Chapter 343: Above the Court
With Cheng Chumo's return to Beijing, the court was calm on the surface, but in fact it was turbulent, but it was all hidden in the dark. Not to mention anything else, the curfew in Chang'an City, in just a few days, these ministers in the court don't know how many times.
As for when they went out, who they saw, and what they said, they were all watched by Xuan Wei, and then that night, all this information would be converted into text and placed in front of Li Shimin's case.
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After Li Shimin hesitated in the study for a long time, he finally wrote the four big characters of 'Tiance Treasure Ship' on the paper! This is the name he gave to the big ship Dengzhou.
Tiance Army, was founded when he was still the king of Qin, speaking of which, this Tiance Army is actually the predecessor of Xuanwei, but later Li Shimin became the emperor, this Tiance Army has a much smaller role for him, so he rectified the Tiance Army, so that the Tiance Army has become a kind of intelligence organization in the shadows!
The predecessor of the Tiance Army is similar to Bai Yulou, they are all a group of good hands gathered on the rivers and lakes, and then used for their own use. The difference is that Bai Yulou is to meet their requirements as much as possible, and the relationship between the two is more like an employment relationship, you do things for me, I pay you, that's all.
And Li Shimin's Tiance Army is not, he uses his personality charm more to influence them, so that they are willing to have everything for themselves! Su Bai can't learn this, some people are naturally good at this, but obviously, Su Bai is not good at these.
Wang Xi'an stood quietly behind Li Shimin, as if he was the shadow of the other party, and after watching Li Shimin finish writing the four words of Tiance Treasure Ship, he said softly: "Your Majesty, there are a lot of people who will act tonight."
Li Shimin hummed lightly and did not speak, obviously asking Wang Xi to continue. Wang Xi continued: "Tonight they are looking for more people, and they even knocked on the doors of several princes! Li Shimin smiled: "Has anyone opened the door?" ”
"Nope!"
"I don't have any expectations!"
Li Shimin's words were categorical, and then Li Shimin smiled: "Those old guys are all smart people, even if they really have some ideas that they shouldn't have, they will never be exposed at such a time, I know them, and they also know me!" ”
After Li Shimin gently dried the ink, he picked up the jade seal in his hand and printed it on it! Then he said softly: "Give this painting to Wushuang Hou!" Wang Xi nodded lightly, walked over and carefully put away the paper, and walked behind Li Shimin again.
Li Shimin said with a smile: "Just a few years after the peaceful days, these people have ideas, what? When I had just conquered the Turks, I felt that my treasury was empty! Can't you divide your forces against them! Licentious! ”
Li Shimin slammed his fist on the table in front of him, and the folds on the table jumped up and down twice with the vibration of this punch. Li Shimin sneered: "Just today, when the morning dynasty was in the morning, Changzhou Thorn Shi Luo Qing actually pressed Chen Anlu, the Thorn Shi of Dengzhou, to come to Taiji Palace!" Tell me that Chen Anlu's rebellion caught him! Chen Anlu actually confessed! They're taking me for a fool! ”
Li Shimin's expression was a little hideous, the green tendons on his neck exploded, there are no outsiders here, and Li Shimin doesn't have to hide his inner emotions, or only here, he can release it!
Li Shimin's breathing became heavier, his face turned red because of congestion, and Li Shimin said angrily: "I want to kill them all!" Punish them nine clans! This is my throne! It's mine!! ”
According to legend, the dragon has reverse scales, and if you touch it, you will die, and this throne is the reverse scale of Li Shimin, the real dragon! What did he pay to get this throne? He killed his own brother with his own hands! Although this kind of thing has happened in all dynasties, the only one who has done such a bloody thing is him, Li Shimin!
Everyone was pointing at him in the shadows, and he didn't bother to pay attention to them, because he knew that those ghosts would not dare to appear under the glorious sun! Well, now, these insects are actually planning to cover the sky, and then change the day! Hahahaha! Good! I'm not afraid that you won't come out, but I'm afraid that you will hide deeply!
Li Shimin's eyes flashed with a dangerous light, full of murderous intent!
The Tiance Army was established by him in order to become the emperor! Now someone has evil thoughts about his throne! So, Tiance Treasure Ship! I'll do my best!
"Your Majesty, that Chen Anlu is always shouting grievances in the prison, he said that these things were forced by others to do it with his family, he hopes to face the saint, he wants to tell all those dirty insiders!" Behind him, Wang Xi said softly, and after saying that, he quietly waited for Li Shimin's orders.
Li Shimin smiled a little sarcastically: "Shouting injustice? If he really had this heart, he should have told me three years earlier! Now it's just a matter of trying to save my dog's life! After Li Shimin said that, he continued: "Chuan I ordered to go down, Dengzhou Assassin Shi intends to rebel and punish the Nine Clans!" ”
Wang Xi was stunned, and then nodded lightly, this is the heaviest crime that Li Shimin has been sentenced to since he became the emperor!
Wang Xixin said, this will is spread, and the court should fry the pot! However, these are not things that a slave like him should think about, and the things ordered by the saint can be handled by himself.
Li Shimin took two deep breaths, tried to calm down his mood and said: "Order Lu Guogong to let him take 30,000 soldiers and horses and set off for Dengzhou!" Wang Xi silently wrote down, Li Shimin picked up the pen and wrote a few words on a blank piece of rice paper, then took out the secret seal and covered it and said: "You personally hand over this letter to Lu Guogong" Wang Xi took it and gently put it in the hidden pocket in his sleeve.
Li Shimin continued: "From today onwards, all resources will begin to move closer to Dengzhou first, and Wushuang Hou will give whatever he wants!" Wang Xi nodded silently, and after he left this hall for a while, presumably these news would turn the entire court upside down.
If you want to say who can get Li Shimin's trust the most in this full hall of civil and military affairs, Cheng Yanjin and Qin Qiong are definitely in the top three! These things all happened in Dengzhou, plus Su Bai's speculation in the letter, as well as some news collected by Xuanwei these days, all show that the Dengzhou area is their base camp! Now I don't know how many surrounding states have been infiltrated by each other, only Changzhou is for sure!
At this time, someone needs to go there to suppress it, so that they don't dare to have some other thoughts! said that he would kill them all, but in fact, Li Shimin is also very worried now! Moving the Li family in Zhao County is like a signal, telling other families that I plan to move you! Pull a hair and move the whole body, that's what we're talking about! Everyone understands the truth of cold lips and teeth, don't look at these families not dealing with each other now, but when Li Shimin really attacks them, these people will definitely hug each other!
Now most of the officials in the court are almost all from the family, if Li Shimin makes up his mind to move them, it will inevitably lose both sides in the end, but will leave opportunities for those small countries around him, and that kind of result is not what Li Shimin wants!
Judging from the current situation, it won't be long before the other party will take the initiative, what should I do when the time comes? Will it be better or worse than it is now?
Li Shimin suddenly wondered, would Su Bai have any way? That little one, but he never disappointed him again, I don't know if this time will bring him any surprises?
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Early the next morning, in the early morning, Li Shimin announced the decision to let Cheng Yanjin lead 30,000 troops to Dengzhou, and no less than ten people immediately jumped out to oppose it! They said in their mouths, now that the rebellion in Dengzhou is settled, there is no need to let so many soldiers go, people eat horses and chew along the way, and the military expenditure alone is a lot of silver, and now the imperial court has just laid down the Turks, and the treasury is empty, so it is better to keep this money for disaster relief!
Disaster relief is not only natural disasters, but also man-made disasters! For example, now that the people of Dengzhou have just experienced a rebellion, they must be uneasy, so they need disaster relief?
When this topic came out, the officials began to discuss whether they should provide disaster relief or not, as if they were planning to change the topic. Li Shimin smiled, and did not stop them, allowing them to make noise in the main hall.
On the contrary, Cheng Yanjin was a little upset, Cheng Yanjin knelt down on one knee and prepared to receive the decree after hearing Li Shimin's order, but he didn't expect such a person to jump out to oppose it now, it seems that he will not be able to come to any conclusion for a while, is it difficult to make himself kneel all the time?
Thinking of this, Cheng Yanjin's expression when he looked at those people became a little unkind. Li Shimin kept listening to them talk about the topic farther and farther, and talked farther and farther, until the end, when even these people forgot what they were arguing about just now, Li Shimin chuckled: "It's all over?" ”
"Please forgive your majesty!"
"It's good to be over the quarrel, Zhijie, tomorrow you go to order 30,000 soldiers and go to Dengzhou! In terms of food and grass, I will also prepare enough for you, I only have one requirement for you! Can you keep Dengzhou? ”
"Yes!"
Cheng bit Jin and let out a loud sigh, hearing Li Shimin laughing, Li Shimin smiled: "Zhijie, it's really a tiger general!" Cheng Yanjin also laughed when he heard it, obviously Li Shimin's evaluation made him very happy.
Wei Chi Jingde was a little unhappy when he heard this, and said angrily: "Your Majesty, it's the same if this matter is handed over to me!" I will definitely not disappoint Your Majesty," Li Shimin laughed out loud when he heard it. Cheng Yanjin said unhappily: "You black charcoal, why do you even rob me of this kind of thing?" ”
As soon as Wei Chi Jingde heard this, he opened his mouth and was about to scold the street, and said in his heart, you stinky and shameless, how much whiter are you than me!
But before he could scold the street, Li Shimin spoke first: "Dengzhou assassin Chen Anlu rebelled and punished the nine clans!" ”
The three words of the Nine Clans were like arrows piercing the throats of these people, making them unable to say a word. Among them, the few literati who opposed it just now were the most, all with big eyes open, looking at Li Shimin in disbelief.
Then they all knelt on the ground, and shouted in their mouths: "Your Majesty think twice! The strange thing is that Wei Zheng, the usual opponent of the emperor, did not take the lead, but stood on the opposite side of them and said: "Think twice? That's a rebellion! The Nine Clans are all light! You people make Your Majesty think twice, could it be that you have a ghost in your heart! ”
One sentence instantly made many people dumbfounded, and the word ghost in their hearts was pressed on their heads, which was enough for them to not be able to raise their heads for the rest of their lives. Refutation? That's Wei Zheng!
Li Shimin was also a little surprised, but he was still very satisfied with the fact that Wei Zheng was standing beside him.
After seeing that no one objected to the two holy decrees, Li Shimin made an early pilgrimage, and he still had a lot of things to do.
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In addition to the main hall, the officials couldn't help but secretly discuss, these days, the atmosphere in Chang'an City is a little depressing, maybe the people are not much touched, but they are deeply touched by these officials.
Now His Majesty has asked Lu Guogong to go to Dengzhou with 30,000 soldiers and horses, and said that he will defend Dengzhou no matter what, what does he want to do? Or rather, what did he know? For a while, many ministers felt a little chill on their bodies, and their fear came from their unknown! It's as if there is one thing that everyone only has, and only you don't know, then you will have a feeling of isolation.
This feeling will be especially fatal in officialdom! Not to mention, one of the two people who knew the news, was still His Majesty! If you don't know anything, will you touch them under what circumstances, and die inexplicably?
The business of Chang'an Baiyulou suddenly improved, and there was only one thing those guests wanted to know, Dengzhou, what happened!
After consulting the prince, the news began to be taken out! Some news about Dengzhou was all sold at a sky-high price, and as for those private things, hehe, I won't sell it to you if I take it out!
The silver that entered the Baiyulou was equivalent to going into the pockets of Li Chengqian and Su Bai, and Li Chengqian unceremoniously withdrew all the money and used it to train the dead! In just such a few months, Xie Bi'an and Fan Wusu have already trained two more batches, and now there are thirty people in Yijing!
These little eunuchs let the two of them train, treating life and death as nothing, terrifying and ruthless, even Li Chengqian has been with them for a long time, he will feel a little chilly on his body, and he doesn't know if it is a psychological effect, compared to the living, they are more like dead people, no wonder they are called dead soldiers!
Another month has passed, and Cheng Chumo has also mobilized an army of 30,000 to get ready, and all the grain and grass materials are ready, and he is also pulling fifty Zhenhai cannons! Under Li Shimin's order, the army marched to Dengzhou!
Cheng Chumo went with Cheng Yanjin, and he took with him the ten dead soldiers that Li Chengqian asked him to pass on to Su Bai and a letter.
As for Cheng Yanjin's arms, it contained the secret decree given to him by Li Shimin, as well as the name of the ship given to Su Bai, the father and son, each loyal to the two kings of the Tang Dynasty.
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The construction speed of the big ship is much faster, maybe because of the experience after the construction of the first ship, Su Bai looked at their construction speed, I am afraid that the construction of the big ship will be completed in September, almost a month ahead of the original plan.
Su Bai lay on the bamboo chair and yawned a lot, waiting for the wind to come and read the latest chapter of the "Datang Prestige System Claw Book House" for free for the first time.