When the people sent by Changsun Wuji arrived at Weize Pass, the people who announced the decree also arrived at Weize Pass. The chief envoy was Xiao Yu, and the deputy envoy was Chen Shuda.
In order to show the magnanimity of the emperor's favor and the importance he attached to this award, Li Yuan dispatched two important ministers at once, and also sent eight heavenly officials from the Ministry of Rites to accompany him.
There were also more than 10,000 strong men escorting thousands of carts, which were filled with wine and meat for the celebration of the soldiers at Weizeguan.
After Xiao Yu and Uncle Chen arrived in Leping, Taiyuan Prefecture, they sent someone to deliver the news to Wei Zeguan, asking Weize Pass to get ready to receive the imperial edict.
When Xiao Yu and his party arrived at Weize Pass, the soldiers in Weize Pass, led by Li Xiuning, personally welcomed them out of Wuli Di to show their attention.
Xiao Yu and his party were also five miles inside Weize Pass, held up the angel's guard of honor, played drums, and appeared in front of Li Xiuning and the others.
After Li Xiuning and others paid homage to Li Yuan from afar, Xiao Yu replaced Li Yuan and asked Li Xiuning and others to get up. Xiao Yu and his party put away the guard of honor and saluted Li Xiuning.
After the salute, Xiao Yu couldn't wait to ask, "Where is His Highness King Qi?"
Xiao Yu discovered early that Li Yuanji was not in the team to greet the angels, but because there was a set of procedures to go through, he refrained from asking.
It wasn't until a set of procedures was completed that I hurriedly asked questions.
Xiao Yu is a relative of the Li family. Xiao Yu's wife is the niece of the former Sui Dynasty Empress Dugu. Li Yuan is the former Sui Dynasty Empress Dugu's niece. Li Yuan and Xiao Yu's wife are uncles and cousins.
Therefore, when Xiao Yu and Li Yuan were ministers in the same palace in the former Sui Dynasty, they had a very good relationship and often communicated with each other in private.
Xiao Yu has watched several brothers and sisters of the Li family grow up, so he can follow Li Xiuning and ask questions at will.
If it were Chen Shuda who asked the question, he would hand over the question in a straight-forward manner. Li Xiuning said with a complicated expression: "I went hunting in the mountains..."
Xiao Yu stood there in a daze, his lips moving, not knowing what to say.
Chen Shuda and all the officials from the Ministry of Rites, who were eavesdropping with their ears tied, all stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
After being stunned for a long time, Xiao Yu slowly came back to his senses after being reminded by Chen Shuda. He stared at Li Xiuning and said in disbelief: "Why did he go into the mountains to hunt at this time?"
Li Xiuning responded: "The prey is the fattest at this time."
Xiao Yu asked, "Doesn't he know that the imperial court's decree to reward him has come down?"
Chen Shuda added on the side, "When I was waiting in Qinzhou, I sent someone to deliver the message. His Highness the King of Qi will not know about it, right?"
It took Xiao Yu and his party less than half a month to get to Weizeguan from Qinzhou.
Because they were accompanied by more than 10,000 strong men and escorted by more than 1,000 large vehicles, the journey was relatively slow.
Li Xiuning took a deep breath and said, "This matter is a bit complicated. Let's discuss it in detail after entering customs."
Xiao Yu and Chen Shuda are also human beings. When they heard Li Xiuning's words, they knew something was wrong with Li Yuanji.
Xiao Yu couldn't help but said: "He couldn't be proud of his achievements and deliberately neglected the imperial edict." Li Xiuning was speechless. Li Yuanji didn't deliberately neglect the imperial edict, but he didn't want to accept the imperial edict at all.
If it weren't for the people under his command, Li Yuanji might have blocked Xiao Yu and his party from Taiyuan Mansion.
However, it is not easy to announce this matter to the public. It is better to talk about it privately. If too many people know about it, the impact will be great. If the impact is great, Li Yuan will punish him harshly.
Li Xiuning didn't want Li Yuanji to be punished too severely. "You will be punished if you neglect the imperial edict." Xiao Yu reminded Li Xiuning when he saw that Li Xiuning was silent.
To be precise, he neglected the angel.
It's just that Xiao Yu and others can't act like angels in front of Li Xiuning and Li Yuanji, so they can only rely on the imperial edict.
According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, if you neglect an angel, you will not be punished as simple as being punished. Because neglecting an angel is no different from despising Li Yuan. If you despise Li Yuan, you will not be punished.
If it gets more serious, it may lead to implication.
However, where does Li Yuanji's identity lie? Even if he neglected the angel, Li Yuan would not be able to kill him.
After all, it’s not like Li Yuanji has never done more extreme things, and he’s not living a good life.
Li Xiuning nodded, indicating that he understood, and then told He Panren: "Pan Ren, please come in, all the angels."
He Panren immediately ordered a group of soldiers to clear the way and invite Xiao Yu and his party to enter the pass.
Seeing this, Xiao Yu couldn't say anything else and could only follow Li Xiuning into Weize Pass.
After arriving in the pass and settling in for a while, Xiao Yu and Chen Shuda appeared together in the courtyard where Li Xiuning lived.
After saluting, Xiao Yu immediately said, "Your Highness, what happened to His Highness King Qi?"
There were only Xiao Yu and Chen Shuda in the courtyard, as well as a few of Li Xiuning's cronies. Li Xiuning did not need to be secretive and said frankly: "Yuanji is not willing to accept the post of General Zhenyao."
Xiao Yu's expression changed, and Chen Shuda stared. "Is he going to resist the order?!" Xiao Yu asked subconsciously.
Li Xiuning nodded slowly.
Chen Shuda breathed heavily and said: "Resisting an imperial decree is a serious crime of beheading. Even His Highness, the King of Qi, has to be dismissed from his official position and be escorted back to Chang'an to wait for the death of the saint."
Xiao Yu nodded seriously and said to Li Xiuning: "Your Highness should know the importance of this. How can you let His Highness King Qi do whatever he wants?"
Li Xiuning looked at Xiao Yu and said, "Can't Song Guogong see the profound meaning of my father's appointment of Yuan Ji as General Zhen Yao?"
Xiao Yu hesitated for a moment and fell into silence.
Of course he knew the profound meaning of Li Yuan's canonization of Li Yuanji as General Zhenyao.
Before leaving, Li Yuan specifically told him to deliver the imperial edict to Li Yuanji and watch Li Yuanji be promoted to the post of General Zhen Yao.
Li Yuan also asked him to bring some words and asked him to relay them to Li Yuanji.
The general meaning is that after Li Yuanji was promoted to General Zhenyao, he immediately led his troops to Luoyang City and accompanied Li Shimin to return to the court as soon as possible.
"The sage's meaning is not something that the ministers can guess. If His Highness the King of Qi fails to accept the order, the ministers will not be able to return to the capital for a day. If the Sage blames him, not only His Highness the King of Qi will be punished, but the ministers will not be able to escape the punishment.
I also ask Your Highness and His Highness the King of Qi not to embarrass the ministers and others, and to accept the order as soon as possible, so that the ministers and others can go back and resume their duties."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Chen Shuda bowed his hand to Li Xiuning with a serious look on his face.
Li Xiuning ignored Chen Shuda, but looked at Xiao Yu and said, "Father is fooling around. Do you want Song Guogong to pretend not to see it? Song Guogong also watched Shimin Yuanji grow up. Song Guogong couldn't bear to see them, so there was a gap between them, and the brothers fought against each other.
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Xiao Yu's expression changed again, and his heart became very complicated. How could he bear it? So what if he couldn't bear it?
He grew up watching Li Shimin and Li Yuanji. But this is no longer the past.
The Li family is no longer the Li family of Taiyuan Prefecture in the past, but the Li family of the Tang Dynasty.
He and Li Yuan were no longer ministers in the same palace, but one was a monarch and the other was a minister. As a minister, he could take care of Li Yuan's affairs.
"Your Highness...you are joking. The saint loves you so much, how could he let you fight with each other?"
Xiao Yu forced a smile on his face and said dryly.
Li Xiuning stared at Xiao Yu and said, "Why should Song Guogong deceive himself?" Xiao Yu's smile froze and he fell into silence again.
Chen Shuda saw Xiao Yu's embarrassment, and immediately took a step forward and said solemnly to Li Xiuning: "As human ministers, how can I interfere in the family affairs of the Tian family? I hope that for the sake of the fact that I have served the Tang Dynasty for many years, your Highness,
Don't wait any longer for me."
Li Xiuning opened her mouth, and finally let out a long sigh. After all, they were separated by a layer of distance, and their former relatives and old friends could no longer get along with each other in the same way as before.
She hoped that Xiao Yu would come forward to speak to Li Yuanji and persuade Li Yuan, but Xiao Yu did not respond.
Li Xiuning was not willing to force others to make things difficult anymore, and immediately said: "I am not making things difficult for you. Yuanji did say that he would not accept the post of General Zhenyao. Before entering the mountain, he did not say where he was going or when he would return. Even if I
I couldn't find him even if I tried to look for him, and I don't know when he will come back."
What Li Xiuning told was the truth. Li Yuanji was very resolute in this matter and did not leave any trace behind. Even if she had a change in her heart, she could not find him if she tried to find him.
Xiao Yu and Chen Shuda both frowned and looked at each other, both seeing the embarrassment on the other's face.
Chen Shuda gritted his teeth and said, "Then I can only wait forever." Xiao Yu looked at Li Xiuning and nodded heavily.
Chen Shuda and Xiao Yu obviously came with a mission and were unwilling to take things lightly.
Seeing this, Li Xiuning muttered: "I'm afraid that after Yuan Ji left the mountain, he went directly to Luoyang City or returned to Chang'an."
Chen Shuda frowned and said: "As far as I know, His Highness King Qi's troops are still here. It is impossible for His Highness King Qi to abandon his troops and return to Beijing alone."
Li Xiuning said without hesitation: "I am ready to return to the capital. Yuanji's troops and horses, I will help him bring them back to the capital."
Chen Shuda frowned and said, "King Qi..." After saying two words, he couldn't continue.
He actually wanted to say, 'As the commander-in-chief of the rear army of this Eastern Expedition, how could the King of Qi abandon his troops and leave alone?' But the words came to his lips before he came out again.
The King of Qi has resisted the decree, but he still cares about this.
Besides, this was not the first time that King Qi abandoned his troops and ran away alone. If he could do it once, he could do it a second time. Chen Shuda looked at Xiao Yu and said, 'What should I do?'.
Xiao Yu pondered again and again, gave Chen Shuda a calm look, then looked at Li Xiuning and said: "Now that the matter has come to this, what do you think your Highness should do?"
Li Xiuning said: "You can tell my father the details here truthfully and wait for my father to make a decision. You can continue to read out the other decrees. After all, Yuanji is not here, but others are. My father will reward the meritorious officers and soldiers of Weize Pass.
Yuanji is not the only one who has the will."
Xiao Yu and Chen Shuda looked at each other again. Xiao Yu sighed: "This is the only way.
