The monarch of any country hates the rebellion of his subjects, even if it is groundless, it will attract enough attention.

Even if there is no evidence, it may be difficult to escape the doom, and it is better to kill by mistake than let go, which is basically the most direct means for the king to deal with the rebellion.

"Thank you for the kindness of Prince Rui, but Gongsun Hong has no intention of rebellion, how can you clarify?"

In the case of rebellion, it is easy to say it, but it is difficult for the parties to clarify.

Whether there is real evidence or not, you can suspect a person of rebellion, but if you want to explain it in detail, you can't start it.

First of all, if you don't have the heart of rebellion, you won't think of how to justify, and you won't have any targeted rhetoric.

If you explain too much in order to get away with it, you will feel more and more suspicious, and if you are not careful, you will fall into a situation where you cannot justify yourself.

More often than not, with a loyal heart and a proud backbone, they disdain to talk about what they can do, and wait until they understand it to explain, but it is too late.

Second, for the king, once he has doubts about his subordinates, he will have a preconceived idea, and no matter how much he clarifies, it is not easy to dispel the concerns that have been identified.

Since ancient times, those who really rebel are often able to cause trouble, and most of those who are arrested are recognized by the king, or even imposed crimes.

Only those courtiers who seem to be rebellious, but in fact have no intention of rebellion, will gamble on the king's clarity with loyalty, so that they will fall into disrepute.

"Gongsun City Lord, this is your mistake. Although few people can get away with the crime of rebellion, His Majesty the King is not suspicious of you, but some good deeds have ulterior motives. If Lord Rui is willing to help you clarify, it is also a warning to those who have bad intentions. ”

General Yan felt that Lord Rui's mention was good, although His Majesty ignored it for the time being, but if there were more people, more people would slowly believe it.

After a long time, it is difficult to ensure that His Majesty will not be disturbed, in that case, things will not be easy to handle.

After all, Gongsun Hong privately expanded his troops and did not report to the imperial court, so he was suspected of flouting the law.

Rui Wang Ye is the younger brother of His Majesty, with a high position and power, if he is willing to maneuver, it will be very beneficial to Gongsun Hong.

"Uncle Gongsun, Lord Rui and General Yan are right, even if His Majesty does not doubt it, it is better to clarify it as soon as possible, so as not to be used by some people. ”

Yichen, who had not spoken, also joined everyone to persuade Gongsun Hong at this time.

"I didn't expect Yichen to have this opinion at such a young age, it's not bad!" Lord Rui seemed to appreciate Yichen very much, and his rare voice revealed a sincere enthusiasm.

General Yan and Prince Rui know Gongsun Hong very well, serving as the city lord of Tianyun City for decades, Gongsun Hong is cautious in his work, and has never had a mistake, even some officials in the court who disagree with him also admire Gongsun Hong's management talent.

However, Gongsun Hong has a very obvious shortcoming, he is easy to offend people if he speaks too directly, and he is unwilling to become inflammatory, and even the princes and ministers do not buy it.

In his early years, Gongsun Hong had repeatedly reminded the king that in order to be prepared for danger in times of peace, he must be ready to deal with the imminent movement of the Youyin Gate at any time.

Sometimes, in front of many officials, it is implied that His Majesty the king is greedy for enjoyment and slacks off on state affairs.

If an official helps His Majesty speak, Gongsun Hong even blames the other party, which arouses the hatred of many officials.

Forget it once in a while, and often this will incur the dissatisfaction of His Majesty the King.

For this reason, Gongsun Hong received the lightest punishment by deducting the fine, and when he was strict, he was also imprisoned.

If it weren't for General Yan and some of his colleagues trying their best to intercede, I'm afraid that Gongsun Hong wouldn't even be able to sit still in the position of the city lord of Tianyun City.

Although as he grew older and tried to persuade him many times, Gongsun Hong gradually reined in his personality and became less impulsive.

However, there are still many ministers in the court who will belittle Gongsun Hong in front of His Majesty.

Just like this time, someone took advantage of the marriage between the City Lord's Mansion and the Ancient Mansion, as well as the Xuaniron Copper Mine, to make a big fuss, and once again set off a big discussion about Gongsun Hong.

Some people even predicted that once Gongsun Hong was full-fledged, he would pose a threat to the capital.

His Majesty the King sent General Yan to lead a team of men and horses to Tianyun City, saying that he was helping Gongsun Hong maintain order, but in fact, General Yan also doubted His Majesty's intentions in his heart.

However, General Yan believed that if His Majesty really wanted to thoroughly investigate the rebellion, he would definitely send an official who was good at using his brains, rather than a relatively reckless himself.

In General Yanda's opinion, Gongsun Hong would not betray the imperial court, but he needed to make an explanation to block the mouths of some people, otherwise, the consequences would be unpredictable.

However, whether it is General Yan or Lord Rui, they both know Gongsun Hong's temper, and it is difficult for ordinary people to change his mind, unless he knows that he is wrong.

Rui Wang Ye praised Yichen, but in fact, he was also pointing out Gongsun Hong, who must be flexible as an official and a person in order to be invincible.

"Since everyone has this intention, Gongsun Hong is better to obey his fate than to be respectful, and after the affairs of Tianyun City are stabilized, I will go to see Lord Rui in order to make a decision. ”

Gongsun Hong is as good as a stream, and this time he agreed very cheerfully, which was beyond the expectations of General Yan and Rui Wangye.

"That's very good. Lord Rui was greatly relieved, leaned sideways from the chair, and asked thoughtfully:

"Gongsun Hong, Yichen has the cultivation of the strong man of the war king, and he has saved you from danger, this king wants to know, what is his current position. ”

Lord Rui confirmed that Gongsun Hong was able to promise his own mention mainly because of Yichen's words.

From this point of view, Gongsun Hong relies on Yichen a lot, and if Yichen is taken away from Gongsun Hong, what will be the result.

"There is no position for the time being, I mentioned two years ago that he should be appointed as the deputy general of the City Lord's Mansion, but he did not accept it. ”

Gongsun Hong said with a little regret.

What he didn't tell Prince Sùrui was that Yi Chen had secretly served as the unification of the special guard battalion of the City Lord's Mansion long before he entered the Xuantian Sect.

What kind of deputy staff general is simply a fictitious thing, and it is purely blind.

"Deputy General of Staff...... Gongsun Hong, how can this king say hello, just a general is still a deputy, and it is a shame for you to say it, this king is ashamed of you!"

Rui Wang Ye looked like he hated iron but not steel, stretched out a thin finger, and kept pointing at Gongsun Hong, and his mouth kept counting:

"To put it mildly, if it weren't for Yichen's youth and training, it would be too small to give him your position as the city lord. ”

According to the actual situation of Tianyun City, there are only three generals in the City Lord's Mansion who have reached the level of a battle commander and a strong man, and the deputy generals are all war generals.

"What do you mean, I will give him the position of deputy city lord?" was counted down by Prince Rui, Gongsun Hong had a bitter face, looking aggrieved.

In his heart, he was secretly proud, the old fox was a little anxious, and it was estimated that his tail was about to be revealed.

"Nonsense! Although the deputy city lord is a bit of a level, he is faced with trivial matters every day, and Yichen is in his prime, how can he do something that an old guy should do?"

Lord Rui's sickly face showed a solemn look:

"Good steel should be used on the blade, so let's wait for this king to find an opportunity to introduce Yichen to His Majesty, no matter what, it can't be lower than the position of deputy general. ”

"Haha, Yichen, you kid is lucky, I'm like you, I haven't even been mixed with a squad leader, it's good for you to meet Lord Rui's discerning ......"

General Yan said it sourly, as if he was jealous.

The deputy general in his twenties may not have been seen in the Tianluo Continent, even if some of the kingdom's subordinate forces have particularly high official positions, there will not be such a young deputy general.

"Go, how can you compare with Yichen, people are young and good, but you have high cultivation strength and courage, you are seventy or eighty years old before you succeed in the king. ”

While raising Yichen, Lord Rui did not forget to belittle General Yan.

"Thank you Lord Rui for your love, I have no such plans for the time being. ”

Yichen's answer was a bit unexpected by Lord Rui.

"Are you afraid that you won't be able to do it, or do you think the position is too big?"

Seeing Yichen's calm face, Lord Rui felt even more appreciative, this kid is young and doesn't understand the importance of power, such a simple war king powerhouse is too rare, but it completely meets his own requirements.

Outside Tianyun City, Yichen killed the deacon of King Rui's Mansion with one move, which attracted the attention of Lord Rui.

At that time, Yichen hid his breath, making Rui Wang Ye think that he was the peak powerhouse of the battle commander, and even so, it was already very rare.

Compared with a few deacons who knew that they were bullying, Yichen was not only strong, but also not afraid of the power of the palace, which could be regarded as courageous.

Even if Gongsun Hong and Gu Brahma did not come forward, Prince Rui did not intend to let Li Feng kill Yichen.

After learning Yichen's identity, Lord Rui was even more secretly glad that his decision was too wise.

If you really let Li Feng deal with Yichen, the one who died must be Li Feng, Li Feng is the housekeeper of Rui Wangfu, and he has to do many things, it's a pity to die.

Yichen's rumors, Lord Rui also knew some of them, and there were a lot of suspicions.

But now, he changed his opinion, and from Yichen's slightly immature face, Lord Rui judged that the Youyin Gate did not succeed in recruiting Yichen, otherwise he would not have appeared in the City Lord's Mansion so easily.

"Does Lord Rui think that the deputy general is great, or is it the national teacher?" Yichen asked casually.

"Of course, it is the National Teacher's University, except for His Majesty the King, no one can overpower the National Teacher. ”

Rui Wang Ye said earnestly: "You are still young, don't be ambitious, if you can have the position of deputy general, you will already envy others, if you have meritorious service in the future, there will be opportunities for promotion." ”

But I was thinking in my heart, this kid is really a bun who has never seen the world, and the national teacher is the wisdom of His Majesty the King, how can a hairy boy look forward to it.

However, this is fine, this kid must not know how to be an official, and it should not be difficult to control it.

"Oh, that's it, but I don't even want to be a national teacher, so how can I take the position of deputy general?"

After the dot of Lord Rui, Yichen finally 'suddenly realized'.