When everyone felt that Gao Wei's trick was destined to have no expected effect, these second ancestors, who everyone thought would continue to be dashing in prison, were released from prison, not only out of prison, but also made up for the arrears of fines.

Those nobles originally thought that the brocade armor soldiers had relied on the harsh punishment law to make their children comply, and in a fit of rage, they wanted to go to the Golden Palace to complain.

But these people didn't have any external injuries other than the blue of their faces, and even if they did, they were only minor wounds, and they couldn't come up with a reasonable explanation if they wanted to sue.

Could it be that Liu Taozhi was sued for not making up the bedding and brazier for the prisoner?

What are you kidding, you have to figure out your position, you are a prisoner, not an uncle, in the prison, it would be nice to have a straw mat, what do you want?

What's more, Liu Taozhi has already rushed ahead and said: If you don't kill these people, it is already the emperor's grace, and if you want to release them, you can, just pay the atonement silver.

I don't want to pay the atonement silver, but I still have to enjoy the treatment of the uncle, isn't this a clear slap in the face of the emperor? The emperor has shown full sincerity, but instead of accepting it, you are planning to go to the court to complain, who gave you the courage? Don't want to have a head, you nobles calculated for a long time, and found that now their family seems to have no other choice than to swallow this bitter fruit.

So the amount on the fine was paid within a few days, so that Cushman & Wakefield's financial crisis was solved, and the treasury had more than 1 million yuan of revenue, which could temporarily solve the needs of Cushman's father-in-law, Hu Luguang.

Sure enough, there is nothing in this world that robs money faster than Ming. The money of these corrupt officials came by greedy ink or plundering the people, and Cushman & Wakefield simply robbed them directly, holding the principles of "pigs must be slaughtered when they are fattened" and "eliminating harm for the people", Cushman & Wakefield has no psychological obstacles at all.

But of course, blatant robbery is not allowed, otherwise it is easy to cause a backlash from an entire class, and no matter how tough Cushman Wakefield's attitude is, it will have to suffer a lot.

You have to pay attention to strategy, so that although they are extremely painful, they still pay obediently, and the most important thing is not to be accused by them of having a little excuse for not being where it is.

So the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty saw the other side of the emperor's black belly again, and had a new understanding of Gao Wei.

However, Gao Wei did not stop because of this, after cleaning the monks and opening a party, he pointed the finger at the court, in Gao Wei's hint, Zhao Yanshen's support, Feng Zicong, Tang Yong and the clan headed by King Lanling and King Ande, under the "strong support", Gao Rui wrote another letter, and the entire court was impeached.

At that time, the corruption in the Northern Qi court was very serious, and if they were really all arrested, there would be no more people left in the court.

So Cushman & Wakefield is targeted, and he set a goal early, that is, his uncle Hu Changren. After the fall of Heshikai, Hu Changren and his party became the biggest rat and tumor in the court, and he was very unlucky, and he was about to become the chicken that Cushman was ready to kill and hack monkeys.

However, Lu Lingxuan still can't move for the time being, because although Lu Lingxuan is no different from Hu Changren and He Shikai, Lu Lingxuan is standing with him.

Gao Wei's prestige has not been completely established now, and he can't give up any power that can be used for him, so even if he knows that Han Feng, Luo Deva and others are corrupt and pervert the law, and he knows that Lu Lingxuan's conspiracy and calculations are more ruthless than those of He Shikai and Hu Changren combined, he can only press down the killing intent in his heart first.

Lu Lingxuan also knows very well that Gao Wei is the source of her power, and only by attaching to Gao Wei can she gain more power. So whatever Cushman & Wakefield requires, she will do.

This is the court, you can't act happily, the court has its own rules of the court, that is, balance.

Lao Ziyun: "Governing a big country is like cooking small fresh", no matter how careful you are in governing a country, it is never too much, some places have to be fierce, and sometimes you have to simmer. Careful use of ingredients, condiments, and heat can make a delicious meal. Depending on the situation, the means used will vary. But in the end, we can't escape the word balance, pull one faction, isolate one faction, and then strike at another faction, and always ensure that it is the majority who stand on our side, and then the advantage of the majority to strike at the handful to be dealt with. In the end, whether to fight or protect is nothing more than a trade-off.

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Before dawn, the wind blew through the corridors between the halls, and the cold wind was like a knife, mixed with snowflakes, occasionally raised and sprinkled on Gao Wei's collar.

Gao Wei was wearing a gorgeous cloak, walking slowly, Xiao Luzi carried a lantern and carefully followed him, and the yellow light illuminated Gao Wei's handsome side face. This road is the road that leads to the dormitory of Empress Dowager Hu. The palace people I met along the way knelt silently in the snow, and secretly looked up at the young emperor who walked through the corridor of the palace and disappeared around the corner, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.

Since the killing of He Shikai, Gao Wei has not seen Empress Dowager Hu for half a month, and Empress Dowager Hu seems to have faded out of everyone's field of vision, silent, not only ignoring Gao Wei's future practices, but also no longer participating in all the affairs in the harem, as if she was disheartened. Although Empress Dowager Hu did this to Gao Wei, Gao Wei also felt that it was a good thing for him, but on the one hand, Gao Wei inherited the memory and part of the feelings of the original owner, although Empress Dowager Hu's life style was a little chaotic, but her good for Gao Wei was absolutely impeccable.

Moreover, both ancient and modern times are very concerned about filial piety, after the Jin Dynasty, filial piety as the first standard to test officials, is a dynasty that governs the country with filial piety. Of course, it cannot be ruled out that the Jin Dynasty did this to cover up its shame - the Sima family relied on usurpation to seize the world, so was it embarrassing to rule the country with loyalty? But it also shows how the ancients valued filial piety, and if a person violates filial piety, he will be despised by the world.

Even the emperor's family mostly did not dare to risk the world's condemnation.

Even if he is as crazy as Gao Yang, isn't he respectful to Empress Dowager Lou? Gao Yang is an alcoholic, and after drinking, he will expose the side of the madman, in fact, the descendants of the Gao family are suspected of schizophrenia, all of them are smart, and they all show amazing talent in a certain aspect, but they are all absurd and cruel, Gao Yang is especially serious.

Once, the Empress Dowager Lou couldn't stand it, and stepped forward to reprimand Gao Yang, but was beaten by Gao Yang, and her head was bleeding, Gao Yang angrily reprimanded the Empress Dowager Lou: "If you bother me again, I will sell you to Hu Ren as a wife." Empress Dowager Lou was so angry that she trembled. After Gao Yang woke up, he regretted it very much, and hurriedly ran to make amends to his mother and swore to quit drinking. But Gao Yang eventually died of alcoholism.

In this way, even the notoriously unruly Northern Qi must respect filial piety.

The world is big, and the old lady is the biggest.

So Gao Wei felt that he should go to see the Empress Dowager Hu no matter what, otherwise it would really be unreasonable.

Gao Wei walked for a while before he came to a small Buddha hall, and according to the palace people, the Queen Mother has been living here for the past few days.

Gao Wei looked up at this magnificent Buddha hall, and his heart was mixed, until a plainly dressed palace lady walked out of the Buddha hall, then he lowered his head and removed the expression on his face. "The Queen Mother is here?"

Gong E was slightly blessed, and said softly: "The Queen Mother is chanting in the Buddha Hall, so that no one can disturb ......"

Gao Wei didn't get angry, just frowned slightly, and soon stretched out without a trace, and asked, "Even I can't?" ”

Gong E lowered her head and did not speak. So Gao Wei already understood what the Queen Mother meant, and the Queen Mother didn't want to see him.

After a long silence, Gao Wei exhaled softly. Gong E kept her knees curtsy, her legs were slightly numb, but she didn't dare to move, she didn't dare to speak, she hung her head and secretly speculated about the emperor's thoughts. Gao Wei asked her again: "What is the discomfort of the Queen Mother these days?" ”

Gong E replied: "The Queen Mother has been eating and sleeping on time for more than ten days, and she is still in good spirits, that is, it is ......."

"What's it?"

"It's just that I don't like to talk as much as before, and I just chant scriptures every day, and I haven't been there."

Gao Wei said "um" and said, "If the Queen Mother has any orders, you will go to Jiafu Palace to find the queen, and the queen will take care of it properly." ”

"Slaves obey ......"

Gao Wei glanced at her deeply, her head drooping more and more, the thick layer of foundation was like a mask, and she couldn't see the truth behind it.

In the end, Gao Wei only explained, "Okay, you go back to take care of the Queen Mother, be careful......"

Gong E returned to the Buddha hall backwards and disappeared into the shadow behind the door. Gao Wei turned to leave, Xiao Luzi carried a lantern in front, and the lights were reflected in Gao Wei's dark pupils, which seemed a little colder. On the eaves, Liu Taozhi jumped down, fell silently on the snow, bowed to Gao Wei, and then took the position of the little eunuch next to Gao Wei.

"What is the Queen Mother doing in the Buddha Hall?"

"The minister sneaked into the Buddhist hall to check, and the queen mother was indeed chanting and praying for blessings......"

Gao Wei smiled, noncommittal, just said: "It's been almost a year since the first emperor died, what are you still chanting?" ”

Liu Taozhi was muffled and didn't dare to answer. Gao Wei glanced at him and said, "It seems that the Queen Mother is still resentful of ......, resentful of killing He Shikai?" ”

Although it is an interrogative sentence, Cushman & Wakefield uses an affirmative tone. Liu Taozhi still didn't dare to answer, judging from Gao Wei's actions in the past half a month, he found that he couldn't understand what the emperor was thinking more and more, just like a deep well, you can never see the depth in it.

No wonder it is said that a companion is like a tiger, Liu Taozhi has served four generations of kings of the Northern Qi Dynasty, except for the abolished emperor Gao Yin, all of them are deep-hearted.

Hearing this, I couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive, and I didn't know how to answer, so I simply pretended to be deaf and dumb.

Gao Wei said in his heart: "If you hate me because of this monk, you can hate me and hate me, there are some things, even if thousands of people stop in front of me, I will do it!" No matter what, if you give birth to me, then I will fulfill my duty as a child, and protect you for a lifetime without worry, dignity and glory. ”

Gao Wei glanced back in the direction of the Buddha Hall, suppressed the inexplicable emotions surging in his heart, and plunged headlong into the wind and snow.

It's time to go to court.

After Gao Wei left, the palace lady replied in front of the Empress Dowager Hu, and said: "Your Majesty has already left, and when you leave, you will specially ask the slaves and maids to take care of the Empress Dowager." Also, His Majesty said that if the Queen Mother has any needs, she can send someone to Jiafu Palace to find the Queen......"

Empress Dowager Hu faced the Buddha statue, closed her eyes, held a string of Buddhist beads in her hand, silently chanted the scriptures, and listened carefully. It wasn't until Gong'e didn't say any more that she opened her eyes and asked, "It's gone?" ”

Gong E shook her head, "No ......"

Empress Dowager Hu slowly turned her head and did not chant again. A look of confusion flashed in his eyes, and a thought suddenly turned in his heart:

"Wei'er, he ......, it's so different from before......"