The struggle between religions has always been very cruel. Buddhism and Taoism are both religions with relatively mild teachings. Even so, there have been several incidents of extermination of Buddhism in history. It is conceivable that if it were replaced by other highly aggressive religions

, what will happen, so it is understandable that the two sects of Buddhism and Taoism will use their magical powers to expand their influence on the ruling class. However, Gao Bufan still feels a little uncomfortable when he thinks that he may be used by Bai Yunshang, especially when the other party's move is

In order to get close to Yang Guang.

Of course, Gao Bufan was just guessing. He could not rule out that Ha Chi was grateful from the bottom of his heart, so he couldn't help but say the above words.

At this time, I heard Ha Chi say again: "Gao Mujian was so handsome that he refused to accept the reward from our department. Later, my father heard from Gao Mujian that the emperor was preparing for the Eastern Expedition and needed a large number of war horses. So my father discussed with everyone and decided

I offer you three hundred fine war horses, three hundred cow hides, and three hundred fox skins as tribute to the Emperor. I wish the Emperor victory and the defeat of Goguryeo!"

Yang Guang was naturally very happy when he heard this. Although such a small amount of tribute was not enough to fill his teeth, it was still a tribute from an "outside party". It was rare that the Harry Ministry supported his eastern expedition. He smiled and said: "The noble chief is really thoughtful. Well, Gao Muyi

You are loyal and worthy of commendation. According to my decree, I will reward Harry's department with one thousand taels of gold, three thousand taels of silver, two hundred thousand coins, one thousand pieces of silk, one thousand pieces of satin, and one thousand pieces of linen."

When the Ha brothers heard this, they almost jumped up with excitement. Wow, haha, the boss really didn't lie. He really made a lot of money this time. He hurriedly fell to his knees, bowed his head and said loudly: "Thank you for the reward, Your Majesty.

That's so generous, Harry will always be loyal to your people."

Empress Xiao chuckled and said, "The two tribute envoys are really straightforward."

Yang Guang laughed heartily and said: "The Gao Mujian is commendable for his loyalty, and he will also reward you with fifty pieces of silk, fifty pieces of silk, and one hundred thousand coins!"

Yu Wenhuaji couldn't help but be jealous. Grandma, this kid is so lucky. He can encounter such good things even if he goes out to a horse racing farm!

Gao Bufan said quickly: "I have thanked the emperor for the reward, but I am too embarrassed to accept it."

As soon as these words came out, everyone present was stunned, including Yang Guang and Queen Xiao. How strange is it that there are still ministers who don't want rewards?

Yang Guang frowned and said, "Why did Gao Mujian say this?"

Gao Bufan lifted the hem of his official robe, knelt on the ground and bowed his head, saying in shame, "I am sorry for my incompetence in my work, and I would like to apologize to the Emperor."

Most of the people present were veterans of the officialdom, and immediately smelled something unusual when they saw this. Yu Wenshu's eyes were like an eagle, Li Yuan was thoughtful, Pei Ju remained calm, Yang Yichen and Su Wei looked thoughtful, and Yu Wenhua was thoughtful.

With a suspicious look on his face, there was still a hint of uneasiness in his heart, and he thought to himself: "I wonder what kind of trick this kid is trying to pull?"

Yang Guang's face was a little gloomy. He didn't like his ministers who didn't act according to common sense and made him unpredictable. However, he himself liked to be an emperor who could not be understood by his ministers and whose power was unpredictable. He said calmly: "What is Gao Mujian doing?"

Is there any sin?"

Gao Bufan bowed his head and lowered his eyebrows and replied: "Seeing that the Emperor's Eastern Expedition is about to begin, there is a serious shortage of war horses in the army. As the shepherd of Zhuo County, I was unable to complete the quota of war horses assigned to Zhuo County by the imperial court before the year before. Therefore, I am guilty!"

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As soon as these words came out, Yu Wenhua and this fellow shuddered cleverly. Sure enough, Gao Bufan was targeting him from the beginning. This move of retreating in order to advance is so damn insidious!

Pei Ju, Su Wei, Li Yuan and others couldn't help but change their eyes slightly when they looked at Gao Bufan, and they had to secretly say that the future life is scary.

In fact, the court officials present had heard about the fact that Yu Wenhuaji deliberately put small shoes on Gao Bufan, but they didn't pay much attention to it. After all, a mere pastor was not worthy of their attention. However, they did not expect that this little pastor would

It's quite fiddly, and he actually made it out of thin air.

A Harry came and was summoned by the emperor again in the name of paying tribute. Just when everyone thought that Gao Bufan had benefited, the matter was over. Unexpectedly, Gao Bufan did not want the emperor's reward, and played a trick to retreat in order to advance.

Pointing the finger at Tai Pu Shaoqing Yu Wenji!

It was obvious that Gao Bufan wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to counter Yu Wenhua and his army. The whole thing had been directed at Yu Wenhua from the very beginning. With such skill, he wouldn't have made any concessions compared to old foxes like them in the officialdom.

Without the guidance of an expert, this sixteen-year-old boy is too evil.

Yang Guang said a little unhappily: "It's the beginning of winter now. Isn't it too early for Gao Mujian to plead guilty now?"

Gao Bufan sighed and said: "Your Majesty, you don't know. Last year, Zhuo County collected a total of 5,700 war horses, which was an increase of 20% on the basis of the previous year. This year, it will collect 8,000 horses, which is a full increase of 40%."

The success was more than doubled, almost doubling in two years.

Although Zhuo County is rich in resources and people, after all, there is a fixed number of war horses produced at various racecourses every year. Last year, the quota was increased by 20% to barely make up the quota, but this year it has increased by 40% on the basis of last year. I will do it no matter what.

less than

, unless all horse breeds and immature ponies are collected to make up the number, this is undoubtedly fishing in a dry swamp. Next year, Zhuojun will be in a situation where there are no horses to raise and no horses to use. This is the case for Zhuojun, and it must be similar in other counties.

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Yang Guang couldn't help but be horrified when he heard this. Is the situation really so serious?

As the saying goes, the most important thing in the country lies in sacrifice and military affairs. If there is no supply of war horses, the combat effectiveness of the army will inevitably be greatly weakened. As the king of a country, how could Yang Guang not know the significance of war horses to the army?

Yu Wenhua was anxious and jumped out quickly and said: "Zhuojun is a prosperous place. There are as many as twelve horse farms. How can it be possible that you can't even get eight thousand horses? Gao Changqing, don't be so alarmist and deceived here."

emperor."

Gao Bufan said with emotion: "Your Majesty, I am by no means an alarmist, and I don't dare to deceive the Emperor in the slightest. If your servant Shaoqing doesn't believe it, you can ask the owners of the various horse farms in Zhuo County, or go there in person."

I will go to various racecourses for statistics and verification, and if it can be proven that I am indeed making alarmist remarks, I am willing to die to apologize."

Yang Guang and Queen Xiao couldn't help being moved when they heard this. Gao Bufan was gambling with his life, so it was obviously impossible for him to lie.

Yu Wenhuaji immediately became speechless. The reason why he increased the quota of war horses in Zhuo County by 40% was mainly to create obstacles for Gao Bufan, so that Gao Bufan would have trouble riding a tiger and either offend the local aristocrats of Zhuo County or be imprisoned for failing to complete the task.

Impeach and remove yourself from office.

In other words, Yu Wenhuaji is the instigator. How dare he go to major racecourses for statistics and verification without fear of being pointed in the nose and scolded? Moreover, those racecourses are the losers, even if they can really provide so much

When war horses come, they will definitely hide them deliberately and pretend that they cannot be brought out.

Therefore, even if Yu Wenhuaji personally goes to major racecourses for statistics and verification, the final result will only be thankless. He will not do such stupid things. He can only sneer: "There is no need to verify, who knows Gao Mujian and

Are the owners of various racecourses colluding?"

As soon as he said this, Yu Wenshu couldn't help frowning and secretly scolded his son for being stupid. Just hide behind your back and help Gao Bufan wear small shoes. The wealthy families in Zhuo County will at most vent their anger on Gao Bufan. Now you are in front

emperor

Tell the ministers that they colluded with Gao Bufan to deceive the emperor. This is a capital crime of beheading. It's strange that the wealthy and aristocratic families in Zhuo County don't hate you to death. Especially the wealthy and powerful families like Fan Yang and Lu family cannot be easily offended.

of.

So before Gao Bufan could open his mouth to retaliate, Yu Wenshu had already shouted: "How dare you, you are an ignorant and incompetent child, and you dare to talk nonsense and slap in front of the emperor!"

Yu Wenhuaji was startled, and his face suddenly turned pale. He was obviously very afraid of his father. He fell to his knees on the ground, actually raised his hand and slapped himself in the mouth and said: "I'm talking nonsense and talking nonsense, please."

Your Majesty, forgive me."

Yu Wenshu also hurriedly stepped forward and knelt on the ground, saying sincerely: "Your Majesty, I have failed to teach my son well. Please punish me!"

Yang Guang's expression was as usual, showing no emotion or anger, and said calmly: "How did General Yuwen know that the servant Shaoqing was talking nonsense?"

Yu Wenshu felt a chill in his heart and almost broke out in a cold sweat. He said cautiously: "Inspector Gao Mu has only been in office for a month. I'm afraid he hasn't even had time to meet the stewards of each racecourse. How can they collude with each other? What's more, Superintendent Gao has nothing to do with each other.

The loyalty of the emperor and the court is obvious to all. He not only made great achievements in Liaodong, but also brought tribute envoys to the emperor today. His unwavering loyalty to the emperor is really a model for a minister. How could he do anything to deceive the emperor?

What happened?"

Yu Wenhuaji had obviously come to his senses at this time, and immediately echoed: "What my father said is true. I was speechless for a moment. I apologize to Gao Mujian. I deserve death for my crime."

The style of painting changed so fast that even Gao Bufan was a little bit unexpected. However, he had to sigh that Jiang was still hot when he was old. Yu Wenshu responded quickly and wiped his son Yu Wenhua's butt in time, but it was enough.

Yu Wenhuaji drank a pot. After all, the words he said were like water thrown out. It was not easy to take them back, so he asked calmly: "Is the servant Shaoqing talking indiscriminately, or is it deliberate slander? Or even

Public revenge for private revenge?"

Yu Wenhua was secretly resentful, but he was also thick-skinned. He said apologetically: "I just spoke carelessly for a moment. Please forgive me, Mr. Gao Mujian."

Empress Xiao smiled and said: "Your Majesty, you know your mistakes and you can make mistakes. There is no such thing as a good deed."

Queen Xiao's eldest daughter, Princess Nanyang, had just married Yu Wenshu's third son, Yuwen Shiji, so naturally she wanted to help her in-laws, so she quickly came forward to smooth things over. Yang Guang had already doted on Yu Wenshu, so naturally he would not settle for such a trivial matter.

Yu Wenhuaji was punished, but he couldn't be so obviously partial in public, so he scolded Yu Wenhuaji for a few words, and then let the two father and son get up, and the matter was dismissed lightly.

Gao Bufan originally wanted to continue the pursuit and not knock Yu Wenhuaji down from his position as Tai servant Shaoqing, but at least beat him badly. However, when he saw the attitudes of Empress Xiao and Yang Guang, he immediately realized what was going on.

Don't give up to avoid going too far.

Yu Wenhuaji apologized and stepped aside, secretly wiping his cold sweat, and glanced at Gao Bufan with a cold look, hating and fearing him at the same time. He originally wanted to use the war horse quota issue to trick Gao Bufan, but Gao Bufan designed him to defeat him.

Jun, if I hadn't come to the rescue and Empress Xiao had come to protect me, I might not have been able to escape so easily today.

Yang Guang glanced at Gao Bufan, his eyes a little complicated, and asked: "Yang Aiqing is the chief official of Taipu Temple. Does it think it is reasonable for Zhuo County to recruit 40% more war horses?"

Although Yang Yichen is Taipusuqing, his current main task is to train troops, because he is also one of the generals in the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo and is responsible for leading the troops. Therefore, the current work of Taipusu Temple is mainly led by Taipu Shaoqing Yu Wen and Lai.

Host.

Of course, Yang Yichen also knew that 40% of Zhuojun's war horses were requisitioned, but he just didn't bother to ask. On the one hand, he thought that Zhuojun was rich and could afford it, so he did not interfere and allowed Yu Wenhua and Gao Bufan to do whatever they wanted.

When the matter was brought to the attention of the emperor, Yang Yichen naturally had no choice but to be cautious and answered truthfully: "Forty percent is indeed a bit too much. Other counties only increased it by 20%."

Yang Guang frowned and said, "Then why did Zhuo County increase by 40%?"

"This..." Yang Yichen looked at Yu Wenhuaji, who was not stupid at all. He immediately stepped forward and replied: "Your Majesty, there is a serious shortage of war horses in the army. I thought Zhuojun was rich, so I deliberately added more.

I didn’t expect that it exceeded the limit that the local racecourse can bear, but it’s my fault that I was negligent!”

"In this case, we will treat everyone equally, and Zhuojun will also increase it by 20% based on last year." Yang Guang obviously did not intend to pursue Yu Wenhuaji. After all, Yu Wenhuaji also had "good intentions" and planned for his Eastern Expedition.

For the sake of thinking, so the final word was finalized with one sentence.

Gao Bufan frowned imperceptibly, but he said knowingly: "Your Majesty, your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" All the ministers in the palace shouted in unison.

Yu Wenhuaji breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at Gao Bufan with a hint of pride, and said to himself: "You are quite sensible, but if you want to defeat me, you don't have the ability, huh!"

Next, Hachi and Hanide were taken down by officials from Hongyong Temple to settle down. Hongyong Temple is a diplomatic institution and it is responsible for paying tribute. Next, Hachi and Hanide took the tributes they brought.

Turn it over to Hongyong Temple.

Let's talk about Gao Bufan leaving the Wenhua Hall and walking towards the palace gate. Although he didn't defeat Yu Wenhuaji this time, he basically achieved his goal and won a 20% quota reduction, which was also a sign of respect for Lu Sanlang.

Now that I have explained it, if the owners of the racecourses in Zhuo County are wise, I think they will be happy to hand over the full amount of horses.

Gao Bufan walked out of Linshuo Palace and was about to return to the official office when a horse suddenly stopped beside him. The curtain of the car was immediately lifted, revealing the face of an old lady. It was none other than Li Yuan.

Gao Bufan was slightly astonished, raised his hands and saluted, "I have seen Duke Tang Guo!"

Li Yuan asked gently: "Is Gao Mujian going back to the Animal Husbandry Supervisory Office?"
Chapter completed!