Chapter 543: Concern for the country and the people
The generals smiled bitterly when they met, and the generals felt very sad. They were so thin that they were frighteningly thin. Although they didn't know how they survived, they knew that his situation must have been extremely bad during this period. They had just returned to Chang'an and were forced into the palace by Li Bao and Li Maozhen.
Regardless of recuperating and recuperating, they went into battle with injuries. They couldn't bear to tell this series of bad news, but all that happened during this period was bad. No matter how many people searched, they couldn't think of any good news.
Heart.
At this time, the garrison had the absolute upper hand, and the leading general had no choice but to urge them to return to the city to rest early, leaving the war here to them.
He didn't refuse. He simply explained a few words and then rode back. The reason why he was eager to return to the city was not to rest, but to know what else happened during this period. After all, these generals only care about the war and people's livelihood.
Little is known.
On the way back, he felt a strong sense of powerlessness. The secondary reason was lack of energy and physical weakness. The main reason was that this series of bad news made him extremely depressed and anxious. He not only knew people's livelihood but also knew military affairs. He knew how much wealth the Tang Dynasty had.
It was already in a precarious situation, and it was difficult to continue. If it continued to go through such a toss, he really didn't know how to save it.
Previously, Li Maozhen's army besieged the city, which horrified the people in the city. They were afraid that they would suffer disaster after the war started, so they did not want to immediately lead the garrison to counterattack and repel the rebels after returning. The people were grateful, and after entering the city, they were warmly welcomed by the people in the city.
Welcome, people everywhere knelt down to show their respect.
I was originally in a very low mood, but when I saw the people kneeling down, I felt emotional again. I have the cultivation of purple energy, and it is actually easy to be alone in troubled times, but the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. There is no limit to how capable you are.
How big a responsibility it is. If you have the ability to do something and not do it, it is tantamount to escaping. Even if the Tang Dynasty is full of holes at this time, you have to work hard to plug the leaks and fill in the gaps. You can make up as much as you can.
A few is a few.
It was around midnight in the morning. When they entered the city, the detectives from the Yulin Army and the Third Law Division had already begun to arrest people everywhere. There were quite a few officials involved in forcing the palace. These people not only had family members but also party members.
Gong and others conspired to rebel. This is a major crime against the Nine Clan, and many people will be implicated in it.
The emperor sent his chamberlain to wait outside the palace gate. Not only did he send the chamberlain, but he also brought out his own horse. Naturally, he would not ride the emperor's horse, but chose to walk into the palace. In fact, the emperor had already rewarded him.
He had the privilege of riding a horse and carrying a sword to the palace in the imperial city, but he had never used it.
When they arrived at the Daming Palace, they found that all the officials who participated in the forced palace had been arrested and were kneeling in the square in front of the palace. There were more than fifty people in total, most of whom were civil servants and only a dozen military generals.
Once in charge of the Yushitai, he knew the situation of civil and military officials very well, and knew who was who. Looking at it, they were basically Qian Zhonglin's Qingliu party. After Qian Zhonglin was assassinated, they were afraid of themselves.
Being liquidated, he took a desperate risk and chose to support Li Bao.
The door of the main hall was closed at this time. Eunuch Zhou had been waiting outside the hall. When he saw the arrival, he hurriedly walked down the steps and said, "Your Majesty, the Emperor has been waiting for you."
"Where's Li Bao?" he asked casually.
"I'm pretending to be crazy and acting stupid inside," Eunuch Zhou said in a low voice. "Lest I could be severely punished, I used the excuse that I had been subjected to the evil ecstasy by a traitor, and I acted like I was just waking up from a dream."
Hearing this, he frowned slightly and said nothing more.
After walking up the steps, the guards outside the palace pushed open the heavy palace door. At this time, other officials from the morning court were in the palace. They quickly stepped forward, bowed deeply to the emperor and saluted, "Li, the humble minister, kowtow to the emperor."
If you have the privilege of not kneeling when you see you, you don't need to kneel down, but you still have to have the proper etiquette. Kowling means kneeling down when you see you, but you don't have to actually kneel down.
"My dear, no courtesy, please get up quickly," the emperor could not hide his excitement, "I was shocked to hear that my beloved devoted himself to serving the country and passed away.
Luo, I am devastated, as if I had lost a limb. Fortunately, God has blessed the Tang Dynasty. My dear friend has been lucky in his death and has returned safely. This is really the luck of the Tang Dynasty, the country and the people."
Since today was called Daqi, there were many officials attending the morning court. Forty or fifty were arrested. There were still sixty or seventy people in the hall. There were so many people and it was difficult to talk privately from here, so he said seriously, "Please ask me."
Only if the emperor is blessed will the humble ministers be able to survive the catastrophe and continue to be loyal, which will worry the emperor, make his colleagues concerned, and make the humble ministers feel guilty and frightened."
"Ai Qing's words are serious, you came just in time," the emperor pointed at Li Bao who was standing aside in fear, "I have heard that Ai Qing is proficient in the art of Qi and Huang. King Ji only said that he was plotted by a traitor and fell into the evil of Weisheng.
Technique, everything I did before was really out of control and I couldn’t help myself. Please ask Aiqing for a diagnosis and examination.”
After the emperor finished speaking, Li Bao and all the officials in the palace looked nervously.
He is so smart. He knows why the emperor did this. The emperor definitely did not want to kill Li Bao, but Li Bao did commit treason. If he pardoned Li Bao, he would be afraid that the world would imitate him, and that all officials would be dissatisfied and ask him to intervene.
Cha, in fact, he was using his hand to save Li Bao's life.
Knowing the emperor's intention, he did not hesitate, handed over his hand, and then walked towards Li Bao.
Li Bao was frightened out of his mind at this time. He had a grudge against him. He had chased Zhang Mo for several streets with a knife before, and he had also shown favor to Zhang Mo. Now his life and death were only a matter of thought. Seeing him coming towards him, he was frightened.
The six gods have no master, shaking like chaff.
Walking up to Li Bao, he stretched out his hand to hold his pulse. After a moment, he let go and turned around, facing the emperor, "Your Majesty, what King Ji said is true. His pulse does have the appearance of being tired of winning, and the traitor's methods are very vicious."
, King Ji not only suffered damage to his internal organs, but his three souls and seven souls were also poisoned, and he will not recover unless he rests for several years."
Hearing the words, everyone in the palace suddenly realized, and the emperor looked happy. It was not without reason that he liked him. Not only was he loyal and capable, but he could also understand the holy will and know what he was thinking.
, He really didn’t want to kill Li Bao, part of it was because he missed the brotherhood, and the main reason was because he was worried about proving the truth. You must know that although Emperor Taizong initiated the rule of Zhenguan, he could not escape the murderous tactics and forced his father’s eternal criticism. He did not want to follow suit.
Following Taizong's footsteps, he did not want to let Li Bao go, and these words gave him a reasonable excuse to imprison Li Bao. He then followed the trend and ordered the imperial guards to "escort" Li Bao to the West Palace to "recuperate".
In front of all the civil and military officials, I could not speak freely to the emperor, and the emperor also had many scruples about what he said, so I asked the emperor to rest in the back hall first, and then report to the emperor after the incident happened here.
After the emperor left, a group of officials immediately came forward to greet them. Knowing what they wanted to hear most, they encouraged and comforted them a few words. They only said that the strong wind knows the strong grass, and the country is in chaos, showing loyal ministers. The rebels forced everyone in the palace to loyally protect the country.
Be a loyal and virtuous minister.
In fact, what he said was not entirely true, because even those who stayed in the palace were not all loyal ministers. When a group of rebellious ministers besieged the emperor, many people did not come out to defend the emperor, and they were just outsiders.
But there is no way. As the saying goes, if the water is clear, there will be no fish, and if the people are careful, there will be no disciples. Sometimes we really can't be too serious. Even though there are more than 70 million people in the Tang Dynasty, not everyone can do it.
Of course, if we kill all these useless people, there will be no people working in the three provinces and six ministries.
After dismissing all the officials, he left a few close friends to go to the side hall to talk. Although he offended many officials, he also had relatively good relationships with him. The main purpose of going to the side hall was to reminisce about old times and tell everyone what he had experienced before.
After reminiscing about old times, everyone was sent away except for Wu Yusheng. The reason why Wu Yusheng was kept was not because he single-handedly promoted this person, but because he was the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and what he cared about most at the moment was people's livelihood.
During this period, Wu Yusheng felt a lot haggard. Wu Yusheng also knew why he kept him. Before he could speak, Wu Yusheng let out a long sigh.