Malu shuddered slightly.

Li Heng suddenly shouted, and suddenly slapped the case, "Zhang Jiyong, you are presumptuous!" The facts of this case are clear and the evidence is conclusive, so how can we falsely accuse the stakes? This palace asks about the case, and it's not your turn to make irresponsible remarks! Li Heng finally couldn't help but go away.

He was in a very good mood, because this kind of thing that Zhang Jiyong made was extremely bad, and he couldn't hold back his anger in his heart for a long time, and when he saw that Zhang Jiyong still didn't know the current affairs, and he was trying to yòu Zhang Xuān's anger rebounded, he couldn't control it directly.

Zhang Jiyong was suddenly shocked and slowly lowered his head.

"Malu, stand down." Li Heng waved his hand impatiently.

Ma Lu withdrew in fright, and at the moment of leaving, he glanced at Zhang Xuān's face sè, and saw Zhang Xuān sitting there with a calm look, and his heart was much more stable.

Ma Lu stepped back, and Li Heng's god sè eased slightly, but his brows were furrowed.

How to deal with Zhang Qing, whether to deal with Zhang Jiyong or not, Li Heng was a little embarrassed for a while∨ although Qing is a gentleman, but after all, he is also the younger brother of his prince Zhang Liangdi, Li Heng does not have a princess, Zhang Liangdi is like his wife, if Zhang Qing is severely punished, don't say that Zhang Liangdi will make trouble, and he, the prince of the prison country and the future emperor, will not be able to save face.

As for Zhang Jiyong's punishment of Zhang Jiyong, it is equivalent to suppressing the "princeling" that he painstakingly cultivated.

Zhang Xuān, if he didn't give Zhang Xuān an explanation and couldn't let Zhang Xuān calm his anger, how could Zhang Xuān give up?

All the ministers remained silent, anxiously waiting for Li Heng's disposal.

Zhang Xuān sat there silently, and the god sè did not bō lan.

He believed that Li Heng would give him an explanation, an explanation that would satisfy him.

In fact, Li Heng didn't know that in Zhang Xuān's heart, Zhang Qing was just a small person, and it didn't matter much whether he was punished or not, and it was Zhang Jiyong who really posed a hidden threat to him, and this person had to take the opportunity to take it!

Of course, there is no capital crime, but it is necessary to demote or even remove or dismiss officials and drive them out of the core power circle of Datang.

Li Heng pondered for a long time, quite embarrassed.

He not only has to consider his own face, the future of the princeling, but also the dignity of Zhang Xuān, a meritorious hero. More importantly, Zhang Xuān played an irreplaceable role in his ascension to the throne as emperor, and in the next step, he had to rely on Zhang Xuān to protect Tibet outside and to keep him safe inside. And if this matter is not handled properly, it will harm his close relationship with Zhang Xuān.

Li Heng glanced at Yang Guozhong, and Yang Guozhong quietly lowered his head and avoided Li Heng's eyes.

Li Heng was helpless and looked at Chen Xian again.

Chen Xian smiled bitterly, knowing that Li Heng was going to let himself come forward to be a peacemaker again.

But he couldn't hide, so he could only get up and salute, "Your Highness, the old minister has a saying." "Chen Xiang, please speak." Li Heng let out a sigh of relief and smiled slightly.

Chen Xian sighed secretly in his heart, but said calmly, "Your Highness, although Zhang Qing is a relative of the emperor,

Zhang Liangdi's younger brother, but he was greedy for beauty & egrave design to rob the people's daughter, and was disrespectful to Li Tengkong, the little lady of Yongning Wang, and violated the laws of the Tang Dynasty, and his crime was inescapable. ”

When Li Heng heard this, although his face did not change Sè, he scolded in his heart: "Old fox, isn't this nonsense?" "The prince broke the law and committed the same crime as the common people, and the old minister thought that he should take away Zhang Qing Juelu, demote him to the common people, punish him with a rod for twenty, and exile him to Jiangsu and Zhejiang to set an example." The rest of the evil slaves shall be slain according to the rod of the law. ”

Chen Xian hesitated for a moment before he spoke aloud.

It is said that what he said about "taking away the Juelu staff and condemning twenty exiles to Jiangsu and Zhejiang" can be regarded as an unclear punishment for bandits. But this kind of crime can be big or small, and it is not surprising that he was killed with a rod. Moreover, some people who are interested have also heard some kind of "mystery 1"

The ancestral home of the Zhang family is Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and it seems very strict to demote Zhang Qing to a commoner and exile Jiang Xi, but in fact, it is equivalent to expelling him from Beijing in disguise and letting Zhang Qing go to his hometown.

As long as the Zhang family in the capital does not fall, Zhang Qing will still be his son-in-law, but he will be a gentleman in a different place.

Li Heng's heart moved, and he turned his head to look at Zhang Xuān with a smile and said, "Zizhan, what Chen Xiang said, this palace thinks it is feasible, what do you think?" ”

Zhang Xuān smiled indifferently, got up and bowed and said, "The minister has no opinion." His Royal Highness dealt with it impartially, and the minister was very impressed. ”

In Zhang Xuān's view, Zhang Qing is just a pawn, insignificant, and whether to kill or not is not the key.

His real purpose was to deal with Zhang Jiyong, not to put Zhang Qing to death.

Seeing that Zhang Xuān agreed, Li Heng's heart was settled, so he nodded and said in a deep voice: "According to what Chen Xiang said, quickly pass on the edict, take away Zhang Qing Juelu, punish him with twenty rods, expel him from Beijing, exile him to Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and if he dares to violate the laws of the country again, he will be killed!" At the same time, everyone in Zhang's Mansion guarded the door and thought about it behind closed doors,......... "As for" Li Heng pondered the words and sentences, and was about to punish Zhang Jiyong with a thin punishment such as Dai to end this dispute, but he heard Yang Guozhong rise up with indignation, and said loudly, "Your Highness, Zhang Jiyong neglected his duties and disregarded the law and discipline, framed heroes to protect his relatives, and humiliated King Yongning. This is what Yang Guozhong dares to say, and other courtiers don't dare.

Yang Guozhong stood up at an extremely delicate moment, speaking for Zhang Xuān and showing favor to Zhang Xuān was a factor in one aspect, and more importantly, he took the opportunity to crack down on the "princelings 1" with Zhang Jiyong as the leader

Yang Guozhong took the lead in this way, and the Yang people joined in echoing the performance, and even accused Zhang Jiyong of being rigid and dictatorial and attacking dissidents.

Li Heng's face gradually sank.

As soon as Yang Guozhong and the others made such a fuss, he couldn't help but severely punish Zhang Jiyong.

Things are all on the table, and if he wants to pretend to be confused again, Zhang Xuān will definitely have an idea in his heart.

Li Heng sighed helplessly, gritted his teeth, and said in a deep voice, "Zhang Jiyong bends the law, and he should be dismissed and investigated." However, for the sake of his meritorious work in state affairs, he was dismissed from the post of Yin of Jingzhao Mansion and the secretary of the household department, and took away the title of Pingzhang under the door of Tongzhongshu, and was demoted to shì imperial history, and temporarily stayed in the court to observe the after-effects. ”

"Your Highness, the minister has been wronged!" Seeing that Li Heng had really been dismissed from his official position and demoted from the quasi-cabinet minister to the shì imperial history with no position and power, Zhang Jiyong lost his sè in a panic, and fell to his knees and shouted hoarsely.

Bang! Li Heng slammed the table and said in a deep voice, "You still dare to shout grievances in front of this palace, retreat!" In this way, Zhang Jiyong is tantamount to resigning from the prime minister, and his power has plummeted. It's just that Li Heng seems to have left a foreshadowing, as long as Zhang Jiyong remains in the court, there will be a chance to make a comeback.

As soon as Zhang Xuān thought of this, a flash of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

Since Li Heng still wants to give Zhang Jiyong a chance to make a comeback, then Zhang Xuān will destroy Zhang Jiyong's back road. As long as Zhang Jiyong no longer enters the core power level of the Tang Dynasty, in time, Zhang Xuān has a way to get rid of him.

Zhang Xuān was silent, he knew in his heart that this was already the limit of what Li Heng could do.

If you want Li Heng to behead Zhang Qing and exile Zhang Jiyong, for the time being, it is unlikely.

Li Heng saw that Zhang Xuān was silent, and there was no trace of joy in the gods, so he hesitated slightly, and said, "Chuan Zhao, canonize Li Tengkong as the lady of Yanning County, and give gold, silver and jewelry a shock." The crowd was taken aback.

In the Sui and Tang dynasties, the mother or wife of a civil and military attache and a prince of the country was named Mrs. Fengguo, such as Yang Sanjie, the wife of the State of Qiu, who was canonized by Li Longji. The wife or mother of the Sanpin civil and military official can be named the county lady∨ xuān is the king of Yongning, and the official rank is a first grade, but Li Tengkong is just his concubine, and her status is limited, Li Heng has increased her to the county lady, which has already elevated Li Tengkong's identity.

Canonizing the powerful concubine as "County Lady 1" This is the first time in this dynasty ☆ Guozhong and others looked at Zhang Xuān with some stunned, and said in their hearts that this concubine of his was a curse. With the status of "County Lady" canonized by the imperial court, she is not an ordinary concubine, and her status in the mansion has risen sharply.

Zhang Xuān knew in his heart that Li Heng was using this to calm his anger, and at the same time to show his favor, suggesting that he should stop holding on to Zhang Jiyong's affairs.

From Li Heng's corner, he is already benevolent.

Zhang Xuān was silent for a moment, got up and bowed, and said loudly, "Thank you, Your Highness!" Li Heng smiled loudly, "Okay, this matter is over, Zizhan, you sit down, this palace should have a drink with you today, don't get drunk and don't return!" ”

"Your Highness is wise, and the ministers thank Your Highness Longen! 1… The ministers bowed aloud.

In the season of drinking and feasting in the palace, the north wind is howling, and on the official road leading to Chang'an from Xiaoshan, Yang Yuhuan's honor guard chariot and horse are moving forward at a rapid pace, heading towards Chang'an's Fangmei.

Hearing that Zhang Xuān returned to Beijing to report on his work, Yang Yuhuan could no longer hold back the feeling of longing in his heart, and resolutely left the palace of Xiaoshan, preparing to rush back to Chang'an to reunite with Zhang Xuān.

In Chang'an City, the news that Zhang Qing of Zhangfu was deprived of his Juelu staff and sentenced to 20 exiles to Jiangsu and Zhejiang and Zhang Jiyong was dismissed from office and demoted to shì imperial history has quietly spread from the palace and spread to the whole city.

In accordance with the edict of the imperial court, Ma Lu announced the closure of the case on the spot, released Li Tengkong, and personally escorted Li Tengkong back to the Yongning Palace.

Li Tengkong got down from the carriage, and saw Cui Ying smiling and singing in person with smoke and jade in front of the mansion to greet him, so he hurriedly stepped forward and bowed and said softly, "The princess is waiting to greet her, empty."

Before Li Tengkong's words were finished, Cui Ying stepped forward and hugged her, and said softly, "Sister Kong'er, you and I are like sisters, why bother to see each other like this." You have been wronged, Lang Jun returned to Beijing to seek justice for you, and I should come out to pick you up. ”

"Sister!" Li Tengkong's inner sorrow that she had been suppressing finally couldn't be controlled anymore, she was in a complicated mood, and she couldn't help but cry out loud in Cui Ying's arms.

At this moment, a eunuch and a regulated carriage in the palace galloped under the escort of more than ten palace guards, turned over and dismounted, and said loudly, "His Royal Highness the Prison State has an edict to canonize Li Tengkong as the lady of Yanning County, and give gold, silver and jewelry a shock!" ”

Li Tengkong was taken aback, and suddenly raised his head from Cui Ying's arms with tears in his eyes.