When Gao Bufan and Yang Qingruo returned to Handan City, the sky was completely dark. Du Ruhui, Changsun Wuji, Wen Yanbo and others secretly breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Gao Bufan return. Wen Yanbo even looked a little dissatisfied when he looked at Yang Qingruo.

, apparently all the blame for His Highness Prince Qi's delay in returning was placed on her.

Gao Bufan sweated secretly, coughed lightly and said, "Mr. Du, Mr. Wen, Wuji, are you waiting for me here for something?"

Du Ruhui smiled and said, "There's nothing important. It won't be too late to talk tomorrow. King Qi is tired after a day of traveling, so he should go to rest first. I'll take my leave." After saying that, he bowed respectfully and left.

Changsun Wuji also saluted and left, while Wen Yanbo pondered for a moment and said, "I heard that Queen Xiao sent someone to see King Qi today, but King Qi happened to be away."

Just as Gao Bufan was about to speak, Wen Yanbo had already bowed respectfully and said, "My subordinates, please leave." After saying that, he turned around and left.

Gao Bufan couldn't help but froze for a moment, thinking deeply, while Yang Qingruo pressed her lips together tightly, seeming a little embarrassed, and suddenly turned around silently and said: "I'm leaving!"

Gao Bufan hurriedly asked: "Where to go?"

Yang Qingruo snorted slightly and said, "Of course I'm going back to accompany my aunt, so that no one will gossip." After saying that, she left without looking back, unable to hold her back.

Gao Bufan had a look of helplessness on his face. It turned out that the widow had a lot of things to do. Queen Xiao's reputation was not very good in the first place, but she was still charming and charming even after she was several decades old. Naturally, there were more gossips. Now it is widely spread among the public.

There was a romantic affair between Empress Xiao and Yu Wenhua. No wonder Wen Yanbo was so nervous when he learned that Empress Xiao invited him to see him.

Obviously, Wen Yanbo was worried that he would follow in the footsteps of Yu Wenjie and fall in love with this ominous woman, Queen Xiao, and ruin his reputation. You must know that Queen Xiao is Yang Guang's queen. If he sleeps with her,

I am afraid that I will be scolded by others, especially those forces like Li Tang and Li Mi. They will seize this point and make a big fuss, saying that they have raped the late emperor's empress and completely disgraced themselves.

Therefore, it is not unreasonable for Wen Yanbo, Du Ruhui and others to be nervous, and Wen Yanbo could not help but vaguely remind himself in front of Yang Qingruo. He probably wanted to use Yang Qingruo's words to warn Empress Xiao not to try to seduce herself to regain power.

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Gao Bufan really died unjustly. In fact, he never had any ill thoughts towards Queen Xiao from beginning to end. After all, everyone in his family is as beautiful as a fairy. Why should he get into trouble just for the pleasure of his lower body? It's not worth it.

ah!

However, it is the duty of a minister to discipline and admonish the Lord, so Gao Bufan does not blame Wen Yanbo for "meddling in other people's affairs". Such a loyal minister deserves a reward.

The next day, Gao Bufan held the first important meeting after occupying Handan, which was also a public trial meeting for Yu Wenhua and his brothers. There were more people attending this meeting, because most of the former officials of the Sui Dynasty were imprisoned.

He has attracted people such as Yu Shinan, Pei Yun, He Chou, Cui Junsu, Yuan Ziqian and so on.

As the Right Chief of the Qi Palace, Du Ruhui has always attached great importance to recruiting talents, and this is also his responsibility, so every time he goes to a place, or every time the Qi army conquers a town and eliminates a force, the first thing Du Ruhui has to do is

The thing is to recruit talents.

After Yu Wenhua and this guy rebelled against the king, they brought all Yang Guang's ministers to his seat. Although there were not many outstanding ministers among these ministers, they were undoubtedly talented people with rich experience in officialdom and were knowledgeable in writing.

Du Ruhui was good at writing and arithmetic, so Du Ruhui gained a lot this time. He just eliminated those with really bad conduct and received the rest almost as ordered.

Nowadays, the territory of Qi State is getting bigger and bigger, and the demand for management talents is also getting bigger and bigger, so you can't be too picky. As long as you are not an official with a very bad reputation and have evil intentions, you can use them first.

The public trial began. Gao Bufan took out the "judgment" written by Du Ruhui and read it out in front of the public. He spoke nearly a thousand words and scolded the regicide rebel Yu Wenhuaji and others until they were bloody. Then he ordered that all those who participated in the Jiangdu mutiny should be punished

All the officers and soldiers of the Xiaoguo Army were beheaded in public display.

Although Yu Wenhuaji had been killed several times by Yang Qing, his body could not escape the fate of being stabbed. Then Yuwen Zhiji and all the direct men of the Yuwen family were also executed. Politics is so cruel. One person succeeds and the chicken dog ascends to heaven, while the other person fails.

, the whole family suffers.

As a time traveler, Gao Bufan actually does not agree with this kind of brutal law enforcement, but as the saying goes, do as the Romans do, and many things are beyond his control. Although he is the king of Qi, he must be bound by these rules.

If you cut the weeds but not the roots, the people under your command will have trouble sleeping and eating.

Let's say that after Gao Bufan executed Yu Wenhuaji in Handan, he used the name of Queen Xiao to summon the world. Gao Qi naturally became famous, even surpassing Li Tang and Li Wei.

It is said that although Yang Guang was despised by the people, he was still the legitimate and legitimate monarch of the Sui Dynasty. Therefore, although the Sui Dynasty is now divided, there are still many local governments that nominally obey the rule of the Sui Dynasty. For example,

In Lingnan, Jiaozhi, Bashu, etc., the officials who governed these places were still officials of the Sui Dynasty. Therefore, Gao Bufan's act of killing Yu Hua and his brothers to avenge Yang Guang would undoubtedly be able to better win the support of these places.

In addition, there are many old ministers and talents who are loyal to the Sui Dynasty, and they will also come to Gao Qi, so there are many benefits. Yu Wenhuaji is undoubtedly a great gift to Gao Bufan, which will bring him fame and fortune.

After dealing with Yu Wenhua and his brothers, the next step was to settle Queen Xiao. After discussing with a group of advisers, Gao Bufan finally decided to continue to respect Queen Xiao as the queen and sent her to Gaoyang Palace to live temporarily. Yang Qingruo was worried,

I also went with him.

Gao Bufan was naturally very reluctant to give up, but it was difficult to say anything. After all, Queen Xiao was Qingruo's aunt and her only elder at present. It made sense to accompany Queen Xiao to fulfill her filial piety, and if he wanted to marry Qingruo in the future, he would definitely need to do so.

With Empress Xiao's approval, otherwise Qingruo would not even have a family member to marry her, and she would be so pitiful.

After sending someone to send Queen Xiao away, not only Du Ruhui, Wen Yanbo and others breathed a sigh of relief, but Gao Bufan himself also breathed a sigh of relief. It was inevitable that such a lively beauty was left by his side, but she was still the queen of the previous dynasty.

It will cause some rumors, and it seems that Queen Xiao is not willing to be lonely, so it is better to stay away to avoid making mistakes.

Summer has passed and autumn has come, and it will soon enter July. During this period, two good news came to Zhuo County one after another. Princess Changsun and Concubine Dou both gave birth successfully. Changsun Wugao gave birth to a little prince, and Dou

Xian Niang gave King Qi a lovely little princess.

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Chapter completed!