From the Valley of the Wicked to the Town of Demons

Cao Xing opened his eyes, rubbed his forehead, and couldn't help but lament that he drank too much with Liu Aifei last night, which almost delayed the business.

Sitting up from the bed, two maidservants immediately stepped forward to help him wash and change his clothes.

Qingxin Emperor Cao Xing, with an ordinary appearance, was about forty years old, and he was in the prime of life.

However, Cao Xing has no big ambitions, a typical conservative faction.

His grandfather, Emperor Jing Xing, was born with "imperial arrogance" and commanded the Great Wei army to conquer the north and the south. Almost from the moment he sat on the dragon chair, smoke was everywhere in the Great Wei Dynasty.

Although it was a waste of people and money, it also made the neighbors around tremble with fear, and the border troubles that had not been solved for a century were eliminated in one day.

Father Xuanwen Emperor, reigned for 31 years, except for two fights with Beiman, there was no other war.But he is a master at making money. He opened border trade, light corvee and heavy taxation, which almost made the Great Wei Dynasty look new and entered a peaceful and prosperous age.

So when it comes to Emperor Qingxin, Wu is useless-the frontier is peaceful, the world is peaceful, it is not easy to find faults and fight; Wen is useless-trade is prosperous, people live and work in peace, and reform and restructuring will only add chaos.

So he can only be a stable emperor, if he can keep the legacy of his grandfather and father, he is worthy of his ancestors.

What's more, he himself enjoys this state very much.

"Your Majesty, it's time for the morning court."

A father-in-law, who was about the same age as Cao Xing, walked in, bowed and said softly.

This is Zhen Jing, the accompanying eunuch who grew up with Cao Xing. According to the practice of the Wei Dynasty, when the new emperor succeeds to the throne, the personal eunuch will be promoted to the head of the palace.

The so-called one emperor and one courtier, the emperor changed, and many official positions had to be replaced, especially in the imperial city.

"Are they all here?"

Cao Xing was dressed by the court ladies, he didn't look at Zhen Jing, and asked casually.

"It's all here, waiting in the hall now."

Zhen Jing replied with a smile, he grew up with Cao Xing, and he really knew his master's temperament too well.

Cao Xing has no big ambitions, but he is very ostentatious. To put it bluntly, he is a good face.

Originally, there were no special rules for the Great Wei Dynasty to go to the early court, as long as everyone was present at the time.

But Cao Xing changed this rule, he would be two quarters late, and what he wanted was the scene of all the officials kneeling to greet him.

So Zhen Jing deliberately went to Dianmao first, waited for everyone to arrive, and then came back to welcome Emperor Xin to the court.

Lest the emperor be displeased and cause trouble.

After getting dressed, Cao Xing went to court.

The dragon held up the imperial flag, the maids and guards, and hundreds of people marched to the front hall in a mighty manner. At the back of the hall, more than 20 eunuchs greeted them and sent the emperor of Wei all the way into the hall.

"Long live my emperor."

As soon as Cao Xing appeared, all civil and military officials immediately knelt down on their knees and shouted "Long live", Cao Xing's face remained unchanged, and he sat firmly on the dragon chair.

The early dynasty of the Great Wei Dynasty was divided into the Great Court Meeting and the Small Court Meeting. The Great Court Meeting was held six times a month, and the Small Court Meeting was held on other days.

The Dachaohui is a big gathering of the various ministries and departments in the capital, and the top leaders of each department and department are all present.

As for the Xiaochaohui, only six departments participated. After all, the daily affairs were handled by them.

Originally, it was enough for Xiaochao to be in the upper study room, but Cao Xing changed the rules. After all, he wanted to save face, and the upper study room was so small that it was not enough to arrange face-to-face.

Today is the Great Court Meeting. Not only are all the officials in the capital here, but also all officials of the third rank and above in the capital, princes and royal relatives who are in power, have to go to the palace, so there is a dense crowd below, there are more than 300 princes, nobles, civil and military ministers.

The largest palace in the imperial city is almost out of capacity.

The Wei Dynasty is now calm, with no disasters or disasters, so the ministers report some not-so-big things, and Cao Xing's perfunctory promises are enough.

Seeing that it was almost an hour past, and the morning court was about to leave, General Cui Jingbo of Zhenbei came out suddenly.

Cao Xing was taken aback, the Wei Dynasty was peaceful, the generals of the four towns had become idlers, and they were all raised in the general's mansion in the capital. How long had it been since they spoke in the hall?
At least two years.

"My lord, I have something to play."

Cui Jingbo bowed his head and arched his hands. He was covered in armor and looked heroic.

"Cui Aiqing, I have something to talk about."

Cao Xing picked up the tea bowl, took a sip, and wanted to hear what the Zhenbei General had to report.

"I want to sue Prince Rong's House for collusion with the Sanfa Department to assassinate all the officials of the Household Department."

puff!
As soon as Cui Jingbo's words came out, Cao Xing spit out a sip of tea, and Zhen Jing who was beside him quickly took out a handkerchief and wiped the emperor's master's mouth.

buzzing...

There was an explosion in the court hall, and the officials talked a lot. You must know that this is a big event. The Rong Wangfu colluded with the Sanju Department to assassinate the head of the household department.

Is this a rebellion?
"General Cui, you said that we, the Three Law Departments, colluded with Prince Rong's Mansion, do you have evidence."

An old man stood up with a white beard like snow, it was Zhang Donglai, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment.

"That's right. If you said that our three judges colluded with the Rong Palace and assassinated the head of the household department, if you made an unfounded assumption, don't blame us for making you a false accusation."

Another person stood up, a middle-aged man with good looks and a bit of a bookish air.

This is Wu Yuanqi, Minister of Dali Temple.

"That's right, Cui Aiqing, what evidence do you have to say that the Sanfa Division colluded with the Rong Palace to murder the head of the Household Department?"

Cao Xing wiped his mouth clean, and looked at Cui Jingbo, he was very curious, you are a general of Zhenbei, what are you doing with this matter?
"Hmph, the god catcher Tie Feihua met the assassin who tried to assassinate Hubu Wang Shilang, and he chased him to the Rong Palace, never wanting to be stopped by the servant guards of the Rong Palace.

After leaving Prince Rong's mansion, he was hunted down by an unidentified man in black, trying to silence him.

If it wasn't for a copper guard from the demon town to save him, he might have died in the hands of those thieves.As a result, at this time, the Sanfa Division arrested Yinwei Cui Hong, the demon guard, and pushed a bunch of crimes on him, but he was afraid that the crime would be revealed, so he murdered him in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, disguised as suicide, and assassinated the head of the household department The case became a case without a conclusion, and the matter was settled hastily. "

Cui Jingbo explained the matter clearly, but in the end, the court was blown up again. After all, listen, it really seems to be the case.

"Is there any evidence for what you said? Cui Hong's suicide in the prison was the result of joint investigations by Wu Zuo and the government officials."

Zhang Donglai, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, resigned, and immediately refuted it.

"Hmph, Wu Zuo and Yamen servants are all yours, so you can say whatever you want."

Cui Jingbo glanced at the old man and said indifferently.

"You said that this matter has something to do with the God's Catcher, and it happens that the Governor of the God's Catcher is here, Governor Liu, I ask you, is there anyone from your God's Catcher involved."

Cao Xing spoke and asked a person at the door.

The man with white hair and childlike face, was tall and strong, after hearing Cao Xing's words, he stepped out immediately, cupped his hands and replied:
"Returning to Your Majesty, there is indeed a catcher named Tie Feihua in the God's Catchment Sect. According to him, he did meet the assassin, but what happened next...

Please also ask Li Zhenfu, the envoy of the Zhenyaosi, to answer His Majesty's words, because Tie Feihua has always been in the hands of the Zhenyaosi. "

Um?How did this bring the town monster into it again?
Cao Xing looked at Li Chunyu with doubtful eyes, but Li Chunyu also secretly complained in his heart.

He didn't know about it at all, and no one reported it to him.

But Cao Xing's inquiring eyes drifted over, and he had no choice but to answer it, so he bit the bullet and walked out from the side.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid this matter is not simple, and I don't know much about it. It's better to wait for the minister to go back, learn more about it, and then write it down and present it to Your Majesty."

Li Chunyu complained in his heart, he didn't know about this matter at all, there was no way he could return it, so he had to go back, and after understanding the process, he would present it to Cao Xing.

"Li Chunyu, why do you keep asking three questions? A few days ago, you asked me about the big monster in the East City, and you just perfunctory me like this. It's still the same now. How did you become a governor?"

After hearing Li Chunyu's words, Cao Xing was furious immediately, and severely reprimanded him, and then left angrily.

Yes, he slipped away.

This is great wisdom, taking advantage of the opportunity to run away.

Now everyone in the court insisted on their own opinions, and the matter was complicated and confusing, and it involved King Rong, his own uncle.The three Dharma divisions all went into the water, and Shenchamen and Zhenyaosi also jumped down. Who can he say who is right and who is wrong?

Moreover, the generals of Zhenbei are high-ranking and powerful. The generals of the Great Wei Dynasty are divided into three ranks, partial generals, upper generals and great generals.

General Zhenbei belongs to the "four towns" of the general.

The partial generals are the lowest and have no titles. They are generally distinguished by "front, back, left, and right", but the generals are different.

There was no war in the Wei Dynasty for a long time, and there was no permanent general. Now there is only one, Cao Xing's elder brother, Prince Guo Cao Biao, who leads the army in the north to frighten the northern barbarians.

So the general is the backbone of the Wei army, Cui Jingbo has great military exploits, it is not easy for him to sweep him in front of the ministers, and King Rong and Sanfa...

So the emperor fled, leaving behind a group of ministers, and there was a lot of discussion below.

"Retreat!"

The emperor had fled, so the morning court was meaningless. Zhen Jing immediately announced his resignation and ran after his master.

"Holy..."

Cui Jingbo wanted to continue talking, but saw Cao Xing running very fast, and disappeared in a blink of an eye, and Zhen Jing announced his withdrawal from the court, standing there by himself, really embarrassed.

"General Cui, I know you are outspoken, but please rest assured that there is absolutely no collusion between the three courts."

An official came up and talked to Cui Jingbo. It was Hua Youfang, the censor of the right capital of the Inspectorate.

"That's right. The three law divisions have always handled cases impartially. This matter has not yet been settled. General Zhenbei can wait for news at the mansion. If we have a breakthrough, we will definitely come to the door to inform."

Another person came, it was Xu Kaiyuan, the censor of Zuodu of the Inspectorate.

"Yes, General Cui, why don't you come to my house first, we haven't talked for a long time."

An old man came tremblingly, it was Li Zixiao, Shangshu of the Ministry of War.

"Then bother?"

Cui Jingbo cupped his hands, knowing that Li Zixiao was stepping forward to rescue him.

Li Zixiao served as Shangshu of the Ministry of War for nearly 20 years, and all affairs in the army depended on his governance, so he was quite prestigious among the soldiers of the Great Wei Dynasty.

"Preach the sage Shangkou, Prime Minister Liu, Prime Minister Wang, go to the study room for questioning."

Just when everyone was about to leave, Zhen Jing suddenly turned back and announced Cao Xing's oral order, everyone was stunned.