Because Xiao Fu is a consolation ambassador, he travels away. Therefore, in the court of Fengtian City, it was Xiao Xin and Yan Zhenqing who actually talked about it.

However, this still can't change the situation in which the "minister's faction" has the advantage, and the two subordinate servants obviously colluded again and began to sing and harmonize.

First, Xiao Xin pretended to want to pardon Li Huaiguang, and then Yan Zhenqing resolutely opposed it, and smoothly guided the entire court public opinion in the direction of "Li Huaiguang cannot be appeased".

On the east and west sides of the corridor pillars in the hall, civil and military officials no longer sat according to their shifts, but began to clearly divide into camps: Li Sheng, Cui Shu, Zhang Yu and others sat together, Zhang Yansheng and Zheng Qi sat together, Gao Yue, Wei Gao, Wei Cigong and others sat together, Jiang Gongfu and Lu Zhen sat together, and Hanlin scholars Wu Tongxuan and Wu Tongwei sat together.

With Xiao Xin and Yan Zhenqing's "fierce" mutual refutation, the eyes of their own camp were intertwined below, some with wooing, some with hatred, which was even more intense and frequent than the arrows flying around on the battlefield.

And the face of Emperor Li Shi with an indifferent smile - he has not seen the performances of the two servants, he has not seen them ten times, but he has also seen them eight times, and he has long been used to it, just waiting for the rebuttal to be completed, and he will make a decision.

"The minister has obeyed what Yan Lu Gong said." In the end, Xiao Xin "lost the battle" according to the script, and reported the results to the emperor.

"Okay, great." The emperor's tone was accompanied by a steady "pleasure", and then he said, "Since Yan Gongshi is the prime minister of the pen on this tenth day, then it is good to follow what Yan Gongshi said." ”

"Huh? Did the emperor play the prime minister's team? Gao Yue, who had been away from Fengtian City for a long time, said secretly.

It seems that the emperor is also proficient, and during this time in Fengtian City, he was unwilling to be suppressed and constrained by the ministers, so he engaged in a "Bingbi system" - Xiao Fu, Xiao Xin and Yan Zhenqing The three ministers (the imperial historian is temporarily absent) take turns to be the prime minister of Bingbi for ten years, and if the matter is indecided, the final decision of the prime minister is made by the prime minister, and if the other two are not satisfied, they can be submitted to the emperor for ruling.

Li Shi originally hoped that through this system, he could contain and disperse the power of the prime minister, but these three were also very smart, and every time he encountered a major event, the prime minister Bingbi could always persuade the other two in time, so that the emperor had no chance to rule at all.

So Li Shi swallowed his anger for the time being, as if he was arranging new counteroffensive measures.

"The minister applied for consultation." Just after the two prime ministers reached a consensus, Zhang Yansheng, who was appointed by Li Shi as a free cavalry attendant, suddenly popped out and asked to discuss the matter again.

"Zhang Yansheng is the emperor's bait!" Gao Yue and Wei Gao immediately judged.

Sure enough, the emperor asked Zhang Yansheng to talk about his views, so Zhang made a long speech, probably meaning that this year's harvest in the Jinggi area of Guanzhong was not good, and coupled with the impact of the military disaster, the counties under the jurisdiction of Jingzhao Mansion were starving a lot, and if Li Huaiguang was conquered again, it would undoubtedly make the difficult finances of the imperial court even worse, so it was better to send envoys to appease Li Huaiguang and wait until the time improved before making plans.

As soon as Zhang Yansheng finished speaking, Gao Yue turned his face sideways, and saw Li Sheng in the other side with an angry face, and he was about to get up, "Sure enough, this person is strong militarily, but after all, he is so bad in political acumen." ”

Li Sheng, who couldn't stand Zhang Yanxian's obstruction, held the wat board in his hand and said loudly, "Your Majesty, you can't forgive Li Huaiguang!" ”

When the emperor heard this, his expression seemed a little stunned, so he asked Li Sheng what the reason was.

Li Sheng said freely:

"Li Huaiguang's nest is entrenched in the river, there are not only two major salt ponds in Anyi and Xie County, but also not a Pujin in Xijing, up and down only three hundred miles, how can Your Majesty be on the side of the couch and handed over to Li Huaiguang for supervision? This is one of them;

Since His Majesty's relocation, the soldiers of Sanchuan, Jingdong, Jingxi, Shuofang, and Sannan Zhuxing Battalions have fought hard to have today's situation, such as pardoning Li Huaiguang, even if he is not allowed to return to the land of Suining, then the four states of Jin, Jiang, Xi, and Ci must be attributed to Li Huaiguang, so for Your Majesty, these four states are the same as before Li Huaiguang's rebellion, and they are not included in the imperial court. The second is also;

His Majesty has been fighting for a year now, has destroyed Li Huaiguang, and captured Li Xilie, the great success is imminent, if Li Huaiguang is suddenly pardoned, not only will he lose the hope of the corporal of the world, but also let the surrounding Xifan, Huifu, Heshuo and other eyes of the Tang Dynasty succumb to not fighting, and will compete for covetousness, and if the small trouble is not removed, it will suffer a big disaster, and this is the third also;

If Your Majesty pardons Li Huaiguang, he will pardon tens of thousands of his troops, according to my Tang convention, the troops are anyway, they must be rewarded, and the imperial treasury is empty, if Li Huaiguang's troops are rewarded, the other troops will be opposed, if Li Huaiguang's troops are not rewarded, the Changwu army will be reversed, and this is the fourth;

If Li Huaiguang is pardoned, the soldiers of the Taoist camp are to reward and punish the unruly, and the people's hearts will be angry, and this is the fifth thing.

Therefore, Your Majesty will never forgive Li Huaiguang! ”

Li Sheng's five impassioned words immediately aroused a cheer in the hall.

Only Gao Yue slowly supported his forehead, and thought in his heart, sure enough, Li Sheng, Li Sheng, you still have to make wedding dresses for others in the end.

"Good!" Li Shijie was amazed, and then asked: "According to what Li Dutong saw, what should I do?" ”

Li Sheng hurriedly said: "The minister asks the gods to plan the battalion of 20,000 soldiers, prepare military rations for January, and destroy the clown Li Huaiguang, and take one mansion, four states, and two salt pools in the river to your majesty's hands." ”

"Qing is really loyal!" The emperor immediately said, "I promoted Qing to Situ, wrote the order, sealed a thousand households, and then ......"

"Minister......," Li Sheng shouted, ready to thank the emperor for his grace, and he was waiting for the emperor to appoint him as the commander of Li Huaiguang.

But in the blink of an eye, the emperor paused slightly, and then continued:

"However, Xichuan has not yet had a festival envoy to sit in the town, so Qing Ke will lead the soldiers to go to the capital of Shu to take charge of the festival, and supply the counterinsurgency army with the wealth of Shu."

"Your Majesty!" Li Sheng almost didn't bite his tongue, he instantly restrained himself and swallowed his words stiffly.

Then his eyes were fixed on the floor, his abdomen seemed to be empty immediately, his whole body was hot and unbearable, his mind was confused, and only one sentence kept beating in his heart repeatedly and violently, "It's over, it's over!" ”

At this time, the entire hall fell into a dead silence, including the scheming Xiao Xin was stunned, and Yan Zhenqing didn't turn a corner for a while.

Gao Yue was silent, and faintly felt in his heart that Li Shi's net began to spread, and after this broadcast, Li Shi would become more moody and more troublesome.

In the crowd, only Zhang Yanxiang raised the corners of his mouth, revealing a gloomy and imperceptible smile.

The emperor ignored Li Sheng's embarrassment, but continued to announce, "Li Dutong suggested that Li Huaiguang has five unforgivables, and I deeply believe that it is true, but the financial endowments of Gyeonggi, Northwest, Shannan, and Jiannan have all been exhausted, and it may be difficult to continue to conquer again." And the Hedong Jiedu made Ma Sui Yongzhou County more than 10, tens of thousands of male divisions, adjacent to Li Huaiguang, so the Changwu rebels could be handed over to Ma Sui for consultation. ”

Later, the emperor announced that Jia Ma Sui was the servant, awarded the Hedong soldier the name "Fengcheng Army", and appointed Ma Sui as the "Hezhong Recruiting Envoy" and "Deputy Marshal of the Hedong River Zhongxing Battalion", with a period of three months, Ping Li Huaiguang.

Hearing this decision, Li Sheng's fingers curled up and almost scratched the floor.