Chapter 1251: Zhang Shoujue's gratitude!
Chapter 1251
"Your Majesty, Lord Zhang is indeed confused, but fortunately it is not too late, and in the end he also repented. This letter is the credentials. I hope Your Majesty will be able to watch this happen again. ”
Wang Chong's robe was lifted, and he also came out at this time.
"Your Majesty, by all means! A private letter alone cannot explain anything, and it is also an indisputable fact that Zhang Shouqi bribed angels, bribed the prison army, and lied about the military situation. If you can be safe and sound if you commit the crime of deceiving the king, then won't the imitators go forward and follow in the future? There are no rules, there is no circle, the country has national laws, and the family has family rules, I hope that Your Majesty can deal with it strictly in accordance with the laws of the Tang Dynasty!"
"Yes, I hope Your Majesty will uphold the law of the Tang Dynasty and deal with it strictly!"
"Please Your Majesty punish Zhang Shouqi severely!"
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finally caught Zhang Shoujue's flaws, where would the Confucian scholars in the court easily let go. Ye Haicheng immediately stepped forward to make a statement, and other ministers also echoed it, asking the Holy Emperor to punish him heavily.
Wang Chong watched this scene from the sidelines, and only sneered in his heart. These Confucian scholars are just dying and struggling, the catastrophe of the Tang Dynasty is coming, Zhang Shouqi is one of the top generals of the Tang Dynasty, Wang Chong has to protect him no matter what, not only to return Zhang Shoujue's favor, but also for the sake of the Tang Dynasty, and how can they easily succeed.
Sure enough, as soon as the voices of the Wenchen fell, a voice was heard in the main hall. But this time, it was not Wang Chong, nor King Song or anyone else who spoke, but the Holy Emperor who sat on the main hall and did not move.
"I already know about this matter, although Zhang Shouqi lied about the military situation, and his situation is intolerable, but it has not yet reached the point of bullying the king. ”
In the main hall, the Holy Emperor's expression was extremely majestic, and the first words he said made everyone's hearts cold.
"I didn't receive Niu Xiantong's report on the military situation, but I told the situation of the Battle of Huangshui as it was, and I didn't hide the fact that he accepted bribes. He has taken the initiative to give the gold yuan coupons he received from Zhang Shouqi, and I have handed them over to the household department as money and food for the military department. As for Zhang Shouqi, although he repented in time and did not cause a big mistake, he had such an idea after all, and he should not be spared!"
The words spoken by the Holy Emperor made Ye Haicheng and the others feel half cold in their hearts. At this time, the heavier the Holy Emperor said, the lighter it was in the end. But the Holy Emperor had already spoken, and even if everyone was unwilling in their hearts, it was impossible to say anything more.
"However, after all, Zhang Shouqi is a hero of the Tang Dynasty and has made great contributions, so I decided to commit Zhang Shoujue's old merits and deprive Zhang Shouqi of the position of Anton Metropolitan Protector, and change it to temporarily act as Anton Metropolitan Protector, and pay a fine of five years, and shall not be promoted within five years!"
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"
Hearing the Holy Emperor's decision, everyone bowed down one after another.
The Holy Emperor never expresses his opinion lightly, but once any incident reaches the Holy Emperor's link, no matter what the final result is, everyone must abide by it. Because it's the final word.
"Wang Chong, I knew that you would never let everyone down!"
Zhang Shouqi's matter was finally turned into a disaster, and in the main hall, King Song turned his head and looked in the direction where Wang Chong was, with a different color in his eyes. Since returning from Khorasan to the present, Wang Chong has resolved at least two crises, and from this point of view, Wang Chong has become the anchor of the military side of the court. As long as he is there, any wind and waves will not want to cross and impact all sides of Datang.
Moreover, the strategy adopted by Wang Chong was admired even by King Song.
In all dynasties, the crime of bullying the monarch is not a trivial matter, no matter whether Zhang Shouqi did it or not, it is already a big rebellion to save this idea, not to mention that he did bribe Niu Xiantong. On this basis, the Holy Emperor could not spare him. But Wang Chong's cleverness lies in grasping the point where Zhang Shouqi is obsessed with the position of prime minister.
In fact, more than ten years ago, if it wasn't for Wang Chong's grandfather Jiugong to stop him, Zhang Shouqi would have become the prime minister now. And to blame, if the Holy Emperor had been more determined at the beginning, Zhang Shouqi would have become the prime minister, and this kind of thing would not have happened now. From this point of view, the Holy Emperor felt guilty in his heart. This is also the key to Zhang Shouqi's survival in this crisis.
From the Battle of the Southwest to the Battle of Talas, in just over a year, Wang Chong has become very mature and can completely take charge of himself, not only on the battlefield, but also in the imperial court.
The army cannot be abolished, and now Wang Chong has become the greatest hope and pillar of the entire military!
The court meeting ended quickly, Wang Chong flicked his sleeves, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and walked out of the main hall.
"Master Zhang, the person who knows the times is Junjie, after this incident, you should be alert!"
Wang Chong raised his head, glanced in the direction of the northeast, and said secretly in his heart.
Zhang Shouqi's pride and conceit are well-known throughout the world. When Niu Xiantong was asked to write a letter to him and persuade him to admit his mistake, Wang Chong received his letter almost immediately and was scolded by him. Zhang Shouqi's stinky temper can be imagined. But despite this, Wang Chong was sure from the beginning that this matter would be resolved satisfactorily.
The reason is simple –
Although Zhang Shouqi is conceited, he is not stupid. Bullying the monarch is not a trivial matter, such a big thing broke out, and it was impossible for Zhang Shouqi to resist it.
"I hope you can eat a trench and grow wise!"
Wang Chong smiled and quickly left.
However, just behind him, even Wang Chong didn't notice it, and a gaze that had been looking at him hatefully with an ugly expression. This time, in fact, it was not the Confucian people, but Li Linfu, who was the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty. What Zhang Shouqi never forgets is precisely his position.
Wang Chong helped Zhang Shouqi save the day, which is undoubtedly tantamount to going against him. Li Linfu's feelings in his heart can be imagined.
"Prime Minister, let's go!"
A voice suddenly came from the side, and a courtier came over at some point.
"Hehe, Master Zhang, please!"
Li Linfu smiled slightly, like a spring breeze, and the hatred in his eyes quickly dissipated invisibly.
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The imperial city of the Tang Dynasty is majestic and magnificent.
When Wang Chong walked out of the palace in a big red gown, the atmosphere here was completely different from that in the court.
"Your Excellency!"
Outside the imperial city, a gorgeous gold and silver carriage stood, and beside the carriage, a figure quickly got up and greeted Wang Chong, but it was not Zhang Que that Wang Chong had always brought with him, but an eagle that he hadn't seen for a long time. He was wrapped in a black robe, since Wang Chong was left in the center of the Beijing Division, and was responsible for forming an intelligence force, the eagle's whole temperament has become much more fierce and capable, like a long knife, washing away the lead, revealing his original face, and his sharpness is revealed.
"How's it going?"
Seeing the eagle, Wang Chong's pupils shrank and immediately asked.
Just separated by a wall, the atmosphere inside and outside the palace was immediately completely different. For Wang Chong, from the moment he walked out of the palace gate, the matter in the court was over, and the "war" outside the court had just begun.
"Are you all ready?"
Wang Chong glanced at the eagle and said in a deep voice. His expression was solemn, completely different from what he had looked like in the court before.
From Khorasan to Jingshi, he has always wanted to find out who is behind the scenes, and now, everything is finally coming to light. That man was finally about to be revealed before his eyes.
"Go back to your lordship, according to your lordship's orders, everything is arranged! In a few days at most, we can really see 'him'!"
The eagle said in a deep voice. In his heart, his urgency is no less than that of Wang Chong.
In the hearts of Eagle, Zhang Que, and everyone else, Wang Chong's status far surpassed everything, even far beyond themselves. No matter who dares to treat Wang Chong like this, dare to treat Datang like this, they will definitely not be able to spare him.
"Good!"
Wang Chong flicked his sleeves and walked forward quickly:
"Then let's wait a few more days!"
As soon as the voice fell, Wang Chong quickly boarded the carriage and disappeared into the carriage.
"Drive!"
The eagle also took the driver's seat, and with a wave of the long whip in his hand, the carriage quickly headed towards the east of the city.
"Whoa!"
When Wang Chong's carriage left the imperial city gate and headed towards the east of the city, a slightly smaller but extremely fast eagle suddenly shot out, and 100,000 rushed towards the northeast.
"Look, my lord!"
A few days later, in the northwest secluded island, a general of the Andong Metropolitan Protector Army hurriedly walked into the Imperial Protector's Mansion and handed over the letterhead in his hand with a solemn expression. Zhang Shouqi took it, only glanced at it, and his face immediately turned a lot pale.
There is even cold sweat oozing!
In his decades of life in the army, Zhang Shouqi has participated in hundreds of battles and faced countless dangers of life and death, but not once, more dangerous than the things recorded on this thin piece of paper. For a moment, although nothing happened around, Zhang Shouqi had a feeling of fleeing from death and escaping before the ghost gate closed.
If he hadn't followed Wang Chong's advice, the court would have been impeached by Wenchen, and his decades of hard work would have come to naught.
"How can this be!"
Zhang Shouqi muttered to himself, and secretly remembered the young man in the Jingshi.
- This time, Wang Chong really saved his life.
"Investigate thoroughly! Give me a thorough investigation! I want to know who leaked the matter between me and Niu Xiantong!"
Zhang Shouqi crumpled the letterhead in his hand and was furious.
Of course, he was shocked by the matter of Jingshi, but what shocked him the most was that in the Youzhou realm, someone dared to betray him, and he was also a close subordinate general around him!
"Yes, sir. ”
The military general quickly left, and with Zhang Shouqi's order, the entire Youzhou land shook like never before.
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"Bastard!"
At the same time, on a high mountain more than ten miles away from the Anton Metropolitan Protectorate, several figures stood, the leader of the man was slightly fat, his five fingers were closed, the green tendons on the back of his hand were raised, and his palms made a clattering sound.