April 18, Kyoto.

The spring rain continued, and the patter never stopped. The idle men gathered in the simple wine shop. They didn't even use food or drinks, but just drank eight cents a pot of bad wine and talked about everything. Whether it was the war in the northern border, the peace talks in the southern border, or in the court.

The few words that are circulated can become the basis of conversation in their mouths.

Daliang has never been too strict about public discussions. As long as it is not slandering the emperor or inciting people's hearts, the all-pervasive Taishitai Pavilion will pretend that they have not heard it. When Luan Yiwei surfaced some time ago, he convinced the people to be honest for a while. Later,

It was found that Luan Yiwei was more relaxed than Taishitai Pavilion, so naturally everything returned to the original state.

This is not because Luan Yiwei is incompetent, but that their current strength is still very weak. His Majesty the Emperor has never relented and allowed Chen An to recruit troops. On the surface, it was to avoid arousing the resentment of the princes in the court, but Chen An felt that His Majesty's move had other reasons.

Deep meaning.

After turning from darkness to light, Luan Yiwei followed the orders of Emperor Kaiping and got involved in more affairs. Chen An was modest and cautious in front of Pei Yue. In fact, he had ambitions to take advantage of the situation. But after these few months of busyness,

Only then did he realize how difficult it was to gain a foothold in the court, and he couldn't help but admire Mr. Shen, who was always taciturn.

For example, at this moment, faced with the sudden impeachment of an important minister by an imperial censor, Chen An was shocked to realize that he knew nothing about it, and he was inevitably worried.

Today is the Chang Dynasty, located in the side hall of Liangyi Palace. Except for the censor, all those present are senior officials of the fourth rank or above.

In fact, the atmosphere in the first half of the court meeting was very good, because the four-month peace talks between Liang and Zhou finally came to fruition.

After several months of hard resistance, the Southern Zhou Dynasty was worried that it would completely anger Daliang and undo all their previous efforts, or they could not withstand the pressure from the country. The negotiations were causing Songkou to back down and agree to the most important conditions set by Pei Yue.

According to the preliminary agreement reached between the two parties, the Southern Zhou Dynasty compensated Daliang with 23 million taels of silver. At the same time, starting from the seventh year of Kaiping, it paid an annual tribute of 500,000 taels of silver to Daliang, and recognized the land between Jiangling City and Hanyang City on the south bank of the Tiancang River.

Hundreds of miles of territory belong to Daliang. No matter what rhetoric the Southern Zhou Dynasty adopts on the country, it has already formed the fact that it has to cede territory and seek peace. It is not easy to appease the people and restore their vitality.

After receiving this good news, the officials naturally shouted long live and praised him in every possible way, and Emperor Kaiping rarely even showed a smile.

Since the south can be settled, it only needs to wait patiently for a few years. Once the weapons, food and grass are ready, it is the time to regain the homeland of the rivers and mountains. As for the war in the northern Xinjiang, not to mention Emperor Kaiping's calmness, even Pei Yue's political opponents chose to remain silent.

After all, past examples have proven that Pei Yue's ability to lead troops in war must not be underestimated.

Otherwise you will just slap yourself in the face.

However, on such a joyful occasion, some people did not want His Majesty the Emperor's good mood to last too long.

The official who went out to ask for the memorial was more than thirty years old, and he was the imperial censor Zhang Tang. The person he wanted to impeach was not an unknown person, but the right military commander of the West Prefecture, the first-class Guangping Hou Guliang.

"Your Majesty, You Junji appointed Liang Shitao as the deputy commander of the Lishan Guards of the Nanda Camp of the Beijing Army in August last year. Liang Shitao said recently after drinking that the reason why he stood out was that he privately gave You Junji one thousand eight hundred taels of silver.

.Wei Chen believes that the appointment of imperial officials should be based on the selection of talented people. How can they be granted based on selfish interests? Therefore, Wei Chen impeaches Youjun Jigu Liang and implores Your Majesty to conduct a thorough investigation."

Zhang Tang spoke slowly and calmly, without being impatient or impatient. He clearly understood the essence of Luo Ting's impeachment of Wang Pingzhang.

The faces of the ministers varied. It is said that Gu Liang has changed his previous fiery temper in the past two years, and his cultivation in the city has been getting deeper and deeper. How could he make a mistake because of the 1,800 taels of silver? If it was still possible before,

Now that Pei Yue is his son-in-law, it is said that the Qinyuan shares sent to the Guangping Marquis Mansion are worth thousands of gold.

Furthermore, with the vision that Gu Liang has shown over the years, how can the person he likes be addicted to alcohol and debauchery?

Many people couldn't help but turn their heads to look at Dingjun Hou Luo Huanzhang in the Wuxun class train, and found that this man's face was really ugly. He is now the coach of Nanying, and when such a scandal occurs among his generals, his face is naturally tarnished. What's more important is that

of the west

Although the government has the power to appoint and remove commanders and first-level generals, it usually communicates properly with the coach. If Gu Liang is really greedy for that little money and still forcibly appoints commanders without Luo Huanzhang's support, wouldn't he have a problem with Luo Huanzhang?

Emperor Kaiping looked at the important ministers in front of the palace expressionlessly and said calmly: "Marquis of Guangping, is what Zhang Tang said true or false?"

Gu Liang stepped forward, Yuan Ting was as determined as Yue Zhi, and bowed: "Your Majesty, I have never accepted any money from Liang Shitao. Regarding his military appointment, I jointly worked out it with Luo Houye, the commander of Nanying.

, and obtain the consent of Duke Wei in advance. All details of this matter are kept in the Xifu archives, and your Majesty can order someone to check."

Zhang Tang said calmly: "Gu Junji, I am not questioning the official selection process of the Xifu, but I am impeaching you for accepting bribes from Liang Shitao."

Gu Liang nodded calmly and said, "What Shi Censor said makes sense."

He slightly raised his head and looked at Emperor Kaiping, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, worldly affairs can prove that it is true, but it is difficult to prove that it is not true. Since Zhang Yushi believes that I have accepted bribes from Liang Shitao, I would like to ask your Majesty to order a detailed investigation. According to the ancestral system,

I will return to the mansion to wait for the result. During this period, the military affairs of the West Palace will bother the Duke of Wei and the two magistrates."

There was gradually a commotion in the hall.

Generally speaking, courtiers have three options when faced with impeachment.

The first is to push back forcefully on the spot. This rarely happens because most courtiers cannot be absolutely clean and are often forced to live with the light. The second is like Gu Liang.

Temporarily hand over the power until the matter is investigated. The third option is to resign directly. Most of the time, His Majesty the Emperor wants you to leave and leave some dignity to each other.

As the leader of the civil service class, Luo Ting couldn't help but frown, because he smelled a conspiracy in this matter.

He believed in Gu Liang's character and integrity. Regardless of whether Liang Shitao was crazy or was instigated by others, under the premise that Pei Yue had already left Beijing, forcing Gu Liang to temporarily leave the West Mansion through such official means would inevitably cause confusion.

People feel uneasy.

However, just as he was about to intervene, the old man on the other side suddenly stood up.

Just listen to Wang Pingzhang say: "Your Majesty, I believe that Gu Junji will never make such a mistake. Liang Shitao's appointment was approved by the veteran. He is indeed capable in military affairs, but he occasionally drinks too much and talks nonsense.

It cannot be true. Regarding this matter, I dare to vouch for Gu Junji."

The ministers seemed to have witnessed the auspicious sign coming from heaven, and many of them looked surprised.

It is really a rare sight, the two military planes from Xifu are so friendly.

Emperor Kaiping said leisurely: "In your opinion, what should we do?"

Wang Pingzhang muttered: "Of course this matter must be investigated. After all, Gu Junji cannot be allowed to suffer unjust injustice. But right now, not only is there a war in northern Xinjiang, but there is also a major event that is about to take place. The Xifu cannot be separated from Gu Junji."

Emperor Kaiping said: "Yanping will hunt?"

Wang Pingzhang nodded and said: "Exactly. Your Majesty, the Yanping Hunting Conference has been postponed for two years, and it cannot be postponed again this year. When Emperor Taizong established the hunting system, it was to test the military readiness and combat power of the Beijing camp in a timely manner, otherwise it would inevitably happen

There is a worry of dereliction. The old minister is old and weak, and Gu Junji needs to take charge of the overall situation."

Gu Liang did not refuse, but turned to look at Luo Huanzhang, the Marquis of Dingjun not far away.

The gaze is meaningful.
Chapter completed!