Chapter 751: The insidious eldest grandson Wuji
All ministers who have a good relationship with Li Hao have all listed Li Ji, with a total of more than a dozen people. Although there are not many people, they all have a large official position.
Seeing this, Changsun Wuji sneered and glanced at them, raised his eyebrows and said, "The British Duke opposed our request. What is the reason?"
Li Ji snorted coldly: "The court disputes have always been in conflict, and no military affairs are involved. Li Hao is now leading troops outside to fight, throwing blood for the Tang Dynasty, but you are playing with power tricks and wanting to take the opportunity to kill him. It is simply abominable. If Your Majesty responds to your request, it will be a shame to the hearts of countless generals. In the future, who will be willing to expand territory for the Tang Dynasty, and who will defend the country!"
"That's right!" Xue Rengui shouted loudly after hearing this, "Your Majesty, this move will really make the soldiers feel disappointed. I will try my best to oppose Chu Suiliang and the British Duke's request!"
Before Li Zhi could speak, Changsun Wuji sneered: "Playing power tricks? Humph, when did the British Duke learn to throw dirty water? We are just talking about the matter. For the Tang Dynasty, Li Hao led his troops away this time, and everything was too abnormal. Now it is a time when the old and new imperial powers are alternating. Everything should be careful. I just requested to seize Li Hao's military power and take him back to Chang'an to question. If he is really innocent, he will be cleared of his innocence!"
"Bastard!" Qin Qiong shouted angrily when he heard this, "It is really not easy for Li Hao to lead troops outside to conquer. Both war reports are good news. There is hope of breaking Tubo. You are going to recall Li Hao at this time, which is simply saving Tubo!"
Changsun Wuji raised his eyebrows and said sarcastically: "Maybe this will save Tubo, or maybe... it is the Tang Dynasty!"
Qin Qiong and Li Ji frowned when they heard this. What Changsun Wuji said was simply a determination that Li Hao was going to rebel and was really angry.
Seeing that they were speechless, Changsun Wuji showed a gloomy face and said, "It is natural to conquer Tubo, but the stability of the Tang Dynasty is even more important. If you cannot conquer Tubo this time, you can slowly plan to do so in the future. But if Li Hao takes the opportunity to plot against the rebellion, then the Tang Dynasty will never be reborn. Li Hao is very good at using troops. I believe everyone knows this. If he rebelled, who can stop him!"
"It's outrageous!" Cheng Yaojin was so angry that he wanted to go up and slap Changsun Wuji to death, but fortunately Li Ji was grabbed.
Cheng Yaojin stared at Chang Sun Wuji and said furiously: "Old man, why do you say that Li Hao will rebel? Do you have any evidence that he rebels? Is that just because of such a thing? I also said that you want to rebel!"
Changsun Wuji sneered: "I did not say that Li Hao had rebelled. I just said that he was suspected of being rebellious. In order to prove his innocence, it is better to recall him and investigate it. Everyone knows it. Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of something. If this matter is really done, you will regret it at that time."
Changsun Wuji is worthy of being an old politician. After all, Li Hao's supporters were speechless. From the perspective of national security, he proposed a theory just in case. No matter who leads his troops, this theory will be killed. After all, people's hearts are separated. Objectively speaking, everyone has the possibility of rebellion. Even if it is only 0.0001%, Changsun Wuji infinitely amplifies Li Hao's strange behavior and makes a big fuss on it. Even if Li Hao is loyal to the country before, he will be labeled as a suspect in treason.
In ancient times, the monarchs and ministers followed a principle, that is, they did not seek to expand their territory for thousands of miles, but only wanted the country to be safe. It doesn’t matter whether they could defeat Tubo or not. The Tang Dynasty must not be in chaos. Why did Yue Fei die in history? It was because Qin Hui also used Changsun Wuji’s move. However, Yue Fei was not lucky and met a narrow-minded monarch.
Li Hao was lucky. His supporters believed him, and the new emperor Li Zhi also believed him, but it was useless. There was no evidence to prove that he would not rebel. Based on the principle of rather than letting go of mistakes, even if Li Zhi was unwilling, he had to do what Changsun Wuji said, first seized Li Hao's military power, and then recalled Li Hao for investigation. If Li Hao was innocent, then he would be safe. As for attacking Tubo, it would be in vain.
Changsun Wuji was Li Shimin's right-hand man and a good minister who was good at planning the country. Now, for the sake of selfish interests and power, he has fought with Li Hao everywhere, and has forgotten his original intention and lost himself. On the road of power, he has gone further and further and deeper and deeper.
Changsun Wuji's remarks made everyone speechless. Even Li Zhi was extremely anxious and turned his attention to Li Hao's supporters, hoping that they could defeat Changsun Wuji in their remarks. However, he was disappointed, even Di Renjie, who was full of wit, had nothing to say.
Just when Li Zhi was extremely anxious, he suddenly heard a commotion outside the hall gate, and then he saw a Jinwu Guard suddenly appear at the entrance of the hall and reported loudly: "Report to the Emperor, the Ministry of War has just received an urgent military report from Tubo, and the Ministry of War officials have sent him!"
Li Zhi's eyes lit up when he heard this and he hurriedly said loudly: "Come on it quickly!"
Changsun Wuji was shocked when he heard this. The expedited military newspaper sent from Tubo? Could it be that Li Hao and the Tubo people were confronting? This is not good. He just made a big fuss about his lack of thinking about defeating the enemy. If the battle report of Li Hao and the Tubo people came now, it would be very unfavorable to him. Now he can only hope that the content of this battle report is the battle report of Li Hao's defeat. If it is a good news, it will be very unfavorable to him.
The general report of the Jinwu Guard came in. The eunuch took it and submitted it to Li Zhi. When Li Zhi opened it, he was ecstatic. This was a good news. Fan Lihua led the Qinghai Guard to wipe out the 80,000 Tubo army in Namhupan. Even the Tubo Zhongru Zheng was killed, and the Tang army lost only 300 of itself. It was really a huge victory.
Seeing the ecstatic smile on Li Zhi's face, Changsun Wuji's heart suddenly sank. It's over. It seems that Li Hao has won the battle. Now Changsun Wuji is beginning to worry that Li Hao may have captured Luosie City, then he has no chance of winning.
Li Zhi was really happy. First of all, it was a happy thing to win the battle. Secondly, the timely report of this war was fully proved that Li Hao was fighting very carefully and had no intention of rebelling, so he could naturally block Changsun Wuji's mouth.
After reading it, Li Zhi handed over the memorial to the eunuch who was accompanying him and said, "I'll listen to you all."
The eunuch quickly nodded and took over the battle report, and started to read it with a pinch of his throat. When he heard that Fan Lihua had broken through 80,000 Tubo army in Namhu Pan, Li Hao's supporters were all excited and laughed. Many Li Hao's opponents also smiled. Winning the battle is a good thing, this is a good thing. Even if everyone is a political enemy, winning the battle is a good thing.
However, Changsun Wuji frowned and listened to all the reports, his mind began to wonder how to continue to frame Li Hao. He should not defeat Tubo. In his opinion, the Tang Dynasty was already powerful enough and destroyed enough countries. What is the problem with the small Tubo? He wanted Li Hao to return in vain, otherwise he would be trampled by Li Hao.
Although Changsun Wuji is old, his thinking speed is not slow at all, and his ability to frame people is even better than before. Li Zhi was about to ask him what else he had to say, but he had already asked first: "Your Majesty, this memorial was presented by Li Hao, but the battle was fought by Fan Lihua. As the chief marching manager, what is he doing?"
Li Zhi was stunned when he heard this, and everyone else was stunned. Yes, Li Hao did not explain what he was doing in the battle report. Changsun Wuji's question was very meaningful.
Seeing that Li Zhi was stumped by himself, Changsun Wuji asked again: "Your Majesty, as the chief marching officer, Li Hao never reported his whereabouts after leaving the army. We only learned through the memorial of the military supervisor Xu Jingzong that he suddenly fell ill and stayed on the grassland. But how long will his illness last? More than a month later, why hasn't he recovered yet, and why hasn't he led the army to fight?"
As Li Hao's good brother, Xue Rengui was very annoyed and shouted angrily: "Duke Zhao, you always pick your bones in your eggs. What is your intention? Li Hao has already explained in his memorial that although he cannot lead the army because he is sick, he always communicates with Fan Lihua and commands his combat strategy to win a great victory. This is to plan and win a thousand miles away! He just won a great victory. Isn't it enough to prove his loyalty? What else do you have to doubt?"
Changsun Wuji glanced at Xue Rengui, his eyes full of contempt, just like the look of a giant businessman looking at a nouveau riche. Yes, in Changsun Wuji's eyes, Xue Rengui was a nouveau riche.
After giving Xue Rengui a contemptuous look, Changsun Wuji said anxiously: "Is there any problem with my question? Can anyone answer what I asked just now? As the chief marching officer, the court did not know where he was. Where was he? What was he doing? Is he deliberately concealing something?"
"You..." Xue Rengui was so angry that he trembled all over. He clenched his fists suddenly, and his knuckles were clattering. If it weren't for the Tai Chi Hall, he would probably have rushed up to beat this old man.
At this time, Wei Zheng, who had been silent, suddenly left the list. Seeing Wei Zheng go out, Changsun Wuji was shocked. If he said that among the court officials, Changsun Wuji was most afraid of, it must be Wei Zheng. Wei Zheng was righteous and all ghosts and monsters would feel awe when they saw him. In the past, Changsun Wuji admired Wei Zheng because Wei Zheng was strict with himself, willing to be poor, devoted himself to the public, and devoted himself to the Tang Dynasty. Changsun Wuji could not do this, so he admired Wei Zheng. However, now he has done many things against his will and has become a disciple of ghosts and monsters. Therefore, when he sees Wei Zheng, he has changed from admiration to awe.
After Wei Zheng left the line, he bowed to Li Zhi, and then slowly said: "What Duke Zhao said is quite reasonable and is also a matter of planning for the country. However, Li Hao defeated the enemy and made outstanding achievements. It is very inappropriate to suspect him at this time. People are not gods, and there are always times of illness, and there are hundreds of kinds of illnesses. If you are marching outside, the conditions are simple, and you have not recovered for several months. Duke Zhao should not be suspicious."
Chapter completed!