Chapter 303: The Old Man of the Imperial Court
As soon as Yan Wei mentioned one million taels of gold, all the people present fell silent, this is not a small amount, not that they can't take out this money, but they don't want to give this huge amount of money to Bei Ying Lei in vain.
These officials are only for money, and they have the ability to collect money, and it is more difficult for them to break their wealth than to ascend to the sky.
"The North Shadow Thunder is insatiable, it's not enough to control the treasury, and if you want to blackmail us, it's unbearable!" Murong Yi gritted his teeth and said.
"That's right, Bei Ying Lei is clearly blackmailing the ministers, how can we let it succeed!" Tazha also agreed.
Hong Guangbi was embarrassed: "But if the Northern Thunder really sticks to Yecheng, then the Yan Kingdom will perish, and the money in your hands and I can't keep it!"
Hong Guangbi's words were like a scoop of cold water, making the others tremble.
As Hong Guangbi said, if you don't give Beiying Thunder a million taels of gold, after the rebels break through Yecheng, their huge wealth is also the focus of attention.
"Why don't we find a way to escape from Yecheng?" Murong Yi was a relative of the emperor in vain, and Yan was in trouble, and the first thing he thought of was to escape the disaster of war with his family wealth.
"Now that Yecheng has been sealed by the Northern Thunder, not to mention that you and I have a big business, do you leave your family property and flee?" Tazha's face was as gloomy as water.
In the end, these officials are still reluctant to give up their family property, otherwise with their ability, it would be easy to leave Yecheng alone.
"Is there no other way?" Yan Wei said angrily: "You can't cheapen the Northern Thunder for nothing!"
After saying that, the guard turned his gaze to the unspoken Lord Bechha, who was the only general among the five.
Bei Qiha is a veteran minister of Yan State, a general, he is sixty-seven years old this year, but his body that has been practicing martial arts all the year round, like a middle-aged man in his fifties, he has fought all his life and made great contributions to Yan Guoguo.
In terms of status, Beqiha is the highest among the five, but he has long been out of power, but he is full of peach and plums, and most of the five generals who rebelled against Yan are his protégés.
"The Northern Underworld Thunder now controls the military power of Yecheng, so he dares to open his mouth, but he has not sent troops to quell the rebellion, and there are many complaints among the army and the people, can we spread rumors in the army and force the Northern Underworld to go out of the army!"
Yan Wei smiled bitterly: "The boss doesn't know, the Northern Thunder has already scattered his own children among the three thousand new army to take important positions, and Xicheng Hideki, who leads the new army, is a diehard loyalist of the Northern Thunder, so it's not easy for us to start!"
Hong Guangbi, the squire of the military department, also spoke: "I have tested the new army with my own eyes, and found that this new army, which has only been established for a few days, not only prohibits orders and prohibitions, but also has excellent discipline, and is convinced of the words of the Northern Thunder, only the Northern Thunder is the first to look forward!"
Beqiha could hear his respect for the Northern Thunder from Hong Guangbi's words, but if it was really as Hong Guangbi said, the ability of the Northern Thunder to train troops was probably still above his martial arts, and the terrifying degree increased rapidly.
"That is for now, we must see Your Majesty and oppress the Northern Thunder to send troops in the name of Your Majesty!"
"But Your Majesty is under house arrest within the palace walls by the Northern Thunderbolt, and I won't be able to see it!"
Since the Northern Thunder slaughtered the Praetorian Guards, he took over the responsibility of guarding the palace, and now King Yan has not been in the court for three days.
"It seems that I am also going to give up this old face and call a few friends to meet Your Majesty!" Behach said lightly, shocking the others.
At this time, King Yan was listening to the teachings of the Northern Thunder in the palace, and he didn't know that Behachi was coming to find her, the fake King Yan.
In addition to teaching Qiu Yan martial arts, Bei Minglei also taught her how to govern the country.
"These important ministers of the imperial court have been eating vegetarian meals, and they just want to reap the benefits, but they don't know the country's social welfare!" After listening to his subordinates' reports on the movements of the ministers, Bei Minglei said to Qiu Yan.
"You will have to be strict in controlling the courtiers in the future, these lazy people, after no one spurs them, they only have money in their eyes, how can there be a little people!"
Qiu Yan was puzzled: "Master, after controlling the courtiers too strictly, will it cause the courtiers to rebound?"
"Don't be afraid!" Bei Ying Lei smiled: "What these courtiers are most afraid of is not being managed, but losing their officials, as long as they can keep the source of wealth and wealth, they can do anything!"
"Remember, as long as you are in charge of the military, the courtiers are just cattle and sheep to be slaughtered, and you can kill and degrade them as you like!"
Just when Bei Ying Lei wanted to say more, Bai Gonggong suddenly reported that Behach had brought a large number of old face saints.
These elders are all old ministers of Yan State, with high morality, peach and plum all over the world, and a very good reputation inside and outside the court, even King Yan has to pay attention to it.
"Master, those old men are kneeling outside the palace gate now, which is the place where hundreds of officials knelt and worshipped before!" Father-in-law Bai said respectfully.
Bei Ying Lei nodded, got up and said, "Let me meet these old guys!"
When Bei Ying Lei came to the front of the palace, he saw a group of gray-haired old men kneeling on the ground, the youngest of these people was sixty years old, among them, Behachi had the highest status, kneeling in the first row!
"What are you kneeling in front of the palace?" Bei Ying Lei stood on a high place, looking down on this group of old men, his attitude was arrogant, which made people very unhappy!
"Old minister Behachi, please see Your Majesty!"
Bei Ying Lei replied curiously: "It has been three years since Lord Behach retired with honor, and I don't know what I want to see Your Majesty!"
"The old minister is worried about state affairs and has to meet His Majesty, can the national teacher pass it on!" Behach didn't rely on the old and sell the old, but showed great respect, so that Bei Ying Lei had nowhere to have a temper.
"Your Majesty is unwell and has already rested, if you want to meet in person for two days, come back!"
Behachi suddenly raised his head, the body of the old dragon bell straightened his waist, two cold rays shot out of his eyes, and he said angrily.
"The collapse of the country is imminent, even if Your Majesty is in good health, the old minister will meet him!"
Bei Minglei looked at Behachi carefully, and saw that he was upright and arrogant, and people who didn't know the inside thought that he was a loyal minister who cared about the country's society.
"I remember that when the boss was not honorably retired, he was in charge of the soldiers and horses of the Yan State, and now the five generals who rebelled, three of them were his students, and the other two were also your old subordinates!"
Bei Ying Lei crossed his arms, touched his chin, and stared at Behachi with a smile, the meaning of his words was self-evident.
Behachi was not afraid, his eyes stared at the North Thunder and said: "If the country is traitorous, the country will be in turmoil!"
"Oh!" Bei Ying Lei was curious: "Who is the traitor!"
Behachi said loudly: "The traitor's surname is Beiming, his name is Lei, and he is the national teacher of the dynasty!"
Behachi's words were full of eloquence and neutrality, so that everyone could hear them, and the old ministers behind him raised their heads and stared at the Northern Thunder, their eyes spewing anger.
The atmosphere at the scene became depressed for a while, Bei Minglei's face was also gloomy, and a faint pressure enveloped everyone, except for Behachi, who could still straighten his waist, everyone else lowered their heads.
"I see that the old man is no longer in court all the year round, so he has a misunderstanding about the government!"
"Lao Chen didn't misunderstand, you are arrogant and arrogant, only a few days after taking office, the Praetorian Guards were all wiped out, and the Yan Kingdom was in flames, isn't it a traitor!"
Behachi's words made the air in the scene become heavy.