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Xue Huaiyi was furious when he saw this, and was about to yell at him, but Wu Youning raised his hand to stop him: "Master Xue, why should you fight with the guards, but for a short time, the imperial order is self-imposed, let Xiao Wang lead Master Xue away first." Take a break."

Xue Huaiyi stared at Li Tong for a moment, then turned around and walked back.

At this time, Li Tong took another step forward with his sword, and said in a cold voice: "Wait a minute, Master Xue and King Jianchang can retreat temporarily. But what is the origin and purpose of these accompanying party members, who dare to enter and leave the military city? Stay and check carefully!"

"Don't go too far on behalf of the king! I've put up with you... Ha, if you don't stay, what will you do?"

Xue Huaiyi stamped his feet and turned around, staring straight at Li Tong.Li Tong ignored him, but turned around and waved: "Take it!"

After Zhao Changxing and others heard the words, they strode forward, but those Baima Temple party members relied on Xue Huaiyi's power to push and resist arrest, and the scene became extremely chaotic for a while.

Seeing this, Xue Huaiyi's sneer deepened, and he simply stood aside with his arms folded, pretending to watch the excitement, and yelled strangely: "Someone underestimates me as a monk of the White Horse Temple, let him see my monk's bravery!"

As soon as these words came out, the monks of the White Horse Temple who followed into the palace inevitably became more arrogant, and their movements were no longer limited to depression. They even waved their fists and feet, and they all made movements to block and fight back.

Seeing this scene, Li Tong couldn't help but look even more ugly. With a knife in his hand, he said sharply: "Anyone who resists arrest will be killed!"

As soon as this remark came out, the scene was silent for a moment, Wu Youning stepped forward and pointed at Li Tong and said, "Don't be presumptuous on behalf of the king! You can't bear the responsibility for fighting at the palace gate!"

Li Tong sneered, and suddenly rushed forward, swiping his knife and beheading a monk from the White Horse Temple standing in the front.Seeing this, the monk's eyes were already protruding, and he swung his arm subconsciously to block, but the blade flashed, blood spurted, and half of his forearm was directly cut off by the fast and heavy blade!

A shrill and inhuman scream suddenly sounded in the night, and everyone was still so shocked that they hadn't recovered. Li Tong turned the blade in his hand again, and the tip of the blade went up, directly cutting the throat of the wailing monk who fell to the ground. No matter, the screams stopped abruptly, only the faint sound of the monk falling to the ground twitching and rubbing against the ground remained.

"Resisting arrest, follow this example! Take it!"

Li Tong withdrew and retreated quickly, put the knife back into its sheath, then looked up at Xue Huaiyi and Wu Youning, whose expressions had become extremely astonished, and said in a deep voice: "Master Xue, please follow King Jianchang out of the palace gate and wait for a while when the palace order arrives. Invite Master Xue to enter the palace!"

"Dai Wang is so vicious, I will never give up with you!"

Xue Huaiyi also had the experience of leading a large army as a soldier. Although the scene in front of him was bloody and terrifying, he reacted faster than Wu Youning. His face was contorted with embarrassment, and he pointed at Li Tong and roared angrily.

Wu Youning didn't expect Li Tong to be so bold, and after reacting, he looked at the Qianqi soldiers and said sharply: "Quickly remove the king's murder weapon and armor, otherwise it will be considered the same crime!"

However, after hesitating for a moment, the thousands of cavalry officers and soldiers each held their knives in their hands and embraced the king in the center. Although they didn't speak a word, the chilling momentum suddenly rose.

A while later, another thousand cavalry generals from Xuanwu City arrived after hearing the news, leading the team Guo Yi was originally from Wu Youning.After seeing this, Wu Youning's expression softened a little, and he continued: "The Dai Wang used danger for no reason, so quickly detain him and return him to the camp, and wait for me to report to His Majesty, before we can judge the crime!"

Although Na Guoyi didn't know the specific reason, but seeing the bloody corpse in front of him, and seeing the blood on Dai Wang's skirt and armor, after hearing the order from Jianchang King, he moved forward and stood with his hands crossed. Li Tong among the thousands of cavalry sergeants said: "The humble ranks are following orders, please forgive me, General!"

While speaking, he was about to raise his hand to give orders, and Li Tong said: "It is best to obey the military orders! I am the general in charge of the battalion today, and if I am not ordered to go out, it is chaos! Take it quickly! All the thieves who crossed the palace defense before my eyes, those who disobeyed the order, will be punished with the same crime!"

Na Guoyi's mood was extremely entangled at the moment. Hearing this, the arms that had been raised temporarily froze, and turned his head to look at Wu Youning for help.

"Take off Feng Guoyi's armor and weapons, and detain him in the same battalion as the thieves!"

Li Tong stamped his feet and shouted again.

The thousands of cavalry officers and soldiers present were also extremely embarrassed at the moment, they didn't know whose military orders they should obey, but after a little weighing in their hearts, it was always more reliable to use the military orders of His Royal Highness.Even if it is necessary to investigate after the fact, the crime of taking down Guo Yi is far lighter than directly taking down a Qianqi envoy.

So after a moment of silence, the thousands of knights present surrounded that Feng Guoyi, and said in a low voice: "The lowly ranks are following orders, please forgive me!"

Chapter 0436 Buddha's fate added to the body, can't break the eyes

When the forbidden female officer hurried to Xuanwumen with the order, the turmoil had temporarily come to an end, and Wu Youning and Xue Huaiyi temporarily withdrew from Xuanwumen.

The fallen corpses were thrown in the corner of the palace wall. As for the monks of the White Horse Temple who followed Xue Huaiyi into Xuanwu City, they were forced into a corner of the palace gate by more than 50 thousand cavalry soldiers with knives, and squatted on the ground one by one .

And that Feng Guoyi, who was stripped of his armor and was only wearing single clothes, was also in this state at the moment. Among the monks with pale scalp and no hair, he looked very eye-catching.

Li Tong also stood here holding a knife, took the warrant from the female officer for inspection, and then sent someone out of the Xuanwu Gate to invite Xue Huaiyi, but after waiting for a while, Xue Huaiyi still did not come in, so he smiled apologetically at the female officer and said : "There are still new things to be played here, and there is also a history of labor women going back and forth."

Of course, the female officer also noticed the weird atmosphere here, but she didn't dare to ask questions out of caution, and she just nodded after hearing Dai Wang's words, and didn't say much.

Li Tong led the female officer to the straight hall, picked up a pen and quickly described the affairs here, and then asked the female officer to bring her handwriting to enter the performance in a hurry.

After sending the female officer away, Li Tong did not return to the vicinity of Xuanwu Gate, but sat in the straight hall waiting for the new order from the ban.

At the same time, he couldn't help feeling that his grandma was so mean and almost inhuman in some places, but she really indulged and favored Xue Huaiyi beyond common sense.In previous years, Xue Huaiyi regarded the palace defenses as nothing, leading party members into and out of the forbidden palace not once or twice.This kind of behavior was often criticized by the censors of the foreign dynasty, but his grandmother never gave any response.

This time Li Tong knifed Xue Huaiyi's entourage, apart from the fact that there was indeed a deep grudge against each other, it was not purely out of emotion.

Right now, his grandma really relied heavily on him, and the actions of the handsome ministers from outside the court had already made the courtiers terrified. If there is another disharmony between soldiers and soldiers in the Beiya, once the news spreads, the situation will be even more unstoppable.Therefore, everything that happened tonight is doomed to be resolved quietly and must not be put on the table.

Li Tong has reached this point in his career, and keeping a low profile is no longer the top priority of making a living.To be honest, even if his grandma wants to get rid of him, she must consider all aspects of influence, and she will never be a chick who can be crushed to death in a second.

What's more, he didn't do anything wrong this time, but his methods were a little violent.Even if his grandma held him accountable this time, he would not have nothing to say.

The court situation is already so tense, I am so nervous that I watch the door for you day and night, but your nephew and your husband ignore the defense of the palace, hula la a large group of people come and go as soon as they say, you Why is this old lady so big-hearted, and can still sleep soundly?

But even if you can tolerate it, I can't.In my eyes, you are not a disrespectful old man who keeps a concubine, you are my own grandma, or you don't let me guard the door, as long as I stay here, this kind of thing is not allowed to happen again!

Li Tong was still thinking about how to respond to his grandma's possible accountability later, and the outside sergeant came to the hall to report that General Zuo Yulin, Qu Chongyu, had arrived at Xuanwu Gate, and summoned His Royal Highness to join Xue Huaiyi Enter the palace to meet the saint.

Although Qu Chongyu looks quite rough, but his mind is delicate.When Li Tong walked out of the straight hall and arrived behind Xuanwu Gate, Qu Chongyu had already had Xue Huaiyi taken away first, so as not to give them any chance to meet and clash.

"It's Xiao Wang's job, but General Lao has to work hard, I'm really ashamed."

Li Tong went forward, clasped fists at Qu Chongyu, and then said again.

Qu Chongyu just waved his hands and smiled after hearing the words: "Your Highness, you don't need to be too polite. Since you are serving as a guard, walking inside and outside is part of your duty. It really doesn't matter whether you are tired or not."

While talking, the two walked side by side into the Forbidden Palace under the escort of a group of Habayashi soldiers.

Although he stopped talking, Li Tong obviously felt that Qu Chongyu's attitude towards him had improved slightly, especially at turning points such as corridors and palace gates. On behalf of the king first.Compared with the business-like attitude when sending Dai Wang to Qianqi's camp earlier, it is undoubtedly much more gentle.

In addition, Li Tong also smelled a thicker scent of incense from Qu Chongyu's body, which was already somewhat beyond what was needed to cover up his body odor, and seemed to be covering up something.

Turning forward in the night, Li Tong didn't know where he had reached the palace.When he reached a remote palace, Qu Chongyu took half a step quickly, approached Li Tong, and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, what you did this night, don't worry too much. His Majesty the Holy Emperor has a clear plan, and His Highness is just Strictly abide by the duties, stay loyal and brave, and will never blame His Highness for this!"

When Li Tong heard this, he couldn't help being stunned for a moment, and then turned his head to look at Qu Chongyu suspiciously, unable to figure out why the other party suddenly showed such kindness.

Qu Chongyu unnaturally avoided Li Tong's scrutinizing gaze, but quickly turned back and continued to whisper: "Master Xue has always been flamboyant in his actions, and it's not a short day to show off indiscriminately. The old achievements of patrolling the border, It doesn’t matter if it’s true or false, but the words and deeds are just superficial, which inevitably makes people underestimate the importance of military affairs. And the loyal and hardworking soldiers inside and outside are also overshadowed by the vanity of one person, and they will no longer be able to gain the righteousness of the world.”

Hearing this, Li Tong was a little stunned.It seems that Xue Huaiyi's excessive publicity has made many people feel dissatisfied, even Qu Chongyu, a general of the forbidden army, has a lot of grudges.

It's normal to think about it, regardless of Xue Huaiyi's status, it can't be said that it is completely futile to lead the army several times, but the so-called military merits really squeeze out the water, and it is estimated that they can drown people.

But this guy was surprisingly lucky. Even if the other commanders were familiar with military affairs and had profound strategies, they would not dare to boast that they would win the battle.But Xue Huaiyi was able to do it as easily as an outing, and the great achievements were easily picked up.

In the Zhou Dynasty, Wu Zhou, a general at home and abroad, was actually overwhelmed by a mere idiot.If these generals at home and abroad can still look at Xue Huaiyi pleasingly, then they have really seen a ghost.

Li Tong didn't expect that he would have such an unexpected harvest when he slashed Xue Huaiyi's followers inside the Xuanwu Gate.

Qu Chongyu was one of the few imperial generals in the imperial court who was trusted by his grandmother and was reused. In the past, Li Tong was considered not weak and prosperous, so he couldn't treat him differently.

As a result, this time because of suppressing Xue Huaiyi's arrogance, Qu Chongyu's attitude towards him changed unexpectedly. It can be seen that Xue Huaiyi is really quite hated.

Li Tong nodded, accepting Qu Chongyu's kind release, but he didn't say much.Such a trivial matter, even if it makes people feel bad, it is not worth discussing further.And right now he is still mainly thinking about the matter of Qianqi, and he doesn't have the energy to include the Habayashi Army into the scope of consideration for the time being.

After Qu Chongyu finished speaking these few words, he didn't say any more. He waited until the King Dai was sent to a palace gate, and stood under the light to watch the King Dai walk into the hall with a thoughtful expression. After a while, Then he sighed, a trace of disappointment flashed in his eyes, and silently retreated into the shadows.

Li Tong didn't wait long outside the hall, Shangguan Wan'er went out to summon him, seeing him still looking around, she said in a low voice: "Master Xue is staying in the Shanzhai courtyard, entering the palace is a winter official's business."

Hearing this, Li Tong couldn't help but feel suspicious. Could it be that Xue Huaiyi actually got involved with the nobles of Guan Long, and entered the palace at night because he wanted to rescue Su Gan?

When he was thinking about it, he saw Shangguan Wan'er's pretty face turned to the south, her beautiful eyes looking at the iron phoenix flapping its wings above the bright hall to the south, and he soon understood.

It turned out that he had thought deeply about the matter. Xue Huaiyi served as the supervisor several times to supervise the construction of the imperial court's large fortifications, and the nominal supervisors of these projects were the winter officials of the Ministry of Industry.

Su Qian, who is now the official secretary of the winter, was bitten by the mad dog Lai Junchen. Xue Huaiyi probably entered the palace late at night because he was worried that some black materials would be uncovered during the process of supervising the construction.

He nodded slightly to Shangguan Wan'er, then walked into the hall, saw his grandmother sitting in the hall with her forehead in her hand, walked in front of her knees and whispered: "I am ashamed, since I have the position of guard at the north gate, but It is really a crime to disturb His Majesty in the middle of the night if you can't settle the matter within your duties."

Wu Zetian seemed to be extremely tired. After Li Tong finished speaking, it took a while before he raised his head and lowered his eyes to look at him, and said in a low tone: "It's not your fault, there's no need to admit your fault. Huaiyi is used to brevity, You should be reprimanded for overstepping the palace rules. But when you kill his disciples with your hands, you act a little out of proportion. Not to mention your noble family, you don't compete bravely with ordinary people. He has the blessings of Buddha and Buddha, so People who are not good at looking at it, and hate it..."

Li Tong felt a little speechless when he heard this, but he couldn't refute for a while.Among other things, it is really inexplicable that this guy can make a triumphant return with all his beard and tail in just a few outings.

Sometimes Li Tong even wondered if this guy was a high-level undercover agent placed by the Turks, and why Xue Huaiyi had to run away every time he sent troops.

Of course, this incident is not without an explanation. The Turks have been revived, and their own strength is not the same as when they were victorious in their early years.And every time Xue Huaiyi sent troops, he would start with a large army. The current Turkic fight against the autumn wind is okay, but if it really wants to rise to the battle of national destiny, it will be very frightening.

But in his grandma's opinion, that was a different experience. It was not that there were no good generals who had been used abroad several times, but there were not many big victories that could really inspire the whole country.On the contrary, Xue Huaiyi, whom everyone looked down upon, even if there were no surprises every time, it would not disappoint people too much, as if a blessed general bestowed on her by the gods allowed her to retain her dignity in foreign wars.

"I and Master Xue have an old friendship. I know what Master Xue's character is. Because of the blessings and fate that accompany me and the deep care, Master Xue has experienced hardships, and his words and deeds are careless. Master Xue's deeds may be praised for being straightforward and innocent." He is hidden, but he is surrounded by disciples, so it is really difficult to examine them one by one. I am afraid that Master Xue will be misled by the villain's evil plan, lose his sensitivity, or live up to the blessings and blessings that the world admires."

Li Tong didn't want to break any superstitions to his grandma, so he just continued following the words.

After Wu Zetian heard the words, she also nodded slightly, and then said: "Leave this mage in the confinement for the time being, and all the monks and disciples gathered in the White Horse Temple will be dispersed."

Chapter 0437

Hearing what Wu Zetian said, Li Tong breathed a sigh of relief.

In order to ensure that the internal disputes in the Beiya military are not disclosed to the outside world, no matter what happened tonight, no matter what is right and what is wrong, will not be discussed and decided on the surface, and naturally there will be no clear punishment for any party.

What his grandmother said was right, that is, tonight he competed bravely with ordinary people as the nobles of the Tian family. Although he looked very majestic, he was actually very dangerous.Xue Huaiyi treats the defense of the palace as nothing all the year round, and the kings of the Wu family can't insist on themselves and abide by their duties, so they condone him a lot.

The Wu family's accumulation and management in Beiya is far from what Li Tong can compare to. This time the incident only happened in a narrow space, and the reason is that he is absolutely on Li Tong's side. Xue Huaiyi's entourage was able to barely deter the situation with such a fiery way.

If the other party's attitude was tougher and more decisive, or if the incident did not happen in the narrow space behind the Xuanwu Gate, more people could participate, then the result may not be what it is now.

In order to ensure the deterrence towards the southern provinces, Wu Zetian is not good at making clear punishments for this matter.But if it just doesn't matter, this is actually not good news for Li Tong, whose foundation is still weak in Beiya.

The instigator has no successors?Since it is nothing to kill Dai Wang at Xuanwumen this night, and there is no right or wrong result, does it mean that it is nothing to treat Dai Wang like this?

Even if Xue Huaiyi and Wu Youning were not so bold and decisive, but those generals in Beiya who obeyed the Wu family, could there not be one or two brave and aggressive?

So just not to pursue it is not enough to meet Li Tong's requirements.He needs his grandma's support with a clearer attitude. Even if it is not in this matter, he must show it in other ways, so as to deter those soldiers in the Beiya who are ready to move and want to take the risk.

After Wei Tuan'er left the palace, his aunt Princess Taiping was always in charge of introducing face-to-face for his grandmother and sharing Xue Huaiyi's favor, and Li Tong rarely asked about it.

Originally, he had already planned to start introducing Shen Nanqiu to check and balance Xue Huaiyi, but when he heard his grandma's statement at this time, there was no need to be in a hurry.One is that he has a conflict with such a thing, and he doesn't want to personally intervene in it.

Second, even if Shen Nanqiu is introduced, Xue Huaiyi has special meaning to his grandmother, and Shen Nanqiu may not be able to cause substantial checks and balances and threats to Xue Huaiyi, but it will only enrich his grandmother's personal entertainment.

After pondering for a while, he continued: "My minister, please let the soldiers of Qianqi go out of the palace and drive out the monks gathered in the White Horse Temple!"

When Wu Zetian heard this, he frowned slightly, a little displeased.She has made it very clear that she doesn't want the conflict between the few people to surface, so that everyone knows that expelling the monks of the White Horse Temple is already helping the Dai Wang, but the Dai Wang still wants to involve Qianqi, That's a bit of a stretch.

Li Tong was also carefully observing the changes in his grandmother's expression, and after seeing this, he said: "The intention of this invitation is not for the White Horse Temple or Master Xue, but for other plans. A few days ago, the government officials got the sword Take a handle of the utensil, and bring it into the mansion to be seen by relatives. After examining it carefully, I realize that there is something strange about the utensil..."

While speaking, he also shared information about the sword presented by Yang Xianzong earlier, but only concealed Yang Xianzong.

After Li Tong brought the sword back to the palace, after the evaluation of Yan Yanfan and other professionals, he was completely sure that the sword was stolen and transformed from the Forbidden Army's ordnance, and the inscription on the artifact was also worn out during the transformation.

With the help of Li Tong, he sent people to Beishi to investigate secretly, and found that several shops operating this type of business had related problems, but they were minor or serious.Some shop owners even privately stated that if they want bulky things, the other party can also provide them, but the price is still open to discussion.

After finding this step, it can be basically confirmed that someone is secretly stealing and selling the banned military ordnance, and the duration is not short, and a gray industrial chain may even have been formed.

However, when Li Tong asked Zheng Ke, the reason he got made him a little dumbfounded.Because this matter is not only not a secret, but has formed a tacit understanding among some specific groups, and there are many people who participated and benefited.

The waste ordnance replaced by the guards of the two yamen is mainly recycled by the Shaofu Shangfang Supervisor.

But the responsibilities of the Shangfang Supervisor don’t stop there. There are as many as seven or eight administrators who order orders, such as sacrificial ritual vessels, brine book cultural relics, rides and toys, middle palace costumes, chariots and chariots, saddle and bridle tents, and even For the production and storage of paper and pen mats, everything is within the responsibility of Shang Fangjian.

Since the reign of Chuigong, the imperial court has laid out ceremonies, and the labor and material resources were wasted without restraint, and the entire Shangfang prison was operating at overload.

To make matters worse, while the burden of responsibility increased, instead of allocating more money, food and materials, the imperial court directly brought the two city supervisors under the supervision of the Shangfang Supervisor directly into the jurisdiction of the local officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs of the Southern Province, and the city tax went directly The household department's expenditures are used, which makes Shangfang's supervisor's expenditures even more difficult.

As for the used ordnance recovered by the Liangya, there is not enough manpower to renovate it, and it takes up many warehouses in Shangfangjian for storage.Moreover, the number of soldiers in Nanya Fan's Shangfu has decreased year by year, and the use of ordnance that needs to be updated is of course also sharply reduced year by year.

Under such circumstances, there are smart people who sell these wastes privately to subsidize the increasing gap in the expenditure of Shangfang Supervisor.Of course, this is just what Zheng Ke said. One is illegal, and the other is done in secret. No one can tell how the revenue is distributed.

After all, everything is made of poverty.

When Li Tong learned about this, his mood was quite complicated.He already thought that his idea of ​​guarding and stealing was quite bold, but he didn't expect that others would play it better, and he had played it for many years.

At the same time, he couldn't help but feel worried. There are not a few people who are engaged in these businesses, and this thunder may explode one day. Is there any need for him to join it?

But what is certain is that if one day the imperial court faces up to this issue and prepares to conduct a thorough investigation, it will be fine if he cannot be found. head!His status is enough to take the blame, and the opponent's power can also do it. If he really wants to buckle up, it will be difficult to throw the blame.

After several weighings, Li Tong decided not to get involved in the muddy water, and even took the initiative to detonate the mine.It's already annoying to be robbed of the business, the key is to steal from his house, this is absolutely unbearable!

Although the whole story was pretty much known, Li Tong didn't tell his grandma what he had investigated. He just pointed out that there was such a thing, and asked his grandma to send someone to investigate deeply.And if you really want to make it clear, you must mention that his grandma is too prodigal.

"There is such a thing? Those mediocre people, how dare they? Bravery, stealing and selling arms, it is really not a pity to die!"

Wu Zetian was already very sensitive to this kind of affairs. After listening to Li Tong's report, the fatigue on her face disappeared completely, her sunken eyes were rounded, she shouted angrily, and her high-pitched voice echoed in the hall. Shocked for a long time.

After hearing the sound, all the female officials standing outside rushed into the hall one after another. When they saw His Majesty's angry gesture, which was rarely seen in recent years, they were all shocked, and they knelt deeply and dared not make a sound.

Shangguan Wan'er knelt on the left front, and looked back at Li Tong with a questioning look in her eyes, while Li Tong shook her head slightly, indicating that her grandmother's anger was not caused by her.

"I don't know much about it, and I can't describe it enough. All the things bought in the market are sealed in the mansion. Please take them into the palace immediately as evidence."

Li Tong raised his head again and said, Wu Zetian nodded after hearing the words, and raised his hand to summon General Yubayashi who was on duty outside, and immediately went out of the palace to pick it up with the seal of Dai Wang.

Although she was furious when she first heard the news, after a while, Wu Zetian calmed down and waved away the crowd, leaving only some confidantes.

She sat in the banquet and was silent for a long time before she whispered: "Careful, if there is really a big robbery and it has been going on for several years, according to what you see, how should we stop it?"

"I feel that although this matter sounds scary at first glance, it should not be regarded as a serious problem. One is that the outflow device is obsolete, and most of the people who can use it are materials, and there are not many real old devices. The second is that the current Da Zhou Restoration, but it can make the world safe and sound, and the livelihood of the people depends on each other, and they will not be bold and diligent in reversing."

Li Tong also frowned slightly, and continued: "The reason why I suggested that Qianqi go out of the palace to disperse the monks of the White Horse Temple is also to show off the power. The guards in the Nanya are mostly pawns from other states, and this matter must not be publicized." You know. Beiya Yulin has a lot of foreign soldiers, respectful of prestige but less than righteous, and they need to be used and defended. Only the thousand cavalry soldiers, newly formed, are the supporters of your majesty's humerus, and they can undoubtedly be added."