Chapter 275: Hot Potato
"Oh, why is that?" Li Longji asked. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info I heard that the rebels stopped at Tongguan, and Li Longji finally came to his senses.
"It is rumored in Luoyang that An Qingxu ascended the throne of God, and it was Yan Zhuang who helped him kill his father and seize the throne! I won't judge whether this matter is true or false, but one thing is clear, An Qingzong is the eldest son of An Lushan, the father died and the son was established, the elder and the youngest were humble, An Lushan died, and it should be An Qingzong who succeeded to the throne. If An Qingzong is dead, it's okay! But An Qingzong is not dead, so this matter is a little said. What's more, there are still rumors in Luoyang about killing his father and seizing the throne! Therefore, although An Qingxu is called the emperor, he has a ghost in his heart, lest his subordinates disobey! That An Qingzong is the eldest son of An Lushan, and he is quite influential in the Yan army, if he returns to Luoyang and accuses An Qingxu of killing his father, the Yan army is only afraid that the soldiers will be separated. Wang Sili said.
Bu Yunfei nodded: "Your Majesty, although An Qingzong is a traitor, the culprit is his father An Lushan!" Now An Lushan has died unexpectedly, and An Qingzong is not tolerated by An Qingxu! The minister thought that the emperor could pardon An Qingzong's sin and let him make meritorious contributions. An Qingzong is grateful for the emperor's kindness, and he will inevitably swear allegiance to the emperor! As long as An Qingzong is here, the soldiers of the Yan army will have to choose a side between him and An Qingxu, and in this way, the Yan army will inevitably fall apart! ”
An Qingzong was also well-behaved, and when he saw Bu Yunfei speaking for him, he shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, the criminal minister has no intention of rebellion, but his father is rebelling, and the criminal minister is a son of man, so he has no choice but to follow it!" The minister originally deserved to die, and the reason why he lived secretly was to see the holy face one day and show his heart! If the emperor does not tolerate the offense of the minister, and gives the minister a death, the minister will not complain. It's just that An Qingxu killed the father of the minister, such a beast, the minister hated to eat his flesh and sleep on his skin. The minister's revenge has not been avenged, the emperor killed the minister at this time, and the minister is unwilling! The minister implored the emperor to give the minister a chance to take revenge for his crimes! Once the minister kills An Qingxu, he will definitely return to the emperor, and at that time, the emperor will kill the minister again to thank the world! ”
That An Qingzong is worthy of being full of poetry and books, and he has been the servant of the Tang Dynasty, this remark is sincere and sincere, and Li Longji listened to it, and felt sorry in his heart, it was Gao Lishi, Wei Jiansu, Xue Jingxian, the military generals of the Wenchen Dynasty, and they also nodded silently.
Wang Sili said: "An important reason why the rebels did not dare to advance west was because of Anqingzong! If the emperor kills An Qingzong, it will not be beneficial to my Tang Dynasty, but will help An Qingxu and go to his confidants! ”
Li Longji nodded slightly: "What Zhongqing said also makes sense, since this is the case, then let him go!" ”
Qiu Wenbo put away the sword that was hanging around An Qingzong's neck. An Qingzong hurriedly came to Li Longji, kowtowed and thanked him, and stood aside.
Bu Yunfei said: "The emperor is sage! Most of the soldiers of the Yan army were coerced by An Lushan, but the matter had come to this point, and it was difficult to ride a tiger, so they had to follow An Qingxu to rebel to the end. The emperor can pardon An Qingzong's crimes, and the soldiers of the Yan army will definitely be heartbroken to the Tang Dynasty when they learn that the emperor is so generous! Then An Qingxu became a loner, sweeping away traitors, only in a moment! Therefore, the ministers should not only pardon An Qingzong's crimes, but also give him an official position! To show the emperor's grace! ”
Li Fuguo, who was following behind, shouted: "Your Majesty, Bu Yunfei and An Qingzong are sworn brothers, he is stealing personal favors!" ”
Xue Jingxian said: "Your Majesty, Li Fuguo's words are confusing!" The emperor has no doubt about employing people, and he should adopt Bu Yunfei's words! Just imagine, the emperor can even tolerate An Qingzong, those Yan army soldiers who followed An Lushan to rebel, what worries do they have, they will inevitably defect one after another and be loyal to the emperor! ”
That Xue Jingxian originally didn't trust Bu Yunfei, but after listening to Zhang Tongyou's provocation, he was impulsive and became an enemy of Bu Yunfei. He was originally very shrewd, and after listening to Wang Sili's words, he immediately understood that he had fallen for Zhang Tongyou, and he was very ashamed in his heart. And Bu Yunfei's suggestion to grant Anqingzong an official position was indeed a clever plan to disintegrate the Yan army, so Xue Jingxian stepped forward and strongly agreed with Bu Yunfei.
After this night of life and death, the people Li Longji trusts most in his heart now are not the old ministers like Gao Lishi Wei Jiansu, nor the upstarts such as Bu Yunfei and Zhang Tongyou, but the low-level officials such as Xue Jingxian and Qiu Wenbo, who were not in the center of power. Last night, Li Longji witnessed Xue Jingxian and Qiu Wenbo fighting desperately in the imperial tent, and today, it is Xue Jingxian and Qiu Wenbo who are standing on his side without hesitation. Among Xue and Qiu, he trusts Xue Jingxian the most, this is because he is a Wenchen, and Qiu Wenbo is a military general. The monarchs of the Tang Dynasty all emphasized literature over military force, and the reason is very simple, Wenchen does not lead troops!
Therefore, Xue Jingxian spoke, Li Longji nodded, and said, "Xue Jingxian's words are reasonable!" An Qingzong's original official position was Taifuqing, Xue Jingxian, look at ......" said, and glanced at Zhang Tongyou.
Zhang Tongyou sat on the position of Taifuqing, replacing An Qingzong, who was "killed" by the emperor.
If you want to grant An Qingzong an official position, the most appropriate position is to restore his position as the imperial servant!
This is because the grade of Tai Fuqing is very high, and it is the third grade. Conferring this position on An Qingzong is enough to show the world Li Longji's magnanimity. And the main duty of the imperial servant is to be responsible for the etiquette of the imperial court. In peacetime, there is some power, but now that the war is raging, the Tai Servant Qing is an idle position in name only. Put An Qingzong in this position, even if he has different intentions, he can't make big waves.
If you want to grant Anqing Sect the Imperial Servant, then, you have to solve Zhang Tongyou, and to solve Zhang Tongyou, you must first solve the crown prince Li Heng! The reason is very simple, Zhang Tongyou is Li Heng's person!
Li Longji's words were obviously asking An Qingzong's position, but in fact, he was asking how to deal with the crown prince Li Heng!
The crown prince Li Heng conspired against the king, and there is no doubt about it. Zhang Tongyou's strong words were thoroughly pointed out by the words of the strange Taoist priest.
Killing the monarch and plotting rebellion is a mortal crime, and the prince's party and the prince himself are all capital crimes!
Li Longji already had murderous intent in his heart, but he himself didn't want to say it!
He needed someone to speak for him.
However, the matter of killing the crown prince, everyone present did not dare to say it. Gao Lishi, Wei Jiansu, Chen Xuanli, Cui Guangyuan, these old oilmen in officialdom naturally knew that they were powerful, and they all pretended to be deaf and dumb. And although Xue Jingxian was loyal, he persuaded the emperor to kill his own son, and he didn't dare to talk nonsense.
"Your Majesty, the minister is the Qipin County Order, and it is inconvenient to participate in the center!" Xue Jingxian kicked the ball out.
Xue Jingxian's words were decent. Killing the crown prince is the emperor's family affair, even if the courtiers need to participate, it is also the business of the cabinet ministers, and it is not the turn of a seven-grade county order at all.
"Bu Yunfei, what do you say?" Li Longji turned to Bu Yunfei.
Bu Yunfei said: "The minister is a six-rank cavalry captain, and it is the duty of the minister to capture the traitor, and the law is clear, but the minister cannot participate!" The appointment of officials above the third grade is the power of the central cabinet, and the ministers are foreign ministers, and they cannot participate! ”
Bu Yunfei also heard Li Longji's words. Of course, Bu Yunfei wants to kill Zhang Tongyou, but the problem is that Zhang Tongyou is not one person, but the entire prince group. Although Wang Sili exonerated An Qingzong, he didn't seem to want the crown prince Li Heng to be killed! Wang Sili had two thousand elite horsemen under his command and was completely in control of the situation, and when his attitude was not clear, Bu Yunfei did not want to come forward.
Li Longji's eyes swept to Gao Lishi, and before Li Longji could speak, Gao Lishi hurriedly said: "The old slave is a eunuch, and he is only responsible for the food, clothing, and travel of the saints. ”
Wei Jiansu was imprisoned by Yang Guozhong, and the title of Zhongcheng in the imperial history has long been gone, and until now, the emperor has not had time to reinstate him. Before Li Longji could look at him, he hurriedly said: "The minister is now a white-clothed criminal, and he has no grade!" However, the minister thought that all of you present had the right to participate in the center, only Cui Guangyuan and Master Cui! ”
Cui Guangyuan stumbled and almost fell to the ground, greeting Wei Jiansu's ancestor for eight generations in his heart.
Wei Jiansu is right, now on this river beach, only Cui Guangyuan really has the right to participate in the center, he has three official qualities, and he holds important positions such as Jing Zhaoyin and Yulin General, and in peacetime, Jing Zhaoyin is also a Yulin general, he is not only a minister, but also a cabinet minister with real power. He is the only one who has to deal with a serious case like the trial of the prince, even Dali Siqing does not dare to interfere!
But the problem is, these are troubled times!
Chang'an has been lost, Jing Zhaoyin is an empty title, the Sixth Army of the Praetorian Guard has been dispersed, and General Yulin is even more of a laughing stock!
What's more, Li Longji promoted Cui Guangyuan to the line of fire, originally let him be a substitute for the dead ghost!
It's good now, I didn't do anything for the dead ghost, but I have to accept such a hot potato from the prince!
Everyone can see that Li Longji has already started to kill, he just wants a word!
However, this sentence is as heavy as a thousand pounds!
To excuse the prince, there is no good end now! However, if you want to follow Li Longji's intention and propose to kill the prince, no one can say whether there will be a good end in the future!
Everyone here understands this!
Cui Guangyuan was greatly frustrated. I thought that sitting on Jing Zhaoyin was a matter of glory to the ancestors, but where did I think that I was helping people everywhere!
"Cui Guangyuan, you are a central minister, you can talk about it!" Li Longji looked at Cui Guangyuan with a smile.
Cui Guangyuan's back was drenched in cold sweat, and he knew that he couldn't hide, so he had to swallow and vomit: "The ministers are added to the cabinet, but in fact, there is no real talent to learn......
"You mean I have no eyes!" Li Longji's tone was not good.
Cui Guangyuan was so frightened that he fell to his knees: "The emperor atoned for his sins, the minister didn't mean that......"
"What do you mean!"
"Ministers, ministers, ministers mean that ministers don't understand the laws of the Tang Dynasty......"
Cui Guangyuan was in despair, and overheard Wang Sili say: "Your Majesty, the minister is not a cabinet minister, can you allow the minister to say something!" ”
Cui Guangyuan was overjoyed: "Your Majesty, although General Wang is not a minister, he is a famous general of my Tang Dynasty, with outstanding wisdom, General Wang must have insight!" ”
When Li Longji saw that someone was recruiting, he was no longer embarrassed for Cui Guangyuan, nodded and said, "Wang Sili, but it's okay!" ”
Wang Sili said: "The minister thinks that the prince is innocent and meritorious!" ”
As soon as Wang Sili's voice fell, everyone was dumbfounded, and Li Longji's face was even pale.