Chapter 2479 Struggle for Power
In the ninth year of Wude, His Majesty Li Er ordered Cui Dunli to go to Youzhou and summon Li Yuan, the king of Lujiang, to enter the court. Li Yuan originally belonged to the party of Prince Li Jiancheng. Li Jiancheng and Xuanwumen were executed. Li Yuan was frightened and uneasy. When he saw the summons, he became more and more panicked all day long, so he started a rebellion in Youzhou. He detained Cui Dunli and asked the capital master about the situation, but Cui Dunli was always unyielding and refused to reveal the truth.
Soon, Li Yuan was defeated and killed, and the rebellion was put down. Cui Dunli was released.
His Majesty Li Er admired him very much, promoted him to Zuo Weilang General, and rewarded him with good horses and gold.
In the first year of Zhenguan, Cui Dunli was promoted to Zhongshu Sheren, and later changed to Minister of the Ministry of War. He made many envoys to the Turkic tribes. He was familiar with the four situations, and every request was approved by His Majesty Li Er.
However, the Ministry of War was later controlled by Hou Junji, and Cui Dunli was not a confidant of his party, so he was put aside and not reused. This caused Cui Dunli's bright future to dim instantly, and he gradually faded out of His Majesty Li Er's sight.
His Majesty Li Er has many things to do every day and has countless important officials in the court. How can he remember Cui Dunli, who was once so favored by him?
In addition, the Shandong family was suppressed by the court, and Cui Dunli has been confused to this day.
After finally meeting Fang Jun who came to serve as Minister of War, he was aggressive and enterprising, and he relied heavily on him. Cui Dunli regarded this as a ladder for advancement, and he would not let this opportunity slip away from his hands.
Cui Dunli gritted his teeth and refused to retreat.
Even if Dugu Lan really acted like a rogue and went to Tai Chi Palace to beat someone up and blackmailed him into beating someone, he was not prepared to compromise.
He believed that even though he was suffering a loss at the hands of Dugu Lan, his persistence in moving forward courageously and betting on his own future would make Fang Jun look at him differently.
As long as Fang Jun regards him as a confidant from now on, even if his career is temporarily frustrated, hesitant or even suppressed, it will be a matter of time before he recovers.
When the prince ascends the throne, he will have a bright future and a boundless official career.
Gritting his teeth, Cui Dunli made up his mind that even if things couldn't go better today, he would never let Weiwei Temple take people away.
He took a step forward, stood opposite Dugu Lan, and said solemnly: "The orders come from above, and the subordinates dare not neglect their duties. No matter what methods the old county official uses today, as long as the subordinates are around, people can only go to the Ministry of War."
Dugu Lan stroked his white beard and praised: "With a firm mind and an indomitable spirit, Nephew An is truly an outstanding figure among men. As time goes by, his achievements will be limitless."
At this point, the conversation changed: "But no matter how determined you are, you are still just one person. I'm afraid the officials from the Ministry of War behind you don't have the same confidence as you, right?"
Cui Dunli's expression suddenly changed.
Dugulan laughed and walked slowly towards the direction of the chief of custody, Sun Guang. Along the way, officials from the Ministry of War blocked the way, so he stepped forward and asked: "What's wrong, you want to beat me up? Come on, come on, you don't need to do it." , I fell down by myself.”
The officers of the Ministry of War were so frightened that they couldn't hide away like snakes and scorpions.
They were just scribes and low-ranking officials. Fang Jun could fight to the death to protect Cui Dunli, but how could he protect them regardless of gains and losses?
Cui Dunli was blackmailed by Dugu Lan, and if he tried, he would be dismissed from his official position. But if he blackmailed them, his family might be destroyed, and he would be exiled from the army and sent to the army...
For a moment, Dugu looked at Zhao Zilong as if he was rushing into the enemy camp alone. Wherever he went, officials from the Ministry of War fled to both sides like a tide, and no one dared to stand in front of him.
Cui Dunli was so angry that he shouted: "Are they all dead? Stop him!"
Dugu Lan also turned around and said, "Come here, help Cui Shilang to rest for a while. Well, let him talk less."
"Here!"
Then the servants of the Dugu family he brought rushed up, and several big men grabbed Cui Dunli by the waist, covered his mouth and dragged him into the carriage that Dugu Lan came in...
The officials of the Ministry of War looked at each other, not knowing what to do.
As long as they take action, it will inevitably lead to a group fight. I don't know what will happen to the Weiwei Temple gang. They will probably be dismissed from their posts and their futures will be ruined.
At this moment, Dugu Lan had already walked up to Changsun Guang and others, glared at the Anxi soldiers who were blocking him, and shouted: "Why, you still dare to stop me? Hand over the prisoner to me quickly, and I won't do it." You must be held accountable, otherwise any consequences will be borne by you!”
The soldiers of Anxi Army looked at each other and had to retreat.
They are just border army generals with no power in Chang'an, and they have no reason to refuse Weiwei Temple to accept prisoners...
Changsun Guang stood in front of Dugu Lan and saw that the old Duke was using both soft and hard tactics to finally control the situation. He finally felt relieved and saluted: "Thank you, Duke..."
"Shut up!"
Dugu Lan shouted categorically, and the gentle face he had maintained before was gone, replaced by a stern expression: "Injuring the robe and pretending to receive military honors, this is a serious crime that cannot be forgiven in the army! You are a descendant of the eldest son's family. , don’t you know this? This will bring trouble to the family and bring shame to the ancestors? It’s worse than a beast! Someone, take this animal back to the prison of Weiwei Temple. After I interrogate it and the evidence is conclusive, I will announce it to the world and punish it.”
"Here!"
Officials from Weiwei Temple rushed forward and tied up Changsun Guang.
Changsun Guang was completely stunned...
Why was he so frightened when he heard that he was going to be interrogated by the Ministry of War, but then he was so happy when Dugu Lan took control of the situation?
Weiwei Temple has always been the private residence of the Guanlong nobles. They are all descendants of Guanlong from top to bottom. They will inevitably protect their own people when interrogating and punishing them. Therefore, as long as he enters Weiwei Temple, others will want to kill him thousands of times. He could only watch obediently from the sidelines.
But now Dugu Lan's words almost killed him.
Changsun Guang's crime was confirmed in public without trial. These words spoken by Wei Weiqing already represented the entire Weiwei Temple's view on this matter. However, if there was no strong external intervention, Wei Weiqing would eventually Wei Temple will definitely make a decision based on this.
His eldest grandson Guang will undoubtedly die...
This is Weiwei Temple! Why did the Guanlong Group not only not protect him at all, but also have an attitude of wanting to punish him on the spot?
I have only stayed in the Western Regions for a few years, has Chang'an City changed?
I am a descendant of the Changsun family. If you just kill me like this, how will you explain it to the head of the Changsun family?
Without the support of the Changsun family, would you, Dugulan, still be able to sit in this Weiweiqing position?
……
Changsun Guang was full of questions. He was panicked and wanted to ask, but he was blocked by officials from Weiwei Temple just like Cui Dunli. However, the treatment was far inferior to Cui Dunli. Several servants of the Dugu family came forward and violently beat him. With a push, he fell to the muddy ground covered with rainwater.
"Bring them all back!"
Dugu Lan shouted, and the officials of Weiwei Temple came forward to take him into custody. Changsun Guang's subordinates saw that their own officials were helpless, how could they dare to resist? Obediently, his hands were tied up with a long rope, and they were strung together one by one...
Seeing that the overall situation had been decided, Dugu Lan clasped his fists at the officials of the Ministry of War and said: "I have offended a lot of people today, so I hope you won't blame me. I have a close relationship with Cui Shilang, and I just invited him to ride back to the city with me. Everyone, Don’t worry.”
From beginning to end, he was always polite to the officials of the Ministry of War.
The officials of the Ministry of War did not know what to do. Someone said: "Old Duke, this has really brought shame on our Ministry of War. Why don't we ask the old Lord to wait for a while, and wait until we report to my minister, and then make a decision?"< br>
This man is afraid that Fang Jun will pursue him, so you all went out to the city to pick up the prisoner. Now that the prisoner has been lost, and he can’t even keep his own minister, what use do you have?
Fang Jun's prestige in the Ministry of War is definitely as high as a mountain. Just thinking about Fang Jun's rage because of this makes the officials of the Ministry of War feel breathless.
But if he offends Dugu Lan, even if he is injured even a little bit, he will face the risk of being dismissed from his position.
This is really a dilemma, a dilemma...
Dugu Lan laughed and walked back, saying, "No, no, I will personally invite Fang Shaobao to come over for a banquet at dawn, so you don't have to worry."
Before he finished speaking, he heard the sound of roaring hooves in the distance.
Dugu Lan paused at his feet, raised his eyes, and saw several war horses galloping in the drizzle. They arrived in front of him in a blink of an eye. The knight on the horse reined the horse, and the front hooves of the war horse leaped into the air and the manpower rose up, "Herod "With a long hiss, they stopped uniformly in front of the officials of Weiwei Temple.
A man on the horse swung his stirrup from the saddle and jumped off the horse, his boots stepping on the muddy water. When people arrive, the sound comes first.
"It rains and is cold at night. If the old prince is not enjoying the beauty of the world with his beautiful concubine in his arms, why is he running outside the city? If the cold and dampness enter the body accidentally, this old man's arms and legs will inevitably become seriously ill. If the medicine and stone are ineffective, if he returns to heaven, wouldn’t he commit a sin for the world? ”
Dugu Lan was so angry that his beard curled up, and just as he was about to speak, he heard the general of the Anxi Army behind him suddenly shout: "The last general will see Fang Shaobao!"
Immediately afterwards, all the soldiers of the Anxi Army jumped off their horses, and all of them knelt on one knee in the rain and mud quickly. Without blinking, they all looked excited and shouted in unison: "Let us see the room. Shao Bao! ”
Hundreds of people cheered in unison, the sound shook the countryside and spread far and wide on this rainy night.
Dugu Lan and others all changed their expressions. This Fang Jun actually has such a high prestige in the Anxi Army? !
(End of chapter)