Chapter Seventy-Three: A Specialized Scourge of Imperial History
There are no impermeable walls.
The news of Li You's departure from Chang'an was finally known by someone who cares. Li Tai, who had long seen Li You's displeasure, decided to seize this opportunity and hit Li You's arrogance hard.
It's not just Li Tai, there are really a lot of people who don't like Li You, after all, Li You's victory over Quan Wanji is a bit too good.
In the early days of the dynasty today, the imperial historian Li Yan, with the benefit of Li Tai, came out to impeach Li You.
Since Li You went to the court for the first time and slapped Li Yan in the face, his sharp eloquence has made the imperial historians extremely jealous, especially Wang Shoucheng is still imprisoned in the Yeyu Palace because of the impeachment of Li You.
The imperial historians found that the former scumbag king Li You was a scourge to the people and other officials, and now he is specifically scourging the imperial history - all the imperial histories that impeached Li You have been made disgraced.
Before Li Yan came out, he looked at the position where Li You was standing when he was in the court, and only after making sure that Li You was really not there, did he come out with gritted teeth.
He said: "Your Majesty, the minister impeached Li You, the king of Qi, and left Chang'an without authorization......"
Li Shimin also had some fire in his heart, Li You left Chang'an, although he asked Hou Junji to inform him, but it was also an act of cutting first and then playing. Therefore, Li Yan's impeachment, he did not say anything.
When the other imperial historians saw that Li Yan was fine, they all became bolder, and they rushed forward to impeach Li You one after another.
The impeachment content of the imperial historians is varied, not only impeaching Li You for leaving Beijing without permission, but also impeaching him for doing business in private, going in and out of the West Market in private, etc., which has the momentum to destroy Li You in one fell swoop.
Hou Junji, Li Daozong, and Wei Chigong knew the inside story, but they kept silent according to Li You's instructions. However, Cheng Yanjin couldn't help it, he stood up and said: "Fart, it's pure fart!"
Yan Liben was a little happy, and he said, "General Cheng, you must pay attention to etiquette in the main hall, and don't speak vulgar words. ”
Cheng Yanjin said: "You people know nonsense all day long. When His Royal Highness King Qi stepped forward when the imperial court was in crisis, what were you doing? If you don't do business for a day, you will know that you are finding fault and talking nonsense. ”
Li Tai is a civilized person, and he looks down on Cheng Biting Jin, who is not stingy, and he said: "Su Guogong, you speak well." King Qi left Chang'an without permission, is it also for the country and the people? I'm afraid I'm looking for food to get rich, right?!"
"Hahahaha", his henchmen burst out laughing.
Wei Zheng was uneasy since he made a fortune, he took the initiative to find Li Shimin, and said sadly: "Your Majesty, the minister believed in the evil of His Royal Highness the King of Qi, bought him to win, and made a fortune as a result. The minister was guilty and was willing to hand over the money to the treasury. Please also ask Your Majesty to punish you. ”
Li Shimin laughed and said, "Wei Zheng, you are better than me." I also bet, but I bought the right Wanji to win, and lost a lot of money. I'm a son who doesn't spare any money. Hahahaha! Just keep it for sure. Hahahaha. ”
Wei Zheng had a good impression of Li You, and now, when he saw Li You being impeached, he was not happy. But he didn't know what Li You was doing, and he didn't know how to talk about it if he wanted to help.
Hou Junji couldn't stand it anymore, and came out and said: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the King of Qi risked his life and went to Tuyuhun to rescue His Royal Highness the King of Shu, but you are talking nonsense here, it's really him...... It's too much! He resisted not saying foul language.
The hall fell silent for a moment. Everyone was pondering Hou Junji's words.
"Hahahaha", Yan Liben laughed, he said: "General Hou, don't you think your words are ridiculous? How did His Royal Highness King Qi know about Tuyuhun? My Tang Dynasty has just conquered Tuyuhun, and there is still General Xue Wanjun's army there, how can His Royal Highness the King of Shu be in danger?
I heard that His Royal Highness the King of Qi is doing business with the generals of your military, did he give you any benefits? If you want to help him exonerate, you have to use your brain and come up with a good excuse. Hahahaha. ”
"Hahahaha", there was another burst of laughter in the hall.
Although Li Shimin's view of Li You has changed to a certain extent, the impression formed over the years cannot be changed all at once. At least in this matter in front of him, Li You's approach is really a little unreliable.
"Uh-huh", he made a noise in his nose, stopped the noise in the court, and said: "Okay, don't mention this matter again, when King Qi comes back and asks about the situation, if there is no reasonable explanation, he will be punished." ”
"Your Majesty Shengming!" The ministers said in unison.
At this moment, there was a commotion at the entrance of the main hall. Zhang Liang, who was on duty at the military department, came in and said, "Your Majesty, urgent military report!"
The hall fell silent again.
Li Shimin's heart "suddenly" jumped, and he said in his heart: "Could it be that what Li You said is true?" ”
He asked, "Bring it up." ”
Zhang Liang said: "Your Majesty, there is no concert, please send the messenger of the Western Expeditionary Army to the palace, and he will report it." ”
"Xuan." Li Shimin said.
Soon, an officer in armor entered, his clothes ragged and the blood stains on his body had congealed to a black-brown color. He staggered to the center of the main hall and reported: "Your Majesty, the minister is the herald of General Xue Wanche's subordinates, and the minister is General Gao Yong, the deputy general...... There are only about 300 horsemen left of my army of 7,000......
His Royal Highness the King of Shu is in danger......"
Before he could finish speaking, the exhausted herald fainted.
There was a lot of discussion in the main hall, and there was a "buzzing" mess.
Li Shimin announced the dissolution of the dynasty, and ordered Fang Xuanling, Li Jing, Hou Junji and others to go to the Liangyi Hall for urgent consultations.
Li Tai and the others were slapped in the face again, and one by one they left the Taiji Hall in a gloomy manner.
Liangyi Palace, Li Shimin's study.
Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji, Cen Wenwen, Li Jing, Hou Junji, Gao Jingming and others urgently discussed the military situation.
Li Shimin said: "Hou Junji, you tell me in detail about King Qi's trip to Tuyuhun. ”
Hou Junji told him how Li You left Chang'an and how he explained before leaving.
Everyone felt strange in their hearts: "King Qi, this guy, how did he know about Tuyuhun?" Just by the words of a Hu Shang, he can judge the situation in Tuyuhun, which is too powerful, right?! ”
Li Shimin asked: "Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think?" ”
Cen Wenwen has always been steady and never takes the initiative to speak. The so-called concern is chaos, he cares about Li Ke the most, and can't help but preemptively say: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the King of Shu is in danger, and the imperial court must hurry up to send troops to rescue, otherwise it will be too late." ”
"Yes, Your Majesty, hurry up and send troops." Everyone said in unison.
Hou Junji has a short temper, and when he encounters such a thing, he has always taken the initiative to ask for help, but this time he was silent.
Seeing Hou Junji's abnormality, Li Shimin asked, "Hou Junji, what do you think?" ”
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the King of Qi said before leaving, this matter should not only send troops, but also not really send troops." Hou Junji said.
"What do you mean?" The crowd didn't understand.
Li Shimin asked, "Hou Junji, tell me in detail." ”