1novels Chapter 19 Blood Stained Mountains and Rivers 18
Chapter 19 Blood Stained Mountains and Rivers 18
Lu Heng was also standing in front of the hall, and after listening to the quarrels of the courtiers, he felt quite dispirited.
After Jin Wengong left, most of the courtiers' dissatisfaction was transferred to Xiao Ye. They congratulated him with a half-hearted smile, with deep jealousy and malice in their eyes.
Regardless of whether the courtiers were malicious, tempting, or kind to him, Xiao Ye accepted them all.There was a faint but polite smile on his face, and he had a similar attitude towards the courtiers who came to talk to him, and he blocked them neither softly nor hard, making it difficult for people to understand his real thoughts.
Zhuang Liang and Liu Wei stood by, sizing up Xiao Ye indistinctly, agreeing with his way of handling the problem in their hearts.At this time, he shouldn't be too pretentious, and his silence is too weak. It is the best to follow the other party's words and block it back. As a result, the two of them are even more satisfied with him.
As the sixth son of General Lu Qi, many people saw Lu Heng's true face for the first time, and were somewhat curious and apprehensive about him.
However, due to the decline of the General's Mansion, many people despise Lu Heng from the bottom of their hearts, and their expressions are also arrogant and complacent, unwilling to condescend to talk to him.Some people also thought that he was the one who brought back Young Master Ye from Liang Guo, and he was more or less the confidant of Duke Wen of Jin, so they stepped forward to test his attitude.
Unlike Xiao Ye, Lu Heng never thought of stretching his fists in Jindu, and he would lukewarmly reject anyone who came to test him.He had a tough attitude, and after humiliating a few ministers, no one continued to come to him to make fun of himself.
Xiao Ye sent Lu Heng out of the palace in person, Zhuang and Liu went to Jin Wengong's bedroom immediately after they left the front hall. As soon as the two stepped into the bedroom, they smelled a strong smell of herbs and coughed heavily one after another Voice.
Jin Wengong sat on the bedside, and there was a small table on the bedside. On the table, there were several piles of bamboo slips. Some of them were seen by Jin Wengong dragging his sick body, and some were not. The important ones were put in a pile. Put the ones that don't need to be dealt with at present into a pile.
Zhuang Liang and Liu Wei didn't dare to disturb him, they stood quietly aside with their heads down, waiting for him to read the bamboo slips in his hands.
Nearly a quarter of an hour later, Duke Wen of Jin put down the bamboo slips with a livid expression on his face, and said bitterly, "Is this Liu Fusheng still a subject of our Jin State? Jin State has not yet been destroyed, so he wants to surrender to Zhao State!"
Zhuang Liang and Liu Wei looked at each other in dismay. They also knew Liu Fusheng a little bit. He used to support Gong Zi'an, so it was not surprising that he would surrender to Zhao Guo.
Duke Wen of Jin coughed a few times covering his mouth, and when he moved his hand away, bright red blood spurted from his mouth, and all of it was sprinkled on the table in front of him.The servants who accompanied him either brought water to rinse his mouth, or stepped forward to clean up the blood on the desk, or rushed out of the bedroom to call for a doctor.
Zhuang Liang and Liu Wei also stepped forward to help, helping to transfer Jin Wengong from the collapsed bed to the bed.Duke Wen of Jin was furious. After vomiting blood, his whole body was trembling non-stop. His mouth was wriggling, but he only made intermittent gasps.
Not long after, the servant led the doctor into the sleeping hall. After the doctor took Jin Wengong's pulse, he shook his head slowly.
Jin Wengong stared straight at the doctor with his eyes wide open. The corners of his mouth twitched for a long time before he blurted out two words: "How long?"
The doctor dared not answer Jin Wengong's words well, for fear of stimulating him to death.
He hesitated, turned to look at Zhuang Liang and Liu Wei, the two were silent for a moment, and they both nodded with sad expressions.Whether it's them or the king lying on the bed, they all know the urgent situation of Jin.In the limited time, some obstacles need to be cleared for His Royal Highness who has not had time to confer.
After getting permission from Zhuang and Liu, the doctor drew a number with his hand and said, "The maximum is three or five days, and the minimum is two days today and tomorrow."
Unexpectedly, Duke Wen of Jin was very calm after learning that he was shortly alive. He raised his hand to repel the doctor, and lay quietly on the bed listening to Zhuang Liang and Liu Wei report to him about Prince Ye.
After listening to Xiao Ye's way of handling things in the hall, Duke Wen of Jin couldn't help showing a little smile on his withered face. He was quite satisfied with Xiao Ye's attitude and handling of things.
After talking about the matter in the hall, the three of them fell into relative silence.
It is said that to fight against the outside world, the inside must be settled first, and the court is chaotic, how to resist the foreign enemies?
As for the courtiers of the Jin State, many of them had bad intentions and no longer considered for the Jin State.
Keeping such courtiers is also a disaster.
If you want to be safe, you have to hurt your muscles and bones.
Duke Wen of Jin was silent for a long time, and some sternness flashed across his cloudy eyes. He looked at Zhuang Liang and Liu Wei, and finally nodded: "Put!"
How many people have been killed by a single 'Zhu'?
Before he walked out of the palace, a few drops of cold rain fell on Lu Heng's face. He stopped and looked up to the sky. Black clouds were coming from a distance, dark and gloomy, covering the sky, as if they were going to A storm is brewing.
Seeing Lu Heng standing still, Xiao Ye followed Lu Heng's gaze and said, "It's going to rain."
Lu Heng raised his hand to wipe the raindrops from his forehead, nodded and said: "It is indeed going to rain, I just go out by myself, you go back!"
Xiao Ye insisted on sending Lu Heng out of the palace, until Lu Heng completely disappeared from his sight, then he turned and walked deep into the palace.
For the next two days, the entire capital of Jin was under the drizzle of late autumn, and there was a bloody smell in the air, spreading among the nobles of Jin.
Almost all the nobles of the Jin Kingdom were in danger. After learning that a dirge had been sung in Liu Fusheng's mansion, the courtiers who were friendly with him were even more panicked. They hid in the mansion, trying to avoid the hanging butcher knife, and they also tried to escape. Leaving the capital of Jin in order to survive, he eventually followed in Liu Fusheng's footsteps.
In just two days, the number of courtiers in the Jin Kingdom was reduced by less than half, and the dirges in the capital of Jin never stopped.
Two days later, Zhuang Liang and Duke Wen of Jin stood in the court hall, and the son Xiao Ye was canonized as His Royal Highness Jin, and there was no one in the court hall to stop him.
On the day after Xiao Ye was canonized as His Highness, white sails were hung up in Jin Palace. After all, Duke Wen of Jin did not survive the torment of illness, and left the world unwillingly with full of worries for Jin.
Duke Wen of Jin passed away, and his son Xiao Ye inherited the Kingdom of Jin, calling him Duke Ding!
When he first ascended to a high position, the first thing Xiao Ye dealt with was the funeral of Duke Wen of Jin. During this period, several courtiers wanted to cause trouble to embarrass Xiao Ye because of Duke Wen of Jin's death. The means are suppressed.
Among them, the one who made the most noise was Xiao Ling, who usually fights cocks and running dogs. He was the eldest son of Duke Wen of Jin who was still alive, and he grew up in the Kingdom of Jin since he was a child. He was very popular with Duke Wen of Jin. Under the pursuit, his heart has already floated to the sky, and he has long regarded the position of King Jin as his own palm.
Xiao Ye watched Xiao Ling's tossing coldly, and finally stopped holding back when Xiao Ling brought people into the palace to force him to step down. He directly asked people to restrain Xiao Ling, put him under house arrest with severed limbs, and sent someone to tie him up. He ordered several courtiers who followed him, and killed them before the spirit of the former king, so as to sue the spirit of the former king.
Xiao Ye knelt in front of the late king's spirit, without even looking at the blood on the ground, he said to himself: "The widow is the king of Jin personally appointed by the late king. Disrespecting the widow is disrespecting the late king. The abdication of the widow is for disloyalty. The Jin country of the widow only supports Jin people, and such disrespectful and disloyal people are not worthy of the widow."
The courtier hurriedly put his head on the ground: "I dare not wait."
This was Lu Heng's idea to Xiao Ye, he said it was to kill chickens to scare monkeys.
The early bird was beaten, and the courtiers understood that the newly ascended king was far more decisive than the previous king.The former king could tolerate their quarrel because of their past affection.But today's king doesn't have much affection for them, so whether it is beating or killing, he will not be half sad.
There are not a few people who have different thoughts, but Xiao Ye's move is indeed shocking.
No matter what you think in your heart, at least you are quiet and loyal on the surface.
During the mourning period, no more troublemakers appeared.
Jin Wengong's funeral was extremely simple. After Xiao Ye finished handling Jin Wengong's funeral, he summoned Zhuang Liang and Liu Wei to discuss with them the issue of courtier vacancies.
Xiao Ye asked the two to sit down, and said straight to the point: "You two gentlemen, I invite you to come here today. I mainly want to discuss with you about the vacancy of official positions in the court. According to the custom, the positions of noble officials are passed on to those who value them. The heirs of ordinary officials are recommended by others. In this regard, what do you two gentlemen think?"
The main thing he wanted to discuss with the two adults was the issue of the succession of the nobility's official position.
Zhuang Liang pondered for a moment, then asked: "What do you think, Your Majesty?"
Xiao Ye said: "Since the Xia Dynasty, the nobles have enjoyed the riches and honors alone, while the ordinary people have few outstanding talents. If it was in a prosperous age, it would be fine, but now Jin has troubles at home and strong enemies outside. If we want to truly change Jin's weakness In such a situation, it is necessary to expel the dignitaries who stretch out their hands for profit but do nothing in the center of the court."
Zhuang Liang is also from a commoner background, he knows too well how difficult it is for a commoner to stretch his fists, and a commoner has to pay countless blood and sweat to touch one or two tenths of what the nobles are born with.
For many civilians, Maxima is common, but Bole is not.For Bole who is given the opportunity, most people will give everything in return.
However, how easy is it to break the habits that have been followed for thousands of years?
To cancel the privileges of the nobles is equivalent to cutting flesh from them, which will inevitably arouse their dissatisfaction, and they will bottom out.
It doesn't matter if there are one or two, but most of Jin's courtiers are from nobles.
Zhuang Liang cupped his hands towards Xiao Ye, but did not speak.
Xiao Ye turned his attention to Liu Wei. Liu Wei was born in a noble family, but he was different from others. Only then did he become the minister of the Jin State.
Liu Wei looked sideways at the thoughtful Zhuang Liang, then raised his eyes to look at Xiao Ye with deep eyes, and said in silence for a while: "If there is no country, how can we come home? If the Jin country is destroyed, there will be no more land in this land." No nobles and commoners are just slaves of other countries. What the king said, I think it is true."
Xiao Ye clapped his palms and sighed, "Xiangbang is a great virtue."