A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 693

Changan.

Su Dingfang made big news.

Huaiyuanfang Ao Temple, Chang'an Sabao Shi Siming, raised dead soldiers, hid armor and weapons, and plotted rebellion. Every one of them was extremely shocking. As for secret loan sharking and collecting protection fees from Hu merchants, they were not worth mentioning. .

The case was quickly sent to Yongzhou Yamen for trial.

Yongzhou left Yang Shidao and urgently discussed with the two governors, Li Hongjie and Lu Chengqing.

"This case actually involves Duke Lu. It's not simple." He said bluntly.

But Li Hongjie chuckled. He was Li Jing's clan uncle. It was well known that Li Jing and Hou Junji were at odds with each other. Moreover, Li Hongjie and Wu Huaiyu had always had a good relationship. Wu Huaiyu had specifically informed him of this case beforehand.

"The matter couldn't be more clear. Shi Siming, a Sogdian Hu merchant, was a famous Hu merchant. He once surrendered to Pei Ji. After Pei Ji fell, he turned to Afuhou Junji and relied on the power of Hou Junji to conquer Chang'an. Sabao identity…”

Li Hongjie's words are like arrows, pointing directly at Hou Junji.

If you really want to drag Hou Junji into this, you will have to shed your skin even if you don't die.

Yang Shidao has a headache. He is the emperor's brother-in-law and the younger brother of the former prime minister Yang Gongren. He is a well-known noble son in the court and a good old man.

He has a good relationship with Wu Huaiyu, but he also gets along well with Hou Junji. To be honest, he doesn't want to offend anyone.

However, the two Zhizhong obviously did not want Hou Junji to have an easy time.

He thought for a while and reminded the two of them that the matter may not be as serious as Su Lie said, "The warriors in Huaiyuanfang Temple are mostly Tujie mercenaries and some are Turkic mercenaries. They have always been Su Lie." The guardian of Tehu Shang,"

Li Hongjie interrupted him, "Mr. Yang, we have found out that there are many cases and even murder cases against these people. Some of them are horse thieves in the Western Regions. The court really has no control over what they do in the Western Regions, but some of these people are in Hexi and even There were also crimes committed in Longyou and Chang'an,"

They are not only business group guards, but also some horse thieves and bandits. They even often work for the nobles of Chang'an, and they do things that are inconvenient to come forward.

"What's more, not only were many banned armors found in the temple, but the Sogdian mercenaries also owned armor privately. Which merchant group guard would dare to own a crossbow?"

Yang Shidao couldn't refute it. The world was in chaos a few years ago. Which powerful family or business group would not have some armed men?But it's not the past. Now the court is very strict about these things, especially in Chang'an City.

If you were at the frontier, you might just turn a blind eye and just don't show off.

But in Chang'an, if he was found out, then this would be a huge crime.

No matter you say it was something you left before, or you say it's just for self-protection, that doesn't work.

Lu Chengqing took out a piece of paper,

Yang Shidao frowned.

"This is?"

"After the Marquis of Linqing captured the people, he interrogated those people in Jinwu Prison and obtained a lot of interrogations. Some people confessed that some of the armors were given to Shi Siming by Hou Junji.
Others confessed that Shi Siming gave Hou Junji a lot of money, including a pair of stunning beauties who grew up eating only human milk.

Some people also confessed that Shi Siming was selling spices, pepper, etc., and Hou Junji had a share.

Shi Siming and the five temples in Chang'an lent usury, and Hou Junji's principal was also included, and there was still a lot. "

"These are testimonies,"

Lu Chengqing handed it to Yang Shidao to read, and then said, "Su Lang will return this confession to the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple and Yushitai."

Headache, Yang Shidao had a very bad headache.

This case suddenly became so big, and he actually knew the struggle behind it.

Lu Chengqing and Wu Huaiyu were related to each other, and Wu Huaiyu also adopted Lu Chengqing's sister as a concubine. Li Hongjie was the uncle of Wu Huaiyu's teacher Li Jing, and Wu Huaiyu also adopted Li Hongjie's niece and great-granddaughter as a concubine.

This relationship is not an ordinary close one.

Wu Huaiyu and Hou Junji have been fighting fiercely recently. Yang Shidao vaguely heard that Hou Junji was accused of reporting Wu Huaiyu's adopted son Sanqian for rebellion, and was dismissed by the emperor directly and rushed to the Western Regions. He was not allowed to stay in Chang'an the next day. Leave after the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Now there is a rebellion case against Shi Siming in Sogdian Sabao, which also involves Hou Junji.

Obviously, this is revenge, reciprocal revenge.

That young man is really getting more and more ruthless.

"Send everything you find out to the saint." Yang Shidao thought for a long time and finally decided not to participate.

Although he felt that Wu Huaiyu's revenge was a bit swift and even ruthless, since it was Hou Junji who instigated the trouble, he shouldn't feel aggrieved now that he was being retaliated against.

Let him just watch the show.
Previously, Wu Huaiyu owed favor to the Wu family and Wu Huaiyu regarding the daughter of Duke Zhou, and now he could be considered as repaying the favor to the Wu family.

in the palace.

When Li Shimin saw the report handed over by the Yongzhou Yamen, his beard trembled with anger. He immediately summoned the prime ministers and people from the Sanfa Department. At the same time, he also summoned people from the Yongzhou Yamen, as well as Su Lie, who was handling the case at the time.

Regarding the interrogation of Wu Houwei and the trial of Yongzhou Prefecture, the files were circulated among the ministers in the palace.

Everyone who saw it was surprised,

Hou Junji was defeated.

Some people even couldn't help but wonder, is it that the emperor is completely fed up with Hou Junji and wants to deal with him, or is it that when Hou Junji broke into the palace, he broke into the emperor's palace, hacked the guards and kidnapped the saint, but now it has become a disaster?
The emperor glanced at the ministers,
Su Lie and Yang Shidao were questioned by the emperor one after another.
Then the three legal divisions were also asked about the case,
As Li Hongjie said, in fact, the basic facts of this case are clear and the evidence is sufficient. It is not a frame-up. Shi Siming cannot escape the blame, and Hou Junji cannot escape the blame.

Shi Siming originally relied on Pei Ji, but later switched to him. There were many exchanges of interests between the two parties. Of course, these were not a big deal to Hou Junji.

But the most important thing is that this case involves an important issue, that is, some of the seized armors were obtained by Shi Siming from Hou Junji.There are not many of them, but there are armors, bows and crossbows that are strictly forbidden to be kept privately.

This is what the emperor cares about most.

I asked Yousi again and again,

All I got were clear answers. After careful investigation afterwards, I found that those armors, bows and crossbows were indeed leaked from Hou Junji, and they were from the Right Guards. Hou Junji replaced some of them with minor damage in the name of normal damage. The damaged armor was reported as a total loss and scrapped, but was given to Shi Siming privately.

The reason why Shi Siming acquired these armors is simple. He was a big Hu merchant in Sogdia. He not only ran business in Chang'an, but also specialized in spices, silk and other trade from Chang'an to the Western Regions. This kind of long-distance trade was not safe, so the business group needed to hire many people. Mercenaries also need some powerful equipment, such as armor and crossbows.

Everything was just for caravan trade, but it was a big taboo to expose this matter.

Now Yousi insists that Shi Siming raised dead soldiers, privately owned armor, and intended to rebel. This is something that ten thousand mouths cannot explain clearly.

Even if the emperor believes you in this kind of thing, you can't do it, because this potentially seriously crosses the line and even threatens the emperor.

This is Chang'an, at the feet of the Emperor,

Who can rest assured that the people under your prime minister and general are secretly engaging in mercenaries and hiding armor?
Li Shimin suppressed his anger,
Hou Junji said that Wu Huaiyu raised three thousand volunteer soldiers privately, but there was no real evidence.But now Su Lie said that Hou Junji secretly hid armor and raised dead soldiers, which was already clear evidence.

His eyes swept over Su Lie several times.

The emperor also sensed something strange about this case. Su Lie had a grudge against Hou Junji. The grudge was very big. Now that Su Lie found out about this case,

It is impossible to say that there is no personal grudge involved, and it is even obvious that this is Wu Huaiyu's swift revenge.

But for the emperor, the most important thing about this case is whether the things revealed are true.

Since Hou Junji dared to secretly hand over the armor and weapons of the Right Guards to the Sogdian Hu merchants in Chang'an in the name of damage, then this matter has seriously crossed the line and must be severely punished.

"I remember Feng Li, the governor of Guangzhou, it has been four years since he took office, right?"

"Returning to your majesty, Feng Li was appointed governor of Guangzhou exactly four years after your majesty came to the throne. After he was injured for his service against the Turks in the Battle of Xianyang, he was appointed governor of Guangzhou."

"Feng Li did a good job as the governor of Guangzhou. He did not run any business or take bribes when he took office. The barbarians respected him. Call Feng Li back to the court and add Yin Qingguanglu as a doctor."

Everyone thought that the emperor wanted Hou Junji to be the governor of Guangzhou, so he asked Feng Li to return to the court and give up his position.

Unexpectedly, the emperor said: "Wu Huaiyi, the governor of Shaozhou, was born in Yuan Cong, the emperor, and has made many meritorious deeds. After being the governor of Shaozhou, he performed extremely well and achieved outstanding political achievements. I think I will promote Wu Huaiyi to the governor of Guangzhou."

"The former Governor-General of Guangzhou, Shi Tang Fengyi, conspired with Yu Wenhuaji and others to commit regicide in the previous dynasty. Now he has been exiled to Guangzhou, and the position of Governor-General Shi of Guangzhou is vacant."

The emperor's eyes were like lightning,

"Let Hou Junji take over this position."

Hou Junji resigned as prime minister the day before the Autumn Festival and was ordered to go on the road that day. He was still on his way to the Western Regions to serve as the deputy governor of Anxi. As a result, he was demoted to Lingnan and became the governor of Guangzhou.

The Deputy Chief Protector is of the third rank, but the Chief of the Central Governor's Office, Shi, is only of the fifth rank.

This is really a case of being demoted again and again, even though he is not in the same league, he still works as deputy to Wu Huaiyu's brother.

Li Shimin looked at Su Lie again,
"Su Dingfang, the lieutenant general of Zuowu Hou Yi's mansion, has meritorious service. He was moved to Zuowei's middle lieutenant general and was given three hundred pieces of silk."

"Chang'an Sa Bao Shi Siming, behead him immediately! He will lose his family and his property will be confiscated."

The emperor was furious.

Shi Siming was sentenced to death, and Hou Junji was demoted to Lingnan.
The people involved in the case, especially the officers and generals who helped Hou Junji report the damage of the right guard armor to Si Shiming, were all executed, their families were not made slaves, and their property was confiscated.

Those Sogdian Hu mercenaries were also unlucky, and they all ended up in Lingnan.

This case was decided by the saint himself,
So far,

There is no opportunity for appeal.

Facing the emperor's gloomy face, no one interceded for Hou Junji.

It's really your own fault. It's okay for you to take bribes and even avenge yourself, but you actually dare to sneak out the military armor, even if it's damaged. This is Chang'an.

Yuchi Gong almost blinded the King of Jiangxia in one eye, removed him from his post, stripped him of his title, and punished him to the end. But in fact, it was not a severe punishment. It took him a year and a half to return home.

But this time Hou Junji was promoted from the deputy governor of Anxi to the governor of Guangzhou. Although he was only dismissed and demoted, his title was not reduced, and his seat was not reduced, but everyone felt the emperor's great disappointment in Hou Junji.

This is much more serious than masturbating to the end.

Of course, there are also some sophisticated ones. From the emperor’s new position to Su Lie, we can feel that the emperor is actually very clear about everything.
Therefore, Su Lie was nominally meritorious, and he was indeed promoted from Zuo Wuhou Zhonglang to Zuowei Zhonglang. However, this promotion also revealed the emperor's dissatisfaction with Su Lie.
If there is a real reward, it should be to give back the reward for the Northern Expedition that was taken away by beating Hou Junji. At least he must be a general of the Twelve Guards, or serve as a governor-general.

Among the several appointments, Wu Huaiyi was the eldest brother of Wu Huaiyu. Wu Huaiyi only served as the governor of Shaozhou for two years and was promoted to the governor of Guangzhou.

The Wu family now has a prime minister and three governors.

The governor of Guangzhou, Hou Wuhuaiyi of Qujiang County, the governor of Luozhou, the Duke of Zhou Guogong, Wu Xun, the governor of Yuzhou, Xuancheng County Duke Wushu Yi,
There is also a prince's young master, Wu Huaiyu, who participates in political affairs.

Not only did all the ministers have an additional understanding of the prime minister who did not appear in the palace today, Wu Huaiyu did not wait for revenge overnight, and his attacks were merciless and deadly.

If Hou Junji had not been the emperor's childhood playmate, but had been his confidant for many years, I'm afraid if it had been someone else, he might have ended up like Si Shiming.

　Qidian now has a reader error correction function. If you see any errors or omissions in the book, you can directly use this function to correct the author. Muzi immediately changed it after seeing it. Thank you to many readers who have been helping to correct errors. I have not been in good health recently. , I didn’t save the manuscript, and it was quite a headache to write.

　　
　
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