"Yu Wenyong has good intentions."

Yedu, after hearing that Yuwenyong abdicated, Gao Wei raised his eyebrows, and then said: "He will not abdicate, and no one will dare to disobey his authority, but for the survival of Zhou Guozuo, for the sake of Prince Yu Wenyun, he still wants the Zen position." It seems that the situation in the Zhou State is very chaotic now, and even this always strong monarch has to ensure the smooth transition of imperial power through the way of Zen concession. ”

"Your Majesty's insight is extremely clear, this Zhou country is linked by the eight-pillar state system, and the Wuchuan nobles will jointly suppress the local wealthy clans in Guanzhong, which will not last long...... The Yuwen clan is also on guard against these powerful people everywhere, and has always deliberately suppressed them. Now, with his successive defeats, his prestige has been greatly shaken, and he can no longer suppress these army leaders. ”

Pei Shiju stood solemnly behind him in a heavy court uniform, standing on a hot day, already sweating, but he didn't even dare to stand crookedly.

"Even if he is undefeated, he will be able to suppress these military leaders?" Regarding what Pei Shiju said, Gao Wei just smiled coldly: "Yuwen clan and Wuchuan Xungui are Guanzhong who became masters later, and they are not from Guanlong. On that day, the Guan Longhao clan obeyed Yuwentai's order to raise troops to resist Emperor Shenwu, but it was only because Emperor Shenwu made a bad move, which caused people's hearts to turn back.

"Yuwentai's creation of the Eight Pillars Kingdom is not only a helpless move, but also a forced integration of these forces and their own use. On the one hand, his Wuchuan nobles alone were not enough to resist Emperor Shenwu, and he had to pull the local wealthy clans into the gang in order to get sufficient troops. On the other hand, he also doesn't trust these officials from wealthy families, and he always has the intention of deliberately suppressing them.

"Everyone also has eyes, over the years, the rivalry between the pseudo-Zhou and the Great Qi has been mostly fought by these wealthy families who guard the frontier, but it has never been them who have won high-ranking officials in the court...... If it were you, would you be able to truly surrender? ”

The scorching sun in June, sprinkled in the hall, Gao Wei's left hand lightly supported the belt, out of the temple door, placed in front of the door under the corner of the hall a few strange flowers are blooming at this time. The emperor greeted the sun, his eyes narrowed slightly:

"It's not a day or two that the Yuwen family has been doing this, they underestimate this group of wealthy families, the only local wealthy family that can be used to check and balance, that is, Wuchuan Xungui, in the past, there were Dugu Xin, Yuwen Dao, Zhao Gui, these can barely be seen, and now the children of Wuchuan Xunmen are a bunch of wine bags and rice bags, and they can't take it out at all...... After several turmoils since the Yuwen Guardian Dynasty, how many more loyal can these people have to the Yuwen clan? If that day, as soon as Yuwen Yong, who has a strong wrist, dies, Yuwen's qi will come to an end. ”

"Yuwentai has been fighting in the east and west all his life, expanding his territory, but he has buried such a big hidden danger inside, which can't help but make people sigh. This road, he took the wrong road, the court should be the court of the people of the whole country, not the court of a certain interest group, if a bowl of water is not fair for a long time, it will inevitably lead to people's hearts and minds, so that they are isolated and helpless, and the bane of subverting the country is planted in it. ”

Pei Shiju faintly felt that the emperor seemed to mean something, and the cold sweat on his back was like a waterfall, and he immediately said: "As Your Majesty can see, this Zhou Guojiang will soon cease to exist, right?" …… The minister was ignorant, and the minister thought that since the Zhou lord was tough, and the ministers were under his authority, they should not dare to make a mistake. ”

"That was in the past," the emperor said lightly: "Zhou Guohao's right power has been dissatisfied with the Yuwen clan for a long time, and now they are afraid of Yuwen Yong, it doesn't mean that they won't dare in the future, they just lack a leader, once this person appears, they will immediately abandon the Yuwen family and support a new spokesperson for interests." From this point of view, this Yang Jian has become a thorn in Yu Wenyong's side and a thorn in his flesh, he is still too cautious, if he is replaced by me, he will kill this fang first at all costs! ”

Gao Wei's face was full of solemn looks:

"If you don't believe it, just wait and see."

The discussion about the outside is nothing more than these, the reform of the Northern Qi court itself has not yet been completed, this year, the emperor sent an ambassador to inspect the states, and issued an edict to make eight articles, announcing the states and counties:

"First: the crime of the prison department is all in accordance with the law.

"Second: the mother clan will not obey the outsider.

"Third: Punish with a rod, and order according to law.

"Fourth: The thieves in the county and county do not catch the birds, and they will be recorded and played.

"Fifth: filial piety and grandson, righteous husband and wife, and his door. Those who are qualified to be appointed should be recommended.

"Sixth: or driven by the past, the name has not been reached; Or Shen Yuan Peng, civil and military can be used, it is appropriate to interview and have a famous performance.

"Seventh: Pseudo-Zhou seven or more, has been collected, eight or less, and outside the war, if you want to enter the office, all listen to Yu Xuan, and lower the second-class official.

"Eighth: widows and poor who cannot survive on their own, and give them mercy."

Among the eight articles, most of them are for controlling the locality, some are for the implementation of etiquette and education, and the promotion of meritocracy, as for the seventh, it is to appease the ministers of the Zhou State so that they will not lose sight of the new dynasty. The terms and conditions are concise but harmonious and self-consistent, more reasonable and legal, and moisturizing things in silence, that is, the old officials who are well versed in the people's feelings, I am afraid that they will not be able to put forward such an old-fashioned decree.

After some well-intentioned people inquired, they knew that this was from the hands of Su Wei, the new Tongzhi Scattered Cavalry Attendant, and the prince washed the horse, although it was only from the five grades, it was not a big official, but the emperor was willing to hand over some government affairs to him, which shows that this person is in the emperor's heart, not mortal.

Many court bigwigs have fixed their eyes on Gao Gong and Su Wei, and have paid a lot of attention to them, but this kind of attention has no kindness at all. Gao Gong and Su Wei, as pawns of the emperor's reform, have already stood on the opposite side of the interests of some big clans and families, and they must think twice about everything in order not to be caught by political enemies, and they are trying to find a stable position between the ministers and the emperor.

For Gao Gong's behavior, the emperor only opened one eye and closed one eye, and let him do it.

At the end of June, the emperor issued an edict to change customs, sweeping away the customs of the north, the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty all obeyed the Han and Wei clothes, and the palace should be regulated, etiquette and music, all of which participated in the Southern Dynasty.

Shangshu Pei Shiju said that he asked to repair the palace of Yecheng, and the ministers and close ministers were attached to him. The emperor was displeased, and said: "The first emperor sent people to repair many times, and the palace curtains where he lived were decorated with gold and jade jewelry, which was extremely beautiful and extravagant, although it was not completed, but the scale was magnificent, and it had surpassed the Wei and Jin dynasties. ”

and deposed Pei Shiju and was demoted to Zhongsan Doctor.

Oh, there is also Taifu Gao Xiaoheng, Xianyang Wang Hu Luguang on the book, saying that the prince's east palace is on fire, so far it has not been repaired, full of messes, loss of heavenly dignity, please repair the east palace, although the emperor is reluctant, but also have to pay from the palace treasury to repair the east palace for the prince.

Gao Xiaoheng also recommended Li Gang, a great Confucian in Hebei, as the prince's teacher, and the emperor was expedient again and again, but still did not allow it, and ordered Su Wei to teach the prince and promote Li Gang to be the counselor.

In the middle of the month, Zuo Xiang Murong Yan asked for his resignation, and the emperor allowed it. Tang Yong of the Ministry of War ascended to the position of the left minister, Hu Lu Xian was the history of the state assassin, Lu Qianbai was the secretary of the Ministry of War, and Lang Zhongyuanbiao of the Ministry of Officials died, and he was posthumously presented with the doctor of Yinqing Guanglu. At this point, the backbone of the DPRK has been replaced by a more energetic and energetic young face, the emperor's power is unprecedentedly strong, and the Northern Qi Dynasty is stable, and it truly has the strength to swallow the seas.

It is also recently that in the name of celebrating his daughter Shouyang's full moon, Gao Wei invited his relatives and ministers to feast together in Tongquetai, among which the pseudo-Zhou Qi Wang Yu Wenxian, the pseudo-Zhou Zhuguo Wei Xiaokuan and other Zhou Guo's descendants were impressively listed.

Although Yu Wenxian's spirit is still good, he is unhappy, and he only drinks by himself during the banquet and does not say a word. Since Wei Xiaokuan surrendered and dedicated the city, although the emperor has allowed high-ranking officials to be generous, he has not been allowed to reuse, so how can Wei Xiaokuan bear it?

But he also knew that his subordinate ministers were above the Great Qi court, and he had no right to speak, not to mention other ministers, just Hu Luguang's targeting was enough to make him difficult! After three glasses of wine, the veteran who became famous in the Great War of the Eastern and Western Wei Dynasty simply put down the wine cup and said loudly in the eyes of everyone: "Your Majesty has the ambition to clarify the universe, and the minister also has the desire to assist Mingzhu, although the minister is not a weapon, but if it comes to governing the army and fighting, the minister still has self-confidence, why don't Your Majesty use the minister, the minister will serve Your Majesty!" ”

Wei Xiaokuan has been up and down in the sea for most of his life, if he has no interest in climbing up, it is pure nonsense, the first half of his life was suppressed by the Yuwen clan, and then he fell to Yang Jian so quickly, also because he was not taken seriously, and all his loyalty was paid to the bottom of the river. Now that the Qi Dynasty has surrendered, if it continues to be obscure like this, it is better to die!

As soon as these words came out, the ministers were silent, and the emperor looked at this old minister of Zhou fixedly, with a kind smile in his eyes, and suddenly said loudly: "The name of the general who is good at fighting is often heard by me, but the general is not young anymore, can he still stand the pain of the army?" ”

Wei Xiaokuan was born in the second year of Wei Yongping, and he is sixty-five years old, which can be regarded as an advanced age during this period. The emperor reminded him that he was no longer in his prime, and he also let go of a mouth, giving him a hope, Wei Xiaokuan heard this, his heart was happy, and he spoke again: "Although the minister is old, his muscles and bones are still strong, and it will not be a problem to fight for more than ten years!" ”

Hu Luguang sneered coldly, and was about to make a sarcastic sound, but when he saw the emperor's serious expression, he still endured it.

The emperor bowed his head and said: "I have also seen the 'three strategies of leveling' to the lord of Zhou in the past, and it can be said that every word is fine, if it is not for the lack of national strength of the Zhou State, I am afraid that I will really have a headache...... Qing is talented, but Lord Zhou only let Qing be a goalkeeper, which is a pity. Speaking of this, Wei Xiaokuan also had sadness on his face, Gao Wei paused, and said:

"My Yecheng forbidden army originally had three battalions, originally held by the king of Lanling, the king of Ande and the king of Guangning, and later expanded to five battalions, with the king of Baling County watching for me, and now Wang Lin is guarding against Chen in Huainan, the position of the governor is vacant, and the general is willing to serve as the governor?" Although the name of the governor of Gyeonggi does not match his actual power, and the actual number of soldiers and horses he can control is only one battalion, it is also an extremely important position.

Wei Xiaokuan was overjoyed, and his initial expectation was just to be put aside as usual, slowly trying to establish meritorious deeds. Immediately bowed his hand and said: "I am willing to die!" The emperor's arrangement made all the original Zhou courtiers in the seat happy, and the rest of the courtiers did not express any dissatisfaction except for frowning slightly, these are all things that the emperor and some close ministers have discussed, and the rumor has already come out, that is, Wei Xiaokuan is not yet aware of it.

Gao Wei was satisfied in his heart, to let the courtiers of the Zhou State return to their hearts, and to let the original courtiers of the court not be dissatisfied because of jealousy, but also to waste a lot of twists and turns, this is someone shouted: "Your Majesty is unfair, why can this guy be in a high position without making an inch?" This old man is already seventy or eighty years old, I don't think he can even carry a knife, how can he take on such a big responsibility?! ”

Gao Wei frowned, followed the voice and looked over, and found that it was actually Helan Leopard, this guy was already drunk at this time, and he was speechless and unobstructed! The atmosphere that Gao Wei painstakingly managed was undoubtedly destroyed, not only Wei Xiaokuan stood in place in embarrassment, ashamed and angry, but even Hu Luguang and other generals became unkind...... Before Gao Wei could reprimand, a rough voice sounded:

"Your Majesty, he is drunk, and the minister will drag him out."

A burly man came out of the banquet, grabbed Helan Leopard's collar and was about to drag him out. Helan Leopard slurred his speech and scolded vaguely: "Who are you, you dare to drag grandpa." The burly man directly punched him in the face, knocking him unconscious, Gao Wei frowned, but didn't say anything, let the group of attendants drag the drunk man out, and then looked at the big man with interest.

I saw that he had a fierce face, his face was thick and black, and he was stretched out to both sides, so tall and strong that he looked like a bear, just like the living Hades that Gao Wei had seen on TV before, and his momentum was compelling. He immediately asked:

"I didn't call anyone, why did you stand up and knock him out?"

"This guy is disrespectful to his words and disrespectful to His Majesty!" The big man said hardly.

Gao Wei was more interested: "Are you Han Baobao?" ”

The great man like the king of Hades arched his hand, and said straightforwardly: "The minister used to be called Han Baobao, but now he is renamed Han Baohu in accordance with His Majesty's name!" Hearing this, Gao Wei's eyebrows raised, and the corners of his mouth involuntarily hooked, who said that rough men are not delicate in their minds? Unexpectedly, this guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes can shoot his ass without leaving a trace, and he is refreshed!

Han Baohu, the son of Han Xiong, a hussar general of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, was famous for his bravery and courage, and at the age of thirteen, he captured tigers and leopards.