Ten days later, Gao Yang, the lord of Qi, returned to Yedu, and on the first day after returning to the court, he feasted his ministers in the East Pavilion of Ye Palace.

In other regimes, it is naturally a very pleasant benefit for the emperor to entertain his ministers, but in Northern Qi it is a bit difficult to say. The summoned ministers sat in the banquet and greeted His Majesty the Emperor with a smile, but their heartstrings were tense and they did not dare to relax, and they were nervously guessing who would become the new unlucky guy today.

Sure enough, after three rounds of drinking, Gao Yang stopped drinking and discarded his glasses, and his eyes swept over the seats of the ministers in the hall one by one, and his eyes were a little dazed, as if he was thinking about something.

The courtiers in the palace soon noticed this, and even if they were busy putting down the utensils in their hands, and some of them still had food in their mouths that they had not had time to chew and swallow, they were all busy spitting into their hands and hiding them in their sleeves, lest the act of chewing would attract the attention of His Majesty the Emperor.

Gao Yang's gaze wandered in the hall for a long time, and finally fell on Gao Yan, the king of Changshan, who returned to the capital together, but the confusion and thinking in his eyes still did not fade.

This scene was naturally noticed by people with good intentions, and just when everyone in the hall was secretly thinking that King Changshan was annoying the emperor because of his advice, Gao Yang's gaze finally retracted, and his expression became more vivid, and he turned to Yang Su and a few others on the side and asked with a smile: "Today's banquet is so joyful, why don't you see Wang Yuanjing at the table?"

When Yang Yu heard this, his expression suddenly froze, and after a while, he hurriedly bowed and said, "Qi Yu Supreme, Wang Yuanjing has a sparse temperament and is difficult to respond to the times, because he is afraid of disturbing the pleasure of the feast, the minister will return home and live by himself, and he is not allowed to go to the banquet!"

"Only then does the dog know what I am interested in? Dare to make a fool of yourself, and really beg for a beating!"

Gao Yang's face sank when he heard this, and he didn't care that Yang Su was the ruler, he grabbed the Jin Jue on the case and smashed it down, and then ordered the warriors in the palace to quickly go to the house of the minister Wang Xin and introduce him to the palace for a banquet.

After the ministers in the palace saw this scene, they were all silent, and even Yang Su's attempt to answer was humiliated, and if the others lost their words, they were afraid that their lives would be difficult to save.

At the same time, they also speculated in their hearts, what did Wang Xin provoke His Majesty the Emperor to deliberately target him? Thinking of the emperor looking at King Changshan for a long time just now, and Wang Xi, the friend of King Changshan, is Wang Xin's younger brother, this is just another drama of killing chickens and setting an example for monkeys.

At this time, Gao Yan's face also became quite ugly, and he felt quite restless in the middle of the banquet, so he stood up and said that he was quite unwell, and asked the emperor to retire.

"Quickly help the king of Changshan out of the palace to rest, and the imperial doctor will quickly diagnose and treat the king!"

After Gao Yang heard this, he immediately changed to a concerned look, and after the eunuch helped Gao Yan out of the hall, he pushed the wine on the table, and said loudly: "Stop drinking today and pray for King Changshan!"

Looking at his expression and tone, he looked like a loving brother who cared for his brother meticulously, and some of his ministers couldn't help but wonder, could it be that he had guessed wrong just now?

After no longer drinking, Gao Yang did not sit idle in the palace, but summoned the singers and dancers to the palace to perform dance music, when he saw the dancing girl at the head of the row, he seemed to be a little dissatisfied, first frowned, and then said with a smile: "This slave is so clumsy, but also worthy of entertaining people? It's not as good as Ah Jiu pretending to be good, and he will be expelled!"

Not to mention that the frightened and disgraced dancing girl was dragged out of the hall, Gao Zhan, the king of Changguang who was named and ridiculed, was ashamed in his heart, but he still suppressed his anger and stood up and said, "Today's clothes are inconvenient to dance, please dedicate music to sing a song for Your Majesty."

"That's it, you are an adult now, don't be enthusiastic about these slaves anymore!"

When Gao Yang heard this, he waved his hand with little interest.

Gao Zhan nodded again after hearing this, and even though he sat back in his seat, he still had a smile on his face, but the tightly clenched fists under the case were already tense and his knuckles were white. He had endured such humiliation many times, and sometimes even received a severe beating if he was not respectful and obedient.

After a burst of dancing and music, Wang Xin, dressed in home clothes, was introduced into the hall, he was nearly sixty years old, so he walked slowly, and walked a little staggered under the push of the eunuch behind him. When he arrived at the temple, he bowed and said, "The minister and the king Xin knock to see the Supreme."

Since Wang Xin ascended the palace, Gao Yang's brows furrowed tightly, his eyes moved away from Wang Xin, and instead looked at the warrior who went to his house to summon him and asked, "When you enter the house, what do you see Wang Yuanjing doing?"

"Your Majesty, when the ministers entered the house, Wang Shangshu was sitting under the porch and stroking the qin and chanting."

When the warrior heard this, he hurriedly lowered his head and said.

When Gao Yang heard this, his eyes suddenly flashed with a fierce light, and he pointed at Wang Xin and said angrily: "I set up a banquet with wine, reward the ministers, the virtuous are all over, and the thief does not come, what crime should I be guilty of?"

Wang Xin also knew that the situation was not good at this time, but after he heard this, he just paused and said: "The reason why the minister is used in the court is not because of the words of the attendants, there is no accumulation in the case, there is no negligence in the office, and he is not a thief who steals, and he is worthy of the king's use!"

"Wang Shangshu shut up! The king is merciful, and he bestows on the ministers, and the virtuous are all right, and he is only pure?"

After Yang Yu saw this, he hurriedly stood up and pointed at Wang Xin and scolded angrily, and then bowed to the emperor again: "Wang Yuanjing is arrogant, he should really be punished, and the ministers ask to take away his official title and abandon him to the wilderness!"

When Gao Yang heard this, he sneered, pointed at Yang Su and said with a smile: "The big-bellied man bullied me with strong words, and he really wanted to save Dr. Er. If a thief is angry, will he be dethroned from the throne and be redeemed!"

Speaking of this, Gao Yang grabbed the knife on the case and threw it at His Highness, and at the same time said sharply: "The dog thief strokes the piano and sings, and he knows how to have fun. Let me cut it off inch by inch and see if he can still play the piano and enjoy himself!"

When it comes to all kinds of corporal torture and abuse of people, Gao Yang always has infinite creativity. As soon as he gave the order, the warriors in the palace pressed Wang Xin's hands on the case and cut them off little by little with knives and axes.

Wang Xin screamed again and again in pain, and the ministers in the palace couldn't bear it. Because Wang Xin was quite famous in Luoxia in the past, and now the ministers in the court also have many relatives and friends, seeing him being abused by this punishment, not only Yang Su, but also Cui Xian, Xing Zicai, etc., all got up and wanted to beg for mercy for Wang Xin.

However, Gao Yang only listened to Wang Xin's screams, and ordered everyone to be expelled from the palace for those who disturbed his interest in begging for mercy. This kind of punishment lasted for most of the quarter, Wang Xin's palms were all together, and his person was already fainting in pain, unknown life and death, Gao Yang only waved his hand and ordered him to be beheaded, and his body was thrown into Zhangshui.

Not to mention this tragedy in the Ye Palace, after Gao Yan retired and returned home, when the staff summoned Wang Xi, he said apologetically: "I didn't listen to Dr. Wang's preface and recommended Hu Lu Mingyue, so that I was annoyed by Shang. Brother Wang Shangshu thinks that it is difficult to save, but now I ask the doctor to endure his grief for the time being, and the family is hidden outside the city, when he can return, I will tell the envoy again."

Wang Xi was still a little dazed at this moment, but after hearing Gao Yan say this, his face suddenly changed greatly. But he didn't have time to ask more, so he was pushed into the carriage by Gao Yan's arrangement for the soldiers in the palace, and then quickly drove away from the palace and went out of the city.

Compared with many patriarchs and ruling ministers who were inevitably abused, although Wang Xin's abuse and killing was also frightening, it did not have much impact on the political situation of the imperial court. After a banquet, all government affairs ran as usual the next day, although Yang Yu and others regretted that they did not save Wang Xin, they still quickly calmed down and devoted themselves to the subsequent government affairs.

It was not until the third day that Gao Yang summoned several important ministers, including Gao Guiyan, the king of Pingqin, Yang Su, the prime minister, Gao Dezheng and others, as well as the old ministers such as He Baren, the king of Anding, who threw out the book of Gao Yan's previous march in Jinyang and asked, "King Changshan recommended King Xianyang as the assassin of Jinzhou before, do you think it is okay?"

After everyone heard this, they thought about what happened to Wang Xin a few days ago, and then they had a little understanding in their hearts.

For Hu Luguang to serve as the assassin of Jinzhou, Yang Su and others also felt that there was nothing wrong with it, Jinzhou as the south gate of Taiyuan, the location is prominent, and the Changle Wang Wei Cang, who is currently sitting there, is really not very reassuring, if it can be replaced by Hu Luguang, it is also a good thing, at least Hu Luguang is more reassuring in terms of ability.

However, thinking of the emperor's recent actions, it seems that he has another opinion on this matter, but I don't know whether this dissatisfaction comes from King Changshan or Hu Luguang. Because all of them were a little undecided, no one present was in a hurry to express their opinions.

"What? You don't have any objections to all of them?"

Gao Yang waited for a while, and saw that everyone was silent, so he agreed

He frowned again and asked.

At this time, Gao Xun, the king of Pengcheng, who served as the pastor of Sizhou, got up and replied: "If it is judged according to the facts, Jinzhou is connected to the thief realm, and in recent years, the thief Qiang has often been invaded, and the king of Changle is not known for his talent, while the king of Xianyang is shrewd and capable, and his prestige is quite famous.

As soon as Gao Xun's words fell, Gao Yang frowned and said, "Since you have summoned you to report here, you have to discuss the matter on the matter, if you don't rely on the matter, what is the basis?"

Hearing what the emperor said, He Baren, the king of Anding, and Mo Chenxiang, the prince of Baishui, also stood up to speak, saying that it was appropriate for Hu Luguang to serve as the assassin of Jinzhou. After hearing these people's statements, Gao Yang didn't say anything, but frowned deeper.

"The minister thinks that this matter is slightly inappropriate, although the king of Xianyang is a talent, but the situation in Jinzhou is not indispensable, and those who are good at fighting will inevitably be greedy for merit, if the king of Xianyang is dealt with, the border is afraid or not appeased!"

Gao Guiyan, the king of Pingqin, looked at his face and saw that the emperor was dissatisfied, so he got up and spoke.

It's just that the excuse he made on the spur was a bit clumsy, so after he finished speaking, He Batren couldn't help it at first, and got up and retorted, "If the battlelike land is not guarded by a warlike general, should you use Confucian scribes to teach thieves to be polite? King Pingqin's words are really ridiculous!"

Gao Guiyan was embarrassed and ridiculed by this, but before he could speak, another minister, Gao Dezheng, stood up and said, "There is more than one important place in Jinzhou, and there are good generals to guard the important land in the border. Especially in Luozhou, which has been trampled by thieves for a long time, Heyang has suffered many losses, so that Yezhong is disturbed.

Moreover, King Fufeng has frequently complained of illness in recent years, and he often uses the old and weak to return to the court. If the amount is used, it is also appropriate to replace the king of Xianyang with the king of Fufeng to town Heyang. As for Jinju, although there are rumors of thieves from time to time, the situation is still not out of control. In terms of the current situation, it is better to be quiet than disturbed, and it is still unchanged to Changle Wang Town."

Yang Su was bowing his head and groaning, but when he heard Gao Dezheng's words, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, and he was suspicious. Replacing Ke Zhu Hunyuan with Hu Luguang in Heluo is also appropriate.

In recent years, the emperor has an obvious intention, that is, he hopes to distance the Jinyang nobles from the Jinyang soldiers, such as allowing the Hu Luguang brothers to be appointed without affection when the filial piety period expires, because the Hu Lujin family is too deeply immersed in the Jinyang soldier system and has too much influence, and the Hu Luguang and Hu Luxian brothers are more outstanding among the nobles. Taking advantage of the fact that there are no heavy military tasks in the country, the Hu Luguang brothers are temporarily abandoned to dilute their family influence.

From this point of view, it is indeed a bit out of line with the emperor's intention to serve as the assassin of Jinzhou with Hu Lüguang, not to mention that this suggestion was still put forward by King Changshan. And if Hu Luguang is used in Heyang, it can not only give full play to his talents, but also transfer him away from the surroundings of Jinyang, which is indeed a good arrangement.

But then Gao Dezheng said that Changle Wang Wei Cang could not be moved lightly, isn't this just a nonsense with his eyes open! Wei Cang's actions in Jinzhou Assassin History, Yang Su also heard about it, this guy has almost no effective military actions except for smuggling and trading.

Even if there is no such thing, Yang Su plans to take some time to choose a more suitable person to replace King Changle in Jinju. For example, Gao Sihao, the king of Nan'an, and Zhu Hun Tianhe, the prince of Chenggao, are all more suitable candidates than the king of Changle.

But now Gao Dezheng actually spoke out in support of Wei Cang, which inevitably made Yang Su secretly suspicious in his heart, what is going on with this guy?

Yang Yu hadn't thought of a clue here, but Gao Yang had already spoken with a smile: "What Dezheng said is not unfair. Nowadays, there is no shortage of young people in the country, but there is no need to rely on old things to the edge of the town. It is indeed appropriate to use the king of Xianyang to go out of the town of Heyang. His ancestors did not defeat Kim Yong Kim, so that he could enter the town, and the hatred of the country and the family would be more responsible!"

After He Balen and several other old things heard this, they couldn't help but show a sneering attitude, but they didn't dare to refute it because they were afraid that they would be sent to Jiafang for labor reform.

Since the emperor made this statement, the others naturally didn't need to say anything more, and the matter was decided, and Hu Luguang went out of Zhenheyang and recalled Ke Zhu Hunyuan to the court.

After deciding this matter, Gao Yang was also in a good mood, and when his eyes turned, he looked at Pengcheng Wang Gao Xun and said with a smile: "The sweet spring wine in the palace is very good, which makes people have endless aftertaste

The feast will come later."

When the emperor was interested, he often visited the minister's house for banquets and entertainment, so Gao Xun quickly nodded when he heard this.

Although his mother, Da Erzhu, has become more respectful to the Buddha in recent years and likes to be quiet, but the emperor wants to come to the door as a guest, he does not dare to refuse, so he can only go home first and erect a curtain to cover the Buddhist hall to avoid the sound of the banquet being too noisy and disturbing his mother.

After a royal meeting, the ministers all took their leave.

Yang Su followed behind Gao Dezheng, looking at his back thoughtfully, and when he arrived at the provincial government office of Shangshu, he was about to call Gao Dezheng to ask about the history of the Jinzhou assassination, but the servants of Gao Dezheng's family had already come forward, and he led Gao Dezheng to the outside of the imperial city with a few words in the prelude.

"Dezheng is really a good family business, and even the slaves are very rich!"

Yang Su looked at Gao Dezheng's master and servant Xingyuan, and said with a sneer in his mouth. Because of his family disaster, he has restrictions on his daily life, is not keen on extravagance and pleasure, and never gathers goods and saves money to run the family.

But Gao Dezheng and others' ethics in this regard are far inferior to him, just take this time to Changle Wang Wei Cang's words to help, you don't need to ask Yang Su to guess that Gao Dezheng must have accepted Wei Cang's bribes. He originally wanted to use this to knock Gao Dezheng up, but after thinking about it, he decided not to attack it for the time being, and was ready to use other methods to hit Gao Dezheng.

The reason why he wants to crack down on Gao Dezheng is not because Yang Su is jealous and hateful, and he is dedicated to the public, although they are very kind to each other on the surface, but because when the Qi lord was originally planning to make Zen, Yang Su's attitude was not resolute enough, so the Qi lord often beat Yang Su with this accountability, bluntly saying that Yang Su was not as loyal as Gao Dezheng, which also made Yang Su very embarrassed and resentful, and he had a lot of grudges against Gao Dezheng in his heart.

After returning to the Zhitang of Shangshu Province, Yang Su thought for a while, and then summoned Bi Yiyun, the middle of the imperial history, into the court, and said in a deep voice: "Zhongcheng is not only in charge of Lantai, but also has the duty to picket women to do evil, and he must also be aware of some courtiers who conceal their crimes, and strictly enforce the law and discipline of the Ming Dynasty. Recently, there are many Qiang people in Yezhong City selling goods, I am not friendly with the Qiang country, Qiang goods are sold, there must be illegal, the imperial history must be strictly picketed, not slack!"

For people like Gao Dezheng, if they only report that they are corrupt and bribe-taking, the blow will not be too deep. But if the smuggling in the border city is linked, by the way, the king of Changle will be taken together, and the good general will be selected to guard Jinzhou, which can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone.

After hearing this, Bi Yiyun hurriedly nodded yes, and said, "The lower officials have long been aware of this matter, but because the matter vaguely involves the powerful, the lower officials are afraid that people will speak lightly and cannot be corrected. But now that the Prime Minister has an order, it will be strictly investigated to the end!"

Not to mention what Yang Yu thought in his heart, this Bi Yiyun also had his own little Jiujiu in his heart, and when he retired from the line, it happened that Sima Zirui, the left Cheng of Shangshu, entered the hall to perform the matter, Bi Yiyun looked at the other party and sneered.

Because Bi Yiyun often impeached his relatives and magnates, he was also quite hated and sued by others. Sima Zirui is Sima Ziru's servant, and he often plays Bi Yiyun's illegal deeds, although it is not a big crime, but it also makes him very annoying, and he is also extremely angry with Sima Zirui in his heart.

Yang Su instructed Bi Yiyun to strictly investigate the affairs of the courtiers involved in smuggling in the border market, and it happened that Sima Zirui's cousin Sima Xiaonan was also involved in the smuggling market because he served as the assassin of Northern Yuzhou.

Bi Yiyun knew about this for a long time, but because this smuggling involved the interests of too many people, he did not dare to impeach and picket this matter for a while.

But now with the support of Prime Minister Yang Su, he has a lot of courage in his heart, and after returning to the Imperial History Observatory, even if he sends several Imperial Historians to Northern Yuzhou, he will immediately seal the treasury after the imperial historians enter the country, collect and capture Sima Elimination's protégé slaves, etc., to consolidate the evidence for him to make trouble in the court, and bring down Sima Elimination and the annoying Sima Zirui in one fell swoop.

At present, Bi Yiyun is gearing up and eager to try, and he has no idea what kind of shock his behavior will bring to them and the general trend of the world.

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