In the study room of Linde Palace in the inner palace, Li Longji was really upset. An Lushan and Wei Jiansu actually fell out over a trivial matter of blind date, and now they both ran to him to complain.
"You guys tell me one by one. I have a bad headache. Wei Xiangguo, you tell me first!"
Wei Jiansu bowed and said: "To disturb Your Majesty over such a trivial matter, I feel uneasy. However, An Qingxu is cruel and ruthless, and An Lushan bullies others too much. I am forced to have no choice but to complain to Your Majesty. Please
Your Majesty delivers justice!"
"I will uphold justice, you say!"
"Your Majesty, on the third day of the first lunar month, Wei Qingxuan, the grandson of Wei Chen, went to the Dugu family for a blind date. Maybe he performed better and won the approval of the Dugu family. An An Qingxu also went for a blind date. Maybe it was because he was older or something. The Dugu family didn't
After he fell in love with him, An Qingxu began to hate my son and insulted the ancestors of Wei Chen. The scolding was passed down from generation to generation, which was extremely vicious.
My grandson tried to stop him, but he still wouldn't shut up. My grandson couldn't bear it anymore and slapped him in the face. His men immediately cut open my grandson's face with a knife. My grandson was only twenty years old. Last year, he was a Jinshi and had a bright future.
Everything is destroyed."
An Lushan said anxiously: "That's not the case. Your Majesty, please let me explain."
Li Longji nodded, "Say this part too!"
An Lushan bowed and said: "First of all, Wei Chen's son did not insult the ancestors of the Wei family. It may be that some curse words were brought out by the people, which made people think that he was insulting the ancestors.
For example, swearing in Youzhou dialect, saying that you will be a yellow-skinned rat for several lifetimes, which means a weasel can only give birth to a weasel, and what kind of father will give birth to what kind of grandchild, and I will fuck your ancestor, these are all curses.
People of all ages scolded him like this. Weichen's son grew up in the military camp and heard and witnessed the same curse words. For this reason, Weichen beat him countless times."
"What does it mean to be an ancestor?" Li Longji was quite interested.
"Your Majesty, this is a curse word used in the market. It is the coffin board of our ancestors."
Li Longji laughed loudly and said, "Keep talking!"
"Your Majesty, my son is mainly mocking Wei Qingxuan for overestimating his abilities. A weak scholar came to a family of military generals for a blind date. He may have a harsher tone. You can say he curses. Once there is a quarrel, he will definitely put it down.
He brought out those curse words, but he never meant to insult the ancestors of the Wei family at all!"
Wei Jiansu was furious, "You are talking nonsense and confusing right and wrong!"
Li Longji stopped Wei Jiansu and said, "Let Mr. An finish the matter!"
An Lushan sighed and said: "An Qingxu has a rough personality, speaks harshly, and likes to curse. These Weichen admit it, but he has a bottom line as a man. He curses but never takes action. Wei Qingxuan took action first and gave Weichen's son a hard blow.
A slap in the face, this was the first time in his life that he had been slapped in the face.
Your Majesty, we Hu people have rules. We can kill people, but we must never slap him in the face. No matter how hard Wei Chen beat him since he was a child, he will never hit him in the face. An Qingxu told me that he was completely confused at that moment.
At this time, his personal bodyguard Ding Yong was eager to protect the master and slashed at Wei Qingxuan with his knife. I guess he wanted to chop off Wei Qingxuan's head. This was his instinct to kill enemies and he was used to it, but he suddenly woke up and was anxious.
He stopped, but he was still a step too late and hurt Wei Qingxuan's face. This is the truth."
Wei Jiansu shook his head, "You are very good at using Spring and Autumn style of writing. My grandson can clearly distinguish between the curse words in the market and insults about ancestors. He is insulting the ancestors of the Wei family."
"Okay! Okay! You don't believe me when I say he was scolding people in the market. If you insist that he deliberately insulted his ancestors, I can't argue with you. Even if he scolded the ancestors of the Wei family, your son slapped him. This is nonsense.
A person's great shame and humiliation is the humiliation of killing the other person's whole family. This slap can offset his insults!"
An Lushan's tone gradually became harsh.
"What happened next has nothing to do with my grandson. Guard Ding Yong killed and injured your son. The next day we came to apologize publicly and tied Ding Yong away to punish you. You didn't accept it. I'll apologize to you again today and you still can't.
If you don't accept it, what do you want? Do you have to kill my son to be satisfied?"
By the end, An Lushan was furious.
Li Longji said with a long face: "Mr. An, don't lose your composure!"
An Lushan knelt on the ground and burst into tears, "Wei Chen is protecting his family and country on the border, and his son is alone and being bullied in the capital. Wei Chen feels so sad!"
Wei Jiansu had understood at this time that both father and son were digging holes in the same way. An Qingxu used tricks to make his grandson angry, and An Lushan used tricks to make himself angry. If he did not accept his apology, he would have something to say.
Wei Jiansu said extremely calmly: "Envoy An Jiedu, there is nothing I can do about it if you say this. My grandson's disfigurement was his life. There is no need for you to apologize, and I will not accept your apology. That's the end of it."
Bar!"
Li Longji had already felt the deep-seated hatred in Wei Jiansu's heart, and he secretly thought that it would not be a bad thing for the two of them to fight.
Li Longji asked again: "Where is the hurtful Ding Yong?"
An Lushan stood up quickly and said: "Your Majesty, he committed suicide last night. He was afraid of hurting his family, so he took all the blame on himself, and then committed suicide."
Li Longji nodded, "Although An Qingxu did not do it himself, his men hurt others. He is responsible for lax discipline. He will be removed from his position as the young minister of Honglu Temple. He will be kept at home for half a year and will not be allowed to go out!"
An Lushan bowed and said: "I thank you, Lord, for your kindness!"
Li Longji then said to Wei Jiansu: "Although Lingsun's appearance has deteriorated, his talent has not been lost. From now on, he will be promoted to Zuozangling, in charge of Zuozangku of the imperial court."
Wei Qingxuan was originally promoted from the eighth rank of Prince Zuo Chunfang to Lu Shi, to the seventh rank of Zuo Zangling, and was promoted three levels in a row. Wei Jiansu could not say anything else, so he had to bow and say: "Thank you, Your Majesty for your kindness!"
Li Longji said again: "Let this matter end here! I want to make peace between the generals and not to fight among themselves. In the future, we will not allow fighting over such trivial matters. If the news spreads, it will be laughed at by everyone in the world."
The two stood up and said: "I obey the order!"
"I'm not feeling well, please step aside!"
The two of them slowly exited. Wei Jiansu stared at An Lushan with hatred and walked away quickly.
At this time, An Lushan turned back and said, "Your Majesty, I have forgotten something."
"What's up?"
An Lushan took out a list and said, "In autumn, I defeated the Xi people's rebellion. These are the trophies captured, specially dedicated to Your Majesty!"
When Li Longji received the list, his eyelids jumped at the first line: 200,000 taels of silver, followed by various sheepskins, medicinal materials, etc., countless of which could be sold for money.
Of course, this is not some trophies of ridicule, but An Lushan refining silver in Youzhou, a small part of which bribed the emperor.
Li Longji nodded with satisfaction and said: "You are a border general. Don't offend important officials in the court easily, especially those on the prince's side. It will not be good for you in the future."
An Lushan heard what the emperor meant, and he was secretly proud. Yan Zhuang was worthy of Zhuge's rebirth. He used this incident to draw a clear line between himself and the prince's faction. The emperor would never suspect that he and the prince were secretly colluding again.
An Lushan knelt down and choked up: "Wei Chen is a barbarian and a rough man. He only knows how to be loyal to his master. Wei Chen will not consider what will happen in the future."
Li Longji was also quite moved, thought for a while and said: "Let's do this! You should let Qingzong return to the capital. He is more stable and he is my consort. Qingxu has a bad temper and can easily offend others. If he goes back to Youzhou, I
He has been removed from his official position, but not his rank. You can appoint him within Youzhou yourself. This is your authority."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your thoughtful consideration!"
"You should go back to your hometown and rest! Have a good rest for a few days, and then I will hear about the situation in Youzhou, and then you can go back."
An Lushan took out another ruby and put it on the table, "This is a gift from the minister to the noble concubine."
Li Longji chuckled, "As long as you have this heart, I will pass it on to her."
"Wei Chen takes leave!"
An Lushan slowly retreated. Li Longji looked at the gem. It was not bad. He could give it to Yu Pei to save her from complaining all day about the lack of good gems.