In the imperial study of the palace, Chai Xixu, the founding emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, was playing with a white jade Ruyi. His expression was pretentious, as if he wanted to see every pattern on the wish, and he didn't even bother to look at the courtiers who were arguing.

The founding emperor, who was already in his nineties, looked as young as thirty or forty years old, with a tall figure and bright eyes, which did not correspond to his actual age at all.

Since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Chai Xizhi did not like to go to the court in a serious manner, but pulled the important ministers of the court to the imperial study, where everyone sat and chatted, and handled government affairs in a relaxed form.

At the beginning, it was not bad, because the atmosphere was relaxed, and they would talk freely, although there were some quarrels, but there were no major problems with the promulgation and operation of various decrees in the early days of the founding of the country.

After all, it was a time when everything was in ruins, the old aristocracy was cleansed, and the extra land and various resources were enough to satisfy the appetite of everyone up and down.

But with the passage of time, the feudal dynasty inevitably entered a vicious circle of land annexation. In addition, Chai Xixu later believed in Qiansu Zhenren and spent a lot of money to give him alchemy, and the treasury was even more stretched.

Without money, all kinds of contradictions began to appear.

In the current imperial study, where is there any relaxed atmosphere, every day for the tax of three melons and two dates, there is a lot of noise every day. It costs money to repair water conservancy, imperial examinations, disaster relief, and to quell the bandits that have emerged in various localities...... There is no place in the world where you don't have to spend money.

But no matter how noisy the important ministers of the court were, Chai Xiyu still looked calm, and he didn't seem to be angry for many years.

It's the same today, Pang Taishi played one after another, saying that Yang Ye, the governor of Yunzhou, intended to rebel, hoping that the emperor could order all the Yang family to be arrested. The military attachés such as Shangshu of the Ministry of War hurriedly helped Yang Ye to defend himself, and the two sides were so quarreled that they almost drew their swords.

In the end, Chai Xiyu just knocked on the table, and then said: "It's a matter of border, and this matter will be discussed separately." ”

Pang Taishi knows this emperor very well, don't look at his smiling face, as long as he opens his mouth, this matter can't be said again, otherwise the end will definitely not be too good. This is what the founding monarch is capable of, it only takes one sentence to shut everyone up.

After arguing about Yang Ye's affairs, Chai Xiyu turned his head to look at a certain minister in the imperial study, and asked, "Captain Gao, I heard that your righteous son died unexpectedly, please mourn." ”

Hearing Chai Xixue's name, the tall lieutenant hurriedly got up and said: "Thank you Your Majesty for your concern, the dog fell into the water and drowned, maybe this is his fate, but it can be remembered by His Majesty, and it can be regarded as his blessing." ”

When Chai Xiyu heard this, his eyes narrowed, and he said to Gao Taiwei: "Oh, did you fall into the water?" But I heard that he was murdered. ”

When Gao Taiwei heard this, he quickly knelt down in front of Chai Xiyu, put his head deep between his knees, and said in a trembling voice: "The minister is terrified, I don't know where Your Majesty heard such rumors?" ”

"Hehe, Captain Gao, you don't have to care. A few days ago, you were not in the capital, and it is understandable that you don't know the details of the matter, I am sending someone to investigate, you can rest assured, I will definitely give you justice. Chai Xiyu comforted.

But not only did these words not have the slightest comforting effect, but made Gao Taiwei's face pale.

When his son was photographed dead on the Qiandeng River, he was indeed not in the capital, but he ostensibly took sick leave, and secretly left the capital in disguise. It's obviously done seamlessly, how did the emperor know?

Gao Taiwei quietly glanced at Pang Taishi, the reason why he left was related to Pang Taishi's plan to get rid of Yang Ye. Pang Taishi sent people to arrest Yang Ye, and he also understood that there would be chaos at the border pass, so Gao Taiwei, as a "civil official" in charge of the military attache in charge of the world, had to prepare a candidate to replace Yang Ye.

This quietly left Beijing to find the right person to discuss secretly, and when Yang Ye's matter was settled, he immediately sent someone to receive everything in Yunzhou, and he just returned to the capital yesterday, and he didn't have time to deal with the death of his godson.

Who would have thought that the emperor would know about it.

What I didn't expect was that Pang Taishi didn't say a word at this time, as if he didn't know Gao Taiwei.

Gao Taiwei was helpless, so he could only tremble and say, "Minister, thank Your Majesty for your grace." ”

Chai Xiyu didn't mean to continue the investigation, only clicked on this sentence, and then changed the topic.

"I heard again that the son of Gao Taiwei died in the Qiandeng River, which was originally the Seven Emotions True Soul Dojo, why can't I hear any news?"

When Chai Xiyu said this, all the ministers closed their mouths.

Since the retreat of the national teacher for alchemy, the people in the line of the national teacher have been suppressed very badly, although they are not completely powerless to fight back, but they generally dare not express their opinions. As for the other important ministers, most of them are people from Pang Taishi's side, and they are all waiting for Pang Taishi to speak.

Pang Taishi, who was originally a few years younger than Chai Xiyu, looked old, but when he spoke, his voice was still quite loud and full of energy.

"Back to Your Majesty, it is rumored that the Seven Emotions True Man fought with a monk named Daoran, and he disappeared after the failure. The minister has ordered Taurus to investigate this matter, and I believe that there will be a result in the near future. Pang Taishi said.

"Oh? can actually beat the first disciple of the national teacher in the fighting method, this Daoran monk is not simple. Chai Xiyu praised.

"Your Majesty, no matter how powerful a monk is, he can't compare to the national teacher Qiansu Zhenren." Pang Taishi said this cleverly, as if he was speaking for the national teacher, but he actually wanted to force the national teacher out.

No one wants to see the national teacher alchemy in a good way, only by forcing him out can he make mistakes, and only by making mistakes can this problem be completely solved.

Chai Xiyu heard Master Pang praise the national teacher, so he said: "The national teacher is refining the Flying Ascension Golden Pill for me, as long as you take it, you can soar in the day and become an immortal, but now you can't be disturbed." Besides, it's just a little monk, can't everyone in the court figure out his details? ”

Master Pang hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, rest assured, the minister will definitely investigate clearly." ”

Chai Xixu nodded and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, all the strange things in the recent days are all related to this Thousand Lights River, I hope you will investigate it well and give me a result." If that Daoran monk is a deceitful and famous, let him get the punishment he deserves; If he really has the ability, then I really want to see it. I'm tired today, so I'm all gone. ”

After Chai Xizhi finished speaking, he didn't care what these important ministers of the court thought, stood up and walked out of the imperial study.

The ministers had no choice but to respectfully salute Chai Xiyu and leave.

The court was dispersed like this, and Taishi Pang was surrounded by ministers.

"Master, how is this good?"

"What does Your Majesty mean, this Daoran monk, are we killing or praising it?"

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Master Pang shouted in a low voice: "Be quiet, what kind of system is it that you are flustered." Didn't you listen to what Your Majesty said, I want to see if this little monk has real skills. Those who have no ability are naturally those who deceive the world and steal their reputation, and they should be killed. If you have real skills, you will naturally have to bring them to Your Majesty. ”

The ministers looked at each other, which was too strange.

Who cares if he has the ability or not, even if he does, let's say he doesn't have it; Even if he doesn't have the ability, let's say he has it. Isn't it a matter of choosing what is good for them?

Besides, how do they know if this Daoran monk has real skills, and they are not cultivators.

"Haven't the envoys of the Liao Kingdom been in the capital for a long time, and they have been waiting for His Majesty to summon them. Tell them that let the shaman, who boasts all day long, go to this Taoist monk to fight, and whoever wins will be qualified to meet His Majesty. Pang Taishi said.