Li Yuan pondered for a while and said nothing. At this time, an eunuch reported at the door, "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Pei is asking for a meeting!"
Li Jiancheng was shocked. Pei Ji appeared at this time, which must have been slandering for Master Sheng Yan's affairs. He must not let Pei Ji succeed. He said anxiously: "Father!"
Li Yuan waved his hand, his face darkened, and he said a little displeased: "You are the prince of the Tang Dynasty. Can't you calm down for this? You just don't believe me so much? I know very well in my heart, you don't need it.
Think about it more and leave!"
Li Jiancheng had no choice but to take out a memorial, "This is a memorial written by his son. If your father has time, he will take a look. It is related to Pei Xiangguo."
Li Yuan nodded, "Put it on the table and go!"
The memorial was written by Liu Wenjing. The impeachment of Pei Ji in Hedong did not report it, resulting in the tragic death of Li Shuliang and the entire army was wiped out. However, Li Jiancheng felt that it was inappropriate for Liu Wenjing to impeach, and the Imperial Book Station was a little worried, so he simply copied it himself.
To the father.
Li Jiancheng placed the memorial on the table and retreated. Li Yuan immediately ordered: "Super Pei, the Prime Minister, to meet with him!"
He picked up the memorial and flipped two pages casually, but was suddenly attracted.
Pei Ji rushed over excitedly, walked to the door of the imperial study room but met Li Jiancheng. He was stunned, and the smile on his face was about to be retracted but could not be taken back. "So it was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
Li Jiancheng looked at him coldly, snorted heavily, and walked quickly from his side. Pei Ji turned around and looked at Jiancheng away, shook his head secretly. If he didn't bring him down, he would die at his hands.
Pei Ji walked into the imperial study room and saw that Li Yuan was focusing on a memorial. He didn't dare to disturb him. He stood aside and said nothing. Li Yuan closed the memorial, glanced at Pei Ji, and asked lightly: "Pei Xiangguo went to find Wen last time
When I was happy with Pei, I met Yang Yuanqing, right?"
Pei Ji's mind, "Boom!, what he feared the most finally happened. Last time Li Shuliang was completely wiped out, he survived. The explanation he gave to Li Yuan was that he happened to be in Wenxi Pei Mansion. He escaped this disaster
, but he concealed the incident of meeting Yang Yuanqing in Pei Mansion. It had been a long time since the incident. He thought it was nothing, but he did not expect that the incident happened at this gate.
Pei Ji was extremely frightened, but he couldn't find an explanation. His legs weakened and he knelt down and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, I am guilty of deceiving the king!"
"So, did you really meet Yang Yuanqing?"
Pei Ji quickly weighed the pros and cons at this moment. The emperor would not be aimless. He must have mastered some evidence and could no longer conceal Yang Yuanqing, but he could not admit that it was himself who caused Li Shuliang's defeat and he had to avoid the truth and make the false.
"Your Majesty, I did not meet Yang Yuanqing, but was blocked by Yang Yuanqing in the Pei family. I only escaped from the protection of the Pei family."
Li Yuan looked at him and asked slowly, "Where was Li Shuliang's army at that time?"
The death of Li Shuliang was the biggest pain in Li Yuan's heart. The trauma in his heart has not healed yet. The memorial of Prince Jiancheng tore opens the wound in his heart.
Pei Ji had actually thought of a countermeasure for a long time, but it had not been used. He said calmly: "Your Majesty, I set out from Jishan County to Wenxi County. At that time, the army of the Prince of Changping was still in Jishan County.
After meeting Yang Yuanqing, I immediately sent my men to send a letter to the Prince of Changping. However, I went to Jishan County, but I didn't expect that the army had left Jishan County. As a result, I missed the opportunity and did not inform the Tang army. I kept blaming myself for this matter.
.”
Li Yuan's face calmed a little, and Pei Ji still went to deliver the letter, which shows that he was not aware of the situation, but he met Yang Yuanqing and actually concealed himself, which made Li Yuan really dissatisfied.
"Why did you hide it from Yang Yuanqing?"
Pei Ji bit his lips and whispered: "I am afraid that the emperor will find out that Yang Yuanqing went to Wenxi, so I took my anger at the Pei family. After all, my surname is Pei, and I have selfish intentions in this matter."
"Is that simple?" Li Yuan asked coldly again
"I am still afraid of being criticized by the ministers, so I did not tell anyone about this matter, and I am definitely not trying to conceal His Majesty."
Li Yuan looked up at the roof, his eyes flashing. After a long time, he sighed, "I don't want to investigate this matter in depth, but your crime of deceiving the king is unforgivable. Find a reason for yourself! You will be dismissed as the Minister of Personnel and transferred
The phase is half a year.”
Pei Ji secretly hated him and actually dismissed his most important position as Minister of Personnel. He knew that this must be the impeachment of the prince. He did not go directly to the emperor through the Censorate, but he could only be the prince. After hating him, he hated him.
He had no choice but to whisper: "I am willing to inspect Bashu for Your Majesty."
Li Yuan nodded. This excuse is good, "Okay! I'll apply for it tomorrow morning."
"I obey the order!"
Pei Ji was extremely depressed. He had rushed to impeach Sheng Yanshi, but he lost his position as Minister of Personnel. The emperor was tolerant and refused to pursue the matter, but the knife was more cruel than anyone else. He only hoped that this was the case.
Don’t leave any root cause for the hearing incident again.
"I have surrendered."
Seeing that Pei Ji was a little discouraged, Li Yuan couldn't help laughing. In fact, he was not angry about Pei Ji's deception of the emperor, and refused to say that meeting Yang Yuanqing was a normal person. He could understand that Pei Ji was the Left Secretary of the Shangshu.
Pushe was also the Minister of Personnel. He occupied too many positions. Li Yuan had always wanted to find an opportunity to give up his position. Today is the opportunity.
Li Yuan smiled and said, "Isn't it a problem for Bao Xiangguo to see me? Why do you have to surrender if you don't talk about it?"
Pei Ji sighed, "In fact, it's just a small matter. Two days ago, His Majesty asked who the envoy sent to the Western Liang Dynasty by the Northern Sui Dynasty was at the court meeting. I have found out."
Li Yuan could not remember it very clearly. It seemed that this was the case. He asked casually at that time, but it was not a big deal. However, Pei Ji had the intention to ask for it for him, which was not a big deal.
"I can't remember this, so tell me who is the messenger?"
"Report to Your Majesty, the envoy is Xie Sili, the Minister of War of Northern Sui Dynasty."
"Well! It seems that he is also the person who is on the mission to Xi Qin. He has served as an aide to Yang Xuangan before. This person seems to be trusted by Yang Yuanqing. Who is his origin?"
Pei Ji was waiting for Li Yuan’s question. He bowed and said, “Your Majesty, this person is Yang Yuanqing’s confidant, a child of the Xie clan of Danyang. Xie Yingdeng, the general of Yang Yuanqing’s army, is his clan’s brother.”
Li Yuan frowned, "Then what is his relationship with Uncle Xie Fang?"
Pei Ji's purpose is to lure Xie Fang out, but he can't say it directly, that would make Li Yuan suspect Li Shimin. He had to make a few turns and let Li Yuan ask himself. This is a reminder in the officialdom. A reminder that is too straightforward will not only be exposed.
Your own attempts will also embarrass the superiors and must be guided cleverly. Moreover, the superiors suddenly realize it, and they seem to be confused. This is the clever method.
Pei Ji will never give the answer. As long as he asks Li Yuan to connect Xie Sili and Xie Fang Shu, his purpose will be achieved. He will be embarrassed for a while: "Report to Your Majesty, this... I don't understand. If Your Majesty needs it
, I can go and investigate."
"Forget it, I just asked casually, you will give up!"
Li Yuan asked casually and excluded Xie Fang from the Pujin Pass. He decided to appoint the Guangtong Cang Guard He Chang to replace Sheng Yan's commander.
The next day, the morning court issued an order, appointing Pei Ji as the pacification envoy of the thirteen counties of Bashu and sent to the county of Bashu, removed his post as Minister of Personnel, appointed Chen Shuda as Minister of Personnel, and transferred Sheng Yanshi to General Xianyang.
He led two thousand troops to station in Xianyang and appointed He Chang, the garrison commander of Guangtongcang, to replace Sheng Yan's army as the garrison commander of Pujin Pass.
The new year is finally here, and the two major markets of Changan Li people and metropolitan cities have entered the hottest moment of the year, but this year's business seems to be even more booming, with the goods sold 30% more than usual.
In front of a donkey-selling shop in the cattle and horse store, more than a dozen businessmen from Hedong were bargaining with the shopkeeper.
"No! No! No! No! You can't buy so many. My mules and donkeys have only one hundred and twenty. If you buy them all, I will not be able to do business later."
"We buy one hundred and leave twenty for you."
"I think you are old customers, and you will add ten more money to each end, otherwise I will not agree."
"Ten bans, one word is determined, we will make a deal!"
In a tea shop, the shopkeeper led several businessmen into the warehouse behind, where hundreds of loads of tea were piled up.
"These teas are new teas for this year. If you want them all, I can get half a percent cheaper."
"Shopkeeper Luo, you're kidding! In two months, the new tea will be on the market again. This is also called new tea, which is 20% cheaper, so we will buy them all."
"At most 10%!"
"One and a half, otherwise I'll go to someone else's house."
"Okay! That's half."
Livestock, tea, wood, cloth, silk, medicinal materials, except for grain, oil, salt and carnivore, almost all other businesses have encountered such purchases. Teams of merchants from Hedong purchased a large amount of goods, and they also
After paying a lot of business tax, the merchants made a lot of money, and the government also collected a lot of taxes. The guys in every shop received a big red envelope at the end of the year, and almost everyone was happy.
No one realized what the consequences would be. Teams of mules and donkeys were loaded with goods, either heading north or east, and their target was the same place, Hedong County.
Soon, there were sporadic Hedong caravans one after another. They did not appear together, but came in batches, not only to Chang'an, but also to Guanzhong and every city in Guanzhong left their footprints, the Tang Dynasty
Business began to prosper, and a lot of money was circulating in the market, and the rice price rose little by little until three months later, the rice price tripled, from a hundred vermin to a three hundred vermin, whether in Guanzhong or Bashu,
All kinds of materials began to be short of money, but the only thing that was not short of money was money. The market was full of big money, and people could not buy things with money. The prices of the Tang Dynasty began to soar. It was not until this time that merchants discovered that they were selling.
The things given to the Hedong merchants were too cheap, but the Hedong merchants never appeared again.