Thief Emperor

Chapter 1022 Restless

A few days later, two major events came out in the court.

The first thing was that Zhao Cheng, the Minister of War, received the emperor's order and went north to Youyan to encircle and suppress the Khitans.

This incident caused a sensation in Luoyang City.

This is because ordinary people do not know the real situation in Youyan, let alone what the fighting is like. However, if the fighting on the front line was going well, the court probably would not have sent out the Minister of War.

Some people said that Minister Zhao left the capital on the emperor's order to supervise the war at the front line.

Some people also said that there was a traitor on the front line and Minister Zhao went to investigate the traitor.

Some people also say that Shangshu Zhao went north to take over the Khitan captives and the Youyan states.

There are many different opinions.

As for this matter, Li Yun and the important ministers of the cabinet basically did not reveal any information to the outside world. Not only did the common people not know the truth, even the officials in the court did not know what had happened in Youyan.

It is precisely because of this that Minister Zhao's departure from the capital this time seemed particularly mysterious, causing a lot of discussion.

Another thing, in comparison, seems less noticeable.

Minister Du He of the Ministry of Revenue fell down accidentally while walking in the imperial city. He fell very badly and it was said that he could no longer get out of bed.

Since he could no longer work, Du Shangshu had no choice but to submit a letter of resignation. The emperor considered the matter for a long time and finally agreed to Du Shangshu's request.

Now, Du Shangshu has returned home to recuperate in bed. I heard that after a while, he is planning to move back to his hometown in Chang'an from Luoyang.

While Minister Du was ill in bed, the seven main criminals implicated in the case were executed at the West Market Gate in Luoyang, supervised by Xu Ang himself. With a wave of his hand and a drop of his sword, seven heads flew high into the air.

For a time, the government and the public were shocked, and no one dared to think about taking the imperial examination anymore.

After all the incidents came to an end, another major event occurred in the court.

That is the prince’s wedding.

The prince's marriage was decided last year. There is no controversy about this matter and the prince himself has agreed to it.

However, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's marriage is naturally different from ordinary people marrying a wife. This time, after the Crown Prince got married, he became a "grown-up". From now on, he can participate in politics not only when Emperor Li is away from the capital, but also when Li Yun is in Luoyang, he, the Crown Prince, can also participate in politics.

Moreover, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can slowly build up his own team.

Just when the court and the public were discussing a series of major events, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had been invited to Ganlu Palace to meet his father.

After entering the Ganlu Palace, he bowed to Emperor Li and said, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you, Father."

Li Yun waved his hand at him, signaling him to come closer to talk. When the prince came closer, Li Yun pointed to the thick pile of case files on the table and said, "These are all the files of the corruption case in the seventh year of Zhangwu. They are all here."

"Have you seen it?"

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince thought for a moment and shook his head slightly: "I only read the confessions of a few of the main criminals, not all of them."

"Take it back."

The Emperor looked at his son and said silently, "Take it back and read it all. When you have finished reading it, come back and tell me what you have learned from it."

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince nodded quickly and asked someone to move all the case files to the East Palace.

Emperor Li looked at his son and continued, "After your wedding, you can also go to the Nine Departments in Luoyang. You can check the intelligence information of the Nine Departments at any time."

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince looked up at his father, somewhat puzzled: "Father, why did your Majesty let me see these?"

Emperor Li said silently: "As the crown prince, you must learn to extract the most critical and important information from these vast documents."

“You also have to have this patience.”

"Otherwise, when you become emperor in the future, you will be manipulated by others."

Emperor Li sighed and said, "You will soon become an adult. Since you are the crown prince, you must learn these things and you must be able to do them."

"I will teach you everything I have learned little by little over the years and train you to be a qualified emperor."

The Crown Prince first nodded his head and said yes, then he looked up at Li Yun and said with a smile: "Father is still very young, and I have plenty of time. I will learn from you slowly." Emperor Li glanced at his son and said with a smile: "You have to learn faster, the faster the better. When you really learn it, your father will be much more relaxed."

"All right."

His Majesty the Emperor stood up and said, "Father has something else to do today, so I will tell you this much. When you go back, remember to read these case files."

"besides."

After Emperor Li walked a few steps, he looked back at him and said, "You can believe what the officials in the East Palace say, but you can't believe everything."

"It will be the same in the future. You should experience it carefully."

After saying this, Emperor Li stretched himself and strode out of Ganlu Palace, leaving His Royal Highness the Crown Prince standing there, deep in thought.

……

After leaving Ganlu Palace, His Majesty the Emperor changed into black plain clothes, called General Yang Xi of the Yulin Army, and secretly left the imperial city again.

After returning to Luoyang, he never left the imperial city again. He was far less free than when he was on his eastern tour. Now several important matters had been almost completed, and all that was left was to wait for the results. He finally had some free time to walk out of the palace.

However, as the Son of Heaven, if he wandered around according to his own temperament, it would not only bring trouble to the Yulin Army, but also cause unrest in the city. Therefore, after Li Yun left the imperial city, he did not go anywhere else, but went all the way to the Duke of Weiguo's mansion.

He had already sent someone to greet the Privy Council in advance, and as soon as he arrived at the Duke of Weiguo's residence, Duke of Weiguo Su Sheng came out to greet him.

Seeing that the door of the Su family was about to open, Emperor Li waved his hand and said with a smile: "Brother, it is better not to open the door of your house. If you really open it, I am afraid that everyone in Luoyang City will know that I have come to your house."

Given General Su’s status, there are very few people in the entire Luoyang city who are qualified to have him open the middle gate to welcome them.

After hearing what Li Yun said, Su Sheng smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you are joking. If the princes come to my house, I will also open the middle door to welcome you."

Li Yun was speechless and said, "My brother and Li Zheng have never come to your house much, right?"

Su Sheng led Li Yun into the house and said as they walked: "Prince Jin can say a few words occasionally, but Prince Chu is really a recluse. Apart from the Prince Chu's Mansion and the Zong Mansion, Prince Chu is rarely seen."

Li Yun walked in front with his hands behind his back and shook his head slightly: "He is just like that."

After the two of them came to the main hall, Emperor Li sat down in the main seat without any hesitation, then looked at Su Sheng and said seriously, "I have some free time today, firstly, I want to go out of the palace for a walk, and secondly, I have two things to discuss with my brother."

Su Sheng smiled and poured tea for Li Yun, and asked, "Is it about my fourth son?"

Li Yun looked at Su Sheng, who was smiling, and his face darkened again. However, he could do nothing about it. After a moment of silence, he sighed, "Her mother has agreed. Your fourth child is quite capable of going to the border. I have no objection to this matter."

"But I can't grant marriage in this matter."

Emperor Li glanced at Su Sheng and snorted, "You must write a letter asking to marry my eldest princess, and then I can reluctantly promise her to your family."

General Su laughed and said, "That's easy, that's easy. At the next court meeting, I will ask Your Majesty to give me enough face."

Emperor Li frowned and said, "We are talking about serious matters, why are you laughing all the time?"

General Su coughed violently several times before he stopped smiling: "Your Majesty, please don't misunderstand me. I was born to love to laugh."

Emperor Li took a deep breath and waved his hand: "I won't chat with you any more. There is one more thing."

"After the prince's wedding, my second son has also reached the age of marriage. He is a restless child, which makes me worry."

Emperor Li looked at Su Sheng and said, "I heard that your Su family has a Hedong Lion, and Zhou Bidu is completely obedient to your sister. Now I have given you a daughter, or you can also give me a daughter to discipline this second son for me."

General Su was so frightened that his face turned pale. He waved his hands repeatedly: "I dare not, I dare not."

"My daughters are all strong and muscular. How can they become princesses?"

Emperor Li glanced at him, lowered his head to drink tea, and said in a muffled voice: "I knew you wouldn't give in."

"We have been together for so many years, please find one for me."

Emperor Li sighed, his face sincere.

"Find someone who can control him."

(End of this chapter)