All the officials in Chang'an were busy, and the people were frightened when they heard about the war. The officers and soldiers of the three armies heard the news and came to Luoyang with gold and iron horses!
The "War Order" signed by Li Er, the ruler of the Tang Empire, suddenly put Chang'an City into a wartime state, and mobilized 60,000 to 70,000 people to Zhengzhou to quell the rebellion. This was no small matter. The allocation of weapons, grain and grass must be coordinated by officials from various departments in the court. What's more, the military situation is urgent. The army will set off tomorrow, and the officials will be even busier!
Officials from various departments in the six departments of the court now wish they had eight legs. Those officials who were on leave at home have all been recalled. Unless you are so sick that you are bedridden, you will have to return to the Yamen to be on duty even if the sky falls.
In my impression, the last time the six departments of the imperial court were as busy as today was back in the ninth year of Wude, when the Turkic troops came to the city...
This impromptu emergency war brought a huge test to all departments of the Tang Dynasty. It was also a good time to test the efficiency of the officials of the six departments of the court!
Inside the Manna Hall.
Li Er didn't have a moment to spare.
Throughout the afternoon, courtiers kept coming in and out, reporting to him on the progress of various preparations for the army's expedition. At this time, a special and uncommon person appeared in the Manna Hall.
"Your Majesty, all officials in Chang'an City related to the Qinghe Cui Family, the Boling Cui Family, and the Xingyang Zheng Family have all been monitored by Baiqi. If they act rashly, they will be captured immediately!"
This man is none other than Li Junxian, the man in charge of Baiqi for Li Er!
"Well! Jun Xian, you did a good job! In addition, you have to make people watch out for these officials sending messages to Feige over there in Zhengzhou!"
Li Er's eyes flashed with cold light and he said in a deep voice.
The Cui family of Qinghe, the Zheng family of Xingyang, and the Zheng family of Boling have been powerful families for thousands of years. Many officials in the Tang Dynasty today were scholars who were attached to these three families. After all, although the imperial examination was held in the imperial examination, today's scholars are attached to the aristocratic families. Still the mainstream of the times. Under such circumstances, Li Er couldn't help but be on guard against those courtiers related to the Cui family and the Zheng family secretly leaking information!
At this time, Li Er had to be grateful to his father Li Yuan. After Li Yuan established the Tang Dynasty and brought peace to the world, he had begun to deliberately exclude officials from aristocratic families from the center of power. Although there are still a large number of people in the court Most of the officials came from aristocratic families, but very few of them were in important positions. At present, the emerging aristocratic groups in Datang have gradually gained strength to compete with the established aristocratic families!
"I obey the decree!"
Li Junxian clasped his fists and followed the order.
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Yunshan Villa.
"Madam, are you blaming your husband for letting Tiedan go to Zhengzhou?"
After finishing all the things in the afternoon, Li Zexuan saw Han Yuxi sitting alone in the courtyard in a daze. He walked quietly behind her, bent down to stop Han Yuxi's thin waist, and whispered in her ear.
"Ms. sir!"
Han Yuxi was startled when she was suddenly hugged. When she turned around and saw that it was Li Zexuan, she rested her head on Li Zexuan's shoulder and said softly: "Mr. sir, I didn't blame you. I know that you It’s also for Tiedan’s good. If he can earn some military merit here, he will be prosperous for the rest of his life! But I only have one younger brother, so he suddenly went to such a far place alone, and I’m very worried!”
Seeing his wife frowning, Li Zexuan stroked her cheek with some distress, and then said: "Madam, don't worry, I'm not going to Zhengzhou for him to charge the front line. He should just be managing intelligence in the Chinese army's big account! Besides, Now Tiedan also has martial arts, even if he encounters an accident, he can still protect himself, don’t you think so~?”
Han Yuxi turned around and put her forehead against Li Zexuan's. She looked into Li Zexuan's eyes with clear eyes. After a moment, she heard her whisper softly: "I listen to my husband. He is a nobleman of our Han family and also ours." The lucky star of the Han family, my husband said that Tiedan will be fine, so he will be fine!"
Li Zexuan couldn't help but laugh and said: "Hehe! How dare your husband-in-law still have such ability?"
After making a joke, Li Zexuan looked solemn and said: "Okay, madam, don't be unhappy. I have to go see my grandfather and grandmother, especially my grandmother. After she heard that Fashan was trapped in Guancheng, she had lunch I can’t even eat it, I have to go take a look!”
Han Yuxi nodded and said: "Yes! Then I will go with my husband!"
"That's fine!"
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The sky is getting dark, but the city of Chang'an today has not become quiet due to the curfew. The six government offices near the imperial city are still brightly lit, and troops or grain trucks can still be seen passing by on the streets. All these signs all indicate that A war is about to break out!
Correspondingly, Guancheng County is not peaceful tonight because the army from the state capital is catching thieves!
The origin of the matter begins with the return of the royal secretary to the county government office in the afternoon.
"Your Excellency, County Magistrate, tomorrow Taigong Cui will take action. Before that, we in the county government must eradicate the spies first! Otherwise, if we ruin Taigong Cui's important event, we may not be able to save our lives!"
Master Wang came to Houya and found Guancheng County Magistrate Cui Yong, a distant relative of the Cui family, who was drinking tea and listening to music. He had some advice.
Hearing this, Cui Yong narrowed his eyes and said, "Huh? What does Mr. Wang mean by this? Is there a spy in the county government? Who is it?"
Chief Wang looked around, and Cui Yong waved his hand impatiently: "Okay, okay! You all go down!"
The maids and servants serving around him, as well as the girl who had just been playing and singing a little tune, all followed the instructions and left.
Then Chief Wang said cautiously: "Your Excellency, County Magistrate, Ye County Prime Minister is the spy lurking in our county government!"
Cui Yong was shocked. He kicked his eyes, swallowed, and said: "Master Wang, you can't say such nonsense. Do you have any real evidence?"
"My Lord County Magistrate, of course I don't have any real evidence for this. Ye Minglei will definitely be careful when doing this kind of thing. Where can he leave any clues? But please think about it carefully, Lord County Magistrate. Ye Minglei has an inexplicable connection with the Ye family of Nanyang." , and Xianguan heard a letter from a friend in Chang'an City last month saying that the old grandpa of the Ye family went to Chang'an last year to recognize his relatives, and he recognized the current Marquis of Yong'an! Do you think Ye Minglei will help Grand Duke Cui in the future, or will he help the current emperor?
Moreover, several times before, Taigong Cui asked us to forcibly recruit people into the army, and the Prime Minister of Ye County has always been obedient and pushed again and again. Do you think he has ulterior motives? Lord County Magistrate, forgive Wang for speaking bluntly, at this critical moment, we would rather kill a thousand by mistake than miss one! Otherwise, you and I will be in danger! "
Finally, County Magistrate Cui was persuaded by Lord Wang and immediately asked the county government’s catcher to go to Ye’s house to invite Ye Minglei to speak to the county government. The Ye family was now closed to thank guests, and the county government’s catcher could not enter. Later, the king’s master Book personally led the government officials and forced their way into Ye Mansion, only to find that Ye Minglei's family were all missing!
So, after reporting at all levels, the governor's office was alerted, and soldiers and horses from the state government gathered together with the county government officials, and the whole city began to search for Ye Minglei!
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(End of chapter)
