When the two leaders, Li Jingxuan and Wei Dongcheng, came to an agreement, the investigation of Yun Chu stopped there.
The next step they want to investigate is Ying Gong Li Ji.
Different from investigating Yunchu, when investigating Yinggong, an old tiger with half of his teeth, Yunchu truly saw the majesty of the imperial envoy.
More than twenty censors and fifty or sixty accountants borrowed from Chang'an penetrated into all the industries of the Yinggong Mansion, not only the main business of the Yinggong Mansion, salt and iron, but also the farms outside the city and the residences of the tribes.
The ground has not been spared. It can be said that after this investigation, Li Jingxuan clearly knows how many chickens there are in the Yinggong Mansion.
After only ten days of investigation, Li Jingxuan keenly discovered that the Yinggong Mansion was now an empty shell, and the profits they gained in Chang'an were flowing to Hexi without any scruples.
Xu Jingye is on the mountain on the left side of Hexi.
To give some money and food to the grandson who was expelled from his family, with the prestige of the British Duke, even the emperor would not say a word. The problem is that when Li Jingxuan counted the number of armors and weapons of the British Duke's soldiers and subordinates,
I found a vacancy for the boss in the middle.
The Yun family has twenty-four armors, twenty-four crossbows, twenty-four horses, and twenty-four armors. Li Jingxuan has personally inspected it. There is no doubt that people, armor, crossbows, and crossbows can all be used. There is no more or less.
There is no counterfeiting.
Things were very bad here at the Duke Ying's Mansion. There were one hundred soldiers in the Duke Ying's Mansion, but Li Jingxuan only saw twenty in the Duke Ying's Mansion. According to the steward, the whereabouts of the other eighty people were said to be a caravan sent to other places to protect the family.
The reason why the emperor allowed the Duke Ying's palace to have one hundred soldiers was to protect the old meritorious service of the Duke Ying. If these soldiers did not wear armor, they were allowed to help the family. Unfortunately, the eighty missing people could not be found.
Even the armor, crossbow, and spear disappeared.
This is big trouble.
One hundred soldiers, all of whom were loyal soldiers of Duke Ying. He had commanded the Tang army for decades and recruited warriors from them. They were all the top combatants of the Tang Dynasty. Back then, Emperor Taizong attacked Dou Jiande's army formation at Hulao Pass.
At that time, the hundred Xuanjia he led were actually Taizong's personal troops.
Yun Chu, Wen Wen and Di Renjie all thought that Ying Gong was a pro-jun, and even if he was not as good as Taizong's Xuan Jia, the difference was very limited.
Such a miraculous thing as a hundred cavalry defeating ten thousand armies is not a rare thing in the Tang Dynasty. There are many people who have done this kind of thing. Although the British army has never done it, if they are capable of doing this kind of thing, I believe everyone in the world has done it.
No one in the world is surprised.
Eighty fully armed soldiers, that is, in Chang'an, Luoyang is not very conspicuous. If it goes to the local area, it is a force enough to attack the state and break the government. Not all state capitals are like Chang'an. Luoyang is like a cloud of soldiers.
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However, Li Yifu and Wei Dongcheng also discovered from another angle that the Duke Ying had no objection, because they did not find that there were any extra soldiers in the Duke Ying's house.
To measure whether a person is rebellious, the main thing to look at is whether the armor increases, not decreases.
Now, what is remarkable is that Duke Ying committed the crime of concealing information. When those eighty soldiers did not commit any major crimes, Duke Ying only had to go to Luoyang in person, meet with His Majesty, explain himself, and admit his mistakes.
It is estimated that this matter will be settled.
And Li Ji didn't seem to take this matter to heart. He even accepted all the blame in front of Li Jingxuan and Wei Dongcheng without even trying to argue.
Therefore, Li Jingxuan and Wei Dongcheng took the opportunity to investigate the noble families who had good relations with the Ying Gongfu. The results of the investigation were shocking. Whether it was Cheng Yaojin's family, Liang Jianfang's family, or even Su Dingfang's family, they all existed to a greater or lesser extent.
The problem is that the soldiers are not in Chang'an.
After a final headcount, nearly five hundred soldiers were not in Chang'an.
After seeing this number, the sweat on the foreheads of Li Jingxuan and others immediately flowed down.
Naturally, Yunchu knew the news immediately.
Wen Wen sighed and said: "This is a sign that your Majesty will use this incident to lead the old heroes of Chang'an to Luoyang to meet His Majesty."
Yun Chu smiled and said: "This is another way of showing their existence to Your Majesty. I just don't know if Your Majesty will accept their tricks."
Di Renjie smiled and said: "It is impossible for your Majesty to punish so many veteran veterans at once. This time, most of them will forgive them magnanimously. However, a series of regulations will be issued afterwards to restrict soldiers from leaving the capital."
Yunchu stood looking at the map for a long time, and finally pointed at Tuyuhun and said: "What is this guy Xu Jingye doing? If he runs further south, he will soon enter Xishu. There are no strong armed forces in that area.
It’s amazing that there are some Qiang tribes that thrive there, so they don’t need so many soldiers. Besides, the terrain there is very high and there is an air plague, which is a disaster for the soldiers.”
Wen Wen waved her arms and said with a smile: "It's not like you are here to plot Chang'an, right? If not, it's none of our business. Our relationship with Mr. Ying is already very bad, so don't add fuel to the fire any more."
Yun Chu and Di Renjie were speechless after hearing Wen Wen's words, but there was a chill that penetrated from the tailbone to the Tianling Cap.
Five hundred soldiers can play countless tricks in Li Ji's hands, and every trick can be said to be unrivaled in the world.
I really don’t have the extra courage to compete in the military with Ying Gong, a figure who is like a military god.
Apart from military struggles, Yun Chu was not afraid of Ying Gong Li Ji, and was even able to gain some upper hand with his foresight.
Once the subject of military matters is involved, it is definitely not a shameful thing to give in in front of Yinggong Li Ji, and it can even be used to brag.
Because the bones of those who used to compete with the hero Li Ji on the battlefield were so dry that they could be used as drumsticks.
"How about using the name of the Chang'an government to make things easier for Mr. Ying and others and ease the relationship? To be honest, the back of my neck always feels cold when I go against this old thief, Mr. Ying.
According to his behavior, either he doesn't take action or if he takes action, he won't leave any way for us to survive.
Such an old thief is only suitable to let God make him die of old age, and it is really not suitable to use other means to kill him."
Di Renjie thought for a while, but finally gave up and said what the three of them had always wanted to say but were reluctant to say.
He gently licked his dry lips and said: "If you want to show your kindness, it would be better to start with Su Gong and Liang Gong. It looks better this way. It would be a bit embarrassing to start helping Ying Gong directly."
Yun Chu sighed and said: 'How can we make Mr. Ying feel that we have no ill intentions towards him..."
Having said this, Yun Chu slammed the table and said, "Stop talking. If you keep talking, I can feel the obscene smell emanating from my body."
Wen Wen then patted the table, pointed at Yun Chu and said: "Your Majesty's birthday is just around the corner, so don't go. Send your son to bring your handwritten letter, and prepare a thicker gift."
Yun Chu said helplessly: "It's even more obscene."
Di Renjie said: "You are so skilled in martial arts that you can escape from the hands of five hundred soldiers?"
Yun Chu shook his head.
"Not to mention five hundred soldiers, considering the quality of the soldiers in Duke Ying's mansion, I am lucky to be able to escape from the siege of ten soldiers.
If equipped with a firearm, I would definitely be dead."
"That's it. We are still young and there are still many important things to do. We absolutely cannot behave like an old thief like him who is about to die."
"That's right, no matter how you say it, your father-in-law is also a person who lives in Chang'an City. Even if we are from Chang'an, everything in Chang'an should be settled in Chang'an.
I'm going to find Li Jingxuan right now to discuss how to settle this matter. You go home quickly to prepare gifts.
It's best to let Li Si take Yun Jin with him, so that Mr. Ying won't be able to refuse."
This was the first time that Yun Chu saw panic expressions on the faces of Wen Wen and Di Renjie. Perhaps it was because they were natives of the Tang Dynasty and had a clearer understanding of who Yinggong Li Ji was.
what to do?
When you can beat him, you should beat the drowned dog hard.
When there can be a tie, it is natural to go tit-for-tat.
When you can't beat someone, you naturally have to show weakness, because if you can't beat someone, you just can't beat them. You can't hide it, and you can't pretend that you can beat it. In that case, you're looking for death.
Weak people must have the consciousness of being weak. Otherwise, Emperor Taizong would not have killed the white horse on the edge of the Wei River and made an alliance with the Turkic Jieli Khan to become a nation of brothers.
King Gou Jian of Yue would not go to Wu King Fu Chai to taste the excrement.
Previously, the British Duke Li Ji got a cow to warn Yun Chu, and even warned Xue Rengui. Although the cow was given to the army of the Sixteenth Guards by the prince to drink soup, the warning was still effective.
In the evening, Yun Chu returned home and told Yu Xiurong the results of the discussion between the three of them. After thinking for a long time, Yu Xiurong said: "Since I have already lost my face and surrendered, there is no need for my husband's face.
If Li Si goes, it will make Duke Ying feel that you are using imperial power to suppress him. If Yun Jin goes, it will make Duke Ying feel that you are looking down on him. You are clearly in Chang'an and you are not going, but you are sending two young ones away. What's the point?
I will prepare a generous gift, and it is best for your husband to take Li Si, Yun Jin, Yun Jin, Wen Huan, and Di Guangsi to celebrate his birthday, so that you can bow your head and admit your mistake."
Yun Chu gritted his teeth and said, "It's too shameful... Also, don't try to persuade me about Han Xin's humiliation."
Yu Xiurong sighed slightly and said: "I have been watching over these years. My husband has had a smooth journey and has never encountered any setbacks. Now, it is time for him to suffer a setback.
The Duke is old and his methods are unfathomable. It is actually very irrational to fight against such an old man.
The biggest difference between you and your father-in-law is actually Xu Jingye. Your father-in-law is very affectionate and wants to help Xu Jingye. My husband, you don’t want Xu Jingye to grow into a dragon, and you want to check and balance him at all times.
In fact, from my point of view, a hundred Xu Jingye are not as scary as the heroic grandfather who is about to be buried.
If Xu Jingye is allowed to develop for a few years, can it be said that Xu Jingye can escape from the clutches of her husband?"
Yun Chu's face slowly calmed down and he said softly: "As long as I want to kill Xu Jingye, he will definitely die."
Yu Xiurong smiled and said: "My husband is the best among the new generation of the Tang Dynasty. Looking at the world, how many people can compare with my husband?
From my concubine's point of view, Xue Rengui is just a warrior, and Pei Xingjian is just an official fan. Compared with her husband, they are far different.
A few days later, my husband took Li Si, Yun Jin and all the children at home to celebrate the birthday of Mr. Ying. Because of his power, no one except Mr. Ying dared to look at him. With Li Si around, the nobles did not dare to say anything.
If you talk nonsense and bring a few children along, the scene will definitely become lively.