Wang Dequn was forced to have no choice but to come to Zhuge Chen's side and stand in front of hundreds of civil and military officials. In his opinion, this is a high-profile thing, twenty years earlier, it is fine, as for now, he just wants to quickly retreat from the dynasty and hide in his own house, and close the door to no one.

He is a petty official without factions, where does he dare to offend those powerful people in the court. Do you really think that it is very difficult for the other person to want to die by themselves? To put it mildly, it is no different from stepping on an ant.

But the white-clothed national teacher is obviously not something he can disobey, looking at the other party's appearance, it seems that as long as he can't say anything, he will end up with the same fate as the inspector outside the palace. It was precisely because of the dilemma that Wang Dequn's mind had to run rapidly, since he had to stand on the side, where should he stand? If only the white-clothed national teacher could promise to save his life no matter what he said. Either the civil and military factions will double his salary, and the opportunity for official promotion will also be good. He immediately played the scoundrel and kept silent.

"After thinking about it for so long, it seems that there are indeed a lot of tattered things for civil and military officials. Zhuge Chen narrowed his eyes and said, "Wang Dequn." ”

"The minister is here!" Wang Dequn bowed slightly and said subconsciously.

"Say whatever you want, don't flinch. You have to know one thing, and just because I'm telling you to say it doesn't mean I don't know. If you insist on not saying anything and shielding others, I will attack you first. Zhuge Chen gently pushed Wang Dequn and sent the other party into the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, and then sat on the chair and looked at this small court official who had suffered so much for so many years because he had no backer.

Many people are like this, and their hearts are full of sorrow, not that they dare not say it, but they just don't have the right opportunity to pour it out. And now that he personally sent the opportunity to Wang Dequn, if the other party is still so entangled in how to profit from it, then it can only be said that it is useless, and the white clothes are also blind.

The reason why he was in such a hurry to carry out the liquidation was just because he didn't want to establish his prestige step by step. After all, the temple is only short for him, and as a sword cultivator, he has a clear understanding of how to cut through the chaos with a quick sword.

Wang Dequn frowned, and gently gave himself a mouthful, although he still had concerns in his heart, he finally turned his heart sideways and said: "Master Guoshi, I really know some things. ”

"That's it. Zhuge Chen opened his mouth and stretched out his hand to signal Wang Dequn to come to his side.

"General Li returned to the imperial capital last year, and it was rumored that he was returning from the border, but except for his own cronies, there was not a single soldier left. This is quite doubtful, and in the following three or five months, the Li family's expenses were astronomical. The minister suspected that General Li was bold enough to swallow food and salary, so as to prepare for the establishment of a private army. Wang Defa opened his mouth to speak, but he didn't dare to look up at General Li, who was the head of the generals, General Wei picked it up with one hand.

This time, he can be regarded as offending the generals to death, and he may not die violently in the imperial capital at any time.

After Zhuge Chen heard this, he nodded slightly and said, "That's the case......"

General Li immediately stepped out of the ranks of military generals, and was about to rush forward with great momentum, pointing at Wang Dequn's nose and scolding: "Spew Lao Tzu's blood, see if Lao Tzu doesn't kill you!"

He wanted to rush to Wang Dequn and knock the other party to the ground with a punch, but he didn't think about it, but was stopped by General Wei shaking his head. In the matter of the private army, it is very simple to make a big thing small, as long as he personally comes forward, deprives General Li of his military power, and punishes him for another three years, and the royal family will probably see that a general's countless merits will be offset by his merits. But if he can't hold back his anger in the main hall, there will be countless ways to put him to death.

General Wei was like a mirror in his heart, Zhuge Chen's move was aimed at him. It's just that the other party may not know that in the entire imperial capital, even the emperor doesn't count, let alone a national teacher? Even if you are a cultivator, how high can your realm be? In the face of the assassination of the sword cultivator of the Zhen Dao realm, can you survive?

It's just that this should be left to the last killer feature, and General Wei will certainly not use it at the beginning. What he wanted to see most was actually to have a good time with Zhuge Chen. There is no need to tear your face because of a trivial matter.

"Above the main hall, in front of the emperor, how can you be presumptuous?" Zhuge Chen sat on the chair and said in a cold voice: "Pull it down and hit a hundred boards." Tell them that if anyone dares to stay, the national division will personally visit him and settle an account with him. ”

A hundred big boards, leaving no stone unturned. If this all falls firmly on General Li's body, he will have to shed his skin if he doesn't die, and I am afraid that he will not have a chance with the army for the rest of his life. As for fighting on horseback, it is even more unthinkable. It's good to be able to walk like a normal person.

"National teacher, isn't it a bit too much for you to do this? If you make a mistake, you will be punished for any crime, why can't you say that it is fifty boards?" General Wei couldn't bear to see his loyal subordinates suffer from this living crime, so he had no choice but to come forward to relieve the siege. He wasn't going to say this. Because when he went to court today, Zhuge Chen would not set his eyes on him no matter what. After all, he was the head of the military generals of the current dynasty, and even if he was known as the master of high merit back then, he still had no second heart.

If you rush it, you will only startle the snake. can only be slowly drawn, step by step.

"I think who dares to take General Li away?!" General Wei's eyes were so fierce that those guards didn't dare to approach at all: "Hoarding private troops is indeed a big crime, and it stands to reason that you should cut off your head." However, General Li has a gold medal in his house that His Majesty has rewarded him with a gold medal for avoiding death, and in my opinion, it is enough to take away his official position and cut his hair for the people, and then confiscate half of his property. No matter how heavy it is, it will be a bit too much. If everyone in the world knows that I Xiyou treats heroes like this, not only will I laugh and be generous, but I will also chill the hearts of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty!"

A military general was able to exert his words to such an extent, and in a few words, he turned against the guest and put Zhuge Chen on the side of injustice. Moreover, he never mentioned that his subordinates hoarded private troops, whether he knew it or not, only emphasizing General Li's past exploits. He wanted to offset his merits and demerits in exchange for the safety and safety of his subordinates.

Zhuge Chen listened to the voices of those discussions and frowned slightly. The atmosphere of the entire Xiyou temple has rotted to the bones, and the taste of official protection has reached its peak. If it continues like this, anyone will have the opportunity to wear a yellow robe and sit on the dragon chair on a high place.

"That's not how it is calculated. Zhuge Chen exhaled a breath of turbid air and said.

The voice of the white cloth was not loud, but it reached the ears of everyone in the main hall. Everyone only felt that around them, there seemed to be a sword aura that could easily take them. And overhead, there is a green dragon hovering.

Zhuge Chen suppressed the anger in his heart and felt very unreasonable. To put it simply, even if he was half a hands-off shopkeeper and was not allowed to ask about these intricate things, he only needed to kill the court officials who had colluded with the Heavenly Worship Sect, who could have the realm killing power to threaten him?

He is a bamboo basket water sword cultivator, with three wonderful skills, and he should be "unscrupulous", instead of really sitting on a chair like a national teacher, listening to others arguing with him. This is not what Jian Xiu did, it was too procrastinating.

But he can't do this, the hearts of people in a palace hall shouldn't be condensed by the realm. Otherwise, what is the difference between him and the Sect Master of the Heaven Worship Sect, a bandit from the pseudo-holy realm?

"Wrong is wrong, and you have to be punished. Put aside the merits and demerits first, and just talk about this one thing, should I listen to you, the general, or listen to me, the national teacher. Zhuge Chen opened his mouth and said, his gaze swept over the faces of every official in the main hall: "I may not be as good as you when I lead troops to fight, but if you govern the country and the country...... Since I am sitting in this position, I naturally have something extraordinary. I reason with you, not the premise for you to play scoundrels with me. If this is placed on the market, you will already be a corpse as a grandmaster who has survived years of fighting. I didn't choose to do that, because I know the rules, and the generals will do the same, right?"

The general looked at Zhuge Chen and said, "Listen to what you mean, do you really think that you are invincible in the world?"

The reason why he said this was that he had already been forced to be anxious. Since he knew that it was impossible for Yi to let go of himself, he could only let the first confrontation advance. He didn't know the character of the sharp-tongued and logical young man in front of him, but in a few words, he was confident that he could see through the weaknesses of the other party with his own experience. Even if you are a cultivator, or even a sword cultivator, you will have a touch of softness in the deepest part of your heart. As long as he can be caught, he can turn defeat into victory.

"Say things, talk about things, and talk so far about what to do. Zhuge Chen said a little helplessly: "A hundred big boards can be spared, but General Li has to take off his official robe at this moment and be put in prison by someone I will appoint to interrogate." If there is really only one crime of hoarding private troops, it is naturally similar to what the general said, except that all property must be confiscated. But if that's not all, the account will have to be settled. ”

General Wei frowned, and there was no meaning for words. He had been paying close attention to the changes in the expression on Zhuge Chen's face, wanting to know if the other party really wanted to break the boat. It's a pity that Bai Yi has always looked serious, and he didn't give him this opportunity to observe words and feelings. Therefore, when the guards stepped forward and forcibly took General Li away, he was relieved.

"Boy, you are so daring!" General Wei gritted his teeth and said fiercely: "Dare to burn the fire of taking office on my head, you are still the first." ”

"That can only say that other people are too timid, not that I have the guts. One more thing, I call you a general, shouldn't you call me a national teacher......? It seems that the general belongs to the kind of person who suffers pain and doesn't have a long memory!" Zhuge Chen squinted and smiled, looking at the military generals standing beside General Wei, as if he wanted to investigate one more person and strive for a good thing in pairs.

Under pressure, General Wei could only bow his head and said in a cold voice: "The national teacher is right. ”

The early dynasty came to an end with the two of them fighting openly and secretly, and a few families were happy and a few were sad. Even the civil officials of the prime minister's faction didn't think that this crazy national teacher would really let them go, so on the way out of the palace, they got together and discussed countermeasures.

They were gossiping, and in the end they didn't know what to do, so they could only look at the prime minister, hoping to get an answer from each other's mouths.

But we just glanced back at the palace, where Bai Yi was waving his hand to him, condescending.

The prime minister knows very well that tomorrow will be the turn of their faction. And when he walked out of the main hall, Zhuge Chen deliberately stepped forward and whispered to him: "Dare to ask the prime minister, do I continue, or do you clean the portal yourself?"