Imperial capital

There is a large hall in the palace, and the emperor sits on it.

Mi Yusong was on the emperor's side, standing with his hands in his hands, and he didn't look like an attendant at all.

The first one is Wu Guogong Zhu Guangxiao: ? (′?...? `)?

Qin Guogong Tuoba Yunhan,

The commander of the upper guard made Zhu Houzhi,

Kou Yiwen, the chief officer of the forbidden army,

Jin Yiwei Tongzhi Dai De'an,

Dongchang Qianhu Yuan Dongxiang,

Nineteen people gathered together.

These people are equivalent to the Zhengyang military, all the bigwigs of the armed forces in the imperial capital.

And the meeting they held today is related to the direction of Zhengyang in the next 20 years.

Dai De'an, the acting commander of Jinyiwei, introduced the investigation report of Jinyiwei and Dongchang on the five major regions of Zhengyang, east, west, north, south and central in the past year.

Among them, there are three more about the South China Sea, in addition to some of the contents that the bigwigs have long known.

The South China Sea Giant.

In the past, this kind of title may need to use the imperial court to send troops to encircle and suppress or recruit security.

Now, such a designation represents a certain hope in the South China Sea.

"These three giants can be used by my court?"

The emperor asked a question.

Dai De'an couldn't answer, so he had to turn his attention to Mi Yusong for help.

Mi Yusong raised his eyes and looked at Yuan Dongxiang.

Yuan Dongxiang immediately came out of the ranks.

"Your Majesty, in fact, there are more than three big Kou in the South China Sea!"

"Oh, to elaborate."

Emperor Xuyang couldn't see joy, anger and sorrow on his face at all.

Emperor Xuyang: (?? Tian??)

Even in the previous two-hour meeting, there was a lot of news that was not good for Zhengyang's future.

His face was still light.

Yuan Dongxiang saluted respectfully and continued, his status among these bigwigs is simply not worth mentioning.

But he still did it meticulously.

The whole body is meticulously taken care of, the hairstyle is not enough, the expression is also meticulous, and the words are also meticulous.

In other words, it doesn't leak.

"Your Majesty, at this time, it is related to the King of Xuzhou County.

The South China Sea is known to him as having six giants.

It's a pity that the minister was incompetent, and with the Jinyi Guard, he only found the five big Kou in the end.

Only three of them have become the climate.

The other two can only be said to have small signs.

As for the last giant......

The minister was incompetent and failed to find any suspicious person. ”

As soon as the four words King of Xuzhou came out, all the bigwigs in the hall had different looks on their faces, but Emperor Xuyang was still light.

"It's not about ability.

Xuzhou County Wang...... The layout is far-reaching, and he can find what you can't see, just because he's been laying out it long enough.

As for the five big cowards found now, you continue to stare at them.

I hope that from these five people, we can find a way to break the situation in the South China Sea.

Zhu Aiqing must be tired today, if it's okay, just disperse. ”

Originally, the emperor should have disbanded the meeting after saying this.

But Mi Yusong, who had been a stake for two hours, suddenly turned around and said to the emperor:

"The minister has something to play!

Please Wu Guogong, Qin Guogong and Dai Tongzhi to stay! ”

Emperor Xuyang bowed slightly.

So the other bigwigs all said goodbye and left.

Only five people were left in the main hall, including Emperor Xuyang.

Mi Yu pine straight to the point:

"Duke of Shu, you may have to rebel!"

One stone, stir up a thousand waves!

"Impossible!"

Qin Guogong was the first to stand up and express his opposition.

Once upon a time, he and Shu Guogong were comrades-in-arms who slept on the same bed.

About twenty or thirty years ago, there were several wars with the Northern Barbarians in Zhengyang, and the Duke of Shu and the Duke of Qin at that time were the leaders of the younger generation of Xungui, and they were taken by the old Emperor Fu Donglai at that time.

The sister of the Duke of Shu had not yet married the current Emperor Xuyang at that time.

At the beginning, the Duke of Qin was a martial idiot, and the Duke of Shu was a complete fool, who was thrown into the military camp by his own Lao Tzu for training.

Lao Xinguo put Qin Guogong and Shu Guogong together, and the two had the same identity.

Lao Xinguo Gong had the mind that Qin Guogong could take a belt with the Duke of Shu and put them together.

The result did not disappoint him, Qin Guogong did change Shu Guogong.

In his three-year military career, the Duke of Shu successfully changed from a gentleman to a qualified general.

The talent of the Duke of Shu is actually not bad.

In the later part of the army, the number of enemies he killed was no worse than that of the Duke of Qin.

The Duke of Qin and the Duke of Shu also developed a deep affection for each other.

Later, the Duke of Shu left the army to inherit the main business, but soon became the commander of the first army, but since then he has not been at the border pass, but has guarded the northwest of Zhengyang.

In the northwest of the empire, there used to be mountain bandits and rogues everywhere.

There are no less than 10,000 bandit kings hidden in the mountains here.

Each of them set himself up as king. The so-called prince is not as good as a dog here.

But under the governance of the Duke of Shu, the mountain bandits here did not dare to claim the throne from now on.

"The Duke of Shu wants to rebel? He is the uncrowned king of Shu, why rebel? ”

Qin Guogong's words were sonorous and powerful, and he didn't notice that there was already disobedience in his words.

Although this is a fact, a recognized fact.

But his words were also inappropriate.

However, it is true that because of his straightforward statement, everyone slightly questioned Mi Yusong's words.

But when I think of Mi Yusong as the commander of Dongchang, if his words are not accurate, then no one's words may be accurate.

Mi Yusong didn't look at Qin Guogong at all, but instead took out a bamboo tube from his arms and stretched out his hand to hand it to His Majesty the Emperor.

Emperor Xuyang took a look, there was not the slightest wave on his face, and handed the bamboo tube back to Mi Yusong.

"Okay, let's discuss the matter of the rebellion of the Duke of Shu.

At the same time, the Marquis of Xuanjin! ”

"Whoa!"

Qin Guogong looked incredulous.

He knew that if Emperor Xuyang said this, then what Mi Yusong handed over must be ironclad evidence.

For a moment he was in a trance.

"Qin Guogong, that disciple of yours is in Taiyuan City now.

I heard that the second eldest of the Shu family is also in Taiyuan City.

There are a large number of people in Taiyuan City, and they don't know what they are plotting. ”

Dai De'an came to Qin Guogong's side and whispered a few words.

Qin Guogong turned his head to look at Dai De'an.

The old thief seemed to know something, too.

"Tell me everything you know!"

Dai Dean smiled slightly:

"Don't worry, Qin Guogong will know clearly later."

Qin Guogong snorted coldly, he didn't bother to give a smile to this Jinyi guard leader who was feared by everyone in the court.

"You don't say?" Qin Guogong said coldly.

Dai De'an arched his hand:

"Don't blame the Duke of Qin, I know that you have a good relationship with the Duke of Shu.

But individuals will change, especially if you sit in a high position for a long time, your heart will inevitably change.

This is what the Admiral used to say, that people's minds change.

For the rest of the superfluous, it's better to listen to the Admiral. ”

Qin Guogong snorted coldly: "You are really a Mi Yusong one...... Hehe! ”

None of the people in the hall spoke, because they were all waiting for the arrival of the Marquis of Jin.

About a moment later, Shangguan Ba, the Marquis of Jin, arrived.

After respectfully greeting the emperor, Shangguan Ba stood aside.

On the way here, the chamberlain had already told him why the emperor was looking for him.

He sighed silently in his heart.

The rivers and lakes are finally about to usher in great changes.

After this time, the rivers and lakes will be greatly damaged.

Perhaps the Holy Sect is waiting for this moment.

"Everyone is here, Mi Yusong, come and talk to everyone."

Mi Yusong bowed slightly, saluted respectfully to the emperor, and then said to the big guys:

"The Duke of Shu is involved in rebellion, and it is not my own words.

Jin Yiwei and Dongchang conducted an investigation on Shu Guogong for eleven years! ”

Mi Yusong is really not amazing, and he is endless.

As soon as these words came out, the faces of all the bigwigs changed slightly.

If His Majesty the Emperor hadn't been on it, there would have been people jumping out.

Such a thing is not to be said.

Investigating the eleventh year of the Duke of Shu, isn't that equivalent to planting a nail from the time Emperor Xuyang ascended the throne.

At that time, the Empress was already married to His Majesty.

The Duke of Shu is His Majesty's brother-in-law!

is such a person, at that time, they all began to have Jinyiwei and Dongchang to defend.

What about the others?

Compare your heart to your heart, all the bigwigs present are not close to the Duke of Shu and the emperor!

Wu Guogong's eyes were surprised, but he quickly understood, and glanced at Mi Yusong, indicating that he had understood the other party's intentions.

Wu Guogong has already seen the clues......

Shangguan Ba, Dai De'an looked at the nose and nose, and did not express his attitude.

But both of them are in the same mood:

Mi Yusong, you just test people's hearts, play so ruthlessly!

It is obviously aimed at Qin Guogong alone.

Although the current Duke of Qin has begun to take over the responsibilities of the commander-in-chief of the empire.

It can be described as a high-powered ......

But Mi Yusong still chose to test the other party at this critical moment.

If there is no indication from His Majesty the Emperor, I don't believe how many people I killed!

The only one present who didn't see it was Qin Guogong.

It has to do with his temperament.

Straightforward, direct, informal, love and hate.

On the battlefield, this is all his strength, even an advantage.

But this is for the future......

For handsome, these emotions should not be.

In other words, today's small meeting is to test Qin Guogong's temperament...... Whether it is suitable to be the commander of this empire.

And to deal with Qin Guogong, it is natural to use the most fierce medicine.

Otherwise, with the general dose, Qin Guogong swallowed it, maybe he would have two more mouthfuls.

And Qin Guogong has a few taboos, after some weighing, plus the current situation. In the end, Mi Yusong chose Shu Guogong as the entry point.

Qin Guogong's face turned slightly red, but he forcibly suppressed his temper.

But today's events must have a result.

If the main hall can't be discussed, he doesn't mind going to Mi Yusong's public house.

There was a touch of satisfaction in Mi Yusong's eyes. He continued:

"The evidence of the rebellion of the Shu State has been listed, and there are three in total!"

It is different from the fact that people who investigate and rebel can have dozens or hundreds of culpability.

Mi Yusong only needs three items to investigate the Duke of Shu and wants to nail it to the pillar of shame!

If Mi Yusong really came up with dozens of evidence, Qin Guogong wouldn't mind making a fuss.

Because he doesn't have to think about it at all, he can figure out the hair of Qin Guogong.

Dozens of incriminating evidence, most of which must have been guilty for the sake of guilt.

However, when Mi Yusong said that there were only three charges in total, Qin Guogong was a little surprised.

At the same time, the temper that was ready to attack was extinguished all at once.

Qin Guogong looked at Mi Yusong coldly, wanting to hear what he could say.

Mi Yusong stretched out a finger and said word by word:

"Guilty one, a private deal with the Northern Barbarians!"

Qin Guogong frowned, what kind of guilt is this.

Is there still less trade between Zhengyang and Wanggu every year?

Even many people will trade with the North Barbarians in private.

One of the biggest smuggled goods is salt.

There is a large salt lake in the hinterland of the Northern Barbarians, which can be said to be inexhaustible.

The Beiban eat less salt, and they can consume enough salt from meat alone.

Could it be that the public of Shu still smuggles smuggled salt in private?

Although this thing is a huge profit, what a character the Duke of Shu is, the uncrowned king of the northwest!

Why do such a trifle?

Could it be that his men did it?

A series of questions appeared in his mind, Qin Guogong raised his eyes, and just wanted to open his mouth to question, but was preempted by one person.

Wu Guogong has always had a serious expression, and after Mi Yusong finished saying the first piece of responsibility, he followed up and asked:

"Smuggling alone is not a big crime for a prince!"

What he said was the truth, which country did not have the gold medal for avoiding death accumulated because of merit.

Crimes such as smuggling are capital crimes for ordinary people.

But for Guogong, taking a gold medal for avoiding death is enough to offset.

It's an out-and-out "petty sin"!

Mi Yusong shook his head and continued:

"What the Duke of Shu and the Northern Barbarians traded was not an ordinary thing.

According to our investigation, in the past five years, the transaction between the Duke of Shu and the Beiban has always been barter.

With iron, for horses! ”

Ironware!

Horses!

Both are necessary for war.

Even for a war, these are the two things that are of the most important importance.

Since time immemorial, it has been external forces that have given the greatest increase in human capabilities.

Iron tools and horses are the two things that have seen the biggest increases.

The Northern Barbarians lacked iron ore, and the refiners even made coal for iron.

First, they have no resources, and second, they have no capabilities.

For a long time, Zhengyang's strong weapons were the most important factor in their victory against the Northern Barbarians.

And what the Northern Barbarians fear most about Zhengyang is nothing more than because they are a race on horseback.

Everyone is born to be the best knight.

Zhengyang has always strictly guarded the export of iron to the Northern Barbarians.

Even items such as pots and pans, kitchen knives are not allowed to appear in transactions with the Hokwan.

In the same way, the Northern Barbarians rarely exchanged horses for supplies with Zhengyang.

Unless they can't survive anymore, Zhengyang will exchange grain and Beiban for horses.

Now someone tells you that the Shu State uses iron tools to exchange horses.

This one alone is enough to nail the Duke of Shu to the pillar of shame.

If Mi Yusong has proof of all this.

"Rice...... Admiral, do you have any tangible evidence for this? ”

Wu Guogong asked this question for Qin Guogong again.

"Nature enumerates, nature there is."

Mi Yusong's tone was flat, as if he was not talking about a rebellion against a prince who guarded the country and went northwest.

Mi Yusong's attitude made Qin Guogong chuckle in his heart, and before he could calm down, Mi Yusong immediately said the second crime of Shu Guogong.

"Second, the Duke of Qin raised private soldiers."

Everyone looked incomprehensible again.

Because judging from this crime alone, it is not a capital crime.

It's hard for you to explain the private soldier.

Because there is no evidence, or it is difficult to find evidence, that you have private soldiers.

However, because of Mi Yusong's move just now, everyone did not open their mouths this time, waiting for Mi Yusong to solve everyone's doubts.

Sure enough, after Mi Yusong took a big breath, he made this crime clear:

"According to the investigation, there are more than 3,400 guests in the Shu State Mansion.

Some of these people are heroes in the rivers and lakes, some are elite generals who have retired from the army, and even demonic warrior monks.

However, these people are scattered throughout the Northwest Land, and almost every important person in the Shu Mansion has a large number of guest secretaries around them. ”

Keqing......

It's hard to define an identity.

Sometimes, Keqing is what you spend money or resources to invite to fill the façade.

Sometimes, Keqing is a comrade-in-arms who lives and dies with you.

There are no relevant laws and regulations in the imperial court, and almost every family has a guest secretary.

Keqing is not necessarily a warrior.

It could also be a businessman.

As long as you have a special ability to be favored by the master, you may become a guest.

More than 3,400...... That's a lot indeed.

However, everyone's eyes involuntarily fell on Shangguan Ba.

The latter does not have many guest secretaries, but there are a large number, as many as tens of thousands of disciples of Emperor Wu City and the disciples of vassal forces.

If convicted on this ground, then Shangguan Ba can be taken down in court.

Shangguan Ba was stared at by everyone, especially His Majesty the Emperor, and couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable.

So, he asked:

"More than 3,000 guests...... It doesn't seem like a lot.

I...... There are two or three thousand disciples under the command of Emperor Wu City, and I have paid little attention to it over the years, but it has increased by hundreds.

According to the law of conviction like this for the Admiral, I'm afraid I'll have to go to the prison today to report! ”

Shangguan Ba said with a wry smile.

Mi Yusong shook his head and said:

"You are of a different nature!

The Duke of Shu raised three thousand four guest secretaries, but he put it on the bright side.

In addition to these three thousand four, there are hundreds of guest secretaries who are hidden.

These people are the key!

They are all in important positions, and they are basically in the border passes of the northwest and the northern barbarians, Shu and other important passes.

And the role of these people, I don't need to repeat it. ”

After Wu Guogong listened, his face had sunk.

And Qin Guogong frowned deeply.

This time he finally couldn't help it and asked:

"The Duke of Shu is the governor of the northwest. Admiral Mi, will you make the normal personnel arrangements, ...... wrong?"

"No!"

Without waiting for Qin Guogong to finish speaking, Mi Yusong interrupted unceremoniously.

"These people, I have a detailed list.

Each of them has human and physical evidence.

Everyone who is not the Duke of Shu on the bright side!

There is even a Sima in the army! ”

Speaking of Sima in the army, Emperor Xuyang straightened up violently, and there was a cold light in his eyes.

Sima ...... in the army In fact, it is his family general.

It is also the most important and effective means for him to control the world's soldiers and horses!

Don't let anyone else get involved!

"As for the third point......

Mi Yusong struck while the iron was hot and continued, while Qin Guogong had already taken the initiative to shut up, and his face was extremely ugly.

Even if there is no third article, the responsibility of the Duke of Shu for treason will be heard.

With the second article alone, Emperor Xuyang will not sit idly by.

For a while, Qin Guogong was in a trance, and he didn't hear of the third crime listed by Mi Yusong.

"Liu Yinpei! Do you know what you're doing? ”

Qin Guogong said secretly in his heart.

And Liu Yinpei is the name of the Duke of Shu.

Eventually, the secret meeting ended.

However, nothing has changed in the court.

However, anyone with a heart can perceive that the storm is coming!