In today's situation, there are not many people in the Great Xia Dynasty who are qualified to get sick, and it seems to be a symbol of identity and status. Since Geng Jin, a scholar of Wuyingdian University, Ma Cheng has successively visited the mansions of Zhao Xing, the old lady, Chen Wenyuan, and Wang Yunong, a scholar of Shoufu University, and summoned the emperor to distribute soothing prescriptions. It is not difficult to perceive the emperor's good intentions, and it is better to be sick than not to be sick.

At the same time, there are many people who want to get sick.

On the seventh day of the first month of May, in addition to Geng Jin, Zhao Xing, Chen Wenyuan, and Wang Yunong, four others were "ordered" to say that they were ill, and five other important ministers reported their illness. Yang Zhi was the first to bear the brunt, and the rest were Guo Ziguang and Yu Shijie, scholars of Zaifu University, who were promoted to the cabinet this year, Liu Bingde, deputy envoy of the Privy Council, and Li Zikuan, a scholar of the Criminal Department.

Yang Zhi was only twenty-five years old, first claiming to "sue the old", and now he is playing "suing the sick", which can't help but make the emperor laugh.

If everyone can call it sick and avoid disaster, then how can the entire Great Xia Imperial Court still have fun? The emperor's method was very simple, and he also took advantage of the situation to fulfill the wishes of several important ministers who were the first to complain about illness. The court decreed: Guo Ziguang, Yu Shijie, Liu Bingde, and Li Zikuan are all important ministers of the country, and I cherish them very much. Each family has two imperial doctors and twenty inner court guards to visit the sick.

The emperor's grace has been revealed, and the results of the visit can be imagined. Otherwise, how could there be any reason for each mansion to send twenty inner court guards to accompany the imperial doctor to see a doctor? By the way, surveillance, plus another person.

That night, news came out in Chang'an City, Guo Ziguang, Yu Shijie, Liu Bingde, Li Zikuan and other four people were arrested and imprisoned for dishonoring the grace of the saint, bullying the king. Sent to the prison of the Criminal Department to await trial.

The official department is equivalent to the head of the organization in the previous life, because he grasped the personnel of the court. It is also known as a heavenly official. Yu Shijie was originally promoted by the secretary of the ministry to the cabinet and ranked as the chief assistant, and the protégés and former officials were all over the world. I think very highly of myself. When he was arrested, he laughed wildly and said: "Today's event is expected! Now the safest place to go is really the prison of the Criminal Department! ”

But Yu Shijie's words have a limited period of less than two hours. You're smart, aren't you? As long as you are smart to the end and honest, I won't blame you, and I won't do anything to you. But if you're too smart, you're killing yourself! The emperor issued an order overnight: give him suicide. Raid the house and enter the official. The family was confiscated as slaves, and they were assigned to Shuo Fang. Forgiveness or forgiveness.

Early the next morning, all the ministers were shocked when they heard the news. Out of their own considerations, you can get sick, no one won't let you get sick, but you have to weigh it well, whether you can afford to be sick! In this way, it actually saved the emperor a lot of things. The important ministers of the court were ordered to fall ill four. The one who didn't pretend to be sick took three and trampled one to death. All diseases should be cured, right?

On the 8th day of the fifth month, several holy decrees were issued one after another. The first is to remove the Chang'an Mansion Yin of King Kang Zhao Kang and promote him to the cabinet. and King Ning Zhao Dang in the same column as Zaifu. The post of Yin of Chang'an Mansion was replaced by Liang Renji, a veteran judge who was nearly sixty years old. On the grounds of "living in chaos and making special achievements", the nine important ministers who ranked high in the court were all demoted to the fourth rank and retained. "Set an example". Including the other four Zaifu scholars, except for Li Zikuan, the secretary of the criminal department who was arrested and imprisoned, none of them were spared.

Almost all of the high-ranking officials in high power have been cleaned up. This is not counting, and the officials with low positions will not be spared. Among the Privy Council, the Inspectorate, the Nine Temples, and the Five Prisons. From the fourth, fifth, and even sixth-rank middle- and lower-ranking officials, as many as 32 people were arrested and imprisoned on various charges and awaiting trial. The vast majority of these people, although they are officials in Beijing, are too low in rank to even have the qualifications to go to court or meet the emperor on weekdays. It was the first time that the ministers of the court had heard of the names of many people. These poor unlucky kids! How did you provoke the emperor?

The emperor punched frequently, beating the Manchu Dynasty civil and military forces. The so-called heavenly power is unpredictable, God knows who will be in the next batch? There are also people who ponder the words of Yu Shijie, who was given to commit suicide, and realized some clues from them. But who would dare to talk too much at this time? Is it more comfortable to stay at home in prison than to stay at home without incident?

The emperor did not start with the heavyweights, except for the three princes, there was only one Yang Zhi who had recently returned to Beijing.

Yang Zhi watched coldly, the emperor's stormy holy decree can be called well-intentioned, but there are few new ideas: Geng Jin, Zhao Xing, Chen Wenyuan, Wang Yunong and other four people are all big and deep-rooted, and the emperor ordered them to say that they are sick and do not temporarily avoid them, in order to minimize their influence, so as not to interfere with the court situation, and hinder the new monarch in the future. Yu Shijie pretended to be smart, and he didn't die unjustly at all, it was nothing more than a Great Xia version of Yang Xiu. The emperor ordered King Ning and King Kang to enter the cabinet together, in fact, in order to set the two in the air. The two kings have no soldiers and no power, can they make chaos just by their blood? The demotion of the remaining important ministers was not only to warn them not to have any illusions of "supporting the merits", but also to reserve room for the new monarch to show favor. It would have been easier to arrest thirty-two middle- and lower-ranking officials and put them in prison. Which of these people is not a capable official that the emperor has been secretly investigating for several years? When the new monarch ascends the throne, he needs to form his own team, and an edict can be pardoned and reused, which one will not be grateful to the new monarch and die for his service?

But the emperor ignored my recital, and the vigorous decree that was drawn up and written was not issued, so what was the matter? Yang Zhi knew that it was impossible for the emperor to ignore his existence, but it was a good feeling to be ignored! At least you can enjoy watching the excitement from the sidelines, right?

Those who can rank in the court usually have a good IQ. It is not difficult for those who have a heart to see that the emperor is not crazy, but is preparing to appoint a new prince. The appointment of the prince is a major event of the state, and according to common sense, it is necessary to reduce taxes, or promote ministers, or grant amnesty to the whole world, so as to show the joy of the whole world. Looking at the emperor's current posture, it seems that he intends to do the opposite.

Only a very few people, including Yang Zhi, know this: the emperor is old. Sick. Can't wait.

After the emperor's dazzling few heavy punches, there were signs of subsidence, and the situation gradually calmed down.

Yang Zhicheng stayed in the house all day long, not going anywhere, taking advantage of this gap to enjoy a rare family fun. In the more than three years since he left Beijing, he has repeatedly analyzed the situation and how to deal with it in secret letters with Xu Wenhan, and the two have already reached a high degree of tacit understanding. The secret letter to Wei Feiyang is very simple and straightforward: don't look at things outside the window, and wait for the opportunity wholeheartedly. As early as the day after Xu Wenhan was deposed, Qin Kongyun set off from Chang'an City to prepare for many matters in case of an unforeseen situation. According to Yang Zhi's secret order, there are nearly 300 detectives and secret spies who are lurking in advance.

There is no fear of light, and there is no worry about darkness. If the emperor brazenly takes extreme measures, if you don't let my family live, I will also kill your Zhao royal family and not leave it to be buried with you, and then turn the entire Great Xia upside down.

In fact, what Yang Zhi didn't know was that the emperor didn't mean to ignore and snub him, but really didn't know what to do with him.

Demotion and retention? This guy has not returned to Beijing for several years, and there is no gap to find his slippery hands, and it is a little difficult to even vaguely find a trumped-up charge. Besides, this guy's wings are hard, and he has made enough money, so he doesn't want to do it for a long time. If you resign from the official position and take your wife and children and leave, wouldn't it be self-defeating?

Grace and reuse as the proposed decree says? This guy insisted on not accepting it, he was wary for a long time, and he probably couldn't look down on it. Even if this guy is willing to take the order, he is only twenty-five years old! If he is young and has high power, what will he do to reward him after succeeding to the throne? Could it be true that he should be made a king with a different surname? …… What about after being crowned king? Who dares to guarantee that he will be willing to be an empty prince who eats and waits for death for a lifetime?

Simply send troops to cut off and exterminate it, and eliminate future troubles once and for all? This guy is superior in wisdom and bravery, rich and rival the country, with territory and fleet. Once you escape from Chang'an, it will be a fish into the sea, a dragon will be born, and Daxia will never have peace!

For the emperor, time is not waiting, only seize the day, where is the mind to make a fool of the situation? After discussing with Jin Zishan for several days, he didn't discuss what the result was. As long as I heard the words Yang Zhi, I felt a big headache.

After Jin Zishan confirmed that the emperor really didn't know how to deal with Yang Zhi, he cautiously admonished: "Your Majesty, they all say that Mr. Xu has the wisdom of Zhuge , why don't you summon him to come and inquire?" ”

"Oh?" The emperor frowned and said, "Wen Han has been deposed without complaint. Commissioned to polish my living notes, to organize the archival decrees of the past decades, and now to draft a testament for me. He's busy and tired enough, I'm afraid it's not appropriate to disturb him again, right? ”

Jin Zishan knew when he heard that the emperor was hesitant, and in the final analysis, it was still a suspicion. What is the relationship between Xu Wenhan and Yang Zhi, it is well known. As long as he refuses on the grounds of avoiding suspicion, the emperor can't do anything with him. I had to answer: "The emperor is sage." The minister is anxious, please forgive the emperor. ”

The emperor hesitated for a moment, opened his words and said, "Xiaojin, there is no need to hide between you and me. Xu Wenhan, Qin Kongyun, Yang Zhi and Wei Feiyang have already formed their own forces with the link of righteousness, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the Yang Group. Needless to say, you know that they were raised by me, but they are different from other groups. ”

"You and I have to admit that these four people are the only ones in the world. I appreciate them, I cherish them, I can tolerate them, I dare to use them. When I was alive, they treated me with respect and obedience, and they did not do anything to be sorry for Daxia. If I am gone, I don't know if the new monarch can tolerate and dare to use it? Once it is not grasped properly, how will the situation be cleaned up? According to the ability of the four of them, they can either force the summer or mess with the summer. I used to use and guard against them, but now I am cautious about Yang Zhi's appointment, at least it is to pave the way for the future, and to say that it is the national fortune of Daxia in the big picture! ”

Jin Zishan knew that the emperor had always attached great importance to Yang Zhi and others, but he was still shocked when he heard it. After pondering for a long time, he asked, "What does the emperor mean ......?" ”

The emperor said resolutely: "The matter of canonizing the crown prince cannot be delayed any longer." Summoning Wenhan to meet him! Regardless of whether it is useful or not, it never hurts to listen to his opinion. (To be continued.) )