At the end of the Han Dynasty: a stingy husband from his hometown

Chapter 80 Anxiety
But it was said that Yang Qiu also went to worship at the tomb of Yu Guiren at that time, but was delayed because of some things.

Cao Jie asked Shangshu Ling to urgently summon Yang Qiu into the palace to meet the emperor. After receiving the edict, Yang Qiu didn't even have time to return to Sili Xiaowei's Mansion to discuss with everyone, so he was rushed into the palace.

The Emperor said: "You are an honest and honest official, and your hard work and merits are high. Now I will appoint you as a guard to take charge of the imperial army and guard the palace for me. I hope you will not disappoint me."

Yang Qiu couldn't help but be shocked when he heard this.

He was about to show his great ambitions, eradicate Cao Jie, Zhao Zhong and others, and restore the Qing Dynasty to the court, but he did not expect that the emperor would remove him from his position as the captain of Sili at this time.

Weiwei was a member of the Nine Qing Dynasty, guarding the imperial palace. He was a close official of the emperor and seemed to have a distinguished status.

However, everyone in the court knows that this is completely idle work, and there is nothing else to do except leading troops to patrol the palace every day.

Don't think that Wei Wei is very powerful if he controls the forbidden army and has military power.

In fact, those generals and schools were actually in charge of commanding the Forbidden Army. Their official positions were almost passed down from generation to generation, and their loyalty to the emperor was beyond doubt.

If there is no order from the emperor, even Wei Wei is the highest officer of the imperial army in name, but he cannot mobilize a single soldier.

On the contrary, the [-] soldiers in Sili Xiaowei's mansion are all troops that Yang Qiu can fully command, and they are also responsible for supervising all officials. comparability.

Once Yang Qiu loses the position of Captain Sili, it is almost impossible to get rid of the eunuch.

Because this does not belong to Weiwei's scope of authority, if he dares to intervene in this matter, he will exceed his authority, which will definitely lead to death for Weiwei who is in charge of guarding the palace.

Yang Qiu looked at Cao Jie who was standing on the left and right with his hands down, and guessed that it was definitely the other party's doing. He immediately suppressed the anger in his heart, kowtowed and said: "I have no noble deeds, and I have been punished by eagles and dogs. Although I punished Wang Fu before , Duan Jiong, being a fox and a clown is not enough to declare to the world. May the false ministers be in one month, and the jackals and owls will all obey their innocence."

Yang Qiu didn't care at all about Cao Jie, who was standing by him, and reiterated that he didn't care about Qingming, and was willing to be the emperor's eagle and dog, and eliminate the traitors for the emperor.

In fact, the reason why Yang Qiu was so valued by the emperor that he was even given the position of Sili Xiaowei, who had great power, was because he valued Yang Qiu's potential to be a lonely minister and a hawk.

Yang Qiu's performance also satisfied the emperor.

However, now that the matter has come to an end, the palace servants have joined forces to make a petition, begging Yang Qiu to be transferred from the position of Sili Xiaowei.

The emperor had his own considerations, if he wanted to check and balance the family, he had to rely on these regular servants in the palace, so he agreed to their request, and he could only temporarily wrong Yang Qiu.

However, in the mind of the Son of Heaven, Yang Qiu is different from other scholars, he is still a credible and available person, he can be appointed as a guard for a period of time, and then it will not be too late to entrust him with important tasks.

Of course, the emperor's thoughts are unknown to outsiders.

Yang Qiu wanted to get rid of the eunuch wholeheartedly. Seeing that Cao Jie and others had collected a lot of criminal evidence, he could get rid of all of them as long as he saw the right time.

At this time, Yang Qiu was naturally very reluctant to step down from his position as Sili Xiaowei.

"Boom boom boom!"

Yang Qiu's head hit the ground hard, and blood quickly started to flow from his forehead, which showed the urgency in his heart.

When Cao Jie saw this, he reprimanded him: "Your Majesty's edict has been issued, do you want to order His Majesty to change it?"

The emperor's face was also slightly dark, and he shouted: "Wei Wei guards the palace ban. It is my cronies who can't do it. But you resist so much. What do you want?"

Yang Qiu was reprimanded, but he was in a dilemma.

If he does not accept the imperial edict at this time, it will be tantamount to slapping the face of the emperor, and it will be a waste of His Majesty's love.

If the imperial edict is accepted, all previous efforts will be in vain, and it will be almost impossible to deal with Cao Jie and others.

But when he raised his head and saw the emperor's increasingly gloomy expression, even though he was unwilling in every way, he could only accept the edict bitterly.

Seeing this, the emperor's expression softened a little.

He said to the small yellow gates on the left and right: "Take Wei Wei to bandage the wound quickly, and don't let my minister of the humerus lose anything."

Yang Qiu thanked him, went to bandage the wound on his head under the leadership of Xiao Huangmen, and then returned to Sili Xiaowei's mansion, ready to hand over the affairs of the mansion, and went to Weiwei's mansion to take up his post.

Sili Xiaowei's Mansion.

When Zhou Qi learned that Yang Qiu had been promoted to guard, his face did not show any joy, but his eyes showed a little worry.

Yang Qiu seemed to see what Zhou Qi was thinking, and sighed: "Ziyi, what do you think about this matter?"

Zhou Qi said: "When the envoy served as the captain of Sili, he had the responsibility of supervising all officials, and he also held a heavy army. He went up to the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, down to the governors of local prefectures and counties, and even the regular servants in the palace. Fearful."

"So that you can also rely on your authority to eradicate traitors and traitors."

"Although the rank of the Weiwei seems to be higher than that of the Sili Xiaowei, and his status is prominent, he does not have much independent rights. The promotion of the Weiwei from the king to the Weiwei is an overt promotion and secret demotion, and he is trapped within the palace ban."

"Hey!"

Hearing this, Yang Qiu couldn't help but let out a long sigh and said bitterly, "This must be Cao Jie's treacherous plan."

Now that the matter has come to this point, Zhou Qi didn't want to think about other things, but asked instead: "When the envoy met with His Majesty, did you notice any change in His Majesty's attitude towards the envoy?"

This question is very important, so Zhou Qi must ask about anything involving Shangguan and the current emperor.

Yang Qiu looked at Zhou Qi, frowned slightly, and asked, "How dare you ask this?"

Zhou Qi hurriedly knelt on the ground and said, "It is about your family and life, Zhou Qi dare not not ask."

Yang Qiu frowned even more tightly and stared at Zhou Qi for a long time. Then he showed a look of reminiscence and said slowly: "Your Majesty's attitude toward me is acceptable. When he saw my forehead bleeding, he even asked Xiao Huangmen to take me to see him. Royal physician."

"What you said is about my family and life, but why?"

Zhou Qi stood up and said sternly: "Previously, Your Majesty ordered you to take the post of Sili Xiaowei, which shows that your Majesty has great trust and respect for you."

"The envoy is a lonely minister, and the one who relies on him is Your Majesty."

"If you still gain His Majesty's trust, it means that the emperor's sage's family is strong, and even if the emperor is transferred to the Weiwei, there is still room for improvement."

Hearing this, Yang Qiu nodded slightly, feeling that Zhou Qi's words were quite reasonable.

I don't know how many people have served as Lieutenant of Sili, but no one dared to act so recklessly like Yang Qiu, because Yang Qiu actually got the support of the current emperor secretly.

It can be said that Wang Fu and others died at the hands of the Son of Heaven rather than at the hands of Yang Qiu.

In the case of King Bohai and Empress Song's extermination, the emperor needed a scapegoat to appease the anger of the royal clan and aristocratic families.

In addition, Wang Fu dared to ignore the emperor, embezzled too much money, and offended the emperor. This led to such a tragic ending.

Although the emperor of the current dynasty was absurd, the city was extremely deep.

It was inconvenient for him to do it himself, so he promoted Yang Qiu, a cruel official, and asked him to clean up Wang Fu and others. This would not only calm the anger of the people, but also kill the chickens to make an example of the monkeys, and let the other servants in the palace know that the emperor cannot be bullied.

Facts have also proved that the emperor's methods are very clever.

Ever since Wang Fu and others were imprisoned, Cao Jie, Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and other middle-ranking servants have made filial piety to the royal treasury. Naturally, it faded a lot.

Yang Qiu stroked his beard and said: "Then in your opinion, what should I do in the future?"

Zhou Qi said: "As long as you still have the holy family, you only need to do your job well. Before Cao Jie and others controlled the palace, it was not easy for you to meet the emperor, but now it is a person who is close to the emperor. machine."

"As long as your majesty shows your respect, it is not impossible for you to return to the position of commander-in-chief."

The handover of official positions was not easy. Yang Qiu worked hard for two full days before handing over everything.

Wei Wei ranks among the Jiuqing, has a prime minister, and ranks higher than a thousand stones.

Although he intends to promote Zhou Qi to the position of Wei Weicheng, Zhou Qi is not good enough to take up this high position regardless of his background, fame or age.

Moreover, there is no other place in the forbidden palace, and not anyone can enter if they want to, and the official positions inside cannot be appointed casually.

What's more, because Yang Qiu no longer served as the captain of Sili, those officers and false assistants he recruited before also lost their original positions. Zhou Qi became white again, and now he can only be regarded as Yang Qiu's subordinates. Staff.

Although Yang Qiu is a cruel official, he is indeed capable. Even if he is a guard, he still does his job well.

But Zhou Qi was still a little uneasy in his heart.

According to the original historical trend, Yang Qiu's resignation as Sili Captain was the first step towards his downfall.

However, according to Zhou Qi's current observation and analysis, Yang Qiu is still deeply favored by the Holy Spirit, otherwise he would never be able to hold such an important official position as a Weiwei.

So what was the reason that caused Yang Qiu to lose this holy favor and end up dying in prison?

Zhou Qi couldn't understand it, and felt a little anxious.

Now he and Yang Qiu are grasshoppers on the same rope. If Yang Qiu falls, with the nature of Cao Jie and others, they will not let Zhou Qi go.

Zhou Qi was anxious, and he was more and more eager to have a counselor by his side who could give advice.

Even if he wasn't a top strategist, an ordinary strategist would do. At least if Zhou Qi had a problem in his mind that he couldn't understand, he could discuss it with him, and he didn't have to think about it alone.

Time passed slowly, during which three major events happened.

The first thing to do was to amnesty the world. Zhou Qi was very happy about this sudden amnesty.

He told Yang Qiu about Dian Wei's deeds and asked Yang Qiu to help him operate.

Yang Qiu took advantage of this time of amnesty, because the emperor regarded Yang Qiu very highly, so he pardoned Dian Wei's crimes.

You must know that even if there is a general amnesty, murderers and serious political prisoners will not be pardoned.

What Dian Wei killed was a court official who had resigned. His crime was very serious and he was not included in the amnesty. If he were a wise monarch, he would never agree to this matter.

Fortunately, Liu Hong was stupid and absurd, and did not care about the murder of officials who had already become officials. Instead, he pardoned Dian Wei's crimes because of his reliance on the Chongyang Ball.

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