The moon is bright and the stars are sparse, and thousands of houses are lit with lights.
Liang Xingyang walked from the shadow to the light, and when the person holding the lantern was not paying attention, he fit into the light...
In the Panlong Hall, the lights were brightly lit, and the newly enthroned Xia Cunhao was processing the memorial.
It was already late at night, and even the guards on duty outside were dozing off.
Seeing that there was still a thick pile left, Xia Cunhao put down his pen irritably and rubbed his face.
When he was the prince, he looked at the Forbidden City from the outside and felt that the late emperor did not do well and was incompetent. He was deceived by Zhang Tianxi and made the country a mess. If he sat in this position, he would definitely be able to easily All things will be handled well, so that the country and the people will be safe, the world will be at peace, and a prosperous age will be created!
Now that he has truly become the emperor, he realizes that the emperor is not that easy to do.
There are too many remnants of Zhang Tianxi's party, and many of them defected abroad. Some went to sea and ran to the vassal state, and some went to the mountains to become bandits. That's all. After a wanted order was issued, they could not come back to cause trouble again. The difficulty was that many of them targeted the party. Some people are entangled with the Mirror Party. Some are masters and apprentices, some are married to each other, some are from the same sect, and some are sworn brothers. In short, it is complicated. One investigation will lead to a series, and one investigation will lead to a nest. The involvement is very wide, and It's not just a matter of just drawing a pen and killing, each household, and even each individual must carefully consider and determine the appropriate punishment.
In addition, the Northeast was defeated. The Lianshan Sect had completely occupied the eight states of Genyuan. They were pursuing the victory and attacking Wanquan Pass. Once there was lost, the Lianshan Sect would march straight into the hinterland of the Central Plains. He must find another reliable person to assist Wanquan Pass. This person must be capable, able to defend the pass, fight through mountains, have prestige, be able to intimidate those arrogant and powerful generals, and be reliable.
Originally, Mr. Yue Lu was the most suitable candidate, but now that the Bone Sect in the Northwest has resurfaced and begun to bloom everywhere again, Mr. Yue Lu has to be used to suppress the bandits...
At the same time, many places were hit by disasters and needed money from the court.
However, the national treasury was empty, and Yin had been starved of food for a long time, and could not come up with any money at all. Although the money copied from the house of the Zhenzhi Party was a lot, it was not enough to pay for the military in the northeast and northwest. Where could there be money for disaster relief?
He was worried when suddenly the light on the table in front of him became brighter and brighter, and the flames shot up to a height of more than one meter.
Xia Cunhao was so surprised that he stood up quickly and stepped back, shouting: "Here comes someone! Protect me!"
Liang Xingyang originally wanted to show up to talk to him, but he didn't expect that Xia Cunhao was often targeted by Zhang Tianxi because he occupied the Mirror Party and was an enemy of the Needle Party. He was also living on thin ice and was very nervous, especially when his brother had just died. During the handover, Zhang Tianxi still held the great power. He and Zhang Tianxi were in vain, fearing that Zhang Tianxi would kill him one day, so they were even more cautious. It is not an exaggeration to say that they were frightened. When they saw the strange thing, they immediately taught others.
When Liang Xingyang saw him calling for someone, he immediately walked out of the firelight, stood on the dragon writing desk, stretched out his hand, and the fairy sword flew out, turning into a circle of swords to surround the emperor and trap him inside.
The sword's sharp edge and flashing light made the hair on the emperor's body stand on end, and he did not even dare to shout for his escort.
The guards on duty outside rushed in, and an old man holding a whisk shouted loudly: "There is an assassin!"
"Don't come over!" Liang Xingyang stretched out his hand and pointed the sword light to circle the emperor, "Everyone, get out!"
When the guards saw that he had taken the emperor as a hostage, they all threw themselves into fear, but they did not dare to go out.
The emperor recognized Liang Xingyang and was very surprised: "You...how could it be you? Do you want to kill me?"
"I don't want to kill you, I just want to tell you something. Let them all go out and close the door."
The emperor hesitated, waved his hand for the guards to go out, and closed the door: "What on earth do you want to do?"
Liang Xingyang put away the fairy sword and said to the emperor: "When I came in just now, I used the methods of the Golden Lantern Sect. I want you to see how harmful the Golden Lantern Sect is. If they want to kill you, they must be more powerful than me. You also need to be unaware of it, so that you can die in an unknown manner."
What he thought was that no matter how much he said, it would be more touching than letting the emperor personally feel the danger that was so close at hand!
When the emperor saw that he had put away his sword, his heart dropped to his throat before he relaxed a little. He suppressed his anger and asked in a deep voice: "What do you want me to do?"
Liang Xingyang said: "You issued an imperial edict. Follow me to Jiangnan and eradicate the Golden Lantern Sect from the roots!"
"No." The emperor refused directly.
"Why?" Liang Xingyang was puzzled. He felt that the current emperor was completely different from the original King Ming.
"When officials do things, they must have evidence! They must be able to convince the public! You said that the Golden Lantern Sect is a cult that harms thousands of families, but the results of the imperial court's investigation all say that the Golden Lantern Sect encourages people to do good and is widely praised by the people!" He went to find a document on the shelf next to him and threw it on the desk. "I have already sent people to ask the Ministry of Punishments, and also asked the two governors of Jiangnan Liyuan and Xunyuan to submit the documents. They both said that the Golden Lantern Sect is definitely not a cult. , even if the golden lamp had not taught people to be good, dozens of civil unrests would have broken out in the past few years. I also asked you about the Liang family, but it is you local tyrants and landlords who exploit and oppress the people. "
Liang Xingyang picked it up, flipped through a few pages, and threw it on the table: "Have you ever thought that they are deceiving you? They are already a group..."
"Then the Golden Lantern Sect must not be touched!" The emperor looked directly at Liang Xingyang who was standing on the table. "I have just ascended the throne, and the world is unstable. The Lianshan Sect in the northeast and the White Bone Sect in the northwest are all causing chaos! Not long ago, Three hundred thousand troops were wiped out! If, as you said, the governor, governor, prefect, and county magistrate all converted to the Golden Lantern Sect and worked together to deceive me, it would be better if I sent someone to investigate and nothing could be found. As soon as they found out something, they jumped over the wall, and the four Xunyuan states in the southeast and the nine Liyuan states in the south all rebelled. How can we clean up this world!"
Liang Xingyang was stunned. He didn't understand politics or state affairs. Although there were many contents in the Tao Te Ching about how saints governed the country, he had never really thought about how to run a country well. Listen to what the emperor said. It seemed to make sense, but he didn't know how to refute it, but he also firmly believed that the Golden Lantern Sect must not be allowed to develop like this.
"What about the Golden Lantern Sect? Just leave it like this and ignore it?"
The emperor put his hands behind his back, faced the documents on the wall, and remained silent for a long time.
The guard called outside: "Your Majesty?"
"I'm fine. I'll ask you to come in later!" the emperor responded, turning back to Liang Xingyang and saying, "The court cannot solve this matter. Even if it can be solved, it will take at least two years before the court stabilizes. But... …You might be able to work your way around it.”
"My method?"
"Didn't you say at the beginning that you have chosen many tribunals in the Golden Lantern Sect? You can continue to choose. You can't do it alone. You can set up a sect. Whatever resources are needed, as long as they are available in the treasury, I can do it. Here you go. If you can extinguish the Golden Lantern Sect, I will make you the national master and invite you to worship in the Tai Chi Hall!"
Liang Xingyang was shocked. He didn't expect that the emperor could come up with such a plan that he was not satisfied with but could accept: "You just said that when officials handle cases, they need to present evidence and be able to convince the public. You don't have the Golden Lantern Cult to rebel. Evidence, can’t we deal with him?”
The emperor smiled softly: "This Golden Lantern Sect, which has been praised by my governors and governors of two provinces and officials of thirteen states, must be nothing less than a cult! Even if no criminal intent is revealed now, the imperial court will never allow it to continue to develop and educate all people. Leading people to good deeds is what the imperial court should do, and it should not be left to them, a group of sacrificial witch sticks!"
