Datang's free and easy concubine

Chapter 868

Although what the queen said is very reasonable, he still needs Su Cheng to be a target in Chang'an.

If Su Cheng was not in Chang'an, who would those civil servants criticize?

Of course it was Li Shimin who sprayed him!

At that time, he will not be drowned by the saliva of civil servants?

Therefore, Su Cheng cannot be allowed to leave Chang'an!

This is a rare opportunity to see Su Cheng being sprayed.

Li Shimin coughed dryly: "It's almost the end of the year, why do we have to go to Mount Li? Besides, it's only three or nine days, and it's freezing cold, what should we do if we get wind and cold on the road?"

"It's better to let Changle wait until the beginning of spring, when the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, and the scenery of Lishan Mountain will be more beautiful."

Empress Changsun said with a smile: "There is a heater in the carriage, the road will not be too cold, and Lishan is not far from Chang'an. Besides, Lishan has hot springs, which are warmer than Chang'an."

"Since Daoist Sun said to let Changle go to Lishan to warm up his body, then don't delay any longer! Now I want to stay for a while, and I can go to warm up again when spring comes!"

"Lishan is near Chang'an, with Su Cheng to accompany you, bring more guards and maids, your Majesty don't need to worry about it!"

Li Shimin said with a smile: "It's not that I'm worried, but because the government is busy with political affairs, Su Cheng might have something to do if he stays in Chang'an!"

Are North Korea and China busy with political affairs?

Even if the DPRK and China are busy with political affairs, it has nothing to do with Su Cheng, does it?

What else does Su Cheng do in Chang'an?

Empress Changsun looked at the emperor suspiciously, always feeling that the emperor seemed to be hiding something from her.

Empress Changsun's phoenix eyes blinked and blinked, Li Shimin was a little helpless, he himself felt that what he said was unreliable.

Although the queen is not involved in politics, the queen will not be unclear about whether the government is busy or not.

Otherwise, it's not a good thing for a woman to be too smart.

Li Shimin continued to explain: "The queen also knows that I have been preparing for the expedition. Firearms are the most important thing for the expedition. I still need Su Cheng to make preparations!"

"Aren't the cannons and muskets almost ready? Now that the firearms supervisor is mainly preparing ammunition, does it still need Su Cheng to keep watching?" Queen Changsun asked.

Li Shimin who asked this question was speechless, the queen is too smart to be fooled at all.

But it's not easy for him to tell the queen that he wants Su Cheng's love to spray her. How can the queen know such dirty thoughts?

Li Shimin thought for a while but couldn't think of anything to say, so he could only laugh dryly and said, "The queen is right, then let Su Cheng accompany Changle to Lishan for a few days!"

After finishing speaking, Li Shimin's eyes could not help but focus on the memorials on the imperial case. He was quite happy to see these memorials just now, but now, his mood is not so good.

The point is, these memorials are probably just the beginning.

In fact, the wind direction between the government and the opposition has changed rapidly.

Before, everyone was still aggrieved about how to fight back against Goguryeo, but now they are a little doubtful whether the news of Goguryeo's mobilization of troops is true or not?

In Dongshi, Wei Zheng walked out of the shop with his hands behind his back, his brows were tightly frowned, his face sank like water.

This shop sells fur goods, many of which come from Liaodong, so people in this shop often travel between Chang'an and Liaodong.

He went in and asked about it just now. A guy just came from Liaodong, and according to the guy, Liaodong is very peaceful, there is no war at all, and no war has been heard of.

In fact, this was already the fourth shop he had visited. I don't know how many merchants in Chang'an city were selling fur and ginseng from Liaodong.

All the people he asked who had recently returned to Chang'an said that Liaodong was peaceful, with no fighting at all.

This is enough to prove that the news is simply false!

If Goguryeo really planned to violate the border, it should have sent troops long ago.

There is no battle report until now, which means that this news must be false.

He didn't think that Su Cheng deliberately spread false news. It was very likely that the news that Su Cheng's people got from Goguryeo was false.

It's okay to say that it's nothing if you just got false news, but it caused turmoil in the government and the public, and people were panicked, then Su Cheng could hardly escape the blame.

For a long time, Wei Zheng had a good impression of Su Cheng, and he also recognized Su Cheng's achievements, otherwise he would not take the initiative to ask Su Cheng to be named Duke.

However, merit is merit and demerits are demerits, and the court should clearly distinguish between rewards and punishments.

Wei Zheng continued to walk around the East Market, and was about to meet Ma Zhou, the censor.

"Zheng Guogong, have you come to Dongshi too?" Ma Zhou asked hastily.

Seeing that it was Ma Zhou, Wei Zheng said with relief, "Prince Bin, you have come to Dongshi too? Have you asked the leather and ginseng merchant?"

Wei Zheng admired Ma Zhou very much. He felt that Ma Zhou was talented as a prime minister, and what was even more rare was that Ma Zhou came from a poor family and was upright.

Ma Zhou shook his head and said, "I asked a few leather merchants who just came to Chang'an these two days. They came from Liaodong. Did you say that there was no war in Liaodong at all, and I didn't hear any Koguryo crimes?" News from the side!"

Wei Zheng said in a deep voice: "The old man also asked four families, and they all said that Liaodong is very peaceful!"

Ma Zhou murmured: "There has been no urgent report from Liaodong. Even the businessmen from Liaodong who came to Chang'an two days ago said that Liaodong is very peaceful. This shows that the news about Duke Rong is false! What does Duke think?"

Wei Zheng nodded and said: "The old man also thinks that Su Cheng's news is fake! Of course, Su Cheng can't spread fake news on purpose, it's only possible that the people who listened to the news got it wrong!"

Ma Zhou firmly said: "Although Duke Rong has made great contributions to the country and the people, the false news of Duke Rong has caused turmoil in the government and the public, and people are panicking. The court will impeach Duke Rong tomorrow morning!"

Wei Zheng said in a deep voice: "Today, the imperial censor has issued a letter to impeach Su Cheng, but His Majesty chose to stay in the middle school."

Now, it is impossible for the emperor not to doubt at all, even if he did not doubt before, it is impossible not to doubt after reading the memorial.

But the emperor kept the memorial to impeach Su Cheng. There is only one possibility, the emperor does not want to punish Su Cheng.

Ma Zhou said with a firm face, "Your Majesty should clearly distinguish between rewards and punishments. Since Duke Rong cannot absolve himself of the blame, His Majesty should punish Su Cheng to set the record straight."

Wei Zheng nodded and said: "Yes, Your Majesty should clearly distinguish rewards and punishments, and I will also impeach Su Cheng! Because of a piece of news about Su Cheng, Chang'an's people were in a state of panic. Give them an explanation!"

In fact, Wei Zheng also had doubts in his heart. Since Su Cheng had a caravan in Liaodong, even if he got the wrong news at the beginning, he would definitely notice it later. Why didn't the correct news come later?

And did His Majesty send anyone to Liaodong?

If His Majesty sent someone to Liaodong, why is there no news?

(End of this chapter)