On the fourth day, Li Tai ordered his men to submit a memorial, saying that because Li Xiang was in poor health, the Zuo Shenwu Army should be handed over to other people to take charge. After all, Li Xiang did not have that ability now. If
If the delay continues, the security of Chang'an City may be affected. After all, the Zuo Shenwu Army is one of the Sixth Army of Beiya.
After this memorial was posted, everyone was waiting and watching. They also knew that Li Xiang might have violated a taboo, or he might be really ill, but this was not important. The most important thing was the emperor's attitude.
The emperor's attitude came quickly. The person who submitted the memorial was a commander of the Ministry of War, who was directly demoted to Liaodong by the emperor. Everyone knew that after the Eastern Conquest of Goryeo, the importance of Liaodong was no longer that great, at least to the emperor in recent years.
He will not send troops to Liaodong, so compared with his original position, this is an idle position, not to mention that he has to be far away from the capital, and his political life has come to an end.
Li Tai's temptation is over, but the temptations of other forces are not. Including the five surnames and Qi Wang, they continue to ask the officials they control to submit memorials, trying to see how far the emperor can tolerate it.
I know that in the past few days, the emperor has personally visited the East Palace twice, which is a treatment that no one has had before.
It can be seen from this that Li Xiang is very important in the emperor's heart, but everyone has put a question mark on whether this is a staged play, so these people have to continue to test.
If the emperor retains Li Xiang's official position, then Li Xiang's holy family will still be there, and some people will not dare to act rashly. But if the emperor allows Li Xiang to resign his official position and return to the East Palace to recuperate, then this matter will be very happy.
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These people in the capital will find ways to retaliate against Li Xiang, but the generals in the army may not be satisfied. Li Xiang is the biggest contributor to the Tuyuhun War this time. After returning to the capital, if he is deprived of all his official positions, then
These people's hearts are cold.
On the sixth and seventh day, a snow-like memorial was sent to the Qinzheng Hall. All forces also sent their own people to test. Some people said that Li Xiang was young and could be given a certain amount of leave to recuperate, but Shenwu
The army must still be under the leadership of Li Xiang.
Some people say that the Zuo Shenwu Army, one of the six armies of Beiya, is too important. Li Xiang's body is no longer suitable to command this army. He should be replaced by a more outstanding general, and there is someone they recommend.
For a moment, Chang'an City was in a state of panic. You will sing and I will appear on the stage. Li Shimin happily looked at these memorials in front of him. Although these are the pawns of the major forces, the highest level of officials has reached the third level. You know
The first and second grade officials in the Tang Dynasty were honorary positions, and the people who really did things were only around the second and third grade officials.
These people have already committed a taboo. It is Li Shimin's consistent style to remove them and enrich them. Unfortunately, we usually can't find their faults, but now you have brought them to your doorstep.
Li Shimin selected five people from the memorials. These five people also had the highest official positions. They also had many people raising flags and shouting. Li Shimin had already found replacements in previous years, but there was no chance to transfer them back to the capital.
Now that the positions of these five people have become vacant, we finally have a chance.
"Send these memorials to the Ministry of Officials and ask them to send them back, and then ask these people to submit the memorials and defend themselves."
When Li Shimin said this, Wang De's temple next to him pierced. You must know that this kind of punishment is already quite serious. When the emperor sends your memorial back, if there is no word on it, it means that the emperor treats you badly.
I'm very dissatisfied, but it's not time to punish you yet. You just need to pay more attention to yourself in the future.
But if there are words written on it, and then you are asked to explain these issues in another excerpt, which is the so-called exaggeration and self-defense, then this matter will be big. If your reasons are sufficient, you may get the emperor's approval.
Promotion, but if your reasons are not sufficient, you will be dismissed from your position at that moment.
In the past, for third-grade officials, there were only a few such things a year, but now there are five at once. It seems that the emperor's sword has been sharpened for a long time, and you guys have bumped into each other.
Cheng Yaojin’s memorial?
Among a large number of memorials, Li Shimin suddenly saw Cheng Yaojin's memorial. Wasn't this person on the Southwest Front? If there were memorials, they should have gone to the Ministry of War first and let the people from the Ministry of War screen them before they came to him.
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"Your Majesty, this memorial is not a state matter, so General Cheng handed it directly to the emperor..."
Wang De saw Li Shimin's doubts, so he quickly explained that it was not that they did something inappropriate or that Cheng Yaojin did not follow the procedures, but some personal matters, so he jumped in the queue.
"What's the matter with this old bastard?"
Cheng Yaojin started his career with Li Shimin, and he played a lot of role in conquering the country, so the two of them always spoke openly about everything. In the past, when Cheng Yaojin was in the capital, there were rarely any memorials. Basically,
They all rushed directly to the palace to shout. It has been a long time since I heard his loud voice.
Media protection?
Or to protect your own daughter-in-law?
The contents of the excerpt surprised Li Shimin. Cheng Yaojin's youngest daughter, Cheng Luan, was already sixteen years old. Among the eldest ladies in Chang'an City, she was the best in calligraphy, chess, calligraphy and painting, and she had many suitors.
Although he is two years older than Li Xiang, in this day and age, it is normal for a woman to be older than a man. What's more, according to the customs of this era, the two have already reached the age of marriage.
Therefore, it is normal for Cheng Yaojin to secure a match for his daughter.
"You old bastard, you can see clearly."
Li Shimin threw the memorial on the table, and he naturally understood what Cheng Yaojin was thinking. Cheng Yaojin saw the affairs of the Southwest War Front more clearly than anyone else. He naturally also understood what kind of person Li Xiang was, and he entrusted his little daughter to
For Li Xiang, this is naturally reassuring.
Li Shimin was also thinking about what kind of wife he should find for Li Xiang. It turned out that he wanted Li Xiang to marry a daughter of the Cui family, which would make the royal family look good. After all, the Cui family had said that they would not marry Li Xiang.
Royal marriage...
But Cheng Yaojin is a veteran minister for many years, a hero of the Tang Dynasty, and he is a woman. If he refuses, it will inevitably hurt Cheng Yaojin's heart...