Ji Tang

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Chapter 612 Duke Ji Song of the State of Xi rebelled?
Of course Ji Song knew whether the Western Region was a wild land, but what he was thinking about now was not that, but what happened in Beiting this time.

Qiao Shiwang had a problem, he knew this, but being able to be so decisive this time surprised him.After receiving the news from Xu Jingzong, he knew that this matter was not over yet.

They were really a bunch of reckless bastards. I didn't want to talk to them, but since they were looking for death, he couldn't be blamed.He called Liu Laoer, handed him the written letter and said: "Fly back to Chang'an immediately!"

"promise!"
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Da Shiren was still working day and night, but Cheng Yaojin and others were no longer in a hurry.Originally, the longer it was delayed, the more beneficial it would be to Datang.The Great Cannibals worked hard on expeditions, while the Tang Dynasty waited and waited, and they had a way to deal with it, so of course they were not in a hurry.

But you still have to have the right attitude. No, scouts are sent out every day to inquire for information, and the frequency is getting more and more frequent. This makes the big eaters feel that this is an excellent opportunity even more, and they step up their efforts to build catapults.

As for the young prince of the Stone Kingdom who had made great achievements, Selder would certainly not be stingy. He directly sent someone to take the young prince to the Stone Kingdom, and announced the little prince as the next king of the Stone Kingdom in front of the monarchs and ministers of the Stone Kingdom. The ugly expressions on the ministers' faces, including King Shi's, were not noticed at all.

It’s just a dog, don’t worry about it!
After the big eater left, King Stone looked at his arrogant young son, and the anger in his heart almost killed him.But does the cannibal dare to refute him?
I don’t dare, not only don’t I dare, but I also have to follow the cannibal’s instructions.He suppressed his dissatisfaction with his strength, announced the little prince as the crown prince in court, and then went to the harem without looking back.

On that day, it is said that there were sounds of diners and roars coming from the palace that night.
Ji Song put down the letter and said to Pingyang on the side: "Little prince of Shi Kingdom? It seems that the rightful owner has been found!"

He had already found out that during this period, only the little prince of the Shi Kingdom had been in and out of the Great Cannibal Army Camp many times. This time when he returned, he directly surpassed his elder brother and became the crown prince of the Stone Kingdom. If there is no trick here, there is something wrong!
"Check, I want to see who is so powerful that he even hooked up with the little prince of Shi Kingdom."

Pingyang was so angry that a group of bastards could be so shameless, and they even brought shame to the Western Regions.As for how she hooked up, she already had a guess in her mind.

In the 19th year of Zhenguan, after the destruction of Goguryeo, the emperor wanted to show off his achievements and invited all the countries in the Western Regions to come to Chang'an.Among them are the nine surnames of Zhaowu. If your guess is correct, it should be this young prince of Shi Kingdom who went to Chang'an at that time.

"Forget it, I'm not interested in knowing who it is now. I wrote to Your Majesty yesterday. Whatever happens, it's up to Your Majesty to decide everything!"

But then his voice changed, and he said sadly: "But if you dare to act rashly at this time, then collect some interest first!"

Pingyang silently said that they were at a royal disadvantage in this matter.Based on his understanding of Ji Song, anyone involved in this matter in the Western Regions would probably not survive to return to Chang'an.

Pingyang's guess was correct, dozens of riders galloped out of Bagua City that day.Subsequently, wherever the messenger passed by, county offices and garrisons from all over the country got wind of the news, and everyone was on the list in their hands.Whether they were merchants, generals, or officials from the Governor's Mansion, they were all imprisoned.

And it was rumored that he was accused of treason and betrayal of the Tang Dynasty.

Except for a few Ji Song who were difficult to kill and sent to Chang'an, the rest, hundreds of them all, were killed.For a time, Ji Song's reputation could stop children from crying at night!
In just one month, the Western Region was plowed more than three times. Those who had something in their minds and who were not discovered were in panic all day long, and were scared to death at the slightest sign of trouble.

The latest news about what happened in the Western Regions was the guard guarding Yumen Pass. When many people shouted that Ji Song, the Duke of Ni, was rebelling and stormed the gate, guard Cao Qin was shocked!

"Whoever comes, arrest them immediately. Anyone who dares to talk nonsense will be killed without mercy!"

"promise!"

Cao Qin's face turned pale. Who was Duke Xi?If the commander-in-chief of the Western Conquest Army and his hundreds of thousands of elite cavalrymen from the Tang Dynasty rebelled, the Tang Dynasty would be completely over.

But his reason told him that this was impossible. Even if there was news that the prince was revolting, he did not believe that the Guild of the country would rebel.But today hundreds of people stormed Guancheng and shouted that Ji Song, the Duke of Nian, was rebelling. Too many people heard it and it was impossible to hide it.

Those people just killed them, it was no big deal.Where are the soldiers at Yumenguan?Can we still kill them all?
"Why are you arresting me? Do you know who I am? Why don't you let me go?"

"How dare you, Qiu Ba, seek death? How dare I arrest you?"

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Facing the clamoring people one after another, Cao Qin's face was as dark as water. When he got closer, he recognized them immediately.Aren't these people the same people from Chang'an City?How could he be so embarrassed?
"Cao Qin, why don't you let go of me? I'll tell you in front of the nobles, and I'll make sure you can't eat anything and walk away!"

"Even if you don't even look at who I am, how dare you arrest me? Don't you want to live?"

bang~
The person who just shouted flew out as if he had been hit hard, knocking the person behind him off his feet and spitting out acidic water.

"If you dare to make noise again, I'll kill you!"

As soon as these words came out, the scene that was chaotic just now suddenly became quiet.One of them gritted his teeth and said: "Cao Qin, do you know what you are doing? You can't afford to offend the noble people behind me, so just wait to be dismissed from office!"

"Dismissed from office? Haha!"

Cao Qin smiled, but everyone was stunned the next moment.

I saw the horizontal knife in Cao Qin's hand flashing, and one of his arms flew out, and then the screams of the other party were heard.

At this time, everyone was dumbfounded and looked at Cao Qin in disbelief, as if it was the first day they met.

"A bunch of idiots!"

Cao Qin really wants to kill all these people now. A group of idiots who do nothing but their brains clamor for the general to rebel in public?Do you know the consequences of doing this?

Anyway, regardless of whether the general rebels or not, these people are dead.

A crime that shakes the morale of the army has not escaped. If Duke Tan wants to rebel, can these people escape from the Western Regions?Do you really think that Duke Xi is as stupid as them?

Although he is the guard of Yumen Pass, there are teams and mainland merchants coming in and out every day transporting supplies to the Western Regions. Do you really think he doesn't know anything?
Now the Western Region is clearing the territory, and all the bandits who do evil and bully the market are within the scope of clearing up.He knew better than anyone what these people were doing, and it had nothing to do with him before. After all, they had the Ministry of War's general order in their hands, so what could he do about it.

But you should never, never shout that Duke Xi is rebelling under such circumstances. This is simply asking for death!

"Come here, take them all into custody, and force confessions with words and deeds. I want to see what happened to them!"

"promise!"

At this time, Tui no longer considered whether he would offend the people in Chang'an. If he didn't figure out the matter quickly, he would be in trouble as an official.

These people are not hard-core people, and even if they are hard-core people, they can't be the guests behind the scenes.To put it nicely, it sounds like a face, but if it sounds bad, it's just a dog raised by someone else.

Soon, not only was the job accomplished, but all the news was obtained.

"Are there no casualties?" he asked while checking.

"The general was joking. They were just a bunch of cowards. Before they could be executed, they all rushed to confess. They almost got into a fight because of this."

The deputy general looked disdainful. They were a bunch of eggless things. Killing them would make your hands dirty!

"but."

The deputy general hesitated to speak, and his face showed a strong murderous intent.

"what happened?"

Cao Qin was stunned. This deputy was usually very steady. What happened today?
"Hey, general, you'd better see for yourself, they are a bunch of bastards. I really want to kill them all now, otherwise I will feel uncomfortable holding this breath!"

Hearing this, Cao Qin looked carefully. The more he looked, the more frightened he became, and the more he looked, the stronger the murderous aura on his body became.

"How brave!"

At this moment, after reading the confession in his hand, Cao Qin couldn't help but roar.

It is really lawless. In order to frame Duke Tan, he dared to take such a big risk and say that he rebelled. If this matter were spread, it would be the biggest scandal in the world.

"Go tell the brothers and pretend this never happened. If anyone dares to spread the word, I won't be able to protect them."

The deputy general was stunned and looked at him in disbelief: "You too, general."

boom!
The lieutenant held his butt but still stared at him, wanting an explanation.

Cao Qin was speechless and could only say: "You don't have to think about it with your pig brain. This matter involves the royal family. If word gets out, it will be a huge scandal. If you are so careless, what will your majesty think? Are you going to die?" "

"Bah, we can't let anyone tell us what we can do."

"Shut up you!"

Cao Qin glared at him fiercely: "If you want to die, don't take me and my brothers with you. Are you going or not?"

The lieutenant general was not a fool, but this incident really ruined his outlook. He could only mutter: "Just go, what's the big deal!"

It wasn't until the deputy general left that Cao Qin looked at the confession in his hand with a headache. This thing was now a hot potato.I can’t hide it any more, so I can only report it truthfully. I hope Your Majesty
In fact, his worries were unnecessary. As early as three days ago, three tamed eagles flew from Yumen Pass to Chang'an. Everyone who should know probably knows about it, and maybe only some people are still in the dark!
Chang'an, Chongzheng Palace.

Nowadays, Li Shimin rarely goes to the morning court. The prince has become more and more familiar with government affairs during this period. Most of the time, he just stays behind to keep things safe.Now he is either in Chongzheng Hall or in the library of Furong Garden reading "Zhenguan Grand Ceremony" all day long.

Only by deeply understanding these classics could he clearly understand what a great achievement this classic, no, a treasure book, would be.From now on, even a hundred years later, he will never be able to escape the title of Emperor Wen.

For this reason, he ordered people to build a stone building like Taibai Academy to preserve this treasure.

In addition, what concerned him the most was the Wanmin Palace construction site next to the Taiji Hall. This palace, which incorporates the characteristics of Western architecture, will probably be completed soon.

According to the plan given to him by Ji Song, it was at most a replica of the classic buildings of the Tang Dynasty. However, he accidentally saw many Western buildings during the Zhenguan Ceremony and believed that as the Khan of Heaven, he should build a palace that integrates all races. , so as to reflect his achievements.

So he ordered people to change the legend of the palace. Now he was looking forward to the stunned look when that bastard Ji Song saw this palace.

Having nothing to do today, he took out the model of the palace and looked at it again. No matter how many times he looked at it, he never got tired of it. It’s miserable!

Sometimes they are already built but have to be modified, which consumes a lot of manpower and material resources.In today's Tang Dynasty, if the country was liberalized, someone would have to die to remonstrate with it!
That is to say, Wei Zheng is gone now, otherwise he will have to be prevented from coming to power.

The courtiers didn't take it seriously either. Now the Tang Dynasty's treasury was full and there were countless taxes.Spending a few [-] guan every year is nothing, not to mention that most of the money for the construction of the Wanmin Palace was funded by the emperor himself, so they had no objection.

The person who undertook the construction was the Ministry of Industry. After calculation, the court not only did not lose money, but also made a lot of money. Of course they would not have any objections.Of course, there is no need to tell His Majesty this matter. After all, the old man has a lot to do, so how can he trouble him with such a trivial matter?

Li Shimin still doesn't know that he has been tricked by his own ministers, but what if he knows?Anyway, I am not short of money now. If it were not for the low price of grain and the harm to farmers, I am afraid that the food would be at a cabbage price now.

To build a palace by yourself, according to Ji Song, as long as the craftsmen are not allowed to work indefinitely and the wages are paid enough, not only will the people not be wasted and wealth will be wasted, but wealth will also be hidden among the people.

Do craftsmen and merchants responsible for supplying materials have to consume money after making money?Today, the craftsman sold a chicken and a piece of cloth to his family. Did the money go to the chicken seller and the cloth seller?

When the chicken seller makes money, he can buy other things for his family. When the cloth seller makes money, he expands production. When he trades, he will pay taxes.In the end, didn’t the money return to the hands of the court?

Although he has not yet straightened out many of these things, both the prince, the king of Wei and the king of Wu all said that this was indeed the case.Even the unsatisfied King Qi spoke eloquently.

Others lied to him, but could his own son still lie to him?I don’t understand it myself, but my sons and the prince can understand it.Since everyone is fine, just build it and pay enough for it.

Anyway, this palace has been built for more than three years, and I haven't heard of anything like the people having a hard time. On the contrary, the income of the people of Chang'an is increasing day by day, and the entire Guanzhong is becoming prosperous.

The eldest grandson came in and saw the emperor looking at the model of his palace again, and he immediately became angry.

He placed a bowl of medicinal food heavily on the table and said in a strange tone, "Oh, you've fallen in love with this again? If you are really interested, just hold him to sleep at night!"

Li Shimin slapped his mouth, knowing what made this stingy woman uncomfortable.

We've been an old married couple for decades, so he still doesn't know what's going on in his heart?
Thinking of what happened in the past few days, he asked tentatively: "Is that little girl from Jinyang in trouble again?"

It seemed that there was nothing else to do except this matter. The eldest grandson rolled his eyes when he heard this, which clearly meant: "You know it in your heart, don't you?"

(End of this chapter)