V2.Chapter 638

"Oh!" Tang Yin answered softly. The expression on her face didn't change, but the joy in her eyes decreased a bit.

Zongyuan's greatest strength is that he is good at observing words and expressions, insight into people's hearts and seeing the situation. He sighed in his heart. It seems that the king is still reluctant to be horizontal!

As soon as he turned his words, he immediately said, "make it worth it!"

"What do you mean?" Tang Yin raised her eyebrows.

"The soldiers are fighting in the battlefield to make contributions. If they can't make it, what else can they do? General Qi has made countless achievements, and these achievements have helped him increase his rank and promote his rank. Now, if he wants to make it, he will naturally be dismissed and demoted. The king can take back his rank of general and Marquis, and he can still serve as the head of the Ninth Army temporarily until later If you have made some achievements, it is not too late for the king to re seal his official post and Jin his rank. "

Zongyuan finished at one breath, and then peeped into Tang Yin's reaction.

In Tang Yin's mind, Qi Heng is an indispensable talent in the wind country. It's not that he can lead the army to fight, nor that the Ninth Army can't do without him. It's that Qi Heng's force is too strong, even compared with Shangguan yuanrang.

Wu Guang, a general of the state of Huan, was killed in the battle this time. One of the four great generals of the state of Feng was missing. Tang yinben wanted Qi Heng to fill it. As a result, he was too discouraged. This time, such a thing happened.

"Dismiss the official and cut the Baron, stay in his original post for a while to see the effect..." Tang Yin murmured once, nodded and said, "it's good to kill his spirit!" Then he turned his eyes to Zhang Zhe and asked, "Lord Zhang, what do you think?"

Anyone can see that Tang Yin is very satisfied with such punishment, but Zhang Zhe has the ability to ignore everything. He shook his head and said, "report back to the king. I think... It's too light."

"Oh!" Tang Yin smiled and asked, "I don't know if Lord Zhang thought that the king's punishment on the fan family was too light or Qi Heng's punishment was too light?"

"It's too light." Zhang Zhe said bluntly.

"That's it, you two go back!" Tang Yin was really tired. He didn't want to argue with Zhang Zhe anymore. He waved his hand wearily.

Zhang Zhe still wanted to talk, but when he saw Tang Yin close his eyes and fall down, he lay on his side. When he came to his mouth, he could only swallow it back into his stomach. They bowed with Zongyuan and withdrew from the study.

Outside, Zongyuan looked at Zhang Zhe, who was unwilling, shaking his head and sighing.

The latter glanced at him, snorted coldly, and said, "eloquent, flattering!" Then he shook his robe sleeves and strode away, as if seeing Zongyuan more than once had dirty his eyes.

Zongyuan quickly caught up with him, and regardless of whether Zhang Zhe wanted to talk to himself or not, he said to himself: "strict punishment and strict law are the way of governing the country, but we should also pay attention to methods and means. Lord Zhang has gone too far this time..."

Before he finished, Zhang Zhemeng stopped and glared back at him. Zong Yuan, who followed him, didn't expect him to stop suddenly and nearly hit him.

"Lord Zong, what do you mean by this? As a censor doctor, I supervise all officials, report illegal acts, and my duty. Why not?"

"Yes, yes, but Lord Zhang didn't do things well." Zong Yuan said meaningfully: "Our king is not a fool. I think Lord Zhang can meet the king in private, and the king will never sit idly by. Those who should be punished will be punished, and those who should be punished will be punished. But Lord Zhang has made things all over the city and everyone knows it, which makes the king unable to come down. When it comes to the king's internal affairs, you should be cautious..."

Seeing that the more he said, the more ugly Zhang Zhe's face became, and Zong Yuan couldn't go on, he smiled and said with an arch of his hand, "Oh, I haven't eaten much all day. Lord Zhang, how about going to Fengyang building to have wine together?"

"Hum! Different people don't plan on each other. Lord Zong, please find someone else to accompany you!" Zhang Zhe didn't show mercy at all. He stared at Zongyuan and walked away with big steps.

Looking at Zhang Zhe's back left in anger, Zongyuan had no choice but to smile bitterly and murmured, "look at your temper... The king can bear you for a while, can he bear you... Alas!"

He was both a founding father and an old minister who helped the king when he first started the army. Zongyuan really couldn't bear to see what happened to Zhang Zhe. From his heart, he also admired Zhang Zhe. He dared to say what he didn't dare to say and do what he didn't dare to do. Of course, the price was that he faced much greater danger than himself.

Soon after Zhang Zhe and Zongyuan left, Gu Chen arrived.

Ah Si entered the study and was about to report. He saw Tang Yin lying on his side, closed his eyes and seemed to be asleep. He quietly retreated again and whispered to ah San and Gu Chen outside: "the king is resting. Lord Gu will wait here for a while!"

Gu Chen nodded, then whispered, "is the king tired?"

Ah Si smiled bitterly and said, "tired is naturally tired, mainly because there are too many things to worry about."

Gu Chen thought for a while and answered with understanding. Ah Si said, "there is a pavilion in the garden. Lord Gu can go there to enjoy the cool first. I'll call you when the king wakes up."

"No, I'll wait here!" Gu Chen stood still.

As time went by, Gu Chen's forehead was sweating gradually under the hot sun. Finally, he had to stand next to ah San and ah Si and hide under the eaves. After more than an hour, there was a movement in the study.

Ah Si hurried into the study and saw Tang Yin sitting up from the collapse. He stepped forward quickly and asked in a low voice, "is the king awake?"

"Yes!" Tang Yin shook his dizzy head and muttered, "I fell asleep just now."

"Your Majesty, Lord Gu has arrived and is waiting outside!" Ah Si whispered a reminder.

"Let him in!" Tang Yin rubbed her eyes, cheered up, stood up and stretched her muscles and bones in the room.

Gu Chen came in from the outside and knelt down to salute. Tang Yin smiled and said, "Gu Chen, get up!"

"Thank you, king!"

"Gu Chen, you and your uncle Gu Chong should be old ministers of the previous dynasty?"

I thought the king summoned himself to ask about fan Ju's case. Unexpectedly, Gu Chen was surprised to suddenly ask about this. He nodded and said, "yes, your majesty. Both your uncle and your ministers are ministers of the previous dynasty. You won't give up, but you still stay in the Lieutenant's house."

In fact, it is polite to say that Gu Chong and Gu Chen were old ministers of the previous dynasty. When Wang Zhanhua was still there, Gu Chong took charge of the Lieutenant's house. Later, Zhong Tian killed the Lord and usurped the throne. Gu Chong still took charge of the Lieutenant's house. Later, Tang Yin replaced Zhong Tian and became the king of Xinfeng. His uncles and nephews were still not dismissed. From Zhan Hua to Zhong Tian and then to Tang Yin, Gu Chong and Gu Chen are the elders of the three dynasties.

"How do you do this?" asked Gu Chen

Gu Chen was surprised. What does the king mean by asking? He quickly knelt to the ground and said, "the king is wise and powerful, commands the wind, dominates the north, has great talents and great achievements, which are obvious to all!"

Tang Yin pulled him up with a smile and said calmly, "I just want to talk to you. You don't have to be nervous." After a pause, he smiled again and asked, "so, in your eyes, I am still competent as a monarch?"

At this time, Gu Chen's cold sweat had come out. He is a man of integrity and backbone, but he is still a minister in front of Tang Yin. If he has backbone, he has to take it back.

He swallowed his saliva, knelt down again, kowtowed and said, "the case of the abbot was investigated by the minister. If there is anything wrong, please punish the king." Don't torture me like that!

Tang Yin was happy and said, "I don't think you did anything wrong, but I think you did a good job."

The more he said so, the more Gu Chen felt that the back of his spine was cold and had a sense of imminent disaster. He knelt down and said in a trembling voice, "king, treat the sins of your ministers!"

Tang Yin looked at him helplessly. How come he didn't believe what he said from his heart! He asked suspiciously, "why? In your mind, am I such a rat belly chicken?"

Gu Chen trembled and hurriedly said, "I dare not, I have no such intention..."

"Then stand up and talk!"

Alas! Gu Chen carefully stood up and hung her head to one side.

"A long time ago, I thought you were very good at investigating cases. Even cases that can't be investigated clearly by hidden arrows will become easy in your hands. Such talent is very rare!" Tang Yin praised with a smile.

"The king flattered me. I'm ashamed." Until now, Gu Chen didn't understand the purpose of the king and himself, but became more and more confused.

Without looking at his expression, Tang Yin can guess that Gu Chen must be confused at this time.

He blinked, thought for a moment, and smiled, Said softly: "My strong wind seems to dominate the north for a time, but it has many problems and worries. Take the case of the fan family reselling salt and iron for example. If you don't find out, I don't know how long it will take to know that the fan family is stealing money from the imperial court. In so many counties and cities in the wind country, how many officials are embezzling bribes, bending the law, curbing money, and how many officials and businessmen are there I don't know the secret of collusion at all. Sometimes I really want a pair of clairvoyants and a pair of pleasant ears. Even the mayor of the most remote small town, I can know exactly what he does and says every day. "

Speaking of this, he patted Gu Chen on the shoulder and asked meaningfully, "Gu Chen, are you willing to be the king's thousand mile eyes and ears?"

Gu Chen was tongue tied when he heard that the Lieutenant's house was only set up in the capital. Even if the Yamen and soldiers from top to bottom were added together, there would be more than 80000 people. How can we monitor all counties, counties and even one city and one town in the country?