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"The one who cleans himself up, this king has nothing to say. Presumably Imperial Physician Yao has inspected those cakes and found no poison. Otherwise, this king would not be able to stand here and speak."

Xiao Xi said confidently.

However, based on these words alone, Liu Yishou, who had watched more than 1000 episodes of Detective Conan in his previous life, knew that Xiao Xi was the murderer who poisoned him.

"Doctor Yao, what do you say?"

Liu Yishou asked Yao Sengyuan again.

"King Wu, I swear by Yao's family who practiced medicine for generations, that the late emperor was poisoned by someone, and the most suspected person is the king of Danyang, Xiao Xie.

Apart from him, Weichen couldn't think of anyone else who could be the murderer. "

Yao Sengyuan said firmly.

"Everyone, the crime of regicide is unforgivable. However, it is impossible to judge whether King Danyang really assassinated the late emperor based on the words of Imperial Physician Yao. What do you think?"

Liu Yishou is like a judge who enforces the law impartially, and his standpoint is very "objective".

"King Wu, there may be some groundless rumors. If this matter was really done by King Danyang, there must be clues left behind. If this matter was not done by King Danyang, I believe that there is justice in the universe, and he will be able to return his innocence.

Therefore, Weichen suggested that Cui Xian, Minister of the Ministry of punishment, lead a team to search Danyang Palace.He also dispatched a team of seasoned officials to stay in the Danyang Palace for a long time to investigate day and night, and he will certainly be able to restore the innocence of the Danyang King. "

Chen Yuankang came out, looked at Xiao Xi with a smile on his face and said.

But at this moment, Xiao Xi's mind went blank, and he, who was a guilty conscience, didn't know how to argue.

"Prince Danyang, according to Imperial Physician Yao's words, the first emperor was poisoned after eating the pastries you sent, I believe he will not talk about such things.

If you can prove your innocence, then speak up now.If not, then let the center send someone to search your mansion.What do you think when the real murderer is caught and the search for you is withdrawn? "

Liu Yishou looked at Xiao Xi and asked.

Xiao Xi was so frightened that his body went limp, but Xiao Yu who was beside him supported his arm.Xiao Yu nodded solemnly to Xiao Cha, signaling him not to act rashly in the court.

"Everything is obeyed by King Wu."

Xiao Xi lowered his head and said through gritted teeth.It's okay not to admit cowardice, there are Liu Yishou's people inside and outside the court, as long as a topic is drawn, it will be endless suppression.

If you know martial arts, then you are a prisoner; if you don't know martial arts, I will make you extremely happy!

Yao Sengyuan's finishing touch was brilliant, filling the last shortcoming of Liu Yishou's plan.The remaining thing is to slowly strangle and erase Xiao Xie.

If Xiao Cha rebelled, because Danyang is very close to Jiankang, he would be quickly extinguished when he raised an army; if Xiao Cha thought he was a dead pig, and Liu Yishou did whatever he wanted to investigate, he would be killed by tricks and tricks in the end.

Can the vassal princes of these years stand up to investigation?Either they have already rebelled, or they are preparing to rebel.

Taking a step back, even if Xiao Xi is perfectly fine, Liu Yishou can send someone to secretly throw a dragon robe or something in his study, or forge a "joint letter" colluding with the rebellion in Guangzhou.

The wall fell under everyone's push, what can Xiao Cha rely on to get out of trouble?

It is an invincible way to use the center of the imperial court to systematically suppress and suppress the vassal kings.The vassal king who lost the opportunity can only wait for death or defect.

As long as you ask the center to investigate, it means that you have lost the ability to protect yourself, and there is no essential difference between taking one step back and ten steps back.

"Since there is nothing else to start, let's leave the court. By the way, King Danyang, in order to cooperate with the court's investigation, please cooperate with your private army and transfer them away from the palace.

It's not that I don't believe you, but that the imperial court has its own rules, and you can't let yourself be willful. "

Liu Yishou looked at Xiao Xi and said with a smile.

Xiao Xie suddenly felt cold all over. He seemed to suddenly understand why his elder brother Xiao Huan left immediately after announcing his abdication, or why he announced his abdication as soon as the morning meeting started today!

Because everything Liu Yishou wanted to do was acquiesced by the other party, that is to say, it was not Liu Yishou's intention to deal with him alone.

Xiao Huan is weak and has always been regarded as a "good old man" and "inaction".Now Xiao Xi finally knows that once an "honest person" gets angry, he will take revenge.And it's fine if you don't make a move, it's a killer move once you make a move.

The court was dispersed, and many of the new laws and regulations that had a profound impact later were not taken seriously by the world at the moment.

What people paid attention to was only Xiao Huan's abdication, the son emperor Xiao Dong had completely become a puppet who couldn't even open his mouth, and Liu Yishou had completely emptied the Jiankang Center and turned it into his own speech hall.

And the settlement of the vassal kings from all walks of life seems to have been officially put on the agenda.

……

"My lord! My lord! Something serious happened!"

A few days later, Liu Yishou, who was fishing on the shore of Xuanwu Lake, heard Yuan Shikang's shout from afar.

"Tell me, what's the matter."

Just after making a nest, the fishes all ran away when they heard Yuan Shikang's cry.Liu Yishou asked with a slight frown.

"Xiao Xi rebelled in Danyang! General Yang has already gone to suppress the rebels, defeated the rebels, and besieged the Danyang Palace. Do you want to go to Danyang to persuade the Lord to surrender?"

Although Yuan Shikang shouted that something big happened, his face was full of joy.

"Understood, I won't go. You send someone to tell Xiao Xi to kill himself. His family and children will be deposed as ordinary people, and the court will not hold them accountable. Go."

Liu Yishou sighed softly, Xiao Cha was forced to rebel in the end, of course, there would be no good end for him if he didn't rebel, Liu Yishou had already prepared a luxurious meal for him.

What Xiao Huan promised at the beginning was not to kill everyone after leaving it for Xiao Xie, and now he has fulfilled his promise.

"My lord, you have to get rid of the roots when you cut the weeds."

Yuan Shikang suggested in a low voice.

"Forget it, I know it in my heart. If someone rebels against us in the future and pulls us down, it must be that we are acting against the law and will not be tolerated by the world.

For Xiao Xi's descendants, there is no more than one more, and no less than one less, let him go, God has the virtue of being good at life. "

Liu Yishou waved his hand and said casually.

There is no precedent for Zhao's orphans, but it depends on the specific situation.The Xiao Clan's family tree has deep roots. In history, the Tang Dynasty was still rejuvenated. It is not a descendant of Xiao Xi who can affect the overall situation.

On the contrary, maintaining one's own political reputation is a very important thing.The lesser of two evils, the descendants of Xiao Xie can only be spared.

"Well, my subordinates will keep an eye on this matter."

"Well, let's go."

Liu Yishou nodded slightly, the matter of Jiankang was settled, and it was time to take advantage of this opportunity to solve the big problem of Liang Guo's vassal kingship.

Chapter 553 The big one is abolished and the trumpet is practiced

Xiao Xie fell before the end of the year, if it wasn't for the impulsive nature of his character, maybe he wouldn't have chosen to take the risk, maybe he could still survive for a year or so.

However, in the end Xiao Xi still chose to give it a go, using his poor private army to launch a desperate fight under the condition that the enemy was fully prepared.

The results were not unexpected.

As soon as Xiao Xi's order to mutiny was issued, two or five sons ran to report to Yang Zhong, and there was no need to repeat the rest of the matter.After the failure of the mutiny, Xiao Xi locked himself in the bedroom, poured kerosene on his body, and burned everything in the bedroom to white ground!

Before Liu Yishou's order was conveyed to Yang Zhong, Xiao Cha had already disappeared in the flames, leaving no bones left in the end.

As soon as Xiao Xie died, the gate of the palace was opened by the rebel soldiers who had lost their souls, and then the inside and outside were controlled by Yang Zhong's elite soldiers.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Jie's eldest son Xiao Yi, his second son Xiao Kui and all the concubines in the mansion were all pardoned by the court and demoted to common people.was not executed by Liu Yishou's order

Of course, Liu Yishou was far-sighted, so it was impossible to do nothing.

Xiao Yi was ordered to follow his mother's surname, and followed his mother, Princess Wang, back to her natal home, and changed her name to Wang Yi.

Xiao Kui followed his mother, the Cao family, back to her natal family and changed her name to Cao Kui.

The two were separated from the Xiao family and brought back into the family tree of the clan's matriarchal line. Liu Yishou's move can be described as "drawing from the bottom of the pot".

He never does things halfway. Liu Yishou promised Xiao Huan not to kill Xiao Xie, but it doesn't mean he won't try his best to eliminate hidden dangers.

These two children are still very young, have changed their surnames, and live with their natal family.When they grow up, will they give up their mother's surname, return to the Xiao family, and fight for the throne?

Thinking about it, the possibility is so small that it is negligible, and it is impossible to get the approval of the Xiao family.

Since the ancient feudal society paid attention to clan etiquette, it was Liu Yishou's bottom line to eliminate Xiao Xie's branch in etiquette.This is not only for Xiao Huan, but also for the Xiao clan, the big families of the Southern Dynasty and the people of the world.

Liu Yishou just wants everyone to know that he is determined to achieve certain things, even if he can deal with those difficult consequences with flexibility, he will not give up his principles and compromise without a bottom line.

After dealing with the matter of Jiankang, Liu Yishou rushed back to Shouyang non-stop to celebrate the New Year with all the ladies at home. However, the trees wanted to be quiet but the wind continued. The changes in Jiankang City were like revolving lanterns, and their influence continued to spread everywhere. Conduct it.

……

On Dongting Lake, misty waves are vast.A large ship sailed in the meantime, departing from Baling County to Xiangyin in the south.The people on this ship were none other than Xiangdong Wang Xiaoyi and his subordinates Wang Sengbian and Wang Lin.

Baling County is the node where the Yangtze River enters Dongting Lake, while Xiangyin is the node from Dongting Lake to Changsha County.Now Xiao Yi returns to Changsha County from Baling County, in fact, the purpose is the same as Liu Yishou's return to Shouyang from Jiankang, it is to return to his hometown for the New Year.

Why did Xiao Yi, the King of Eastern Hunan who never liked to travel, return from Baling County?In fact, Liu Yishou is still to blame for this.

In other words, when Liu Yishou used troops in Jiangzhou, he frightened Xiao Yi who was adjacent to Jiangzhou. Regardless of the opposition of his generals, he insisted on stationing his army in Baling County in an attempt to "wait for the opportunity."

"Juncai (Wang Sengbian Biaozi), I'm so lonely because I listened to your advice and didn't send troops to Jiangling. If I sent troops at that time, the consequences would be disastrous."

On the bow of the building boat, the one-eyed dragon Xiao Yi looked at the endless Dongting Lake and said with emotion, feeling a wave of fear in his heart.

Xiao Xu died violently, Xiao Lun was murdered by his son, and his sons were slaughtered by Liu Yishou and the Jiangzhou tycoon who had taken refuge in Liu Yishou. They gave away their heads one after another, making the onlookers shake their heads.

After Xiao Xu's death, Xiao Yi was quite emotional and wanted to take this opportunity to send troops to Jiangzhou and seize part of the land in Jiangzhou east of Xiangzhou as a buffer zone.

This idea cannot be said to be bad, because Changsha County, as his old home, is at the forefront of the area controlled by the imperial court, so it is not safe no matter how you look at it.If part of Jiangzhou can be captured, then when the imperial army attacks, he can arrange it calmly without being in a hurry.

Xiao Yi's idea is very good, but as soon as he put it forward, he was fully opposed by Wang Sengbian, Wang Lin, Fan brothers and other generals!

There wasn't even a leading role, so Xiao Yi immediately became furious, found an excuse, and chopped off a few personal servants who made minor mistakes to vent his anger!

Afterwards, seeing Xiao Yi fidgeting, Wang Sengbian hurried over and explained to him:

Xiao Lun is not a reliable person. This time, he sent troops to capture Poyang County just to resist the imperial court's order to push him out of nowhere, which can be said to be an act of self-destruction.

The powerful chieftains of Jiangzhou are afraid of prestige but not of morality.If the court uses them to cut off the Jiangzhou vassal, those people will be happy too.If His Highness participates in it, he will take chestnuts out of the fire.Whether it is possible to attack the city is another matter, but first of all, it gave the imperial court an excuse to send troops to Xiangzhou.

Jiangzhou to the east of Xiangzhou and Jingxiang to the north of Xiangzhou are both under the control of the imperial court.If there is an attack from both sides, His Highness will definitely lose sight of the other.Such a small profit is not worth putting all your eggs in one basket.

Hearing Wang Seng's argument was well-founded, Xiao Yi had no choice but to dispel the delusions in his heart.

But he was still not reconciled, so he dispatched the army to garrison Baling County. On the surface, he said to his subordinates that he wanted to "monitor the movement of the imperial army so that they would not attack Guo by false means." One foot's secret thoughts.

Wang Sengbian, who had already persuaded him once, did not dare to persuade him again, so he had to dispatch the main force of Changsha County, his hometown, to Baling County, feeling uneasy, for fear that the imperial army would surprise Changsha County.

Fortunately, Liu Yishou had no idea to deal with Xiao Yi for the time being, nor did he have any material preparations for using troops in Xiangzhou. Wang Sengbian observed for a long time and found that there was no change in the deployment of the imperial army, so he was relieved.

Then what happened, just as he expected.

The chieftain of Jiangzhou was recruited by the imperial army.

The army of the rebellious vassals flew into the flames.

The imperial court put out the rebellion in Jiangzhou almost effortlessly.The speed of the process is very unexpected!

In Wang Sengbian's view, Xiao Lun and the others were not so much killed by Liu Yishou as they played themselves to death by playing around internally.This also proves that Wang Sengbian's understanding of Xiao's vassal king is very accurate.

Those people are not made for great things.The farther you can hide, the better!

"Your Highness, now that the emperor has abdicated, there are turmoil in Jiankang, and Liu Yishou's power has been strengthened again. It seems that the court's move to cut off the vassal king will not stop, but will speed up. Your Highness must be on guard."

Wang Sengbian said earnestly.

Xiao Yi sighed, speechless.

He reacted too quickly to the situation in Jiangzhou before, but reacted too slowly to the changes in Jiankang later!

When Xiao Huan had just abdicated, he should have announced to the world, condemned Liu Yishou as a national traitor, and forced the emperor to abdicate.

In this way, even if he can't do anything to Liu Yishou, he can still speak out and unite a group of people who oppose Liu Yishou, especially those in Jiankang City who have lost power because of Liu Yishou!

It is impossible for the imperial court to send troops thousands of miles to attack Xiangzhou because of Xiao Yi's "complaints". Since the Eastern Jin Dynasty, it has long been common for feudal towns outside Jiankang to condemn the central government's decrees.

Everyone first confronts each other openly, then sends troops to "discuss", and finally rushes forward to fight to the death.

No one will spend countless money and food to send troops to attack just because a word is not pleasant to the ears.

This will also make it appear that Liu Yishou is incapable of governing the country.

The generally accepted unspoken rule is that you must first criticize and stink before you can set foot on a thousand feet.If the previous step is omitted, it is a typical example of "punishment without teaching is abuse".

For a person with a head and a face, doing such a thing will be very cheap.

If Xiao Yi rants about Liu Yishou's misfortune, arbitrarily abolishes the emperor, and forces the emperor to abdicate, then Liu Yishou should "defend himself" and prove that Xiao Yi's words are nonsense, instead of directly sending troops to silence Xiao Yi.

Now that Xiao Cha has been punished, the court's explicit explanation is that the emperor was poisoned by Xiao Cha and could not act as a director, and Xiao Cha had a guilty conscience and rebelled.

It was too late for Xiao Yi to complain about Liu Yishou again, it was fine if he didn't speak up, but once he spoke up, it would be like incompetent and furious, which made people look down on him instead.

"Your Highness, there are complicated affairs in the court, so let's not talk about those disappointing things. Today's scene can be described as 'the emperor descended to Beizhu'. It's wonderful."

Liu Liang, the palace secretary next to Xiao Yi, changed the subject.Attempts to divert Xiao Yi's attention from government affairs to the scenery of Dongting Lake.

The Emperor's Son Descends to Beizhu is the first sentence in Qu Yuan's "Nine Songs Mrs. Xiang". Damn Mrs. Xiang!