Emperor Yanguang sat on the dragon chair in despair, and the look in his eyes dimmed again.

The newspaper in front of him was still spread there, and it was clearly written: On October 21, Tang rebelled against Xi'an and proclaimed the emperor, the founding name was 'Rui', the Yuan was changed to 'Xinghe', and the report was 'the noble and lowly are all in the field, and they will not be levied for five years'......

For Emperor Yanguang, all this is so unreal.

To this day, even he himself feels that the anti-thief's actions are so bright and magnificent, as if the sun is rising. On the other hand, under his rule, there is a rotten and faint atmosphere everywhere, the ministers are intrigued, and the civil and military officials are only for their own selfish interests, and no one is worthy of anything.

After a long time, he stretched out his trembling hand and closed the report, as if he had not seen it.

Somewhat at a loss, Emperor Yanguang casually picked up the next report, and thought to himself with some self-deprecation and rejoicing: "There will be no worse news." ”

"There was a mob in Jinhua Mansion, Zhejiang, Dongyang Zhixian was corrupt, borrowed the name to prepare for chaos, and sent all households to lose money, causing all the people to rebel. When the Zhejiang patrol heard of the change, he transferred troops to suppress it, and the officers and soldiers were defeated......"

"There is a riot of mountain people in Tingzhou, Fujian......"

Emperor Yanguang raised his head, but he didn't know where to look, just sat blankly. I can't say what mood I was for a while, despair? Sad?

The Ninety-Five, who is rich from all over the world, suddenly seems to feel ...... The world is so big that there is no place for its own cone.

"Your Majesty! Big things are wrong! A eunuch screamed.

Emperor Yanguang actually laughed mockingly, and muttered, "It's a big deal again?" ”

"Hanlin Temple is in trouble! The elders tore up the manuscript paper of "Four Hours" and wanted to give a death to His Majesty......"

Emperor Yanguang didn't speak, and the hint of infiltrating laughter grew, as if he had heard something extremely funny.

A chill ran on the eunuch's back, and he was silent.

"Hahaha, fall apart! When the world fell apart, my courtiers were still fighting openly and secretly, for fear that the world would not die fast enough. Emperor Yanguang laughed and said, "Come, tell me, what do they have to say?" ”

The eunuch's body trembled, and he did not dare to speak.

"Tell me!"

Emperor Yanguang casually picked up an inkstone and smashed it on the eunuch's head, smashing him to the point that his head was bleeding.

"Your Majesty, they say ......"

Emperor Yanguang's ears were buzzing, and words such as "Wen Guo pretending to be wrong", "guilty of self-blame", and "no return" were dangling in his head......

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He Liangyuan passed through the gates of the palace, and when he was about to arrive at the Qianqing Palace, he saw the body of a eunuch being carried out.

Watching the stretcher gradually move away, a hint of understanding faintly appeared in his eyes, and he slowly stepped into the hall.

Emperor Yanguang's expression on the dragon chair had already returned to calm, and he looked a little gloomy.

He Liangyuan saluted and said: "Your Majesty, the matter of the Hanlin Academy, the old minister has already suppressed it. ”

"Really? I thought I should do another edict. ”

"Those people are just some sour people, and this incident has been taken advantage of."

Emperor Yanguang's gaze grew colder, but he still said again with some surprise: "Really?" ”

He Liangyuan said calmly: "This matter should be for the king of Qi and the horses." The Xianguo Gong case put everyone in Beijing in danger, which was to force His Majesty to dispose of the King of Qi and the horses. ”

After saying a word, Emperor Yanguang's gaze was a little gentler.

This kind of thing, He Liangyuan doesn't say it, he can understand it.

He's not stupid.

But since He Liangyuan said it, he said that He Liangyuan is not in the same group as those nobles, and he is acting with an impartial heart.

At least that's how it seems for now.

"Does the scholar think I should be threatened like this?"

The word 'threat' in Emperor Yanguang's mouth bit a little hard.

He Liangyuan said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh. The concubine and the king of Qi were too young, and they were inevitably a little anxious to do things, which angered the nobles in Beijing and hurt the foundation of the Chu Dynasty...... You can't make good porridge in a hurry. ”

The meaning of his words is also very clear. Although it is now the disobedience of the magnates, in order to quench the anger of the public, Wang Xiao and Zhou Yan should still be dealt with.

Emperor Yanguang was silent.

He Liangyuan said: "In the first scientific examination when I founded the country, all the people on the list were southerners. This incident aroused strong dissatisfaction among the scholars in the north, and they demanded a thorough investigation of the fraud. The examiners at that time bluntly said that there was no fraud in this scientific examination. It was only because the north was newly restored under the rule of the Mongols at that time, and the scholars were not knowledgeable. Emperor Taizu personally read the papers, and also found that the examiner was indeed fair...... But does Your Majesty know what Emperor Taizu did? ”

Without waiting for Emperor Yanguang to answer, He Liangyuan said straightforwardly: "More than twenty examiners were all executed by Ling Chi to appease the anger of the public. Now that the horse and the king of Qi have set off the case of the constitutional prince, they have indeed done nothing wrong. However, the successive raids of the house have caused panic in Beijing. The rebellion in Hanlin is only a precursor, and Your Majesty should focus on the overall situation. ”

Emperor Yanguang was silent for a moment, but he diverted the topic and said, "Let's take a look at these three letters to He Qing first." ”

He Liangyuan knew that this was examining himself.

A flip through the report, sure enough.

- Your Majesty is very disappointed in the three members of the cabinet, and wants to see whether the pot of porridge boiling the world should be made with the rush of Wang Xiao, or with his own warm fire.

He Liangyuan thought for a while, and said slowly: "Zhejiang and Fujian riots, and the ministers can be peaceful. Shaoxing magistrate Chen Zilong, who is prepared for civil and military affairs, is loyal and bright, and he is worthy of this position. ”

Emperor Yanguang nodded.

He Liangyuan said again: "Tang's rebellious move is really expected, Your Majesty must not mess with himself, just deal with it calmly." If he opens the imperial examination, we will open Enke. He is exempt from payment for five years, and His Majesty is exempt from payment for eight years. ”

"Kaienko? The redundant officials in the DPRK and China are deposited, what do you want so many officials to do? ”

"Not to win scholars, but to win the hearts of scholars."

"Tax-free? Where does the army pay for the labor army? Emperor Yanguang said: "In the coming year, how should the Tang Dynasty go against the east?" ”

"Your Majesty actually has a great help, but no one in the court has ever noticed it." He Liangyuan replied slowly.

Emperor Yanguang was surprised: "What is it?" ”

He Liangyuan said: "Since the ancestors divided the royal family, after sixteen generations of emperors, there have been more than 300,000 royal relatives in the clan, among which there are the extremely rich vassal kings who are clothed in fine clothes and food, and there are also the relatives who are poor and destitute who only guard a little rice. These people were not allowed to be feudal officials, not allowed to do business, and were not even allowed to leave their fiefdoms...... Zuo Jinglun wanted to cut them, and Wang Xiao wanted to copy them. But the old minister felt that His Majesty should use them. ”

Emperor Yanguang was slightly stunned, feeling that this idea was a bit ridiculous.

"Ancestral ......"

"Your Majesty, Jiannu set up eight banners, but do you not need the relatives of the chief who abandoned the slaves? If my Chu Dynasty can lift the ban, these royal relatives will become His Majesty's most resolute supporters! Above this court, civil officials are greedy for money, and military generals are afraid of death, these people may take refuge in the thieves, but the clan relatives can only be loyal to the Chu Dynasty, who can become His Majesty's arm in comparison? Your Majesty can only give them power, and let them pay money to resist the thieves, so why worry about the military salary? ”

Emperor Yanguang was silent again.

There is another meaning in He Liangyuan's words.

He is going to be in charge of the cabinet.

If you want to do such a big thing that violates the ancestral system, you must first give him enough power.

but

Back then, Li Jianru said that he wanted to level Liao, but he believed it and asked him to supervise Ji Liao, but the slavery was even worse.

Zheng Yuanhua, who believed it, let him enter the cabinet, but he planned to move Donggong south.

Lu Zhengchu believed it himself, and as a result, a party dispute was set off.

Zuo Jinglun also believed it......

One by one, when they play it, they all sound good, but they can't do things.

It's better for Wang Xiao's kid to be reliable, but unfortunately he is too radical and can't make peace.

He Liangyuan didn't seem to know what Emperor Yanguang was thinking, and said quite frankly: "Your Majesty, there is one more thing. The old minister was cautious, so he also left a manuscript of "Four Hours". Just wait for the next year, the four seas are peaceful, and the old minister is willing to sing the eternal article for His Majesty. ”

Emperor Yanguang's gaze froze.

He Liangyuan's words pulled him out of his despair little by little.

Four Seas Jingping...... I really want to see that day.

"He Aiqing thinks that how to deal with the matter of the Hanlin Academy today?"

He Liangyuan said: "If you punish the ministers of Hanlin for this matter, I am afraid that the world will lose your heart...... Then the only way to punish the king of Qi and the horses is to punish them. ”

The monarchs and ministers glanced at each other, and they all understood what this 'punishment' meant—to cut off the power in their hands, whether it was grounded or imprisoned, so that the powerful people in Beijing would stop making trouble.

"He Aiqing is old and serious, and I am very relieved."

After receiving such a praise, He Liangyuan understood that his plan had come true.

A simple single move prevented Wang Xiao from preventing the epidemic, and he was left and right between the powerful and His Majesty, and the day when he entered the cabinet was not far away.

……

"Spread the decree, summon Zhou Yan, the king of Qi, and the king of the horse to enter the palace to meet him."