"Bow down with blood, and the monarch and the minister will do their duty." The blood marks on Cao Songlou's forehead were like a scarlet eye, staring at Han Zexi at the same time as his eyes.

Han Zexi couldn't help but be stunned by him, but he couldn't tell what he was stunned about, he was so restless that he forgot to think about what Cao Songlou meant for a while.

After a while, without waiting for the emperor to announce his peace, Cao Songlou stood up straight, raised his head and said loudly: "You and I are no longer monarchs and ministers, and we don't need to be courteous to monarchs and ministers, take advantage of this moment to teach you a good lesson!" ”

"Bold fanatic! Dare to be disrespectful to the emperor above the Golden Palace? Gao Youquan raised the dragon gold in his hand and rushed towards him angrily.

The guards also drew their swords and glared, but in the face of Gao Youquan and the guards, Cao Songlou did not have the slightest fear, and only arched his hand to Han Zexi.

Normally, Cao Songlou would be dragged out and beaten to death, but Han Zexi raised his hand, pressed it down again, and glanced around majestically, signaling everyone not to be angry. He pointed to Cao Songlou again, indicating that he should continue.

As the emperor, Han Zexi was ready to be scolded bloody, those ancient Ming monarchs were still scolded, he knew that he was not as good as them, and it was not strange to be scolded. Accepting the fact that the emperor is going to be scolded does not mean that he is willing to be scolded, and the reason why he did not immediately punish Cao Songlou was because he was a little curious.

Why didn't Cao Songlou call him a "mediocre tyrant" and only call him an "ignorant child"? When he was very young, he was studying and enlightened, and Shen Tingyang scolded him many times as an "ignorant child", and he wanted to understand the reason why Cao Songlou spoke in a strict tone.

Rebellious remarks were also allowed to speak, Cao Songlou's demeanor was a little more calm, and he said unhurriedly: "For thousands of years, many people only know the world of their families, but not the people of the world, such people are the same as ignorant children, and the emperor is also such a person. ”

"Oh?" Han Zexi's fingers tapped on the armrest of the dragon chair and smiled, "As we all know, the throne is passed down from the bloodline of the dragon descendant, this is the 'family world'!" Doesn't the so-called 'people's world' want to give the throne to the people of the world to sit in turn? Absurd! ”

Cao Songlou shook his head, "The meaning of the family and the world is not only to pass on the throne to the bloodline of the dragon descendants, but also to treat the world as one's own private property. In the world, the subordinates are the servants and the Li people are the crops, so as to prevent the subordinates from defrauding and stealing the family property, and to harvest the property of the Li people in order to meet the needs of squandering. ”

Han Zexi frowned and narrowed his eyes, and asked rhetorically: "The world belongs to the Han family, and the courtiers obey me, isn't it a matter of course?" And is it wrong for me to prevent my courtiers from treason and harm the king? Is it wrong for me to let the people live and work in peace and contentment, and let them pay their taxes? ”

"Something is wrong!" Cao Songlou's answer was categorical!

These two words are going to make Cao Songlou be divided by five horses, right? Cao Beidao, Gu Sizhe, and Du Zhen heard that cold sweat broke out on their backs, while some officials who were good friends with Gao Youquan had a smug face.

Han Zexi stood up suddenly, his right hand trembling and pointing directly at Cao Songlou, but he quickly sat down again, and said expressionlessly: "You mean 'the family of the world' is not right, then you can tell me what is the 'people of the world'." ”

"Before talking about the people's world, I have to make it simple and clear about the disadvantages of the 'family world' upheld by the emperor, which is to make the disadvantages bigger for you personally, push the subordinates and Li Min to the opposite side of the monarch, and treat the eunuchs and palace maids as family members!" After Cao Songlou finished speaking, he looked sideways at Gao Youquan.

The golden hall was silent for a while, the three layers of white marble steps outside the hall glowed red under the rising sun, the snow on the top of the heavy eaves hall was crystal clear, and the snow in the dragon eye of the dragon carving of the Dan Majesty was like tears after melting.

How many people dream of entering this golden temple? Han Zexi suddenly wanted to leave here at this time, but this thought only passed by in a flash.

He looked at Gao Youquan, then looked at Cao Songlou and said, "The eunuchs and palace maids serve my daily life and solve my worries, what's wrong with treating them as family members?" But this does not push the vassals and the people to the opposite side, there are some stubborn and pedantic people like you who want to oppose the court! ”

"It can also be said that they are the emperor's family, but everyone in the world can also be said to be the emperor's family. But Gao Youquan has hurt a lot of people, and with him, it is impossible to be a family in the world! The blood on Cao Songlou's forehead was dripping down, and the blood on his face was covered with blood, which looked a little terrifying.

Han Zexi glared at him with disgust, and said sharply: "It's you who say bad things about him again and again, you don't want to be a family in the world, and you still say that he hurts others?" I am the lord of the world, and all the people of the French Dynasty are my family, and I will not allow any family members to attack each other! ”

Hearing this, Cao Beidao was immediately depressed, Han Zexi's trust in Gao Youquan was beyond his imagination.

In fact, he didn't know that Han Zexi was more grateful to Gao Youquan than trusting, as the Supreme of the Ninth Five, but he couldn't fulfill his filial piety by his biological mother's side, he was very guilty and resentful, but fortunately, Gao Youquan let his mother experience some of the joy of mother and son, which made him feel a little at ease. If we deny the loyalty of Gao Youquan, don't we want to deny the kindness of filial piety?

Cao Songlou didn't care if he could bring down Gao Youquan, he just wanted to finish what he wanted to say quickly, and he said loudly: "The world is the world of the people of the world, and it is not up to the emperor to decide right and wrong!" The emperor is not the master of the world, but the general manager of the world, the vassals assist the emperor in governance, the monarch and the minister are colleagues, and the people are the real masters! ”

The people are more important than the king, Han Zexi still understands this simple truth, he doesn't want to be entangled in the question of "who is the lord of the world", and pulls back the impeachment of Gao Youquan: "Even if what you say is right, but Dai Xiaogong has no fish and meat people, why do you always pick on him?" ”

Cao Songlou was also a little anxious, why did Han Zexi think that Gao Youquan had no fish and meat people? said in a strong tone: "It's not that we want to pick thorns, it's that Gao Youquan is really guilty, and we impeach him for the sake of the people not to pick the emperor's thorns!" The people are dissatisfied with the imperial court's governance of the world, and sooner or later the world will be in chaos! ”

"If there is a mistake in the filial piety of the duke, I will send someone to supervise it, and you don't need to impeach."

"Wrong? Monitor? Gao Youquan is guilty, not wrong! If he only sends someone to monitor what he does, he may even be deceived by those who monitor him, or even bribe the past! ”

Listening to Cao Songlou's words becoming more and more intense, Han Zexi's idea of wanting to kill him swirled in his mind, but in order not to leave a notoriety in the history books as "angry and arbitrary", he could only suppress his anger and say: "There is hard work and merit on behalf of the filial piety, and it is also wrong for me to protect the heroes?" It is wrong to kill them all, and it will make the subjects feel cold. ”

Cao Songlou waved his hand with a smile, "Of course it's wrong to kill them all, it's right to be kind to your subordinates and Li Min, but protecting Gao Youquan will only lose the hearts of the people!" The sins of the high and complete are far more than his merits. ”

The sun rises, the snow melts, there is a dragon head stretched out on the lower side of the white marble carving fence outside the carving, used to drain water, and the wonder of the dragon spitting water can be seen in the rainy season in summer. At this time, a small amount of snow water flows down the faucet, bringing ice particles gushing out, which is another spectacle.

"Tick, tick......" Qinglingling's voice came out, which seemed to be more leaky, urging people to grow old and desperate.

Cao Songlou said everything he wanted to say, but Han Zexi still didn't agree to strictly investigate Gao Youquan.

Things can't be perfunctory, Cao Songlou looked at the six-foot-diameter Nanmu pillar beside him, and the gold-lacquered dragon on the pillar posed in a majestic posture, as if mocking Cao Songlou for not being able to do anything.

In the middle of the front of the golden hall, the dragon chair is placed on the Nanmu platform, and there are seven steps from the ground to the platform.

The back of the dragon chair is surrounded by a screen carved with dragon gold, and the dragon chair is also carved with dragon gold, because the dragon chair should show its style, it is very wide, and the chair legs are relatively high, in order not to let the emperor hang his feet to sit, there is a foot-high pedal in front of the chair.

Han Zexi's toes were raised and flattened, repeatedly, and the sound of tapping echoed in the golden hall.

Cao Songlou couldn't make sense of him, sighed, resolutely glanced at the dragon pillar beside him, and bumped into it with all his strength!

The sound of hitting the pillar is like a bronze bell ringing, can the bell wake up Han Zexi?

Cao Songlou's head was splashed with blood, and everyone was stunned on the spot! Gao Youquan looked at his body in amazement, in order to bring himself down, he didn't even want his life?

After everyone came back to their senses, all the ministers knelt down together and begged Han Zexi to strictly investigate Gao Youquan.

Cao Beidao hugged his brother's body and cried bitterly, he was making a show to others, and he was really sad. Anyone who can play conspiracy is not stupid, he understands that there is no one like his brother who will be used by him in the future, and there is no one who can reassure him to hand over his back in the world, and of course it is sad to lose such an important person.

Under pressure, Han Zexi asked Gao Youquan to suspend all his duties and asked the Ministry of Rites to send someone to investigate him.

Not to mention that the Ministry of Rites is not suitable for checking people, even if it is suitable, after Qiao and Shi's accident, the Ministry of Rites has not yet resumed normal operation, and many of the members are cronies of Gao Youquan, and if they are checked, they are not checked.

Seeing that the matter would not be resolved, Dang Ben'an walked down the steps, knelt on the ground and pleaded: "Your Majesty, if this case is to be investigated, it must be investigated by the Criminal Department, and if it is found out, it is to give an explanation to the ministers, if Dai Xiaogong is wronged, it can also be used to prove his innocence." ”

Cao Beidao let his tears fill his eyes, and said sadly: "The emperor only trusts Dai Xiaogong now, what evidence do you need to check to prove Dai Xiaogong's innocence...... No one has ever been so trusted......"

These jealous words made Han Zexi suddenly recall that in the past, Cheng Haofeng, Shen Tingyang, Cen Zaidao, Qiao Chushi, Hu Yonggang, and Cao Beidao were his original followers, most of them had already left, and they were dead, Cao Beidao was the only one who was still in front of him, and suddenly thought that he couldn't make Cao Beidao feel cold, and Cao Songlou's death also touched him a lot, so he decided to investigate Gao Youquan deeply.

In the end, Gao Youquan's case was presided over by Guo Beizhai, Zhuo Que Village was the deputy trial, and most of the officers of the Criminal Department were involved in the investigation of the case.

After retreating from the palace, Cao Beidao and Gao Youquan looked at each other and sneered, Gao Youquan raised his chin at him, squinted his eyes contemptuously, and strode towards the outside of the palace.

After a few days of investigation, there was no progress, and Gao Youquan, who seemed to be arrogant and domineering, actually had no ironclad evidence of crime to catch.

went to the Criminal Department every day to ask about the situation, Cao Beidao was so anxious that he couldn't miss this opportunity, and asked Qiao Jishi if there was any way to grasp the handle of Gao Youquan.

After finishing the affairs of Yizhou, when Qiao Chushi returned to Beijing to visit her brother, she listened to Cao Beidao talk about these situations, and sent a spirit talisman to ask Cheng Haofeng.