Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

Therefore, some political matters are only obtained from the gossip of the palace people.

She had heard some things about the king of Shu in Shuzhou, but she didn't know the details or comprehensively. She only knew that the court seemed to be talking about her son recently, and there seemed to be something wrong in Shuzhou.

However, she could tell that the emperor was in a fit of anger, and what he said was definitely ironic, and he definitely wasn't really praising her Ke'er.

Could it be that Ke'er really caused a great disaster?

Immediately, she fell to her knees suddenly, and cried out in fear and sorrow: "Your Majesty, Ke'er is young, if you make any mistake and make Your Majesty Longyan furious, this concubine, who is a mother, is willing to take the punishment for him."

"Oh!"

His Majesty Li Er jumped up against the case, pointing angrily and shouting: "You are punished for him? Can you afford it? What a loving mother but a loser, do you know how much trouble he has caused me this time? Now, Changsun Wuji Waiting for a group of courtiers to attack me with the matter of Ke'er. They are forcing me to kill Pei Ji, Xiao Yu and other old martial arts officials. They want to force me to break with my father again. Let me use a knife against my father in front of everyone in the world, let me get the infamy of being a son of man!!!"

"what……"

Concubine Yang was shocked, she was so frightened that her three souls lost her seven souls, as if all the energy in her body was drained in an instant, she fell limp on the ground in an instant, unable to get up for a long time.

Seeing Concubine Yang like this, His Majesty Li Er showed no sympathy at all. He turned a blind eye and reprimanded: "The instigator of all this is your daring and ignorant son, Concubine Yang! You know him What did you do? Take a good look at it yourself, this is the book he sent someone to show off his achievements, take a look at it yourself, this bastard with no heart and no brain! It just makes people laugh Prodigal stuff!"

slap~

His Majesty Li Er took out a memorial from the wide sleeve of the dragon robe, and slammed it on the ground in front of Concubine Yang.

Concubine Yang tremblingly picked up the memorial, and read it carefully. After reading it, she immediately understood the joints in it, shook her head in disbelief, and murmured that it was impossible, no way.

His Majesty Li Er sneered and said: "See? Even you think that this matter should not be done this way, but our good son wants to do it this way, and it is known to the whole world. I am afraid that everyone in the world will not know about him Great achievements. Wouldn't he handle this matter in a low-key manner? Wouldn't he secretly send someone to hand me the booklet? He is so stupid, how could Changsun Wuji and the others let go of such an opportunity to hit Pei Ji, Xiao Yu and the others? Don't you take advantage of Ke'er's ignorance to make trouble against Xiao Yu and the others? This is to force me to express my position, to force me to announce to the world that my handsome father is planning to restore. This is a family scandal, how can you Wai Yang? How do you ask me to deal with it? And do you know?"

As he said that, His Majesty Li Er suddenly took out several memorials from the wide sleeves of the dragon robe as if conjuring, and threw them all on the ground with a slap, slap, and cursed: "This is the reason for the impeachment of Li Ke by the censors of Yushitai." Memorial, you can see for yourself, a vassal king dared to send troops to arrest the governor of a state without the permission of the court, does he still have the court's law in his eyes? And I asked him to control the military affairs of the nine places, guess what he did? The government affairs of Shuzhou have been recruited, do you still have this father in your eyes? How could these censors at Yushitai spare him lightly?

You are looking at the third impeachment memorial. Without my permission, he actually pardoned the captain of Zhechong who was involved in the case of the other six prefectures. Who gave him the right?These crimes alone, not to mention depriving him of the title of king of Shu, even if I demote him to a commoner, it would be light. Hehe, these crimes are enough to push him out of the Meridian Gate and behead him, Concubine Yang! ! ! "

"Ah!!! Don't, your Majesty don't, no, please, Your Majesty, you can't, Ke'er is your son, and the only son of my concubine..."

In an instant, Concubine Yang's body seemed to be full of strength, and she crawled to the feet of His Majesty Li Er, hugged his calf, and cried and wailed: "Your Majesty, Ke'er is still young, you shouldn't treat him like this, He just had a big mistake, he is also your flesh and blood."

His Majesty Li Er kicked his legs a little annoyed, pushed Concubine Yang's hands away from his calves, and said angrily: "I don't have such a stupid son, if you know he will cause me such a big trouble, I would rather give birth to a ball, I will not want this kind of waste."

Concubine Yang cried so hard that she fell on the ground and shook her shoulders, and continued to intercede for Li Ke with a choked voice: "Your Majesty, Ke'er is only ten years old now, and he has not been involved in the world deeply, and he is not good at things. Give him a break. Moreover, this time he has a capable person like Guo Ye and Guo Changshi by his side, so he shouldn't have made such a big mistake. The concubine was thinking, did Ke'er suffer from someone? Your instigation, Your Majesty!"

Concubine Yang pleaded for mercy while crying, and her last sentence seemed to be on point, and she immediately diverted the attention of His Majesty Li Er.

After hearing Guo Ye's name, His Majesty Li Er's expression became more and more serious, and he frowned and muttered: "You mean Guo Ye? Could it be that he is instigating behind the King of Shu? It shouldn't be. Well, Guo Ye is a clever man, he shouldn't have killed himself like this. However, Li Ke made such a big mistake this time, hmph, Guo Ye, as the governor of the governor's office, must bear the inescapable responsibility. Guo Ye, It's Guo Ye again, hum..."

"Come here, tell the servant who wrote the pen to come to Sufeng Hall to draw up an order for me..."

Chapter 672

On the spot, His Majesty Li Er issued an edict in anger, and directly sent someone to ride eight hundred miles to Shuzhou City.

A few days later, the imperial decree arrived in the county town of Shuzhou, and Shu King Li Ke and Guo Ye came to receive the decree.

This edict was like a slap in the face, completely waking up Li Ke, the king of Shu who was still yearning for a better life, and also hung Guo Ye's heart high.

Because His Majesty Li Er didn't say much else in the edict, but only said one sentence: "Order Li Ke, the governor of Shuzhou, and Shi Guoye, the governor of the governor's office, to return to Chang'an as soon as possible after seeing the decree, and wait for my fate!"

After receiving the decree, Li Ke was still half asleep, and asked Guo Ye with a look of fear: "Guo Changshi, did the emperor make a mistake? This king has done a great job in Shuzhou. How can I still let this king go back to Chang'an to wait and see what happens?"

Because Guo Ye didn't know what His Majesty Li Er was going to do with him, he felt flustered and had no idea.

Now I heard Li Ke, the King of Shu, ask such two hundred and five questions again, I said in my heart, your grandfather, you still don't know where you are wrong?If you didn't listen to my advice, how could I have ended up in such a situation?You are just like your two older brothers, both of you are pissed, and you are both gold and jade.

In a bad mood, Guo Ye didn't even bother to look at Li Ke, and snorted angrily: "You ask me, who should I ask? I don't know, I don't know anything!"

After humming, he walked up to the servant who delivered the decree, and said loudly: "I'm ready, let's go back to Chang'an."

As he spoke, he clenched his hands into fists and raised them slightly, signaling the other party to put on shackles for him and set off.

Apparently, he had already anticipated the return to Chang'an.

However, his sudden action startled the servant, and he took a few steps back and said with a light smile, "Master Guo, what are you doing? His Majesty only said in the imperial decree that you and His Highness the King of Shu should return to Chang'an as soon as possible, but I didn't let the old slaves bring shackles to the adults and escort them to Chang'an."

With that said, the eunuch walked up to the King of Shu, Li Ke, and said respectfully, "His Royal Highness, you are also ready to leave with a entourage. There is no need to delay the city of Shuzhou any longer. Your Majesty is still here." We are waiting in Chang'an City."

Li Ke let out a groan, and commanded the officials accompanying him to start packing up in a daze, and set off back to Chang'an in a while.

Guo Ye listened to the servant's words and wondered in his heart, what does His Majesty Li Er mean?To be able to avoid the procedure of shackles on the neck, without having to suffer on the road, could it be that His Majesty still has an old love for me?Or, His Majesty does not intend to punish me?

For a moment, while he was surprised, he also felt a little lucky.

About an hour later, Li Ke's people had packed up and prepared.Following the orders of the eunuchs, hundreds of soldiers led the way, Li Ke and Guo Ye were mixed in the middle of the team, and a group of palace servants and servants came back in the direction of Chang'an.

Along the road, it naturally attracted many people to stop and watch and discuss.

However, this time is different from the last time. Last time, he came to the feudal clan with a good reputation, but this time he was ordered to return to Chang'an in disgrace.

Naturally, the moods before and after were not the same, and the feeling was also very uncomfortable. Therefore, Li Ke didn't get out of the carriage to show off his style, and sat in the carriage and slowly drove forward.

Day after day, Guo Ye and the others traveled across the state, across the government, out of Shuzhong, out of Jiannan Road, across mountains and waters, and slowly approached the direction of Chang'an.

And as the days went by, the vicissitudes of the situation above the court hall in Chang'an City became more and more intense.

Changsun Wuji and other Tiance Mansion faction took advantage of the right time, place and harmony with people. Taking advantage of the Shuzhou incident, they continued to attack the former Wude official line headed by Xiao Yu, Pei Ji and others.

Today's Xiao Yu, Pei Ji and others are like eggplants beaten by Shuang.

Now the king of Shu, Li Ke, and his party are sent back to Chang'an, waiting for the king of Shu, the one who started the evil, to return to Chang'an, the day when Changsun Wuji and others will completely drive them out of the court and start their convictions, or they will be demoted, dismissed, assigned, or even beheaded for questioning. .

The Tiance Mansion family fought every step of the way, repeatedly persecuted, and became more and more courageous as they fought; while the Wude old ministers were repeatedly defeated, retreated step by step, morale was low, and people's hearts were fluctuating. far away.

Of course, they still have the last straw, which is the Supreme Emperor Li Yuan who lives in the deep palace.

The Supreme Emperor Li Yuan is now like a sleeping lion who has never woken up, turning a deaf ear to the turmoil above the court, and has not expressed his position, let alone any movement.

This is what Changsun Wuji and others have been most worried about so far. Although they don't want to touch Li Shimin's bottom line, but now Li Yuanjing is terrible, and this picture really makes them feel uneasy.

The days are hitting the clock hand day by day, and slowly passing by, the Tiance Department slowly begins to be eager for quick success and quick benefits, but what about the Wude old minister department?Like the sky is about to fall down, people's hearts are floating, and they are in constant panic.

Even Wei Zheng, Wei Ting and other members of the rest of the party who stayed out of the matter felt a little uncomfortable with the current atmosphere of the court.

The smell of gunpowder is getting heavier and heavier!

Even as the king of a country, as His Majesty Li Er who decides the world, life is also suffering.One is because they are disappointed by the incompetence of the former Wude ministers; the other is that they feel extremely depressed because of the aggressiveness of Tian Cefu's head Sun Wuji and others; , he didn't know where to start with this matter.

He knew the intentions of Changsun Wuji and the others, and he also knew that Xiao Yu and other old military officials deserved to die, but he didn't get the attitude of his father, Li Yuan, so he didn't dare to make a decision easily.

It was really not easy for him to go from a tyrant who murdered his brothers and seized the throne in the Xuanwu Gate to today, to become a wise king praised by all the people in the world, and only he knew the hardships along the way.

He didn't want to be branded as a tyrant who tortured and killed veterans just because he didn't handle this matter well, and he didn't want to be branded as unfilial in front of the people of the world.