Li Dingyuan sat on the throne with his forehead raised. He stayed up all night, and Li Dingyuan felt deeply tired.
Gao Zhan walked down the imperial steps softly, came to Su Lu's side, gently pulled Su Lu's robe, and motioned in the direction of the emperor.
Su Lu glanced at Li Dingyuan, who was resting on his forehead, and his face was slightly startled, as if he didn't expect that Li Dingyuan would fall asleep on the throne.
Gao Zhan saw Su Lu's confusion and explained in a low voice.
Su Lu was even more surprised. He had heard Li Qing mention it a long time ago. The emperor worked diligently and sincerely, and worked hard, but his talents were limited. Under his governance, the empire was deteriorating, and now it was almost embattled on all sides.
Now it seems that Li Dingyuan may be a good person, but he is not a good emperor.
He lacks the decisiveness of killing that a superior should have. Just like the matter of Li Huaiyuan, Minister of the Ministry of War, he just changed it. Not to mention Da Zongzheng, even if the matter was wrong, he still insisted on changing it.
It would be better for a person with a bare bones to occupy a high position than to leave that position vacant and let the left and right ministers of the Ministry of War handle the affairs of the Ministry of War.
On the side, Guo Ping was so angry that Su Lu almost lost his temper.
This grandson of Su Lu is really annoying. In the past, I saw that he was very good at fighting, but I didn’t expect that in court debates, his level is not inferior to that of the left prime minister. However, this old guy Zuo Ping is now a clay Buddha again, and he doesn’t want to follow him.
Confrontation in the Su Lu court.
Or you can only do it yourself!
"I thought that Su Lu could not be retained. The Tang envoy also said that if he refused to cede the two counties of Xiting, Su Lu would be required to write a hundred authentic poems."
"I believe that if it were not for Su Lu, the Tang State would definitely not send troops to our dynasty because they covet poetry. If Su Lu is sacrificed, our dynasty will definitely be friends with the Tang State forever."
Li Huaiyuan clasped his fists and bent down without hesitation: "I second my opinion, what Prime Minister Guo said makes sense."
A group of officials came out one after another to support Guo Ping's proposal.
Su Lu glanced at the old emperor on the throne, and suddenly felt that he was a little pitiful. Two of his three sons died in infancy, and the only one betrayed him. Now he doesn't even have an heir.
What I do next will probably hit this old man even more seriously.
Su Lu gave Gao Zhan a look. Gao Zhan was stunned for a moment, then walked over in small steps. Su Lu whispered a few words, and Gao Zhan's expression immediately changed. After a while, he tremblingly agreed.
Su Lu cupped his fists and saluted Li Dingyuan: "Your Majesty, the reason why Mr. Guo keeps impeaching me is just because I have some leverage."
"I have been tracking down the Cao Gang these days. I have been lying in wait at Beicheng Pier for half a month. Finally, last night I bumped into the leader of the Cao Gang who was welcoming the Tule people into the city, and I even captured him."
For a moment, the voices in the hall suddenly subsided, and the silence was terrifying. All the officials looked at me, and I looked at you, especially the officials who had colluded with the Cao Gang. They all looked at Su Lu with fear as he took out the
brochure.
Su Lu looked at Guo Ping and suddenly smiled: "Master Guo, you must be curious about what kind of book I am holding and whether your grandson's crimes are recorded in it."
"you……"
Guo Ping was so angry that he wanted to beat Su Lu violently, but considering that Su Lu often led troops, he guessed that he was no match.
Tolerate.
Guo Ping turned his head, unwilling to talk to Su Lu.
Su Lu smiled and read: "On Dingyou day in the year of Yihai, I will send Guo Ping five thousand taels of silver and fifty pieces of silk as a gift to Zhongshuling."
"On the Xinchou day of Yiyou year, I sent the official letter to Guo Ping with three thousand taels of silver and fifty pieces of silk."
"On Dingyou day of Yihai year, I sent the official letter to Guo Ping with 10,000 taels of silver and 100 bolts of silk."
…
Su Lu's voice echoed in the hall, and the voices in the hall became even quieter. The officials who had followed Guo Ping to impeach Su Lu involuntarily took a few steps back and distanced themselves from Guo Ping.
Guo Ping failed to impeach Su Lu, and now he was pinned to the ground and rubbed by Su Lu. As expected, Guo Ping's position as Zhongshuling was definitely not guaranteed this time.
Su Lu closed the book and handed it to Gao Zhan next to him.
Gao Zhan took the booklet and presented it to Li Dingyuan, who was awakened by Guo Ping's loud voice. He whispered: "Your Majesty, would you like to take a nap first? Your health is important."
Li Dingyuan waved his hand and said a little tiredly: "My right-hand prime minister has a dispute with the general whom I rely on as a pillar. Can I still sleep!"
Li Dingyuan took the booklet and flipped through a few pages. His face immediately turned pale and he coughed repeatedly.
Gao Zhan was shocked and quickly helped Li Dingyuan smooth the unevenness in his chest, and breathed some inner breath into Li Dingyuan's body to help calm his restless blood.
Holding the booklet tremblingly, Li Dingyuan ordered Gao Zhan: "Go and put this booklet on Guo Ping's face."
"My right-hand minister, my right-hand man in state affairs, there is nothing he dares not do, including buying and selling officials, forming cliques, and colluding in rebellion."
Gao Zhan took the booklet, glanced at Guo Ping, and when he saw the emperor's appearance, Gao Zhan became very angry and threw out the booklet.
"Snapped"
The booklet was stuck on Guo Ping's face, causing Guo Ping's face to bleed.
Guo Ping glared at Gao Zhan angrily. He was a high-ranking second-rank official, below the two of them, and a high-ranking official with more than 10,000 people, but he was so humiliated.
Opening the booklet, the anger in Guo Ping's chest almost filled his chest, and he wanted to tear Su Lu and Gao Zhan alive.
"slander"
"This is a naked slander. These things have nothing to do with me."
"I have a clear mind and have never done anything that violates national laws. This is slander."
Guo Ping kicked the booklet into his sleeve and said without changing his expression.
Li Dingyuan started coughing again.
Su Lu took out another letter from his arms, waved it in front of Guo Ping and said, "Guo Ping, this is the letter you wrote to Tulyouchao, do you want to read it?"
Before Guo Ping came to snatch it, Su Lu handed over the letter.
Li Dingyuan read the letter once and threw it directly on the ground: "What a curse, what a curse."
Guo Ping was a little panicked. Could it be that it was really a letter he wrote to Youxiang Cha? But it was wrong. The person who sent the letter said that it was given directly to Youxiang Cha. How could it fall into the hands of Su Lu again?
Su Lu took out another letter: "This is a letter from the rebellious Li Xunxin to Guo Ping. It was brought by the Thule people who came from Thule to assist Guo Ping. According to this letter, Guo Ping and Li Xun
There is a lot of collusion, there must have been many others before this letter."
Li Dingyuan reached out directly and took the letter presented by Su Lu.
"puff"
As soon as Li Dingyuan read the first line, he opened his mouth and spit out blood.
Li Dingyuan slapped the letter paper with his hand, and Li Dingyuan's blood instantly stained the letter paper on his hand red.
"You're a traitor, you're a traitor!"
"I, Li Dingyuan, am ashamed of my ancestors and unfilial son. Why didn't I drown you in Taiye Pond back then? What a disobedient son I was."
Li Qing came in from the outside and saw Li Dingyuan swaying on the throne. He no longer cared about etiquette, jumped a few times, landed on the imperial steps, and supported the swaying Li Dingyuan.
"Father, calm down and come to your senses."
As Li Qing spoke, he breathed a burst of inner energy into Li Dingyuan's body.
Su Lu urged Gao Zhan and said: "Eunuch Gao, send the imperial doctor to you quickly."