Jibei country.

"My lord, I can't help it! I can't help it! ”

Several officials stood in front of Cao Zhi, Cao Zhi was extremely tall, his arms were very thick, he was stuck to the three officials, and he was still advancing.

And an old man was sitting in front of him at the moment, looking at Cao Zhi with disdain.

He didn't even hide this emotion of his own.

Even if the person standing in front of him was the clan of Great Wei.

"King Jibei! As soon as you took office, you ignored the laws of the temple, seized the cultivated land of the people, and seized it by force, how can you be worthy of your ancestors? How can you be worthy of Your Majesty in Luoyang?! ”

"Your Majesty asked you to come here from Hebei, is it just to let you do such an evil thing?!"

"You have only been in office for half a year, but the local people's resentment against you can no longer be contained!"

"You connived at your own house slaves, beat the people, seized fertile land, and acted in many ways!"

"I think you're clearly trying to cause trouble for yourself!"

Hearing these words, Cao Zhi's face turned red, and he was about to pounce on him with a roar.

It's just that the officials are standing in the middle of them, all holding Cao Zhi, but no one wants to shut up the old man.

Cao Zhi was furious at the moment.

In the past, I was bullied by the Sima family, and I was kept in captivity by them in the mansion and was not allowed to go out, so after a few years, I finally returned to the fiefdom, but I had to be bullied by these people again? !

But no matter how hard he struggled, he couldn't rush in front of the old man.

He finally gave up, took a few steps back, and looked angrily at the few officials in front of him.

"Are you the minister of Jibei or the subordinate of the Liu family?!"

The person standing in front of him, surnamed Liu, is after Liu Zhang, the king of Chengyang Jing, their family is also a behemoth in Ye County, and their foundation is extremely deep, although it cannot be compared with the top clans, but to deal with the princes and kings, there is no need for the top clans to come forward.

Hearing Cao Zhi's questioning, the officials immediately put away the smiles on their faces.

"King Jibei, why should we be humiliated by our kind words and persuasions?"

"This matter is clearly the fault of the king, we think that the king and His Majesty are relatives, and we don't want Your Majesty to be sad because of the king's affairs, so we came to dissuade them, if the king insists on doing so, the ministers can only speak up."

Cao Zhi couldn't wait to spit in their faces.

These dogs, they're embarrassed to say it's their own fault?!

He immediately shouted angrily to the soldiers around him: "Come on, send these people out to the widow!" ”

Hearing his order, dozens of elderly soldiers slowly surrounded these people in front of him.

Seeing these people, the old man almost burst out laughing.

He forced a smile and looked at the Jibei Minister, who called him Gong Shahong.

This Gongsha clan is also one of the local clans in Qingzhou, known as "Gongsha Five Dragons, unparalleled in the world" in the Later Han Dynasty, this Gongsha Hong is the heir of Gongsha Fan at the end of the Five Dragons.

It is almost impossible for the local clans to collude with each other and expect them to give a fair verdict.

Gong Shahong looked at those old pawns at this moment, and said solemnly: "Retreat for me!" ”

The old pawns lowered their heads and hurriedly got out of the way.

This is even more of Cao Zhiqi's half death.

But there is no way, let alone the minister of state, it is a county order, and they are all more powerful than Cao Zhi.

What's more, even according to the system of the Later Han Dynasty, the power of the prime minister is far greater than that of him, the prince and king.

Cao Zhi gritted his teeth and looked at them angrily.

But neither the officials nor the big clans took his anger seriously.

After Cao Pi opened the country, no one put these princes and kings in his eyes, Cao Pi tried his best to toss these younger brothers, in the Cao Pi period, whenever there was a conflict between the princes and the rest of the people, then Cao Pi would not favor his own family, and always helped outsiders to clean up his own people.

Cao Rong was better than his father, but the princes and kings, who often clashed with officials, would be considered a danger factor for instability, and then they would constantly travel to different places and die on the road.

With generations of experience, officials also learned how to get along with princes and kings.

Gong Shahong opened his mouth at this moment and said: "King, the matter here, we have jointly signed the criminal department, and it will soon be known to His Majesty, and you should not leave the palace during these days." ”

"Come on, arrest all these old pawns for me, and don't allow anyone to come near the king."

"Lest any man conspire against the king"

Cao Zhi was imprisoned by them in an instant, Cao Zhi sneered, and looked at these people calmly, as if he wanted to write down their faces.

The men turned and left.

Walking out of this place, the old man said tremblingly: "Gongsha Guoxiang, thanks to you this time, otherwise, I really don't know what this king will bully the people into."

"Gong Liu, don't say that, this is what I should have done."

"Zhongxiong and I have written to me to take care of you more, I am close friends with Zhongxiong, how can I let you be humiliated?"

"Besides, you are still an old man who assisted Emperor Taizu in the past, does this shaft dare to be presumptuous in front of you?"

Liu Jiao chuckled and slowly stroked his beard.

Liu Ji didn't take Cao Zhi seriously at all, not because he was a prince for generations, nor because his son served as Shang Shulang in the Ministry of Rites, but because of his age and qualifications.

He is over eighty years old, and when he was young, he used to be a subordinate to Emperor Taizu!

With this qualification, Cao Zhi still wants to be presumptuous in front of himself?!

The two walked out of here with a group of officials, talking and laughing.

"The king is cruel, he is by no means a virtuous king, and he can let His Majesty know."

Cao Zhi sat alone in the study, and at the door were two Jiashi, both of whom were left behind by Gong Shahong, and they were responsible for guarding Cao Zhi, and this imprisonment was even more excessive than that of Sima's family, and they were just sending someone to keep an eye on them.

What he didn't know was that when the two men returned to the mansion and dismissed the rest of the people, their faces became gloomy today.

Gong Shahong and Liu Jiao sat alone in the study, both of them frowning and their faces ugly.

"This guy wasn't scared by us at all, if the Criminal Department sent someone to come, he would definitely tell the truth."

"Let him commit suicide in disgrace, or die of fear."

As soon as Gong Shahong opened his mouth, Wang Fang was bombed, but Old Man Liu just chuckled and shook his head.

"No, no."

"Your Majesty just brought them out of Hebei, Cao Zhi's identity is special, if he dies here, things will get bigger, maybe it will be the officials of the Criminal Department who will come at that time, but the servants who hold the festival must not be so reckless."

Gong Shahong glanced at him unhappily: Of course you are not in a hurry!

Liu Jiao said calmly: "It's better to wait for the people from the temple to arrive, and then we will make plans." ”

"Gong Liu, these days, our two families are very close, why do you want to be like this?"

Gong Shahong no longer has the respect and kindness of Fang Cai at this moment, and his face is full of cruelty.

He gritted his teeth and said, "If we wait for the Ministry of Punishment to come, none of us will be able to ask for any benefit!" ”

Liu Jiao's face also turned cold, "Then you can't rely on our family." ”

Gong Shahong took a deep breath, forcibly endured the uneasiness in his heart, and said: "Liu Gong, we are both prosperous and lossy, you must find a way, even if you cut off his tongue and hands, you can't let him say half a word!" ”

"Otherwise, I'm afraid I won't be able to bear it anymore."

Liu Jiao pondered, and Gong Shahong didn't dare to disturb him.

The study fell into this strange silence, and when Gong Shahong couldn't help it, Liu Jiao finally opened his mouth.

"Rebellion."

Gong Shahong jumped up violently, "Are you crazy?!" Do you want the three clans to be with you to perish?? ”

Liu Jiao looked at him at this time, "It's not us who rebelled, it was the king of Jibei who rebelled." ”

Gong Shahong laughed, his eyes full of disdain.

"Then it's better to let him commit suicide, a prince and king also want to rebel?!"

Liu Jiao said with a smile: "Sometimes, rebellion does not necessarily mean rebellion, it can also be words, it can be letters, as long as you have such a mind. ”

"That will still cause a lot of commotion, and when the time comes, there will still be attendants coming"

"No, a rebellious person, especially a person like King Jibei, he will not have any chance to speak up, no matter how generous His Majesty is, he will definitely not forgive him."

Gong Shahong was angry and sat down helplessly.

"Okay, just do as you say!"

"His previous doorman ran away, and I really don't want that to happen again."

"Otherwise, I'm not sure I'll do anything."

Gong Shahong gritted his teeth and said.

Liu Ji said solemnly: "Please rest assured, the old man will definitely protect you." ”

Soon, Liu Jiao left Gong Shahong's mansion, and the moment the other party left, Gong Shahong sneered.

Do you really think I'm fooled, old man?

If it is done according to your plan, then the matter will be even more troublesome, and when the time comes, will Your Majesty hastily execute him? Even if he is executed, this place will become a place of attention in the world, can these things still be hidden?

You didn't panic, but she wanted me to die.

I have to make you bear the blame together.

Gong Shahong immediately sent one of his henchmen to go out to find someone.

Soon, a young man appeared in front of Gong Shahong.

This person wore an official uniform, bowed to Gongsha Hong, and then sat aside.

"Liu Jun"

Gong Shahong sighed, "This time, your house was robbed, and the king of Jibei sincerely wants to oppose your family, and you can see it."

"I've helped a lot, your eldest father just left, and he still wants to ask me to help him do something as before."

"The temple has learned about the matter here, and His Majesty has sent a servant to investigate thoroughly, once the king of Jibei says something bad about your family, I am afraid that something will happen to your family!"

The young man was shocked, "Gong Sha Gong, then what should we do?" ”

"Today, there is only one way left."

"Get rid of Cao Zhi"