Chapter 2472 Struggle for power
His Majesty Li Er is naturally relieved that Fang Jun is doing things.
The reason for this special warning was that Fang Jun had previously warned that the whole city should be under martial law in order to prepare for the opening ceremony. If the final ceremony did not turn out well, it would be an anticlimax and become a laughing stock in the world.
For Your Majesty Li Er, face is a big thing...
However, His Majesty Li Er was in a good mood at the moment. He also knew that Fang Jun had predicted in advance that the Tibetans would take advantage of the situation, so he sent people early to the road that Ludongzan must pass through and made various arrangements. This greatly delayed Ludongzan's trip and finally made it possible. West Yu Zhan Bao arrived in Chang'an before Lu Dongzan, which saved the court from being threatened by Tibet and had to make concessions. It was a great achievement. Even if the ceremony was slightly inferior, he was not prepared to punish Fang Jun excessively and showed his dignity. Just fine.
At this time, Fang Jun took out another battle report.
There are strict regulations on battle reports. Those submitted to the emperor are different from those submitted to the Minister of War.
As soon as His Majesty Li Er looked at the battle report that Fang Jun took out, he knew that it was submitted to the Ministry of War by the frontline generals. It was nothing more than a battle report, baggage and supplies, and personnel citations.
But why is there any need to submit this kind of battle report to the emperor?
There are three provinces and six ministries, and daily chores are complicated. If you had to ask the emperor about everything, I am afraid the emperor would be exhausted long ago...
So His Majesty Li Er raised his eyebrows and looked at Fang Jun with some confusion.
Fang Jun took the battle report in his hand, stepped forward and placed it gently on His Majesty Li Er's desk, explaining: "This battle report was submitted to the Yamen of the Ministry of War by Xue Rengui. Before this battle, the scout team led by Gao Zhenxing Traces of the Arab invaders were discovered, and in order to buy enough time for the scouts who sent the message, they More than 50 people from the army fought to the death at Suiyeshui Mountain Pass, facing tens of thousands of enemy troops who took turns to attack. They died in battle and died heroically. However, the messenger scouts these people fought desperately to protect were killed and one was injured. The one who survived was only a few days after the army went out. After that, they arrived at Gongyue City under the escort of herdsmen..."
His Majesty Li Er's expression changed: "Is Gao Zhenxing dead?"
Fang Jun nodded.
His Majesty Li Er hurriedly opened the battle report and read it carefully.
It was just a matter of not reading it. The more I read, the more the atmosphere became more intense. After I finished reading the entire battle report, I threw it on the desk, became furious, and shouted sternly: "It's so lawless and shameless!"
From ancient times to the present, killings and snatching military honors have been common, but every time they make people angry and angry.
On the battlefield, Pao Ze is both a brother and a brother, even someone closer than his own brothers and sisters, because only by supporting each other and fighting side by side can we increase the hope of surviving in the tragic war and pursue the final victory.
How would it feel if the person you risked your life to protect was stabbed behind you as soon as you turned around?
Especially the identity of Gao Zhenxing.
When the elder Sun Sheng died that year, the elder Sun Wuji and Empress Wende's brother and sister were forced out of the elder Sun's family by their eldest mother. Fortunately, Gao Shilian took them in. He treated his nephews and nieces as his own children and carefully cultivated them. Only then did the elder Sun Wuji become successful. It also made Queen Wende enjoy the warmth of family affection.
When Queen Wende was dying, she didn't have much nostalgia for the eldest grandson's family. She only remembered the kindness of the Gao family and hoped that His Majesty Li Er could take care of her.
Therefore, even though His Majesty Li Er did not have a very good impression of the Gao brothers, considering Gao Shilian's assistance back then and Queen Wende's last words, he has always treated the Gao family with great honor and favor.
Now, His Majesty Li Er felt very pleased that Gao Zhenxing, whom he was not optimistic about, could transform from a playboy into a warrior who would fight to the death.
But I never thought that someone would do such insidious and vicious things, and use such despicable means to snatch away the glory that Gao Zhenxing had paid for with his life.
His Majesty Li Er was furious and his face was ashen.
Especially the person who committed such despicable acts was a descendant of the eldest grandson family, which made him particularly angry.
His Majesty Li Er can understand if others do such despicable things for military glory, but what is the relationship between the Changsun family and the Gao family? If Gao Shilian hadn't thought about his nephew back then, how could Changsun Wuji be where he is today!
Without family orders, would Changsun Guang dare to treat Gao Zhenxing like this?
His Majesty Li Er would not believe it even if he killed him.
This shows how dirty and dirty the Changsun family is today...
Xue Rengui speculated in the battle report that the Anxi Army had the upper hand when facing the Arabs. Not only were their equipment and weapons better, but the quality of their soldiers was also better. Coupled with the unique topography of Suiyeshui Mountain Pass, no matter how many people there were, Neither the Arabs It is impossible to launch a large-scale attack and can only grind it out bit by bit. However, after fighting for a certain period of time, corpses will be everywhere and blood will flow into rivers. This will cause great obstacles to the Arabs who are attacking from bottom to top, and they will have to suspend the attack to clean up. On the battlefield, this gave the Tang army a chance to breathe.
If when Changsun Guang discovered Gao Zhenxing's scouts, he immediately brought them back to Gongyue City to report to Xue Rengui, and Xue Rengui made a prompt decision to send an army to rush to the Suiye Water Mountain Pass instead of summoning an army and making full preparations. It might be possible to rescue Gao Zhenxing's men by coming out in full force...
What Changsun Guangzhi did was not just a matter of attacking. He could be blamed for the annihilation of Gao Zhenxing's entire army.
His Majesty Li Er looked gloomy, suppressed his anger, gritted his teeth and asked: "How are you going to deal with it?"
Fang Jun asked: "Xue Rengui asked the Ministry of War to interrogate Chief Sun Guang. However, your Majesty should know that the interrogation responsibility in the army now lies with Weiwei Temple, and the Ministry of War has no such power. But if Chief Sun Guang is handed over to Weiwei Temple for interrogation, Weichen I'm afraid it's difficult to get a fair trial in this matter."
"Hmph!"
His Majesty Li Er did not scold Fang Jun for slandering Weiwei Temple, because he knew that from top to bottom, Weiwei Temple were all descendants of Guanlong.
Weiwei Temple was not originally responsible for military interrogation. It was the Guanlong nobles who were proud of their merits and snatched this power from the Ministry of War. At that time, they were in the close stage of close cooperation between the Guanlong nobles and the royal family. Obtained permission from His Majesty Li Er.
"Early tomorrow morning, you will write a memorial and submit it to the Political Affairs Hall, requesting that the responsibility for military trials be reassigned to the Ministry of War. A certain meeting will order all the prime ministers to discuss the matter in the Political Affairs Hall."
"Your Majesty is wise."
Fang Jun understood what His Majesty Li Er meant and reassigned the responsibility of military trials to the Ministry of War. Not only this time, Changsun Guang's case would not be interfered by the Guanlong nobles, thus ensuring a fair and just trial for those who would rather die. The soldiers who retreated and died for the country sought justice, and even cut off the arms of the Guanlong nobles to show them the emperor's anger, so that they would be in awe and restrain themselves.
I sighed secretly in my heart. Your Majesty is still unwilling to conflict with Guan Long head-on, trying to maintain the interests of both parties...
According to his idea, there was no need to go to such trouble at all. He directly asked Sun Guang, the general of the Ministry of War, and a group of others to detain him, conduct a public trial with great fanfare, and then impose a capital punishment to make it known to the world, ruthlessly peeling off a layer of the Guanlong nobles' skin.
But it is obvious that His Majesty Li Er is only thinking about the Eastern Expedition. Before the Eastern Expedition, everything can be tolerated...
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At the same time, the Changsun family also received news from the Western Regions.
Although it was not as detailed as the battle report, it was still clear what happened. Changsun Wuji pondered for a long time in the study and called Changsun Huan over.
“I wonder what my father’s instructions are?”
When Changsun Huan saw his father's serious expression, his heart trembled slightly and he asked cautiously.
Changsun Wuji threw a letter to him and said, "Please read it and then talk about it."
Changsun Huan quickly took the letter.
This letter was delivered quickly by the leader of the Changsun family's caravan traveling to the Western Regions. The speed was not much slower than Xue Rengui's battle report. Although Xue Rengui had strict orders not to be leaked in the Western Regions, it was okay during the march. After all, no one dared to risk the death penalty and leave the army without permission. However, after returning to Gongyue City, he could not restrain himself.
The influence of the Guanlong nobles in the Western Army has long been deep-rooted, and their people are everywhere. It is not easy to convey some news quietly.
Therefore, this letter departed from Gongyue City at almost the same time as the battle report...
After reading the letter, Changsun Huan was inevitably horrified and said angrily: "This person is beyond stupid! He should have done this in secret. How can he be so unscrupulous?"
He knew that his family was sending orders to his disciples who were far away in the army in Anxi, waiting for an opportunity to murder Gao Zhenxing.
But the reason for "waiting for an opportunity" is that the first condition is that no one is aware of it. Otherwise, once Gao Zhenxing's identity is leaked, the family will inevitably fall into passivity... (End of Chapter)