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Chapter 44 Dirty work

On a cloudy morning, the spring breeze blows gently, the racecourse is in progress, and the stands are filled with spectators and people are clamoring.

There were also shouts one after another, which were "broadcasting stations" distributed throughout the stands. There were "race situation tour guides" who shouted at the bronze loudspeaker and shouted out the game situation in front of them.

The audience nervously watched the horse racing in front of them chasing each other, and listened to the exaggerated but fascinating explanation of the "submissioner", and became increasingly nervous.

Seeing that the horse racers were about to reach the finish line, the stands gradually became quiet.

On the edge of the finish line, the thirteen "referees" sitting on the trapezoid shelf were also staring at the horse racing men getting closer and closer.

Soon, the horses crossed the line one after another. The thirteen referees wrote down the number of horses crossed the line based on what they saw and then summarized it.

After a while, the result was announced. On the huge notice board, the flip board slowly turned, and finally, a number was frozen.

The stands became noisy again, and the "speechs" announced the results loudly, and the audience was either happy or sad.

Some people laughed loudly, some sighed, some looked down at the ground, and some looked at the sky speechlessly.

Some people happily left their seats, went to the cashiers to cash out bonuses, or went to the "toilet". There were also many vendors wearing uniform crotch styles, entering the venue to sell various snacks.

The stands were lively, and in a "VIP private room", Li Li, who was watching the competition, talked about the "Ma Jing" with Sima Xiaonan.

Sima Xiaonan was the son of the nobles of Qi State, so he was a rich man and a playboy since childhood. He could eat, drink and have fun. He was so familiar with the flying eagle and lackeys that he could not be more familiar with. When talking about the "Master Classic", he was very knowledgeable.

Next to him, Zu Yi saw that the two of them were chatting enthusiastically, looked outside, looked at the track being cleaned, and listened to the noise around him, and began to think about it.

The emperor will never be wrong in doing things. If he does something wrong, then there must be a treacherous minister who interferes with it.

Therefore, when the emperor needs to do some dirty work but cannot dirty his own hands, someone needs to do the dirty work.

Therefore, Sima's difficulties are very suitable for doing some dirty work during the Northern Expedition.

As a "partner" who has played with women and has served as an official in the same dynasty twice, Zu Feng was very familiar with Sima Xiaonan, so he knew that Sima Xiaonan had many enemies in the north.

If the Chu army captured Yecheng and occupied all the land in Hebei, then it would be reasonable for Emperor Chu, who was not very familiar with the situation in the northern country, to appoint Sima, a former powerful and powerful figure in Qi, to deal with local affairs in Hebei.

When Sima Xiaonan handled various affairs, for various reasons, he "handled" many surrendered "traitorous officials" of Qi, his children and tribe members...

Afterwards, I found out that the "disposal" was wrong, and this responsibility...

Anyway, it is not the emperor's responsibility, so the emperor can only express deep regret. Sima's revenge for personal revenge is indeed guilty, but he is only dismissed from office and seized his title because he is devoted to the country.

When the limelight is over, it will resume again...

Thinking of this, Zu Yi raised his eyebrows and had many enemies. When the Chu army controlled Hebei, he must take revenge on his own.

And the emperor was probably happy to see them killing people. If they were not like this, they would not be able to truly control Hebei.

Only by killing those gentry and powerful people for a round and cutting off most of the thorns can the Chu State truly grasp the "people's hearts" in Hebei.

So, then they will be evil people and do dirty work without the dirty emperor's hands.

The more Zu Yi thought about it, the more he felt that this kind of "division of labor" was good. He decided to sort out the list of enemies when he had time and make preparations in advance.

Don't think about it when it comes to handy, and I'll miss a few in a hurry.

The new round of competition is about to begin, Li Li begins to bet, and Zu Yi and Sima Xiaonan also bet on horse racing that he is optimistic about respectively.

Then wait for the game to begin.

Zu Qi picked up the Qianli Mile Mile in his hand, but did not look at the track, but looked at the north.

Although he knew it was impossible, he still wanted to see what Qi State was like now.

At the end of last year, Emperor Gao Zhan of Qi passed away, so Emperor Gao Wei officially took power.

The news reached Huaiyin, which was January of the following year. After the Emperor of Chu learned about it, he stopped the court one day to show memorial service, and sent envoys to Ye to pay condolences and attend the funeral.

One day off is a gesture. After all, Chu and Qi are now in good terms. Although there is no alliance, the mutual market is in full swing.

However, this did not affect the Emperor of Chu going out of the palace to watch horse racing, and talked about the "horse classics".

Gao Zhan died of illness. His new king Gao Wei was only thirteen or fourteen years old. He was a naughty boy. He was deeply influenced by his mother, Empress Dowager Hu. He trusted Gao Zhan’s favorite ministers and scholars very much. Therefore, his power must be controlled by slander ministers.

He Shikai was a slanderous minister who made the new king obedient. The royal family members of Qi and those who were upright among the court officials would definitely not sit idly by.

However, it is not easy for them to deal with Heshikai.

Because he had an affair with Shikai and Empress Dowager Hu, this is not a secret secret. Before, Gao Zhan himself might have known it, but pretended not to know it.

It is conceivable that He Shikai will join forces with Empress Dowager Hu to firmly control the Shao Emperor and still control the power.

Zu Yi saw it very clearly that those royal families and court officials who opposed Heshikai could not attack the emperor and the empress dowager, so they could not pose a substantial threat to Heshikai, but instead gave Heshikai a chance to fight back.

Because of the inheritance of the throne of Qi, "brothers and brothers" appeared one after another, the emperor of Qi could not feel at ease with the royal family, and would inevitably treat the royal family as a thief.

The attacks of the royal family on Heshikai will inevitably be misinterpreted by Heshikai as coveting the throne. The young emperor only listens to the empress dowager, so how could he listen to his uncles and cousins?

Therefore, Zu Yi believed that the Heshikai would inevitably continue to control the government, eliminate dissidents, and harm loyal and kind people, resulting in the increasingly chaotic central government.

If you do this indiscriminately and struggle for a few years, the Qi State will not last long.

Zu Yi explained his judgment carefully to the emperor and determined that Qi would inevitably be in chaos without fighting.

Therefore, it is best for the two countries to continue to stop the troops so that the emperor and the queen mother of Qi will defeat most of the people when they are drunk and dreaming.

In this way, the State of Chu will get twice the result with half the effort.

After listening to his analysis, the emperor was in a good mood and the amount of bets on horse racing also skyrocketed.

Increased from a daily limit of ten to twenty.

Zu Yi thought of this bet amount and wanted to laugh, but he didn't dare.

Twenty cents? You can only buy an ordinary riding horse. You are the king of a country. You only have this bet. If you say it, no one believes it.

He felt that the emperor might be afraid of the inner world, because the queen, as the "insider" in charge of the money bag and expenses, was so the emperor even bet on horse racing.

However, it is more likely that it is because of its strong self-control: even if it is a small gambling, it is necessary to make a lot of money but not a full bet, and stop the loss immediately after losing to a certain level.

People with strong self-control can achieve success no matter what they do.

The shouts were deafening, and a large number of spectators in the racecourse shouted and cheered for the running horse racing fiercely. Zu Qiong used a thousand-mile mirror to watch the horse racing racing on the track that was moving in unison.

Looking at one of the racehorses and the huge numbers on the back of the crotch he was wearing, his heartbeats also quickly.

He bets on this horse for twenty cents. If he loses, he will have to save money and cannot give the young lady a reward for the next time.

However, the horse he bet a few years ago is now sure to win.

Because this horse is already far ahead and is about to reach the finish line!
Chapter completed!
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