People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 1192: Dismissed from office and demoted to common people

The sky is full of wind and snow, outside the golden gate of Xicheng.

Under the street pavilion, King Wu stood solemnly.

Li Xuan, wearing a purple robe and a black cloak, looked towards the northwest wind.

There seemed to be countless figures flashing there.

"Xiao Changshi will be here in a quarter of an hour at most. Your Majesty, don't worry." Di Renjie walked up from behind, wearing a scarlet robe and looking particularly energetic.

"During the battle in Tuyuhun, Xiao Changshi guarded the army with caution, but now he has suffered a huge defeat. He has not been seen for a year, and I don't know what he is like now." Li Xuan turned around and shook his head with emotion.

Xiao Siye was Liu Rengui's old subordinate when he was in the northwest in his early years. After the Tuyuhun battle, he was transferred to his subordinate again.

Compared with Sun Renshi, the general of Youtun Guard who was still fighting under Li Xuan, Xiao Siye's situation was much worse.

"This time, your majesty asked your subordinates to come and greet Xiao Changshi with the prince. I'm afraid it also means to appease him." Di Renjie said comfortingly.

"Maybe." Li Xuan sighed softly, looked at Di Renjie, and said quietly: "But comfort and thunder always come together. Brother Huaiying, the last time Xiao Changshi lost his troops, the Ministry of Punishment investigated, no matter what the result I don’t know, but from Brother Huaiying’s perspective, can Xiao Changshi’s guilt be light?”

"If it's just a loss of soldiers, the most you can do is dismissal from office, but if there are other things..." Di Renjie said with a solemn expression.

Xiao Siye was the chief historian of the Shanyu Governor's Office and the general of the left guard. He fell into a trap of the Turks last time and lost five thousand troops. The emperor immediately dismissed him from his post as the chief historian of the Shanyu Governor's Office and transferred him back to the capital. But the matter is far from over.

Dingzhou was attacked because Li Jiayou was a traitor in Dingzhou.

Xiao Siye was attacked because of a tip from a traitor.

But the incident in Dingzhou has little to do with the Shanyu Duhufu. There is still no news about the traitors in the Shanyu Duhufu.

Li Xuan shook his head and said with some emotion: "Your Majesty has seen thousands of miles, and the affairs in Hebei are all under your control. How much of the Shanyu Protectorate's affairs can escape your Majesty's eyes, so this matter, I'm afraid it will be... Xiao Changshi himself is a bit involved."

Di Renjie nodded lightly. There were many causes for things in Hebei. The emperor actually had a lot of control. Although he didn't have much control over the details, the overall situation was still firmly in his hands.

In the end, he even turned over his palm and directly pardoned all sinners except Li Jiayun, and the world was grateful.

Although the Hebei incident has not been fundamentally resolved, it is enough to ease the situation for a few years.

The rest is Xiao Siye's matter. The emperor probably has more control over the situation than anyone else.

How the Sanfa Division should discuss the crime depends on the specific nature of Xiao Siye's crime.

In the wind and snow in the distance, black figures were getting closer and closer. Di Renjie suddenly said: "Your Majesty, you still remember how your Majesty punished the loss of more than 5,000 soldiers last time."

"Dismissed from office, demoted to common people." Li Xuan shook his head slightly.

The last time such heavy casualties occurred was when Xue Rengui and Guo Daifeng were dismissed from office and made common people, but Xue Rengui soon came back...

As for Guo Daifeng, it is no longer known where he died. Only one son is still fighting for the family in Tubo.

"If it's just to be dismissed from office and demoted to a common people, I'm afraid I'll be charged with exile." Di Renjie looked at Li Xuan, who nodded lightly.

……

The black carriage slowly stopped outside the Golden Light Gate, with hundreds of Qianniu Guards on both sides sitting silently on their horses.

Li Xuan led Di Renjie up from the left, cupped her hands and said, "Mr. Langya."

Facing the wind and snow, a slender and powerful hand stretched out from inside, and then the black car curtain opened.

Xiao Siye, dressed in black robes and a black cape, with an elegant face and long beard, appeared in front of Li Xuan.

Xiao Siye, who looked gloomy and tired, was slightly startled when he saw Li Xuan, and subconsciously asked: "Why is the King of Nanchang here?"

"We have been ordered to welcome the Duke back to the court." Xiao Siye's expression was immediately shocked, and he quickly jumped out of the carriage, cupped his hands in front of Li Xuan and said, "Your Majesty, Xiao Siye accepts the order."

"I am ordering Xiao Siye, the Duke of Langya County, to enter the palace immediately to meet the saint." Li Xuan announced the decree with a solemn expression.

Xiao Siye nodded solemnly: "Your Majesty, Xiao Siye respectfully accepts the edict."

"My lord, please get up." Li Xuan helped Xiao Siye up, then reached out to help him get on the carriage, and at the same time asked in a low voice: "My lord, what's the reason for this?"

Xiao Siye had just boarded the carriage, looked back at Li Xuan, shook his head, and said with a helpless smile: "My family is unlucky!"

"Yeah!" Li Xuan nodded, then took a step back. At this point, he fully understood.

Although the Lanling Xiao family is a well-known family, they also have to deal with things and consume a lot of money. Under such circumstances, it is normal to do some business on the grassland.

Another person went deep into the grassland at the wrong time, was caught, and then implicated the family members under Xiao Siye.

This resulted in a major defeat.

Li Xuan got on the horse, raised her black cloak, and waved her hand with a stern expression.

The next moment, one hundred thousand Niu Guards and one hundred Jin Wu Guards were already guarding both sides of the carriage.

Holding the long black sheath sword in his hand, he nodded to Di Renjie, who was also on horseback, and the group of people headed towards the Golden Light Gate.

Entering the city, Li Xuan immediately felt that there were several eyes in the dark, staring directly at him and Xiao Siye.

Holding the reins in her hands, Li Xuan sighed slightly in her heart.

This time, the Turks were very precise. They had already started to capture the caravans of major aristocratic families heading to the grassland a long time ago.

Among them are many direct descendants of aristocratic families.

Of course, the Turks succeeded a lot and failed even more, but they succeeded after all.

In the entire northern Xinjiang, from Yingzhou and Youzhou, to Bingzhou, Yinzhou, and Ganliang in northern Shaanxi, no one knows how many people's children fell into their hands.

Some people are cruel and abandon those family members directly. After all, even if there are direct children among them, they are not the core.

Some people are soft-hearted and are forced to be coerced by the Turks. This is also the case in Xiao Siye's family. The court already knows about this matter, but it is impossible to save people, but secretly investigating the arrested children of various families is indispensable.

The emperor easily let go of those things in Hebei before, but now, if there is another affair with the Turks, he will be severely punished.

Just like Xiao Siye now.

It would have been nice if he had returned to Chang'an earlier and before the situation in Hebei was clear, but now it would be troublesome.

He might be used by the emperor as a tool to scare the monkeys.

……

With a "bang" sound, a paperweight was hit hard on Xiao Siye's forehead.

Ink and blood were immediately spread all over the floor.

The corner of Xiao Siye's mouth twitched in pain, but he still bowed his head respectfully: "Your Majesty, please calm down."

"Calm down, how can I calm down? Because of your family's affairs, all five thousand men in the army were killed by Turks butcher knives. How do you ask me to explain to the people of Yongzhou." The emperor glared at Xiao Siye fiercely.

The reason why the emperor was angry at the loss of only 5,000 soldiers this time was because these 5,000 soldiers were all sons of good families in Yongzhou.

The Tang Dynasty dominated the world with Guanzhong, and five thousand good sons of Guanzhong died. The consequences were already very serious.

"I'm guilty, please punish me severely." Xiao Siye didn't dare to raise his head and lay on the ground.

"Come here, grab him and chop him off." The emperor raised his hand fiercely and coldly uttered the word "kill".

Li Xuan was startled, and quickly stood up from the side, cupping her hands and saying: "Your Majesty, calm down, please listen to me."

"Humph!" Li Zhi snorted coldly and waved his hands towards the two Forbidden Army soldiers who had just entered the palace. The two immediately bowed and retreated.

Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief and looked sideways. At this time, apart from the emperor and Xiao Siye, the only ones left in the palace were Li Xuan and Di Renjie.

The emperor's arrangement was probably intentional.

"Your Majesty." Li Xuan deeply cupped his hands and said sincerely: "We in the Tang Dynasty are very law-abiding. It is not inappropriate to be beheaded for the crime of the Duke of Langya County. However, this matter also needs to be discussed with merits and deeds. Please also ask Your Majesty to allow the three-law tribunal to convict him and give him the final punishment."

The emperor took a deep breath, looked up at Di Renjie, and asked, "Di Renjie used to be the prime minister of Dali Temple, and now he is the censor. How should we judge this matter?"

"Dismissed from office, seized title, exiled to Lingnan." Di Renjie handed over his hand seriously, and according to the law, this should be done after discussing merit, marriage, marriage, and title.

Xue Rengui and Guo Daifeng did the same thing back then.

"Alas." Li Zhi sighed softly and said: "Remembering that you and my family have an old relationship, I will avoid death, be dismissed from office, seize the title, and be exiled..."

"Changzhou." Li Xuan cupped his hands and said quickly: "Your Majesty, if we attack Tanggula Mountain next year and use all the troops, we will definitely be able to defeat Tanggula Mountain and capture Luoche. By then, the government will need to send a large number of officials to Luoche. If there is any crime, Sir, please take Langya County Duke as an example and send them all to Luoxue."

Li Zhi raised his head and glanced at Li Xuan, and said somewhat amusedly: "The guilty minister of Hebei Province before, and now Xiao Siye, you, the King of Nanchang, must be the same."

"Your Majesty, according to the law, the exile is three thousand miles away. Tanggula Mountain is also three thousand miles away, which is in line with the law." Li Xuan handed over his hand again.

Li Zhi gently knocked on the desk and said: "In next year's war, the Turks and Tibet are the focus, but you need to know that I cannot give you too much additional support. On the contrary, I have to take away a lot from you. No matter the equipment, craftsmen or generals, you must be prepared."

Li Xuan looked extremely solemn, and said with cupped hands: "Your Majesty, as long as the Ministry of War, Ministry of Household Affairs, and Ministry of Works, there are no mistakes in the food, grass, soldiers and ordnance allocated to Luoxue, and there is no delay in the transfer of duties, I will have no problem here."

"Okay, I will let the prince keep an eye on you. Whoever dares to reach out or neglect, I will send him to the front of the army to listen to your orders." Li Zhi patted the imperial case heavily.

Li Xuan bowed: "I accept the order."

"Okay, get up, stop kneeling." Li Zhi's eyes fell on Xiao Siye.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you, King Nanchang." Xiao Siye stood up with his hands raised and breathed a sigh of relief.

For him, the climate in Luoche was not much better than that in Lingnan. The only thing that made him willing to go to Luoche was because there was an opportunity to make meritorious deeds in front of the Luoche army.

At that time, Xue Rengui was dismissed from his post, but he quickly rose up on the front line of Andong Road, and within a few years, he became the commander-in-chief of the army again.

It's a pity that he made a mistake again and was sent to Xiangzhou to serve as governor.

Li Zhi said softly: "The great victory on the northern front this time has given me some face. Otherwise, I would have had a hard time this year. Xiao Qing, after you go back, write a memorial. I want to know what is happening on the front line now." specific situation."

"The common people accept the decree." Xiao Siye handed over his hand seriously.

Although he has been demoted to civilian status, his eyes are still there. Especially after this incident, he has a clearer understanding of the situation on the grassland.

"King Nanchang, you should also interact more with Xiao Qing. I want to know your judgment on the battle on the grassland." Li Zhi turned around and looked at Li Xuan.

"Here!" Li Xuan bowed her hands solemnly.

Today, although there are three generals on the grassland front line: Pei Xingjian, Xue Rengui and Gao Kan, the emperor still hopes to look at this issue from other perspectives.

Li Xuan is a good candidate.

As the military commander of Luoche Road, he is very suitable.

……

Under the Danfeng sect, Li Xuan and Di Renjie watched Xiao Siye being helped onto the carriage by his family, and their originally thin body finally became more stable after this experience.

Xiao Song and Xiao Hua stepped forward and bowed their hands to Li Xuan, saying sincerely: "Thank you very much, King Nanchang."

"You're welcome, this is a kindness from His Majesty." Li Xuan glanced at Xiao Siye and said, "I will leave Beijing on the ninth day of next month. During this time, the Duke will take a good rest."

"Here." Xiao Song and Xiao Hua handed over their hands at the same time.

Watching the carriage leave, Li Xuan looked back at Zichen Palace behind him, and then bowed deeply.

(End of this chapter)