Although he was not sure of Li Yi's loyalty to him, the Son of Heaven still felt the benefits of Li Yi's existence, at least today he was very relieved.

He saw that the lieutenant officials who usually flaunted their military might, and the domineering bureaucrats were so angry by Li Yi's brutal killing that they were so angry that their fingers cracked, and they were angry one by one, beating their chests and feet, and when it came to the sad places, there were still crying bitterly, he was happy, he was happy, and he gloated.

He has always been surrounded by these people in the palace, oppressed by them with all kinds of etiquette and laws, he has never done a thing that he feels is pleasing to his heart, everything he has done has never been affirmed and praised by the ministers, it is all endless exhortations and flattery in front of the face behind the abuse and abuse.

He always wanted to take revenge on these people and make them uncomfortable, but there was nothing he could do, until this lawless northern tiger appeared, and he finally got his wish. He not only grabbed these people's sore feet, but also cut a few pieces of their flesh fiercely, and wantonly insulted and scolded them, he felt happy and happy.

The Son of Heaven looked at the ministers under the court, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth. Hum...... If you don't make me happy, I won't let you be happy, and whoever you want to die, I want him to live, and see who is happy.

But if he insists on not punishing Li Yi, it is tantamount to openly supporting Li Yi, and he will stand on the opposite side of the ministers in the DPRK and China, and he will be exhorted by the ministers in a series of crazy statements, and they will bombard the court day after day with the laws of their ancestors, and he may be admonished to death by some ministers who do not want to die, and his head will explode when he thinks of this.

He suddenly thought of something even more terrifying: his protection of Li Yi was tantamount to offending all the courtiers, including the lieutenants who were very close to him. What if they join forces to kill themselves?

Among the emperors of this dynasty, the cause of death is unknown. There are many sudden deaths. What Liu Hong remembers most clearly is the death of Emperor Xiaozhi. Emperor Xiaozhi was an eight-year-old child who ascended the throne and died after only one year as emperor because he ate a bowl of noodles sent by the general Liang Ji.

The day before eating the noodles, he gave a four-word comment to the general in front of his subordinates: "General Bahu", and he died.

The eyes of the Son of Heaven involuntarily looked at He Jin, the general standing under the court, will he kill me?

He remembered Liu Xie. If I express my intention to let Liu Xie be the emperor. Will He Jin kill me?

He looked at He Jin and thought for a long time. He couldn't know the answer, but his heart grew more and more uneasy, more and more fearful. It's not that he doesn't know the answer, but he doesn't want to think about it.

He made a decision suddenly.

"Your Majesty......" A minister was chanting the Son of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven raised his body slightly and looked down, it turned out to be Situ Cuilie.

Cui Lie saw the gaze of the Son of Heaven and said generously: "Your Majesty, Li Yi has disobeyed His Majesty's holy decree. Killing hundreds of pardoned officials without authorization, such atrocities are outrageous, Li Yi can be called the first cool official in my dynasty. His Majesty should hastenfully issue an order to condemn him, escort him back to Kyoto, and hand him over to the Imperial Governor's Mansion for trial and execution, so as to correct the discipline. ”

The Son of Heaven nodded, and suddenly said, "A few days ago, I went to visit the Queen Mother and met Mrs. Cheng in Changle Palace. Mrs. Cheng told Cui Situ that she had time to go to her house to have fun. Don't forget about her. ”

Cui Lie was stunned for a moment, then nodded frequently, and hurriedly agreed. As soon as the Son of Heaven interrupted like this, it was difficult for him to continue, so he didn't make a sound.

Cui Lie is a famous person in Jizhou, born in a family of people. His grandfather Cui Chu and uncle Cui Ying were both great Confucians. His cousin Cui Yu. He once served as the Taishou of Liaodong and wrote the book "Political Commentary", which was known as the imperial standard. Cui Wei himself is an honest official, his family is surrounded by walls, and his descendants cannot afford to be buried when he dies. It was only with the contribution of Yang Ci, Duan Cheng and Yuan Shao's two uncles, Yuan Feng and Yuan Kui, that they were buried in the lower ground.

Cui Lie himself served as the county guard, and the official was the court lieutenant of Jiuqing. The Son of Heaven sold officials in the West Garden, and it cost 30 million to buy a Situ. Mrs. Cheng, the nurse of the Son of Heaven, had a good relationship with the Cui family, and knew that Cui Lie wanted to be ranked as the third prince, so she asked him to inform him, saying that she could get a preferential price. In the end, Cui Lie gave half of the money to Mrs. Cheng.

Soon, he got his wish and sat in the position of Situ. Later, the Son of Heaven regretted it very much, thinking that the position of the third prince was sold too cheaply, and told the left and right lieutenants that he sold it too cheaply and lost too much. Mrs. Cheng knew that the Son of Heaven was unhappy, so she ran to the Son of Heaven to explain, saying that Cui Gong was a famous man in the world, how could he spend money to buy an official? I paid the money on his behalf, so don't be heartbroken, just give me a thin noodle.

When these words came out, Luoyang was a sensation. It is better to spend a few dollars to get an official by relying on a woman. Cui Lie's reputation plummeted as a result, and he was often ridiculed by others.

Cui Lie was dumbfounded, but immediately someone stood up again, and only heard one person report loudly out of class: "Your Majesty, Li Yi's move is clearly to despise Your Majesty and deceive the king, and he should be beheaded." ”

The Son of Heaven looked up and saw that it was Yang Biao, the son of Yang Ci, an old lady who had just passed away.

Yang Biao is about forty years old, slightly chubby, with a long face and long beard, and an extraordinary bearing. He is the eldest son of Yang Ci, an official servant, a marquis, and the head of the Yang family.

The Son of Heaven immediately put on a smiling face and said, "Aiqing, Jiaozhou Mansion recently sent a batch of precious flowers and trees to Lingkun Garden. Tomorrow, Aiqing will accompany me and the bachelors of Hongdu Gate to go on a tour to do endowments. ”

Yang Biao hurriedly knelt down to receive the order.

In recent years, the Son of Heaven's interest has increased again, and he is quite enthusiastic about building gardens. A few years ago, he planned to build two botanical gardens outside the Xuanping Gate in Luoyang, Bigui and Lingkun. At that time, Situ Yang Ci advised the Son of Heaven that there were five gardens in the capital: Xiyuan, Xianyang Garden, Pingle Garden, Shanglin Garden and Hongde Garden, which were enough for His Majesty to indulge in his own pleasure.

Seeing the teacher's objection, the Son of Heaven immediately planned to stop the construction. Soon he went to ask a group of famous scholars and Confucians from Hongdumen, of course these scholars wanted to have more places to enjoy the flowers, so they tried their best to encourage the Son of Heaven, saying that His Majesty built a garden, which is a good thing to enjoy with the people, how can they give up halfway? The Son of Heaven thought about it, so he ignored the opposition of the ministers and built two gardens, Bigui and Lingkun.

The Son of Heaven suddenly proposed to travel, and asked Yang Biao to accompany him, of course Yang Biao couldn't refuse, but his words were interrupted.

The general He Jin and Exit said: "Your Majesty, Li Yi has committed a mortal crime and must be punished to set an example. And the Youzhou he guards is the northern fence of the empire, which may face the invasion of the Xianbei people at any time. Please first remove Li Yi from the post of Youzhou Pastor and send someone to replace him to stabilize the imperial barrier. ”

Guangluxun Liu Yu hurriedly retorted: "Your Majesty, this matter must not be allowed. Li Yi successively quelled the Yellow Turban Rebellion and the Liaodong Rebellion, and was a hero of our Han Dynasty. If you kill him because of some trivial things, I am afraid that it will chill the hearts of the people of the world. ”

Hearing this, Duan Jue, the chief attendant, came out of the queue and said loudly: "This winter, the Xianbei people invaded the northern Xinjiang of our Han Dynasty, and all parts of the state were in an emergency, and the Xianbei army was directed at Hedong and Hanoi, but there was no movement in Youzhou, just a confrontation with the Youzhou army in the border area. The minister has just received a letter from the assassin of Bingzhou, saying that Li Yi and Xianbei often sell snow salt, spirits and other materials to the Xianbei territory, and have close contacts with the leaders of the Xianbei tribes, and the relationship with the Xianbei leader and Lian is also very good, and he wants to rebel. ”

He glanced at Liu Yu and continued: "The minister agreed with the general's opinion, and immediately sent another general to the unified army, and rushed to Youzhou day and night to take over the military power and maintain the stability of the northern frontier of the Han Dynasty. ”

"Liu Bo'an, what is your intention to protect Li Yi by speaking out? Did Li Yi spend money to buy you out? ”

"You're spewing blood." Liu Yu was so angry that his little goatee was raised high, and he scolded loudly with his fingers, "You used your power for personal gain, accepted bribes, and the evidence is conclusive, what face do you have to stand on top of this court and openly frame me?" ”

"Liu Bo'an, Ben Hou has written to ask for sin, and His Majesty has issued a decree to pardon, what are you talking about here? You roar at the court, and your sin is added to the first. Duan Jue sneered and said sharply.

Taiwei Zhang Yan hurriedly stood between the two, waved his hand again and again, and said, "Both of you don't say a word, say a word." The considerations of the general and Duan Changshi were very thoughtful and timely, and Liu Guanglu's thoughts were also very correct. Your Majesty, in the opinion of the old minister, can order Wang Fen, the assassin of Youzhou, to send a large army into Changshan Country, Hejian Country and other places, and then send someone to Youzhou to replace Li Yi, which is more appropriate. ”

The Son of Heaven snorted twice and asked, "Taiwei, how is the price of donkeys in Luoyang recently?" ”

Zhang Yan suddenly snorted angrily, and replied with a red face: "Marquis Duan raises donkeys, he knows, Your Majesty will ask him." ”

Liu Hong, the Son of Heaven, has made great contributions to the development of the entertainment industry in the Han Kingdom, adding many fresh projects, which are extremely creative projects even if they are placed in the later generations where Li Yi once lived.

For example, he ordered the construction of a bazaar in the harem, which was regularly opened for trading. He asked the court ladies and officials to pretend to be ordinary people and vendors, and on the days when the market was open, they performed such programs as selling, bargaining, heckling, fighting, and theft. The Son of Heaven himself dressed up in the brocade clothes of the rich businessmen, feasted and entertained with these "common people", ran a business, bargained, and was very busy.

In addition, he also likes to raise dogs, and in order to cater to his hobbies, some eunuchs have ingenious ways to dress up dogs, wear a virtuous crown, wear court clothes, and wear ribbons, and swayed to the court. When Liu Hong recognized Naiyi, he couldn't help clapping his hands and laughing, and praised: "What a dog official." Although the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty felt ashamed and humiliated, they dared to be angry and did not dare to speak.

The Son of Heaven also invented the use of four donkeys to drive, which was lighter and easier to drive than a horse-drawn cart, and the Son of Heaven himself drove the donkey cart around the market in the palace, so uncomfortable.

The Son of Heaven's novel trick soon became popular in Luoyang, and the donkey dealers were overwhelmed by the joy of the donkeys, because the price of donkeys exceeded the price of horses for the first time. The Son of Heaven has always been very concerned about the price of donkeys in the market, but when he asked at this time, it was obvious that he was talking about him left and right, intending to change the topic and get away with it.

Duan Jue saw the eyes of the Son of Heaven looking at him, and hurriedly went out to answer.

Sikong Xu Xiang then went out and said: "Your Majesty, Li Yi indiscriminately killed innocent people in Liaodong in the name of counterinsurgency, harmed the country and the people, and also supported the army and self-respect, plotting against him. The minister thinks that it is better to arrest him as soon as possible, lest it take a long time for him to form a party with the Xianbei people, and it will be very troublesome for the sake of Youzhou. The minister recommended Lu Zhi, Lu Shangshu or Guanglu doctor Zhu Jun to go north to Youzhou to take over the military power. (To be continued.) )