Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

After Li Jing joked, he said solemnly: "That's right, I invited Kong Shangshu to look for you today, and I also followed the emperor's order."

After Kong Yingda heard the words, she muttered that it was so, and then turned her attention to Li Jing.

Guo Ye stretched out his hand and asked, "Marshal, what are the emperor's orders?"

Li Jing said: "The emperor said that he wrongly blamed you before, and he also knew about the matter between you and Uncle Wang. He said that it was all old and old, and he would not pursue it."

Upon hearing this, the hanging stone in Guo Ye's heart finally fell to the ground. Since His Majesty Li Er said so, then there is no fear of misunderstanding and suspicion.

Immediately afterwards, Li Jing stood up suddenly, and said solemnly to Guo Ye and Kong Yingda: "The emperor has an order, Guo Ye, the Duke of Pingyang County, and Kong Yingda, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, accept the order..."

Chapter 1014

Li Jing passed on the word of mouth, and when the phone call ended, Guo Ye and Kong Yingda were taken aback.

The whole study was silent for about a few breaths. Guo Yebo asked Li Jing dumbfounded: "The old man said that after the next year, the emperor will bring the queen, concubine Yang, concubine Yin, and several princesses. Go to the south of the Yangtze River with the little prince?"

"Exactly!"

Li Jing nodded affirmatively, and replied: "The time has also been set, it will be in the next year. You don't have to wait until the spring, the queen will lead the queen and all the concubines, as well as several princesses and little princes in Chang'an, and leave by boat." The waterway went to the south of the Yangtze River to play. The emperor said that he hadn't been to the south of the Yangtze River since he became the throne. He wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of visiting the south of the Yangtze River to visit the states and counties along the road and visit the people's livelihood and blessings. .”

Kong Yingda is well-versed in the world, and he knows the elegant meaning by hearing the stringed sounds, and asked in a low voice: "Li Weigong, the emperor went to the south of the Yangtze River to play, and he said that he was visiting the four places of grace in the south, but in fact he wanted to temporarily avoid the conspiracy in Chang'an?"

Li Jing smiled and said, "Hehe, Kong Shangshu, it's a tacit understanding!"

Guo Ye bit his lips lightly, thought for a while, and said, "I can guess the emperor's intention. As long as he leaves Chang'an, the power of the court will temporarily fall into the hands of the crown prince. This is also the power that princes and crown princes should have throughout the ages. After he knew the conspiracy of the emperor and the princes, he simply retreated, made room for them, created opportunities for them, and forced these people to jump from the dark to the bright. right?"

"That's right!"

Li Jing nodded heavily again, and said: "Of course, after the emperor heard about our plan, he didn't want to face the situation of father and son fighting each other, and he didn't want to bear the infamy of killing the father and butchering the son. So the emperor There is a secret decree passed on to the three of us."

"What does the emperor say?"

"Speak, sir!"

As soon as Kong Yingda and Guo Ye heard that there were secret decrees in addition to the verbal instructions, they immediately confronted each other with solemn faces, and asked together.

Li Jing took out a yellow silk imperial decree from his bosom, slowly opened it and said: "This is a secret decree written by the emperor himself. In addition to his own handwriting, it is also stamped with the Jade Seal of Chuanguo and his personal seal. He said this The sealed decree shall not be made public unless it is at a critical moment."

Guo Ye and Kong Yingda remained silent, quietly watching the secret decree in Li Jing's hand.

Li Jing looked at the secret decree and said: "When I was not in Chang'an and toured the south of the Yangtze River, Kong Yingda and Li Jing decided on the military and political affairs of the imperial court. Ask Kong Yingda for internal affairs, and Li Jing for foreign affairs. As for Guoye, the Duke of Pingyang, he endured humiliation and worked hard. With the sharp blade in your hand, you will guard the imperial capital and defend the imperial palace. I feel very at ease. Anyone who plots against usurpers will be executed by Guo Qing on my behalf. This is my honor!"

Ask Kong Yingda about internal affairs, and Li Jing about foreign affairs.

To put it bluntly, one is in charge of the government affairs of the Tang Dynasty, and the other is in charge of the military power of the Tang Dynasty. Based on their identities and qualifications, it is easy for Guo Ye to understand.

However, regarding the appointment of His Majesty Li Er to him, Guo Ye was a little bit overwhelmed.

He is now the leader of the General Wei, in charge of the left and right guards with [-] soldiers and horses, and is responsible for the stability and stability of Chang'an City. This is his duty and it is his duty to do so.

Therefore, when His Majesty Li Er said that he would guard the imperial capital and guard the palace, he could understand.

But why add that he is the sharp blade in the hands of His Majesty Li Er, and Guo Ye will be the one who executes the right to behead first and then act on behalf of His Majesty Li Er, who appears to conspire against usurpers?

The sharp blade...the usurper who plots evil...cut first and then play...

Guo Ye calmed down and thought carefully about the true meaning. Soon, he understood His Majesty Li Er's true intention.

Who is the usurper who plots evil?

Isn't it the Supreme Emperor Li Yuan, Prince Li Chengqian, King Lu, King Daoxiao, King Jing, and Hou Junji and others?

What is a blade?Isn't it just a knife?

What does cut first and play later mean?Isn't it just to kill first?

This is not killing ordinary rebellious officials and thieves, but His Majesty Li Er's father, His Majesty Li Er's brother, His Majesty Li Er's son, and His Majesty Li Er's confidants.

Randomly pick out one of these people, they are all on the cusp of the storm.

Damn it, His Majesty Li Er wants to catch the knife on his behalf, and bear the eternal infamy of killing his father, brother and son for him!

Fuck, don't bring such a trick!

Immediately, Guo Ye's face changed suddenly, and he opened his mouth and shouted at Li Jing: "Old man, I can't do it, this matter is for you to be safe, and I am willing to be your pawn. Wherever you point, I will fight , will it work?"

"Hey, Guo Ye, don't refuse!"

Li Jing had clearly seen through Guo Ye's thoughts, shook his head and smiled and said, "This matter is none other than yours. Your Majesty appointed you to do this. Your Majesty said that after he drove back to the palace from Jiangnan, you This effort to bring order out of chaos should be the number one achievement. He said that you will not be in the wrong. Also, he can let the matter of Uncle Wang pass by. under the sun."

Guo Ye seemed to suffer from being dumb, with a bitter expression on his face.

At this moment, he hesitated to speak, feeling something stuck in his throat, he couldn't spit out fast.

Kong Yingda sighed suddenly, patted Guo Ye's shoulder and comforted him: "Okay, the emperor appoints you to do this job, which has its own difficulties. He is the king of a country, and he is the Heavenly Khan respected by all people in the world. He missed it once at Xuanwumen, and now he can no longer bear the eternal infamy. Otherwise, alas...Guo boy, you should understand that you are a courtier."

"Alright alright~"

Guo Ye waved his hands a little angrily, and hummed: "Isn't it just that the king wants his ministers to die, and the ministers have to die. Okay, I will take over this matter, and I will bear the infamy for him. Anyway, after a hundred years, I closed my eyes. When you stretch your legs, it's also a cup of loess. Those shit historians write whatever they want, but I can't see it anyway."

Kong Yingda sighed helplessly, and looked at Guo Ye with an inexplicable look in his eyes.

Li Jing, on the other hand, was afraid of Guo Ye's back, and said: "Disasters are the blessings that depend on the blessings, and the disasters are subdued. Sometimes, suffering a loss may not be a blessing. Tomorrow morning, the emperor will announce that he will go south and south. At that time, the King of Lu and the Crown Prince will definitely ask you to plan this matter again. If they want to take advantage of the emperor's southern tour and make trouble in Chang'an, you can agree to them."

Guo Ye shook his head, and said: "No, I have to object if they start an attack in advance. Because I am worried that Mi Ji and the others will not be able to rescue Wang Bodang from Li Xiaogong of Tuyuhun in time."

"Don't worry about this!"

Li Jingzhizhu clasped the ground and said: "All my black-armored mysterious soldiers have entered Yangzhou and have successfully lurked. They can act at any time to rescue the subordinate of your Yangzhou salt transport envoy. As for your cavalry, I don't believe it. One day, I will be able to return from overseas. There is still a long time before the emperor goes to the south of the Yangtze River. In terms of time, it is completely in time."

After Guo Ye heard this, his nervous expression gradually relaxed, and he said, "That's good!"

After the three exchanged a few more simple greetings, Kong Yingda and Li Jing took advantage of the darkness to quietly leave the Guo Mansion and return home.

At this time, someone who had been arranged by the King of Lu to watch at the gate of the Guo Mansion reported to the King Lu Mansion that Li Jing and Kong Yingda had come together to find Guo Ye.

In the early morning of the next day, His Majesty Li Er excitedly told about his plan to lead the people to the south of the Yangtze River in the next year, and announced that after he left Chang'an, Prince Li Chengqian would exercise the power of supervising the country.

There is no clue to this statement, and it is also reasonable, and naturally it has won the unanimous support of all the officials in the court.

All of a sudden, Li Chengqian's status in the court rose.

And the people with ulterior motives have already hid in the dark, and began to gleefully.

Because in their view, His Majesty Li Er opened the door of convenience for them.

After the court, Guo Ye separated from Kong Yingda, Chu Suiliang and other scholars, and just walked out of the palace gate when he heard Hou Junji's call from behind.