In the Taiji Palace, the ministers were rare to be bold once, and they all pointed at the nose of the champion Hou Xiaorui and scolded.

Li Er sat on the dragon chair, his face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and the imperial case in front of him was full of impeachment notes, in fact, there was no need to impeach, and there was no need to inquire, Xiao Jiazhuang had already reported the content of Xiao Rui's negotiations with Lu Dongzan, which was more detailed than the back hand left by Lu Dongzan.

took out the Datang Jiannan Dao to make a bet, Xiao Rui didn't report it in advance, so Li Er was also very dissatisfied, can this kind of thing be a joke?

A few years ago, Xiao Rui was in charge of the Yushitai, and the entire Yushitai jumped from a cold bench yamen to a fiery arrogant yamen, and was even regarded by the people as the embodiment of justice in the Tang Dynasty. But after all, the Imperial Historical Observatory is the Imperial Historical Observatory, and it is the duty to impeach and unjustly, and it is not a department that strives to avenge the people's grievances.

Therefore, the main force to impeach Xiao Rui in the main hall today is Yushitai, not that they want to target this idol, but this time from the rumors in Chang'an City, to the full evidence, the nail is too dead, and Yushitai cannot be regarded as invisible.

Everyone quarreled for a while, and Li Er finally spoke impatiently, "Enough!" Xiao Rui, let's talk about it, is the matter between Tubo and Jiannan Dao true or false? This matter is all over the city, you can explain it well. ”

Xiao Rui didn't look at this cheap father-in-law, although he heard the other party's dissatisfaction in his words, but at this time in the main hall, he couldn't reply to the emperor in person, so he could only sprinkle his anger on the ministers.

"Who said that I fornicated with Tibet, stand up and come up with tangible evidence, if the evidence is conclusive, Ben Hou will let him be killed, and there will be no complaints."

A five-grade official from the Ministry of Rites stood up, he was born with five surnames and seven wangs, and when he saw the opportunity to suppress Xiao Rui, he was of course very active.

"There is news in Chang'an City, saying that Hou Ye wants to exchange the Tang Jiannan Road for the Tubo ......"

"Wait! That soul chews the root of the tongue? You made it clear, the rumor is it really that Benhou wants to change Tibet? Are you brainless? Or is Ben Hou crazy? Is the wealth of Jiannan Province comparable to that of Tibet? Xiao Rui scolded.

Forehead......

The man was stunned, and someone next to him immediately stood up to make up for it, "Master Hou, the rumors naturally can't be trusted, so let's go check them immediately." It just so happened that Lu Dongzan, the prime minister of Tubo, had not left Chang'an that day, so we sent someone to confirm it in person. ”

"Oh? What did Lu Dongzan say? Xiao Rui was very curious.

The other party replied: "The prime minister of Tubo said that Hou Ye sent someone to invite him to Xiaojiazhuang to negotiate a deal, and Hou Ye wanted the Xiao Family Chamber of Commerce to go deep into Tubo business, but Lu Dongzan did not agree. So Hou Ye took the Tang Jiannan Road as a bet in exchange for the opportunity to go to Tubo to trade. We have here a testimony signed by Lu Dongzan. ”

What???

Hearing such detailed evidence, the audience was in an uproar, and even Xiao Rui's other old father-in-law, Wei Zheng, frowned deeply, this evidence was too unfavorable for Xiao Rui.

"Master Hou, is this the case? The following officials know you that you do your best and do not care about your own interests, and you are not the kind of villain who betrays the interests of the country for private interests, this is not true, right? Someone from the household department stood up and asked.

Xiao Rui snorted coldly: "Of course it's not true!" ”

Then he pointed at a group of impeachers and angrily rebuked: "Do you have a hole in your brain? The barren land of Tibet, Benhou wants to go to business? Isn't there a mountain of gold and silver in front? Is it worth me to send Datang Jiannan Road as a bet in exchange for a promise from the other party to agree to the business? What kind of thing is Lu Dongzan? Is it also worthy to negotiate terms with Ben Hou? ”

"Besides, the purpose of traveling is to make money, and the trade on the Silk Road in the Western Regions can't be done, what should I do in the barren land of the southwest?"

Well??

With such words, not only the ministers were stunned, but Li Er was also a little surprised, and said in his heart, what is this kid doing? Lying and quibbling?

"What does Master Hou mean?" Some people are puzzled.

Xiao Rui scolded with his head and face, "A bunch of fools! That Lu Dongzan is clearly pouring dirty water to frame Ben Hou, it's better for you to go to him for verification? This rumor is what he put it. Who doesn't know that Ben Hou beat him up badly, and now that he is leaving, dig a pit for Ben Hou to take revenge. ”

"It's better for you to listen to the wind and rain, and don't use your brain to think about it, even if you want to make up a reason to harm me, you can also make up a little like this, this kind of loss-making deal? Don't say that Ben Hou can't do it, it's a person who can't do it, right? ”

"Also, Jiannandao belongs to the Tang Dynasty and the imperial court, so take Jiannandao as a bet? Am I eligible? Even His Majesty doesn't dare to say that he is betting on territory. ”

Forehead......

Everyone looked at each other, and their faces were flushed, "But...... Hou Ye, Lu Dongzan's testimony ......"

"I said that he was taking revenge on Benhou, you guys are good, you are my officials in the Tang Dynasty, but you are a sword envoy for an outsider, and you have the ability to talk and sword to rectify the Tibetan barbarians, what do you do to deal with me? Where were you when people came to force you to get married? ”

"Hmph, an expert in the civil war, an outsider in the foreign war, if this marquis is not a complete loss of martial arts, he will not make a marquis today, and he will beat you fools."

Li Er set the table and scolded: "Okay! It is enough to make the misunderstanding clear, let you explain, what do you want? Beat up my courtiers? Hundreds of officials have the duty to hear about things, and you made an appointment to see Lu Dongzan privately to discuss business, which is not in accordance with the rules, so I will pass you to explain, and I will not wronged you. ”

Xiao Rui said aggrievedly: "Your Majesty, Weichen is talking about business in private, isn't it for the Tang Dynasty?" Is it really trying to make money? Tubo is poor and white, making money from them? It's not as much grain as my Zhuangzi. ”

Wei Zheng stood up at the right time and asked, "Oh? Is there any state affair involved in this transaction? But what is the secret scheme? ”

Xiao Rui nodded and said: "Everyone knows that Tubo has relied on its geographical advantages and released rumors that they are blessed by the gods, and outsiders will be cursed if they invade, and they will be seriously ill at least and lose their lives at worst, so for so many years, it has always been them who have come down to harass our borders in the autumn wind, but we have no power to attack the past to take revenge." ”

"I think the so-called curse is just a trick on them, and nine times out of ten it is not adaptable. However, the Tibetans were very tightly defended, and it was difficult for outsiders to go deep into them to find out. It's best to crack this so-called cursed natural danger, and then our army can attack Tibet, and no longer have to be threatened by them. ”

After hearing this, everyone suddenly realized, and began to apologize to Xiao Rui one by one, it turned out that this was the case, Hou Ye is really still the righteous Hou Ye, we have no eyes, and we misunderstood Hou Ye. Hou Ye is not a traitor, he is a hero!

"And what about later? Is it done? ”

"No, Lu Dongzan didn't keep his hand, he was afraid that I would really crack it, so whether it was to discuss cooperation, or coercion and temptation, or even provoke him to bet, it was useless, so I had no choice but to let them go, and crack the curse, and slowly figure it out in the future." Xiao Rui said regretfully.

The problem was clarified, everyone apologized, and the farce of the court meeting came to an end.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, Li Erliu Xiao Rui had dinner in the Lizheng Palace.

When Weng and his son-in-law were alone, Li Er asked the real doubt, "If Lu Dongzan agrees to bet, do you really want to bet on Jiannan Dao?" ”

Xiao Rui knew that he couldn't hide it, so he answered truthfully, he had answered Li Junxian before, it was a blank check, either he forged the national certificate, or he didn't honor it in the future, even if he cashed it, he would kill people and grab the land when they sent someone to take over, and regain control of the territory, no matter how he calculated, he would not lose money.

Li Er glanced blankly and reprimanded: "Nonsense! Your words and deeds represent Datang, not child's play! ”

Xiao Rui was puzzled: "Father-in-law, use my personal reputation to exchange for a country in Tibet, this deal is worth it!" ”

Li Er shook his head and said, "This is not your personal reputation, nor is it a matter of Tubo or a country." If I support you by such unscrupulous means, then my Datang will self-destruct the Great Wall, and in the future, the kings and ministers of future generations will all follow your example and achieve their goals by unscrupulous means. ”

"I know that you have good intentions and want to nip the danger in the bud, but if Datang wants to stand, it must have a dignified national integrity. Got it? ”

Xiao Rui nodded, "Xiao Rui remember!" ”

Li Er didn't want to reprimand too much, and said gently: "Okay, sit down and talk about Tubo, you haven't been able to calculate Lu Dongzan, so what are you going to plan?" I remember that you said that you would train a special army to deal with Tibet, and I have already selected 20,000 elites, who can be sent to you to train at any time. ”