Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2472 Fighting for Power
His Majesty Li Er is naturally at ease when Fang Jun is doing business.

The reason why he gave a special warning was because Fang Jun had previously suggested that the whole city be under martial law on the grounds of preparing for the opening ceremony. If the effect of the final ceremony was not good, it would be anticlimactic and become a laughing stock of the world.

For His Majesty Li Er, face is a big deal...

However, His Majesty Li Er was in a good mood at the moment, and he also knew that Fang Jun predicted that Tubo would take advantage of the fire, so he sent people to the road that Lu Dongzan must pass early, and made various arrangements, which greatly delayed Lu Dongzan's itinerary, and finally made him Zhanbao of the Western Regions arrived in Chang'an before Lu Dongzan, and saved the court from being threatened by Tubo and had to make a compromise. just fine.

At this time, Fang Jun took out another battle report.

The regulation of the battle report is exquisite, and it is not the same as that submitted to the emperor and the minister of war.

His Majesty Li Er saw the battle report that Fang Jun produced, and he knew that it was submitted to the Ministry of War by the generals on the front line.

But where is the need to submit this kind of battle report to the emperor?
Three provinces and six ministries, with a lot of miscellaneous tasks every day, if you have to ask the emperor about everything, I am afraid that the emperor will be exhausted a long time ago...

So His Majesty Li Er raised his eyebrows and looked at Fang Jun with some puzzlement.

Fang Jun took the battle report in his hand, stepped forward and put it lightly on His Majesty Li Er's desk, and explained: "This battle report was submitted to the Yamen of the Ministry of War by Xue Rengui. Before this battle, the scout team led by Gao Zhenxing After discovering the traces of the Arab invaders, in order to buy enough time for the messenger scouts, more than [-] people from the unit fought to the death at the Suishiye Mountain Pass. The messenger scouts who were desperately protecting were killed and injured, and the one who survived arrived at Gongyue City under the escort of herdsmen after a few days of the army's expedition..."

His Majesty Li Er's expression changed: "Is Gao Zhenxing dead?"

Fang Jun nodded.

His Majesty Li Er hurriedly opened the battle report and read it carefully.

If you don't read it, it's enough. The more you read, the more atmosphere you will get. After reading the whole battle report, you slammed it on the desk, burst into anger, and shouted sharply: "It's lawless, shameless!"

From ancient times to the present, it is not uncommon to kill robes and rob military achievements, but every time it can make people burn with anger.

On the battlefield, Pao Ze is not only a brother, but also a person who is closer than his own siblings, because only by supporting each other and fighting side by side, can it be possible to increase the hope of surviving the tragic war and pursue the final victory.

What would it be like if Pao Ze, who gave his life to protect you, stabbed you fiercely behind you as soon as you turned around?
Especially Gao Zhenxing's identity.

When the elder Sun Sheng passed away, the eldest grandson Wuji and Empress Wende were forced out of the eldest grandson's family by the eldest mother. Fortunately, Gao Shilian took him in, treated his nephew and niece as his own, and carefully cultivated them. It also made Queen Wende enjoy the warmth of family affection.

When Empress Wende was dying, she didn't have much yearning for the eldest grandson's family, but she never forgot the kindness of the Gao family, and hoped that His Majesty Li Er could take care of her.

Therefore, even though His Majesty Li Er didn't have a very good impression of the Gao brothers, but considering Gao Shilian's assistant and Empress Wende's last words, he has always favored the Gao family.

Now, Gao Zhenxing, who he was not optimistic about, can transform from a dandy into a warrior who never retreats. His Majesty Li Er feels very gratified.

But they never imagined that there would still be people who would do such insidious and vicious things, using such despicable means to snatch away the glory that Gao Zhenxing bought with his life.

His Majesty Li Er was furious and his face was ashen.

Especially the person who committed such despicable behavior was a child of the eldest grandson's family, which made him extremely angry.

If other people do such despicable things for military merit, His Majesty Li Er can still understand, but what is the relationship between the eldest grandson's family and the Gao family?If Gao Shilian hadn't thought of his nephew's affection back then, where would his grandson Wuji be today!
If there is no order from the family, how dare Changsun Guang treat Gao Zhenxing like this?
Even if His Majesty Li Er was killed, he would not believe it.

From this, it can be seen how dirty and filthy the eldest grandson's family is today...

Xue Rengui speculated on the battle report that the Anxi army had the upper hand in the face of the Arabs. Not only were the equipment better equipped, but the quality of the soldiers was also better. The Arabs can't launch a large-scale attack, they can only grind little by little, and after a certain period of time, the corpses will flow into rivers of blood, which will cause great obstacles to the Arabs who attack from the bottom up. Suspending the attack to clear the battlefield gave Tang Jun a chance to breathe.

If Changsun Guang found Gao Zhenxing's scouts, he would immediately bring him back to Gongyue City to report to Xue Rengui, and Xue Rengui immediately dispatched an army to Suiye Shuishan Pass, instead of summoning the army to be fully prepared. If they come out in full force, it may be possible to save Gao Zhenxing's troops...

What Changsun Guang did was not just a matter of rushing to attack, he can be blamed for the annihilation of Gao Zhenxing's entire army.

His Majesty Li Er's face was gloomy, he suppressed his anger, gritted his teeth and asked, "How are you going to deal with it?"

Fang Junwei said: "Xue Rengui asked the Ministry of War to interrogate Sun Guang, but your majesty should know that the military interrogation responsibility now lies with Weiwei Temple, and the Ministry of War has no such power. But if Chang Sun Guang is handed over to Weiwei Temple for interrogation, my minister I'm afraid it will be difficult to have a fair trial in this matter."

"Humph!"

His Majesty Li Er didn't scold Fang Jun for slandering Weiwei Temple, because he knew that Weiwei Temple was full of Guanlong children from top to bottom.

Weiwei Temple did not have the responsibility of military interrogation originally. It was the Guanlong nobles who were so proud of their meritorious deeds and forcibly snatched this power from the Ministry of War. With the permission of His Majesty Li Er.

"Early tomorrow morning, you write a memorial and submit it to the Political Affairs Hall, requesting that the responsibility for military trials be reassigned to the Ministry of War. Some will ask all the prime ministers to discuss this matter in the Political Affairs Hall."

"Your Majesty is wise."

Fang Jun understood what His Majesty Li Er meant, and reassigned the responsibility of military trials to the Ministry of War. Not only this time, Changsun Guang's case would not be interfered by the nobles of Guanlong, so as to ensure a fair and just trial, and give those who would rather die than The soldiers who retreated and died for the country demanded justice, and even cut off the arms of the Guanlong nobles, showing them the emperor's anger, making them feel awe and restrained.

With a deep sigh in his heart, His Majesty is still unwilling to confront Guan Long head-on, trying to maintain the interests of both parties...

According to his thinking, there is no need to be so troublesome, just ask the Ministry of War to detain Chang Sun Guang and a group of people, hold a public trial with great fanfare, and then impose capital punishment to make it known to the world, severely peeling off the face of the Guanlong nobles.

But it is obvious that His Majesty Li Er's heart and soul is all about the Eastern Expedition. Before the Eastern Expedition, everything can be tolerated...

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At the same time, the eldest grandson's family also received news from the Western Regions.

Although it was not as detailed as the battle report, it was clear what had happened. Changsun Wuji pondered for a while in the study, and called Changsun Huan over.

"I don't know what your father ordered?"

When Changsun Huan saw his father's solemn expression, his heart trembled slightly, and he asked cautiously.

Changsun Wuji threw a letter to him and said, "You have to read it first."

Changsun Huan quickly took the letter.

This letter was sent back by Kuai Ma, the head of the caravan from Changsun's family traveling to and from the Western Regions, and the speed was not much slower than Xue Rengui's battle report.Although Xue Rengui's strict orders in the Western Regions were not to be leaked, it was okay when he was marching. After all, no one dared to risk the death penalty to leave the army without authorization, but after returning to Gongyue City, he could not be restrained.

The influence of the Guanlong nobles in the Western Army has long been deeply rooted, and their people are everywhere. It is not easy to pass on some news quietly.

Therefore, this letter departed from Gongyue City almost at the same time as the battle report...

After reading the letter, Changsun Huan was unavoidably horrified, and said angrily, "This person is so stupid! If you act like this, you should act in secret. How can you be so unscrupulous?"

He knew that his family sent orders to his children who were far away in the Anxi army, waiting for an opportunity to murder Gao Zhenxing.

But the reason for "waiting for an opportunity" means that the first condition is to be unaware, otherwise, as Gao Zhenxing's identity, once it is leaked, the family will inevitably fall into a passive position...

(End of this chapter)