The next day, everything was as before, Bai Yutian went to court as usual.
Without the threat of Shanu, the recent problems are mainly various natural and man-made disasters, as well as various uprising armies.
Among them, the Tianyi Army and the Nanchuan Wolf Army are the two most powerful.
The former is dominated by the Shijiabao and Lin families. Both the Shijiabao and Lin families are powerful forces among the people. The Lin family is even known as the Tu Emperor in the local area and has great prestige.
As for the Nanchuan Wolf Army, it was led by the Nanchuan Prefect. It was a ferocious army that successively annexed several large cities around it.
These two forces cannot be underestimated, and they even have the ability to annex the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Since the uprising, it has grown rapidly and annexed many surrounding places.
Both armies vowed to overthrow Bai Yutian's rule and restore prosperity to the Zhou Dynasty in the name of getting rid of the foolish king.
In the early stages of the uprising, it won the support of many people.
This time, Bai Yutian defeated Shan Nu. Although his reputation was great, in some areas, most people still didn't have any good impressions of Bai Yutian due to people's deception.
However, Bai Yutian had even repelled Shan Nu, and he had great confidence in defeating the two armies.
Bai Yutian looked around and sighed. Even now, many ministers are still firmly on Gu Taizhong's side.
The Gu family has occupied Tailin City for hundreds of years and has a solid foundation. It is indeed not that easy to destroy.
After retiring from the court, Bai Yutian returned to the imperial study to handle political affairs.
During this period, Yan Yumeng also visited Bai Yutian.
After seeing Bai Yutian's change, Yan Yumeng was also very happy, and gradually gave up the previous barriers and took Bai Yutian seriously.
"Gu Taizhong still lacks key evidence." Bai Yutian stood up and looked towards the window.
"Key evidence?"
Dian Wei and Zhao Chuxue looked at each other with confusion.
Didn't Yan Chong already have the key evidence against Gu Taizhong? Why did Your Majesty bring this up?
Seeing that the two of them were confused, Bai Yutian explained to them: "Yan Chong showed me all the evidence. These evidences are all evidence of the crime. As for the guilty person, it can be Gu Taizhong or someone else."
Gu Taizhong has been in business for many years, so it is impossible for him to not be prepared at all.
Even if he is caught, he will most likely find a scapegoat.
The most important thing is that there are too many members of the Gu family, and it is difficult to catch them all at once.
However, I'm afraid Gu Taizhong should be anxious now.
Bai Yutian defeated Shan Nu, and his strength and prestige reached its peak. As long as he caught Gu Taizhong's tricks, he could make Gu Taizhong die without a burial place.
If Gu Taizhong wanted to survive, he could only carry out a mutiny.
As long as Gu Taizhong rebels, Bai Yutian can take the opportunity to suppress him and eliminate all Gu Taizhong's followers.
Now, Bai Yutian wants to force Gu Taizhong and force him to take the initiative to rebel.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye. Although Bai Yutian did not arrest Gu Taizhong, he dealt with many of Gu Taizhong's clan members or ministers related to Gu Taizhong in the past few days.
For a time, Tailin City was filled with blood, and many people died every day.
Gu Taizhong's party members were getting fewer and fewer, and some even feared being killed, so they took the initiative to seek refuge with Bai Yutian and betrayed Gu Taizhong.
"Hey, the tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop." Gu Taizhong sighed.
In front of him were a field of withered flower petals.
Nowadays, it has entered autumn in Dazhou, and the weather has become a bit cooler.
"Father, Li Rang, Minister of War, was arrested today." Gu Chengxuan said from behind Gu Taizhong.
The Minister of War is a very important position. Li Rang has held this position for many years and has made great contributions to the Gu family.
But now, facing Bai Yutian's arrest, they were helpless.
"Your Majesty wants to force us to rebel." Gu Taizhong said with a wry smile.
Although he had known for a long time that this was the only way to go, when it actually arrived, Gu Taizhong was still a little helpless.
Now in the eyes of the people, Bai Yutian is no longer the incompetent and foolish king, but a wise king who can lead the Zhou Dynasty to victory.
Therefore, they basically cannot rely on the people this time.
Bai Yutian's intention was obvious. He knew that Gu Taizhong was cunning, difficult to catch, and had many gang members.
Therefore, first eliminate Gu Taizhong's gang members, and finally deal with Gu Taizhong.
And once these people are completely eliminated, it will finally be his turn, Gu Taizhong.
However, Gu Taizhong now has no way to stop Bai Yutian from purging his followers.
"Father, all the ministries are ready and can be dispatched at any time." Gu Chengxuan said in a deep voice, "In addition, manpower has been deployed at Tianlao and the palace."
Seeing that Gu Taizhong didn't respond, Gu Chengxuan continued: "Father, we can't wait any longer. We only have this one chance."
"Chengxuan, ask Bai Su to come see me." Finally, Gu Taizhong said.
Bai Su is the eldest son of Bai Yushi. Because Bai Yushi participated in the rebellion, Bai Yutian ordered his home to be confiscated.
However, Bai Su was secretly hidden by Gu Taizhong and escaped this disaster.
Although Bai Su is young, his heart is filled with hatred for Bai Yutian.
The hatred for killing my father is irreconcilable.
Gu Taizhong understood his situation very well. Even if his rebellion was successful, he would not be safe if he became the emperor.
Compared with this, it is better to support a new puppet emperor, and then Gu Taizhong will continue to be a powerful minister and control the court.
After finishing speaking, Gu Taizhong sat on the chair, counting the armrests with his fingers, waiting for Bai Su's arrival.
"Your Majesty, you still underestimate me. I originally wanted to wait for a while, but now that you are forcing me to rebel, I can only do what you want."
Tai Chi Hall.
"His Majesty."
After the battle, Concubine Yun Gui lay quietly on Bai Yutian's chest and spoke softly.
He could tell that Bai Yutian was under great pressure and had many things on his mind.
As the king of a country, Bai Yutian has many things to deal with.
Bai Yutian looked at Concubine Yun and said worriedly, "My dear concubine, when do you think Gu Taizhong will rebel."
Concubine Yun Guifei naturally didn't know this, but she could probably guess it.
Gu Taizhong has worked hard for so many years, how could he just watch Bai Yutian let his years of hard work go to waste.
"I feel that within three days, Gu Taizhong will definitely rebel."
As soon as Concubine Yun finished speaking, there was a rapid knock on the door.
"Your Majesty, it's me." Chen Hong's voice came from outside the door.
Bai Yutian quickly called Chen Hong in. It was so late, and if it wasn't a particularly urgent matter, Chen Hong would never come to him.
"Your Majesty, the prison was attacked by men in black. Gu Chengfeng was rescued." Chen Hong said eagerly.
Because Gu Chengfeng's crime was pending, he was not imprisoned in the Royal Palace Prison, but was forced into the Law Enforcement Department Prison.
However, in order to prevent Gu Chengfeng from escaping, Bai Yutian also ordered heavy troops to defend the Law Enforcement Department's prison.
However, I didn't expect that even so, Gu Chengfeng was still rescued.