On August 10, the 19th year of the emperor's reign, an imperial edict was issued, and Li Mi, a popular man beside the emperor, personally went to the Duke of Qi to announce the decree.

Taishi, Shang Shuling, and Qi Guogong Gao Gong added 300 households to eat and gave ten jars of wine.

"Minister, thank you."

In the main hall of the Mansion of Qi State, Gao Gong, dressed in a purple robe and goldfish bag, knelt down to thank the Holy Grace. Li Mi handed over the holy decree to Gao Gong and congratulated him, "Congratulations to the old lady, the holy family is generous." ”

Gao Gong held the holy decree, personally offered it to the hall, and then turned back, and smiled slightly at Li Mi, a big celebrity in front of the new emperor who was only his grandson, "Your Majesty is gracious, the old man is really grateful, and the old man is grateful to His Majesty when he went back to the era of his life." While speaking, Gao Gong said: "The Duke of Pushan County is now deeply trusted by His Majesty, and he is busy with affairs, and the old man has always wanted to find an opportunity to have a good drink with the Duke of Pushan. ”

With a smile on his face, Li Mi replied, "I am deeply honored to be able to drink with the Grand Master. It's just that," he looked embarrassed, "It's just that he still has official business on his body, and if he doesn't hide it from the old lady, he will go to Mrs. Yang's mansion for a while." I'm really embarrassed, next time, when the Taishi is free, a certain person will do the east in person, how about inviting the Taishi to appreciate the light when he arrives? ”

Although Li Mi was full of smiles, Gao Gong felt the perfunctory in this smile. Gao Gong was unhappy in his heart, his face was a little stiff, and finally laughed: "Since it is inconvenient, I can only regret it, next time, next ≧time, when Pushan Gong has a chance, we must have two drinks, and I will not stay with Pushan Gong today, and I will not delay your errand." As he spoke, he asked again in a seemingly casual tone. Pushan Gongyi will go to the Taoist mansion, is it to announce a reward? ”

"yes. His Majesty is quite appreciative of the Taishi and Taifu, no. Add 300 food eups, and give ten jars of imperial wine to Taifu in Huaihuang Xingong, and the same is true for Yang Taifu, add 300 food eups, and give ten jars of Xingong imperial wine. ”

After saying a few more words, Li Mi said goodbye, and Gao Gong personally sent him all the way to the gate.

"Close the door!" When Li Mi's carriage had already gone away, Gao Gong's face immediately turned cold, and there was no longer a trace of a smile. He folded his hands behind his back. His brows were furrowed and he walked back step by step, his face was like frost, and the cold was overwhelming.

Gao Hongde, the second son of Gao Gong, followed behind and spat at the long street, "Phew, what kind of thing, really give him a few colors, he also opened a dyeing workshop, I really don't know how many catties and taels he has." He trotted to catch up with his father. The adults let him drink because they looked up to him, and he even picked it up, which is really hateful. ”

"Shut your mouth, beware of the evil that comes out of your mouth." Gao Gong turned his head and glared at his son.

Newly won the emperor's favor. But Gao Gong was not happy at all. It's not that he doesn't care about the three hundred households of food and the ten jars of imperial wine, although the reward is small, but it is still a grand grace. Gao Gong now has a feeling of sadness for the dead rabbit and the fox. Just yesterday. The emperor mobilized the Northern Ya Janissaries and exterminated the Changsun clan, the Dou clan, and the Wei clan in a very high-profile manner. The mansions of the three clans in the capital were all seized. All the property slaves were confiscated, and the estates, estates, shops, and so on outside Beijing. Officials have also gone to seize and confiscate. More than 100 men from the eldest grandson and the Dou clan were arrested and imprisoned. The Changsun clan is better, and the Changsun Sheng branch is kept for preservation, and the Changsun Sheng still maintains the official rank. And the Dou family of Chen Guogong's Taifu Mansion, even if the eldest princess came forward, it was still useless, and the entire Dou family collapsed. The worst thing is the Wei family, Wei Xiaokuan, Xiao Shikang, the two Wei, two huge families, the original top three gate valves of the Great Sui, have now disappeared. Emperor Taishang's son-in-law Wei Yuanzhao openly resisted, and tried to attack the angels with a bow, but was directly attacked by the Yulin Army guards of the Northern Ya, and all the adult men of the Wei family were killed on the spot, and even some of the older fourteen or fifteen-year-old middle-aged men were killed, leaving only those children, women and children.

The three high gates were wiped out in one fell swoop.

At noon today, more than 300 men from the Changsun family, the Dou family, and the Wei family were convicted of the crime of treason, and they were taken up one by one to have their heads cut off under the witness of hundreds of people in Xijing City.

At that time, Gao Gong was on the stage and was the supervisor of this time.

Seeing the executioner holding the ghost-headed broadsword, cutting off the heads of more than 300 Changsun, Dou, and Wei men one after another, commanding hundreds of thousands of troops on the battlefield, and facing Gao Gong, who had never blinked an eye, but couldn't help but feel confused and frightened. This annihilation of the three clans actually happened under the leadership of him and Yang Su. It was he and Yang Su who made the decision to ask the emperor to exterminate the three clans.

Now, the three wealthy families that used to be high and glorious have been destroyed, the outstanding people in the family have all been beheaded, and the remaining children have all been taken away from their official positions, and they have no chance to enter the office, and even their property has not been saved.

He and Yang Su personally sent the Dou, Wei, and Changsun clans to the guillotine, and now the emperor issued an order to reward the two of them, seal the food estate, and give the imperial wine.

The rabbit died and the fox was sad.

This time it's Dou, Wei, and the eldest grandson, which family will it be next time?

He has been in power for nearly 20 years, and the Bohai Gao family has also been prosperous for a while, but what kind of ending will it end up with? Looking at Li Mi's attitude towards him today, he must have no good evaluation in the emperor's heart.

"The lord has done such a big thing for the emperor, getting rid of the three families of Dou Wei's eldest grandson, and the emperor has only rewarded a mere three hundred food and ten jars of imperial wine, which is really too stingy."

"Smack." Before he finished speaking, his father Gao Gong had already turned around sharply, and a big slap had been thrown into his face, and there was a hot pain on half of his face, and he was immediately a little stunned.

"Son, fool, if you don't speak, no one will treat you as a dumb person, go back to your own courtyard, from today on, without my consent, you are not allowed to leave the house for half a step, read the sages at home, and you are not allowed to spend any more time drinking and doing nonsense with those noble children, do you hear?" Gao Gong shouted angrily, as soon as he started a fire, the power of the first person in the court immediately suppressed his son Gao Hongde. Gao Gong shook his head, turned away in disappointment, and went directly into the study. Shut yourself in and let no one disturb you.

Although it is already over the age of sixties. But Gao Gong still has a very keen sense of smell. The emperor's thunderous measures against the three families of Dou Wei's eldest grandson shook the government and the opposition. At the same time, the emperor only dealt with these three, which also relieved the various high-ranking families of the Jingshi, who had always been a little trembling. Dead friends do not die in the poor way, although the three clans were destroyed, it does make people feel emotional, but as long as it does not involve themselves, it is fine. Now that the emperor has stopped at the point, he has no intention of expanding the liquidation, which is a great thing. It's just that Gao Gong is not like these people, just so naïve.

Since the emperor was able to purge these three clans today, he would definitely find another opportunity to clear out other wealthy families. Ultimately. The emperor did not have an enmity with any family, but the power of the Guanlong nobles who had accumulated several dynasties was too strong, so strong that the emperor was afraid and the emperor couldn't sleep. At the first opportunity, the emperor will definitely have to purge with a heavy hand, unless the Guanlong group is purged to a point where it can be controlled by the emperor, otherwise this purge will definitely not end. Now the question is, who will be the next unlucky ghost?

The emperor's reward just now not only did not make Gao Gong feel that he was out of danger. On the contrary, I feel more and more that I am now in a dangerous situation. Since the emperor felt that the Guanlong nobles were very powerful, he would be ruthless at every opportunity. That one, who has been the prime minister for nearly 20 years, is now a master of the Taishi, and he has also become a Shangshuling who has never been a person in this dynasty. Isn't it also a big threat to the emperor?

Suddenly, Gao Gong felt that he was old and lacked the courage to dare to fight.

In particular, today he personally beheaded hundreds of people from the three clans of Dou Wei, Changsun and Dou. Seeing the three powerful families disappear in the blink of an eye, Gao Gong did have the idea of retreating.

Maybe it's time for me to retreat. The emperor has not dealt with himself yet, but he certainly cannot tolerate that he has always occupied the position of prime minister in the court.

It's really hard to make such a decision. But this time is different from last year. Last year, he still wanted to fight again, fight again, but now, how to fight, how to fight? Gao Gong is really confused, although the new emperor is young, but he is terrible, especially the new emperor is not only very good at using his wrists like Gao Zu, knowing how to weigh, and the most important thing is that he can also play hard at any time, with those who are completely established by him Huai Huang lineage of civil and military and soldiers and horses, when the emperor is impatient to play with means, he can come at any time to overlord the hard bow, who has played him, and in the face of the danger of almost annihilation, who can play.

Get up the paper, spread it out, and grind the ink.

Gao Gong picked up the pen and wrote to beg for bones, and bluntly said that he was old and sick, so he specifically asked the emperor to approve his retirement, so that a handful of old bones could be buried in his hometown.

Writing and writing, Gao Gong wrote more and more smoothly, and his mind became clear, and he figured it out. If others want to stay and play with the new emperor, then let them be, anyway, he doesn't want to play with the new emperor anymore, he can't afford to play anymore. Accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger, he really feels the meaning of this word. Wei Yuanzhao was the son-in-law of the Emperor Taishang, but Yu Linjun still dared to shoot him directly without saying a word, and he didn't even ask his boss and the emperor at all. The eldest princess of the Dou family is so noble, but she can't protect a person in Chen Guogong's Dou Mansion. Why did those Beiya guards dare to do this, because they had the emperor's mandate.

He is now asking Zhishi to retire, which must be the result that the new emperor wants. For his own knowledge, presumably the new emperor will definitely have something to reciprocate at that time, not asking for any more glory, just to be able to retire, stay away from the increasingly fierce storm now, protect the Gao family, and let himself have a good death, and he will be content.

Gao Gong had even thought about it, and after receiving approval for retirement, he would immediately move his family back to his hometown in Puzhou, far away from this qiē.

Gao Gong's beggar bones were sent to the palace on the same day, and Yi Feng was also very surprised after browsing it.

The performance is very moving, but Yi Feng couldn't figure out for a while whether Gao Gong wanted to retreat as an advance, or whether he really had the intention of retreating, because of today's incident of the three families, the rabbit died and the fox was sad and retreated. But no matter what, Yi Feng was still very happy about the appearance of this twist. Once a son of heaven and a courtier, especially the prime minister, the prime minister is such an important minister, Yi Feng needs to use his own people even more. What's more, Gao Gong still holds a position like Shang Shuling, Gao Gong's ability is very strong, but for security reasons, it is quite stupid to let a prime minister stay in power for 20 consecutive years. Besides, Yi Feng has his own philosophy of governance, and Gao Gong and Gaozu Yang Jian have a very tacit understanding, but they may not be able to cooperate well with Yi Feng. In particular, Yifeng now wants to readjust the three provinces. Change the province of Shangshu is a monopoly and has a monopoly on power. And the two provinces of Menxia and Inner History can only be reduced to the status quo of dispensability.

In any case, Gao Gong could not continue to stay in the center. The difference is different. In the end, Gao Gong was driven out by Yi Feng, or he quit automatically. If it's the former, it may end up being ugly, but if Gao Gong chooses the latter wisely, it may be a good situation.

However, although Yi Feng was eager to give Gao Gong out of the court immediately, he still had to make a gesture at this time and did not approve Gao Gong's retirement request. Not only maybe, but also have to write a large paragraph of praise and retention, and at the same time let the next edict be written. In the edict, Gao Gong's achievements over the years of his reign were summarized, and finally said that the new emperor and the new court could not do without him, and let Shaofu Temple reward a large number of treasures than Gao Gong.

The edict was sent to Gao Gong's mansion that night, and the emperor's current other celebrity, Wei Zheng, came to announce the decree.

At this time, the people in Gaofu were surprised to know that Taishi was actually going to retire. After Wei Zheng left, Gao Dehong, the second son of Gao Gong, even said to his father excitedly, "My lord's move is really wonderful to retreat into advance." A beggar stamp, the emperor immediately issued a decree to reward and comfort, and also gave so many treasures. ”

Gao Gong was really disappointed in this son, and he didn't say anything. Back in the study. The moment he received the edict just now, he was really a little shaken in his heart. But soon, he was sober. The sooner the emperor's edict came, the more words of appreciation. It is more and more obvious that the emperor wants him to leave early. Let's go ahead and go back to the table.

The emperor received three resignations from Zen. When the prime minister retires, the emperor also has to refuse to allow him to do the same as usual. This can be regarded as another glory of the emperor to the prime minister, before parting, this scene between the monarch and the minister is also for the world to see.

August 15 is the first great morning after the Son of Heaven ascended the throne.

At the court meeting that day, Yi Feng officially canonized Li Liyi as the queen, and the canonization ceremony was grand and complicated. Subsequently, Yi Feng issued an edict to canonize the concubines. Among them, according to the system, under the queen, the four imperial concubines of the noble concubine, the lady concubine, the virtuous concubine, and the virtuous concubine are all positive and second-grade. Yi Feng took Gao Qianxue as the imperial concubine, Murong Rose as the imperial concubine, and Yuan Jiyao as the imperial concubine, and finally Chen Wan came from behind, surpassing Xiao Sumei and others, and was canonized as the imperial concubine. Xiao Sumei was canonized as Zhaoyi, Yuwen Yubo was canonized as Zhaorong, Manyue was canonized as Zhaoyuan, Zhang Chuchen was canonized as Xiuyi, Qinglian was contoured, Mulan was Xiuyuan, and all six of them were Zhengsanpin Jieyu. In addition, there are 99 people in the emperor's harem, such as beauties, talents, Baolin, royal maids, and Cai Nu, and there are also three vacancies in Jieyu, but all of them are vacant for the time being.

After the canonization ceremony, Gao Gong played again in the court and asked Zhishi to return to his hometown for retirement. It was the first time that the officials of the imperial court knew that Gao Gong was going to be a minister, and they were very surprised. Yang Su couldn't help but turn his head to look at Gao Gong, but he couldn't see what Gao Gong thought, who looked calm. However, as Yang Su expected, the emperor rejected Gao Gong's request in court. This was originally something that Yang Su expected, but after hearing the emperor's refusal, Yang Su was still very disappointed in his heart.

After the court meeting, Yi Feng let the imperial dining room hold a banquet in the palace, give a banquet to hundreds of officials, and a group of foreign women who came to the palace to meet the queen today.

After the banquet was over, and the hundred officials and women had dispersed, Yi Feng returned to the Lizheng Palace, he belonged to the queen tonight, and he should accompany the newly canonized queen.

The Lizheng Hall is newly arranged, the Taifu Temple and the Shaofu Temple are full of various treasured utensils, all kinds of exquisite and gorgeous things, the Lizheng Hall is dressed up in a new way, and the dignity and grace of the queen are shown everywhere.

"Do you like it?" Yi Feng pointed to the gorgeous and precious things in this hall, and asked Su Jun with a smile.

"There is nothing that His Majesty gave to his concubines, there is nothing I don't like." Li Liyi is exceptionally beautiful today, just as amazing as the night of the newlywed's cave room. She bowed to Yi Feng, and then said bluntly, "It's just that since the founding of the country by Taizu, I have always advocated frugality, thrift is a virtue, it turns out that when the Empress Dowager lived here, there were no rare things in the palace, they were all simple." I remember that the concubines had heard that in the early years of the emperor's reign, when the imperial court and the Turks traded with each other, some Turkic merchants sold a basket of pearls worth 8 million yuan, and some persuaded the empress dowager to buy them. But at that time, the Empress Dowager said, this is not what I need, and now the Hu people on the border have repeatedly violated the border and disturbed the border, and the border guards are hard, so it is better to use the 8 million money to reward the meritorious soldiers who defend the border for the country. The Empress Dowager was frugal all her life, and she should be followed by her concubines. His Majesty's concubines have received these precious things, please allow the concubines to resell them. ”

"Reselling? It doesn't have to be that way. "Yi Feng stroked his forehead.

The concubine thought so, just like the charity fundraiser that His Majesty had done before when he was in Huaihuang. The concubines took out all these treasures given by His Majesty, held a charity auction in Beijing, and invited all the wealthy families in Beijing to participate in the auction, and then the money from each lot sold was used to buy Futian, establish the Tzu Chi Monastery, and use Futian's land rent to take in widows, widows, loneliness, and cripples who are over 50 years old and have no support, and provide food, clothing, and shelter. The concubine planned to build a Tzu Chi Monastery in Gyeonggi first, and then build it in various parts of the world in the future, so that all the elderly who had no support could rely on and support their old age. ”

Yi Feng didn't expect Li Liyi to have such a big plan, and this thing is indeed very positive. These things should have belonged to the functions of the government, but at the moment there is no such social welfare, and the queen has the heart to do this, and he is still very supportive. "This plan is very good, I will support the Empress with all my might, maybe when the Empress sums up some experience, then the Imperial Court may be able to allocate funds to incorporate this Tzu Chi Yuan project into the work of the Imperial Court, and promote it as a formal benevolent policy." (To be continued......)