It wasn't until all the parties involved disappeared that the people watching nearby withdrew their eyes and began to discuss in a low voice as usual.
"Hey, that couple is really brave."
"I have never heard of anyone in the world who dared to do this to the King of Han, not even the current Crown Prince! But to be honest, what I just saw was so damn satisfying!"
"The horse and the young man on it looked familiar, as if they had seen them somewhere last year." Some people frowned and thought, but couldn't remember for a while. After all, this era is different from the later generations of the information explosion. Wang
Although Junlin is a famous horse, and Bloodmane Horse is also a famous horse, many people have heard about their deeds, but not many have seen them with their own eyes, and for those who have seen them from a distance, it is normal for them not to be able to remember them after more than half a year.
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Since the death of Empress Dugu, there was no one to control her. Emperor Yang Jian of the Sui Dynasty completely let himself go. In just over half a year, the number of beauties in the harem tripled. The old man was already over fifty and indulged in sex every day. He was in good health.
His condition has declined drastically. In addition, even though he is an emperor, his abilities cannot withstand the passing of time. When doing that kind of thing with a beautiful girl, he will inevitably be unable to do what he wants. At this time, those who can refine the medicine of tiger and wolf
"Masters in the world" heard the news and came here. The old emperor's quality of life has improved, but his body has also been worn out more. The most obvious manifestation is that he now has less energy when reviewing memorials every day.
forward.
At this time, after reviewing the memorial for less than an hour, he felt sore all over his body. He was about to rest for a while when a servant came to report that the Marquis of Qin'an had come to see him.
"Wang Junlin? This boy came to see me so soon? I remember that Hou Quande gave me a special report half an hour ago, saying that this boy had just entered the city." Yang Jian really did not expect Wang Junlin to come to see him so soon. It seems that this
There is no problem with people's loyalty to him. Although I have a little more thoughts, who doesn't have selfish motives? I almost put him on the opposite side of his family, so it is understandable that he would find a way to protect himself.
Yang Jian simply reviewed a few more memorials and waited for Wang Junlin to come to see him. After a while, Wang Junlin hurried in under the guidance of an old eunuch.
Wang Junlin stepped forward, bowed deeply, and said respectfully: "General Ying Yanglang of Zhangye County, Yongzhou, Wang Junlin, comes to see His Majesty, and I wish His Majesty long live, long live!"
Yang Jian remained silent, as if he hadn't heard anything, and continued to review the memorial, ignoring Wang Junlin.
Wang Junlin secretly cursed in his heart that the emperor sometimes needed to show off to increase his dignity, but these days, all he did was rely on his acting skills. Since the emperor liked to pretend, he, as a minister, naturally had to cooperate well. He looked ashamed and said
He blamed him and said with great regret: "Is this why I came here to apologize to Your Majesty?"
Yang Jian did not raise his eyelids, but simply asked: "What is the crime of Qin Anhou? Is it because the Turks invaded and failed to stop the foreign enemies, or was it because of the snow disaster in Yongzhou that they failed to raise food?"
"Reporting to your majesty, the Turkic invaders were severely damaged by the army led by me. Less than one-tenth of the 100,000 troops fled back, and they will not attack again in the next few years. I also raised the food needed by the victims in the snow disaster. Yongzhou
Less than 300 people died of starvation in the three northern counties."
"Then why are you asking for forgiveness? I don't quite understand."
Yang Jian put down his imperial pen, glanced at Wang Junlin and said, "Then tell me! What wrong thing did you do?"
"Reporting to your Majesty, I have committed two crimes. The first is that I failed to completely divert the Li family in Longxi because of my scruples. This is my first crime."
Yang Jian snorted coldly and said: "I already know about this matter, but you shifted the trouble to Yang Su, and I took the opportunity to kill many of his minions, which can be regarded as making up for it. But you dare to disobey my will and make the decision without authorization.
I will certainly punish you."
When Yang Jian said these words, there was actually a smile on his face. Wang Junlin was the young minister he admired most. In just two years, he not only made achievements that were not weaker than any of the founding veterans, but also helped him trip up.
It may have weakened several wealthy families and powerful ministers, but he found that Wang Junlin was actually a bit unruly in his heart. As an emperor, Yang Jian naturally hoped that he would abide by some basic rules of the court like a normal official.
One of the most basic rules is that you must not deceive the emperor and ignore your superiors. Once discovered, this will be a serious crime. Even if Yang Jian did not intend to punish Wang Junlin, he must punish Wang Junlin to a certain extent in order to strictly follow the rules of the court.
Wang Junlin could take the initiative to admit this mistake and apologize to him, which made him quite happy. Yang Jian nodded and asked: "Then what is your second crime?"
Wang Junlin immediately said with a regretful and wry smile: "Your Majesty, when I first entered the capital, I had a misunderstanding with His Highness the King of Han."
When Yang Jian heard this, he was greatly surprised. He was about to ask what the misunderstanding was. At this time, Hou Quande, the commander of the inner marquis, came in. He glanced at Wang Junlin with a complicated expression, came to Yang Jian's side and whispered a few words.
Wang Junlin's hearing was so amazing that he heard that Hou Quande was reporting to Yang Jian exactly what he wanted to say.
Then, Wang Junlin noticed that Yang Jian looked shocked, glanced at Wang Junlin extremely angrily, and shouted: "Wang Junlin, you are so brave, you dare to deal such a heavy blow to the King of Han."
Wang Junlin cursed secretly in his heart, thinking that even the emperor was actually a mortal, how could he be fair when his own son was involved, and although Yang Jian wanted to weaken the wealthy family, he promoted the imperial examination and promoted vigorously
Although he is an official from a poor family, he is actually a member of a wealthy family. Not only does the ninth-grade Zhongzheng system determine or limit his thoughts and character to a certain extent, but in his view, their royal destiny is the most important thing in the world.
Noble, his son can steal your women, your horses, or even kill you, and he will never be severely punished in the true sense afterwards, but whoever dares to hurt his son will die.
Wang Junlin even secretly guessed that he had made enough great achievements in the past two years and had done too many great things for the emperor. His position in the eyes of the emperor was already extremely important. Otherwise, if it had been someone else, he would have said nothing at this time.
Take it first, or even kill it directly.
As these thoughts flashed through his mind, the look of respect on his face remained unchanged, and the look of regret and panic became stronger, but the cold light in the depths of his eyes disappeared.
Kneeling down in cooperation, he said with a panicked expression: "Your Majesty, this matter is a misunderstanding. I did not know in advance that it was His Highness the King of Han."