Chapter 106: Guns and Arrows
"Anyway, Shizhou is guilty, and it's not a pity to die, so this matter will turn the page." In front of everyone's eyes, Gu Lin Wujiang can still bend and stretch, and with some helpless words, he left a step for himself and Gu Lin Haobo.
On the side of the mountain gate, witnessing the violent scene with his own eyes, Huo Xu's expression was as usual.
He tugged at Kwai Qiu's sleeve and persuaded in a low voice: "See, the smell of blood at today's court meeting is very strong, Your Excellency had better avoid opening your mouth and don't set yourself on fire."
The Holy Emperor does not kill historians, this creed is only valid for Emperor Kangjing, and for the ministers, it has no binding force. ”
Aoi Qiu woke up from her astonishment, secretly reminiscing about the horrific mirrors that had just been created, and couldn't help but suspect that she had just experienced a nightmare.
Since entering the Taishi Museum to revise history, for more than ten years, he has always been a historian who is easy to believe the positive information of the court, and has recorded too many appearances as real historical fragments.
As everyone knows, under the surface, there are layers of whitewashed packaging, and only by piercing the layers of whitewash can we touch the most authentic core of historical events.
Today, he climbed to the top of Lingyin Mountain, which can be regarded as the right time, and the living reality taught Kwai Qiu a lesson: history should not be written by historians, or in other words, the history written by historians may not be real history!
However, the historian's style still supports him, and he must not be coerced by others.
"You little slippery head who talks to people and talk nonsense, what qualifications do you have to teach me to do things!" Aoi Autumn puffed up.
Huo Xu shook his head and smiled bitterly.
Above the court, Gu Lin Haobo, who took people's lives in front of the emperor, was not only fine, but also a little unforgiving.
"Your Majesty!" A generation of Zhengqing once again shouted on the table: "Your Majesty retreat, the ministers went to guard the customs according to the order of Yi, during this period, the food was unpleasant, the sleep was not good, and the hard work was more than 50 days, but after coming back, I found that the palace was actually a government office under the Zongren Mansion.
The minister did not understand what the minister's sin was, so that Her Royal Highness the Queen was annoyed, and took the opportunity of Her Majesty's retreat to seize the power of the minister.
The minister is stupid, and I hope that His Majesty the Holy Emperor will solve his doubts! ”
Gu Lin Wujiang stared at the snowy region in the distance, and did not make a sound for a long time, although his face did not change, his heart was beating a drum.
This is the advantage of being the supreme lord, as long as you are calm, even if you are short of words, you can delay the time without losing your majesty, slowly weave reasons in silence, and fill in the huge hole dug by the queen by doing things by nature.
However, after searching his stomach for a long time, he still couldn't find a suitable and decent explanation.
Collecting the faintly visible cold glow in her eyes, Hulan Xuechan eased her expression and said calmly: "Your Majesty's retreat, at a time when the wealthy clans of Yan County and Wolan County are in turmoil, the deity must put the safety of the community first and plan the expedition as soon as possible.
The deacon of the Royal Martial Arts Mansion was responsible for guarding the capital and the court, and it was not appropriate to take on the heavy responsibility of the expedition.
Just imagine, contacting the sects of the world, convening the powerful people from all over the world, coordinating the functions of the three governments and one court, how vast the expeditionary affairs are! Zhengqing returned from guarding the pass, once he took over the burden of the expedition, would he still have the energy to ask about the trivial matters of the palace? ”
After listening to the queen's words, Gu Lin Haobo's face was full of resentment and anger, and he felt as if he had found the feeling of his first love, and his heart couldn't help but pound.
Since the rebellion in Yan County and Wolan County, the Xihe royal family has been indecided, neither the iron and bloody hand to summon the world's strong men to expedition to quell the chaos, nor the Huairou ability to appease the celebrities of the two counties to respond to all changes unchanged.
The Empress officially spoke of the "Expedition" today, and intended to let the Emperor of the Imperial Court take the lead in the planning, if this is true, then isn't this exactly the beauty that Gu Lin Haobo dreamed of?
Once he officially became the commander-in-chief of the expedition, Gu Lin Haobo would be able to govern all the sects in a grand manner, and at that time, in addition to the recruitment of the royal family and the strong of the Royal Martial Arts Mansion must be approved by Emperor Kangjing, wouldn't the other strong people in the world be called by a generation of Zhengqing at will?
"Phew!" Gu Lin Haobo was inexplicably moved, and began to reflect on the past and imagine the future: "The attitude towards the major sects of Rock County and Wolan County was still too anxious, and in the end, it led to a chicken and egg fight.
In the future, in the face of the many county sects like stars, you have to be patient, learn the art of cutting leeks, cut a stubble and grow a stubble, and the longer you cut, the more you grow, and the ······ endlessly? ”
It's just ······ Isn't the queen playing expediency?
Thinking of this, Gu Lin Haobo raised his eyes and looked at Emperor Kangjing.
The queen dug the pit by herself and filled it by herself, and her adaptability was quite amazing, and she rescued Gu Lin Wujiang from the dilemma at once, and met the eyes full of hope at the bottom of the stairs, Emperor Kangjing said slowly:
"This is what I mean, it's not easy to make this determination, and I hope that all the ministers will work together to plan the expedition as soon as possible."
"Your Majesty is wise!" The beaming Gulin Haobo raised his hands and bowed to the altar.
After the ceremony, he sat down with his eyebrows fluttering, looked directly at the Minister of State Moss, and said a little impatiently: "At the time when the two counties are in turmoil, the Prime Minister's Mansion will govern the sects of other counties, this is the old system, it has long been out of date, and it must be eliminated as soon as possible!" ”
Targeted by Gulin Haobo, the Minister of State Moss still did not lose his elegance, he slowly moved his gaze, and found that the Emperor Kangjing and the Empress on the spiritual platform were indifferent, as if they were outsiders.
And Gu Lin Haoshu next to him was sorting out his unwrinkled robes, and Gu Lin Mangyu on the opposite side was holding his not slender fingers, all of which looked like they didn't care about themselves.
A trace of helplessness, a bit of grievance, all in the faint smile on the corner of his mouth, Moss said slowly: "The royal martial arts mansion governs the royal family and the strong people of the mansion, and the prime minister governs the folk sects, which is an ancient system that has been followed for tens of thousands of years.
However, long before the rebellion of the wealthy families in Yan County and Wolan County, this ancient system has been eroded to the point that it has no name, and the Prime Minister cannot control most of the sects in the world, but the people who can manage most of the sects have no intention of safeguarding the interests of the empire, and the people's hearts are scattered, and the hidden danger is not small.
The Prime Minister's Mansion is struggling to support, and now it can only barely call the large and small sects of the three counties such as Liyuan, with little influence, and the Luoxia Mountain Range has shown signs of a beast riot, and the strong people of the three counties are far from enough to even guard the Luoxia Mountain Range, how can there be any spare strength for Lord Zhengqing to send? ”
"What 'erosion'? What are the hidden dangers? Your Excellency, this is alarmist! Gulin Haobo said aggressively: "Don't get involved in such a false thing as the beast riot, hmph, it's just an excuse!" In the face of the overall situation of the expedition, all the trivial things have to give way! ”
Moss did not give in: "His Majesty the Emperor and His Royal Highness the Empress only say that they are planning an expedition, but in fact, whether an expedition is an expedition or not depends on the change of the situation, and it does not necessarily come true.
If the strategy of dividing and disintegrating the wealthy clans and sects of the two counties works, and the Yan County and Voran County are transformed from chaos to rule, the empire will not be able to go on an expedition. ”
Gulin Haobo patted the case and said: "Moss, don't muddy the waters anymore, except for the iron-blooded expedition, the rest of the strategies are useless!" ”
"Okay, okay, everyone, don't be impatient." Gu Lin Wujiang came forward at the right time to make peace with the mud: "Empress Fangcai said very clearly, the expedition is the top priority of the country, and during the preparation period, the affairs are huge, and all parties must discuss patiently and coordinate repeatedly, rather than arguing at a court meeting to achieve results. ”
Gu Lin Haobo listened to the persuasion this time, stopped shouting, raised his chin and looked at Moss, pouted and sneered a few times. He obviously settled on the lone Moss, and firmly believed that all the plans to invade and eliminate the forces of the Prime Minister were expected to be achieved step by step, and there was no point in fighting at this moment.
However, there was still a little unhappiness in his heart, he tilted his head slightly, his eyes touched the figure of the black-robed young man by the mountain gate, and he immediately understood the reason why he was quite upset.
He suddenly got up and said in a deep voice, "That kid's name is Huo Xu, right?" During His Majesty's retreat, many chaos in the capital was caused by him. ”
The dignified Emperor of the Rite Domain stepped on a folk boy in public, and according to the law, even if the Qing family at the scene did not echo it, they would remain silent, at least as he had done when he was embarrassed by Moss before, and they watched from the wall.
Unexpectedly, this loud shout seemed to poke a hornet's nest, causing an uproar.
Gu Lin Mangyu was the first to speak, choking Gu Lin Haobo for a long time.
"A little boy, only a five-stage Yuanshi, why does it make His Excellency Zhengqing have trouble sleeping and eating, and he will want to get rid of it quickly?"
Stuffy gourd Gulin Haoshu also broke the silence and threw down heavy words: "I'm still waiting for Huo Xu to go to the Royal Martial Arts Mansion to participate in the make-up exam on the day of the winter exam, who dares to touch him, first ask me if I agree!" ”
Hulan Xuechan almost didn't lift the table: "His Majesty the Emperor summoned Huo Xu to the court meeting, naturally after careful consideration.
The incident of Cuishan that happened more than two months ago had already spread inside and outside the capital, and many sects were wondering whether the conclusions made by the royal family about the past of the Northern Expedition were tenable.
Today, if Huo Xu can explain his earlier testimony clearly and clarify the doubts of the world, everyone will be happy; If something happens to him, it will confirm the suspicion that the royal family deliberately covered up the truth of the Northern Expedition, which is very likely to lead to chaos in the world.
Gulin Haobo, you have to think clearly, His Majesty the Emperor can't bear the notoriety of causing trouble in the world, whoever sows the seeds will reap the fruits, if you insist on acting, all the consequences will be borne by you alone! ”
On the other side of the mountain gate, Kwai Qiu heard the words and asked Huo Xu blankly, "What do you mean?" ”
"Hehe, the queen is making it clear how we should speak." Huo Xu smiled.
After being stunned for a long time, Kwai Qiu pouted, "Those who keep the right don't flatter the powerful, they only ask about conscience!" ”
Slanting at Aoi Qiu, Huo Xu was really speechless, and scolded in his heart: "A tendon!" ”
Above the court, Gu Lin Haobo was dumbfounded, he couldn't understand, it was so easy to step on the dignified prime minister, and why was it so difficult to pinch a little mole ant?
are all fighting with him!
Gu Lin Haobo is not a reckless man, he has been deeply involved in the court for more than ten years, and he naturally knows that everything has to be weighed and prioritized.
At a time when countless sects are suspicious of the past of the Northern Expedition, killing Huo Xu and causing a monstrous disaster, if the emperor and the queen pick a son, the first person to bear the pressure is not others, but his Gulin Haobo family.
Gu Lin Haobo can bend and stretch, solemnly straighten his posture, honestly bow to the mourning platform, and say extremely humbly: "The minister is reckless, thoughtful, and lost his words, please ask His Majesty the Emperor and His Royal Highness the Empress to surrender their crimes." ”
Gu Lin Wujiang Waner, raised his hand to signal Gu Lin Haobo to take a seat.