Chapter 4968 Where did the general go?

Chapter 4968 Where did the general go?

Being ordered to thoroughly investigate a major clan treason case will have great benefits in increasing power, but at the same time, it will also suffer extremely serious backlash.

A major conspiracy case is bound to have far-reaching implications. If the presiding judge is an ambitious person, the scope can even be extended to an infinite extent. He will be crazy about involvement and revenge. Those who follow me will prosper, and those who go against me will perish.

But a clan is a clan after all, and the interests among them are inextricably linked and almost inseparable. If some clan members are jailed or even sentenced to death today, they may suffer backlash for today's actions every day in the future.

Don’t think that the throne is in the same line and the interests of father, son and descendants will always be the same. The wind direction in the court can change anytime and anywhere. Once the interests of a certain emperor change, his position will inevitably be different from the past, and the sinners of the past may be rehabilitated. Past heroes may also be imprisoned.

There is no right or wrong in politics, only interests.

Therefore, when Liu Jie was appointed by Li Chengqian to thoroughly investigate the major rebellion case, not only was he not happy at all, but he was worried and regretful.

If I had known this, I shouldn't have spoken just now.

I was obviously trying to relieve His Majesty's worries, but His Majesty probably thought I was a soft persimmon, and he couldn't stop pinching me...

The rest of the people looked at their noses with their eyes and their minds with their noses, as if they had not heard anything and were aloof from it.

After all, the workload of presiding over a major rebellion case is not trivial. It would be completely reasonable to find one or two more people to assist Liu Jie, but no one would be willing to get involved in this kind of thing unless they are ambitious people.

Now that His Majesty has appointed him, you should shoulder the burden and move forward, and we will stand up and support you...

The chamberlain quickly walked in from outside the palace, and when he arrived at the throne, he said: "Your Majesty, the prince of Hejian County, Shaoqing Zongzheng and other ministers are kindly requesting an audience outside the palace gate."

Li Chengqian said "Yeah" and said, "Let them all come in."

After the chamberlain exited and went to the palace gate to announce the decree, he looked at Fang Jun and asked, "How is the situation over there in the East Palace?"

Fang Jun replied respectfully: "Due to preparations in advance, the 'Shenji Camp' has sufficient ammunition and solid defense. It can withstand the rebel attack with dozens of times the strength for an hour and still remains impregnable. The prince, the queen, and the two princesses are all Safe and sound.”

At this time, it is natural to simply answer "The Prince is well", but to bring out the achievements of Cen Changqian and others a little, but it is not easy to exaggerate, because going too far is not enough.

Li Chengqian nodded, remained silent for a while, and said, "Come with me to the East Palace later."

"Here."

This time to "lead the snake out of the hole" to annihilate the rebellion in the clan, Li Chengqian not only used his own body as bait to risk danger, but also used the East Palace as part of the bait. All defenses were entrusted to Fang Jun. Not only did he not ask any questions, but he even wanted to ensure that If the fish takes the bait, the defense power of the East Palace will not be increased, so as not to alert the snake.

Speaking of which, it is a bit unkind.

I don’t know if Li Chengqian feels a little guilty...

Li Chengqian suddenly remembered something again, looked around, frowned and said, "Hasn't the Young Master entered the palace yet?"

That's all. Li Ji, as the minister Zuopushe, the de facto prime minister, and a giant in the military, why didn't he enter the palace?

Fang Jun spread his hands with a look of helplessness on his face: "Yinggong went to the East Palace with me earlier. When he saw that the prince was fine and the rebels were killed, he felt relieved and wanted to come to Wude Palace. I am worried about your majesty's safety. The suggestion came from climbing over the wall. The British Duke scolded the humble minister for being unbecoming, so he led his people to take a detour through Xuanwu Gate... I didn't care if it was a disgrace, I just wanted to reinforce His Majesty as quickly as possible, so I took a shortcut by knocking down the palace wall behind the Chongwen Pavilion. I happened to encounter Li Wenzhen and his entourage fleeing there, and captured them all... But this The time has come, I think.”

The ministers in the palace looked at each other in confusion. Although they didn't know what the situation was, but just listening to Fang Jun's narration, it was easy to come to the conclusion that "Li Ji maintained his identity and was unwilling to climb the wall, and Fang Jun was eager to save him without any scruples." The most important thing was that the person in front of Fang Jun was That sentence, "Worried about the prince's safety, he rushed into the East Palace. After seeing that the prince was safe, he was worried about his manners and refused to climb over the wall to rescue His Majesty nearby"...

The prince is still before your majesty?

From Fang Jun's remarks, it is clear at a glance who is the loyal minister and who is the traitor.

Liu Jie endured the pain and said: "The Taiwei's words are wrong. There is nothing wrong with the Ying Gong detouring through Xuanwu Gate. How can you slander the Ying Gong in front of the emperor?"

This guy is slandering in front of so many people. He is definitely not a good person.

Fang Jun asked curiously: "Which sentence in Zhongshu Ling can tell that I am slandering the heroic father?"

Liu Ji frowned: "Isn't it?"

Fang Jun disagreed: "You will come here later and ask me if I have made any false statements. If so, I will kneel down to apologize to you and leave your majesty alone. If not, what will happen to your order?"

Liu Ji has been fooled by this kind of thing more than once and twice, and he will never fall for it: "It doesn't matter whether it is true or not, justice depends on the heart of the people. It is not the behavior of a gentleman to tell stories and make insinuations like this."

Fang Jun said calmly: "Whether you are a gentleman or a villain, it cannot be decided by Zhongshu Ling. However, as the prime minister, you should be self-denial and serve the public. I hope that in the process of hearing the major treason case, you will enforce the law impartially. Don’t harm the public and enrich your private life.”

Are you slandering Li Ji? I'm obviously helping him, otherwise don't you think Li Ji can't see my intention of asking him to take a detour and arrive a little later?

That is Li Ji's true style of doing things.

There is still some tacit understanding between myself and Li Ji...

Liu Ji was heartbroken by Fang Jun's words and had no intention of quarreling with him.

Most of the people involved in major treason cases are members of the clan, and among those who can be involved in the clan, who is not of high status and powerful? With so many people involved in major cases, ranging from deep to shallow, light to serious, it would be natural for someone to come to him to plead for mercy.

If a favor is given, as soon as this case is opened, there will definitely be an endless stream of people coming to ask for mercy, and the censor will definitely be targeted, criticized, impeached, and troubled.

But if you don't give favors, it will be tantamount to offending countless people, and they are all extraordinary people. Maybe no one can do anything about his Zhongshu Ling at the moment, but it has also laid countless hidden dangers, which will be a huge disaster when facing the scene. Source…

It’s really a dilemma and a dilemma.

The chamberlain came to report that Li Ji had arrived...

Li Chengqian immediately summoned him, and not long after, Li Ji strode into the palace. When he saw Li Chengqian sitting on the throne safe and sound, he breathed a sigh of relief, his expression softened a bit, and he bowed and saluted: "I have an audience with your majesty! The traitors are causing trouble in the palace. It is an unforgivable crime to shake the country! I failed to notice it in advance, causing the traitors to run rampant, and the king was frightened. I failed to stop them afterwards, and allowed the thieves to invade the king's face and cause chaos. I know that I have neglected my duty. I hope that your majesty will punish you."
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After saying this, he knelt on the ground and sincerely apologized.

Li Chengqian breathed out slowly, and the anger in his heart softened a bit, and he said warmly: "The thieves are rampant. They have no law and no father in their eyes. They are lurking deep and unnoticed. How can it be the responsibility of the heroic hero? The heroic hero has great prestige. Guarding the capital and keeping the world in chaos is already a great achievement, so there is no need to underestimate it. Please get up quickly and help me deal with the mess."

No matter how dissatisfied he was with Li Ji, he could only endure it.

Nowadays, Li Ji and Fang Jun are two giants in the military. The former represents the Zhenguan ministers, and the latter represents the new army. Any army in the Tang army can be related to these two people if traced back to their origins. .

There was a mutiny in the palace today, and the king of the county was in danger. As a result, no military figure except Li Ji and Fang Jun has appeared. This is the military expressing dissatisfaction. In other words, both Li Ji and Fang Jun are taking action against him. The dangerous plan was criticized.

In fact, things are not obscure, but very clear.

As long as the left and right leading guards and the left and right Jinwu guards are dispatched, all the rebels can be captured before they are launched. The rebels headed by Li Shenfu have been planning for a long time, how can there be no clues? As long as a shred of evidence is found, the matter can be eliminated invisibly. Why does the king need to take risks and lure the snake out of its hole?

The reason is very simple. Once the case is handled by the military, it will inevitably increase the strength of the military to a great extent. Not to mention other things, but after the case is solved, the military will submit a list of meritorious personnel and request that they be promoted to officials one by one as rewards. How many lieutenants, partial generals, and chief generals will be created?

The power of the military will expand unprecedentedly.

The consequence was unstable imperial power and turbulent situations.

Facing the "two big mountains" of the military, he can only win over the weak, fight against the strong, divide them, and defeat them one by one.

Although Li Ji is older, has more meritorious service, and has greater power, due to the promotion of firearms and the strength of the navy, it is the rising star Fang Jun who is more powerful and more powerful. He is vaguely regarded as the "number one in the army" It means to replace it with its status.

So he decided to win over Li Ji and suppress Fang Jun.

Wouldn't Li Ji know the benefit of going to the king first to express his loyalty at this time? Of course he knew it, but he didn't want to do it.

No matter what his reason was, Li Chengqian couldn't pursue it and could only pretend not to know.

After all, without military power in his hands, he, the emperor, is like duckweed on the water. When the wind blows, he will float and sink.

Perhaps, it is time to transfer Cheng Yaojin back to Chang'an...

At this time, Li Xiaogong and others asked for an audience outside the palace. Li Ji said nothing and bowed to accept the promise.

There were sounds of footsteps outside the hall, and it was clear that there were a lot of people coming. When these people entered the hall, it was true, headed by Hejian County Prince Li Xiaogong, followed by Zongzheng Shaoqing Li Xiaoyi and dozens of officials of the fourth rank or above from the imperial court behind him, hula They rushed into the main hall, and even the flames of the candles swayed for a while...

"I respectfully ask for your well-being!"

"I am in good health, and you all love me for your safety!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Everyone stood up, looked around, and lined up on the left and right.

It stands to reason that the rules of the court should be the same as those in the court, which is strict and orderly. But now there is no general in the palace, only Cheng Wuting standing outside the door...

Although they didn't know what was going on, the civil servants were happy to occupy all positions and crowd around His Majesty. In this way, wouldn't it highlight the loyalty of civil servants?

Li Chengqian, who was aloof, saw this situation and felt it was very dazzling.