reborn monarch

The news of the Northwest victory came, the newly appointed Anxiwei led Yuanjiu, won three battles and drove the Ma tribe out of Anxi Tianguan.

What's more exciting is that at the end of the third battle, the horse clan fled in a hurry, and General Yuan Jiu led his troops in pursuit, and successfully killed King Khan of the horse clan under his horse.

The Khan of the Ma tribe, who ascended to the throne almost at the same time as Emperor Qiyuan, came to the end of his life in the territory of Great Chu that he burned, killed and looted.

At this time, Anxi Tianguan is still cold and windy, and the spring breeze can't even blow through Yumen, let alone Anxi Tianguan.

A group of horse tribe wanted to steal back the body of their Khan, but Anxiwei found out, chased all the way, and sacrificed several young men of the horse tribe.

A Guhuan, a 12-year-old horse prince, was held in his arms by his mother. He knew that his father's body had been seized by the people of the Chu Dynasty. Seeing the unwilling expressions of the wounded soldiers and the grief and indignation of all the horse people, A Guhuan clenched his fists, and swore loudly under the sky of the grassland with a childish voice: "I, the future King of the Horse Clan, A Guhuan, will definitely lead our brave warriors of the Horse Clan to defeat Anxi Tian in the future." Pass, go straight to Yumen Pass, let the blood of the people of Great Chu flow all over the territory of Great Chu, and avenge the father!"

The generals of the horse clan finally laughed out loud, expressing their contempt for Da Chu with laughter, and driving away the sorrow in their hearts.

With such a brave little prince, they have seen a bright future for the horse clan.

Yuan Jiu led his own soldiers on the towering tower of Tianguan in Anxi to observe the movement of the horse army.

His eldest son, Yuanwei, is sixteen years old. He has been trained like soldiers since he was a child. Now he follows him as a personal soldier and continues to learn how to deal with military situations and how to deploy troops.

The arrogant laughter of the horse tribe floated across the unimpeded vast grassland, and was sent to the watchtower by the night wind.

"Don't relax," Yuan Jiu pointed to those horse people who had gone away, and taught Yuan Wei solemnly, "They will come back. When the time comes, it's up to you to lead the troops into battle."

"Yes." Yuan Wei also looked at the direction in which the horse people were going away, and responded very calmly.

The good news was quickly spread to the imperial court by the frontier administration, so the atmosphere in the court hall was finally relaxed that day. After the minister of the Ministry of War played it in detail, all the officials congratulated Emperor Qiyuan in unison, and even Wen Jinli came out to praise: "Your Majesty has the eyes to know the talents, General Ape is really talented."

Emperor Qi Yuan said modestly: "After all, it is the Golden Sword General who was appointed by the late emperor himself. I dare not take credit for it. Jin Shangshu dispatched it in time, so it should be rewarded."

Jin Ge, who was promoted by Emperor Qiyuan from the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War to be a minister, is a man who has been on the battlefield and has won military merits. He is about forty-seven this year, and his actions are crisp and neat. His eyes are usually half-closed and slightly open. At this time, he was not in a panic, and calmly went out to receive the reward and thanked him, and then stood back to his position with half-closed eyes.

Emperor Qiyuan teased Qin Jian, Shangshu of the Household Department, and said with a smile: "The battle is over, and Shangshu Qin can finally sleep at night."

The ministers couldn't help but chuckle.

Qin Jian didn't seem to be smiling, and said with a straight face: "Your Majesty, if you are not in charge of your family, you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are. After the war, repairs, resettlement of the people, and military pay are not piled up with money."

Emperor Qi Yuan nodded in agreement, and comforted him: "Then we have to trouble the head of the Chu family."

Qin Jian took it very seriously, but didn't think much of it, but the ministers snickered again, probably because they remembered the nickname "mother-in-law".

Seeing that Emperor Qiyuan was in a good mood, Wen Jinli glanced at the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Officials, and the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Officials bit the bullet and came out, Qi Zuo asked: "Your Majesty, the former commander of Anxiwei is still locked up in the prison of Jingwei. There is a rule that a military officer must be brought for trial if he commits a crime, so when will Commander An Xiwei be brought for trial?"

The first emperor did not follow this rule, especially in the later period, it is possible to just pull it out and cut it, and there is no need to pay attention to it.

Wen Jinli asked someone to come out and ask this sentence, because he wanted to remind Emperor Qi Yuan that this person was still in prison.Emperor Qiyuan sent Jingwei to escort him back to Beijing, and there was no movement after he was put in the prison of Jingwei. Although Wen Jinli had no deep connection with the commander of Anxiwei, and he could not be found easily, Wen Jinli After all, he can't sleep well at night, whether he wants to kill or do it, I still hope that Emperor Qiyuan can give an explanation quickly.

Emperor Qiyuan was really happy: "The commander of Anxiwei, neglected his duties, neglected his duties, and failed to respond to the enemy. He is ashamed of the court and the people of Great Chu. His crime is unforgivable. He will be handed over to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for interrogation today."

He just wanted to kill Commander Anxi Wei, who would cause chaos in the future, as soon as possible. As for what Wen Jinli was worried about, Emperor Qi Yuan never expected to take action from Commander Anxi Wei.

"Yes." Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Officials responded, and the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment came out to accept the order.

"Start to play if there is something to do, and leave the court if there is nothing to do~" No one came out for a while, and Eunuch Sanbao sang.

Emperor Qi Yuan knew that there was something to do, all the officials knew that there was something to do, even the guards guarding the Fengtian Hall knew that there was something to do, the hall was so silent that even an embroidery needle could be heard falling to the ground.

Minister of Rites finally stood up.

He was sullen, and cried as soon as he opened his mouth: "Your Majesty Qizuo, the ministers are not doing their job well, and people in the Jiangnan examination room are causing trouble!"

Immediately afterwards, the left and right ministers of the Ministry of Rites also came out and knelt down, pleading guilty: "The ministers and others did not do their job well, which caused chaos in the Jiangnan imperial examination. Please forgive me!"

The performance of the Ministry of Rites determined the situation in the Jiangnan examination room. It was not a bribery case, but a disturbance.

As soon as they spoke, Wen Jinli knew that the Minister of Rites probably didn't know that Xie Jiuyuan could play directly in front of the imperial court. He secretly regretted not communicating with the Ministry of Rites as soon as possible to avoid suspicion. He didn't expect the Minister of Rites to come up with such a bad idea. Mei Ziqi, a student and the left servant of the Ministry of Rites, was not involved.

"Oh?" Gu Zhen raised his hand and threw Xie Jiuyuan's notebook in front of them, "Why does my imperial envoy speak differently from the other ministers of the Ministry of Rites? If you like to kneel, you can kneel for me. Think about it carefully, what is Juren? Trouble, or something else?"

After reading Xie Jiuyuan's memorial, Minister of the Ministry of Rites trembled like chaff, knowing that this time it was completely over, and regretted that he should have coveted the Governor of Zhejiang for 5000 taels of silver.

The left servant, Mei Ziqi, didn't respond, he had already said that this idea was not good, but the minister of the Ministry of Rites was his immediate boss, so he would be put on little shoes in the future, so he had to follow him to be stupid, but he was calm in his heart; Shangshu was trembling like the same, his demeanor can be described as wretched.

Unexpectedly, Emperor Qiyuan did not pursue the victory.

"The left servant of the Ministry of Rites, Mei Ziqi." Emperor Qi Yuan nodded softly.

Mei Ziqi was already kneeling, but at this moment he kowtowed neatly and replied: "The minister is here."

"I will assign you to be in charge of the Jiangnan imperial examination bribery case, and immediately rush to Jiangnan to assist the imperial envoy Xie Jiuyuan in the trial of the case. You must not deceive others, do you understand?"

As soon as Emperor Qiyuan made this decree, the entire Fengtian Palace was shocked, and everyone became suspicious immediately.

Mei Ziqi is Wen Jinli's favorite student!When did you gain the respect of Emperor Qiyuan?

I don't know what the other officials think, but Mei Ziqi broke out in a cold sweat, so he could only accept the order and said: "Your servant, accept the order!"

"Okay." Emperor Qi Yuan didn't think the matter was serious, and said softly, "I and the students all over the world are waiting for Master Mei and Envoy Xie Qin to find out the facts of the case and return justice to the Jiangnan examination room."

Mei Ziqi wanted to cry but had no tears, so she forced herself to answer: "I will live up to your Majesty's high expectations!"

Eunuch Sanbao didn't know if he noticed Emperor Qiyuan's good mood at this time, squinted his eyes and sang loudly: "Back to court~"

"Congratulations to Your Majesty~"

When Emperor Qiyuan walked out of the Fengtian Hall, the officials in the hall dispersed, and they started whispering unconsciously. Mei Ziqi didn't dare to look at the face of his immediate boss, nor did he dare to look at the face of Wen Xiang. It's not a good feeling to walk with your head up and down, and your heart is going up and down.

Emperor Qi Yuan went back to the East Nuan Pavilion for breakfast, deliberately took a detour around the Imperial Garden, passed by the Pearl Mirror Terrace, and found that the old peach tree had already produced many buds.

Eunuch Sanbao looked happy, and said to Emperor Qiyuan: "Your Majesty, it seems that this old peach tree can bear a lot of peaches this year."

Lovesickness after seeing things instantly became the joy of harvest, and Emperor Qi Yuan was speechless for a while.

He was only thinking of peach blossoms, but this old guy was thinking of peach fruits.

"Just know how to eat." Emperor Qi Yuan taught the Three Treasures with a straight face.

Eunuch Sanbao was very wronged: "Last year, His Majesty still wanted to eat peaches."

It is said that it was last year. Can last year be the same as this year?

Seeing that he was really wronged, Emperor Qi Yuan couldn't help but said happily: "Then when the peaches grow, let the guard Xie climb the ladder to pick them off, and I will reward you to eat as much as you want."

You can think of Xie Shiwei, Sanbao muttered in his heart, but said: "Thank you Your Majesty for the reward, and the servants are also looking forward to Xie Weiwei finishing the case and returning to the palace."

The word "also" made Emperor Qiyuan give the old man another stare.

I can't say what I should say!

On the same day, before dawn, Xie Jiuyuan hurried into the lobby of the prefect of Jinling, kicked away the obstructing yamen servants, and seeing the tragic scene in the lobby, he was furious and shouted: "Stop!"

Governor Feng Weixiang of Zhejiang jumped over the wall in a hurry, and took several leading officials from the guild hall and hotel to the Yamen overnight, threatened and tortured them, and made them admit that they had failed the rankings and framed the ministers of the court.

When Xie Jiuyuan arrived, several of the leaders were beaten bloodstained by the court stick. Feng Weixiang probably didn't want to get caught, so he used a thin bamboo stick. Being tortured is an insult, and each of them looks quite miserable, and some are vomiting blood with anger.

The yamen servants looked at each other in blank dismay, but the guards were very sympathetic to the weak juren. They were used to it by the uncle, so they didn't need Xie Jiuyuan's order at this time, just imitated Xie Jiuyuan and kicked the yamen servants far away one by one.

The servants who were kicked got up and hid around Feng Weixiang, ignoring Feng Weixiang's order "Keep beating me!", and dared not approach at all. Feng Weixiang was so angry that he grabbed the warrant and threw it on their heads.

Feng Weixiang slapped Xie Jiuyuan on the table and yelled angrily: "Disturb the court! Mr. Xie, a third-rank imperial envoy, has shown his prestige to me, the governor of Zhejiang! Do you want to rebel!"

Although Xie Jiuyuan was already furious, he did not speak in a hurry: "This third-rank imperial envoy is now standing in the prefect's yamen of Jinling Prefecture, and should be in charge of the affairs of the fourth-rank official of Jinling prefect. The decree is to patrol the Jiangnan imperial examinations, and those who disturb the investigation, regardless of whether they are civilians or high officials, can be killed first and then played, so why do you say rebellion?"

Feng Weixiang was furious, and shouted: "If you have the guts, kill this governor! My father is the Shaobao bestowed by the late emperor! Even a favored minister dares to shout and kill me! Don't look at yourself!"

Xie Jiuyuan raised his voice, still unhurried, but his tone was much heavier: "As an official of the Great Chu, Xie must naturally act in accordance with the laws of the Great Chu and His Majesty's imperial decree, and will not smear without grounds."

"If Mr. Feng participated in the bribery investigation case, and the evidence is conclusive, no matter whether your father is Shaobao or Shaofu—"

"I will definitely kill you, there is no joke."

When he said the last words, he stared into Feng Weixiang's eyes. Feng Weixiang was so frightened by Xie Jiuyuan that he took two steps back unconsciously.

Can't delay any longer.

"Come here." Xie Jiuyuan closed his eyes.

Su Wei replied: "The subordinate is here."

Xie Jiuyuan opened his eyes, facing Feng Weixiang's arrogant expression again, and said word by word: "Take down the suspect in the Jiangnan imperial examination bribery case, Zhejiang Governor Feng Weixiang! Take him back to the case where I am handling the case, and wait for interrogation!"

Feng Weixiang was terrified in his heart, but his face was stern, Su Wei was also hesitant, but in the end he gagged and tied up the noisy Feng Weixiang.

Captain Suwei reminded Xie Jiuyuan in a low voice: "My lord, there is no turning back when you shoot the bow."

Xie Jiuyuan looked at the superiors with gratitude and admiration, but his heart gradually calmed down until he calmed down: "I have never retreated."

Gu Zhen only gave him one way.

"Thank you, Your Majesty's reply!" A guard hastily dismounted, rushed into the yamen, handed the wooden box to Xie Jiuyuan, and replied loudly, "There is still an imperial decree tomorrow, and I will be able to arrive at Jinling City at Chenshi."

Jia Siyuan, the magistrate of Jinling, was standing on the right hand of the government office all the time, without saying a word, just pretending that he was not there, after hearing Su Wei's words, his eyes became more thoughtful.

Xie Jiuyuan asked the guards to take the scholars down to heal their wounds. He couldn't wait to go back to his residence, so he opened the box to check in a secluded place in the lobby. The more he looked, the quieter he looked, until he turned to the last one, he couldn't help but chuckle twice, and put it away carefully. Alright, ordered Su Wei to take Feng Weixiang back home.

Jia Siyuan, who witnessed the whole process, became more and more confused.

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