Late Tang Dynasty: I

Chapter 167

Li Ye looked around the crowd and said, "What do you guys think of Jing Xiang's words?"

As soon as the emperor's words fell, the atmosphere in the court was a little dignified.

Jing Xiang's words are not without reason. If the imperial court orders a crusade, Li Keyong must be removed from his official position first. At that time, there will be no turning back.

If the soldiers and horses in the feudal town do not work hard, the court can only go up on its own. If it cannot be defeated, it can only apologize to Hedong, restore Li Keyong's official position, and appease Hedong's anger.

Datang managed to accumulate such a little bit of majesty, I am afraid that it will be completely exhausted in one go.

All the princes looked solemn.

Seeing this, Zhang Jun hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I think that how can you save the world's loyalty with your own heart."

This is too heavy to say, even Kong Wei frowned.

Zhang Jun played a trick, meaning how to use your own mind to figure out the mind of a loyal man?

But above the court, the taste changed immediately, and the meaning became, you are not loyal, how can you figure out what loyal people think.

Jing Xiang's face suddenly turned pale. He has never seen the dangers of courts. The so-called public opinion makes money, and its power breaks gold. In history, in the court meeting, there are many people who are attacked by political opponents, unable to defend themselves, demoted or even beheaded. yes.

In addition, Jing Xiang has his own black constitution.

Compared with the prime ministers of the current dynasty who were rooted in the young, Jingxiang undoubtedly had a lot of ups and downs.

In the past, there was no way to serve the country, and when the country was in catastrophe, and the family changed suddenly, it was recommended by a fellow villager that I found a place under Zhu Wen.

When the court crusaded against Zhu Wen, he was reused by the emperor. In the eyes of many people, he had lost his character as a courtier.

Now Zhang Jun insinuates that he is not a loyal person.You must know that in the court, when the emperor approached, being accused of lack of loyalty was no less than being called a bastard by pointing his nose.

Jing Xiang couldn't defend himself, but from the bottom of his heart, he had indeed traveled such a long way.

"His Majesty……"

Jing Xiang looked at Li Ye, and Li Ye looked at Jing Xiang with a look of approval.

Above the imperial court, the emperor is the protagonist, who lives with a word and dies with a word.

As long as the emperor approves of you, you will be invulnerable to all kinds of poisons, and you can deal with cheaters like Zhang Jun with just one word.

"Since Mr. Zhang is so confident, how about I make a bet with you?"

"His Majesty!"

"Xuanwu has 20 soldiers, Youzhou Lulong has [-] soldiers, Yiwu Army has [-] soldiers, and Yunzhou Defense Envoy has [-] soldiers. These are the numbers on the books. I expect the four towns to have [-] troops. above!"

During this period, in order to protect themselves, all the towns recruited troops frantically, and the number of soldiers far exceeded the number set by the imperial court.

Weibo next door has a population of only one million, and can even mobilize an army of 10,000+. Farmers in the fields can charge and kill the enemy with weapons, so the emperor said so, and the slaughter also recognized it.

"How many soldiers and horses do Zhang Gong think the four towns can send out?"

"This... there should be [-] to [-]!"

Fifty to sixty thousand, think too much, according to the original history, Xuanwu only sent two thousand troops, just to fight soy sauce.

"I expect it will not exceed [-]."

"More than [-], everything has nothing to do with Mr. Zhang."

"If it doesn't exceed [-], I will take your head to appease Hedong, what does Ai Qing think?"

"Your Majesty...this..."

Zhang Jun's face turned pale, and all the ministers' expressions changed.

Kong Wei said: "Your Majesty's actions are not the way of a king. Please be careful with your words."

Li Ye shouted: "The national affairs involve tens of thousands of people, how can the country be put in danger, if the matter fails, the country will be in the hands of Mo, do you think that the chief culprit should not be held accountable?"

All the princes in the hall can't speak.

Li Ye looked around the group of officials, and finally set his eyes on Zhang Jun.

"Let me ask you, after you went to Hedong, did you send an envoy to contact Helian Duo in Yunzhou?"

Even if it was nine cold days, cold sweat broke out on Zhang Jun's forehead immediately, and his back was completely wet.

The rest of the princes also had serious expressions.

It is a taboo for internal officials to make friends with foreign officials. Are they looking for backers?Or do you want to lure foreign soldiers to rebel?

"I don't know what His Majesty said?"

"Is that the one I sent an envoy to contact Helian Duo?"

Li Ye looked at his servant Zhao Xi, Zhao Xi handed over Helian Duo's memorandum, and the emperor ordered it to be shown to all the officials.

In fact, Li Ye also complained that Li Ke used this foolishness, and he knew what to do when he disagreed with him. Even if he explained the reason clearly and simply gave the court a report, there was still room for maneuver.

If it wasn't for Yushan's personal guards to inquire in Taiyuan, if it wasn't for Helian Duo's memorial, how would Li Ye know what's going on here.

"Tell me, if it wasn't sent by Mr. Zhang, who sent it?"

The princes looked at each other, Zhang Jun hung his head, not daring to look at each other.

"..."

"Secretly sending envoys doesn't count, but entrusting someone to someone else, and letting the Hedong army capture him on the spot, it's not difficult to find out. All I need is a letter and ask Li Keyong for some inquiries... "

Li Ye didn't reveal it either. If there was a system, would he be reminded now: Congratulations to the host for getting a little wolf dog soon, with a combat power of 999. Whoever bites whoever he sees, he will only listen to you.

Seeing Zhang Jun's body like a sieve, Li Ye shook his head. If he hadn't seen how loyal he was, he would have been thrown into the [-]th level of hell today.

His Majesty the Emperor waved his hand and said, "Let's leave today!"

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The imperial court has the mouthpiece of the world, which is a great weapon, how can it be put on the shelf.

In Li Ye's impression, 400 years later, Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, in order to curb corruption in the world, personally presided over the writing of "Da Gao", in order to deter all officials and reverse the trend of official corruption.

And Datang can naturally write "Rebellious Officials", not only about the dead, but also about the living.

Movable type printing, monthly printing.

The Son of Heaven is the ruler, controlling the direction of public opinion in the world. If used properly, it is even more effective than imperial edicts.

Of course, this kind of offending people is not easy to do. How can it be ordinary people who can leave their names on the record of rebellious ministers, and they cannot be deterred unless they are killed by the imperial court.

The emperor's guess was correct, Zhang Jun did not return to the mansion after he came down to court, and went directly to Qingsi Hall to ask for an audience.

As soon as he entered the hall, Zhang Junchang couldn't kneel down and walked in front of the emperor.

"Your Majesty, I'm guilty. I shouldn't have sent envoys privately to the feudal town, but I have the heart to serve the country with all my strength. The troubles in Hedong must be the great troubles of the country!"

Li Ye said: "The people of Xing, Ming and Ci prefectures would not have come to this. This catastrophe is all your fault. How do you ask me to punish you?"

Zhang Jun was also speechless.

"Go back to the mansion and deal with the crime, think about it carefully, where is the mistake? If all the princes in the court are like you, the world will not be in chaos. If I go here without my summons, I will not leave the mansion!"

"No, thank you...Your Majesty!"

Zhang Jun stood up in a daze, how could he look like the fighting spirit in Yanying Hall...

If you want to use your ability, you must cut your sharpness. Presumably, Zhang Jun must be having a hard time these days!
As soon as Zhang Jun came out of the hall, Zhao Xi beside him said: "Your Majesty, Duke Zhang and Bachelor Jing are waiting outside the hall!"

Only then did Li Ye show a smile, he had to check my internal money, is there too much money to let go...

(End of this chapter)