A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 956 Entering Beijing
"Chang'an,"

Wu Huaiyu sighed and decided to go to Beijing. This was really an eventful time.

Originally, the Tang Dynasty fought very well in the battle of Tuyuhun, but who would have thought that so many things would happen in the blink of an eye. Murong Shun was killed, Tuyuhun was in civil strife again, and Fan Xing was accused of poor supervision.

Niu Jinda and Li Daoyan were also executed when questioned.

Li Jing was even accused of treason by Gao Zhengsheng.

Wu Huaiyu, who was far away in Guangzhou, even felt that a storm was coming, and it was even coming towards him.

"The saint is still mourning and paying no attention to political affairs. The military and state affairs of the court are entrusted to the prince." Peng Weizhong believed that there was no need to worry too much. "With His Highness here, those people will definitely not be allowed to mess around."

Tang Fengxiao also thought so, "The Prime Minister should wait and see what happens in this matter, and don't intervene directly to avoid being implicated."

"I have to come forward in this matter. I have to go to Beijing immediately."

The emperor was still paying filial piety, but Wu Huaiyu was worried that the emperor would use this matter to take action behind the scenes. It was not that the emperor wanted to wrong anyone, but that it was very possible for the emperor to take the opportunity to suppress certain people.

Peng Weizhong, Tang Fengxiao, and Kang Po, these three are all famous businessmen today, and they are also Wu Huaiyu's white gloves.
A world-famous wealthy businessman, he was also Wu Huaiyu's think tank.

After receiving the reply, Wu Huaiyu immediately began to pack up things and head north.
Fan Xuanfu insisted on returning to Beijing together.

Lingnan's finances are good, but Wu Huaiyu pays tribute to the surplus, who can say that it is not good.

"After all, my father-in-law is a distinguished minister of the country. He also made many achievements in the battle of Tuyuhun. Murong Shun was killed. He did neglect his duties. But he had returned to Liangzhou at that time. You can't blame him entirely for this. Don't worry too much. Even if you are really investigated, the most you can do is to be demoted, and there is no chance of a heavier punishment.

But this is not entirely a good thing for the emperor.

In October of the ninth year of Zhenguan, two memorials from Wu Huaiyu arrived in Beijing. One was to pay tribute of 2,800 taels of gold, and the other was to ask for permission to enter the capital.

At the end of October, the imperial court responded that it would be sent to Guangzhou via the post station, and tribute would be paid and allowed to enter Beijing.

She cried several times after learning that Fan Xing was convicted and sent to Beijing. Although the Fan family had experienced worse times before, during the Sui Dynasty, the good grandfather Fan Fang was convicted and the whole family was demoted as slaves. During the Wude period, Fan Fang, who had become a meritorious official from the founding of the Long Kingdom, was involved in a rebellion case and was executed. Fan Xing was also implicated again and was dismissed from office.

"Is it appropriate to donate so much gold at this time?"

And even if he was demoted, it would be temporary at best. "

He brought Fan Xuanfu with him, and even his brother-in-law, Fan Xiuyi, the prime minister of Longxi County, also brought him.

"Is there anything inappropriate? In addition to the retained budget expenses, the Observer's Office only has 30,000 yuan. I paid more than 20,000 yuan as tribute. Isn't that enough to show my loyalty?"

The art of balancing is something that every emperor understands.

The prince is indeed very stable now, but he will be eighteen next year and is getting older and older. In the past few years, he has been staying in the country for more than half of the year. He behaves very steadily and his reputation is getting better and better.

Wu Huaiyu didn't stop him, knowing that she also cared about her father.

Even his own son would not completely trust the person who became the emperor. Li Yuan was directly ousted from power by Li Shimin back then.

Wu Chengsi also wanted to follow him to Beijing.

"Write another memorial to the imperial court. This year our Lingnan Province will pay tribute to another 1,800 taels of gold to help the imperial court, and another thousand taels of gold to the saint."

"Then you must first write to the court to request admission, and then wait for the court's approval." Kang Po also reminded him.

Two thousand eight hundred taels of gold, more than twenty thousand dollars.

Having said that, Fan Xuanfu still felt uneasy.

Huaiyu thought for a while, and then simply brought Xuanfu's son Shibalang Chengying and his daughter Wu Liuer with him.

Li Qing came over with red eyes.

"I have packed my things and will go to Beijing with you."

Li Qing also knew that her uncle Li Jing was accused of treason. She had been brought up by Li Jing and his wife since she was a child. They were very close to her, so she was worried and frightened when she heard the news.

"I have inquired about the teacher's matter. Gao Zhengsheng was the commander of the march on Yanze Road when he defeated Tuyuhun. He delayed his military term and was punished by the teacher. As a result, this person held a grudge and falsely accused the teacher of treason. He cannot tell the difference between right and wrong in this matter. The imperial court has appointed a department to investigate, and we will definitely clear the teacher's name."

Li Qingdao said, "I'm afraid things are not as simple as they appear. That Gao Zengsheng is also the governor of a state and the general manager of Zhengtuguhun. Moreover, he is an old member of the Qin Palace. It is impossible for him not to know that false accusations of rebellion are punishable by death. He dares to make such false accusations. Just afraid..."

Li Qing is the legitimate daughter of a famous family and is very familiar with power struggles. She did not speak too bluntly, but she revealed that there may be a very complicated situation here, and even Gao Zhengsheng's false accusation may have been inspired by some people.

"I am His Majesty's sworn sister. If they confuse right and wrong, I will go to the palace and file a complaint."

"Let's go then."

Li Qing, the head of Yongle County, is going to Beijing, and Yang Muyun, the princess of Huainan, is also going there. "It would be nice to have someone to look after me along the way, and when I get to Chang'an, I can also help with moving around."

Yang Muyun is a princess of the Sui Dynasty. She was originally the daughter of Yang Qing, the king of Xi. In terms of seniority, Yang Muyun is Yang Guang's niece. She is a clan sister to the current concubine Yang in the palace. She is also from the same clan as Yang Gongren and Yang Shidao in the royal palace. .

Finally, Fan Xuanfu, Li Qing, Yang Muyun, and Chen Runniang were added.
A light carriage and a simple obedience, a fast horse and a whip,

Passed Beijiang to Shaozhou, crossed Daquling, passed Meiling Road to Qianzhou, entered Ganjiang River and went straight to Jiangzhou, without stopping all the way.
After entering the Yangtze River, they turned to the Han River. After arriving in Xiangyang, they turned to the Danjiang River and passed through Wuguan and Lantian. In mid-November, they arrived at Chang'an City.

Baqiao Inn,

Brother Wu Huaiyi is already waiting here.

Regardless of the dusty journey, Wu Huaiyu took his brother into a hotel alone. The fire was burning in the room, which was very warm. Wu Huaiyu sat in front of the fire and warmed his hands to get rid of the chill.

Huaiyi picked up the boiling kettle and made a pot of tea.

"First have a cup of hot tea to warm yourself up."

"What's going on now?" Huaiyu asked anxiously.

Wu Huaiyi sighed, "Things are very complicated this time. Fan Xing, Niu Jinda, and Li Daoyan are all guilty and deserve to die now." "But it's not the worst yet. They are all meritorious ministers, and they can still be discussed." "

Wu Huaiyu also understood after hearing this.
Eight meetings, eight meetings actually means that the crime has been determined, but if people of eight identities commit crimes, they must be adjudicated by the emperor and can enjoy the privilege system of reducing punishment according to law.

Now that we have reached the eighth meeting, it means that the crime has been established.

Discuss relatives, discuss old friends, discuss talents, discuss abilities, discuss merits, discuss nobles, discuss diligence, discuss guests.

Fan Xing can actually discuss four items among these eight discussions. He was once a slave of the Li family and can discuss matters. He is a founding hero and can discuss merits. Previously, he had been granted the title of Duke of the State and the title of Biejia, the Governor of Liangzhou and the General of the Zuojianmen. He could discuss his position. Even if he had made many meritorious deeds, he could also discuss his position.

If the crime is less than a crime, the grade will be reduced by one level.

Generally, even if someone commits one of the ten most heinous crimes, they will not be put to death directly, but will be exiled.

Being able to join the Eight Councils is basically equivalent to getting a gold medal for immunity from death, unless you really conspire to rebel.

Fan Xing's matter was a dereliction of duty. He had the responsibility of guarding Tuyuhun. As a result, Murong Shun was killed not long after he became the khan. Tuyuhun was in chaos because of this. The consequences of this incident were more serious, so his guilt was also greater.

The imperial court asked the three divisions to investigate, and they have already concluded that he is guilty. Now the prince will submit the results to the emperor for a ruling.

But the emperor sent the matter back to the prince.

"The prince will hold a court meeting tomorrow to discuss with the prime minister and ministers."

Wu Huaiyi is now the Taifu Minister, and he has the third rank of Dr. Jin Ziguanglu, so he has also been notified to participate in tomorrow's court meeting.

"Where's Niu Jinda?"

"He was also found guilty by the Third Division for delaying his military term, losing equipment, and injuring or injuring soldiers. He should be sentenced to death if convicted."

In addition to Fan Xing and Niu Jinda being sentenced to death, Li Daoyan, a member of the clan, was also sentenced to death. His crime was that he attacked the Tuoba tribe of Party Xiang, which triggered resentment and rebellion among the Qiang people. As a result, Li Daoyan was ambushed and defeated.

"Gao Zhengsheng, like Niu Jinda, also has the death penalty of delayed military service, loss of equipment, and casualties of soldiers."

Gao Zhengsheng and Niu Jinda were both charged with the same crime. They were both defeated because Li Daoyan broke his promise and sneak attacked the party. In the end, the three groups of soldiers failed to reach the designated battlefield according to Li Jing's pre-war plan.

Gao Zengsheng was also punished by Li Jing for this, but Gao Zengsheng refused to accept it, so he falsely accused Li Jing of treason.

"Oh, there's another thing. Xue Wanjun and Qibi Heli had a serious quarrel, and they also started a lawsuit before the imperial court."

At Qiemo, brothers Xue Wanjun, Xue Wanche and Qibi Heli had a dispute about continuing to pursue Fu Yun.
He ordered more than a thousand Qibi's cavalry to pursue him. Xue Wanjun was afraid that Qibi would be able to capture Fu Yun alone, so he also led his troops to follow. After going through hardships and dangers, and drinking the blood of spurring horses in the desert, they finally caught up with Fu Yun. Yun won a great victory, captured hundreds of thousands of livestock, and obtained Fu Yun's body.

After the imperial court found out, they also specially sent envoys to commend and reward him.
Then, in front of the envoy, Xue Wanjun claimed that all the credit was his, and Qibi Heli was beside him at that time.

Qibi Heli was very angry because brothers Xue Wanche and Xue Wanjun were surrounded by Tuyuhun's army during the battle at Chishuiyuan. The brothers were trapped in a heavy siege. Their horses died and they were seriously injured. They had to fight and retreat on foot. They were almost killed. The key At that time, Qibi Heli led his army to arrive and entered the siege to rescue them.

From Qiemo's pursuit into Tulun Qi, at first none of the Xue brothers refused to pursue them. It was Qibi Heli who pursued alone, and Xue Wanjun followed behind. Qibi Heli also took the lead in the night attack on Fu Yunya's tent. As a result, this was the result. Xue Wanjun shamelessly said all the credit was his.

Qibi He was so strong that he directly drew his sword and wanted to kill the man named Xue in front of the envoy. Fortunately, the generals held him tight.

After the class teacher returned to the court, the Xue brothers started talking about how tyrannical General Hu was.

Because of this, a censor impeached Qibi Heli and wanted to investigate his crimes.

Qibi Heli reported the situation to the prince's court in the early morning, and the prince asked someone to investigate. When he learned the facts, he was really angry. Originally, Xue Wanjun was supposed to be awarded the post of Zuotunwei General based on his merits.
Now the prince has ordered that Xue Wanjun be removed from his official position and ordered Yousi to investigate and ask a saint to make a decision.

The post of General Zuotunwei was delegated to Qibi Heli.

"The prince's real palace directly removes Xue Wanjun from his official position?"

"Indeed, the prince is very decisive. However, Qibi Heli resigned from the post of General Zuotunwei, saying that if His Highness dismissed Xue Wanjun from his post because of his ministers, he would also give him the post of General Zuotunwei. The Hu people were ignorant and thought that His Highness valued Hu and despised the Han people, so they falsely accused each other, which would inevitably lead to more disputes and make the Hu people think that all the generals were like Xue Wanjun and would despise the Han people."

"What about the final result of this matter?" Huaiyu was a little surprised that Qibi Heli could say these words.

"The matter was finally reported to the saint. The saint did not punish Xue Wanjun severely, but still made Xue Wanjun the general of Zuotunwei, and the Jin Dynasty granted him the title of Duke of Lu.

He also rewarded Qibi Heli heavily. He was the general who led the army from the left side of Jin Dynasty. He was granted the title of Duke of Liang, inspected the military affairs of the North Gate camp, and was rewarded with gold, silver and various colors.

Both of them have been promoted to nobility.

In fact, there is some inside story about the two men competing for merit, because during the expedition to Tuyuhun, brothers Xue Wanjun and Xue Wanche were both in charge, while Qibi Heli, Zhi Husili and other Hu generals accompanied them with their own Hu soldiers and horses. It is a tribal vassal army,
When chasing Fu Yun, brothers Xue Wanjun and Xue Wanche were both at the general manager level, while Qibi Heli was only a tribal auxiliary in the army. There was a big difference in their status, and Qibi Heli had to obey their military orders.

But after Xue Wanche decided not to pursue, Qibi Heli ignored the military order and pursued it on his own. Xue Wanche was injured and it was difficult to go. Xue Wanjun had no choice but to follow even though he was unwilling. Otherwise, if Qibi Heli was annihilated due to the lone pursuit, they would He also has a responsibility, after all, this deed can still be used to pay tribute to the daughter of the Tang Dynasty, the head of Lintao County.

After the victory in Tulumenqi, Xue Wanjun told the envoy that all the credit was his. In fact, it was according to the usual practice. After all, he was the main general of the army, and Qibi Heli was just a tribal vassal.

It's just that Qibi Heli was the leader of the inner Tiele tribe. He couldn't accept this result and drew his sword directly. In the end, he even made trouble on the Golden Palace.
The prince, the emperor, and even the ministers all knew what was going on.

But if this kind of thing gets too big, you have to take care of Qibi Heli's emotions, especially since Xue Wanjun was also in a bad mood at the time. Even if he was the commander-in-chief, he should share the credit with Qibi, instead of making it so ugly and having to deal with it afterwards. He wants to sue Qibi Heli.

If it is not dealt with properly, what will the Hu generals who join us think?
After fighting desperately and making meritorious deeds, all the credit was taken away by the Han generals, so who would work hard for the Tang Dynasty in the future?

Originally, Xue Wanjun's appearance was not so ugly, and the main credit for this was his, but now that he has made a fuss, he has become completely shameless.
Fortunately, the emperor finally just picked it up high and put it down gently.
After all, the Xue Wanjun brothers performed very well in the Tuyuhun battle. Not to mention the bloody battle at Chishuiyuan, but also the pursuit to Qiemo, and then to Tulum Moraine, and finally achieved a great victory. Xue Wanjun's contribution is still very great.
In the last battle, he was still the commander.
"Since Xue Wanjun and Qibi Heli caused such a quarrel, and both of them were promoted to become Dukes and Generals, then my father-in-law and Uncle Niu will not have too bad consequences."

Huaiyi nodded, "It may be that he will be relegated to a remote position, but it will definitely be temporary."

Mistaking military service is a serious crime, and it is certainly different from competing for merit. Strive for merit, after all, you still have merit, but it is a big sin for you to miss it.

As for Li Jing's rebellion, Wu Huaiyi also said that there was no need to worry at all. Gao Zengsheng had gone crazy this time and dared to accuse Li Jing of treason, which was asking for death.

Wu Huaiyu also felt that Li Jing would be fine, but basically after this incident, Li Jing could only thank guests behind closed doors, and could no longer come out to interfere in political affairs.

Perhaps, this may be the true intention of some people.

(End of this chapter)