Chapter 188: Yang Xiang resigns

The prime minister was emotional, looking at the emperor and said movingly,

"Emperor, 16 years ago, Win Wuxian was given death, the old department of the Winner Army was dismissed by the imperial court, the tribes in the west rebelled, conquered the Tiger Prison City, the eastern capital was in danger, and the lives of the people were devastated, have you forgotten these bloody lessons?"

When the emperor heard this, his face slightly leaked a hesitant look, what the prime minister said was the truth, when the general of Zhenxi was given to die, in order to prevent future troubles, he issued an edict and dismissed the old department of the winner's army.

But who would have thought that just three days after the incident of the East Window of the Tiger Prison, the Xirong army invaded the border on a large scale, and the generals who defended the city sent by the imperial court twice died and fled.

Seeing that the imperial court was weak, the Xirong army captured the Tiger Prison Pass in one fell swoop, and the eastern capital was in danger, and the emperor had no choice but to issue an edict in a hurry

, please return to the old department of the winner's army, which stopped the spread of the enemy's offensive,

The emperor fell into a short silence, but the prince's attitude was resolute, and he didn't care about Prime Minister Yang Guan's words.

"What's there to worry about, the prince led an army of 300,000 to fight against the rebellion, and after the winner army was wiped out, leave 100,000 dynasty troops to guard the western border passes, and hand over the stability of the western border of the dynasty and the eastern capital Luoyang to a group of traitors, that will leave a great disaster."

The prince said in a conclusive way that he had not experienced the history of Xirong's invasion, so he ignored the brutality of the Xirong army, and in his opinion, the winner army was not as brave and invincible as rumored.

As for the rumors that there is no one in the world, it is just that the courtiers and the world have mythologized their achievements, plus he now wants to send troops to the west, and he can't listen to the prime minister's words at all.

Yang Guan sighed, and was silent for a long time before looking at the prince in a daze

"Do you think that with 300,000 troops, you can exterminate the winner's army, if this is the case, how can the tribes of the Western Frontier be beaten for more than 10 years without raising their heads",

"You",

The prince's face was ugly, and he pointed his finger at Yang Guan, but he didn't say anything, the latter's words were in one sentence, and what he said was the truth, which made the prince, who had always been in power and arrogant, unable to refute for a while.

Just as he was thinking about how to refute Yang Pavilion, the emperor's face sank, and he took the lead in speaking to Yang Pavilion,

"I have made up my mind, after the 10th, send troops to the west to conquer the winner's army, this matter does not need to be discussed, and the prime minister does not have to say anything more".

The emperor's tone is resolute, which makes people unquestionable, exterminating the winner's army, it is difficult for the dynasty to resist Xirong's invasion, he doesn't understand this truth, but the emperor insists on sending troops to the west, encircling and suppressing the winner's army only because of an irresistible reason,

That is the curse that has haunted the Ziwei Dynasty for thousands of years, the nightmare that the emperor has lingered for many years,...... The reincarnation of the green dragon evil star, if there is no reincarnation of the evil star,

The emperor will not insist on going his own way, and he has to put the winner army in a desperate place, but only because of the appearance of Ling Cang, the delicate balance between the royal family and the winner army that has been maintained for 16 years has been destroyed.

Exterminate the winner's army, the dynasty has to bear the risk of Xijon violating the border, but once the reincarnation of the evil star in this life becomes the climate, the dynasty will be doomed to perish in the catastrophe caused by the reincarnation of the evil star.

This is why the emperor tolerated the old department of the winner's army for 16 years, but now he does not hesitate to bear the risk of Xijon's invasion to completely eradicate the winner's army.

Because in the emperor's heart, there is a measure that all the courtiers, including the prime minister Yang Guan and the crown prince, do not know, for the dynasty, the threat of the evil star coming into the world far exceeds the Xirong invasion and those self-respecting envoys.

Prime Minister Yang Guan didn't know the mystery of the evil star's descent into the world, and he didn't understand the real reason why the emperor insisted on going his own way and insisting on sending troops to the west.

Yang Guan's statement was fierce, even though the emperor's attitude was resolute, he still watched the latter argue with reason,

"Emperor, the winner army is the gateway to the west of my dynasty in the real sense, once there is no winner army, Xirong invades the territory, and the east is attacked, which directly affects the current strategic situation of the dynasty, only they can suppress Xirong, and the old minister also asks Your Majesty to think twice",

Yang Guan's expression was moved, and he couldn't kneel down on the top of the hall for a long time in front of the civil and military officials, even if he couldn't change the choice between the emperor and the court, he had to maintain the justice in his heart in this way,

In Yang Guan's view, whether it is Win Wuxian or the old department of the Winner Army, they are all real loyal people, meritorious ministers of the Ziwei Dynasty, and the secret council 16 years ago.

In order to recover the eastern capital from the rebels, the imperial court agreed to the conditions of borrowing troops from Xiqi, sent the Zhenxi general Win Wuxian to the guillotine, and slaughtered the Ying Mansion quietly, for the sake of the reputation of the imperial court, he did not hesitate to charge the Zhenxi general with treason.

Over the years, whenever the court has discussed the winner, Prime Minister Yang Pavilion has been silent and silent, without saying a word, what the court did back then was already absurd enough.

Now for the sake of the so-called reputation of the imperial court, the emperor and the crown prince want to send troops to the west to exterminate this meritorious army with outstanding military achievements.

It's just that only a few people such as Yang Pavilion know the truth of that year, but even if they know, who else in the court except Yang Pavilion remembers the unknown truth and past that was drowned in history.

Because of the existence of the potential factor of the reincarnation of the evil star, the positions of the emperor and the emperor relative to the winner army have been completely opposed.

At this moment, the emperor is full of thoughts about sending troops to the west and exterminating the winner's army to solve the huge hidden danger of the evil star for the future of the dynasty, Yang Guan is already separated from the emperor in this matter, and the emperor's patience has reached the extreme,

He slapped the dragon chair violently and rebuked Yang Guan in an almost angry tone

"If you want me to regain my fame, you can also do it, as long as the winner army voluntarily demolishes the Valhalla Temple and hands over the son of Win Wuxian with his own hands, I will no longer send troops to the west, and I am not to blame for the crimes they committed in the past, they are still the protector of the west of my dynasty, how about it?" ,

The emperor's eyes widened angrily, and he looked at Yang Pavilion in a daze, Yang Pavilion's game above the court had completely aroused the emotions in the emperor's heart, and he said that these were not talking to Yang Pavilion about conditions.

It is completely impossible to see that it is the embodiment of the emperor's resolute attitude under the rage, because it is impossible for the winner's army to hand over the winner's son, let alone demolish the Valhalla Temple, so it is imperative to send troops to the west this time.

Yang Guan's face was full of grief and indignation, at this moment he did not have the slightest fear in the face of the emperor's anger, he looked directly at the emperor and said what had been suppressed in the court for 16 years,

"Emperor, ask yourself, what is the crime of that child, and is the general of Zhenxi really a traitor who collaborates with the enemy and treason as the world sees? ……”,

"Enough",

Emperor Long Yan was furious and stopped Yang Guan from continuing,

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It was originally a court council about whether to send troops to the west, but at this moment it turned into a fierce debate between the emperor and the prime minister, and the rest of the courtiers lowered their heads one by one, and no one dared to make a sound, even the prince was silent.

Everyone can clearly feel that the emotions of the two of them at this moment have been intensified to the extreme, and this situation has never appeared in the court.

In the face of the emperor's anger, Prime Minister Yang Guan was fearless,

His gaze looked directly at the emperor,

"Killing the loyal and righteous people is destroying the foundation of our dynasty, the emperor, you must not make mistakes again and again",

The prophecy of the old ministers of the two dynasties echoed above the main hall, and the old figure was desolate, but Yang Guan's eyes were full of perseverance, since the establishment of the dynasty, except for Wei Zheng, the famous minister of the Ziwei Emperor period, no one dared to speak to the king like this,

As the saying goes, a companion is like a tiger, no courtier dares to easily disobey the emperor's wishes, not to mention that Yang Guan's words today are completely disrespectful to the emperor.

The emperor's face gradually became gloomy, but in the face of the prime minister's argument, he no longer argued, he turned away and no longer looked at the latter, the ministers couldn't see what the emperor's expression was at the moment, but heard the emperor sigh,

For a long time, his heavy and slightly disappointed voice sounded above the main hall,

"Yang Xiang has worked hard for my dynasty, worked hard all his life, and has made outstanding achievements during his tenure and won the hearts of the people, but he is just ...... Just ......",

The emperor's face was solemn, and his tone was slightly hesitant,

"It's just that Yang Xiang is old, and I really can't bear to see you overwork for state affairs."

The emperor turned around, his face was solemn at this moment, he sighed again, and looked at the historian on the side of the main hall,

"According to the age of the official, Yang Xiang should have been recuperating for a long time, but he still has to run around the court all these years, this is my dereliction of duty, go home and rest, Yang Xiang can come to the Xuanzheng Palace at any time to participate in political affairs, during the recuperation period, the prime minister will be issued according to the law, and not a penny will be less."

The emperor's words were recorded word for word by the historian, and the officials under the hall looked solemn one by one, and the prime minister's dismissal was definitely a sensational thing in the court.

But at this moment, the ministers lowered their heads one by one, no one dared to say a word, no one persuaded the emperor to retract his life, and no one sent Prime Minister Yang Guan to return to his hometown, because in the current atmosphere of the court,

It seems out of place to say anything, whether it is an important minister or a prince, it seems that people are soft-spoken,

The old ministers of the two dynasties had empty eyes and tears in their eyes, and at this moment Yang Pavilion no longer argued, and he buried his head deeply on his knees in the main hall.

"Minister, thank you lord Longen",

The old man knelt down for a long time towards the emperor, and the latter also turned away, and the ministers could think of the emperor's heavy mood at the moment, Prime Minister Yang Pavilion was not just a courtier for him, the two were also teachers and friends, and the emperor never thought that one day he would make trouble with the latter to such a field as he is now.

After a long time, Prime Minister Yang Pavilion got up slowly, and finally glanced at the emperor again, the old minister's eyes were complicated, there was reluctance and worry, and finally, Prime Minister Yang Guan's old and vicissitudes of life disappeared outside the hall,

In 775 years of the park, a generation of famous ministers Yang Pavilion resigned and left the dynasty, during the tenure of Yang Guan, he loved the people like a son, neglected to discuss tribute, and made outstanding contributions to the development of the middle of the Ziwei Dynasty, and at the same time, his frugal style was recorded in history, and died of illness two years after the dismissal.

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