The rain fell in torrents.
It seems that the sky is also sad.
Yu Yanyi committed suicide on the execution platform. No matter what Cao Shouzheng ordered, the executioners around him were indifferent and refused to harm his body at all.
Cao Shouzheng had no choice but to ask people to confirm that Yu Yanyi was completely dead and take them away.
The crowd gradually dispersed, except for a few people who refused to leave despite the heavy rain.
Yang Qingyuan, who had been in the rain, slowly walked onto the execution platform and knelt in front of Yu Yanyi.
There is gold under a man's knees, but the king of heaven and earth, his master, can kneel down!
Although Yu Yanyi and Yang Qingyuan were not called masters and disciples, Yu Yanyi taught Yang Qingyuan no less.
His character and character had such a great influence on Yang Qingyuan that it is difficult to express in words.
Yu Yanyi left his awe-inspiring righteousness to Han Sumi, helping her see clearly that her true heart had crossed the threshold of life and death of the thirteen-year cicada, and was in the realm of heaven and earth.
He passed on his character and Taoist heart to Yang Qingyuan.
For thousands of years, his name should be engraved in the seal of Qing Dynasty!
Seeing that Yang Qingyuan wanted to collect the body for Yu Yanyi, Xichang Fanzi on the side stepped forward to stop him.
"This is a traitor to the imperial court, you..." Fanzi couldn't continue.
Yang Qingyuan has always been as gentle as jade to others, but at this moment his eyes are sharper than the edge of a sword.
"..."
After just one glance at Xichang's fanzi, Yang Qingyuan lowered his head. At this moment, Yang Qingyuan was surrounded by a faint white light, just like Yu Yanyi that day.
No water can enter within three feet.
The heavy rain in the sky is like meeting a god.
Yang Qingyuan carefully packed up the description for Yu Yanyi, and then placed his remains in the prepared coffin.
A sinner like Yu Yanyi, who was punished for treason and whose relatives were exiled, was originally not allowed to have anyone collect his body.
His body should be exposed in the wilderness and buried in a mass grave.
Those who are more cruel, like Empress Zetian, just cut them into pieces and throw them into the mountains to feed the wolves.
But now Yang Qingyuan not only wanted to collect Yu Yanyi's body, but also put it into a coffin for burial. This is blatantly disobeying the holy order and slapping Zhu Zhankun and the imperial court in the face!
Someone immediately went to the Ministry of Punishment to report Yang Qingyuan.
Even if you reach the level of Yu Yanyi, it is impossible to make everyone in the world love you.
When Yu Yanyi was the Minister of the Ministry of War, he presided over the reorganization of the Twelve Guards and tracked down many people who were eating empty wages.
After serving as a cabinet bachelor, many government decrees also harmed the interests of some people.
They were naturally willing to see Yu Yanyi die. Death alone was not enough to relieve his anger. It would be best if he could be cut into pieces.
Originally, no one restrained Yu Yanyi's body, and they could come to vent their anger. However, Yu Yanyi's body was restrained by Yang Qingyuan, and Yang Qingyuan was a member of Yu Yanyi's family in their eyes, so they naturally wanted to deal with Yang Qingyuan. .
But the current Yang Qingyuan is not something they can deal with.
There is no need to discuss Yang Qingyuan's power in the military, nor his civilian faction.
Dali Temple alone is not something these gutter rats can deal with.
The reason why the rats in the gutter are rats is because they will die in the light of day, right? !
In the lobby of the Criminal Department, Cao Shouzheng rubbed his head with a headache while listening to the report from his subordinates.
"What do you mean tell me?!"
The doctor of the Ministry of Justice blinked his eyes, "Master Shangshu, this Yang Qingyuan is provoking the majesty of the imperial court!? Doesn't this mean that His Majesty and you are in the wrong relationship?!"
Cao Shouzheng rolled his eyes, "Hasn't he always been unequivocally opposed to this?!"
The person who wronged you knows better than you how wronged you are.
Cao Shouzheng also knew what the so-called Yu Yanyi was like.
Zhu Zhankun was Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty, and Li Hongyi was compared to Qin Huizhi, so he was Mo Qi Xie.
The death of Yu Yanyi was decided by Zhu Zhankun and planned by Li Hongyi, but he was the one who decided the crime.
"Then let's just ignore it?!" The doctor of the Ministry of Punishment was anxious. He had accepted someone else's offer. If the matter didn't get done, wouldn't it be a breach of trust?
Yes, although this doctor from the Ministry of Justice accepts bribes, he is a trustworthy person and accepts money to do things.
Cao Shouzheng also knew what kind of person this criminal doctor he had single-handedly promoted was. He must have taken advantage of others and wanted to cause some trouble for Yang Qingyuan.
But Cao Shouzheng had no interest in taking the initiative to provoke Yang Qingyuan. Although both parties had equal official ranks, Cao Shouzheng did not think that he was Yang Qingyuan's opponent.
Yang Qingyuan should leave it to Zhu Zhankun and Li Hongyi to solve it!
"Go, go, go! I want to arrest you! I don't have time to deal with these trivial matters now. A few days ago, there was a thief in my house, and I was about to investigate!?"
With that said, he sent the doctor of the Ministry of Justice away.
The doctor of the Ministry of Punishment was also helpless and could only inform those who reported the result.
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In the northern border, Tiance's army is in the middle.
Li Chengen was looking in the direction of Shendu from a distance.
The news of Yu Yanyi's death reached here that day. He didn't understand why Yang Qingyuan didn't save Yu Yanyi.
He believed that with Yang Qingyuan's ability, even if he could not compete in the court, he felt that there would be an outbreak to save Yu Yanyi's life.
Not only that, three days ago, Yang Guo transferred 300 reliable elite soldiers from the Tiance Army on orders from Yang Qingyuan.
Li Chengen didn't ask Yang Guo what he wanted to do, so he assigned the person to him.
Yu Yanyi's death not only dissatisfied political elders such as Cheng Qingsong and Qian Muqian.
The military was also dissatisfied. After Yu Yanyi was imprisoned, Tang Shengtan, the commander-in-chief of the Shenwu Army, and Wang Chengsi, the commander-in-chief of the Shence Army, both expressed dissatisfaction.
Since Yu Yanyi took charge of the military affairs, there has been no deduction of military pay or delays in food and fodder. Everything the border soldiers need is available.
The Shenwu Army, Shence Army, and Tiance Army do not need to consider the pressure from the court and can be treated as pure soldiers, fighting for the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Its role in Yanyi is immeasurable. He is the representative figure of the Sixth Army Governor's Office in the political arena.
Standing on the sentry tower, Li Chengen looked at the divine capital from a distance and said to himself, "Counting the time, Yang Maogong and the others should have arrived."
The Yulin Army was crippled in the Battle of Tumubao. The reorganized Jinyang Army was built by Yu Yanyi, so Zhu Zhankun naturally did not dare to use it.
Therefore, he followed the usual practice and deployed border troops to strengthen the defense of the capital. The Shenwu Army and the Shence Army were far away. Zhu Zhankun had no other choice but to use his confidants, the 6,000 Changlin Army, as the core, and then deploy troops from the Tiance Army. Mixed with a small part of the Jinyang Army to form a new Yulin Army.
Li Chengen had already guessed Yang Qingyuan's intention to mobilize troops. He did not participate, but he did not object. He was just waiting for the results thousands of miles away.
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After Yanyi's death, the court gradually became calm.
The officialdom's actions of adding insult to injury are coming to an end.
The impeached officials were demoted or dismissed from office, and more than twenty related officials stayed away from the capital.
Although Yu Yanyi never formed a party for personal gain, it did not prevent some upright officials from admiring him from the bottom of their hearts.
People are divided into groups, and even though Yu Yanyi never thought of taking these into wings, they still spontaneously united around Yu Yanyi.
In addition to these people, of course, people from the Cheng Qingsong clique of the Metropolitan Procuratorate who defended Yu Yanyi and the Zhejiang Party led by Qian Muqian were implicated in this matter.
Li Hongyi, Changsun Fuji, Cao Shouzheng, and Kong Qinli, a bachelor of Dongge who joined Zhu Zhankun, worked together to divide the vacant positions and interests in the court.
However, this is just the aftermath of the last huge wave!
Everyone knows that the struggle will not end here.
Zhu Zhankun not only ascended the throne, but also unjustly killed Yu Yanyi. Although his reputation was close to a bad reputation, he greatly strengthened his control over the court. Naturally, he won't give up.
He wants to liquidate Qian Muqian, Cheng Qingsong, Yang Qingyuan and other people who have opposed him one by one. He wants to imitate Taizu Emperor Gao, concentrate power in his hands, and decide world affairs with one word!
The new emperor Zhu Zhankun summoned Li Hongyi, Changsun Fuji, Kong Qinli and Cao Shouzheng in the imperial study.
One thing remains unresolved.
Wang Hua and Liu Jibai are still trapped in the house.
The two of them, together with a group of criminals, cursed Zhu Zhankun in broad daylight and listed Zhu Zhankun's five major crimes.
Although many of them have no evidence, they are enough to shake the hearts of the world, so Zhu Zhankun temporarily confines these two people to wait for disposal.
Changsun Fuji did not participate in framing Yu Yanyi, but as a bystander he knew how unreasonable Zhu Zhankun's actions were.
Wang Hua is mature and prudent and abides by the legislation. But for such a person, Zhu Zhankun forced him to curse the emperor in public, which shows how unpopular Zhu Zhankun's actions were.
"My lords, can you do something about Wang Hua's matter and get rid of Yang Qingyuan as well?"
The first and third series had already fallen out with Zhu Zhankun, and now that they had the opportunity, they naturally wanted to take action.
Kong Qinli was the first to stand up, "Wang Hua has slandered your Majesty and should be punished. If Yang Qingyuan is his accomplice, he will naturally be held accountable as well."
Before Zhu Zhankun could comment on Kong Qinli's words, Li Hongyi stood up and objected.
"Yang Qingyuan has made great contributions to Sheji. He first defeated Beigan, then destroyed Houjin, and made great contributions to the country. If Wang Hua is implicated in the matter and imprisoned, it will be difficult to stop the world from talking about Youyou."
Kong Qinli snorted coldly, "So what if you have great merits?! Just like Yanyi, he has made great contributions to the country, but now he is dead."
Changsun Fuji, who remained silent, glanced at Kong Qinli. He really admired the vision of Emperor Taizongwen.
Emperor Wen was really clever in forbidding Kong Qinli from participating in political affairs. At this level, being a prefect was enough. If it weren't for the name of the head of the Northern Sect of the Kong Mansion, he would still want to serve in the Central Committee.
Zhu Zhankun on the throne also frowned. If he didn't want to win the hearts of the world's officials, he really didn't want to use Kong Qinli.
"I am the Son of Heaven, the most powerful person in the Ninth Five-Year Plan. Do I have to go to such trouble to kill Yang Qingyuan?!"
Li Hongyi said to him, "If Yang Qingyuan died in such a trivial matter due to his military merits, who would be willing to serve the country?!"
At the time of Yanyi, there was still a fig leaf for those who wanted to rebel. How could Yang Qingyuan be executed for such a crime? !
Zhu Zhankun rubbed his brows and said, "Let's discuss this matter later. Let's first draft the candidate for Minister of War, and then fill the vacant positions in the cabinet!"
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In the days after the seventh day of April, the atmosphere in the divine capital was so "calm". But beneath the calm surface, there is an undercurrent that can swallow up everything!
Just when Zhu Zhankun thought he had achieved a staged victory, just when the dignitaries in the capital were vying for vacant official positions, some trivial and inconspicuous things happened in the capital.
On the eighth day of April, the spies who were ordered to monitor Dali Temple reported to Yuhuatian: General Yang Guo, a disciple of Yang Qingyuan, returned from the northern border and brought more than ten soldiers to pay homage to Yang Qingyuan. But what they didn't know was that Yang Guo's dozen or so soldiers were all captains in the Tiance army.
At noon on the ninth day of April, Yang Guo hosted a banquet for the idle officers headed by Cao Xueyang in Qingwu Courtyard to talk about their friendship.
On the afternoon of the ninth day of April, voices yelling at Yang Guo came from Yang Qingyuan's study, but at the same time, a figure entered the palace of Cheng Qingsong, the right censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, without any notice.
On the tenth night of April, a thief encountered a thief in his house, the Minister of Rites and the Grand Scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion. Fortunately, Liumen arrived in time and captured the daring little thief.
At noon on April 11, a mysterious man sneaked into the house of Wei Qi, the treasurer of the Ministry of Industry, who was in Xiu Mu, carrying a handwritten letter from Zhao Yan, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, and a silver note of 100,000 taels from Tiandi Bank. Wei Qi is the treasurer of the Ministry of Industry and is in charge of the warehouse where the general supervises. Among them were newly minted standard swords and spears, 50,000 sets of armor, and 30,000 magical crossbows, which were used to supplement the combat power of the Royal Forest Army.
On the evening of April 11, Li Chengguang, the Minister of War, hosted a banquet for Yang Qingyuan.
"Qingyuan has made some moves recently?!"
Li Chengguang was the minister of the Ministry of War. After Yanyi's death, the heavy responsibilities of the Ministry of War fell on him, including the patrol roster of the Royal Forest Army, which was also sorted by him. Therefore, he can discover details that others cannot.
Faced with Li Chengguang's problem, Yang Qingyuan did not hide it.
"King Wei, isn't he the direct blood of the late emperor?!"
Yang Qingyuan's rhetorical question explained some problems. Yang Qingyuan is not worried about Li Chengguang.
Even though he is now temporarily acting as the Ministry of War, his power is very strong, but this is because of the Li family behind him and his familiarity with the affairs of the Ministry of War.
He has been labeled as being suspected of being a remnant of Yanyi, so the new Minister of War cannot be him.
More importantly, Li Chengguang is a daughter slave. He only has one daughter-Li Qingning.
And his daughter has already made an appointment with Zhang Muqing, deputy director of the Anti-Theft Department of Dali Temple.
Whether he wants it or not, Li Chengguang has been forced to stand in Yang Qingyuan's lineup.
"I don't want to get involved in matters involving the inheritance."
Li Chengguang's bottom line is very clear. As long as he doesn't want to change the dynasty, he can do whatever Yang Qingyuan does.
Be it Prince Zhu Zhankun or King Zhu Zhanjun of Wei, aren't they all direct blood of Emperor Taizong? !
Although it is said that the Great Zhou Dynasty had the eldest son inheritance system, didn't it exist in the former Tang Dynasty? !
Emperor Taizong Wen and Emperor Xuanzong of the former Tang Dynasty were not the eldest sons, and they both came to power through coups. No one said that those who were loyal to them were rebellious and sycophants!
Time passed quietly in a seemingly calm atmosphere. April 13th was the seventh day since Yu Yanyi and others at Chongwen Academy were unjustly killed.
According to folk customs, Yang Qingyuan was to be sacrificed to the people of Yanyi.
But he didn't prepare what he needed, and he still had some things to do.
Otherwise, Yang Qingyuan would not dare to meet Yu Yanyi.
