A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 157 Blood Splattered Golden Palace

The smile on Li Shimin's face froze.

Tonight's fireworks were truly unique, which reminded him of the exciting scene of him attacking Turkic at night a few days ago and throwing palm thunder at Turkic barbarians.

Seeing the stunned expressions of the tribal chiefs and envoys, Li Shimin was a little bit proud, especially the Turkic envoys who lost their minds. This guy was stubborn with himself yesterday, bragging about Jieli Tuli, two sweaters, and a hundred horsemen. What about.

If it weren't for his father's Zhishiyan and his father's Zhishiwu, when their Li family first raised troops in Taiyuan, they had brought thousands of Qingqi troops south to help, Li Shimin would have taken off his shoes and slapped him.

Everything was fine.

But Wei Zheng jumped out, under such gorgeous fireworks, at the palace banquet on the first day of his ascension to the throne, it was so unpleasant.

Li Shimin regretted that he had just given this guy the title of Baron of Julu County.

We should throw this guy to Hebei and let him be Governor Shi Sima or something, out of sight, out of mind.

Duan Lun's originally excited face was covered with Wei Zheng's saliva, and Duan Lun's smiling face became gloomy and slowly turned purple.

Duan Lun is a native of Xianbei, from the Duan tribe of Xianbei. His father used to be the Minister of the Ministry of War. He is naturally good at riding and shooting. When he was in Yizhou, no matter whether it was Bashu tyrants or those southern barbarian tribes, no one could treat him He was polite, and Duan Lun would kill anyone who dared to stab him.

Even the Cuan clan of Nanning, the true overlord of the Southwest, who dared to fight against the Central Plains in the Sui Dynasty, Shi Wansui and Yang Su, etc., were dissatisfied, but when Duan Lun was around, they had to give him some face, to Datang proclaimed himself a minister and listened to orders from Yizhou.

After sitting on the bench for several years, Duan Lun's temper has been polished a lot.

But the more Wei Zheng talked, the more he slobbered.

That guy seemed to have eaten raw garlic at the palace banquet just now, the taste of garlic in his mouth.

Wei Zheng became more excited and impassioned, citing scriptures and classics, he had already described Duan Lun and Wu Huaiyu as villains who only knew how to deceive the king and only knew how to have fun.

Duan Lun's blood surged and he couldn't listen anymore.

After all, he was only in his 30s, and Wei Zheng dared to humiliate him like this at such a young age.

The furious Duan Lun shouted angrily.

"Hey, you old-fashioned old man, how dare you bully me!"

As he said that, he punched him.

Wei Zheng was having a good time, and he planned to take this important opportunity today to become famous, to impress Li Shimin, who had just become emperor, and to set up his name as Wei Zheng's admonishing minister.

He will not dare to speak out just because the emperor made him a Baron of Julu County.

Unexpectedly, suddenly a fist the size of a sand bowl hit his face with a strong wind. Before he could recover, he felt his eyes darken. Wei Zheng staggered under the severe pain, and he was beaten back again and again. Finally He sat down on the ground.

With stars in my eyes, I couldn't even get up.

My nose was sore, I wiped it with my hand, but got a nosebleed.

"stop!"

Li Shimin was also taken aback when he saw his brother-in-law Duan Lun beat Wei Zheng face to face, so he stopped quickly, what occasion is this today?
The palace banquet on the day of his enthronement, in addition to princes, dignitaries, civil and military officials, there are so many envoys from foreign vassals.

"Ji Guogong is drunk, send him back!" Li Shimin summoned the guards and pointed at Duan Lun with a livid face.

Duan Lun punched out, but he also regretted it.

Can play all hit.

At this time, I could only plead guilty to Li Shimin, and said through the emperor's words that I drank too much alcohol for a while and made a fool of myself.

"Go back and sober up first."

Duan Lun retreated angrily.

At this time, the fireworks on the square were still going off, but it made the atmosphere a bit awkward.

Li Shimin asked someone to help Wei Zheng up, "Send Wei Qing to deal with it."

"Humph!"

Li Shimin flicked his sleeves and left angrily. Originally, the monarch and his ministers were enjoying the feast, but Duan Lun took the opportunity to present fireworks, which was harmonious, but it turned out like this.

It's a shame to throw it in the eyes of the vassals.

Huaiyu was downstairs and didn't know what happened above, so when the warrior Xun came down, he specially asked him to go out of the palace with him.

"This Wei Zheng." The warrior Xun hated Wei Zheng very much, "Mr. Duan is also too impulsive. No matter how dissatisfied he is, he can't hit people in public. This is still in front of many envoys. This time he caused a big disaster."

Huaiyu was also very surprised when he heard this.

"Ji Guogong is His Majesty's brother-in-law after all, and he just punched Wei Zheng. It shouldn't be serious, right?"

The warrior Xun shook his head.

"It depends on the occasion. If Duan Concubine punches Wei Zheng in private, it can be big or small, but what occasion is it today? Duan Concubine is in front of His Majesty, in front of many envoys, on such an important occasion. Beating up Wei Zheng, even bleeding out, His Majesty will never take this matter lightly."

Samurai Xun still has some things to say. Duan Lun had a very good relationship with Jiancheng. Princess Gaomi was Li Shimin's fourth sister. At first she married the eldest grandson Xiaozheng, and the two had a daughter. My friend Duan Lun and her sister, Princess Gaomi, are just like Huai Yumu, Ma Zhou and Yu'e.

Later, it was also Li Jiancheng who urged Duan Lun to pay homage to the governor of Yizhou and succeed Li Xiyu to recruit and pacify Dingbashu.Li Xiyu was a member of Li Shimin. Later, Duan Lun made great contributions in guarding Bashu, but was reported for treason. In the end, Dou Gui, who was on King Qin's side, took over. There are many inside details about this matter.

In the final analysis, Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng were brothers fighting, and Duan Lun was Jiancheng's man, so Li Shimin tried to get him down, and replaced him with Dou Gui on his side to guard Bashu.

Originally, Li Shimin planned to use Duan Lun again, but now he made such a mistake, what does Li Shimin think?
Definitely have to sit on the bench for a while longer.

"You may be involved in this matter, you'd better be mentally prepared." The veteran warrior Xun reminded Huaiyu.

"Uncle, this has nothing to do with my nephew, right? I don't know about the fireworks, nor do I participate in it."

"You are a young prisoner. If something happened, you can get rid of it? Originally, if Duan Lun didn't beat Wei Zheng, then this matter might not be a big deal, but now, His Majesty has to think about it. If you just succeeded, if you If you can’t control your courtiers, what’s the matter?”

Huaiyu couldn't help shouting, what a disaster.

The samurai Xun turned to comfort him, "Actually, it's not necessarily a bad thing. You've been promoted a little too fast recently, and you've already aroused the jealousy and dissatisfaction of many people. It doesn't matter if you take advantage of this to retreat a little bit, and temporarily avoid the limelight. You You are still young, and with your current achievements, it is already very good, as long as you don’t make any fundamental mistakes, as long as the emperor still trusts you, it doesn’t matter if your official position is high or low.”

This confidant of Emperor Wude has seen it very clearly.

"I also intend to take the opportunity to ask myself out." He sighed.

"Isn't uncle doing well in court now? Why do you suddenly want to go out?"

"After all, I am Emperor Wude's confidant Yuan Cong, and I am different from those from the powerful family. Even if I am loyal to the new emperor now, I may not be able to win his trust. It is better to find an opportunity to go out on my own initiative, so that I can still gain the trust of the new emperor." As an evaluation of current affairs, I'm not Pei Ji and the others, I won't stay in love forever,

If you don’t want to be decent, then others will not give you respect. We people, no matter how we change, we can’t change the status of Emperor Wude’s confidant Yuan Cong. As long as Emperor Wude is still there, even if he abdicates as the Supreme Emperor, We will never be able to truly gain the trust of the new emperor. "

Now that I give up my position, Li Shimin can still think of you well and praise you for knowing the current affairs. If you occupy the position and refuse to give up, sooner or later you will become enemies.

"Uncle, where do you want to go?"

"Where to go naturally has to be arranged by the emperor, but as long as I am willing to take the initiative to invite it, the emperor will definitely not treat me badly."

After leaving the East Palace, Huaiyu looked back and saw that the fireworks had come to an end.

After chatting with the samurai Xun all the way, Huaiyu was indeed much calmer, and he didn't make any principled mistakes, even if the punishment would not be too serious.

It's the samurai Xun, after all, he is labeled as the emperor's confidant, so now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, he should let him know the current affairs.

During this period of time in the court, Li Shimin seemed to be quite trusted, but the samurai also understood that he would not be able to integrate into the inner circle of the new emperor after all, so he decided to go on his own, and at least he could find a governor As a post, you can be more relaxed in the local area.

If he stays in Chang'an again, he might get involved in something someday, and then he might cause disaster or even implicate his family.

Back home, the Wu family was still discussing the new emperor's ascension to the throne, and they were all very happy.

"The new emperor has ascended the throne, and has issued an edict to amnesty the world. He also exempted the Guannei area and the six prefectures of Pu, Rui, Yu, Tai, Shan, and Ding for two years, and the rest of the places are also exempted from Yao labor for one year." Old Wu smiled and said to Huai. The good news of jade separation, this good news was announced during the day by people from the Chang'an Wannian Yamen in Yongzhou, Chang'an City, Chang'an City, beating gongs and drums.

"This year Guanzhong was plundered by Turks and Hu captives, and the people lost a lot. Now that the rent and transfer are exempted for two years, they can finally recuperate."

The eldest sister brought Huaiyu a towel to wipe her face, "Today, the people in the yamen also announced a news that the new emperor issued an edict, there are many court ladies, and it is pitiful to live in seclusion in the palace. They want to release the palace servants and let them return to their own homes. Relatives around, let them marry.

The yamen said that many palace officials had no relatives. If the Chang'an military officials were of the right age and unmarried, those who were interested could go to the yamen to sign up and the yamen would match them. "

"Why don't you pick a palace man for your brother-in-law, elder sister?"

The eldest sister scolded with a smile.

Huaiyu thought a lot that night, but finally he was relieved, whatever, if he is involved as the warrior Xun said, it won't be too serious, and the sky won't fall down.

Huaiyu got up early the next day and went to the East Palace for early court.

Sure enough, His Majesty Li Shimin announced the handling of yesterday's matter, and Duan Lun was dismissed from the post of military supervisor, and cut off the title of Duke of Ji, making him reflect at home.

To put it bluntly, it is to fuck to the end, and go home and sit on the bench again.

Wei Zheng impeached the military supervisory officials yesterday, saying that they were wasting the country's money, food, craftsmen and material resources. They didn't want to make useful things for the country, but made some strange tricks to entertain the king and so on. Li Shimin was obviously tricked by Wei Zheng and had to express his opinion. To prove that he is not the kind of king who only knows entertainment, but an ambitious king.

This is because Wei Zheng knew that the emperor wanted fame now.

"Wu Huaiyu, the young inspector of military weapons, is unworthy of his duties. The order is to remove him from his position as the young inspector and fine him a salary of one year."

"Xu Jingzong, the prime minister of military weapons, seriously dereliction of duty, was removed from the position of prime minister, and demoted to the prime minister of Xunyang County, Jiangzhou."

"Artisans who make fireworks, twenty canes!"

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Hearing this punishment, Huaiyu looked calm.

It's not the first time I've been punished, I'm used to it, but Xu Jingzong has been wronged. He wanted to make a firework present to win the favor of the new emperor, but ended up flattering the horse's leg. Jiancheng, who is about to be relegated to Bapin County Cheng, is still demoted to Jiangnanxi.

What a terrible word.

Looking at Wei Zheng who looked like a victorious rooster standing in the court hall today, Huaiyu remembered this guy. His bruised nose and swollen face deserved it. He is a ****. He is a Taoist priest. He always has trouble with me, right?

Li Shimin is still inexperienced as an emperor just now, so he let Wei Zheng take care of him with a few words, hey!
(End of this chapter)