An official from the Criminal Department stood up, he burst into tears, and said: "Your Majesty, the second son of the minister joined the army last year, and he was in the team of General Xue Wanjun, and he was only 18 years old......

Speaking of which, he was too excited to speak. He took a few breaths, calmed down his emotions, and said, "The minister implores His Majesty to send troops to rescue the minister's son." ”

"Yes, the minister's son is also in the western expedition."

"Nephew ...... Chen"

"Minister's nephew ......"

"I beg Your Majesty to send troops......"

There was chaos in the main hall.

At this time, Yushi Li Yan stood up, and he said, "Your Majesty, the minister wants to impeach Li You, the king of Qi." He, a young man who was less than a weak crown, went to Tuyuhun without authorization, and with a little cleverness, he indiscriminately mixed in such a military matter, disturbed His Majesty's judgment, caused the current chaotic situation, and endangered the lives and safety of the officers and soldiers of the Western Expeditionary Army, which is really an unforgivable crime.

His Majesty is requested to immediately recall Li You, the king of Qi, and punish him. ”

"The minister seconded the proposal."

"The minister seconded the proposal."

"The minister seconded the ......"

Now, there are two people in the court who are the most unpopular, one is Quan Wanji and the other is Li You. Because of their competition, many ministers lost a lot of money.

They didn't know whether to resent Li You's cleverness or Quan Wanji's incompetence, anyway, they lost the bet, so they simply hated it together.

Yan Liben said: "Your Majesty, I heard that the court did not send troops because it followed the advice of His Royal Highness the King of Qi.

His Royal Highness the King of Qi is a wise minister, but he has never been to the border pass, has no experience in military and political affairs, and only with the enthusiasm for making meritorious contributions, he participated in military affairs without authorization, which caused such serious consequences......"

This guy is even more ruthless, and directly blames Li You for the cause of the Tuyuhun crisis.

In order to protect his daughter, Xiao Dongchang came out again and again to target Li You, but he was slapped in the face again and again, and he was already angry, and now he is on a par with Li You.

He came out and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that he doesn't care about anything, and he should be punished just because of the crime of Li You, the king of Qi, leaving Beijing without authorization!" ”

"The minister seconded the proposal."

……

At this time, Li Tai went out. He said: "Father, the son thinks that the ministers' opinions are unfair. Although the fifth brother went out of Beijing without authorization and participated in the affairs of the imperial court without authorization, his starting point was good.

Erchen suggested that he should be recruited back and let him think about it behind closed doors, and as for other punishments, he should not be punished. ”

This guy is the most yin, ostensibly pleading for Li You, but in fact, he has confirmed Li You's crime of interfering in politics without authorization.

"It's still His Royal Highness the King of Wei, be lenient, and submit to him. The minister seconded the proposal!"

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

……

Wei Zheng instinctively believed that Li You was doing the right thing, but he was a strict and honest person, and he didn't know much about the situation in Tuyuhun, so he kept silent.

Fang Xuanling and the eldest grandson Wuji knew the truth of the matter, but the situation in Tuyuhun involved secrets and could not be openly discussed in the court. Therefore, they also chose silence.

Li Shimin has not expressed his position.

Among the ministers, those who were interested found that not only Li Shimin did not express his position, but even Cheng Yanjin and others, who had always been unable to hold their breath, rarely did not come out to speak.

Li Shimin didn't seem to hear the noise in the main hall, his eyes turned into the distance, and he pondered silently.

The ministers also found out about this, and they shut up. There was silence in the main hall.

Quiet, uncomfortably quiet.

"Your Majesty." Someone finally broke the silence. When everyone saw it, it was the general Li Jing.

He said, "Your Majesty, my lords. Since Lao Chen joined the army, he has been involved in frontier affairs, and he doesn't dare to say that he knows everything about it, but he can be regarded as having some experience. ”

Li Jing was the first person in the Tang Army, participated in all frontier military and political affairs, and established immortal feats for the imperial court. No one in Datang can deny this.

He continued: "There was a coup d'état in Tuyuhun, the canonized khan Murong Shun was killed, and His Royal Highness the King of Shu and the soldiers of the Western Expeditionary Army were in danger.

The specific details of this are confidential and cannot be disclosed here.

If the imperial court rashly sends troops to conquer Tuyuhun, it will only make the situation in Tuyuhun more chaotic, and the situation of our soldiers trapped in Tuyuhun will be even more dangerous.

What the minister wants to say is that His Royal Highness King Qi's opinion is correct, and the minister resolutely supports His Royal Highness King Qi! ”

Because during the Xuanwumen Incident, Li Jing adopted a neutral attitude, and at the critical moment, he did not make the right choice, which became a political stain on his life. Over the years, he has been cautious and rarely takes the initiative to express his opinion.

Today, he finally stood up and spoke out clearly.

Li Chengqian, who has been watching jokes, and Li Tai, who has been fueling the troubles, are very depressed, they really can't imagine that the foolish Li You can get Li Jing's support.

This result made those who clamored to deal with Li You speechless.

"Your Majesty", another one came out, it was Gao Jingming, the head of the household.

He said: "Your Majesty, my lords, I don't know about the situation in Tuyuhun. The minister only knew that it cost money for the imperial court to send troops, but the household department had no money.

Regarding the practice of His Royal Highness King Qi going to Tuyuhun, the minister did not know whether it was right or wrong. But what the minister knew was that just when everyone was impeaching His Royal Highness King Qi, His Royal Highness King Qi tried every means to increase a large amount of income for the household department.

Ministers support His Royal Highness King Qi! ”

"Bang bang", another slap in the face.

"Uh-huh", Li Shimin finally spoke.

He said: "Ladies and gentlemen, I want to ask, among you, whose son is in Tuyuhun? ”

"Your Majesty, the minister's son is in Tuyuhun."

"Your Majesty, Your Minister......"

……

There are four of them.

Li Shimin said: "Four Aiqing, you are all very good, your sons are very brave in serving the country. You care about your son, and you can understand it.

What I want to say is that not only your son is in Tuyuhun, but also the sons of Cheng Yanjin and Wei Chigong, but my two sons are also there!

Your son is your own, and my son is my own. ”

At this point, he raised his voice and said, "I also care about my son!"

Li Shimin glanced at the ministers and said, "Your relatives are in a desperate situation, and you are worried, so you are making noise here.

However, even when you were criticizing and writing, my son, Cheng Yanjin, Wei Chigong's son, Hou Junji's righteous son, and Li Daozong's nephew, they went into danger without hesitation, risking their lives to save your son.

I can solemnly tell you that Li You, the king of Qi, this sinner in your eyes, he is the pride of my Li Shimin and the pride of the entire Tang Dynasty! ”

Speaking of this, Li Shimin was in a heavy mood and couldn't go on.

"Your Majesty, the minister is guilty!" The four sons came out and knelt down at the ministers of Tuyuhun and wept bitterly.

"Your Majesty, the ministers are guilty." The ministers said together.

At the same time, the Imperial Garden.

Concubine Yin was nervous and worried about her unsparing son. They hated him for acting recklessly and rushing to the border, and they were worried about his safety.

She couldn't sit still in the house, so she went for a walk in the imperial garden accompanied by Qiaoyun.

As soon as he entered the imperial garden, he saw Yang Feiniang stopped in front of him with an angry face.