Chapter 1074 Two Kings Fight
Not to mention Duan Shao, who is feeling anxious on the Shangdang side, Yedu has also not been calm recently.
Gaoyan, the king of Changshan, stayed in Yedu and was originally in charge of military affairs. However, under the suggestion of his younger brother Chang Guang Wang Gao Zhan, all the Han ministers in the court were put under surveillance, which naturally emptied some of their powers.
Although the Northern Qi Dynasty had strong national power, it still needed to be based on political connections and people's support in order to mobilize its national power. Although Gao Yan has been involved in politics for many years, and Gao Zhan has also begun to record ministerial affairs in recent years and participate in government affairs, they are not real prime ministers after all.
For such a huge regime, the government affairs that the prime minister needs to handle are naturally numerous. Moreover, since Gao Yang, the leader of Qi, has almost ignored government affairs in recent years, a large number of court affairs have to rely on a group of Han ministers such as Yang Min, Gao Dezheng, and Cui Xian. Share the work.
Nowadays, the powers of these people have been greatly restricted. Brothers Gao Yan and Gao Zhan, who suddenly took over, are unable to deal with all matters at once. There are more and more cases accumulated in Shangshu Province, even if most of them are just It's a trivial matter, but as long as one important thing is buried, it will cause a huge obstacle to the current situation.
Although Gao Yan has recruited a lot of advisers and ministers under his sect over the years, these people are still capable of making suggestions under the government, and it is impossible for them to directly and openly follow him to Shangshu Province to handle government affairs.
Especially for some government orders that require the cooperation of states and counties outside Beijing, Gao Yan himself lacks influence in the personnel affairs of states and counties, and it is inevitable that there will be many obstacles in handling them now.
There are many problems facing Gao Yan today, and there are several key and important issues.
First, as the season enters early summer, there is a serious lack of precipitation in various parts of Hebei, and droughts in various places are already obvious. Even many powerful and powerful families around Yedu frequently fought for water. Sometimes the number of people even reached thousands, and the imperial army had to be dispatched from the capital to suppress it.
As the drought gradually became severe, various states and counties also reported to the court, hoping to reduce some of the tax and labor pressure and issue some relief orders. Especially in Qingxu, Shandong and other places, as Nanchen's intrusion in Huainan became more and more intense, the soldiers and civilians there became more and more uneasy, and sent more envoys to Beijing to report, most of them complaining and asking for help.
This series of unclear government affairs has directly affected the collection and transportation of materials from all parties, which in turn has had a very serious impact on the ongoing war.
If these things still require time and patience to be properly handled, then some things make Gao Yan go a little crazy.
On this day, Gao Yan was still busy handling government affairs in Shangshu Province. Suddenly, a servant came in and informed his subordinate Wang Xi that he was beaten and injured by a servant sent by the envoy of Changguang King Gao Zhan in the city.
When Gao Yan learned about this, he became very angry. Because Gao Zhan was unwilling to go to Shangdang to unite the army, he had not entered the province for several days. Because Gao Yan was busy with government affairs, he sent Wang Xi and other subordinates to Changguang Palace to persuade him. As a result, Gao Zhan not only did not listen to the persuasion, but also sent people to wound Wang Xi, adding to the chaos.
Feeling angry, Gao Yan did not bother to deal with the provincial government affairs anymore, and directly prepared his car to drive, and then left the imperial city and went straight to Changguang Palace.
"Your servants will pay their respects to the king!"
In front of the gate of Prince Changguang's Mansion, a group of palace officials saw Prince Changshan's menacing arrival and hurried forward to greet him.
Gao Yan was furious at the moment. After getting out of the car, he raised his leg and kicked several palace officials in front of the car, and said angrily: "Get out of here, don't block the road!"
Then he walked straight into the Changguang Prince's Mansion, turning a blind eye to all the people who came to greet him. After not finding Gao Zhan in the front hall, he continued to walk towards the palace, shouting loudly as he walked: "Bu Luo Ji" , get out of here quickly!”
At this time, Gao Zhan was playing with several waiters in the inner room. When he heard his brother's shouts coming from outside, his face suddenly darkened and he frowned.
A barbarian waiter in his thirties next to him looked at his face and whispered: "King Changshan is really so majestic. He is so rude when he comes to visit. He really thinks that the king is ignorant and deserves to be scolded." juvenile?"
After hearing this, Gao Zhan's face became even more angry, but in the blink of an eye he still smashed the martial arts tool in his hand at the Hu man and said with a smile: "Hu'er, don't talk nonsense, he is my brother, and he came into my house again." What etiquette is needed!”
This foreigner's name was He Shikai, and he was a close and trusted confidant of Gao Zhan's family. After hearing this, he lowered his head and said, "Although your Majesty is humble and polite, some people bully others based on their age. If you just blindly If you give in, you will only be misunderstood as weak and can be bullied!"
After Gao Zhan heard this, he sneered, and his body, which was about to get up, sat back down again, and ordered the waiters to continue the game.
Gao Yan searched in the mansion for a long time before walking in under the guidance of the servant. When he saw Gao Zhan still playing this game, he became even more angry and glared at Gao Zhan before he walked in and snorted coldly. : "Dr. Wang, my disciple, was it you who injured someone?"
"Is this happening? Brother, why did you say this? I have been recuperating at home for days and haven't gone out. I have never seen Dr. Wang, and I don't know that this happened. Could it be that Dr. Wang has offended others and is evil? You want to alienate my brother's relationship and make false accusations?"
After Gao Zhan heard this, he immediately stared and said innocently, but he still did not get up and was still playing with the gambling tools in his hands.
Gao Yan glared at Gao Zhan for a moment, then turned to look at He Shikai and other waiters. Although He Shikai dared to stir up trouble behind his back, he still didn't dare to be rude in front of Gao Yan and glanced at the angry eyes. Afterwards, he hurriedly stood up and worshiped at Gao Yan's feet together with other waiters.
Gao Yan didn't say anything more, he just pulled out his sword, turned the back of the sword, and hit He Shikai and other waiters hard in front of Gao Zhan, causing these people to scream and run away with their heads in their hands. When Gao Zhan saw this, he stood up and looked at Gao Yan with a sullen face as he whipped his subordinates, without saying a word.
Gao Yan was beaten dozens of times with a saber. He Shikai and others had red, swollen and bloody marks all over their bodies, and their appearance was extremely miserable. Gao Zhan finally couldn't help but said: "Wang Shulang and others have bad intentions and are telling evil things to you, brother." , want to send me out of the capital, I will punish you!"
"Haven't the matter been made clear to you? The King of Pingyuan has repeatedly asked the court, hoping that you can go and command the army on his behalf. What does it have to do with Dr. Wang and others? Today's national crisis is facing us and everything is urgent, and we need to work together. You were born to do this A good man enjoys all the glory and wealth, but shrinks when trouble comes. How can he not be afraid of the ridicule of the times? "
When Gao Yan heard Gao Zhan admit it, he took back his sword, looked at Gao Zhan and shouted angrily.
"I am a young person among my brothers, and I have no experience or prestige in commanding a large army before. I am suddenly given a big responsibility in order to face a powerful enemy. Is this a normal and safe way to employ people?"
After hearing this, Gao Zhan was not willing to be outdone and said: "If you can intimidate all the armies with this life experience, who can't be used by King Pingyang or King Pengcheng? There are many things going on in Ye now, and it's hard for me to take care of them. Leave me here Wouldn't it be better for the province to share the labor with the consul? But brother, are you trying to make me go out? Is it because you, the Pingyuan King, don't want me to stay in the capital?"
"King Pingyang is timid and weak in nature. He has no power as a general, so how can he be used as a guard for the army? As for King Pengcheng and King Pengcheng, don't you know? It is nonsense to use him as a guard for the army at this time!"
After Gao Yan heard this, he couldn't help but reprimanded that although there were many brothers in his family, there were few who could be responsible at the moment. Gao Jun, the king of Yong'an, and Gao Huan, the king of Shangdang, were both imprisoned in Jinyang. The king of Pingyang, Gao Yanren, was weak and weak, and the king of Pengcheng, Gao Yunxin, had lost his mother, so they were not suitable to join the Shangdang Dianjun.
The only one left in Yedu now who is both older and a direct brother is Gao Zhan. But this kid had talked about the military being in good order before. When he really wanted to send him to take charge of the army, he was too timid to agree and made many sophistry.
Gao Yan now had no patience to reason with Gao Zhan anymore, pointed at him and said angrily: "I was ordered to stay behind to deal with the capital's military. If you still disobey, don't blame me for sending someone to deliver you to Jinyang." Punishment by the Supreme Being!”
After Gao Zhan heard this, a trace of fear suddenly flashed across his face. He turned his eyes, waved his hand to check out the staff in the room, and then stared at Gao Yan and said in a deep voice: "Brother, are you really so cruel? Are you not allowed to stay in the capital to share your success? I also sent people to visit Xu Zhicai!"
"What nonsense are you talking about!"
After Gao Yan heard this, his expression suddenly changed. He drew the knife on Gao Zhan's neck again and roared angrily: "What do you know? What do you want?"
"I don't know anything. I just want to do my best to help you, brother, handle the current affairs. It's not my specialty to lead the army in battle, but I can stay in the capital and fill in the gaps and contact personnel for you, brother. That's what I can do Competent.”
Gao Zhan didn't care at all about the sharp blade on his neck, he just looked at Gao Yan with a cold expression and said with a smile. If he had doubts before, now after seeing Gao Yan's reaction, he was basically sure that his brother really wanted to take the opportunity to let him out of the capital.
Gao Yan glared at Gao Zhan for a while, then put away his sword again, sat down with some dejection, and sighed: "The supreme body is sick, it is not a mild illness, and it is unpredictable. But in junior high school, we met again. This crisis makes people feel uneasy. Although I am temporarily in charge of the affairs of the capital, I am afraid that I will encounter some unpredictable changes.
I don't want my brothers to be in dangerous places. I want you to control the army from the capital, so that you can control both the inside and outside. But I didn't expect that it would cause such a misunderstanding in your mind. This is because I was not thinking carefully and did not tell you the confidential matters in advance. This incident is also a warning. You and I, brothers, should communicate in a timely manner if we have any plans in the future. Don’t think secretly and misunderstand again! "
After hearing this, Gao Zhan nodded again and again and said: "I'm sure, brother and I are close relatives. If there is any misunderstanding between each other, it will only cause pain to the relatives and happiness to the enemies!"