Yuwen Xiaobo was only an insignificant right minister in the official hierarchy but had an extremely eccentric personality. The emperor's closeness and trust in him were far greater than those of ordinary civil and military officials. The emperor once directly addressed Xiaobo.
"You and your Majesty are just like Emperor Gaozu treated Lu Wan. As long as you don't disobey us, it's fine."
Yuwen Xiaobo, also known as Hu San, is a star in the Western Heaven that is located on the Nantian Gate. Linfan is a good messenger. A double-stranded three-pointed boring machine weighs 280 kilograms. The boring body is made from a piece of pig iron in the East China Sea and has been hammered for hundreds of years by Liu Ding Liujia. .
He was born in the same year and month as the emperor. He was deeply loved by Taizu Yuwentai from childhood, so he was raised at home and grew up practicing martial arts with many of the emperor's brothers. The filial uncle was an upright man and had a calm personality. After Yuwen Yong came to the throne, he delayed in order not to make the chief minister suspicious. explain.
"We have been studying with classmate Yu Xiaobo since we wanted to learn from each other and inspire each other in the future, so we kept him with us."
Yuwen Xiaobo stood up and said after reading the general information on Xiangzhou and flipping through the information on Suizhou's case handling.
"The Grand Chief and the bandits are of their own kind. He sent these documents to express his attitude towards this. Your Majesty, why don't you give the order and we will deal with him for you."
The emperor nodded and sat on the dragon throne.
"Brother, Yu Wenhu's martial arts is very strong. He has become obsessed with martial arts. Don't be angry. Anger will greatly reduce your IQ."
"Brother, the boring machine in our hand has not been sacrificed with blood for a long time. If he brings disaster to the country and people like this, he will bring down the court sooner or later."
The emperor was silent for a moment, picked up a pen, dipped it in cinnabar, and wrote a line of words on the first page of the memorial written by Xiangzhou Prefecture.
"This case is of great importance and we have ordered people from the Ministry of Punishment to investigate and make the final decision."
Then he wrote the date on the signature. Yuwen Xiaobo took out a box inlaid with white jade from the cabinet, took out a jade seal and embedded the emperor's seal on the signature.
Yuwen Xiaobo looked at the newly embedded seal and blew it with his mouth habitually before it was dry, and said worriedly.
"By covering up the matter in this way, Your Majesty, wouldn't it be equivalent to competing with the Grand Chief?"
"yes."
The emperor sighed and continued.
"We have been submissive for 13 years, just like Cao Cao controlled Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty. Today we have figured it out and can no longer bear it. The next step will not be a dead end. You have to think carefully about where to go."
"My dear brother, I have nothing to think about. I have already lost everything."
Yuwen Xiaobo said calmly.
"This side of the palace has been controlled by Yuwen Shenju. Some of the people sent by the Grand Chief have been used by us. Some of them have been promoted by the Holy Emperor and have left the palace and cannot be used by the Grand Chief. Wang The track has always been close to several generals who have had their lives with the Grand Chief, but the matter of the Grand Chief’s showdown has not yet been made clear.”
"Okay, you have to say hello to these two in advance. You have to be prepared for something to happen. You have to be careful when doing big or small things, and don't let them be disclosed lightly. Finally, you have to wait for the opportunity and listen to my order."
"Should we let Wei Guogong know something about the trouble? He always whispers in front of the ministers asking the ministers to persuade the emperor to take down the chief minister."
"Don't you listen to what he says that we don't know yet? When the time is right, we will send you on the field, and then let you two take down Yu Wenhu."
With the emperor's help, Yuwen Xiaobo put the memorials back into the box and cage as they were, and then sent them to Yuwen Hu's Taishi Mansion.
If Yu Wenhu calculates that the combat power of the top generals is divided into 2,000, then he personally accounts for 1,000. The sun and moon boring in his hand can be classified as a weapon of mass destruction. The three genders are differentiated on the boring. One is demon, two is evil, and three is ruthless. If it is Li Yuanba, Pei Yuan Qingsheng and Yu Wenhu of Northern Zhou Dynasty tortured them so much that they couldn't pull up their pants.
Yang Jian's super general has a combat power of up to 200. His weapon, the Xuantian Panlong sword, weighs 420 kilograms and can sweep thousands of armies. He regards the heroes of the world as pigs and dogs. Except for Yu Wenhu, there are very few generals who can perform 10 rounds under Yang Jian.
Shan Yutong's super general's combat power is 150. His weapons are two sledgehammers that are as smooth as silk. Da Xiwu's tiger's mouth was blown open with one hammer, and he staggered about to fall off his horse. The most glorious achievement was to kill Luo Wen with one hammer.
Li Shunchao, a first-class military commander, has a combat power of 130. His weapon, a banana-ripened copper stick, weighs 330 kilograms and is polished from an alloy on Kunwu Mountain. As long as one hits a stick, humans and animals will turn upside down.
Yuwen Xiaobo was a second-rate military general with a combat power of 100. The double-branched three-pointed boring machine weighed 280 kilograms. His record was that he killed the Turkic king with one boring machine.
Emperor Yuwen Yong's first-class military commander has a combat power of 95. If he can only take half or one of Yuwen's guards on the battlefield, it is still bearable.
Da Xiwu, a second-rate general with a combat power of 93, used a Bagua Xuanhua ax forged from Beihai iron and gold, which was comparable to all large-scale weapons. He almost killed Shan Yutong with one axe.
Yu Wenxian, a second-rate military general, has a combat power of 90 and is good at wielding a King Xiang spear that weighs 200 kilograms and has two arms. Kong Wu is powerful and has little ability, but he is arrogant.
Yuchi Jong, a second-rate military general, had a combat power of 40 and a male and female double whip weighing 120 kilograms. He had no martial arts skills but his explosive power and flexibility. His descendants, Yuchi Jingde, perfectly inherited this.
Yu Wenzhi, a third-rate military general, has a combat power of 30. This person has a big move, which is the lion's roar skill. The output is basically based on roaring to kill people, and basically relies on disturbing.
Early the next morning, Lu Ben entered the Yanshou Hall again and said hurriedly.
"As soon as we entered the Yang Mansion, Mrs. Dugu directly asked us about Yang Jian's situation in order to sit down. We told her frankly that we had only heard some rumors and we had no idea whether Yang Jian had committed any crime."
Liu Pi and Zheng Yi were also confused and very anxious. However, the prince and his wife did not hear the rumors.
Lu Ben said.
"Mrs. Dugu, you should stay calm and don't go around looking for people for rumors. That will do bad things. Liu Pi and Zheng Yi will pay attention to the progress of this matter and we will try our best."
After saying this, the lady's anxiety gradually calmed down. That night, Lu Ben found a person who was working in a hotel in Kyoto in a roundabout way and was really surprised when he asked.
"The people who lodged complaints in this hotel are relatives of human traffickers who were imprisoned by Yang Jian."
This group of people spend a lot of money and use various methods to open up joints in order to save their relatives from being imprisoned.
"Liu Pi and Zheng Yi were invited to a banquet respectively at noon yesterday."
"Is there such a thing?"
The emperor was greatly amazed.
"How come they were dragged over too?"
"That's not necessarily true."
Lu Ben said.
"It's hard to refuse an invitation to a banquet with great hospitality. It seems to me that the person who invited me is a little sick and needs to seek medical treatment urgently. It's not certain whether the person being invited can be of help. Besides, I usually know this from the gossip between the two adults." The two adults and Governor Yang are both alumni of Taixue, and they both admire Governor Yang's talents. At this time, they are also worried when they hear the unfavorable comments made by Governor Yang."
"What did they say after they went back after drinking?"
"I only found out last night that they were invited to have a drink, and I haven't met them yet."
Lu Ben said goodbye and went out of the palace to go to Danchi. He happened to meet Yu Wenxian getting off the sedan in front of Danchi. Lu Ben had worked with him when he was on duty at Yanshou Hall, so he came up to say hello.
"How is your health lately, sir?"
Yu Wenxian ignored him and walked into the hall, knelt down and stood up before saying.
"We have read the coupons you sent back, Your Majesty."
"Have you seen the Chief, too?"
"He has been staying at home these past two days and has not come to the government office."
The emperor continued.
"What do you think of this case? It involves the death of a number of people."
"Oh, yes."
Yu Wenxian sighed and did not directly express his opinion, but just said it.
"Your Majesty, let me tell you. Since Shan Yutong has run away now, it's better to kill Yang Jian without doing anything else and just squeeze some money out of their hands."
"You are making nonsense of Yang Jian. His parents were killed by officials in Suizhou. What should the people think of us? Let me tell you, this case is extraordinary. First, the Ministry of Personnel and Criminal Affairs will investigate and then deal with it according to law. Only in this way can the rumors from all sides be quelled and the truth be set right. But the Grand Chief Do you agree with our idea?"
"That's hard to tell."
Yu Wenxian felt that the emperor had already learned about certain situations outside. At least Lu Ben, who had just arrived, would definitely report it to the emperor. Therefore, he was forced by the emperor's questions to tell the truth.
"I'm telling you something. A few days ago, General Yuchi Jiong met with the chief minister, Shan Yutong's youngest son and a housekeeper, who were the main criminals in the Suizhou case. Shan Yutong served as a hussar general under General Yuchi, and Yuchi Jiong This is used to accuse Yang Jian of murdering the Shan family's father and son as a plot to murder the heroes of the court. The housekeeper also said that when the Shan family's property was confiscated, Yang Jian ordered people to withdraw 300,000 baht from the underground bank."
"If I asked you to capture Wei Chijun, how likely would you be to capture him?"
Yu Wenxian said bluntly.
"Yu Chijiong has experienced hundreds of battles and has a lot of strength. The male and female whips are no worse than ours. I'm afraid the King Xiang Spear in our hands can't be shaken either."
The emperor felt incredible when he heard this.
"The Shan family's statement is only one-sided. If Yang Jian's personal enrichment is really involved, the problem will be complicated. In turn, there will be an excuse to deal with Yang Jian. So we can't predict how the chief will view this case and how he will deal with it next."
"The case file clearly states that Shan's family and his gang have suffered a lot of blood debt. If the case is not verified clearly and the truth is unknown, Yu Wenhu will definitely ignore the judgments of Xiangzhou and Suizhou government offices and overturn the case of Shan Yutong, who has committed many crimes."
"Why not? It's very possible according to the Grand Chief's past handling habits."
Yu Wenxian hesitated for a moment and then continued.
"I wonder if Your Majesty has ever thought about why General Yuchi pities Shan Yutong so much and why he bites Yang Jian so hard? Is it just because Shan Yutong is his old subordinate?"
The emperor was confused by Yu Wenxian's series of rhetorical questions.
"Then you can learn from yourself? Is there any other reason why Yuchi Jiong reversed the case for Shan Yutong?"
"It's all because Yang Jian hired a mutual sponsor. Your Majesty, think about it. Yu Chijun is a much older mutual sponsor than Shan Yutong."
The emperor suddenly realized and became worried.
"If we go by this, the Grand Chief should be the largest mutual insurance householder in our dynasty. I don't care how much wealth he has, but including his family's personal soldiers and the royal guards who protect him, they are much more than our guards. Times, so it’s hard to say how this case will be understood.”
Yu Wenxian suddenly came up with a plan.
"Your Majesty, if you want to explore Yuwenhu and Yuchijiong's martial arts background, why not hold a championship competition. Yuwen Xiaobo and I will team up, and Yuwenhu and Yuchijiong will team up to see what the strength of these two people is. "
"No, everyone in the world knows that Yu Wenhu is obsessed with practicing martial arts. He strikes quickly and accurately. I'm afraid he will hurt my brother."
"Your Majesty, I have long disliked the General Manager. If we are defeated, we can think of other ways to get rid of this cancer that is causing harm to the country and the people."
Two days later, Emperor Yu Wenyong, wearing a crown and a black silk dragon robe, sat at the entrance of the palace and said.
"Today's victory will be the title of brave champion of the three armies and the title of national protector. The next step will depend on the abilities of your two teams. Xiaobo Wenxian, don't let me down."
After the two sides saluted, Yuchi Jiong opened the way and sent Yu Wenhu as the vanguard, whipping his horse and whip and galloping forward. He raised his boring machine and hit Yu Wen. Xiaobo and Yu Wen Xian also stepped forward with their boring guns and stabbed Yu Wen Hu. He raised his arms high and raised his arms horizontally, making a "dang" sound. Far away, Yuwen Xiaobo and Yuwen Xian were staggering and were about to fall. Yuchi Jiong's male and female whips were like a cauldron pressing down on them.
"Ayo."
The double whips happened to fall on Yu Wen Xiaobo's body. Seeing that the situation was not good, Yu Wenxian quickly penetrated his waist with a gun and opened the double whips. Yu Wen Xiaobo took the opportunity to hit Yu Chijiong's body with a boring blow. His whole body rolled and fell, driving the dust wind and falling to the ground. Di Yuwenhu was turning around to look at Yu Wenxian, who used all his strength to shoot Yuwenhu horizontally in the abdomen.
Yu Wenhu remained motionless, as if nothing was wrong. Suddenly his eyes turned from black to blue, and his whole body seemed to have lost control. One person stepped forward to fight Er Yu for only three rounds. Yu Wenhu first missed the King Xiang Spear in Yu Wenxian's hand, and then the three of them looked ferocious. of exerting one's strength.
Then Yuwen Hu pulled down the boring handle and broke Yuwen Xiaobo's double-stranded boring into two pieces, and then used another boring to drive Eryu 10 meters away.
Lu Ben quickly read out when he saw something bad.
"The winners of the championship are Grand Chief Yu Wenhu and General Yuchi Jiong."
Uncle Yuwen Xiao helped Yu Wenxian limp into the palace.
"Your Majesty, you have seen that Yu Chijun is mediocre in martial arts and can still take down Yuwen Hushang, but it is difficult to deal with him."
Yu Wenxian said.
"That's what this case is about. It's hard to say how to understand the problem."
"Actually, I don't want to take sides. I just want to see the truth."
Yuwen Xiaobo said.
"If you want to get the truth about the matter, you need to let more people know about the case, and make it public. When people with different opinions can't argue, the chief minister has to send people to go down and find out the truth according to the instructions." Find out.”
"Yeah, that's a really good idea."
The emperor's thoughts suddenly became active and he suddenly asked.
"Where are Shan Yutong's son and housekeeper now? Can you contact them?"
"When they entered the capital, they all entered the Kyoto hotel. Later, it was said that the Grand Chief had sent someone to pick them up. Their whereabouts were unknown and the minister could not see them."
As people from Suizhou came to the capital to complain about their grievances, the number of people in the capital was getting louder and louder. There was a lot of discussion in the capital. Wei Chijiong, the general of the Shangzhu Kingdom, fiercely demanded that Yang Jian be severely punished and restore the reputation of Hussar General Shan Yutong. Yang Zhong, who was also a general of the Dazhu Kingdom, refused to accept it and said on the spot. .
"My son Yuchi, my son Yang Jian was loyal to the people of Suizhou and did great harm to the people. But now you want to harm my son. Tell me how many bribes you have received."
When Yang Zhong said it to his face, Yuchi Jiong got very angry when he mentioned Yu Chi Jiong's pain point.
"Are you dissatisfied with me, General? Then let's go for a few rounds. Do you dare?"
Yang Zhong never talks nonsense. He raised his sword and slashed Yuchi Jiong. Seeing that the situation was not right, he whipped up his whip and shook the tiger's mouth.
Yuchi Jiong endured the pain and whipped back, using only 50% of his strength. Unexpectedly, Yang Zhong dodged and dodged with his sword. He lightly flicked the whip with his knife and flew into the air. Yang Zhong used a roundhouse chop and struck Yuchi Jiong to the ground.
"You lost General Yuchi."
Yuchi said sharply.
"If I haven't recovered from my injury today, you will be lucky."
Yang Zhong countered.
"I had a chance to kill you just now, but I couldn't bear the thought that your martial arts are superb and you should protect the country and the people, but you shouldn't help the tyrants to harm you. Are you so worthy of your ancestor's general and queen?"
In the past, when he was fighting in the army, Yang Zhong abandoned Shan Yutong's greedy banditry habits. Every time he captured a city, Shan Yutong killed innocent people indiscriminately and looted without asking, and was criticized by people of all ages across the country.
I recall that one afternoon three years ago, Shan Yutong captured the Jinyong City of the Northern Qi Dynasty and smashed it. Gao Changgong, the king of Lanling, abandoned the city and fled.
When Shan Yutong entered the city, the people kowtowed and asked the court to pay attention to the disaster and distribute food.
"Master Jun, in the years of war and chaos, we and our children have not eaten meat for a long time. We can only eat some wild grass and bark every day to satisfy our hunger. Please tell the court to pay attention to the food and clothing of us ordinary people."
Shan Yutong said.
"We have heard on weekdays that the baby's meat is tender and fresh, and eating a bite of it can prolong your life. Today we cooked your baby so you can try it too."
After saying that, Shan Yu led others to snatch the other's child and threw it into a big pot for a feast of human flesh.
Not long after, the other party's family hanged himself at home and left a suicide note.
"The evil man Shan Yu ate all my children and our family was destroyed. If you are interested, please avenge us and repay your kindness by working as a cow or horse in the next life."
On weekdays, when Yang Zhong was exchanging letters with his son, he also understood some of the situations in Suizhou and was convinced that his son would not take bribes and pervert the law for a trivial profit. He and many cronies and generals fully supported his son's handling of Shan's case. Da Xiwu did not hesitate to offend him. The villain stood up and said.
"Brother Yang Zhong, it's obvious that Yuchi Jiong accepted a bribe. We believe that our nephew is not the kind of person who deceives his master and destroys his ancestors. If Yuchi Jiong continues to refuse, we will go and capture Yuchi's servant for you. "
"Wait a minute, he will handle Jian'er's affairs by himself, so don't cause any trouble for Jian'er. If Yuchijiong insists on sending people to encircle Jian'er, you and I will join forces to kill him without a single shot."
The family members of the Suizhou traffickers who were staying in a hotel in Kyoto were moving around through various channels, including those from the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Punishment. Officials from the two departments knew about Yang Jian's character but said.
"We haven't even seen the case file. We can't judge who is right and wrong based on your sarcastic remarks."
The family members of the traffickers still refused to give up.
"It's Yang Jian who, besides killing Mr. Shan, is also running rampant and domineering in Suizhou, bullying men and women. We demand that the government severely punish him."
The officials of the two departments were so worried that they went to the Taishi Mansion to ask for access to the case files to find out. The butler refused to let the officials who came to inquire investigate the case because the chief minister was not in the house. It was not until the emperor issued an edict that Yuwen Hu had a gold medal for immunity from death. Officials are aware of the case.
Officials from the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Punishment opened the box and saw a jade mantle in front of them. They did not look down to read the contents of the case file. They were waiting for the emperor to send people to Suizhou for verification. Yuwenhu had to obey the emperor's order and withdraw people from the Ministry of Personnel and Punishment. Went to Suizhou to verify the case.
When the people who stayed at the Kyoto hotel and complained heard about it, they all checked out and went back to wait for the imperial envoy to rectify the case against their families.
It was already the spring of the following year from the time when the General Manager of Xiangzhou sent the case files to the imperial capital, when the family members of those who were killed and imprisoned in the case came to Beijing to reverse the case, and when the General Manager personally selected a team of 60 people to rush to Suizhou to investigate the case.
Grand Sima Yu Wenxian became the best choice for the imperial minister. He has always been the link between the regent and the emperor. In this team of more than 60 people, there are more than 10 officials from the Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of Personnel. In addition, Yu Wenhu also learned from him. Several accountants were selected from the Grand Master's Mansion to specialize in auditing accounts.
The remaining 40 or so people were all servants, guards and miscellaneous people. In addition, Yu Wenxian also equipped himself with two assistants, Hou Longen. The other was the prince, Xiaogong, Yin Luben, and added 30 kilograms to the newly made King Xiang gun.
Yu Wenhu was the only one who questioned Lu Ben when he finally decided on the list. Yu Wenxian explained.
"This man is Lu Guang's son. He is currently working as an errand in the East Palace. Since he was excluded by Zheng Yi and Liu Pi, we asked him to follow us to change his environment."
Lu Ben's father used to be Yu Wenhu's subordinate and they had a good relationship with him, so the chief general agreed. Now that Yu Wenxian has a right-hand man, he feels that the burden on his shoulders is much lighter.
Before leaving, the emperor met in Zhengyang Hall with all the officials who went to Suizhou to investigate the case and awarded Yu Wenxian a yellow mandarin jacket and a royal deer chariot. When Yu Wenxian was in Suizhou, he could wear the yellow mandarin jacket and make decisions on behalf of the emperor. Any decision and any action taken.
Yu Wenxian himself understood that this seemingly powerful yellow mantle was not easy to wear.
"The emperor is roasting me on the fire."
The current person in power in the imperial court is not Yu Wenyong but the Grand Prime Minister. In addition, Yu Wenxian also understands that the emperor's importance to him and giving him such great rights is a kind of warning, warning him to assist him in anything the emperor does not approve of.
Yu Wenxian vaguely felt that Yu Wenhu's words did not seem to be as true to his word as in the past, and more and more officials quietly went to the emperor's side.
