Xue Yuanchao was defeated, defeated by lax investigation and evidence collection, and open-mouthed "dereliction of duty"!

Immediately, Pei Yan took advantage of the topic to "build yì" the imperial court to put Xue Yuanchao under house arrest at home, and sent the imperial history platform to investigate him - to find out whether he secretly colluded with these Turkic nobles or accepted any bribes, so as to intercede for him in the court of the Tang Dynasty!

Affected the pond fish, even Xue Yuanchao's son, Xue Yao, who is known for his uprightness, was also under house arrest for investigation!

Xue Yuanchao's sudden downfall caused an uproar in the Tang Dynasty's court. The ministers privately discussed that the dignified decree of the prime minister of the Heavenly Sect was actually planted in the hands of an inconspicuous Turkic woman!

Xue Shao's heart could no longer be clearer, it was not so much that Xue Yuanchao was planted in Ai Yan's hands, but that it was better to say...... He was completely defeated by Wu Zetian and Pei Yan!

What followed was a chain reaction.

Ashina Fu Nian and the Turkic nobles captured more than 100 people had just arrived in Chang'an, and they were put in prison, ready to be beheaded. Pei Xingjian hurriedly played a defense, but all his twists and turns were muddy into the sea, and he had no chance to face the king. Extremely indignant and ashamed, Pei Xingjian resigned from public office under the pretext of illness, and took the family to his hometown Wenxi County, and no longer asked about the military and political affairs of the court.

As soon as Pei Xingjian left, Pei Yan's political hall immediately issued several important decrees: the left and right Yulin Guards, who had only been set up from the Sanpin General, each increased the number of troops and expanded their troops, and each added a Sanpin general, which was called strengthening the Beijing division and strengthening the defense of the Central Palace. And, they respectively appointed Cheng Wuting and veteran Li Jinxing to be the left and right general of Yulin Wei to command the Northern Ya Imperial Forest Army. At the same time, a stormy purge was launched in the army, and many middle and high-level generals or confidants promoted by Pei Xingjian were transferred from the army to local official positions, or transferred to Beiya to become officers of the Imperial Forest Army, completely under the firm control of the emperor and the imperial court, and some people were even caught in various lawsuits and investigated by the Imperial History Observatory, or were at risk of being demoted and dismissed or even exiled!

As soon as Pei Xingjian's big tree fell, it could really be said that the tree fell and scattered. In the past, the generals who united around him either accepted the "Zhao'an" of the imperial court and became the horses of the new forces of the court (such as Cheng Wuting and Li Jinxing, who were included in the establishment of the New Yulin Army); Either scatter the places and fight their own wars, each with its own destiny, and can no longer gather into a military force that can affect the decision-making and balance of power of the imperial court; Needless to say, there is no shortage of people who will be ruined in such a big storm and never turn over, and it is not surprising that their families are ruined and people die.

When did you ever say that you were benevolent?

After listening to what Yu Hongye said, Xue Shao was silent for a long time. There are some things that he has gradually figured out. In his previous life, he hadn't heard of the political struggle at this stage, but he didn't know the details and couldn't figure out the strangeness. Now that he is in the middle of it, Xue Shao can really figure out a lot of things.

It is impossible for a big politician like Wu Zetian and Pei Yan to never think that killing Fu Nian would easily provoke the rebellion of the grassland tribe. But the rebellion of the steppe people is nothing more than a disease of scabies compared to the hidden dangers and stability within the Tang Dynasty - this is the core reason why they made this seemingly "mediocre" political decision!

In fact, Wu Zetian and Pei Yan's motives are quite clear, that is, to eliminate Pei Xingjian's heavy influence in the army, so as to ensure that the army will not cause chaos after Li Zhi's death - in the final analysis, Tianhou and Pei Yan just can't trust Pei Xingjian, and always think that he is a big trouble. It's okay to have Li Zhi in one day; In case when Li Zhi hangs up, Pei Xingjian is full of words in the army, the queen of heaven does not understand military affairs, Pei Yan is a scholar - who can stop him?

In the final analysis, no matter how powerful the current Queen of Heaven and Pei Yan are, it is still unlikely that they will surpass Emperor Li Zhi to do these military affairs. For important ministers and heroes like Pei Xingjian, without the permission and instruction of the emperor, they would never dare to praise and disparage at will!

In other words, they did this qiē, in fact, with the tacit approval of Emperor Li Zhi, or even the instruction. Just like the two saints who wanted to kill Li Chongyi, who was the sole ruler and the tail of the state, Li Zhi also desperately wanted to pave a way for his unsuccessful son Li Xian, who was about to succeed to the throne, before his death - take out Pei Xingjian!

It's just that Li Zhi took a different approach to Li Chongyi and Pei Xingjian.

The former Li Chongyi was killed directly without negotiation. For the latter, Pei Xingjian ...... Li Zhi probably learned from his father Li Shimin, and how he treated Li Tao back then.

Before Li Shimin returned to heaven, he deliberately found an excuse to demote the prime minister Li Tao, who held military power, into a small local assassination. Then, after Li Zhi came to power, he repeatedly "broke the rules" to promote and reuse Li Tao, and promoted him step by step to prime minister and then entrusted him with the military responsibility. In this way, Li Zhi had a great favor to Li Tao, and Li Tao was grateful to the new emperor from then on, and did his best to serve the dogs and horses.

Li Shimin knew what kind of goods his son was, so while he pawned two ministers to assist his son, Sun Wuji and Chu Suiliang, he was also worried that these two ministers of Tuogu would tilt the power of the emperor and even change the dynasty - so there was Li Tao's arrangement!

In this way, the new emperor Li Zhicai was not completely controlled by his uncle Changsun Wuji and the minister of Tuogu, Chu Suiliang and others, he had a right-hand man like Li Tao, and he could still compete with him. The final facts have indeed proved that it was with the help of Li Tao that Li Zhi was able to change the title of Wu Zetian as the empress, and finally uprooted the eldest grandson Wuji and Chu Suiliang, who controlled the government, and got rid of the fate of the puppet emperor and became the "real" emperor!

Balancing the civil and military party forces of the court, the emperor is all keen on this. Only when there is a fight between the courtiers can the emperor take control of it, and the emperor's position can be consolidated!

Now for Pei Xingjian, Li Zhi's approach is a little similar to Li Shimin's treatment of Li Tao. But it's not exactly the same - because the imperial court immediately promoted Cheng Wuting and Li Jinxing, temporarily replacing Pei Xingjian!

In this way, Pei Xingjian is like a ...... that has been thrown aside Spare wheel!

Thinking of this, Xue Shao's heart suddenly became cold...... Who said that Li Zhi was weak and incompetent? Emperor's mind, how dark should it be?!

Those who engage in politics probably don't have a good thing!

"Childe, today's Chang'an is a stormy storm. The courtiers and generals were all in danger, and the hearts of the people in the army were fluctuating. Yu Hongye said, "Now it seems that it was indeed a wise move to prepare for the removal of the Queen of Heaven from your military position and let you accompany Her Royal Highness Princess Taiping to go out for many days." If the son stays in Chang'an during this time...... The consequences are unimaginable! ”

Xue Shao's expression was already very silent, and when he heard Yu Hongye's words, he became more and more cold, and asked, "My good brothers in life and death, how is the situation now?" ”

"Childe, rest assured, Momiji has already secretly inquired many times. They are mostly unharmed, and they have their own rewards and good fortune! Yu Hongye replied with a straight look, "Gongzi's clan brother Xue Chuyu has been respected by the old general Li Jinxing, and he has been promoted and reused after returning to the dynasty, and he is now the general of Zuo Yulin Weiyi's mansion." Guo Yuanzhen has always been deeply loved and valued by the queen of heaven, and after returning to the dynasty, he also served in the Yulin Army because of his military exploits, and served as the left general of the right Yulin Weixun Mansion. Others, such as Cheng Boxian, Cheng Qizhi and Liu Mian, were all promoted and rewarded to serve in the Yulin Army. Cheng Qizhi will marry Pei Yan's daughter in the near future, and the wedding date seems to be set for about ten days after the son's wedding. ”

Xue Shao frowned, Pei Yan was really scheming, seeing that Cheng Wuting was about to rise strongly in the military, he sent his daughter over!

Wen Xi Pei's family is considered a famous nobleman in the world, but the Cheng family is just a "turbid current" of a military family. According to the values of today's Tang Dynasty people, even if Cheng Wuting is now a third-grade general, his son marries an ordinary woman who likes Pei's family, it is all great luck. When they got married, the Cheng family also had to pay a lot of "loss money" to show that their family was too low to be worthy of others.

Now it's okay, Pei Yan, the prime minister of the Wenxi Pei family, actually took the initiative to throw an olive branch to "marry shamelessly" and give his daughter to the Cheng family, which is simply a big lift! In this way, where is Cheng Wuting still not flattered and grateful to Dade, and from then on, Cheng Yan, the only family is the first to look forward?

To put it bluntly, this marriage is simply a naked political transaction, and Pei Yan, a scholar, wants to drive a hard nail into the army for himself to increase his confidence and strength!

In this storm, Pei Yan's selfishness has been revealed. In this regard, it is impossible for Li Zhi and Wu Zetian not to see it, nor can they not think it through. Will she let Pei Yan be so presumptuous and keep expanding?

Xue Yuanchao fell, Pei Xingjian was thrown aside and became a dispensable spare tire, Pei Yan, how long can he be strong?

If it is true, one prime minister and militarist leader after another have fallen like this, and one storm after another keeps coming, can the fate of Datang and the complexion of the country still be as magnificent and magnificent as before? !

……

Xue Shao kept taking deep breaths and exhaling long, taking advantage of this to calm his complicated feelings.

As Yu Hongye said, these days, Chang'an is like a storm after storm. The various factions appeared on the stage, and each other was up and down, a few were sad and a few were sad. Between the non-stop power struggle and the intertwining of fate, where will the giant ship of Datang go?

"The hurricane is over, and the grass remains", Shangguan Wan'er's words resounded in Xue Shao's mind, making Xue Shao feel a chill in his heart, and faintly gave birth to a trace of fear...... What would have happened if I hadn't escaped from this storm? In the future, what will be the fate of my Xue Shao?

"Xue Lang, have you finished talking? If not, you continue. I'm just here to discuss with you and decide when to return to Chang'an? Princess Taiping's voice rang out outside the house.

"That's pretty much it. There are some small things left, and it doesn't hurt to talk about them when you have time. Xue Shao stood up, his expression was grim and his eyes were deep, "Your Highness, let's go back to Chang'an!" - Right now! ”.

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