Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 128 It's Not About Him

In late March of the second year of Wude, Changping King Li Shuliang failed to attack Zhu Can, but was trapped to death in Nanyang City, and Lujiang King was defeated and retreated to Wuguan.

When the news came back to Chang'an, Li Yuan was furious and called a group of ministers to discuss countermeasures.

Wude Hall.

The six prime ministers of the Political Affairs Hall, Pei Ji, Liu Wenjing, Xiao Yu, Chen Shuda, Dou Wei, and Dou Kang, arrived first.Then the prince came in a hurry, and finally the emperor Li Yuan.

"Meet Your Majesty."

"You are welcome." Li Yuan waved his hand and sat down.

When Li Jiancheng raised his head, he realized that Li Yuan had a cloth scarf on his forehead.

"Father, are you feeling unwell?" He asked with concern.

Li Yuan ignored him a little, and hummed: "I really want to take care of myself, but there are always things that make me restless. Someone told me that the king of Lujiang is worthy of great use. What about now? Ah!"

Li Jiancheng felt aggrieved immediately, he knew that his father was talking about the war in Shangzhou.But at the beginning, he told Li Yuan that Li Yuan was only leading the army to support, and Li Shuliang still had the commanding power.Besides, he opposed Li Shuliang's initiative to attack Zhu Can at the beginning.

Now that things are messed up, you can't take your anger on him.

Liu Wenjing said: "Your Majesty, now that King Changping is trapped in Nanyang, the imperial court must send troops to rescue King Changping."

This is a piece of empty nonsense.If you don't save King Changping, why don't you watch him being roasted and eaten by Zhu Can?

Pei Ji said coldly: "At the beginning Liu Xiang suggested that Li Yuan lead the army to support King Changping, but I objected. Although Li Yuan is a clan, he has never led an army or won a battle before. How can he be the commander of an army? Responsibility? Sure enough, King Changping is now trapped in Nanyang because of Li Yuan, and his life is in danger."

The rivalry between Pei Ji and Liu Wenjing is no longer a once-in-a-lifetime confrontation in the Zhengshitang, and the others have long been used to it.

Even Liu Wenjing was not surprised that Pei Ji attacked him at this time, but he was still angry.

"At the beginning, His Majesty also agreed with King Lujiang to lead the army, but now, Prime Minister Pei has shifted the responsibility to me alone. It's ridiculous!"

He himself hated Li Yuan as a waste in his heart, he had finally won the opportunity, but in the end he was made into this by Li Yuan, making him unable to step down.

"You mean, it's all His Majesty's fault?" Pei Ji asked back.

Liu Wenjing is a smart person, so he naturally knew that Pei Ji was digging a hole for him, so he immediately retorted: "When did I say that!"

"There must be someone who is wronged and owed. Is it possible that the king of Lujiang led his army to Shangzhou without the consent and support of the court?" Pei Ji refused to let go.

Liu Wenjing gritted her teeth and said, "At the beginning, Prime Minister Pei also agreed with King Lujiang to lead the army."

"That's because some people have bewitched His Majesty by boasting about the king of Lujiang!" Pei Ji's mouth was very poisonous.

"Enough!" Li Jiancheng interrupted at the exit, and said, "Shangzhou was defeated, so I will figure it out after the fact. Now I should think about how to rescue the emperor."

"Cough cough." Li Yuan coughed and reminded Li Jiancheng that this is Wude Hall, not your East Palace, and only the emperor can speak loudly here.

Li Jiancheng lowered his posture and said softly: "Father, please forgive me, my son is only worried about the safety of the emperor's uncle."

Li Yuan sighed: "My dear friends, do you have any countermeasures?"

Dou Wei and Dou Kang remained silent, even Xiao Yu who was on the side remained silent.When Li Yuan sent troops to Shangzhou, he didn't discuss with them, so naturally they won't speak now.

As for Chen Shuda, that would not save the crown prince and Liu Wenjing.

Of the six phases, four phases did not speak, leaving only Pei Ji and Liu Wenjing.But what is the use of these two people talking, it is nothing more than attacking each other.

Seeing this situation, Li Yuan was annoyed, and Li Jiancheng was also annoyed.

"There is no one in my Tang Dynasty? There is nothing I can do with a little Zhu Can?" Li Yuan scolded angrily.

It's not that there is no one, it's that you don't treat people as human beings.Dou Kang sneered silently in his heart, he didn't tell them at that time, now that something happened, someone has to find a solution.

Is this Xiangguo specially cleaning up your excrement?
Pei Ji said appropriately: "Your Majesty, Liu Xiang once followed Qin Wang Ping Xueju, and he must be proficient in battle formation. I recommend Liu Xiang to lead troops to support Shangzhou, and he will surely defeat Zhu Can."

Such a poisonous heart!
Liu Wenjing wished she could kill that bastard Pei Ji with one knife, and would not expose his faults by swearing at others, this bastard was dedicated to exposing his faults.

"Your Majesty, I have little talent and little knowledge, so I can't take on the big responsibility." Liu Wenjing hastily declined, fearing that Li Yuan would really send him to Shangzhou.

The last time Xue Ju was conquered, he was tricked once and almost lost his position.This time, even if he was killed, he wouldn't go outside to play a few tricks.

Self-knowledge is the most important thing in a person, and Liu Wenjing knows that she is not good at fighting.

Pei Ji said sadly: "President Liu didn't even dare to go, why did he have the guts to recommend the King of Lujiang to support Shangzhou? Could it be that you have no eyes and are deceiving the king?"

"Pei Ji!" Liu Wenjing broke his defense immediately, "You are talking nonsense!"

"Disrespectful!" Pei Ji shouted angrily.

Calling someone by their first name was a very rude behavior in ancient times.

"Enough!" Li Yuan yelled at the table, "Noisy, noisy, you are arguing here, can King Changping get out of trouble! Shut up!"

Wude Hall was quiet.

Li Yuan was tired.

As Li Yuan's caring little padded jacket, Pei Ji knew that Li Yuan didn't like to see him continue bickering with Liu Wenjing at this time, so he said seriously: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that we should immediately send troops to Nanyang to rescue King Changping first, and then stick to Wuguan .”

"Hmph, who doesn't know how to do this." Liu Wenjing is obviously not as good as Pei Ji in trying to figure out the holy will.

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Yuan's face darkened, and he asked: "Then what is Xiang Liu's opinion?"

Liu Wenjing said: "The defeat of Shangzhou was due to the fact that King Changping failed to judge the situation and forcibly attacked Zhu Can. The minister thought that sending troops to Shangzhou to support King Lujiang and let King Lujiang take the blame and meritorious deeds would not only save King Changping, but also We must defeat Zhu Can!"

Li Jiancheng was slightly moved, and at this moment, Liu Wenjing was still thinking about helping him protect Li Yuan.

However, Li Yuan's expression became even uglier.

"You said, it's all the responsibility of King Changping?" Li Yuan smashed King Changping's distress letter in front of Liu Wenjing, "Look for yourself, King Changping first captured Nanyang, and then asked Li Yuan to cooperate with him in attacking Zhu Can, but Li Yuan Yuan was defeated! Whose responsibility do you think this is!"

At first, the prince asked him to prevent King Changping from attacking Zhu Can, saying that King Changping's choice was wrong, and now Liu Wenjing also said that King Changping was wrong.

However, King Changping was appointed by him personally.

King Changping was wrong, isn't it because he, the emperor, doesn't know people well?

What no eyesight sees!

Liu Wenjing lowered his head, and the memorials on the floor were in a mess, such as his mood at the moment.He couldn't understand why the emperor had to protect King Changping so much.

Just because he is a clan?
Liu Wenjing couldn't understand it, but outsiders could see it clearly.

Dou Wei saw through at a glance that Li Yuan didn't want to admit the failure of King Changping, because once he admitted, it meant that he, the emperor, would not choose anyone.

At this time, Chen Shuda said: "Your Majesty, King Changping was right to attack Nanyang. When attacking Xue Ju, King Changping won like this. I believe that the reason for this defeat is that King Lujiang failed to cooperate with King Changping."

Listening to these words made Lao Li feel less uncomfortable.

"There are still people who understand."

He snorted and looked at Li Jiancheng, "This is the talent you recommended, and now it's like this!"

Li Jiancheng pursed his lips, and now he roughly understood what his father meant.Li Shuliang was defeated in Nanyang and wanted to find a scapegoat.There have to be two scapegoats, one is an outside general and the other is the prime minister of the Zhengshitang.

Only in this way can the emperor explain to his courtiers.

Thinking of this, he also understood why his father was angry when he persuaded his father to prevent King Changping from attacking Zhu Can.

Forbidding him to intervene in the army is just one of them. More importantly, if King Changping fails, it will be the failure of his father.

"Father, my ministers are ignorant of people, which brought losses to the Tang Dynasty and caused the emperor's uncle to be in deep danger, and my ministers know their mistakes." Li Jiancheng bowed.

Seeing Li Jiancheng admitting his mistake, Li Yuan's expression softened a lot.

"Forget it, you are also serving the country, no wonder you. However, you have to give an explanation to the courtiers about this matter."

Li Jiancheng bowed his head and agreed, after all, he was not going to blame him.

(End of this chapter)