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Wang Shichong smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, the grass people have such a deep hatred with these two people, how can they still have any dealings?" I wish I could stay away from them. ”

Yang Guang nodded: "So, after these two people were dismissed, did they have any remarks that reached your ears?" ”

Wang Shichong's face was slightly again, he thought about it carefully, and shook his head: "The grass people don't remember too clearly, Gao Xi has been living in a simple house since he was dismissed as an official, and those who used to ask him for officials rarely came to the door, it can be said that he is a bird, and Gao Xi himself almost does not go out of the door, and the grass people have not heard any remarks from him." As for He Ruobi, since the destruction of Chen, he dismissed the former emperor and seized military power, but he has always complained, always saying that he is a general, but he has no chance to lead the army to fight, but it is the former subordinate like Shi Wanzai who can be promoted to the commander of any army, which is very unjust. ”

Yang Guang said softly: "Then since I ascended the throne, what have they said about my policy of ruling the country?" ”

Wang Shichong blinked, shook his head and said, "The grass people are stupid, they didn't pay special attention, and they didn't hear any remarks. Maybe it's because the grass people are the sons of merchants, and the generals of these Guanlong groups don't look down on the grass people, so there are many things that the grass people can't know. ”

The corners of Yang Guang's mouth hooked, and he changed the topic: "Wang Xingshou, in order to purge Yang Su's forces last year, it also caused you to lose your official position, and I have always been reluctant to go through it, this time you will patrol with the car." and almost framed the traitor. I intend to give you an official position to do. You can see if you have anything you like, and you can mention it to me directly. ”

Wang Shichong hurriedly expressed his flattery, and knelt down: "One qiē but with the holy judgment, the grass people dare not ask for high-ranking officials, but I hope to help His Majesty solve one or two worries!" ”

Yang Guang laughed and stepped forward to help Wang Shichong: "Wang Xing's first words are serious, your loyalty to me, and your ability." I know very well, I haven't thought about this problem yet, so let's wait for me to return to Beijing, after I deal with some personnel, I will be of great use to you, what do you think? ”

An imperceptible sneer flashed in Wang Shichong's eyes, and he quickly said, "One qiē but with His Majesty's Holy Judgment!" ”

After Wang Shichong withdrew from the imperial tent, he happened to see Xiao Yu also standing outside the tent waiting for an interview. The two tacitly looked at each other for a moment, and then hurried away.

Xiao Yu walked into the tent. Finding that Yang Guang was holding his hands behind him, with his back to him, stroking his beard and muttering something, Xiao Yu knew that Yang Guang must be thinking about something troublesome, and stood at the door of the tent without saying a word.

Yang Guang breathed a sigh of relief for a long time: "Xiao Aiqing, thanks to your reminder this time, I only know so many things, I can't imagine that even Yu Wenshu's son dares to do this pig iron smuggling, these children of the Guan Long family don't know how dissatisfied they are with me." ”

Xiao Yu stepped forward and said calmly: "Your Majesty, since you moved the capital to the Eastern Capital, the world has been peaceful for many years, there is no major war, many of these children of the Guanlong family can not continue to pass the guò military merits, a few days ago you ordered that all the princes of the first dynasty of the fifth rank of the prince, if I have no military merits or political merits, they will be abolished, and I shall not attack my father, this order is only afraid of causing panic among the children of these military nobles, if you can no longer have no merit to get your father's shadow, After that, you may have to drink the northwest wind. It is no wonder that Yu Wenhua will take risks and want to snatch Wang Shichong's industry. ”

Yang Guang gritted his teeth: "Okay, I know it in my heart, it seems that I can't force these Qiu Ba too hard, I have to find a way to find a chance to fight, so that these people can see some hope." By the way, outside the patrol fortress this time, how are the domestic Tongji canals, Shanyang and Hangou repaired? ”

Xiao Yu took out two folds from his sleeve as if he were juggling, and handed them to Yang Guang: "The waterway from Jiangdu to Luoyang, after two years of renovation ordered by His Majesty, is already unimpeded, but the waterway from the Yellow River to Zhuozhou County has not yet started. ”

Yang Guang nodded: "Then you go down to draw up a decree for me, starting from January next year, the people of Zhaohebei and Shandong, regardless of men, women and children, must serve a month of forced labor, and I must dig the canal from Zhuojun to the Yellow River within a year, and at the latest in the fifth year of the great cause, I will start from Jiangdu and take a dragon boat to Zhuojun, if anyone delays the time and delays the construction period, I will be severely punished!" ”

A hint of cold pride flashed in Xiao Yu's eyes, but he said: "The minister remembers His Majesty's order, and after he goes back, he will draft the decree, is he going to immediately pass on the county of Hebei Prefecture?" ”

Yang Guang shook his head: "No, let's postpone it for the time being, and after I return to the Eastern Capital, I will deal with Gao Xi He Ruobi and his party, as well as Yu Wenhua and his brothers." Both of these are big cases, involving the stability of the country, and if one is not careful, there may be problems. ”

Xiao Yu nodded: "Your Majesty is Shengming!" ”

Yang Guang suddenly asked: "Xiao Aiqing, what do you think about Gao Xi and He Ruobi, as well as Yu Wenbi?" ”

Xiao Yu smiled slightly: "Yesterday, His Majesty asked Weichen this question, and Weichen's opinion is still the same, according to the law, He Ruobi should be beheaded, and Gao Xi and Yuwenbi will be exempted from official exile and exiled to Lingnan." ”

Yang Guang immediately said: "No, now I have changed my mind, this time Yu Wenhua's case illustrates one thing, the Guanlong military family is very dissatisfied with my policy, especially for me not to start a war for the time being, and to abolish those things of Yin Gongjue, people are panicking, originally I this edict was just to eliminate things like Yang Su who are like Yang Su, but now it seems that the entire Guanlong military merit group has misread this order, and even Yu Wenhe has begun to make friends with the Turks, wanting to rob the rich businessmen's industries to keep their wealth, If Gao Xi uses his influence to win over some old ministries at this time, things will be in trouble. ”

Xiao Yu's back felt a chill: "What does Majesty mean?" ”

There was a murderous look in Yang Guang's eyes: "Hmph, I originally wanted to keep Gao Xi's life, but now it seems that I can't keep it." This will was handed down immediately. Draw up an edict immediately. Gao Xi, He Ruobi and Yu Wenbi were imprisoned, and they were all beheaded on the spot for the crime of arguing about national politics and disrespecting their father, and their families were exiled to the border passes. No pardon! ”

Xiao Yu nodded: "Weichen understands, let's do it." He turned around and just took a step on his legs, then folded back and asked in a low voice, "Then, Yu Wenhua and his brothers, and General Yu Wenshu?" ”

Yang Guang pondered for a moment and shook his head: "Don't touch them for the time being, let's bring them back to the Eastern Capital, I want to see Yuwenshu's table." Make up your mind. ”

Xiao Yu stepped back respectfully, and Yang Guang suddenly said, "That's right." The matter of supervising and beheading Gao Xi and others was handed over to Wang Shichong to do. Spread my will, allocate him a thousand soldiers, and tomorrow at noon in Yulin City! ”

At night, the big prison in Yulin City, usually full of smuggling and illegal traders, became empty at this time, all the ordinary prisoners were escorted to the military camp outside the city to live temporarily, in the huge cell, dozens of wooden prisons, only three cages were left There were still people, Gao Xi, Yu Wenbi, and He Ruobi, who took off their official robes and put on death row uniforms, were locked in a cage, the butter giant candle was crackling and burning, and the foul smell of feces and urine in the cell stimulated their nerves, and the expressions of the three people, But it's different.

Yu Wenbi kept crying there and grabbing the ground, saying over and over again that he was innocent and wanted to meet His Majesty; He Ruobi roared at Tianzun in front of him as always, shouting about Lao Tzu's exploits for the country; Only Gao Xi, sitting upright, with his eyes closed, stopped and didn't say a word, as if what happened outside had nothing to do with it.

A figure in a black cloak flashed into the cell, followed by four masked and strong sergeants, Yu Wenbi and He Ruobi, as soon as they saw someone coming, as if they saw hope, they bounced up from the ground, threw themselves on the edge of the cage, and shouted injustice.

The cloaked man turned a blind eye to the two of them, walked straight to Gao Xi's prison, and after standing still, the blue light in his two eyes flashed, and he didn't speak, with a wave of one hand, a strong man behind him stepped forward and opened the prison door, and said to Gao Xi: "Gao Xi, come with us, someone wants to see you!" ”

Gao Xi slowly opened his eyes, looking at the black-clothed masked man standing opposite him, he clearly sensed that this person was Wang Shichong, and he sighed softly: "So far, what else is there to say?" ”

Wang Shichong changed his voice, and said in a vague voice: "If Qi Guogong wants to arrange the affairs after his death, it is best to come with me." With that, he turned around and walked towards the outside of the prison. Gao Xi shook his head, got up from the ground, and walked out.

The moonlight shone in the small courtyard outside, only Wang Shichong and Gao Xi were left, and all the guards withdrew from the courtyard and were on duty everywhere, this was an absolutely safe and reliable place to talk.

Wang Shichong lifted the cloak on his head, turned around slowly, and sighed: "Duke Qi Guo, when I came back from the Turks, you put me in prison and locked me in the prison of the Criminal Department, I remember that when I walked out of the prison, I felt similar to now. ”

Gao Xi said coldly: "The old man didn't plan to kill you from beginning to end that time, how can you feel the same when you come out now?" This time, you are manipulating the fate of others, even life and death. ”

Wang Shichong smiled slightly: "Qi Guogong misunderstood what I meant, in fact, before entering this prison today, in that imperial camp, my fate was not much better than yours, and I was also an invisible prisoner, Yang Guang's suspicion and defense of me, before today, I had never relaxed, until now, I got the power to send you three on the road, and I can really get through the crisis after Yang Su's death, so I say that my current mood is no different from when I came out of the prison of the Criminal Department." ”

Gao Xi sneered: "Wang Shichong, did you betray the old man again this time?" Do you feel guilty of conscience, so on the eve of our execution, you came to tell us something and ask for our forgiveness? Or, is it to imagine that you took revenge on Wang Shiji back then, looking at us like this, so that you can get out of the resentment that has been repeatedly used and instructed by the old man over the years? ”

Wang Shichong put away his smile and said: "No, Qi Guogong, Shichong has always respected you, although you and I have different positions, but Shichong has always remembered your teachings and kindness over the years, and I don't want to do this kind of thing to kill everything, when I was in Yanmen." Shichong will persuade you with kind words. I want you to be careful in what you say and do. It's not like Shichong is trying to harm you. ”

Gao Xi gritted his teeth, and the night wind blew up a strand of messy hair on his forehead, showing the loneliness and desolation of the hero's end: "What made the old man incur the disaster of killing this time was the drunken nonsense between the old man and the two of them in the Zhuojun camp." ”

Wang Shichong nodded: "That's right, Xiao Yu has been staring at He Ruobi, you should also know that their Xiao family and He Ruobi are strangled to death in Jingzhou, so He Ruobi's words and deeds have been tracked." But I still underestimated Xiao Yu's viciousness, he also knew that He Ruobi was just a martial artist, even if he had outrageous words and deeds, Yang Guang would not really move the killing machine, only by linking He Ruobi with you would Yang Guang make up his mind, regardless of the world's public opinion and Qing Discussion, and poison you, I happened to be nearby when you talked that day. I wanted to warn you when I heard it, but it was already a step too late. Xiao Yu's ears and eyes have already recorded your words. ”

Gao Xi closed his eyes and said softly: "That's it, I heard that Yu Wenhua and the two brothers were smuggling pig iron with the Turks last night, which made Yang Guang finally make up his mind, right?" ”

Wang Shichong sighed: "They were originally provoked by Feng Lun and wanted to harm me. As a result, I reversed the design and caught the current situation. ”

Gao Xi opened his eyes, and a smile actually appeared on his lips: "Xingman, you are worthy of being the best student of the old man, the blue is better than the blue, from the first time the old man saw you, he knew that if he ruled the world, you would be a good generation of the Great Sui, if it was a troubled time, you would definitely be a generation of heroes who buried the Great Sui with his own hands, good, very good, great!" ”

Wang Shichong shook his head: "Qi Guogong, this time Shichong really can't save you, I can only find a way to save your family as much as possible, I listened to Yang Guang's tone, it seems that he is preparing to exile your son and family to Shuzhong, and He Ruobi's family is exiled to Guzang, please rest assured, I have shop power in both places, and I will take care of your family members when the time comes, and ensure that they have no worries about food and clothing." ”

Gao Xi smiled slightly: "Just like you take care of Mrs. Xuanhua's family?" ”

Wang Shichong's face changed: "Do you know this?" ”

Gao Xi smiled bitterly: "What's the use of knowing that there are more things about others, you can't even manage your own affairs, the old man's defeat lies in the fact that as of this morning, he still regards himself as the prime minister of the Great Sui who can control a qiē, but he doesn't know that he is already a fish on someone else's board, and it is impossible to turn back." Xingman, you came to me today, you won't just tell me that you have arranged the old man's funeral, let the old man go on the road with peace of mind, just say what you have to say, after today, the old man will not be able to help you anymore. ”

Wang Shichong raised his waist for a long time: "Qi Guogong, Shichong wants to ask you about the general trend in the future, Shichong's thoughts, you know very well, that is, you will find an opportunity to raise troops to eliminate violence in the future, Shichong knows that this may be the enemy of the Great Sui that you founded single-handedly, but you should also know that Yang Guang, a thief who killed the monarch and usurped the throne, will only implement tyranny in the country, making the heavens angry and resentful, you established the Great Sui to benefit the people and appease the people, not for the Yang family's country, Shichong will overthrow the tyrant for you in the future, and it is also a revenge for you, It's not for a private position, but also ask the Duke of Qi to give advice. ”

Gao Xi sighed: "Xingman, you are both civil and military, peerless talent, what is even more rare is to do things unscrupulously, ruthless and different from ordinary people, if it was placed eight hundred years ago, when it was a hero like Henkel, or born four hundred years early, it would be a Cao Cao, but unfortunately, in this era, it is not beneficial to you." It's not that your ability is not good, or that there is a fatal character weakness, but that in this world, you are unpopular, and the old man does not doubt that when the world is in turmoil, you can go to the last among the three or even two who are qualified to fight for the world, but I am afraid that it will not be you who can dominate the world and ascend to the throne of God in the end. ”

Wang Shichong's eyes sparkled: "Please also ask the Duke of Qi to speak in detail, Shichong will listen to you." ”

Gao Xi stared at Wang Shichong motionlessly: "In the pre-Qin period, the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it was originally the sub-feudal system of Zhou Tianzi, the so-called Zhou Dynasty Tianxia, eight hundred candidates, that is, the world at that time was not the current county system, and the area where the Zhou Dynasty Emperor could actually control zhì was very limited, so at that time, the hearts of the people in the world were towards the nobles and the princes, and only the royal princes could get the world. There has not been a single example of a peasant uprising or rebellion in these hundreds of years, because the hearts of the people at that time were all towards the doctors, and no one dared to have different intentions. ”

"Later, the Qin State inherited the old system of the martingale, abolished the power of the old nobles, canceled their fiefs and returned them to the state, placed counties and counties, and imposed a family of five in the people, and they must live separately after having a son after marriage, which basically put an end to the excessive power of the folk clans, and the possibility of confronting the strength of the country, and the Qin State was also rich and strong, swept away the six countries, and unified the world.

Wang Shichong nodded: "Yes, Gao Servant, the Qin State has achieved nationalism to the extreme, and the entire country, from the king to the most ordinary family of five, is a small part of the chariot of the country, but such a national model, stifling people's nature and freedom, once it can't expand outward, it will come to an end." ”

Gao Xi stroked his long white hair: "Qin's law is harsh, and sooner or later he will die, but what the old man wants to say is that the system of the Qin State determines that it is impossible to have a big family, and the situation of thousands of families living together and responding to every call poses a huge threat to the country is impossible to appear, so although Chen Sheng and Wu Guang rose up, but in the end, the people's desire is still the nobles of the Six Kingdoms, not the family, although Liu Bang is from a civilian background, but he has been attached to Xiang Yu for a long time before his career, and Xiang Yu himself re-divides the nobles of the world, which is against the will of the people. It can be said that the success of the Han Dynasty is an exception, and this model is almost impossible to replicate. ”

Wang Shichong heard Gao Xi talk about history for the first time, and his heart moved: "What does Qi Guogong mean is that the hearts of the people in the Qin and Han dynasties were still oriented towards the aristocracy, and Liu Bang got the world, just because Xiang Yu made a mistake and reopened the feudal system?" ”

Gao Xi Zhengse said: "Yes, this is the first lesson you have to learn, that is, the hearts of the people in the troubled times, first of all, when the people are in chaos, people's minds change, but after a few years of fighting, the people of the world are in the fire and water for a few years, the people's hearts will begin to think about peace, at this time, you must not try to favor peace or divide one side, either surrender to the male lord at this time, ask for a rich king, or you have to establish yourself as a king and seize the world, this is the thing that conforms to the hearts of the people, and only then can you go to the end." ”

Wang Shichong saluted: "Be taught, Qi Guogong, please continue." ”

Gao Xi nodded, and continued: "After more than 400 years of the two Han Dynasty, the family has developed to a certain extent, although the Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system, but the forced division of the family was abolished, but the world of the Han Dynasty, the earliest was the liehou and the vassal king, until after the Eastern Han Dynasty, the powerful power began to rise, but the time was still short, in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, there was not a family like now, but the state pastors and local officials in the Han Dynasty, taking the opportunity to crusade against the Yellow Turban, took the opportunity to take charge of the army, especially Cao Cao, after the elimination of the Yellow Turban Army, The hundreds of thousands of captured Yellow Turban Army were selected and brave, and formed their own troops, the Qingzhou Soldiers, which was also a mode of waiting for the people to revolt in the world, and then leading the troops to crusade in the name of the imperial court and taking the opportunity to stand on their own. If you really want to compete in the world in the future, it is best to take this path. ”

Wang Shichong's eyes flashed: "What does Qi Guogong mean, let me wait for the chaos in the world first, and then lead the army to fight for Yang Guang, and take the opportunity to support the army and respect myself?" ”

Gao Xi smiled slightly: "That's right, Xingman, you are not a child of a family, and you don't have a strong backing for marriage, even like Cao Cao, the same sect raised thousands of troops to respond to peace, and it can't be done, although I know that you have been recruiting outlaws through the shape of the guò merchant group all these years, and you can also bring tens of thousands of people in the last Daxing Palace Change, but these people are rabble, and they are scattered everywhere, and it is not easy to gather at once." Only by taking the opportunity to suppress thieves and taking the opportunity to sit big is the most suitable choice. ”

Wang Shichong nodded seriously: "Thank you Qi Guogong for your golden and jade good words, in this way, I must take the initiative to wait, and wait until the people in the world are in turmoil, and then take the opportunity to lead the troops to fight in all directions, like Cao Cao collected the Qingzhou army, to make my strength strong, right?" ”

Gao Xi's face changed, and he said sharply: "Absolutely not, that's the way to death!" (To be continued......) R527