Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2482 Power struggle
In the ninth year of Wude, His Majesty Li Er ordered Cui Dunli to go to Youzhou to summon Lujiang King Li Yuan to the court.Li Yuan originally belonged to Prince Li Jiancheng's party, Li Jiancheng and Xuanwumen were killed, Li Yuan was terrified, and he became more and more terrified when he saw the call, so he rebelled in Youzhou.He detained Cui Dunli and forced him to ask about the situation of the capital, but Cui Dunli was always unyielding and refused to reveal the truth.

Soon, Li Yuan was defeated and killed, and the rebellion was put down.Cui Dunli was released.

His Majesty Li Er admired him very much, promoted him to General Zuoweilang, and rewarded him with good horses and gold.

In the first year of Zhenguan, Cui Dunli was promoted to Zhongshu Sheren, and later changed to be the Minister of the Ministry of War. He was sent to various Turkic tribes many times.

It was only later that the Ministry of War was controlled by Hou Junji, and Cui Dunli was not his confidant, so he was left idle and not reused. This caused Cui Dunli's bright future to dim instantly, and gradually faded out of His Majesty Li Er's sight.

His Majesty Li Er has a lot of things to do every day, and there are countless important officials in the court, how can he think of Cui Dunli, who was once favored by him?
In addition, the Shandong family was suppressed by the court, so Cui Dunli has been in a daze until now.

It was not easy to meet Fang Jun who came to serve as Minister of the Ministry of War. He was aggressive and determined to forge ahead, and he relied heavily on him. This was regarded by Cui Dunli as a ladder for advancement, and he would never let this opportunity slip away from his hands.

Cui Dunli gritted his teeth, not retreating an inch.

Even if Dugu Lan was really a rogue and went to Tai Chi Palace to beat him up and blackmail him into beating people, he was not prepared to compromise.

He believes that even though he has suffered a loss under Dugu Lan's hands right now, his insistence on going forward bravely and betting on his future will make Fang Jun look at him differently.

As long as Fang Jun regards him as a confidant from now on, even if his official career suffers temporary setbacks, hesitation or even suppression, it will be a matter of time before he recovers.

When the crown prince ascends the throne, he will have a bright future and a boundless career.

Gritting his teeth, Cui Dunli made up his mind that even if things can't be good today, he must not let Weiwei Temple take him away.

He took a step forward, stood opposite Dugu Lan, and said solemnly: "The order comes from the superior, and the lower officials dare not neglect their duties. No matter what methods the old county minister uses today, with the lower officials around, people can only go to the Ministry of War."

Dugu Lan stroked his white beard and exclaimed: "With a firm mind and an indomitable spirit, Nephew Anshang is truly a man of excellence. Given time, there is no limit."

Speaking of this, the conversation changed: "But no matter how determined you are, Anshang, you are only one person. I'm afraid the military officials behind you don't have your confidence?"

Cui Dunli's complexion suddenly changed.

Dugu Lan laughed, and walked slowly towards the direction of the chief detainee, Sun Guang. Along the way, there were military officials blocking the way, so he leaned forward and asked, "Why, can't you beat me up? Come on, come on, don't you need to beat me up?" , the old man fell down by himself."

The officials of the Ministry of War were so frightened that one or two were like avoiding snakes and scorpions, and they couldn't hide.

They are some clerks, low-level officials, Fang Jun can try his best to protect Cui Dunli, but how can he protect them regardless of gains and losses?

Cui Dunli was blackmailed by Dugu Lan, and he would be dismissed from office at the top of the sky, but if he blackmailed them, his family would be ruined and his family would be ruined, and he would be sent to the army...

For a moment, Dugu Lan was like Zhao Zilong who broke into the enemy's camp single-handedly. Wherever he went, the officials of the Ministry of War avoided to both sides like a tide, and no one dared to stand in front of him.

Cui Dunli yelled angrily: "They are all dead? Let me stop him!"

Dugu Lan also turned back and said: "Come here, help Cui Shilang to rest for a while, um, let him talk less."

"Here!"

Then the servants of the Dugu family he brought rushed up, and several big men hurriedly hugged Cui Dunli by the waist, covered their mouths and dragged them into the carriage that Dugu Lan came in...

The officials of the Ministry of War looked at each other in blank dismay, not knowing what to do.

As long as a move is made, it will inevitably be a gang fight. I don't know what will happen to the Weiwei Temple gang. They will probably lose their posts and ruin their careers.

At this moment, Dugu Lan had already walked in front of Changsun Guang and the others, glared at the soldiers of the Anxi army who were blocking him, and shouted: "Why, you still dare to stop the old man? Hurry up and hand over the criminal to the old man, and you won't be able to stop him." I will be held accountable, otherwise any consequences will be borne by you!"

The soldiers of Anxi's army looked at each other and had to back away.

They are just frontier soldiers and have no power in Chang'an, and they have no reason to refuse Weiwei Temple to accept criminals...

Standing in front of Dugu Lan, Changsun Guang saw that the old county lord was playing both soft and hard ways, and finally controlled the situation. He finally let go of his heart, and saluted, "Thank you, lord..."

"Shut up!"

Dugu Lan yelled loudly, and the warm face he had maintained before was gone, replaced by a stern expression: "Murting the robes and falsely leading the army, this is an unforgivable crime in the army! You are a son of the eldest grandson's family Don't you know that such actions will bring trouble to the family and bring shame to the ancestors? It's not as good as a beast! Come and detain this man and return him to the prison of Weiwei Temple. !"

"Here!"

Officials from Weiwei Temple rushed forward and tied Changsun Guangjie firmly.

Chang Sunguang was completely dumbfounded...

Why was he so frightened when he heard that he was going to be interrogated by the Ministry of Military Affairs, and then he was ecstatic when Dugu Lan took control of the situation?

Weiwei Temple has always been the private land of the nobles of Guanlong, and they are all Guanlong's children from top to bottom. It is inevitable to protect their own people during interrogation and punishment, so as long as you enter Weiwei Temple, others will want to kill him thousands of times. He could only obediently watch from the sidelines.

But now Dugu Lan's words almost put him to death.

The crime of Changsun Guang was recognized by the public without interrogation. Wei Weiqing said this, which already represented the entire Weiwei Temple's view on this matter, but if there is no strong external force to intervene, Wei Wei Wei Si must also make a decision based on this.

His eldest grandson Guang will definitely die...

This is Weiwei Temple!Why is it that the Guanlong Group's territory, instead of protecting him in the slightest, has an attitude of wishing to have him executed on the spot?

I have only stayed in the Western Regions for a few years, has Chang'an City changed?

I am a child of the eldest grandson's family, if you kill me like this, how will you explain to the head of the eldest grandson's family?
Without the support of the eldest grandson's family, would you, Dugu Lan, still be able to sit in the position of Wei Weiqing?
……

Changsun Guang was full of doubts, and wanted to ask in panic, but was blocked by the officials of Weiwei Temple like Cui Dunli, but the treatment was far worse than that of Cui Dunli. As soon as he pushed it, he fell to the muddy ground full of rain.

"Take them all back!"

Dugu Lan yelled, and the officials of Weiwei Temple stepped forward to take him into custody. Changsun Guang's subordinates were all arrested when they saw their own elder officials. How could they dare to resist?obediently tied his hands with a long rope, strung them one by one...

Seeing that the overall situation was settled, Dugu Lan clasped his fists at the officials of the Ministry of War, and said: "Today's incident is very offending, and I hope you don't blame me. The old man and Cui Shilang have a close relationship, and I just invited him to go back to the city together by car, everyone no need to worry."

From the beginning to the end, he was polite to the officials of the Ministry of War.

The officials of the Ministry of War didn't know what to do. Someone said: "The old Duke's behavior is really embarrassing to the Ministry of War. Why don't you ask the old Duke to wait a while and wait for us to report to my family's minister before making a decision?"

This person is afraid that Fang Jun will be held accountable. You went out of the city together to receive the prisoner. Now that the prisoner is lost, and even your own servant is not kept, what use are you for?
Fang Jun's prestige in the Ministry of War is absolutely as high as a mountain. Just thinking about Fang Jun's anger because of this, the officials of the Ministry of War feel breathless.

But if he offended Dugu Lan, even if he hurt even a little bit of skin, he would face the risk of being dismissed from office.

This is really a dilemma, a dilemma...

Dugu Lan chuckled, walked back, and said: "No need, at dawn, the old man will personally invite Fang Shaobao to the house for a banquet, so you don't have to worry about it."

Before he finished speaking, he heard the sound of hoofbeats in the distance.

Dugu Lan paused, looked up, and saw several war horses galloping in the drizzle, and they arrived in front of them in a blink of an eye. The knight on the horse reined in the horses, and the front hooves of the horses flew up with manpower, "Herod "With a long hiss, they stopped in front of all the officials of Weiwei Temple.

Immediately, one of them threw the stirrup off the saddle and jumped off the horse's back, stepping on the muddy water with his boots, the sound came first when the man came first.

"It's rainy and cold at night. The old magistrate is not in the mansion with his beautiful concubine in his arms to enjoy the beauty of the world. What is he doing outside the city? If you don't pay attention to the damp and cold entering your body, this old man with old arms and legs will inevitably become terminally ill." The medicine stone is useless, if it returns to heaven, wouldn't this official commit a crime against the world?"

Dugu Lan was so angry that his beard was raised, and he was about to speak when he heard the general of Anxi Army behind him yell loudly: "The last general will see Fang Shaobao!"

Immediately afterwards, all the soldiers of the Anxi Army jumped off their horses, knelt down on one knee in the muddy rain without blinking, but all looked excited, and shouted in unison: "We will see you in the room." Less insurance!"

Hundreds of people shouted in unison, and the sound shook the whole field, spreading far and wide on this rainy night.

Dugu Lan and the others all changed expression.

This Fang Jun actually has such a high prestige in the Anxi Army? !
(End of this chapter)