Tong Jian suddenly realized and felt anxious: "The Eighth King is really not that easy to deal with. Sir, what should we do? We can't just watch him make a deal with Ye Ge, right?"
"If the Eight Kings really used a trick, returned in triumph, and crowned the King of War, wouldn't that mean that a villain is in power! Does Dahua still have a future?"
Leng Youxue was very worried: "What I'm most afraid of is that the Eighth Prince's deal with Yege has damaged Dahua's interests. A sinister villain like the Eighth Prince will do anything for personal gain. He might rob Go to Dahua’s cities and lands.”
Yan Qi chuckled: "What are you afraid of? With Ye Meigui as an internal response, the Eight Kings can't even think about fighting."
Leng Youxue's eyes lit up: "Yes, bad guy, send a message to Ye Meigui Fei Ge immediately, so as not to delay the important event."
"Not urgent!"
Yan Qidao: "We also want to go to Northern Xinjiang."
Leng Youxue said: "Why go to Northern Xinjiang?"
Yan Qidao: "If we directly send troops to the Western Region, we will be discovered by the Wusun Kingdom's spies along the road, and the Wusun Kingdom will be put in a trap."
"We take advantage of the northern border and then advance into the western region from the northern border. The Wusun Kingdom realizes later and will never have time to withdraw its troops. We can take advantage of this opportunity and catch Princess Wuyou off guard. She wants to beg for mercy, but she has no chance."
Leng Youxue rolled her eyes at Yan Qi: "You are so bad."
Yan Qi chuckled: "Just in time, let's give the Eighth Prince some eye drops and make the Eighth Prince and Yege fight fiercely."
…
Three days later.
The Eight Kings led their troops and marched north to meet the enemy.
Before leaving, the emperor saw him off in person.
The Eight Kings vowed: "Brother, don't worry, my brother will definitely defeat Ye Ge within one month and return in triumph."
The old emperor was deeply moved: "Old man, you have to take care of yourself."
"Thank you for your concern, Brother Emperor. Brother Emperor, you must also take care of your dragon body. Your health is a blessing to the people of the world."
The Eighth Prince looked worried and turned his head away, only to put on a ferocious angry face again.
The two of them are hypocritical and seem to be inseparable.
The Eight Kings are finally on their way.
The old emperor stared at the army for a long time, with a look of vicissitudes of life on his face.
Yan Qi asked: "What is the emperor thinking about?"
The old emperor sighed and closed his eyes: "It's a pity that these rich men actually followed the Eighth Prince to die."
Yan Qidao: "If we don't do this, one day in the future, the eight kings will rebel and the whole country will be in chaos, and the Turks will step into China with their iron hoofs, and there will be millions, tens of millions, or even tens of thousands of innocent people who will die. Ten thousand."
"I understand this too."
The old emperor
He let out a turbid breath: "Yan Aiqing, Lao Ba is gone. If you have any plans, you can carry them out boldly."
Yan Qidao: "Taking advantage of the opportunity of the Eight Princes to face the enemy in Northern Xinjiang, I suggest that the Emperor immediately appoint the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Censor to inspect the four directions and thoroughly investigate the accounting and financial problems of the northern provinces."
"Take this opportunity to completely get rid of those officials who are corrupt, perfunctory, and have great resentment among the people, and give the people a clear and sunny sky."
"This move will not only enrich the country and strengthen the people, but also allow the people to deeply feel the mighty emperor's grace."
"The most important thing is that we can cut off the wings of the Eight Kings in the provincial capitals and counties."
The old emperor nodded: "Okay, this is a rare opportunity. Yan Aiqing, please take care of this matter immediately."
Yan Qidao said: "Correcting corrupt officials in prefectures, provinces, and counties is a very dangerous job. In order to prevent these officials from jumping over the wall in a hurry, we should send an additional thousand internal guards to assist in the investigation."
"Okay, that's it."
The old emperor waved his hand boldly: "General Gao, please contact Yan Aiqing quickly and arrange this matter properly."
"yes!"
Gao Shangtian bowed his hand to Yan Qi: "Master Yan, just give your orders, I will be at your disposal."
"Thank you, Commander Gao, for your support."
The reason why Yan Qi used the Ouchi guards instead of the Jiumen Army was because the Jiumen Army was the emperor's personal guard and represented the emperor's wishes.
How dare those corrupt officials kill the imperial guards? Aren't they waiting to kill the nine clans?
Furthermore, the Ouchi guards are highly skilled in martial arts and can fly into the sky and escape from the earth.
Even if those corrupt officials wanted to take action, they would do anything to avoid it.
In this way, the possibility of confrontation is greatly reduced, and the personal safety of officials in the Ministry of Household Affairs and Yushijian is guaranteed to the greatest extent.
The Eight Kings just left.
Yan Qi immediately arranged the matter.
Cabinet meeting.
Yan Qi announced in public that he had appointed Wan Liang, the Minister of Household Affairs, and An Sihai, the Censor of Zuodu, to inspect the provinces, prefectures and counties to conduct a thorough investigation of the accounts.
Yang Ke couldn't sit still immediately: "Master Yan, this is not good, it is unreasonable, why don't you discuss such a big matter with me?"
Yan Qi smiled: "I am the prime minister and you are the deputy prime minister. If you have something to do, you need to discuss it with me. If I have something to do, I can just announce it. Do I still need to discuss it with you?"
"you……"
Yang Ke suddenly stood up: "I will never agree to a big fight over this matter."
Yan Qidao: "It doesn't matter whether you agree or not, the emperor has already agreed. If Vice Minister Yang has different opinions, he can go to the emperor to argue. I won't stop him."
"you……"
Yang Ke's face turned purple from holding back the pain, and he was speechless.
The emperor has already agreed. He is just a deputy prime minister. What’s the use of not agreeing?
The key is that the Eight Kings have already gone on an expedition and no one can deal with Yan Qi.
How can this be done?
Yang Ke's head ached when he thought about it.
Before the Eighth Prince left, he was asked to stabilize the situation and avoid any trouble.
And promised that when he comes back this time, he will be allowed to take over again.
Yang Ke promised well.
and.
Yang Ke also made arrangements in advance in the capital.
All the accounting problems of these officials in the capital were wiped clean.
Yan Qi wanted to take action, but it was difficult to find evidence for a while.
Waiting for Yan Qi to find the evidence, the Eight Kings will come back, and the Eight Kings will fight Yan Qi and have nothing to do with him anymore.
But unexpectedly, Yan Qi started causing trouble less than two hours after the Eight Kings left.
Moreover, Yan Qi does not make trouble in the capital, but goes to the provincial capitals and counties below to make trouble.
This is called hitting the snake seven inches.
Yang Ke cursed angrily: Yan Qi must have been preparing for a long time.
Yang Ke blew his beard and glared: "Yan Qi, what kind of accounting issues are you checking? There is a war in Northern Xinjiang right now, and everyone is focusing on dealing with the Turks, but you want to check the accounts. This is obviously an internal strife."
Yan Qi chuckled: "Internal strife? Did Vice Minister Yang say something wrong? I am not engaging in internal strife, but to deal with the Turks."
Yang Ke was furious: "What does this have to do with dealing with Turks?"
Yan Qidao: "Do we need money to fight against the Turks? What if the national treasury has no money? I am now thoroughly investigating corrupt officials, and the gold and silver found have been put into the national treasury. Doesn't the national treasury have money? If the national treasury has money, then the eight kings can Fight with peace of mind."
"Hey, let's talk about it carefully. I thoroughly investigated the accounts of the provinces, prefectures and counties for the sake of the Eight Kings."
Yang Ke was so angry that his beard was about to reach the sky.
Are you thinking about the Eight Kings?
I bother!
You are clearly digging the ancestral graves of the Eight Kings.
Yang Ke had no ability to stop Yan Qi's big move.
He stood up hurriedly: "I'm feeling unwell. Let's go down and take a rest."
After saying that, leave.
Yan Qi laughed loudly: "Vice Minister Yang is going to report this matter to the Eighth Kings. What excuses are there for you? Go ahead and I won't stop you."
Holy shit!
Yang Ke tilted his head and almost fell down.
This guy actually saw right through me.
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