In the Jinluan Palace, Zhou Yin threw his favorite luminous cup of wine, "Zeng Qu, you did well, very well. You dare to turn a deaf ear to what I told you. Do you still have me in your eyes? Do you still have me?"
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Zeng Qu, the Minister of War, knelt down in fear, "I, Zeng Qu, are guilty and have let down His Majesty's grace."
A letter came from Youzhou Border Pass, indicating that a large army of barbarians from the north were invading. Three thousand soldiers stationed at Jingyang Pass resisted desperately, but in the end no one was spared. General Wei Chiyan fought against the barbarian general Satsuma Zhen from the north at Jingyang Pass. He was defeated and died heroically.
The result was ironic: the soldiers at Jingyang Pass died from attacks from both sides, and the culprit was Zeng Qu, Minister of War.
As early as the year before last, Zhou Yin ordered to clean up the border areas of the Northern Barbarians and the Western Qi Dynasty, and allocated a huge sum of money to repair and defend the fortresses. The Western Qi Dynasty did not miss a penny of the money, but the Northern Barbarians who had caused the most ferocious trouble in recent years were
Not a single copper coin has been recorded in the accounts for two years. The reason turned out to be that there was a conflict between Zeng Qu, Minister of War, and Yuchi Yan, who deliberately suppressed the payment, resulting in a gap in the fortress that no one could repair. This led to the death of three thousand soldiers in the battle.
Prince Zhou Ke solemnly said: "Father, I think that although Zeng Qu is guilty, he is not the culprit. Yu Chiyan knew clearly that there was a gap in the fortress, but did not report it or send anyone to repair it. This is a crime. Three thousand soldiers
Losing to 700 barbarians shows that the army was neglected, which is the second crime..."
"Shut up." Zhou Yin was furious, "Prince, do you still want to excuse Zengqu? The edict of the year before last was not implemented this year. This is a treasonous and treasonous act. The soldiers of Youzhou have always been in pain and have not enough to eat. How can they do it?
Money to repair the fortress? Zeng Qu, the Ministry of Revenue has found out that the money has been withdrawn from your hands, but it has not arrived at Jingyang Pass. Where did the money go?"
Zeng Qu said tremblingly: "I am guilty. I have been involved in gambling in recent years, and Weichen has lost all his money..."
As soon as this statement came out, the court was in an uproar.
Gambling in this era is not an expressly prohibited bad activity. Many high-ranking officials have this problem, and it is nothing. But they dare not use the funds awarded to resist foreign invaders as gambling funds. This is a serious crime, and at least one person will be killed.
The most important thing is to kill the nine tribes.
Because of Zeng Qu's fault, three thousand soldiers were killed in battle. Zeng Qu's death penalty was unavoidable, and the execution of the Nine Tribes was an inevitable result.
"Here comes someone." Zhou Yin was furious.
A group of people ran in.
"Capture Zeng Qu and put him in a jail awaiting trial. The Dali Temple will be the chief interrogator, and the Ministry of Punishment will conduct a thorough investigation. No matter who is found, there will be no upper limit or lower limit. Even if any relative of the emperor is found, he will be arrested in accordance with the law. I want to
Look, who is causing trouble in the state affairs of the Great Zhou Dynasty." Zhou Yin slapped the table hard.
Zhou Yin's words made all the civil and military officials in the dynasty tremble with fear. They knew that soon a large number of officials would be killed, and even princes and nobles would be involved.
Zhou Ke's face was gloomy and uncertain. Zhou Yin's words gave him a heavy blow. Everyone knew that Zeng Qu, the Minister of War, was his man. He ran to the Prince's Mansion when he had nothing to do. His pleas were useless. This was a signal.
Just like the chief judge of Dali Temple, it is a very important signal.
After retreating from the court, Zhou Yin's expression remained unchanged, and Ren Yue followed him into the Yangju Hall.
After closing the door, Zhou Yin stamped his feet fiercely, "Listen to what he said. He knew that Zeng Qu had committed many crimes, but he insisted on going his own way. All the blame was placed on Yuchi Yan. Is this what a prince should do?"
Ren Yue chuckled: "His Royal Highness can draw inferences from one instance, so what else do you have to be angry about?"
Zhou Yindao: "It's true to draw inferences from one example, but when the country is facing a crisis, he wants to consolidate his power. Who is Zeng Qu? The Minister of War who disobeyed the emperor's order is a criminal in Youzhou. How can he dare to speak out?
Bao, clear the relationship for him?"
Ren Yue pondered and stroked his beard, "Maybe, he is deeply involved in it."
Zhou Yin glared and said: "He is the prince, and my world will belong to him sooner or later. What does he need this money for?"
"It takes a lot of money to manage the relationship between superiors and subordinates." Ren Yue said: "The prince is good at studying these things. How can he not need money? What's more, the second prince is back."
"What else will Zhou Ke do if he ignores the law?" Zhou Yin was furious. After Ren Yue mentioned it, how could he still not know the secrets inside?
Three hundred thousand taels of silver, which gambling house in the capital would dare to accept this business? This silver will be stamped with the official silver before it is released from the warehouse. No gambling house would dare to blatantly accept official silver, let alone such a big one.
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Perhaps the reason why Zhou Ke tried to protect Zeng Qu was not only because Zeng Qu was his, but also because he was afraid that Zeng Qu would let him out and thus lose his Sacred Heart.
"Ren Guogong, you sent a few fresh faces to me to closely monitor Zhou Ke's every move after he came out of the palace. I haven't disciplined him for a long time. I really don't know that he has done so many big things in private that I wouldn't even dare to do.
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The door of the alchemy room opened early one morning. Li Taibai and others came after hearing the news. When they saw Lin Su holding a jade bottle in his hand, they were immediately excited, "Little friend Lin, is this the Heaven and Earth Thunder Source Pill?"
Lin Su nodded, "Fortunately, I did not disgrace my life."
Li Taibai's beard trembled, "Little friend Lin, you are really a great benefactor to the Dragon and Tiger Taoist Sect."
Lin Su smiled slightly and said, "Zong Master Li, you don't have to be like this. Although the Heaven and Earth Thunder Source Pill is refined, it requires a person who is proficient in thunder techniques to slowly dissolve the medicine into effect. Senior Zhang is too seriously injured in the body, so this process may not be too short.
Furthermore, the Heaven and Earth Thunder Source Pill is very powerful and requires some auxiliary pills to coordinate with the healing process, so I won’t overdo it.”
Li Taibai took the elixir and expressed his gratitude, "Little friend Lin is so kind and kind. Li Taibai will never forget it. If you find it useful in the future, just give me your instructions."
In the middle of the night, the spiritual energy of the Dragon and Tiger Taoist Sect suddenly became noisy. Lin Su opened his eyes in a daze and murmured: "Has it begun to recover?"
It wasn't until dawn that this spiritual energy of heaven and earth slowly faded away.
But at this moment, the bell in the Longhu Taoist Sect rang.
Seven sounds!
"Strange, why are the bells of the Dragon and Tiger Taoist Sect different from those of Shaolin?"
Morning bells and evening drums refer to the bells and drums of Taoism and Buddhism. The bells ring three times in the morning and the drums beat four times in the evening. This is where the word "morning bells and evening drums" comes from.
But it is unreasonable to ring the bell seven times. It will only ring when the eminent Shaolin monk passes away. There are three mornings and four evenings. Isn’t it seven when the day is over? So the seven-ring bell is also called the death knell.
Lin Su opened the door and saw Lin Wuxie at the door, and asked, "Brother Wuxie, this is..."
Lin Wuxie looked at the direction in which the Longhu Dao Sect disciples were running, and said with gloomy eyes: "Grand Master, the immortal has passed away..."
Grandmaster of Star Luo?
Lin Su could guess that Grand Master Xingluo was about to die soon, and he could only hold on with one breath. Unexpectedly, Zhang Yuanyi had just recovered, and he drove west, and the breath finally disappeared.
The great alchemy master of the Longhu Taoist Sect passed away, and the funeral was held grandly. People from the ten sects of the Righteous Taoism were invited, including the imperial court and some well-known casual cultivators.
Many people who were not invited also came. The Dragon and Tiger Taoist Sect invited people to enter, regardless of whether they were good or evil.
Zhou Yin did not come in person, but sent Ren Yue to represent his position, which was the greatest respect for Grandmaster Xingluo of the Dragon and Tiger Dao Sect.
Chapter completed!