Dragon fights in Tang Dynasty

On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month in the 16th year of Zhenguan, there was no snow, it was overcast, the weather was very cold, and the wind was strong, which made the banners on the walls of the palace rattle. room, but the important ministers did not gather together in a small circle to chat about the big day like in the past. Without him, the big guys are well informed. I have known that there will be a fierce confrontation in today's court meeting, but Well, the big guys are all watching the excitement, waiting for how the officials of the prince's line and the king of Wu's line will make a fuss. As for the middle-level officials, although they don't notice it, it can be seen that the important officials are silent , I could smell something wrong, and I didn't dare to say anything, but I was carefully thinking about what might happen, and there was an eerie silence in the room.

Li Zhen didn't bother to care about what others thought. First, he seldom talked to those courtiers when he came here. Second, he had a fierce battle last night, and then the third child came to visit, and then he talked with the two big counselors. Discussing matters, I didn't close my eyes all night, although my body is strong, but I'm already exhausted by now, I don't have time to care what other people are thinking, just hide in the corner and close my eyes to rest , but I was happy to be at leisure, but it was a pity that I had just rested for a long time when I heard Gao Yao's shrill voice: "There is a decree from the Holy Spirit, today I will be exempted from the imperial court, courtiers above the third rank and all the princes in Beijing will come to the Ganlu Palace together." Discussion, hereby!"

Uh huh, the old man is planning to make his family ugly, hehe, interesting!Li Zhen's heart moved, and she just wanted to open her eyes and get up to go to the Ganlu Hall, but she saw King Wu walking in front of him, didn't speak, just blinked vigorously, then turned and left, seeing Li Zhen I was secretly amused in my heart, but I didn't bother to pay attention to so much, so I smiled lightly, got up, and followed Zi Zhongchen to the Ganlu Hall.

In Ganlu Hall, Li Shimin was sitting high on the big seat, his face was livid, and his eyes were dark circles. He obviously hadn't slept all night. When he saw the ministers entering the hall, he didn't react at all. Even the important ministers shouted long live three times The voice was loud and clear, and there was no expression on Li Shimin's face. He just let the important ministers kneel all the time, but the crown prince Li Chengqian, who had already sat in his seat, looked solemn, but there was a smug gleam in his eyes.After a long time, Li Shimin, who was thinking about something, suddenly seemed to wake up, waved his hand like chasing flies, and said anxiously: "No, no."

"I am waiting to thank the Lord Long En." The important officials who knelt for a long time hurriedly thanked, but their voices were exhausted, and they were not as loud as when they shouted long live in front of them. They sounded like a mouse It's similar, but Mr. Li is obviously not in the mood to care about such trivial matters. He glanced at the important officials, waved his hands and said: "Gao Yao, Xuan!"

Gao Yao, who had been waiting by the side, quickly turned around from behind Li Shimin, bowed and said: "Yes, Your Majesty." Then he took out a copy from his big sleeve, and announced loudly: "This has been investigated by the Secretary, and there are The situation is as follows: the Nianzhuang case..."

The important ministers present have heard about the things mentioned in the notebook that Gao Yao read out from different channels. It's all tacitly understood by the big guys, after Gao Yao finished announcing the scriptures, the big guys were all silent, no one would come out to speak out, without him, this kind of big treason case is also a case involving the children of the Tian family. Before knowing what the old man meant, how could anyone dare to speak out? It would be no wonder that they were looking for a way out. The person who can get into the current official position, who is not a surprisingly smart person, would make such low-level mistakes. The hall was so quiet You can hear a needle drop to the ground.

"Let's talk about it, what's the problem here? Huh?" Li Shimin looked at the big guys and said with a cold face, but it's a pity that after waiting for a long time, no one dared to come out and talk about it. , It was a cold scene, obviously, the big guy's thoughts can't be hidden from the old man, if it is normal, the big guy doesn't want to say it, the old man basically just let it go, but now the old man is really a little uncertain about this matter What should I do, it is impossible for the officials to remain silent like this, with dark faces, they called out their names: "Qiao Song (Fang Xuanling's character), as the prime minister, let's talk about it first. "

Fang Xuanling had long expected that Li Shimin would call him one by one, and he had already made up his mind, so he stood up unhurriedly and said, "Your Majesty Qizuo, I think this matter is quite suspicious. The king of Shu is in Qizhou. (Near today's Shaanxi) Although it is not far from here, there is no need to take such a big risk to take out so many weapons from the arsenal. I don't know that this matter can be hidden for a while, but it can't be hidden for a lifetime. One day, this is one of them; second, the old officials think that those letters are mostly daily household affairs, which seem to have nothing to do with the arsenal, and the dates of the inscriptions are all old, so I am afraid it is not enough to believe it; third, the king of Shu is fond of traveling. Hunting, it may be possible to damage other people's green crops, but it is not enough to say that the king of Shu gathered people to plot wrongdoing, this old minister's foolish opinion, I hope your majesty will think twice."

"Oh? So, Qiao Song thinks that Li Yin has been wronged?" Li Shimin asked with a grim smile on his lips.

How could Fang Xuanling not know that this gang of princes was making such a mess? The words he said in front of his head were originally speculated that the old man would have a deep bond of flesh and blood, so he didn't delve into the matter. Of course, the reason why Fang Xuanling would be so It's very simple to put it bluntly——Li Shimin used to be a very magnanimous person, and he seldom used cruelty to those sons. Seeing that Li Shimin's expression was wrong, how could he dare to insist on his own opinion, and hurriedly bowed and replied: "Your Majesty, I dare not say that the king of Shu must have been wronged, but there may be other reasons in it, and I ask your majesty to be dictatorial, old minister." There is no objection." Fang Xuanling's voice became softer and weaker, and in the end he simply let the old man decide the matter himself.

Seeing that Fang Xuanling had touched the ashes of his nose, the big guy didn't dare to speak, but the old man was not polite, he glanced at the important ministers, called names again: "Wuji, what do you mean?"

Changsun Wuji was just punished by Li Zhen yesterday, and he is still sulking. Besides, he seldom speaks out in court meetings, let alone disobeying Li Shimin. Asked about his own head, hurriedly came out and said: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that there may be no reason for the groundless rumors. It is better to investigate again. I hope Your Majesty will learn from you."

As soon as Changsun Wuji said this, even if it set the tone for all the officials, that is, if your father wants to investigate, you can investigate. Okay, okay, this time it’s okay, there’s no need for the old man to roll the roll one by one, more than twenty officials of the third rank and above came out in a row, and what they said was almost a copy of what Changsun Wuji said , at most, the sentence is slightly different, which made the old man frown.

Seeing that the situation was becoming extremely unfavorable, Wu Wang Li Ke was very anxious, but he really didn't have the courage to speak out to interrupt the important ministers. At this time, seeing the old man's brows furrowed, he couldn't stand up anymore. To be honest, of course he knew the so-called The arsenal case is simply a piece of bullshit created by the prince. It is a pity that Li Ke couldn't produce relevant evidence, but Li Zhen, who could produce evidence, pretended to be deaf and dumb there. Ignored by Li Zhen, Li Ke had no choice but to wait until all the courtiers had said the same thing, and then stood up and said: "I want to report to my father, I think the words of all the adults are reasonable, but I think it There are still many doubts about this matter, and it does not prove that the sixth brother has been involved. After all, Wang Ji, the chief of the arsenal who is the key criminal, has not been arrested. Everything is just a hypothesis, and there is no conclusive evidence. I hope the emperor will investigate clearly."

As soon as Li Ke finished speaking, supporters immediately stood up, but seeing the pale Wei Zheng hunched over, trembling, he said: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks what His Royal Highness Wu said is reasonable, and this matter is still to be resolved." It is appropriate to conduct a detailed investigation, and one-sided words cannot be used as a crime, I hope Your Majesty will think twice!"

Wei Zheng has always been an upright character, never learned to act with winks, as long as he thinks it is right, he dares to speak up, he has been ill for many days, he is really powerless with regard to the Arsenal case, and he doesn't care about it at all. Yes, but most likely after listening to the words of the courtiers, Wei Zheng saw some tricks and decided that there must be something wrong with this matter, so he stood up to support the King of Wu without hesitation. Of course, only Wei Zheng has such a It's just a kind of courage, but everyone else is pretending to be confused.

Wei Zheng's words obviously had some weight. Although the old man looked disapproving, he didn't reprimand Wei Zheng, but he didn't pay attention to Wei Zheng's words. He stared at Wu Wang Li Ke with cold eyes and said, "Don't you want evidence? I can give it to you, hey, open your eyes, so you can take a look." The old man raised his hand, picked up a booklet from the table, and threw it on Wu Wang Li Ke.

The booklet is not thick, it is only about twenty pages or so, and the content is not rich. Generally speaking, it is just a running account of things. It is written about some unruly things about Li Min, the king of Shu, and even Li Min. All the irony I said on a certain day was listed one by one, and the most terrible one was that Li Yin, the king of Shu, used the pretext of hunting in the field to train soldiers privately. , Most of the weapons used are the standard weapons of the imperial court.

Li Ke quickly went through the booklets, and his face turned pale. Without him, Li Ke knew how those standard weapons came from—the standard weapons were indeed for the imperial court, but they were not. It came from the arsenal, but the three brothers hacked it from various weapon workshops privately, but the problem is how can they say this, seeing that the situation has completely deteriorated, Li Ke dare not hold on Going down, he knelt down and kowtowed his head and said: "My son is stupid, I hope my father will forgive me."

The king of Wu was relented, but the old man Wei Zheng still refused, took the booklet, looked at it carefully, shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, there is still something strange here, let alone where the king of Shu's weapons come from. Yes, the arsenal is counted every year, and the total amount is reduced this time. Doesn’t it mean that it has been found now? If so, the weapons of the king of Shu may not come from the arsenal. Moreover, those captured letters may not necessarily be written by the King of Shu, and even if they were written by the King of Shu, they may not necessarily be about the arsenal. The old minister thinks it is better to be cautious. If the king of Xuanshu enters the court, it is better to distinguish right from wrong face to face."

Mr. Wei Zheng was right. Although none of the important ministers dared to agree with him, most of their faces showed that it was the case. Even the old man's face showed a trace of doubt, but at this moment However, Hou Junji stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks what Lord Wei said is reasonable, but according to the old minister, the inventory of the arsenal must be counted, but the accounts can be falsified. This must be clear to His Royal Highness, Your Majesty. Why don't you ask His Royal Highness the King of Yue."

I rely on you, a dead monkey, I didn't expose your kid's behind-the-scenes deeds, but you gave me eye drops, damn it, you messed up me, and both sides were hurt, and I also made you and the boss come out, Damn, what a jerk!Li Zhen was enjoying watching the excitement at first, but she didn't expect to be generalized by Hou Junji, and she was immediately tired of it. To be honest, Li Zhen was not soft-hearted and did not dare to oppose the prince and Hou Junji, but rather The time is not ripe, without him, Li Zhen has just entered the court as an official, and the court is very powerful and fledgling. If the crown prince falls at this time, it will only be in vain. Li Tai's current power, if he enters the East Palace, it will be difficult to drive him down. It is better to let idiots like Li Chengqian occupy it first. As long as he has a handle, it will not be easy to drive him out in the future Son.Seeing Hou Junji biting her own head at this time, Li Zhen was furious, but fortunately, she didn't do anything about it, she pretended not to hear it, and just stood aside without saying a word, it's a pity that the old man didn't She didn't intend to let him go, but when the old man coughed, he looked at Li Zhen and said, "Zhen'er, what do you have to say?"

explain?Say shit!Li Zhen really didn't want to go into this muddy water, but the old man had already opened his mouth, and it would be impossible not to reply, so in desperation, he stood up and said, "Report to my father, the fraudulent accounts that Mr. Hou said is certainly possible. , but it is impossible to have too many tricks. After a year, although the number is not small, it will not reach one hundred and eighty. I can find the strangeness in it."

Li Zhen is completely discussing the matter, only talking about the accounts, not involving the case of the arsenal loss, and not saying whether the sixth child is involved in the case or not. Although there is a lot of talk, it is all nonsense, and of course it is all the truth. It is natural for the old man to be dissatisfied , but Li Zhen has the ability to talk nonsense, so that the old man can't do anything about him, he glanced at Li Zhen sullenly, and when he was about to continue to question, he saw Li Tai, the king of Wei, stood up and said: "Father, my son! I think that the eighth younger brother is very kind, if the eighth younger brother is not careful, the big case of the arsenal would not have been uncovered. I think that over the years, the arsenal has lost a lot of weapons. yes."

Although Li Tai's words were vague, everyone is a discerning person, and he knew that the target of Li Tai's words was aimed at the prince. Without him, most of the candidates for the arsenal were recommended by the prince, and some were recommended by the prince. The old subordinates of Junji, of course, understood everything, and the big guys were not stupid enough to point it out, they all kept silent, and immediately there were several rows of "clay Bodhisattvas" filling the hall.

His mother's fourth child is really meeting each other. Damn it, now it's Lao Tzu who joins hands with him to fight against the boss, his mother's depression!Li Zhen was taken advantage of by Li Tai for no reason. She was really unhappy, but she also knew that this was not the time to speak up, or the more she talked, the more chaotic she would be. In the end, there must be no good fruit to eat. Then he played a "puppet show".

Li Zhen didn't speak, but Li Ke, who saw a chance to muddy the water, stood up and said: "Father, my son thinks that the words of the fourth and eighth brothers are reasonable. Since this matter needs to be investigated, Then we should thoroughly investigate, and we must not let the treacherous villain act arrogantly."

Seeing that the youngest son and the others were about to suffer bad luck, Prince Li Chengqian was in a very happy mood at first, but he didn't expect that Cheng Yaojin appeared on the way, and there was a posture of dragging him into the water together, and his nose was so angry They were all crooked, stood up, bowed to Li Shimin and said: "Father, my son thought that what was discussed today was the case of the sixth younger brother, and the rest of the matters can be discussed later, so as not to distinguish between priorities and priorities." Yu, I hope the emperor will make a clear decision."

What the prince said is actually reasonable, but, the fourth child wanted to hug the grass and beat the rabbit, and drag the prince into the water after killing the third child, so naturally he refused to stop there, and said bluntly: "Father, son I think the two cases are the same case, and they should be discussed together, how can I forcefully distinguish the priority, this minister is so shallow, I hope my father will make a judgment."

The third child looked at a chance to hold the prince, as if catching a life-saving straw, followed by Li Tai's words: "Father, what the fourth brother said is true, go to the father to find out."

Seeing that he was attacked alone, how could the prince agree to it? He pointed to the two brothers and said, "Presumptuous, you are really messing around!"

The third child and the fourth child are not willing to follow the prince's tricks, with a sneer and a sarcasm, the whole hall suddenly became lively.

Well, the old man didn't hold a court meeting because he was worried that these princes and princes would have many wings. Once they started fighting, it would be endless, but he didn't expect that it would still be a fight at this moment, so he suddenly became angry and said coldly Looking at the three sons who refused to give in to each other, their faces were as black as the bottom of a pot, and they waved their hands and said, "Shut up, everyone!"

When the old man got angry, everyone calmed down, but they all became silent "mud Buddhas". Seeing that this stalemate is not a way out, the old man thought for a while, and said suddenly : "Decree, Xuanshu King Li Min will enter the pilgrimage, and the Yue King Li Zhen will be the summoner." As soon as the voice fell, he flicked his big sleeves, ignored the reactions of the important officials, and turned back to the apse on his own.

What?Damn, why did it come to me again, old man, you are too much!Li Zhen didn't expect that such a bad job would fall on her head. When she heard it, she was dumbfounded and couldn't even breathe...