That night, a draft imperial edict was delivered to the young emperor in person by Empress Dowager Li.

At that time, Pei Jian was in a half-dream and half-awake state. Because of his young age and poor mental state, even though he had a faint feeling in his heart that he should not agree to this book, he still signed it under the eyes of the palace people and the queen mother around him. word.

The next day at the court meeting, after the book was read out, there was an uproar in the hall.

Watching the Southwest King Pei Xin's faction calmly step forward to accept the edict, Zhongshu Supervisor Zhou Yan frowned. He wanted to question that the edict was not drafted by the officials of Zhongshu Province, but when he turned his gaze to the side, he saw Xie Xian shaking slightly at him bowed his head.

Zhou Yan looked away, still worried.

His Majesty suddenly issued an edict to add Pei Xin as Taiwei, Sili Xiaowei, Zhongshu Ling, commander of Chinese and foreign armies, and inspector of the seven counties of the capital. How similar is it to Kong Cheng in the past!

If it is not stopped at this time, I am afraid that there will be another ambitious minister who will dictate the government.

He was hesitating, when he suddenly heard a calm and stern voice from the hall: "I have something to say to Your Majesty."

Zhou Yan looked sideways and saw that standing in the hall was the Shang Shu Zuo Pu She Yin Shen, his thoughts circulated in his mind, and he pressed the original idea.

Although Pei Jian was young, he knew that this order was not good for him after he woke up.

After finally getting out of Kong's control, he naturally doesn't want to be a puppet at the mercy of others!

Seeing Yin Shen come out to speak at this time, he knew that this Shangshu Zuo Pushe had always acted upright and upright, he had confronted the Southwest King several times in the court hall, thinking that the other party might be able to stop Pei Xin's tricks, he continued the conversation as if nothing had happened: "What does Yin Pushe want to say?"

"May I ask Your Majesty, can such important orders be reviewed by the Menxia Province?"

--of course not.

Pei Jian thought.

But he only dared to answer truthfully in his heart, not denying it in front of Pei Xin.

Sensing the Southwest King's eyes on his face, Pei Jian deliberately did not look at Pei Xin's expression, and shifted his gaze to his servant Chen Xue, secretly hoping that the other party would stand up and exercise his duty to reject the edict.

However, when Chen Xue noticed his gaze, he lowered his eyes pretending not to know, and remained silent.

On the other hand, Gao Shi, another servant who has always been reticent, said straightforwardly: "This edict has never been reviewed by the provincial government."

The little emperor's depressed mood suddenly rose again.

Gao Shinai came from the Gao family of Dongjun, one of the four major surnames in the southern land. His speech, in a sense, also represented the attitude of the powerful.

Yin Shen took the opportunity and said: "How can the edict be implemented if it is not passed through the sect? I beg your majesty to take it back."

It's Yin Zhongxing again!

Pei Xin tried his best to maintain a calm expression. Hearing this, the emotional mask on his face cracked for a moment.

But then he thought of his arrangement in the court, and he quickly suppressed his impatience, and calmly looked at Da Honglu Li Xiao.

Li Xiao received the cue from his eyes, and in an instant, gains and losses flashed through his mind.

After waiting for a while, seeing that no one made a sound, he stood up and said in a serious manner: "Since the edict has been issued, it means that His Majesty has made a decision. Yin Pushe wants His Majesty to take back the order, but accuse His Majesty of hastily abolishing the government?"

Faced with such deliberate and misinterpreted questions, Yin Shen's face remained unchanged, and he directly remonstrated: "In the past, the relative Kong's relatives controlled the government, made friends with cronies, acted recklessly, committed many crimes, and killed many loyal and good generals. Today's precedent is the same. Let only one person monopolize the power again? This is related to the safety of the country, I hope His Majesty will consider it carefully!"

"Yin Pushe's statement is biased."

Zhongcheng Zhongxuan, the censor, retorted: "The king of the Southwest is gentle and modest, kind and virtuous, and he has made great achievements in eliminating the thieves and gangsters. However, the Kong family in your mouth is spying on the magic weapon and harboring evil intentions. Is it better than a virtuous and meritorious minister?"

Pei Xin revealed a gloomy look at the right time: "Yin Pushe, how did Gu offend you? Why did you use Kong's rats to humiliate me?"

"Your Highness is indeed meritorious in punishing the country's thieves," said Yin Shen, unwilling to let it go. "For this reason, Your Highness should follow the example of the previous sages who were sincere and humble, and assist His Majesty in governing the country and helping the country. Follow in the footsteps?"

"After I take office, I will assist His Majesty in governing internal affairs and quelling external turmoil with all my heart. How can you make a false assertion that I will follow in Kong Cheng's footsteps?"

"Your Highness." Yin Shen suddenly raised his voice, and his voice echoed throughout the hall, "Do you know what kind of disaster happened ten days ago?"

Pei Xin met his piercing eyes, and an ominous premonition flashed in his heart.

Sure enough, the next moment he heard the other party's statement: "Ten days ago, Nanzhe was invaded by the Xiongnu on a large scale. Duke Xun died in the battle of Nanzhe City, and the general fell. This is the misfortune of the country!"

Pei Xin suppressed his anger and looked away.

Yin Shen still stared at him calmly, and said in a questioning tone: "Why did Nanzhe break down? Whose fault is it? Your Highness, even the death of General Xun can't change your conscience." ?"

"Yin Chongxing!" Pei Xin opened his angry eyes and pointed at him, "Don't talk nonsense, Xun Dongyue was killed by the Kong clan, what has it to do with Gu!"

Looking at his furious and distorted face, Yin Shen just kept silent.

After a while, he suddenly withdrew his gaze, turned around with disappointment on his face, kowtowed to the ground, although his obeisance was towards the young emperor, his admonition was towards the court official.

"The minister advises that the internal and external powers cannot be taken over by one person, and the misfortune of foreign relatives cannot be reproduced. The imperial court can no longer afford a second shock. I hope that Your Majesty and all the ministers will carefully consider it!"

As soon as his words fell, Chen Xue came out to persuade him: "The King of Southwest traveled thousands of miles to the capital, and went through hardships to eliminate the remnants of the rebel officials. This is a great achievement. Your Majesty should reward you for your merits. Don't chill the hearts of loyal officials."

Li Xiao's forehead was sweating and he didn't care to wipe it off. He followed closely behind to advise: "The loyal and loyal man of the Southwest King is worthy of great responsibility."

After him, several people came out of the hall to second the proposal, they were clearly in collusion, but they didn't look at each other.

Pei Jian looked at the officials who were clearly leaning towards Pei Xin.

The servant Chen Xue and the Sanqi Sun Cheng are all close ministers of the emperor; Li Xiao, the grand scorpion, seems to be unrelated, but is actually the younger brother of the Empress Dowager Li; The leader of the army...

Thinking of this, Pei Jian suddenly felt an indescribable fear.

It wasn't long before Kong Cheng and his ilk were wiped out, and before I knew it, I was once again surrounded and controlled by the newly gathered forces of the Southwest King.

He lowered his eyes to look at Shangshu Zuopushe, whose forehead was knocking on the high hall, and then looked at Xie, Zhou and others who had never said a word. His mood suddenly cooled down, and the flame that was once ignited by Yin Shen's words gradually extinguished.

The young emperor sat helplessly on a high position, expecting someone to come out and say something, but inadvertently met Shangxi King's sharp gaze, and his heart shuddered.

He swallowed his saliva, raised his hands in a panic and said: "Then, let's announce it according to the imperial edict."

He said this very softly, but it was very clear to the ears of the ministers.

In an instant, Yin Shen felt a deep sense of numbness attacking him, as if there was a rotten and depraved smell all around him, he could hardly breathe.

Looking up, he saw Pei Xinzhi thanking the Holy Spirit proudly. He slowly got up and retreated to the side of the hall, his face looked extremely pale in the gloomy and empty hall.

"One wave is not calm, and another wave rises...

"Don't you see that the land of the Central Plains is full of barbarians and bandits, and the counties and counties they pass through are all barren land?

"Don't you see the border soil and the city, the people are dying, the blood is spilled on the ground, and the bones are supporting the sky?

"Why? I'm confused, why are there so many mediocre people in the government and the public!"

His voice was hoarse and feeble, and he couldn't help trembling all over when he said this, and he sighed, "This is Heaven's loss of my Great Wei, Heaven's loss of my Great Wei!"

After speaking, he suddenly rushed towards the golden pillar in the hall, and bumped his head against the pillar.

All the ministers changed their colors in embarrassment, for a moment they ignored the offensive words Yin Shen confided, they were all captivated by his generous act of going to death, they were shocked and subdued in their hearts.

Pei Xin was furious, seeing this situation, but he couldn't say anything more, otherwise he might attract criticism from scholars all over the world.

Xie Xian walked quickly to Yin Shen's side, knelt down and sniffed his breath, then raised his head and said to the waiter, "Go and call the imperial physician."

"promise."

When such things happened, the court meeting could not go on, and before the imperial physician's order arrived, the court was hurriedly dispersed.

·

Due to the accidents in the court hall, when the courtiers walked out of the palace gate, they were mostly dull and tired.

"Is Yin Pushe's action today ordered by the Grand Tutor?"

Xie Xian had only walked a few steps, when he heard a question behind him, he turned his head and met Zhou Yan's calm eyes.

"Why did Lian Yu say that?" Xie Xian denied it calmly, and sighed, "Don't forget, his phrase 'dumb-eyed and mediocre' scolded you and me!"

"Really?" Zhou Yan frowned, feeling suspicious.

Although Yin Shen cared about the state and was upright, he would not make such a gaffe in the court.

Faced with doubts, Xie Xian only turned his head slightly, smiled and didn't answer, as if he wanted to make people anxious.

Zhou Yan exhaled helplessly from his nasal cavity, and asked straightforwardly: "Teacher, why don't you tell me the truth, which side are you on?"

"Stand on the side?" Xie Xian slightly raised his eyebrows, and said briskly, "Only the mediocre need to stand on the side. I have my own way!"

After saying that, he lifted his legs and strode away.

·

Three days later, Jiang Shu heard about the seizure of power by the King of Southwest. He was able to learn the news so quickly thanks to a player named Shi Yun.

This person is also considered to have some skills, and he actually became a retainer of the Southwest King. He basically bragged about the situation of the court and posted it on the forum.

Jiang Shu was not surprised to hear Yin Chongxing's astonishing words at the court meeting. This official was a rare sober person in the Wei court.

However, one thing was beyond his expectation. In his original plot outline, Yin Chongxing did come forward to prevent the Southwest King from seizing power, but his words were not so sharp and earnest, let alone the act of admonishing him at the risk of his life. Someone secretly reminded him.

Thinking carefully, this collision with life as a bargaining chip was really ingenious.

Yin Shen's remonstrance at the court was enough to dissatisfy the courtiers and make the Southwest King hate him to the bone, but this collision showed his worries about the country to the fullest, and confirmed his status as a loyal and direct minister In the future, if Pei Xin wants to take him into surgery, he will have to weigh the eyes of the world.

Not only that, but his direct remonstrance will also constrain the king of Southwest's every move in the future, and if the other party dares to overstep, it will be the fulfillment of his prophecy in the court - King Peixin of Southwest will become the next Kong Cheng.

This is simply a blatant talk in the hands of King Huaiyang.

It has to be said that under the general situation that it is obvious that the Southwest King cannot stop him from seizing power, Yin Chongxing's move is really ruthless, ruthless to others, and even more ruthless to himself.

"I don't know which minister is behind the scenes... Xie Xian? Zhou Yan? It can't be Wang Yi!"

Sitting in the courtyard of a certain house in Dengxian County, Jiang Shu fanned the fan to enjoy the cool air while browsing the forum to watch the world.

Having said that, after the Southwest King took power, in order to establish his prestige in the court, the first thing he did was to impeach Su Mian, the governor of Lingzhou, for his ineffectiveness in suppressing the rebellion, fine him with his salary, and give him a warning that if Lingzhou's beggars could not be put down again, The rebellion of the living army will deprive him of his position as governor.

Originally, Jiang Shu guessed that the King of Southwest would directly take away Su Mian's official position and personally suppress the rebel army after taking office, but now he did not do so, either because he was restrained by Yin Shen's words, or because he was worried that he would not be able to command the Lingzhou Army. After all, he His own army must stay in Beijing to guard against Huaiyang King's forces.

In fact, at this time, the Cangzhou army could have gone north to quell the chaos, but Gao Kang, the governor of Cangzhou, was born in the Gao family of Dongjun.

According to the words of Gao Shi in the court hall, this family is obviously on the opposite side of the Southwest King. Pei Xin really needs some courage to use him to suppress the rebellion.

What if Gao Kang's army entered Lingzhou and refused to return, would they have to pay for it?

So Pei Xin can only use Su Mian for the time being, there is no other way.

As for Su Mian's inability to suppress the rebellion, Jiang Shu thought that Pei Xin might not have considered these.

In other words, he didn't think that Su Mian would fail at all. A mere group of vagrants was not worthy of his attention.

But as far as Jiang Shu knew, the number of rebels led by Duan Yingxiong had gathered as many as [-], and they went all the way north to capture the city, and they were about to capture Ponao.

Relying on the Lingzhou Army of less than [-], the success rate of suppressing the [-] rebel army is very low.

From this point of view, as long as Duan Yingxiong can hold on and not lose, everything will develop according to Xie Yin's prophecy.

"Tsk, as expected of Brother Xie..." Jiang Shu sighed softly.

Thinking of Xie Yin, he couldn't help thinking of Mi Yang.

Through the forum, Jiang Shu knew that during the time he was away, the corn in Xing County had a bumper harvest. Here, the autumn potatoes had just been planted, and there, the sweet potatoes were harvesting again. The southern area of ​​Xunzhou is now a granary. full!

In addition, the county school in Miryang has also opened the second round of enrollment. The school just started in the past few days, and the number of students enrolled has doubled compared to last year.

It is said that there are many humble scholars who came from other states and counties from thousands of miles away. There were so many people that Qin Shang had to hold an entrance examination for this. However, many players were screened out in this way. After all, they I can't even write traditional Chinese characters.

As a result, the forum continued to abuse dogs for several days.

Every time something about Miryang comes up, Jiang Shu feels very emotional. Even if he is not around, Xing County is still managed very well, and everything is going on in an orderly manner. This is all thanks to the officials of the county government.

Of course, it would be the same even if Miryang had him or not, Jiang Shu was still going to wait for Xun Ling to lead the army over, and then immediately withdraw and go back.

His official position is the prefect of Xingjun, and it is dereliction of duty to come to Yongzhou rashly. Now that the court is chaotic enough, no one cares about this matter, otherwise he will inevitably suffer impeachment.

"Speaking of which, Xun Ling came really slowly..." Jiang Shu closed the forum and looked up at the bright moon above her head.

The moon sets in the middle of the sky, calm and innocent, making people think of returning home.

·

At the same time, in the Miryang County Mansion, the night wind continued.

The breeze blows the larch branches and leaves trembling, and the rustling sound makes the courtyard illuminated by the moon glistening and white become more quiet and quiet.

Due to lack of sleepiness, Xie Min was leaning against the east window to enjoy the moon.

The moonlight cast a layer of hoarfrost on his disheveled black hair, passed through the open window, and sprinkled on the floor of the house, slanting just to illuminate a corner of the letterhead on the desk, on which was written "May you be safe and sound" good".

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