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"Your Majesty, why should you pay attention to the nonsense of those people? They are just trying to gain a good reputation as a lover of the people!" Yu Shiji said loudly at the side with a righteous face.
Pei Shiju glanced at Yu Shiji, unwilling to lag behind, and then said: "Your Majesty is a wise and holy warrior, how can you think of what mediocre people can understand?"
Yang Guang was very happy after hearing the words of his two favorite ministers, but then he remembered something and said to them with a smile: "The civil and military officials of the entire dynasty, except you two, are all mediocre people. How could I hear someone say that?"
Are you two traitors?"
Looking at Yang Guang's expression, Pei Shiju and Yu Shiji knew that the emperor was not angry. This sentence was more of a joke. After all, rumors had been spreading recently, and many people said that Yang Guang was a foolish king. In this case, they said that they
Not only would Yang Guang not believe that someone was a treacherous minister, but he would also feel a sense of sympathy.
Yu Shiji reacted faster. He immediately blushed and said excitedly: "Your Majesty, I am dedicated to sharing your Majesty's worries and doing my best for the court. They actually call me a treacherous and sycophantic person. It is simply unreasonable."
Pei Shiju was so angry that he gnashed his teeth and knelt down directly and said: "Your Majesty, since someone said this about me, I am willing to resign to prove my innocence."
Seeing Pei Shiju's determination, Yu Shiji also knelt down and said excitedly: "I also resign to prove my innocence."
If Wang Junlin were here and watched the performance of the two, he would definitely feel that their acting skills have reached the level of the best actor or even surpassed the best actor. At least Yang Guang will only feel the loyalty and responsibility of the two from their performances.
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Sure enough, Yang Guang helped the two of them up with a look of emotion on his face, and said softly: "My dear friends, please stand up and ignore the nonsense of those mediocre people. In my eyes, you two are my greatest loyal ministers.
, and he is also a pillar of the imperial court."
"Thank you, Your Majesty..." The two of them were moved to tears. They cried and thanked each other in unison, and stood up. Their eyes met for a moment, but they were separated again in an instant. But they both felt each other's feelings.
Their acting skills are superb, and while they are wary of each other, they also feel like they are of the same kind.
Yang Guang didn't know that most of the words the two of them usually spoke were flattering words, but these words could satisfy the poor imperial dignity of Yang Guang, who was severely traumatized in his heart, and at least make Yang Guang feel relaxed.
After all, from Yang Guang's perspective, he is the Son of Heaven, the Supreme Being, and the Lord of the World. He should be aloof and everything he says should be right, instead of being denied or even abused by the ministers. Yu Shiji and Pei Shiju have nothing to do with it.
Regardless of whether they are loyal ministers or treacherous ministers, at least Yang Guang felt the "treatment" of the Nine-Five Supreme from the two of them, because everything Yang Guang said and made was right and wise in their mouths.
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"Hmph, I don't bother to read these memorials against the conquest of Goguryeo. You two sealed these memorials and sent them back without approving a word!" Yang Guang casually pushed these memorials aside with an angry look on his face. The emperor is actually a human being.
, especially those who just fell from a height a year ago and the wounds in their hearts have not yet healed, they need the affirmation of others even more. These people are all opposed to his conquest of Goguryeo. No matter what they say is reasonable or not, they will make Yang Guang
Extremely disgusted and angry.
"Your Majesty is wise. These memorials are indeed a waste of your time." Yu Shiji immediately said with a righteous look.
Pei Shiju said: "Your Majesty, I have already selected the memorials that are against your Majesty. The ones on the right are not against the conquest of Goguryeo."
Yang Guang's face looked much better and he said: "Both of you, please tell me what these memorials say."
Pei Shiju's memory was very good, and he immediately said: "The twelve generals of the guards have asked for help, and they have taken the initiative to ask for battle, saying that Your Majesty is the Supreme Emperor and needs to be stationed in Kyoto in the Central Plains, while Goguryeo is just a small country and does not need Your Majesty to personally lead the army.
If we go forward, we can defeat Goguryeo to the ground!"
"Hmph, the morale of the twelve generals is commendable, but I have a reason why I have to go, but it is not something they can understand." Yang Guang said expressionlessly, "What other memorials are there?"
This time Yu Shiji was the first to say: "Your Majesty, King Qin An sent a memorial, saying that the navy is ready to sail, and Annan County of Goguryeo has made preparations for the war and can attack Pyongyang City again for your Majesty at any time."
Yang Guang nodded and said nothing. Yuwenshu and his son were poisoned by Wang Junlin, which made him quite unhappy. Wang Junlin also forcibly set up the Far East March General Administration Office. Although he agreed at first, after all, the court documents and his formal
The decree has not been issued, which makes him extremely angry. If it were anyone else, if he could kill someone, he would definitely kill him. Even if Wang Junlin recently wiped out the Gaojibo rebels in Qinghe County, he only made him feel guilty about Wang Junlin.
My senses are just a little better.
Pei Shiju and Yu Shiju were very aware of Yang Guang's current attitude towards Wang Junlin and did not dare to say more. Pei Shiju immediately continued: "Your Majesty, General Zhang Xutuo reported that the three major bandits in Henan have been defeated and more than 20,000 rebels have been wiped out. General Zhang has also
He led a large army to follow and kill the remnants led by the bandit leader Wang Bo. However, while reporting victory, Zhang Xutuo also suggested that the reason for the large number of rebel bandits was due to the inaction of local officials, especially their lack of consideration for the people's livelihood. He hoped that your majesty
Can send wise ministers to inspect the place and provide relief to the victims..."
"Apart from Wang Junlin, Zhang Xutuo is the most effective in exterminating the rebels. He is just a military general, but he takes care of the affairs of civil servants!" Yang Guang shook his head and interrupted Pei Shiju's report, but he paused and sighed:
"I also want to be considerate to the people, but if I give food to the people, where will the food and grass needed by the million-strong army to conquer Goguryeo come from? In his opinion, my great cause of conquering Goguryeo is not as important as those untouchables?"
Yang Guang's words are taken for granted, because in his eyes, the lives of the people have always been just numbers, so it doesn't matter if a group of them die. This is the fundamental reason for the series of wrong and urgent policies promoted by Yang Guang.
But Yu Shiji immediately said with admiration: "Your Majesty is wise!"
Pei Shiju also praised repeatedly: "Your Majesty is far-sighted and thinks about great events that will be passed down through the ages. How can it be imagined by a military minister like Zhang Xutuo?"
Yang Guang was very satisfied with the words of the two men, nodded and said: "But this Zhang Xutuo always wins the battle, and those who deserve to be rewarded should still be rewarded."
"And those prefects and magistrates of various counties, General Ying Yang and the captains are becoming more and more useless. They have written to me one after another, blowing the strength and force of those rebel bandits to the sky, saying that they are not soldiers of the government.
Indestructible, what's the result? I heard that Wang Junlin sent 8,000 county soldiers and randomly sent a young general to destroy the Gaojibo rebels who were helpless in Qinghe County, and Zhang Xutuo even helped me
It seems that the reason why the rebels in Henan were eliminated was due to the incompetence of the civil and military officials in these counties."
ps: Four updates tonight, and three more to come————