Zichen Hall, the furnace is warm and light.
Empress Wu sat behind the imperial court, lowered her head to review the memorial, and asked at the same time: "When things are brought into the East Palace, how will the East Palace handle them?"
Su Liangsi solemnly stepped forward, cupped his hands and said: "Reporting to the Queen of Heaven, all the things had been collected into the inner treasury of the East Palace and given to the Crown Princess on the same day. In the evening, His Highness the Crown Prince distributed an extra meal to the officials of the East Palace... and spent them accordingly. It was withdrawn from the inner treasury of the East Palace."
Empress Wu nodded and said: "This amount of money should have been used by the Eastern Palace to support the Crown Princess's pregnancy; in fact, it was the money that was transferred to the inner treasury of the Eastern Palace, and no one could take care of it. Whose suggestion is this?”
"It's about Yao Zhan." Su Liangsi replied neatly.
Empress Wu stopped writing slightly, raised her head and asked, "It was not the suggestion of King Nanchang."
"No!" Su Liangsi said with a look of doubt on his face, "For some reason, the King of Nanchang has not spoken much since Zhou Guogong left."
"That's because he knows that he talked too much today." Empress Wu snorted coldly, then waved her hands and said: "Seeing as he is doing it for Saburo's sake, let's forget it."
After a slight pause, Empress Wu's face turned cold, and then asked: "Then how did the Crown Princess know about this batch of gold and silver? Have you found out?"
"It's clear." Su Liangsi handed over his hand, and then said solemnly: "I started investigating from Duke Zhou's mansion, and found out that the Wei family knew about this batch of gold and silver very early on."
Empress Wu was stunned: "Is it about the mine?"
"Yes!" Su Liangsi nodded and said: "The manager of the mine, starting from the year before last, has been step by step to sell the output from the mines under the Donggong on the black market, and then exchange it for gold and silver to make it back, and these gold and silver themselves are the Wei family They built it.”
With a "pop" sound, Empress Wu threw the pen directly on the imperial desk, and then sneered: "It turns out that they have been eyeing these things for a long time, but because these things belong to the East Palace, and the heir to the East Palace is Saburo, so they I didn't move, waiting for Dong Gong to take over, but without thinking, Cheng Si snatched it away."
"Zhou Guogong said that they didn't rob much. Before them, there were others who also robbed." Su Liangsi frowned and at the same time cupped his hands and said: "Tianhou, this shows that besides Zhou Guogong, there are a group of people who have the same Grabbing something."
"Chengsi doesn't have many truths." Empress Wu waved her hand, and then said thoughtfully: "Besides, people in the mines may not only work with the Wei family. It is normal for others to target them."
"Yes!" Su Liangsi nodded and handed over, and this was indeed the truth.
"Xue Xiang, as well as King Nanchang, they are all smart people. Maybe they have thought about it now." Empress Wu chuckled and said to herself: "No, when Chengsi entered the Mingde Hall, It has been seen through step by step.”
Su Liangsi closed his mouth tightly.
Today, several internal and external forces are fighting over these matters, but they all stop briefly and then stop.
Especially Li Xuan, who didn't say a word after the incident, obviously seeing through everything.
"It seems that King Nanchang really does not intend to compile and annotate the "Book of Han". It is a pity that I originally wanted to see his evaluation of Empress Lu." Empress Wu smiled slightly, her eyes moving.
She couldn't see the scruples of Li Xuan, Xue Yuanchao and others, but now, they had no plans to break up with her, so they had no plans to start working on "Han Shu".
Su Liangsi bowed his head deeply. The "Book of Han" was now a taboo for the East Palace.
Sometimes, Su Liangsi wondered whether the reason why he deposed the crown prince Li Xian and revised the "Book of the Later Han" instead of the "Book of Han" was because he noticed that Empress Lu was a figure who could never be bypassed. But unfortunately, Regardless of the "Book of Han" or the "Book of the Later Han", there are people whose hearts cannot be concealed.
Compared with "Book of the Later Han" in "Book of Han", the relationship between biological mother and son has never been so intense.
There was even a character named Empress Dowager Dou. Although she lost her power in the end, she finally had a good death.
Except for Dou Ying, most of the Dou family died well, and now it is a powerful family in the Tang Dynasty.
…
Empress Wu glanced at Su Liangsi who was a little distracted, then waved his hand and said: "Forget it, since they don't have this intention, I won't care about them, but..."
"Queen of Heaven!" Su Liangsi bowed and accepted the order.
"Let Jin Wuwei and Qian Niuwei take away all the hidden properties secretly owned by the Wei family. Now that she is the mistress of the East Palace, the Wei family should not ruin the reputation of the East Palace." Empress Wu's face turned terrifyingly cold for a moment.
Su Liangsi immediately handed over his hands: "I accept the decree."
Empress Wu nodded and said: "All other people and families involved in similar things, and if the real evidence is found, all will be removed."
"Here!" Su Liangsi's face immediately became serious.
Empress Wu's move was obviously to let Su Liangsi continue to investigate along the lines of the Wei family, and then follow the Wei family to implicate other families.
In the end, although other families who suffered losses will complain about the court, the final resentment will fall on the Wei family.
With one move by Empress Wu, the Wei family was in big trouble.
Not only was his secret business ruined, but he also offended a large number of people.
I flipped through the memorial at hand and saw that Dong Gong requested orders to establish charitable institutions in the western suburbs of Chang'an and the eastern suburbs of Luoyang.
It specializes in treating common people's injuries such as injuries, fractures, typhoid, cold and rheumatism.
Unlike pharmacies and medical clinics in the city, the charity hospital not only has a large number of cheap medicinal herbs, but also has a large number of wards that can accommodate people to stay overnight.
And because it is outside the city, land prices are cheap, medicine prices are cheap, and even housing prices are cheap. In this way, a large number of poor people in and outside the city can afford medical treatment.
"The King of Nanchang is really serious!" Empress Wu sighed softly and wrote the word "quasi" on it.
Empress Wu saw very clearly that these were just the initial medical categories. As time went by and the number of patients increased, the number of patients with other diseases would quickly increase.
When there are more patients, the doctor's medical experience will increase.
Especially, it’s Fengji.
Even now that Li Xian has become the prince, Li Xuan still cares about treating the emperor's illness.
Li Xian never hesitated.
This is where both of them are better than Li Xian.
"I have ordered you to handle it carefully." Empress Wu handed the memorial aside, then looked up at Su Liangsi and said, "I heard that King Nanchang, Prime Minister Xue, and Yao Zhan all worked hard to teach the prince. Su Qing, You also have to show some real skills."
"I accept the decree." Su Liangsi cupped his hands and watched Empress Wu continue to be busy. Su Liangsi immediately bowed and said: "The Queen of Heaven, I tell you..."
"Fengzhou is six hundred miles away, please report urgently." A veteran Qianniu Guard rushed in from outside the palace, then knelt down in the palace. The general held the report high, and said in a hurried tone: "Report to the Queen of Heaven, I heard that The Gonglin Prefecture Army in Xi County was six hundred miles away and urgently reported that the Turks were attacking."
"Send it up." Empress Wu looked to the side. Shangguan Wan'er immediately stepped forward, took out the general's newspaper, and then quickly sent it to Empress Wu's imperial case.
Su Liangsi bowed solemnly. Now that this incident suddenly appeared, it might not be easy for him to leave.
After Empress Wu finished reading, she looked to the side and said: "Wan'er, please go and invite your Majesty. Also summon the Prime Minister Zuo, Prime Minister Li, Prime Minister Liu, Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Minister of the Ministry of Hubu, and Minister of the Ministry of War. Li Jingjia, the general of the Qianniu Guard on the left, Cheng Chubi, the general of the Jinwu Guard on the right, the prince, the king of Nanchang, Prime Minister Xue, and Yao Zhanshi all came to see him together."
After a slight pause, Empress Wu added another sentence: "Let Duke Zhou come too. He, the governor of Fenzhou, cannot be idle."
"Here!" The person beside him immediately stood up and bowed.
Su Liangsi stood there, his expression solemn.
Dong Gong always believed that Wu Chengsi stayed in Chang'an for the sake of the chancellery position that might be vacant in the future.
But no one expected that the Queen of Heaven would be waiting here.
Yes, Wu Chengsi was appointed governor of Fenzhou.
Although Fenzhou is not in front of the army, it is still a key location and cannot be easily ignored.
Empress Wu raised her head, looked at Su Liangsi, waved her hands and said, "Please step back."
"Here!" Su Liangsi immediately backed away with his hands.
Although he is now a fourth-rank Yongzhou Sima and the Prince Inspector, he is not qualified to participate in such a military and national event.
…
In the dark sky, black clouds gathered, thunder flashed, and strong wind blew against the face.
Li Xuan tightened her collar and followed Li Xian, Xue Yuanchao, and Yao Lingzhang into the Zichen Hall.
In the palace, there are Liu Rengui, the left prime minister, Li Jingxuan, the middle secretary, Liu Shenli, the middle servant, Dou Xuande, the official official secretary, Pei Yan, the criminal official secretary, Huang Rensu, the industrial secretary, Xu Yushi, the household secretary, Xiao Dezhao, the minister of war, Li Jingjia, the general of Qianniuwei on the left, and Jinwu on the right. Guard General Cheng Chubi and others had gathered in front of the sand table.
"Your Majesty, the Queen of Heaven." Li Xuan, Li Xian, Xue Yuanchao, and Yao Lingzhang bowed slightly to Li Zhi and Empress Wu who were standing in front of the sand table.
Li Zhi waved his hand directly and said: "Stand aside, Prince, listen carefully and watch."
"Here!" Li Xian seriously handed over his hand. He knew that the emperor asked him to come and see how the army operates.
Although he experienced battles on the front line of Taozhou back then, he only stood on the top of the city and watched Li Xuan lead his troops to fight, and he did not end up.
He didn't understand the entire war situation, so he really didn't have much experience in military affairs.
If it were the past, that would be fine, but now, he is the prince and must prepare for taking on important responsibilities in the future.
Li Zhi looked at the map of the entire northern Xinjiang. After a long time, he said: "Wenxi County Duke Liubaili reported that Ast. Wenfu and Ast. The tribe rebelled against the Tang Dynasty, established the Turkic Empire, and appointed Ashina Nishugui as khan. The Turkic chiefs of the twenty-four states responded, and their tribe numbered hundreds of thousands."
The ministers were calm.
Now these are all within their original expectations.
Even all this came later than they originally expected.
Pei Xingjian has been stationed in Fengzhou for several months.
"The Turks complained that the Turks had complained to the Tang Dynasty for many years of plundering and forcibly recruiting troops, which made the grassland miserable and the soldiers exhausted and the people weakened. Therefore, they requested the Tang Dynasty to immediately cancel the Anbei and Shanyu Protectorate and return the grassland to the Turks." Li Zhi curled his lips. He sneered and said: "The message has not yet arrived, but the troops have already moved. The Turks are attacking Linzhou, Fengzhou, Yinzhou, Xiazhou, Suizhou, Youzhou and Jingzhou. The grassland war has begun. The decree is sent."
"Here!" All the ministers raised their hands at the same time.
Li Zhi nodded and said: "Wenxi County Duke Pei Xingjian, the Minister of the Ministry of War, is the general manager of the Dingxiang Road March. He will inspect the generals of the left guard, lead the generals of Weiwei on the left, Qi Biming, and the generals of the army on the right, Li Jinxing. Xiao Siye, the general of the left guard of the school, led the imperial servant Shaoqing Li Siwen, the governor of Yingzhou Zhou Daowu and other troops to annihilate the later Turks."
"Here!" The officials held their hands in awe.
The Tang Turks officially started war today.
(End of chapter)
