Chapter 257: Impeachment

When Zhang Yunwen left home to go to court, Li Yu and Zhirou were still lying in their respective rooms with the smell of alcohol and falling asleep, while Wang Yan was also hungover in the guest room.

Thinking of the appearance of the three of them drinking yesterday, Zhang Yunwen couldn't help but shake his head secretly. Even Li Yu, who looked gentle, was so bold under the stimulation of alcohol, standing on tiptoe to hook Wang Yan's shoulders and pouring bowls of them into her stomach. Fortunately, this jar wine is a rice wine made by the court, not a strong wine made by Zhang Yunwen. Rao is so, and the three of them are still drunk and unconscious. Zhang Yunwen found a few maids and sent the three of them into the room one by one.

After this time, I am afraid that they will be much more restrained when drinking in the future!

Unconsciously came to the palace, greeted a group of officials, and then quietly waited for the early dynasty to begin.

Entering the Taiji Palace, Zhang Yunwen stood on the side of the generals as usual, and prepared to be a stake for half a day.

A moment later, a young man in a yellow robe stepped out of the back of the hall and stood at the head of the minister. is like the crown prince Li Chengqian. Zhang Yunwen looked at Li Chengqian's smiling face, and after standing still, he greeted several important ministers, and then stood solemnly and waited for Li Shimin.

Looking at his face full of spring, what is the joy? Zhang Yunwen said secretly in his heart.

It didn't take long for Li Shimin to come to the Taiji Hall from behind the hall and sit down slowly.

After the ministers saluted at the same time, Li Shimin said: "Today's court meeting, I have something to announce!" ”

As soon as these words fell, Liu Xian, who was standing next to him, took half a step forward and said in a sharp voice: "From now on, the litigant has been dissatisfied with the judgment of Shangshu Province, and he has listened to the East Palace Shangqi and appointed the prince to ruling. If you are still not convinced, then listen to it. ”

As soon as this edict was announced, except for the eldest grandson Wuji and several other important ministers, the rest of the ministers, including Zhang Yunwen, were all slightly surprised.

No wonder Li Chengqian's face is full of joy, it turns out that there is really a happy event!

After announcing the edict, Li Shimin said: "Do you have something to do?" ”

As soon as Li Shimin's words fell, he saw a figure in a purple robe standing in the hall: "Your Majesty, Weichen has something to do!" ”

This person has gray sideburns, is tall and thin, standing in the middle of the hall, his waist is straight, his eyes are not squinting, but he has a righteous and awe-inspiring momentum. He is Xiao Yu who was made by Li Shimin as "the wind knows the strength of the grass, and the board knows the good minister". Although Zhang Yunwen is not familiar with this old man, and even had some small conflicts with Xiao Rui of his family, this does not prevent Zhang Yunwen from appreciating Xiao Yu's character.

I saw Xiao Yu holding the ivory board in both hands, and said loudly: "Today, the minister wants to impeach two people, one is Li Jing and the other is Zhang Yunwen!" ”

As soon as he heard his name, Zhang Yunwen was startled, but immediately smiled slightly, and casually leaned against the pillar in the eyes of the ministers, looking at Xiao Yu.

Looking at Li Jing again, I saw that his expression was calm, as if the person Xiao Yu impeached was not himself.

I only heard Xiao Yu say: "The minister impeached Li Jing and Zhang Yunwen and the imperial army had no way. In the past, the Turkic tooth tent was broken, and most of the treasures were captured by the soldiers, and the two of them gained a lot! Please allow Your Majesty to pay for verification! ”

Li Shimin listened to Xiao Yu's recital, his face sank, and then he smiled and said: "Li Aiqing and Zhang Aiqing have just made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty, if there is really a mistake in such a small section, I will pardon it!" ”

Before Xiao Yu could speak, Li Shimin waved his hand, signaling Xiao Yu to retreat, and said at the same time: "Xiao Gong retreats for the time being, I will deal with this matter!" ”

Xiao Yu had no choice but to retreat into the ranks.

Zhang Yunwen looked at Xiao Yu's indignant look, and couldn't help but shake his head secretly, this old man is really stubborn!

At this time, an official in a red official robe came out and said, "Your Majesty, the minister has something to do!" ”

Li Shimin saw that this person was an official of Honglu Temple: "Quasi-play!" ”

The man said: "The former Lin Yi Kingdom only paid tribute to one fire bead, and in his words, there were many unpleasant meanings!" The minister specially asks His Majesty to send troops to ask for it! ”

Li Shimin pondered for a moment, but slowly shook his head: "The belligerents died, such as Emperor Yang of Sui and Jieli Khan, all of whom were seen by their ears and eyes. If a small country wins, it is not necessary! Between languages, why mind! ”

The official still arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, this matter is about my power in the sky, how can I stop here!" In the past, Chu stopped paying tribute, and Duke Qi Huan begged for it in the name of Wang Shi, and finally made Chu return tribute. Although today's Linyi country is small, it has a lot of tribute, and it is among the best among the southern barbarian countries. If we indulge in their actions, I am afraid that other countries will follow suit, and ignore our prestige. Therefore, please cut it down to set an example! ”

As soon as this remark came out, several Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple echoed their words and asked for Linyi.

Li Shimin looked at the officials below, stretched out his fingers, tapped on the armrest of the dragon chair, and after a while, he said: "I will think about this matter first, and then discuss it later!" ”

Several officials glanced at each other and reluctantly retreated into the ranks.

Next, there are some trivial matters, related to etiquette and criminal law, death penalty approval and other things, some of which were decided by Li Shimin in court, some of which were collected and returned to think about it slowly, and most of them were handed over to the departments of the Southern Ya.

When everything was done, Li Shimin announced the end of the court meeting and left the Taiji Hall first. The ministers also left the Taiji Hall in twos and threes.

Zhang Yunwen was about to leave, but when he saw that Li Jing was still standing in place, he stepped forward and said with a smile: "The court meeting is dispersed, why hasn't the general left?" ”

Li Jing saw that it was Zhang Yunwen, "hehe" laughed: "It turned out to be Yunwen, the old man was looking for you!" Let's go, you and I will go to see Your Majesty together! As he spoke, he pulled Zhang Yunwen and walked to the apse.

was pulled by Li Jing's hand, Zhang Yunwen suddenly felt a strong force, caught off guard, and almost fell. Hurriedly slid two steps, so as not to fall in this Tai Chi hall. At the same time, I was shocked, this Li Jing is worthy of a generation of famous generals, although he is nearly sixty years old, but the strength in his hands is not much compared to himself.

The two asked the guards that Li Shimin was now in the Lizheng Palace, and rushed over immediately.

The Lizheng Hall is the place where Li Shimin deals with the recitals.

The two stood outside the hall and asked an attendant to go in to report, and after a while, Li Shimin's loud voice came out: "What are you doing outside?" Don't come in yet! ”

Li Jing and Zhang Yunwen entered the main hall, only to see that compared with the Taiji Palace, this Lizheng Hall looked much simpler. In the center of the hall was a half-man-high incense burner, but no smoke was rising. The hall was lined with thick pillars and soft curtains. At the end, Li Shimin was sitting behind a desk, looking at the two people who were slowly coming over with complicated expressions.

"Wechen has seen Your Majesty!" The two of them saluted.

Li Shimin sighed lightly: "Alas, the two Aiqing don't need to be polite!" When they got up, he motioned for them to sit down, but did not speak, but looked at them.

Zhang Yunwen was stared at by Li Shimin's gaze very uncomfortably, and couldn't help but move his buttocks.

"Pharmacist, what are you telling me about you! When it comes to war, who in the world would dare to join you Pharmacist Li? But why did such a thing happen when the tent was captured? You have led the army for many years, don't you still know what military discipline is? Li Shimin looked distressed and said softly.

When Li Jing heard this, he didn't say a word, knelt on the ground silently, and knocked down at Li Shimin. Zhang Yunwen had no choice but to kneel on the floor.

When Li Shimin saw Li Jing's appearance, he immediately raised his voice and reprimanded: "Pharmacist, as the commander of the three armies, you are not strict in restraining your subordinates, so that the arsonists plundered the property of the tooth tent. When it comes to guilt, you are the first to bear the brunt. What if you indulge your soldiers and cause the tooth tent to change? ”

After saying a few words of reprimand, Li Shimin's heart was slightly relieved, and he looked at Li Jing, who was bowing for a long time, and sighed: "Pharmacist, and Yunwen, you all get up!" ”

When Zhang Yunwen heard this, he stood up with a "whoosh". Li Jing stood up silently and stood solemnly with his hands down.

Li Shimin stood up, walked in front of Li Jing, and said in a deep voice: "Long live the history of the Sui Dynasty, the head of the Khan, the merit is not rewarded, and the crime will be killed." I am not, record the merits of the public, and forgive the sins of the public. ”

After speaking, he rewarded Li Jing with 1,000 silk horses, plus 500 households in the mining area, and ordered Bingbi to write it down.

After dealing with Li Jing, Li Shimin turned to Zhang Yunwen, and his face sank: "Yunwen, are you guilty?" ”

Zhang Yunwen was puzzled: "Your Majesty, what is the crime of the son-in-law?" ”

Hearing that Zhang Yunwen called himself a "little son-in-law" at this time, Li Shimin couldn't help but smile slightly, but hummed on his lips: "You led the soldiers to capture Jieli and others, although you have a great contribution, but today, Xiao Yu has no way to join your imperial army, and the arson is plundering, how can this be explained?" ”

Zhang Yunwen chuckled lightly and asked rhetorically, "Does Your Majesty believe this?" When he said this, Zhang Yunwen looked directly at Li Shimin, full of confidence.

Li Shimin looked at Zhang Yunwen's gaze and suddenly smiled: "Don't believe it!" After speaking, the laughter grew louder, and at the end, he stopped laughing and patted Zhang Yunwen on the shoulder, "Yunwen, since the establishment of the reconnaissance battalion, I have been watching how they train, how they fight, how their daily life is, and how their moral conduct is. That's why I believe that this Tiger Ben Army could have done such a thing! Someone must be framing you! ”

Zhang Yunwen suddenly knelt down and said: "Your Majesty is discerning, and the hole is like a candle, and Weichen admires it!" ”

Looking at Li Jing again, I saw that his face was as usual, as if nothing had happened.

Li Shimin sat back in his seat, picked up a piece of music, sighed, and said: "You are here just in time, I also have one thing, I am a little hesitant, you come to serve me as a staff officer!" ”

Li Jing said in a deep voice: "I don't know what Your Majesty is talking about? ”

"That's the thing about Linyi! This Lin Yi despises my Tang Dynasty so much, I feel angry in my heart, but considering that Lin Yi is located in the south of Lingnan, thousands of miles in the middle of the pass, there are many jungles, mosquitoes breed, and miasma surrounds, if I send troops to go, I am afraid that it will cost a lot of money and cause heavy casualties! Therefore, I said that I was above the court and said that I would not be martial, and I didn't want to care! Li Shimin put down the chapter and said helplessly, "Pharmacist, Yunwen, one of you is a general with unparalleled strategy, and the other is a young general who is good at fighting, so tell me, how to do this?" ”

Li Jing pondered for a moment and said: "The matter of Linyi is related to the power of my Tang Dynasty in the Southern Wilderness, not only Linyi, but also the Six Edicts, Zhenla, and the countries of the Bi Kingdom, all of which are subject to my Tang Dynasty. Therefore, the minister thought that he had to send troops to teach Lin Yi a lesson! ”

Li Shimin nodded when he heard this, and looked at Zhang Yunwen again.

Zhang Yunwen was silent for a moment, and suddenly said: "Your Majesty, Weichen can take someone to capture the king of Linyi alive!" ”