Seeing the truth in adversity, Zhao Yan never thought that Zhu Youneng would dare to take a big risk to enter the palace for his own sake.

When Zhu Quanyu's father and son returned home, Zhao Yan looked at Zhu Youneng, who was tied up by five flowers, and sighed in his heart: It's over, it must be more than lucky.

"Second brother, why are you still tied up?" Zhao Yan asked in surprise.

Zhu Youneng snorted: "Your Majesty has a will, let me tie it back."

Zhao Yan's face turned pale: "It's all because I have tired the second brother, so you can send someone to send me to Dali Temple."

Zhu Youneng smiled slightly: "Okay, look at how frightened you are, Your Majesty said, forgive you."

Zhao Yan shuddered suddenly, only to feel his ears buzzing. No, it's not true, how could the emperor be so generous and let himself go.

The little peach next to her cried with joy, she followed Zhao Yan and left, eating the last meal without the next meal. The hungry face is yellow and thin, and it is crumbling.

Zhu Quanyu, the king of Guang next to him, said: "Don't worry, you will live in this Guangwang Mansion in the future, and you will have a bite to eat." Without a broad mind, how to do it to the Son of Heaven. Your Majesty said that you still want us to settle you. ”

"Your Majesty!" Zhao Yan knelt down with a puff, tears streaming down his eyes.

Wangcai and the others had already gone over to untie the rope on Zhu Youneng's body, and Zhu Youneng rubbed his wrist: "Zhao Yan, my iron shop still lacks a manpower." If you have nothing to do, go there and be a shopkeeper. ”

Zhao Yan was so moved that he stood up and wiped his tears and patted Zhu Youneng's shoulder vigorously, just crying.

Since taking Zhu Wen, Zhao Yan has lived a life that is not as good as pigs and dogs. Now that the clouds are open and the moon is bright, I am finally looking forward to the sunshine.

He finally regretted how arrogant he was at that time. In the future, we must be modest and cautious, and not arrogant.

With the rise of the imperial examination, various departments of the imperial court finally slowly filled in some officials. The imperial court system is also gradually improving, and in contrast, the role of bad people is gradually not greater.

The deficiencies of the previous systems were carried out by unscrupulous people to prevent various loopholes in the various systems. Li Ji also exiled a few corrupt officials, and the trend of corruption was slightly curtailed.

Nowadays, with the continuous improvement of the system, the rights of officials have been supervised, and the role of bad people has become smaller.

The first is the impeachment system, in which the imperial court implements an anonymous impeachment or real-name reporting system. Once it is discovered that officials have engaged in favoritism, irregularities, embezzlement and bribery, we will not tolerate it.

Local officials, in particular, no longer dare to embezzle and accept bribes as blatantly as before. Once caught, the family will be distributed.

The capital is even more politically clear, the officials are performing their duties, and the people are vying to praise this peaceful world.

Those literati and elegant guests, either composing poems or chanting, praised Rao Shunyu soup today.

Datang's strength is gradually emerging, especially the large number of sweet potatoes with high yields.

I support Nishikawa, the seed of various crops. Corn, rice, wheat, sweet potatoes, and so on were sent to Xichuan along the road by the imperial court, and next year the grain output in Xichuan will be a new peak.

Kong Jie of the left Dragon and Tiger Army, and Zhan Yunpeng of the Right Dragon and Tiger Army. The two forbidden armies were mainly armed with firearms battalions this time, and each army was also equipped with ten artillery pieces.

Although the flowering bomb has not yet been successfully developed, I heard Li Baoguo say that a major breakthrough has been made. It is believed that in time, the flowering bomb will definitely be able to be successfully developed.

Each gun carried a variable number of solid and shotgun. The deterrent power of the solid bullet is greater than its power, and this shotgun is deadly.

The shotgun was full of scattered small iron pellets, and within a range of 300 meters, a cannon passed like a heavenly maiden scattering flowers, and the lethality was particularly huge. When he arrived on the battlefield, it was enough for him Zhu Youwen to drink a pot.

The left and right Dragon and Tiger armies set out to fight against Weibo, in the name of counterinsurgency. Destroy the traitor Zhu Youwen and avenge Luo Shaowei for Wei Bojiedu.

Luo Shaowei took shit luck, originally he was at odds with the imperial court. This time he was killed by Zhu Youwen and became a hero of the Tang Dynasty.

Left and right the Dragon and Tiger Army's expedition, Li Ji didn't care this time. The courtiers were no longer as worried as they were when they fought Xichuan, and the firearms battalion was almost a one-line flat push rhythm. Dealing with his little Wei Bojun is not yet hand-to-hand.

It's just that there is one thing that is quite unexpected, that is, a letter in front of Li Ji.

To be exact, it was a good news, but Li Ji couldn't be happy, because it was Ma Bujun who sent the report about Xiao Nuoyan.

The crusade against Xichuan made Hu Yunlong and Xiao Nuoyan return to Beijing in two ways. Linghu Yunlong was the first to return to Beijing early with his cavalry army and received praise from the imperial court.

And Xiao Nuoyan's Ma Bujun stayed in Chengdu Mansion to assist Assassin Spirwen to divide the fields, and came back late, so something happened.

Xiao Nuoyan was named the generalissimo of Pingxi by Li Ji, and he led the horse infantry army to break through and enter all the way from the southern line of Xichuan. When he returned, Ma Bujun encountered Feng Xing, the envoy of Rong Zhao's army.

Originally, this Feng Xingxing was a person who tended to be inflammatory, and his territory was sandwiched between the imperial court and Xichuan. In the past, Feng Xing was dependent on Zhu Wen, and after the fall of Zhu Wen, he never expressed his attitude towards the imperial court.

The territory of the Rong Zhao army was not large, and it was sandwiched between the imperial court and the Xichuan forces. Under the jurisdiction of Fangzhou, Junzhou, Shangzhou three states and counties, Xiao Nuoyan's Ma Bujun arrived

When he was in Xiazhou in the south of Fangzhou, he didn't like him.

Fortunately, Xiao Promise was not brainless, and he was provocative first. said that Lao Tzu led the troops to attack Xichuan, and you didn't let out a fucking fart, and you didn't even help.

Feng Xingxun knew that he was defeated, so he sent a messenger to apologize in a low voice. Xiao Nuoyan was stationed in Xiazhou and did not leave, saying that the army had food and grass.

There was no way, Feng Xingxing had no choice but to scrape together another 50,000 grains and send them to the Xiazhou camp.

Xiao Nuoyan then said that the army was short of salary, and Feng Xing couldn't bear it anymore and sent more than 100,000 yuan of military salary.

Then Ma Bujun was short of horses, and asked Feng Xing for 2,000 horses.

Even if you search the entire Rong Zhao army, you can't find two thousand horses, Feng Xingxing understands, Xiao Promise said that this is to find fault.

So he took Rong Zhao's army to Fangzhou, wanting to scare and scare Xiao Promise.

This scare was not tightened, and he was caught by Xiao Nuoyan. Rong Zhao's army rebelled and sent a large army to besiege Xiazhou.

So Ma Bujun made a decisive attack, and in just half a month, he threw away his armor and abandoned the armor of Rong Zhaojun. A month later, Rong Zhaojun was erased from the map, and since then Rong Zhaojun's three prefectures and forty-six counties have become the imperial court's sphere of influence.

Supposedly, this is a good thing and deserves to be rewarded. But Xiao promised to cut first and then play, without waiting for the court's consent, and sent troops privately.

This sin is great, and the emperor is most suspicious of the disloyalty of the generals. But this Xiao promise dared to hide from the imperial court and take down the Rong Zhao army, and the imperial court quarreled for a while.

The courtiers were divided into two factions, one was Xiao Nuo, who sent troops to the feudal town without the consent of the imperial court, and should be sentenced heavily, dismissed and demoted.

The other faction felt that Xiao Promise had a great merit in Pingchuan, and although he made a big mistake this time, he captured Rong Zhao's army. If the merits and demerits are offset, they will not be investigated.

Li Ji made a difficulty, and he didn't know what to do for a while.

"Retreat from the dynasty, this matter will be discussed tomorrow!" Li Ji simply threw away the song and retreated.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, the civil and military officials were still arguing, and how to deal with Xiao Nuoyan, each with its own pros and cons.

Li Ji returned to the Lizheng Palace, and he was a little unhappy. Xiao Nuoyan's brain was squeezed by the door, he knew that this move would arouse his suspicions, why did he still fight Rong Zhaojun.

Zhang Wanxi saw Li Ji's unhappy face and asked, "Your Majesty, what happened to the court?"

Li Ji frowned, and said today's events: "Xiao promised, I originally wanted to reward him. He actually sent troops to take down the Rong Zhao army privately, and he didn't know if this move would cause other feudal towns to move. Also, it's really bold not to tell me! ”

Zhang Wanxi pondered for a while: "The concubine has a sentence that I don't know whether to say or not."

"Since it's not appropriate to say it, then don't say it."

is also thanks to Zhang Wanxi's understanding of Li Ji's character and knowing that he is angry. She poked Li Ji with a smile: "Your Majesty said that the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, and the concubines really shouldn't talk too much." However, this leader of the army is heavy on a single order, and the order is forbidden. Xiao promised that Pingchuan had merit and should be greatly rewarded. He disobeyed the imperial court and deserved to be punished severely. If he is not punished, it will inevitably make other generals pampered, and if the forbidden army does not listen to it......"

Li Ji was shocked in his heart: "What the queen said is that I know what to do."

After Xiao Nuoyan entered Beijing, Li Ji sent courtiers out of the city to greet him, beating gongs and drums all the way.

The ministers were also very happy, after all, Pingchuan had made such a great contribution, and they all thought that the emperor would definitely not blame Xiao Nuoyan.

Who knew that as soon as he entered the palace, Xiao Nuoyan was dragged off his horse by the guards and escorted into Hanyuan Palace.

For a while, the ministers were shocked again, what kind of trouble is this?

On the Hanyuan Palace, Li Ji had a cold face: "Xiao Nuoyan, you are so bold!"

Xiao Nuoyan seems to have known that he will have such a day: "The minister is guilty."

"Guilty? Knowing why you still want to fight Rong Zhaojun! ”

"The feudal town was divided, and he did not listen to the edict of the Son of Heaven, and the minister was not angry for a while, so he sent troops to pacify Rong Zhao. Please forgive your Majesty! Saying that, Xiao Nuoyan knelt down.

The ministers pleaded for Xiao Nuoyan, including Kong Lin, Pei Shu, Dugu and others.

Li Ji was unmoved: "You sent troops without my orders, this is a big crime of bullying the king!" Spread the decree, cut Xiao Nuoyan from the post of Generalissimo Pingxi, read your meritorious service in Pingchuan, and restore you to the position of General Jin Wuwei, do you have any complaints? ”

Xiao Promise was overjoyed: "The minister has no complaints, thank Your Majesty for your grace!"

There are many people in the court, Li Ji doesn't dare to say how much he knows about them, but Li Ji still knows what kind of character they have.

For example, this Kong Lin is calm and generally does not disobey his will, while Dugu Lin likes to pick thorns, so as to be different and make people think that he is a virtuous minister. Cui Yuan, Zhao Zhanguo and the others are purely looking for trouble, what is the responsibility of the imperial history, they have to oppose anything.

It's just that this Xiao promise, Li Ji really can't guess him.

"Okay, I'm tired, let's stand down. Xiao Promise to stay and go to the Marquis of Ming'an Palace! ”

won the battle, and made Hu Yunlong an official and knighted. Xiao Nuoyan was General Jin Wuwei before he went on the expedition, and he was still General Jin Wuwei when he came back, and the title of Generalissimo of Pingxi was withdrawn.

Xiao Nuoyan was hung in the Ming'an Hall for a day, and it was not until late at night that Li Ji announced him.

"Xiao Nuoyan, what do you think in your heart?" In the Ming'an Palace, there was no one else, Li Ji looked at him and asked.

Xiao Nuoyan bowed: "The minister has already admitted his mistake in the Hanyuan Palace, why does Your Majesty still ask."

"Fart!" Li Ji flicked his sleeves angrily: "You are like a ghost, you knew that if you beat Rong Zhaojun, you would end up like this, but you still did it." You can deceive those courtiers by admitting your mistakes, don't hide it! ”

Xiao Nuoyan was taken aback, and then saluted respectfully: "Your Majesty Shengming!"

"What?" Li Ji was stunned.

Xiao Nuoyan continued: "Your Majesty knows that the minister is shrewd, and the minister dares to bully the king and act privately."

"What do you mean?" Li Ji still didn't understand.

Xiao Nuoyan knelt down: "Your Majesty, the minister has been studying the books of sages since he was a child. knows loyalty, filial piety, and righteousness, but also knows what is the master. Although the minister is only a small Xichuan, there will be other generals who will go to the king of Pingjin, the king of Pingwu, the king of Pingzhongchuan, and Pingmayin. Your Majesty has punished the ministers today, and these generals will learn from them in the future, and they will not dare to make another mistake. ”

Li Ji was shocked: "You, you mean, you deliberately resist the decree in order to set an example for others?"

Xiao Nuoyan had a sly smile on the corner of his mouth: "It's not all, Your Majesty, the minister is really tired of fighting." The minister also wanted to abandon Wu Congwen and take the top prize to be the prime minister. ”

"Get out!" Li Ji scolded.

Xiao Nuoyan didn't care, stood up and patted his knee: "The minister retreats."

"Thank you!" When he walked to the door, Li Ji stopped him.

Xiao Nuoyan looked back: "Long live Your Majesty!" Long live Datang! ”

Xiao Nuoyan is very smart, and he is indeed like a ghost. Wen Youmo Long strategized, and Wu Youxiao promised to win thousands of miles.

Xiao Nuoyan didn't want to follow in Mo Long's footsteps, he knew that Li Ji was smarter. It's not a good thing for people like Li Ji to be too smart.

The merit is high and the lord is not for fun. No matter how great your credit is, once you are suspected by the emperor, the consequences will be very miserable.

Han Xin, the god of war, is invincible, and half of the Han Dynasty was defeated by him. What the ending is, it's not a crime of a tragic death.

Xiao promised that today's incident just made Li Ji understand that he would not take the greatest credit. A small Xichuan, he hasn't paid attention to it yet. In the future, there will be Li Keyong, King of Jin, Yang Xingmi, King of Wu, Ma Yin, and Zhong Chuan, these vassal kings who support their troops and respect themselves, and that is the time for them to really make contributions.

And he took down Rong Zhaojun, which seemed to bully the king, but in fact solved a big problem for the imperial court. Although the Rong Zhao army is not strong, it is reliable in Luoyang City, and it is in the hinterland of the imperial court's sphere of influence, so it will be destroyed sooner or later.

I took him with me, so that the emperor knew that he was for the Tang Dynasty, not for personal fame.

From Li Ji's thank you, Xiao Promise has already felt it.

He took this opportunity to destroy Rong Zhaojun and was punished by the emperor. This also gives those forbidden army generals a disgrace in the future, and those who dare to disobey the holy decree will be punished no matter how great your merit is.

I sold such a big favor to the emperor, even if I can't lead the army in the future, the high-ranking officials will be just around the corner in the future.

The left and right dragon and tiger armies have set out to fight, and the wedding day of the loser is coming soon.

Zhu Youneng's big wedding caused a sensation in the entire Luoyang City. That's called arrogance, one luxury.

From the county lord's mansion, all the way to the Guangwang Mansion, half of Luoyang City is separated. But all the way is a red carpet, and the formation is extraordinary. Li Ji's wedding failed to enjoy such a high standard.