When the ministers arrived at the gate of the palace with Tianyou, they dispersed one after another. Sun Tongren, the commander of the Jinyi Army, was left behind, followed Tianyou into the palace and came to the Wuying Palace.

"Sun Aiqing, you also saw what happened in the school field just now. Chu Yuanji said that Li Yuan deliberately withheld grain and grass, what do you think? ”

Sun Tongren has always been unaccustomed to Li Yuan, but now when he sees the emperor asking like this, he knows that the emperor is very dissatisfied with Li Yuan.

He also knew that Li Yuan had always had close contacts with the three feudatories, and the withholding of grain and grass was probably Li Yuan's intention to uphold the meaning of the three feudatories.

Sun Tongren also had secret dealings with the three feudatories, and the two sides had reached an agreement. Therefore, on Li Yuan's question, he must be cautious.

But, then again.

It was precisely because Li Yuan might have dealings with the three feudal clans that he posed a certain threat to him.

At present, there are many ministers of the DPRK and China who have dealings with the three feudatories. Almost all of them decided that it was only a matter of time before the three feudatories got the world.

Therefore, they are planning their own back road, in order to continue to maintain their glory and wealth when the three feudatories gain power.

However, there is only so much shortage of high-ranking officials, and one more person will give one more competition. One less person, the better the chance of being in the position.

Now that the emperor came up to ask himself, he deliberately did something to Li Yuan. The errand of raiding Li Yuan seems to be borne by himself.

This is a fat gap, and the opportunity is rare.

"Back to the emperor, the minister was about to tell the emperor about Li Yuan."

"Oh? What's the matter? ”

According to the secret report obtained by the minister, Li Yuan did have dealings with the three feudatories. Every year, the three feudal clans would send him silver. In terms of allocating the military expenses of the three feudatories, Li Yuan also took care of the three feudatories in many ways. This is one of them. ”

"Second?"

"Second, since the time of the first emperor, he allocated silver and ordered all localities to train soldiers and horses, but in the past few years, countless amounts of silver have been spent, and the training of soldiers and horses has been fruitless. This time, the soldiers and horses of various places are vulnerable in front of the soldiers and horses of the three feudatories, which is proof of this. ”

"Not only is the training of soldiers and horses ineffective, but there are also a lot of vacancies in various places. The Xiao Cavalry Battalion is right under the nose of the Ministry of War, and there are more than 7,000 vacancies, will he Li Yuan not know? ”

"As far as the minister knows, those empty salaries are divided between the military department and various places. It is said that Li Yuan is now rich and has looted a lot of money and treasures. ”

"Third, in the last battle of North Ventura, Li Yuan deducted military expenses, purchased moldy grain and grass and inferior ordnance, and filled his own pockets. It was only the mercy of the emperor that he was fined for one year to make him reflect. Unexpectedly, he failed to live up to the grace of God and refused to change his teachings, and now he has intensified. ”

"The army of King Qin who came from all over the country should have been well received by the military department and provided food and grass in a timely manner. Unexpectedly, when someone came, no one from the military department came forward to contact them. In addition, he did not distribute grain and grass to Chu Yuanji, which shows that he did it on purpose. ”

"Bold Li Yuan, he dared to eat inside and out, and deceived the king. For his own selfishness, he ignored the court and society. You go and take down Li Yuan, enter the prison, exterminate the family property, and plant the three clans. Now there is a shortage of silver, so I copied the silver and sent it to Chu Yuanji and other soldiers. ”

"Obey."

was made a fuss by Chu Yuanji in front of the emperor in the school field, and Li Yuan felt that something was wrong. When he walked back, he called Jia Yucun to go back to his house with him to have a drink, so as to express his depression.

At this time, he only hoped that the three feudatories could capture the imperial capital as soon as possible and change the dynasty, so that he could defect to the three feudatories generously. Transform yourself and continue to enjoy the glory and wealth.

With his many years of care for the three feudatories, coupled with the recent deliberate withholding of the grain and grass of the imperial army according to Song Kuan's intentions, and obstructing the merits of the Qin kings and soldiers from coming to the imperial capital, the three feudatories will definitely not treat themselves badly in the future.

As soon as I had a drink with Jia Yucun, I saw a commotion outside.

I was about to ask what was going on, when the old butler came in.

"Oh no, sir, the Jinyi Army has come to raid the house."

"Bastard, who would dare to raid my home?"

"Li Yuan, I dare to raid your home."

With the voice, Sun Tongren walked in with a big grin.

"Sun Tongren, what nonsense are you talking about? Aren't you afraid that I will go to the emperor to complain? ”

Li Yuan had already realized that something was wrong, so he still pretended to be calm.

"Li Yuan, don't pretend. In this life, you will never see the emperor again. Yo, Lord Jia is also here? I'm sorry, Lord Jia, the emperor has a decree to take down Li Yuan, put him in prison, confiscate his family property, and connect the three clans. Master Jia, I think it's better for you to avoid it, if the emperor knows that you are here, it will be difficult to speak. ”

"Brother Sun, I'll go. Today was just a stop-by, just because I hadn't been here before. ”

Jia Yucun said, and quickly slipped away.

"Brother Yucun, please come to the emperor to intercede for me. I want to see the emperor and present my feelings in person. ”

Li Yuan still had illusions, but Jia Yucun didn't hear his words, and a gust of wind slipped away.

"Li Yuan, it's a shame that you've been in the middle of the court for so many years. It's all this time, who else will intercede for you? Come on, take Li Yuan down. ”

"Sun Tongren, don't be complacent. It won't be long before you'll have to obediently kowtow and beg me to come out. Until then, see how I clean you up. ”

"Li Yuan, let's wait until the day you live, I want to see what you can do to me?"

Li Yuan was taken away, and Sun Tongren sat down at the table, and slowly ate wine at the banquet between Li Yuan and Jia Yucun.

The raid was carried out for more than three hours, and it was already midnight, and it was finished.

Previously, the master of Li Yuan's mansion, along with his parents and brothers, as well as the main master of the Yue family, had all been captured and put in prison.

The subordinates of the Li Mansion called the people from the Yamen of the Shuntian Mansion to come and receive them and act as official slaves.

Sun Tongren ate the wine and slept on the spot here with Li Yuan. The master came over and woke him up, and handed over the 200,000 taels of silver tickets.

"A total of 80,000 taels of silver, 300,000 taels of silver tickets, and 23 carts of various treasures and valuables were copied. The rest have been registered. These 200,000 taels are not in the booklet, and I ask Shiweng to dispose of them. ”

Sun Tongren took the silver ticket, counted it, and left 150,000 taels. The rest was handed over to the master.

"The brothers have worked hard, these 50,000 taels, you go and divide it among the people, and treat the brothers."

"Thank you."

"You don't have to thank me, but also thank Li Yuan for saving money for us. Let's go, go back to the business. ”

The news that Li Yuan, the secretary of the military department, was investigated and raided spread in the imperial capital that night.

This news did not cause much repercussions, as if people had expected it for a long time. Compared with the news that the three feudatories are constantly approaching the imperial capital, it is no longer a big deal to investigate and deal with a military department.

The next morning, the news was officially announced, and Tianyou was a little disappointed that the news did not cause much of a sensation among the ministers. Except for a few ministers who said a few words, the expected scene of verbal criticism of Li Yuan did not appear.

After a period of excitement, the early dynasty fell back into desertion. The ministers came less and less, and now only about 20 people insisted on going to court every day.

The rest of the ministers either complained of illness or did not come for no reason. It is said that some have left without saying goodbye and are missing.

Looking at the deserted scene below, Tianyou sighed.

"Eunuch Zhou, let's announce the decree."

The eunuch of Zhou issued an edict to the effect that the rebellion of the three feudatories had approached the imperial capital. In order to save the imperial capital from the flames of war, the people in the city were saved from being destroyed, and they decided to move the capital to Chang'an in order to plan for the future.

The Chinese military of the DPRK, while fulfilling their duties, prepared to migrate after returning home, and followed lightly. Three days later, the early dynasty, after the early dynasty, immediately set off for Chang'an.

"Your Majesty, the emperor is a great virtue foundation, and the society is fundamental, so don't give up lightly."

Luo Qihua was the first to come out and object.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the imperial capital is the first good place, and everyone in the world is looking at the imperial capital. If you leave, you will disappoint the people of the world. ”

Yin Jia Yu Village of Suncheon Province also stood up against it.

"Your Majesty, the old minister is not leaving, he is willing to stay, and he vows to live and die with the imperial capital."

Luo Qihua said hoarsely and heartbrokenly.

"Your Majesty, the ministers will not leave, and they are willing to lead all the officials of Shuntian Mansion to fight to the end against the thieves."

"Your Majesty, the ministers will not leave, and the Jinyi Army is willing to die with the thieves."

Sun Tongren also came out to act in time.

"Zhong Aiqing is loyal and commendable, or not, you will stay and break off. The rest of the people, etc., go with me. The three feudatories acted perversely, the heavens were angry and the people were resentful, and the people and gods were angry, and when I arrived in Chang'an, I prepared the soldiers and horses, and re-cleaned the rivers and mountains in the future. ”

The news that the emperor had abandoned the imperial capital and was about to leave Chang'an soon spread throughout the imperial capital.

In order to avoid congestion on the road when leaving, the Admiral of the Nine Gates ordered that the city gate be opened wide to facilitate the merchants and ordinary people who left in advance.

The people who had been wanting to flee before were naturally happy to hear the news, and in the shortest possible time, they fled the imperial capital.

The ministers of the DPRK and China have different mentalities.

Most of those who are willing to leave are those who have no contact with the three feudatories and have no acquaintances or relationships with the three feudatories. They feared that they would be liquidated when the three feudatories came.

Those who are usually unhappy in the officialdom, or whose positions are not prominent, are also willing to follow the emperor.

At this time, the emperor is also in the process of fleeing, if he follows the emperor at this time, once the emperor regroups in the future, cleans up the rivers and mountains, and returns to the dynasty victoriously, he will become a meritorious minister with his car, and glory and wealth can be expected.

People like Luo Qihua, Jia Yucun and Sun Tongren, who have already set up with the three feudal clans and are internal responders, are naturally reluctant to leave.

Jia Yucun expressed his determination to stay, but after returning home, he made another arrangement.

After telling Mrs. Jiao Xing about the results of the morning upward, she instructed Jiao Xing.

"Things should be packed up, and be ready to go at any time."

"Master, don't you stay and leave? Could it be that something has happened to the three feudatories? ”

"There is no change in the three feudatories, we have to guard against the emperor at any time."

"Didn't the emperor promise you to stay?"

"Yes, yes, but you can't be unguarded. Maybe when, whoever stabs us in the back, Li Yuan is a lesson. Moreover, the emperor's behavior is impermanent, and he may change his hexagram at any time. ”

While the two were talking, Master Yang stumbled in.

"Shi Weng, something is wrong."

"Master Yang, why are you so alarmed?"

Master Yang didn't speak, and silently handed a piece of paper to Jia Yucun.