In the ninth year of Wude, His Majesty Li Er ordered Cui Dunli to go to Youzhou and summon Li Yuan, the king of Lujiang, to enter the court. Li Yuan belonged to the party of Prince Li Jiancheng, and Li Jiancheng and the Xuanwumen were executed. Li Yuan was frightened and uneasy, and he became more and more frightened when he saw the summons.
, then raised an army to rebel in Youzhou. He detained Cui Dunli and questioned the capital about the situation, but Cui Dunli was always unyielding and refused to reveal the truth.
Soon, Li Yuan was defeated and killed, and the rebellion was put down. Only then was Cui Dunli released.
His Majesty Li Er admired him very much, promoted him to Zuo Weilang General, and rewarded him with good horses and gold.
In the first year of Zhenguan, Cui Dunli was promoted to a member of Zhongshushe, and later he was appointed Minister of the Ministry of War. He made many envoys to the Turkic tribes. He was familiar with the four situations, and every petition would be approved by His Majesty Li Er.
However, the Ministry of War was later controlled by Hou Junji, and Cui Dunli was not a confidant of his party, so he was put aside and not reused. This caused Cui Dunli's bright future to dim instantly, and he gradually faded out of His Majesty Li Er's sight.
His Majesty Li Er has many things to do every day and has countless important ministers in the court. How can he remember Cui Dunli, who was once so favored by him?
In addition, the Shandong family was suppressed by the court, and Cui Dunli has been confused to this day.
Finally, he met Fang Jun who came to serve as Minister of the Ministry of War. He was aggressive and enterprising, and he relied heavily on him. Cui Dunli regarded this as a ladder for advancement and would not let this opportunity slip away.
Cui Dunli gritted his teeth and refused to step back.
Even if Dugu Lan really acts like a rogue and goes to Tai Chi Palace to beat someone up and blackmails him into beating someone, he is still not prepared to compromise.
He believed that even though he was suffering a loss at the hands of Dugu Lan, his persistence in moving forward courageously and betting on his own future would make Fang Jun look at him differently.
As long as Fang Jun regards him as a confidant from now on, even if his career is temporarily frustrated, hesitant or even suppressed, it will only be a matter of time before he recovers.
When the prince ascends the throne, his future will be brighter and his official career will be boundless.
Gritting his teeth, Cui Dunli made up his mind that even if things couldn't go better today, he would never let Weiwei Temple take people away.
He took a step forward, stood opposite Dugu Lan, and said solemnly: "Since the orders are from the superiors, the subordinate officials dare not neglect their duties. No matter what methods the old county official uses today, as long as the subordinate officials are present, people can only go to the Ministry of War."
Dugu Lan stroked his white beard and praised: "He is determined and moves forward indomitably. Nephew An Shang is truly an outstanding person among men. As time goes by, there is no limit to what he can do."
At this point, the conversation changed: "But no matter how determined you are, you are still just one person. I'm afraid the officials from the Ministry of War behind you don't have the same confidence as you, right?"
Cui Dunli's expression suddenly changed.
Dugulan laughed and walked slowly towards the direction of the detention chief Sun Guang. Along the way, officials from the Ministry of War blocked his way, so he stepped forward and asked: "What's wrong, you want to beat me up? Come on, come on, you don't need to do it."
, I fell down on my own."
The officers of the Ministry of War were so frightened that they could not hide away like snakes and scorpions.
They were just scribes and low-ranking officials. Fang Jun could fight to the death to protect Cui Dunli, but how could he protect them regardless of gains and losses?
Cui Dunli was blackmailed by Dugu Lan, and if he was convicted, he would be dismissed from office. But if he blackmailed them, his family might be destroyed, and he would be exiled from the army...
For a moment, Dugu looked at Zhao Zilong as if he was rushing into the enemy camp alone. Wherever he went, officials from the Ministry of War fled to both sides like a tide, and no one dared to stand in front of him.
Cui Dunli was so angry that he shouted: "Are they all dead? Stop him!"
Dugu Lan also turned around and said, "Come here, help Cui Shilang to rest for a while. Well, let him talk less."
"Here!"
Then the servants of the Dugu family he brought rushed forward. Several big men grabbed Cui Dunli by the waist, covered his mouth and dragged him into the carriage that Dugu Lan came in...
The officials of the Ministry of War looked at each other, not knowing what to do.
As soon as he takes action, it will inevitably lead to a group fight. I don't know what will happen to the Weiwei Temple gang. They will probably be dismissed from their posts and their futures will be ruined.
At this moment, Dugu Lan had already walked up to Changsun Guang and others, glared at the Anxi soldiers who were blocking him, and shouted: "Why, you guys still dare to stop me? Hand over the prisoner to me quickly, and I won't do it."
You must be held accountable, otherwise any consequences will be borne by you!”
The Anxi soldiers looked at each other and had to retreat.
They are just border army generals with no power in Chang'an, and they have no reason to refuse Weiwei Temple to accept prisoners...
Changsun Guang stood in front of Dugu Lan and saw that the old Duke finally controlled the situation with both soft and hard tactics. He finally felt relieved and saluted, "Thank you, Duke..."
"Shut up!"
Dugu Lan shouted categorically, and the gentle face he had maintained before was gone, replaced by a stern expression: "Mutilating the robe and falsely claiming military merit is a grave crime that cannot be forgiven in the army! You are a descendant of the eldest grandson family.
, don't you know that this kind of behavior will bring trouble to the family and bring shame to the ancestors? It's worse than a beast! Someone comes and takes this animal back to the prison of Weiwei Temple. After I interrogate it and the evidence is conclusive, it will be announced to the world and the punishment will be clarified.
!”
"Here!"
Officials from Weiwei Temple rushed forward and tied Changsun Guang tightly.
Changsun Guang was completely stunned...
Why was he so frightened when he heard that he was going to be interrogated by the Ministry of War, but then he was so happy when Dugu Lan took control of the situation?
Weiwei Temple has always been the private residence of the Guanlong nobles. They are all descendants of Guanlong from top to bottom. They will inevitably protect their own people when interrogating and punishing them. Therefore, as long as he enters Weiwei Temple, others will want to kill him thousands of times.
He could only watch obediently from the sidelines.
But now Dugu Lan's words almost killed him.
Changsun Guang's crime was confirmed in public without a trial. These words spoken by Wei Weiqing already represented the entire Weiwei Temple's view on this matter. However, if there was no strong external intervention, Wei Weiqing would eventually
Weisi will definitely make a decision based on this.
His eldest son, Guang Guang, will undoubtedly die...
This is Weiwei Temple! This is the territory of the Guanlong Group. Why not only does it not protect me in the slightest, but it also looks like it wants to rectify the law on the spot?
I have only stayed in the Western Regions for a few years, has Chang'an City changed?
I am a descendant of the Changsun family. If you just kill me like this, how will you explain it to the head of the Changsun family?
Without the support of the Changsun family, could you, Dugulan, still sit in the position of Wei Weiqing?
…
Changsun Guang was full of questions and was panicked. He wanted to ask, but he was blocked by officials from Weiwei Temple just like Cui Dunli. However, the treatment was far inferior to Cui Dunli. Several servants of the Dugu family came forward and violently beat him.
With a push, he fell onto the muddy ground filled with rainwater.
"Bring them all back!"
Dugu Lan shouted, and the officials of Weiwei Temple came forward to take custody. Changsun Guang's subordinates saw that their own officials were helpless, how could they dare to resist? Their hands were tied up with a long rope obediently, and they were strung together one by one...
…
Seeing that the overall situation had been decided, Dugu Lan clasped his fists at the officials of the Ministry of War and said: "I have offended a lot of people today, so I hope you won't blame me. I have a close relationship with Cui Shilang, and I just invited him to ride back to the city with me. Everyone,
no need to worry."
From beginning to end, he was always polite to officials of the Ministry of War.
The officials of the Ministry of War did not know what to do. Someone said: "Old Lord, this has really brought disgrace to our Ministry of War. Why don't we ask the old Lord to wait a moment and wait until we report to my minister before making a decision?"
This man is afraid that Fang Jun will pursue him. You all went out to the city to pick up the prisoner. Now that the prisoner has been lost, he can't even keep his own minister. What use do you have?
Fang Jun's prestige in the Ministry of War was as high as a mountain. Just thinking about Fang Jun's rage because of this made the officials of the Ministry of War feel breathless.
But if he offends Dugu Lan and causes him even a little skin injury, he will face the risk of being dismissed from his position.
This is really a dilemma, a dilemma...
Dugu Lan laughed and walked back, saying, "No, no, I will personally invite Fang Shaobao to come over for a banquet at dawn, so you don't have to worry."
Before he finished speaking, he heard the roar of hoofbeats in the distance.
Dugu Lan paused at his feet, raised his eyes, and saw several war horses galloping in the drizzle. They arrived in front of him in a blink of an eye. The knight on the horse reined the horse, and the front hooves of the war horse leaped into the air and the manpower rose up, "Herod
"With a long hiss, they stopped uniformly in front of the officials of Weiwei Temple.
A man on the horse swung his stirrup from the saddle and jumped off the horse, his boots stepping on the muddy water. The sound came first before the man came.
"It rains and is cold at night. If the old prince is not enjoying the beauty of the world with his beautiful concubine in his arms, why is he running outside the city? If the cold and dampness enter the body accidentally, this old man's arms and legs will inevitably become seriously ill.
If the medicine and stone are ineffective, if you return to heaven, wouldn't I be committing a crime against the world?"
Dugu Lan was so angry that his beard curled up, and just as he was about to speak, he heard the general of the Anxi Army behind him suddenly shout: "I will see Fang Shaobao!"
Immediately afterwards, all the soldiers of the Anxi Army jumped off their horses, and all of them knelt on one knee in the rain and mud with quick movements. They did not even blink. Instead, they all looked excited and shouted in unison: "Let us see the room."
Shaobao!"
Hundreds of people cheered in unison, the sound shook the countryside and spread far and wide on this rainy night.
Dugu Lan and others all changed their expressions.
This Fang Jun actually has such high prestige in the Anxi Army?!