"Hahaha, this is a fall, the overall situation is settled", a gray-haired scribe, laughed and waved his hand, looked at the opposite Yizhe, and said: "Jun Houtian seems to have other thoughts, but let the old man Picked up a bargain!"
"Mr. Ba's chess power has always been far above Gao." Good interpreter Hou Gao Shengtai smiled faintly, waved his hand and messed up the game: "Gao has done his best in this game, Mr. Gao is too modest!"
"Otherwise", that Mr. Ba's eyes were still staring at the chess game, as if recalling the process of each move, shaking his head and saying: "I think the king's failure in this game lies in doing his best, and even getting too aggressive. I can’t accept it, so the old man can take advantage of it!"
"Oh?!" Gao Shengtai's eyes were full of strange light, and he fixedly looked at that Mr. Ba, only to find that the old gentleman's eyes were just staying on the chessboard, as if he was addicted to the joy of resumption. He could only frown slightly, and slowly said, "I would like to ask Mr. Ba to give me detailed advice. Gao would like to hear the details!"
This Mr. Ba was also a distinguished member of Dali. His ancestor was once ranked among the three public officials in Dali, but later he fell in his family and fell into a dreadful life. It was not until Gao Shengtai found out that he had learned really extraordinary in his chest, and he entered his shogunate. .
It’s just that Mr. Ba has developed a weird temper in his career as a servant for so many years. Not only did he resolutely reject Gao Shengtai’s kindness to ask him to be an official, but also Zhenrili deliberately pretended to be crazy and stupid. He never mentions government affairs, and occasionally expressly wants to say something important, so he always raises it in this side-by-side manner. Gao Shengtai has long been accustomed to this.
It’s just that Mr. Ba is really good at learning. The analysis of the situation often reveals nothing, and the personality is more similar to Gao Shengtai, so even though Gao Shengtai is also quite impatient with his deliberate way of speaking. , But still had a blue eye on him. This trip to the Song Dynasty also brought this Mr. Ba with him.
"Jun Hou is a bit too risky starting from this step," the Mr. Ba pointed to the black and white aspect of the chess game, and said with a stern point: "The original Jun Hou had already gained an absolute advantage here. As long as you continue to fight steadily, it is not difficult to control the whole game. It can be said that you have been invincible. If it were not for the prince to ignore the fundamentals at this time, he was too aggressive and put a lot of energy on it. The old man struggled in this corner, this game of chess, the king would never fall into the wind!"
"Mr. Ba means." Gao Shengtai's gaze didn't look at the chess game at all. Instead, he looked straight at the Mr. Ba and asked slowly: "My trip to the Song Dynasty was not originally Should come?!"
"The old men don't understand what Junhou said, so the old man only understands these moves." Mr. Ba shook his head and ignored Gao Shengtai's question, his eyes didn't lift up from the chessboard. Next, stretched out his finger, pointed to a certain place on the chessboard, clicked heavily, and said, "Look at Junhou, since Junhou feels that this piece of land is already operating at eight or nine points. When he scrupulously stepped out of this dangerous move, in fact, it has already planted a hidden danger!"
"Oh?!" Gao Shengtai looked at Mr. Ba's serious look, and had to cooperate with his quirks, lowered his eyes reluctantly, looked at the chess game, frowned and asked: "What Mr. Ba said Where is the hidden danger, you may as well speak up!"
"With the chess power of the prince, if you replay the game in your heart, you will naturally understand." Mr. Ba pointed to the chessboard and said seriously: "Look at the prince, although the prince does occupy an absolute position in this fundamental place. Advantages, but the old man still left a few eye-catching ones here!"
"Leave alive?!" Gao Shengtai chewed the meaning of Mr. Ba's words, and replied with a groan, "So what?!"
"Look at the king, the king lost this game precisely because when the king focused on fighting with the old man, the old man's previous chess games rushed out." Mr. Ba continued to point on the chessboard and said: "Did you not find out when Junhou was the last operator?! Although Junhou has snatched a lot of benefits from the old man's hands, he almost eliminated the fundamentals of his hard work. All the land was thrown to the old man. It was wrong. How could the ruler lose so miserably in this game of chess?!"
Gao Shengtai pondered for a moment, and then slowly said: "Listening to what Mr. Ba said, but I want to remind Gao that at any time, he should not underestimate his opponent and underestimate every move?!"
"The words of the princes are just right!" Mr. Ba shook his head and exclaimed: "If the game of the princes is not too impatient, please block the few living chess masters who buried the old man here, no matter if it is Advancing or retreating are already invincible!"
"Mr. Gao understands what you mean," Gao Shengtai sighed softly, but shook his head and said, "It's a pity that Gao never thought of blocking this way of moving chess completely!"
"Jun Hou's words are ridiculous", that Mr. Ba finally raised his head from the chess game, looked at Gao Shengtai, and said: "From a chess point of view..."
"Mr. Ba", Gao Shengtai raised his voice and interrupted Mr. Ba's words: "You and I know that Gao is not only talking about chess theory, and what we have to deal with is not the chess pieces on the board. It's a living person!"
The Mr. Ba froze for a moment, withdrew his hand pointing to the chessboard, and sat down slowly.
"My husband may not know. Although I am the eldest son of the family, I lost my mother when I was young. In my early years, my life in the family was actually not easy." A wry smile appeared at the corner of Gao Shengtai's mouth. He lowered his head to look at the chessboard and slowly As he said, it seemed to fall into his own memories.
That Mr. Ba frowned slightly, but he rarely pretended to be crazy, interrupted Gao Shengtai's words, and just listened quietly.
He has been acquainted with Gao Shengtai for more than ten years. Although he is usually unrestrained, his rituals are innocent, and he has very little respect for Gao Shengtai, but after more than ten years of getting along with him, his heart is still He had already regarded Gao Shengtai as the only close friend in the world.
He was originally born in a high-class family in Dali, but since he was a young boy, he has undergone many changes, and his family has been ruined. With his temperament, he has developed such a wild and unrestrained mad appearance. In fact, he himself knows This kind of character of his own is really difficult to tolerate in the secular world, but his temperament is already established, and even he himself wants to change it, but he is helpless.
Just to say that Gao Shengtai, who is the master of power in Dali, has such a high regard for him, relying on his heart and groin, and it is enough to make this self-proclaimed and talented Mr. Ba for most of his life, and always complain about himself, Mr. Ba, who is born to be a confidant, will die. Oh, not to mention that Gao Shengtai has been with him over the years, and he doesn’t care about his character that he can’t control himself. He just laughed at the impoliteness of this Mr. Ba, and even said to him. When he speaks, he often speaks from side to side, borrowing things to show things, and sometimes when he is nervous, he still has the habit of playing mystery, and he has given enough respect. He has never been added with majesty. Although this Mr. Ba is a madman, he has a heart in his heart. I understand that I am dripping in my heart, and I have already stored in my heart the idea of retribution at the expense of death.
This time when Gao Shengtai entered the Song Dynasty, things started in a hurry, and Gao Shengtai's intention was decided. He did not have time to admonish him, but he thought about it along the way, always thinking that this matter was really a bit wrong. The place, so although seeing a group of people is already approaching Lin'an of Song State, they still have to take the opportunity to start the conversation and do things of advice.
After all, in the eyes of this Mr. Ba, under the management of the Gao family for two generations, Dali’s dynasty and government affairs have all been taken into the hands of the Gao family. The current Dali emperor of the Duan family is nothing more than a puppet emperor. In the realm of the country, even the ordinary people call themselves the "Master of the High Country" Shan Chan Hou, knowing that this Shan Chan Hou is the real Dali country and the real master of the country.
At the beginning of Dali’s independence, there were six great families, but with so many years of turbulence, most of the six great families have faded away. The only ones that can really influence the overall situation of Dali’s country are the current Duan and Gao. Two gates, and the Duan clan has also suffered a great blow after the Yang Yizhen rebellion in the previous dynasty. Over the years, under the suppression of the Gao clan, there has been little power to fight back. As time goes by, the Duan clan has only affected It may be gradually weakened, and given time, if the Gao clan replaces the Duan clan in the right way, it will not cause any disturbances.
However, Shan Chan Hou would suddenly come to provoke Song Guo at this time, which really made this Mr. Ba feel a little surprised.
These days he followed Shan Chan Hou, and he naturally knew that Shan Chan Hou would suddenly make such a decision and action, which came from the secret letter from the great Song Dynasty Minister Qin Hui.
Until now, Mr. Ba still couldn’t understand himself. Not to mention that Qin Hui was a disciple of Confucianism and a disciple of a sage. Just by relying on Qin Hui’s affiliation with the Song Dynasty for more than ten years, he knew that Qin Hui was definitely not an easy generation. How could a character in Wang pin his dispute with the emperor of the Song Dynasty on such an unthinkable thing? ! And how could this political struggle in the Song Dynasty involve the Dali Guoshan Hou in the southwestern border? ! But after seeing this letter, how could this Shan Chan Hou just put everything down and hurried to Lin'an of the Great Song Dynasty? !
Regardless of the so-called reason Qin Hui is so grotesque, even if what he said is true, even with the strength that Qin Hui has accumulated in the Song Dynasty, it is indeed enough to compete with the Song Dynasty. The emperor's official family let it go, even if this Qin Hui was in the letter, and even after it was done, he would cut off Tongchuanfu Road and Chengdufu Road, the land of thousands of miles, to give Dali a heavy bribe and wish, this Ba The husband still couldn't see that Shan Chan Hou had any reason to be included in the political dispute of the Great Song Dynasty.
It’s just that now listening to the Shan Chan Hou seems to be a little eager to spit out his heart, this Mr. Ba has been following Shan Chan Hou for so many years, but he rarely encountered such a situation, and his heart is now interrupting this. It was really not the right time for Wei Shan to interpret the words of the prince, so he sat down and stopped pretending to be frantic, just quietly listening to the words of the prince.
"My father was just like I am now. He was busy with political affairs all day long. He couldn't see his old man once for almost a year." Gao Shengtai closed his eyes and said slowly: "In my childhood impressions, In such a big house, all you can see every day, except for the only maids and slaves, are the cold faces of the father's concubines!"
"In theory, I am considered the eldest son in the family, but when I started to be sensible, I found out that my father had added more than a dozen younger siblings to me in just a few years." Gao Shengtai smiled bitterly. , Said: "So from the time I was sensible, I basically didn’t want to stay in that Hou’s mansion anymore, and would rather run out all day long, even if I didn’t know where I was going, but I still felt that I was It’s better to wander aimlessly outside than to go back to that lifeless place!"
Mr. Ba was dumb and sighed softly.
Although he didn't know why Gao Shengtai suddenly gave birth to this theme of the talks with them today, he was quite unrelated to the emotions, but listening to Gao Shengtai speaking so indifferently, he can imagine what he had in mind that day. The share of hesitation and misery.
That Gao Shengtai’s father, the old generation of masters, after exerting great efforts in quelling Yang Yizhen’s chaos, he took the opportunity to steal the country’s handle and specialize in wealth and blessings. In Dali, he really didn’t leave much. Good reputation.
Moreover, even though the Gao family used Yang Yizhen’s rebellion to deal a severe blow to the traditional Dali family power, and occupied the Dali court, those traditional aristocratic families, especially those who were the monarch of Dali The clan, whether between the ruling party and the opposition, still has a huge influence. Even though the head of the Gao clan that day seemed to be awe-inspiring, he still wanted to maintain the status of the Gao clan in the Dali kingdom and suppress it. The various forces in the Dali kingdom, especially the Duan clan that still firmly occupies the status of the monarch, naturally consume countless efforts. The good interpretation of the old generation is dying. After Yang Yizhen’s rebellion, he almost spent the rest of his life on the struggle for power. In this way, he was still in the end. It is quite normal for Gao Shengtai, the eldest son of his biological mother who died young, to be negligent.
Dali is a remote place in the southern part of Tiannan. Although the upper-class people have gradually begun to be infiltrated by Confucianism for so many years, after all, they still maintain some of the Southwestern barbaric customs. For the women in the family, although they have so-called separate names , But the distinction between each other is absolutely impossible to be as distinct as the Song Dynasty in the Central Plains. The so-called difference between wives and concubines is often just a convenient term. What is the status of these women in their own homes? Thousands of people, each with different faces, have a powerful woman, who hangs on the name of a concubine, and supports the door of the entire family, and becomes the head of the family. In the savage folk customs of the southwest, it is not considered to be the case. What’s too strange is that, like Gao Shengtai’s biological mother, he died for a long time when he was a child. If she was alive with Gao Shengtai’s father, the old generation of good friends, there is no special friendship. If so, I'm afraid that the status of her regular wife really can't bring much benefit to Gao Shengtai.
"It was at this time that I met Zhu Danchen, Xi Wanli, Gu Ducheng, and Fu Sigui, but they were the ones who were most interested in and had the deepest friendship with me." Gao Shengtai seemed to recall the frivolous time of his youth and his mouth floated. There was a slight smile, and then it turned into a long sigh: "But it is Duan Zhengchun, that is our old Dali Emperor Wen'an, your Majesty Zhongzong!"
Mr. Ba was shocked. In Dali, almost no one knows that above the court of Dali, the two high-ranking families can be described as monarchs and ministers, although on the surface they are still a scene of courtesy and harmonious coexistence. , But in fact, I’m afraid that everyone knows well that this situation where the ruler is weak and the minister is strong, and the power is in the court is bound to be impossible to maintain for a long time. The reason why the Emperor Duan and " The special situation of the "Gao Guozhu" side by side is nothing more than because although the Gao family has an absolute advantage over the Duan family, it is still not sure to uproot the Duan family.
In the last few years of his life, Gao Shengtai’s father, the old generation’s good humor, always wanted to live the emperor’s addiction with the high generation, but after all, he did not act rashly because of the situation. When he was dying, he felt regretful in his life. From this it can also be seen how fierce the dispute between the Duan family and the Gao family in the court has reached in private.
Although Mr. Ba was still ruined when the old generation was in power and had no chance to see him, but since he followed Gao Shengtai, he has personally seen this Gao Shengtai for more than ten years. The battle between Hou and Dali Wen’an was cruel and tragic. It is really not enough for outsiders. If Gao Shengtai hadn’t spoken it out today, Mr. Ba would have never thought of this Gao Junhou and that Wen’an Emperor Duan Zhengchunzhi. In the meantime, it seemed that there was still a lot of friendship.
"Not only that, I can inherit the position of the Patriarch of the Gao family, and I have a great relationship with him and with them." Gao Shengtai didn't seem to see the surprised appearance of Mr. Ba, and then said lightly: "No Counting those teenagers who died and did not grow up, my father had 27 sons in total. It can be said that without the help of our Majesty Wen'an, and without the help of Zhu and Gu, the ministers, I might not be able to. Become this good interpreter!"
Mr. Ba heard Gao Shengtai talk about this section, and recalled what he had seen and thought over the past ten years, and he finally had some insights in his heart.
Although Gao Shengtai can be regarded as the eldest son of the Patriarch of the Gao clan, in fact since the end of the Tang Dynasty and the five seasons, even the Central Plains dynasty, which has recognized the orthodox in the world, has not been able to truly inherit the eldest son of the family. An uncompromising system has been fixed. It can be seen from the eternal mystery of the sound of axe and candle shadow among the founding father Taizong of the Great Song Dynasty, not to mention in the remote southwestern kingdom of Dali. Bianman custom has always maintained a great influence in the country. In the inheritance of this family power, it is more about the primitive jungle law that the strong first is followed. Gao Shengtai’s so-called eldest son's identity was established in his time. The role that can be played in the struggle to inherit the position of good lords is really very limited.
After all, in Dali, the governance of government affairs is not as good as the Song Dynasty in the Central Plains. It is not as good as the Song Dynasty in the Central Plains. The entanglements of the chieftain forces are basically ruled by some traditional families or tribes. As long as they are not annexed, they are like a country within their respective spheres of influence. Even the monarch of Dali has no right to interfere too much.
Although such a political structure caused the power of traditional families and tribes to inflate, to a large extent, they were unconstrained emperors, but it also caused the situation in Dali. After so many years of running-in, it still still Failing to reach an absolutely stable structure, the power of the monarch is weak. The tribes of the aristocratic families on each side are united, attacked and annexed. It can be said that there is no day and no time. Since the founding of Dali, today, There has never been a day's rest.
Even the six great families at the time of the founding of the country are now in the fourth of the six. Even more so, those small families and tribes of the next level or weaker have been continuously broken up over the years. Constantly being reorganized, choosing a successor system in which the strong first is chosen. In order to choose the most suitable successor for the family tribe, they often let the children of the tribe or even encourage them to enter a survival of the fittest from the beginning of sensibility. Bloody struggles. After all, under this tradition in Dali, only the strongest in such struggles can protect the interests of the family tribe to the greatest extent in an environment surrounded by powerful enemies, or Go further to fight for more things.
A mother such as Gao Shengtai died early, but he happened to have the status of the so-called eldest son. In this kind of competition, I am afraid that it can be said that he was in the most sinister condition from the beginning. After all, his mother He passed away long before he was an adult. No one can speak for Gao Shengtai in front of his father. Given Gao Shengtai's age at that time, it is absolutely impossible for him to be sensible enough to meet that person for several years. What kind of feelings did the father who did not meet last time cultivated, and although his eldest son's status in Dali does not mean that he will have any priority in the inherited power, it will undoubtedly attract The suspicion and rejection of many caring people, it is not difficult to imagine what pressure Gao Shengtai had to bear under the conditions at the time.
This Mr. Ba has been following Gao Shengtai for more than ten years. Although Gao Shengtai was able to stand out from his brothers on that day, he did not dare to say everything about the process of inheriting the position of Shan Chan Hou. , But it can be regarded as one of the few people who know the inside story deeply. Although Gao Shengtai was a literary talent and martial artist, he was considered a temporary choice, but his brothers were not all general generations. After being alienated by his father for so long, he was able to re-enter his father’s sight, and within a short period of time, his position in the family skyrocketed, and eventually became a new generation of philanthropists, It was indeed something that surprised many people at the time.
Now that he heard what Gao Junhou said, Mr. Ba thought carefully, and only then vaguely discovered that behind Gao Shengtai’s rapid rise that day, it seemed that there was indeed the shadow of the power of the Dali Zhennan King at that time. , Even the father of Gao Shengtai in the past, Lao Shan Chan Hou Gao Zhisheng, remembered Gao Shengtai, who might have been blurred for a long time in his heart among his many descendants, also from Once he regarded it as being manipulated by the royal family of Duan in Dali, and the anti-framing of Gao Shengtai started. This time the anti-framing plan was until Gao Shengtai was almost killed by the suspicious Lao Shan. At the last moment, it was revealed, and Gao Shengtai was left dangerously and dangerously. This also caused the old Shan to say that he felt a little guilty about Gao Shengtai, and looked at him a little differently.
In the following years, it seems that the royal family of the Duan family in Dali suddenly realized that Gao Shengtai, the little-known next generation of the Gao family’s children, is their greatest threat in the future and the first they are eager to remove. An object has continuously appeared many actions that clearly target Gao Shengtai, and in the process of dealing with these actions against him, not only has the Lao Shan Chen Hou paid more and more attention to this previously he has always been The neglected son also allowed Gao Shengtai’s abilities in all aspects to be displayed in a concentrated and comprehensive manner. After that, the Lao Shan Hou Gao Zhisheng began to notice his eldest son, and began to take some of his eldest sons. Important things are left to him. Gao Shengtai's own strength has also been able to complete tasks beautifully every time, so his status in the Gao family has been gradually improved to that old kindness. Before the death of Chan Hou, he was the well-deserved heir of the Gao family.
As soon as Mr. Ba thought of this, he couldn't help feeling a little uneasy.
If all of this is a trick played by the Gaojunhou and the old Wen'an Emperor of Dali in front of him, then the secret would be too big.
Although all of this has passed by now, the Gao Junhou will suddenly confide in him, talking about this past year, and let this Mr. Ba be surprised when he understands the seriousness of this matter. She was in a cold sweat.
"Why is this sir?!" Gao Shengtai saw the expression of Mr. Ba in his eyes, and couldn't help laughing: "The friendship between me and those brothers that day, I never thought I could hide it from anyone, even In those few years, in front of my father, I said that I was a traitor to the royal family of Duan. I didn't know how many people were. However, even those who filed complaints in front of my father did not necessarily believe it!"
"Huh!" Mr. Ba let out a sigh of relief when he heard Gao Shengtai's words. After he settled down slightly, recalling the past, he couldn't help but feel a little amused for his inexplicable worry.
Indeed, the friendship between Gao Shengtai, Zhu Danchen, Fu Sigui and others in front of him in the day before him was already a marginal figure in the Gao family. It’s a well-known thing, and Gao Shengtai himself didn’t mean to conceal it, just because he stood out because of a plan against him from the Duan family. After that, he was in the Gao family. Every step of the rise in status was accompanied by turbulent battles with the Duan imperial clan. Therefore, the friendship between him and these Duan imperial clan’s vassals was more often used at that time. Sorry about the case of brothers against their goals for the sake of power.
Of course, when this Shan Chen Hou Gao Shengtai began to show his talents and status in the Gao family at an exaggerated speed, of course, in the Gao family, there were also a lot of original ideas. The distribution of family power. Those who have ideas, increasingly regard Gao Shengtai as their main imaginary enemy. The friendship between Gao Shengtai and the children of the Duan clan of Dali and the retainers who are loyal to the Duan clan will naturally become a reality. In view of one of the targets of these people’s attacks, as far as Mr. Ba knows, in front of the Lao Shan Hou, he received several convincing secret reports, claiming that Gao Shengtai was a traitor to the Gao family. .
In Mr. Ba’s view, with the personality of the old Shan Chan Hou, although the face has always been a reliance on Gao Shengtai, I am afraid that it is indispensable to have a visit to such a statement. However, during that period of time, Gao Shengtai's role in the dispute between the royal family of Dali and the family of Gao became more and more important. In some cases, it can even be said that it was completely dependent on him to reverse the situation at critical moments. After finishing the whole situation, before De Lao Shan Chan Hou passed away, the statement about Gao Shengtai and Dali Duan’s internal and external collusion can only be mentioned as a joke, especially when Gao Shengtai was the Gao family. After the status of the next Patriarch of a clan becomes more and more obvious, even those who most want to take Gao Shengtai and replace him will never use this reason as an excuse to attack Gao Shengtai. After all, even they really feel that, In Dali, what kind of bait can the Duan imperial family can get is more valuable than the actual position of being a good strategist of ruling the country.
"The inside should be combined with the outside, the Gao family is a traitor..." Gao Shengtai seemed to think of a situation similar to that in Mr. Ba's heart, with a disdainful smile on his face, and said softly: "Brother Duan, they also look intently. You are so small!"
"Huh?!" The sound of gongs and drums was heard from a distance outside the window, mixed with faint cheers. From far and near, it seems that many people are coming here. Mr. Ba was slightly surprised. With a sound, stood up, walked to the window, opened the window and looked into the distance.
Gao Shengtai didn't realize it. He raised his head, and Duan Zhengchun's eyes that seemed to be indifferent to everything appeared in front of him, and he was holding a jug of wine in his hand.