As for old man Pei Ju's sugar-coated bullets, Yuwen Xiaoma Ma Ganer ate all the sugar-coated bullets and shot them back directly. He commented mercilessly.
Yuwen Xiao Ma Gan'er's voice was not loud, but it was not soft either. It was just enough for everyone in the room and the people behind the bead curtain to hear.
Poor old man Pei Ju is over 70 years old. He has gone through the Western Wei, Northern Zhou, and Sui dynasties, and has assisted five emperors including Emperor Wu of the Zhou Dynasty Yuwen Yong, Emperor Xuan of the Zhou Dynasty Yuwen Yun, Emperor Jing of the Zhou Dynasty Yuwen Chan, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty Yang Jian, and Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty.
, although there have been ups and downs during this period, I have never been slapped in the face like this by others!
Now that he was exposed once again by a junior who was younger than his grandson, old man Pei Ju's face instantly turned into a pig's liver, and he opened and closed his lips tremblingly for a long time. Old man Pei Ju couldn't think of a word to refute!
Because what Yuwen Xiaomagan'er said is really the truth!
"Well, I have called you here not to listen to your bragging and flattery, but to hear your opinions on how to deal with His Majesty's posthumous affairs? If someone only talks nonsense, then
, you can shut up!"
With Pei Jutou's lessons learned, the ministers behind him became much more reliable, and each of them put their best efforts into helping Yuwen Xiao Ma Gan'er with suggestions, lest they perform poorly and be slapped in the face by Yu Wen Xiao Ma Gan'er as a negative example.
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Among them, the one who contributed the most was He Chou, Minister of Industry of the Sui Dynasty.
But when he saw this man coming out of his duties respectfully, he said, "I'm going to tell you, Minister Yuwen, that I can help you with your Majesty's funeral affairs! At the beginning, I was the one who took care of His Majesty the late Emperor Wen's funeral affairs. If
If you don’t worry, Minister Yuwen, you can leave this matter to me and take care of it in a graceful and beautiful manner!”
"Yeah! Not bad! I like people like this who can do practical things!"
"Since He Shangshu has spoken, that's good! His Majesty's funeral affairs will be left to He Shangshu with full responsibility! If there is anything that needs to be cooperated with other officials, He Shangshu will just speak up! If anyone dares to disobey the instructions, He Shangshu will just come and make peace with him.
I said, I will let him know why the flowers are so red! I have no other request, only one thing, that is, His Majesty’s funeral affairs must be handled properly!”
"Also, the Queen has an edict, and your majesty's funeral must be grand and in line with his status as an emperor. However, it cannot be too extravagant! The Sui Dynasty is in a difficult state now, and what can be saved should be saved.
That’s good!”
When Yu Wen Xiao Ma Gan'er said this, the poor old man He Chou, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, couldn't help but feel a little dizzy.
"Damn it, what kind of thing is this? It needs to be done grandly and you don't want to spend money? What kind of good things are there in this world?"
But then I thought again, "It seems that the Sui Dynasty really has no money now! It seems that the national treasury is almost empty! Moreover, there are rebellions everywhere outside, and there is no tax at all! Even the salary of the army is gone.
I can’t pay it out anymore! At this time, if I still insist on asking for money, I’m really in trouble!”
Thinking like this, even though his mind was a little mushy, He Chou still pretended to have a sudden realization with confused eyes, said "hey" respectfully, and then retreated.
Looking at the face of this old man, Yuwen Xiao Ma Gan'er guessed what he was thinking. He knew that this guy didn't know how to pretend to understand, but Yu Wen Xiao Ma Gan'er really didn't want this guy to mess up the matter.
Then she added, "The Queen wishes that your majesty's funeral ceremony should be complete, the size of the mausoleum should be large enough, and the burial items should be rich enough! However, new things should be purchased as little as possible. For example, the burial items should be the same as before your majesty's death.
All the used things are packed up and taken to the ground for His Majesty! The rest, He Shangshu can consider by himself. In short, it must be grand enough, but not luxurious!”….
After listening to Yuwen Xiao Ma Gan'er's words, old man He Chou finally got his head figured out. He quickly went out to work again and bowed his hands to Yu Wen Xiao Ma Gan'er and said, "I understand, I would like to follow the instructions of Yuwen Shangshu and the Queen."
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What Old Man He said was still very good. Although he did not openly express his loyalty to Yuwen Xiao Ma Guan'er like Old Man Pei Ju, when he spoke, Old Man He put Yu Wen Xiao Ma Guan'er in front of the Queen Empress.
The meaning is self-explanatory!
"Very good!" I don't know if he heard the deep meaning in the words of the old man He. Yuwen Xiaomagan'er just nodded and continued to say expressionlessly, "In this way, His Majesty's funeral affairs will be as follows.
Thank you, Lord He! As long as He Shangshu completes this matter, I will go to the Empress to ask for your credit!"
"Now, let's discuss another matter, which is how to deal with these rebels! If you have any ideas, you might as well tell us!"
After receiving a "very good" comment from Yuwen Xiao Ma Gan'er, Old Man He was like a primary school student who had received a good boy certificate, with his old face smiling like a blooming old chrysanthemum.
At this moment, hearing that Yu Wen Xiao Ma Gan'er raised the issue again, Old Man He quickly followed up and said, "This is easy! These rebellious ministers and traitors can be punished by everyone! He kindly asks Yu Wen Shangshu to tell the whole world about the fate of these people."
The crimes were then taken to the vegetable market one by one and dealt with according to law!"
As soon as Old Man He said these words, there was a buzz of whispers below.
"Dispose according to law?"
"Yah, you are rebelling, and you are going to kill the nine tribes?"
"These rebels include the Sima clan of Hanoi, the Pei clan of Wenxi, the Yuan clan of Sili, and a large number of children of high-ranking families!"
"Punishment according to law is an understatement. Do you really dare to annihilate all these big families? Apart from anything else, the old man Pei Ju in front of you can't pass this test!"
Sure enough, just when everyone was buzzing like flies, old man Pei Ju in the room finally couldn't sit still anymore. He was the first to jump out and object, "It's inappropriate! This is inappropriate! It's very inappropriate! Now is the time.
In the autumn of troubled times, people's hearts are divided. If we continue to kill in vain, it will only make the people more alienated!"
"In Pei's opinion, although this rebellion is an unpardonable crime, it is excusable! When employing people, Yuwen Shangshu should suppress and appease them! Unless the culprits should be beheaded, the rest should be comforted.
Give them a way to survive. In this way, these people must be grateful for your kindness and follow you wholeheartedly from now on!"
"Otherwise!" As soon as Old Man Pei Ju finished speaking, Old Man He Chou jumped out and objected, "Sir Yuwen! You must not listen to Old Man Pei's monstrous words to confuse everyone! This old man is dead because there is someone in the Pei family.
Participate in the rebellion, that’s why I say this! If Lord Yuwen doesn’t take the opportunity to kill chickens and monkeys this time and establish his prestige, in the future, it is difficult to guarantee that no one will follow Yuan Li, Sima Dekan and others! Therefore, follow the advice of the old minister.
See, Yuwen Shangshu should quickly cut through the mess and, with a bang, confiscate the homes of all those rebels and exterminate their clans to serve as a warning to others!"
"Nonsense, you old man He Chou is just deceiving the public with your monstrous words, just for fear that the world will not be in chaos!"
"You say I'm deceiving the public with my evil words? Who was the first person to come up to that little bastard Yuan Li and say that he firmly supports his rebellion? And which old bastard is that bastard Pei Qantong? Not only is he not
You committed suicide to thank the world, and now you are still standing here talking! Old man Pei, let me ask you, do you still have any shame?"
"Old man He, we crows don't laugh at pigs! Pei admits that he said these words in order to survive! But Pei did it by lying on his back to find out the details of those rebels so that he could wait for Lord Yuwen to be handsome.
Master Wang came to provide intelligence to the Lord when he came to suppress the rebellion! But what about you, old man, you actually groveled in front of Sima Dekan, the pig butcher, and even gave the pig butcher several cartloads of generous gifts! You are obviously trying to support the enemy!
To clear things up, you, Old Man He, should also be sorted out first!”….
These two old men were of similar age and similar status. They were both considered close ministers of the royal family. Moreover, their characters were similar and neither of them were strong-willed people.
Now that the two of them were brazenly scolding each other and revealing their old stories, the scene immediately became lively!
At first, the two of them talked about the matter and focused their criticism on the rebellion. But after a while, this subject matter was no longer enough for the two of them. So, the two of them coincidentally began to dig deeper into each other.
The old man!
One accuses the other party of corruption; the other exposes the opponent's nepotism!
One said that the other party and the rebels were in the same group, and they should all be killed according to the law; the other said that the other party spent all their wealth and property on the enemy, and the crime must not be pardoned!
One said that the other party was too old to die, and still married a young wife at the age of seventy; the other said that the other party was a gentle beast, not good at women but good at men, and that he only picked young children to kill him!
The more they talked, the more excited they became, and the more they scolded, the more excited they became. They were spitting and dancing!
And Yuwen Xiao Ma Gan'er on the side listened with gusto, his eyebrows were dancing, and he was full of interest!
After scolding each other for a long time, mere verbal attacks could no longer show their excitement. Pei Ju and He Chou began to rub their arms and roll up their sleeves, planning to stage a full martial arts show in the Jinluan Palace!
At this moment, a frost-like voice suddenly sounded in the Jinluan Palace, "That's enough!"