Travel to the early Tang Dynasty and become a salted fish

After calming down for a while, Li Shimin said in a deep voice to Li Xiaogong: "I am ordering you to remove Li Jing from the post of chief marching manager of Dingxiang Road and minister of the Ministry of War, and let him return to Chang'an immediately."

"In addition, Hou Junji has temporarily taken over the post of general manager of the Xiangdao march, with Zhang Gongjin as deputy. On the day of the order, the army and horses will be reorganized immediately. I want them to send troops to the Turks before winter this year to capture the auspicious ones for me."

After hearing Li Shimin's words, Li Xiaogong did not retreat immediately, but hesitated for a moment, and then asked respectfully:

"Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance. Do you want to discuss it with Prime Minister Du Xiang and the others?"

Li Shimin glanced at Li Xiaogong with a gloomy look and said, "Why, now you want to point fingers at me?"

Li Xiaogong was so frightened that he knelt on the ground in a hurry, not even daring to say a word.

Looking at Li Xiaogong in front of him, Li Shimin's eyes became increasingly gloomy.

During this period of time, I have been constantly frustrated by Chu Mo because I am not courageous enough. I am afraid of wolves and tigers, and I am not as decisive as before when I was the King of Qin.

Now, since we already know that Li Jing and Chu Mo are having an affair, we must be on guard in advance.

If I discuss with those ministers, I guarantee that someone who is close to Chu Mo and Li Jing will leak the news, and everyone will know about it.

He still remembered that he had the one or several unknown informants installed by Chu Mo.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin took a deep breath and looked at Li Xiaogong with a more critical look.

"Now hurry up and pass on my decree. In order to prevent Li Jing from jumping over the wall, you ask Hou Junji to go directly with 5000 right guards."

"If Li Jing makes any move, kill him on the spot and bring his head back. If Li Jing obeys the order and returns to Chang'an with you, then bring him back to me politely."

Li Xiaogong still dared to speak at this time. After receiving the order, he went to inform Hou Junji that night.

When Hou Junji received Li Shimin's order, he immediately became excited.

Previously, His Majesty the Emperor asked him to study the art of war with Li Jing, but the old man dragged him as hard as a man worth twenty-five or eighty thousand, and did not take him seriously at all. He taught him to hide his skills with one hand.

Despite this, Hou Junji felt good about himself, thinking that with the three melons and two dates he got from Li Jing, he could draw inferences from one instance and his current strategy was no less than that of that old man.

Now that His Majesty has allowed himself to temporarily take Li Jing's place, does that mean that Li Jing has fallen out of favor? If Jili Khan is captured during this Turkic trip, he can take Li Jing's place?

Thinking of this, Hou Junji did not hesitate at all. He gathered 5000 troops and horses overnight, and he and Li Xiaogong left Chang'an City directly.

After Hou Junji left the city, the ministers of the DPRK also received secret reports from their subordinates.

When they heard that the emperor had gone to the imperial edict, they dismissed Li Jing and took him back to Chang'an overnight. Some quick-thinking people instantly felt that a storm was coming.

Sure enough, when he went to court the next day, Zhang Gongjin, who had just become the deputy general manager of the march on Dingxiang Road, wrote to Li Shimin, using the excuse that the Turks did not abide by the Weishui alliance and repeatedly invaded the border, requesting to send troops to exterminate them.

On normal days, the ministers would definitely stand up and object.

Because the severe drought in Guanzhong has just passed, the autumn grain has not yet been harvested, the national treasury is empty, and there is insufficient food and grass. Sending troops at this time will undoubtedly make things worse for the people at the bottom.

However, Li Jing was suddenly dismissed from his post last night, and His Majesty the Emperor asked Li Xiaogong and Hou Junji to dispatch 5000 right-guard troops to accompany them, indicating that they were going to quell the rebellion.

His Majesty's move today is probably to find a reason to attack some people. If he steps forward at this time, he will become a dead soul under the knife.

After all, the painful experience of the Xuanwu Gate Incident is still fresh in their minds, and these veterans are not sure whether His Majesty is going to launch another purge now.

As a result, the usually noisy court suddenly became silent. Even Wei Zheng, who had always dared to confront Li Shimin head-on, had to pretend to be quail at this time.

It's true that he is a straight minister, but being a straight minister does not mean that he is stupid. He can still clearly distinguish what can be said, what cannot be said, and when to do something.

Looking at the obedient ministers below, Li Shimin felt a sense of relief for no reason.

Suddenly, he saw Cheng Yaojin hiding behind a pillar, his head moving slightly, seemingly dozing off.

Li Shimin instantly thought that the other party seemed to have a close relationship with Chu Mo, and it was said that he had many business contacts.

His face immediately darkened, he pointed at the place where Cheng Yaojin was and drank: "Duke Lu, do you know your guilt!!!"

Cheng Yaojin was in a daze when he suddenly heard Li Shimin's angry shouting.

He was so frightened that he quickly wiped the saliva from his mouth and looked at Li Shimin.

Seeing Li Shimin glaring at him, Cheng Yaojin hurriedly stepped out of the queue, knelt on the ground with a plop and said: "Your Majesty, I have been feeling unwell recently and have been a little sleepy. I hope you will forgive me. I didn't hear clearly what your Majesty said just now. "

Li Shimin was originally just unhappy with Cheng Yaojin and wanted to scold him for falling asleep early in the morning, but he heard that Cheng Yaojin himself said he was sick.

He immediately rolled his eyes and said immediately: "Since Zhijie is sick, he should live well in the mansion and take care of himself. Let's do this. In order to allow Lu Guogong to live well and recover from illness, from today on, Cheng Yaojin will be relieved of all his duties in the mansion. Recuperate in peace."

With the sound of Weng, Cheng Yaojin felt that the sky was falling. Could it be that he had committed Tai Sui today and just dozed off, so he was about to be dismissed from all his posts? Could it be that His Majesty had already disliked him and took the opportunity to retaliate?

Cheng Yaojin, who was unaware of the truth, was escorted back home by two guards arranged by Li Shimin.

Immediately afterwards, Li Shimin issued an edict again. Because he was worried that someone would come to disturb Cheng Yaojin while he was recovering from illness, he ordered 200 Qianniu guards to guard the gate of his house and no one was allowed to approach.

In order to prevent anyone from harming Cheng Yaojin, people entering and leaving the house every day must undergo strict inspections, and there are also strict requirements on the number of people entering and leaving the house every day.

This is equivalent to directly placing Cheng Yaojin under house arrest.

Seeing this scene, the ministers who originally wanted to plead for Cheng Yaojin did not dare to speak and could only pray silently in their hearts.

Some of the courtiers who had wanted to dissuade him before were thankful that they had not become the first to show off, and were killed by His Majesty the Emperor as a warning to the monkeys.

At this time, all the officials in Chang'an City, big and small, felt that a storm was coming.

They knew that His Majesty the Emperor's move must have profound meaning.

This reminds people again of the previous Xuanwumen incident.

The heads of the five surnamed Qiwang families were all gathered together at this time.