After purging the monks, the next target, Hu Changren, was also imprisoned. Only then did people suddenly discover that most of the traitorous parties they hated in the past had been swept away unconsciously, and the remaining East Palace Old People's Party led by Lu Lingxuan was lonely and could no longer control the situation.

And the vacancies left by the purge were also filled by Zhao Yanshen, who had already prepared the list, without giving any force a chance to strengthen itself.

Only then did people realize that even though they had re-examined this majesty, they still underestimated him.

Could it be that the saying that "the hidden dragon is in the abyss" that suddenly appeared in Yecheng a few days ago is true? If so, then this majesty really can't be underestimated.

After enduring it for so many years, it was not until Emperor Wucheng Gao Zhan survived that he did not act on He Shikai and Hu Changren, this patience is not what an ordinary young man should have, perhaps, they should reconsider their position.

Any emperor of great talent will not tolerate someone in the court to drag his feet and hinder him, and the rectification movement that has caused a storm in the city these days just shows that today's saint is also such a person who can't rub sand in his eyes.

For a while, the city was full of wind and rain, and there were endless discussions in Yecheng, speculating who would be the next to be cleaned up.

In the wind and rain of the city, Gao Wei sat in the Zhaoyang Hall and read a history book, and just smiled at some of the folk "great rebellion" remarks presented by Liu Taozhi and let them go, quite a little calm and calm as a mountain.

"Although it is said that the mouth of the people is better than the Sichuan, it is better to block it. Even if you can control them for a while, you can't stop them from speculating in their hearts, if you arrest them for this, what will they think? They will definitely feel that the remarks circulating are right, so I am in a hurry, I am afraid that it will be more troublesome ............ then, it is better to let go, let them say, talk too much, after a long time, they will not be interested, and soon they will naturally forget ......, the people, it does not involve their tea, rice, oil and salt, they always have a small memory, notify it, let your subordinates restrain a little, just set it for a while, and the rest, they should not care, then leave it alone. ”

Liu Taozhi sighed, paused, and said: "The minister was ordered to take charge of the yamen of the Yiluan Division in front of the palace, and something was found to be wrong in the past few days......

Gao Wei's eyebrows raised and said, "Oh? What's wrong? ”

Liu Taozhi: "According to His Majesty's request, the minister interrogated He Shikai and Hu Changren's party, but found that there were not only Hu Changren's henchmen among them. The ministers interrogated carefully, some of them were promoted by the Lou family, and some of them were ......," he glanced up at Gao Wei and said, "There are also some people who claim to be the disciples of King Langya." ”

"King Langya's doorman?" Gao Wei was silent for a moment, his face still silent, and asked, "Are you sure?" ”

"The minister's confession is conclusive!"

Gao Wei thought silently in his heart, the Lou family actually didn't matter, although the Empress Dowager Lou leaned towards the government and the opposition, and a word could affect the abolition of the monarchy, but the Empress Dowager Lou was dead after all, and some of the powerful figures of the Lou family in the court were almost cleaned up by Gao Zhan, even if there were only some left, it was really nothing. It's just that this Langya King Gao Yan is a little troublesome.

Langya Wang Gao Yan can be said to be the person who has the best chance to sit on that dragon chair besides him.

Putting aside the blood relationship between King Langya and Gao Wei's father and mother, Emperor Wucheng Gao Zhan also liked this son very much when he was alive, and Gao Wei was almost taken off from the throne of the prince by this younger brother.

Gao Yan is young, but he is very resolute, at the age of twelve, he received the authority of Shang Shuling and began to regent on behalf of his father, and his prestige in the court is probably above Gao Rui, King of Zhaojun, and Gao Changgong, King of Lanling. And what was the crown prince Cushman doing at that time? Gao Wei was intimidated by his father Gao Zhan's obscenity, pretending to be crazy and stupid to play the little white rabbit for five years! On this basis, there is a difference in the status of the two in the hearts of the courtiers.

Gao Yan is a very old man with a strong personality.

Gao Yan's throat was often sick (respiratory problems), and in order to cure it, he had to pierce too much of a steel needle into his throat, and it is said that he did not even blink his eyes during the whole treatment.

Thinking of Guan Gong's bone scraping and poisoning, you may think it's nothing, and I can do it with anesthesia.

But you must know that Gao Yan is at most in his early teens at this time. Think about how you and I behaved when I was vaccinated in elementary school, this Gao Yan is simply a god!

This King of Langya began to infringe on politics when his father was not dead and his brother had no power, and his old decision when dealing with government affairs made a prince and minister not afraid, and at this time, he was only eleven or twelve years old.

At that time, if it weren't for Empress Dowager Hu's more eccentricity towards Gao Wei, and the monk Kai covering for Gao Wei in front of Gao Zhan, I'm afraid that Gao Wei, the prince, would have been abolished long ago. Of course, it also depends on Gao Zhan, Gao Zhan doesn't want to abolish Gao Wei, and no one can do it.

As we all know, the emperors of all dynasties have an incurable disease, that is, paranoia. may be because there are too many schizophrenic factors in the genes of the old Gao family, so the suspicion of the emperor of the old Gao family is particularly serious. And Gao Zhan is the more serious one in the old Gao family, although Gao Zhan grew up with a golden spoon when he was a child, but in fact, his father is not kissed, his mother is not loved, he has not received much love since he was a child and has lived in the shadow of his capable brothers for a long time, trembling all day long, causing his soul to be very fragile and sensitive, and his suspicion is very serious.

At the beginning, the reason why he established Gao Wei as the crown prince was for the sake of Gao Wei's appearance more like him and the celestial phenomena, and then because Gao Wei was more shy, and to put it more clearly, he was more inferior and looked honest. In the old Gao family, usurpation is not uncommon, Gao Cheng's death is strange, Gao Yang died of alcoholism after his son Gao Yin was usurped by Gao Yan and Gao Zhan, after Gao Yan's death, Gao Zhan took over, Gao Zhan then tore up the previous covenant with Gao Yan, and beat Gao Yan's prince Gao Bainian to death...... In short, it's a mess.

So Gao Zhan attaches great importance to the maintenance of power, what should he do? Simple, wouldn't there be no problem if you choose an honest and filial son to succeed you?

Gao Zhan felt that Gao Wei was very honest. And Gao Wei has not lived up to his expectations, since he ascended the throne, he has run to Gao Zhan to make a decision on major and small matters in the court. Even if Gao Zhan has abdicated and become the emperor, he actually holds the power firmly in the palm of his hand, Gao Wei's performance naturally makes him very satisfied, and he feels that Gao Wei, a kid, did not take his father in his eyes because he became the emperor, which is very good!

But on the other hand, what about Gao Yan? Since he was a child, he has shown a strong desire for power, and there are signs of wrestling with Gao Wei, and sometimes he dares to disobey what Gao Zhan says. This made Gao Zhan very unhappy, what kind of children do adults like the most? Of course, the most obedient one! So Gao Zhan began to consciously suppress Gao Yan's power, not only purging Gao Yan's people in the court, but also changing Gao Yan's prince from King Dongping to King Langya, and Gao Yan faded out of the center of power.

At least when Daddy Gao Zhan was still alive, he didn't dare to make any waves.

In history, Gao Yan finally rebelled against Gao Wei, and almost succeeded in rebellion, but was suppressed by Gao Wei, and all the people and their four young sons were killed by Gao Wei.

The Gao Wei in history cannot be said to be a complete waste of firewood, his IQ is still very high, and he has been wise for a period of time.

Gao Wei and Gao Zhan not only look alike, but even have a similar experience. Gao Zhan has lived in the shadow of his brother Gao Cheng, Gao Yang, and Gao Yan since he was a child, and Gao Wei has lived in the shadow of his father Gao Zhan since he was a child.

If you are depressed for a long time, you will go to extremes, and you will either become crazy or indulge in pleasure. Gao Zhan and Gao Wei have both accounted for both, and they can only be said to be father and son. Tell me why these two people are so smart, why did they become faint kings? In the final analysis, it is the family reason, and it is their misfortune to be born in the Gao family of Northern Qi. It's embarrassing.

So, the current Gao Wei is no longer the original Gao Wei, and the situation in Northern Qi has slowly changed, will that scene in history be repeated? Cushman & Wakefield also has no bottom in his heart, but history is like a wheel, with amazing coincidences and inevitability. If Gao Yan had been planning for a long time to rebel, he would never stop because his brother suddenly became wise.

Thinking of this, Gao Wei ordered Liu Taozhi: "Keep an eye on King Langya, I must know all his every move!" ”

After a while, Xiao Luzi hurriedly ran in, panting and said, "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother has arrived." ”

Gao Wei's eyes froze, and he raised his hand to signal Liu Taozhi to retreat, Liu Taozhi turned around and disappeared into the darkness, and then said, "I will personally go to greet him." ”

Empress Dowager Hu was dressed in plain clothes, still looking like she was in a hurry, and when she saw Gao Wei from a distance, she slowly stopped, adjusted her breathing, and made a very majestic appearance.

"The son-in-law asks the queen mother to ......," Gao Wei bowed respectfully to the Empress Dowager Hu.

A trace of unhappiness flashed in Empress Dowager Hu's eyes, and she asked, "Wei'er, I heard that you arrested your uncle and put him in prison today?" Is there such a thing? ”

Gao Wei said calmly: "This is indeed the case. ”

Empress Dowager Hu tried her best to hold back the anger in her heart and asked, "Why?" ”

"Because my uncle violated the laws of the court, he should be punished."

Gao Wei didn't seem to notice the annoyance in the Queen Mother's tone, and said lightly, as if it was not his uncle who was arrested, but just an irrelevant outsider.

Empress Dowager Hu wanted to get angry, but when she thought that Gao Wei was the king of a country, she couldn't bear it, so she had to say: "No matter how you say it, he is also your uncle, he hugged you when you were young, he likes you so much, and he protects you everywhere, you ...... He, he is indeed a little greedy and cheap, and likes to loot some money, but that is not a crime to death! …… You let him go. ”

Gao Wei wanted to tell Empress Dowager Hu that according to the "Northern Qi Law", Hu Changren had done enough to die more than a dozen times, but in the end he didn't say it, just said: "If you want your son to let your uncle go like this, I'm afraid I can't ...... it."

Before Empress Dowager Hu broke out, Gao Wei said again: "Erchen wanted to let his uncle go like this, but I had already pressed him into prison, so if I didn't say anything, I wouldn't be able to convince the public if I let him go directly." ”

"That's it, Erchen has a way here, which can not only spare his uncle, but also save his uncle from suffering from flesh and skin, and convince the public, but I am afraid that my uncle's physical strength will not be good......"

In the puzzled gaze of the Queen Mother, Gao Wei smiled faintly and threw out a proposal lightly.

Like a fox.