Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4451 The Aftermath
The canopy of Huangluo moved slowly under the heavy rain, and descended the white marble steps in front of Wude Hall. Dozens of ministers and countless imperial guards rushed forward and surrounded them. Separated to the two sides, let Li Chengqian walk through them step by step, and then countless soldiers knelt on one knee and shouted in unison: "Your Majesty! Long live!"

"Long live! Long live! Long live!"

A huge roar suddenly resounded in the Tai Chi Palace, tearing through the wind and rain, and shaking away in all directions, dark clouds rolled up, the wind and rain were dark, and the sound moved the emperor!
Even the rebels who were surrounded stopped crying one after another, knelt down on the ground, bowed their heads and surrendered.

Li Chengqian walked to a distance of tens of feet away from the rebels, Li Junxian came to him with a bow and trot, and whispered admonishment: "Your Majesty, you can't go any further. If there are rebels who are ruthless, I'm afraid they will disturb your majesty."

"Ah."

Li Chengqian followed the remonstrance like a stream, stopped in his footsteps, and the guards around him were waiting in strict formation, staring at the rebels kneeling on the ground in front of them, and would immediately escort them if there was any slight change.

Li Chengqian stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes pierced through the wind and rain and passed over the black and kneeling rebels, and when he saw the shadowy Fang Jun riding his horse standing opposite him, he felt relieved, warm, and secure.

After a pause, he said loudly: "Duke E is an honored minister of the country, the humerus of the first emperor. He was supposed to serve the country loyally and rest with the country. Who would have thought that he would go astray, make mistakes in his errands, and cause his life's merits to be wasted. It is an unforgivable crime to harm the people and disrupt the government! Since he has committed suicide and apologized, thinking about his past meritorious service, the crime will be reduced by one level, and his family will be allowed to collect his body and bury him properly. His title, official position, and all past meritorious service will be deprived Relegated to common people. His descendants will never be used, and his family will be assigned to Xijiang, and they will not be allowed to return to Beijing! Although you and others are evil, but after all, the military order comes and cannot be opposed. , Defending the country and guarding the border!"

As soon as this remark came out, all the rebels were overjoyed.

Headed by Su Jia, they immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed, weeping with gratitude, and shouted: "Your Majesty's benevolence will last forever, and shine in the world!"

They are all fierce soldiers who have licked blood from the sea of ​​corpses for many years. They are not very afraid of death, otherwise they would not have wanted to accompany Su Jia to storm the Hall of Wude after Yu Chigong committed suicide just now, to show his ambition by death.But I am not afraid of death, who can bear to let his wife, children and family members suffer from him to die together?
And Li Chengqian decided to punish Yu Chigong on the spot, stating that he would not kill him all over the house, and let the rebels put down their biggest worry.

They have followed Yu Chigong for many years, loyal, and have no regrets in life and death. They were heartbroken and regretted not being able to keep Yu Chigong.
"Your Majesty is kind!"

Thousands of rebels shouted in unison, tears streaming down their faces.

Being able to save one's life without implicating the family is already unprecedented forgiveness in the ages, so what's not to be satisfied with merely guarding the border?

Li Ji was the first to express his position: "Your Majesty's forgiveness is indeed a benevolence that has never been seen in ancient times. These rebels must be grateful for the divine grace. After that, they will definitely defend the country and defend the border for the rest of their lives. Your Majesty is wise!"

These words are not flattery, what Yu Chigong did was a treasonous thing, any emperor would have ransacked his family and destroyed his family and killed them all.In the past, Emperor Taizong was lenient to Hou Junji's treason, and now Li Chengqian forgives Yu Chigong. Both emperors of the two generations are so broad-minded and affectionate. How lucky are they to be ministers and citizens?

With such a benevolent government, the prosperous age will surely continue, the empire will prosper, and the country will last forever...

The civil servants also affirmed this, and they all praised: "Your Majesty is magnanimous, and he will surely inspire the sun and the moon, and conquer the world. Hundreds of millions of people in the Tang Dynasty will worship under His Majesty's grace, and unite as one to create a prosperous world!"

For "benevolent king", no one will refuse.

Under the centralized rule of the monarchy, the rule of man is greater than the rule of law. The king "has the constitution of heaven in his mouth, and the law follows his orders", exercising the power of life and death.As a minister, how can he never make mistakes?How can people want to live a life like that of a violent king who is as violent as Jie Zhou and who will be executed for even the slightest disobedience?

What's the point of trembling all day long, fearing that you will make a mistake if you make a mistake?
Li Chengqian is so benevolent and punishes his ministers who make mistakes, this is a good emperor worthy of everyone's support...

Xiao Yu, Yu Chigong and others are simply insane, so what if they help protect King Jin to the throne?When rewarding heroes, you may be able to keep your promise and grant to the feudal party, but if you feel that the central power is restricted by each feudal country in the future, you may not be ruthless.

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Li Chengqian expressed his position in public, and instantly appeased the rebels who were excited and likely to make extreme choices. You Tunwei and Prince Zuowei led soldiers to divide and guard the rebels in an orderly manner, and then escorted them out of Wudemen one by one. , Until the barracks of Youwuwei outside the Mingde Gate in the south of the city was under supervision.

The heavy rain still did not stop, and the rain washed away the blood on the square in front of Wude Hall. The dirty water flowed into the underdrain along the drainage channels, then into the Qingming Canal, and finally flowed out of the palace.The corpses were also quickly collected and transported away, and were handled centrally by officials of Jingzhao Prefecture.

In the heavy rain all over the sky, all traces were washed away and washed away, leaving only the toppled ruins, doors and houses crying under the rain.

Fang Jun escorted Li Zhi to Li Chengqian, and let Li Junxian lead a few guards to take over and escort him away. Then he knelt down on one knee and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the rebels are gone, but the danger is not gone. I also ask Your Majesty to stay in Wude Hall for the time being, in case of accidents."

He watched Li Chengqian's expression obviously excited and excited. After all, it is natural to be so ecstatic after suppressing the rebellion and securing the throne.It's just that there are too many involved in the King Jin's mutiny this time. The various forces in the court, represented by Cheng Yaojin, have weak positions and vacillating left and right. It is difficult to guarantee that they can really abandon King Jin and return to the emperor at this moment.

In case someone is unwilling to be defeated, takes the risk and suddenly kills, it is impossible to guard against it. You must wait until all the rebels in the Taiji Palace are wiped out, and then Li Junxian will lead the elite "Hundred Knights" to carefully kill everyone in the palace. Once again, it is confirmed that no one has secretly colluded with the rebels before the restriction can be completely released.

Li Chengqian didn't say much, but took two steps forward, leaned over and put his hands on Fang Jun's shoulders, and said with a smile: "Erlang has made great contributions to suppressing the rebellion. I am grateful in my heart, please hurry up!"

He stepped forward suddenly, and the guards on both sides who were responsible for supporting the canopy of Huang Luo didn't realize it, causing Li Chengqian to go outside the area covered by the canopy. The rain fell on his head and body, and it was instantly wet, but his face The smile on his face was as bright as the sun.

All the ministers were inexplicable when they saw this.

Originally, because Fang Jun unswervingly supported Li Chengqian, even at the expense of arguing and opposing with Emperor Taizong, which led to the fact that he had no official title but real power was taken away. Yes, Li Chengqian trusted and relied heavily on him, and regarded him as a humerus and relied on him as his heart.

Guanlong and the king of Jin had two mutinies successively. Fang Jun turned the tide and changed his fate against the sky. He abruptly dragged Li Chengqian up from the brink of extinction. With such feats and trust, one can imagine how much Li Chengqian loved Fang Jun.

From now on, as long as Fang Jun is not involved in rebellion, no one can compare with Li Chengqian in the end of Li Chengqian's reign...

Such a young nobleman has received such grace, and he himself is both civil and military, talented, and the embryonic form of a generation of powerful ministers has been formed.

From now on, Fang Jun will be the core of the power structure above the Great Tang Dynasty, and Li Chengqian's imperial power will not be shaken.But whether this is good or bad, for the time being, no one can say clearly...

With Li Chengqian's support, Fang Jun stood up, looked up at Li Chengqian, the monarch and his ministers met their eyes and smiled at each other.

Li Chengqian patted Fang Jun's shoulder with emotion, and said, "I will leave the aftermath to you!"

The faces of the ministers changed slightly. It was obvious that this was His Majesty's reward to Fang Jun. The power of "full power to deal with the aftermath" was too great, and Fang Jun deserved it.

However, this mutiny of the king of Jin involved far-reaching consequences, and almost all the powerful families participated in it either explicitly or secretly. Few of the civil and military ministers above the court could stay out of it.

Liu Ji was even more shocked, and was about to speak out to persuade His Majesty to withdraw his order, but saw Fang Jun showing his white teeth and smiling slightly, and politely refused: "I dare not obey orders... These days, I have been working hard day and night. Sleepless, now that the rebels have been pacified, the ministers feel exhausted and unsustainable, and the aftermath is too complicated, I am afraid it will be difficult to take on... The British Duke is the head of the prime minister, and this is an unshirkable responsibility."

In this battle, Fang Jun knew that his performance was too dazzling, and Qingtian's feat in escorting him was unparalleled in the world, so why use the aftermath to grab more benefits?
When the water is full, it will overflow, and when the moon is full, it will lose money. You can't do good or bad things. It is wise to give up some benefits to avoid being the target of everyone's jealousy and criticism.

It is conceivable that there will be many interests involved in the various matters involved in the aftermath. At this time, it would be best to put Li Ji on top to share the firepower for him...

Li Chengqian is not a fool, and after a little thought, he understood Fang Jun's scruples, so he followed suit and said to Li Ji, "Since Erlang recommended Yinggong, I also think it is more appropriate for Yinggong to take care of the aftermath. Yinggong provoked this." burden."

But Li Ji is not stupid, how can he not know the pros and cons?He didn't want to bear the burden of being "Number One in the court", and even Fang Jun didn't want to be a target, so he was even more unwilling...

But His Majesty spoke like this, even as a courtier, he couldn't refuse.

Li Jilue pondered, bowed and said: "Your Majesty has an order, and I will respect it... But this matter involves far-reaching, I am afraid that I will not be able to do it. Please send Xu Jingzong, Minister of Rites, and Jingzhao Yin Ma Zhou to assist my minister."

Xu Jingzong on the side was overjoyed immediately, while Liu Jie's expression was gloomy...

(End of this chapter)