Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2983
Seeing the prince's warm smile, Princess Baling's embarrassment and anxiety relaxed a little, so she didn't go around the bush, and simply cut to the chase, telling the story of Chai Zhewei's going to beg her just now.

Listening, the prince frowned.

Princess Baling observed the words and expressions, and saw that the prince's expression was a little pale, and said quickly: "Daughter borrowed, water poured out. My sister shouldn't be involved in such things, but Duke Qiao came to the door in person and even knelt down. Pleading on the ground, how can my sister remain indifferent as a member of the Chai family? Besides, even though Duke Qiao is wrong in every way, he is still the blood of Aunt Pingyang. Aunt Pingyang loved us brothers and sisters deeply. If it is true that Qiao Guogong's title is taken away by Guo, it will not only attract criticism, saying that the prince's brother is mean and ungrateful, but how can the prince's brother be worthy of Pingyang Gugu?"

Li Chengqian fell silent.

Pei Xingjian was sent to Zuo Tunwei after he received Fang Jun's request for help, so he naturally knew why Fang Jun attacked Zuo Tunwei.

Although his father, the emperor, drove away from Chang'an and left him to supervise the country, Li Chengqian still lacked a sense of security.He also felt deeply worried about Chai Zhewei's various behaviors that he learned from Fang Jun, so he agreed to Fang Jun's actions against Chai Zhewei.

But Princess Baling's words are indeed worth considering.

Logically speaking, he does not have the power to seize the dukedom of a country. Even if he replaces his father to oversee the country now, he will at most seal up the offender and hand over the case file to Dali Temple or Zongzheng Temple, waiting for his father to return to Beijing Make a decision later.

But who in the outside world cares about these programs?
He would only think that he was taking advantage of His Majesty Li Er's imperial expedition to use his power to attack political opponents and eliminate dissidents.

Especially Chai Zhewei's identity, after all, is Aunt Pingyang's flesh and blood...

If the Duke of Qiao's title was taken away because of him, how would he have the face to see his aunt under Jiuquan in the future?Not to mention it will give the world the impression of being mean and ungrateful, and all the previous images of benevolence and forgiveness will be wiped out.

Thinking of the love and affection that Princess Pingyang had for him in the past, the heroine of the female middle school who refused to give up her eyebrows was revered after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, but lived a miserable and lonely life, and I couldn't bear it...

While thinking about it in my heart, I saw a servant entering the palace, and said: "Your Highness, please see me outside the Palace of Duke Yue."

Princess Baling was taken aback immediately, and hurriedly said: "This matter is just caused by personal grievances, the prince brother must not severely punish Qiao Guogong, lest the government and the public mistakenly think that he is conniving and favoring Yue Guogong, which will damage his prestige."

Li Chengqian waved his hands, and said in a deep voice: "It's not what you imagined. The criminal law is the country's most important weapon. How can Gu let others manipulate it to attack political enemies and retaliate for personal gain?"

Showed his attitude to Princess Baling, and continued: "Sister, please be safe and don't be impatient. After all, the inspection has not yet ended, and the situation of Zuo Tunwei is not clear. After the inspection is over and Gu understands the priorities of the matter, we will make a conclusion. "

Although I felt that Li Chengqian was trying to evade, it was considered generous to be able to say such a sentence, so I had to say: "Then sister will go back first and wait for news from the prince's brother."

Because he wanted to meet Fang Jun, Li Chengqian did not keep him, and said with a smile: "It's the best, as long as Zuo Tunwei's situation is not too serious, how can Gu be too harsh? You go back and wait for the news, and the princess will choose it later. As a gift, Gu will send someone to your princess mansion."

Princess Baling got up and saluted, "Thank you, Brother Prince. My sister will leave first."

"Well, let's go."

After Princess Baling went out, Li Chengqian asked someone to bring Fang Jun in.

Fang Jun entered the Lizheng Hall, saluted Li Chengqian, and then sat on a chair on one side, and the delicate and delicate maid served another tea.

Li Chengqian raised his hand for tea.

Fang Jun thanked him, took a sip from his teacup, and immediately asked: "Just now I saw His Highness Baling at the palace gate..."

Slightly mentioning it, but not asking clearly, this is courtesy, although Princess Baling's motive for entering the palace is almost obvious.

Li Chengqian sighed, explained the fact that Princess Baling came to intercede with Chai Zhewei, and then said: "Baling has never opened his mouth to Gu, and it is rare for him to be in front of him. It is very difficult for Gu to refuse. And when she mentioned Aunt Pingyang, Gu also felt that it would be inappropriate if the disturbance was too big."

In fact, until now, the inspection team led by Pei Xingjian and Xin Maojiang has not yet reported any results, but both of them have already determined that there must be something wrong with Zuo Tunwei's account books.

Otherwise, why is Chai Zhewei so panic-stricken, asking people to intercede?

Fang Jun said: "What do you think, Your Highness?"

Li Chengqian said: "I know that you are not out of personal grievances, but for the stability of Guanzhong, and even more for the sake of Gu, so I will not care about the face of Sister Baling, so I let you stop. However, Duke Qiao After all, the title was bestowed on Aunt Pingyang by Emperor Gaozu back then, and it should belong to the Chai family, as long as the Chai family has not committed the crime of treason, this title should not be seized."

Fang Jun nodded and said, "I understand."

Li Chengqian's meaning is very clear, how to check Zuo Tunwei's accounts, how to toss Chai Zhewei, you can follow Fang Jun to do it, but there is a bottom line, that is, the title of Duke Qiao should not be endangered.

It's just that Fang Jun has some doubts.

He joined forces with the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Civil Affairs to send a joint inspection team to check Zuo Tunwei's account books. He just wanted to find out Chai Zhewei's violations, so as to achieve the purpose of admonishing and punishing him, so that the entire Zuo Tunwei was brought under control. The unscrupulous deployment of troops and generals endangered the stability of Guanzhong.

I have never heard of a general in command who was deprived of his title because of the account in the army...

Even Hou Junji was impeached by the censor because he plundered all the countless gold and silver treasures in the palace during the collapse of Gaochang Kingdom, which triggered a series of reactions. This led Hou Junji to take risks and conspire to usurp.

However, after checking the accounts this time, Chai Zhewei was so frightened that he ran around, asking people to intercede, and his reaction was a bit extreme.

Could it be that there is some great secret hidden in Zuo Tunwei's account books?
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When Chai Zhewei returned to the Zuo Tunwei barracks, it was completely dark, and candles were lit in the barracks. Just after dinner, the air was filled with the aroma of food.

Chai Zhewei, who hadn't beaten his teeth for most of the day, didn't feel the slightest feeling of hunger. When he returned to the tent of the Chinese army, he had the general commander Shi Youwenzhi call over and asked, "What's the result of the inspection over there?"

You Wenzhi was nearly forty years old, and he was originally a wealthy local in Huyi. His family has a lot of connections with the Chai family in Jinzhou, but later his family fell into poverty and became impoverished.So he came to the door to recommend himself, and was appreciated by Chai Zhewei. He recommended him with all his strength to become the chief history of Zuo Tunwei, and he was cited as a confidant and trusted.

You Wenzhi entered the big account, and when he heard the question, he replied: "There is no result yet, but these are good account checkers, fast and steady, and I'm afraid they can check the account books one by one before tomorrow morning. I'm afraid I can't hide."

Hearing this, Chai Zhewei became more and more anxious.

If the hidden things in this account book are exposed, it will be enough to cause a world-shattering disaster...

You Wenzhi is his confidant, so he knows the tricks in the account book very well, there is no need to hide it, Chai Zhewei rubbed his face, and asked anxiously: "This commander invited Princess Baling to the East Palace to intercede, I don't know if the prince can Don't forget about the old love, keep me handsome this time."

You Wenzhi thought for a while and said, "Don't worry, Commander. Since Princess Baling has gone to the East Palace, there will be some effect. As for the reaction of His Royal Highness, it is nothing more than a few situations. Either directly send someone to stop this time." However, there is little hope. After all, Fang Er is the prince's confidant. Since Fang Er proposed this inspection, if it is abandoned halfway, it will be Fang Er's face. Or let the inspection continue, and then see As for the results of the inspection, we will deal with it. As for completely ignoring Princess Baling's face... the lower officials think it is unlikely, the prince has always been soft-hearted, and will always give some sympathy."

His analysis was reasonable, but Chai Zhewei became more and more restless.

In these situations, only when the prince sends someone to stop the inspection at this moment can the secrets of the account book be kept hidden, and the rest of the situations can be regarded as pushing him over a cliff.

Guo seize the title?

That's all light, but if the crown prince is more decisive, he might be able to sacrifice the royal sword left by His Majesty Li Er to kill him...

Seeing Chai Zhewei's expression as if sitting on pins and needles, You Wenzhi leaned forward and leaned into Chai Zhewei's ear, and said in a low voice: "Don't be impatient, Commander, you might as well wait a while. If His Royal Highness still hasn't sent someone before midnight, then do it." Plan for the worst."

Chai Zhewei was taken aback: "What's the worst plan? Mother! You don't want me to rebel, do you?"

You Wenzhi lowered his voice and said, "Why did this happen? You just need to burn those account books, and it will be over..."

(End of this chapter)