The heads of Li Shimin and others were hung on the city tower, and Chang'an's martial law on the provinces was lifted, but after Mi Shun dug the tunnel of Xiaoxiang Courtyard, he captured Zheng Shanguo and Huang Junhan in the secret room, causing an impact on the magnates of Chang'an. This time, no one came out to protect Zheng Shanguo, and the arrest on the spot was more convincing than anything else, even the three Wen brothers and the eldest grandson Wuji, who were the most loyal to Li Tang, did not enjoy the treatment of participating in this kind of confidentiality, saying that Zheng Shanguo was just a coincidence, that is, it was boring to ask for himself.

Yang Chong was not happy, he was concerned about Jiang Duo's self-examination, and the theft of Tianlei must not be covered up by dereliction of duty, which itself showed that Jiang Duo's governance of the army was lax and the management process was insufficient. Two officers can use fake heavenly thunder to drop the bag, Yang Chong doesn't believe it, if this is the case, it will not be three, but thirty, and he can't even have a chance to escape; For this reason, Yang Chong summoned Cheng Yuan and Yuwen Chengdu, as Jiang Duo's assistants, responsible for the daily work of the army, Yang Chong wanted to hear the views of the two.

The Perak Battalion is managed alone, but it doesn't mean that Cheng Yuan doesn't know anything, after all, with the cooperation of the venue and personnel, without Cheng Yuan's approval, the Perak Camp can't do anything in Jiang Duo's army. Cheng Yuan was familiar with Yang Chong's character, and said directly: "The theft occurred during the military exercise, and the damage record at that time was that the fuse was pulled out, and the later record was repaired, and it was sent back to the Perak camp with packaging. The two of them were transferred with the cooperation of the masters, and there was no problem with the management procedures, but they always thought that the one in the wooden box was Tianlei. ”

The process of the Perak Battalion is set by himself, and Yang Chong knows very well that although the addition of the fuse is the business of the workshop, the gunpowder workshop, like the Perak Battalion, is specially managed, and there is no need for ordinary officers to intervene in the pick-up and drop-off items. Yang Chong asked coldly, "Who are those two officers?" Will the workshop let them send it over and bring it back with them? Besides, isn't the Perak Camp going to check the moisture on schedule, and the amount of inventory in Chang'an is not large, so the Perak Camp can't even do this. ”

Cheng Yuan's sweat broke out, and it was obvious that Yang Chong was not satisfied with this result; Yuwen Chengdu has always disapproved of this, replacing Cheng Yuan and saying: "Those two are brothers, called Xie Wuzheng Xie Wudong, their sister is a concubine favored by the general, the general thought that after installing the fuse, the three heavenly thunders were blown up during training, and the Perak camp was reported to be consumed, and the general signed it, so the Perak camp did not track it down; After the fuse was replaced on the workshop side, the general said hello, and there was no backup paperwork, so it was not shown in the entire report. ”

Yang Chong and Tianqi and the others understood, Xie Wuzheng and Xie Wudong took advantage of the convenience of their own family members and swallowed three heavenly thunders; The problem lies in the management of Jiang Duo and the workshop, perhaps in the minds of the managers of the workshop, Jiang Duo will never harm Yang Chong, but it does not mean that others will not harm Jiang Chong. Yang Chong said mercilessly: "Arrest the Xie family brothers, as well as the steward of the workshop, and find out together, Jiang will be fined for one year." ”

Cheng Yuan said in a low voice: "The Xie family brother died yesterday, and it was Li Shimin's people who killed him, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to find out so quickly for a while." ”

Cheng Yuan must make this clear, if Yang Chong thinks that Jiang Duo is the mouth of Jiang Duo, it will be a big trouble for Jiang Duo and Jiang Duo's subordinates, even if the two are relatives, no matter how good the relationship is, Yang Chong can't give in. Li Shimin did this, in fact, he hoped that Yang Chong would find out, let this matter surface, and lay a nail between Yang Chong and Jiang Duo.

Yang Chong shook his head and said: "Leave this matter to Jiao Jun and them to investigate, don't interfere, even if the two of them are dead, their families are not involved, whether they have taken any benefits from Li Shimin, or whether they are Li Tang's dead soldiers, you have to find out." ”

Cheng Yuan was taken aback, this was a problem that these generals in the army ignored, if the Xie family brothers were really Li Tang's dead soldiers, then Jiang Duo's identity as a concubine would also have a problem. Yang Chong immediately sent someone to inform the Privy Council that the following was on the same day, considering that there was not much fighting, except for the naval division and the northeast, all the officers and soldiers of the Perak battalion who were originally distributed in various guards were transferred back to the general camp of the Perak battalion, and the commander of the Perak battalion was set up in Chang'an, with Tianjian serving as the commander.

But Wei Zheng did not plan to let go of this matter, the next day was the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve, after the snow the sun shone on the glazed tiles and snow of the main hall, flashing dazzling silver light everywhere, and there were ice flowers hanging on the trees, so that Yang Chong openly discussed the Ned Hall in addition to solemnity, a little more enchanting in the ice and snow. Today, all the officials above the fourth rank in Chang'an gathered together, including those nobles who usually don't ask much about things, and they all dressed neatly and came to the pilgrimage to the ranks.

Yang Chong is not the emperor, so he doesn't pay much attention to it, most of the officials stand together according to their respective departments in the main hall, and some people are discussing things in a whisper; Wei Zheng stood opposite Yang Chong, and was loudly accusing Jiang Duo of dereliction of duty, as a general, he did not abide by military regulations and military discipline, and the impact was very bad. Wei Zheng's voice was a little tired, and he must have had an argument when he discussed this matter at the Yushitai.

There were several imperial historians standing beside Wei Yunqi, all of whom were listening to Wei Zheng's analysis with relish, and the faces of Shi Daqian and the others were a little strange; No matter what mistake Jiang Duo made, Yang Chong opened his mouth, this matter should end here, and if it doesn't work, let the Privy Council solve it, in the eyes of Shi Daqian and others, Yu Shitai came forward just to sensationalize the public and make the generals of the army ugly. Cui Chuzhi listened from the sidelines, nodding slightly from time to time; Fang Xuanling looked at his nose and heart, standing there without moving.

Yang Chong smiled imperceptibly, and when Wei Zheng finished speaking, he asked, "According to the meaning of the Imperial Historical Tower, how should Jiang Duo be disposed of?" ”

There was also a banquet in the evening, and Yang Chong didn't want to waste time; Wei Zheng was stunned for a moment, and then relieved, Yang Chong must know the actual situation better than himself. It was indeed a little difficult for Yang Chong to ask Wei Zheng to say a disposal suggestion, but Wei Zheng was a person who didn't know how to retreat, and his answer was more concise than Yang Chong: "Dismissal." ”

This is forced to the edge of the cliff, although Yang Chong runs the court like an iron pass, and the top and bottom are all his henchmen, but Wei Zhengming suggested that he be removed, and Yang Chong had to make a statement. Yang Chong said lightly: "Master Wei thinks who is suitable to replace Jiang Duo?" ”

The hall, which was still a little buzzing, suddenly quieted down, Yang Chong retreated step by step, pulling Wei Zheng to the edge of the cliff as well, Du Yan appeared at the right time and said: "Lord Wei, the Yushitai just heard the wind, and has no power over personnel appointments and dismissals, and this matter is still left to the political hall to decide." ”

Du Yan clearly blamed Wei Zheng, but actually gave Wei Zheng a ladder to come down.

(End of chapter)