The Golden Age Chapter 870: People’s hearts have scales

Zhongshu Provincial Yamen is located in a large courtyard at the corner of Taiwei City. It is the closest Yamen of the entire empire to the emperor, and it is also the brain of the entire empire. The Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China handles the matter and can report it to the saint at any time in the event of an emergency.

There are officials on duty day and night in Zhongshu Province. As the prime minister and auxiliary minister of the imperial state, although Xiahou Yuanzhen does not need to stay in Zhongshu Province every day, this veteran has been conscientious for many years. Most Almost all of the time stayed in the Central Library of China.

Officials of the Chinese Ministry of Education are a little absent-minded today.

Everyone’s thoughts are actually affected by the ring competition in front of the Sifang Pavilion. After all, at the moment, the Bohai delegation’s arrival in the empire is the most important event in the empire. Everyone knows the will of the saints at the meeting. The result of the competition is directly related to the honor, disgrace and dignity of Datang.

Many people even go out from time to time to see the sky, the sun goes down, the arena competition will end, and at that time there will always be results sent to the Ministry of Education.

The officials whispered and looked at the inner hall from time to time. It was a separate room. The only owner was the Minister of the First Aid. After the prime minister had lunch, he stayed in the house and never came out. It seems that I don't care too much about the arena.

For two consecutive days, Yuan Gai Wushuang has been invincible, which also made the officials of the Ministry of Science and Technology feel depressed.

Seeing that the sun sets a little bit westward, but there has been no news. Everyone knows that this can only mean that no one will be on the stage for the last day. If the sun sets, no one will dare to take the stage. In the end It was even more a shame for Datang to let Yuangai Wushuang win without a fight one day.

The officials whispered quietly, discussing whether it is true that if the Bohai people win, they will marry the royal princesses, their expressions are also very solemn.

Suddenly heard footsteps outside, everyone involuntarily looked at the door, only to see a small official hurriedly entering from the door, kneeling on the ground, and gasping for breath: "End... ...It's over...!"

The officials also ignored their manners and rushed forward. A member of Zhongshushe was obviously anxious, and asked urgently: "How come the sun hasn't gone down yet, how come it's over? The Bohai people took the ring ahead of time?"

"This is not in compliance." Someone immediately said: "The hour is not here, the ring cannot be closed."

Chung Shuang Du Wenchang raised his hand and signaled that everyone should not be noisy. This old-fashioned but upright person, Du Wenchang, has always been a pillar of the China Book Ministry. Although his temperament is not liked by the country, his talents are very popular with the country. The officials in the Yamen are very respectful, but the other officials in the yamen are considered to be in awe of Du Wenchang. When Du Shilang signaled, everyone held their breath, but they still stared at the little official who was kneeling on the ground.

"What's the situation?" Du Wenchang asked in a deep voice, "Are you going to close the ring in advance?"

The clerk was surrounded by a group of officials from the Ministry of Science and Technology. He never expected that he would receive such attention one day in his life. He hurriedly said: "It's not the early collection, it's... it was the death of the son of Bohai... .Dead!"

The first son of Bohai is dead?

The officials present felt that there was a problem with their ears, and one of them immediately asked: "Who is dead? You can make it clear."

"The first son of Bohai is dead." The little official said: "A knife is fatal to the intestines, and dozens of knives have been chopped, and he is dead!"

The officials looked at each other, trying to say something, but could not speak, but they only saw the incredulous expressions on the faces of others.

"Choke!"

In the inner room, a sound of broken porcelain came out, and the officials recovered and turned their heads to look over.

The door opened, and the old Guoxiang hurried out of the house, everyone bowed, but Guoxiang went straight to the young official, and said sharply: "Yuan Gai Wushuang is dead? Are you sure he is dead?"

"Master Zhou, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, sent someone over and reported it in detail." The little official said: "The son of Bohai really died in the ring. It is true and there will be no mistake."

Xiahou Yuanzhen's mouth twitched, trying to say something, but there was no sound.

"Who killed it?" Du Wenchang asked.

"Master Qin Xiaoqin, Shaoqing of Dali Temple." The young official reported.

Du Wenchang was startled: "Is it him?"

"Qin Shaoqing killed Yuangai Wushuang?" An official was surprised: "How powerful is his martial arts?"

At this time, the other officials came back to their senses. Most of them showed a relaxed look. Someone laughed and said: "The Bohai people are so arrogant these past two days that I have no one in the Tang Dynasty. Gong, really is a hero out of youth."

"Now Bohai people should understand that Datang is Datang, but it is not comparable to other small countries." The officials celebrated with each other: "Such good news should be reported to the saint immediately."

Although these officials are all shrewd and extraordinary, with different temperaments and different behaviors, everyone has a balance in this matter.

"What are you happy about?" Xiahou Yuanzhen glanced at the officials and said in a deep voice: "You are all central ministers, how can you laugh at such a big event?"

Everyone was startled, Xiahou Yuanzhen said coldly: "Yuan Gai Wushuang is Yuan Gaijian’s beloved son, and Yuan Gaijian is in charge of Bohai’s soldiers and horses. His son died in Datang. You think it’s worth it. Happy event to celebrate?"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone present reacted.

The saint allowed Bohai to send a mission to the court. The original intention was to grant marriage and strengthen the harmony between the two countries through marriage. The purpose was to stabilize the Bohai country and ensure that the Northeast border could maintain stability while the court was doing other things. .

But now Yuangai Wushuang is dead.

Yuan Gaijian received the news, of course, it is impossible to give up. Although Bohai’s strength is not comparable to that of Datang, the tens of thousands of brave and capable soldiers in Bohai can still pose a huge threat to Datang, at least once the Bohai people send troops. , Datang Northeast will not be peaceful.

Qin Xiao's killing of Yuan Gai Wushuang not only made the plan of marriage between the two countries in futility, but also made Bohai an enemy of Datang in an instant.

"Where is Qin Xiao now?" Xiahou Yuanzhen asked with a grim face, staring at the little official.

The little official hurriedly said: "The body of the first son of Bohai was taken back to Sifang Pavilion. The people of Bohai wanted to capture Master Qin on the spot, but Master Zhou ordered the Wuwei Camp to stop him, and sent officers and soldiers from the Wuwei Camp to send Master Qin back to Dali Temple. "

"Wenchang, you immediately issue an order in the name of the Ministry of Education of China, and send it to the Ministry of Criminal Affairs, so that the Ministry of Criminal Affairs will immediately send people to arrest Qin Xiao and imprison him." Xiahou Yuanzhen said in a deep voice, "The old man will enter the palace now. Meet the saint."

Du Wenchang did not immediately agree, and asked, "The Prime Minister, in what name do you arrest people?"

"Of course it was in the name of killing Bohai Shizi.

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"The Prime Minister, if Qin Xiao was arrested on this charge, he would not be able to give this order, let alone save this order by Zhongshu." Du Wenchang said solemnly: "The arena is to compete with each other, life and death are conceited. This is something that was negotiated in advance. If Qin Xiao killed Yuan Gai Wushuang and he was to be detained and imprisoned, then Yuan Gai Wushuang had killed so many people before, why didn’t the court arrest him? Tang Zhongshu, every order is related to the safety of the empire. When this order is issued in the name of the Ministry of Books, what will the whole world think?"

An official on the side also boldly said: "The Prime Minister, this order really cannot be issued easily. It is easy to arrest Qin Xiao, but the consequences are very troublesome. Qin Xiao has kept his dignity for Datang, and it must be right now. He is regarded as a hero of the empire by the people of the world. At this time, the court will not praise him, but will detain him and put him in jail. I am afraid that the official will be...!" He hesitated, but did not dare to say anything afterwards.

"You didn't understand?" Xiahou Yuanzhen said coldly: "Qin Xiao not only pierced Yuangai Wushuang with a single knife, but also slashed dozens of times. If it is a martial arts contest, a single knife is deadly, so why bother to chop a few more times. Ten knives? He is no longer murdering people because they have no eyes. It is a real murder."

The officials looked at each other, but they didn't say anything.

"Qin Xiao kept his face for Datang, of course, the old man is very happy." Xiahou Yuanzhen saw that everyone had the intention to protect Qin Xiao, sighed, and said: "But we are not ordinary people, otherwise we can also be Qin Xiao loudly applauded. This is the Chinese Ministry of Education. You are all important members of the Ministry of Education. The rise and fall of the empire are all tied to you, so we should not do things with ordinary people's ideas, but consider them. The overall situation.” After a pause, he said: “You all know that the saint is ready to regain Xiling. Because of this, he has to establish a good relationship with Bohai. Otherwise, how can he allow the Bohai delegation to come to ask for marriage? Now Yuan Gai Wushuang is killed. If we can’t deal with it in time, or even indulge Qin Xiao, what would the Bohai people think? Do you really want to see the Bohai soldier Chen Bing at the border?"

Everyone at the scene knew that what the prime minister said was not unreasonable, but Du Wenchang shook his head and said with a serious expression: "The prime minister, the world has justice. The will of the saints, the competition in the arena, the arrogance of life and death, this is already human. It is well known that Qin Xiao’s responsibility is to be held in a blink of an eye, and that is to disobey the imperial decree. What the Bohai people think, we don’t care, but because of this, the people of the world will inevitably complain. We should more conform to the wishes of the people of Datang."

"Xiaguan also meant the same." An official was heartbroken, and said: "Compared with Bohai soldiers and horses, what is more terrifying is the resentment of the people under the world. Bohai people want to be enemies of Datang, too. We need to weigh whether they have that strength. Even if we really meet with swords and soldiers, I Datang still fear that they will not succeed? On the contrary, if the court loses the hearts of the people of Datang, it will be difficult to restore it anyway. The prime minister, Under the courage of the officials, Qin Xiao must not be arrested at this time. It is better to go to the palace to meet the saint and let the saint decide."

Most of the other officials nodded slightly, taking seriously what the official said.

"Fuzzy." Xiahou Yuanzhen said angrily: "The saints do have a will to compete in the arena. If there is a miss, he will be arrogant. But Qin Xiao didn't miss it. He was murdered on purpose. The old man even suspected that he was intending to provoke the two countries. You are all the pillars of the imperial court, don’t you even know right from wrong? The arrest of Qin Xiao is not to convict him immediately, but to behave, at least then you can have something to say with the people of Bohai, Yuan Gai Wushuang was Killing, we are not indifferent. Although the country is big, belligerent is bound to perish, do you really want the situation to develop to meet with Bohai Swordsmen?" He glanced at Du Wenchang and sneered: "Since Master Du is unwilling to draft this order , The old man came to draft it himself!"