This is the memorial of Li Daozong, the minister of Honglu Temple.
In the memorial, Li Daozong impeached Gao Shen, the Minister of Household Affairs, and others for repeatedly meeting in secret with Turkic envoys without going through any formalities, which seemed to be some unruly behavior.
After reading it, the three people looked at each other, a little embarrassed.
When the Turkic envoy Ashina Mudan came to Chang'an, he visited them and other important officials in the court one by one. Everyone tried their best to avoid suspicion and did not have private meetings with the Turks. When they spoke, they were accompanied by people from Honglu Temple.
After Ashina Mudan left, some of her followers stayed in Chang'an, rented houses, and prepared to stay in Chang'an permanently, just like the envoys stationed abroad later.
Ordinary exchanges between the two countries will be completed through them, and Li Po has actually stationed some people in the royal court for a long time.
In fact, they are not only proof of good relations between the two countries, but also spies to spy on other countries' military and political affairs. As for how much role they can play, it depends on their communication skills.
Honglu Temple impeached Gao Shen, the Minister of Household Affairs, probably because Gao Shen had too many contacts with these Turkic envoys and did not apply for the company and records of officials from Honglu Temple...
For a nobleman like Gao Shen, such criticism not only lacks evidence, but also makes people feel like making trouble out of nothing.
Wen Yanbo hesitated for a long time and then said: "Is the Supreme Being angry about this? In my opinion... he should not be suspected of having connections with foreign countries. The imperial edict can just find out, or call the Minister Gao to the imperial court for questioning, and let him
Just defend yourself and rebuke a few words and that’s it.”
The other two people nodded secretly. A cryptic memorandum could not defeat the Gao clan leader. Otherwise, how could there be so many prominent families in Chang'an? They would have been killed long ago.
What made them extremely puzzled was why such a trivial matter would anger the emperor? Not really...According to the emperor's temperament, he would always make a decision before taking action. Since Gao Shen was mentioned, it meant that there were other stories?
Gao Shen, the Bohai Gao family...the thoughts of these people were all heavy.
Li Po seemed to be still angry, as the three of them expected, and said: "That's it, that's all. After all, it's just one person's words... But Gao Shen has repeatedly proposed opening border markets, and it's clear that he wants to communicate with the Turks.
Ruojie, I also heard that he has formed some caravans in private...
Huh, the Gao family is a powerful family. If nothing else, the food he collects is enough to feed the people of Anman City for a year and a half, but he still lacks a few goods? Then why did he form a caravan to go north?
Why did I block the trade route when I was in Yunnei? Su Yuanzai, you were there at that time, do you know the situation at that time?"
Su Tan is currently involved in a lawsuit. Gao Shenna, the minister of household affairs, is not just a decoration in the household department. The Gao family has been operating in the household department for many years.
The prospects can be imagined.
Hearing the emperor talk about caravans, he more or less had some understanding. Recently, the Ministry of Revenue seems to have spread that Gao Shen supports opening up border markets with Turks to allow caravans to travel.
In other words, the memorial of Li Daozong of Honglu Temple was not groundless. Li Daozong... pointed the finger at the head of the Gao family... The Li family in Longxi is no better than before. When he has no time to take care of himself, he still wants to touch the Gao family in Bohai? What is this?
reason?
Because of Gao Yuan's incident, the two families had a feud. Did anything happen between them?
While nervously thinking about the cause and effect of the matter, trying to clarify the joints, he said, "At that time, it was naturally because the border areas were empty, and the Turks had the intention of going south to herd horses.
, one after another flattered Mobei.
Once the Turks arrived, with such people as internal agents, the situation would be unimaginable, so the Supreme Leader led his people to cut off the trade routes, block their exchanges, and slightly control the situation."
Li Po patted the table lightly and said: "That's the truth. If the Gao family is not seeking profit, then why does he send people to the Turks? Is it possible to lure the Turks to the south to help them achieve their goals?"
Yang Gongren, who had been silent until now, said at this time: "Supreme, calm down, Gao Shen's move is indeed inappropriate, but they are just rumors. Even if it is verified,..."
Having said this, he shook his head slightly, and his meaning was very clear. It would not be easy for a powerful family like Gao to overthrow his boss. It would be almost like kicking in the door of Gao, which would trigger a series of fierce resistance. Otherwise,
If so, the emperors of the past dynasties would not be so afraid of the great nobles.
Su Dan also nodded in agreement and said: "Yes, the army is fighting outside. This is an extraordinary time... If there is turmoil in the household department, it is likely to affect the war situation, Your Majesty."
Wen Yanbo generally thought the same way. A high degree of caution is nothing, but a single move can affect the whole body. The Bohai Gao family has a reputation throughout the world, and its foundation is not so easy to shake.
At this time, he seemed to understand the emperor's anger. Being angry at his actions but jealous of his power was indeed not a good feeling for an emperor.
Thinking of this, he thought he had grasped the key, and he was trying to use the words of the other two to persuade the emperor to be patient for a while, and wait until the general trend of the world became clear before he would argue with Gao.
But Li Po over there has already said: "I know who the Gao family is, and I don't need you to remind me. I called you here late at night just to make you prepared, especially the household department... When the storm rises, turbulence is inevitable, so
As you said, when the battle situation ahead is stalemate, the logistics and equipment of the army cannot be affected.
You are all old people from Jinyang. You have to stabilize the situation. If anything goes wrong in the household department, you, Su Yuanzai, will be the ones to blame..."
Seeing the solemn expressions of the three people, especially Su Dan who looked as if he had eaten Coptis chinensis, the corners of Li Po's mouth finally curled up a little, but it quickly disappeared.
"Don't worry too much. I have made arrangements. As for you, just follow the steps, be prepared, and handle everything impartially, and you will be fine."
At this point, he pointed to the memorial and said: "Just like this memorial, just submit it directly to Zhongshu. I think Mr. Xiao will give a proper attitude."
Yang Gongren was still a little worse. Hearing this, he became more and more suspicious. The feeling of an imminent storm lingered in his heart for a long time.
Wen Yanbo and Su Dan, who had been with Li Po for many years, were beginning to wonder. The previous anger was probably done for them. It was a gesture to tell them that they were very angry and that this matter must be dealt with.
There needs to be a satisfactory result so that they don't get the wrong idea.
After that, the emperor's attitude became more and more certain, which meant that the situation was under the emperor's control and they did not need to worry too much. But here, the two people had different ideas.
Wen Yanbo's heart gradually calmed down, and the emperor never took aim without aim... After that, what he had to do was very simple, just deal with the matters involving the Gao family seriously and severely.
The only thing he was worried about was that the emperor had gone too far towards the Gao family, which would make other Kansai nobles feel in danger, and their efforts in the past year or so of entering Kansai would be in vain.
Su Dan was different from what he thought. The emperor wanted to deal with the Gao family... He had seen some clues before, and the other two people looked the same. So who did the emperor arrange it through? Qing Honglu Temple
Is Li Daozong one of them?
This undoubtedly gave Su Tan a strong sense of crisis. Does the emperor no longer trust them?
You must know that Gao Shen is the Minister of the Ministry of Hubu, and under his jurisdiction... He, the Minister of the Ministry of Hubu, has not received any news. Could it be that he is setting it up?
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The eunuchs were holding lanterns in front to guide the way, and Wen Yanbo and the other three were walking side by side behind. They were all excited but full of worries. It seemed that they didn't need to sleep tonight.
When they were about to leave the palace, Su Dan whispered: "If you two have nothing to do, why don't you come with me for a little while? I have a jar of good wine waiting for guests, let's have a few drinks to relieve our fatigue?"
The other two people looked up at the sky in unison. It was almost midnight and they couldn't sleep anyway. Moreover, some of the emperor's previous words were ambiguous and unpredictable. It would be better to discuss it with others and maybe they could sort it out.
What's the clue?
Wen Yanbo was the first to nod, "There's no need to drink wine. We have many official duties tomorrow, so we can't delay them."
Over there, Yang Gongren also responded with a smile, "Then don't bother Yuan Zai. I am old and I am already dizzy. I said the wrong thing after that. Don't take offense."
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The main residence of the Gao family.
The news that Gao Yun was captured and sent to the Chang'an Magistrate's Office reached here very early. His cousin had just gone out from his place to drink when he met Mrs. Cheng Guo and his party.
Gao Yun naturally knew what kind of virtue he was and Gao Shen didn't take it as a big deal after getting the news. When he heard that his cousin was beaten half to death, Gao Shen was still very angry.
You, a former empress, dare to beat the children of the Gao family in the street, do you still think that this is the former Sui Dynasty? In other words, for the sake of the Xiao family, I will not care about you, otherwise, I must let you know that the Gao family is not a prostitute like you.
Can someone like this be provoked?
His staff persuaded him to apologize to Xiao Yu, and he reluctantly agreed. After all, it was indeed his Gao family who was at fault, but what if his descendants of the Gao family were beaten in the street and taken to the Chang'an magistrate's office?
Thinking about Xiao Yu's past, Gao Shen felt a little scared, but as the leader of the Gao family, he had real confidence and did not want the Gao family to be bullied by the Lanling Xiao family.
Obviously Gao Shen was not very vigilant, and it was not easy to ask someone to intercede for Gao Yun late at night, so he could only ask someone to go to the Chang'an magistrate's office with his own invitation to ask for someone.
What he meant was that other things would come later, and it was only right to let the person go first.
Changsun Wuji did not impose a strong support, and asked people to reply to Gao Shen, allowing them to discuss it before making a decision.
The people of the Gao family did not doubt that he was there, and reported back to Gao Shen. Gao Shen thought it was nothing, so he had a good night's sleep, went to the Yamen as usual the next morning, and sent someone out to ask two favors to go to Chang'an Magistrate's Yamen to talk about Xiang Xiang.
Ichiban.
This is a trivial matter for the Gao family. The leaky Chang'an government office cannot contain the Gao family's descendants. That is to say, in the past two years, the Gao family was unlucky. A pair of strange father and son appeared, which made the Gao family lose a lot of people.
Today's Gao Yun...is no worse than that father and son. He went to the street to force his way into Mrs. Chengguo's car. What else do you think he wouldn't dare to do?
This chapter has been completed!