Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 390

In the inner hall of Yangxin, a group of courtiers gathered here, bowed their heads and did not dare to raise their heads.

There was a dead silence in the hall, only the sound of water dripping from the copper leak in the hall could be heard.The sound of ticking water made the atmosphere even more dignified, and even made people breathless.

On the dragon chair, Xiao Cheng looked cold, looked around the hall, and said in a deep voice:
"Don't be bored, just talk about it!"

Among the courtiers, Zhang Zhao, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, gritted his teeth suddenly, walked out of the queue quickly, with a serious expression, leaned over and knelt down on the ground, with his forehead heavily pressed on the ground, and said in a muffled voice:
"The matter of the imperial examination is within the responsibility of our Ministry of Rites. The government-run academies in various places are under the control of the Ministry of Rites, and even the recommendation and exemption of quotas are reviewed by our Ministry of Rites. This is due to my negligence. Please forgive me!"

Xiao Cheng frowned, and immediately reprimanded:

"You are indeed guilty of negligence, but what I want to pursue at this time is this matter?"

Xiao Cheng couldn't hide the anger in his heart, stood up abruptly, and said sharply:
"My Dayun country and its people are not as good as the Xia Kingdom. If you want to swallow the Xia Kingdom and unite the world, you must take the imperial examination to recruit scholars and recruit talented people. This is a major event related to the country. But now, it is held After a few sessions, someone dared to take a bold step in this matter?"

"There is also Hai Rui, the censor of the Zuoqian capital of the dynasty, who patrolled the local officials for me, a dignified official of the fourth grade! Just because he found out about the affairs of the Nanhua Academy run by the Weichu government, the people behind the scenes sent assassins Seriously injured! If the officials and attendants around him were not capable, how could they be ordered to report this matter to me?"

This is not just a matter of cheating on the number of imperial examinations, it has even related to the majesty of the court.

This is a world where martial artists have repeatedly used martial arts to violate the prohibition. If the dignified fourth-rank officials are assassinated, if the truth is not investigated, and the murders are endless, what is the majesty of the court?

If someone copied this method, would it be possible that in the future the officials of the Yun Kingdom would have to bring a few expert guards with them when they went out to Beijing for inspections and administration?

All the ministers in the hall heard the words, but dared not refute, they all bowed down and bowed down, shouting:

"Your Majesty, please calm down!"

Xiao Cheng was so angry that sweat broke out on his forehead, he gritted his teeth and said:

"This matter must be strictly investigated and not neglected! Anyone involved in this matter, regardless of official title, should be investigated!"

As soon as Xiao Cheng finished speaking, Fazheng suddenly stood up in the ranks of hundreds of officials, bowed to Xiao Cheng, and said solemnly:
"Your Majesty, I have the courage to advise you. Now, I am a big cloud, the war with Xia has not been completely settled, and I have not fully occupied the two counties of Anshun and Shaoyang, and the war in Wuling Mansion has not even ended. It is really inappropriate to go to war because of this matter. There is turmoil in the court!"

As soon as this remark came out, Zhang Hong, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, also stepped out quickly at this time, and replied:
"Your Majesty, how many local government-run academies have been affected by this matter, and how many people have been involved, is yet to be determined. If the Dongchang and Shangyu Reserve Offices are directly involved, it will really be detrimental to the stability of the court!"

Even Yao Guangxiao, who took off his monk robe and put on a bright red official robe, said:

"Your Majesty, please think again! This matter has not yet come to light, and it is at this juncture. If one is not handled properly, I am afraid that I will miss the golden opportunity to occupy the six counties in the southwest, and delay the great cause of unifying the world!"

Zhang Zhao raised his head slightly and said:
"It's not that the minister justified himself, but fortunately, due to the border war, the current imperial examination has been delayed for several months and has not yet been held. At this time, the fraudulent imperial examination quota was discovered, and the court's prestige has not diminished. Your Majesty's reputation is intact and can be saved!"

The anger in Xiao Cheng's heart was hard to dissipate, but he calmed down a little after hearing that all his ministers tried to persuade him.

According to the six counties in the southwest, swallow Jiangzhou County in the hinterland of the Xia State Central Plains, spy on the Central Plains, and seek the unification of the world.This is the strategy that Xiao Cheng negotiated and decided before, and it is related to the great cause of the unification of the world.

Now that the army is victorious, the situation on the front line has been determined, and the time is ripe, and it is true that small things should not be lost!

Thinking of this, Xiao Cheng forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart, took a few deep breaths, and then said:

"You can't go to war, but you must investigate this case... order!"

When all the ministers heard the words, they immediately saluted together and respectfully heard the holy order.

"Di Renjie, minister of the Dali Temple in the cabinet, was ordered to investigate the case. Li Yuanfang, the captain of the Forbidden Army, was dispatched to obey orders. The three divisions of punishment, imperialism, and temple, and the two yamen of Dongchang and Shangyu, jointly sent people to assist in the investigation!"

The three divisions refer to the Ministry of Punishment, Yushitai, Dali Temple, plus Dongchang and Ciangan.They even promoted Di Renjie directly to the Shaoqing of Dali Temple and ordered him to take charge of the investigation of the case.

Although it is not comparable to Xiao Cheng's eagerness to check all the officials in the court and various places just now, but it is definitely rare!

At this time, all the officials in the palace bowed down and saluted, and said loudly:
"Come on, follow your orders!"

All the ministers couldn't help but secretly sighed in their hearts, and there was another turmoil in the court...
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In Zhongqing City, in the study of a house, several people sat facing each other in the study.

"What should we do? What should we do? Hearing that His Majesty knew about it, Long Yan was furious, and now he called all the ministers in the court to discuss this matter!"

"Gao Fang, didn't you say that this matter is foolproof? Why, why did His Majesty know?"

At that time, Gao Fang, the doctor of the Ministry of Rites and Regulations, looked irritable at this time, and gritted his teeth and said:

"Originally, everything was arranged, and it was absolutely foolproof... But who would have thought that the monarch and ministers of the Xia Kingdom would suddenly have a plague, and the war between the two countries would resume, even forcing the imperial examination to be postponed for several months..."

Having said that, Gao Fang slammed the table again, and said in a hateful voice:
"And that Hai Rui, damn it, is smelly and tough! I have to investigate, I have to investigate. I really can't do anything about it, so I arranged for someone to kill him..."

"You still say! If it wasn't because you rashly attacked Hai Rui, how could this matter become so difficult?" Someone complained.

Gao Fang couldn't help but waved his hand irritably, and snorted coldly:

"Hmph, if you don't attack him, why don't you let him investigate?"

"The imperial examination was carried out after His Majesty ascended the throne and took power. It has never happened before in the history of the world. When people in later generations mention the achievements of the present, they must have the theory of the first imperial examination. It is conceivable that Your Majesty How will we deal with the cheating in the imperial examination! If I don’t take action, will I drag everyone to die together?”

This sentence made everyone present speechless.

When they made a move on the imperial examination, they should have known the risks involved.Regardless of whether he assassinated the high officials in the court or not, if he was discovered, it could only be the result of losing his head.

"Then, you should do it cleanly! Find a few dead men and sneak into Hai Rui's office to poison... Or pretend to be the family members of the criminals who were wronged, and say that you are dissatisfied with Hai Rui's wrongful sentence." Wrong case! How can you spend money casually and hire a ranger to do it." Someone couldn't help muttering.

Gao Fang stared, as if he had been greatly insulted, he jumped up and said:
"I am a literati with Confucian background, and I am proud of myself. How can I be a secret means of feeding the dead?"

Immediately, someone sneered a few times and said with contempt:

"Hehe, Mr. Gao is really proud now? When he faced gold and silver and said that he would lead us to 'be bigger and stronger', his greedy face was disgusting. Compared with today's situation, it can be said to be a completely different person." !"

Gao Fang blushed, and the veins on his forehead popped out, arguing:

"In the face of gold and silver, it is inevitable to lose your composure...how can you call being a scholar greedy?"

Gao Fang's voice became lower and lower, and he kept repeating words like "a gentleman loves money" and "the pride remains".

In the study room, everyone's minds were heavy, and it was obvious that there was no joy.

"Okay, this is the end of the matter, we are all in the same boat, so don't fight any more!"

The person who spoke obviously had a high prestige.As soon as he spoke, everyone in the study suddenly stopped talking.

The man coughed a few times and continued:
"Now that the border war is not over, His Majesty may not necessarily go to war. Hurry up and send someone to deal with the first and last, and you may not be able to escape!"

Everyone sighed and said helplessly:

"This is the only plan for the present!"

"I just hope that Xia Guo will stay in Wuling Mansion and Anshun County for a while longer, so that we can have time to clean up..."

"I still have cronies and diehards under my command, so let them take action!"

"I also know some Jianghu killers, who specialize in dealing with dirty things for the dignitaries of various countries. Hire more, and confuse the eyes of the court."

"Okay, do it quickly!"
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Xia Guo, in the capital city of Wuling Prefecture.

Liao Gu quickly walked into the handsome tent, bent down and knelt down on the ground, clasped his fists and said:
"Last general Liao Gu, see the commander in chief!"

The commander-in-chief of the garrison of Wuling Mansion, General Sun Qianfang of Xia Guojing Wu, saw Liao Gu coming, and hurriedly stood up, helped him up, and said excitedly:
"General Liao, you are finally back! It's good to be back, it's good to be back!"

"Wu Zixu, general of Yun, came in a menacing way before, and with the momentum of sweeping holes in the plow court, he pulled out many of our army's camps outside the city and approached the city of Wuling. If General Liao hadn't acted decisively and led the troops to cut off the food and grass in the rear of the Yun army and force the Yun army to retreat, I'm afraid Wuling City is hard to defend!"

Hearing this, Liao Gu lowered his head pretending to be humble, and said:

"The commander-in-chief is absurd. With you here, even if there is no last general, Wu Zixu will surely fall at the foot of Wuling city!"

Sun Qianfang waved his hands again and again, ashamed to say:
"I was entrusted by His Majesty to defend the Wuling Mansion because I have been in the army for a long time and have strong qualifications. When it comes to using troops, I can only fight tough battles... By the way, there are only a few sentences in the military report, but I don't know the detailed military situation. , General Liao please tell me quickly!"

Hearing this, Liao Gu rolled his eyes subconsciously.

Then I saw all the generals of the Xia army in the tent, all of them cast their gazes over.

Liao Gu lost tens of thousands of troops because of the first battle in Rongzhou. Although there was a reason for the incident, many people in the army despised him.

Now in the battle of Wuling Mansion, Liao Gu seemed to be a different person. He made several military exploits and saved Taoyuan County and Wuling Mansion, which can be called turning the tide.Most of the generals in the army were puzzled.Some people even have some doubts in their hearts...

Liao Gu was already prepared in his heart, coughed lightly, and said:
"At the beginning, the general led the troops out of the city to garrison, and Taoyuan County defended each other as horns. But he accidentally discovered that the offensive of this cloud army was not as strong as before, and it was not considered violent. He had doubts in his heart. After many investigations, he immediately concluded that The active direction of the Yun army is the city of Wuling Prefecture! Afterwards, the last general boldly led his subordinates..."

In Liao Gu's mouth, how he keenly sensed the gap between the cloud army, skillfully passed through the gap between the cloud army, bypassed the three defense lines of the cloud army, went straight to the rear of the cloud army, and surprised the cloud army's logistics supply troops.

Then how to stay calm in the face of danger, send troops and horses to pretend to be suspicious soldiers, and pretend to withdraw.Then lead most of the soldiers and horses to ambush the Niu'erjian army stronghold, and wait until most of the cloud army withdraws, and kill them in time.Yun Jun was caught off guard and hurriedly withdrew, so he retreated calmly.

While talking, Liao Gu also gestured to his soldiers, took several flags of Yunguo generals, cupped his hands and said:

"The army was in chaos, and the last general couldn't calmly clean up the battlefield, so he had to gather up a few scattered flags of the Yun army and put them in front of the commander in chief!"

Liao Gu's expression was indifferent at this time, without any hint of arrogance, in a few words, he set up a man who used soldiers like a god to stand on his feet.

All the generals in the tent looked blankly at Liao Gu, as if they didn't know him.

Sun Qianfang was even more overjoyed, took the flag of the Yunjun general and looked it up a few times, couldn't help but nodded again and again, and said happily:
"Yes, that's right! The 'General Yiwu' of the Yunjun, I remember, when the Yunjun came to Wuling City, he acted as the vanguard and shot an arrow at the wall of my Wuling City, extremely arrogant ! There is also this 'General Dispute', he was the one who broke down three camps of our army..."

"Okay! Okay! Yun Jun was domineering and domineering under the city back then, but he never thought he would meet General Liao."

Sun Qianfang looked at Liao Gu and said excitedly:
"Today, this commander will report General Liao's military exploits to the court and His Majesty! Also, General Liao is so powerful that Taoyuan County doesn't have to go back. Now that the battle situation in Wuling Mansion is getting more and more difficult, General Liao needs to be in command!"

When Liao Gu heard this, joy flashed in his eyes, he quickly lowered his head to cover up his emotions, and cupped his fists and said:
"Thank you, Commander... The defeat of Rongzhou at the beginning caused heavy losses to the army, and the annihilation of the Southwest Frontier Army. Fortunately, His Majesty is merciful, and the quasi-marshal will serve his crimes and meritorious deeds. He will do his best and will not neglect at all!"

Sun Qianfang nodded, looked at Liao Gu appreciatively, and said:

"Being brave after knowing your shame may not be a good story... Well, you must be tired after fighting for many days, go down and rest!"

Liao Gu nodded, bowed his hands and saluted immediately, then turned and left.

When the generals retreated, Sun Qianfang looked at the flag of the Yunjun general on the desk, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he said in a deep voice:
"Is General Liao's military report suspicious?"

After all, the leader of the party trusted by Yu Zhaoling was not as easy to fool as he showed!

Behind the screen of the handsome tent, several embroidered emissaries came out, cupped their hands and said:
"Reporting to General Jingwu, General Liyi Liao Gu's army report, we will investigate one by one, and there are traces of war. There are also reports from spies in the Tianmen Mansion. When the Yun army retreated, it was quite embarrassing. There were many soldiers in the army. There are disabled soldiers, I'm afraid the military report is true!"

Hearing this, Sun Qianfang breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and said:

"That's good, that's good! Now that I am in a difficult situation in Daxia, it is always good to have General Liyi around!"

Speaking of this, Sun Qianfang paused, and said seriously:
"Report my Wuling Mansion military report to Beijing, and ask His Majesty to reward General Liyi with great rewards, publicize his achievements, and calm the hearts of all officials and soldiers everywhere!"

"Yes!"

　Good guy, yesterday's chapter and the previous chapter, the 24-hour follow-up is almost half the difference...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)