The Tang Dynasty started from saving Empress Changsun

Chapter 342 Harvest
The heavy rain poured down from the end of the fourth watch until dawn without stopping.Thick dark clouds in the sky covered the sun, even though it was still a little dark during the day.

Especially in a room with poor lighting, it is like night.

After finishing a morning exercise, Chen Jingke lay panting on his hands, and his hands kept walking on Wu Shu's fair and smooth skin.

Wu Shu's pretty face and even her neck were blushing abnormally, and she leaned on Chen Jingke, hugging him tightly.

After a long time, Wu Shu woke up from the aftertaste.He stood up and glanced at the clepsydra on the table, then exclaimed:

"Oh, it's so late, we should get up."

With both arms, Chen Jingke pulled her onto him again, making the two of them fit tightly together, and said lazily:
"This kind of weather is suitable for sleeping and getting up to do something."

Wu Shu leaned on his chest, and said in a tired voice: "It's raining so much, I'm going to see if there is any waterlogging, if there is any house leaking."

Chen Jingke gently moved his hands on her body, and said, "If you have to worry about such a small matter for such a big family, then they should all go away."

"Don't be so cautious, sometimes you have to give the people below a little trust and let them practice more."

Wu Shu said coquettishly: "Well, okay... the real person, don't move your hands, it's itchy."

Chen Jingke chuckled, but didn't stop his hands, and got into the bed along the quilt.Wu Shu's body was paralyzed on him as if his bones had been taken out.

"With such a heavy rain, do you think many people will be so worried that they can't even eat?"

Wu Shu hummed softly from his nose: "The sage will definitely take this opportunity to be cruel to the gentry tyrants, so that they will be completely honest and dare not be so unscrupulous again."

Chen Jingke was simply looking for something to say, "I guess this time will be after the heavy rain is over."

But Wu Shu said: "No, I guess the saint will take advantage of the heavy rain to clean up Chang'an. As for the rest of Chang'an, it depends on the time. Anyway, the saint will definitely take advantage of the heavy rain."

Chen Jingke grabbed at her sensitive spot, and amidst her exclamation, said: "How dare you contradict me. It's not easy to go out in this heavy rainy day. How could you do it at this time?"

Wu Shu raised his head and looked at him, winkingly said: "Because everyone doesn't go out on rainy days, it's easy to do things."

Chen Jingke suddenly realized, and then said viciously: "It's really easy to do things in rainy days, and today I will take care of you first."

After speaking, he rolled over and pressed her under him, and another morning exercise began.

……

The early court is one of the most important events in the country. Unless the emperor asks for leave, there will be no obstacles, and today is no exception. The officials braved the heavy rain to come to the palace.

It's just that everyone's mood today is completely opposite to that of two days ago, to be precise, everyone has lost.

Two days ago, the emperor wanted to gamble on fate, the loyal people were worried, and the people with ulterior motives were elated.

Today, loyal people are all pleasantly surprised, while those with ulterior motives are in mourning.Especially those who have taken practical actions some time ago and tried to fish in troubled waters are even more trembling.

The emperor gambled his own reputation on this heavy rain, and after winning, he would inevitably reap enough fruits of victory.

What is the fruit?Unparalleled prestige is certain, but the emperor will certainly not be satisfied with this, he wants more.

So what else is there to gain?It is the head of their group of careerists.

This is not a random guess, because before the bet started, the emperor had clearly stated that he would eliminate the Xiaoxiao people and restore the world to a bright future.

This sounds like nothing, but when it is actually implemented, it will roll people's heads to the ground, so how can the careerists not be panicked.

Soon Li Shimin walked into the hall, sat down on the dragon chair in a handsome posture, and glanced around the faces of the officials.

Wherever the line of sight passed, all the officials bowed their heads to show their surrender.

He was very satisfied with this, and said with a smile: "Zhuqing, is this heavy rain coming in time?"

All the ministers said in unison: "Your Majesty is holy, and you have accepted the fate of the heavens. The law of enfeoffment is blessed by the heavens..."

Hearing the sound of mountains roaring and tsunami, Li Shimin looked up to the sky and laughed.

Then he withdrew his smile and said solemnly: "The late emperor also warned me in a dream that this heavy rain will last for several days. It is the heaven's commendation of benevolent government, and it is used to relieve the drought in the world.

"But you must know that water and fire are ruthless. If the rain is not properly restrained, it will cause floods and turn good things into bad things."

"Order all localities to do a good job in flood control and waterlogging. If there are floods caused by local officials' inaction, I will not forgive them lightly."

As the head of the prime minister, Fang Xuanling came forward and said: "Here, I will immediately inform the Quartet and order them to do a good job in flood and waterlogging prevention."

Li Shimin nodded, then his face changed, and he said coldly: "I said two days ago that the first emperor warned in his dream that there was Xiaoxiao who was trying to bring trouble to the world."

"This heavy rain proves that what the former emperor said is true. It is also time to clean up these little people, restore peace to the world, and relieve the wrath of the heavens."

After he finished speaking, his gaze swept across the people in the court again, and everyone felt a chill in their hearts, knowing that the liquidation was about to begin.

In the end, Li Shimin's eyes rested on Cui Gan, the servant of Huangmen, and said: "Cui Gan, what do you have to say?"

Cui Qian closed his eyes in pain, this day finally came.But soon his expression became calm again, and he came out and said:

"I pleaded guilty. I dare not ask extravagantly. I only ask the sage to spare the life of my family for the sake of my usual diligence."

Li Shimin said: "Killing people is not what I want. This time, I cut off Xiaoxiao for Tian Xingdao. However, the heaven has the virtue of good life. Except for the prisoner himself, the family members are demoted to common people and will not be implicated."

Cui Gan heaved a sigh of relief, knelt down and said, "I thank you for your kindness."

Then he said: "In order to atone for the crime, I am willing to arrest other criminals."

Hearing that the court was in an uproar, all the fools knew that just now the emperor had reached a deal with Cui Gan, and Cui Gan used his accomplices as a bargaining chip to keep his family from being implicated.

No one thought that Cui Gan would betray his allies.Then there is fear, lest he will bite him.

Among them, the people who had been involved with him were the most terrified. They never thought that he would betray so easily.

Because he was born in the Boling Cui family, Gao Shilian ranked him as the first class when he compiled the clan annals before, overwhelming the emperor.

So everyone naturally regarded him as one of the leaders. He knew too many ulterior secrets and held the list of almost most careerists.

It can be said that his betrayal almost wiped out all these people, at least almost all the careerists in Chang'an City could not escape.

Next, Cui Gan named more than [-] people in one breath, seven or eight of them were above the court, and the rest were all prominent figures in Beijing.

These seven or eight people naturally refused to admit it, shouted their injustice, and reviled Cui Gan's villain for slandering them.

However, Li Shimin didn't stop their defense at all, and directly ordered the guards to come in to arrest them.

Seeing that he actually identified his allies, everyone couldn't help but look at him with contempt.Even those who finally hated careerists in the court also despised him.

Bah, treacherous man.

Seeing everyone's contemptuous gazes and hearing their accusations, Cui Gan let out a miserable smile, and slowly took off the crown from his head and put it on the ground.

When the guards came to take him, he suddenly pulled out a guard's waist knife, and before everyone could react, he swung the knife and killed himself.

The originally noisy court fell silent instantly, and everyone looked at him no longer with contempt, but with a little more sympathy.

Li Shimin seemed to have guessed the result a long time ago, and said calmly: "Send his body home for a proper burial, and then send someone to protect his family. Don't be hurt by Xiaoxiao."

"Here." It was still Fang Xuanling who came out and responded.

His own guard came in and dragged his body away, and quickly cleaned the ground.In the blink of an eye, the hall became clean and bright, as if nothing had happened just now.

Li Shimin issued several orders one after another, all related to this matter.To sum it up, there is actually one sentence: "All the yamen act before the rebels react, and they must be arrested and brought to justice."

He calmly replaced the original 'Xiaoxiao' with the traitor, and none of the ministers objected to this.

Dealing with Xiaoxiao is the responsibility of the local government, but dealing with rebels is different, and the imperial army can be used directly.

The emperor ordered Qianqi to go out to bring the most rebels to justice, and ordered the third division to intensify the interrogation, trying to find out more rebels.

……

When the envoy Li Xiaoyi sent to invite him arrived at Zixiao Temple, Chen Jingke and Wu Shu had just come for a noon exercise.

He was very surprised to learn that the emperor had sent Qianqi to arrest people, but he had no choice but to rush back to the barracks on weak legs.

Galloping all the way, it took only ten minutes to arrive at the barracks, and the price was the same as being drenched and fished out of the water.

But he didn't enter the barracks to hide from the rain, because Qianqi's soldiers had already lined up to wait for him in the school grounds.

In any case, he is the nominal leader of Qianqi, and he must be present for such a major operation, and he must also say something.

Seeing him coming, Li Xiaoyi, Wang Fangyi and other generals hurried up to greet him.

Without waiting for them to salute, Chen Jingke asked directly: "What's the specific situation?"

Li Xiaoyi stood up and recounted what happened in the hall, saying: "The sage ordered us Qianqi to go out to arrest people."

Chen Jingke didn't expect Qianqi's first mission to be this, but it was not his turn to pick and choose, and said, "Have you made a plan for arresting?"

Wang Fangyi replied: "It has been done, and the soldiers have been informed, and now we are waiting for your order."

Chen Jingke nodded and stepped in front of everyone.He wasn't nervous at all. He was used to teaching so many people, so there was nothing to be nervous about.

Taking a deep breath, he untied the useless coir raincoat and threw it on the ground, and said loudly, "Brothers, do you know what the mission is this time?"

All the soldiers replied in unison: "I know."

Chen Jingke shouted loudly: "You don't know, do you think that what you are going to catch this time is a few literati and scholars who are powerless?"

"No, it's not. Let me tell you, they are either ministers for many generations, or descendants of gentry tyrants who have been passed down for hundreds of years."

"These people have been at the top for hundreds of years, and their children and grandchildren have enjoyed the glory and wealth. They not only enjoy the blessings themselves, but also cut off the channels for others to rise, ensuring the prosperity and wealth of the family."

"Your Majesty broke through the confinement they set up with a fearless spirit, re-opened the promotion channel for ordinary people, and let ordinary people..."

"It also allows people like you and me to rely on hard work to reach a high position and become a master one day, so that we can also enjoy wealth."

"But doing so offended those people, because once we get promoted, we will seize their official positions and affect their glory and wealth..."

"So they started a counterattack, trying to interrupt this promotion channel again, so that we can only accept their slavery forever... Do you want to see this situation?"

The soldiers of Qianqi can read and read, and understand many things that ordinary people don't know. They have clearer thinking and relatively complete world cognition.

Naturally, he became more aware of the consequences of cutting off the promotion channel, so Chen Jingke's words easily aroused everyone's common hatred.

The soldiers roared, "I don't want to."

Chen Jingke was very satisfied with the effect, and said persistently: "Yes, I don't want to, and the saint doesn't want to either, that's why I had the shocking bet before."

"Facts have proved that God's will lies with the saints and all of us. That's why this heavy rain fell, and it also gave us a chance to completely counterattack these people."

Everyone in Chang'an city knew about this big gamble, and the army naturally knew about it a long time ago, and even now thinking about it, they still feel excited.

Many people even couldn't help recalling how many times His Majesty rushed into the enemy's line when he was still the King of Qin.

Especially in the battle of Luoyang, everyone thought it impossible to win, but His Majesty told the world that nothing is impossible by capturing the two kings in one battle.

Now His Majesty once again set a big gamble, he is still as daring as before, but the battlefield has changed.

It is really a blessing to follow such a monarch.

So when Chen Jingke mentioned this gamble, the soldiers of Qianqi shouted excitedly: "Long live, long live, long live!!!"

After shouting a few times, Chen Jingke waved everyone to stop, and continued: "Very good, everyone's morale is very high, we will win this battle."

"But I still want to remind you, don't underestimate each other. Although they are small in number, their training is not as hard as ours, and their combat effectiveness is not as good as ours."

"But the centipede is dead but not stiff. These centuries-old families have cards. Maybe they can't turn the tables, but they can pull a few people to back them up before they die."

"Everyone is a life-and-death brother who stirs food in the same pot. I don't want any accident to happen to anyone."

"So I'm here to remind you, don't take chances, don't show mercy to the enemy."

"Don't have any worries, just kill them if you feel danger. No matter who the other party is, as long as you feel danger, kill them all."

"Remember?"

All the soldiers: "Remember."

Chen Jingke waved his hand and said, "Let's go then."

(End of this chapter)