Daxia Wensheng

Chapter 101 Conquering the border, the heart-to-heart relationship between the monarch and the ministers, the anger of the prince, and the anger of all the officials [ask for a monthly ticket]

Daxia Palace.

The prince knelt quietly at His Royal Highness Yangxin.

Look a little heavy.

What happened yesterday was completely a disaster.

Hundreds of officials fought with the emperor.

One is the Great Xia Emperor, and the other is a civil and military official, both of them have very stubborn tempers.

But from his point of view, no matter what, he could not allow his father to dismiss all officials. It is not because these ministers have many relatives, but more because of the stability of the country.

Dismissing a hundred officials will cause great disasters.

Now that the Great Xia Dynasty is prosperous, there is no need to make trouble for itself, especially for such things.

The battle of spirits is meaningless.

"Boss, you said that the old man is gone, is it useful for us to kneel here all the time?"

"If you want me to tell you, it's better to invite Duke Zhen to come and beat up all the officials. This matter is basically over."

"The old man's establishment of the East Factory is nothing more than strengthening the supervision of officials. These officials are guilty of guilt. Otherwise, you can go to be a lobbyist and persuade all the officials. I will go to Zhen Guogong, and the two brothers will settle this matter." matter."

"Isn't it just right to let the officials take a step back, and let the old man take a step back?"

Li Sui next to him spoke, his knees were a little sore, and he sat down directly, looking a little helpless.

"I think it's a good idea."

"Big Brother, Second Brother, you two go, I'm here to ask, when the old man comes back, I'll go and say something nice, what do you guys think?"

"To tell you the truth, the hardest part to set up the East Factory is the Xuandeng Division and the Zhenfu Division. What are these civil servants afraid of?"

King Wei also followed suit. He is the commander of the town government and has the power to supervise and arrest, but he cannot target the officials of the court. It is generally a matter of domestic intelligence.

The Department of Xuandeng is mainly involved in some demon affairs, or the emperor named whom to investigate, so the Department of Xuandeng can investigate.

Dongchang is actually the combination of the Xuandeng Division and the Zhenfu Division, plus it took away part of the power of the Ministry of Punishment and part of the power of the Yushi.

Reviewing, apprehending, and finalizing a case are integrated, and the power is boundless. Strengthening the imperial power is not a bad thing for the princes.

After all, it belongs to my family, but I support it from the bottom of my heart.

"Stop messing around."

"Pull Lord Zhen Guo over here?"

"This group of officials are all self-sufficient. Supervision is not a big deal. The point is that the old man wants to concentrate power in his own hands. For them, the biggest problem is that there will be injustice."

"Furthermore, the establishment of the East Factory is not necessarily a good thing. If the power is too great and it falls into the hands of a group of eunuchs, it will be bad if there is a foolish king in Daxia."

When the prince opened his mouth, he didn't know whether his two younger brothers pretended to be confused, or if they really didn't understand.

The establishment of the East Factory is definitely not a good thing.

"Boss, you have been deceived by this group of scholars since you were a child. There are not many good things in this group of scholars. Of course, except for my brother Jinnian."

Qin Wang Li Sui said that he looked down on this group of scholars, except for Gu Jinnian.

"I don't care what the process is, anyway, now I'm just letting the old man calm down. There are still a lot of things going on at the Town Office Division. The Lantern Division has arrested people and is still under interrogation. If I'm not here, the ghost knows what will happen. "

"You two brothers can discuss this matter. As long as the old man can calm down, everything can be discussed."

The typical king of Wei is a person who does things, and he has no idea about the struggle for imperial power.

As for the other princes, they didn't speak much, but their thoughts were like that of King Wei.

"Forget it, I'll go to the Hall of Asking Hearts, but second child, you must not go to Duke Zhen, or you will add fuel to the fire."

"Also, if the matter is resolved, third child, please tell the people below, don't use any drastic means against Li Shan, just stay safe."

"The other brothers are waiting here, do you know?"

At the critical moment, the prince still showed his majesty. When he said this, everyone did not disobey him, and nodded their heads one by one.

After the prince left.

Qin Wang looked left and right, and finally got up directly, looking at Wei Wangdao.

"I'm going to make it easier for you, third child. You kneel here. If the old man comes, just say that my stomach is uncomfortable."

The king of Qin was also a thief.

He didn't care about the things the prince said, he just got up and left to find Mr. Gu.

Seeing the crown prince and King Qin leaving one after another, King Wei seemed very calm, so he just knelt here and counted the hours.

So are all princes.

But there was only one prince, but his expression was extremely calm.

It is King Jin.

Ask the Heart Palace.

At this moment, all the officials gathered in the hall, each of them looked strange, but the most troublesome one was Hu Yong, Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

There is no way, the prime minister is gone, he is basically the head of all officials, everyone has been asking him how to solve it, how can Hu Yong not have a headache.

"Hu Shangshu, you said that this matter has gotten to this point, what should we do?"

"That's right, I really insist on resigning from office. Your Majesty is really in a hurry. No one can get good results."

"The establishment of the East Factory is indeed a bit bad, but it shouldn't be so drastic, right? Shouldn't everything be done slowly?"

All the officials opened their mouths, especially the generals, they didn't think anything of it, they just thought that everyone was making too much noise and it was completely unnecessary.

Listen to these remarks.

Hu Yong couldn't help but sighed.

"Everyone, don't you understand?"

"If the East Factory is established, will we still have a good life in the future?"

"I have a clear conscience, and I am not afraid of supervision, but the question is, who can stand up to someone who criticizes me?"

"Let's take a step back. I'm busy with official duties. It's difficult for me to govern others. If someone's servant does something bad and is caught talking about it, how can I explain it to you?"

When Hu Yong opened his mouth, he revealed Dongchang's threat.

For a while, everyone was silent.

In fact, how could all the officials not know that Dongchang is an organization targeting them?But the problem is, if you are dismissed because of this kind of thing, it would be a bit of a loss.

Everyone worked hard to get to this position. Now that they are implicated in this kind of thing and then dismissed from office, to be honest, it is impossible not to feel distressed.

And according to this situation, if it really broke out, it might even kill you.

"But if this quarrel continues, when will it be big? No matter who wins or loses, in the end it will be the people who are unlucky."

"Yes, no matter what, it's the common people who suffer."

All the officials understood, but they knew even more that it would be of no benefit to anyone if this matter continued.

"Master Yang, what do you think of this matter?"

Someone spoke again and asked Yang Kai.

Hearing this, Yang Kai, who had been silent all this time, just shook his head.

"The East Factory will definitely be established."

"Stop it anyway."

Yang Kai sighed, this was his thought.

He already figured out what the East Factory does, supervising officials?There is no need for it, although the town government department and the hanging lamp department have various forces in it, they still have an effect after all.

The real core lies in intelligence.

His Majesty wants to establish a personal intelligence agency that is completely his own, and take care of all things in Daxia.

Officials are just one part of it, and as long as they don't make really big mistakes of principle, the emperor will turn a blind eye to some things. After all, people are not sages and sages.
Information is the main thing.

He thought of this, so Yang Kai understood that the East Factory will inevitably be established, no matter how or at what price the East Factory will be established.

But at this moment, Yang Kai thought about more things.

In fact, Dongchang seems to supervise all officials, which is not good for them, but the problem is that people who understand it can naturally understand what Dongchang does.

If I can think of it, Li Shan should also be able to think of it, right?
Since Li Shan could think of it, why did he refuse?And so tough?Take the lead in resigning directly, forcing everyone to resign together?
There are some university questions here.

Yang Kai has also been thinking about this problem, and he has some thoughts that should not be produced.

At the critical moment, he dared not continue to think deeply.

Without evidence and precursors, if you continue to think deeply, you will cause trouble instead.

At this moment, the door of the Hall of Asking Hearts opened.

It is the figure of the prince.

As soon as the crown prince came, all the officials suddenly regained their spirits, and one by one stepped forward to ask His Majesty if there was any new order.

Knowing that the prince came here to be a lobbyist, everyone felt a little helpless. Immediately afterwards, the exchange started, and the prince tried his best to persuade everyone.

I hope everyone backs down a little bit.

But Li Shan took the lead in this matter. Now that Li Shan is not here, even if the officials want to be subdued, they dare not.

One is imperial power and the other is phase power.

None of them wanted to offend them. The most important thing was that Li Shan still spoke for them. If they quit now, they could wait to be isolated in the future.

Therefore, this became a dead end.

Also at the same moment.

Inside the palace.

Emperor Yongsheng had already returned to the palace, but he did not choose to go to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, but went to the Vientiane Garden.

"Wei Xian, go and call me the prince."

Emperor Yongsheng opened his mouth, he looked at the water in the pool, unable to fathom his mind.

For today's things.

Gu Jinnian gave a perfect solution, which is a good thing.

But this does not mean that he can accept and understand what Baiguan did today.

Say something bad.

Even if he did something wrong, or if he was a little more violent, Baiguan shouldn't behave like this.

Threatening yourself with resignation?

This is a great insult and a great provocation.

He is the emperor and the ruler of Great Xia. He can discuss things with him, but the final interpretation should be in his own hands.

It is your greatest honor to be a courtier when the emperor tells you the truth.

Play this trick, right?
Emperor Yongsheng didn't intend to just let it go, he had to severely punish a group of people.

But these are not big problems.

The biggest problem is.

Phase power.

The reason why today's events can cause such a big conflict is because of Xiangquan.

With Li Shan as the leader, all the officials followed. Of course, the reason why all the officials were like this was because Li Shan was helping them.

In the eyes of ordinary people, it is justifiable.

But in his eyes, there is no excuse for this.

All of a sudden, an idea popped up in his mind.

An idea that is enough to subvert the Great Xia Dynasty Hall.

After about a quarter of an hour.

The prince came running with beads of sweat on his head. His body was extremely weak, and he suffered fetal movement during the fetal period, so he almost couldn't give birth. Fortunately, the imperial physician in the palace was highly skilled and saved the prince.

But he was weak and sick since he was a child, and it was difficult to heal this congenital injury by all means. Because of this, Emperor Yongsheng was also kind to the prince, not allowing him to practice martial arts, but allowing him to practice literature with peace of mind.

Seeing Li Gao approaching, Emperor Yongsheng still had some turmoil in his heart.

He knew that his son was very smart and was loved by all officials. He was indeed a benevolent king, and his personality was much better than his own.

"My son-in-law pays respects to his father."

Li Gao came, and when he saw Emperor Yongsheng, he couldn't help bowing deeply.

"You went to the Hall of Asking the Heart."

Emperor Yongsheng was very straightforward, he asked like this.

"Go back to the father, the son has gone."

Li Gao didn't lie either, he directly admitted.

"What did they say?"

Emperor Yongsheng looked at the other party and asked.

"Hundreds of officials have been subdued, but the establishment of Dongchang is like a sword hanging from the top. My ministers believe that the matter of Dongchang can be postponed. Now the Great Xia Dynasty, the country is prosperous, and the envoys of the Huns are also running around all night. Unexpectedly, it will arrive at the court of the Huns today."

"Our court should concentrate all our efforts on starting a war on the border. It would be a pity if the opportunity to fight is delayed because of such trivial matters."

"I also ask my father, the great grace, to forgive the mistakes of the officials, and focus on the country's major affairs first."

Li Gao spoke.

Not only did he refuse for the officials, but he didn't contradict Yongsheng the Great. He was caught in the middle and used a border war to deal with this matter.

However, Emperor Yongsheng did not have the slightest joy, but spoke slowly.

"No wonder the civil and military officials of the whole dynasty said that I gave birth to a good prince."

"To be loved by all the officials, you are indeed capable."

"A few years ago, I asked you to supervise the country and asked if you could go to war. You always refused me. Today, in order to protect the officials, you are willing to allow me to declare war."

"Ah."

Emperor Yongsheng spoke lightly, but the eunuch Liu Yan who heard these words was terrified.

"Father."

"The declaration of war is not because of the officials. The fortune of the Great Xia has improved and the morale is high. Moreover, Gu Jinnian has weakened the fortunes of the enemy's army twice. The Xiongnu will definitely have the intention to raise troops. If there are no such things, the ministers will not agree. Let's go to war."

"Father, please be careful."

When Li Gao spoke, there was no abnormality in his eyes, and he looked extremely determined.

"I also want to understand what happened yesterday."

Emperor Yongsheng did not continue to beat his son, but brought the topic back to the East Factory.

"Establish the East Factory as usual, but the functions and powers of the East Factory include drafting, monitoring, interrogating, dispatching, arresting, and finalizing the case. I plan to re-divide it."

"Establish the Dongchang, and then set up the Inspectorate. The Dongchang is in charge of the three powers of drafting, supervision, and interrogation. Among them, the drafting power is up to you to choose. The person you choose must be a child from a poor family who has passed the imperial examination."

"The power of supervision and interrogation is in the charge of the Dongchang eunuch."

"As for dispatching, apprehending, and finalizing the case, the Inspectorate is in charge. The Inspectorate invites Confucianism to take charge. If necessary, a censor can be dispatched part-time."

"If that doesn't work, let them retire to their hometowns."

Emperor Yongsheng opened his mouth and told Gu Jinnian's plan.

As soon as these words came out, Li Gao couldn't help being silent, and after thinking for a while, he was overjoyed.

"Father is wise."

Li Gao was delighted, the reason why all the officials resisted Dongchang was because Dongchang had too much power and all eunuchs were in power?
Now that the power is broken up and divided, the hard work is done by the eunuchs. As for the drafting power, a group of children from poor families are selected to do things, so the power of the eunuchs is nothing more than supervision and interrogation.

To put it bluntly, the Department of Xuandeng and the Department of the Town House also have the right to supervise, so it is no problem to let a group of eunuchs come to supervise. You really have done nothing wrong, so how can these eunuchs trouble you?
As for the interrogation, let alone, isn't the interrogation by the Department of Xuandeng and the Department of the Town House terrifying?

Just as scary.

In Li Gao's view, His Majesty took a step back, and it was a big step back.

The real power is still in the hands of these civil servants, so naturally, there is nothing to cause trouble.

"but."

"What happened yesterday is unheard of before. All the participants will be fined for half a year, so that they can reflect on themselves during this time. Otherwise, when the border affairs settle down, I will settle the score later."

Emperor Yongsheng continued to speak.

There should still be punishment.

What Li Gao said is correct, the frontier is the most important thing, so don't act rashly, and the interior of Daxia must be quieter.

But after the chaos on the border settles down, he will settle the accounts slowly. He already has the idea of ​​replacing people. At least half of the officials in the court will be replaced.

"What the father said is very true."

"Then let Li Shan go too?"

Li Gao also agrees with Emperor Yongsheng's words, he really needs to teach him a lesson, otherwise, come again next time?

"Don't let it go."

"Let him stay in prison for a while."

"Also, he will be treated as the other prisoners are treated. If anyone dares to take extra care, I will never forgive him lightly. No matter who it is, understand?"

Emperor Yongsheng spoke.

He can temporarily forget all the officials, but Li Shan can't.

He must make an example to others.

Lock him up for a while, let him reflect on himself, if he refuses to accept it, just change to another prime minister, so what?

"Yes."

Hearing this, Li Gao did not continue to intercede for Li Shan. After such a big incident, the emperor chose to take the initiative to make concessions.

At that moment, Li Gao left and walked towards the Temple of Questioning Heart.

I want to tell Baiguan the good news as soon as possible.

At this time, Wei Xian's voice sounded.

"Your Majesty, please see me outside Zhen Guo Gong's Palace."

sounded.

Emperor Yongsheng was not surprised at all, just nodded and said.

"Please come here, Duke, I do have something to look for him."

The internal affairs of the court have been settled, and now it is indeed necessary to deal with the border affairs.

A quarter of an hour later.

The figure of Lord Zhen appeared.

"Minister Gu Yuan, pay homage to Your Majesty."

Zhen Guogong came, walking like a dragon and walking like a tiger, full of vigor and energy.

"Hahaha, what brought the Duke here?"

Emperor Yongsheng smiled. According to his seniority, he was a generation behind Zhen Guogong, and when he was not the emperor, he also learned some military arts under Zhen Guogong.

Now with the addition of Gu Jinnian's relationship, it is natural to be more intimate.

"Your Majesty, I heard that all the officials resigned. This is an unprecedented thing. All the officials are proud of their favor and dare to do such a rebellious thing. I am deeply angry. I came here today to make a speech for Your Majesty. A bad breath."

Zhen Guo open mouth.

What he said is true, he actually knew about the dismissal of officials yesterday.

very angry.

Very angry.

All of them are human beings, and they actually do this kind of thing at this juncture?

There is going to be a war soon, internal affairs, to put it bluntly, can't we wait until the war is over before making trouble?

Do you have to put on a face for the emperor?
Really tired of life?
"Duke Zhen has a heart."

Hearing Zhen Guogong's words, Emperor Yongsheng felt much more comfortable.

"I've taken care of this matter."

"Don't be angry with the Duke."

"Guo Gong, I have other things to ask you, and it just so happens that Guo Gong is also here."

Emperor Yongsheng spoke, which made Duke Zhen a little curious.

Already done?
He was curious, but didn't ask much.

"Your Majesty speaks bluntly."

Duke Zhen asked.

"Now, the Xiongnu Kingdom has lost two national fortunes, and the Great Xia Dynasty has strengthened the national fortune. I think that the time is ripe to seize the twelve border cities."

Emperor Yongsheng opened his mouth, and with just one sentence, Lord Zhen Guo's expression changed.

"Your Majesty wants to seize the city directly?"

It’s hard not to change your face. If it’s a fight with the Huns, it’s very simple. He took people to kill him, and he won a year to solve it, and then asked the Huns to pay the silver taels. This matter is basically over. .

But if it's a battle to seize the city, it's no small matter.

The Fuluo Dynasty and the Great Jin Dynasty will definitely intervene. At that time, at least it will take a long time, and the Great Xia Dynasty may not be able to bear the flood of military expenditures.

"kindness."

Emperor Yongsheng spoke lightly, his eyes were determined.

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

"Great Xia's national fortune has strengthened, while the Xiongnu's national fortune has declined."

"There are bound to be a lot of things that can't be budgeted for in this war."

"But the fate of the country is in my hands, and the result must be good."

"Even if the Fuluo Dynasty and the Dajin Dynasty want to interfere, they will be powerless in the face of God's will."

"Of course, everything still depends on the specific situation."

"I plan to dispatch 50 troops, let the Duke lead the troops to go out, focus on the battle, cooperate with the military department, and formulate a battle to seize the city. If there is a big turning point within a year, let's give it a go."

"If there is no turning point, just click until the end, and the return of the king's class teacher will also improve the national fortune of the Great Xia."

"What is the opinion of the Duke of the country?"

Emperor Yongsheng spoke, this was his idea.

Under normal circumstances, it is almost impossible for Daxia to retake the twelve border cities.

Not beat.

Instead, multiple forces joined in.

The core of the war is food and grass resources. In a head-on confrontation, it is difficult to achieve a complete victory. Basically, they are all consuming each other. Whoever runs out of resources first will be unlucky.

Especially in siege warfare, it takes even more time.

But Emperor Yongsheng's idea is also very simple.

Take a gamble on your luck.

The national fortunes of the Great Xia Dynasty have been greatly improved, while the national fortunes of the Huns have declined incomparably.

It is true that normal wars cannot take back the Twelve Cities. This is like the fact that if it were not for the civil strife in the Great Xia, the Xiongnu would not even want to occupy the Twelve Cities.

Right now, we are looking for a breakthrough through conventional warfare, and this breakthrough comes from the fate of the country.

It's like two armies fighting. When the hundreds of thousands of troops on both sides are about to go to war, suddenly, the opponent's military division dies directly, or when conveying information, they accidentally convey the wrong message.

This extremely small probability of something happening is the breakthrough.

This is what Emperor Yongsheng bet on.

Bet right.

Taking back the twelve border cities, the Great Xia Dynasty will truly enter its heyday.

If the bet is lost.

It's a war that ends in itself, and it's about the same as two confrontations. With such a terrifying national fortune, there is nothing to lose.

Lord Zhen was slightly silent.

He was thinking.

After about a stick of incense, Lord Zhen Guo said slowly.

"The veteran thinks that it is still a bit risky, but you can give it a try."

"In the first half of the year, the troops stayed still and fought on a regular basis. With veterans around, there will be no chaos on the border."

"If there is a good opportunity in this six months, the whole army can attack and declare war directly, catching them by surprise."

Duke Zhen is also very tempted. Although it is a bit risky, things like war are extremely dangerous in themselves.

"it is good."

"Since the Duke is interested, then I feel at ease."

"A few days ago, I had already asked the Ministry of Households to transport grain to the border. The problem of grain and grass is not serious. After a while, I will ask the Ministry of War to start matters on the border."

"Duke recharges his energy during this period, and then he will go to rectify the barracks. After everything is ready, I will see him off."

He spoke out.

It takes time for the country to operate, and even if the Huns want to declare war with Daxia, the two countries must hand over official documents.

The Xiongnu would never dare to make a surprise attack. Once a surprise attack was made, the Fuluo Dynasty and the Dajin Dynasty would not be able to end.

So there is still plenty of time.

Moreover, formulating a combat plan, including personnel transfer, and logistical support, plus costs, etc., all take time to toss.

It's not about fighting, just sending troops out.

Even once a war breaks out, taxation needs to be adjusted everywhere. This is an inevitable thing, no matter how much money the treasury currently has.

Just go to war.

War taxes are levied everywhere.

At that time, the grievances of the people will have to be appeased. All in all, a lot of things need to be dealt with.

"Everything is decided by His Majesty."

"However, this expedition will take one or two years at the earliest, and four or five years at the slowest."

"The old minister has three things, I hope His Majesty will agree."

Zhen Guo said openly that there is nothing wrong with going to war, serving the country and avenging his former brothers, no matter what the reason is, he will go to the border.

But he still has three things to do.

"The Duke speaks bluntly."

Emperor Yongsheng spoke.

"First, the old minister has already found out about Jinnian's drowning. If he goes to fight this time, the old minister will definitely solve the matter. Some people must pay for their lives. I hope your majesty will forgive me."

Zhen Guogong was very indifferent, and said the first thing.

"allow."

Emperor Yongsheng did not hesitate at all. He also knew about Gu Jinnian's falling into the water, but he didn't know who was behind it. Now that Duke Zhen knew who it was, he completely delegated power.

So what if the person involved is older?
To put it mildly, killing Gu Jinnian and forcing him to break with the Gu family, this person is uneasy and well-intentioned, so he must be punished.

To put it bluntly, Gu Jinnian is so talented, if he really died at that time, the loss to the Great Xia Dynasty would be incomparable.

Therefore, he unconditionally supports it, and he can punish the Jiu Clan, provided that the Jiu Clan can't have himself.

"Secondly, the old minister is going to fight on the frontier this time. I'm afraid that some young people will provoke Jinnian. Jinnian is always arrogant. I hope His Majesty will give more advice to Jinnian after seeing the hard work of the old minister in the battle."

This is the second thing.

"The Duke of the country is serious, and I dote on Jinnian. If he really did something wrong, I won't care about it."

Emperor Yongsheng nodded, even if Lord Zhen Guo didn't say this, he would do it.

"Do not."

"Your Majesty, as long as it doesn't involve Jinnian's life, I hope His Majesty can watch other matters."

"Jinnian is too upright, so we must beat him hard. Relying on the old minister and His Majesty's favor, he is unscrupulous. This is not a good thing. The old minister hopes that Jinnian will suffer more. With His Majesty here, there will be more troubles." The old minister is here, and he can be kept safe."

"But one day, Jinnian will have to face everything alone. According to this temperament, I'm afraid it will be too rigid. Please don't spoil Jinnian. Some things will not let Jinnian suffer a bit and cannot grow up."

Zhen Guo open mouth.

Instead, he didn't want Emperor Yongsheng to spoil Gu Jinnian.

He once doted on Gu Jinnian, it was because Gu Jinnian didn't have much ability, he would be a son in the future, eat delicious food, enjoy the glory and wealth for a lifetime, it would be nothing.

But now that Gu Jinnian has great talent, he regrets the pampering he once did.

How can we thrive without experiencing heavy rain.

"I understand."

"Don't worry, my lord."

Emperor Yongsheng nodded, and he knew this, so he agreed directly.

"The third."

"Going this time, life and death are uncertain. If the old minister really dies unfortunately, I hope His Majesty will remember that the old minister has been loyal to the Great Xia all his life."

"Your Majesty, please don't listen to slander. This old minister has acted aboveboard in his life. Although my sons have no great prospects, they also know how to be loyal to the emperor and serve the country, and have no intention of rebellion."

"Your Majesty, please learn from me."

When Zhen Guogong said this, he knelt down and kowtowed deeply to Emperor Yongsheng.

This was the last thing, and the thing that worried him the most.

If you go out this time, if you just click to the end, you may come back in a year or two. Everything is easy to talk about, and nothing major will happen.

But if it is really a fight for the Twelve Cities, it is a real fight, and he can't guarantee that he can come back alive.

In the battlefield, there are thousands of troops and horses, which cannot be reversed by personal strength.

Life and death are uncertain, everything is unknown.

No one dared to say that he would survive the battlefield, especially at the end of the battle, when millions of soldiers fought, it was a purgatory on earth, and the bones were like mountains. Duke Zhen couldn't guarantee that he would definitely come back alive.

So, he was ready to die.

Die for your country.

He has no regrets.

And fearless.

But the only thing he was worried about was the Gu family, his sons, and Gu Jinnian.

In the Great Xia Dynasty, the biggest gossip was that the Gu family would rebel.

Yes.

Think about it, in a family of military generals, the old man is the Duke of Zhen, the head of the state, the head of the military general, and six sons, each of whom is in a high position and is a big official.

Now he has given birth to an amazing grandson who is capable of both literature and martial arts.

How can such a family not be awe-inspiring?And how not to make people suspicious?

Why did Duke Zhen leave the court early?
It is hoped to withdraw at the critical moment and let young people take charge of the world, fearing that the master will be shaken by high achievements.

Caused a murderous disaster.

All the doors were copied and chopped.

From ancient to modern times, there are not many such things, but there are definitely many.

This time the expedition.

People are not in the capital, many things are powerless, even if they hear some bad news, they can't mess around.

Unless the emperor ransacked his family and wiped out his family, otherwise, the only thing he could do outside was to win battles.

Everything else is not something you should consider.

Inside Vientiane Garden.

He looked at Duke Zhen who was kneeling on the ground.

Emperor Yongsheng's expression was very calm.

It's been a long time.

Emperor Yongsheng let out a long breath.

He looked at Duke Zhen and spoke slowly.

"Everyone in the world thinks that the Gu family has made great achievements."

"But I have never treated the Gu family badly."

"Duke Zhen, you withdrew from the court ten years ago. I know what you mean, and I understand your intentions."

"But do you think I'm really happy?"

"No!"

"I don't have the slightest joy, but anger instead."

"Duke, you misread me, you think I'm too weak."

"More than 20 years ago, Jiande imprisoned me, and I was not afraid at all."

"15 years ago, I was deeply ambushed by the enemy, and I didn't have any fear."

"Everyone in the world says I can't win this battle, but I won."

"There are 79 scars on the Duke's body, and I also have [-] scars on my body."

"I've never been afraid of your Gu family."

"I have never been afraid of any family."

"The master of high power?"

"An emperor who can be shocked by his courtiers is a weak and useless emperor."

"do you understand?"

Emperor Yongsheng also spoke his heart out.

He has never been afraid of the Gu family from the beginning to the end, and he has never worried that the Gu family will rebel.

Because if the Gu family rebelled, he was absolutely confident that he would be able to destroy the Gu family.

The so-called master of high power.

Emperor Yongsheng was even more dismissive, and only shocked some weak and useless people.

The emperor who is afraid of his courtiers is also called the emperor?
really.

After saying these words, Duke Zhen fell silent.

A quarter of an hour passed.

Duke Zhen stood up to salute.

"Your Majesty is mighty."

"The old minister knows his mistake."

Duke Zhen said that in these years, he has never misjudged anyone, but after Emperor Yongsheng became the emperor, he couldn't see through it.

But what he knew was that Emperor Yongsheng was arrogant.

There is an arrogance that ordinary people don't have.

Without this arrogance, it is impossible for him to succeed in usurping the throne.

Without this arrogance, he would not have worked so hard in the past 12 years.

So he believed.

trust it completely.

"Duke, don't mention today's matter again."

"It's better to go back and prepare, and take a lot of rest."

"I'm waiting for you to return in triumph, and to celebrate for the whole world, the imperial capital will hold a banquet for [-] days."

Emperor Yongsheng's tone was much gentler.

In the same way, he hoped that old man Gu would come back alive, and in triumph.

This is true.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, the old minister will take his leave first."

Lord Zhen Guo didn't say much, and chose to resign.

soon.

Duke Zhen left.

And in the Vientiane Garden.

Emperor Yongsheng looked at the pool quietly with calm eyes, no one knew what he was thinking.

Soon, ask outside the Heart Hall.

All the officials walked out of the hall with smiles on their faces.

The emperor backed down a step, something they hadn't expected.

Moreover, giving all the great powers to the great Confucianists is simply a happy thing for them.

But right now.

Mr. Gu appeared.

Stop the officials.

Then, without saying a word, the guards in the palace directly came forward and arrested all the officials.

"Duke Zhen, what are you doing?"

"Duke Zhen, what are you going to do?"

"What is this for? Your Majesty has released us."

"Prince, what's going on?"

For a while, all the officials were curious and did not understand what happened.

But the prince didn't know what happened, and before he could ask, the voice of Duke Zhen rang out.

"Come on."

"Detain all of you outside the hall. The civil servants will each be punished with fifty slabs, and they will be punished to kneel outside the main hall for half a day. The generals will each be given [-] slabs, and will be fined to kneel outside the main hall for half a day. The remaining half day will be sent to the old man to kneel outside the Ministry of War. "

"Especially these marquises, who gave you the guts? If you don't want to live, just tell me that the old man will personally send you on the road. If anyone dares not kneel tomorrow, don't blame the old man for being cruel."

Zhen Guo opened his mouth, extremely domineering, and murderous intent appeared in his eyes.

These generals are really tired of their jobs.

Even Zhen Guogong shot directly at the faces of a group of generals, without showing any affection or face.

The Hou Ye who had been slapped, as well as the generals and officials, were all afraid to speak, just like an old man beating his son. They didn't have any temper at all, but fear was in their eyes.

It's just that being beaten is not a big deal, as the old man said just now.

It made Baiguan's face pale instantly.

There are even officials who are extremely angry and point to Zhen Guo for justice.

"Your Majesty has forgiven us, Duke Zhen, what do you mean?"

"Fifty board? Didn't you kill us? What do you want to do? Want to kill us?"

The voice sounded, full of panic and anger.

Most of them were civil servants. As for the military commanders, none of them dared to speak, and they even breathed a sigh of relief. After all, they were not too cruel.

"Shut up."

Duke Zhen roared loudly, shaking the audience.

Then his eyes were cold, sweeping over everyone.

"The court dispute is not a major issue. It is really absurd for you to resign from office because of anger."

"It's an insult to the state system, and it's even more an insult to the emperor's prestige. I see, this is a peaceful and prosperous age, and it makes you forget who brought down this country."

"If anyone dares to talk too much, the old man will execute the sentence himself and take him away."

Duke Zhen roared again and again.

Even though the emperor has forgiven them, he still has anger in his heart. Duke Zhen is helping Emperor Yongsheng vent his anger today.

This is simply outrageous.

Just because of the establishment of an East Factory, he was directly dismissed from office?This official is what you want to let go?

United to threaten the emperor?

If this incident is not severely punished, will it happen again in the future?

Fifty boards are at least half life-threatening for civil servants. Although there are tonics, but after the fifty boards are down, they will cry bitterly.

It is a severe punishment.

At the moment, the more I think about it, the more I get angry. Mr. Gu is also very straightforward. Didn't he smoke a general just now?

Now, in front of everyone, the civil servants are smoked one by one.

The group of people who were beaten did not dare to speak, and each of them was in great pain.

That is to say, the six ministers escaped a little. After all, their identities are too special, and the old man can be regarded as saving face for the civil servants.

In this way, after being slapped a few times, all the officials became honest. Under the power, they could only be dragged away honestly. The six ministers did not say a word from the beginning to the end. Perhaps they knew in their hearts that this beating was not a one-off bad thing.

"Father."

"This, I'm afraid it's not very good?"

Prince Li Gao came and felt something was wrong.

"His Royal Highness."

"The old minister is saving them."

Zhen Guogong spoke lightly, and Li Gao was speechless with one sentence.

He is saving these people.

Of course, there are also personal grievances of their own.

at this time.

In Daxia Academy.

Gu Jinnian slowly returned to the room with a thick stack of bank notes.

A silver ticket of 20 taels of gold.

Enough to do quite a lot by myself.

At least the early laboratory can be integrated.

Yes.

laboratory.

After offending the Kong family, Gu Jinnian had the plan of the "Chamber of Commerce" in his mind.

The Kong family is destined to be their own worst enemy.

After all, mastering the public opinion ability of scholars all over the world is daunting.

If you want to fight, you must crack it from two angles.

One, is a woman.

The other one is this chamber of commerce.

No matter how powerful a scholar's mouth is, it is not as powerful as a woman.

No matter how sharp a literati's articles are, they can't compare with those ordinary people at the bottom of the world.

If these two points can be grasped, the mere Kong family is really not worth mentioning.

Thinking of this, Gu Jinnian couldn't help but smile.

Just inexplicably.

Gu Jinnian suddenly frowned.

"smell good."

An indescribable fragrance permeated the air.

"It's the smell of wine."

"There is still a little indescribable fragrance."

The next moment, Gu Jinnian smelled something.

The main reason is that the wine has a strong aroma, and there is an indescribable aroma on the outside, which is very familiar, but I can't remember it all at once.

And in an instant, Gu Jinnian's hair stood on end.

There are people behind.

Is a peerless master.

If it wasn't for the scent of the wine, I wouldn't be able to notice it at all.

The sense of crisis hit instantly.

Gu Jinnian also turned around in an instant.

In an instant, his vision was pitch black.

However, Gu Jinnian also knew that besides the aroma of wine, there were other aromas.

Yep.

It is milk flavor.

(End of this chapter)