Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 363

However, thousands of mobs from the tribes who had assembled temporarily appeared extremely vulnerable in front of the army of Yunguo.In less than an hour before and after a battle, the Yun army had already begun to clean up the battlefield.

Wang Xuance led a group of envoys to come to the general who came to aid the cloud army, they all bowed down and saluted, thanking them:
"Member of the Ministry of Rites, Wailang Wang Xuance, and the leaders of the mission, thank you General for your help."

The general who came to aid the cloud army turned around and passed away at this time, revealing an exceptionally young and heroic face, he clasped his fists in return, and said very politely:

"Jiang Wei, the former general of the military governor's mansion, has met your lords. I have been ordered to station in Xiangzhou County, and it is my duty to protect the mission. Why do you lords need to be more polite?"

The person who came to help was Jiang Wei.After defeating the Tubo Lang family and regaining the three counties of Xiangzhou, he was promoted to the position of partial general due to his meritorious service, responsible for guarding the border of Xiangzhou County.

Still bent over, Wang Xuance couldn't hide his gratitude, and said:

"If the general hadn't come to help in time, our mission would have been destroyed here, and the country would have been ashamed!"

"It's also Mr. Wang who is alert and keen. He can predict in advance and send people to our army station to lead the way. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to lead the army here in time." Jiang Wei smiled and waved his hands quickly.

As soon as these words came out, all the members of the mission, including Wang Xuance, were taken aback and looked at Jiang Wei in a daze.

Wang Xuance frowned subconsciously, and replied:

"Send someone? Did General Jiang Wei make a mistake? I didn't have time to send someone for help..."

After Wang Xuance finished speaking, Jiang Wei also frowned, and said solemnly:

"No one was sent? Then the one who came to report before..."

Before he finished speaking, Jiang Wei sank suddenly, and immediately shouted:

"Go quickly and bring the person who is informed!"

"Yes!"

The soldiers behind him responded quickly, turned around and left.

After a while, he quickly ran back the soldiers who had just gone, and said anxiously:
"Report to the general, the person who sent the letter, that person ran away at some point!"

All of a sudden, the faces of everyone present changed.

Jiang Wei reacted the fastest, and immediately gritted his teeth and said:
"Damn it, it was calculated and arranged by someone!"

This must have been planned in advance, otherwise, how could someone report to Xiangzhou County a few days in advance?

If it weren't for the guards at the sticky poles who had discovered something wrong in advance to warn them, if it wasn't for the fact that the mission had relied on the camp for a long time to defend, and if it weren't for the many scout horses he scattered to detect the movement in this direction...

If it weren't for the above factors, when Jiang Wei came here, he should have seen only the corpses of the Yunguo mission and the Yangtong cavalry who hadn't fled far.

Just imagine, if what Jiang Wei saw at this time was the result of the destruction of all the missions, even if he was sober and calm, he would definitely be angry and mobilize his troops. Even if he entered the territory of Tubo, he would bring the murderer into , to give an explanation to His Majesty today.

This is obviously a game that counts both sides!

There is no need for evidence, just looking at the results to be sure, Xia Guo is definitely behind this, just trying to stir up conflicts between Yun Guo and Tubo!
At this time, Wang Xuance naturally thought of going with Jiang Wei.

He immediately took a step forward and said anxiously:
"General, where are the Tubo nobles in the mission?"

Jiang Wei heard the words and hurriedly said:

"They were all taken away and put under custody! For a while, they behaved suspiciously and were put under separate custody. According to the explanations of the rest of the Tibetans in the mission, those people are the leaders of the Tubo sheep tribe."

Having said that, Jiang Wei's voice sank, and continued:
"And according to what we know from the torture of the prisoners of war, it was the cavalry of the same sheep who attacked the mission just now!"

Hearing this, Wang Xuance's eyes became more solemn, he immediately turned his head, looked at the guard at the sticky pole behind him, and said:

"Quickly report this matter to Your Majesty! How to deal with the relationship with Tubo, how to deal with the leaders of the Yangtong tribe, and whether the Tubo mission will go to Beijing, all of these must be decided by His Majesty himself!"

"Yes!" The guard at the sticky pole clasped his fists and shouted immediately.
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Xia Guo, Jinling City.

In the hall, Yu Zhaoling, who had already put on the golden dragon robe, sat on the dragon chair, quietly watching the Chinese and military ministers in the hall arguing.

"Nowadays, there are few elite garrisons above the southwest defense line. But the Yun army is in full swing, and it is difficult to stop. The court should send troops from the north to garrison in the southwest, so as to be safe!"

"It's wrong to say that the Turks in the northern border are staring at them. If too many soldiers and horses are dispatched, what will happen to the safety of the northern border? Moreover, the northern border is too far away from the southwest, so it will cost a lot to deploy troops and horses. In my opinion, it is better to dispatch troops from the nearest place." It is the best policy to garrison soldiers and horses, equip them with armor, and order more drills to strengthen the southwestern defense line!"

"If this is the case, conscription, food, and armor will cost a lot. The treasury is empty, and I am afraid it will be unsustainable!"

"Then levy additional taxes in rich places such as Jiangnan and Guanzhong to prevent accidents!"

"The matter of taxation is related to the stability of the court. You should think twice and do not show your cards at will, so as to avoid the resentment of the people..."

"Your Majesty, in my opinion, there is a shortage of manpower everywhere in the court. The top priority should be to select talents as soon as possible to enrich the court. Otherwise, who should supervise and handle your majesty's order?"

"..."

Although they were arguing endlessly, what all the courtiers said at this time were all focused on planning for the country, and they didn't mean to fight each other at all.So Yu Zhaoling has been sitting on the dragon chair, and has not said anything to stop him.

And at this moment, a eunuch cautiously approached Yu Zhaoling's ear and whispered a few words, Yu Zhaoling frowned and coughed heavily:
"cough!"

Yu Zhaoling was different from the other emperors who had just ascended the throne. Under the paving of the old Emperor Xia, so many officials in the court who were beheaded, exiled, confiscated, and demoted to common people were the source of his own power.

With just a cough, the quarreling officials in the hall stopped immediately, and stood back to their original place respectfully, bowing their heads, waiting for Yu Zhaoling's words.

"When I was a prince, I served in the army for a long time. I know very well that before every battle, all supplies, food, grass, and military equipment must be properly prepared to ensure a smooth battle! But these things really need to be supervised by officials."

"So I agree with what Sikong just said. The top priority should be to select talents first and enrich the court. Although Yun Kingdom is hostile to Daxia, its imperial examination system is very good, and it can promote a large number of talents for the country. I intend to follow suit this year. Take the example of Yunguo, hold imperial examinations, and recruit talents to serve the country!"

Yu Zhaoling looked around at all the officials present, and said in a deep voice:
"My lords, what do you think?"

how about?

Among the many courtiers in the palace, there are basically few who are willing!

In today's procuratorial system, the recommendation and selection of talents all rely on the appearance of officials in the court.

Wouldn't it be nice to be able to easily arrange nephews, family members and old officials to be in positions, gather party members faster, and form political power?If you have to make a fuss, what kind of imperial examinations are you going to do?
But those colleagues who were involved in the party struggle in the past, and now the subordinates are still vivid in my memory, so how dare they go against Yu Zhaoling's intention?
"Your Majesty is wise, the ministers have no objection!" All the ministers said in unison without hesitation.

Yu Zhaoling nodded, the bezel on his head covered his face, only his plain voice was heard:

"Since that's the case, let's make this decision. This year's imperial examination will be held in August, and Sikong Mei Chong will be appointed to preside over it!"

Although he was sixty or seventy years old, Sikong Meichong, who was still in good spirits, walked out quickly, saluted and said:

"Veteran Mei Chong, follow His Majesty's will!"

Looking at the courtiers who bowed their heads and ears in the palace, and the implementation of the New Deal with almost no resistance, Yu Zhaoling suddenly felt a little emotional.

No matter what kind of system the government wanted to implement at the beginning, it was extremely difficult and extremely sluggish, and in the end it was mostly reduced to an excuse for various parties to fight for power and profit.

Father's reign must have never been so smooth...

Yu Zhaoling sighed quietly, and then told the ministers to prepare for the other things, and then let them back down.

After all the ministers left the Jinshen Palace, within a short while, another eunuch in the palace led a person into the palace.

Feng Chu was covered in dust and dust, walked into the hall, immediately bowed and said respectfully:
"Chen Feng, pay homage to Your Majesty!"

The person who came was precisely Feng Chu, the new commander of Yipin Embroidered Clothes.

Feng Chu, who received Yu Zhaoling's transfer order and the embroidered clothes in Jinling City changed the situation, has been feeling a little uneasy.

On the way back from Jiangcheng Mansion, he traveled both starry and night, without resting for a while, but in just a few days, he rushed back from Jiangcheng Mansion to Jinling City.Before even having a rest, he hurried to the palace to meet Yu Zhaoling.

Seeing Feng Chu's arrival, Yu Zhaoling softened slightly, nodded and said:
"You're finally back. I can't help but breathe a sigh of relief when I see you!"

"The secret agents of Yunguo are becoming more and more rampant now. Before that, all the yamen and government offices in the DPRK were infiltrated by them, even the Embroidered Clothes Envoy was no exception! The Embroidered Clothes Envoy was in charge of intelligence at home and abroad, and was responsible for the search, arrest, It is extremely important to fight against the job of being a secret agent of Yunguo, which is related to the safety of the country!"

"Besides handing it over to you, I really have no other more suitable candidate."

Having said this, Yu Zhaoling's face became gloomy again.

In fact, this position should have been in the hands of his sister Yu Yingyao, but it's a pity that it's impossible now...

Hearing this, Feng Chu got up immediately and said:

"Thank you for your majesty's trust, I will do my best to not let your majesty down!"

Yu Zhaoling looked at Feng Chu's dusty and slightly embarrassed appearance, his face softened again, and said in a warm voice:

"Actually, no matter how urgent you are, there's no rush at this moment! In fact, it's okay for you to take a rest today and enter the palace tomorrow to see me again!"

"I have heavy responsibilities on my shoulders, so I dare not slack off!" Feng Chu hurriedly replied respectfully.

Speaking of this, Feng Chu suddenly paused for a while, and said:

"I have the guts to ask His Majesty something!"

Hearing this, Yu Zhaoling nodded casually and said:

"You said."

"Dare to ask Your Majesty, do you know about the cleaning of embroidered clothes in Beijing?" Feng Chu asked impatiently.

Yu Zhaoling frowned, and said coldly:
"Of course I know about this!"

"In the beginning, I asked Zhong Zizhuo to do it. Yun Guo's spies are so arrogant that they have already extended their tentacles to the embroidered clothes envoy! If it weren't for this, the imperial sister would not have been assassinated by someone sent by Yun Guo ..."

Speaking of this, Yu Zhaoling clenched his fists tightly, and the cold killing intent all over his body couldn't help but escape.

That is to say, he has matured a lot in the past year or so, otherwise, according to King Qi's temperament back then, he is afraid that he would have ordered Qi Nanan's soldiers and horses to attack Yun Guo to avenge Yu Yingyao...

And Yu Zhaoling's current status is no longer that prince.At this time, he showed a little anger, and his mighty power filled the entire Jinshen Palace, making Feng Chu's heart tremble uncontrollably.

Feng Chuqiang resisted the severe power that filled the hall at this time, gritted his teeth and said:
"Although I am far away from the Jiangcheng Mansion, during this period of time, I have often received letters from my colleagues in the Beijing Central Embroidery Envoy. Many of them accused the second-rank Embroidered Clothes Envoy Zhong Zizhuo. In the name of framing your colleagues, you are suspected of fighting for power!"

Yu Zhaoling on the dragon chair frowned when he heard this, and said:
"Frame your colleagues and fight for power and profit?"

Having said that, Yu Zhaoling shook his head quickly again, and said:

"Impossible! I have also checked all the evidence presented by Zhong Zizhuo. It is indeed said that he was executed only after the evidence was conclusive. Few of the prisoners were even tortured to death in prison. I'm afraid it's untenable!"

The incriminating evidence presented by Zhong Zizhuo is naturally incomparable.

After all, with the cooperation of the sticky poles, these high-level embroidered clothes envoys are indeed on the roster of spies inside Yunguo, which is more true than real!

Hearing this, Feng Chu still frowned and said:

"During this period of time, there were 26 high-ranking embroiderers of the fourth rank and above who were captured by Zhong Zizhuo in the prison, and 12 of them had colluded with the Yun Kingdom. This embroiderer was His Majesty's personal army. No matter how powerful the country's spy agents are, it's impossible for them to infiltrate so well!"

There are only 40 to [-] high-level embroidered clothes envoys, and about one-third of them are colluding with Yunguo, which is too scary!Thinking about it, it's really impossible.

But Yu Zhaoling heard the words, but said:

"I have read the dossier carefully. Among the 12 people, except for the two who were conclusively colluding with Yunguo, the rest of them just received heavy gifts of gold and silver and revealed some information that they thought was insignificant. It's not intentional collusion..."

Speaking of this, Yu Zhaoling's eyes flashed a trace of hostility, and he gritted his teeth and said coldly:
"The death of the emperor's sister was because they disclosed these 'insignificant' information, which allowed the people of Yunguo to find out the trace of the emperor's sister through the dispatch of the embroidered clothes envoys!"

It has to be said that under Yao Guangxiao's planning, both the degree and the timing of sticking the pole were well-measured!

Because of Yu Yingyao's death, Yu Zhaoling was full of hostility and had nowhere to vent his anger. Facing the conclusive evidence presented by Zhong Zizhuo, he would not have any doubts at all, and directly ordered these "treasoners" to be executed.

Seeing Yu Zhaoling who couldn't restrain the hostility in his heart at this moment, Feng Chu swallowed, opened his mouth to persuade, and said:
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid there are still doubts about this matter. I want to..."

Before finishing speaking, Yu Zhaoling frowned, interrupted him, and said:

"Okay, if you have doubts in your heart, go get the file and check it!"

Looking at Feng Chu, Yu Zhaoling still frowned tightly, and told him again:

"But don't involve too much energy because of these things! Your main duty is to rectify the embroidery envoys as soon as possible, and fight against the increasingly rampant spies of Yun Kingdom!"

Hearing this, Feng Chu finally breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly bowed his hands and said:

"According to the order!"

(End of this chapter)