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Several people were startled and hurriedly bowed and saluted: "Greetings, Lord Ou."

Ou Jianglin scanned the faces of several people one by one. Although he had not been in Beijing for more than 20 years, he still recognized these faces that were weathered by time.

"Master Shen, Secretary Wang, Minister Xu, Doctor Fang, since you are so free, why not go to the army to gain some experience? The Zhao Kingdom has stationed troops right under the nose of Daliang, and this is a good opportunity for you to show your loyalty!"

The four were so frightened that they dared not to stand up and kept saying they dared not.

Gu Xingyan looked at it from a distance, his eyes darkening.

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Gu Xingsheng led a group of imperial guards and quickly turned the entire Jinyiwei upside down.

Not only were many horrific instruments of torture found there, but anyone who held any official position there had more or less committed acts of plundering the people and acting tyrannically.

Since the Jinyiwei was handed over to Song Yafeng, more than 30% of the cases were false charges and many criminals were tortured into confessing.

During the grand court meeting that day, when almost all the ministers thought that the emperor would appoint His Highness the Ninth Prince as the commander of the Imperial Guard, Gu Xingcheng suddenly announced: "From today on, the Imperial Guard will be abolished."

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, and some even stepped out of line to persuade him with tears in their eyes: "Your Majesty, the Jinyiwei was created by the previous emperor, and was sworn in to supervise all officials during the reign of Emperor Xiaoqing. Your Majesty has just ascended the throne, and there are many things to be done. How can you easily abolish such an important office as the Jinyiwei? Please think twice."

"Your Majesty, please reconsider!" Dozens of ministers knelt down below.

Gu Xingcheng looked around at the civil and military officials: "Xiao Qing government? Supervising the officials? Haven't you seen the evil things Song Yafeng has done, or haven't you seen how corrupt the Jinyiwei are now? They are simply rotten to the core, they are termites of my Daliang. Do I still want to keep such Jinyiwei to eat away my Daliang!"

There was silence in the council hall, and even the dozens of ministers kneeling below felt uneasy. Yes, although the Jinyiwei was founded by the previous emperor, it was also founded by him personally, and the commander who was promoted by him hired someone to kill him.

Gu Xingcheng threw the file in his hand down: "Everyone, take a good look at how much money they have embezzled over the years, how many unjust, false and wrong cases have been left behind, and how many innocent people have been wrongly killed!"

No one dared to step forward to pick up the files that were flying down from the dragon throne. The files were filled with black and white records of how the Jinyiwei had been corrupt in recent years and how they had plundered the people's wealth and committed numerous crimes.

Gu Xingcheng's face was cold, and he looked at the court officials below with sharp eyes: "I have just ascended the throne, so I can forgive you for your past dealings with Song Yafeng. But from today on, if you dare to ignore the laws of Daliang and commit crimes against the wind, I will punish you severely."

All the ministers knew early on that this emperor, who had been trained as the crown prince since childhood, was gentle and humble on the surface, but he could be a powerful character when he got ruthless.

Otherwise, in this imperial palace, it would be impossible for the Queen Mother, a woman, to sit firmly on the throne of the Crown Prince for more than twenty years.

Sure enough, the new emperor on the dragon throne issued an order in a cold voice: "Anyone who embezzles more than three thousand taels of silver will be beheaded! Anyone who is tortured into confessing, ignores the laws of Daliang, and deliberately makes wrong judgments will be beheaded! Anyone who extorts money from the people and kills people will be beheaded!"

After three slashes, the hall fell into silence.

Although Gu Xingyuan and Chen Tinghua lowered their heads, they secretly glanced at each other and saw disdain in each other's eyes.

Gu Xingcheng thought that it was easy to be the emperor of Daliang and sit on the dragon throne, but don't forget that in this city, the only ones who can keep him safe are the 5,600-man imperial guards.

If the 26th Battalion of the Imperial Guards of 150,000 were eliminated and one Imperial Guard was removed, even if another 1,500 Jinyiwei were laid off, there would still be 24 guards totaling 140,000 troops still in their hands. If a real fight breaks out, it's hard to say who will win or lose.

Gu Xingcheng, who was sitting high on the dragon throne, had a clear view of the two men's expressions. He knew what they were planning.

But there is no need to rush. Take it slow. He will get rid of all the Chen gang members one by one.

But even so, there were still many ministers who opposed the abolition of the Jinyiwei. They wiped their tears with their sleeves and wept to persuade the new emperor that this was the creation of the late emperor. Now that the late emperor's body is still warm, the new emperor wants to overturn his decree. This is really unfilial.

Ou Jianglin stepped out and said, "Your Majesty, although the Jinyiwei was founded by the previous emperor, in recent years, whenever the Jinyiwei is mentioned in the city, people will curse it, which shows that it has been unpopular for a long time. Disbanding the Jinyiwei is imperative. Your Majesty is wise."

Gu Xingyuan snorted coldly and muttered quietly: "Flatterer."

With the new cabinet chief minister in the lead, several other ministers stepped forward and said, "It is imperative to abolish the Jinyiwei. Your Majesty is wise, and I second the motion."

"I second the proposal."

"I second the proposal."

Gu Xingcheng said calmly: "Very good, since you have no objection, then this matter will be settled. The rest of the matter will be handed over to the Ministry of Justice. I hope the Ministry of Justice will handle the case impartially."

The Minister of Justice hurriedly accepted the order. Before going to court, he learned that at today's court meeting, His Majesty would issue an order to disband the Jinyiwei.

I have already discussed this with Lord Ou. The 1,500 Jinyiwei have different levels of crimes, and not all of them have stretched out their dirty hands.

Therefore, the remaining people can be assigned to the imperial guards, the twenty-four battalions of the royal guards, or directly into the army.

Lord Ou also thought this was a good idea.

Gao Yarong, the Minister of War, suddenly stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I have a memorial to make."

Gu Xingcheng raised his hand.

"Your Majesty, Zhao State has stationed 400,000 troops in Suizhou City and has shown no intention of withdrawing. We must be on guard against this."

Now that the internal troubles have been dealt with, it is time to start dealing with the external threats.

This matter has always been on Gu Xingcheng's mind. Even if Gao Yarong doesn't say anything, he will mention the issue of sending troops later.

Suizhou City was a bordering city between Zhao State and Daliang, and was under the jurisdiction of Zhao State. In the past, Zhao State only had 100,000 troops stationed there. Only five or six days after the news of the assassination of Emperor Daliang came out, Zhao State immediately increased its troops by 300,000, for a total of 400,000. They arrived in Suizhou half a month later and stationed troops there, facing Daliang's large border troops from afar.

According to reports from spies in Zhao State, the monarch of Zhao State has frequently summoned generals and ministers to the palace over the past half month, probably in preparation for war.

However, somehow, suddenly three days ago, their great general Wang Ava had set out for Suizhou City, and it was very likely that he would be the commander-in-chief.

The Great General King of Ava is known as the God of War. In recent years, he has fought with Xia Kingdom, Northern Qi and other countries. He has never been defeated in nearly a hundred battles, big and small. He often wins by surprise, has unique military tactics, and has defeated the larger force with the smaller one several times. In his early years, he was named the Great General King of Zhao Kingdom.

Daliang needs to be fully prepared for the battle.

Gu Xingcheng ordered: "Zhao Qing, your Ministry of Revenue must raise a month's supply of food and all military supplies for the 300,000-man army within ten days."