled, "What are you doing so serious? I just ask casually. You and I are friends in private, the best brothers, so you don't have to be so careful when you speak!"
Gu Huaijiang nodded and didn't say much, just picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
"You taste the Minzhou peaches from Xingonglai. It is said that it is particularly sweet because of the lack of rain. This summer is extremely hot, and there has never been a drop of rain. I am afraid it will be drought again..."
As Ning Di spoke, he couldn't help sighing, feeling that the pink and sweet peaches were not so sweet.
"Fortunately, the treasury is full and the stock is abundant. We Dongling is rich in grain, which is much better than Xikun. Even if this year's drought, it will not have a big impact on the people's livelihood, please be relieved."
Emperor Ning nodded and said, "What you said is that it is precisely because of the barren land in Xikun, with many mountains and little paddy fields, that they have been staring at Dongling's fertile soil. Fortunately, we have you on our border, and now they are also big in Shubai. Now, I can also share the worries for you, and share the worries for me, and I will feel more at ease."
Mentioning Gu Shubai's name, Gu Huaijiang's eyebrows twitched, with a certain bad premonition.
Sure enough, Emperor Ning quickly said: "I remember that Shubai has won this year, and a man of this age should marry a wife. You never thought about what kind of daughter-in-law to marry him?"
Gu Huaijiang did not think about it.
But he knew that many people thought about it for him, including Emperor Ning.
Princess Danyang is his favorite daughter. Almost everyone knows about her intentions about Gu Shubai, and Ning Di has always wanted to marry her to Gu Shubai.
Once the royal family and Guhou Mansion were married, the relationship between the two families would be closer, and Dongling's border would be more secure.
How could Gu Huaijiang puzzled over Ning's intentions
He stood up from his seat and said: "The minister and Emperor Ning have known each other for decades, and Emperor Ning is the one who knows the temperament of the minister best. The minister is a man of love and righteousness, so naturally he doesn't want to force his son to marry them. The woman. Whether it's Shubai or the younger ones, the ministers like them to choose their future wives by themselves."
Marriage has always been the words of the matchmaker's parents. Gu Huaijiang's remarks violated the etiquette system, but Ningdi has nothing to say.
According to him, unless Gu Shubai likes Princess Danyang herself, she shouldn't want to marry into Guhou's mansion.
"Yes, you are such a personality. My wife has been there for more than ten years, and you are not willing to continue. When you came back with your little daughter, I thought you wanted to drive, and there was a girl outside. Who is it? Knowing that this daughter is not her own..."
Ning Di sighed.
A person who can be so loyal to his deceased wife, he is very relieved to give Dongling the military power and borders to him.
"Your Majesty can understand it. But the minister is indeed old, and there are talented people from generation to generation. The minister wondered whether your majesty can earn the soldier talisman and give it to the young generals to experience and practice, and give them some opportunities to make contributions. ?"
When he mentioned the word soldier, Emperor Ning frowned sensitively and looked at Gu Huaijiang displeased.
"You, you, in the final analysis, do you still think that I want to marry Shibai to prevent you? I want to be a relative of children with you, but this matter is purely personal and has nothing to do with national affairs. You have a lot of military service, why bother? Always shirk the talisman, for fear that I am suspicious of you?"
Ningdi looked a little frustrated.
As Gu Huaijiang was about to speak, Emperor Ning said loudly, "Sit down and talk, and what to do when standing up?"
The palace people outside the imperial study room heard the sound and whispered with a snicker.
"It's this sentence again, every time the Holy Master and Gu Houye meet alone, he often says this sentence!"
Gu Huaijiang sat down helplessly, his expression loosened a little, "The minister is not afraid of your majesty's suspicion, but doesn't want the state to be unstable. Most of Dongling's military power is in the hands of the minister, who knows that it is convenient for dispatch during wartime. I'm afraid to worry about ministers threatening the monarchy."
Emperor Ning raised his eyebrows, stroked his beard, and spoke for a long time.
"You mean Prime Minister Yin? I know that he has been dissatisfied with you for a long time. He is such a small belly chicken intestine. Fortunately, the affairs of government are handled in an orderly manner..."
Ning emperor spoke with praise and derogation, and talked about Yin Yan. In the end, he still said, "If you have a better measurement than him, you can tolerate him more. I am deliberately training his eldest son Yin Shuo, who is much more easy-going. To It's time to let him take over Yin Yan's position, so as not to offend him, but also to alleviate the situation of'will be incompatible'."
Use Yin Shuo to ease the situation
Gu Huaijiang was noncommittal, but he had doubts in his heart about the great Master Yin praised by everyone in the dynasty.
What made him worry in particular was that Yufu fell into the river last time, and Yin Yan happened to appear there...
"Huaijiang, what are you thinking?"
Seeing him distracted, Emperor Ning hurriedly called him back.
"Oh, the minister just thought of Yufu. The last time they took her to the Jiangshang Painting Boat, she accidentally fell into the water. Who knows that the weather is hot these days, this child likes water, so he clamored for the minister to take her to the West Lake Let's play."
When Emperor Ning looked at him with a fatherly light when he said this, he knew how much he liked Yufu.
"I'm really curious, where is your little girl sacred? Can you like it so much!"