"His Majesty!"
Stepping into the Kunming Hall, he passed the saluting palace maids and went straight to bed. His footsteps were quick, and the wind was blowing in a hurry. The bead curtains lifted by force swayed and collided in the air. Seeing this movement, several palace attendants waiting nearby subconsciously Lowered his head.
Empress Fu couldn't help but feel surprised when she saw Liu Chengyou's angry look. She followed him inside, only to see Liu Chengyou slumped on the couch with his legs spread wide, lying in a very shapeless manner.
Seeing this, Da Fu Ping stepped back to the left and right, stepped forward with light steps, stooped down, and helped Liu Chengyou take off his shoes. Then she stood up, sitting on the side of the couch with her round buttocks, and Liu Chengyou cooperated by placing his feet on her thighs.
While squeezing Liu Chengyou's calf with his little hand, Dafu asked: "Who has the courage to make Erlang so angry?"
"No wonder there are rumors that I value civil servants and despise generals. I see, some people have heard this rumor and taken it seriously. They come to me and try to gain loyalty by betraying me!" Liu Chengyou put his arm on his forehead, coldly coldly.
Hearing what the emperor said, Dafu Feng's eyebrows narrowed slightly and said: "Erlang's words are too harsh! What on earth is going on that makes you so angry?"
Liu Chengyou seemed to be minding his own business and complained: "For three generations, arrogant soldiers and strong generals have been difficult to control, while civil servants are weak and military officers are strong. I have the intention to improve the status of civil servants so that civil servants and military officials should pay equal attention to them, but I have no intention of suppressing military officers with civil servants. I know very well that You can conquer the world immediately, but you cannot rule the world immediately. If you want to unify the world, you need soldiers to attack cities and strongholds, and even more civil servants to plan strategies. But now it seems that over the years, I have been too tolerant to the civil servants in the court... ....”
The emperor's tone of voice was extremely sharp. If the civil servants in the court heard it, they would be very worried. Da Fu understood the truth well and felt that something was wrong with Liu Chengyou's mood, so he said softly: "What is it that makes you so angry?"
Scratching his eye sockets with his fingers, Liu Chengyou slowly opened his eyes, and Da Fu's charming face came into view. He calmed down a bit and said, "It's not a big deal, it's just that the 'faithful advice' is offensive to my ears!"
Da Fu was thoughtful and asked tentatively: "Is this something that all the officials have been invited to report recently?"
"Unconsciously, someone above the court began to criticize and banish my government officials!" Liu Chengyou said: "So many officials are reporting together. If there is no one in the middle, I don't believe it. ! I have long said that special cases should be dealt with! Any attempt to maintain the court system and the country's legal system are all excuses.
Before the world was unified, thoughts began to overflow. You don't know your superior's intentions, and you don't care about your Majesty's feelings. You made such a big fuss because you want to force me! "
Somewhat understanding the source of Liu Chengyou's anger, Dafu couldn't help but chuckle and said: "Erlang, don't you always advocate opening up the public opinion and taking into account the opinions of the people? It is the responsibility of the ministers to give advice, and the king has the right to accept it. That's it, why bother?" Sullen?
This time the official sentiments are expressed and everyone agrees, Erlang should be more cautious, after all, it is difficult to offend when the public is angry..."
"Then it depends on where their anger comes from!" After listening to Fu Hou's persuasion, Liu Chengyou murmured: "Am I acting arbitrary? I don't know people well? I employ people inappropriately?"
"Some people see far away, and some people are obsessed with power..." Liu Chengyou sighed leisurely.
Fu Hou was silent, feeling that Liu Chengyou seemed a little sensitive.
"Da Fu, you have always been smart and insightful in situations. Do you think I should follow the advice of the officials, recall Wang Jingchong and put him in jail for questioning?" Liu Chengyou suddenly raised his head and asked Fu Hou.
Empress Fu shook her head: "I live in the harem, so I don't dare to comment on the affairs of the front court!"
"I just want to hear your opinion." Liu Chengyou said, his tone a little uncertain.
In Empress Fu's eyes, it was a sign of hesitation. After thinking about it, Empress Fu asked, "You sent Wang Jingchong out to Beijing on an errand. How did the errand go?"
"It's acceptable, it's quite to my liking!" Liu Chengyou said.
"Wang Jingchong, can he act in a way that disturbs the people and disrupts government, abuses power and violates the law, or violates regulations?"
Hearing this question, Liu Chengyou glanced at Fuhou. This woman was not simple. She was probably also paying attention to the affairs of the front court. A slight hesitation flashed across Liu Chengyou's face, and he said in a deep voice: "I'm afraid it's inevitable to act in a hasty and hasty manner, and some of my methods are excessive and violate the rules, but I'm very satisfied with the results achieved!"
Regarding Empress Fu, Liu Chengyou finally spoke his mind.
"I know that you, Erlang, have always had your own opinions. I am afraid that you have already made plans in your heart. The requests of the ministers are not unreasonable. They have their own basis and should be given more consideration. The advice I can give is that this time The turmoil needs to be calmed down as soon as possible, so as not to affect the stability and unity of the court!" Fu Hou's words had a sense of stopping immediately.
Liu Chengyou straightened his upper body, took his feet back from the plump jade legs behind the talisman, sat cross-legged, looked at his queen, and said seriously: "It's not that I don't listen to honest advice. From the perspective of ministers, I can understand their opinions." Consider it. But I am the emperor and I have my own considerations. What I am angry about is not that they made any comments, but that they created chaos for me at this time and affected the stability of the court!"
"With Erlang's wisdom, how could he be so angry?" Da Fu smiled lightly and said, "Have you made a decision? Don't worry?"
"Let me get you something to eat, I'm hungry!" Liu Chengyou grinned.
Empress Fu immediately stood up and was about to go out to give instructions, but Liu Chengyou grabbed her hand and pulled her over. With a seductive moan, Fuhou fell into Liu Chengyou's arms, their skins touching each other. Liu Chengyou said against her ear: "Just squeak outside, why bother to kiss her?"
As he spoke, his hands became restless, and an intoxicating blush gradually appeared on Fu Hou's jade cheeks...
"Officials, the Wude Secretary will submit it to Wang Jingchong!" Zhang Dejun respectfully submitted a memorial.
Liu Chengyou took it with a calm face, and while flipping through it, he asked, "Where is he now?"
"Arrived in Jinzhou!"
His brows frowned subconsciously. Jinzhou was Wang Yan, the envoy of Jianxiong Jiedu, and Wang Yan was the "Shouyi" Jiedu who was as famous as Zhao Hui, which was extraordinary. He immediately scolded: "Who asked him to go to Jinzhou!"
After reading Wang Jingchong's memorial, he became even more annoyed and threw it directly on the case. Wang Jingchong's memorial was a summary of Wang Yan's "crimes" in the Jianxiong Army Jiedu.
It is said that Wang Yanqian was furious and falsely accused people to death. Anyone who offended him, including his friends and generals, would be accused of crimes and put to death, and even harmed his family. There is also a list of those persecuted by Wang Yan, with time, place and reason, which are extremely detailed.
At the same time, Wang Jingchong reported to Liu Chengyou that Wang Yan had neglected the angels, mobilized troops to resist arrest, and had evil intentions...
"This Wang Jingchong, is he out of his mind?" Liu Chengyou couldn't help but cursed: "It's not unfair at all to say that he has exclusive power and authority! Are you ignoring my warning and turning a deaf ear?"
"The officials calm down!" Zhang Dejun looked frightened and persuaded in a low voice.
"Pass an edict to let Wang Jingchong return to the capital!" Liu Chengyou said directly.
When he was alone, Liu Chengyou's expression gradually became calmer, and he was not as irritable as he showed. In any case, the effect of Wang Jingchong's trip outside Beijing was evident, and it also allowed Liu Chengyou to see the extent of the influence of central authority on local areas.
Of course, Liu Chengyou really did not intend to let Wang Jingchong cause trouble in the local area anymore. After all, enough is enough.
The next day, another memorial was presented to the imperial court, which quickly alerted Liu Chengyou. Wang Yan of the Jianxiong Army impeached Wang Jingchong, saying that he was pretending to use the authority of the court to wreak havoc on the state capital and bring harm to the government and the people. He sent troops without permission to attack the commander's mansion in Jinzhou. He had already dispatched troops to control him, and asked the emperor to punish him severely.
Through the memorials and hundreds of miles away, Liu Chengyou could imagine the conflict that occurred in Jinzhou. The words in Wang Yan's memorial are neither humble nor arrogant, but they are full of toughness.
If it were just Jinzhou, it wouldn't be enough to shock Liu Chengyou. What really made him pay attention was Xunhou. Prefectures such as Pizhou Jingnan Army, Hezhong Prefecture, Xingzhou Anguo Army, and Beizhou Yongqing Army successively sent letters to impeach him. Memorial by Wang Jingchong.
The situation has escalated and seems to have stirred up a hornet's nest!
