However, I felt a little heavy when I heard that half of the officials and people who went up the mountain died.
In any case, many people here are innocent, and they really went up the mountain because they were worried about his physical condition.
Originally, His Majesty Li Er was pretending to be ill in order to test who wanted to rebel, so he chose to condone it and implicated these people.
This rebellion turned these unarmed officials and people into the most miserable cannon fodder.
However, Li Er is the emperor after all, and he is an emperor who has gone through wars.
He once dared to fight three thousand against one hundred thousand in front of Hulao Pass, and dared to kill brothers and brothers under the Xuanwu Sect. His will has long been tempered and hardened like a rock.
His mood only became slightly heavy for a while, and Li Er quickly returned to normal.
In order to eliminate these internal troubles and for the stability of the country, what cannot be sacrificed?
Thinking of this, His Majesty Li Er quickly felt relieved and asked: "What are the casualties on both sides this time?"
Yuchi Gong had obviously done his homework before coming, and immediately replied: "The Zuowu Guards suffered 820 casualties, the guards of Baiqi and Wannian County Duke suffered 130 casualties, and the Nanya Forbidden Army suffered 350 casualties... The total number of casualties among our soldiers was 1,300.
The rest."
"There were 1,500 Left Guards and 1,200 Turkic rebels involved in the rebellion. There were more than 2,000 dead soldiers and hangers-on recruited by Han King Li Yuanchang. There were about 500 officials and civilians who were bewitched or involved. The total number of rebels was about 5,200.
, the rebels suffered about 3,000 casualties, and the rest were all imprisoned. All the main participants have been brought outside the palace, please make your decision."
Upon hearing such heavy casualties, all the courtiers were in an uproar.
A group of ministers headed by Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling came outside the palace.
Seeing the rebels and officials shivering in the cold wind, they couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.
Just looking at the piles of corpses on the other side, everyone shuddered again!
How could these people be so out of their minds and follow Li Yuanchang and Hou Junji in such a drama of forcing the palace?
However, everyone was a little lucky. Fortunately, Li Yuanchang and Hou Junji who took the lead were killed on the spot.
If their rebellion succeeds, wars may break out, and the end of the Tang Dynasty will be the destruction of all lives.
Looking at His Majesty Li Er who came out right after him, all the ministers bowed and saluted, shouting loudly: "Your Majesty is blessed with great blessings, and God will protect you. We celebrate your Majesty and the Tang Dynasty."
His Majesty Li Er's face sank like water, and he said in a deep voice: "Gather the corpses of these rebels and find a place to bury them. As for our fallen soldiers, statistics must be made, and compensation must be made for both casualties and casualties.
You must stabilize your heart.”
"In addition, the officials who participated in the rebellion this time will not be held accountable for their deaths. They can only be appointed after being inspected by the bewitched. I don't want to hear any rumors that are not conducive to the imperial court."
"No, please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will make a plan as soon as possible!"
This kind of matter involves military affairs, so it is naturally the task of Fang Xuanling and Li Ji, so they quickly agreed.
Returning to the palace, His Majesty Li Er asked again: "During the rebellion, was there any turmoil in Chang'an City, and was there any unusual movement by the Prince of the East Palace?"
When it comes to royal matters, all the ministers are silent.
Although Hou Junji and Han Wang Li Yuanchang rebelled in the name of supporting the crown prince to ascend the throne, how could the prince remain unharmed?
But the problem is that these words were only spoken by Hou Junji and Li Yuanchang, but the prince Li Chengqian did not personally participate.
If you insist on standing up, you will not please both parties. Smart people will not talk about this kind of thing.
The people present are all veterans in the officialdom, so naturally they would not make such a stupid mistake.
Therefore, no one dared to answer His Majesty Li Er's questions.
No one can guarantee that the prince is really innocent, and no one can say that the prince is really involved...
But everyone already knew that it was inevitable that the prince would fall out of favor again.
Although the weak prince has never stated his position to accept the support of Hou Junji and others, nor has he participated in the entire rebellion plan.
You may even be kept in the dark and completely unaware, but that doesn’t matter!
The prince's trusted generals launched a rebellion to support themselves in overthrowing the emperor.
This is no different from the situation after the Xuanwumen Incident.
Just imagine, how did Emperor Gaozu feel when he was forced to abdicate?
Li Er's situation now is the same as that of Li Yuan back then.
But the current His Majesty Li Er is not the Emperor Gaozu back then!
Not to mention that His Majesty Li Er was at the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period. After many years of management, his control over the entire court and the world had reached an unprecedented level. How could he tolerate the forced conquest happening?
Although there is no evidence that Prince Li Chengqian was involved, so what if there is no evidence?
His Majesty Li Er has many sons. As long as this thorn pierces the emperor's heart, it will burst out sooner or later. Li Chengqian's position as crown prince will almost certainly be lost!
Others did not dare to answer, so Yuchi Gong could only quickly change the subject: "Your Majesty, during the rebellion of Li Yuanchang and Hou Junji, a group of dead men assassinated meritorious nobles and relatives of the emperor in Chang'an City, in order to arouse the common people in Chang'an City.
of panic..."
Knowing that no one dared to talk about the prince's problem, His Majesty Li Er could only give it up and pretended to be shocked: "Assassination meritorious service? These people deserve death. Have you caught them?"
Yuchi Gong shook his head and said: "Once those dead soldiers are caught, they will all take poison and commit suicide. It is difficult to extract confessions and catch them all."
His Majesty Li Er said angrily: "No matter how difficult it is, it is impossible to let it go. At the emperor's feet, these people are so unscrupulous. They simply don't take me seriously. Why don't you send more people to arrest him? I don't want to go back."
When he arrived at Chang'an City, he was assassinated."
"No!" Yuchi Gong accepted the order, ordered a group of troops, and returned to Chang'an City overnight.
Then His Majesty Li Er assigned their respective tasks, and the officials who came left one after another.
This rebellion has a great impact. If comprehensive arrangements are not made, the consequences will be unimaginable!
At this moment, His Majesty Li Er showed his strategizing and resolute imperial methods...
After most of the people left, only Changsun Wuji and a few big bosses were left in the palace.
Yang Fan was about to leave when his Majesty Li Er waved his hand and said, "Just stand aside and listen. I have something to ask later."
After saying that, he ignored the stunned Yang Fan and said to Fang Xuanling: "Ai Qing, please tell me about the current situation in the court."
"No!" Fang Xuanling glanced at Yang Fan and began to organize her thoughts.
When Yang Fan saw Fang Xuanling, Chang Sun Wuji and others all had seats, he could only stand aside obediently, wanting to scold her in his heart.
I killed all day today and stood for half of the night. Everyone was standing just now, so I didn't think anything of it.
Nowadays, when the room is full of people sitting, I just let myself stand. What does this mean?
No matter how he said that he was the hero of saving his life, this is how Li Er treated his savior?
Of course, Yang Fan was just complaining in his heart.
Although Yang Fan had never been an official in his previous life, it is impossible for Yang Fan to have no political wisdom at all.
Look at these people in front of you.
Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, Xiao Yu, Li Ji, Cheng Yaojin...
They are all the mainstays of this empire. In later generations, they are equivalent to *** level existences!
In such a meeting, the matters discussed must be extremely important national affairs.
Although Yang Fan was appointed as the Grand Governor of Jiangnan Province, in later generations he was only at the level of a provincial senior official at best.
This level seems very high, but it is simply impossible to attend the ***** meeting.
Now Yang Fan can listen to it nearby. This is no ordinary opportunity!
Yang Fan understands, but everyone present understands better than him!
Changsun Wuji was surprised when he heard that His Majesty Li Er had left Yang Fan behind.
The corner of my eye kept glancing at Yang Fan's reluctant face, feeling extremely jealous.
Even when his eldest son was the most favored, he was not qualified to listen to a meeting of this level.
What's more, his eldest son was sent to the frontier, which was an even bigger difference.
It’s so irritating that people are so different from each other!
More importantly, participating in this kind of meeting is not just about how much you can understand, but also about simplicity in the emperor's heart.
Only when the emperor treats you as a pillar of the empire will he be allowed to sit in on such an important meeting.
Even Prince Li Chengqian, King of Wei Li Tai... these biological sons, His Majesty Li Er has never allowed them to attend meetings of this level, which is simply unbelievable.
Now, Li Er deliberately kept Yang Fan here. How could Yang Fan be so worthy that His Majesty would take him so seriously?
Changsun Wuji is a bit elusive as to why Yang Fan has always been so favored by His Majesty Li Er.
In fact, Changsun Wuji's impression of Yang Fan can't be said to be good or bad. He just thinks that this kid is a little smart, but he acts impulsively...
Of course, this kid's greatest ability is to mess around.
There is no doubt that what His Majesty Li Er needs most now is a troublesome person to go to Jiangnan to break the situation.
But just because Yang Fan needed to go to Jiangnan to break the monopoly of the Jiangnan nobles, did he get such an opportunity to listen?
This made Changsun Wuji a little depressed. Yang Fan was so lucky.
There is really no one in the younger generation of the entire Tang Dynasty who can compare with him...
Sun Wuji became even more depressed when he thought that his eldest grandson's family had no heirs.
Cheng Yaojin felt comfortable all over. He opened his mouth and gave Yang Fan a big smile. His heart was already filled with joy.
This time Yang Fan came to Lishan to enjoy the snow with his daughter Cheng Yuzhu.
In his heart, Yang Fan has long become half of his son-in-law.
What's more, his eldest son Cheng Chumo and Yang Fan have a close relationship.
The higher Yang Fan's achievements are, the more beneficial it will be to their old Cheng family.
Xiao Yu also nodded happily.
For the godson recognized by his sister, he usually seems carefree. Who would have thought that such a troublesome stick could be so favored by His Majesty?
Obviously this is the rhythm of cultivating the pillars of the empire!
It is simply incredible that Yang Fan can find such a great use at such a young age.
However, with the relationship between his sister, Empress Dowager Xiao, and Xiao Shiyun, Yang Fan became more and more favored by the emperor, which was not a bad thing for the Xiao family.
As for Li Ji and Wei Zheng, there is no trace of joy or anger on their faces, and they always seem to have a poker face.
Everyone in the palace had different thoughts, and only Fang Xuanling's deep voice said: "From December 3rd of the twelfth year of Zhenguan to the present, when His Majesty was unable to attend to court affairs due to illness, officials from the Jiangnan gentry continued to report to the court, demanding the abolition of the maritime transportation system in Jiangnan.
Regarding the Yamen incident, we also requested that the appointment of Yang Quanjiang from Jiangnan to the Imperial Governor be revoked."
"Look, everyone, these are the memorials handed over through the imperial censor's desk, and there are signatures of many officials behind them. It is obvious that they are taking advantage of His Majesty's dragon body to put pressure on Chaoyang."
"In addition, here is a report on the taxes paid to the imperial court in the south of the Yangtze River since the founding of the Tang Dynasty. The people in the south of the Yangtze River are rich and abundant, but the taxes paid to the imperial court are very small. In addition, the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River often unite to resist the imperial orders.
, bringing a bad example to the entire country.
"In this rebellion, no matter where you are, there are shadows of the Jiangnan nobles. In order to fight against foreign aggression, you must first pacify the interior. If these people cannot be completely subdued, it will be unrealistic to want Jiangnan to become a supply base for grain and grass during the future Eastern Expedition.
"
Judging from the situation described by Fang Xuanling, it turns out that His Majesty Li Er had some foresight of this conspiracy.
Otherwise, he would not have gone with the flow and deliberately pretended to be seriously ill to lure all these people out.
Seeing that everyone was deep in thought, after a while, His Majesty Li Er asked: "What do you think, dear friends?"
As he said that, his eyes were fixed on Xiao Yu.
Seeing this scene, Xiao Yu broke out in cold sweat.
Xiao Yu is by no means a fool, on the contrary, he is very shrewd in politics. He was born in the Liang royal family, his father was Emperor Ming of the Later Liang Dynasty, and his sister was the empress of the Sui Dynasty...
This family background is definitely very impressive. Growing up in this kind of family, I have been influenced by it since childhood, and my political talent is definitely amazing.
Recalling that when Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty Yang Jian overthrew Daliang, Xiao Yu accompanied Emperor Jing Xiao Cong into Chang'an.
Xiao Cong was sentenced to death by Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty, but Xiao Yu was able to survive and occupy a high position.
Even with the change of dynasties, Xiao Yu still prospered and became one of the twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion.
Such a man who has both sides of the problem naturally has extremely careful thoughts.
This time, the Jiangnan nobles contributed to the rebellion, which obviously made His Majesty Li Er angry!
This time, Fang Xuanling was asked to collect evidence secretly, because he definitely wanted to attack the Jiangnan nobles.
In other words, this time Yang Fan went to Jiangnan with the purpose of breaking the monopoly of the Jiangnan gentry.
But now His Majesty Li Er wants him, one of the representatives of the Jiangnan gentry, to make his position clear.
If he expresses his support for the emperor, then there will definitely be a gap between the Xiao family and the Jiangnan gentry. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are even hostile.
But if he remains silent, His Majesty Li Er will definitely think that he, Xiao Yu, was involved in all the rebellion. That would be a tragedy!
Taking a deep breath, Xiao Yu's mouth was full of bitterness. He glanced at His Majesty Li Er and stood up and said: "Isn't the shore of the land the king's land? The minister believes that as long as it is beneficial to the empire and the people, he should unswervingly implement it.
.”
"What's more, the decision to establish a shipping office in Jiangnan has been issued, and Weichen absolutely supports it."
Hearing this, Changsun Wuji frowned slightly, then returned to normal, but he felt very contemptuous in his heart.
Xiao Yu really knows how to protect himself wisely. No wonder that when the Xiao royal family was slaughtered by the Sui Emperor, this person has always been able to get both sides.
This guy has already said that building a shipping office in the south of the Yangtze River is the emperor's will. He absolutely supports it. Who can say anything else?
Seeing Xiao Yu's clear stance, His Majesty Li Er smiled.
If it weren't for the presence of Jiangnan nobles in Lishan's rebellion this time, Xiao Yu, an old fox, might not have been able to catch him.
Now that Xiao, the person in charge of the Jiangnan noble family, has expressed his position, the subsequent negotiations will naturally become much easier.
Several important officials in the imperial court all agreed that when dealing with the Jiangnan gentry, some groups should be co-opted and some should be suppressed.
Li Er did not deliberately expand the scope of his attack on the Jiangnan nobles who participated in this rebellion.
This is why His Majesty Li Er firmly believes in his control over the court situation.
Even if the Jiangnan nobles like to make trouble, it is completely impossible to shake his country. This is the confidence of His Majesty Li Er.
Of course, what Li Er needs to worry about now is how to deal with Prince Li Chengqian.
Although Li Chengqian was not involved this time, so what, this rebellion has already formed a thorn in His Majesty Li Er's heart.
After the ministers retreated, His Majesty Li Er summoned Changsun Wuji.
The monarch and his ministers sat opposite each other, His Majesty Li Er gently sipping tea with an expressionless face.
Changsun Wuji looked at the emperor's face and felt a little uneasy.
He didn't know why the emperor announced his arrival alone?
But there was always some inexplicable worry in my heart, because the emperor's expression and behavior were really abnormal.
The emperor remained silent, which made Changsun Wuji feel on pins and needles. He had to ask tentatively: "Your Majesty, what is the important matter for me to invite the ministers here alone this time?"
His Majesty Li Er was still sipping tea and remained silent. After a long while, he slowly said: "This time the princes conspired to rebel, the prince must have known about it, but he just let it go. I want to change the king of Wei to be the prince, but the assistant thought that
how?"
Changsun Wuji was stunned, looking a little unbelievable.
Although His Majesty Li Er has been dissatisfied with the Crown Prince for a long time, it has long been known to everyone that he wants to depose the Crown Prince and replace him with Li Tai.
But this is the first time he has spoken out so bluntly.
It can be seen from this that His Majesty Li Er must have been very disappointed with Prince Li Chengqian!
Changsun Wuji hesitated and didn't know how to answer for a while.
This time Hou Junji conspired with Li Yuanchang to make the emperor abdicate and support the prince to ascend the throne, which indeed forced the prince into a desperate situation.
Although I don't know whether Li Chengqian knew about the rebellion of these two people, the blatant rebellion of Li Yuanchang and Hou Junji must have left a grudge in the emperor's heart.
He, the emperor, has not yet died, and his son's absolute supporter is forcing him to go to the palace. No matter who is the emperor, he will not mind.
It can be said that when Li Yuanchang wanted to be the emperor, when Hou Junji called for the emperor to abdicate and the prince to ascend the throne.
Regardless of whether His Highness the Crown Prince participated in this rebellion, there are only two endings waiting for him.
Either His Majesty Li Er will abdicate and the Crown Prince will ascend the throne, or the rebellion will fail and the Crown Prince will be deposed.
But is Li Tai really suitable to be the prince?
On the surface, both the prince Li Chengqian and the king of Wei Li Tai were the nephews of his eldest grandson Wuji.
No matter who becomes the emperor, the eldest grandson family can maintain their respected status to a great extent!
But that's not actually the case.
After all, the Sun family has invested too many resources in Prince Li Chengqian these days!
Once the prince is deposed, all these years of hard work will be in vain!