Power in the World: After Eternal Age

Gao Yun was escorted by two guards from the Royal Forest Army to the palace. When Emperor Taiwu saw Gao Yun was tied up and his hair was disheveled, he felt pity for him.He said with a sullen face: "Emperor, Gao Yun's weak body, how can he stand up to such a torment? Why don't you untie Gao Yun quickly? I will allow Gao Yun to stand up and answer."

Prince Tuoba Huang hurriedly waved to the two old guards and imperial guards. The two old guards and imperial guards did not dare to neglect, they immediately untied Gao Yun and left the palace.

Gao Yun bowed down on the ground, shouted long live, and kowtowed endlessly.Emperor Taiwu said slowly: "Isn't the one kneeling down Gao Yun Gao Taifu? Why did you tie yourself into the palace?"

Gao Yun knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, Gao Yun was ordered to revise the "Records of the State" and offend Tianwei, and the crime should be punished with death. Therefore, I ask the emperor to make a decree to punish the three clans!"

Emperor Taiwu was surprised, he didn't expect Gao Yun to speak like this, which was in stark contrast to Cui Hao's arrest.

When Cui Hao was arrested, Emperor Taiwu also summoned him for questioning.Cui Hao knew that the situation was not good, so he was so frightened that he could speak incoherently in front of Emperor Taiwu, and even wet his trousers.Seeing this, Emperor Taiwu felt disgusted and ordered Cui Hao to be taken into prison.

Seeing Emperor Taiwu's expression, Prince Tuobahuang was secretly delighted, knowing that Feng Yuan's prediction was right, Emperor Taiwu intended to forgive Gao Yun, and hurriedly begged beside him, "I will tell my father that Gao Yun, the assistant minister of Zhongshu, knows his crime, please forgive me. Father, take pity on his talent, and give Gao Yun a chance to reform himself!"

Emperor Taiwu nodded slightly and said: "The book "Guo Ji" written by Cui Hao should have nothing to do with Gao Yun." Emperor Taiwu said this deliberately because he had already decided to pardon Gao Yun in his heart, as long as Gao Yun insisted that "Guo Ji" was Cui Hao's book. What Hao did alone has nothing to do with him, so Gao Yun can be pardoned and Cui Hao can be killed.

Unexpectedly, Gao Yun replied in a loud voice: "Report to the emperor, Gao Yun, the guilty minister, dare not deceive the Lord, and should tell the truth. The "Taizu Ji" in "Guo Ji" was written by Lang Dengyuan, a former book; "Ji Ji" and "Ji Ji" were written together by Wei Chen and Cui Hao. Because Cui Hao had too many political affairs, it was only revised by the president. As for the annotations, Wei Chen wrote more than Cui Hao."

Emperor Taiwu was furious: "This crime is more serious than Cui Hao's crime, how can I leave you a way out!"

Prince Tuobahuang said anxiously: "Heaven's power is serious, Gao Yun is a small minister, he lost his mind for a while, so he talked nonsense. I asked Gao Yun several times before, and he said that "Records of the Kingdom" is all about Cui Hao. written."

Emperor Taiwu knew that the crown prince Tuobahuang was trying to protect Gao Yun, so he said this on purpose, so he asked Gao Yun again: "Gao Yun, is this really what the prince of the East Palace said?"

Gao Yundao: "I'm a minister with little talent. I misunderstood my works. I violated the power of heaven. The crime should be exterminated. I have already died, so I dare not be false. Your Royal Highness, because I have been lecturing for him for a long time, I feel sorry for him. I beg for your orders. If the emperor doesn’t ask me, I won’t say anything like this. Now that I have asked, I should answer truthfully, and I don’t dare to be confused.”

Emperor Taiwu sighed and said: "Gao Yun, you are a good minister! Integrity, this is already difficult for human beings, but Gao Yun, you can not move when you die, which is even more difficult! And you are really loyal to the king with the truth. Courtier, like what you said just now, I would rather leave out one guilty person, and I should forgive you."

Gao Yun thanked Emperor Taiwu for not killing him, and Emperor Taiwu readily said to Prince Tuobahuang: "Gao Yun is a good minister in the world, and he should be reused."

Emperor Taiwu ordered Gao Yun to draw up an edict, and all 120 and eight people from Cui Hao down to Tong servants and above were wiped out of the five clans.Gao Yun still knelt on the ground, refusing to accept the words of Emperor Taiwu, and said to Emperor Taiwu: "Cui Hao committed any other crimes, I don't know. If it's just the crime of editing the "Records of the State" not to be killed."

Emperor Taiwu was furious and ordered the imperial guards to tie up Gao Yun.Prince Tuobahuang pleaded repeatedly, and Emperor Taiwu just pardoned Gao Yun.Emperor Taiwu said to Prince Tuobahuang: "Forget it, only Cui Hao's five clans will be destroyed, and the rest of the officials in the secretary's mansion will only kill him, not his clan. If Gao Yun didn't provoke me, thousands of people would die. Gao Yun, For my virtuous minister of the Great Wei Dynasty, you have worked so hard, and you are willing to die in exchange for me not to punish all the officials and the five clans."

The crown prince Tuobahuang was enlightened, and he praised with joy: "Taifu Gao is indeed the pillar of the country. The emperor obeyed Gao Yun's words and only punished the five clans of Cui Hao. He only killed himself and not the family of other officials. All the subjects in the world admire the emperor's rewards and punishments." clear, and have a benevolent heart.”

After bidding farewell to Emperor Taiwu and returning to the East Palace, Tuobahuang still had lingering fears in his heart, so he ordered Xiao Huangmen to summon Gao Yun to the East Palace for questioning.

Tuoba Huang scolded Gao Yun, "Teacher Gao, a smart person should seize the opportunity. Your father has already pardoned you. This is your great fortune, but you don't know what to do. What good is your knowledge?" This is too pedantic! At that time, I called you from the sidelines, and kept begging for you in front of the emperor. But why didn’t you follow along and make the emperor angry like that? Every time I think of it now, I still have lingering fears in my heart.”

Gao Yun replied humbly: "Thank you, His Royal Highness, for saving your life! I am an ordinary scholar in Dongye, and I have no intention of becoming an official. When the imperial court is closed, it is an act of selecting scholars by the imperial court. , participated in the writing of Lin Pavilion, the corpse was honored as an official, and has been hindering the virtuous for a long time. All history books are the true records of the emperor, and they are the treasures of the future. Through history books, people today can see the past, and future generations can know the present. Therefore, words and deeds, Everything is prepared, so the king should be careful in doing it."

"However, Cui Haoshi received a special kindness. At the time of glory, he failed to live up to the grace and called for destruction. As for Cui Hao's deeds, there are also things to say. His unspeakable integrity is also unpraiseable in private, selfish desires overwhelmed his justice and integrity, love and hatred obscured his sense of justice, this is Cui Hao's crime."

"As for writing about the daily life of the imperial court and the facts of the country's gains and losses, this is also the general pattern of history books, and there is nothing contrary to it. But Weichen and Cui Hao are actually participating in the same thing, life and death, honor and disgrace, and have nothing to do. To have today, It is really thanks to His Highness’s kindness and magnanimity that he refused to avoid it against his will, which was not the original intention of the minister.”

Tuobahuang's face changed, he was amazed, and secretly decided to ascend the throne by himself in the future, and he should worship Gao Yun as his prime minister and use him more.

When Gao Yun was about to leave the Prince's Mansion, Feng Yuan had already been waiting at the door for a long time.Seeing Gao Yun wiping sweat, Feng Yuan smiled and said, "Teacher Gao, please stay!"

Seeing that it was Feng Yuan, Gao Yun couldn't help showing joy and said: "Miss Feng is young, she is resourceful, and she is as good as a man. Gao Yun thank you, Miss Feng, for teaching me how to win in danger!"

Feng Yuan covered her mouth with a smile and said, "Teacher Gao, it's not my intention to contradict the emperor for the sake of the officials in the secretary's mansion. Why did the tutor do this? It's almost a failure!"

Seeing that there was no one around, Gao Yun said in a low voice: "Thank you, Miss Feng, for telling me about the Liaodong Gongdi Heizi, so that Gao Yun could gamble loyalty in front of Emperor Taiwu and avoid death! Emperor Taiwu has pardoned me , It shows that he has completely trusted me. I prayed for the crime of not being exterminated for all the officials. It shows my honesty and loyalty!"