Chapter 53: The Road to Martyrdom
On the day of Yang Qinglian's execution, the people stood outside the execution ground and watched the ghost head knife in the hand of the nephew fall, blood splattered three feet on the Xingtai, and the severed human head rolled to the ground a few feet before being hurriedly picked up and taken away by the soldiers who rushed to the ground.
Li Yuzhang, who was standing outside the execution ground in civilian clothes, firmly believed that it was definitely not Yang Qinglian himself on the stage at that time, after all, with Wei Xian's character, he couldn't wait to dig out all the people who offended him from the grave and humiliate him again in front of the world, and he would definitely not let his senior brother cover his face and die decently, it seems that the rumors in the market that someone secretly robbed the prison are eighty percent true.
But Li Yuzhang's heart was still faintly uneasy, as if something big had happened to make him chest tightness and shortness of breath, during Yang Qinglian's imprisonment, the entire Beishu Party tried its best to rescue, day after day, and even someone secretly asked someone to show Wei Xian that he was willing to give in, but all the efforts finally came to an end in Shicheng Dahai was not heard.
Because of that day, Yang Qinglian was forced to see the dagger in the picture below, and it was also that day that Wei Xian found out that the dog in his eyes had turned into a greedy wolf who was ready to lock his throat and bite at all times, and from that time on, the powerful eunuch decided that no matter what, Yang Qinglian must die without a place to be buried!
All cause and effect have to start with a military report from the north...
Dozens of days ago, Zhu Yezhao convened a court meeting to discuss the urgent letter reported by the border general: "The Mongolian people have formed an army to invade on a large scale."
Fan Xiang had previously separated the emperor's trust in Gangzhiguan and Liu Jizong, although he was fined for one year, but in the end, he achieved initial results, and afterwards received Wei Xian's big reward and almost worshipped him excitedly and called this godfather his father.
So today, in order to win the favor of his godfather again, his eyes jumped out and said: "The emperor can rest assured, it's just a group of uncivilized savages fighting a little, as we all know, the Han and Mongolian tribes have resolved their grudges for a hundred years, which year they invaded Beiguan was not repelled by the general of Yuguan, and the reported military situation did not mean that the enemy army was menacing, but the intention was to be greedy for the military salary allocated by the imperial court, and Weichen thought that someone wanted to take the opportunity to be greedy..."
Hearing Fan Xiang's tirade in front of him, the people below were both happy and angry, and the anger was naturally supporting Li Jizong's faction, which Fan Xiang was obviously referring to Sang scolding Huai, what "someone took the opportunity to be greedy", and explicitly implied that Li Jizong had personal interests and lied about the military situation.
"Nonsense!" Among the hundred officials, there was a fierce general, this person's name was Qiu Yanbin, who was born under Liu Jizong's Liu family iron cavalry, and at this moment, when he saw someone framing his own general, he stepped forward and scolded: "The danger of the Mongolian invasion of the situation in northern Xinjiang is the information obtained by the border guards many times through investigation, how can you be a villain like you who enjoys peace and prosperity with a small mind that can speculate!"
As soon as Kang Jia saw that the two of them were hysterical in the court again, he hurriedly interrupted the argument: "General Qiu is brave and good at fighting, quite courageous, he is a person appreciated by Liu Wuhou, and his vision is naturally more accurate than the battlefield killing, Fan Aiqing should not spend the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, is it possible that he forgot the punishment last time so quickly?"
"Don't dare. Fan Xiang saw that Zhu Yezhao was bored, and when he mentioned the sin he had set before, he knew that his plan was fruitless, so he immediately retreated.
"I take the great Yu country as the priority, as for the idle people, what do they want, as long as it does not hinder the overall situation, I don't know, the military department is still available?"
Fan Xiang, who was just discouraged, caught the emperor's words, raised his head instantly, his eyes were filled with excitement, and the sentence "the heart of idle people" made him like swallowing a reassuring pill, and returned to his position with all kinds of satisfaction and closed his eyes to recuperate.
Of course, Qiu Yanbin also heard the emperor's words, and then wanted to say two more words in theory, but as soon as the words reached his mouth, he saw Zhu Yezhao glance at the corner of his eyes, and he knew that it was useless to say more.
"In. An old minister walked out of his position tremblingly, hunched over and holding the wat and waiting for Kangjia's order.
"From now on, 30,000 people will be transferred north to defend against the Mongols, and they will reach Liaoguan within three days. ”
"Your Majesty, this..."Ding Gao Xu, the secretary of the military department, looked uneasy.
"What's the difficulty of Aiqing?" To put it mildly, Zhu Yezhao still prefers people like Ding Gaoxu, even if he has been watching the party struggle between the DPRK and China, and thinks that he will play with the ministers and applaud to maintain the supremacy of imperial power, but like Ding Gaoxu, who lives to a certain age and only wants to survive safely until he returns to his hometown, the mentality of no one to please but not stand on either side is the most worry-free.
"Back to the emperor, if you transfer 30,000 troops to the north, you need to spend food and salary... Surveyed by the Ministry of Households... treasury..."
"Smack!" Zhu Yezhao heard the meaning, and Long Yan slapped the dragon chair angrily and asked: "The imperial court has been full of taxes over the years, how can the treasury be empty!"
The hundred officials immediately fell silent: everyone knew why and how the treasury was in deficit. If it weren't for the fact that you were squandering and repairing the imperial tomb, while you were busy alchemy and building altars in order to become immortals, and Wei Xian had deducted taxes from time to time over the years, it would be considered that God had blessed you with a little bit left.
However, who dares to say these words? The Beishu Party has protested that Kang Jia's vitality has been greatly damaged by the early dynasty, and now they dare not act rashly; the Wuhou faction is basically a military general, and it is better to talk about conspiracy and means, so that even if they cultivate the tenth generation, they will not be able to compare with the eunuch party.
Fan Xiang saw it in his eyes and was happy in his heart, if he went on like this, Beiguan would definitely lose without help, and then Shengrong would be furious and take the opportunity to take the opportunity to blame the guards, they were all Liu Jizong's subordinates, and Shun Teng was afraid that he would not be able to splash him with dirty water?
As for the defenders, they don't care about the lives of the people on the border, who tells them to live in a chaotic place, or die, they should be reincarnated in the afterlife as soon as possible to find a good family.
"Hubu! Hubu!" Zhu Ye saw that no one answered, and in a hurry, he shouted loudly and shook the entire hall.
"Your Majesty... The Ministry of Industry is still in a hurry to repair the imperial mausoleum and build the altar, and the silver taels given are still insufficient..."The people who came up seemed to be in a dilemma, Wei Xian must not be guilty, if the treasury is empty by this eunuch at this moment, I am afraid that the family will be ruined if the next dynasty is early.
In desperation, Hubu Shangshu could only add fuel to the fire of Kang Jia's injustice, and he kept chanting in his heart that he hoped to survive this catastrophe without danger.
"Can't I build my imperial mausoleum?!" Zhu Yezhao really took the case and became furious: "I can't afford to go to you early and hug you, and I scold me for being ashamed of the emperor, but now I am adjusting my life and working hard, but you tell me that the loss of the treasury is all due to my extravagance, and throughout history, which dynasty and which generation do not repair the imperial tomb?!
The ministers were silent, listening to Zhu Yezhao count the new and old accounts, as if a woman who had been wronged had finally found an opportunity to express her grievances.
When the grief and indignation echoed in the hall for a long time, the emperor looked at the dead face of the civil and military people in the hall and felt that it was not a solution, and the accumulated resentment in his heart was also vomited. So he turned around and waved his dragon robe, full of fatigue and undoubtedness: "Liaoguan is urgent, let's discuss it another day!"
Qiu Yanbin and the others from the Wuhou faction knew that no matter how inappropriate Zhu Yezhao's decision was, they had no choice but to retreat from the court at this time.
Fan Xiang, who was originally covered with a haze, smiled proudly, he knew that in Kang Jia's eyes, the military situation in Beiguan was really just a show as he said, otherwise how could he keep his mood and get angry, and delay it and ignore it? Hmph, you Liu Jizong will lose his holy family just around the corner.
People have their own hearts and different thoughts, but no one knows that at this moment, Yang Qinglian, the first assistant who is in the front row and has always been silent, clenched his fists in his sleeve robe.
(ps: A reader asked me in a private message why I didn't write why Yang Qinglian died and jumped to the plot of the first two chapters, don't you hurry, isn't it slow now.)
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