The Red Mansions Across the Four Seas

Chapter 556
All the ministers followed Tianyou to the gate of the palace and dispersed one after another.Sun Tongren, the leader of Jinyi Army, was left behind, and entered the palace with Tianyou, and came to the Hall of Martial Arts.

"Sun Aiqing, you also saw what happened in the schoolyard just now. Chu Yuanji said that Li Yuan deliberately withheld food and grass, what do you think?"

Sun Tongren has always been displeased with Li Yuan, now that the emperor asked such a question, he knew that the emperor was very dissatisfied with Li Yuan.

He also knew that Li Yuan had always been in close contact with the San Francisco, and the withholding of food and grass was likely because Li Yuan followed the San Francisco's wishes.

Sun Tongren also has secret contacts with San Francisco, and the two parties have reached an agreement.Therefore, regarding Li Yuan's question, he must express his position cautiously.

But then again.

It is precisely because Li Yuan may have contacts with San Francisco that it poses a certain threat to him.

At present, there are many ministers of the DPRK and China who have contacts with San Francisco.Almost all of them believe that it is only a matter of time before San Francisco wins the world.

Therefore, they are all planning their own way out, so that when San Francisco gains power, they can continue to maintain their own glory and wealth.

However, there are only so many vacancies for high-ranking officials and generous salaries. One more person means more competition.With one less person, the chance of being in the top position is greater.

Now that the emperor came to ask himself, he intended to do something to Li Yuan.It seemed that he was responsible for checking Li Yuan's errand.

This is a fat job, a rare opportunity.

"Back to the emperor, this minister is about to tell the emperor about Li Yuan."

"Oh? What's the matter?"

"According to the secret report I received, Li Yuan does have contacts with San Francisco. San Francisco will send him money every year. Li Yuan also takes care of San Francisco in various ways when it comes to distributing the military expenses of San Francisco. This is one of them."

"What about the second?"

"Secondly, since the time of the first emperor, he has allocated money to order the training of soldiers and horses in various places. However, in the past few years, countless money has been spent on training soldiers and horses to no avail. Hitting is the proof."

"Not only is the training of soldiers and horses ineffective, but there are also a lot of vacancies for soldiers and horses in various places. The Xiaoqi Battalion is right under the eyes of the Ministry of War, and there are more than 7000 vacancies. Doesn't Li Yuan know?"

"As far as I know, the vacant salary was divided up by the Ministry of War and various places. It is said that Li Yuan is now rich as an enemy, and has collected a lot of money and rare treasures."

"Thirdly, in the last battle of North Wendura, Li Yuan withheld military expenditures, bought rotten food and inferior military equipment, and filled his own pockets. It was only because of the kindness of the first emperor that he fined him for one year to make him reflect. Unexpectedly, he Live up to the grace of the saints, and never change after repeated admonitions, and now it is getting worse."

"The Ministry of War was supposed to receive the King Qin's divisions from all over the place and provide food and grass in a timely manner. Unexpectedly, no one from the Ministry of War came forward to contact them. In addition, he did not distribute food and grass to Chu Yuanji, so it can be seen that he did it on purpose. .”

"Bold Li Yuan, he dared to bully the emperor. For his own selfishness, he disregarded the imperial court. You go and take Li Yuan, put him in prison, wipe out his family property, and implicate the three clans. Now that there is a shortage of money, copy Once you get the silver, send it to Chu Yuanji and other soldiers."

"The minister obeys the order."

Chu Yuanji made a fuss in front of the emperor in the school grounds, Li Yuan felt something was wrong.When walking back, he called Jia Yucun to go back to the house for a drink with him, so as to express his depression.

At this time, he only hoped that the San Francisco could capture the imperial capital as soon as possible and change the dynasty. In that case, he could defect to the San Francisco generously.He changed his body and continued to enjoy the glory and wealth.

With my care for the San Francisco for many years, and the fact that recently, according to Song Kuan's intention, I deliberately withheld the food and grass of the imperial army and prevented the meritorious service of the kings and horses from all over the country to come to the imperial capital, the San Francisco will definitely not treat me badly in the future.

Just after drinking with Jia Yucun, there was a commotion outside.

Just as I was about to ask what was going on, I saw the old housekeeper come in.

"It's not good, master, Jin Yijun came to raid the house."

"Bastard, who dares to copy my home?"

"Li Yuan, I dare to raid your home."

Following the sound, Tongren Sun walked in carelessly.

"Sun Tongren, what nonsense are you talking about? Are you not afraid that I will complain to the emperor?"

Li Yuan had already realized that something was wrong, so he still pretended to be calm.

"Li Yuan, stop pretending. In this life, you will never see the emperor again. Hey, Lord Jia is here too? I'm sorry, Lord Jia, the emperor has an order to capture Li Yuan and put him in prison , Confiscating the family property, implicating the three clans. Lord Jia, I think you should avoid it, if the emperor knows that you are here, it will be difficult to speak."

"Brother Sun, I'm leaving now. Today is just a drop in, just pretend I haven't been here before."

As Jia Yucun spoke, he quickly slipped away.

"Brother Yucun, please go to the emperor to intercede for me. I want to see the emperor and express my love face to face."

Li Yuan still had fantasies, but Jia Yucun pretended not to hear what he said, and it was all the rage.

"Li Yuan, it's a pity that you have been in the court for so many years. At this time, who else will intercede with you? Come and take Li Yuan down."

"Tongren Sun, don't be complacent. Before long, you'll have to kowtow obediently and beg me to come out. At that time, let's see how I deal with you."

"Li Yuan, let's wait until the day you are alive to live. I want to see, what can you do to me?"

Li Yuan was taken away, and Tongren Sun sat down at the table, and slowly ate wine while Li Yuan and Jia Yucun were having a banquet.

The ransacking of the house lasted for more than three hours, and it was only after midnight that it was considered complete.

Previously, all the masters in Li Yuan's mansion, together with his parents and brothers, and the main masters of the Yue family, had been captured and put in prison together.

The servants of Li's mansion called the people from Shuntian mansion's yamen to come to receive them and act as official slaves.

Sun Tongren ate the wine and fell asleep at Li Yuan's place.The master came over to wake him up, and handed over the 20 taels of silver notes.

"A total of 8 taels of cash, 30 taels of banknotes, and 23 carts of various treasures and valuables were copied. The rest have been registered in the book. The 20 taels are not in the book. Please ask the world to dispose of them. "

Tongren Sun took the bank notes, counted them, and left 15 taels.Leave the rest to the master.

"Brothers have worked hard, this 5 taels, you go and share it with everyone, and reward the brothers."

"Thank you Shiweng."

"You don't need to thank me, but also thank Li Yuan for saving us money. Let's go, go back to work."

The news that Li Yuan, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, was investigated and confiscated was spread in the imperial capital that night.

This news did not arouse much reaction from people, as if people had expected it a long time ago.Compared with the news that the San Francisco is approaching the imperial capital, it is not a big deal to investigate a minister of the Ministry of War.

In the early morning of the next day, the news was officially announced. To Tianyou's disappointment, the news did not cause much sensation among the ministers.Except for a few ministers who said something on the scene, the expected verbal criticism of Li Yuan did not appear.

After the excitement of the previous period, Zao Chao fell into desertedness again.Ministers came less and less, and now there are only more than 20 people insisting on going to court every day.

The rest of the ministers either claimed to be sick or did not come for no reason.It is said that some have left without saying goodbye, and their whereabouts are unknown.

Looking at the deserted scene below, Tianyou sighed.

"Eunuch Zhou, declare the decree."

The eunuch Zhou announced the decree, to the effect that the San Francisco rebellion has approached the imperial capital.In order to save the imperial capital from the flames of war and the people in the city from suffering, they decided to move the capital to Chang'an for future affairs.

Chaowen Wu, while fulfilling his duties, prepared to migrate after returning, and he was easy to follow.Three days later, the morning court, after the morning court, immediately set off for Chang'an.

"Your majesty, the emperor is a foundation of great virtue and the foundation of the country. Don't give up lightly."

Luo Qihua was the first to come out and object.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the imperial capital is the most benevolent place, and everyone in the world is looking at the imperial capital. If you leave, the world will be disappointed."

Yin Jia Yucun of Shuntian Prefecture also stood up to oppose it.

"Your Majesty, the veteran will not leave, but is willing to stay, and vows to live and die with the imperial capital."

What Luo Qihua said was hoarse, heartbroken.

"Your Majesty, I will not leave, and I am willing to lead all the Yamen servants in Shuntian Mansion to fight the rebels to the end."

"Your Majesty, I will not leave either. The Jinyi Army is willing to die with the rebels."

Sun Tongren also came out to act in time.

"Loyalty is commendable, all lovers. It's okay, you stay and end the queen. The rest of you, go with me. The San Francisco is against the law, the sky is angry, the people are angry, and the gods are all angry. When I arrive in Chang'an, I will prepare my troops and horses. In the future, I will clean up the rivers and mountains again."

The news that the emperor gave up the imperial capital and was about to leave Chang'an quickly spread throughout the imperial capital.

In order to avoid congestion on the road when leaving, the admiral of the Nine Gates ordered that the gates of the city be opened wide for the convenience of merchants and ordinary people who left early.

Those who had wanted to flee before were naturally happy when they heard the news, and escaped from the imperial capital in the shortest possible time.

The ministers of the DPRK and China have different mentalities.

Those who are willing to leave are mostly those who have never had any contact with San Francisco, and have no acquaintances or relationships in San Francisco.They worried that after San Francisco came, they would be liquidated.

Those who are usually unhappy in the officialdom, or those who are not in a prominent position, are also willing to follow the emperor.

At this time, the emperor is also on the run. If he follows the emperor at this time, once the emperor regroups, cleans up the rivers and mountains, and returns to the court victoriously, he will become a minister with meritorious service, and prosperity and wealth can be expected.

People like Luo Qihua, Jia Yucun, and Sun Tongren, who have already connected with San Francisco, are naturally unwilling to leave.

Jia Yucun expressed his determination to stay in the court, but after returning home, he made another arrangement.

After telling his wife Jiao Xing about the results of the morning court, he ordered Jiao Xing.

"Things should be packed and packed, and be ready to leave at any time."

"Master, didn't you stay here and never leave? Did something happen in San Francisco?"

"There is no change in San Francisco, we have to guard against the emperor at all times."

"Didn't the emperor promise you to stay?"

"Yun agrees, but we have to guard against it. Maybe someone will stab us in the back at any time, and Li Yuan is a lesson. Besides, the emperor's behavior is unpredictable, maybe he will change his mind at any time."

The two were talking when Master Yang stumbled in.

"Shiweng, something is wrong."

"Master Yang, why are you so panicked?"

Master Yang didn't speak, and silently handed a piece of paper to Jia Yucun.

(End of this chapter)