Early the next morning, it was time to go to court.
Xu Yunyan worked late at night in his mansion, and while he was still sleeping soundly, there was a knock on the door.
Xu Yunyan looked up at the still dark sky and couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
"Who is this? How long have I been asleep before you come to me?"
Although Xu Yunyan complained endlessly, he still got up quickly and went forward to open the courtyard door. He was instantly startled by the scene outside.
I saw more than ten soldiers in Forbidden Army armor standing here, and one of them took a step forward while looking at Xu Yunyan who opened the door.
"General."
Xu Yunyan didn't know this man either. After he called himself a general, he reluctantly raised his hand and gave him a fist in return.
"I wonder what this little brother wants to do with a certain family?"
Xu Yunyan looked sleepy, and the imperial guard had no intention of looking down on him or making things difficult for him as he spoke here.
"General, your Majesty, His Highness the Crown Prince asked me to come and inform the general that the general will be required to attend the court meeting today."
"ah?"
At this moment, Xu Yunyan was a little confused.
Going to court? me?
Could it be that Prince Li Chengqian told His Majesty something that he didn't know? Didn’t you make it clear yesterday?
Although Xu Yunyan was a little speechless, after seeing the imperial guards led by the prince's guards nodding in front of him, Xu Yunyan said oh.
"I know, I'm going to get ready to put on my armor. Let's leave now, right?"
Everyone nodded in agreement again, and Xu Yunyan immediately returned to put on his armor.
After putting on the rather gorgeous armor that was used in the previous court, which was more ceremonial than combat, I was a little surprised when I saw the soldiers in front of me had prepared horses for me as soon as I walked out of the door.
Is this too efficient?
As soon as Xu Yunyan said this with emotion, one of the soldiers bowed and saluted, "General, please mount your horse. I will rush to the imperial city now."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Yunyan immediately got on his horse and said, "Thank you for your help."
After Xu Yunyan got on his horse, two soldiers immediately got on their horses to guard Xu Yunyan. The others were like wooden stakes, standing at the door of Xu Yunyan's house to guard his home.
Xu Yunyan had nothing to say about this, and just followed the direction directed by the soldiers intentionally or unintentionally and rushed to the imperial city.
When he first arrived at the imperial city, Xu Yunyan saw a group of civil servants and generals gathering in groups. After Xu Yunyan dismounted, a soldier stepped forward to take the reins of his horse and said to Xu Yunyan.
"General, please go on your own. We will wait for the general here. After the court is over, we will meet the general here."
After they said what they were going to do next, Xu Yunyan gave them a fist and said, "This will help."
After Xu Yunyan said this, he took out a golden lump from his arms and gave it to them. These soldiers were flattered here.
"General, how did this happen?"
Even though they said this, they still accepted the gold pimple rewarded by Xu Yunyan.
Although the gold was not big, only the size of a melon seed, it was enough for them to have a good meal and drink, and there was still a lot left over.
Xu Yun came to court, and he was discovered just after taking a few steps forward.
Several laughing generals came over.
"Hey, Mr. Li, it's rare for you to come to court, it's really rare!"
A general punched Xu Yunyan while he was speaking. The punch made Xu Yunyan grin and retreat.
"Look, I'm still too thin."
The person who spoke was Cheng Yaojin. After he said this, Qin Qiong stopped him.
"Know your integrity and don't mess around. We have to go to court to discuss matters. If you beat General Li to death, how will it end?"
Cheng Yaojin said carelessly, "What's the big deal? Let this kid follow me. Anyway, there aren't many generals of his level behind me."
Now, you all stand in front of me. I looked at him. He was really knocked down, so I picked him up. His Majesty would never let him know the clues. "
have to! Did you offend Cheng Yaojin?
Xu Yunyan asked cautiously, "General Cheng, did the boy offend the general? Why does the general hold such grudge against the boy?"
As soon as Xu Yung finished speaking, Cheng Yaojin looked at him, "You have offended me! You are very cruel when you offend me."
Xu Yunyan, the monk Zhang Er, was a little confused and asked again in confusion.
"I wonder if General Cheng can explain it clearly? Let this kid die and understand."
Xu Yunyan is now here with a smiling face, trying to lower his body as much as possible, asking Cheng Yaojin here, and Cheng Yaojin is talking here without any embarrassment.
"Okay, then I'll make it clear to you that I bought several pieces of colored glaze, but they left a hole in my house."
Xu Yunyan was speechless for a moment and looked at Cheng Yaojin.
"Is it because General Cheng has no money because of Liuli? But Liuli has nothing to do with me!"
Xu Yunyan was pretending to be dumbfounded here, but Cheng Yaojin saw him like this, and directly stepped forward and hooked his right hand on Xu Yunyan's neck like an iron rod, and strangled Xu Yunyan hard, making him stick out his tongue again. Again begging for mercy.
"You still said it has nothing to do with you?"
Yaojin said this, looked around to see if no one was paying attention to his side, and said it again in Xu Yunyan's ear.
"When I bought several pieces of colored glaze to show off to His Majesty, His Majesty let it slip."
"Well?"
Xu Yunyan felt like she was about to cry. It seemed that the news was not leaked by herself, but by her teammates.
What should I do?
Xu Yunyan looked at Cheng Yaojin worriedly here, waiting for Cheng Yaojin's arrangements, but Cheng Yaojin looked at him and started talking directly.
"I don't care about the rest. I will forgive you if you burn a mighty General Cheng Liuli for me when you go to the East Palace."
"Ah? You are waiting here for the little one."
For the sake of his own life, Xu Yunyan watched Cheng Yaojin hurriedly clasping his fists and saluting.
"Don't worry, General Cheng. I will definitely burn a mighty General Cheng for you."
But Cheng Yaojin let go of Xu Yunyan, and suddenly another person grabbed Xu Yunyan's neck and came over with a dark face. In the still unclear dawn, Xu Yunyan looked at him in surprise.
"General Yuchi, I wonder where the boy has offended General Yuchi?"
Yuchi Gong pointed at Cheng Yaojin, "I heard everything he said just now. I want a glass work by the super majestic General Yuchi."
Well?
This made Xu Yunyan even more speechless.
General Cheng and General Yuchi really didn't get along, and they didn't like each other every day, but they had a close relationship, and Xu Yunyan was speechless.
"Yes, yes, I will definitely make the majestic General Liuli work for the two generals."
After Xu Yunyan finished speaking, he looked at Qin Qiong again.
"The younger one will also make one for General Qin."
Qin Qiong instantly became happy, "Me too? Okay, now I have thanked Brother Li. I'm so lucky to be able to wait for me when the junior has already worked so hard for this teaching." This Qin Xiong can be said to be good at talking, and Qin Qiong said this Let Xu Yunyan think about it.
"Yes, I'm still teaching Cheng Chumo and Yuchi Baolin things. If you make things so difficult for me, let's see if I don't slap him in the future."
Just looking at Xu Yunyan's strange expression here, Cheng Yaojin coughed, as if he knew what Xu Yunyan was thinking.
"If you dare to bully my child, huh!"
Cheng Yaojin was worthy of being the devil incarnate, and he was very good at manipulating people's hearts. After saying this, Xu Yunyan hurriedly surrendered.
"Don't worry General Cheng, how dare I do such a thing."
Just before this farce was about to end,
Not long after, Hou Junji also appeared. As soon as he appeared, all the civil and military personnel stayed away from him and did not dare to approach Hou Junji.
This scene made Xu Yunyan very curious, and this general was also standing here. Even Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, who seemed to be at odds with Hou Junji and others, was secretly a confidant of Xu Yunyan's current boss Li Shimin. , Yuchi Gong didn't even come forward to say hello to Hou Junji, let alone express anything.
This makes Xu Yunyan very curious, but if you don't go up, my identity is different from yours, so I have to go up.
Then Xu Yunyan apologized to several generals and walked towards Hou Junji. However, before he could step forward, Hou Junji shook his head and winked, signaling Xu Yunyan not to come over.
Seeing Xu Yunyan, he was stunned, and another person dragged him back.
Xu Yunyan turned around and saw General Li Shiji.
"I have met General Li!"
When Li Shiji pulled him to the side of Cheng Yaojin and others, he whispered.
"General Hou has a distinguished status now and has military power, so he can no longer be too close to other people. We all know it well, but we can't let everyone see it at this meeting."
"Thank you, General Li, for your teaching."
When Li Shiji said this, Xu Yunyan suddenly realized that Hou Junji was now in such an embarrassing situation. No wonder Hou Junji was so busy for Li Chengqian and served Li Shimin to the death without any hesitation. He was left behind during the Northern Expedition. Hou Junji's errand made Hou Junji vent his considerable dissatisfaction. Although everyone impeached Hou Junji, Li Shimin did not say anything, which can be seen from this.
Although Xu Yunyan has a good impression of Hou Junji, it does not mean that he is in love with himself and his relationship with Li Jing. On the contrary, in many cases, Hou Junji has paid silently and cleared many obstacles for himself. After knowing these things, my favorable impression of Hou Junji doubled. He was not an idiot. He was an elite and could find inappropriate things in many places.
Over time, you will be able to find out who did this for him. After Xu Yunyan and Hou Junji said hello, it was almost time and the court meeting began. Many officials began to enter the hall according to their rank and discuss with Li Shimin how to let them This young but dynamic dynasty, full of opportunities, is developing even better.
Just like what Cheng Yaojin said, Xu Yunyan followed Cheng Yaojin into the main hall. Although he was only General Yunhui, no one at this level of general except the top general could surpass him. , it is not that there is no one in the Tang Dynasty who has a higher official position than him, but those governors who are serving as officials abroad. The governors have no chance to return at all, and can only let General Yunhui be placed second only to the general.
Li Shimin came to the main hall under the escort of the eunuch guards of No. 1 Middle School, and then the same eunuch appeared again, shouting at the top of his voice that His Majesty has arrived, that if there is anything to do, he will start playing, and if there is nothing to do, he will leave the court.
Although it was a symbolic sentence, it did pop up in Xu Yunyan's mind.
If no one comes out, will they really retreat without incident?
But before Xu Yunyan could think of this, an official came out of the crowd and made a suggestion to Li Shimin.
"Your Majesty impeaches General Li Ying of Yunhui for his 18 crimes, including misdeeds, misappropriation of other people's property, and mobilizing troops to persecute local powerful men."
