The imperial censor walked into the palace and loudly announced, "Retreat from the court!"
All the civil and military ministers stood up and saluted: "Your Highness is sent away with all due respect!"
Li Yuanji stood up slowly, rolled up his sleeves and left the Tai Chi Hall.
After Li Yuanji left, all the civil and military officials dispersed.
The civil and military officials gathered together in small groups, some were building relationships, some were using the back door, and some were discussing government affairs. They talked, laughed, and left the Tai Chi Hall noisily.
When Li Yuanji took Liu Jun and other eunuchs back to Wude Palace, before they had time to eat, the people waiting at the entrance of the palace rushed to the main hall to report that Yu Wenbao wanted to see him for something.
Yu Wenbao has now been promoted to the rank of county prince, and is already regarded as a high noble. Although he is still a close minister, he can no longer freely enter and leave the Wude Hall as a domestic servant like before, so when he enters the hall
, need to report.
This is the dignity that Li gave to the civil and military officials. The purpose is to let the civil and military officials know that they are Li's ministers, not Li's servants.
Although most military officials don't care about this, civil servants care about it very much.
In their view, being a minister to the Li family and being a servant to the Li family are completely different things.
Ministers are people who serve the king and help him share his worries. They are people hired by the king with high salary to do things.
A servant is a servant of the king. He serves the king wholeheartedly, takes the king's will as the main body, and helps the king to do anything. He cannot have his own opinions and is allowed to be killed by the king, which has no dignity.
Civil servants are people who want to have a clear reputation and character. They care very much about their own dignity and naturally do not want to consider themselves slaves.
If the Li family wanted to employ civil servants, they would naturally have to give them this kind of dignity.
Besides, during the early days of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, all the civil and military ministers knew how the Tang Dynasty was founded, they had contributed a lot to the Tang Dynasty, and they had witnessed the rise of heroes, so in their eyes, they were as important as the Tang Dynasty.
Tang is a cooperative relationship.
It was their hard work that helped Li win the world.
Now that the world is at peace, it is time for them to share the fruits of these years of hard work with Li.
If Mr. Li treats them as servants, they will definitely be dissatisfied.
In more serious cases, they may even plot to rebel.
Liu Wenjing just felt that when the Tang Dynasty was founded, she contributed more to the Tang Dynasty than Pei Ji, so when Li Yuan led Pei Ji to be far better than him, she felt dissatisfied, made drunken remarks, and was eventually confiscated and exterminated.
On the matter of Liu Wenjing, the civil and military ministers made some reflections, and Li Yuan also made some reflections.
So after Liu Wenjing's death, Li Yuan resumed all etiquette and began to treat ministers with courtesy. He also formulated a set of etiquette rules for this purpose.
When a low-ranking official or a low-ranking official passes by a high-ranking official or a high-ranking official on the road, he or she must be courteous. This is one of them.
It was because of this rule that Du Ruhui had his finger broken by Yin Ashu and was rendered mute.
"Announce him to come in."
Li Yuanji gave instructions, and not long after, the people waiting at the entrance of the palace took Yu Wenbao to the main hall of Wude Palace.
Li Yuanji saw Yu Wenbao's hurried look and asked curiously: "You came to see me in a hurry. What happened?"
Yu Wenbao bowed and said quickly: "There is news about Li Jing and the others..."
Li Yuanji suddenly stood up and asked: "Where is he?"
Li Jing has disappeared for several months since he successfully raided the Turkic Royal Court. During this period, Li Yuanji sent people to search for him several times, but no trace of Li Jing and others was found.
When Liu Hongji, Su Dingfang and others conquered the Great Wall, Li Yuanji specially told them to search for Li Jing's things as much as possible.
But Liu Hongji, Su Dingfang and others found nothing.
Now that there is finally news about Li Jing, Li Yuanji is eager to know what Li Jing has been through in the past few months and where he is.
Yu Wenbao cupped his hands and said, "Go back to Your Highness, I am in Daizhou."
Li Yuanji was stunned for a moment and said unexpectedly: "Why are people in Daizhou?"
Yu Wenbao said: "The person who sent the message said that after Li Jing and others raided the Turkic royal court, they guessed that Jieli would probably send troops to block their retreat. In addition, there was a group of temporarily formed Turks behind them.
The army was chasing him, so he took a detour to the east and reached Daizhou."
Li Yuanji thought for a moment, nodded and said: "Li Jing was right to guess that Jieli would send people to block their retreat, and chose to act cheaply.
If they returned from the original route, they would definitely be ambushed by Yugu and the entire army would be annihilated.
Send someone to Daizhou quickly to welcome Li Jing and his party back to Beijing."
Li Jing had made great achievements this time, and had been fleeing in the Turks for several months with his people. He was probably exhausted, so it was appropriate to welcome him.
After all, Li Jing risked his life to raid the Turkic royal court this time, and if he failed, he might very well be killed by the Turks.
Having paid such a high price and made great achievements, I cannot give you too much welcome.
Yu Wenbao solemnly agreed: "I obey."
After speaking, Yu Wenbao quickly left Wude Hall.
As for what Li Jing had captured during his trip and whether it was rich, Yu Wenbao didn't say, and Li Yuanji didn't ask.
Because judging from the mission carried out by Li Jing and others this time, as long as the person is alive and back, it is enough.
Whether it was seized or not is no longer important.
With this idea in mind, Li Yuanji waited in Chang'an City for the return of Li Jing and others.
However, he didn't expect that the slap in the face would come so quickly.
When the people sent by Yu Wenbao arrived in Jinzhou, An Xinggui and Ma Sanbao escorted the two carriages back to Chang'an in a hurry.
He was accompanied by four hundred iron cavalry, full of murderous intent.
Some people have three horses per person, some people have two horses per person, and some people have one horse per person.
When the general guarding Tonghua Gate tried to stop An Xinggui and his entourage for interrogation, Ma Sanbao whipped him severely with a whip more than ten times.
When An Xinggui and his party rushed from Tonghua Gate to Yanxi Gate to say that they were going to the palace to see him, the memorial to impeach Ma Sanbao had already been handed to Li Yuanji.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Li Yuanji had a look of astonishment on his face when he looked at the book "The Eldest Princess Let Her Servants Commit Mischief" that Li Shentong personally handed over.
Ma Sanbao has been elevated to the rank of county prince, but he has always regarded himself as Li Xiuning's domestic servant, so when they impeached him, they did not spare him any face, and bluntly said that he was a slave of the eldest princess's palace.
It can be said to be extremely humiliating.
It can be seen how badly Ma Sanbao beat the Tonghua gatekeeper.
If they hadn't beaten him so badly and offended him so severely, they wouldn't have impeached him with a very humiliating word when the eldest princess was at the height of her power.
However, after Li Yuanji quickly read through the memorial, he did not have the time to pay attention to the memorial itself. Instead, he said with a look of astonishment: "Ma Sanbao and the others have come back?"
Li Shentong nodded and snorted coldly: "When I came back, I also lost my temper. I didn't even take our family members seriously anymore. It seems that he felt that his contribution was great enough, so he didn't need to treat our family members as such."
Take it seriously."
Li Yuanji didn't care at all what Li Shentong said and asked quickly: "Where is he and why didn't he enter the palace?"
Li Shentong was stunned for a moment and said angrily: "It's because you indulge them so much that they dare to bully your cousin!"
Li Yuanji slowly shook his head and said: "Ma Sanbao is a measured person. There must be a reason for what he did. Once we meet him and understand him clearly, it will not be too late to make a decision."
After saying this, without waiting for Li Shentong to continue speaking, Li Yuanji quickly ordered Liu Jun who was waiting on one side: "Go and see where Ma Sanbao is. When you find the person, ask him to come to the palace immediately."
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Liu Jun agreed and rushed outside the palace. When he reached the entrance of the palace, a young eunuch hurriedly ran forward and whispered a few words in his ear. Then Liu Junyou returned to the palace and smiled.
The report read: "Your Highness, Duke Ma has arrived at Yanxi Gate and is waiting to enter the palace."
"Yanximen?"
Li Yuanji was stunned for a moment.
Li Shentong snorted coldly: "That's really presumptuous!"
Yanxi Gate is the east gate of the imperial city. It will only be opened during major ceremonies. On weekdays, only a small door will be opened for the entrance and exit of the internal servants and purchasers.
If foreign ministers want to enter the palace, they can only go through the south gate of the imperial city, which is the Suzaku Gate.
Ma Sanbao went to Yanximen and said he wanted to see him, which was obviously a violation of the rules.
However, Li Yuanji couldn't care about it now. Ma Sanbao had repeatedly violated the precepts. He must have encountered something that urgently required him to enter the palace, so he decided to summon him to the palace to find out more about it.
"Summon him for an audience!"
Li Yuanji ordered.
Liu Jun hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice: "Mr. Ma also brought 400 soldiers and two carriages."
Li Shentong snorted and was about to criticize Ma Sanbao when Li Yuanji waved his hand and said, "It's okay, let them come in together."
It is taboo in the palace to bring soldiers into the palace.
Unless authorized by the emperor, bringing soldiers into the palace is tantamount to rebellion.
Although Ma Sanbao asked for instructions in advance, he could still be labeled as having evil intentions.
There are also rules for driving in the palace. So far, apart from Li Yuan, Li Jiancheng, and other princes, only Li Gang and Pei Ju, two seventy-year-old people, are qualified to drive in the palace.
If anyone else drives in the palace, it is against the law.
The lighter punishment can range from being sentenced to death to death, while the severe punishment can range from decapitation to death.
However, the more Ma Sanbao behaves like this, the more it shows that what he wants to report is very important.
So Li Yuanji asked Liu Jun to let Ma Sanbao in without hesitation.
As for whether the four hundred soldiers brought in by Ma Sanbao might have evil intentions or pose a threat to him, he didn't care at all.
Not to mention four hundred soldiers, even four hundred more would not be enough in front of him.
"Your Majesty An Xinggui..."
"Three Treasures of Your Majesty..."
"See Your Highness!"
About a quarter and a half later, Ma Sanbao and An Xinggui arrived at the Tai Chi Hall.
The outfits worn by the two people seemed to be in complete condition, but they looked in tatters, and both of them had frostbite on their faces and hands.
It can be seen that the two people traveled around the Turkic territory for several months and suffered a lot.
