Pei Shiqing suddenly changed his expression and said sternly: "Fan Ziqi, you are so brave, how dare you spit blood on others."
"Whether you are slandering others or not, I have to tell you the reason for this." Fan Ziqi sat upright, looked at the general, cupped his hands and said: "General, the princess wants to steal military funds and use them to build a royal temple. I don't know what the end is.
Is it true or false?”
The general's face was solemn.
The general knew clearly that Pei Shiqing wanted to transport the assets of the Yuwen family and even the Zhen family to Kyoto. He strongly opposed this matter, so he also wrote a note and sent it to Kyoto to present to the emperor.
The general had previously made up his mind that no matter how difficult it was, he would never allow Pei Shiqing to really take away all the family property that was used as military supplies.
And he also knew very well that once word spread at this time, trouble would definitely arise.
But there was no response to his confession yet. Today at this birthday banquet, Fan Ziqi had already taken the lead in attacking.
"I have submitted a memorial to the imperial court. There is no response from the imperial court on how to deal with it." The general said calmly: "Master Marquis, I would like to assure you that no matter what the reason is, I will plead with the saint to keep these assets.
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Fan Ziqi sighed: "General, Xiling is a bitterly cold place. In order to protect Xiling, you personally came to guard it and led people to survey the terrain. We all saw it. But if someone wants to take away your military resources, even if
If the general tolerates it, the Xiling family will never sit still and wait for death. There are millions of people in Xiling, and these people are counting on the general to resist the Xiling people. No matter who is holding the general back, we will not agree." He raised his hand and pointed at Pei Shiqing.
, said coldly: "If this person is abusing his power and wants to swallow these assets himself, then he has committed a heinous crime, and he will be severely punished today. If he was instructed by others, is the person behind the scenes really Princess Sheyue?
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"Fan Ziqi, you are really brave enough to point the finger at His Highness." Pei Shiqing sneered: "Xiling is the territory of the Tang Dynasty, not the land of your Fan family. Could it be that the shore of the land is the king's ministers and everything in the world?
, are all owned by the saint, and the princess is the apple of his eye. If you want to use anything in Xiling, you, Fan Ziqi, are not allowed to dictate here."
"So, do you admit that you were ordered by Princess Sheyue?" Fan Ziqi said with a smile: "Everyone has heard that the minister sent from Kyoto has admitted that he was ordered by the princess to use Xiling's military resources.
It was misappropriated and used to build the royal temple. Hahahaha, the bitter cold land of Xiling is already very barren. The imperial court does not allocate money, food and military pay to Xiling. Instead, it wants to transfer the military resources that the people of Xiling worked hard to collect. Our imperial court still has
Do you care about the lives of millions of people in Xiling?"
Pei Shiqing smiled coldly, stopped lingering, and walked quickly to the door. Before he could go out, he saw seven or eight Houfu guards suddenly rushing out of the door, holding knives in their hands, blocking the way.
In the hall, there were two tables of guards named Ye Crow beside the general. Suddenly they saw guards blocking the door, and several people stood up. However, Meng Zimo had already coughed and winked, signaling Ye Crow not to act rashly.
Although Night Crow is a soldier of the imperial court, he only obeys the general's orders. The general has no orders at the moment, so naturally he cannot act without permission.
Pei Shiqing was blocked. He turned around, but he was still calm and said coldly: "Fan Ziqi, are you going to rebel?"
"Originally we still had a glimmer of hope for the imperial court." Fan Ziqi said calmly: "Now it seems that the emperor in Kyoto
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Your Majesty, you don't take the people into your heart at all. In times of difficulty, you only want to spend millions of silver to build the so-called royal temple, and you don't care about the life and death of the people of Xiling at all." He reached out to pick up the wine glass and poured it into the cup.
After drinking all the wine, he said word by word: "Such a foolish court is doing the opposite."
If what Fan Ziqi said previously had shocked everyone present, when he said the last words, almost everyone present changed their colors.
rebel?
That is of course a serious crime of confiscating a house and exterminating an entire family.
Fan Ziqi actually said this in public, he was really asking for his own death.
The general's face became even more solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "Master Marquis, you are drunk!"
"General, you are really drunk." Fan Ziqi sighed: "You are the Dinghai Shenzhen of the Tang Empire and a famous general who is powerful in the world. Fan has always respected you, but you have been drunk."
Yao Mubai knew something was wrong, so he picked up his wine glass and said with a smile: "Yes, today is the old lady's birthday. Everyone is happy. They all drank two more glasses and are all drunk. Mr. Hou, let's drink this one more and then start the show."
How about listening to the show?"
"Master Yao, you are a good official." Fan Ziqi looked at Yao Mubai, shook his head slightly, and said regretfully: "With your talent, you could have done great things, but because you offended someone, you were sent to Xiling."
In a bitter cold land, I serve as a titular protector. This court does not care about your talents, it only cares about whether you are obedient and have the ability to flatter others. Master Yao, am I right?"
Yao Mubai looked ugly while holding the wine.
"It seems that the banquet held by the Marquis today is not to celebrate your daughter's birthday." The general said calmly: "If the Marquis reins in the situation, there may be room for maneuver."
Fan Ziqi smiled and said: "General, do you think I still have room for maneuver? I told a few truths today. Do you think the Emperor in Kyoto can let it go?"
"If you can rein in the situation, maybe the saint will be merciful."
Fan Ziqi sighed: "General, I said you were drunk, and I was right. What you are most worried about is not just one day or two. In the past ten years, have you ever been sober? Even now, can't you still be sober?"
The general stared at Fan Ziqi with a sharp gaze.
"More than ten years ago, why did the Wutuo people dare to invade Xiling?" Fan Ziqi sneered: "After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the civil and martial arts were outstanding, and the wise kings of the past generations were powerful in all directions. For more than two hundred years, barbarians from all directions have been
We regard our Tang Dynasty as the supreme state of the heaven, and all the barbarians are subject to it. Which of these virtuous kings, Taizu, Taizong, Wuzong, Mingzong, and Wenzong, did not expand the territory? I, the Tang Dynasty, can make the enemy frightened by raising a flag.
When the general led thirty black-feathered night crows to raid the Khan's tent, which shocked the world, did he ever remember that Emperor Wuzong crossed the river on his white horse and thirty-six prisoners surrendered without a fight? How glorious was the Tang Empire at that time?"
Everyone present was silent, but Fan Ziqi's words made everyone couldn't help but recall the past strength and glory of the Tang Empire.
"Even the late Emperor Dezong was a virtuous emperor. If he hadn't been in poor health and lingered on the bed for many years, he would have made great achievements in martial arts." Fan Ziqi lamented: "Even though Emperor Dezong has been on the bed for a long time, the spirit of the Tang Dynasty still remains.
, the world was at peace, and the Wutuo people still had to pay tribute to the empire. At that time, Xiling had an endless stream of business transactions, and it was really prosperous. Some people said that the road from Xiling to the west,
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Even if it is paved with gold, this statement still makes sense."
In the hall, except for Fan Ziqi's voice, there was silence. Everyone was looking at Fan Ziqi. Although many people felt uneasy, it was still unclear what Fan Ziqi's intentions were today.
Fan Ziqi glanced at everyone and then continued: "The Wutuo people dared to invade Xiling back then. The reason is that the once powerful Tang Empire was disappearing." He stared at the general and asked word by word: "General,
Didn’t you ever doubt whether Emperor Dezong’s edict of succession was true or false?”
The general clenched his fist and said sternly: "Shut up, Lord Marquis, you are rude and treasonous. Do you want to make the Fan family doomed?"
"Today, you still haven't woken up?" Fan Ziqi sighed: "It's obviously that bitch who usurped the throne. You don't want to serve the late emperor, but you want to be loyal to that bitch who usurped the throne. General, you are really confused."
"boom!"
The general hit the table with his fist, and the wine bottles and dishes on the table suddenly shook and fell over, leaving oil stains all over the table.
Several people at the table stood up and shrank back. Even Yao Mubai looked a little frightened. Only Fan Ziqi remained calm and sat still.
"In June of the fourth year of Dezong's Hongdao reign, an imperial edict was passed in the palace to establish the Holy Queen Xiahou as the crown prince. The whole court was shocked. Twenty-seven courtiers including the great scholar Zhao Yankuo wrote a letter asking the emperor to withdraw the order, but he was not allowed to do so. In July of the fourth year of Hongdao's reign, the emperor was not allowed to do so.
, the late Emperor Dezong passed away in the Taiping Palace. In that month, with the support of his party members, the Holy Queen Xiahou ascended the throne as emperor, claiming to be a saint, with the reign name of Tianchang. In August, Zhao Yankuo and the 27 courtiers who submitted a letter to form a party
All the charges of disorderly government were punished." Fan Ziqi said in a calm voice: "In September, Murong Changdu, the governor of Jiaozhou, raised troops, in October, Yunzhou and Qingzhou raised troops at the same time, in November, the three counties of Yizhou and the four counties of Jingzhou raised troops.
The counties successively raised troops. In April of the following year, the Tusun people in the north took advantage of the civil strife in the empire to gather hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses and went south to attack the Tang Dynasty." After a pause, he stared at the general: "In September, one hundred thousand Wutuo cavalry entered the pass.
When they invaded Xiling, the Tang army was unable to support them, so Wutuo massacred Xiling with his saber. Tens of thousands of people died under the saber, and countless grain, horses and property were plundered."
After Fan Ziqi said these words, the hall fell into deathly silence.
"General captured the Khan on a snowy night and forced the Wutuo people to withdraw from Kunlun Pass." Fan Ziqi continued: "The Tang army quelled the civil strife and drove back the Tusun people. Murong Changdu sued for peace, and the court named him the King of Zhennan to lead the southern Xinjiang.
The land of two states and fourteen counties. After a civil strife, the Tang army had very few elites left, and the treasury was empty. Taxes were increased for three consecutive years, and the people were miserable." He shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Four years ago, the Xiling plague spread, and refugees
Countless, the court did not send a grain of grain. Although the Xiling family had an agreement with the court, and Xiling was managed by the family, this land still belonged to the Tang Dynasty after all. It is difficult for me to imagine that the emperor in Kyoto knew that Xiling was starving and plagued everywhere.
Hengxing, how do you remain unmoved and turn a deaf ear?"
The general's eyes twitched, but he still didn't speak.
"If the emperor did something at the beginning, what has she done in recent years?" Fan Ziqi said: "Everything she has done in these years has been a waste of money and people for the sake of longevity and support.
Countless Taoist priests favor and trust eunuchs, and now they want to build royal temples and reach out to Xiling to drain the cauldron of Xiling. General, is such a faint king still worthy of your loyalty to her? "