What Gao Guiyan feared the most was this sentence.
The next moment, He Baren stood up and bowed to meet the emperor.
"Your Majesty, I think we can send envoys to various places to thoroughly investigate the incompetent and unscrupulous officials and generals and remove them."
This was the rhetoric used by Yang Min when he dismissed nobles on a large scale in the past, but now it was brought up by the nobles on their own initiative. Yang Min would never have thought that after he died after doing this, the country's largest
Those opponents actually took over his slogans and implemented his ideas.
This is the result of discussions between the nobles.
Do it as a last resort.
The impact of Liu Taozi's killing in Jinyang was so great that it could no longer be calmed down by pushing one person out and asking the emperor to kill him.
This incident exposed the serious deterioration of Da Qi's military strength. Using this as an excuse, the emperor could even directly open the restrictions, issue another land equalization order, and recruit a large number of Han people to serve as soldiers.
When the time comes, I don’t know how many Liu Taozi and Gao Aocao will appear.
Whoever holds the knife in his hand has his word. If Han people with a population of tens of millions have knives in their hands, can their current privileges still be protected?
However, it is not easy to cover up this matter.
What's more, the behavior of some nobles really made Gao Guiyan and others feel ashamed.
Being penetrated by fifty people, this is a fucking joke!!
Therefore, they were willing to make concessions. To put it simply, they allowed the emperor to eliminate the idiots among the nobles and then replace them with capable Chinese nobles. They should not directly impose restrictions on the use of Han people.
Gao Yan knows this very well.
He immediately flew into a rage. He stood up suddenly and pointed at the people in front of him, "If you want to be dismissed, you should all be dismissed!!"
"The previous attack on the weak Xi people was not able to annihilate them all, so they let go of the main force. Now outside Jinzhou, the generals are like pigs and dogs, with no one available!!"
"He Baren! I asked you to guard the tower and check the gate! Are you going or not?!"
"At this point, do you still have the face to ask me for mercy?!"
"I first punished those villains who murdered my general!"
"I'll deal with you fools again!!"
"Where is Da Sima?!"
"I'm here!"
Gao Jun hurriedly stepped forward and Gao Yan ordered: "Investigate this case strictly, and all those involved in the murder of General Zhen will not be let go and will be dealt with according to the law!"
At this moment, the officials were in an uproar.
Gao Guiyan stood up hurriedly, "Your Majesty!! This is absolutely impossible!!"
"Why not?!"
Gao Guiyan knelt in front of Gao Yan at this moment, tears streaming down his face, "Your Majesty!! This was all done by Liu Honghui himself, and the rest were only instigated by him. These are all meritorious officials and the foundation of Da Qi. Please read this, Your Majesty!"
For the merits of their father and brother, I will forgive you a little!!"
Many ministers came out one after another and asked for forgiveness.
They are no longer as arrogant as before, with tears streaming down their cheeks, and they can't tell the truth from the lies. At least their attitudes are in place.
Gao Yan said coldly: "How can we forget our meritorious service?"
"It's just that this time Liu Taozi came to pay her respects on the order of the Queen Mother. The soldiers were so cruel. The Queen Mother already knew about this and was so angry that she fell ill on the bed. If I didn't deal with it, how could I be the son of a human being?! "
"As for meritorious deeds, pass on my edict!"
"Therefore, Taishi Wei Jing! Therefore, Taishi Dou Tai! Therefore, Taiyuan Wang Lou Zhao! Therefore, Taishi Zhangwu, King Shedi Qian! Therefore, Taishi Duan Rong! Therefore, Taishi Wanqipu! Therefore, Situ Cai Jun! Therefore, Taishi Gaogan. ! Therefore Situ Moduo Lou loaned the text! Therefore the Taibao Liu Gui! Therefore the Taibao granted the ancestral descendants! Therefore Wang Huai, the governor of Guangzhou, has twelve people to serve in Taizu's temple!"
"Therefore the Grand Master Qinghe Wang Yue! Therefore the Grand Master Ande Wang Han Gui! Therefore the Grand Master Fufeng Wang Ke Zhu Hun Daoyuan! Therefore the Grand Master is high! Therefore the Grand Sima Liu Feng! Therefore the Grand Master Wanqi accepts Luo Gan! Therefore the Grand Lieutenant Murong Shaozong seven people It’s worthy of serving King Sejong’s temple!”
"Therefore, Pan Xiangle, the king of Hedong, is the great commander!
Gao Yan gave a big list almost without thinking.
The people on this list were all important nobles who participated in the founding of the country. Gao Yan allowed them all to enter the temple at once, into the temples of Gao Huan, Gao Cheng and Gao Yang respectively.
It was suddenly quiet inside the court hall.
The ministers looked at the emperor and Gao Guiyan in astonishment. They didn't know what to say at this moment.
Without thinking, Gao Yan issued two edicts to enter the temple and deal with the criminals, ending the court meeting.
The Han ministers sitting in the court were all smiling indescribably at this moment, and some of them were even trembling with excitement.
Liu Taozi was called over by the emperor.
Gao Yan turned his back to Liu Taozi, and the people around him left one after another, leaving the two of them alone in the room. Gao Yan slowly turned around at this moment, the anger on his face immediately disappeared, and he laughed loudly.
"The harm is true!!"
"Blessed General!!"
Gao Yan just laughed like this for a long time.
It seemed that he had not laughed so heartily for a long time. Listening to his generous laughter, Liu Taozi's face softened slightly and was no longer so stern.
Gao Yan quickly took Liu Taozi's hand and pulled him to sit down.
"Okay, great."
"This time, you have made them no longer dare to challenge me. Speaking of which, really, I was a little afraid of them in the past."
"These people have friendships with each other. They all serve in the military. They don't dare to offend easily."
"Now I'm not afraid anymore, and neither is anyone."
"They are still very powerful, but they have lost their original vigor. I regard them as my formidable enemies. Now I finally understand that they are completely different from the people my brother is dealing with. They are so different." many!"
Gao Yan was extremely excited and even said some things he shouldn't have said.
But he didn't care about this at all, "Qi Haizhen, tell me, how did you do it? Can fifty people do it?"
"Don't say it's them, I was shocked when I heard that. In the past, I only heard about Gao Aocao's bravery. Your feat is really more brave than Gao Aocao! Even the nobles in the court were almost frightened by you.
Damn it, how did you do it?"
Liu Taozi said slowly: "When I came here this time, I actually only encountered two major enemies."
"The first time was when we just left Wuchuan. Someone attacked with more than a thousand cavalry. Fortunately, they were tired and the general was arrogant. After I killed them, the rest fled."
"The second time was in the building. The general came with hundreds of elites. If I hadn't killed the general in time, I might not have been able to pass easily."
"After that, I never encountered any threats again. I didn't defeat them, they defeated themselves."
"oh?"
"Why do you say that?"
Liu Taozi said solemnly: "The generals along the road are all arrogant and arrogant, preying on the common people, bullying the soldiers, depriving the soldiers of food and grass, collecting bribes, beating and blackmailing, and they can be said to do all kinds of evil."
"When I crossed the pass, Lieutenant Guan led his troops to ambush me, and a woodcutter secretly came to inform me of the situation."
"At the Sheping garrison, a garrison leader came with a forceful march and killed dozens of stragglers along the way. Before they could reach me, they were assassinated by the angry soldiers."
"In Chongshan Village, the general occupied many women. Some people opened the city gate for me and brought me to the general's bed."
"In Xiurong City, there was a prefect who used rewards to support his own warriors and despised the county soldiers. He later ordered the county lieutenant to kill me. The county lieutenant was unwilling to carry out the execution, so he committed suicide. The soldiers were unwilling to fight with me and fled directly. He had no choice but to
He arranged for his own warriors to kill me, but these warriors were left vulnerable."
"At Chupingguan, a general sent someone to impersonate him and took me to the gate tower to shoot me. However, the person he sent directly revealed his identity."
"Some people even killed generals and set fire to the city in my name."
Liu Taozi talked about what he saw and heard along the way.
Strictly speaking, he only fought two battles, and most of the rest had hidden secrets. However, the handsome old men in Jinyang didn't care much about these hidden secrets.
Most of the soldiers along the road are also Chinese, but they are all Chinese, but they only have an elite title, but they have almost no privileges as Chinese. The privileges are only in the hands of the generals. Only when they go out to fight, the generals can
They will be reminded of their identity as Chinese citizens. On weekdays, they are no different from other pigs and dogs.
Listening to Liu Taozi's story, the smile on Gao Yan's face gradually disappeared.
His face became extremely solemn.
What Liu Taozi is talking about now seems to be more terrifying than someone murdering General Zhen, or even more terrifying than Liu Taozi using force to kill him all the way.
If the person coming is a Zhou person, the situation will be the same.
Gao Yan couldn't even imagine what would happen.
The Zhou people besieged Jinyang??
What a shame and humiliation!
Gao Yan was lost in thought, his face constantly changing. Liu Taozi on the side just looked at him calmly and did not disturb him.
"Damn!!"
Gao Yan suddenly let out a loud roar and woke up instantly.
Looking at Liu Taozi sitting next to him, he took a deep breath and held Liu Taozi's hand firmly:
"The contract cannot be delayed any longer, it must be changed, it must be changed drastically. Daqi must not be defeated by me!!"
"You come and help me!"
"only."
This time, Gao Yan did not promote Liu Taozi to the rank of nobility, but as compensation, he promoted several people under him, and passed the officials he listed. Even Yilou was saved. Although
Liu Taozi can no longer be promoted, but rewards can still be given.
The food shortage situation in the north of Daqi has improved significantly since this year. In order to ensure that things can reach the border soldiers safely, Gao Yan is even planning to call a close confidant to lead the escort. Who dares to reach out along the way?
To stop him, cut off his hand first!
The two chatted again, this time, they still talked for a whole day.
The next day, just after dawn, Gao Yan took Liu Taozi to a horse farm in the palace.
Here are all high-performance private horses, and there are several war horses that are particularly outstanding.
Gao Yan invited Liu Taozi to ride with him, and the two rode wildly back and forth.
Gao Yan seemed to have something going on, but he didn't say anything.
He didn't discuss any government affairs with Liu Taozi, and just kept commenting on the quality of his horses.
Seeing the emperor riding a horse and galloping past him again and again, Liu Taozi did not rush to ask.
I don't know how long it took, but finally, a soldier came in from the side door and looked at Gao Yan.
Gao Yan then dismounted his horse, smiled and asked Tao Zi to wait here, while he hurried over.
Liu Taozi waited for a long time and then saw Gao Yan pulling an equally tall man and walking quickly towards this side.
Liu Taozi had seen this man before.
Gao Changgong had introduced him to him when he was in Erhechuan.
General Hu Luguang.
Gao Yan pulled him and walked all the way to Liu Taozi, and then said with a smile: "Mingyue, this is Qixizhen. Don't you really want to meet him?"
"How can you be considered a strong man?"
Hu Luguang is tall, has a straight face, and has a standard military appearance.
"I've seen him before, he's really strong."
"Qi Haizhen, this is Julu Gong Hu Luguang. He defeated many of the garrisons under your command."
Liu Taozi saluted Hu Luguang slightly, "I was at the border fortress and I could often hear the general's name."
Liu Taozi is not being polite. Hu Luguang has a great reputation in the frontier fortress. In the past few years, he often led the border soldiers to fight and captured many garrison towns in the Puppet Zhou Dynasty. He often defeated more with less and made great achievements in battle.
, and his prestige among the border soldiers is also extremely high.
Hu Luguang just nodded, not as polite as Duan Shao or Gao Guiyan.
Gao Yan held one hand and said, "Come, I will personally choose a good war horse for you two!"
The two followed Gao Yan and were pulled forward by Gao Yan.
Two powerful generals guarded him on the left and right, like tigers and bears.
Gao Yan suddenly looked at Hu Luguang and said, "Mingyue, the contract really comes at the right time, just in time for this wedding!"
Gao Yan looked at Liu Taozi again and explained with a smile: "Ah, you don't know yet!"
"I am planning for the prince to marry the eldest daughter of the Mingyue family, and we are planning the wedding."
Liu Taozi nodded slowly.
Gao Yan praised: "The daughter of the Mingyue family is a perfect match for my daughter-in-law, who is virtuous and decent!"
Hu Luguang still had a straight face and said nothing.
Gao Yan suddenly shouted and stopped. He pulled Hu Luguang and pointed at Liu Taozi.
"Mingyue, my general, has never married yet."
"What do you think if you let him be your son-in-law?"
Hu Luguang's face darkened, and his eyes suddenly turned cold when he looked at Liu Taozi, "Your Majesty, my daughter is still young and has not yet started a family."
"Then let's make a marriage contract first and start a family later. Wouldn't it be great?"
Hu Luguang looked at Liu Taozi in front of him again, and his eyes became a little fierce, changing from his usual friendliness.
"Your Majesty, I am dedicated to assisting the king and managing world affairs. There is no need to be so anxious about family matters."
Liu Taozi suddenly said: "What the general said is reasonable, and so am I."
Hearing these words, Hu Luguang was stunned, and the ferocity in his eyes dissipated a little. He glanced at Liu Taozi and then at Gao Yan.
"His Majesty."
He didn't know how to speak.
Gao Yan smiled and waved his hand, "It's okay, I just mentioned it casually. If you have other ideas, I won't force you."
Hu Luguang became anxious instantly.
"I am not."
"Mingyue, I heard that King Changguang also sent someone to ask you about your daughter?"
"minister"
During the period when Gao Yang no longer went out for crusade, Hu Luguang won several great victories in a row and won military exploits almost every year. In the tenth year of Tianbao, when Liu Taozi was still an official in Cheng'an, he still
Fighting at the border fortress, he led thousands of cavalry to attack Cao Huigong, the Kaifu of the puppet Zhou Dynasty, killed him, occupied Wenhou, set up garrison and fence, and then returned.
His outstanding military abilities and prominent background earned him great attention from Gao Yan.
However, this will naturally attract the attention of others.
Just like Gao Zhan.
He also wanted his son to marry Hu Luguang's daughter and become his in-laws.
After all, although everyone is pretending on weekdays, at least they still have some confidence in who can be beaten and who cannot be beaten.
The atmosphere became more and more tense. Looking at Hu Luguang who could not refute and his face was red, Liu Taozi said: "Your Majesty is indeed right. This daughter of General Hu Lv's family must be extremely virtuous."
Gao Yan was stunned for a moment, then chuckled, "It's a pity that he is so virtuous, but he has no chance of being with Qihui."
"General Hu Lu is still strong. Maybe he will have a daughter in the future. I will wait a little longer."
"Hahaha~~~"
Gao Yan stopped mentioning this matter and continued to take the two of them to horse racing. Hu Luguang's riding skills were indeed amazing. The three of them had some tacit understanding at first, running wildly together and showing off their postures. But later, Hu Luguang and Liu
Somehow Taozi started to compete with each other, and the two began to run with all their strength, showing off their riding skills. Gao Yan was immediately left behind by the two of them. Gao Yan's eyes widened as he watched the two of them ride horses around and around.
Running wildly, sometimes getting up, sometimes lying on one's side, sometimes drawing the bow.
He had no choice but to ride his horse to the side and dismount. Wang Xi hurriedly stepped forward to wipe his sweat.
Gao Yan laughed and cursed: "These two reckless men!!"
"If someone else comes, they won't leave me alone to show off!!"
"Look at them, they almost knocked me off my horse. They really don't take me seriously at all."
Wang Xi said with a smile: "This is because His Majesty is benevolent and righteous, so ministers can forget about flattery and show off their martial arts in front of the emperor with all their strength!"
Gao Yan's face was slightly solemn and he said: "The Queen Mother summoned Taozi to Yecheng because she wanted to find someone to marry him."
"I originally wanted Hu Luguang to accept this son-in-law, but he was unwilling."
Wang Xi knew what his emperor was thinking. Marrying a daughter from the Lou family or a daughter from the Gao family would only strengthen Liu Taozi's relationship with the entire royal family, not the relationship with the emperor.
Liu Taozi married a daughter of the Lou family. Gao Yan was related to him, and Gao Zhan and Gao Guiyan were also related to him. And a relative who married Gao Yan, whether from the wife clan or the daughter-in-law clan, was only a relative of the emperor.
Rather than relatives of the entire royal family.
It's a pity that Gao Yan's daughter has already made a marriage contract with the Lu family, and he only has such an eldest daughter.
"Tell me, what exactly does Mingyue think? Where does he stand?"
"Your Majesty, General Hu Lu is a straight man. He never seeks personal gain or pays attention to government affairs. He only knows how to obey the general's orders. You don't have to."
"Bang!!!"
Before Wang Xi finished speaking, the sound of drawing a bow interrupted him, and he quickly turned around to look.
But it was Hu Luguang who was drawing his bow to shoot, and that arrow directly shattered the wooden target a hundred steps away.
Liu Taozi was stunned for a moment, and then he drew his bow and shot.
“Bang!!”
Wang Xi's eyes trembled and he looked at Gao Yan aside.
Gao Yan's eyes turned red and he gritted his teeth.
"Wang Jun!! You have to think of a way!!"
"With such a tiger and bear, why be afraid of Xiaoxiao?!"
Chapter completed!