Chapter 100: Conquering the frontier, the monarch and ministers communicate with each other, the ang
Bactrian Palace.
The prince knelt quietly before His Highness Yangxin.
His expression was slightly heavy.
What happened yesterday was a complete disaster.
The officials and the emperor started fighting.
One is the emperor of Daxia, and the other is a civil and military official. Both of them have very stubborn tempers.
But from his point of view, he could not let his father remove hundreds of officials under any circumstances. It was not that these ministers had many of their own, but more that the stability of the country was the main priority.
Deposing hundreds of officials will cause huge disasters.
The Daxia Dynasty is now prosperous, so there is no need to cause trouble for itself, especially for such things.
A battle of spirits is of little significance.
"Boss, you said that since the old man is gone, is there any use for us to keep kneeling here?"
"If you ask me, it's better to invite the Duke of Zhen to come and beat up all the officials. That's basically the end of it."
"The old man set up a dong factory just to strengthen the supervision of officials. These officials all have guilty consciences. Otherwise, you can become a lobbyist and persuade the officials. I will go to the Duke of Zhen and we two brothers will settle this matter.
matter."
"Isn't it just right to ask the officials to take a step back, and then ask the old man to take a step back?"
Li Sui spoke next to him. His legs were sore from his knees and he sat down directly, looking a little helpless.
"I think this method is good."
"Eldest brother, second brother, you two go, I'm here to request that when the old man comes back, I will go and say something nice. What do you think?"
"To be honest, when setting up the East Factory, the most uncomfortable thing is the Xuan Deng Department and the Zhenfu Department. What are these civil servants afraid of?"
The King of Wei also spoke. He was the commander of the town government department and also had the power to supervise and arrest. However, he could not target the officials in the court. It was mostly domestic intelligence matters.
The Xuan Deng Division is mainly involved in some demon matters, or when the emperor names someone to investigate, the Xuan Deng Division can investigate.
Dongchang is actually the combination of the Xuan Deng Division and the Zhen Fu Division, plus it takes away part of the power of the Ministry of Justice and part of the power of the Censor.
Examination, arrest, and determination are integrated into one, and the power is boundless. Strengthening the imperial power is not a bad thing for the princes.
After all, it is my family's thing after all, but I support it from the bottom of my heart.
"You guys should stop messing around."
"Draw the Duke of Zhen over here?"
"This group of officials all hold themselves high. 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 injustice will occur."
"Furthermore, the establishment of the Dongchang is not necessarily a good thing. 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 in the future."
When the prince spoke, he didn't know whether his two younger brothers were pretending to understand, or whether 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 people in this group of scholars, except of course my brother Jinnian."
King Qin Li Sui spoke. He looked down upon these scholars, except for Gu Jinnian.
"I don't care what the process is. Anyway, I just want the old man to calm down. There are still many things going on at the Town Hall Department. The Xuan Deng Department has arrested people and is still interrogating them. If I weren't here, who knows what would happen.
"
"You two brothers have agreed on this matter. As long as you can calm down the old man, everything will be easy to discuss."
The king of Wei was typically a man of action, and he had no idea about the struggle for imperial power.
As for the other princes, none of them spoke much, but their thoughts were like those of King Wei.
"Forget it, I'll go to the Wenxin Palace, but brother, you must not go to the Duke of Zhen, otherwise you will add fuel to the fire."
"Also, if the matter is resolved, Lao San, please greet the people below and don't use any drastic measures against Li Shan. Just wait and see."
"The other brothers are waiting here, do you know?"
At the critical moment, the prince still showed his majesty. As soon as he said this, everyone did not disobey and nodded one by one.
After the prince left.
King Qin looked left and right, and finally stood up directly, looking at King Wei and said.
"I'm going to make a convenience. Third child, you guys kneel here. If the old man comes, tell me that I have an upset stomach."
The King of Qin is also a thief.
He didn't care about what the prince said, he got up and left directly to find Mr. Gu.
Seeing the prince and King Qin leaving one after another, King Wei seemed very calm and just knelt here and counted the hours.
The same goes for all princes.
But there was only one prince who looked extremely calm.
He is the King of Jin.
Ask the Heart Hall.
At this moment, hundreds of officials gathered in the palace, all of them looked strange, but the one who had the biggest headache was Hu Yong, the Minister of Civil Affairs.
There is no way, the prime minister is gone, he is basically the head of the officials, everyone has been asking him how to solve it, how can Hu Yong not have a headache.
"Hu Shangshu, you said this matter has reached this point, what should we do?"
"That's right. I really insist on resigning. Your Majesty is really in a hurry, and no one will be able to reap the benefits."
"It's true that there are some disadvantages in setting up the East Factory, but it shouldn't be so drastic, right? Shouldn't everything be done slowly?"
When the officials opened their mouths, especially this group of generals, they didn't think anything. They just felt that everyone was making a fuss that was completely unnecessary.
Listen to these remarks.
Hu Yong couldn't help but sigh.
"Everyone, don't you understand yet?"
"If this east factory is established, will we still have a good life in the future?"
"We have a clear conscience and are indeed not afraid of supervision, but the question is, who can stand up to someone criticizing us?"
"To take a step back, we are busy with official duties and we are so focused on our own business that it is difficult to govern others. If any of your servants does something bad and is caught, how can you explain it to you?"
Hu Yong opened his mouth and told Dongchang's threat.
For a moment, everyone fell silent.
In fact, how could hundreds of officials not know that Dongchang was an organization targeting them? But the problem is, if they were dismissed from office because of such things, it would be a loss that outweighs the gain.
We all worked hard to get to this position, and now we 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 a commotion really breaks out, you might even lose your life.
"But if this riot continues, when will it end? No matter who wins or loses, in the end it will be the people who are unlucky."
"Yes, no matter what, it is the people who suffer."
The officials understood it, but they knew even more that no one would benefit from this matter continuing.
"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."
"No matter what, stop it."
Yang Kai sighed, this was his idea.
He has already figured out what Dongchang does. Supervise all officials? It is not necessary. Although the Zhenfu Department and the Xuandeng Department have various forces involved, they still have a role in the end.
The real core lies in intelligence.
Your Majesty wants to establish a personal intelligence agency that is completely yours to take control of all matters in Daxia.
Officials are just one part of the equation. Furthermore, as long as they don't make any truly principled mistakes, the emperor will turn a blind eye to some things. After all, who is not a sage and can do nothing?
Intelligence is the main thing.
He thought of this, so Yang Kai understood that the East Factory was bound to be established, it was just in what way or at what cost.
But at this moment, Yang Kai had more things on his mind.
In fact, Dongchang seems to be supervising hundreds of officials and is detrimental to them. But the problem is that people who understand clearly can naturally understand what Dongchang does.
If you can think of it yourself, Li Shan should also be able to think of it, right?
Since Li Shan could think of it, why and how could he refuse? And be so tough? He directly took the lead in resigning and forced everyone to resign together?
There are some university questions here.
Yang Kai has been thinking about this issue, and he has some thoughts that he shouldn't have.
At the critical moment, he did not dare to think deeply.
Without evidence or precursors, if you continue to think deeply, you will get into trouble.
At this moment, the door to Wenxin Hall opened.
It is the figure of the prince.
As soon as the prince arrived, all the officials immediately became energetic and stepped forward one by one to ask if his majesty had any new wishes.
Knowing that the prince was here to act as a lobbyist, everyone felt helpless. Then a conversation ensued, and the prince also tried to persuade everyone.
I hope everyone will give in a little bit.
But it was Li Shan who took the lead in this matter. Now that Li Shan is not around, the officials would not dare to surrender even if they wanted to.
One is the imperial power and the other is the prime ministerial power.
None of them wanted to offend. The most important thing was that Li Shan still spoke for them. If they quit now, they would be isolated in the future.
Therefore, this has become a dead end.
Also at the same moment.
Inside the palace.
Emperor Yongsheng has returned to the palace, but he did not choose to go to the Yangxin Hall, but went to the Wanxiang Garden.
"Wei Xian, go and call the prince."
Emperor Yongsheng spoke. He looked at the water and could not figure out his heart.
Regarding today’s events.
Gu Jinnian gave a perfect solution, which is a good thing.
But this does not mean that he can accept or understand what Baiguan did today.
Say something unpleasant.
Even if you did something wrong or you were too fierce, Baiguan should not behave like this.
Threatening yourself with resignation?
This is a huge insult and a huge provocation.
He is the emperor and the ruler of Daxia. He can discuss things with himself, but the final interpretation power should be in his own hands.
It is the greatest honor for you as a minister to be the emperor and to reason with you.
Is this a trick?
Emperor Yongsheng did not 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.
Prime Ministership.
The reason why today's events can cause such a big conflict is because of the power of the prime minister.
With Li Shan as the leader, hundreds of officials followed. Of course, the reason why the officials were like this was entirely because Li Shan was helping them.
In the eyes of ordinary people, the situation is excusable.
But in his eyes, this was not excusable at all.
Suddenly, an idea appeared in his mind.
An idea that was enough to overturn the Great Xia court.
About two quarters of an hour later.
The prince came running with beads of sweat on his head. His body was extremely weak. He had suffered fetal movements during the fetal period and almost could not have been born. Fortunately, the palace doctor's superb medical skills saved the prince.
However, he had been weak and sick since childhood, and it was difficult to cure this congenital injury by all means. It was precisely because of this that Emperor Yongsheng was kind to the prince and did not allow him to practice martial arts, but instead allowed him to peacefully follow literature.
Seeing Li Gao approaching, Emperor Yongsheng still felt a little confused in his heart.
He knew that his son was very smart and loved by all the officials. He was indeed a benevolent king and had a much better character than his own.
"My son, I pay my respects to my father."
When Li Gao came and saw Emperor Yongsheng, he couldn't help but bow deeply.
"You went to the Hall of Questioning Heart."
Emperor Yongsheng was very direct, he asked like this.
"Go back to my father, my son and I have gone."
Li Gao didn't lie and admitted it directly.
"What did they say?"
Emperor Yongsheng looked at the other party and asked.
"All the officials have surrendered, but the matter of establishing the Dongchang is like a sword hanging from the ceiling. I think that the matter of the Dongchang can be postponed. Now the Great Xia Dynasty, the national fortune is prosperous, and the Xiongnu envoys are also running around all night, not leaving.
Unexpectedly, we will arrive at the Hun Palace today."
"Our government should concentrate all its efforts on launching a war on the border. It would be a pity if the war opportunity is delayed due to such trivial matters, and a big loss is lost for a small thing."
"Please also ask the great grace of my father to forgive the mistakes of all officials and focus on national affairs first."
Li Gao spoke.
Not only did he refuse for the officials, but he did not contradict Emperor Yongsheng, he was caught in the middle and used a border war to deal with this matter.
However, Emperor Yongsheng was not at all happy, but spoke slowly.
"No wonder everyone in the civil and military circles of the dynasty said that I gave birth to a good prince."
"To be loved by hundreds of officials, you really have something to offer."
"A few years ago, I asked you to supervise the country and asked you if we could declare war. You always refused me. Today, in order to protect the officials, you are actually willing to agree to my declaration of war."
"Ah."
Emperor Yongsheng spoke calmly, but the eunuch Liu Yan on the side was frightened when he heard these words.
"Father."
"The declaration of war was not due to the hundreds of officials. Daxia's national fortunes improved and morale was high. Furthermore, Gu Jinnian weakened the enemy's national fortunes twice. The Huns would definitely have the intention to raise their troops. Without these things, my ministers would not agree.
Let’s start a war.”
"Father, please take a closer look."
Li Gao spoke, there was nothing strange in his eyes, 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 Dongchang.
"The East Factory will be established as usual, but I plan to re-divide the East Factory's responsibilities, including drafting, supervision, interrogation, dispatch, arrest, and determination."
"Establish the Dongchang, and then set up the Supervisory Yuan. The Dongchang has the three powers of drafting, supervision, and interrogation. Among them, the drafting power is yours to choose. The person you choose must be a child from a poor family and pass the imperial examination."
"The power of supervision and interrogation rests with the eunuchs of Dongchang."
"As for dispatching, apprehending, and making decisions, it is the responsibility of the Supervisory Yuan. The Supervisory Yuan will ask a scholar to take charge. If necessary, the censor can be sent to work part-time."
"If this doesn't work, let them retire and go back to their hometowns."
Emperor Yongsheng opened his mouth and told Gu Jinnian's plan.
As soon as he said this, Li Gao couldn't help but remain silent. After thinking for a moment, he was overjoyed.
"Father is wise."
Li Gao was very happy. Isn't the reason why the officials resisted Dongchang because Dongchang had too much power and was ruled by eunuchs?
Nowadays, power is fragmented and divided, and the hard work is done by eunuchs. As for the drafting power, it is also to select a group of poor people to work, so the power of eunuchs is nothing more than supervision and interrogation.
To put it bluntly, the Xuandeng Department and the Town Government Department also have the power of supervision. There is no problem in letting a group of eunuchs come to supervise. You really have done nothing wrong, so how can these eunuchs cause trouble for you?
As for the interrogation, let alone the interrogation by the Hanging Deng Division and the Zhenfu Division, isn't it terrifying?
Just as scary.
In Li Gao's view, His Majesty took a step back, and a big one at that.
The real power is actually controlled by these civil servants, so naturally, there is nothing to cause trouble.
"but."
"What happened yesterday is unheard of. All participants will be fined for half a year to give them time to reflect. Otherwise, when the border situation is settled, I will have to settle the accounts in the future."
Emperor Yongsheng continued to speak.
There still needs to be punishment.
Li Gao is right, the border issue is the biggest issue and should not be acted upon. Daxia must be quieter inside.
But after the border chaos calmed down and he slowly settled the accounts, he already had the idea of replacing at least half of the officials in the court.
"What my father said is absolutely true."
"Then let Li Shan be released too, right?"
Li Gao also agreed with Emperor Yongsheng's words. He really needed to teach him a lesson. Otherwise, he would do it again next time?
"Don't let go."
"Let him spend some time in jail."
"Also, he will be treated as other prisoners are treated. If anyone dares to take extra care, I will never forgive him lightly. No matter who it is, do you understand?"
Emperor Yongsheng spoke.
He can temporarily forget about all the officials, but Li Shan cannot.
He must kill the chicken to scare the monkey.
Lock him up for a while and let him reflect and reflect. If he doesn't accept it, what can he do if he just changes to another prime minister?
"yes."
After hearing this, Li Gao did not continue to plead for Li Shan. After such a big thing happened, the emperor chose to give in. In fact, it was already a great grace, and there was no need to continue to plead.
At that moment, Li Gao left and walked towards the Hall of Questioning Heart.
I want to tell all officials this good news as soon as possible.
At this time, Wei Xian's voice sounded.
"Your Majesty, please see me outside the Duke's palace."
The voice sounded.
Emperor Yongsheng was not surprised at all and just nodded.
"Please come here, Duke. I really have something to see him for."
The internal affairs in the court have been settled, and now we really have to deal with the border affairs.
A quarter of an hour later.
The figure of the Duke of Zhen appeared.
"Your Majesty, Gu Yuan, pays homage to your Majesty."
The Duke of Zhen came, walking like a dragon and a tiger, full of energy.
"Hahaha, why did you invite the Duke here?"
Emperor Yongsheng smiled. In terms of seniority, he was one generation behind Zhen Guo Gong. Moreover, when he was not the emperor, he also learned some military skills from Zhen Guo Gong.
Now, with the addition of Gu Jinnian's relationship, it is natural that they are even closer.
"Your Majesty, I heard that hundreds of officials have resigned. This is something I have never heard of before. The officials were so arrogant and favored that they dared to do such treacherous and unethical things. I am deeply angry. I am here today to serve your Majesty.
A breath of bad breath."
Zhenguo made a public announcement.
What he said was true. In fact, he knew about the dismissal of hundreds of officials yesterday.
Very angry.
Very angry.
All of them are human beings, but they are actually doing such a thing at this juncture?
There's going to be a war soon. To put it bluntly, can't we start making trouble about internal matters after the war is over?
Do you have to show off to the emperor?
Are you really tired of living?
"The Duke of Zhenguo is interested."
Hearing what Duke Zhen Guo said, Emperor Yongsheng felt much better.
"I have already taken care of this matter."
"My lord, please don't let your temper get angry."
"My lord, I have other things to ask you for, and my lord just happened to be here too."
Emperor Yongsheng spoke, making Duke Zhen slightly curious.
Has it been handled properly?
He was curious, but didn't ask any more questions.
"Your Majesty, speak frankly."
The Duke of Zhen asked.
"Now, the Xiongnu Kingdom has lost two of its national fortunes, and the Great Xia Dynasty has strengthened its national fortunes. I believe that the time is ripe to seize the twelve border cities."
Emperor Yongsheng spoke, and with just one sentence, Duke Zhenguo's expression changed.
"Your Majesty wants to seize the city directly?"
It's hard to keep his expression calm. If it's a fight with the Huns, it's very simple. He leads people to kill, strives for a year to solve the problem, and then asks the Huns to compensate for the silver. This matter basically ends here.
.
But if it's a battle to capture the city, it's no small matter.
The Fuluo Dynasty and the Dajin Dynasty will inevitably intervene. At least it will take a long time at that time. The Daxia Dynasty is afraid that it will not be able to afford the flowing military expenditures.
"kindness."
Emperor Yongsheng spoke calmly, his eyes determined.
"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
"The national destiny of Daxia increased, while the national destiny of Xiongnu declined."
"There are bound to be many things that cannot be budgeted for in this war."
"But the fate of the country is with me, and the result will definitely 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 an army of 500,000 people and let the Duke lead the troops to go on an expedition. We will focus on fighting and cooperate with the military department to formulate a battle to seize the city. If a huge turn of events really happens within a year, let's give it a try."
"If there is no improvement, just call it a day and the Imperial Army will return to the DPRK, which can also improve the national destiny of Daxia."
"What's the will of the country?"
Emperor Yongsheng spoke, this was his idea.
Under normal circumstances, it would be almost impossible for Daxia to retake the twelve border cities.
It's not that you can't beat it.
Instead, multiple forces are involved.
The core of the war is food and grass resources. In a head-to-head confrontation, it is difficult to achieve a complete victory. Basically, they are all at the expense of each other. Whoever runs out of resources first will be unlucky.
Especially siege warfare requires even more time.
But Emperor Yongsheng’s idea was also very simple.
Bet on the fate of the country.
The national destiny of the Daxia Dynasty has been greatly improved, while the national destiny of the Xiongnu Kingdom has declined extremely.
It is indeed impossible to recapture the Twelve Cities in a normal war. This is just like the Xiongnu Kingdom would not have been able to capture the Twelve Cities if it had not been for the civil strife in the Xia Dynasty.
Right now, we are looking for a breakthrough through conventional warfare, and this breakthrough comes from the fate of the country.
It's just like when two armies are at war, and hundreds of thousands of troops on both sides are about to start a battle, suddenly, the other side's military advisor dies directly, or when conveying a message, the message is accidentally conveyed incorrectly.
This is the breakthrough when something like this happens with extremely low probability.
This is what Emperor Yongsheng is betting on.
The bet was right.
By recapturing the twelve border cities, the Great Xia Dynasty will truly enter its heyday.
If you lose the bet.
It is a war that ends at the end of the battle. It is almost the same as two battles. With such a terrible national destiny, there is nothing to lose.
The Duke of Zhen Guo was slightly silent.
He is deep in thought.
After about a stick of incense, Duke Zhen Guo slowly spoke.
"I think it's still a bit risky, but I can give it a try."
"For the first half of the year, we held our troops still and engaged in regular operations. With our veterans here, there will be no chaos on the border."
"If there is a God-given opportunity within the next six months, we can attack with the entire army and declare war directly to catch them off guard."
The Duke of Zhen was also very tempted. Although it was a bit risky, war itself was extremely dangerous.
"good."
"Since the Duke is interested, I feel at ease."
"A few days ago, I had already asked the Ministry of Household Affairs to transport grain to the border. The problem with grain and grass is not big. After a while, I will ask the Ministry of War to start the border matters."
"The Duke will recharge his batteries during this period, and then go to reorganize the military camp. When everything is ready, I will see the Duke off."
He spoke out.
Things like war should not be rushed. It takes time for the country to function. In addition, even if the Huns wanted to declare war with Daxia, the two countries would have to hand over official documents.
The Xiongnu Kingdom would never dare to make a surprise attack. Once they made a surprise attack, the Fuluo Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty would not be able to end.
So there is still plenty of time.
Moreover, formulating combat plans, including personnel mobilization, logistical support, expenses, etc., all take time.
It doesn't mean that we just need to send troops to fight a war.
Even once a war breaks out, various places will need to adjust taxes. This is inevitable, regardless of whether the national treasury currently has a lot of money.
Just start a war.
War taxes are levied everywhere.
At that time, we still have to quell the grievances of the people. All in all, there are a lot of things that need to be dealt with.
"Everything is decided by His Majesty."
"However, this expedition will take one to two years as quickly as possible and four to five years as slowly as possible."
"I have three things to ask, and I hope your majesty will agree to them."
Zhenguo publicly stated that there was no problem in going to war. He would serve the country and avenge his former brothers. No matter what the reason was, he would go to the border.
But he still has three things to do.
"The Duke speaks frankly."
Emperor Yongsheng spoke.
"First, I have almost found out the incident about Jinnian's drowning. If I go to fight this time, I will definitely solve the matter. Some people will have to pay for it with their lives. I hope your Majesty will forgive me."
The Duke of Zhen Guo was very indifferent and said the first thing.
"allow."
Emperor Yongsheng didn't hesitate at all. He also knew about Gu Jinnian's fall into the water, but he didn't know who was behind it. Now that the Duke of Zhen Guo knew who it was, he completely delegated his authority.
So what if the people involved are older?
At the most petty level, if he killed Gu Jinnian and forced himself to break with the Gu family, he would be punished for his unkindness.
Speaking more broadly, Gu Jinnian was so talented. If he had really died at that time, the loss to the Great Xia Dynasty would be unparalleled.
Therefore, he supports it unconditionally, even if the nine tribes are killed, the prerequisite is that the nine tribes must not have themselves.
"Secondly, I am afraid that some young people will provoke Jinnian when I go to the border this time. Jinnian is always impulsive. I hope that your majesty will give Jinnian some advice in view of the hard work that I have put into fighting abroad."
This is the second thing.
"The Duke's words are true, and I dote on him in Jinnian. If he really does something wrong, I won't care about him."
Emperor Yongsheng nodded. He would do this even if the Duke of Zhenguo didn't say it.
"No."
"Your Majesty, as long as Jinnian's life and safety are not involved, your Majesty can just watch other matters."
"Jin Nian is too upright and must be beaten hard. Relying on the veteran and your majesty's favor, he is unscrupulous. This is not a good thing. The veteran hopes that Jin Nian will suffer more losses. With your majesty here, there will be more losses."
With my old minister here, I can keep him safe."
"But one day, Jinnian will have to face everything alone. If he goes with this attitude, it will be easy to get through hard times. Please don't pamper Jinnian. There are some things that Jinnian will not be able to grow up if he does not suffer some losses."
Zhenguo made a public announcement.
On the contrary, he did not want Emperor Yongsheng to pamper Gu Jinnian.
He used to dote on Gu Jinnian, but that was because Gu Jinnian didn't have much ability. In the future, he would be a heir, and it would be nothing if he had good food, good drinks, and a lifetime of glory and wealth.
But now that Gu Jinnian is so talented, he regrets his pampering.
How can we thrive without experiencing heavy rains?
"I understand."
"My lord, don't worry."
Emperor Yongsheng nodded. He knew this, so he agreed directly.
"Third."
"I am going this time, and my life and death are uncertain. If the old minister is really unfortunate enough to die, I hope that your majesty will remember that I have been loyal to Daxia throughout my life."
"Your Majesty, please don't listen to the slander. I have acted with integrity in my life. Although my sons have little potential, they know how to be loyal to the emperor and serve the country, and have no intention of rebellion."
"Your Majesty, please give me a clear warning."
When the Duke of Zhen Guo said this, he knelt down and kowtowed deeply to Emperor Yongsheng.
This is the last thing and the thing that worries him the most.
If this trip is just for the time being, I might come back in a year or two. Everything will be easy and nothing big will happen.
But if they really fought for the twelve cities, it would be a real fight, and he couldn't guarantee that he would come back alive.
In the battlefield, there are thousands of troops, which cannot be reversed by individual strength.
Life or death is uncertain, everything is unknown.
No one dares to say that he can definitely survive the battlefield, especially at the end of the battle, when millions of troops are fighting, it is a hell on earth, with mountains of corpses, and the Duke of Zhen Guo cannot guarantee that he will come back alive.
So, he was prepared to die.
Die for your country.
He has no regrets.
No fear either.
But the only thing he worried about was the Gu family, his sons, and Gu Jinnian.
In the Great Xia Dynasty, the biggest rumor was that the Gu family would rebel.
yes.
Think about it, in a family of military generals, the old man is the Duke of the country, the head of the country, and the head of the military generals. The six sons are all in high positions, and they are all high-ranking officials.
Now I have given birth to an amazing grandson, who is both talented in literature and martial arts.
How can such an aristocratic family not make people awe? How can it not make people suspicious?
Why did the Duke of Zhen leave the court early?
They just hope to quit at the critical moment and let young people take charge of the world, fearing that their achievements will overwhelm them.
Causing death.
The whole family was copied and beheaded.
Throughout the ages, there have not been many such things, but there have definitely been many.
This time we go on an expedition.
When I'm not in Kyoto, I feel powerless to do many things. When I'm out fighting, even if I hear some bad news, I can't mess around.
Unless the emperor raids the house and exterminates the family, the only thing outside is to win the war.
Nothing else should be considered by you.
In Vientiane Garden.
Looking at Duke Zhen Guo kneeling on the ground.
Emperor Yongsheng's expression was very calm.
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's great achievements shock the Lord."
"But I have never treated the Gu family badly."
"Mr. Zhen Guo, you withdrew from the court ten years ago. I know what you mean and understand your intentions."
"But do you think I'm really happy?"
"No!"
"I am not happy at all, but angry."
"My lord, you have misjudged me. You think that I am too weak."
"More than 20 years ago, when Jiande imprisoned me, I was not afraid at all."
"Fifteen years ago, I was deeply ambushed by the enemy, and I didn't have any fear."
"Everyone in the world said I couldn't win this battle, but I won."
"The Duke has a total of seventy-nine scars on his body, and I also have seventy scars on my body."
"I have never been afraid of your Gu family."
"I have never been afraid of any aristocratic family."
"The master is shocked by his great achievements?"
"Emperors who can be shocked by their ministers are weak and useless."
"do you understand?"
Emperor Yongsheng also expressed his feelings.
He was never afraid of the Gu family from the beginning to the end, and he was never worried that the Gu family would rebel.
Because if the Gu family rebels, he has absolute confidence that he can destroy the Gu family.
The so-called great power shakes the master.
Emperor Yongsheng was even more dismissive, shocking only some weak and useless people.
An emperor who is afraid of his ministers is also called an emperor?
really.
As soon as he said these words, the Duke of Zhen fell silent.
A quarter of an hour passed.
The Duke of Zhenguo stood up and made a ceremony.
"Your Majesty is mighty."
"I know my mistake."
Duke Zhenguo spoke out. Over the years, he had never misjudged anyone. It was just that after Emperor Yongsheng became emperor, he could not see through it.
But what he knew was that Emperor Yongsheng was arrogant.
He has an arrogance that ordinary people don't have.
Without this arrogance, he would not have succeeded in usurping the throne.
Without this arrogance, he would not have worked so hard in the past twelve years.
So he believed it.
trust it completely.
"My lord, today's matters must not be mentioned again."
"It's better to go back and prepare, and take more rest."
"I am waiting for your triumphant return. To celebrate the whole world, I will hold a banquet in the imperial capital for thirty days."
Emperor Yongsheng's tone became much gentler.
Likewise, he hoped even more that Mr. Gu would come back alive and in triumph.
This is true.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will take my leave first."
The Duke of Zhen didn't say much and chose to resign.
soon.
The Duke of Zhen left.
And in Wanxiang Garden.
Emperor Yongsheng looked at the water quietly, his eyes calm, no one knew what he was thinking.
Soon, outside the palace of inquiry.
The officials walked out of the hall with smiles on their faces.
The emperor took a step back, which was something they did not expect.
Moreover, giving all the power to the great Confucians was simply a matter of great joy for them.
But at this moment.
Mr. Gu appears.
Stop the officials.
Then, without saying a word, the palace guards came forward and arrested all the officials.
"Mr. Zhen Guo, what are you doing?"
"Mr. Zhen Guo, what do you want to do?"
"What are you doing? His Majesty has issued a decree to let us go."
"Prince, what's going on?"
For a moment, all the officials were curious and didn't understand what was going on.
But the prince didn't know what happened. Before he could ask, the voice of the Duke of Zhenguo sounded.
"Here comes someone."
"I will imprison you all outside the palace. Each of the civil servants will be beaten with fifty big sticks and forced to kneel for half a day outside the main hall. The generals will be beaten with two hundred big sticks each and will be punished to kneel outside the main hall for half a day. I will kneel outside the Ministry of War for the remaining half of the day.
"
"Especially these princes, who gave you such courage? If you don't want to live anymore, just tell me, I will personally send you on your way. If anyone dares not to kneel down tomorrow, don't blame me for being ruthless."
Zhen Guogong spoke with an extremely domineering tone, and there was murderous intent in his eyes.
These generals are really tired of life.
Even the Duke of Zhen Guo directly took action and slapped a group of generals in the face without any mercy or dignity.
The Marquis, as well as the generals and officials who had been slapped, did not dare to speak, just like me spanking his son. They had no temper at all, but fear in their eyes.
However, being beaten is not a big deal, as the old man said just now.
The officials' faces instantly turned pale.
There are even officials who are extremely angry and point at the justice of the country.
"Your Majesty has forgiven us, Duke Zhenguo, what do you mean by this?"
"Fifty big board? Are you trying to kill us? What do you want to do? Want to kill me?"
The voice sounded, full of panic and anger.
Most of them were civil servants. As for the generals, none of them dared to speak. They even felt relieved. After all, they were not too cruel.
"Shut up."
The Duke of Zhen Guo roared loudly, shocking the entire audience.
Then his cold eyes swept over everyone.
"Disputes in the court are not a big deal. For you to resign and dismiss from office out of anger is really the most ridiculous thing in the world."
"It's an insult to the country, and it's even more insulting to the emperor's authority. I think this is a time of peace and prosperity, making you forget who conquered this country."
"If anyone dares to be nagging again, I will personally execute the sentence and take him away."
The Duke of Zhenguo roared angrily.
Even though the emperor had forgiven them, he was still angry in his heart, and Lord Zhen Guo wanted to help Emperor Yongsheng vent his anger today.
This is totally outrageous.
Just because you set up a Dongchang factory, you want to be dismissed from office? Is this the official you want to dismiss?
Join forces to threaten the emperor?
If this matter is not severely punished, will it happen again in the future?
For a civil servant, fifty boards is worth at least half his life. Even though there are tonics, he still has to cry bitterly after the fifty boards.
It's considered a severe punishment.
At the moment, the more I thought about it, the more angry I became. Mr. Gu was also very direct. Didn't he just slap the general?
Now, in front of everyone, whip the civil servants one by one.
The group of people who were beaten did not dare to speak, and they were all in agony.
That is to say, the six ministers slightly escaped the disaster. After all, their status was too special, and the old man could save some 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. The six ministers did not say a word from the beginning to the end. Maybe they knew in their hearts that this beating was not a one-time span.
Bad thing.
"Old man."
"This, I'm afraid, is a little bit bad, isn't it?"
Prince Li Gao came and felt something was wrong.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince."
"I am saving them."
The Duke of Zhenguo spoke calmly, but one sentence left Li Gao speechless.
He is saving these people.
Of course, there are also personal grudges of his own.
at this time.
Among the Daxia Academy.
Gu Jinnian slowly returned to the room with a thick stack of banknotes.
A silver note of two hundred thousand taels of gold.
It's enough to do a lot of things by yourself.
At least the early laboratory can be organized.
Yes.
laboratory.
Ever since he offended the Kong family, the plan of the 'Chamber of Commerce' had appeared in Gu Jinnian's mind.
The Kong family is destined to be their own worst enemies.
After all, the ability to control the public opinion of scholars all over the world is intimidating.
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, he can't be more powerful than a woman.
No matter how sharp the literati's articles are, they can't compare to those ordinary people at the bottom of the world.
If these two points can be grasped, the 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 filled the air.
"It smells like wine."
"There's still an indescribable fragrance."
The next moment, Gu Jinnian smelled the fragrance.
The main reason is that the wine has a strong aroma, with some indescribable aroma outside. It is very familiar, but I can't recall it at once.
And in that instant, the hair on Gu Jinnian's body stood on end.
There is someone behind you.
He is a peerless master.
Without the aroma of the wine, I wouldn't be able to detect it at all.
The sense of crisis hit instantly.
Gu Jinnian also turned around in an instant.
For an instant, his vision went dark.
But Gu Jinnian also knows what other fragrances there are besides the fragrance of wine.