On the seventh day of Li Mu's confinement, Li Jing's army finally returned. The whole city of Chang'an was rejoicing, and Li Mu could hear the shouts outside the mansion. Li Mu was banned and could not go out to see. He lay on the wall and looked for a while, but he didn't see anything.
The army only saw the common people. Qiaoqiao and Zhien, escorted by Li Chongyi, went out to have a look, but they didn't squeeze in. They just took a look from a distance.
As a person of later generations, Li Mu knew that when Li Jing returned to the court this time, what awaited him was not promotion, but reproach... But he had forgotten a little, what excuse Li Shimin used to reproach him, the plot of the TV series he
I can't remember it a bit.
But within a day, the news came. It was said by Li Bi when he came over. He had been here once before and discussed with Li Mu to send General Li Jing a hundred jars of wine to celebrate his victory. This time he came to talk about the same thing, the celebration wine.
It couldn't be sent because Li Jing was scolded by Li Shimin.
After listening to Li Bi's story, Li Mu knew what had happened. Xiao, the imperial censor, impeached Li Jing for lax military management. When he attacked Jieli Khan's tent, some treasures and cultural relics were looted by the soldiers, and he requested a strict investigation.
Therefore, Li Shimin reprimanded Li Jing very severely. Li Jing did not argue a word, kowtowed in the main hall and confessed his crime. Li Shimin ordered him to shut up and think about his mistakes.
When such an incident happened, it was natural that no celebration wine could be given away. Li Mu felt sad when he heard this. They say that the emperor is ruthless, and accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger. This can be seen from Li Jing's experience. He narrowly escaped death and pacified the Turks, but returned with no success.
Well, let's go through some investigation first and find out what it feels like. At the same time, he also admires Li Jing's broad-mindedness. He suffered such injustice and didn't even say a word, which is something ordinary people can't do.
Li Mu quickly inquired about the details, and then he found out the whole story.
Xiao, the imperial censor, was born in a family of emperors of the Later Liang Dynasty. His great-great-grandfather was Xiao Yan, Emperor Wu of the Southern Dynasty of Liang Dynasty. His father's name was Kui, Emperor Ming of the Later Liang Dynasty. When Xiao was nine years old, he was named the King of Xin'an County. The Later Sui Dynasty was established and the Later Liang Dynasty surrendered.
In the seventh year of the founding of the Emperor, Xiao followed his elder brother Xiao Cong to the Sui Dynasty. His sister was Empress Xiao, and Emperor Sui Yang was his brother-in-law.
It can be said that Xiao grew up in front of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty and was a standard royal relative. But he was not a dandy, he was very talented. When Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, he was in a high position. But maybe it was because of his birth and relationship with the emperor.
As a result of his relationship, Xiao had a very strong and stubborn temper, and lacked respect for the emperor. He often quarreled when talking about things. Therefore, during the reign of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, he was often demoted from official positions, and he never begged for mercy after being demoted.
When the emperor's anger subsided and he thought of him again, he used it again.
Thanks to his frequent demotions, when Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was trapped in Jiangdu, he was demoted to the governor of Hechi and narrowly escaped. Then the world was in chaos. Everyone was vying for power in the Central Plains, and no one cared about him. Xiao
He wanted to save his sister, Empress Xiao, but she didn't have the ability. She stayed there peacefully for several years. It wasn't until Li Shimin led his troops to attack Xue Ju that he passed by Hechi. Xiao and his wife, the Dugu family, hosted a family banquet in honor of him, and then decided to defect to the Tang Dynasty.
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To say that this person's reincarnation is indeed a technical job, Xiao is a living example. He was born in the royal family of Houliang and was a prince at birth. Later, when the country was destroyed, his sister married Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty, and he suddenly became the uncle of the country. When the Sui Dynasty was destroyed,
Tang Xing, he was still a noble relative. Because his wife was the niece of Sui Emperor Wen’s Empress Dugu, and Li Yuan was Dugu’s nephew. Li Yuan and Xiao’s wife were uncles and cousins. When they were ministers in the same palace in the Sui Dynasty,
Friendship is irreversible. When it was Li Yuan's turn to become emperor, he naturally thought of his good friend Xiao. Li Shimin was attacking Xue Ju and passing by Hechi. Li Ji specially wrote a letter inviting him to join the court as an official.
Xiao Zi agreed to everything, and Li Yuan treated him very kindly. When he arrived in Chang'an, he immediately conferred Xiao the title of Guanglu doctor, the title of Duke of the Song Dynasty, and the title of Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, which was Tang Jian's predecessor.
From this point of view, Xiao should be Li Yuan's loyal supporter. After the Xuanwu Gate Incident, he should have been suppressed. But no, Xiao was the only prime minister when Li Yuan was in power. The reason is that Xiao was one of several prime ministers at that time.
Among the important ministers, he was the only one who proposed to establish the virtuous rather than the legitimate. At that time, Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng were competing for the throne. The important ministers in the court either supported Li Jiancheng or did not express their opinions. Only Xiao clearly supported Li Shimin, and was criticized by Li Yuan for this.
rebuke.
When Li Shimin became emperor, he naturally wanted to repay this kindness. He specially appointed Xiao as Shangshu Zuopushe. He also wrote a poem for him, which is the one that many people don't know the name of but have heard: "The strong wind knows the strong grass;
A wise man knows his sincerity. A brave man knows his righteousness, and a wise man must be benevolent."
He has a good destiny, good vision, and is a very popular minister. I am talking about Xiao. If he were to put it in a novel, this would be a perfect template for the protagonist. But I don’t know whether it is because his destiny is too good, or because he feels that he is too senior and has no fear.
When Li Shimin became emperor, Xiao Zuos death problems remained unchanged.
Not long after Li Shimin made him Shangshu Zuopushe, during a court meeting, Xiao and a minister had a quarrel, and Li Shimin couldn't stop drinking. He was so angry that Li Shimin revoked their official titles on the spot, leaving them to think about their mistakes behind closed doors.
The other official thought about it honestly, but Xiao felt so aggrieved that he couldn't even get sick. Li Shimin had no choice but to send someone to comfort and encourage him, and soon he was appointed again, and the matter was resolved.
Now he became a censor because he was accused. Xiao had a good relationship with Tang Jian. When he learned that Tang Jian was going to the Turks as an envoy, he wrote a letter home and wanted Tang Jian to hand it over to Queen Xiao.
The two siblings have been dependent on each other since childhood. Needless to say, they have a deep relationship. Logically speaking, there is no problem in writing a letter. But the bad thing is that when Tang Jian passed by Li Jing's camp, he stayed for a day, and Li Jing hosted a banquet in honor of Tang Jian.
Jian, Tang Jian mentioned this matter during the dinner, and somehow it reached the ears of a certain censor in Chang'an. Censors are always trouble-seeking people. After hearing about this incident, they wrote an anonymous memorial to accuse Xiao of having an affair.
The death of the Empress of the Sui Dynasty was suspected of collaborating with the enemy and rebelling.
The evidence of this incident was conclusive, so Li Shimin had no choice but to dismiss his prime minister. But how could Li Shimin believe such nonsense? He also knew the motive of the censor, and then made Xiao the censor doctor. Was it to intimidate or to give Xiao a better life?
It's unknowable when you vent your anger.
Xiao became the imperial censor, but he did not publicly avenge his personal revenge. Because he blamed Li Jing, thinking that Li Jing had leaked the secret. When Li Jing's army returned to the court and he was at his most prosperous, he wrote a letter to accuse Li Jing of lax military management.
, purely to add trouble to Li Jing and make him feel uncomfortable.
It happened that Li Shimin didn't know how to reward Li Jing, and was worried that his achievements would surpass his master's. The timing was just right. Li Shimin took this opportunity to reprimand Li Jing, and avoided the problem of awarding him. Li Jing knew it well, so he went home without saying a word.
Thank you behind closed doors.
There was a lot of discussion about this in Chang'an City, and there were people who supported either side, but they didn't dare to say it openly. As for figures of the level of Cheng Yaojin, Li Ji, Fang Xuanling, and Changsun Wuji, they were even more
No one has expressed his opinion. Who dares to guess the emperor's thoughts? Now that he has expressed his opinion, tomorrow Li Shimin will reward Li Jing again. Isn't it unfair to please both sides?