Datang: What's wrong with my fief being a billion points larger?

Chapter 92: The decision made at the meeting, a fruitful return
There was an undercurrent in Chang'an for a while. Whether it was the Prince's faction, the Qin King's faction, or the neutral faction, they were all deeply shocked. However, after some inquiries, they did not gain any useful results. The information everyone had was still the information that had been passed on.

This incident also caused each family to take responsibility and restrain their family members. All the bullies in Chang'an city disappeared from the streets at once. Officials at all levels acted extremely quickly and fairly. The people in the city enjoyed a rare peace and quiet and felt the fairness of the officials in treating them.

The confused people were actually grateful to Li Yuanji in their hearts. In their opinion, if the King of Qi had not been attacked, how could they be like this now?

On the second day, the grand court meeting began and everyone went to the palace to pay homage. Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin, who were under the ban, also came together.

Li Yuan sat on the dragon throne and spoke slowly.

"There were rumors spreading in Chang'an yesterday. You were all unusually active yesterday. I didn't expect that you would suddenly care so much about the affairs of the country. You are truly my loyal subjects."

Li Yuan's sarcastic words made everyone's heart sink, and no one dared to interrupt, for fear of attracting Li Yuan's attention and becoming a scapegoat inexplicably.

Looking at the silent crowd, Li Yuan didn't care. He just scolded them and then spoke again.

"The King of Qi asked to go to Lingnan, willing to be a barrier for the Tang Dynasty and protect the peace of the Tang Dynasty. However, Lingnan is poor and has bad waters and has been cold for a long time. The King of Qi still chose to go to Lingnan to sacrifice himself to protect the peace of the Tang Dynasty. However, even so, there are people in Chang'an who want to kill the King of Qi.

Someone actually dared to openly kill the King of Qi in Chang'an. I am very angry. I never thought that there would be such a sinister person in Chang'an City. Such evil people should be executed along with their entire family!

However, the evil villain Feng Xuan actually bit his tongue and committed suicide in prison. It is really hateful. But I must get to the bottom of this matter!
Crown Prince and Prince of Qin, you two are responsible for investigating this matter. I will give you one month. If there is still no result after one month, I will transfer Prince of Qi back to the capital to be the chief military and political officer of the Tang Dynasty!

In addition, the King of Qi is now developing people's livelihood in Lingnan and governing the local area. Various supplies are in short supply. The King of Qi of the Tang Dynasty can hardly even eat. You two, immediately prepare various supplies and send them to the King of Qi."

After Li Yuan finished speaking, he stood up and left, leaving the civil and military officials in the court, as well as Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin, feeling heavy-hearted. Especially Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin, they understood the significance of Li Yuan's words even more clearly.

They knew very well why Feng Xuan died. Did he bite his tongue to commit suicide in prison? How could it be possible!

Since it concerns Li Yuanji's matter, Feng Xuan cannot die as long as Li Yuan doesn't want to. Now that he is dead, it means that Li Yuan doesn't want to investigate further.

Letting them take responsibility means that they have not yet cleared the suspicion in Li Yuan's eyes, especially Li Shimin. He really wants to know whether Li Yuan knew that it was Zhangsun Wuji who did it.

Because Li Yuan asked them to investigate the matter, he wanted them to find someone from the Eastern Palace and the Prince of Qin's Mansion to take the blame. This matter must have a result, Li Yuanji must be given an explanation, and Li Yuan must be satisfied.

Otherwise, the last sentence was telling them that Li Yuan had more than just their two sons, but also Li Yuanji. If he was pushed to the limit, he would directly appoint Li Yuanji as the crown prince. Li Jiancheng was fine, as he only needed to decide who would take charge of this matter within a month. However, Li Shimin was entangled in whether to let Zhangsun Wuji step down or replace him with someone else. Whether Li Yuan knew about this became particularly important.

Both of them knew very well that Li Yuan still had high hopes for them. As long as they did a good job, their power would be restored in a month. But if they did not do a good job, Li Yuanji would return to Beijing and take charge of the military and political affairs of the Tang Dynasty.

As for preparing supplies for Li Yuanji, they really had no way of saying it. Wang Xuance had to prepare in private. Now Li Yuan's words undoubtedly meant that they had to spend a lot of money and could not do without it, especially since Li Yuan had put the matter directly on the table.

The two men felt extremely heavy in their hearts for a moment. They had both suffered heavy losses this time. And not only were the losses huge, but by now both of them had somewhat realized that Li Yuan, who had taken the initiative, had played them both in the palm of his hand. The resolution they had just discussed was directly disrupted by Li Yuan.

Both of them were a little confused for a while. Their father was the same as always. This incident made them both more determined. If they kept holding back on some things, they would probably be ruined by Li Yuan.

After the two of them went back, they immediately called their confidants to start discussing.

Wang Xuance at the official post station was full of smiles when he learned about Li Yuan’s decision at the court meeting. What was Li Yuanji’s purpose in asking him to come to Chang’an this time?
The purpose was to ask him not only to bring back enough supplies, but also to stir up trouble in Chang'an. Li Yuanji was already angry about this matter. He encountered such a thing even after going to Lingnan. Although he could not kill either Li Jiancheng or Li Shimin now, Li Yuanji wanted to use Li Yuan's hand to disgust them severely.

At this moment, Wang Xuance really admired Li Yuanji very much. When he was in Lingnan, he dragged Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin into the water. Both of them suffered losses, but Li Yuanji gained both fame and fortune. Compared with before, his reputation was reversed and he got a large amount of supplies for free.

Wang Xuance thought about Li Yuan's decision and wanted to give Li Yuan a thumbs up. This arrangement was really amazing.

Three days passed in a flash, and the undercurrents in Chang'an became more and more obvious, but Wang Xuance had no intention of paying attention to them. He was very troubled at this moment. The supplies brought by Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin arrived, and the first ones sent were in the name of the Eastern Palace and the Prince of Qin's Mansion.

These were all fine, although there were some, but not that many. Later, Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin sent another batch, and Wang Xuance found that the manpower they brought was no longer enough.

Until the supplies prepared by Li Yuan arrived, Wang Xuance had an idea to give up. There were simply too many of them. Li Yuan and Li Yuanji had prepared 10,000 sets of standard military equipment, which were extremely complete. In addition to other necessary supplies, Wang Xuance had only one idea at this time: how should he take them back?
Fortunately, Li Yuan seemed to understand his difficulties and specially dispatched 8,000 troops to transport the supplies. They could not return until Li Yuanji sent people to take over.

Wang Xuance immediately called Su Dingfang.

"Dingfang, I'll leave the journey to you. Send an urgent message to the king to send 10,000 troops directly. It would be better if there are more. We must bring these supplies back safely. Lingnan's development will be faster, and there must be no mistakes!"

Su Dingfang nodded in agreement, and the huge baggage train started to set off.

(End of this chapter)