The news of the purge of the military department soon spread throughout the imperial capital, and the Han officialdom was in an uproar.

You must know that not long ago, Ye Yunyang was still the target of public criticism, hundreds of officials sharpened their heads and folded their heads to join him, among which the officials at all levels of the military department were the most active, and under the pressure of public opinion, he was sent to the prison of Dali Temple.

But in the blink of an eye, things were reversed, and Xiao Yichun, Ji Yuze and Chi Wenbai were also imprisoned one after another.

But even so, everyone still believes that Ye Yunyang is the loser of this confrontation, who is Chi Wenbai, who holds the power of the world, how can he say that he can be brought down if he is brought down, and even Ji Yuze cannot be punished too severely.

As a result, as soon as the emperor's will came out, the four people were all capital crimes, two five horses were divided into corpses, one was beheaded, and one was beheaded, among which Xiao Yichun was razed to the three clans, and Chi Wenbai was punished by the nine clans.

It is not difficult to judge from the different punishments, Chi Wenbai is the most unlucky person, his nine clans add up to hundreds of people, most of them hold important positions in the military department and the army.

In addition to these four people, the officials of the military department who jumped up and down did not have good fruits to eat. All those who were detained in the name of Chi Wenbai's henchmen were all arrested, and the officials and generals installed by Chi Wenbai in other departments, as well as the generals in the army, were not spared.

For a time, the prison of Dali Temple, which was originally empty, was overcrowded, and the treatment of living in a single room was gone.

All party henchmen who have been found to have a direct connection with Chi Wenbai will be demoted and exiled; all second-level party henchmen who have been developed by party henchmen will be dismissed from their posts and investigated, and will never be hired; all third-level party henchmen will be demoted, transferred from their original posts, and sent to other departments to serve as deputy posts; they will never think of the possibility of being promoted in this life, let alone being promoted again.

More than 10,000 people were implicated in Chi Wenbai's case, the first of which was the Ministry of War, more than eighty percent of the officials were exiled and dismissed, and most of the remaining people were transferred.

The emperor made it clear that he was bitter about Chi Wenbai's incident, and ordered that the post of lieutenant should not be set up for the time being, and that this matter would be considered after the reconstruction of the various halls of the military department was completed, and the officials at all levels of the military department would be arranged by the crown prince, and the roster would be submitted to the emperor for approval, and the new officials could take office.

In addition, vacant positions in the army were also drawn up by the crown prince and reported to the emperor for comparison.

In this way, the power of the military department and the army was held by Emperor Liu Qi, and there was no need to worry about the situation of the Taiwei dictatorship.

You must know that it is a tradition of the Han Empire for thousands of years that the Taiwei is in charge of the power of soldiers and horses, and the emperor must first obtain the consent of the Taiwei if he wants to transfer troops.

It was precisely because he had hit too many nails and suffered too many losses from Chi Wenbai that Liu Qi made up his mind to abolish the post of Tai Lieutenant and let the emperor personally take charge of the world's soldiers and horses, so that he would no longer have to look at other people's faces.

Ye Yunyang sat on a chair and tasted tea, and Dongfang Yixue brewed fragrant tea with his own hands, which was fragrant and mellow, and it was a rare superb.

Chen Shilai stood opposite and explained to him the emperor's punishment of officials at all levels.

Putting down the teacup, Ye Yunyang said with a smile: "Before, everyone was still envious of me, saying that the emperor did not issue a decree to punish, I was the biggest winner in this turmoil, and now they are all dumbfounded, the emperor is the biggest beneficiary." In just a small case, he completed the purge from the Tai Lieutenant to the Ministry of War, and then to the army, and the imperial power and military power were all in his hands, as well as the political power, which can be described as a combination of three powers. ”

Chen Shilai nodded and said: "Yes, these rights belong to the emperor, and the power of the subjects is weakened, and no one will dare to disobey the emperor's thoughts in the future." Childe, is this a good or bad practice?"

Ye Yunyang put away his smile: "It's hard to say whether it's good or bad, for an iron-blooded emperor who works hard, centralization is good, he can completely let go of his hands and feet and govern the world in a big way." But if you change to a faint king, one or two faint tricks pop up in your head from time to time, and the ministers dare not advise, the result will definitely be chaos in the world, or even a change of dynasty. ”

So, everything has its two sides, and while there are benefits, there are also hidden dangers.

In this way, at least the Han Dynasty will be strong for tens or hundreds of years, because the current emperor and the crown prince are wise lords, and centralization of power is good for them. Chen Shilai said.

Ye Yunyang smiled indifferently and did not speak again.

Obviously, he doesn't agree with this point of view, things have their two sides, and people are the same, the Ming Lord and the Dusk King are just a thought, who dares to guarantee that the emperor will not become rigid in front of power, everything is decided by one person, and he can still listen to other people's opinions after a long time?

The main thing is that who dares to guarantee that all the decisions of the emperor are correct.

Dongfang Yixue put down the tea set and asked, "When are we going to leave for Nanshan?"

Ye Yunyang thought for a while and said, "Have you packed up everything?"

The beauty nodded: "It's all packed up, because we have to leave the imperial capital on flying wings, and we can't actually bring much salute." ”

There is no problem with the load of the medium-sized flying wing, but the space is limited, and each person can carry a maximum of two backpacks, which cannot fit several cars like a horse-drawn carriage.

As the old saying goes, the poor family is rich, and Ye Yunyang agrees with this view.

But he was not worried, because the emperor gave him a privilege to land anywhere, and to land at any time to replenish supplies, and to pick a prosperous place.

"That's good, tentatively the day after tomorrow. He made a decision and said, "Take a break today, and tomorrow I have to say goodbye to my brothers, just in time to leave the day after tomorrow." ”

Dongfang Yixue stood up and said, "Then I'll go and prepare again, by the way, there is one thing you must not forget, say hello to the Ying Ying before leaving, if you forget her, he will definitely not be reluctant when we come back." ”

As soon as Liu Yuying was mentioned, Ye Yunyang felt that his head was big, although in the many confrontations between the two, Liu Yuying had never taken any advantage, but her indomitable and courageous character of fighting a hundred battles and becoming more and more courageous could not be carried by anyone.

Said Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrived.

As soon as the words of the Oriental Beauty fell, Liu Yuying's voice sounded outside: "Ye Yunyang, Sister Dongfang, you are not interesting enough! You don't take me with you to play in Nanshan, it's too much!"

The two looked at each other, and Liu Yuying rushed in.

Ye Yunyang turned his head to look at her and said, "Do you really think we're here to play?"

The little girl pursed her mouth high and said, "The lord inspects the fiefdom, isn't it a joke?"

"It seems that the emperor and the crown prince have done a good job of secrecy, and neither they told her the truth. Ye Yunyang said to Dongfang Yixue.

The little girl's eyes widened: "What do you mean?"

Dongfang Yixue said with a smile: "On the surface, Yun Yang is going to inspect the fiefdom, but in fact, it is to recover the Nanban, if nothing else, he has no time to see what the fief looks like, and even the stay in Nanshan will not be too long." ”

"So that's the case, the imperial grandfather actually told me that you are going to Nanshan to play. The little girl complained angrily: "Even the imperial grandfather didn't tell me the truth, it's too much." ”

Ye Yunyang shrugged: "It's normal for him not to tell you about such a big thing, lest you be a moth again and shout to come with us." ”

The little girl's eyes suddenly lit up: "Your proposal is good, I want to go with you." ”

Ye Yunyang glared: "Is this my suggestion? Don't dream, last time because I wanted to take you to the beach, I was scolded by your imperial grandfather, this mission is much more dangerous than finding pirates, it's strange if he can agree! ”

Liu Yuying's big eyes turned twice, shook his head and said, "Don't, you're all leaving, how boring it is for me to stay in the imperial capital alone." No, you have to go and tell the imperial grandfather that the person he trusts the most is you, as long as you are willing to put your heart into it, he will definitely agree. ”

Ye Yunyang said in his heart that he would promise a hair, the old man would definitely cut me with a knife, and he would take his precious granddaughter to Nanban, who was not angry.

In addition to the emperor, there is also the crown prince, this guy always guards against Ye Yunyang like a thief.

The little girl didn't give up, Ye Yunyang finally had no choice, slapped the table and said, "You go with me to see the emperor, and then tell him personally, if he agrees, I will take you away." But if he doesn't agree, don't blame me for not helping you. ”

"Okay, let's go into the palace. The little girl stepped forward and reached out to hug his arm, as if she was afraid that he would regret it.

Dongfang Yixue couldn't cry or laugh, she also persuaded for a long time just now, but Liu Yuying was not moved at all, and she didn't know which tendon in this girl's head was wrong, anyway, she was going to Nanban.

An hour later, the two appeared in the imperial study.

The reason why she asked her to say it in person was that Ye Yunyang had a purpose, and asked the emperor and the crown prince to make sure that it was not him who was out of the moth, and what kind of fire was sending towards Liu Yuying, it had nothing to do with me.

After listening to the little girl's request, the prince's nose was almost crooked, you are a beautiful and dignified little county lord, why don't you stay in the palace honestly, why do you go to Nanban?

The royal family is very strict with the management of princes and princesses, without the permission of the emperor, they are not allowed to step out of the palace gate, and only after they are adults or married, they will be allowed to live outside the palace.

Liu Yuying is the only exception, she can not only enter and leave the palace at any time, but also freely enter and exit the imperial capital, even if she occasionally comes to the night and does not return, as long as the reason is reasonable, it can be forgiven.

The prince thought that she was spoiled by the emperor and was not satisfied with so many privileges, so she even offered to go to Nanban with Ye Yunyang, it was too lawless!

He thought that the emperor would be very angry and scolded him, so he was ready to intercede for his daughter, but the first sentence of the emperor's mouth shocked him.

The emperor looked his granddaughter up and down, and said with a smile: "If you want to go to Nanban, it's not impossible, as long as you agree to the three conditions of the emperor's grandfather, you can set off with Yunyang." ”

The prince was directly dumbfounded, what's the situation?

Ye Yunyang was also a little confused, the situation was wrong!

Liu Yuying's face was happy: "What conditions, Grandpa Huang, you can say it, but don't be too embarrassed." ”

With a kind expression on his face, the emperor said: "First, you are not allowed to act without permission, you must let Gu Guoshi follow you when you do anything; second, you are not allowed to go home at night, because you have to be active in the wilderness, and you have no fixed place to live at night, but wherever Yun Yang lives, you have to live where you are, and you can't leave his sight; third, all actions are under Yun Yang's command, and you are not allowed to play petty or make opinions. That's it, can you do it?"

Liu Yuying didn't want to think about it and said: "Of course, it's too simple, I will definitely be able to do it." ”

The emperor said in a deep voice: "If you violate any of them, you don't need to be sent down by Yunyang, Gu Guoshi will directly take you back to the imperial capital, and you won't want to leave the imperial capital for half a step in the future, remember?"

The little girl said solemnly: "Grandpa Huang, rest assured, I will definitely abide by these three regulations and never let Grandpa Huang down." ”

Ye Yunyang and the crown prince glanced at each other, and their eyes were the same blank.