In the Zichen Hall, the emperor sits high, Empress Wu hangs the curtain, and all the ministers stand.
Li Jingxuan, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, stepped forward to report: "Your Majesty, the governor's offices of Guangxi, Guangzhou, Jiao, and Guizhou often appoint native people as officials, and the selection is inappropriate. I request you that from now on, every four years, you will send someone with a rank of five or above to be upright and upright. The official acted as an envoy and ordered the censor to go with him to select officials."
Li Xuan stood among the ministers, with Liu Boying, the minister of Honglu Temple on the left, and Yang Shan, the young minister of Honglu Temple, on the right, listening to the government solemnly.
At the beginning of this year, the Nazhou people rebelled, and the governor of Qianzhou sent troops to attack them.
Although the war ended quickly, the matter involved the maladministration of the governors of Guangxi, Guangzhou, Jiaotong, and Guizhou in appointing natives as officials.
The officials deliberated for several months and finally came to a final conclusion.
"Yes!" Li Zhi nodded lightly. It was related to the stability of the southwest, and this was not a trivial matter.
"Here." Li Jingxuan bowed slightly, then retreated among the ministers.
Li Zhi looked up with a calm face, looked at the ministers and said, "My lords, what else can I do?"
"Your Majesty!" Shi Di Renjie, the imperial censor, stood up from the queue and solemnly raised his hands to the emperor.
"What is Di Qing's report?" Li Zhi sat up slightly and looked at the ministers.
The fifth-rank doctors from various ministries in Shangshu Province all perked up their ears in an instant, and all their eyes fell on Di Renjie.
Only Zuosi Langzhong Wang Benli stood there with a calm expression, as if he didn't know what kind of storm would happen next.
Li Zhi's eyes glanced at Li Xuan, who was not far away. Li Xuan also had a calm look on his face.
The difference is that Wang Benli really knows nothing, but Li Xuan has already planned today's outcome.
"I impeach Mr. Zuo Si, Wang Benli, for being arrogant and domineering, insulting the ministers, being treacherous, and bullying superiors and subordinates. Please ask the Three Law Division to investigate strictly." After Di Renjie finished speaking, he bowed deeply, and the whole hall was filled with solemnity.
Wang Benli suddenly woke up as if from a dream, his face turned red, and he looked at Di Renjie in disbelief.
He really couldn't believe that Di Huaiying, who had just taken up the post of imperial censor, was the first to operate on him.
Li Zhi sat on the throne and pondered for a long time. Behind him, there was no sound from Empress Wu.
Finally, Li Zhi said: "As a doctor in Zuosi, Wang Qing supervises the government affairs of the officials, households, and the Ministry of Rites. It is inevitable to act impetuously. I also heard about what happened the day before yesterday. In this case, I will fine Wang Qing three months' salary." .”
Although Li Zhi was punishing, he was actually pardoning Wang Benli's crime.
After all, Wang Benli still has merit, so it’s okay to keep him safe.
Di Renjie stood among the civil and military officials in the main hall, raised his head, looked at Li Zhi with a solemn expression, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, although the court lacks talents, it does not lack people like Wang Benli. How can your Majesty regret such a sinner and violate the laws of the Tang Dynasty. If your Majesty, if I must pardon him, and please exile him to a deserted land as a lesson for future loyalty."
Di Renjie looked straight at Li Zhi and said categorically: What happened today was about me and not him, and him and not me.
The whole momentum is moving forward and is unstoppable.
Li Zhi frowned, and Wang Benli, who was standing in the queue, couldn't help but tremble.
At this time, the emperor did not summon Wang Benli out at all, giving him the slightest chance to defend himself.
Wang Benli seemed to have forgotten how to defend himself at this moment, as if he had been frightened by Di Renjie's actions.
Looking at Di Renjie who persisted, Li Zhi sighed softly, and finally couldn't help but shook his head and said: "Why is Di Qing doing this? It is decreed that Wang Benli should be dismissed from the post of Zuosi Langzhong and demoted to the position of Shengzhou Governor. Take office immediately."
"Your Majesty is wise!" A group of ministers and ministers were the first to shout, followed by other senior officials at all levels praising him.
Wang Benli originally beat up only one doctor from the Hubu Department, but almost instantly, he offended all the doctors in the Sixth Department. Even all the officials in the Sixth Department lost their favor with him. Now when he was in trouble, no one came out to intercede on his behalf.
not a single one.
Minister Zuocheng Cui Zhiwen stood beside the right Prime Minister Dai Zhide, as if he had not seen it, and Prince Li Xian stood above him with an indifferent expression.
Although Wang Benli was Cui Zhiwen's deputy, his relationship with the emperor was closer than Cui Zhiwen.
There are some things that others don't know, but Cui Zhiwen still knows them.
At this time, it may not be a bad thing for Wang Benli to withdraw from the court.
In the main hall, there were naturally some doubtful and unwilling people, and their eyes couldn't help but fall on Li Xuan.
Di Renjie's impeachment was already expected, and they even secretly promoted it.
There should have been Li Xuan's impeachment, but the King of Nanchang did nothing.
Not only that, the emperor's reaction also surprised many people.
Before this, I don’t know how many censors impeached Wang Benli, but nothing happened.
Now that Di Renjie is impeached, even if Li Xuan is included in their expectations, this kind of impeachment will not be easy to achieve.
But now, it was just Di Renjie's impeachment, Li Xuan did not show up at all, and the emperor only hesitated for a moment and easily deposed Wang Benli.
Everything didn't go as smoothly as it seemed. They originally wanted to watch Di Renjie, King Nanchang and the emperor collide, but in the end there was nothing.
Li Zhi sat on the high platform, looked at Di Renjie, and said: "The Ministry of Civil Affairs will select a candidate list for the new Zuo Si Langzhong as soon as possible. During this period, Di Qing is responsible for supervising the grain transportation matters of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and must ensure that grain and grass are transported to the northwest front line as soon as possible. "
Di Renjie was stunned for a moment, then he immediately raised his hands and said, "I accept the order."
Pei Yan, Wu Chengsi, Yuan Wanqing, Fan Lubing and others were all stunned at the same time.
Although the position of Zuo Si Langzhong was vacant, half of Zuo Si Langzhong's authority was taken away by Di Renjie.
But they couldn't say anything because this was a temporary position. Anyone who objected was eyeing Zuoji Langzhong's position.
The calculations involved will immediately be completely exposed to the eyes of officials from both the ruling and opposition parties.
This time, their secret plan had almost failed in half, and many eyes had already fallen on Li Xuan and Di Renjie.
"Since there is nothing to do, let's retreat from the court." Li Zhi waved his hand slightly.
"Your Majesty, please leave!" Everyone present cupped their hands at the same time, and then slowly withdrew.
The bead curtain behind Li Zhi shook gently at this moment...
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At the Weishui Wharf, one large grain transport ship after another slowly sailed to the northwest.
Dozens of officials from the Ministry of War, Ministry of Revenue, Shangshu Province and Yushitai kept checking up and down. After confirming that there were no problems with the quantity and quality of the military rations, they were all sent to the northwest.
Three hours later, it was dusk and there were fewer ships coming and going.
Although military rations are still being sent to Chang'an from the direction of Luoyang, the soldiers on the ship need to rest and recuperate, and all officials from various ministries have also gone home to rest.
After all, it is easy to manipulate this kind of thing at night.
Li Xuan, Di Renjie, and Lai Sui rode slowly on the main road in the city.
After a while, Laisui finally couldn't help but sigh: "Wang Benli, who is running rampant in the six departments, was deposed so easily. It feels like a dream."
Seeing that Li Xuan and Di Renjie were surprised, Laisui explained: "Since the first year of Shangyuan, Wang Benli has been serving as a doctor in Zuosi. He was humble at first, but I don't know when he started to be arrogant. That is to say, he treated Shangguan better. ...Several officials in the DPRK have been impeached repeatedly, but they have failed to bring him down. This year, they have become more and more aggressive, and finally what happened the day before yesterday happened. It is true that if God wants to destroy him, he must first make him crazy."
"This kind of thing, even back then when Li Yifu was here, was never so arrogant and domineering." Li Xuan couldn't help but shake his head.
"Although Li Yifu has many cronies, is involved in many illegal activities, is extremely powerful, and is ruthless, he is still gentle and polite in public. He has never done anything like slapping a fifth-grade household doctor in person." Di Renjie then sneered. , said: "If it were Li Yifu, I'm afraid he would have been imprisoned and then forced to commit suicide."
"You don't have the power of Li Yifu, but you are even more arrogant and domineering than Li Yifu. How could the Langya Wang family produce such disciples?" Lai Sui couldn't help but shook his head.
Although the Langya Wang family has declined, it is still a powerful family in the southeast, but it is really strange that there are such descendants.
"Mr. Zuo Si, one step further is the leader of the five prisons, the Young Master of Jiu Temple. Who knows what he is eyeing?" Li Xuan shook his head, looked at Lai Sui and Di Renjie and said, "Two of you, Mr. Xuan Goodbye, there are still things to arrange at home."
Laisui cupped his hands and asked casually: "Is your prince leaving soon?"
"Yes." Li Xuan nodded and said: "It is appropriate for the two brothers to assist in the affairs of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs. The other affairs of the Ministry of Works and supervision have also been properly arranged. Now the rest will be We invite Taiqing Temple and Daci’en Temple to send people to Qingnan to preach and convert people’s hearts.”
When Lai Sui heard this, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and cupped his hands and said: "The prince is indeed extraordinary. He can think of such a method. It seems that Qingdong's matter..."
Li Xuan quickly waved her hand. As a member of the Ministry of War, Lai Sui could not hide this kind of military situation from him.
It's just that Li Xuan used Taoism and Buddhism to suppress the people of Tubo, which was also a method that surprised everyone.
"Buddhism spread from the east of Tianzhu, and the Tang Dynasty and Tubo became popular at the same time. The people believed in many people. If the Buddhism of the Tang Dynasty can be used to convert the Tibetan people, the violence on the battlefield can be reduced." Li Xuan said to Li Xuan. Laisui and Di Renjie handed over their hands: "Goodbye, both of you!"
"My lord, go slowly!" Laisui and Di Renjie returned the greeting at the same time.
Li Xuan nodded, then turned his horse around and returned to Kaihuafang.
After a while, Li Xuan already had many small windmills, cloth tigers and other small toys in her hands, which she used to play with when she went home.
A small piece of paper silently turned into powder in his hand.
Pei Yan, Wu Chengsi, Yuan Wanqing, Fan Lubing and others had private conversations.
As for what happened today, if those guys didn't achieve their goal, I'm afraid they wouldn't be so happy.
In addition, although Di Renjie was transferred to supervise the transportation of grain and grass, he did not let go of the previous arson case in Zhaoling.
And it is said that considerable progress has been made. If someone is implicated, it is hard to say what the outcome will be.
…
In Kaihuafang, there were gradually more and more people.
King Xiang and the Dou family were engaged. Although Li Dan himself was not here, the clan had to take good care of it.
Among the various royal palaces in Kaihuafang, it won't be long before many masters will return.
Li Xuan gathered her thoughts and turned around to enter Prince Peng's Mansion.
Li Zhu, as well as the other guards and attendants, couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief.
However, the moment he entered the door, Li Xuan was stunned. A black carriage stopped in the courtyard.
More than a dozen extremely capable guards stood at the entrance to the inner second courtyard. All the guards, servants and maids from Prince Peng's palace inside and outside were all driven back to the room.
Li Xuan's eyes swept over a slightly familiar face, and she felt relieved.
Li Zhu turned sideways and looked behind him, and said, "Go back to your room, and don't come out no matter what sound you hear."
"Here!" Li Zhu immediately handed over his hands, and then led the people towards the side rooms on both sides.
Li Xuan took a deep breath, took off the Eight-sided Han Sword hanging from her waist, handed it to the guard guarding the entrance to the second courtyard, and then walked into the courtyard calmly.
Under the lobby of the inner courtyard, Xia Niang was lying on a wooden baby stroller, stretching out her hands and babbling.
On both sides, Liu Jinyu and Ouyang stood with him.
In the center, Li Zhi, dressed in yellow uniform, was lying next to the stroller, laughing and playing with Xia Niang.
Cheng Wuting, the commander-in-chief of the Forbidden Army, stood like a majestic dragon with a sword in his hand.
(End of chapter)
