"Who asked you to arrange for the ministers to persuade you to join and let me serve as the supervisor of the country?!"
"Without my permission, who asked you to mobilize the Chinese army guards? Go to Shuntian Mansion to intercept King Xin, threaten King Xin, and even kill a guard from Prince Xin's Mansion. Who gives you the courage?!"
On the 21st day of the fifth month of the first year of Chongzhen, Zuo Anmen Wengcheng and the Liao Hou tent were leveled.
Liu Zhaosun pointed at a group of Kaiyuan generals in front of him and roared angrily.
Kang Yingqian, Qiao Yiqi, Qi Jin, Sun Chuanting, Ma Shiying, Pei Dahu, Deng Changxiong, Wang Erhu, Lin Yu...
Except for Yuan Chonghuan and Wu Aheng, almost all the elders of the Kaiyuan system stood opposite Ping Liaohou.
They lowered their heads and silently welcomed the baptism of the storm.
Liu Zhaosun was covered in armor, with veins popping out on his cheeks. He clenched his hands and leaned on the table.
Wu Xiao and Shen Lian were on the left and right, guarding both sides of Ping Liaohou.
Yang Hao stood nearby, glancing at his son-in-law from time to time, his old face as dry as bark showing no expression.
"King Xin is only a little boy, an ordinary vassal king with no foundation in the capital. What threat does he pose to Kaiyuan? Are you so impatient? If you insist on embarrassing the emperor in front of so many people, what will happen to the people of the world in the future? How do you view me! How do you view us! Do you know what the people in Tongzhou and Tianjin say about me now?"
The more Liu Zhao and Sun talked, the angrier he became. He suddenly started to slap the table, and the teacup on the table shook.
Shen Lian kept winking to the side, but Yang Hao standing next to him stood with his hands folded as if he hadn't seen anything, as if he was watching a big show.
Shen Lian was about to step forward to comfort him. At this moment, he heard two coughs from the other side. A civil servant came to the front and gave Marquis Pingliao an awkward smile:
"Marquis Pingliao calm down, calm down, this is what I asked them to do. If Marquis Pingliao wants to punish me, just punish me!"
Wu Xiao and Chen Lian looked at each other, and Yang Hao's eyes changed slightly.
Liu Zhaosun breathed rapidly and looked up at the man. He tried hard to control his angry emotions and said after a while:
"Why is Supervisor Kang doing this? Didn't I agree before that I would use Xu Xu to control the emperor and command the world? Didn't I ask you to put people under house arrest? Do you want me to be Cao Cao or Sima Zhao?"
Liu Zhaosun had long expected that Kang Yingqian was behind yesterday's forced palace drama - others did not have the guts - and he was no longer surprised by Kang Yingqian's enthusiasm for pursuing power.
However, I didn't expect Lao Kang to have such great energy.
In just a few days, he could inspire less than half of the officials in the capital to serve Kaiyuan wholeheartedly, and even let himself become a kind of prisoner.
"Marquis Ping Liao."
Kang Yingqian's eyes were steady and his face was full of confidence.
"King Xin is young and frivolous, and is not easy to control. I asked Eunuch Du to bring gold, jade and jewels to Kunning Palace to find her, the Concubine Zhuang whom Marquis Ping Liao mentioned not long ago. Ignore us. As you saw yesterday, there are many officials in the capital who support King Xin and want to go against us, such as Li Banghua, the director of the Ministry of War."
When Kang Yingqian said this, he suddenly stopped and said with a murderous look on his face:
"So what if you threaten the officials? It's good if you don't kill them! Ping Liao Hou, speaking of rumors, do you know what rumors are spreading in the capital recently?"
"The boy Wen Dao, June 6th, holds a killing knife in his hand to kill the monkeys."
"These few sentences are divided into words, which is to set a time to kill Ping Liaohou."
"Who is spreading this rumor? It's either these Beijing officials or Li Banghua and the others! Yesterday, I took a preemptive strike and took control of the situation. Why not?"
Liu Zhaosun's anger has not subsided. He has heard all the rumors spread in the capital, but just treats them as child's play.
"It's just a few rumors. Donglin's house was ransacked by you, and he has nowhere to vent his resentment. It doesn't matter if he sings a few words. As long as he doesn't violate the law, why bother to implicate King Xin! You also want to kill his bodyguard. What are you doing? Well?"
Kang Yingqianwu argued to himself:
"Don't you know, Marquis Pingliao? How can power be handed over to others! This Zhu Youjian is young and frivolous, and he doesn't know how to advance or retreat. The chief historian under his command is even more unruly. Before he even entered the capital, he went around colluding with officials, cultivating party members, and dealing with Us! What I'm doing is just to give them a show of strength and let the young emperor know who is the master of the capital. In the future, he must not collude with foreign officials to do anything detrimental to Marquis Pingliao. What's wrong with me?"
"Killing a guard of Prince Xin's Mansion, and persuading Marquis Ping Liao to supervise the country, all of these are intended to kill people and frighten Zhu Youjian. If he is decent, it will be easy for him to talk. If he is not, I will help him look decent!"
"The Marquis of Ping Liao just mentioned that Sima usurped the Wei Dynasty. Did you know that the Sima family went on a killing spree and killed most of the famous people in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. Compared with these people, the Marquis of Ping Liao was like a living Bodhisattva. During the Jingnan War, he only killed dozens of people. Lord Ping Liao, could it be that Mrs. Jin came back and you became soft-hearted again?"
Liu Zhaosun was so angry at the self-righteous old man in front of him that his teeth itched. Yang Hao looked at Kang Yingqian, his lips moved slightly, not knowing what he was talking about.
Liu Zhaosun suddenly kicked away a small horse next to him and reached over, wishing he could slap the old man to death.
He finally endured it.
In the end, he just pointed at Kang Yingqian’s nose and said:
"Killing people to kill people? Then, was he frightened by you?"
Kang Yingqian shook his head and continued to argue:
"King Xin was not frightened, but his subordinates were frightened, as well as all the officials in the capital. You also saw Ping Liao Hou yesterday..."
"enough!"
Liu Zhaosun shouted loudly and interrupted Kang Yingqian.
"lets change a topic!"
Liu Zhaosun pushed Kang Yingqian away and looked up at the others. Kang Yingqian stumbled and almost fell down.
"I want to ask you, I am the only one who can mobilize the Chinese Guards. Who ordered Lin Yu yesterday? Why did he go to Shuntian Mansion to intercept King Xin!"
After saying this, Marquis Ping Liao looked angrily at Lin Yu, who looked like a black tower.
This nine-foot-tall guard stood out among the crowd like a chicken. At this moment, he realized that he was wrong and lowered his head without daring to speak.
There was silence in the big tent.
As the absolute confidants of Marquis Ping Liao, the Chinese Guards usually only obey Liu Zhaosun himself.
Marquis Pingliao wanted to ask again, but heard a familiar voice say:
"Master Hou, it was the general who asked him to go. The general is ashamed and is willing to be punished."
Liu Zhaosun's eyes widened with an incredible expression on his face. He stared at Pei Dahu for a long time and said in confusion:
"Old Pei, my adoptive father entrusted me to you, and I have always treated you as a family member. When the new emperor ascended the throne, I asked the emperor to appoint you as the deputy commander, but you actually went behind my back and talked to Supervisor Kang Are the soldiers mixed together?"
Pei Dahu looked ashamed and his face turned red from holding back.
Kang Yingqian said quickly: "This matter has nothing to do with Pei Dahu."
In full view of everyone, the loyal servant leader whispered:
"Marquis Ping Liao, I will make a mistake in the end and be willing to be punished!"
After asking twice more, Lao Pei said nothing more except to admit his mistake.
Liu Zhaosun was furious. He thought for a while, took a deep breath and said:
"Okay, Lao Pei, of all the people, you and I have been together the longest. You also know how difficult it is for Kaiyuan to get to where it is today. Since you are partnering with Kang Yingqian and doing whatever is wrong, I won't punish you today. I, the Marquis of Pingliao, can't No need to do it.”
Liu Zhaosun asked no more questions, sighed, and waved his hand for Wu Xiaochen Lian to take Pei Dahu down to beat him with a military stick.
At this time, someone from behind finally spoke.
There was a sound of urn and urn coming from all around.
Everyone was shocked.
It turned out that the giant Lin Yu was speaking.
It should be noted that this giant has not spoken for a long time.
"Marquis Ping Liao, I went there by myself. I went to monitor King Xin myself, and it was I who killed the guards of King Xin's palace."
Liu Zhaosun looked shocked.
Everyone looked at Lin Yu, and the giant continued:
"I don't want any more brothers to die. I want to keep an eye on the new emperor and make him stop killing people randomly."
He looked at Wu Xiao and Shen Lian standing behind Liu Zhaosun.
"The twenty-two brothers that Wu Xiao brought to the capital were all killed. The emperor sent people to kill them, as well as brother Shen Lian's family. The emperor sent people to kill even a three-year-old child."
"Master Yuan was killed by them. Mrs. Jin was in Shandong and was almost killed by them. I don't want the Dog Emperor to harm anyone again."
Wu Xiao, Chen Lian and the others were silent, their eyes slightly red.
Liu Zhaosun said nothing. He stood for a while, and finally signaled everyone to leave, and everyone left unhappy.
Only Shen Lian and Yang Hao were left in the tent.
Yang Hao slowly walked up to Marquis Pingliao, looked at the retreating figures of everyone, handed a cup of hot tea to his son-in-law, and said thoughtfully:
"Wonderful son-in-law, I haven't seen you for four years. You already have a lot of talents under your command, but there are some people who should be beaten, especially this Kang Supervisor. He keeps thinking about Kaiyuan, but he is anxious to get the position. Sooner or later, you I’m going to be harmed by this man!”
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