In the Zichen Palace, Empress Wu looked at Pei Yan with a playful smile on her face.

At this moment, Pei Yan felt uncomfortable all over his body, and he had a feeling that his hand might have made a mistake.

Empress Wu's gaze swept over Pei Yan, turned her head to look at Li Xuan on the other side, and then asked indifferently, "King of Nanchang, what do you say about Pei Shangshu's impeachment?"

Li Xuan arched his hand with a solemn expression, and said: "Returning to the Queen of Heaven, the minister had suspected that the King of the East China Sea was either the King of Yue or the King of Cao, but the southeast party proved that the King of the East China Sea had nothing to do with the descendants of the King of Hailing County, and now the grandson of the Hidden Prince was involved in the case, so the minister doubted whether he was the descendant of the Hidden Prince in order to confuse the world, so he used the name of the King of the East China Sea, if it was true, then the Tianyin Sect was just a tool used by the descendants of the Hidden Prince."

Li Xuan looked sideways at Pei Yan, who looked suspicious, and a trace of indifferent coldness flashed at the corner of his mouth.

Pei Yan didn't seem to expect that Li Xuan had already suspected the relationship between the King of the East China Sea and the King of Cao Yue, so that, coupled with everything today, he was directly locked as the descendant of the hidden prince Li Jiancheng.

"If one tool is destroyed, he can make another at any time, so the Heavenly Yin Sect is just the tip of the iceberg of the East Sea King's huge power." Li Xuan bowed slightly, and then said with great rigor: "The extermination of the ministers is just the Tianyin Sect, and now it is the King of the East China Sea and the descendants of the Yin Prince who are coming out, and the two cannot be mixed up, nor can they be the same."

In the final analysis, the Tianyin Sect is just a remnant of the previous dynasty, but the King of the East China Sea, the Prince of Yin, if this kind of thing is not handled carefully, it will directly shake the foundation of the Tang Dynasty.

"Pei Aiqing, what the king of Nanchang said, you understand." Empress Wu turned her head, looked at Pei Yan, and said with a cold expression: "The king of Nanchang has found out so many things in less than half a year, and you have been in charge of the criminal department for several years, but why has there been no progress at all, it is those people in the criminal department who are wine bags and rice bags, and they also say that you Pei Zilong has no way to govern the department!"

Empress Wu shouted loudly, and with a "poof", Pei Yan had already knelt down directly.

Pei Yan's face was ugly, but he still calmly arched his hand and said: "The queen of heaven, the minister is guilty, the minister is incompetent, and I also ask the queen of heaven to remove the minister from the post of secretary of the criminal department, but the matter of the Tianyin Sect has only been ...... because of its recent actions Grab the handle, please don't punish the ministers of the Criminal Department."

Li Xuan looked sideways at Pei Yan, and his heart was full of surprise.

Pei Yan is really good at talking, not only shirking his responsibility, but also being a good person by the way.

Empress Wu snorted coldly and said with a sneer: "Of course you are guilty, you did not manage the Criminal Department strictly, causing Ashina Ni Shushu to steal the official horse of the Criminal Department, and you will be suspended for one year to atone for your sins."

"Obey." Pei Yan had already knelt down deeply.

Li Xuan had already lowered his eyebrows at this time, and now he could see that between Empress Wu and Pei Yan singing and harmonizing, Pei Yan's responsibility in this matter had been completely removed.

Li Xuan felt a little tired in his heart, although Pei Yan was calculated by the King of the East China Sea, it was too unpleasant to see him take the responsibility out so easily.

At the same time, Li Xuan also had some doubts in his heart, what was Pei Yan doing, so anxious to exonerate himself.

"The Queen of Heaven, the Ministry of War is related to the country's military affairs, the war horses of the Ministry of War were stolen, and the ministers are also guilty, please investigate thoroughly, and all the guilty people in the Ministry of War will be searched and arrested." At this time, Pei Xingjian also took a step forward and arched his hand with a solemn face.

Pei Yan bowed his head deeply, and his face was already cold.

Empress Wu knocked lightly on the table, then looked at Pei Xingjian and said, "Pei Aiqing, you have not managed the military department well, and you will also be suspended for a year, as for what you said, you are allowed to check yourself."

"Obey." Pei Xingjian bowed deeply.

Empress Wu suddenly turned her head, looked at Li Xuan, and asked with a hint of playfulness, "King Nanchang, do you think it's appropriate for the Empress to deal with it like this?"

Li Xuan's face was solemn, and he said: "Back to the Queen of Heaven, this time the Tubo and Turks joined forces to calculate, and it was basically for the sake of our dynasty's expedition to Tibet, so I framed and colluded with the two Shangshu, and the Queen of Heaven handled it very appropriately, so it was explained to both inside and outside the court.

It's just that this matter can't be concluded so hastily, and the minister proposed to ask Pei Shangshu to patrol the border this winter......

After all, the Turkic tribes still have to be put in order, otherwise if there is a change in the coming year, the consequences will be unimaginable."

Empress Wu nodded with satisfaction and said, "What the King of Nanchang said is reasonable, although the Ashina royal family has served in Chang'an, its roots are still in the grassland departments, if it is not for the grassland tribes not to be subordinate, they will have the heart to be reckless."

Empress Wu's eyes fell on Pei Xingjian and Pei Yan, and after a little thought, she spoke directly: "As for patrolling the border, Pei Yan, you go this winter, this Turkic reckless tribe, this palace should not hear any more from them."

"Obey." Pei Yan immediately bowed his hand solemnly, and then stood up.

"Also, the matter of the King of the East China Sea, the Criminal Department and Dali Temple must continue to investigate, and they must not slack off." Empress Wu clenched her fists tightly.

Compared with a marginal clan like Li Xuan, the descendants of the hidden prince Li Jiancheng naturally have a threat to the throne.

The Xuanwumen Incident back then had an unspeakable past.

Even today, the Empress Wu still doesn't dare to ignore it.

Immediately, she grimaced and continued: "Jin Wuwei, as well as the staff of the Ministry of War, must keep a close eye on the collusion between Tubo and the traitors in the DPRK and China, and must not arrest or indulge a person in vain."

"Obey." Li Xuan and Pei Xingjian surrendered at the same time.

"For the battle of Tubo, the preparations of the military department must be accelerated, Pei Qing, this matter must not be delayed." Empress Wu looked at Pei Xingjian again.

The reason why she was reluctant to let Pei Xingjian go to patrol the border this winter was that she wanted to keep him to prepare for the expedition to Tibet.

In the battle of Tibet, the slightest negligence will immediately cause tens of thousands of soldiers to die on the plateau, and they must not be neglected at all.

Except for Pei Xingjian, the others, Wu Hou is not at ease.

"Obey." Pei Xingjian immediately gave up his hand very seriously.

"There is no one inside and outside the court that is reassuring." Empress Wu took a deep breath, looked at the piece of music placed high on the side of the table, and said coldly: "It has only been a long time since the Turkic incident happened, and so many people have impeached the two Pei Aiqing, it seems that the King of the East China Sea has full influence in the court!"

Li Xuan suddenly raised his head in surprise, and his eyes fell on the stack of bullet stamps on the table on one side, which only had dozens of copies.

He really didn't expect that there would be so many people who would impeach Pei Xingjian and Pei Yan just because the Turks stole the horses of the military department and the criminal department.

No wonder Empress Wu wanted to implement Pei Xingjian and Pei Yan's punishment decisions so quickly, it turned out that it was all because of this.

Li Xuan hurriedly bowed his head, he knew that these pieces may not have much to do with Tubo, Pei Xingjian and Pei Yan are both from the Pei family in Hedong, and they are both trusted by Li Zhi and Empress Wu, as long as they go a little further, they will immediately be the prime minister.

Although the two don't deal with each other, they are all old methods of the family.

There are 300 states in the Tang Dynasty, and I don't know how many people are staring at the position of that Pingzhangshi.

The Pei family is going to enter the two of them at once, and I don't know how many people in the world are red-eyed, but now that they finally have an opportunity, they naturally have to seize it.

Perhaps, this is also the means of the King of the East China Sea.

"The queen of heaven, Liu Yingdao was ordered to see the driver." Empress Wu waved her hand and said to Li Xuan and the others, "You wait to stand aside."

"Whoa!" Li Xuan, Pei Xingjian, and Pei Yan stood on one side, all of them solemnly.

Immediately after, a fifty-year-old man in a scarlet robe walked in from outside, and he saw that his face was solemn and calm, and he could see clear caution between his hands and feet.

He didn't know that his second son was dead.

Li Xuan, as well as everyone in the main hall, came to this conclusion at the same time.

"Liu Yingdao, the minister of the Ministry of Langzhong, meet the Queen of Heaven, the Queen of Heaven Sheng'an!" Liu Yingdao saluted the Empress Wu very strictly, and there was no mistake in etiquette.

Empress Wu raised her eyebrows, and then said, "Liu Langzhong, how long have you not seen your Erlang?"

"Guangye?" Liu Yingdao's face instantly became embarrassed, but he didn't hesitate much, and said: "After returning to the heavens, Guangye husband and wife are not harmonious, often nostalgic for flowers, and there is an outer room, and the minister saw him back half a month ago."

Liu

Ying Dao did not lie, everyone present was human spirits, if some lied, they may not be able to see what kind of lie they were telling, but whether they lied or not, they could see at a glance.

What's more, under a few pairs of sharp eyes, if you lie, some suspicious details can be seen immediately.

But Liu Yingdao had nothing on him.

"But what did the dog do and commit a great sin?" Liu Yingdao raised his head with some caution, looked at the Empress Wu, and arched his hand: "If Guangye violates the laws of the imperial court, please deal with it according to the law, and the minister will never intercede."

Liu Yingdao's gaze swept over Li Xuan, Pei Guangye and Pei Yan, and his brows suddenly furrowed tightly.

Although he usually does not take the initiative to touch those sensitive things, although the Turkic affairs are blocked from the outside world, everyone in the DPRK and China knows about them.

Liu Yingdao didn't expect that he would see Li Xuan, Pei Guangye and Pei Yan at the same time, and his heart was immediately a sigh.

However, Empress Wu did not let him continue to think deeply, and Empress Wu asked directly and decisively, "Liu Langzhong, how long has it been since you been to Changle Gate?"

Liu Yingdao suddenly raised his head in astonishment, and he arched his hand in a bit of a panic: "After returning to the heavens, except for the first day of the New Year every year, the minister has never been to Changle Gate at other times."

"Then go and see, your mother-in-law has been unwell lately, and the doctor said that she doesn't have much time left." Empress Wu's words even Li Xuan, Pei Guangye and Pei Yanye were extremely stunned.

Liu Yingdao's son Liu Guangye is the grandson of Li Jiancheng, the hidden prince, and Liu Yingdao is naturally Li Jiancheng's son-in-law.

Liu Yingdao's mother-in-law is naturally Li Jiancheng's wife.

Hidden Princess, Zheng Guanyin,

Li Xuan bowed his head stiffly, inside and outside the government and the opposition, there were very few people who knew that Princess Yin was still alive.

There are even fewer who know that she has been hiding in Changle Gate.

In that year, Li Jiancheng, the hidden prince, and Li Yuanji, the king of the nest, were executed.

Li Yuanji's wife, Yang, married Li Shimin, enjoyed grace, and had a son, Li Ming, the king of Cao.

And the wife of the hidden prince Li Jiancheng is Zheng Guanyin.

Zheng Guanyin was born in the Zheng family of Xingyang, one of the seven families with five surnames, and his father and brother are both in the government and the opposition.

Even if the family was affected because of the incident of the hidden prince Li Jiancheng, he still sat firmly in one of the seven families with five surnames, and Taizong did not dare to make a mistake.

As for Li Yuanji's wife, Yang, although she is the grandniece of Yang Xiong, the king of Suiguan, her family support is very weak.

Although he repeatedly and firmly refused, he was finally succeeded by Li Shimin, but throughout his life, he was not canonized as a concubine by Taizong.