Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it has reached the end of the first month.

After the news of the great victory of Kushan reached Jinling through the flying pigeon, the entire Jiangdong was jubilant, and the remade Han territory had surpassed the most powerful period in the history of the Han Dynasty, and established an empire that could not be said to be the last one, but it was absolutely unprecedented.

However, Liu Wei noticed that when the military was jubilant and morale was high, a part of the **** represented by Confucianism and Legalism also impeached and criticized Wu Qi's behavior, not only directly impeaching Wu Qi in the court, asking the Son of Heaven to remove Wu Qi from the post of chief general of the Western Expeditionary Corps, but also intended to provoke public opinion and exert pressure on Wu Qi.

These **** who impeached Wu Qi were led by Sikong Kongrong, and Wei Zheng, Yin Baozheng, the Jinling Mansion, Gu Yong, the secretary of the school, Zhang Hong, the assassin of Yangzhou, Chen Lin, Wang Can, Wu Daoxuan, and others were the backbone, and even Yao Guangxiao, the host of the White Horse Temple, also wrote to impeach Wu Qi's atrocities, hoping to remove Wu Qi from the post of the chief general of the Western Expeditionary Army, replace it with Su Lie, or send another general to Guishan instead.

"When I became the queen, I could listen to the advice of your courtiers, and even compromise with you. That's because the palms and backs of my hands are full of meat, Zhen Mi is my woman, and Wu Ruyi is also my woman, and the fat and water don't flow into the fields of outsiders, so I will give in to you. But whether or not to support Wu Qi is related to whether the banner of my Han can be planted all over the world, so I want to fully support Wu Qi! ”

Liu Wei sat in the study of Lin De Palace, flipping through one after another of the impeachment of Wu Qi, but his heart became more and more determined.

After the reshuffling of the court, Liu Wei's control ability has been greatly strengthened compared to when he just returned from Bashu. After all, after a year of not discussing matters in the court, the dependence and fear of the officials on the emperor have weakened a lot unconsciously, and even subconsciously think that even if the emperor does not go to the court, the seven ministers can take care of it in an orderly manner.

But after Xun Yu took leave, Wei Zheng was demoted, and He Shen was imprisoned, the officials felt a pang in their hearts. After the New Year, Liu Wei found a reason to suppress some of the squires, Langzhong, and Yushi who supported Wu Ruyi's ascension, dismissed more than ten people, and imprisoned several people. even beheaded a servant of the ministry and raided his house, which made the officials in the court realize the majesty of heaven again, and the fear of the Son of Heaven increased sharply.

And unlike the last time when Wenchen supported Wu Ruyi as the empress on a large scale, the power to impeach Wu Qi this time was much smaller, only Kong Rong, an old qualification, and several powerful figures such as Gu Yong, the acting secretary of the Ministry of Science, Zhang Hong, the assassin of Yangzhou, and Bao Zheng of Jinling Mansion, and the others were some officials from Confucianism such as Shilang, Yushi, and Langzhong.

Compared with the last time when Prime Minister Xun Yu took the lead, and even did not hesitate to take leave as a bet, and there was the full support of Di Renjie, Bu Qi, Xu Guangqi, Lu Su and other ministers, the opposition force this time is much smaller. Even if all of them resigned from the government, it would not pose a substantial threat to the imperial court, which strengthened Liu Wei's confidence in supporting Wu Qi.

In the early morning of the next day, in the Taiji Palace, Liu Wei was having an early dynasty with hundreds of civil and military officials.

"Today, I have frequently received reports from Wu Qi, saying that he sabotaged the alliance, broke his trust in others, and killed prisoners indiscriminately. It is incompatible with my Han Dynasty's concept of governing the country with benevolence, and I ask me to remove Wu Qi, what do you think Aiqing? Liu Wei sat upright and glanced at the civil and military officials under his feet.

Wang Meng, who had succeeded Xun Yu as prime minister for a month, was the first to come out, holding the wat board in his arms, and played loudly: "The minister has this music, since ancient times, the military family has been divided into benefits and interests, and the previous alliance between Caesar and my Han Dynasty was just to jointly crusade against Guishan." And now that the overall situation has been decided, there will be disputes in the future, and it is not inappropriate for the ministers to think that General Wu Qi will strike first! ”

"Wang Qing is reasonable!" Liu Wei praised that what he wanted was a mouthpiece and could speak for himself at a critical moment.

Wang Meng hugged the wat board in his arms and continued to speak generously: "What's more, there is a saying that the side of the couch is not allowed to snore tigers to sleep? The Kushan Empire was bought by the soldiers of our Han Dynasty with their blood and lives, and every inch is precious, how can it be easily distributed to outsiders? ”

"Where a big country is in a state, every inch of mountains and rivers and an inch of blood, every inch of land will be contested! Those who commit me as a strong man will be punished even if they are far away! What's more, Caesar bargained and had already shown great ambitions, how could he raise a tiger? The ministers thought that General Wu Qi not only did nothing wrong, but also deserved a heavy reward! Wang Meng made a salute and asked for canonization on behalf of Wu Qi.

"Wang Qing said it so well!"

Liu Wei applauded with high fives, and compared with those officials who are politically strong but military idiots, they can take a far-sighted view and see more comprehensively. And Wang Meng has three values of 99, which naturally stands out from the crowd in the court, and he speaks loudly.

"Where there is a big country in the state, it is natural that every inch of land must be contested, how can it be easily given to the barbarians of the state?" Liu Wei swept the Manchu Dynasty with a majestic gaze, "Where the iron horse is tread, it is the land of the Han Dynasty, as long as the hooves of my Han Dynasty go, it is the territory of my Han Dynasty!" ”

Wang Meng continued to defend Wu Qi: "Troubled times need to be re-enacted, overkill is inevitable, the establishment of a dynasty is naturally made of white bones, how can it be measured by the law of the peaceful and prosperous times?" Wu Qi's expedition to Fanbang was thousands of miles away from the Han mainland, and the Han soldiers were only a few hundred thousand, while the barbarians numbered millions or even tens of millions. If Wu Qi didn't use bloody means, these captives would surrender first and then rebel, not only could not establish a victory, but would put the soldiers in danger at any time, so it was not inappropriate to think that Wu Qi killed the prisoners! ”

"The minister supports Wang Jingluo's point of view!" Right Prime Minister Liu Ji stood up and expressed his support for Liu Wei and Wang Meng.

The eldest grandson Wuji, who was transferred to Jinling together with Wang Meng to serve as the secretary of the Ministry of Works, and Zhang Juzheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, naturally did not let go of this opportunity to show loyalty to the Son of Heaven, and stood up together and said: "The ministers seconded the proposal, what Your Majesty and the two prime ministers said is extremely true!" Those opposing rumors are all innocent moans, please ignore them, Your Majesty! ”

And Lu Su, the secretary of the ministry, Mi Zhu, the secretary of the household department, and Meng Heng, who replaced Sun Bin as the secretary of the military department, also stood up to express their support for Wu Qi: "The current situation is different, we can't generalize, although General Wu Qi's behavior is inappropriate, but there is no fault, please Your Majesty to reject the impeachment of General Wu Qi!" ”

Liu Wei bowed slightly, through the shuffle of the hundreds of officials in the court, the ministers were able to unswervingly support their decisions at the critical moment, and this was the effect they wanted.

"Wu Qi and Su Lie went all the way to the west, pacified dozens of large and small barbarian states, swept through the Kushan Empire that was on a par with our Han Dynasty, added nearly 10 million people to the Han Dynasty, and expanded the territory by millions of square meters. He also captured the Kushan Emperor Yingzheng and the Peacock King Caesar, covering the world and shining in history. Therefore, it was decided to crown Wu Qi as the 'General of Zhengnan', give him the title of county marquis, and replace him by hereditary lineage. Su Lie was crowned as the general of the left, rewarded the townsman, and replaced him hereditarily. Ordered the two to continue to take charge of the Southern Expeditionary Army, make persistent efforts, sweep the west to rest peacefully, and raise the prestige of our Han Dynasty! ”

Liu Wei sat upright, glanced at the civil and military officials under his feet with a majestic and inviolable gaze, and announced the canonization of Wu Qi and Su Lie in a neutral voice.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" As soon as Liu Wei's voice fell, Wang Meng and Liu Ji immediately led the civil and military officials to sing an ode.

Liu Wei issued another holy decree: "Now that Guishan has been pacified, and millions of miles of land are unmanaged, I have decided to set up "Guizhou" there." Spread the holy oracle, reward Xun Wenruo on the holiday, and go to Guizhou to serve as the assassin! ”

"Slave maid, this is the purpose!" Zheng He, who was waiting next to him, shook the dust in his hand and agreed with a sharp voice.

As soon as Liu Wei's words fell, the full hall of civil and military officers involuntarily glanced at the colleagues around him, shook their heads and sighed. Since Wang Meng entered the court, everyone understands that Xun Yu has temporarily bid farewell to the position of prime minister, and now he has been reactivated, and he has gone to the distant Guishan governance place, fortunately not to bury his talents, unfortunately far away from the political center, how much more he will do in the future, I am afraid it is difficult to predict.

Liu Wei continued to dispatch: "The land of Guishan is vast and densely populated, and Xun Yu alone naturally cannot govern it. Therefore, I decided to appoint Hua Xin, Xu Jing and others to accompany and assist ......"

Liu Bian's eyes fell on He Shen's face as he spoke: "He Shen...... You should go along, go and repair the road of Guishan, and when the time is right, I will reassign you back to Beijing. ”

The three sessions composed of Liu Bowen, Di Renjie, Bao Zheng and others were stunned that they did not catch the evidence of He Shen's greed for ink, and they could only acquit He Shen after half a month of interrogation. But in order to avoid intensifying the contradictions, Liu Wei did not reinstate He Shenguan, but only let him serve as an idle one in the Yushitai, and today on a whim, he decided to send He Shen to follow Xun Yu to Guishan to govern the place.

He Shen came out to thank him: "Thank you for your trust, Shen will definitely go to Guishan this time and serve the country!" ”

Xun Yu behaved very calmly after receiving the holy decree, and after receiving the holy decree, Xie En immediately packed his bags, said goodbye to his family first, and then came to Qianyang Palace to say goodbye to the Son of Heaven.

"Xun Qing, I hope you can understand my decision, Guishan needs an internal affairs wizard like you!" Liu Wei stroked his beard lightly and soothed Xun Yu.

Xun Yu thanked him: "Your Majesty was able to adopt the suggestions of the courtiers and did not lose faith in the world, and the ministers are very pleased." Now that the Han Dynasty is full of talents, His Majesty can still think of Xun Yu, and the ministers are grateful. If the ministers die in a foreign land, please ask Your Majesty to allow the ministers to be buried back to their homeland! ”

Liu Wei's nose was sour, and he waved his hand and said: "Xun Qing's words are serious, Taizhou has been governed by Shang Ying, and the road has been much better. You will go to Guizhou to govern with peace of mind, and after three years and five years, I will send someone to return the dynasty for you! ”

The guilty minister resigned, and from now on he could no longer offer foolish words by His Majesty's side, and asked His Majesty to think twice about the situation and consult with the hundred officials. In this way, the world is very fortunate, the people are very fortunate, and the community is very fortunate! Xun Yuji bowed and withdrew in tears.

With a horn whimpering, Xun Yu took He Shen, Xu Jing, Hua Xin and others, led a team of 3,000 people, waved goodbye to Jinling, and embarked on a journey south to Guishuang.

The homeland of Jiangnan, farewell today, I don't know when I will return? (To be continued.) )