bastard seizes tang

Chapter 119 Impeachment
The triumphant army went south from Yinshan Mountain, passed Dingxiang and Mayi, and then arrived at Yanmen Pass in Daizhou. When they arrived at Yanmen Pass, they were considered to have truly entered the territory of the Tang Dynasty.

At night, Li Ke was playing chess with Wang Xuance in the house to pass the time, but at this moment, the guards outside the door suddenly came to report that Tang Jian, Minister of Honglu Temple, begged to see him.

When Li Ke heard Tang Jian begging to see him, a trace of suspicion appeared on his face.

Tang Jian was different from Wang Xuance. Wang Xuance was a member of the Shu Prince Cao Shenjun, and he was Li Ke's retainer. Whenever he met Li Ke, it was normal, but Tang Jian was a foreign minister, and he was not an ordinary foreign minister. Isn't it afraid that the word will spread when asking to see Li Ke at this time, and will anyone in the court question it?
"Tang Jian has never had much contact with this king, but it's just an accidental acquaintance. I'm afraid it's a little inappropriate for him to come to see this king at this time." Li Ke said to Wang Xuance who was beside him when he heard the news of Tang Jian's request to see him.

Wang Xuance replied: "For the matter of the Honglu Temple's court meeting ceremony, Tang Jian asked to see His Highness at this time, could it be that Xieli came to Beijing to meet His Majesty?"

Li Kechu seemed to make sense at first, but then he thought about it and shook his head and said, "What does Jieli's meeting with the emperor have to do with this king? He should go to Li Jing to discuss this matter, and why he came to find me."

Su Dingfang, who was standing beside the two of them, heard Li Ke's words, suddenly remembered something, and said to Li Ke: "I just heard something from my comrades in the village recently, and it may have something to do with Tang Jian's visit."

Li Ke said: "Oh? What's the matter?"

Su Dingfang said: "A few days ago during the Tieshan battle, Jieli withdrew in a hurry, and many of the jewels shipped from Dingxiang City were taken away in time, and all of them were divided up by the soldiers under Li Jing's command. Tang Jian's visit may be the same as this. It's about."

Li Ke listened to Su Dingfang's words, with a hint of interest in the corner of his mouth.

The matter of military looting can be big or small, if it is small, it is just lax control, with Li Jing's current military achievements, at most it is just a few reprimands, but if it is big, it is condoning soldiers to plunder, Tampering with things that should belong to the national treasury is the biggest, but you will be dismissed from office or even beheaded.

Li Ke and Tang Jian were not close, Tang Jian came here suddenly to find Li Ke probably because of this.

"Biography!" Li Ke roughly figured out Tang Jian's purpose, and said to the guard who came to report.

The guards were ordered to retreat, and after a while, they brought Tang Jian who had come to see him inside.

Seeing Tang Jian enter the door in a hurry, Li Ke got up pretending not to know, and asked, "It's already night, what's the matter for Duke Ju to come to see the king?"

Tang Jian took out a memorial from his sleeve, handed it to Li Ke, and said to Li Ke: "This is the memorial of Li Jing's victory that I have copied. Please read it, Your Highness."

Li Ke opened the memorial Tang Jian handed over, and looked at it pretentiously. Except for some greetings and the like, the rest was nothing more than a report on the results of the Northern Expedition. Li Ke had become more and more sure of Tang Jian's intentions.

Li Ke looked at the memorial for a while, then put the memorial together, and asked Tang Jian pretending not to know, "But I don't know what's unusual in this memorial, which makes Duke Ju anxious now? Could it be that the number of prisoners reported in this memorial is false?"

Tang Jian shook his head, and said to Li Ke: "The number of captives is true, but the property captured is quite short. Li Jing defeated the Turkic army, but only captured [-] cattle and sheep. Isn't this a lie? In recent years, Xieli has conquered all over the world, accumulating countless treasures, among other things, the Weishui alliance alone has moved most of Chang'an's treasury, but now that Xieli's army has been defeated and captured, what about those treasures that have piled up like a mountain?"

When Tang Jian said so clearly, Li Ke's face suddenly showed an expression of enlightenment.

Li Ke said to Tang Jian in surprise: "Yes, Jieli has accumulated for many years, and his family property will definitely not only have these cattle and sheep. Didn't Li Jing seal up the seized property and turn it over to the state treasury?"

Tang Jian said: "This is the memorial reported by Li Jing. There is no mention of the seized property."

When Tang Jian said this, Li Ke's expression became more and more surprised. Li Ke asked, "Is this memorial reliable?"

Tang Jian immediately replied: "This is copied by the minister himself, and there is absolutely no deviation from what Li Jing submitted to Chang'an."

Hearing this, Li Ke seemed rather annoyed by Li Jing's actions, and immediately said, "Li Jing is so arrogant that he dared to tamper with the treasury."

Li Ke is the son of Li Shimin, the prince of the Tang Dynasty, the whole Tang Dynasty, the whole world belongs to his Li family, the things that should belong to his family are lost because of Li Jing, he should not be calm no matter what.

With such an angry shout, Li Ke seemed to let go of the anger in his chest, and then asked: "But I don't know where these treasures are now?"

Tang Jian replied: "It has been divided up by the soldiers of the Tang army. I am afraid that Li Jing, as the commander, will take a lot."

The army seized a large amount of property. As the commander-in-chief of the three armies, it is reasonable for Li Jing to take a big shot.

"Bold!" After hearing Tang Jian's words, Li Ke slapped the table suddenly, as if he wanted to bring Li Jing in front of him for questioning.

In just a few words, Li Ke's expression was already very excited. Obviously, Li Jing's corruption of ink had greatly angered Li Ke.

After Li Ke finished drinking, he turned around and lifted the saber that was originally hanging on the wall, and said to Tang Jian: "Li Jing is bold and greedy for Mo's wealth. How can this king tolerate him? I also invite the Duke of Ju to go to the Chinese army with this king. I want to personally capture Li Jing and send him to Chang'an to ask my father to question me."

Seeing Li Ke's excited appearance, Tang Jian panicked, and hurriedly said to Li Ke: "Your Highness, Li Jing is still the commander-in-chief of the three armies. If Your Highness goes rashly, Li Jing may be easily angered. If Li Jing mutinies at that time, His Highness will be in a terrible situation." It's dangerous, and I hope His Highness will take a break from the thunderous anger."

After listening to Tang Jian's words, Li Ke seemed to have the same reasoning, so he put down the sword in his hand, and said angrily: "Li Jing is leading the army outside, and this king can't take him, so what can I do!"

Tang Jian said to Li Ke: "I came here late at night just for this matter. Although we can't move him now, the most urgent thing is to write to His Majesty to let His Majesty know about this matter, so that His Majesty will not be kept in the dark."

Li Ke immediately agreed and said: "This king will start writing now, and I must refer to Li Jing's copy."

As Li Ke said, he even ordered someone to lay out paper and rub the ink, and he really started to write, as if he was going to write a letter to the emperor.

Li Ke finished writing the memorial to impeach Li Jing in front of Tang Jian, and Tang Jian said goodbye and left.

Li Ke watched Tang Jian leave, and after a while, waiting for the ink marks to dry, he said to Wang Xuance and Su Dingfang beside him, "Clean up, let's meet Li Jing."

Su Dingfang was loyal and upright. When he heard Li Ke's words, he only thought that Li Ke wanted to question Li Jing, and immediately said: "Li Shuai has always been a courtier, and Tang Jian's affairs may not be trusted. His Highness may be rash in going here."

Before Li Ke could speak, Wang Xuance who was beside Li Ke smiled and said, "Don't worry about making a decision. From what I see, Your Highness must have already made plans."

(End of this chapter)