Gu Qingci

The Nanman leader was seriously injured and sent back to the base camp, and the chaos in the villages was attacked by wild animals. It took several days to report back to Daxing.

The servant under the door had only been released not long ago, and at this time he was not afraid of avoiding suspicion, and rushed into the Minister's Office of the Ministry of Officials.

"My lord, what should I do!" He anxiously circled around Hu Zhongli like a headless fly.

"Why are you panicking! Can you not bear such a small setback if you have achieved a major event?" When Hu Zhongli heard the news in the court hall, his face was livid.This time the emperor's news was even faster than him. It seems that the intelligence agency threw it too early.

He was also anxious, but facing his subordinates, he couldn't lose his footing.

"My lord, now that Nanman itself is in danger, why are we talking about attacking Daxing? The leader is unconscious, and the elders gathered together and hurried back to their hometown. Isn't our Nanman's strength cut off!"

"Their withdrawal has little effect on the victory or defeat." Hu Zhongli insisted, "Compared with the Northern Qiang, the Southern Man is weaker. Those rough people have lived in dense forests and swamps for a long time, isolated from the world, and the people are simple and lovely, nothing to worry about. Ambitious, and will only run away when encountering things. Do you think it is good or bad to lose such an ally?"

The waiter under the door was stunned when asked, it seems reasonable, but...

"My lord, tell me, will that vassal state in the Western Regions send troops to reinforce Daxing?"

"No," Hu Zhongli was very confident in trying to figure out people's hearts. "With the emperor's suspicious temperament, even if the Western Regions took the initiative to ask for a war, she would not agree. If the Western Regions' vassal states became disobedient, wouldn't it attract a vassal?" Woe?"

"That's right. But my lord, I'm always uneasy when the situation that was originally arranged suddenly changes."

"The succeeding generation of Nanman leaders has a sense of Yelang's arrogance, and always feels that he can go head-to-head with Daxing." Hu Zhongli lowered his face, "It just happened to use his arrogance as a sharp weapon for me to charge forward. Who would have thought that he would be extremely weak. Extremely stupid! Liu Yueying didn't have the ability to take back half of Yingzhou, and they returned such a big piece of fat before it was hot in their hands, letting Liu Yueying take advantage of it for nothing."

"My lord, tell me... is there anything strange about this matter? Why did the wild beasts of the Nanman suddenly riot when we were about to attack?" But they have been taming the beast very well before, this shouldn't be..."

"You mean, someone manipulated those beasts?" Hu Zhongli paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, trying to ease the growing doubts in his heart.

If it's just an intelligence agency being destroyed by Jianghu loose cultivators, it's not enough to worry about, but the Nanman who helped out also had an accident. These two incidents happened one after another, so people have to think more about it.

"It seems that we have to start as soon as possible."

"As soon as possible? Is this... suitable, my lord, I think we should lie dormant again now and wait and see what happens!"

"No, the sooner we have to act now, the better. Only by taking the initiative can we have the initiative. It seems that the emperor should be alert. The longer the time delays, the more prepared she will be. Don't give her a chance!"

"It's just that the Nanman's ineffective ally is missing. It doesn't have much impact on the overall situation. There is no Nanman army, and there is also the Northern Qiang. You go to inform the Northern Qiang people and do it the day after tomorrow. Send all the firepower to suppress it. Don't be soft-hearted. I will bring my sword to court the day after tomorrow, and you let all our officials carry weapons, and the day after tomorrow will be the day of her death for Liu Yueying!"

Hu Zhongli was in a hurry, could a duck with its beak fly away?Grandfather was hesitant, powerful but dared not rebel, and died in the end.He, Hu Zhongli, cannot be like his grandfather.

If you want to be ruthless, be ruthless to the end.When it's time to do it, do it.

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"Start to play if there is something to do, and leave the court if there is nothing to do!" The voice of the permanent attendant hovered above the Golden Luan Hall.

The sun has just risen outside.

It looked like an uneventful day.

Northern Qiang and Daxing are still in a stalemate in Beizhen, and an indescribable atmosphere is surging in the Jinluan Hall.

Hu Zhongli lowered his head while holding the wat board, expressionless.

If you observe carefully, you can definitely find that his arms and legs are trembling slightly, but the amplitude is too small, and it is so small that it is hidden in the crowd of dark purple official robes.

"Yesterday, I received an anonymous impeachment memorial."

Without waiting for the officials to discuss anything, Liu Yueying took the lead in saying something loudly, without focusing her eyes.

"May I ask Your Majesty, what is the specific matter?" The court was too quiet, and the left minister Xu Wei stepped forward to respond.

"A letter, telling me that among the ministers, someone secretly colluded with businessmen and embezzled official money." He continued unhurriedly, tapping his fingers on the handle, which was an all-too-familiar small gesture.

Hu Zhongli squeezed the wat board tightly in his hand.

Don't be nervous, it's okay, the emperor won't have such a quick reaction, today she must hit a hit.

"Jiangnan County is a blessed place for my Daxing. The geomantic omen is good and the land is good. Which one of you is doing what you shouldn't do?"

The first half of the sentence was still in a soothing and casual tone, but the tone of the last two sentences rose sharply, and severe reprimands rushed towards his face. The air in the Golden Luan Hall seemed to be drained, and Hu Zhongli felt his knees were a little weak.

Don't be nervous, this is just a girl, yes, that's right.

Why did that worthless person in the door waiter still turn his head to look at him, afraid that the people above wouldn't see such a small move, waste, he has no concentration at all.

Hu Zhongli swallowed, thinking that otherwise he would draw his sword and rush up to force the palace, and the ministers below would definitely support him.

Do you really know it?

In case some people unexpectedly turn back like Nanman...

"Hu Shangshu."

"Chen is here!"

When the emperor suddenly called his name, Hu Zhongli shuddered and subconsciously responded to her immediately.

"Do you know anyone from Jiangnan County?"

"This, I don't know." A drop of sweat dripped from his head.

"This is strange. The secret document said, Hu Shangshu, you have known a wealthy businessman in Jiangnan County for many years. They are old friends, and you still have contacts."

"...Hehe, this must be slander, no, Your Majesty knows it!" He bent down and said the routine, and he had long been familiar with these words, and he could open his mouth with his eyes closed.

"How could Hu Shangshu not know him? Think again, you met that rich businessman through the criminal minister Zeng Ming."

The guilty minister Zeng Ming.These four words were bitten very tightly.

"Your Majesty, don't spout blood!" Hearing this name, Hu Zhongli seemed to have been touched by someone, and suddenly straightened his back and looked directly at the person sitting above him.

"Bloody spitting? Oh, you really don't cry when you see the coffin. Someone, bring the witness."

When Hu Zhongli saw Li Dashan from Jiangnan County appearing in front of him with an old face and a haggard figure, he wanted to break the wat board in his hand into two halves.

The development of the matter was a bit unexpected. Didn't you plan to rush up to force the palace with a knife, and then all the officials responded, why is it like this now?

"Crassman Li Hai kowtowed to the emperor."

"Get up. Master Hu, do you know him?"

Hu Zhongli felt a little floating, like the feeling after drinking too much alcohol, and his mind was dull.

"Your Majesty, the grassroots know him, it's him!"

Years of darkness and filth are suddenly overturned today, nakedly exposed to the sun, with nowhere to hide.

Hu Zhongli really wanted to step up and slap him, restrained his loss of manners, glared at him and said, "I don't know you, don't talk nonsense in front of the emperor!"

"Li Hai, in front of the imperial court today, I promise you to tell the whole truth clearly, maybe you can spare your life; if you dare to conceal even the slightest falsehood, the entire Li family will be executed."

"Yes, yes, yes," Li Hai knelt on the ground and pounded his head like garlic.

"Your Majesty, my family has been in business for generations. Although they have some filthy money, their status has always been low. Even if they become a country gentleman, they are looked down upon by others. The grassroots are not reconciled. They let their son study poetry and books since childhood and learn the style of a gentleman. He can gain fame."

"He was very competitive. He really passed the exam and became the county magistrate of Jiangnan County. Later, because of his outstanding literary talent, he was favored by the great scholars of the Imperial Academy and transferred to the capital to be an official. You must have heard of him, the emperor, not long ago. Li Quansheng was executed."

When Li Hai said this, he burst into tears.

"Your Majesty, the son of the grassroots has been wronged. He has a good character, how dare he do things to deceive the emperor and his superiors! It was Hu Zhongli, an old thief, who took advantage of the grassroots to blackmail my son, saying that if he didn't do it, his mother and I would die." will be killed, forcing him to do these shady things!"

"Even if they deserve to die, they should die as grassroots people. People in the world look down on businessmen and say that there is no business without profiteers. It is true. If you don't do something unconscionable, how can you make so much money? I was also confused for a while. When the Ministry of Industry came to Jiangnan The county was doing construction, and I flattered Zeng Ming, who was still a minister at the time, in order to pay less tax and earn more money, who knew that I would never be able to get away from it!"

The once prominent Jiangnan gentry lay on the ground crying like a bereaved dog.

The world is a big dream, and the world is cool in autumn.

So what if you make a lot of money, build dozens of mansions, lose your only son in old age, destroy all your hopes, life is better than death.

How can we not itch the root of the teeth hated by the mastermind behind the scenes?

"This is a matter between you and Zeng Ming, what has nothing to do with me!" Shifting responsibility to the dead is what he meant by avenging his brother.

Hu Zhongli's eyes shot fire, he felt that he was about to die, why did the dragon chair suddenly become so far away?

No, you can't!

After everything was calculated, there were Northern Qiang troops to restrain them, a group of officials stood in line to worship, and an army that had been raised for a long time quietly surrounded the palace.

It's almost done!Northern Qiang drained all of Daxing's troops, the capital lacked troops to garrison, and the officials did not support Liu Yueying.

Just rush up and hold her hostage!Hold this woman hostage!

With a heartbeat, his hesitant footsteps were instantly filled with strength, and he stepped on the steps and rushed to the high platform, the dagger in his robe gleamed coldly.

Success or failure is here!

There was a loud bang.

Before the dagger touched the emperor, it was slammed into the air by the attendant, and it stuck deeply on the mahogany column of the Golden Luan Hall.

The end of the dagger was shaking because of the huge impact.

And Hu Zhongli was also held hostage by the Lei Qijun who suddenly appeared.

He was tied up with his hands behind his back and thrown on the white marble steps of the Golden Luan Hall.

Liu Yueying propped her head up calmly, and said leisurely: "It seems that I have committed an offense today, so it is not suitable to go to court."

"Dear dears, it seems that everyone has read the almanac when they go out, and they know that today there are courtiers who want to attack the emperor, and there may be bloody disasters, so they specially brought weapons for self-defense, didn't they?"

After a moment of silence, Zhang Yi immediately bent down and said loudly, "Your Majesty is right!"

All of a sudden, more than half of the people in the court nodded in agreement.

Hu Zhongli stood on the steps in a distorted and ugly posture, looking at the faces of the people below, he was so angry that he vomited a pool of blood.

[Hu Zhongli really has low self-esteem. He was ridiculed since he was a child, and his grandfather didn’t love him enough. He has no ability to overcome the darkness. Even if he has power, he can’t hide the inferiority complex in his bones. Maintain your sense of security by constantly demanding power, and let yourself have the illusion of becoming very powerful.When things come to an end, the truth is revealed, alas. 】