The Prime Minister's Mansion.
The meeting hall.
The high-ranking actor sits in the upper position, with the nobles on the left and the important ministers on the right.
The core strength of the entire temple is surrounding him at this moment.
The atmosphere in the entire lobby was extremely depressing. No one spoke a word. Most of the two sides looked at each other with unkind eyes. The sound of rapid footsteps could be vaguely heard from outside.
"Prime Minister!!"
He Baren walked forward quickly and saluted Gao Yan fiercely.
"The town general He Bacheng led the border troops to cause rebellion. I am willing to lead my private soldiers there and bring his head to the prime minister before he is punished!!"
Gao Yan remained calm, sitting on top without saying a word.
"I just entered the city and took some food. How can this be considered a rebellion? Let me tell you, hoarding food and grass in the border fortress that can feed the army, then it can be considered a rebellion."
Wang Xi slowly walked out from the left side with a smile on his face.
He Baren still maintained his saluting posture and did not reply.
"It's not really about hoarding food and grass. The noble princes and kings have some food in their palaces. It's not a big deal. But leading the border troops to attack the state government is a big deal."
Ping Qin King Gao Guiyan slowly walked out from the other side. He stared directly at Wang Xi, "The important thing is that this sets a very bad precedent now. In the future, as long as the border soldiers are dissatisfied with military orders, they will
How can it be tolerated that he would imitate him and attack the government?"
"For me, from He Bacheng to his many lieutenants, no one can be spared."
"Haha, that's wrong!!"
Lou Rui laughed and walked out, "King Ping Qin, this is not because the border soldiers disobey military orders, but because the food and grass are not available. Why is the food and grass not available? I'm afraid someone is attacking the food and grass. It is because of what you are worried about, so you should
Reward the town generals, and in addition, we must rectify the border soldiers and make them obey orders before opening up fields, encourage frontier farmers, mulberry and livestock husbandry, and reduce food turnover."
"Are these two things we are discussing right now? If one of the state's governors dies, it doesn't count as a rebellion?! Do we have to wait until the state governor dies?"
"It's normal for people to die without food distribution. What's the use of pursuing them now? If you really want to punish them, kill the general to protest? The border soldiers don't care about this. It's better to kill all the participants.
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"Can it be done?!"
Lou Rui pressed forward step by step, and he did not give in at all to this powerful county king.
Gao Guiyan laughed and said, "Mr. Lou, could he have been bribed by someone? Or he has even forgotten his position. Why not stand on the right side?"
"Haha, no matter which side you stand on, you are all standing around the Prime Minister. What's the difference?"
Gao Guiyan was speechless at this moment.
Then someone else spoke loudly, and the originally silent hall became chaotic again.
At this moment, Lu Yao stepped forward and saluted Gao Yan.
"Prime Minister!"
"The current discord among the ministers and the chaos in the local area are all due to the fact that the emperor is young and unable to govern. Now such a big event is happening on the frontier. This is already a sign sent by God."
"I looked at the sky at night and found that the crape myrtle was dimming and the stars were separated. I found someone who was good at divination to speculate for me. They said that the emperor was young and could not bear the heavy responsibility of sacrifices, so there was discord in the country."
"I invite the Prime Minister to ascend the throne of the emperor, rule the world, save the people of the world from suffering, inherit the great ambition of the late emperor, and take the world as his own responsibility!!"
Lu Yao's words made the entire noisy lobby suddenly fall silent.
Even Gao Guiyan looked confused at this moment.
The next moment, people walked out of the teams on both sides, saluted Gao Yan, and urged him to enter.
The rest of the people's faces were filled with fear. Seeing the others kneeling up, they did not dare to stay in their original positions and stepped forward to salute one after another.
Gao Zhan suddenly raised his head and said loudly: "Brother!! When Emperor Wenxuan was still there, he persuaded you that the prince was young and asked you to inherit his ambition and govern the world well. Please take care of the common people in the world, and even Wenxuan
For the sake of the emperor's great love for you, he promised us to inherit the throne!!"
Gao Zhan said very excitedly, and the nobles behind him were a little stunned. Gao Zhan suddenly turned his head and looked at them, his face became fierce, "What do you think?!"
The nobles bowed their heads one after another, "Please come to the throne, Prime Minister!"
Gao Yan sat in the upper seat, his face still calm. Looking at the people kneeling in front of him, he finally spoke, "Don't say too much."
"Your Majesty is so smart now and has never made any mistakes. How can you let me make a big mistake?"
"Brother!! If you don't agree today, we will never get up again!!"
Gao Zhan said loudly.
Gao Yan waved his hand, "Don't act like a child!"
"Today I summoned all the ministers, not to persuade me to make a big mistake, but for the sake of the frontier."
"The ministers in the court are still acting like this, quarreling endlessly, and what kind of scene is it like for the local government to be fooled?"
"The matter of money and food has become increasingly critical since the seventh year of Tianbao. The army cannot afford to reissue the salary and the price of food is extremely high. The border soldiers rushed into the prefecture today to inform them of the danger of this matter. At this point, what is the use of punishing people?
"If the general's crime is cured, the soldiers will have enough to eat, and they will be too frightened to do anything again."
"Now, what should be solved is to let the soldiers and the people of the world have enough to eat! It is not about who should be punished!!"
"Tell me, how to solve the money and food issue?!"
Many ministers and nobles were kneeling in front of Gao Yan at this moment. Where could they still have the arrogance of just now? At this moment, Cui Jishu just said: "Prime Minister, land reclamation is the best policy. We can follow the example of the first system and set up Changping warehouse to control local grain prices."
, urging various regions to open up uncultivated fields, take in the deceased people from all over the world, conduct a thorough investigation of land granting, increase grain output in various regions, and reduce transportation costs."
Several other people also expressed their thoughts, and the matter of discussion changed from punishing crimes to resolving money and food issues.
Gao Yan was a resolute man. He issued an order on the spot, requiring the local government to build more granaries, balance grain prices, and at the same time open up land, border villages, and accept the dead.
After doing these things, Gao Yan just said coldly: "Let King Shunyang return to Yecheng."
"Female Lou Rui as the governor of Shuozhou and in charge of the military affairs of Shuozhou and the frontier fortress."
Lou Rui quickly stood up and bowed to Gao Yan, "Wei!!"
Gao Yan looked at Gao Zhan again, "General He Bacheng led the troops to attack the prefectural government. If he refuses to change his ways, he will be dismissed from his post immediately and asked to return to Yecheng. You will be responsible for this matter."
Gao Zhan lowered his head, "Wei."
"Prime Minister!!"
Suddenly someone raised his head and shouted: "It is not only He Bacheng who made a big mistake, but also Liu Taozi, the commander of the Wuchuan garrison. He should be punished!"
The man who raised his head is called Liu Honghui, the Duke of Fucheng County, the leading general, and he is also a distinguished member of the hierarchy.
He is a Huns and belongs to Qihu like Huiluo, and these Qihu nobles in the court are the closest.
Gao Yan heard this and became furious.
"A small local garrison leader, do you still need me to personally order and punish him?!"
"Lou Rui, after you go there, punish yourself!"
"only!!"
Liu Honghui pursed his lips, his face full of displeasure, but he did not dare to show off.
This discussion ended hastily, and the ministers and nobles left one after another. Wang Xi and Cui Jishu originally wanted to stay, but seeing Gao Zhan who had already walked to the Prime Minister's side, these two people did not dare to stay any longer and turned around.
leave.
Everyone dispersed, leaving only two brothers, Gao Yan and Gao Zhan.
"Brother."
Gao Zhan suddenly laughed, "I did a good job today, didn't I? Last night, I discussed with these people for a long time, and Gao Guiyan and the others had no objections and thought it was feasible."
"The rest of the people, don't worry too much. If they continue to be like this and stubborn, I will make them speechless tomorrow."
Seeing the confident Gao Zhan in front of him, Gao Yan was very pleased.
He smiled and patted his younger brother on the shoulder, "Zhan, you did a good job. There are many things at the moment that I can't help but you know. You know, it will only be three months at the earliest, and you still have to continue to show up!"
Gao Zhan looked at his brother with fiery and sincere eyes.
"Brother, don't worry!!"
"As long as I'm here, no one without a good eye will dare to offend you!"
"What's more, this matter of money and food cannot be delayed. If you ask me, we can actually follow the example of the Puppet Zhou Dynasty. They summoned many Han people and let these Han people become soldiers."
Gao Yan shook his head, "Don't be in a hurry, do things slowly."
"only!!"
Gao Zhan saluted, Gao Yan turned around and left.
Gao Zhan slowly raised his head, his eyes extremely fiery.
He works very hard.
Just because he still remembered what his brother said to him before he started to deal with Yang Min.
"If everything goes through, I will let you be the crown prince's younger brother."
The first year of Qianming Dynasty, June.
Wuchuan.
The sun is shining brightly and the sun is dazzling.
The whole world suddenly turned into boiling hot water, and the looming heat wave could be seen everywhere.
Liu Taozi stood on the high platform, wearing a black military uniform, with one hand on the hilt of his sword, his head lowered, looking at the knights in front of him.
The entire Western University campus was extremely lively.
The knights were riding horses, and the horses were moving forward at almost full speed. The knights lowered their bodies, holding short bows, and suddenly drew their bows on horseback to shoot. The horses circled the wooden figure in the middle, running wildly over and over again, while arrows continued. The wooden man flew over and surrounded the wooden man from all sides. In a moment, the wooden man turned into a hedgehog, with barbed arrows all over his body.
There are also knights practicing to charge into the formation. From horses to people, they are all heavily armored. They are running back and forth at this moment, and the whole school ground is shaking violently.
The soldiers are training in full swing.
Some time has passed since the robbery of the state government office.
During this period of time, the frontier fortress was exceptionally peaceful.
The Turks did not send anyone to question him, and the Puppet Zhou people disappeared. There were no restaurants around.
The officials in the government are also so well-behaved.
There was no movement in Luo for a long time. Both Shuozhou and Hengzhou were at peace at the moment.
As for the Bianbing place, it was very lively.
The border soldiers had not been so wealthy for a long time. After the looted food was distributed to various places, the prestige of He Bacheng and Liu Taozi became extremely high among the border soldiers.
Even the officers no longer showed any resistance to them.
When Liu Taozi saw Yao Xiong coming in from the side door, she slowly walked down the platform. Yao Xiong ran all the way and walked up to Liu Taozi with a silly smile on his face.
"Haha, brother, I'm back, there are none today! Not one!!"
Yao Xiong feels that he is the biggest beneficiary of this incident.
In the past, Liu Taozi asked him to lead the knights to patrol various places to check whether the border soldiers were wandering around and bullying the people.
In the beginning, Yao Xiong encountered some dogs that were worse than animals every day.
Because of killing these people, Yao Xiong also made enemies with many border town officers, and some even dared to attack him.
But this situation came to an end with this incident.
The border soldiers no longer dared to disobey military orders, and Yao Xiong could no longer find thieves who frequently bullied the people when he went out. The most important thing was that their attitude towards Yao Xiong also began to change dramatically.
Wherever Yao Xiong went, he would be greeted by the soldiers there.
"Brother is now more famous than General Zhen. When I walk on the road, I have to raise my head so as not to lose my brother's face. The border soldiers are finally obedient!"
"Not only among the border soldiers, but also in the counties and counties here, everyone is talking about my brother and saying that he is running the army well. Those business roads have become much more lively. When the merchants see me, they no longer leave me alone.
Things just ran away.”
"It has to be brother!"
Yao Xiong spoke loudly, not hiding his admiration for Liu Taozi in his words.
Liu Taozi did not continue to listen to him, but asked calmly: "What about the people from all over the country?"
Yao Xiong immediately became speechless, "It would be great if the border soldiers don't have to go out and cause trouble. It's a civilian matter."
"Continue patrolling."
"Ah? Do you still want to patrol?"
"right."
Yao Xiong had no choice but to salute again, "Wei!!"
Yao Xiong turned around and left, while Liu Taozi continued to stare at the soldiers in the distance.
At present, not only Wuchuan, but also all the frontiers are practicing in full swing and constantly. After all, they are a professional army. They are not engaged in farming and mulberry farming, so they should continue to practice all year round.
In this way, at night, Liu Taozi left the school grounds and walked towards the government office.
The sun was about to set, and the afterglow of the setting sun illuminated the entire Wuchuan City. The sky turned golden red, and the entire city seemed peaceful and soft.
"General!"
A military officer panted and appeared in front of Liu Taozi, "The temple has sent people to report to the Prime Minister in the official office."
Liu Taozi nodded, but was not in a hurry. He rode his war horse and continued walking slowly towards the official office.
The military officer followed Liu Taozi. Seeing Liu Taozi's calm appearance, he gradually became less anxious and just led the horse and followed Liu Taozi on foot.
When they arrived at the government office, Liu Taozi had just dismounted. A soldier stepped forward to lead the horse, and Liu Taozi strode towards the house where He Bacheng was.
As soon as I walked to the door, I heard a familiar laughter coming from inside.
Liu Taozi frowned, he recognized this laughter.
He opened the door.
There were two people sitting inside.
One person is He Bacheng.
The other person, whom Liu Taozi also knew, was He Shikai, who had come to Cheng'an to question the crime.
He Bacheng carefully sat on the upper seat and bowed his head slightly towards He Shikai.
He Shikai, however, raised his head. Even though he was sitting in the lower position, his momentum was overwhelming that of He Bacheng in front of him.
Seeing Liu Taozi walking in, He Bacheng stood up quickly and said, "Let me introduce this to you."
"No introduction is needed, who knows the famous Liu Shanmandrill?"
The knight laughed, his eyes staring straight at Liu Taozi, "Does General Liu still remember me?"
"Remember."
"Your two younger brothers look quite similar to you."
The smile on He Shikai's face immediately froze.
He Bacheng realized the tension in the atmosphere and hurriedly said to Liu Taozi: "Brother Liu, this brother was sent by the Prime Minister for this important event."
"No, I was sent by King Changguang."
"Ah, yes, he was sent by King Changguang."
Liu Taozi slowly sat opposite.
He Shikai continued to look at He Batcheng, "General He Bat, that's what happened. You made a big mistake this time, which was originally unforgivable. Fortunately, King Changguang interceded for you, and you were pardoned."
capital offense."
"Thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you, Your Majesty."
He Shikai raised his head but ignored him.
He Bacheng also hurriedly woke up and said in a low voice: "Thank you for your hard work, I have prepared some gifts."
He Shikai then laughed and said happily: "Why are you so open-minded? Don't worry, the king values ​​you very much. He said he was deposing you this time, but in fact it is the king who is protecting you!"
When the limelight passes, the king will definitely promote you!"
"You, just get ready and follow me back to Yecheng tomorrow to see the king."
"well."
He Shikai stood up and said goodbye to He Ba with a smile. He wanted to rest for the day.
He Bacheng walked the man all the way to the door and watched him leave with a smile. When He Shikai left, the smile on He Bacheng's face disappeared. He closed the door and walked to Liu Taozi's side in a few steps.
"This is a little man."
He Bacheng said with a straight face, "From the beginning of the meeting, he has been hinting at me to bribe him. I have heard that King Changguang is wise and powerful. How could he use such a person to do things?"
He said seriously again: "I asked clearly. The prime minister asked Huiluo to return to the temple, and asked Lou Rui to serve as the governor of Shuozhou. He seems to have agreed to those two things."
"I also want to go back to Yecheng with you, but you, he didn't say much."
"He Bajun, don't worry. Since the Prime Minister has been saved, there is a great job waiting for you."
He Bacheng shook his head, "I'm satisfied that I didn't die after committing such a big thing. After all, I'm famous all over the world. Even if I die, I can be listed in history. What else is there to be dissatisfied about?"
"Tomorrow, I will follow He Jun to Yecheng. Brother Liu, please take care of yourself."
"In the future, if there is anything you can do to use me, just write a letter and I will definitely help you with all my strength!!"
"General, please take care of yourself. If anything happens in the future, please feel free to send someone to inform us."
He Bacheng's mood suddenly improved a lot. He said with a smile: "After living for many years, I am the most comfortable and happiest when I get along with Brother Liu!"
"Brother Liu is a man who does great things. If you can succeed in the future, don't forget me!"
Liu Taozi walked out of He Bacheng's house, the two said goodbye again, and then Liu Taozi walked towards his own house.
As soon as he reached the door, someone stepped out and blocked the door.
That person was He Shikai. At this moment, he was staring at Liu Taozi with a half-smile.
"General Liu, I have been waiting for you for a long time."
"General, does he want to die or live?"
Chapter completed!