A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 959 I never forget
In the Xiande Hall,

When the Crown Prince finished speaking, many ministers were surprised.

When they heard that the prince wanted to summon Li Jing and Wu Huaiyu to the palace, they thought that the prince must try to protect the generals Li Jing, Fan Xing and Niu Jinda.
Unexpectedly, Wu Huaiyu had such an attitude after coming to the palace, and the Crown Prince's attitude of being obedient to his advice was also extremely surprising.

But the matter is really settled like this.

The crown prince ended the court discussion and left his uncle Chang Sun Wuji and his teacher Wu Huaiyu to drink tea.

Beiyuan.

thatched cottage,

Li Daliang, the imperial censor, came to see the emperor. After saluting, he presented the ruling results of the Sanfa Division.

"Gao Zengsheng disappoints me very much," Li Shimin looked at the memorial, shook his head and sighed. Gao Zhengsheng was Li Shimin's old subordinate when he was in the Prince of Qin's Palace. Later, he and Liang Jianfang were transferred to Yuchi Gong's command. They were both in the right wing of the Prince of Qin's Palace.
These three people are equally brave and brave. In the battle of Luoyang, Yuchi Gong led two generals and captured Wang Shichong's nephew Wang Wan alive. After that, he followed the east and west and made many military exploits. Before the battle of Tuyuhun, he was the leader. The governor of the state was elected as the commander-in-chief of the Yanze Road March.

But not only did he not perform any meritorious service, he also lost troops and generals. What made Li Shimin most angry was that after he was punished by Li Jing for his military mistakes, he actually falsely accused Li Jing of treason.

"Then according to the consensus, I will reduce my death to Liu Bian, deprive Gao Zengsheng of all his official positions, demote him to a commoner, and exile him to Jiaozhou."

"For Li Jing's contribution to destroying Tuyuhun, don't make one of his sons the county marquis."

Now that these heroes have been guilty, Li Shimin cannot really sentence them and execute them in accordance with the law.

"You are my imperial censor. Do you think Gao Zengsheng should be exempted?"

But when it comes to killing Gao Zhengsheng, Li Shimin is still reluctant to give up. After all, he once followed his old brother who conquered the world, and he also experienced life and death on the battlefield.
Just like Dang Renhong who was transferred to Guangzhou by him. He was also a former general of the Qin Dynasty and a fierce general. Dang Renhong's two sons also followed him and died fighting for the Tang Dynasty. The eldest son died in the Qian Dynasty when he conquered Xue Ju. In the defeat, the second son died outside Luoyang City. Dang Renhong's two sons even died to protect him, and the second son even died in front of him.

"He was an old hero of our Prince Qin's palace. It's true that I have never forgotten him, but the methods used to govern the country must be consistent.

"Inappropriate," Li Daliang replied, "Gao Zengsheng first made a mistake in his military duties and violated military law. However, there were reasons for the incident. The main responsibility lies with Minzhou Governor Li Daoyan for betraying the party Xiang Qiang, sending troops to sneak attacks, causing the Qiang tribe to rebel, blocking the road, and sending troops to ambush. Therefore, it is missed,
Because Wei Guogong Li Jingzheng knew the reason, he convicted them on the grounds that they had missed the deadline, but he did not convict them of death, nor did he directly execute them in front of the army. He only reported to the court and detailed the process. Please Court disposal.

"Li Jing once again made great achievements in destroying the country for the imperial court this time, but he was framed and wronged by the villain,"

"I will give Li Jing another ten catties of gold and a thousand pieces of silk."

Another example is Qiu Xinggong and Qiu Xingze's brothers. They also followed him in his expeditions and even sacrificed their lives to rescue him several times. That time in Luoyang, he was trapped in a heavy siege and even his mount died. If Qiu Xinggong had not given up his horse and rescued him on foot, After fighting his way out, Li Shimin is already gone.

Speaking of this, the emperor sighed,
After a long while, he said again, "Preserve his property and do not involve his parents, wives, concubines, and children."

Perhaps Gao Zhengsheng was lucky because of his forgiveness for the domineering behavior of Yu Chigong, Qiu Xinggong and others.

Regarding this kind of people, I actually suggested killing them as a sign of respect and emulation. However, after careful consideration, I felt that the country should be governed by law. Since the country's laws can be reduced to eighty percent, and Gao Zengsheng is also a meritorious official, eighty percents can be used, so we should follow the law. "

Gao Zhengsheng's old boss Yu Chigong also made many big mistakes, but Li Shimin finally didn't have the heart to punish him severely. But now that he thinks about it, maybe it's wrong to be too indulgent.

"Prime Minister Gao said that Gao Zengsheng was an old hero of King Qin, please absolve him of his crime." Li Daliang said.

Gao Zhengsheng's behavior is already very bad, even vicious. This kind of behavior must not be tolerated and must be severely punished. Therefore, he must be punished.

But Gao Zhengsheng not only did not accept the punishment, but instead harbored resentment and falsely accused Li Jing of treason.

"Humph,"

Li Shimin sighed.

Li Shimin was not willing to absolve Gao Zhengsheng of all his crimes. Falsely accusing Li Jing of treason was too stupid for Li Shimin to cover up.

Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, there have been many people who were the first to raise armies and those who have made meritorious deeds in subsequent battles. If only one high-ranking scholar is spared and those who have made meritorious deeds are lucky enough to think that the law can be spared, so they all break the law, then how can the world be governed in this way? ? "

"Give me twenty more slaves."

Gao Zengsheng was demoted to a commoner and exiled to Annan. Li Jing rewarded his son with silk and made one of his sons a county marquis. Gao Zengsheng had previously been a county marquis.

The reward for Li Jing's contribution to destroying Tuyuhun is really not worth mentioning. After all, Xue Wanche was only a lieutenant, and each of them made a son a marquis for his merits.

How can Qibi join forces with the Hu generals from the tribe, and also be granted the title of general and the title of Duke of the country?

The emperor stood up,

Boil water and make tea. Today I’m making milk tea.

Pry off small pieces of the hard black tea bricks and put them into the kettle to boil. After boiling for a few times, add milk, rock sugar, and salt. While making milk tea, the emperor talked to him about today's court meeting.

"Wu Huaiyu is selfless," Li Shimin said with a smile. Wu Huaiyu went to the palace without saying a word for Fan Xing and the others, which was beyond the emperor's expectation.

Li Daliang, on the other hand, sat in front of the emperor and interceded for Fan Xing and Niu Jinda.
"Fan Xing and Niu Jinda are also guilty for a reason, but it is not a serious crime. The death penalty is still serious. He should be treated differently from Gao Zengsheng and Li Daoyan,"

The tea is ready,
Li Shimin poured milk tea into the bowl, and then added a handful of fried rice.
"Li Daoyan was indeed too stupid. Because of his greed, he betrayed his trust and attacked and plundered Xiang Tuoba's tribe. As a result, three soldiers and horses failed to reach the battlefield on time. Brothers Xue Wanche and Xue Wanjun were surrounded by the Tuyuhun army in Chishuiyuan, and almost lost two people. General, and even almost ruined the entire battle. If the Xue brothers were not brave, and Qibi Heli arrived in time to rescue and counterattack bravely, the consequences would have been disastrous."

Tuoba Dangxiang had a very good relationship with Tuyuhun Khan Fuyun. Before the war, the court had made many efforts, and it was not easy to use the lure of treasures and military coercion to force the Tuoba tribe to agree not to follow Fuyun.

As a result, Li Daoyan was greedy for power and money, attacked the Tuoba tribe, forced them to rebel again, and almost ruined the imperial affairs.

"Li Daoyan is a younger brother of our clan, but if he had committed such a stupid thing in our army, he would have been executed according to military law."

"Since the eight proposals reduce death to Liubian, then we will cut off the officials and seize the title, and exile him to Aizhou in Lingnan."

Milk tea has a strong aroma, mellow and silky,
However, the emperor's milk tea is sweetened with sugar and salt, and its taste is quite unique.

"Fan Xing is guilty, but he does not deserve death. I think he still had a serious dereliction of duty, and he will be demoted to the governor and governor of Lizhou."

"Niu Jinda was demoted to the governor of Jingzhou."

These two people can be regarded as brothers and sisters, and they were demoted to the same place, Lizhou, which was the place where Li Xiaochang, Luo Shou, Samurai Xun, etc. had all served as governors before.
This is the gateway to northern Sichuan and the throat of Shu Road.
After the Governor's Office was established, the Governor oversaw the military affairs of the six states.

Jingzhou is under the jurisdiction of the six states. Pei Ji was exiled to Jingzhou before, and Hou Junji was also exiled to Jingzhou later.

Now Hou Junji turned around and became the governor of Liangzhou and the guardian of Tuyuhun.

Fortunately, the emperor was indeed kind to these two people. Although he was demoted, he did not deprive them of their titles, houses, and towns. For these two people, this time it was indeed a big setback, but compared with Gao Zengsheng and Li Daoyan, they were still better. Much.

Fan Xing also defeated Tuyuhun this time, and he was a pioneer, so he could still be a governor. Otherwise, he might be demoted to Lingnan and become a state commander.

Li Daliang left with the emperor's final ruling.
Li Shimin was sipping milk tea from the cup.

He still prefers milk tea,

Thinking of Wu Huaiyu's performance in the palace today, Li Shimin fell into deep thought. This guy was getting more and more cunning. Did he expect that he would not really punish Fan Xingniu and the others severely?

Or is it that he deliberately avoided suspicion to avoid telling the truth?
Li Jing was as cautious as ever,
Although Gao Zhengsheng made a false accusation this time, it played a good role. Li Jing is getting older, but his courage is getting smaller and smaller.
Gao Zhengsheng accused him of treason. This matter had nothing to do with him. Even the emperor had secretly found out that no one else had instigated Gao Zengsheng to do this. However, Li Jing seemed to be overly worried.
Now Li Jing closes the door and guards himself, and even his relatives and friends refuse to see him lightly.
Li Shimin believed Li Jing more. After all, Li Jing had been cautious for so many years. When the Sui Dynasty was about to fall, Li Jing, the Prime Minister of Yanmen County, was still loyal to the court and wanted to report on the Li family. Before the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Jiancheng and Li Shimin tried their best to win over Li Jing, but Li Jing never stood up.

Now that Li Jing is old, he won't have any random thoughts.

But Li Jing's prestige is there. The Wude Dynasty pacified half of the southeastern country, and later went north to fight against the invasion. The commander-in-chief of the Zhenguan Dynasty destroyed DTZ, and now he has destroyed Tuyuhun. His prestige in the military has become unique.

Li Jing is a cautious person, but Li Shimin still doesn't want Li Jing to be taken advantage of by someone with malicious intentions.

It would be best if he could retire peacefully and no longer interfere with political affairs.

After this battle is successful, Li Jing will completely sheath his sword.

balance,

The emperor needs to maintain balance;
The prince has become more and more stable and mature, and the emperor has begun to feel a little bit of threat.
He still remembered the advice that the Supreme Emperor told him, so he didn't want to give any wrong signals to Li Tai now, nor did he want to use Li Tai to put any pressure on Cheng Qian. He was also afraid that if he couldn't control it well, he would cause trouble.

Then we have to start limiting the prince's power.
After drinking the milk tea,

The emperor summoned Zhang Anan,
"Go to Xuanyangfang and ask Wu Huaiyu to come see me tomorrow."

"By the way, I would like to inform Fan Xing and Niu Jinda,"

"We'll prepare a plain dinner table tomorrow."

"By the way, let the prince know and ask him to bring my eldest grandson with him. I haven't seen my great grandson for a long time."

The emperor picked up the Zizhi Tongjian on the table,

He added, "Ask Wu Huaiyu to bring my son-in-law, Wu Dalang. I haven't seen this baby for a long time."

(End of this chapter)