The favorite wife of the black-bellied prime minister

Chapter 277 The crime of treason (2)
She ran until her face was flushed, and the bell on the longevity lock went farther and farther away.

"Princess, the palace sedan chair has arrived."

As soon as Li Li left, someone came to report.

Bai Lijing turned her head and asked Mo, "I'm going to the palace, you should rest at home."

Her eyes were so calm that Mo Wen panicked inexplicably, as if he was about to lose her grip, he hurriedly held her hand and wrote, "I'll accompany you."

"No need." She smiled, "The foot ban has been lifted, I have learned a lot, and I won't mess around again. Don't worry."

Her refusal was very resolute.

Mo Wen couldn't hold on anymore, so he had to let go.

All the way to send his wife to the luxurious sedan chair, Mo Wen stood on the spot and watched the palace man carry her away, heaved a long sigh, Situ He was captured, even if he wanted to rescue him, he was powerless, his wife could what to do?

As expected by Mo Wen, the imperial court was in an uproar when Situ He was captured and surrendered to the enemy.

Although Marshal Situ insisted that the Situ family would never do anything disloyal to Daxing, and guaranteed that Situ He would not surrender to the enemy with his head, and the court officials who had good relations with the Situ family also excused Situ He, but the border was far away , these empty words are not convincing.

On the other hand, the forces headed by Li Guojiu justly stated the harm of this incident. Situ He's surrender to the enemy has disturbed the morale of the army, the government and the public, and the Daxing community, so it should be severely punished.

There was a tumult in the hall.

Emperor Jing Yuan stroked his forehead and remained silent for a long time.

Li Shu was so anxious among the courtiers that he finally plucked up the courage to kneel down and said, "Your Majesty! General He has made great military exploits since he joined the army. The Turkic barbarians will only surrender if their brains are trapped by the door!"

As soon as the last rude words were uttered, the court immediately fell silent, and everyone looked at Li Shu.Uncle Li Guo was so angry that he wanted to go forward and beat him to death, none of his disciples had this kind of stuff, let alone his own son!

Li Shu had always kept a low profile in the court hall and felt uncomfortable. When did he attract the attention of these people, but he still bite the bullet and said: "Your Majesty, even if General He really surrendered the Turkic people, it must be a last resort. In short, considering how cruel the Turkic barbarians are, it is not impossible to delay the army for a while. Anyway, the military book says that soldiers are deceitful, and soldiers are not tired of deceit! Please learn from your majesty!"

As soon as Li Shu finished speaking, he immediately drew a retort: ​​"Your Majesty, not everyone has unyielding integrity. After all, General Situ is young, vigorous and impulsive. Who can guarantee that he didn't reveal my military plans in front of the Turkic barbarians? More What's more, the Situ family has guarded the border and northwest for many years, and they also control the power of the southern states and the Jingwei Army. In other words, the entire military power of Daxing is controlled by the Situ family. If the Situ family has the intention of treason, who can stop it?"

"Nonsense!" Marshal Situ glared at the man and shouted loudly.

Uncle Li Guo's disciples obviously all came prepared, step by step to lure Situ's family into the trap, the more Marshal Situ became more annoyed, the more he took advantage of their wishes, another person came out and said: "Maybe Master Liu just said something Excessive, but I think that if the Situ family has no intention of rebellion, they can prove it to His Majesty frankly. In addition to the 30 vassal troops of Jinyang Palace in Jizhou, the three northwestern states have a permanent army of 30, plus wartime There are 60 troops, [-] soldiers in total, and they all obey the command of General Situ alone, so there will inevitably be mistakes. What's more, this time, General Situ's surrender to the enemy will cause the army's morale to collapse and the people's hearts to shake, which will greatly detrimental to the follow-up war. I implore Your Majesty to take back General Situ’s military power in northern Xinjiang, and distribute power to the commanders of the states, so as to ensure that I, Daxing, will be safe in the war against the Turks!”

Years of grievances and grievances finally took this opportunity to shake out. This is Emperor Jing Yuan's heart disease, and it is also a major issue that the Li family has wanted to solve for a long time. Now the Situ family is in a dilemma. It is difficult to stop the leisurely mouth of the people of the world.

"The veteran thinks this is inappropriate. Halfway through the war, if the commander-in-chief is changed rashly, how will the soldiers feel? The border crisis is the most important thing, and the national crisis is the top priority. Everything should be driven out of the Turks!" Yang Hong, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, came out and said Well, he is not a close friend of the Situ family, let alone agree with the Li family, so his words are most convincing because of his impartiality.

Emperor Jing Yuan never opened his mouth from the beginning to the end, and did not comment on who is right and who is wrong. After listening to Yang Hong's words, he finally found a step, frowned and said: "We will discuss this matter later, I have to think about it carefully. Let's retreat."

Don't convict the Situ family, don't let the Li family succeed, hang up all the courtiers, let them worry about the final result, and have trouble sleeping and eating.However, the courtiers had no choice but to kneel down to thank him and watch the Holy Majesty leave.

Emperor Jing Yuan returned to the Imperial Study Room, Gao Xian waited on him cautiously, after a long while, he finally heard Emperor Jing Yuan ask: "Gao Xian, I heard that Du Haoyu, the commander-in-chief of Youzhou, has a good relationship with you?"

Gao Xian took a step forward, bowed his head and responded with a smile: "Your Majesty is wise, Mr. Du married the goddaughter of this old slave, and he is also considered half of the old slave's son. His Majesty laughed at me."

Emperor Jing Yuan nodded thoughtfully, and asked again: "You have been with me all these years, and you can see the faces of those people very clearly. Tell me, how about Chang Mingze, the general soldier of Qingzhou?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, judging from the several times I went back to Beijing to report on my duties and met Chang Zongbing, I feel that this person is a little impetuous. Qingzhou is to the northeast, and there is a strong Great Wall in the north. The flames of war have not been affected in these years. It is not as good as Jizhou and You There are frequent wars in the state, and I don't know if Chang Zongbing will be unfamiliar with the war." Gao Xian said slowly, his voice was neither hasty nor impatient, and there was no intention of belittling him.

After he finished speaking, Emperor Jing Yuan sighed: "Chang Mingze, Uncle Li Guo mentioned it many times in front of me..."

Gao Xian lowered his head and refused to comment.

"Grind it." Emperor Jing Yuan said immediately.

"Yes." Gao Xian hurriedly stepped forward, the imperial decree had already been rolled out, and Emperor Jing Yuan wrote the decree himself, obviously he had plans.

With such a big commotion this time, it is impossible for Situ's family to end with one arm.Empress Situ met with Marshal Situ and both understood this.

"Your Majesty, don't worry about this anymore. I have come to this point, so I can only choose to give up something." Situ Zhengye looked gloomy.

Empress Situ suddenly changed color, and her emotions were rare: "No! When Rui'er died tragically on the battlefield, He'er must not follow in Rui'er's footsteps! Big brother, the Situ family cannot die!"

Situ Zhengye said: "It's the same for every family when it's prosperous. For the current plan, if you don't want the whole Situ family to be killed by traitors, you can only sever ties with He'er before your Majesty's decree. In this way , whether Heer is alive or dead or not, has nothing to do with our Situ family, and if necessary, we can kill relatives righteously."

(End of this chapter)