Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 418
After Li Yuan rested, Li Zhiyun and his mother left the bedroom and returned to the palace where Concubine Wan Gui lived.

Walking on the road, Concubine Wan Gui said softly, "My son, I'm glad you returned safely."

"Let my mother worry, the child is not filial." Li Zhiyun said: "Please rest assured, my mother, it will never happen again."

"Mother knows." Concubine Wan Gui said with a smile.

Don't look at her relaxed appearance, but before Li Zhiyun came back, she had suffered from insomnia for a long time.It's just these things, she won't tell her son.

Afterwards, Li Zhiyun took all his wife and children back to the palace from his mother.

Because Li Zhiyun took precautions in advance, and Li Daoxuan secretly sent people to protect him, Chu Palace did not suffer much loss, and everything remained as before.

The reunion between Li Zhiyun and his wives and concubines is naturally affectionate, so there is no need to repeat it.

By April, under the investigation of Yang Gongren, Pei Ju, and Chen Shuda, the matter of the crown prince's rebellion with the king of Qi had come to light.

There were generally no surprises and no doubts.

After listening to Yang Gongren's report, Li Yuan gave the order.

The East Palace staff who participated in the rebellion were all exiled to Yizhou. Prince Li Jiancheng and Qi Wang Li Yuanji attempted to murder the emperor for committing rebellion, abolished their crown prince and Qi Wang, and demoted them to common people.

Prince Li Jiancheng is dead, and his family members are also dead, so the court will no longer pursue it.

After Qi Wang Li Yuanji was abolished as a commoner, he was bestowed with death.

The left and right Weiwei soldiers and some generals of Jinwuwei who participated in the rebellion were all executed.Those dead men who caused disasters in Chang'an were divided into five horses.

Master Sheng Yan and Dou Cong are guilty of the same family.The male was executed, and the female relatives were not admitted to the Jiaofang Division.

Dou Gui, who just took office as Jing Zhaoyin not long ago, was extrajudicially merciful because of his military exploits, except for his title of lord, he will never be hired.

Xiangguo Xiaoyu, because he was the ancestor of the king of Qi, was guilty of many crimes. The saint remembered his merits, exempted him from death, and was dismissed.

As for the abolished crown prince killing King Qin, Li Yuan thought about it and decided to deal with it coldly, and asked Li Zhiyun not to publicize the matter.Because the court has already lost face this time, it cannot be completely shameless.

Of course, the facts are the facts, and Li Yuan would not deny it, he just hoped that the government and the public would not stare at the matter of the abolished prince killing King Qin.

Chen Shuda was ordered to deal with the follow-up matters.

Those who should be killed should be killed, those who should be exiled should be exiled, and those who should be buried should be buried.

After Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji died, Li Yuan did not allow them to be buried next to Empress Taimu's mausoleum, but asked Li Zhiyun to find a place around the Wannian Palace, build a mausoleum, and bury them.

Li Zhiyun almost laughed when he received the order. In the small Wannian County, three deadly enemies are buried. I don't know how the three brothers felt when they met underground.

Because Li Yuan was weak, the government was supervised by the King of Chu. With the assistance of Chen Shuda, Pei Ju, and Yang Gongren, no major problems occurred.

prison.

The lunatic Li Yuanji drank the poisoned wine and died in the struggle.

Until the last moment, Li Zhiyun didn't know whether King Qi was really crazy or fake.

political affairs hall.

"There are many entanglements involved in this rebellion. There are many vacancies in the imperial court. You are all the leaders of my Tang Dynasty. Please tell me who is qualified."

Li Zhiyun looked at the remaining four prime ministers.

Pei Ji buried his head and said nothing. Without Li Yuan's support, he is just a younger brother.After the king of Chu obtained the imperial decree to supervise the country, he was pushed into a corner by three other people in the political affairs hall.

Chen Shuda pondered: "There are quite a few vacancies this time, including Dali Temple, Taichang Temple, Sinong Temple, Jing Zhaoyin, and some military posts in the Weifu."

In addition, there are two positions of Prime Minister.

Pei Ju smiled and said: "Your Highness may wish to name the candidate, and I will give you a detailed look at it for Your Highness."

Hearing this, Li Zhiyun nodded and said: "Jing Zhaoyin, this king intends to take Dugu Huai'en as the post. When he was the Chang'an order, he strictly abided by his duties, had many achievements, and was always prudent in doing things. He should be qualified for this position."

As for the Dugu clan, it seems that the King of Chu has a connection with the Dugu clan.

Pei Ju said: "I also think it is possible."

Yang Gongren and Chen Shuda have nothing to do.

"Pei Xiang, what do you think?" Li Zhiyun asked Pei Ji.

Pei Ji said: "Your Highness is the master, the veteran's opinion is dispensable, His Highness doesn't care."

Playing petty temper with Lao Tzu?

Li Zhiyun scolded coldly, "Pei Xiang, you are valued by your father, you are the Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty, and you are also a hero of the Jinyang Yuan Cong. In this eventful autumn, you should set an example for all the ministers and make suggestions for the Tang Dynasty."

Pei Ji hehe said: "Will Your Highness listen to what the old minister said?"

"If this king doesn't listen, Prime Minister Pei might as well go and tell his father."

Pei Ji cupped his hands immediately, "The old minister bid farewell."

After speaking, he got up and left.

Seeing this, Chen Shuda said angrily: "This Pei Ji has no respect, it's really hateful!"

"Forget it." Li Zhiyun said: "Let him go."

Yang Gongren worried: "But the saint, how will His Highness explain?"

"Confession?" Li Zhiyun chuckled, "No matter what, let's discuss the immediate matter first."

The three looked at each other and could only say yes.

Li Zhiyun hoped that Pei Ji would figure something out, otherwise, he wouldn't have an excuse yet.

It took about an hour to finally settle things down.

Dugu Huai'en served as Jing Zhaoyin, and Xue Yuanjing served as Chang'an Ling.Wei Zheng served as the inspector of Dali Temple.Xue Shou served as the school inspector, and Du Ruhui served as the school inspector, Tai Changqing.General Zuo Weiwei was appointed by Qin Qiong, and General Right Weiwei was appointed by Yu Chigong.

As for the Right Jinwuwei General, Li Zhiyun was also in charge.

Any official position with the word "inspection school" before it is an informal official position, but has the right to exercise this position, which is equivalent to acting as an official position.

Originally, Li Zhiyun wanted to put Du Ruhui and others in various temples directly, but after thinking about it, he decided to take a step back.

Let them act as official positions first, and then directly become regulars in the future, so that the courtiers can stop gossiping.

As for the military, Li Zhiyun decided directly that there was no need to discuss with Pei Ju and others.In terms of the army, he does not allow others to intervene.

Regarding the position of Xiangguo, Li Zhiyun didn't say anything, but told them that he planned to ask his father for instructions before making a decision.

Regarding this, Pei Ju and the others had nothing to say.

After saying this, Li Zhiyun continued: "It has now been found out that King Qin's defeat was caused by Prince Abandoned and Li Yuanji. Therefore, this king believes that King Qin's old age can save him from the crime of defeat."

"It should be so." Yang Gongren nodded.

The reason why Li Zhiyun mentioned it was mainly to prepare for the promotion of King Qin in the future.

Immediately afterwards, the four of them discussed for a while more about suppressing the rebellion and conspiring to reward the generals who had meritorious service.

The main rewards are the generals of Shence Mansion.

Among them, the main generals, such as Qin Qiong's title of Duke of Beihai, Yuchi Gong's title of Duke of Yanmen, and Cheng Yaojin's title of Duke of Donglai, were generally appointed as Dukes by county officials, and Dukes of Kaiguo if they had no titles.Basically all the generals in Shence Mansion received awards.

After everything was done, the four of them went back to work on their own.

Let's talk about Pei Ji, after leaving the Zhengshitang, he actually went to find Li Yuan.

The current Li Yuan is seriously ill and paralyzed, lying on the couch, and can only rely on the maid to feed himself.Moreover, from time to time, the wind attack would cause Li Yuan to die of pain.

Most of the time, Li Yuan was in a deep sleep, and occasionally his spirit would be a little better.

Pei Ji was lucky, and Li Yuan's spirits are not bad today.

"Your Majesty, the King of Chu acted arbitrarily, wantonly eliminated dissidents in the court, and colluded with Chen Shuda and others in the political affairs hall. He is trying to evade His Majesty," Pei Ji persuaded earnestly.

Li Yuan's eyelids moved, and when he finished speaking, he asked him, "Then what do you think I should do?"

Pei Ji said: "Under the whole world, only Your Majesty can dominate."

"Domineering?" Li Yuan laughed at himself, "Look at what I am like now, can I still rule the world?"

Hearing this, Pei Ji gritted his teeth and said, "Even if Your Majesty can't handle the government affairs personally, you can't let King Chu arrange the government affairs like this."

"You mean, find someone to check and balance King Chu?" Li Yuan asked.

"Yes."

"Oh, then who do you think is suitable?"

Pei Ji thought for a while, and cautiously probed: "How about King Huai'an?"

"Well, supernatural powers are quite reassuring." Li Yuan nodded.

Hearing this, Pei Ji was overjoyed.

Immediately afterwards, Li Yuan continued to ask: "Look, how about I make Li Shentong the regent?"

Pei Ji nodded, "It's possible."

"Sigh." Li Yuan sighed suddenly, "Pei Ji, you want King Huai'an to be the second Yuwen Hu."

After the words fell, Pei Ji's face turned pale instantly, and his back was drenched in cold sweat.

(End of this chapter)