the next day.
Zhao Xuanqi wore official uniform and entered the palace to attend court.
His robe is bright red, with purple hints in the red, and golden edges engraved on it, making it look magnificent and majestic.
These are special clothes given to Zhao Xuanqi by the late Emperor Jingming.
After Emperor Jingming entrusted him to Zhao Xuanqi, this set of clothes became Zhao Xuanqi's official uniform, which was unique and unique in the world.
Above the palace, Zhao Xuanqi stood in the first position, very eye-catching, with all the civil and military officials standing behind him, making him stand out from the crowd and particularly conspicuous.
Moreover, as the emperor's master, Zhao Xuanqi wears the Shangfang sword on his waist, which can knock down the emperor and kill corrupt officials. He has the right to kill first and then kill.
At the same time, there is no need to bow and bow to the emperor like other officials. You only need to stand and bow briefly.
"Long live my emperor, long live long live..."
Civil and military officials lined up on both sides.
After saluting, these court ministers stood up and focused their attention on Zhao Xuanqi, looking at the rumored vicious Lord Wu An with surprised eyes.
It attracted everyone's attention for a while.
Many people had doubts in their eyes. They couldn't imagine that Lord Wu An looked like this. It really didn't match their imagination at all!
The imperial court lacks manpower. Many civil and military officials have been promoted within the past three years. They have been in the capital for a short time. Many of them met Wu Anjun for the first time.
Lord Wu'an took the lead and defeated the uprising of the prodigal army. He retreated from the Beimang Iron Cavalry alone without losing any blood. He was also able to defeat the coalition of princes and kings with 40,000 elite soldiers. He was so brave that he looked more like a general than a general.
Many people think that Lord Wu'an is a military general. He is tall and thick, with three heads and six arms. He has a bronze head and an iron body. He can swallow fine iron alive and is as strong as a demon.
However, during this meeting, they discovered that Mr. Wu An actually looked so bookish.
He is thin, his skin is dark, and he looks gentle and pleasant. He is easy to get along with, and he looks like a good old man, just like an ordinary scholar from the countryside, unremarkable.
Many people were surprised by this. It seems that Lord Wu An is not as scary as they imagined!
Only older officials who understand the fear of being dominated can know that this Lord Wu An was the number one scholar in four liberal arts subjects more than ten years ago, a first-class literary star, a very thin scholar, and a military general. That's not even remotely relevant.
As for how he could do what a military general does, even such a crazy move as killing 300,000 people? Maybe it’s because of Wu Ming’s possession!
Wen Neng was born in poverty and won the first place in the four schools, setting an unprecedented precedent.
A man of martial ability leads the way, defeats many with less, and treats an army of millions as if it were nothing.
He is so civilized and military, he might even be a monster!
At this moment, some people looked sarcastic, some were excited and excited, some admired and admired, some hated and despised, all kinds of emotions were mixed in the hall, and all the eyes containing these emotions were focused on Zhao Xuanqi.
Zhao Xuanqi stood in the first row.
One person per line.
Even the Prime Minister had to move a position behind him. He stood up straight and ignored all the sights from behind.
Thousands of eyes were on me, but I remained motionless.
He looked up at the steps in front of him without squinting.
There are nine steps in total.
Above the nine steps is the imperial throne. The young Emperor Qinglong is sitting in this supreme position, sitting upright, motionless, and childish.
There was a Taishi chair next to it, and Emperor Xiaoyao was sitting on the chair. The emperor was young and his mother died early. As the emperor's aunt, she listened to the affairs behind the curtain without saying a word.
There is a curtain blocking it, so that people can only see a hazy figure, and cannot directly see the true situation of Xiaoyao Huangguo, with a sense of mystery, adding a sense of majesty.
Standing next to him was a fat eunuch with a pale face and no beard.
The eunuch shouted loudly in his male voice: "If you have something to do, just report it, and if you don't have the right to withdraw from the court..."
Zhao Xuanqi's expression remained unchanged, but he murmured to himself: "The main event is about to come..."
Sure enough, after the eunuch said these words, the civil and military officials began to present memorials one after another.
"Wu'an Lord is fighting for profits with the people in the south, interfering with merchants' transactions, setting prices, harming people's livelihood, causing people to live in dire straits..."
"Mr. Wu An respects himself by raising troops. The south has been pacified for several years, but he is increasingly training troops and training elite soldiers. What is he going to do? Is it possible that he has disobedience?"
"Mr. Wu An secretly misappropriated supplies and equipped his soldiers with exquisite armor, sharp swords, guns, and various shields. The soldiers under his command only obeyed Mr. Wu An's orders and did not obey His Majesty's orders. It is really inappropriate..."
"I heard that Lord Wu'an collected money extensively and had countless savings. All the soldiers under his command had countless wealth. He definitely came to plunder the people's money, took bribes, and took advantage of others..."
"A large number of powerful families in the south were massacred at will. The nobles were left without a single blade of grass, their homes were confiscated, and the scholarly community was in turmoil. This damaged the country's foundation. Everyone in the south was in danger. It was simply appalling..."
Officials came out one after another, and countless words were exchanged, basically all of which were directed at Zhao Xuanqi.
There are various restrictions and deprivations of rights, countless fallacies, distortions of right and wrong, and full of malice.
It seemed as if Zhao Xuanqi was not a great hero who had returned from the south with great military exploits, but that heinous ghost from hell.
In this regard, Zhao Xuanqi looked at his nose with his eyes, and his heart with his nose, and his heart was as calm as water, without making any rebuttal.
Walk upright and sit upright.
In the past three years, he had a clear conscience for what he had done in the south.
What he did offended the powerful landowners all over.
Basically, none of the big businessmen and wealthy people who maliciously raised prices were killed and their homes ransacked.
The powerful families who had taken advantage of and annexed the land also stopped their horses one after another. Various actions were aimed at uprooting the solid and decadent class of gentry landlords. In this class, countless people hated Zhao Xuanqi to the bone.
None of the profits obtained by Zhao Xuanqi were left, and all were used to rescue the people and help the poor, so that the south could prosper again in a short period of time.
What these people mean by harming the interests of the common people is not at all the poor people who work hard in the fields, but the powerful nobles, including the giant businessmen and landlords who collude with them. These groups are what they call good people. common people.
They have different ways and do not conspire against each other, that's how it is.
"These people who attacked me have three characteristics."
"One type is really corrupt officials. They are afraid of being liquidated, so they can only pray for my downfall and try their best to kill me."
"One is a loyal minister and a loyal person. They are worried that I will rebel and want to restrict me. They are afraid that my rebellion will have a huge impact on the world."
"The other kind is really stupid and follows the herd mentality. Wherever there are more people, there are more people who attack me. They have no choice but to join in order to join the group and not to offend others."
"In addition, there are some people who have been defending me, speaking for me, praising me, and seeming to be on my side. In fact, they are not necessarily good people. They are probably bad people with other thoughts..."
Zhao Xuanqi did not retort.
He just turned around and watched indifferently as each minister was angry at him.
Try to discern who is good and who is evil.
However, it is really difficult to tell who is good and who is bad from the faces of these people.
Knowing people, knowing faces, but not knowing hearts, that's it.
Zhao Xuanqi also couldn't tell who was the good guy and who was the bad guy. He didn't know which person could be reused and which person couldn't be reused.
But one thing is true. Zhao Xuanqi discovered after observation and relied on the information in his mind to distinguish. He found that many civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were indeed northern nobles, most of whom were from the north.
Including Prime Minister Zhou Quan, who is also from the north.
It can be seen that the Prime Minister's face was sad and sighing at this moment. He did not attack Zhao Xuanqi, but showed a helpless look. His body was hunched over, making him look even older.
Zhao Xuanqi looked at Zhou Quan's appearance and guessed that the old guy Zhou Quan was indeed an upright official who worked for the benefit of the people and had his own moral bottom line.
However, sometimes people in official circles have no choice but to do so.
For some benefits and various reasons, you have to perform some unethical operations.
After half of the first-class noble families were eliminated, all the civil and military officials of the imperial court were absent.
Zhou Quan saw that there was no one to use in the imperial court, there was chaos in the south, and the people in the north were all the countrymen, so they could only choose people from the north to serve as officials in the court.
Many people may not conform to the rules, or may even have bad character or fame, but they can't stand up to their status as fellow villagers and the persuasion of various relatives and friends, so they are let in.
As a result, a hole was opened, and the people below also did the same, so a large number of people from the north poured into the court. The Chang'an court suddenly became chaotic. In the end, the entire northern gentry occupied the dominant position in the court. By the time Zhou Quan reacted, it was already too late. There is nothing he, the Prime Minister, can do.
Eventually, these officials unite and become parties, not even listening to the Prime Minister's words, acting for each other's interests, and staying together to gain benefits.
Zhao Xuanqi felt that Prime Minister Zhou Quan did not want to attack him now. He even wanted to stop his subordinates from committing such stupid behavior and tried to restore the government. Unfortunately, he was old and neither cruel nor cruel. No one listened to what he said and could only watch. Looking at the actions of these people, it is no wonder that this old guy has such an expression.
If he is guilty, this old guy can be regarded as the culprit. His kindness ruined the government.
"It's so chaotic. When we go to court today, we can see that the court is really in chaos. It's all partisan. Now we don't know who are loyal ministers and who are corrupt officials. We are deaf and blind and have no clue at all."
"These officials from the north are so virtuous. Haha, that area in the north must be full of chaos and there are countless corrupt officials!"
Zhao Xuanqi came up with an idea.
Build an organization.
An organization that specializes in monitoring the officials of the imperial court!
This organization can have strong intelligence detection capabilities and can go deep into the Northland to investigate evidence of corruption among northern officials.
The imperial court has no ears and eyes, it is deaf and blind, and there is no one to use it. Then it is to establish ears and eyes. Then it will be clear at a glance who is good and who is bad, who is a capable minister and who is a loser!
Now the world has basically entered a period of peace. If you want to kill officials, you must pay attention to evidence. These people are all important civil and military officials. If you can't say that he is a corrupt official, then kill him. You must be justified and have sufficient evidence to kill people. Only then can it be justified!
This is the role of eyes and ears.
Zhou Quan stood nearby and glanced over. Looking at Zhao Xuanqi who was silent and staring intently, he probably knew what Zhao Xuanqi was thinking.
He closed his eyes and lamented in his heart: I'm afraid the imperial court will be bleeding again.
My parents and fellow villagers are really stupid, policies and strategies? Report to the group for impeachment? It's all a joke!
He is Lord Wu An, and he has an army of thirty to forty thousand men. Even if he is facing an army of one million people, he will still dare to attack him ruthlessly!
Now that Lord Wu An has an army of 100,000, and they are all armored warriors, in the eyes of others, the whole thing in the court may be like a bunch of chickens and dogs, and it can't end without killing people and causing rivers of blood!
Zhou Quan has worked with Zhao Xuanqi for a period of time, and he knows deeply that if Zhao Xuanqi is angry and starts to fight with everyone, then everyone may have a glimmer of hope.
But if Zhao Xuanqi doesn't fight or grab, and lets you beat, scold and impeach him, then it's hopeless. He clearly regards everyone as dead!
No matter how cruel the words of the dead man are, what will happen? No matter how vicious the curse is, what will happen? You're just a tough-mouthed duck!
Wu Anjun is the kind of person who is ruthless and doesn't talk much!
Thinking of this, Zhou Quan couldn't bear to close his eyes and sighed: Everything is my fault!
He was originally planning to retire and return to his hometown, but he immediately gave up the idea. Now that the court has been influenced by the Northern Party, it has become so chaotic. Everything is his fault, and he should bear this sin!
How can you resign and escape?
So, he looked ashen and said nothing, waiting for the next arrangement of fate.
With that, the meeting dispersed.
Zhao Xuanqi returned home under the escort of his cronies.
He sat in the room, cross-legged on the bed, closing his eyes and thinking.
It's hard.
It is particularly difficult to establish an organization that monitors civil and military officials. Not just anyone can enter it, it must be full of talents!
First of all, these talents should have high martial arts skills, strong strength, good at fighting alone, good at intelligence in the world, spying on intelligence, and hiding themselves.
Only in this way can we secretly enter the Northland, secretly investigate the corruption of these civil and military officials from the north, and collect sufficient evidence.
In this way, we can secretly monitor civil and military officials without being discovered by others and without exposing our weaknesses.
At the same time, this kind of talent also needs to hate corrupt officials very much, live life-and-death with each other, be able to not seek personal gain, and take the world as a clean and orderly place as their own responsibility. With these prerequisites, they will not collude with corrupt officials. Integrity and integrity.
The leader of this organization needs to be loyal, smart, flexible, analytical, powerful, and other attributes at the same time. It is too difficult to find the right person for this position.
Zhao Xuanqi's thoughts were spinning wildly, and he was thinking about which of his men could do this.
His brows were furrowed.
"The trusted soldiers under me, as well as the major generals, are only good at charging into battle and fighting in battle, but their abilities in spying on intelligence and monitoring others are far behind..."
Just when Zhao Xuanqi was thinking carefully about talents and taking issue with them, a close aide suddenly came in and reported: "Sir, there is someone outside the door asking to see you!"
At this time, who will come to find me?
Zhao Xuanqi looked over and asked calmly: "Huh? Who is that person's name, and what family does he come from?"
After the subordinate bowed, he respectfully replied: "I don't know, the man only said that he was an old friend of yours more than ten years ago!"
Zhao Xuanqi murmured to himself: "Old friend? Why don't I remember any old friend of mine? Tell me about his appearance..."
The subordinate replied without hesitation: "That man is very short. He is about one and a half meters tall. He is short and thin. He looks unattractive and has a dark appearance..."
Zhao Xuanqi's eyes lit up.
An old friend from more than ten years ago, a man about 1.5 meters tall, short and dark, a person who satisfies these characteristics...
"This man is indeed an old friend of mine. Please invite me quickly!"
"No, I'll invite him in personally!"
He stood up immediately, without even having time to put on his shoes, and immediately went out to greet her.
(End of chapter)
