"Haha, it's like this." Du Shenyan bowed and explained with a smile: "When General Wu heard that the Khitan cavalry was coming, he was so frightened that he urinated and urinated, and ran away with excrement. The word excrement is the same as pig. How can excrement be used?
Not riding a pig?"
"Oh? Haha, that's how the allusion to the pig-riding general came from. Interesting, interesting, haha..." Gaozong burst out laughing after hearing this.
When the officials heard this, they also laughed together with Gaozong, and there were even some members of the rear party among them.
But Wu Yizong, who was standing among the generals, was flushed and looked at Du Shenyan fiercely, as if he wanted to eat Du Shenyan. However, Du Shenyan had always been arrogant and jealous of evil.
Wu Yizong didn't pay attention to him at all, so why would he care about him?
Later, I heard Zhongshu Ling Cui Zhiwen yell: "Du Yushi, you are so brave. Although General Wu was defeated, he was loyal to the country. Not only did you not sympathize with him, but you made fun of him and made trouble for the ministers.
What's the purpose of insulting someone? As the imperial censor in the palace, you supervise the court rituals of all officials, but you can't even control yourself, so what qualifications do you have for the position of the censor in the palace?"
"Humph", after hearing Cui Zhiwen's words, Li Xian suddenly turned cold and shouted sternly: "Xiangong Cui is so majestic and speaks so righteously. Instead of pursuing the defeated general, you will pursue him and ridicule him."
A righteous man who has harmed the country, now the country is in crisis, and the situation in the north is corrupt. Instead of saying that you are serving the country, you, Mr. Cui, are instead living in a state of seclusion, living in extravagance, and having sex. The decoration of your prime minister's palace is so luxurious that even the palace of the king cannot match it. But for you?
What did the country do? Did you donate property to fund the military or send the strongest members of the clan to join the army? Or did you make some plans for the front line? You have neither merit nor hard work. Instead, you defended and settled those who were defeated and harmed the country.
What's your motive? What do you do, how do you qualify you to be the official secretary?"
"This, this, Wei Chen is a civil servant. He is not proficient in sending troops to fight. Even if he has the intention, he is powerless. The Wei Chen has a clean family background, is an honest official, and has no money left in his family. Even if he has the intention to donate to the country to fund the war, he is a civil servant.
, are all powerless, so why are you talking about extravagance and debauchery? I’m afraid His Highness the Prince heard what he heard and mistakenly believed what others said? As for donating money to support the war, Wei Chen remembered that His Highness the Prince always had more than enough money in the palace. Wei Chen heard
On the way to the Japanese country this time, His Highness the Crown Prince once attacked a Japanese pirate base and harvested countless treasures. I wonder if His Highness the Crown Prince has ever made any donations to the military?"
After Cui Zhiwen heard what Li Xian said, he first rushed to defend himself, and then he counterattacked and falsely accused Li Xian of not contributing to the country.
But he saw Li Xian sneer, took something out of his sleeve and said loudly: "Mr. Cui, please go and inquire. Yesterday, the Imperial Palace donated 200,000 pieces of money and silk to the army for military use. This is the proof. You can
Take a closer look. As for Mr. Cui’s claim that he has no money left in his family, I don’t believe it. I only know who owns the mansion in Anyi Fang in the south of the city, which accounts for one-third of the entire area. Hey, what’s inside that mansion every night?
Shengge, the people coming and going are all wearing bright clothes and angry horses, and are well-dressed. Mr. Cui will not say that he does not know, right? Also, Mr. Cui has bought hundreds of hectares of fertile land in Lantian County. Could it be that everyone is blind and deaf? "
"Ah? This, this, your Majesty, forgive me." Cui Zhiwen suddenly broke into a cold sweat when he saw that Li Xian had pointed out the secret base where he had recruited talents and the large amounts of land he had illegally appropriated.
Frightened, he quickly kowtowed to Gaozong and said: "Your Majesty, Wei Chen is wronged. This is all done by the servant without telling Wei Chen. Wei Chen knows nothing about this."
"Hmph, if Mr. Cui really knows nothing about this, why are you so scared now? Furthermore, how audacious is your servant to dare to do such a thing without telling you? How old can he be?
With such authority, how can Beijing obtain such a huge wealth?" Li Xian did not intend to let Cui Zhiwen go and continued to ask.
"This..." Cui Zhiwen was left speechless by Li Xian's question. He immediately didn't know how to refute. His face was like a pig's liver. In the end, he could only continue to plead guilty to Gaozong: "Your Majesty, I know that I am guilty, please forgive me."
For the sake of Wei Chen's loyalty to His Majesty, please spare Wei Chen this time, Wei Chen will never dare to do it again in the future."
"Hey, Mr. Cui, are you still thinking about the next time? This is true to the sentence. I won't die until I see the Yellow River, and I won't cry until I see the coffin. You should first think about how you will explain to your father, queen, mother, and the people of the world this time.
The front is tight and the rear is tight. We in the Tang Dynasty have a good prime minister like you, and we are citing each other with losers like Wu Yizong. It is strange that the war situation in the north is so chaotic. Father, mother, and sons please ask the father to issue an edict to bring this sycophant to justice.
Follow the law and serve as a warning so that frontline soldiers can fight with peace of mind!"
Li Xian no longer paid attention to Cui Zhiwen, but kowtowed to Gaozong and Empress Wu, and then said righteously.
"Humph, this guy Cui Zhiwen is really hateful. I have wasted all my trust in him. If he is not punished now, where will the ministers be? Where will the people be? How will the frontline soldiers be?" Gaozong stood up angrily and pointed at Cui Zhiwen.
He cursed for a moment, then changed his tone and said to Empress Wu: "Mei Niang, how do you think this matter should be handled?"
Empress Wu naturally knew that Cui Zhiwen was acting according to her will. However, she could not put this matter in the open. She could only express her position: "If Cui Zhiwen did this, he should be severely punished, but we need evidence.
Therefore, I believe that the Yushitai should investigate and collect evidence first, and then it will not be too late to impose severe punishments after real evidence is obtained."
"What Mei Niang said makes sense." Gaozong nodded, and then said loudly: "First of all, Cui Zhiwen will be removed from the post of the third rank of Zhongshu Ling and Tong Zhongshu, and he will be ordered to return to the mansion to wait for orders. He will thoroughly investigate Cui Zhiwen's corruption at the censor's desk.
Regarding the matter, the results will be reported within ten days, and we will decide how to deal with it at that time. Let this be put aside in advance, and you gentlemen will consider it. Given the current situation, who should our Tang Dynasty choose as its general to put down the Khitan rebels?"
"Your Majesty, the thieves are powerful. If you want to put them down, you can't put them down without General Cheng Wuting or General Hei Te Chang." The person who said this was naturally a member of the rear party.
However, the various parties in the East Palace recommended generals such as Wang Xiaojie and Tang Xiujing.
At this time, Li Xian came forward, shook his head and said: "Now General Cheng Wuting is defending against the Turks, General Heiji Changzhi and General Wang Xiaojie are guarding against the Tibetans, and General Tang Xiujing is guarding the Anxi Protectorate. Without these people
Now, there is no guarantee that the Turks or Tibetans will not raise troops again, so these people cannot move. Therefore, I boldly ask for orders. I hope that my father will use me as a general to lead the army to Hebei. This time, I will certainly live up to my father's high expectations.
To put down the Khitan traitors, capture Da Zuorong alive, and completely end the rebellion in northern Xinjiang, I hope my father will give me the order." (To be continued.) This chapter has been completed!
