In the early dynasty, Xiao Zhi went to the Taihe Hall as usual to listen to the government, and Xiao Jie, the king of the council, led Sima Ni, Xue Bilong, Yan Zhiyuan and Cao Ze to kneel under the corridor. The court meeting began on time, and the ministers invited St. Ann to report on all kinds of court affairs.

One is the situation of scientific expeditions, one is the conflict between the three dynasties and the border of Qi and the matter of sending envoys to negotiate, one is the matter of tax reduction and exemption due to famine, and the other is the turmoil on the border of Yan State. Etcetera.

Xiao Zhi asked questions from time to time, and the ministers also answered carefully, and it was almost noon, and the court affair was over.

"There is a book to play, and there is nothing to retreat." The eunuch Li Hui shouted as usual - this is the meaning of dispersing the dynasty, as long as the subordinates say in unison, "There is nothing to play", they can go their own way.

Today is a little special, though.

Xue Bilong put down the jade wat in his hand and picked it up, and finally glanced back as if he had made up his mind, and several pairs of eyes behind him had long been looking forward to it, and when he saw Xue Bilong turn around, he understood what he meant.

Several imperial historians looked serious and walked out of the queue, "Your Majesty, do you have a minister to play?" ”

"Say." Xiao Zhi slowly lifted the tea lid, floated away the foam, and prepared to take a sip of tea and take a breath.

As if they had agreed, several people prostrated their heads in unison and said, "Your Majesty! Chen Taoqian, Wang Zhihuan, and Xu Guanshen's general Cao Ze privately formed a party with their cronies, connived at their cronies to bend the law for bribes, and occupied land indiscriminately, resulting in the rise of displaced people. Please punish Cao Ze to thank the world! In one sentence, the faces of the people present changed greatly.

Xiao Zhi was also caught off guard, choked on the tea he had just drunk in his mouth, coughed a few times, and looked at the four auxiliary ministers. Li Hui, who was waiting on the side, felt that she stepped forward and helped Xiao Zhi to calm down.

"Slow down, pay attention to your body."

Xiao Zhi looked at the four ministers, and Cao Ze was furious, staring at the three impeached people. Yan Zhiyuan looked panicked, not knowing what to do. Sima Ni also looked at Xiao Zhi at this time, and only shook his head slightly, indicating that he didn't know. Only Xue Bilong was holding the jade wat in his hand, lowering his head, unable to see the expression on his face.

It must be him. Xiao Zhi sighed secretly, this is really a flying disaster, giving himself a problem.

Xiao Zhi pretended to be relaxed and said, "Since I took the throne, I have repeatedly ordered to stop officials from indiscriminately occupying land, although it is not completely banned, but it will not be so serious, right?" ”

Cao Ze obviously didn't expect Xiao Zhi to reply like this at all, he was slightly stunned, and said fluently: "The king is extremely clear, and the ministers also think that Tao Qian, Wang Zhihuan, Xu Zhou and the other three are alarmist and deliberately disrupt the government, and the crime is unforgivable!" ”

"Your Majesty, that's exactly what happened! I issued an edict to stop enclosing land, and I reiterated it again and again after three years. But Cao Ze's cronies still don't know how to restrain themselves. Tao Qian, who was the leader, presented the impeachment recital, "The article Chen who participated in the last book, his subordinates dare to ensure that the sentences are true!" The king may wish to appoint a confidant to inspect the capital, and see how many hungry people who have lost their land, lost their jobs, and fled to the capital! Such a 'Auxiliary Minister' should be severely punished! ”

Li Hui took the impeachment fold to Xiao Zhen, and the ministers lowered their heads one after another, no one dared to make a sound, and the huge Taihe Hall was so quiet that even a needle could be heard.

Xiao Zhi took a deep breath, took the impeachment fold, and didn't look at it, along with the other twists, and threw them at the three kneeling on the ground together!

There was a muffled "bang", and the memorabilia was scattered all over the ground, and the impeachment memorabilia was also scattered among them, and I didn't know where to go.

The ministers fell to their knees, "The king is angry." ”

"How can I calm my anger? The country is in turmoil, you ministers, don't think about how to deal with it, you just blindly hold it accountable, and you also chase it to the head of my ministers, what are you going to do? Xiao Zhi stood up angrily, and he didn't care about the courtesy of the monarch and the minister, and went straight to Tao Qian, Wang Zhihuan, and Xu Guan, "General Cao Ze has been fighting horses for half his life, and there are countless protégés, all of whom are lifelong friendships!" What about the occasional private gathering? As for the indiscriminate occupation of land, who doesn't have one or two villains and foxes in their hands? ”

Cao Ze thought that Xiao Zhi would take the opportunity to challenge himself, thinking about how to defend himself, and by the way, he developed the three of them. At this time, listening to what Xiao Zhi said, every sentence was to argue for him, but he didn't know what to say.

Xiao Zhi saw that Cao Ze was silent, knowing that he had stabilized him, and he was also afraid that if he continued to fight, more branches would be born. Hurriedly returned to the throne, lifted the imperial pen, dipped it in cinnabar, and "rustled" for a while, and an edict was considered drafted. Seeing this, Li Hui next to him read aloud: "Holy decree: Inspector Yu Shi Taoqian, Wang Zhihuan, and Xu Zhou, spread rumors, frame Zhongliang, cut off all official positions, and immediately exile Jingzhou in the north of Qi, Qin this!" ”

"I'll do it right away!" Sima Ni immediately received the order. Without waiting for the three to tell the difference, the guards immediately stepped forward and dragged the three out.

"General Cao should also pay attention to avoid interacting with those who are not indiscriminate, so as not to cause further incidents." Xiao Zhi said meaningfully.

"The minister understands that he must restrain his subordinates when he goes back."

After getting off the court, Xiao Zhi got on the chariot and was completely relieved.

"The whole world owes me an Oscar!" Xiao Zhi shouted loudly.

"Your Majesty, Ao ...... What is Oscar? Why haven't you heard of it? Xie Lan asked with some concern on the side.

"Uh...... You don't care, I'm just venting. ”

"That's right." Xie Lan smiled reassuringly, "Then the king should vent well, don't hold back your illness." ”

Xie Lan is loyal, and the Taoism is also strong, but he is a little stupid? Stay natural?

Xiao Zhi pinched his chin and thought all the way......

In the morning, when he went to court, he was still wearing official uniforms, but he was dismissed in the evening, and he couldn't even see his family, so he was hurriedly escorted to a remote place by the guards.

Nearest the king nearest the gallows!

The three of them followed the escort officer to the outside of the city, Tao Qian, Wang Zhihuan, and Xu Zhou were the three of them, as the imperial history, as an honest official, often impeached corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and were very prestigious among the people.

saw Xue Bilong squeeze in with the servants, and walked straight in front of the three of them. When Tao Qian saw that it was him, he took a step forward and said, "My lord, you still came to see us at this time!" Because Wang Zhihuan was Xue Bilong's protégé, when he saw him here, his pride suddenly decreased, and he shed tears: "The life and death of the protégé are uncertain...... Septuagenarian mother, please thank the teacher......." said and bowed down, being held by Xue Bilong, his stomach was full of words, but he couldn't say it, just nodded with tears. Xu Xuan stepped forward and asked with tears in his eyes: "My lord, don't you know that we are wrong.......ed" Before he said this, Tao Qian shouted: "Life and death!" I'm ready for the worst before I get to play! What a state of affairs! ”

Xue Bilong's face turned pale, he took a long breath, and forced a smile to himself: "The old man is incompetent, and he has no strength to return to heaven, which has caused the three of them to be wronged by this, and they are extremely ashamed!" He took the wine glass and flask from the hands of his entourage, poured three glasses of wine with trembling hands, and held them with both hands one by one: "A glass of sake, talk about it, the night is long and the road is long, and it can block the wind and cold......" Speaking of this, Xue Bilong's tears couldn't help but roll down.

In the evening, Xue Bilong handed over the fold and asked to see Xiao Zhen.

In all fairness, he recognized the young new king, who ascended the throne at an early age, and was calm and stable in the face of the Manchu civil and military forces at a young age. In recent years, his experience has made him more and more mature, and he has become more and more comfortable in handling government affairs. Although he likes to play around, he is less majestic and upright, and he is just a teenager and does not affect the overall situation. He believed that in some time, Xiao Zhi would be a good king.

It's just that Cao Ze, with many henchmen and heavy troops, is a big trouble after all.

Xue Bilong just wanted to speak, but Xiao Zhi raised his hand to stop him and said, "I know what you want to ask?" I want to ask you first, if Cao Ze rebels at this moment, can I defeat him? ”

"Naturally, it is invincible!" Xue Bilong replied honestly, and was a little unwilling, "Does the king let Cao Ze and them be powerful and harm the country?" Your Majesty, the impeachment is a heartfelt statement, if it goes on like this, the country of Qi will be in danger! ”

"I know Tao Qian, Wang Zhihuan, and Xu Zhou are loyal ministers and good officials, but loyalty is foolish and loyal if it is not used, and there is no harm but no benefit!" Xiao Zhi raised his head and looked at him seriously, "You may think that I am too ruthless, but now I have no real power, even if I want to reuse them, there is no way, the people who were sent to escort them are my henchmen, and I can protect them from being killed by Cao Ze and them." ”

"Xue Gong, like them, you are all honest and upright people, I know all this. If you have the opportunity to write to them, tell them that it is good, life, and cherishment. Xiao Zhi said carefully word by word, "If I can survive this, I will definitely transfer them back to the capital and entrust them with important tasks, so that they can thoroughly investigate the trend of corruption and set an example for the righteousness of the Qi country." If I can't survive this hurdle, they will be far away from the capital, and they will be able to save their lives, and they will not be in vain in their loyalty to the court, to the people, and to the country. ”

Hearing this, Xue Bilong's heart was shocked, and he couldn't help but look up at him. The sophistication and calmness revealed in the sharp eyes, and the smile on his face were somewhat inconsistent with the immature age of eighteen, strange but familiar, that is, the unique expression that belonged to the king.

A look that makes people never fathomable.

For the first time, he felt that he had mistaken Xiao Zhen, although he was casual on weekdays and did not conform to the rules and etiquette, but perhaps, he was much wiser than he imagined.

At such an age, he was so endured and not shocked, he underestimated him.

"This matter should not be prolonged, and it should be resolved as soon as possible." Xue Bilong said solemnly: "The king is only afraid that he already has a plan, and where there is a need for ministers, the ministers will definitely die." ”

"Eh, don't always talk about life and death, life is not easy, don't talk about life so cheaply." Xiao Zhi leaned down and said very seriously, "Duke Xue is the pillar of the country, comparable to Wei Zheng of the Tang Dynasty." I want to live well, I will need Xue Gong to assist in governing the country in the future, and when I make mistakes, I will need Xue Gong's guidance, Xue Gong must take a good look at the Qi country to dominate the world, dominate the world, and watch me dominate the world and become the lord of the world. ”

Having this hero is a blessing for the Qi country.

Maybe it's really the real dragon apparition, who is the son of the dragon. He will become the overlord of the world.

Xue Bilong didn't say anything more, only bowed deeply.

"The old man obeys."