The two men hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "The lower official Pei Xingjian and General Xin Mao have met the Duke of Song Dynasty."
Xiao Yu used the firelight to take a closer look, nodded and said, "It turns out they are two doctors."
He knew that both of them were Fang Jun's confidants, and among them, Pei Xingjian was recruited by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to serve as a doctor in the Ministry of Civil Affairs to assist His Royal Highness in implementing reforms in the Ministry of Civil Affairs...
"It's not that I'm meddlesome. It's just that Chang'an is in shock right now, and the palace is even more troubled. It's not suitable for you two to enter the palace at this time."
Even if he is a confidant, he is not qualified to enter the palace at this time.
What's the matter?
Fang Jun explained: "Today, these two people accepted the dispatch of His Highness the Crown Prince and went to Zuotunwei to audit the accounts. As a result, before the accounts were reviewed, a fire broke out in the accounting room, and they almost burned to death inside...
Now I am going to His Highness to report the details of the matter."
"ah?!"
Xiao Yu's eyes widened and he said in disbelief: "Is this Chai Zhewei crazy? He is just checking the account books. Even if there is something fishy in it, who can treat him as a relative of the emperor?"
He actually set fire to the account books to cover up the dirty work in the account books...
Either Chai Zhewei took the wrong medicine and went crazy, or the things in the account books were so important that even he, the hereditary and irreplaceable founding father, could not afford it, so he had to take a desperate risk, in such a way that was almost crazy.
way to cover everything up...
Fang Jun said calmly: "Who knows? But let's go in quickly. His Highness must be extremely worried by now."
"Um."
Xiao Yu took the lead, thinking that he was more than worried. Xuanwu Gate was not only the northern gate of the palace, but also had a history forged with blood. Not to mention the soft-tempered prince, even His Majesty Li Er was in charge of Tai Chi today.
Palace, I’m afraid I’ll be very frightened...
The eunuchs led them all the way to Li Zheng Palace, but they saw that the palace was already brightly lit, and there were crowds of people walking in the East Palace along the way. There were Imperial Guards wearing helmets everywhere, guarding every three steps and one sentry every five steps. The guard was extremely tight.
There are countless archers ambushing in the shadows of the trees on both sides. Even if a bird flies in at this time, it will be instantly shattered.
When we arrived at the entrance of Li Zheng Hall, the chamberlain came in to greet us, then returned after a moment to invite a few people in.
Xiao Yu was in front, Fang Jun was half a step behind, and Pei Xingjian and General Xin Mao followed them into the brightly lit hall.
After entering the palace, they saw Li Siwen, Cheng Chubi, Qu Tuquan and other leading captains of the Sixth Army of the East Palace standing on the left and right. Prince Li Chengqian was dressed in regular clothes and sitting in the palace, looking quite calm.
Several people came forward to salute. When Li Chengqian saw Fang Jun coming, he immediately let out a long sigh and asked: "What's the situation outside? General Li only reported that there were fires rising into the sky in the Zuotunwei camp, and the soldiers were in chaos, but he didn't know
What happened?"
Before that, when he faced the Sixth Captain, he could barely keep his composure on his face, but he was already panicking in his heart...
His position as emperor was obtained after he entered the palace from Xuanwu Gate. No one knows better than him what Xuanwu Gate means to the palace. Once Xuanwu Gate is lost, the emperor in the palace can only act like
Like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, there is no room for struggle.
Not to mention him, even his grandfather, Emperor Gaozu, when he heard that the Xuanwu Sect fell into the hands of His Majesty Li Er, he didn't immediately acquiesce to the fact that His Majesty Li Er had killed his brother and brother, and happily canonized His Majesty Li Er as the prince.
Then a few days later, he abdicated the throne and was driven to Daxing Palace to "live up for the rest of his life"?
Fang Jun reported back: "Your Highness, don't worry, it was a fire in the Zuotunwei accounting room that caused the chaos. When the incident happened, the minister was at the Youtunwei barracks. He immediately sent soldiers to inquire and learned that the fire had been put out. Pei Xingjian and others were ordered to go and investigate.
All the officials were safe and sound, and they ordered General Gao Kan of the Right Guard to lead his troops to guard the gate of the Left Guard camp and strictly prohibit the generals and soldiers from entering or exiting to prevent any unexpected events."
Li Chengqian naturally saw Pei Xingjian and General Xin Mao behind Fang Jun, and he still didn't understand what happened?
Immediately his fear disappeared, and his anger rose. He slapped the table beside him and said angrily: "Asshole! The imperial court sent people to inspect the account books, and all the yamen must cooperate unconditionally. He, Chai Zhewei, dared to burn the account books and put
Where does the dignity of the imperial court and the law fit in? It is simply lawless!"
Clay figurines still have a third element of earthiness!
There has never been such an arrogant and domineering person in the government and the public. If the emperor is still in the capital and lends him Chai Zhewei two courages, how dare he do this?
Are you obviously treating me as a soft-tempered person who is easy to bully?
This is simply unreasonable!
Xiao Yu was stroking his beard and saying nothing. Chai Zhewei's behavior was indeed too bullying...
Li Chengqian had a fit and his anger dissipated a little, so he turned to Pei Xingjian and General Xin Mao and said, "This has wronged you two. The thief is disrespectful and lawless. I will definitely punish you severely! You two have worked hard for a day, so I will order someone to do this."
I will escort you back to your home and have a good rest. From now on, you will have to do your best to run errands for the court."
He did not inquire about the results of the audit of Zuotunwei's account books, which was meaningless.
If there was no big problem, why would Chai Zhewei risk the public disapproval by setting fire to the account books? Since it was a big problem, now that the account books have been burned, it would be difficult to conduct a thorough investigation of Chai Zhewei without real evidence.
Again, the current top priority for Chang'an City is to stabilize it. As long as Chai Zhewei does not plot rebellion, even if he goes too far, the court must leave room for it...
General Pei Xingjian and Xin Mao said hurriedly: "This is the duty of my ministers. It is really unforeseen that the rebellion will be rampant, so such evil things happen."
Then he stood aside and said nothing.
This kind of matter is too important, and they are not qualified to intervene...
Hearing that it was probably because he resisted the inspection and deliberately set fire to the account books, Li Chengqian could not hide his anger, but he finally calmed down and asked Xiao Yu and Fang Jun to sit down. Just as he was about to ask how to deal with the matter, he saw an eunuch entering the palace.
Tong Bing said that the prince's young master Yu Zhining, Jingzhao Yin Mazhou, the Minister of Rites and Jiangxia County Prince Li Daozong and other officials had come to the gate of the East Palace and requested an audience.
Li Chengqian ordered people to bring all the officials into the palace and gave them all seats.
After the palace maid served the fragrant tea, Li Chengqian looked at the officials in front of him and asked: "My father, the emperor, personally conquered the country and gave me the power to supervise the country. However, I have little experience and lack of ability. I don't know how to deal with such things. What should you do?"
Taught me?"
Yu Zhining said: "The left and right garrison are the troops guarding the Xuanwu Gate. They have a heavy responsibility and cannot be slacked off in the slightest. Regardless of why the left garrison caught fire, the fire caused turmoil in the capital. It is an unforgivable crime. It should be done immediately.
Summon him into the palace, ask for details, and then make a decision."
He is the great-grandson of Yu Jin, Taishi of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. His ancestors originally came from the Wanniu Yu family of Xianbei nobles. During Emperor Xiaowen's reform, he changed his Han surname to Yu and moved to Luoyang, Henan. He then named Henan the Yu family's prefecture and replaced him with the Beilu surname.
A wealthy family, they have been high-ranking officials in the Northern Wei Dynasty for generations. Since Jin Dynasty, the family entered the Guan Dynasty and moved to Chang'an. They ranked among the eight pillars of the Western Wei Dynasty and became the top clan of the Guanlong Group.
However, he was not fettered by the interests of the Guanlong nobles at all. He not only assisted His Majesty Li Er wholeheartedly, but also spared no effort to teach the prince Li Chengqian after becoming the prince's young master. Whenever Li Chengqian was disobedient, he would scold him severely and try his best.
At present, the entire Guanlong nobles are supporting Jin Wang Li Zhi in his bid for the throne, but Yu Zhining is still firmly on Li Chengqian's side, unwavering...
Li Daozong added: "At the same time, we should order the right garrison and Baiqisi to monitor the left garrison camp, and order the soldiers to put down their weapons and not leave the camp without authorization. Otherwise, it will be regarded as rebellion and will be executed without mercy! In addition,
Your Highness should also order all city gates to strictly prohibit entry and exit to prevent anyone from taking the opportunity to cause trouble."
Zuo Tunwei may not necessarily want to do evil, but the situation is ever-changing and must be guarded against; the rest of the people may not have the intention to rebel at first, but once chaos breaks out in Chang'an City, if those people see an opportunity to take advantage of it, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not have trouble.
The heart of a minister.
After all, the emperor's personal expedition is not in Chang'an, and the military strength in Guanzhong is empty. These factors will inevitably make people's minds agitated and disobedience breeds...
Xiao Yu also nodded and said: "That's right. Although the cause of the fire at Zuo Tunwei may not be due to evil intentions, this move caused turmoil in the entire capital. Now people are panicking. His Highness should sternly reprimand Zuo Tunwei and at the same time warn those inside and outside the city.
The only way for the army to cross the thunder pool is to be shattered into pieces! As for Chai Zhewei... he was immediately summoned into the palace and temporarily relieved of the power to command the army!"