Chapter 25 Do you think you didn’t die fast enough

Speaking of this, Pei Ji was even less in the mood to continue talking. Li Xiaochang, a fool, got too close to him and could not implicate the entire clan.

Although Li Xiaochang is now the general manager of the Lizhou General Administration, there are only seven counties under the jurisdiction of Lizhou, and a Shangzhechong Prefecture has six regiments under the jurisdiction of the total number of 1,500 soldiers. With the people in Li Xiaochang's hands alone, he can't enter Guanzhong at all. Even if he can sneak into Guanzhong, he can't even pass the Li Anyan level.

Li Xiaochang saw the impatientness in Pei Ji's eyes, and he didn't say much. After all, Pei Ji was nominally the Grand Sikong of the dynasty, but it was not during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. At that time, Sikong still had real power, and now Pei Ji is a clay Buddha in a temple.

After Li Xiaochang left, Pei Ji's son Lawyer Pei came out from behind the screen.

Looking at Li Xiaochang's back as he left, Lawyer Pei looked at Pei Ji with some confusion and said, "Dad...you!"

"Man must not be ignorant of the current affairs?" Pei Ji sighed and said, "Since the Xuanwu Gate, the conflict between Your Majesty and the Supreme Emperor, and between father and son is getting deeper and deeper. At this time, who dares to say that Xuanwu Gate is? Isn't this touching Your Majesty's reverse scale?"

Lawyer Pei murmured: "Now, the royal kings are full of resentment... If so..."

Pei Ji sighed and said, "The royal kings of the royal family can't do anything with Li Shentong alone!"

Pei Ji actually wanted Li Yuan to restore the throne more than anyone else. After all, once Li Yuan was restored, he could return to the throne, ranking below Li Yuan, the leader of all officials, and above the tens of thousands of people in the Tang Dynasty.

Unfortunately, this is just a dream.

Because Li Jiancheng has firmly held the throne.

The danger of famine in Guanzhong was the biggest test after Li Jiancheng ascended the throne. However, with the help of Chen Ying, Wei Zheng, Fang Xuanling and others, Li Jiancheng stabilized the situation in Guanzhong, especially Li Jiancheng was preparing to build the Chidao from Chang'an to Yuanzhou, with the construction of this Chidao.

The 100,000 Guanzhong civil servants who were recruited will benefit at least 100,000 families. After all, the labor income of these 100,000 Guanzhong civil servants can support their entire family.

At this time, if the royal family wants to make trouble, they are enemies with the people of Guanzhong.

The children of Guanzhong were the foundation of the Li Tang court. Now Li Jiancheng and his new court have withstood the test, so the people of Guanzhong supported Li Jiancheng, the new emperor.

If the Li clan family wants to engage in a conspiracy, they will not need Li Jiancheng to take action, and the people of Guanzhong will tear them to pieces. Although the people do not care about who is the emperor on them, they will never see an emperor who can bring them benefits to step down.

...

Li Jiancheng, Li Xiuning and Chen Ying sat around in the warm pavilion to have a meal. Li Jiancheng and Li Xiuning both fell in love with the taste of chili peppers, and Li Jiancheng was also very hungry. He sucked mutton with spicy hot pot and was sweating all over.

Just then, Li Jiancheng raised his head and looked at Li Xiuning and said, "Sanniang, can you still contact those Guanzhong Rangers now?"

Li Xiuning wiped her mouth and said lightly: "Yes!"

After saying that, Li Xiuning asked in confusion: "Dalang, if you can contact me, you can contact me, but what do you want them to do?"

Li Jiancheng said solemnly: "Li Jing wrote a letter to "Ping Turkic Site", which mentioned that it was necessary to act as a three hundred rangers to come out of seclusion!"

Chen Ying said: "Your Majesty means to let them act as a meticulous work to spy on the Turkic military situation?"

Li Jiancheng nodded and said, "I am just thinking that since the Turkic envoys who have no soul return to the north, we have little knowledge of the Turkic movements... As the saying goes, knowing one's own and knowing one's opponent, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles...so..."

Chen Ying waved his hand and said, "Your Majesty, you are too proud of those raiders. When they go north, they will definitely get nothing except to die!"

Li Jiancheng looked at Chen Ying in confusion and said, "No way?"

"It's certain to die!" Chen Ying pointed outside and said, "Chang'an City is one of the most open cities in the Tang Dynasty. There are also many Turkic people in the city, but the Turks will definitely not be able to access the core information of our Tang Dynasty. Similarly, Chang'an Rangers, even if they go north, because their appearance is obviously different from the Turkic people, once they leave the customs, they will definitely be included in key surveillance, and even kill indiscriminately..."

The Turks and Tang people have different appearances, languages, and living habits. You can see at a glance that the Ranger is the identity of Tang people.

A spy, as long as it is discovered, means death.

Li Jiancheng pondered: "How can we learn the movements of the Turks?"

"The person who knows the most about the Turkic movements is definitely the Turkic people themselves!" Chen Ying smiled and said, "Since the Turkic sent envoys to the pass, why didn't Your Majesty send envoys to the Turkic? He communicated with the Turkic people on the surface, and secretly contacted the Turkic little khan. I guess that the Turkic little khan is very happy to communicate with the Tang Dynasty!"

Li Jiancheng breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. The Northern Expedition to the Turks was a national policy and it was also the first major thing that Li Jiancheng did after ascending the throne. Everyone was happy if they won, and if they lost, they were defeated.

Li Jiancheng looked at Chen Ying and said, "In this way, do you have anyone to recommend the candidates for the Turkic mission?"

Chen Ying said without even thinking: "Your Majesty can appoint Tang Jian as an envoy to the Turks and ask the Turks repeatedly invade borders. Why? If you become an enemy of the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty will definitely be called the most competent enemy of the Turks!"

Queen Zheng Guanyin, with two palace maids, walked in slowly with the mutton rolls that had just been cut.

If it is winter, it is very easy to cut mutton rolls. The mutton is frozen like ice. It can be cut into thin slices as thin as a cicada with a knife. It only needs to be placed in a soup pot for a snap, and then you can take it out and eat it.

However, the weather is hot now, and there is no ice in the ice cellar. More than a dozen chefs with superb swordsmanship in the imperial kitchen were so busy that they could barely satisfy Chen Ying and Li Xiuning and the others for having dinner.

Li Xiuning looked at Zheng Guanyin busy and pulled Zheng Guanyin and said, "Sister-in-law, there are no outsiders today, so you don't have to be so polite!"

Zheng Guanyin smiled and said, "There are a few more dishes, I'll arrange them and come when I go!"

Just as Zheng Guanyin left the warm pavilion, a little palace maid suddenly came to report: "Empress, Zheng Rentai, the general of the Youtun Guard... submitted a post to ask for a meeting.

Zheng Guanyin sighed and said, "Let him come in."

Not long, Zheng Rentai, dressed in casual clothes, gave Zheng Guanyin a flattering smile.

Zheng Guanyin looked cold and said without hiding her disgust: "You are not going to the Three Treasures Palace for nothing. After that, what's going on today?"

Zheng Rentai smiled awkwardly and said, "Queen, what are you talking about? We are all close relatives, and we don't have two words about Zheng. It is natural for the uncle to visit his niece."

Zheng Guanyin looked suddenly, thought for a while, and sneered: "You can say whatever you have now!"

Zheng Rentai nodded repeatedly and said, "That's right. To be honest, the old uncle has been the general of the Youtun Guard for several years. He has not had the opportunity to move for several years. This time he heard that His Majesty intends to stir up the court. This time he came to ask the queen to help him to find the title of the third-rank Zutun Guard for the title."

"Bang..." Zheng Guanyin slapped his hand heavily on the desk table. The teacup on the desk fell to the ground and fell into pieces. Zheng Guanyin's hands hurt so much. Her hand gently rubbed her palms and said calmly: "My father suggested that our Zheng family in Xingyang should help the Tang Dynasty with all his strength. You were the ones who opposed it at that time?"

Zheng Rentai smiled embarrassedly and said, "Isn't my uncle so confused?"

"One stroke means you can't write two Zheng characters!" Zheng Guanyin gritted her teeth and said, "When Liu Wenjing proposed to abolish the prince and change it to the King of Qin and the General of the Twelve Guards. But you are the only one who signed the name together?"

Zheng Rentai's smile suddenly turned into awkward embarrassment. He explained weakly: "The Queen's Mingjian, that's the opinion of the clan..."

Before Zheng Rentai finished speaking, Zheng Guanyin got up. Although she was still smiling, her eyes looked extremely cold and fierce.

Zheng Guanyin said coldly: "You may not know, I am actually..."

Zheng Rentai looked at Zheng Guanyin in confusion.

Zheng Guanyin smiled brightly for a moment, but there was no emotion in her tone: "I am quite revengeful!

Zheng Rentai looked at Zheng Guanyin in shock.

Zheng Guanyin's voice became even more sharp and said, "If you have nothing else, please come back."

...

On Fang Xuanling's mansion in Chang'an City, Yu Zhining, a doctor who was one of the eighteen scholars of the Qin Palace in Xiri, looked at Fang Xuanling and smiled and said, "I was the first group to welcome the throne in Changchun Palace when the Supreme Emperor entered the pass."

Fang Xuanling smiled and listened with her ears.

Yu Zhining said proudly: "Beat Xue Renguo, I was the Record Office of the Marshal's Mansion of Weibei Road. Life is so hard, but you remember it. I never screamed a word of bitterness."

Fang Xuanling nodded repeatedly.

Yu Zhining said again: "This time His Majesty eliminates Chang'an officials, this is a great thing. The court should have done so long ago, and cleans up all the worms and flatterers."

Fang Xuanling continued to nod.

Yu Zhining smiled bitterly and said, "You know that I am an honest person. I have never liked to follow relatives and friends. I am dedicated to the public. Over the years, I have offended many people. After this rectification of the court, I have brought my face to find you. Your Majesty, I would like to ask Xuanling to help me with more beautiful words. If I am driven away in the future, Xuanling will speak, and I, Yu Zhining, will definitely not be an ungrateful person."

Fang Xuanling just nodded and said yes.

A waiter came in to report: "The former Qin Wangfu literature Chu Liang asked for a meeting."

When Yu Zhining heard this, he quickly stood up and said, "Oh, Chu Ximing is here, Xuancheng, then I won't disturb you."

Fang Xuanling smiled and stood up to see him off.

Chu Liang was also clichéd, so he wanted to be an official in public and was afraid of being cut off.

For a moment, Fang Xuanling's mansion was like a flowing water and horses like a dragon, Su Shichang, Lu Deming, Yao Silian, Kong Yingda, Li Xuandao, Li Shousu, Yu Shinan, Cai Yungong, Yan Xiangshi, Cao Xujing, Xue Yuanjing, Gaiwenda, Su Xu and others came to visit.

Except for Yu Zhining, Chu Liang left, but the others did not leave, claiming that Fang Xuanling would treat him.

Fang Xuanling asked his wife Lu to arrange a banquet. At this time, the former left three Zhechong Prefecture of Qin Wangfu, Gongsun Wuda, the left three Zhechong Prefecture of Qin Wangfu, Liu Shili, the left personal guard of Qin Wangfu, Li Junchuo, General Dugu Yanyun, General Li Mengchang and others also flocked in.

These people more or less participated in the Xuanwu Gate Incident, but they were not masterminds, but just accomplices. They were like Duan Zhixuan. Because they settled the accounts in the autumn, they needed to be punished. This was the transaction between Fang Xuanling and Li Jiancheng. With the condition that Fang Xuanling defected to Li Jian, all of them were pardoned without guilt.

They brought gifts to congratulate Fang Xuanling on his promotion.

The banquet was about to begin, and Qin Qiong, Niu Junda, Xie Yingdeng, Zhang Gongjin and other old brothers in Wagang also rushed into the living room. Niu Junda shouted at the top of his voice as soon as he entered the door: "Fang Chanjun, see who is coming to see you!"

Fang Xuanling looked at the crowd in the dynasty and felt extremely excited.

If Li Jiancheng was a narrow-minded person, even if all the old ministers of the Qin Palace were not killed, they would at least be entrusted to thousands of miles. However, Li Jiancheng was really generous and not only pardoned their sins, but also allowed them to take office as the original position.

Qin Qiong laughed and said, "Today, we have all the old brothers from the Qin...Wagang Army. Today we will go to the husband's room to join the army and join the army here!"

Niu Junda directed everyone to set up the tables and take out the dishes and wine they brought and distributed them to everyone. Qin Qiong's move prevented Fang Xuanling from being so embarrassed. After all, there were too many visitors, and the wine and food stored in Fang Xuanling's home was not enough to entertain everyone.

Qin Qiong looked at everyone and said with a smile: "Now Fang Zhengjun is in power. If anyone has any difficulties in the future, just find Fang Zhengjun to help."

Everyone burst into laughter.

Fang Xuanling's face, which was originally smiling and earnest, collapsed immediately.

Fang Xuanling pulled Qin Qiong behind the screen and said solemnly: "Uncle Qin, do you think you didn't die fast enough?"

Qin Qiong found Fang Xuanling's serious face and immediately put away his smile.

...

Chen Ying and Li Xiuning came out of Tai Chi Palace and went to Linhu Palace to meet Li Yuan. At this time, Li Yuan still pretended to be crazy and stupid. Li Xiuning looked at Li Yuan and felt very distressed.

In the evening, Chen Ying, as a foreign minister, was inconvenient to stay in the inner palace, so he returned to Chenjiabao, while Li Xiuning stayed in the inner palace to accompany Li Yuan.

When Chen Ying returned to Chenjiabao, there were already stars. After Chen Ying took a bath, he returned to the study to process some of the accounts. By the time he finished his work, it was already midnight.

Chen Ying was about to return to the bedroom to sleep, when Guo Luo stepped forward and bowed and said, "Master, Changsun Anye came to see Changsun Wugui today!"

Chen Ying said without comment: "Changsun Anye still has the face to ask Changsun Wugui to save his official position?"

Guo Luo nodded.

Chen Ying smiled coldly and said, "Don't he know, is it my idea to dismiss his official position? Not to mention asking Changsun Wugui, even if it is the imperial edict of Your Majesty, I will not hire Changsun Anye!"

Just as Chen Ying was about to enter the dormitory, Guo Luo pointed to the terrace in the distance.

With the bright moonlight in the sky, Chen Ying looked at Changsun Wugui holding his knees, staring at the starry sky, and was stunned.

Chen Ying asked: "How long has she been sitting?"

Guo Luo said: "She has been sitting since Changsun Anye left!"

Chen Ying slowly withdrew his hand when he pushed the door. Chen Ying hesitated for a while, then pushed the door open and walked into the door, picked up a cloak, and walked towards the terrace.

Chen Ying walked to Changsun Wugui, gently draped his cloak on her shoulders, and looked outside, pretending to be careless and said, "The weather is a little cold!"

Changsun Wugui ignored Chen Ying and continued to look at the stars.

Chen Ying lowered his head and smiled, "It's so late, hurry up and take a rest."

Changsun Wugui continued to look at the starry sky with a dark face.

Chen Ying sat down helplessly next to Changsun Wugui.

Changsun Wugui immediately turned his head and looked in the opposite direction.

Chen Ying frowned, looked at Changsun Wugui for a moment, and finally sighed helplessly, "I heard that Changsun Anye is here to find you today? If you really can't rest assured that this brother, I will save his official position. As a auxiliary machine, I really have no choice. According to what he has committed, Da Pi (beheaded in half) is the lightest punishment, and I have tried my best."

Changsun Wugui turned his face quickly and stared at Chen Ying angrily and said, "I don't care whether Changsun Anye can keep his official position.

Chen Ying said "uh" and said in a daze: "Then why are you... because of?"

Changsun Wugui bit his lip, and his grievanced eyes turned red.

Chen Ying became even more anxious as soon as he saw this, so he quickly grabbed Changsun Wugui's hand and comforted him: "If you have something to do, don't keep it in your heart."

Changsun Wugui's eyes were crystal clear, tears flashed, and he choked and said, "I... I'm so bitter!"

Chen Ying quickly patted her arm comfortably, and Changsun Wugui snuggled in Chen Ying's arms.
Chapter completed!