At three o'clock on the fifth watch of the coming day, Emperor Wen sat in the morning court, played the dragon and phoenix drums, and beat the Jingyang bell, which was exactly: Wen listened to the drum to the Son of Heaven, and Wu listened to the bell to worship the saint.

I haven't been in court for more than half a month, and today I finally sat on the dragon chair again. The world is peaceful, the beacon smoke cannot be afforded, the people's livelihood is peaceful, and the Great Sui Dynasty is beginning to show the appearance of the prosperous era. Emperor Wen Yang Jian looked at the civil and military officials on both sides and said softly: "Ladies and gentlemen, I haven't seen you for more than ten days, I am coming to the court today, and I can present the backlog of books one by one." If there is no book to play, you can roll up the blinds and withdraw from the class. ”

Before the words were finished, a person flashed out of the civil officials, and Emperor Wen fixed his eyes to see that it was the red robe of Pei Su, the thorn of Nabei Prefecture, who was holding the wat as his chest, and said before going to the palace: "Your Majesty, the minister has a play." Nowadays, the wind and rain are smooth in all parts of our Great Sui, and there are no major disasters. There is a big river in the south as a barrier, and Nan Chen does not dare to cross the thunder pool. However, it is reported that the Turks in the north will have dry weather this year, the grasslands will be in a great drought, the pasture grass will wither and yellow, and many cattle and sheep will die of starvation. The day before yesterday, when the crown prince was in the court, he only ordered Li Yuan, the prince of the Tang Kingdom in Jinyang, to put the army on guard, although his subordinates thought that there was nothing wrong, but it was not a perfect strategy. ”

"Oh? According to Pei Qing, how can you be perfect? Emperor Wen suddenly came to his senses and felt that Pei Su's statement was very innovative. If he came to decide, he would only think of letting Li Yuan's entire army resist the Turkic cavalry going south, and there was no other way! The ministers were also whispering among themselves.

"Your Majesty, the Turkic droughts in spring and summer are unable to accumulate wintering things, and they will not be able to plunder the people of a few border cities in previous years, but will go deep into the Hetao region to plunder on a large scale in order to obtain enough food. Relying on Jinyang Li Yuan to deploy defenses all the way, the minister thought that it was not enough to prevent the Turkic troops going south. Moreover, many Turkic merchants have gone south to trade with our dynasty, and some Turks have gone out to the Tuyuhun through the west of our capital, and the ministers thought that if the Turks went south to disturb the border, then Tuyuhun would send troops to disturb us and hang westward, so as to echo the northwest trend. And that Tuyuhun is quite close to my Beijing division, if I don't take precautions early, I will definitely not be able to take care of each other at that time! Jingshi is also in danger! ”

Pei Su, as a state assassin and a military officer, said that the ministers in the hall nodded in praise. Emperor Wen got up this time and walked back and forth in front of the desk with his head bowed and his hands behind his back, nodding his head. walked straight down the dragon steps to Pei Su and asked, "If it is as Pei Qing said, can there be a corresponding strategy?" ”

"Your Majesty, there are many camps of our army on the north road, and the north of Hedong County is guarded by Tang Duke Li Yuan, and a general can be assigned to garrison Wuyuan in the Hetao area of Guannei, and the ships of the Yellow River can be collected on the south bank. His Majesty also sent a general to strengthen the troops of Wuwei County, prepare more food, and hold Wuwei City, only defend without fighting, and when its food is exhausted, Tuhun's troops will retreat! Pei Su was neither humble nor arrogant, and said the strategy in his heart to resist the enemy, and everyone nodded.

"But this strategy can only cure the symptoms but not the root cause, and it cannot inflict heavy losses on the invading enemy, and our border army will be on guard at any time, and it will be tired for a long time!" Pei Su shook his head and added helplessly.

Emperor Wen lowered his head and walked back to the dragon case in contemplation, turned his head and shouted: "Right Xiaowei General Changsun Sheng!" ”

I saw a military general walking out of the martial arts class, with extraordinary momentum and majestic style, and arched his hand: "The minister Sun Shengjing listens to the decree." ”

"I am ordered to be the marshal of the imperial north, supervise the soldiers and horses in the pass, and garrison the Wuyuan City to prevent the Turks from entering the country." Emperor Wen decreed.

"Obey." After receiving the order, Changsun Sheng returned to the Wuban train.

"Right Yiwei General Yu Zhongwen."

"The minister is here." A middle-aged military general came out of the class.

"You are the marshal of the marching army, leading 20,000 troops out of Chang'an to guard Wuwei City. If Tugu Hun raises troops to invade the territory, you should reject it. Hold on tightly, and when its food is exhausted and retreat, hit it! Emperor Wen looked at Yu Zhongwen and said fiercely. One north and one west are both critical places, and there are still months to prepare for war, and if it is a little later, the consequences will be unimaginable.

"Obey." Yu Zhongwen returned to the train with a happy face. As a general, I haven't fought for a long time, and I'm not feeling well. I just hope that those martial idiots who haven't been to the court don't come down to the emperor to fight with themselves.

The martial arts idiots that Yu Zhongye was talking about in his heart were the former Metropolitan Governor Yu Juluo, Shangzhu Guo Han Zhuhu, Shi Wansui, and the foul-mouthed Song Guogong He Ruobi. Just when Yu Zhongwen returned to the train, he glanced at the madman Nahe, and saw the old man suddenly look at the emperor, suddenly look at himself, and stop talking.

At this time, He Ruobi couldn't breathe out of his heart, his face was flushed, he thought to himself, I persuaded the emperor to return to the court yesterday, but I didn't get any benefits, so I let the two juniors become the commander of the army. Could it be that the emperor is idle and waiting for me? The emperor said a word in court, and he was ironclad. No matter how dissatisfied you are, you can't fight, and you can't roar at the court!

Seeing that the matter had been decided, Pei Su returned to the Wen train. I saw Wen Linlang Yang Xiaozheng out of class and said:

"Your Majesty, if Chengping is today, can this matter be carried out, and how should it be divided? Your Majesty is invited to make a decision as soon as possible. ”

"It is the foundation of my great Sui career, which can drive the rise of literary style and bring new wind to my court. This matter is the most important, but it should not be rushed. With Gao Xi, Yu Wenshu, and Yang Xiaozheng proposing a case, the course will be opened in the spring of next year. Emperor Wen made a decision after a little muttering.

"The ministers obey." Gao Xi, Yu Wenshu and Yang Xiaozheng went out to lead the class.

"Okay, who still has this music?" The court was silent for a while, some people looked down at the wat board and were silent, and some people wanted to speak and stopped.

"Since the ministers don't have a book for the time being, let's discuss the matter of the King of Jin's plot that was rumored a few days ago!" Emperor Wen said, and turned his eyes to Tang Lingchen, the Zhongshu Ling who was standing behind Wen Ban.

"Do you have anything to say about this matter?" Emperor Wen directly named Tang Lingchen's name.

At this time, Tang Lingchen said that although the King of Jin did not know the truth or falsehood of the matter in Hedong, the emperor had already made a move, and he sent the forbidden army to Hedong to help the King of Jin, and he ordered the King of Jin to send salt to Beijing, etc., indicating that the emperor did not believe the rumors and firmly supported his son! What am I stupid to provoke the relationship between father and son? Obviously, the emperor who impeached King Jin the day before yesterday had already seen it, otherwise he wouldn't have named himself to say it!

"Your Majesty, some time ago, I heard from the merchants who came to Beijing that the king of Jin had not obtained the holy decree, and had bad intentions to occupy the land east of the river and recruit displaced people from all over the country to form a private army, so I participated in the performance."

"Humph! You don't know one thing, you don't know the other. It is true that the king of Jin privately occupied the ownerless land, and it is also true that he wantonly recruited the displaced people, and even recruited mountain bandits as private soldiers, but it was not for rebellion, but for profit with the people. Privately occupied land for cultivation, for the establishment of salt and iron farms for the benefit of the people; Let the displaced people no longer wander the streets, and give agricultural tools to restore them to good citizens. Entering the site for work is also a way to settle. All these are ways to appease the people. You are a short-sighted minister of the court, and you don't know the meaning of the king of Jin, so you should think about it yourself! Emperor Wen stared at Tang Lingchen and said. It's just that Emperor Wen has a gentle heart, and he doesn't want to punish too much, so he just points to this Tang Lingchen and lets him think about it for himself.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Tang Lingchen returned to the literary class in fear, and his heart kept pounding. There is no prince in the court today, and it seems that the prince's recent performance has been known to the emperor and he has fallen out of favor for a while. If I knew this, I shouldn't have stuck to the prince's ass.

Just when Tang Lingchen was thinking blindly, suddenly a person stood up in the Wen class and shouted: "Your Majesty's internal history is the left concubine Zhang Heng has a performance." "This Zhang Heng is dedicated to supervising hundreds of officials, he has a performance, no need to ask about the impeachment of the prince!

Sure enough, I only heard Zhang Heng say: "This official is loved by His Majesty, and as a hundred officials who supervise the left concubine, he should fulfill his responsibilities in his position, and he is loyal!" Today, I have the right to impeach the crown prince of the current dynasty for misconduct, violating the system and corrupting the royal customs. Speaking of this, he raised his eyes and looked at Emperor Wen's face, this is very important, if the emperor is angry, he will pick up the prince and say lightly. If the emperor is not alarmed, then he will talk about it seriously.

"Zhang Aiqing doesn't need to worry, just say it." Emperor Wen's face did not change color, and he said steadily.

"Yes, when the prince was in the court, there were rumors in the market, all saying that His Majesty was seriously ill and could not come to the court, and that he was about to Zen for the prince, and it was rumored that after the prince ascended to the Ninth Five-Year Plan, he would reduce the burden of taxation and grant amnesty to the world. According to the official's secret investigation, these words were deliberately transmitted by the staff of the prince's mansion to disturb the people's hearts. As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked, especially Yang Su, the king of Yue, who was the head of the Wen class, so frightened that he almost fell off the wat board in his hand.

Emperor Wen was also shocked at this time, in addition to the absurdity, the prince had such a disobedient behavior! Suddenly, a cloud of malice arose, and he asked fiercely, "Can you find out who is talking about?" ”

Weichen has ascertained that this statement was instructed by Zou Wensheng, a staff member of the Prince's Mansion, and was passed on by his family. The official's subordinates have arrested several of his rumors, all of whom have confessed to the truth, and this is a written confession. After speaking, Zhang Heng took out a paper from his cuff and handed it to the emperor to the eunuch of the Huangmen.

Emperor Wen took the pleadings and read them, that is, he raised his eyes and looked at Yang Su, the king of Yue under the stairs. Yang Su hurriedly came out of the class and said: "Your Majesty, since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was established as a prince, there has been a lack of officials and staff in the palace, so a recruitment order was issued to fill the shogunate. It is inevitable that the good and the bad will be mixed, and those with ill intentions will be mixed, and the prince may be overlooked for a while. From the perspective of Weichen, the prince is loyal, quite knowledgeable about the etiquette of people, although there are many shortcomings, but he will never seek the throne, do this disloyalty, unfilial piety and usurpation of the throne, please the emperor to be clear. "It's definitely a rumor! Yang Suxin said, don't you know how many pounds and taels your son is as a father? It's okay for him to bully men and women with that character, how dare he do such a disobedient and unfilial thing?

"Zhang Qing, even if there is the testimony of the Zou Wensheng Mansion Zhongjiading, has this person ever been arrested?" Emperor Wen also calmed down a little from his anger at this time. After all, what kind of person his son is, he knows what his son is like his father. Even if there are rumors, most of them are behind him. The key is to catch which one is called Zou Wensheng.

"Back to Your Majesty, that Zou Wensheng is very cunning, seeing that the family did not return that day, the governor happened, and sneaked out of Chang'an that night, and did not know where to go." Zhang Heng said with regret.

"In this case, if a seizure document is issued, all state capitals and counties will be arrested." As he spoke, he threw the pleadings in his hand to the bottom of the stairs, and then said: "Although the prince has it, he is filial piety and generous, and this must be the private act of a traitor in the house." After Zou Wensheng is arrested, it will be revealed. I'm tired, that's all for today's court! Retreat. The eunuch of the Yellow Gate in front of the palace shouted the word retreat, and the ministers of civil and military affairs rushed out.

At the corner of the palace gate, Yang Su summoned Tang Lingchen and other princelings and said: "This matter is strange, that Zou Wensheng lacks wisdom and is cowardly and will never dare to spread such rumors privately." This must be a rumor spread by the Jin Palace's reputation for a bad prince, and if you want the emperor to be dissatisfied with the prince, his heart can be punished! You wait to send someone to find it, and you have to find Zou Wensheng all over Chang'an City. ”

Everyone nodded yes when they heard this, and they dispersed without talking.