In the second year of Wuping, the situation in the world was quite stable on the surface, except for the Northern Qi Dynasty's use of troops against Liaodong in recent months, Yu Wenyong continued to pretend to be his grandson, Chen Ji drooled at Jiangling and Jianghuai on the map as usual, and Gao Wei sat in a small mansion in Jinyang, watching the two forces on his chessboard fight against each other, watching if there was any special trouble, and pulling out to kill a hundred people. At this moment, the forces led by Zu Ting also have the "Scattered Officials" and "Xiaye" groups with Xungui and Haoqiang as the background, and the battle has reached a white-hot stage, and there is a situation where black clouds are overwhelming the city and want to destroy it.

In fact, as early as when His Majesty was pro-government and showed his determination to reform, it was already doomed, and the Northern Qi Dynasty would inevitably come to this point, almost all people with lofty ideals decisively stood among the reformers represented by Zhao Yanshen and others, and the reformers were also faintly divided into two parties, even if it was the cabinet, there was no shortage of their respective camps, among which Zhao Yanshen, Hu Changwei, Feng Zicong, Bai Jian, Gao Rui These people can be called conservatives, acting relatively conservatively, and do not advocate making major changes in policy; And Zu Ting and Zheng Yu are aggressive people with clear views, full of determination, full of aggression, and the most ferocious fighting sheep in the court, and now, it is these fighting sheep that show their sharp horns, challenging the authority of the old power class, and the war is about to break out.

And these treacherous clouds and waves that happened in Jinyang have nothing to do with Yecheng in Hebei, and the undercurrent is also turbulent.

The wind stopped and the snow stopped, and the actual minister of the cabinet, Zhao Yanshen, slowly walked through the pavilions and pavilions in the mansion, stopped in front of a stone bench, and the old servant who followed behind him hurriedly put a thick cushion on the stone bench, and put a stove at the foot of the stool, and Hu Changwei diligently helped Zhao Yanshen to sit up.

Zhao Yanshen is old, since the middle of last year, he has already felt powerless, and he manages politics every day until late at night, which makes his body deteriorate, and now he is just relying on the decoction and the breath in his chest, barely supporting it. Today's Zhao Yanshen is already white, and he has to be supported by someone for a while longer...... He sat down while listening to Hu Changji.

“…… There are too many people listed in Dr. Zu's book, and there are too many things to be involved...... This so-called, involving the whole body, is not that a certain does not approve of their reforms, but will the timing be too hasty? ”

Hu Changwei was in his prime at this time, in stark contrast to the dying Zhao Yanshen, who impatiently refused to step forward to serve his subordinates, sat on the cold stone bench, and admonished bitterly: "I don't doubt their loyalty, but can this really be done?" The opposition of the courtiers will definitely be very loud, and Dr. Zu has asked to act in accordance with the statutes of this instrument, and if it does not work well, it will be a great disaster! At least to say, all the ministers of the cabinet will take the blame and resign, and at the very least, this is to shake the court and shake the authority of His Majesty, and you can't help but wake up! Looking at the right Xiangjian, you are the founding father, known as prestige, the ministers and officials all take your head as the horse, you must not let Dr. Zu and Zheng Shangshu and others come nonsense, so as not to cause chaos in the court! ”

After speaking, Hu Changwei got up and left his seat, and shook himself towards Zhao Yanshen to the end, Hu Changji, as an important minister of the dynasty, was one of the eight nobles who were called together with Yuan Wenyao and Qi Lianmeng in the past. And Zhao Yanshen still had a faint expression, only when Hu Changwei got up to salute, he raised his eyes to look at him, and his eyes were also faint, and he couldn't see any enthusiasm.

He clutched his coat tightly, it was already February, but it was still so cold.

He felt cold, damp, slimy, and smelly of the coffin......

"Then you might as well tell me what you mean, and I'll listen to you, you...... And what do they want the old man to do, so that you can be satisfied? ”

Hu Changwei hurriedly bowed down, struggled for a while, and said, "We, that's not what I mean...... We just, we just feel that Dr. Zu's move is really inappropriate...... This move is absolutely unacceptable, and it is very unpopular! ”

"Unpopular...... Zhao Yanshen chewed and played with these four words in his mouth, "Since ancient times, winning the hearts of the people and winning the world, it is true...... But you can also tell whose hearts are right? Your Majesty has the ambition to swing the peace in the universe, and if we are courtiers, shouldn't we be willing to be the forerunner, how can we retreat? He shook his head, "You only took into account the hearts of the people of the Six Towns and the hearts of the Xianbei, but you did not take into account the hearts of the people in the world...... The hearts of the Han people, the hearts of the people, and the hearts of the families...... Have you considered these for Your Majesty? ”

Zhao Yan thought deeply and added: "...... The world has been suffering from maladministration for a long time, and Zu Ting initiated reforms, at the right time, there is nothing to blame. ”

"Right ......" Hu Changwei is still unwilling.

"Go back, I'm tired ......"

“…………”

"I have already approved Zu Ting's suggestion, and I will send him all the paperwork he wants in turn, don't do these useless ......things anymore," Zhao Yanshen said lightly, "You also tell those people, don't toss, it's just a trivial matter, why bother tearing your face with us and coercing each other?" Whether it is the acceptance of power in the imperial court, or the reform and purge of the imperial official system, it is already a matter of arrows and certainty...... Don't go around, don't do any crooked thoughts, in the Yecheng Forbidden Army camp, there are still 40,000 forbidden troops, Wang Dadu Governor is from a soldier's family, King Feng Yi and King Zhaojun are all there, if you really have the guts, I don't mind killing his whole family......! ”

“…… I didn't mean that, I just wanted the right minister to restrain Doctor Zu a little, not to let him act too violently, and then ask His Majesty's plans. There is still room for a turn in this matter, so why make a fuss about the government and the opposition? ”

"This matter has been, it has been, it has not, it has been, it has turned, it has been circular, and it has been left," Zhao Yan slapped it heavily on the table and said word by word: "At this point, don't you understand?" This matter is not a sudden whim of Zu Ting and others, but the decision of His Majesty! Think about it, why did His Majesty only take Zu Ting, Zheng Yu and others to Jinyang, but left half of the ministers in Yecheng, and most of the people left behind were still people in the same situation as you, huh? Don't you understand? ”

Hu Changwei thought for a long time and sat down with a pale face.

Zhao Yanshen continued: "Your Majesty is clearly not wanting you to get in the way...... You have been single-handedly supported by Your Majesty from the locality, and if you rebel at that time, what will Your Majesty do? Raise the butcher knife and hack it to death? ”

"Your Majesty is doing this for the sake of the whole monarch's courtiers...... How could Your Majesty not know that each of you has a family? How could Your Majesty not know that this is embarrassing for you? I was afraid that you would be embarrassed, so I didn't call you.

Your Majesty has always shown tolerance and never killed indiscriminately, but in fact, your attitude has always been tough, Your Majesty does not want a smooth transition to the court, and hopes that everything can be as planned by Your Majesty, smooth sailing, but if you stand in the way of Your Majesty, you will not be punished now, but you will be recorded in the account! No emperor can tolerate the centrifugal betrayal of his courtiers! Can't you see the fate of Yuan Jing'an and Yuan Wenyao? All the shade and knighthood are pushed to the end, Yuan Jing'an is still eating sand in the border state, and Yuan Wenyao is still building ships in Hailing...... Maybe one day, a glass of wine will be given to death!

When you really get to that point, do you think Your Majesty really won't use a knife to kill people?

In this world, who else can stop Your Majesty? Is Duan Dazai able to block it, or can Zuo Xiang block it? ”

Zhao Yanshen said: "Even if I don't approve it, sue Your Majesty, Your Majesty won't take it seriously, I don't approve it, Your Majesty will approve it, Gao Yuanhai and Gao Xuan are not fuel-efficient lamps, raising such a fierce vicious dog, isn't it just to bite people?" Whoever comes up to bite whom! …… What do you think will happen to those who secretly support the unity party and openly gather troops to build momentum? ”

He sighed heavily, "I just heard the rumors, Your Majesty issued a decree to arrest Zicong and take him to Jinyang for questioning......"

"Him?" Hu Changji was shocked, "What crime did Feng Zicong commit?" ”

"Dereliction of duty, bribery, forming a party for personal gain, sitting on a solid basis, and having a solid basis. Your Majesty's thunder is furious, there is no change, perhaps, it will be far away in Pingzhou......"

"It's unfair! These are obviously his bad wives! The money was obviously accepted by his wife, he didn't know it, if he had to be questioned for this, then Zu Ting should have been cut with a thousand knives! Hu Changji's tone was anxious, and his breathing gradually stagnated, "No...... No...... His Majesty will never blame him for this...... No......"

"Of course, the reason why he was convicted was not because of this, he wrote a letter a month ago, united a group of courtiers who stayed in Ye, and dissuaded His Majesty from carrying out the reform of the court official system, which was rejected by His Majesty." Zhao Yanshen said, "But he didn't give up, and he actually played it together, asking His Majesty to get rid of Zu Ting......"

Hu Changji's face became more and more pale, and he muttered: "Why is this, why is it here......"

"This is a battle of political opinions, but also a battle of ideas, he has been repeated, His Majesty can no longer tolerate it."

"After that, we will not participate, let Jinyang toss, we will only do things according to His Majesty's wishes......" Zhao Yanshen suddenly remembered, "By the way, the King of Nanyang should pay special attention, he is now in charge of Dali Temple, this guy is a madman, Zicong fell into the hands of King Shangluo, it is better to say, if it falls into his hands......" He took a breath, got up and left, "In my name, let's do it up and down." He has a lot of tricks with us, and he wants to give us this face......"

Gao Xuan this person, born on the same day as today, was originally the eldest brother, but because of his biological mother's humble background, he was demoted to the second son, the appearance is weak, but in fact he is cruel and murderous, so as to raise fierce dogs, extravagant, often chase dogs and eat people, once saw a woman holding a child on the road, Gao Xuan snatched her son to feed the dog, the woman cried and resisted, Gao Xuan ate the woman again...... The brutality of his actions is innumerable and outrageous!

Gao Xuan's behavior is tyrannical, and this is an act of admiring the ancestors.

Moreover, he made many friends with scribes and brave men in the fiefdom, and there were even rumors that he kept private soldiers and wanted to commit misdeeds. Showing respect in front of His Majesty, but in the feudal country, it is completely different, and it is difficult to guess what his heart is......

What does His Majesty mean by using him?