Chapter 227: Anger and Anger, Poisonous Tricks Emerge (I)

Wang Mang's reform proposals in the early court were all adopted, so he was also full of spirits, and felt that everything had been really smooth and happy recently.

This early morning pilgrimage began at the end of 5 a.m. and lasted until near noon.

The ministers either discussed the specific matters of sending troops, or discussed the transfer of troops and generals, the dispatch of capable people, or the in-depth promotion of some reform issues.

The discussion among the ministers was in full swing, and their enthusiasm was mobilized.

Their civil officials sought advice from Wang Mang for local management experience, and military attachés approached Wang Mang to discuss major matters of conquest.

Even Wei Gonghan and Huo Jianghai, who have a grudge against Wang Mang, although these two people are eager to kill Wang Mang immediately, but in their hearts, they still quite agree with Wang Mang's ability and admire Wang Mang's experience in managing places.

At this moment, they humbly asked Wang Mang for experience.

They thought that if they could get some good experience from Wang Mang, and then go back and implement it immediately, then in this way, they would be able to make the area under their jurisdiction more prosperous.

Wang Mang also did not have any hidden dry goods in this regard, and he would answer all questions.

In his heart, the enemy is the enemy, and the people are the people, and the two cannot be confused. As long as they can do something practical for the people, then they must agree and they must help.

Liu Xin, who was sitting on the dragon chair, sighed when he saw this scene.

He very much hoped that these ministers would surrender to him and share his worries.

He dreamed of the day when he could truly hold the power in his hands and watch his subordinate courtiers discuss the governance of Kyushu like this.

At present, although these ministers are discussing very fiercely, they all have their own selfish intentions, they don't take Liu Xin seriously, they discuss their own, and they are all thinking about the territory under their jurisdiction.

The current situation is like a federal government, a dictatorship everywhere, and the emperor is just an ornament. When it is useful, pull it out to play the flag, and when it is useless, throw it aside and ignore it.

The officials of the Zhuzhou faction were excluded and unanimously suppressed by everyone, which caused them to feel extremely uncomfortable and aggrieved.

Therefore, in the depths of their hearts, a resentment quickly swelled out, and they looked at Wang Mang angrily, and all kinds of poisonous schemes were brewing.

Feng Yi, Pi Tong and Li Zhong hurriedly discussed, and it was expected that it would not be a way to go on like this, and Wang Mang had to be dealt a heavy blow.

Subsequently, when the eunuch was about to shout to retreat, Li Zhong stood up. He squinted his eyes and said to Wang Mang: "Wang Mang, you are so good at what you can do, you can play with the government and politics in the palm of your hand."

However, I can drive you out of Lingzhou like a dead dog that day. Today, I can still get you on your knees and beg me for mercy. Aren't you going to target the Jia family? Well, I'd like to see how capable you are, and how virtuous you are, a so-called saint. ”

When Wang Mang heard this, he frowned, and said in a deep voice: "What? What do you mean? ”

"It's not interesting." Li Zhong said lightly: "As long as you kneel down for me honestly and leave Qingzhou, I won't worry about you for the time being, and I won't play a killer role." If not, hehe, the Jia family is uncomfortable, and you don't want to be happy. ”

Wang Mang's face sank, and he said coldly: "Hmph, Li Zhong, pay attention to your proportions." If you dare to speak disrespectfully, I will take you down. ”

"Hahaha, take me down? What a joke. ”

Li Zhong laughed three times, and then said to Liu Xin: "Your Majesty, the minister has a book to play!" ”

When the ministers saw that Li Zhong actually stood up against Wang Mang at this juncture, they became interested one by one.

They had already expected that what Li Zhong was going to play must be related to Wang Mang, which could bring a huge blow to Wang Mang, and it seemed that the two sides were about to start a big fight.

Huo Jianghai and Wei Gonghan saw the situation, and they also narrowed their eyes one by one, and they were also interested, pricked up their ears, and listened quietly. I want to see what Li Zhong can say.

They were very happy to see Li Zhong and his gang deal with Wang Mang, and then they could enjoy the benefits of the fisherman.

Wang Xiannian's face was gloomy, he didn't speak, he didn't open his mouth, and he was anxious.

He really didn't want to see Li Zhong and his gang target Wang Mang, he just wanted to see Wang Mang develop quietly and quietly, and then settle the world.

Just now, he tried his best to win over Wei Gonghan and Huo Jianghai against Li Zhong and others, in order to relieve Wang Mang's pressure.

When Liu Xin heard Li Zhong speak, his face also changed, and it was not good.

He saw that what Li Zhong was going to say must be related to Wang Mang's life. Son, don't be careless. Once it is not handled properly, it may make Wang Mang furious, thus erasing the chessboard and completely provoking the war.

He thought for a moment, and hurriedly glanced at Feng Yi. Motioned to Feng Yi to hold Li Zhong and not make a mess at this time. Just let Wang Mang lead the troops to the frontier wholeheartedly, and take care of other things slowly in the future.

When Feng Yi saw Liu Xin's eyes, he not only ignored it, but showed a cold smile, and there was a posture of wanting to oust Liu Xin from the throne.

Last time, Wang Mang raided the wealthy businessman Zhao's family in Weicheng, which made Ji Yun slightly lose some face in front of Wang Mang. He has always been worried about this matter, and he is angry that Liu Xin put aside his responsibility and handed over the problem to Wei Ziyao to deal with.

Wei Ziyao is a delicate woman, he is naturally in no mood to target Wei Ziyao, and he doesn't want to be like a woman, so as not to be ashamed.

Therefore, he sprinkled this resentment on Liu Xin, not to mention that he had been planning for a long time to let Wang Mang pull Liu Xin off the throne.

Seeing Feng Yi's unmoved expression, Liu Xin sighed and asked Li Zhong, "What do you have to do?" ”

Li Zhong replied: "Your Majesty, although the minister is an official in Wanzhou County, Zhuzhou, the minister has also heard about Qingzhou. According to the news obtained by the minister, there is a rogue in Qingzhou who has no king's law. This gang of gangsters has a huge force, and their disciples are all over Kyushu, and their methods are cruel, and they specialize in harming the people. As a result, many people suffered.

They also relied on their superb martial arts skills and often secretly assassinated local officials, which brought great hidden dangers to the imperial court. In my Wanzhou County, there are also traces of this gang of rogues.

Moreover, there are many people in Qingzhou who have been hit by this gang of rogues, so they have trekked through mountains and rivers to come to my Wanzhou County, hoping that the ministers can give them protection. According to the minister's investigation, in the surrounding areas of Wanzhou, this gang of rogues is even more rampant. Therefore, the minister asked His Majesty to send down a holy decree and quickly send people to arrest the rogues and cut off the root of the curse. ”

"Rogues?"

Liu Xin was stunned, unable to react for a while, not knowing what Li Zhong meant.

He thought for a moment and asked, "Li Zhong, what is the origin of this gang of rogues?" You elaborate. If this is true, I will issue a decree that the forbidden army will wipe out this gang of gangsters. ”

Li Zhong smiled proudly, glanced at Wang Mang with a provocative look, and a trace of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes.

After Wang Mang heard Li Zhong's speech, he was also stunned.

But then he reacted immediately, his brows furrowed, and a wisp of anger emerged.

Li Zhong said to Liu Xin: "Back to Your Majesty, that gang of rogues has been crisscrossing Kyushu for many years, and everywhere they passed, the people and officials were all terrified, and there was a kind of competition with each other, which was rampant to the point of outrageousness. At that time, the Wei family also sent tens of thousands of soldiers on a large scale to encircle and suppress this gang of rogues, but in the end they fell short and failed to completely exterminate them.

According to the information obtained by the minister, the big boss of this gang of rogues is named Shangguan Hong. Among this gang of rogues, there are two groups of people who have killed a lot, and the most vicious. These two groups are codenamed "Qingfeng" and "Mingyue". They are good at assassination, proficient in poisoning, and unguardable.

This gang of rogues is indiscriminate, and whoever provokes them will be killed by them for the crime of joint sitting. According to the minister's statistics, in the past two years, they killed no less than seven or eight hundred people, and some of them were exterminated by them. Although some of these people were killed, most of them were innocent.

Among this gang of rogues, there is one person who is the most dazzling, known as "a sword to seal the throat". This person is the sister-in-law of Wang Mang, named Shangguan Ningxuan. Every time this woman appears, she has to set off a bloody storm.

For example, Ji Yun, the young master of the Ji family, has always been chivalrous and righteous. However, somehow, he seemed to anger Shangguan Ningxuan. As a result, Shangguan Ningxuan chased and killed him repeatedly. Just a few days ago, Ji Yun almost killed this woman's poisonous hand.

The minister implored His Majesty to issue an edict as soon as possible, and make every effort to arrest the remnants of the Shangguan family, sweep away the rogues, and share the worries of the people. At the same time, Wang Mang has some relationship with this gang of rogues, maybe Lord Wang will know their specific hiding place, so the minister hopes that His Majesty can let Lord Wang personally supervise this matter. ”

"This...."

As soon as Liu Xin heard the name of the Shangguan family, he almost jumped to his feet and scolded Li Zhong for giving him a problem.

In his opinion, if Wang Mang is asked to supervise the arrest of the people of the Shangguan family, wouldn't it cost Wang Mang's life?

Li Zhong saw Liu Xin's doubtful expression, smiled coldly, and said again: "Your Majesty, this matter must not be careless, we must get rid of them as soon as possible, otherwise there will be a big disaster." ”

Wei Gonghan listened to it for a long time, and felt that this matter was somewhat interesting, so he also spoke: "Your Majesty, what Governor Li said is indeed not to be underestimated. The Shangguan family has always been arrogant and arrogant, so it is necessary to get rid of them as soon as possible. Otherwise, they will surely mess with the foundation of our great Han. ”

Huo Jianghai saw that there was a advantage to take advantage of, and he was also happy to fall into the ground, so he also said: "Your Majesty, the minister also seconded this proposal. This gang of rogues is indeed arrogant and murderous. It would be inappropriate not to eradicate them. ”

After speaking, he coughed lightly at the officials of his faction and motioned for them to speak quickly.

Suddenly, the civil and military capitals of the Manchu Dynasty began to accuse the Shangguan family, and asked Wang Mang to personally supervise the matter, arrest the masters of the Shangguan family, and eradicate the root cause.

Li Zhong said to Wang Mang: "Lord Wang, I heard that you can be called a saint in the world, with great benevolence and righteousness, and care for the common people, I think you shouldn't refuse this matter, right?"

Of course, although that Shangguan Ning Xuan is your brother and sister-in-law, I believe that you must have nothing to do with her, and you are innocent. However, it is useless to believe that you are innocent, and you must be convinced by the world. Now only if you arrest them one by one with your own hands can you prove your innocence. ”

Wang Mang glanced at Li Zhong deeply, it was difficult to answer, and he silently calculated in his heart.

Liu Xin saw that the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty had come to deal with this matter, and he couldn't stay silent anymore, so he asked Wang Mang: "Lord Wang, I wonder if you are willing to investigate this matter and share the worries of the people?" If you don't want to, I can send someone else to supervise it. ”

Wang Mang thought about it for a long time, and then suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed, his eyes shining coldly.

Then, he took out the sword at his waist, pointed at Li Zhong from afar, and said coldly: "Okay, Li Zhong, you have good skills, you dare to give me this hand." But do you think that will force me to back down? I want to destroy the Jia family, and I also want to destroy the Ji family, and I have to reorganize the pattern of the world. ”

Li Zhong's face remained unchanged, and he said lightly: "Lord Wang, we have one thing to say, two to say two, this official is also for the sake of the people, and he doesn't have any selfish intentions, don't be suspicious." The Jia family has made a mistake, and you have to take it. Then the Shangguan family has made a mistake, and you should also take it.

Also, although you have the trust of Your Majesty and can bring a sword into the court, what is the reason why you draw your sword here and point it to the lower officials? Could it be that you still want to kill this official? Lord Wang, let's not talk about it, but what do you want to do about the rogue thing? ”

Wang Mang said: "I will personally supervise the affairs of the Shangguan family." If they do commit murder without cause, I will bring them to justice. ”

"Okay, I knew that you would definitely put the people first and kill your relatives in righteousness. Xiaguan Bucai, with the help of Ji Yun's hand a few days ago, caught a few remnants of the Shangguan family. I have also examined their crimes one by one, and the human and material evidence is all there. Therefore, I hope that the king will choose a time to preside over the punishment and behead them to the sacrificial flag. Li Zhong said coldly.

"Three days later, then."

Wang Mang said to Liu Xin: "Your Majesty, the minister is a little unwell, please allow the minister to retire for the time being." ”

After speaking, he didn't wait for Liu Xin to answer, turned around and walked outside, sighing as he walked: "Tianxin public opinion, holy family loyalty." My heart illuminates the moon, but the bright moon shines on the ditch. It's a pity, it's a pity, it's a pity. ”

Li Zhong saw Wang Mang leave first, smiled proudly, and said to Wang Mang's back: "Lord Wang, the lower officials are here to congratulate your lordship on your victory, sweep away the Liukou as soon as possible, and kill Shangguan Ning Xuan and Shangguan Hong and other leaders." At the same time, three days later, at the entrance of the Dongmen vegetable market, the lower officials led people to wait, and asked Lord Wang to arrive on time and preside over the execution. ”

Liu Xin was unhappy in his heart, glanced at Li Zhong viciously, and said coldly: "Ministers, I don't know what else you have to play?" ”

When all the ministers heard this, they all shook their heads, indicating that there was nothing to do now.

"Retreat..."

Liu Xin flicked his sleeves, took the lead in getting up and leaving the dragon chair, and walked towards the imperial study.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live..."

The ministers sang a promise and retreated.

Li Zhong and Pi Tong and Feng Yi and other officials from the Zhuzhou faction walked at the back, and at this time, Pi Tong said to Feng Yi: "Master Feng, you can quickly contact Ji Yun and ask him to make every effort to arrest the master of the Shangguan family." This time, we must let Wang Mang swing the butcher knife and kill the master of the Shangguan family. ”

"It's nature." Feng Yi nodded and said, "I guess Wang Mang is going to start making a move on the Jia family." However, he doesn't have much foundation in Qingzhou, and the Wang family doesn't help, so he shouldn't be able to help the Jia family. Of course, we still need to take precautions against this, so as not to lose too much. ”

(End of chapter)