Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3001 Emperor's Forbearance
After inspecting the shore of the Liaoshui River, feeling the vastness of the Liaodong land, His Majesty Li Er rode back to the camp with a group of civil and military personnel.

The spacious tent was stationed less than ten miles away from the west bank of the Liaoshui River, completely ignoring the Goguryeo army on the east side of the Liaoshui River. In fact, the Tang army wished that the Goguryeo army would come out to steal the camp. It's tough, but if it's a field battle, the enemy is no match at all...

Returning to the big tent of the Chinese army, His Majesty Li Er took off his armor and battle robe under the service of the army servants, and the inner shirt was actually a little wet with sweat.After washing his hands and face in the basin, and wiping them clean with a wet handkerchief, he sat down on the seat, took a sip of tea, and let out a long breath.

Is it because I am getting old, my body has been exhausted for the past two years...

A group of cultural relics sat down, and Zhang Liang asked, "Your Majesty, when will the general attack be launched?"

His Majesty Li Er took another sip of tea, and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, wait until Lu Guogong's troops move to the rear of the Far East City, forming a pincer attack from east to west, and after stabilizing the position, conquer the Far East City in one fell swoop and win the first victory in the war." , Deter the enemy!"

Everyone understands.

Although the key to the Eastern Expedition lies in the speed of marching, once it is delayed, it is easy to fall into a passive position, and even repeat the mistakes of the previous Sui Dynasty.However, after the rain fell in the past two days, the surface of the Liaoshui River has skyrocketed and the current is turbulent, making it difficult to cross the river. It is very likely that they will be attacked by the enemy from the Far East City halfway through the crossing, and the casualties will be heavy.

It's better to wait for two days, and then make a decision after a firm foothold, which is safer.

After all, it is the first battle of the army, and it is too important to the morale of the army. It is better to be slow, and to be sure that nothing will go wrong.

As he was talking, he suddenly saw Ashina Simo, who was leading the Turkic Headquarters under his command, come in a hurry and said anxiously, "Your Majesty, I have an urgent message from Chang'an!"

His Majesty Li Er's expression sank, he stretched out his hand and said, "Submit it!"

I have only left Chang'an for more than a month, and I have already made proper arrangements for all kinds of affairs in advance, and suddenly an urgent letter arrives in the army, something must have happened, and the crown prince is difficult to decide.

"promise."

Ashina Simo stepped forward quickly, bowed slightly, and presented the envelope to His Majesty Li Er with both hands.

His Majesty Li Er finished the envelope, first checked that the wax on it was intact, and the seal was intact, then he took out a small silver knife from his pocket, picked the wax away, and took out the letterhead inside.

After reading it with one glance and ten lines, a burst of anger suddenly rose from his chest and abdomen, and he put his palm on the table beside him, and said angrily: "It's really cowardly! I'm not in Chang'an, so there is no king's law Restraint, can you do anything wrong? It's simply unreasonable!"

In the big tent, the digital civil and military personnel were silent like cicadas.

His Majesty Li Er has been fighting for many years, and his bravery has not diminished a little due to living in the deep palace in recent years. Now he is in the army, surrounded by swords, guns, swords and halberds, which adds a bit of power. Such anger Under the burst, the aura of the prince of the county permeated, which shocked people's hearts and felt the pressure.

Li Ji hurriedly asked: "Your Majesty, I don't know what happened in Chang'an?"

His Majesty Li Er showed anger, handed the letter to Li Ji, and said coldly: "Look for yourself, what kind of crazy things these bastards have done!"

Li Ji took out the letterhead, quickly read it, and then handed it to Yu Chigong beside him with a serious face.

Everyone circulated it one by one, and finally Zhu Suiliang carefully folded the letter paper, stuffed it into an envelope, and put it on the table next to His Majesty Li Er.

His Majesty Li Er said angrily: "How dangerous is the Xuanwu Gate? Usually, even if a bird flies past, the defenders of the city will be on the alert. He, Chai Zhewei, set fire to the books. The safety of the Xuanwu Gate is not taken lightly, causing the entire Chang'an City to be shaken endlessly, damn it!"

Saying words like "Damn" from the mouth of the emperor means that the seriousness of the situation cannot be increased...

Li Ji thought for a while, and said: "Your Majesty, calm down. Chai Zhewei is indeed to blame for the fire in the Zuo Tunwei barracks. However, His Royal Highness also stated in the letter paper that no one can prove that Chai Zhewei intentionally Arson...Although the fire is a fact, there is a big difference between intentional and unintentional. I believe that it is not too late to discuss the punishment of Chai Zhewei after the court's further investigation results are released."

Why are there so many coincidences in His Majesty Li Er's mind?Before the imperial court sent people to check the account books, the account books caught fire before the audit was completed, and all the account books were burned to the ground, leaving no evidence...

With a sudden movement in his heart, he turned his head and frowned to look at Li Ji.

Looking at each other, Li Ji nodded slightly.

His Majesty Li Er frowned deeper and deeper, thoughtfully...

The big tent fell silent.

After a long time, His Majesty Li Er was swaying the teacup, and said slowly: "Mao Gong's words are reasonable, but I am a little impulsive. There are so many involved in the court, and a little carelessness will have far-reaching consequences, so it should be safe. Don’t rush to deal with it. Dengshan drafted a letter for me, telling the prince not to shake the stability of Chang’an, and to investigate the case of Zuo Tunwei’s fire carefully, and not to be reckless or negligent.”

"Dengshan" is Zhu Suiliang's character. Zhu Suiliang was brought to Liaodong by His Majesty Li Er, and he was more regarded as a marching secretary...

"promise."

Zhu Suiliang quickly responded, then got up immediately, came to the side of the desk to grind the paper, and finished it with a stroke of the pen.

Such a letter, with its meaning of heat, naturally has no difficulty for the talented Zhu Suiliang...

Then dry the ink and hand it over to His Majesty Li Er for viewing.

His Majesty Li Er read it carefully. The letter contained both intentions of beating, so that the prince should not rely on the power of supervising the country to be arrogant and willful, and also secretly suggested not to deal with Chai Zhewei rashly, causing the situation in Chang'an to be turbulent, and then affecting the entire Guanzhong... …

After reading it, he nodded slightly, then stamped the seal, and asked Zhu Suiliang to carefully put the letterhead into a new envelope, seal it with wax varnish, and stamp an imperial seal before the wax varnish had cooled and solidified, There is a complete graphic on the wax paint to prevent people from peeping.

Then Zhu Suiliang took out the envelope, handed it over to the fast horse in the army, and sent it back to Chang'an quickly.

In the tent of the Chinese army, all the descendants faded away, only Li Ji was left behind by His Majesty Li Er.

The servant made a new pot of tea, poured a cup for each of them, then bowed and left, standing outside the big tent door to prevent anyone from eavesdropping.

His Majesty Li Er took a sip from his teacup, tasted the aftertaste of the tea, and then said: "What Mao Gong means... is that he is afraid of causing disturbances in Chang'an? Chai Zhewei doesn't have the guts."

According to his idea, he simply sent an imperial decree back to Chang'an, depriving Chai Zhewei of his military power in the house of confinement, and appointed a general of Zuo Tunwei to stay at Xuanwu Gate with Right Tunwei.

After all, the act of setting fire to and destroying account books outside the Xuanwu Gate was really bad. If they were not severely punished, what would the court's law and the emperor's majesty be?
But Li Ji's attitude made him have to be cautious... After all, although he was usually very displeased with Li Ji's temperament of "nothing to do with himself", but he has absolute respect for his ability and loyalty. trust.

Li Ji rarely refuted His Majesty Li Er's words: "Bourrage is not constant. Under certain conditions, a person's courage can be stimulated to do things that he would never dare to do. In the inner throat, the left and right garrison guards and Baiqisi Suwei are outside the Xuanwu Gate, and the imperial guards are stationed on the Xuanwu Gate. All parties cooperate with each other and check each other, which can ensure the safety of the Xuanwu Gate. If there is a sudden change, It is bound to cause a chain reaction, leading to loopholes in Xuanwumen's old guard strength, and once there is a change, the consequences will be disastrous."

This is serious.

His Majesty Li Er stared at Li Ji with burning eyes, and slowly asked: "You mean, someone has the guts of a leopard, and dares to take advantage of my imperial conquest, and raise troops in Chang'an to make trouble and usurp the throne?"

As an emperor, this is the most feared thing.

And once such words are uttered from the emperor's mouth, it often means that a bloody storm is coming. After all, the creed of "I would rather kill the wrong than let it go" is the emperor's unquestionable way of dealing with the rebels. Who is right and who is wrong , Who lives and who dies is only in the emperor's mind.

evidence?

When it comes to the stability of the throne, the country and the country, no evidence is ever needed...

Li Ji shook his head, and said softly: "People's hearts are dirty, who hides the idea of ​​disobedience in his heart, before the signs are revealed, how can others know? It's just that the current situation is that the army is conquest outside, and His Majesty's personal conquest is the most important thing It is to ensure the stability of Chang'an. As long as there is no chaos in Chang'an, anything can be tolerated, and when His Majesty wins and returns to the court, those ghosts and monsters will be like boiling soup and snow, so where can they escape?"

"Ah."

His Majesty Li Er sneered.

He heard Li Ji's meaning, apart from patience, he could also let those who want to do something wrong jump out... Killing and decisively is not the art of the emperor, but patience is.

If Qin Shihuang could bear it, why would the great empire collapse in an avalanche and the second emperor die?

If Emperor Yang of Sui could bear it, why would there be so many wars in the Sui Dynasty and the severance of the state?
After a while, the little rebels jumped out, and it was easy to clean up.

(End of this chapter)