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Chapter 491: The Flattering Ceiling

Jia Baoyu in Cao Xueqin's writing said a very classic saying, he felt that his daughter was made of water, pure and clean, while men were made of sludge, and they were stinky. This view is obviously extreme. It is true that the daughter should be made of water, but men should not be made of sludge. A man made of sludge is just a stinky man. A real man should be made of steel, a body like steel, and a will like steel.

Men are strong and women are soft. This is innate. Physical conditions determine that women are in a weak position. But there is also a saying that softness can overcome hardness. Smart women know how to give full play to their own advantages and use gentle and rational means to change men's will. Only stupid women will fight against men, or even shout and kill. In the end, they will suffer only by themselves. Even if they can achieve their goals in the end, they will definitely lose more.

Changsun Wugui is not only a smart woman, but also a smart woman. With her water-like gentleness and rationality, she changed her extraordinary thoughts like a spring breeze and rain, and also won the respect of men. A generation of virtuous queens is really not a burden!

Gao Bufan agreed and agreed to leave Changsun Wugui in Luoyang for the time being to dispel Yang Guang's suspicion.

The next morning, Gao Bufan went to court to pay homage to Yang Guang. As soon as he entered the imperial city from Zuoyemen Gate, he caught up with someone behind him: "Master Gao, please stay, Master Gao, please stay!"

Gao Bufan turned around and saw a little confused. He caught up with the man behind him, wearing a three-liang Jinxian crown and a third-rank military officer's court uniform. The key is that this guy has a deep eyes and a high nose, and his pupils are also light blue. He looks like a white person, which looks out of place with this ancient costume.

What's the situation? Are foreigners shooting costume dramas?

"I wonder what should I call this... sir?" Gao Bufan asked in confusion.

The man smiled flatteringly, bowed and introduced himself, "Xiaoguan Wang Shichong, for the first time we met, please give me some advice."

Gao Bufan's heart skipped a beat and said intimately, "Damn it, this guy is Wang Shichong, he looks like this!"

By the way, Wang Shichong was originally a Hu from the Western Regions. His surname was Zhi, called Zhi Xingman. His grandfather Zhi Tuou was a traveling businessman who died early and his father was called Zhi Cao, who was a talented person and quotation marks. Why do you say this? Because most people really can't do what the expenditure money does.

It turned out that when Wang Shichong's grandfather Zhi Tuiuu died, Wang Shichong was still very young. Due to the difficulty of life, his father actually passed on his beautiful wife to an official of the Sui Dynasty surnamed Wang. He also brought his son Wang Shichong to the Wang family to live with him, eating his wife's soft food. Oh, it should be said that he was his ex-wife.

The most bizarre thing is that the official surnamed Wang didn't mind at all and even recognized Wang Shichong as his adopted son. From then on, Wang Shichong changed his name from branch office to Wang Shichong.

Due to this relationship, Wang Shichong was ridiculed as a bastard since he was a child, and his insidious and cunning personality was probably caused by it. However, being ridiculed and looked down upon became the driving force that encouraged Wang Shichong to continue to climb up.

Because his stepfather, the official surnamed Wang, had a good family background, so Wang Shichong was able to dabble in a variety of books since he was a child. He was quite talented and particularly fond of reading military books. He also studied astrology, divination, calendar, etc. During the Kaihuang period, he was named a Sanguan Yitong Sansi for his military merits. During the Daye period, he became the governor of Jiangdu County. Some time ago, because he wiped out Liu Yuanjin, he was promoted to Jiangdu Tongshou and also served as the governor of Jiangdu Palace. His rank was as third-rank, just like Gao Bufan, but this guy loves to pretend to be a grandson and calls himself a subordinate.

Therefore, Wang Shichong’s own experience is quite legendary and inspiring!

At this time, Wang Shichong seemed to see Gao Bufan's doubts and explained with a flattering smile: "I was originally a Hu from the Western Regions, but later I changed my surname to Wang after remarrying my mother."

Gao Bufan suddenly said, "It turns out to be Lord Wang. I have long admired Daqie, so I'm lucky to meet you!"

A hint of invisible surprise flashed in Wang Shichong's eyes. Because of his appearance as a Hu man, he was often discriminated against, so he was particularly sensitive. At this time, he saw Gao Bufan's expression, and he seemed to have no intention of looking down on him. Naturally, he was very surprised.

It's interesting to say that today's Chinese people are unconsciously looking up to the foreigners with deep eyes and high noses when they see them. However, they don't know that in ancient times, foreigners were discriminated against in China.

"Xiaguan has long admired Gao Da Ren. After the court, if Gao Da Ren does not dislike him, can he enjoy his face and have a meal with Xia Guan?!" Wang Shichong smiled and had a humble attitude. He looked forward to his eyes, but there was a poisonous snake holding grudges hidden in his heart. Whoever looked down on him would remember this person. When the opportunity came, he would release the poisonous snake in his heart without hesitation, rush forward and take a bite, and step on it hard.

Gao Bufan smiled and said, "You are polite, so that official will refuse."

As the saying goes, knowing yourself and your enemy, you will never be defeated in a hundred battles. If you want to know someone, the best way is to get close to him. Wang Shichong obviously had this idea. Gao Bufan also wanted to touch Wang Shichong's background, so the two of them hit it off and immediately made an appointment for a dinner!

When Wang Shichong saw Gao Bufan, he agreed readily. He was very happy. He also had a great "favorite" towards Gao Bufan. No matter what, Gao Bufan was the first official at the same level who did not discriminate against him and happily accepted his invitation. He rubbed his hands and said excitedly: "Thank you, Lord Gao, for your face. By the way, when did Lord Gao return to Luoyang?"

Gao Bufan smiled and said, "Just arrived yesterday!"

Wang Shichong clapped his hands and said, "A coincidence, Xiaguan has only arrived in recent days. It seems that Xiaguan and Gao Daren are really destined to be together."

Gao Bufan thought to himself that this guy would get close to him and asked quietly: "Will Mr. Wang come to Luoyang this time to urge the war horse?"

Wang Shichong was slightly stunned and shook his head and said, "Why did Lord Gao say this? The new dragon boat in Jiangdu has been built. The emperor will travel to Jiangdu after the Mid-Autumn Festival, so he ordered the officials to send the dragon boat to Luoyang."

Gao Bufan suddenly said, "So that's it, but I heard from others that Lord Wang asked for a batch of horses from Taipu Temple."

A trace of suspicion flashed in Wang Shichong's eyes and said with a flattering smile: "It's true that there is such a thing. Although the traitor Liu Yuanjin was lucky enough to be wiped out by his subordinates, the traitor Ge Qian was particularly rampant recently. The war horses under the subordinates were damaged by a lot, so he applied for two thousand war horses from the Ministry of War. Yuwen Shaoqing from Taipu Temple has delivered it to the subordinates a few days ago. He is well-informed. He just entered the city yesterday and actually knew about this."

Wang Shichong was cunning and suspicious by nature. At this time, he could not help but suspect that Gao Bufan was secretly investigating himself. Moreover, when he brought up the horse, he gave Taipu Shaoqingyu a lot of benefits, so he naturally worried that he would be exposed by Gao Bufan.

Gao Bufan smiled indifferently and said, "It happened that when I entered the city yesterday, I happened to meet a few acquaintances. They were under General Zhang Xutuo and were about to ask for horses from Taipu Temple. They have been in Luoyang for almost half a month. When they saw Lord Wang get the war horse first, they were a little dissatisfied, so they complained to me."

Wang Shichong felt a little sad and said with a smile: "So that's it. Yuwen Shaoqing is probably too busy and has no time to care about it. It just so happens that the servant and Yuwen Shaoqing have some friendship, so the other party gave him some face. Why not do this? Turn around and help me ask Yuwen Shaoqing."

"This will bring you a blessing to Lord Wang. I believe General Zhang will learn about this favor in the future." Gao Bufan smiled slightly and walked forward.

A cold light flashed in Wang Shichong's eyes, and he secretly thought about Gao Bufan's intention. Is this going to hit the mountain and shake the tiger, and point the sword at Yu Wenji, or do I want to give me Wang Shichong a warning?

In fact, Wang Shichong thought too much. Gao Bufan just mentioned it casually and solved the problem for Qin Qiong and the others. The Great Sui Dynasty was already very bad, so let him continue to be bad. Why bother to help the Great Sui Dynasty fight corruption? Maybe it would even make you mess with it. After all, Yu Wen Zhiji was repaired not long ago. If you deal with Yu Wenhuaji again, it is estimated that Yu Wen Shu, the old fox, would have to fight with him. It's better to be more at ease and stop at the right time!

When it was time for court, civil and military officials lined up into the Ganyang Hall and knelt down to Yang Guang on the imperial throne. After the ceremony, the ministers entered the city one by one.

Gao Bufan quickly glanced at Yang Guang on the imperial throne. He hadn't seen him for more than a year. This man seemed to have grown much older and his hair turned a little gray. It seemed that the Yanmen City was surrounded last year, which really had a great blow to Yang Guang. He had completely lost his previous flying charm, but he looked even deeper.

Yang Guanghuan glanced at the ministers in the hall and said, "Where is Wang Shichong, the king of Jiangdu Tongshou?"

Wang Shichong immediately flew forward, and knelt down from a distance, slid forward a few meters away, and just slid to Yang Guang's throne and stopped. The distance was even more accurate than a ruler.

"My dear Wang Shichong, please see the emperor, wise king and father, please allow me to kiss your great soles!" After Wang Shichong said that, he actually leaned down and kissed Yang Guang's soles.

Gao Bufan couldn't help but sweat and called Niu Bi in secret. He found that the ministers in the hall either had a smile or expressionless face, and seemed to have become accustomed to it. It was obvious that this was not the first time Wang Shichong did this.

Yang Guang showed a gentle smile on his face, while Queen Xiao next to him covered her mouth and giggled.

"Wang Aiqing, please calm down!" Yang Guang said with a smile.

But Wang Shichong held Yang Guang's thigh and bowed his head and howled. Yang Guang asked in surprise: "Why did Wang Aiqing cry?"

Wang Shichong said with tears in his eyes: "Last year, the emperor was besieged in Yanmen. I was worried that I could not sleep at night and wish I could immediately raise troops to help the king and rescue him. Unfortunately, I had no soldiers under my command at that time. Fortunately, the emperor was blessed with great blessings and finally turned into a barbaric danger. I was overjoyed. I only hope that one day I could raise a million soldiers to siege the Turks, capture Shibi Khan alive, and avenge the shame of the king and father!"

Yang Guang couldn't help but say, "It's very good. It's rare that Wang Aiqing has such loyalty. He is really a loyal minister!"

Gao Bufan was already impressed by his body at this time. Wang Shichong is probably the ceiling for flattery. Yu Shiji, the licking dog, has to sigh!

The cow is better than the cow is better than the cow!
Chapter completed!
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