Chapter 39 Punishment, Cleaning and Replacing Courtiers
In the past, Lu Congbi had heard Li Junxian's name from Du Caiqian's mouth, but she could not easily believe that this Li Junxian was the Li Junxian she knew in the past.
It wasn't until we met today that Lu Congbi officially confirmed it.
"Brother."
Li Junxian nodded, looked at her child, and said: "Du Cai is planning to rebel, which will definitely implicate you, but don't worry, I will ask His Highness for extra mercy."
"Thank you, brother, for the rescue."
Lu Congbi said gratefully.
"Madam, save me, save me, madam." Seeing that Lu Congbi and Li Junxian knew each other, Du Caigan spoke quickly.
Lu Congbi turned his head and ignored him.
She also wanted to speak, but the problem was that her relationship with Li Junxian was not that good. Li Junxian's promise to intercede for her and the child was already the limit, so how could she ask for more.
In fact, the relationship between Li Junxian and Lu Congbi was not as gossipy as Cheng Yaojin thought. Li Junxian was ten years older than Lu Congbi.
This means that when Li Junxian was a young man and Lu Congbi was a little girl, there was not as much story as Cheng Yaojin thought.
Furthermore, we can only say that they are acquaintances, but we cannot say that they have deep feelings for each other. But this is how human relationships are, if they know each other, they will always give some care.
"Shut up!" Li Junxian glared at the latter angrily and ordered: "Take the traitor and his family into custody!"
"yes!"
Du Caiqian, Lu Congbi and others were taken down by the soldiers.
Seeing this, Su Lie, who had never spoken much, nodded secretly. After all, he was a general from the Shence Mansion, and he knew the rules very well. He never acted for personal gain.
Of course Li Junxian would not use public money for personal gain. How could he ruin his promising future for a woman he had not seen for more than ten years? That would be unwise.
Cheng Yaojin winked and said, "That's okay, kid. Now you're a bit like a governor of a state."
Li Junxian hummed proudly, "Hei Si, you still have a lot to learn."
Huazhou, Weizhou, Pingding, Cheng Yaojin sent Pegasus to conquer Chang'an.
It was already late June, and Du Caiqian's rebellion failed even for half a month and ended in a disastrous defeat.
In Lizhou, a company of 8,000 soldiers and horses under Chai Shao fought with great success, marching down the river from Sanquan, and within three days they captured Li Xiaochang's twelve camps along the coast.
Unstoppable!
Xiahou Duan, the governor of Zizhou, marched northward from Jianmen, attacked Yichang, defeated Jibaijin, and blocked Li Xiaochang's waterway.
Miangu is in a miserable state of being besieged on all sides.
In a room.
"Everyone, Li Xiaochang's rebellion has been defeated. We don't have to die with him. What do you think?"
"You want to surrender?"
"Bullshit, we are all citizens of the Tang Dynasty. This is called repentance."
"Brother Mazi, can we do it with just the manpower we have?"
"The city gate will be on duty tomorrow. We will open the city and surrender to the heavenly soldiers. Li Xiaochang wants to die, but I don't want to die. If we don't surrender, we will have to go to Yizhou when the imperial troops come in."
Sizhou.......
Thinking of that place, everyone shuddered.
Where is Yizhou?
In the deep mountains and jungles of southwest Bashu!
The environment there is not that bad, but mainly the local rogues and barbarians, who often go crazy and rebel.
It was impossible for the imperial court to mobilize large-scale troops in that area, and could only use a combination of suppression and appeasement, which resulted in an extremely poor security environment in the area.
Maybe one day he will be captured and eaten by those savages.
"I did it!"
"I did it too!"
"Brother Mazi, please give the order."
"Okay, we brothers will live and die together."
Two days later, Miangu city gate general Zhang Mazi surrendered to Chai Shao. The city gate was opened and the imperial soldiers and horses swarmed in.
"General Chai, Governor Du."
"The Governor of Xiahou."
Chai Shao, Du Ruhui, and Xia Houduan met and bowed.
"The rapid defeat of the traitor this time was due to the two of you. I will definitely report your contribution to His Highness the King of Chu and reward you based on your merit." Du Ruhui said with a smile.
Xia Houduan waved his hand and said: "This is what we should do."
Back then, he assisted Li Yuanji in guarding Bingzhou. Later, when Liu Wu surrounded the city, he was almost angered to death by Li Yuanji.
After the fall of Liu Wuzhou, he said he did not want to continue assisting Li Yuanji, so he resigned from Li Yuan. Lao Li could not bear to leave him, so he asked him to go to Zizhou to serve as governor.
"Prince Du, may I ask how your majesty is doing now?"
He and Lao Li are old friends, and he is a little worried about Li Yuan's health.
Du Ruhui sighed slightly, "If Mr. Xiahou is interested, he can go to Chang'an to visit His Majesty someday. I can't say anything about the Tian family."
Hearing this, Xiahou understood.
The prince and the King of Qi rebelled. This kind of thing is really hard to talk about.
"Okay, I understand."
Chai Shao said: "Let's capture Li Xiaochang first, and stay behind to reminisce about old times."
"good."
Miangu City was small, and Li Xiaochang was captured by Chai Shao within two hours after the city gate was breached.
"As a member of the clan, how dare you plot rebellion!" Chai Shao glared at him.
Li Xiaochang knelt on the ground with his hands tied behind his back.
He raised his head and sneered: "Successful king and defeated bandit, if you have anything to say, let Li Zhiyun kill me if you dare! Let's see if he dares!"
"Oh, what else do you have to rely on?" Du Ruhui asked curiously.
Li Xiaochang said: "I am a hero of the Tang Dynasty. When His Majesty entered Guanzhong, I donated Yongfengcang to His Majesty. I shed my blood for the Tang Dynasty. Li Zhiyun did not dare to kill me!"
"That's all?" Du Ruhui asked a little disappointed. He thought Li Xiaochang had colluded with some people in the court, but this is the result?
"What do you mean?" Li Xiaochang asked.
Du Ruhui sneered, not bothering to argue with him, and said to Chai Shao: "General, I'm going to seize the traitor's family property, transfer it to Chang'an, and hand it over to His Highness."
"Sir, please do as you please."
Du Ruhui shook his sleeves without even looking at Li Xiaochang.
Hearing that Du Ruhui was going to raid his home, Li Xiaochang became anxious. He hurriedly said to Chai Shao: "Go and stop him, go!"
Chai Shao said coldly: "You are not the only one who has made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty."
After saying this, he was too lazy to talk to Li Xiaochang and waved his hand to let him be taken down.
In July of the sixth year of Wude, Lizhou was at peace, and good news came to Chang'an.
This rebellion lasted only about a month before it was declared over.
Political Hall.
"The governor of Weizhou was replaced by Dai Wei. The governor of Huazhou was abolished and Du Yan was appointed governor. Cheng Yaojin appointed Zuo Xiaowei as deputy general. The governor of Lizhou was abolished and Xue Yuanjing was appointed governor. Chang'an Order
For the vacancies, an order from Pei Xuan, the principal of the inspection department, will be issued. The prince-in-law Chai Shao, the general manager of Xuzhou Li Junxian, the governor of Zizhou Xiahou Duan, the general manager of Huaizhou Huang Junhan, Su Lie, and the soldiers who suppressed the rebellion will be rewarded according to the regulations."
After Li Zhiyun finished speaking, he looked at the four prime ministers and asked, "What do you think?"
Pei Ji had already given up, so naturally he could no longer object, so he immediately seconded the proposal.
Yang Gongren and Chen Shuda had no objections. They were not stupid either. They could see that the King of Chu was promoting the advisors of the Shence Mansion.
Pei Ju frowned and said: "Your Highness, Pei Xuanji is not qualified enough to serve as the Chang'an Order. I am afraid that he will cause criticism. Please take back his appointment."
"It doesn't matter, I believe in him. Prime Minister Pei doesn't have to say much. You also have to have confidence in him." Li Zhiyun said with a smile.
Pei Ju was just being polite. It was a good thing that his son was appointed as the order of Chang'an.
"I obey."
After everything is done, the court disperses.
Yang Gongren, Chen Shuda and Pei Ju walked together.
"A few days ago, I asked His Highness what he wanted, and he said he would have to wait a little longer."
"Wait?" Chen Shuda frowned and looked at Yang Gongren, "Looking at all the princes in the clan, is there anyone else who is more qualified to take over the East Palace than His Highness?"
"That's not what you mean." Yang Gongren explained: "His Royal Highness said that he wants to wait until the saint is in better health before letting us propose."
"That's it." Chen Shuda nodded and said, "It's rare for His Highness to have filial piety."
Pei Ju nodded and said: "This matter cannot be rushed. We have to plan it slowly. It is better for us not to make our own decisions and wait for His Highness's order."