Chapter 53: Battle Dynasty Hall (2)
Li looked at Wei Ge calmly, he has been looking forward to today's court meeting for a long time, cranes and mussels are fighting, can the fisherman benefit?
"Wei Shangshu, please speak!"
Wei Ge glanced at Cui Yuan and said coldly: "May I ask Xiangguo, my Longyou, Shuofang, and Hexi have a total of 150,000 troops to resist the Hui 100,000 iron cavalry, but the Fengxiang army pursued the enemy's 10,000 fleeing army with 50,000 people, is his credit above mine?" If not, then why does 400,000 of the 500,000 reward go to him, four times as much as me, how unfair is this, is it because the person in charge of the Fengxiang Army is also surnamed Cui? ”
"Wei Shangshu was surprised by this, my Feng Xiangjun took the lion's head according to the order of the imperial court, what does this have to do with my surname Cui?"
Cui Qinggong sneered, and slowly walked out of the court, he looked at Wei Ge, and said disdainfully: "My Fengxiang army has cut off more than 8,400 enemy heads, and captured 1,000 people, since you keep saying that your merit is greater than mine, then let me ask you, how many enemies did your 150,000 army kill?" More than 100 scouts, you have already taken care of you by sharing 100,000 yuan, and you are embarrassed to compete with me, but you are still the secretary of the military department! ”
"Shut up!" Cui Yuan shouted angrily at Cui Qinggong, his face gloomy, "You dare to interject at will without Your Majesty's permission in the court, are you guilty?" ”
He turned around and bowed to Li and said apologetically: "The courtier is a rough man and doesn't know etiquette, please don't blame Your Majesty!" ”
Li Xian waved his hand, "I will acquit him, and I will continue to talk about it." ”
At this time, Wei Ge laughed angrily, he pointed at Cui Qinggong and said, "What nonsense! If my Longyou and Shuofang armies don't resist, and Hui Hui 100,000 iron cavalry will go south, will you be able to Cui Qinggong's enemy? In order to force me to come back to help, the enemy sent troops to make a detour to attack Kaiyang, and what about you? Obviously, you can arrive in half a day, but you have walked for two days, let Kaiyang City break, let the Hui people slaughter the children of my Wei family, your evil intentions are ten times better than the Hui people,"
Speaking of this, Wee was already trembling with excitement, as if he had seen the tragic situation of his own family, and his eyes were almost spewing fire with hatred.
Cui Qinggong sneered, he took out a military record of the march Sima and said: "Wei Shangshu's words really make me doubt whether you understand soldiers, as long as half a day from Fengxiang to Kaiyang is true, do I have to rush desperately?" What if there is an ambush on the way back to the people? What if the real intention of the Hui people is to lure me out, and then make a detour to attack Fengxiang? As a general, it is natural to be careful everywhere, considering the overall situation, this is the exploration record of my Fengxiang army scout, which can prove that Ben Shuai is not lying, as for the Wei family's children who were unfortunately killed by the Hui people, Cui is also very regretful. ”
At this time, there was already a sound of stealing in the court, although everyone knew that Cui's did not save Kaiyang County out of selfishness, but Cui's preparation was sufficient, and there were all human and material evidence, on the contrary, Wei Ge could not produce evidence, and it was not enough to convince people only by a moment of angry accusation, and another powerful figure Zhang Ruohao temporarily rushed back to Taiyuan, so that the originally evenly matched war appeared a one-sided situation, and Cui Qinggong's entry into the cabinet seemed to be a decisive trend.
"Wei Shangshu digresses." I saw a short middle-aged man walking out of the court's class, it was Wang Ang, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, who stepped forward to give a salute to Li and said, "Your Majesty, please speak to the minister!" ”
"Wang Aiqing, please speak!"
Wang Ang slowly walked to the front of the steps and said with a smile: "Xiangguo is asking, there are doubts about the personnel appointment he proposed, even His Majesty said that the court must act simply, but Wei Shangshu is competing for the reward, full of grievances, completely bull's head is not the horse's mouth, if Wei Shangshu is dissatisfied with the reward, you can come down and negotiate with the household department and the military department, if it is really meritorious, the court will come up with another copy, and now Xiangguo has raised the appointment doubt, I can express my position on behalf of the ministers, and there is no doubt about it!" ”
"Who can you represent? You can only represent yourself! Wei Ge sneered, he turned his head and stared at Cui Yuan and said: "For the prime minister, virtue must be given priority, this is a public opinion, I accuse Cui Qinggong of being unscrupulous, that is, he is not qualified to enter the cabinet, he declares his personal vendetta first, this can not be mentioned for the time being, but he indulges in military exploits, this is a taboo for generals, may I ask, how can this kind of person without virtue and no deeds squeeze into the prime minister?" ”
Cui Qinggong was furious, he was about to shout angrily, but suddenly saw his brother give him a look and asked him not to speak, so he had to suppress his anger and stand aside without saying a word.
Wang Ang shook his head, looked at Wei Er contemptuously and said: "Wei Shangshu, you first said that people have a personal vendetta, but there is no evidence, and now you are using some rumors in the market to make trouble, I think you are jealous of other people's merits, Cui Xionghuo burned back the military rations of the Su people, and made an immortal miracle, which has been finalized in the Ministry of War, just because he usually does not check his words and deeds, so many people hate him and throw out some presumptuous words, such as not even a three-year-old child, but a dignified Shangshu Prime Minister believes it is true, and praises it like gold and jade, Wouldn't it make people laugh when it was spread out? ”
"Wang Shangshu is very right, and the old minister also thinks so!" A trembling old man stood out from the court, bowing his waist and holding a cane, as if a gust of wind could blow him down, he was the most low-key Yang family head in Jiannan Yang in the seven families, Yang Qi was the brother of Yang Guifei back then, he married Princess Taihua, the daughter of Concubine Wu Hui, is considered a royal prince, he is seventy years old this year, when Shangshu was the right servant to shoot, because the Yang family is the first family in Jiannan, he is also crowded in the cabinet.
Like the Zhang family in Hedong, the Yang family's army was also taken away by Cui Yuan, leaving an empty shell, but the difference is that Zhang Ruoho is a feud with Cui Yuan, while he is married to Cui Yuan, and his eldest granddaughter married Cui Xian, the son of Cui Yuan, and since then he has also become a dog of Cui Yuan.
Yang Qi believed that he was an old horse and an elder of the Li family, so he didn't ask for instructions, so he said in a hoarse voice: "Wei Shangshu must have been in trouble for his family, so he was angry with General Cui, and his mood is understandable, but the court is talking about state affairs, how can he join personal grudges, I think no one will be interested in this matter except Wei Shangshu?" ”
As soon as his words fell, a clear voice suddenly came from the left side of Chaoban, "Yang Shangshu's words are inappropriate, and the prime minister is quite interested in this matter!" ”
As soon as Cui Yuan heard this voice, his heart sank suddenly, and his pupils shrank sharply, he didn't expect Pei Jun, who had been silent, to attack at this time.
It was indeed the left prime minister Pei Jun who made a move, although he promised Cui Yuan through his daughter's marriage that he would remain neutral in the dispute between Cui and Wei, but Cui Yuan bypassed the joint cabinet meeting and used the emperor to make Cui Qinggong squeeze into the cabinet, which destroyed the alliance of the seven families that year, and destroyed the balance of power in the past fifteen years, which will sooner or later cause chaos, which he absolutely cannot tolerate, but Pei Jun has been staying out of the matter, only at the most critical time, he suddenly made a move and sealed his throat with a sword.
I saw him slowly come out, saluted Li and said with a smile: "The best way to get rid of the rumors is to make it public, since some people question General Cui Xiao's merits, the truth should be announced to the world, otherwise hiding and hiding it, or disdainful of it, will only let the rumors grow wings and spread more and more, ruining Cui Xiangguo's reputation and ruining the reputation of the imperial court, this is not only Xiangguo's private matter, but also my Tang Dynasty's state affairs, Yang Gelao, Wang Shangshu, what do you two think?" ”
"Well said! I also thought that this matter should be clarified, and General Cui Xiao must not be wronged. ”
Chu Xingshui also stood up, even if Zhang Huan's mother was the queen mother, he couldn't let Cui Yuan destroy the agreement reached by the Seven Great Families fifteen years ago.
Three against three, there is a very delicate situation in the court.......