Chapter 19 He can't figure it out He can't figure it out either
After Li Yuan rested, Li Zhiyun and his mother exited the dormitory and returned to the palace where Concubine Wan Gui was.
While walking on the road, Concubine Wan Gui said softly: "My son, I'm glad you have returned safely."
"Mother, let me worry, the child is unfilial." Li Zhiyun said, "Please rest assured, mother, it will never be like this again."
"Mother knows." Concubine Wan Gui said with a smile.
Despite her relaxed appearance, in fact, she had been suffering from insomnia for a long time before Li Zhiyun came back. But she would not tell her son these things.
Later, Li Zhiyun took his wife and children back to the palace from his mother's place.
Because Li Zhiyun took precautions in advance and Li Daoxuan secretly sent people to protect him, the Chu Palace did not suffer much damage and everything was as before.
The reunion between Li Zhiyun and his wives and concubines is naturally affectionate and need not be described in detail.
By April, under the investigation of Yang Gongren, Pei Ju, and Chen Shuda, the rebellion between the prince and the king of Qi had been revealed.
Generally speaking, there are no surprises and no doubts.
After listening to Yang Gongren's report, Li Yuan issued the order.
The staff of the East Palace who participated in the rebellion were all exiled to Xizhou. The prince Li Jiancheng and the king of Qi Li Yuanji committed rebellion and attempted to murder their father. They deposed the prince and the king of Qi and demoted them to common people.
Prince Li Jiancheng is dead and his family members are also dead, so the court will no longer pursue the case.
After King Li Yuanji of Qi was deposed as a commoner, he was sentenced to death.
The left and right Weiwei generals and some Jinwuwei generals who participated in the rebellion were all executed. Those who died in Chang'an and caused trouble were quartered.
Master Sheng Yan and Dou Cong were guilty of crimes involving their clan. The men were put to death and the women were thrown into the Jiaofangsi.
Dou Gui, who had just assumed the position of Jing Zhaoyin not long ago, would never be employed except for the position of Lord because of his military exploits and extrajudicial mercy.
The Prime Minister Xiao Yu, because he was the ancestor of the King of Qi, was guilty of several crimes. The saint recognized his merits and spared him the death penalty and was dismissed from his post.
As for the fact that the deposed prince killed the King of Qin, Li Yuan thought about it and decided to deal with it coldly and asked Li Zhiyun not to publicize the matter. Because the court had already lost face this time and could not be completely shameless.
Of course, the facts are the facts, and Li Yuan will not deny it. He just hopes that the government and the public will not dwell on the fact that the deposed prince killed the King of Qin.
Chen Shuda was ordered to handle the follow-up matters.
Kill those who deserve to be killed, exile those who deserve to be exiled, and bury those who deserve to be buried.
After Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji died, Li Yuan did not allow them to be buried next to Queen Taimu's mausoleum. Instead, he asked Li Zhiyun to find a place around the Wannian Palace to build a mausoleum and bury them.
Li Zhiyun almost laughed after receiving the order. Three sworn enemies were buried in the small Wannian County. I don't know what the three brothers felt when they met underground.
Because Li Yuan was weak, the government was supervised by the King of Chu. With the assistance of Chen Shuda, Pei Ju, and Yang Gongren, there were no major problems.
Prison.
Crazy Li Yuanji drank poisoned wine and died in the struggle.
Until the last moment, Li Zhiyun did not know whether King Qi was really crazy or fake.
Political Hall.
"This rebellion involves many things, and there are many positions in the imperial court that are vacant. You are all the leaders of the Tang Dynasty. Please tell me frankly who is qualified for the job."
Li Zhiyun looked at the remaining four prime ministers.
Pei Ji buried his head and said nothing. Without Li Yuan's support, he was just a younger brother. After the King of Chu obtained the imperial edict to supervise the country, he was pushed to the corner by three other people in the political hall.
Chen Shuda pondered and said: "There are quite a lot of vacancies this time, including Dali Temple, Taichang Temple, Sinong Temple, Jingzhao Yin, and some military positions in the Imperial Guard."
In addition, there are two positions of prime minister.
Pei Ju smiled and said: "Your Highness may wish to name the candidates, and I will consult with you in detail."
Hearing this, Li Zhiyun nodded and said: "Jing Zhaoyin, I intend to appoint Dugu Huaien as the official. When he was the Chang'an Order, he abided by his duties, had many achievements, and was steady and prudent in his work. He should be qualified for this position."
The Dugu clan? It seems that the King of Chu is related to the Dugu clan.
Pei Ju said: "I also think it's okay."
Yang Gongren and Chen Shuda are indispensable.
"Prime Minister Pei, what do you think?" Li Zhiyun asked Pei Ji.
Pei Ji said: "Your Highness is the one who makes the decision. The opinions of the old ministers are dispensable. Your Highness does not need to pay attention to them."
Are you trying to be mean with me?
Li Zhiyun scolded coldly, "Prime Minister Pei, you are valued by the emperor, you are the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, and you are a meritorious official of Jinyang and Yuancong. In this troubled autumn, you should set an example for other ministers and make suggestions for the Tang Dynasty."
Pei Ji chuckled and said, "Does Your Highness listen to what I said?"
"If I don't listen, Prime Minister Pei might as well tell my father."
Pei Ji immediately handed over his hand and said, "Old minister, take my leave."
After saying that, he stood up and left directly.
Seeing this, Chen Shuda said angrily: "This Pei Ji has no respect for his superiors. He is really hateful!"
"Forget it." Li Zhiyun said: "Let him go."
Yang Gongren worriedly said: "But how will His Highness explain to the saint?"
"Explain?" Li Zhiyun chuckled, "Never mind that, let's discuss the immediate matters first."
The three of them looked at each other and could only say yes.
Li Zhiyun hoped that Pei Ji would do something, otherwise, he would have no excuse.
It took about an hour to finally finalize things.
Dugu Huaien was appointed as Jing Zhaoyin, and the Chang'an order was appointed by Xue Yuanjing. Wei Zheng was appointed as the Minister of Dali Temple. Xue Shou was appointed as the Nongqing of the Inspector, and Du Ruhui was appointed as the Taichang Minister of the Inspector. Qin Qiong was appointed as General Weiwei on the left, and Qin Qiong was appointed as General Weiwei on the right.
General Wei was appointed by Wei Chigong.
As for General Youjin Wuwei, Li Zhiyun also leads it.
Any official position preceded by the word "inspector" is an unofficial official position, but it has the right to exercise the official position, which is equivalent to an acting official position.
Originally, Li Zhiyun wanted to do it in one step and directly place Du Ruhui and others in various temples, but after thinking about it, he decided to take it a step later.
Let them serve as acting officials first, and then directly transfer them to full-time positions later. This will also allow the courtiers to gossip less.
As for the military, Li Zhiyun decided directly that there was no need to discuss with Pei Ju and others. As for the military, he did not allow others to interfere.
Regarding the position of Prime Minister, Li Zhiyun did not say anything, but told them that he planned to ask his father for instructions before making a decision.
In this regard, Pei Ju and others were speechless.
After saying this, Li Zhiyun continued: "Now it has been found that the defeat of King Qin was caused by the deposed prince and Li Yuanji. Therefore, I think that King Qin's old age can exempt him from the crime of defeat."
"It should be so." Yang Gongren nodded.
The reason why Li Zhiyun mentioned it was mainly to prepare for the promotion of King Qin Gujiu in the future.
Immediately afterwards, the four of them discussed the matter of suppressing rebellion and rewarding meritorious generals for a while.
The main recipients of awards are the generals of Shence Mansion.
Among them, the main generals, such as Qin Qiong was granted the title of Duke of Beihai County, Yuchi Gong was granted the title of Duke of Yanmen County, and Cheng Yaojin was granted the title of Duke of Donglai County. Generally speaking, the county governor was appointed as the county governor, and if he had no title, he was granted the title of Kaiguo County Duke.
Basically all the generals in Cefu were rewarded.
After everything was done, the four of them went back to work.
Let's talk about Pei Ji, after leaving the Zhengshi Hall, he actually went to find Li Yuan.
Now Li Yuan was suffering from illness and was paralyzed. He was lying on the couch and had to rely on the palace maid to feed him. Moreover, from time to time, wind attacks would cause Li Yuan severe pain.
Most of the time, Li Yuan was asleep, and occasionally he would feel a little better.
Pei Ji is lucky, Li Yuan is in good spirits today.
"Your Majesty, the King of Chu has acted arbitrarily, excluding dissidents in the court, and colluded with Chen Shuda and others in the political affairs hall. He is trying to evade Your Majesty..." Pei Ji persuaded him sincerely.
Li Yuan's eyelids moved. After he finished speaking, he asked him, "Then what do you think I should do?"
Pei Ji said: "In the whole world, your Majesty is the only one who can do great things and bring blessings."
"Domineering?" Li Yuan laughed at himself, "Look at me now, can I still dominate the world?"
Hearing this, Pei Ji gritted his teeth and said, "Even if Your Majesty cannot personally handle the affairs of the state, you cannot let the King of Chu arrange the affairs of the state in this way."
"You mean, find someone to check and balance the King of Chu?" Li Yuan asked.
"yes."
"Oh, then who do you think is suitable?"
Pei Ji thought for a moment and then cautiously asked, "How about the King of Huai'an?"
"Well, the magical power is quite reassuring." Li Yuan nodded.
Hearing this, Pei Ji was overjoyed.
Immediately afterwards, Li Yuan asked: "What do you think, I can make Li Shentong the regent?"
Pei Ji nodded, "It's feasible."
"Alas." Li Yuan suddenly sighed, "Pei Ji, you want King Huai'an to be the second Yu Wenhu."
As soon as he finished speaking, Pei Ji's face turned pale and his back was wet with cold sweat.