twin moon

Chapter 198, Scene 26

The head in the box immediately caused an uproar in the hall.At first, the tough officials seemed unable to react. After a moment of silence, they immediately exploded:

"For thousands of years in Ye Kingdom, there has never been such a shocking event!"

"Beheading the pillars of the court for no reason is tyranny! I can't assist such a lord, so I resign from office!"

"Yes, I can't do this job, and I'm going to resign as well!"

Qi Ziyin seemed to have expected such a reaction.Facing the noisy courtiers like a swarm of flies, he snorted heavily and winked at Fan Zhen behind him.Fan Zhenzhen understood, and shouted: "Close the door!"

Mo Lingwei, who stood on both sides of Wende Hall, immediately started to close the generous and tall hall door.Qi Ziyin also raised his voice and shouted angrily at the officials:

"Huang Miaonu is my confidant who was recruited by Uncle Wang, and he is also the Taichang Qing who is in charge of the mausoleum group sacrifices and the etiquette and music system. However, he took advantage of the opportunity of this enthronement ceremony to arrange a Liusha camp for more than a dozen celebrities last night. The assassin wanted to assassinate the widow by the Huaqin Pool outside the palace, but Yunzhi Mo arrived in time, and the assailant just failed to succeed. Today, he even arranged for the swordsman to hide among the ritual drummers, musicians and kabuki. Wouldn't it be appropriate to execute an assassination again?!"

These words once again caused an uproar among the officials in the hall.Many of them didn't know that the enthronement ceremony ended in a hurry, and there was such a change behind it.

"There is no basis for the words. Since the lord suspects that his ministers are plotting to assassinate, he should hand over the criminal to the Tingwei Division for investigation and evidence collection, instead of beheading the person directly to vent his anger!"

Ting Wei Si Cheng Wei Chi Rui cupped his hands and stepped forward, saying something righteous.After hearing this, the young king waved his sleeves and retorted loudly:
"At this moment, the businessman who bribed Huang Miaonu has been put on death row. The bribes he received have also been found and recorded. The bodies of the three assassins who assassinated the widow last night have been sent to Ting Wei Si Zuo Zuo overnight. Today's ceremony The assassins were also taken down by General Fan, and they confessed to the assassination charge, what evidence does Yuchi Sicheng want?"

Yu Chirui still shook his head repeatedly: "But what the lord is doing now is still unreasonable!"

"Si Cheng wants a legal principle so much? Then may I ask, when my Uncle Wang wanted to behead me in the street, did Tingwei Si ever ask him what legal principle he wanted? Your son, Yuchi Jingde, has repeatedly committed crimes with Yu Li. He lost his whereabouts on the day of execution, but he has not been listed as a fugitive. Could it be that in your eyes, this is in line with the law?!"

After some questioning, Yu Chirui couldn't help but bowed his head and retreated into the crowd.Because he knew in his heart that none of the reasons used to convict Qi Ziyin back then were solid evidence.And his son, who is useless, is still hiding in a courtyard bought on the outskirts of the city, so that he can save his life.

"Since I have explained the truth, I will talk to you again!"

The young king was pacing in front of the group of officials, suddenly raised his eyes, and looked at the front of the crowd, the two who had been arguing the most before.It was exactly the Taifu Qing Xu Shang and Yantie Supervisor Lu Jihai who were critical of Qi Ziyin's method of reducing Fu the night before, and obstructed in every possible way:
"You two, one of you is in charge of our country's gold and silk treasury, and the other is in charge of the salt and iron trade. For several years, you have used your power to control the price of bulk goods in the chamber of commerce and profit from it. Right now, the boat master Xi Yuying is Seize the underground money houses and illegal private properties of the two of you in the city, and I will have a detailed interrogation with the Ting Weisi later!"

After the words were finished, the two people who were still proud in front of the young king the night before immediately fell to their knees as if they had seen a cat like a mouse, and kowtowed continuously, begging the king for mercy.

As a result, those princes and ministers who had planned to force the young man to take back the king's order were finally completely dumbfounded.They never imagined that this child, who had been unknown since he was a child, and even seemed a bit easy to bully, would grow and transform overnight into an iron-fisted monarch who was proficient in governing the country, and even went so far as to make an example of others.But now, in the face of the anger of the new monarch, no one dares to comment more on the decree issued by him.

Qi Ziyin knew in his heart that his toughness might only make the group of people in front of him fear him, but it was enough for the time being.At least this kind of fear is enough to establish the king's prestige, so that the mercenaries among them dare not take any more risks and make dangerous attempts that may drag the country of Ye into the abyss of eternal doom.It is also enough to make those who sit on the fence fall more firmly to their side.

After all, no one in the world today can claim to have lived a life with a clear conscience, not even a young man himself.

"Okay, since you all have no objections, I still have a lot of government affairs to arrange—"

As the young ruler said, he quickly walked back to the throne and sat down. The expression in his golden pupils was as if Duke Dehuan had come again when the country was founded:
"From today onwards, General Fan Zhen is ordered to be the guard of the army and horses in front of the palace, and to command the imperial guards in the city. General Mi Zishi, the supervisor of Ren Zhou and the Second Lu Division, command all the troops and horses of the Baisha Camp, and urgently recruit men of the right age. Join the army, rectify border defense, and recruit craftsmen from all over the country to repair old ships, supervise the construction of new ships, expand armaments, and practice strictly!"

"The minister has orders!"

After the emperor's order was issued, Fan Zhen and Mi Ziya both knelt down and accepted the order.Mo Lingwei inside and outside the main hall also struck the shield with their long halberds and sang loudly, expressing their allegiance to the new commander and new emperor.

Right now, Qi Ziyin is very fortunate that many soldiers in the boat division and Yuling Guard are still the old troops left by Xiang Baili back then.And it was these people, under the leadership of Fan Zhen and Mi Zishi, who found out the ironclad evidence of Huang Minu's assassination in just one night, and they had already found the key to hold several high officials in the court. , so that today's new lord of Ye Kingdom can speak with enough weight and confidence...

When the court meeting finally dissipated, it was already evening when the sun was setting and the crows and birds were returning to their nests.After arranging all the government orders properly, Qi Ziyin changed back into his white robe, and Fan Zhen also changed into a humble commoner, and accompanied the young man to drive out of the palace again, heading straight to Zheliuxuan.

It was dinner time at that time, and they were still far away, and the two of them could already smell the fragrance wafting from the pavilion.Leng Jiayun had already made an appointment with them to have a good gathering here after the enthronement ceremony.

As soon as he entered the door, the woman in purple greeted him: "Why did you come back at this time?"

"There are many things that need to be explained to the officials one by one. If you don't pay attention, you will be delayed. Don't blame Sister Jia. Is the food ready? Today I deliberately didn't even eat much lunch, so I came here to taste the long-lost meal Your craftsmanship!"

Qi Ziyin opened his mouth to answer, trying his best to sound like he was still in high spirits.

However, Leng Jiayun immediately noticed the fatigue on the young man's face, and while wiping the soup on his hands on his apron, he asked about the affairs of the court:
"I really didn't expect that the two of you could stay in the palace for so long. I originally thought that you are all people who are not good at scenes and hate to deal with them, especially Ziyin. How is everything going smoothly?"

"The order and prohibition should be regarded as very smooth."

"Hey, can't you see, how did you convince those old and cunning bureaucrats in the court? When Baili was there, he complained to me more than once about how he racked his brains every day when he went to court, and he felt like he was sitting on pins and needles."

"I made some exchanges..."

Facing the woman's ridicule, Qi Ziyin was not able to laugh, but instead murmured thoughtfully.Because even he was not sure whether the exchanges he made today were worthwhile and effective.However, the deal is done, no matter what consequences it will bring in the future, he can only accept it as it is ordered.

"There is always one thing I can't figure out. I wonder if the king can explain one or two things?"

Fan Zhen on the side clasped his hands and interjected to ask, obviously a little more scruples in his gestures.

The boy in white was startled suddenly, then patted him on the shoulder forcefully, and smiled wryly:
"Brother Fan doesn't have to be like this. Just now, you and I are monarchs and ministers in the palace, and complicated etiquette is unavoidable. But here, everything is the same as in the past, just speak openly."

But having said that, he knew in his heart that since last night he thought about the pros and cons, how to choose, and finally put it into practice, everything will never be the same as before.

Fan Zhen cupped his hands, but still seemed a little cautious:
"You ordered Mi Ziya to rectify the border defense in order to prevent Wei Liang from entering from the east. It is understandable. But now there are no strong enemies in the sea. The ships that surrendered from Zhuo Xiukuo before are already usable. Why bother?" Collect craftsmen from all over the country to supervise the construction of new ships and expand armaments?"

Qi Ziyin nodded slightly, knowing in his heart that he issued a decree today, only this one has not been notified to anyone in advance, even Leng Jiayun didn't know the reason, it is more reasonable for Fan Zhen to have this doubt.However, he didn't answer immediately, but was thinking about whether he should tell the other party the truth.

However, Mo Zeming, who hadn't opened his mouth since the two entered the hospital, still accurately guessed what was on Xinjun's mind:
"Brother Qi wants to build a usable fleet as soon as possible, and personally lead the detour to Suoyang Pass and go north to Yujing by sea, isn't it wrong?"

"Lead troops to Yujing? Could it be that you want to save Ning Yue?!"

Hearing what the silver-haired young man said, Leng Jiayun also reacted immediately, and the smile gradually froze on his face, "You must not be so impulsive! Leading troops into the capital without being summoned by the princes and kings is a serious crime of treason!"

The new lord of Ye Kingdom, who had just succeeded to the throne, tried hard to squeeze a smile on his face:
"Today, I planned to discuss this matter with you at dinner. Right now, I don't know why Gao Li imprisoned Ning Yue. While General Mi is preparing the ship, I will try my best to think about other things." method to save people. But if it drags on for a day, Ning Yue will be even more dangerous—”

"That's not possible. If Baili is here today, he will definitely stop you from going! Besides, going out to sea requires money for weapon maintenance, material storage and other aspects. How can the treasury of Ye Kingdom support it?"

The woman from Dongli still shook her head with a firm tone.Unexpectedly, Mo Zeming sang against her:
"In terms of money and silver, I will ask the Wanzhou Chamber of Commerce to help me. Brother Qi doesn't have to worry about it."

"Zeming, how can you let him do whatever he wants! Even if the Baijiang Clan is in decline now, how can the city of Yujing be captured by a few warships and thousands of troops? Going forward recklessly is not only an enemy of the emperor, but also Wouldn't it be an enemy to hit a stone with an egg? Not to mention that if it fails, it will even drag the entire Ye Kingdom to be buried with it!"

Leng Jiayun suddenly became a little anxious, and her voice became more and more high-pitched.Qi Ziyin shook his head, put his hands on his shoulders, and told the woman to sit down first and listen to his explanation:

"Sister Jia, don't be too nervous. The reason why I thought of going north by water this time was to catch Yu Jing's defense in a hurry, and maybe I can win it in one fell swoop. What's more, our ship will not fly any flags at that time. The newly-made military armor is also completely different from the Ye State boat master's system. In addition, my face is completely ruined, and no one can recognize it after wearing a mask, so it should not attract too much suspicion."

The woman in purple still refused to agree:

"What about your own safety? Now that Suoyang Pass is closed, even if Ning Yue can be rescued, you will be chased and killed by the army. If you can't return by sea, are you going to hide with the Shuodi people?"

Speaking of the barbarians in the north, Qi Ziyin couldn't help but sigh:

"I'm on this trip... I also want to go to the north to find out about General Yan. However, avoiding the grassland is the worst policy. What's more, I also want to invite Brother Zeming to serve as a military adviser. If there is any accident, I can go ahead Calculation, timely reminder."

Hearing what the young man said, Leng Jiayun finally understood that she had considered all her interests before making this decision, and she was determined to save people.And what he said before to find another way is just a pretense to comfort himself.So she no longer objected, but suddenly changed her words:
"If you don't want to go, I will go with you."

"But Sister Jia—"

"I promised Baili that I must take good care of the three of you in this life. Now that I have the opportunity to reunite, I cannot miss it."

Qi Ziyin was well aware of the other party's temper, so he stopped trying to persuade him, and instead asked about the black and red double blade that Xiang Baili had left for him:
"Sister Jia, where is the Yinya that I asked you to keep?"

"It's inside the house. But those two knives were damaged by Qi Shouyu's meteorite long knives, and they can't be used anymore—" Leng Jiayun didn't know what the young man wanted to do with the knives. Although she felt strange, she still got up and went. Pick.

The young king took Yinya from the opponent's hand, caressing the bent and deformed but still sharp double blades, the black and the red, and said to himself:

"Next, I will find everyone who made the tool and find a way to restore it... This knife in my heart represents General Baili. When I search for my own path in the future, I hope he can see it too..."

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