Chapter 8 The Prince's First Battle of Wu Sansi (1)
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Qianyuan Hall, the main hall among the imperial palaces in the eastern capital Luoyang.
It adopts a double eaves and thirteen door design. On the eaves, it is necessary to kiss the twelves. Looking back, facing each other from a distance, it is extraordinary.
The entire Luoyang Imperial City was built on the basis of the ruins of the Great Sui Palace. In order to express opposition to the extravagance of the royal family at the end of the Sui Dynasty and to demonstrate the simplicity of the Li Tang Dynasty, the Qianyuan Palace was built two circles smaller than the former site in the Sui Dynasty.
When Li Chongjun walked on the straight road leading to Qianyuan Hall, his heart was ups and downs and he was so excited that he could not extricate himself.
It felt like walking on the avenue in front of the Supreme Hall of the Forbidden City, but going to the Forbidden City was for fun.
And now, he is in order to participate in the government and change history. The kind of passion that the world is in my control cannot be suppressed at all.
The ministers who could keep him calm were the ones who attended the court in Qianyuan Palace.
This is the first time that Li Chongjun has gone to court to participate in politics after he became Li Jun, and will also meet his father Li Xian for the first time.
He had an unknown premonition. After counting, he found that everyone in the court seemed to be his enemy.
Li Chongjun's situation is extremely dangerous!
He came later on purpose, one to show off the prince's majesty, and the other to wait for all the rioters who harmed the government to appear again.
He walked into the hall, and directly in front of him, on the golden throne, his father, the most confused man in the Tang Dynasty, and Emperor Li Xian, was sitting listlessly.
The ministers were shocked when they watched Li Chongjun's figure.
"The prince is here!"
"Wu Sansi is here, why dare he come?"
"There's a good show!"
Li Chongjun stood in his position and looked back and saw that the people in the hall were so clear!
The party disciples of Wu Sansi, the prince of Dejing County, and the followers of Wei Juyuan, the Minister of Works, each followed their big bosses and did not disturb each other.
In the front row, Wu Sansi turned his head and said respectfully: "Your Highness the Crown Prince."
Li Jun glanced at him. He was of medium figure, moderate physique, and a pair of shrewd eyes that impressed people.
Li Jun pretended not to hear it.
On the throne, Li Xian, who was obviously not interested in the court, yawned and was about to express his standard line: The court had nothing to do.
If you want to say this, you have to be early. Emperor Li Xian is very experienced in this regard.
Only when the court is full of their own relatives can we disperse. After a while, the old stubborn people come, but they can't leave even if they want to.
He moved his slightly fat body and opened his mouth, "My dear friends, nothing is wrong..."
"Your Majesty! I have this memorial!"
Before the people arrived, the sound had already been heard. Li Junke had to see which hero he was.
I saw a thin old man, panting and running all the way to the hall.
It is Huan Yanfan, the minister!
Li Jun recognized him and remembered his deeds.
This Huan Yanfan can be said to be like an iron warrior in Li Xian's dynasty.
Just the day before he was sentenced to exile, he wrote a letter to Li Xian with a sincere love word, asking him to force Queen Wei back to the harem and manage the affairs of the Central Palace well, and not to jump out from time to time. The politics of the previous dynasty had nothing to do with her, a woman, and it would be enough for me, Li Tang, to give Wu Zetian.
Don’t think about the hen in the morning and interfering in the affairs of the government.
With such fearless Huan Yanfan, it is not worth mentioning to stop Li Xian from going to court early.
Li Xian, who was on the throne, had already raised his butt. When he saw Huan Yanfan's figure, he could only barely put his butt back, thinking in his heart how to send him away.
But today, with Li Jun here, he will not let him, the listed father succeed!
The eunuch in charge, Sun Fulu, walked down the stairs, took over the memorial and presented it to Li Xian.
Li Xian took the memorial helplessly, but his heart was shouting: Queen, why are you ill today? If you don’t come, my head will hurt even more.
Huan Yanfancai didn't care whether Li Xian was willing to deal with the government affairs. This lazy guy hadn't been to court for more than ten days.
Is it easy to catch him this time?
He recited loudly: "The five prefectures in Hebei have flooded and countless houses have been floating. Seven or eighteen people have died or injured. I ask Your Majesty to exempt the rent and taxes of the five prefectures for one year, reduce labor service, and give money and grain."
Li Xian understood Huan Yanfan’s memorial, and Li Jun also understood it.
The word "he" was an exclusive noun in ancient times, specifically referring to the Yellow River.
This sentence refers to the flood in the five prefectures in the northern part of the Yellow River, with countless victims and hungry for feeding. If the court does not send money and food, the people will not be able to survive.
The mother river of the Yellow River selflessly nourishes the people along the coast, but also brings them countless disasters.
It is common to break the door and change the way.
There seems to be no record of this incident in history. Li Jun pricked up his ears, listened carefully, and his head kept turning.
He knew that the one with the surname Wu and the one with the surname Wei standing in the court now were determined to harm Li Tang's country.
You must be vigilant, take action in time, solve problems, and prevent them from having a chance to cause trouble.
Strictly speaking, Emperor Li Xian was not an unreasonable person. The people under his rule suffered disasters. As the king of a country, he also felt compassionate.
He smacked his lips and said, "Shizhong Huan, I ordered you to patrol the five prefectures of Hebei, issue the imperial edicts, and comfort the victims. You can do all the matters here at a cheap price."
Li Xian's decision was correct. Huan Yanfan was diligent in doing things and was dedicated to his duties. He would definitely save the people when he sent him to Hebei.
However, how could Wu Sansi let such a good policy be implemented? Unexpectedly, Wu Sansi jumped out: "Report to Your Majesty, I think that Huan Shizhong is old and not suitable for the tiring of a boat. I recommend Zong Chuke, the Minister of War, to take on this position."
A person who is good at retreating and pushing others to block the gun, Li Jun immediately made a preliminary judgment on Wu Sansi's personality traits.
Such people are treacherous and vicious, but selfish. As long as they do not hurt themselves, even if their son dies, they will still fight for power and profit without delay.
Zong Chuke behind him also came out and confessed, "I am willing to go."
Li Jun is not unfamiliar with Zong Chuke. He is Wu Sansi's number one lackey and is very good at being an official. A little different from Wu Sansi is that Zong Chuke is very greedy.
Soon, he would accept a large bribe from the Turkic Khan and trap our Tang army in an unrighteous manner. How could Li Jun let him inspect the five prefectures?
He immediately stopped, "Your Majesty, in two days, the envoys of Silla Kingdom will arrive. Zong Shangshu is proficient in Silla language and welcoming the envoys is not missing."
All the ministers were staring at this historic scene!
The prince actually stood up and stopped Wu Sansi!
It's really a rare thing that's hard to see in a thousand years!
Let’s see how Wu Sansi takes action!
Li Xian was just about to agree to Wu Sansi’s request, but turned around and heard the prince’s opinion, he felt it was reasonable.
The previous few times welcoming Silla missions was indeed Zong Chuke. Now it would be inconvenient if someone changed.
Li Xian paused and said, "Zongqing, otherwise you will stay for the Silla mission to patrol the floods and go to Shizhong Huan."
Zong Chuke did not dare to respond, glanced at Wu Sansi, who changed his mind and immediately said, "Your Majesty, the scholars and scholars who were waiting for the imperial edict in Xiuwenguan, among them, there are many people who are proficient in Silla languages, who can all be qualified to welcome the mission. The Hebei River is a major event, involving the safety of tens of thousands of people. People like Zong Shangshu must go to appease him."
"What I said is reasonable."
This rattle was pushed back by Wu Sansi again.
Li Jun couldn't help but curse: You're so stupid. Do you think that when Zong Chuke goes to Hebei, he will distribute disaster relief money and grain according to the door and household?
With his personality of plucking hairs by the geese, it would be great if the disaster victims could get half of the relief they received.
The rest fell into Zong Chuke's pocket, and of course, Wu Sansi's part was indispensable.
They didn't want to inspect the disaster situation, they were just fighting for opportunities to be greedy for money. The five states had flooded, and the amount of disaster relief funds issued by the court could not be reduced.
This kind of fat that has a lot of oil and water naturally cannot be cheaper for others.
However, Li Jun also has a way to deal with it.
He stepped forward and smiled and said, "Your Majesty, Huan Shizhong's mother is from Hebei. In recent years, she has been homesick. My sons think that we can take this opportunity to take Huan Shizhong back to his hometown to see the floods and patrol the government for a month. It is not a killing of two birds with one stone, but also reflects the great kindness of Your Majesty."
boom!
The ministers were in an uproar, and Shizhong Huan's old face could not be held back!
Li Jun's words were not the key point, but the key was the last sentence, to dismiss the political affairs. This means that Huan Shizhong, an old minister of the central court, stayed honestly in the five prefectures of Hebei, dealing with local floods and the affairs of the central court, and not caring about the affairs of the local court.
This state must be maintained for one month.
This is a great humiliation for an old minister who takes it as his responsibility to support the Li Tang country!
All the ministers saw it, and Huan Yanfan also knew: Prince, Prince, why are you so confused? If the old minister leaves, the government will be even more in control of Wu Sansi and the others.
Chapter completed!