Chapter 357: The king treats his ministers like grass and grass, and his ministers regard him as a bandit
"His Majesty."
The high-spirited Lu Xie waved the memorial in his hand: "General Zuo Jin Wuwei, camped in the river to recruit envoys, Bianzhou governor, Xuanwu Army Jiedushi Li Yunze has a memorial!"
It was a difficult time for Lu Xie in Chang'an City. As Li Yunze's spokesperson, many people made trouble for him.
After all, Li Yunze had done many things in Chang'an City and usurped the interests of many people.
They did not dare to cause trouble for Li Yunze, who held military power, so they naturally found trouble for Lu Xie, his spokesperson in the DPRK.
However, when the news came that Li Yunze had defeated the main forces of the Tianping Army and the Taining Army one after another, these people immediately stopped.
The reason is very simple, Li Yunze showed his muscle power to the whole world!
Facing this power, most people don't like it, such as a certain expressionless emperor on the dragon throne.
The dark-faced Li Xuan didn't want to hear what Li Yunze said, but he had to listen. After all, he was not a person like Taizong Gaozong.
"Say it."
".Zhu Xuan is tyrannical and Zhu Jin is unethical. He is good at starting wars and colluding with the traitors in the court. Please make the decision for me. If the traitor does not go, your majesty will be deceived. I should send troops to Guanzhong to clear the king's side."
There is not much to say in the memorial, except that Li Yunze won the battle and then began to settle accounts.
Local opponents naturally had soldiers and horses to settle scores, but for the unlucky ones in the court, the emperor and the eunuchs had to take action.
After reading the memorial, Lu Xie looked at Prime Minister Zheng Tian with a stern look, and everyone in the hall also looked at Zheng Tian.
You must know that it was this prime minister who ordered the crusade against the Xuanwu Army.
Zheng Tian, who had no expression on his face, straightened his clothes, stepped out of the queue and saluted Li Xuan respectfully, "I beg for his bones."
The crusade against Li Yunze was initiated by Emperor Li Xuan.
But Li Zhen himself didn't have the courage to admit it, and he was unwilling to take the blame, so the person who took the blame became Zheng Tian.
If the Xuanwu Army is destroyed, then everything will be fine.
But Xuanwu's army not only won a great victory, but also threatened to invade Guan Qinwang
The imperial court did not dare to allow the Xuanwu Army to enter Chang'an City again. Could it be possible that the emperor would make another western tour and go to Chengdu?
By this era, the authority of the imperial court had long been lost, and only the so-called Shence Army was left in its hands. However, the Shence Army was unable to hold up the wall. When faced with the threat of a powerful vassal, it could only choose to compromise.
At this time, seeing Zheng Tian taking the blame so clearly, Li Xuan and others breathed a sigh of relief.
Li Xuan didn't even follow the most basic court etiquette, and accepted Zheng Tian's resignation without any reservations.
Seeing Zheng Tian leaving the Daming Palace step by step, everyone in the court felt sad.
A memorial from the local vassal town can make the prime minister of the DPRK and the Central Government retire in despair.
The Tang Dynasty is about to die.
Finally getting rid of the blame, Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief and was about to retreat to the court to fight the dog, but Lu Xie came out to salute again, "Your Majesty, the imperial court has ordered a crusade against the Xuanwu Army. Li Jiedu is very unhappy.
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Li Xuan was stunned. "Hasn't Zheng Tian been dismissed from office? Isn't he still angry? Why don't you send him to Bianzhou and let him deal with it?"
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the court suddenly became gloomy.
The officials lowered their heads one after another, but that substantive dissatisfaction enveloped the entire Daming Palace.
Today, Zheng Tian can be left to his own devices, but tomorrow it will be my turn to wait?
Li Zhen didn't understand this, but Tian Lingzi beside him knew it very well.
Eunuch Tian Da hurriedly stepped forward, tugged on Li Zhan's sleeve, and signaled him to stop talking.
Lu Xie below also sighed secretly.
How could such a useless emperor make people loyal to him? If Taizong had known about it, he would have dug him out of Zhaoling and tore this unworthy descendant alive.
As the old saying goes, 'The king treats his ministers like grass and grass, and his ministers regard him as a bandit!'
The emperor is so cold to the hearts of the ministers, and the ministers will not sacrifice their lives for the emperor!
Tian Lingzi asked on behalf of Li Xuan, and asked very simply, "What does Li Jiedu want?"
"Why did Privy Tian say this?" Lu Xian's acting skills were perfect, with a look of astonishment on his face. "Li Jiedu is just trying to get rid of traitorous officials for the imperial court. I'm afraid Privy Tian's words are inappropriate."
Although Tian Lingzi was an eunuch, he still had an official position.
His official position is that of Privy Councilor.
Theoretically speaking, all the warriors in the world are under his control. Of course, this is only theoretical.
Compared to the useless emperor, Tian Lingzi knows much better.
He stopped talking nonsense and said after thinking for a while, "Li Jiedu has worked hard and made great achievements. Your Majesty will confer him the title of Inspector of the School, Tongping Zhangshi. How about he be conferred the title of Marquis of Pei Commandery and live in the city for 1,000 households?"
Datang's current bosses are worthless, and Tian Lingzi doesn't feel bad when he throws them out.
Anyway, it's just a good name. If you want real power, you still have to fight with your fists.
Lu Xie smiled and said nothing. It was too boring to talk about such a small profit.
Although Tian Lingzi was said to be a powerful official, he was helpless when facing powerful local vassals.
After all, eunuchs can command the Shence Army through food and salary. Under the blade of the Shence Army, ministers in the court can be replaced at will, and even the emperor can support them at will.
But the problem is that the Shence Army can only show its prestige in Chang'an City.
Once out of Chang'an City, the warriors under the command of the Jiedu Envoys from various places can beat them to pieces.
The Shence Army was so bad that even Li Yunze abandoned most of the Shence Army when he went to Bianzhou to take office.
If you don't have strong soldiers and horses, you naturally don't have the right to speak loudly.
When facing Li Yunze, who was speaking loudly, Tian Lingzi could only cautiously ask, "If you need anything, please speak up."
Lu Xie nodded with satisfaction, he no longer had to be angry with these eunuchs!
Although he had been a prime minister in the past, he was suppressed by a group of eunuchs and couldn't breathe. He had long been fed up with the cowardice.
Now I turned around and hugged a thigh covered with hair, and immediately became the eunuch who was getting angry with him. This feeling was really great.
Lu Xie, who was smiling but not smiling, finally gave the price after a good display of authority.
"Zhu Xuan, the military commander of the Tianping Army, and Zhu Jin, the military commander of the Taining Army, have committed unpardonable crimes that have brought disaster to the country and the people and should be punished as treason."
Li Yunze's request was not complicated. The first one was to characterize the war between himself and brothers Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin.
Of course, he himself is righteous, while brothers Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin are rebellious.
If the name is not correct, the words will not be correct.
Don't underestimate it, it's just and true, it's still very important in this era.
"It's easy." Tian Lingzi accepted without any hesitation.
The Zhu family brothers are all gone, and no one will cry out for them. They can just throw the blame on them.
Lu Xian then made a new request: "Brothers Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin still have many accomplices. The imperial court immediately ordered Li Jiedu to severely punish them."
No specific names were mentioned, which is very intriguing.
Because this is a basket, whoever you want can be put in it later.
Whoever Li Yunze wants to beat, he just needs to take out this basket and say that he is a traitor who conspired with the Zhu brothers, and he will naturally gain the reputation of righteousness.
The title of righteousness has its important significance at any time.
This truth is not only played by Li Yunze, but even the eunuch Tian Lingzi knows it.
So he frowned and said, "Well, that's not good. Why not blame the Zhu family brothers and Shi Pu, the military commander of the Wuning Army, for the rebellion?"
These three Jiedushi were the ones who originally sent troops to attack Li Yunze. If they fell into the basket, they would basically not be able to get out.
It's a pity that Li Yunze wants more than just this subject.
Lu Xie slowly shook his head, "Li Jiedu said he wouldn't allow it."
Tian Lingzi's brows deepened, "How about choosing a few people?"
Lu Xie was still shaking his head, "No!"
Tian Lingzi sighed, "Li Jiedu is not afraid of the imperial court's order, and all the vassal towns in the world will attack together?"
Lu Xie smiled, shook his head with a smile and said, "Li Jiedu has something to say. It's just a matter of approval or disapproval."
Tian Lingzi said that calling all the feudal lords to attack Li Yunze was just a bargaining price.
Maybe there will really be a few vassal towns that obey the order, but it's just a few.
If there were dozens of vassal towns in the world that could obey the orders of the imperial court, there would be no chance for Li Yunze to appear. Even Huang Chao and Wang Xianzhi would have to work at home honestly.
This world is no longer the world of the imperial court.
While Tian Lingzi was still struggling, Li Zhen, who didn't understand the situation, was already impatient. "Have you finished talking? I'll leave after talking. I'm very busy. If he wants to fight the rebel, then just fight him. If you have the ability, let's go."
All the vassal towns in the world have been leveled!"
Well, I'm busy with dog fighting.
Tian Lingzi smiled bitterly. The emperor himself didn't care. He, a eunuch, was too anxious.
This is really true that the emperor is not in a hurry and the eunuch is.
Faced with Chi Guoguo's threat, the eunuch group that truly controlled the government had no choice but to hand over the unlimited power of fire to Li Yunze.
This is the result of strength being king.
Li Yunze's fist was big enough that the court had to give him whatever he wanted.
In this world where warriors rule the country, this is how it is.
Of course, there are still three pounds of nails in the rotten ship. Even if the Huanghuang Tang Dynasty is in decline, it still has some foundation.
Tian Lingzi and others were unwilling to accept Li Yunze's pressure and coercion, so they naturally resorted to secret methods.
His method is not complicated, it is to support Li Yunze's opponents.
The first one is Zhu Quanzhong, who behaved very loyally. Not only did he expand the scope of his jurisdiction, but he also gave him the power to do things conveniently in the north.
Furthermore, the Tang court once again began to play with traditional skills and reuse foreigners.
The target they chose was Li Keyong, the boss of the Shatuo people.
Li Keyong, who had rebelled against the Tang Dynasty, was appointed as the governor of Hedong, giving the Shatuo people territory, wealth, population and the reputation of righteousness.
This kind of operation was a routine method in Datang, and everyone was already accustomed to it.
But for Li Yunze, it was unacceptable.
In response, Li Yunze immediately went to the table and asked Zhu Wen and Zhu Quanzhong to be appointed as the acting general manager of the northbound camp, thus clearing Li Keyong's escape path!