Crown Tang emperor

Especially for ordinary battalion soldiers, the so-called meritorious deeds and leopard tail feudal lords are too far away from them.

Once enlisted into the army, it means that the rest of your life may be trapped in the camp, and the mainstream of real military life is by no means the romance of gold and iron horses and the magnificence of killing enemies and building honors, and some are just so long that there is almost no end The expedition period, the army lacking food and clothing, and all kinds of busy and heavy operations.

And because they are recruits, the court itself has not yet established a complete compensation mechanism for recruiting soldiers, which also makes their economic conditions not guaranteed, and naturally they all want to get rid of this living state.

Now as long as he can return to his hometown, he can be exempted from serving in the army, and even be awarded with farmland, which is really too attractive.

Seeing the surge in the number of returnees, the Luoyang government and opposition people undoubtedly breathed a sigh of relief.Although the order has been restored before, the [-] Heavenly Soldiers and Dao troops stranded in Hedong are undoubtedly a great threat. Once a war really breaks out, it will undoubtedly cause great harm to the stability of the situation.

At the same time as the return of the Tianbingdao army, the [-] Guanzhong troops arrived in Luoyang.This time it was no longer a bluff, but real reinforcements. Even in order to ensure the stability of the situation in Guanzhong, although the number of troops on this route was only [-], it was actually [-].

Although the army's reinforcements are false and real, one thing is true, that is, the current imperial court already has at least [-] troops in Heluo.Moreover, they are not recruits hastily recruited, but the backbone of Shaanxi Daoxingtai recruited and trained in the past few years. They are experienced troops who can directly launch conquests and enter the battlefield!

Tens of thousands of people came to reinforce him, but also brought the latest news from Guanzhong, that is, Li Chongrun, the heir of Luling Prince who fled to Guanzhong, exposed his whereabouts in the south of Jingnan. Duqu in the south of Beijing, and all the families involved in the incident, will be investigated and arrested, and the punishment will be imposed only after the imperial court orders.

Of course, this is just a superficial rhetoric. The process of Li Chongrun's arrest and execution has a different experience, and the truth is even a bit absurd.

"The Luling prince's heir was not arrested in the outskirts of the city, but was tracked and captured by bad people when he was wandering in the city. At first, he didn't know his life experience. It was only when Wannian County questioned him. His Royal Highness was surprised to find out that he was taken away , and then it will be convenient for Du Qu to increase his punishment..."

Li Yang, who entered the capital with the army this time, told the real situation, and Li Tong couldn't help being moved after listening.

His eldest brother is usually not showy, and he is reserved and kind in his dealings with others, but when it comes to his ability to make decisions in real situations, he is indeed ruthless.

When Li Tong sent troops eastward at the beginning of the year, Li Guangshun also advised him to take good care of his feathers and try not to kill his clan members indiscriminately.But when Li Chongrun, the cousin, fell into his hands, not only was he dealt with immediately, he even implicated a group of remaining personnel in Guanlong.

Originally, Li Tong was still a little worried about whether his elder brother would be able to control the situation in Guanzhong after Xingtai had a large number of personnel and Jiali was taken away, but now it seems that he can rest assured.

He has been operating in Guanzhong for several years. Although he is confident that he will not be shaken easily, he is afraid that some remnant forces in Guanlong who are not dead will make troubles frequently. It is also difficult to use all the power in Guanzhong.

Li Tong's current status is limited, and it is difficult to be willful in dealing with clan issues, especially when his third uncle and fourth uncle both died in the turmoil in Luoyang. This incident itself is an excuse for him to clean up the hidden evil forces in the court.But if even he abused and mutilated the clan members arbitrarily, it would undoubtedly be unjustifiable.

So his grandma had to come forward to formally abolish his fourth uncle's status, and he had been vague about his third uncle's charges and punishment during this period of time.Even if a considerable number of Shiliu died because of colluding with his third uncle, the main crime was just hijacking the vassals and trying to commit crimes.

If he wanted to further deal with the issue of his third uncle, he would have to wait until October to worship and formally determine the position of the great position, and then he could formally punish his third uncle, an evil family member, on behalf of the ancestors.

During this process, whether Li Chongrun, the Luling prince's heir, was lurking in the countryside or surfacing, he would inevitably have a lot of personnel entanglements.

Now that Li Guangshun has done such an evil thing for Li Tong, and at the same time revealed his tough and ruthless side, the deterrent effect on the situation in Guanzhong has also been strengthened. Indeed, he has the ability to be on his own, allowing Li Tong to concentrate more on dealing with the Guandong everything.

In the past period of time, King Luling's deeds and sense of existence had been deliberately downplayed, so Li Tong did not make any publicity about the arrest and execution of his heir.

Of course, even if it is publicized, the DPRK and China probably won't pay much attention to it.Now the courtiers are most concerned about Li Chengqi, another grandson of the Li family, the heir king.

Regarding this point, the courtiers were not curious for too long. Along with the wave of Heavenly Soldiers and Dao troops swarming back to the country, the successor king Li Chengqi also returned.It's just that what returned was not a living person, but a corpse buried in the coffin.

Zhang Jiazhen and other people from the east of the river escorted the heir's coffin across the river, and at the Mengjin Ferry on the south bank of the river, Li Tong, who was dressed in plain white, had already led all the court officials to wait here.

The big ship slowly approached the shore, first the plain armored soldiers carried the coffin of the king's heir off the ship, and then Pei Siliang, Jing Hui and other former heavenly soldiers, civil and military officials also disembarked one after another. Walking on his knees, he cried out sadly: "I have committed a serious crime, and the previous matter was lost to the prime minister, so that the heir, the king, made a knot with the thief. When he entered the army, he encountered treacherous things in the army. Joining Turkic bandits, splitting the country..."

Li Tong's face was solemn, and he didn't pay attention to the voices of the group members. He just walked forward slowly, leaned over and glanced at the corpse of the heir king in the coffin, and after a while, he suddenly threw his fist on the coffin, then drew out his sword, and pointed at Pei Siliang and the others Angrily said: "Your crime is also a crime. How dare you add such a crime to my family and make the world laugh at my family's injustice! The heir is my emperor's uncle Yuanxi, and the birth of a man is the jewel of the heavenly family. Bewitched by Hu Tan's heresy!"

"Your ministers know their crimes, and death is not a pity. However, all the things you said are also proved to be conclusive, but I beg the heir of the prison country and the princes of the court to judge..."

All the members were still kneeling on the ground, and another member A presented some heads, criminals and documents.

Seeing the presentation of these evidences, Li Tong's expression was also gloomy. Although he was ashamed of his murderous behavior, he still announced on the spot that Du Jingjian, the servant of the Ministry of punishment, would be the prime minister. explain.

Afterwards, under the urging of the officials, Li Tong still insisted on his own opinion, and personally escorted the heir king's coffin back to the city on foot.

This attitude is not only for the officials to see, but also to express my apology to my cousin lying in the coffin.He didn't know the details of the series of turmoil that occurred in Taiyuan City, but one thing is certain, that is, his cousin absolutely did not have the guts to do evil things such as colluding with the Turks and splitting the country.

But it doesn't matter whether you have the guts or not, this charge is destined to be charged.Because he is the heir of the Tang Dynasty, he needs absolute justice, and at the same time, he cannot tolerate any crimes that split the country.

Although the situation in the capital is becoming more and more stable now, there are more and more news coming back from the Quartet.In Hebei, after Sun Quan, the governor of Xiangzhou, raised his troops to rebel, Xingzhou, Zhaozhou, Jizhou and other prefectures refused to accept Xuanda's imperial order, and the officials of these prefectures were selected by his fourth uncle.

Li Tong didn't have time to argue with them at all, so he could only unify the public opinion in the shortest time. Anyone who disobeyed the imperial order, no matter what the reason, was a rebel.And because of the interruption of personnel in these prefectures, until now, the imperial court didn't even know whether the Khitan continued to plunder Hebei.

At the same time, Turkic Mochuo, an opportunist, did not settle down. Traces of Turkic cavalry activities began to appear near the Dongshoucheng City in the northeast of Shuofang.

With the current imperial court's tough and firm attitude towards the Turks, if Mo Chuo wanted to attract and win over the forces in Jilin Prefecture in Monan, he would most likely fly the banner of his fourth uncle.Therefore, Li Tong also had to block this road ahead of time, so that Zhujimizhou could not use this as an excuse to ride strong again and again.

When the team arrived at Lijing Gate in the west of the imperial city, Xiang Wang's family members were already waiting here. They were already haggard in mourning for several days, and hearing such sad news again, the family was even more distraught.Seeing the coffin of the heir prime minister entering the coffin, one after another came up and lay down on the coffin and wailed loudly. The bleak scene made all the viewers feel very sad.

"Thank you cousin for bringing my elder brother back to the country. Yuan Si is busy with state affairs, so I shouldn't continue to harass you with personal affection. My brother returns to the palace with his coffin, please His Royal Highness Yuan Si to return to the court..."

Bad news happened one after another at home, and Li Longji became mature in a very short time. He helped the coffin and cried for a moment, then turned around and saluted Li Tongchang and said.

Li Tong leaned slightly, but before he could open his mouth, Song Jing on the other side came out of the shift and said: "The heir is still involved in the case, so he should not be entrusted to the palace. If the case is not innocent, the crimes in his body will be dangerous." Dirty spirit!"

"You, you are talking nonsense! How could my elder brother, how... I implore my cousin to show mercy!"

Hearing this, Li Longji's expression changed immediately. He glared at Song Jing before he was about to argue, then turned to Li Tong and said sadly: "A few days ago, the whole family was happy, and my father and brother took good care of me for a short breath. The sky collapsed, making people cry..."

"Scholar Song, step down, I will make my own decision on this matter!"

Li Tong also frowned at this moment, pointing at Song Jing and saying displeasedly.

However, Song Jing did not retreat after hearing the words, and simply knelt down in front of him and said loudly: "I don't know what your highness's decision is, but I guess it is nothing more than sympathy. It is indeed a human tragedy that the king's family has repeatedly mourned. But if the heir The king's crime is true, the country is sad when the body is lucky, and the country is lucky when the body dies! Your Highness is the heir to the clan, and the only one in the community, or he is benevolent and compassionate, but what will the person in the matter do?

This case involves disobedience of ministers in Hebei and Hedong internally, and external disobedience in Guanshan and Monan. The case is still obscure. If Wang Ruoxian, the heir, enters the court favoritically, the small gap first cracks in Chenju, and there must be a gap widening in the world!The world is big, and it must be governed with strictness, and the family is small, and the only way to keep a good relationship is to keep it in place!Indiscriminate punishment and revealing personal feelings, the Ming Lord will not take it.If the internal disobedience and the external disobedience, if they take advantage of the gap to escape from the law, there may be more than one family who will be mourned in the coming year! "

Following Song Jing's statement, several people came out, including Du Jingjian, who was the new prime minister and took over the case, all expressed their approval.

After pondering for a while, Li Tong made a slight concession. He no longer placed the coffin of the heir king and the king in the same hall, but first put the coffin in the official palace of Zongzheng Temple in the imperial city, and sent it in person by himself, with a member of the sixth rank The courtiers are here to protect.

"Cousin is young and strong, and only when he is strong can he be feared by everyone. Today, the thugs are dissuading and interfering in the family's private affairs with arrogant words. He got his name, but you, cousin, are unjustly ridiculed. Such a scheming , not a pure person..."

When leaving Zongzheng Temple, Li Longji walked up to Li Tong again, bowed his head and said in a low voice.

Li Tong was taken aback when he heard this, then sighed after a while, patted Li Longji on the shoulder and said, "San Lang is short in stature and young in teeth, so you don't need to show your intelligence first."

The case concerning the collusion between the Prime Minister and the Turks was reviewed very quickly. One case was of great importance and received widespread attention from the government and the public.The criminal evidence involved in the two cases has also been collected in a complete manner, so there is no need to waste more time collecting evidence, and it is only necessary to sort out the relevant items into a solid logic that can withstand scrutiny.

Of course, there is the most important point, that is, as the most important crime of the Turkic Mochu, Yu Monan claimed that he had been conferred by the Tang court as the Khan of Guide Huguo, and he was appointed as the governor of Shengzhou. This calls on the original East Turkic descendants of the six prefectures of Hequ to cross the river and return to Monan.

It's not the first time that Mo Shui's behavior of rubbing hot spots is not the first time. Perhaps his past experiences have also made him realize that the officials and nobles of Datang still have a lot of attraction and deterrent power to Zhujili Prefecture, so he took advantage of the turmoil in the Datang Kingdom. Taking advantage of this opportunity, he let go of his airs as the Turkic lord, and acted like a loyal minister of the Tang family, eager to take advantage of the trend and accept the Hu forces in northern Xinjiang.

This toss silently, not to mention how much impact it will have on the growth of its own power, also confirmed from the side that the heir king Li Chengqi had colluded with him.And when the crime of King Sixiang was confirmed, the situation of the rebellious states in Hebei suddenly became embarrassing.

Next, the imperial court made another decree that Yao Yuanchong, the governor of Shuofang Road, was preparing to attack the Turks, and Yan Guogong, Hei Chi Changzhi, was the general of Zuowei and the governor of Jibei Road, in charge of the chaos in Hebei.

Chapter 0789 discusses the new salt policy to make up for the shortage of food

With the issuance of the imperial military order, the 2 troops of Jibei Province left the capital one after another and rushed to the battlefield.

Among them, 5000 people crossed the river directly from Mengjin, joined forces with Hei Chi Changzhi in Heyang, and then went straight to Hebei.Another 5000 people marched along the river, both water and land, collected grain along the river and cleared the bee robbers on both sides of the river to maintain the smooth flow of the road.

Although the current imperial court has changed the speaker, the original problem still exists, and it is even more serious than before, that is, the shortage of materials, especially the shortage of food, has reached an extremely dangerous level.

With the restoration of order in Heluo, it is difficult to collect a large amount of materials in a short period of time, and even the proper placement of the heavenly soldiers and returnees still requires a huge input of materials.

Although Guannei Road completed the material collection for the first half of the year in April, in addition to supplying Longyou and Heshuo, it also assumed the material expenditure for the army of Hedong Road returning home, and accumulated a lot of deficits , It needs to be gradually transferred from the middle of Shu to fill it up.At least until autumn, it will be difficult to send supplies to the sky.

"Currently, there are still surplus money and silks stored in the official warehouses of the various divisions, but the rice has been in urgent need for days. The march of Jibei Road has taken away [-] hu of military rations, and the storage in Duji is even less..."

Shang Shu Zuo Pu shot Li Yuansu, after counting the registers of various divisions, looking at the pitiful number, he was also frowning for a while.

When I went to Xingtai earlier, I was always financially tight and on the verge of bankruptcy. Now I finally got better, and then I returned to the court. What I took over was such a tiankeng. Feeling helpless, the wrinkles on his face deepened a bit.Whether in the west or in the east, he can be regarded as an extremely human minister, but as a result, he lives by a few meters every day, which is a bit more miserable than an old farmer who lost his land and rented.

Lu Jingchu, a direct scholar of the Jiyingguan, also flipped through the documents on the ground of today's Yousi, and reported while reading: "Yesterday, the prices of rice, noodles, soybeans and other grains in the two cities have reached new highs, and a piece of mustard cakes has reached a hundred yuan. Only the merchants The inventory in the warehouse is not much, if the market is really closed to control the price, there will be even more nothing to sell in the market."

Businessmen seek profit, buy cheap and buy expensive, this is the most basic logic of all business activities.Even if the government has strict control, it is difficult to make government orders that violate the basic laws of things and human nature.Especially after several rounds of raking and combing, the current Luoyang City can basically put an end to the phenomenon of hoarding and reluctance to sell.

In fact, in addition to the basic reason of the shortage of supplies, Li Tong also has to bear a lot of blame for the rampant prices.

After entering the city, although he imposed severe punishments frequently, he also gave the people quite generous subsidies. At the beginning, when the market business had not resumed, he gave basic living supplies to ensure that people would not be starving and cold to the point of being unsustainable.After the resumption of trading in the two cities, they switched to subsidies such as money and silk, after all, the imperial court did not have sufficient supplies at the moment.

So now in Luoyang City, even small households have a considerable amount of money and silk to buy various materials on the market, causing prices to rise day by day.

"The current situation is indeed difficult, but Luoyang is located in the sky, with smooth water and land, and open in all directions. With this favorable location, there must be more ways than in the old days of Chang'an."

After listening to the complaints from the officials, Li Tong cheered up as usual, and then asked: "Have you sent all the news back to the states in Henan?"

Li Yuanyuan nodded after hearing the words, turned to the relevant content and then reported: "Zhengzhou, Bianzhou, Xuzhou, Yuzhou and other prefectures have counted grain counts, and there are more than [-] hu in grain storage. It is urgent, and the imperial envoys are needed to transfer to Songnan, and this batch of grain can enter the capital within a month..."

"Don't move Zhengzhou's grain, store it in Xingyang, and use it for the army of Hebei. In addition, in the states along the river, the grain and rice within a thousand miles from the capital are sealed and stored in the state, and thousands of miles away are half lost and half stored."

Hearing this, Li Tong expressed his opinion again, although the Jibei Dao army took away [-] hu of military rations, the rations were only worth ten days.Although the imperial court sent a censor to accompany the army to requisition materials, but considering that the people in Hebei were panic-stricken and that several prefectures would be swept by riots, they should not be completely optimistic. It is still necessary to prepare enough military rations in Henan to send north.

Li Yuanyuan nodded after hearing the words, recorded the matter, and then asked: "May I ask your Highness, how much is the military ration preparation limit for Jibei Road?"

"The first limit is [-] dendrobium, and then we will increase the amount later."

"Ten, one hundred thousand dendrobium? Need to add more?"

Hearing this, Li Yuanyuan was taken aback for a moment, and then said with some embarrassment: "This trip from Jibei Road is not a big march, so we have to raise so much food..."

"One hundred thousand dendrobium is only an approximation, and there is no need to give it at once. After Weizhou is recovered, it will be transported northward immediately. The military affairs of the states need to be resolved quickly, and there are other Khitan disturbances that can be done if they do not flood. Take a head-on blow."

Thinking of the chaos and troubles caused by Khitan in history, Li Tong didn't dare to be overly optimistic.In the original history, in the process of suppressing the Khitan rebellion, although a group of idiots from the Wu family were involved in bad things, the power of the Khitan itself should not be underestimated.

Although Li Jinzhong, Sun Wanrong and other masterminds died one after another, the generals they were recruited to surrender, such as Li Guangbi and his grandfather Li Kaigu, were indeed not vulgar.Including the Bohai State, which was born as a result of the Khitan rebellion, all show that the Northeast Hus are not weak.

What's more, Li Duozuo, Sha Zha Zhongyi and other Hu generals who had a deep relationship with the Hu tribes in the Northeast either died or rebelled, which also made it inconvenient for the court to disintegrate for a while and use the local Hu tribe forces. The requirements are even higher.

Regarding this battle against the Khitan, Li Tong's plan is to invest at least 50 hu in grain and grass, which is only a basic approximation. As for a more complete battle preparation plan, the scholars of the Jiyingkan are still discussing and formulating it.But no matter what the final plan is, with the current money and food situation of the court, even the basic requirements are far from being met.

Fighting is burning money. Even if it is impossible to wipe out all the troubles in Northeast China in one war, at least we must fight hard and kill the disabled in order to win a relatively long-term peace and ensure the strengthening of the rule of Hebei.

The occurrence of the Anshi Rebellion in later generations, as well as the proliferation of Hanfans in Hebei, in addition to institutional problems, the problem of humiliation in the Northeast also accounted for a relatively high proportion.Therefore, in this war, we really can't think of restraint because of money and food issues.

Right now, because of the contradiction between the monarch and the power in Tubo, the imperial court can maintain the status quo on the western front for a while. Once Tubo completes the internal power integration, Datang will also increase its military investment.At that time, if one loses sight of the other, the harm will be far from comparable to the current war investment.

But no matter how ambitious the plan is, if the basic problem of money and food is not resolved, everything will only remain on paper.Even Li Yuanyuan, the prime minister, inevitably looked worried when he heard that he was going to invest [-] hu in military rations on the Hebei battlefield. It can be seen that the imperial court is indeed somewhat powerless to carry out a war of this scale.

At present, in several states in Henan near Luoyang, the grain that can be transported to Duji in a short period of time is only more than 7 hu.Even if the scope is expanded to the entire Henan Province, until June, the grain that can be transported to Duji is only more than 30 hu.

It is impossible for the more than 30 hu grains to be fully used for military use.You must know that the entire Luoyang City is also a metropolis with a population of several 10, and the amount of food that needs to be consumed every day is astonishing.Moreover, the consumption of grain and rice for all kinds of services provided by the imperial court's salaries also accounted for a huge proportion of the finances.

30 Dendrobium seems to be a lot of grain, but in reality it may not even be enough to maintain the basic consumption of Duji.Although large-scale household granting and land granting are still being carried out around Duji to increase the self-production capacity of grain around Heluo, it will definitely not be effective in just a few months.

Therefore, what the imperial court needs most at the moment is rice from the south of the Yangtze River. This is an income of up to one million hu.

The rice in the south of the Yangtze River is so important, so at the same time as the troops from the Northern Hebei Province were dispatched, the imperial court sent [-] fine troops down the canal to ensure the safety of this batch of rice.

But this kind of matter cannot be rushed, and it involves various factors, such as the stability of the south of the Yangtze River, the efficiency of water transport, etc. There are many factors that the current court cannot fully control.

What Li Tong regrets is that he did not persist in his previous reforms on water transportation.The imperial court only set up storage systems in several prefectures in Henan, and the management of warehouses did not continue to deepen. They were only used as temporary transfer nodes for money and grain entering the capital, and they were not fully connected with the Changping warehouse system. This lost the meaning of storage reform. maximum significance.

Such a lagging logistics situation is a serious hindrance to the turmoil in the New Economics and the capital city that is in urgent need of recovery. Of course, it is even more inapplicable to the rapidly changing Hebei battlefield situation.The current imperial court is like a big fat man who has no energy but can't use it flexibly. One or two minor problems can make people uncomfortable.

At present, the authority of the imperial court has not been fully established. If such a major reform is carried out rashly, people will be at a loss, and it will slow down the efficiency of water transportation, which is not high at all.

So after some weighing, Li Tong still focused on Minli's excavation and mobilization.After the Hedong problem subsided, although it did not bring direct and considerable money and food benefits to the court in a short period of time, it brought back an important resource to the court, that is, the many salt ponds in Hedong.

The current imperial court has not carried out the reform of reselling salt and iron. Although the Hedong Salt Pond is owned by the imperial court, it is sub-leased to Qihu, that is, salt households, for operation, and the imperial court only collects salt rent.This not only added a huge management cost to the imperial court, but also was not conducive to the overall sales of salt, and the price of salt in different regions was very different.

Salt is a necessary means of living, and the profits in it can be imagined. Taking this as the entry point of reform will surely achieve miraculous results.

After the east salt pond was taken back, Li Tong planned to redistribute the border households, and conduct business negotiations every three years.This investment attraction does not trade with money or silk, but is calculated according to the amount of grain purchased by merchants from various places participating in the official purchase. Through the merchants, the private grain is purchased into official warehouses in various places, and then a salt-producing farmer is distributed to them. qualifications.

At the same time, the salt produced in Hedong is no longer sold in bulk, but underwritten by districts. Only a few households are allowed to distribute in one area, so as to formulate a relatively uniform salt price, and directly include the salt tax in the salt price.

As for the qualifications for selling salt, it is tentatively decided to use the amount of grain imported to the capital as the standard, so as to stimulate the enthusiasm of merchants to sell and sell.

The so-called non-selling and buying for thousands of miles, although food is a necessary living material, it is not a bulk commodity for long-distance transportation. In addition, the government's mediocre tax form also makes the people have no strong demand for food sales.

Therefore, large grain merchants are often large landlords. Selling salt by slicing to stimulate them to transport the grain stored in their homes to the outside is also a way of controlling the rural order.Right now, the imperial court is only asking for food and emergency relief. When this difficulty is overcome, it can be used as a basis in the future to gradually strengthen the control of village order.

Right now, the entire Luoyang court is operating around the major issue of raising money and food.In this busy atmosphere, the Hebei side achieved the first victory, and Sun Quan, the governor of Xiangzhou who raised an army and rebelled, was defeated in Fuyang at the eastern foot of Taihang Mountain.

However, what makes people feel strange is that it was not the Jibei army led by Hei Chi Changzhi who defeated Sun Quan, but Wang Xiaojie who was supposed to stay in Luzhou, Hedong.

Chapter 0790 Xiaojie life, fear of injustice

In mid-May, Wang Xiaojie crossed the river and returned to the court to offer up prisoners.Because it was the first victory in Hebei to settle the chaos, the imperial court also attached great importance to it, and specially arranged a high-standard etiquette scene. Prime Minister Li Sixun led Taichang, Guanglu and other officials out of the city to welcome him.

In the imperial city, Li Tong also sorted out the matters accumulated on his desk, and spent half a day waiting to meet Wang Xiaojie.The previous battle report only talked about Wang Xiaojie's battle results in Hebei, and Li Tong was also more curious about how this guy crossed the Taihang Mountains, appeared in Xiangzhou territory, and killed the traitor Sun Quan in one fell swoop.

In the afternoon, a group of people arrived in the city and entered the imperial city through the Duanmen.In the eastern court hall of the imperial city, Li Tong ordered the group to be led to the court hall upon hearing the call from the audience.

Although the court hall is usually a place for gathering ministers to hold court meetings, and there is another hall for receiving ministers, but Wang Xiaojie has a good status after all, and can be said to be the No. 1 military minister in the previous court.Li Tong has also changed his identity now, and Yu Chaotang's interview can be regarded as a way to show his importance to Wang Xiaojie.

Half an hour later, Li Sixun and Wang Xiaojie boarded the court together. After the roll call and ceremony, Li Tong found that the atmosphere between the two was a bit stiff and subtle, as if some unpleasant dispute had occurred.

However, before Li Tong guessed or asked, Wang Xiaojie, who had just changed into a third-grade robe, paid homage to the ground, and said in a serious tone: "My minister, Wang Xiaojie, has something to report to His Royal Highness Yuansi of the country. Everything I heard was filled with grief and indignation. Although His Highness Jian Guo led the people back to the country and carried the tripod to survive, there are still evils in the country that have not been eradicated!"

Speaking of this, Wang Xiaojie glared at Li Sixun with a livid face, and then snorted coldly: "Changping Wang Sixun, Yu Zong's family name is the elder, and he is an important minister in the court. This time when the family and country are in trouble, he is able to be good at other things. ?Now the old master is in trouble, and he has not yet entered the earth to be at peace. Sixun dances and dances in the new dynasty, without any sadness. Even if he doesn't care about the past, it is enough to be called ruthless. The prime minister, the leader of the officials, would rather be short than excessive , how can this kind of person be able to fill the role!"

After being reprimanded by Wang Xiaojie, Li Sixun was in a bad mood, and his expression became extremely gloomy for a while.However, the more you argue about this topic, the more you will lose your face, so you can only bow your head to the ground, and say with grief and indignation: "I am in a high position, but I don't have the dignity and integrity of a minister. I am already trembling because of the special favor, let alone be afraid of it." The minister alone made the government and the public criticize the plan granted by the court, and I respectfully ask for a position to wait for the German official..."

What kind of temperament this guy Wang Xiaojie has, Li Tong has known it for a long time. I haven't seen him for a while, but I didn't expect that this snarky and vicious tongue is even worse. After returning to the court for only half a day, he was so run on that the prime minister he appointed was about to resign. So much so that Li Tong wondered if this guy had any opinion on him, so he just used Li Sixun as an excuse.

However, this idea is only fleeting in his mind. If Wang Xiaojie really has such an idea and scheming, then the reason he chose is too stupid. It is not only Li Sixun who offends, but all the officials in the court.In the past period of time, almost everyone in the imperial court has advanced in rank, dancing and dancing to thank the court.