The people of Luoyang City suddenly discovered that there seemed to be more soldiers patrolling the city, especially near the palace. Patrol teams of the Forbidden Army and the Royal Forest Army appeared alternately. Even in such a heavy wind and rain, they could not care about the cowhide cloaks and cowhide they were wearing.
Even the raincoats couldn't block such a heavy rain, and they were already soaked to the skin. But even so, these soldiers were still patrolling meticulously, and no one even dared to vent their dissatisfaction from their mouths.
At the gate of the palace, the number of soldiers suddenly increased. Looking at the three steps, one sentry, and five steps, many people couldn't help but wonder. Is there any bad news coming? Or is His Majesty's dragon body getting stronger and stronger?
...Are you feeling unwell?
The atmosphere in Luoyang gradually became heavy with this situation. No one knew what happened or what was about to happen.
In the palace, Wanchang was in a rare state of high spirits. He actually got out of bed and was sitting on the dragon collapse playing chess with others. Playing chess with the emperor was the old minister Zhang Yanyu, the former minister of the Ministry of Rites.
Wanchang smiled and said: "Abbott, you are getting old too, and your chess style is no longer as murderous as it used to be."
Zhang Yanyu said calmly: "I am already old, and when I get older, I have to obey my old age, so my chess style has also changed."
Wanchang's expression changed slightly, he snorted and said, "You are trying to persuade me that I should serve my old age like you do, right?"
"I don't dare." Zhang Yanyu's tone was still very calm.
Wanchang didn't blame him, he just sighed: "I actually don't know that I am getting old. Long live, long live, I never expected long live. I am only fifty years old now, and I am already like this. How dare you say that I am old?"
What are you thinking about? It’s just... My long-cherished wish in life is now at a critical juncture for integrity. If we can survive this chaos, I, the Wei Dynasty, will be like a phoenix after nirvana. It will soar into the sky and no one can stop it. But if it cannot survive,
This chaos... even I don't dare to think about what will happen to the world."
Zhang Yanyu remained silent
Wan Chang smiled and said: "I know you, you must not agree with Qiu Linjiang's behavior, right?"
Zhang Yanyu did not remain silent this time. He nodded: "Xianggong Qiu (the word Xianggong is not used yet, and Xianggong generally only refers to the prime minister or cabinet minister) is a man who the veteran admires greatly. However, the veteran Qiu Xianggong's new method is really distasteful to him.
To dare to agree with such harsh treatment of the people in order to enrich the warehouse is really not the behavior of a gentleman's benevolent government."
Having said this, some people have accused Wanchang of not practicing benevolent government. If he really wanted to pursue the case, this was a serious crime of slandering the emperor in ancient times.
But Wanchang obviously did not intend to pursue it, and he sighed again: "How could I not know that although Qiu Linjiang's method can make you rich for a while, it can be enough to make you poor for eternity? But at this moment, our Wei Dynasty has reached a critical stage of survival.
If we do not change the law today, my descendants will want to change the law tomorrow. Why? Because some people will not remain silent."
Zhang Yanyu didn't say anything. He naturally knew what Wanchang was referring to, but he always felt that the Yun family had no rebellious intentions. On the contrary, the royal family had a lot of constraints on the Yun family. He thought it was because someone else was in the Yun family's position.
, must also be very annoyed. The Yun family's patience is already very good, but naturally they cannot say this to the emperor, because "if you want your minister to die, I have to die."
Xue Zongting suddenly came in cautiously, carrying a basin of hot water, wrung out a towel and handed it to Wanchang, saying: "Your Majesty, wipe your face."
Wanchang took a towel and applied it. He suddenly felt angry for some reason. He pulled off the towel on his face and threw it on the ground. After taking a few deep breaths, he suppressed his temper and looked at Xue Zongting and said:
"I asked you to fetch water. It took you so long. What did you do?"
Xue Zongting suddenly knelt down and responded with a trembling voice: "Previously, the Privy Council had something important to report, so it was delayed."
"explain!"
"The informants sent by the Privy Council outside the Yun Mansion..." At this point, Xue Zongting subconsciously glanced at Zhang Yanyu, who was looking at him closely, and quickly lowered his head, "A total of sixteen people, all of them were killed."
Emperor Wanchang's face suddenly became as cold as ice. He slowly sat upright on the couch and looked at Xue Zongting without saying a word.
Zhang Yanyu was a little stunned and felt a little cold in his heart.
Those informants are all dead? What is Yunshan Shuai thinking in his heart? Doesn't he know that His Majesty lets him rest peacefully in the palace, just waiting for an opportunity to deal with him? Why doesn't he just avoid this time?
, but he wanted to kill all the people sent by His Majesty? Isn't he afraid of angering Your Majesty?
The frosty color on Emperor Wanchang's face slowly melted at this moment. The corners of his lips curled up slightly, and he smiled with a hint of sarcasm. He said calmly: "Continue to send people over. In my world, there are hundreds of millions of people."
People, can Yun Chongshan kill them all by himself?"
The main entrance of Duke Yun's Mansion was wide open, with lights hanging high, illuminating half of the streets in Beicheng as clearly as day. The always graceful and aloof mountain commander Yun Lan, wearing a white brocade robe unique to the Yun family, shone from the lights.
He walked over in the invisible shadow, and slowly walked to the door of his house under the frightened gazes of those people wearing official uniforms and showing their identities on the street.
Yun Lan held a sword in her hand, a long sword dripping with blood.
The Yun family is loyal to the Wei Dynasty, but the Wei Dynasty is not the same as the Lin family, let alone a certain emperor. Yun Lan can calm the country for Emperor Wanchang and shock the world. But since the emperor still cannot tolerate the Yun family's power, he must take action.
Then the Yun family will never sit still and wait for death.
So he took action, without using any insignificant power or using any subordinates he could use. He just stepped out of the high threshold of Duke Yun's mansion in person, drew out the cold long sword behind him, and
Wandered in the dark and killed sixteen people
The lanterns hung high at the main entrance of Duke Yun's Mansion, and torches were gathered in the long streets of the North City, shining like daytime. Several officials looked at the bloody corpses that were carried out from the streets and alleys. They looked at each other with chills in their hearts and pale faces. They didn't know what to do.
No matter what they say, they have always known that Shan Shuai has an aloof and eccentric temperament and has never been a powerful character who behaves according to common sense. However, they still can't figure out why Shan Shuai risked His Majesty's wrath and put him in jail.
, killing so many people in front of so many people
Yes, the officials knew very well that the dead bodies piled in the carriage were all powerful spies sent by the Privy Council in the palace, and the target was the commander in Duke Yun's mansion. No wonder Commander Yunshan would
Such anger, but the follow-up method of anger is such brutal killing? Is there any courtesy from a monarch or his ministers?
From the Privy Council of the Inner Court, to the Tianji Pavilion, to the Ministry of Justice... all the ministries and bureaus above the imperial court of the Wei Dynasty have become accustomed to sending spies to inquire about the news and intelligence they need, especially the first two terrifying entities.
I don’t know how many spies have been planted in the palaces of various princes and ministers in Luoyang. The Privy Council is an expert in doing this kind of thing. According to rumors, the Privy Council has now managed to plant a nail in the palace of every Beijing official above the sixth rank.
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The matter of nails is not a secret in the officialdom of Kyoto, and officials have become accustomed to it. Even if the officials one day discover that there are spies from the Privy Council or Tianji Pavilion in the mansion due to some strange things, especially
They were spies of the Privy Council, but they still had no choice but to pretend that they couldn't tell the difference. If they couldn't pretend any longer, they would have to make a good confession and then verbally remind the other party a few times, and send the other party out of the house politely.
Go back to the other party's Yamen
Because the officials knew that these spies, especially the nails in the Privy Council, represented His Majesty's eyes and the majesty of the court. They had never imagined that any official would be as cold and arrogant as today's Shanshuai.
Kill them all
The deputy minister of the Ministry of Justice glanced at the embarrassed-looking Luoyang Prefecture Yin, and lowered his voice and said: "Master He, I'm afraid you have to ask the Duke how to handle this matter today."
Killing someone in the street is already a violation of the death penalty provisions in the laws of the Wei Dynasty. Even if Yun Guogong is so respected and noble that he has entered the scope of the Bayi District, and Taizu's iron book of alchemy is still there, he can avoid the death penalty, but the living crime is still difficult to forgive.
What's more, these people he killed today secretly had the identity of the Privy Council. It was just that Yun Lan walked back expressionlessly amid the firelight, holding the extremely cold long sword in front of all the officials.
Jian's face was cold and calm. At this moment, who dares to step forward to catch him?
Among the officials at this time, only He Kuan, the Yin of Luoyang Prefecture, should take care of this matter. He Kuan felt as if he had eaten yellow lotus. He knew what these colleagues were afraid of. Duke Yun had 200,000 to 300,000 soldiers under his command.
The news that came from Japan was even more shocking. Prince Yun's army of 150,000 troops defeated the powerful enemy Liao in the north. The Liao, which was so huge, ceded its territory and begged for mercy. He even offered up a princess and asked for peace with the Yun family.
This is an unprecedented happy event in history, but it also shows one thing, that is, the power of the Yun family's army
He had no choice but to walk up to the main entrance of Yun Mansion, bowed deeply to Yun Lan very solemnly, and then asked a few questions softly.
Yun Lan was sitting on the bench with an expressionless face at this time, and the long sword was thrown at his feet. He was not very surprised when he saw He Kuan coming forward, and responded with a few words with a cold face.
Those officials were too afraid to come forward and did not know what the two men said, so they had to wait patiently. After He Kuan walked down the stone steps, the Minister of Punishment frowned and said: "What did the Duke say?"
Are you here? This matter is not a trivial matter. If you kill someone on the street, even if you go to Taichang Temple, you still have to give an explanation."
Asking the Thirteenth Yamen of the Ministry of Punishment to send out men to the Duke Yun's Mansion to arrest people, the Vice Minister did not have the courage. However, with Wei Lu at the top, these officials watched this scene and could not pretend that they had not seen anything.
I don’t know what Yun Lan said to He Kuan before, but the governor of Kyoto no longer showed much panic, and said calmly: "The Duke of the country said that the Liao Kingdom has suffered a defeat recently, and Luoyang is a little uneasy.
, The Duke of Yun’s Mansion found out that some Xiaoxiao from the Liao Kingdom came to look for trouble. As you all know, the Duke of Yun’s Mansion and the Liao people are at odds with each other. Since there is such news, Shan Shuai is naturally a little nervous, so he went to various places outside the mansion after the meal.
I walked around the streets and looked at some eye-catching people. At first glance, it seemed that they were not serious people, so I asked them a few questions. Unexpectedly, those people were so courageous that they actually took out a weapon and attacked the Duke.
Of course the Duke will not be polite to these traitors."
