Volume 1: Chapter 72: The Aftermath (Part II)

The hour was not early, and Li Bao and Li Ying were on their way to Daming Palace. But at this time, the high-ranking officials in the Zichen Hall in the Daming Palace gathered, and the emperor Li Yi sat on the dragon chair, his face was cloudy, and he looked at the officials in the hall.

Wei Baoheng, Liu Ye, Wang Duo, Yu Cong, etc., the chief eunuchs in the palace, the left and right lieutenants of the Shence Army, Ximen Ji Xuan, Liu Xingshen, the left and right privy envoys Yang Xuanyi, Han Wenyue and Tian Xianchen, the envoys of the gate. All the high-ranking officials of the South and North Divisions stood on both sides of the hall. None of the officials spoke, some stared at each other with compassion, and some seemed to close their eyes to recuperate.

There was a white-faced eunuch kneeling in the center of the hall, and there was no doubt that Liu Ji had narrated the events of tonight, and many high-ranking officials in the hall and the officials on the throne did not react after hearing it. He has been kneeling in the temple for some time, but the official family did not say anything to ask him to retreat, and he could only kneel in the temple.

Liu Xingshen looked at Liu Jishu, who was kneeling in the hall, and said slowly: "The official family's affairs tonight are really a bit important, I don't know how the official family will make a holy decision?" ”

Li Yi looked at the important ministers of the court standing at the bottom of the stairs, and felt a little bored in his heart, in this good day of the Lantern Festival, this kind of thing happened. So Li Yi's tone was really not good: "That dog in Weibo Town is really hateful, he dares to tease my Changning, does he regard this Chang'an as Wei Zhou?" ”

Hearing Li Yi's words, Liu Xingshen waved his hand at Liu Jishu, who slowly withdrew from the Zichen Hall by himself. Then Liu Xingshen wanted to continue to speak, but Lieutenant Zuo Ximen Jixuan gestured to him and signaled him not to speak. So Liu Xingshen closed his mouth. Standing in his own position, he looked at Wei Baoheng on the opposite side leisurely.

Wei Baoheng looked at the eunuchs opposite as if they were dumb, and scolded in his heart: You eunuchs provoked the anger of the officials, but you didn't care about extinguishing the fire, you really belong to the traitors and thieves.

He looked at the prime ministers on his side and kept silent, and said in his heart: At this time, you have to come out yourself, otherwise it is not a way to stalemate like this.

So Wei Baoheng saluted Li Luo and said: "The official family is angry, tonight's matter is really difficult to do, that Han Jian is the eldest son of Han Junxiong, the envoy of Wei Bojiedu, and he came to Beijing this time to congratulate the official family on the New Year; Another purpose is to get the official family to approve that Han Junxiong Zhishi, so as to give way to Han Jian. Who knows, who knows that Han Jian actually died in Beijing. ”

Li Luo's anger had not subsided, and he said angrily: "This bastard dog will die if he dies." Is it possible that I still want to reward him? Reward him for molesting my beloved daughter? Darn! ”

Wei Baoheng was angry for a while, his father-in-law was angry? No matter how much I persuade myself, I'm afraid it's useless, if this father-in-law is angry, I am afraid that it will be difficult for Chang'an to have peace. At that time, Emperor Suzong had the monstrous merit of quelling the "Anshi Rebellion", but in the face of the three towns of Hebei, he also had to make a false and wrongful snake, so that the three towns of Hebei sat big. Emperor Dezong was high-spirited but also failed, and was driven out of Chang'an City by the three towns of Hebei.

There are several towns in Hebei, and the strongest in Hebei is Weibo. Tonight's incident is really scratching people's heads, Wei Baoheng has no proper solution to this matter, thinking that tonight's incident involves Li Bao again, Wei Baoheng can't be calm, how can these six princes be so able to cause trouble? But complaining in my heart is not a solution, we must find a way to solve this matter.

Wei Baoheng groaned: "The official's plan now is to stabilize Han Junxiong, he is an old soldier in Weibo Town, and he is deeply in the military heart of Weibo Town. Moreover, Weibo Town is located in the middle reaches of the Yellow River, with fertile land and the benefits of salt and iron. Rich is at the forefront of the world's feudal towns, and Wei Boya's combat power is really the strongest in the world's feudal towns. Tonight, more than ten Wei Bozhen soldiers under Han Yanei fought against a hundred-man team of Jin Wuwei, and they were stunned that Jin Wuwei couldn't find the north. The combat power of Wei Boya's soldiers can be seen. ”

Everyone in the hall listened to Wei Baoheng's words, and they all took a breath of cool air. A dozen tooth soldiers beat Jin Wuwei and a team of 100 people could not find the north, if Wei Bozhen Jiedu decided to rebel against the court because of the pain of losing his son, he was afraid that the official family would once again follow the example of Emperor Dezong and go into exile.

Li Yi was angry, and after listening to Wei Baoheng's words, he had to think about it, in case this matter was not dealt with properly, it would be a big disaster. Fighting a war is not a problem for him, but this war must not spread to Chang'an City, otherwise he will have no intention of enjoying himself.

So Li Yi looked at his ministers and said, "Wei Xianggong's words, you have also heard them, what should I do about this matter, you all tell me." ”

The emperor spoke, and the high-ranking officials didn't dare to pretend to be deaf and dumb, and Ximen Jixuan said: "This matter is not difficult to do, and it is difficult to do. It's just that what the official family thinks, the slaves and maids are stupid, and everything is judged by the official family. ”

After speaking, Ximen Ji Xuan continued to close his eyes and recuperate, and several other eunuchs looked at Ximen Ji Xuan with admiration, thinking that Jiang was still old and spicy, which was not false at all. All of them learned from Lieutenant Simon and continued to install statues.

The prime ministers of the South Ya on the opposite side scolded the old dog for being cunning in their hearts, and pretended to be stupid when something happened. It's just that he can't be stunned on his side, and the emperor is not a fool, so he brainteased one by one, thinking about what to do, so as not to be asked by the officials, and he couldn't answer and lose points for himself.

Li Yi looked at the important ministers and didn't speak, he was a little annoyed, and said angrily: "What's the use of raising you waste, do you have to have something to say one by one?" ”

So Li Luo didn't wait for the important ministers to reply, and said, "You can talk about it." ”

Yu Cong is in his forties, with a handsome face and a handful of beautiful hair, he is the concubine of the eldest princess of Guangde. It was Li Yi who asked him, he was angry in his heart, alas, how could he come up with an idea for such a thing? If the major military affairs led to the rebellion of Wei Bozhen because of his own words, then he had only one way to go by exterminating the clan and killing himself.

So Yu Cong scratched his ears and cheeks, and squeezed out a sentence for a long time: "This matter is very important, and I have to think about it again." ”

Li Yi didn't give up and nodded at Wang Duo and said, "Wang Xianggong, how do you say to deal with the aftermath?" ”

Wang Duo is forty-eight years old this year, with a Zhou Zheng face, born in the Taiyuan Wang family, and is the nephew of Wang Bo, the prime minister of the Wenzong Dynasty.

Wang Duo saw that the ministers were afraid to take responsibility when they encountered trouble, and he was extremely contemptuous in his heart, so he said loudly: "Since this matter has been decided by Jing Zhaoyin, it is good for the official family to directly inform Wei Bojie of the results of tonight." If he knows the current affairs, it is best to keep to himself, and if he dares to do that great rebellion, he should pacify this thief for the official. ”

Wang Duo's words frightened everyone in the palace, and now the treasury is empty, and it is the way to kill if you use military affairs in vain. Wei Baoheng hurriedly looked at Liu Ye, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites and Rites, the salt and iron transfer envoy.

Liu Ye is fifty and nine this year, his appearance is quite upright, his father is the staff of Li Deyu, the prime minister of the Wuzong Dynasty, and later was able to enter the career thanks to the former prime minister Liu Zhan, last year Princess Tongchang died of illness, Liu Ye in order to tie up Wei Baoheng and Lu Yan, he reported his benefactor Liu Zhan, the former prime minister, with a clear conscience. He was promoted to the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and concurrently served as the salt and iron transfer envoy, and was given the title of Tongping Zhangshi.

Wei Baoheng signaled to him, he immediately understood, and said to Li Yi: "The official family must not, if you take the words of the king, if the soldiers rise again, the national treasury will be empty, and the country has just quelled the Pang Xun rebellion, and the soldiers also need to recuperate." Besides, tonight's matter, as long as the official family issues an order to comfort Wei Bojie's envoy, and chooses another convenient person as a consolation envoy, he will definitely be able to resolve this matter invisibly. ”

Wei Baoheng saw that Liu Ye had already talked about things to this point, and it was almost over, so he also went out and said: "Official, Liu Xianggong's words are really a serious policy." Don't believe that rhetoric. ”

Wang Duo was annoyed when he heard this, and snorted at Wei Baoheng.

Li Yi saw that the four prime ministers had finished expressing their opinions, and they were basically divided into two factions, one was tough and the other was gentle. He himself couldn't make up his mind, so he looked at Yang Xuanyi and Han Wen among the eunuchs and said, "Can the two privy envoys have any objections?" ”

Yang Xuanyi and Han Wenyue glanced at each other, and said in unison: "The slave also thinks that what Liu Xianggong said is very true. ”

Li Yi looked at the ministers, they all agreed with Huairou, and he had nothing to do, being angry was only temporary, and the important thing was to be able to enjoy himself in time. So he said to Wei Baoheng: "Since everyone Aiqing has reached a consensus on this matter, let it be handled by Wei Xianggong." After looking at the important ministers, he continued, "Is there anything else?" If nothing happens, then they will all disperse, and I will be in need. ”

The prime ministers are naturally fine, the officials have already set the tone, so there is no need to say anything, and the next thing is to choose who to send to be the consolation envoy.

But the eunuchs can't be easy, after all, the envoy of the south of the Xuanhui Academy in the palace is dead, how to decide the new candidate, and the official family has to be asked, so Ximen Ji Xuan said: "The official family, the Yang envoy of the Xuanhui Yuan passed away due to illness, and the new Xuanhui Yuan South Courtyard envoy, who will succeed the official family?" ”

Li Yi looked at the eunuchs and said lightly: "Is there a candidate for Lieutenant Ximen?" ”

Ximen Ji Xuan looked at the chief eunuch in the palace and said: "The slave maid thinks that Wu Yipin, the envoy of the North Courtyard, is cautious and loyal, and he is worthy of this position." ”

As soon as Ximen Ji Xuan finished speaking, Yang Xuanyi said: "The official family is not proper, Wu Yipin has always been there."