For Datang officials who are well aware of the inside story, the most shocking thing at the end of April was Han Qi's resignation.

Han Qi went to the post of secretary of the Ministry of War and served as the pacification envoy of the Northeast.

The current Tang Dynasty court implements a solitary system, under the prime minister, the six ministries are the real power departments, and the military department has always been the second largest department after the Ministry of Officials. However, the pacification envoy was only a temporary dispatch, and more importantly, after Li Ze took power, this kind of temporary dispatch almost never appeared.

In the eyes of many people, this is equivalent to Han Qi being exiled in disguise. A place like Pingzhou, in the eyes of the people of Wuyi, is basically equivalent to a desolate place.

Looking at this matter in the overall situation, almost everyone thinks that this is another big step forward for Li Ze on the road to self-reliance on behalf of the Tang Dynasty.

The two powerful figures of the royalist party, Xue Pingyuan is in the Western Regions, and now Han Qi, the only person who holds great power in the court, was exiled to Pingzhou again, and the strength of the royalist party above the court was almost swept away, and the remaining few cats and dogs were not a climate at all, and they couldn't turn over a few waves at all.

With Li Anmin's appointment as secretary of the military department, everyone believed that Li Ze had cleared the obstacles on the way forward.

What made the court have to admire Li Ze's wrist was that Xue Ping was silent in the Western Regions, and Han Qi also lowered his eyebrows and bowed his head to accept such an arrangement, it was obvious that these two bigwigs had bowed their heads to Li Ze and yielded.

Under such a cognition, there were still some royalist figures in the Northland, almost all of them. They knew very well that even Xue Ping and Han Qi had acquiesced to the fact that there was no room for recovery. They are not Xue Han and the others, even if they are against Li Ze on the surface, they can still get out in the end, at least they can be raised until they are old. If it were them, they would be afraid of Xue Liang's machete, and they would cut off their heads mercilessly.

At present, the imperial army is intensively carrying out the final preparations before the southern expedition, and it is very simple to find an excuse to cut off a few heads to sacrifice the flag.

A sentence of collusion with the pseudo-beam is enough to make you break down the house.

Even the poetry newspaper, which has always advocated imperial power, has quietly changed its style, and there is no longer a use of poetry to satirize the present and discuss the affairs of the dynasty.

When Han Qi left Wuyi, he was miserable and miserable, only three or five people saw him off, and then only took a few servants, and he went to Cangzhou first instead of Pingzhou for the first time.

For Han Qi, he went to Cangzhou first, and naturally he wanted to meet with Wen Fu, the general of the right army, and Pan Motang, the commander of the water division. This time in the war in the northeast, these two people and their troops are a key link. Moreover, there has just been a major incident with the right leading guard, the former general Shen Congxing was arrested, and many generals and colonels under his command have been implicated, what is the morale of the army, and to what extent the newly appointed Wenfu has controlled the army, he needs to have a detailed understanding.

Although the sailor is a reassuring part, but this time it is an expedition across the sea after all, the weather, the waterway and other information, Pan Motang already knows it.

In the past, Han Qi didn't know much about the combat of the naval division, but in the past few years as the secretary of the military department, and Li Ze attached great importance to the construction of the naval division, he also made a lot of hard work to understand the combat strategy of the naval division.

Compared with the Army, the difference is worlds apart.

He has to know all these things.

And on the third day after Han Qi left, something that shocked all the officials in Wuyi happened again. While they were dumbfounded, everyone was secretly vigilant.

The case of Shen Congxing, the former right-leading army general of the guard, has finally been sentenced.

In view of Shen Congxing's extremely high status, this case was personally tried by Chun Yuyue, the secretary of the Criminal Department and the law reviser of the Tang Dynasty, and the Supervision Yuan sent personnel to participate in this trial.

The result of the verdict: Decisive decision!

The entire Wuyi was stunned.

Judging from Shen Congxing's case alone, it seems that the most reasonable sentence is to be decided. After all, the amount of greedy ink is huge, and it pollutes people's wives and daughters, and after the incident, they kill people all over the house in order to kill their mouths.

But if it is linked to Shen Congxing's background, it is extremely unusual.

He has followed Li Ze since he was only a few years old and a little doll. can be regarded as watching Li Ze grow up.

In the early stage of Li Ze's painstaking operation, he was a loyal follower and operator, and participated in almost all of Li Ze's early actions, making great contributions to Li Ze.

Li Ze's current position is almost just one step away from the highest position, and he is almost just one thin piece of paper. If you want to pardon Shen Congxing, it's just a sentence. Even if the glory, wealth, and power are not guaranteed, it should not be a big problem to redeem the merits and save a life.

Before the final verdict was made by the Criminal Department, almost everyone thought that although Shen Congxing was extremely evil, Li Ze would inevitably miss the old love and save his life, which was also a kind of kindness to all those who had followed him since he was a child.

No one thought that it would be such a result.

Chun Yuyue's verdict shocked everyone even more.

Gong is work, and passing is passing. There is no such thing as a demerit or a demerit.

You have made a meritorious service, and the court has given you the corresponding title and rights, which is already a reward for your merits.

And if you commit a crime, you must accept the same severe punishment of the law as ordinary people.

As soon as this verdict is issued, it will inevitably have a decisive impact on similar cases in the future, and atonement for sins will henceforth become a thing of the past.

Shen Congxing was decided, his family property was confiscated, and his descendants were sentenced to confiscation and exile. Even if the Shen family had another branch, they were also implicated, and the Shen family, which had just been in the middle of the boom, had not been in the limelight for many years, and it was completely thrown into the abyss.

There was a sound of unlocking the prison door, Shen Congxing raised his head, and looked at the prison door with a pair of godless eyes, he was only in his early forties this year, but his full head of hair had turned gray in a short period of time, and the whole person was curled up on the bed, and his spirit was all collapsed.

Three days ago, Chun Yuyue personally came here and announced the final verdict to him.

Although he is a felon, because of his special status, he still received special treatment in the prison. In the single cell, there are all the living utensils, and there are no torture tools that should be used by felons on him, and on the small table, there is even a just-published Datang Weekly.

Tu Hu appeared at the door of the cell.

A glimmer of hope flashed in Shen Congxing's eyes.

"Second Brother Tu!" He struggled to get off the ground from the bed, stumbled and fell to the ground, but he hugged Tu Hu's legs: "Second Brother Tu, save me!" I don't want to die! Please tell Childe and let me see Childe! ”

Shen Congxing cried: "I also hugged my son!" I've done a lot for the public. ”

Tu Hu looked at Shen Congxing coldly for a long time, looked at Shen Congxing who was communicating with tears, and roared angrily: "Shen Congxing, you fucking stand up for me, don't be like a slug, lose the face of our brothers." ”

Shen Congxing was so frightened by the roar of the slaughtering tiger that he got up.

"Second Brother Tu, save me!"

"Shen Congxing, when we went to Zhuangzi, there were a total of thirty people before and after, over the years, eighteen brothers died on the battlefield, two brothers, died of illness, there are only ten left, you can be good, this time, the remaining few people, dragged three into the water. In order to cover up the scandal for you, they were all stripped of their military positions and titles, and sent to the Western Regions to fill the army, you deserve to fucking die. Save you, how to save you? Don't talk about the money you are greedy for, just think about the little colonel who was killed by you, you say, do you deserve to die? ”

"Second Brother Tu, I was wrong, I know I was wrong." Shen Congxing's legs were weak, but he was lifted by Tu Hu and pressed on the bench.

Looking at Shen Congxing, who was old and decadent to the extreme, Tu Hu said with extreme disgust: "Shen Congxing, the faces of our old brothers have no place to rest now, and the face of the son will also make you lose it cleanly." On top of the feelings of the past, I am here to give you a ride on behalf of the remaining old brothers, which can be regarded as a full of our kindness in the past few years. You have memorized it for me, when you go to the execution ground in the future, you will be like a man, and if you dare to do it, you must dare to be it. ”

Shen Congxing burst into tears.

With a bang, Tu Hu slammed a pot of wine on the table: "This is a pot of wine that the eldest brother specially sent someone from Hezhong Mansion to send back quickly." ”

The eldest brother in Tu Hu's mouth is naturally the boss of these guards back then, Tu Lichun.

"Second Brother Tu, you ask the eldest brother to say a word to the son, Brother Tu has face, and he will definitely be able to save my life."

"Stop dreaming. No one can save you. Because of this incident, the morale of the army has been greatly hit, and the morale of the army is boiling, and Wanfu is still desperately trying to clean up the aftermath for you! A big war is imminent, if we can't quickly gather the hearts of the army, how can we fight? Tu Hu said angrily.

Taking the wine glass handed over by Tu Hu, Shen Congxing's hands trembled, but he drank half of it and spilled half of it.

"Mrs. Xia!" The jailer's respectful voice came from outside, and Shen Congxing jumped up and wanted to rush out, but Tu Hu reached out and pressed firmly against the bench.

"Mrs. Xia is here, Xia He is here, she will definitely be able to save me." Shen Congxing roared anxiously.

"Shen Congxing, no one can save you!" At the door of the cell, Xia He, who was dressed in regular clothes, carried a food box and said coldly.

"Madam, please, let me see my son!"

"Do you still have the face to go to see Childe?" Xia He put the food box on the table, opened it, and took out a piece of cake from it: "This is what Gongzi personally made for you after he came home last night." Didn't ask anyone to help. Shen Congxing, eat him, let's go on the road tomorrow with peace of mind! ”

"Of your two sons, one was assigned to serve in front of Brother Tu's army, and the other was assigned to serve in front of Shi Zhuang's army. Now that the war is imminent, if your two sons compete and can make some meritorious achievements, the Shen family may not have a chance to rise again, this is the last compensation for the son's loyal followers to you over the years, you, be content! ”