Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

The news that Silla had conquered Baekje left Li Chengqian and Du He stunned.

Li Chengqian asked doubtfully: "Is Baekje stronger than Goguryeo?"

Goguryeo's army of 10 besieged Silla's imperial capital Jincheng, but failed to capture it after fighting for months. However, Baekje, with only tens of thousands of soldiers, was able to capture Jincheng in just over a month?

The scout explained, "Your Highness, Silla was forced to open the city gates and fight Baekje because of a lack of food in the city. Because of the huge disparity in numbers, they were defeated by Baekje."

"I see!"

Li Chengqian nodded with sudden realization.

He then asked, "How did Baekje treat Queen Seondeok of Silla and the rest of the soldiers?"

"Queen Seondeok hanged herself, the rest of the soldiers died in battle, and the people were massacred by Baekje!"

"Suck!"

Li Chengqian couldn't help but gasp.

I didn't expect that Silla, which was not bad in strength, disappeared in the long river of history. Baekje had great ambitions!

Li Chengqian waved to the scout and said, "You've worked hard. Go down and have a good rest first."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

After the scout bowed, he quickly left the hall under the guidance of the prince's personal guards.

A moment of silence.

Du He smiled and said, "Your Highness, now we have a legitimate reason to attack Baekje!"

"Now we can write a letter and send it back to Chang'an, asking His Majesty to issue an imperial decree to attack Baekje!"

Silla was a loyal vassal state of the Tang Dynasty and actively paid tribute every year.

Now Baekje not only defeated Silla, but also forced to death Queen Seondeok Kim Deokman, who was canonized by Li Shimin.

The pillow was delivered to me while I was dozing off.

Li Chengqian clapped his hands and said, "Du He, you are right. I will write a letter to inform my father right away!"

After saying this, Li Chengqian immediately started writing.

Half an hour later.

A detailed battle report has been written.

As usual, Li Chengqian handed the battle report to Du He and said, "See if there is anything to add."

It's a pity that Pei Xingjian was taken away by Hou Junji to clear out the northern cities, otherwise he could have been asked to write such a small matter.

Du He read it carefully and said, "Your Highness, your writing is very complete. You can send it back directly."

"kindness."

Li Chengqian nodded.

He stamped the commander's seal and the prince's seal on the back of the battle report, sealed it, and asked the special messenger soldier to send the battle report back.

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Chang'an City.

Inside the Manna Hall.

Li Shimin sat alone on a cushion, looking at a memorial in his hand, his serious face full of anger.

"Weizhou Governor Wang Xiang did not implement good governance, did not care about the people, formed a clique for personal gain, and persecuted innocent people. He not only sold illegal salt, opened casinos and brothels to make huge profits, but also seized people's land and embezzled the court's funds."

"According to my investigation, Wang Xiang has abused his power to embezzle more than 3 strings of silver, seized more than 43 mu of farmland, killed 2 people, and abducted 68 women since he took office as governor of Weizhou for three years."

"The people could not bear Wang Xiang's oppression, so they sent people to Chang'an to file a complaint with the emperor, but Wang Xiang and his gang of bandits intercepted and killed them on the way."

"What Weizhou Governor Wang Xiang did was deceiving heaven and earth, and he had lost all conscience. It is not too much to execute all his clans."

"I have ordered people to take Wang Xiang and a group of corrupt officials to Chang'an to await trial by my father and the Dali Temple!"

After putting the memorial down, Li Shimin looked at the large box on the side of the desk with a frown, his face so gloomy that water could drip out of it.

Because the box was filled with evidence of the crimes of Weizhou Governor Wang Xiang and his accomplices.

Li Shimin could not have expected that Qingque had only been in his fiefdom for more than half a month when he caught the Weizhou governor and his accomplices who were committing favoritism and bending the law.

Moreover, the amount of money embezzled and the seriousness of the crimes committed are shocking.

"A bunch of worms!"

Li Shimin slapped the table heavily.

He then shouted to the eunuchs, "Summon Zhangsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Cui Xu, Sun Fujia, Ma Zhou, and Liu Dewei to Ganlu Palace!"

"promise!"

The eunuch responded respectfully, then lowered his head and left.

It didn't take long.

Several ministers summoned by Li Shimin arrived at Ganlu Hall one after another.

Li Shimin got straight to the point and said, "The King of Wei went to his fiefdom to take up his post. He found out that the Governor of Weizhou, Wang Xiang, and a group of officials had committed malfeasance and perverted the law. You can all take a look."

As he said this, Li Shimin asked the eunuch to show the memorial to them.

The King of Wei uncovered corrupt officials just half a month after taking office?

This is too fast!

Especially the three chief officers in charge of law, Sun Fujia, Ma Zhou and Liu Dewei, their faces were full of disbelief.

Half an hour later.

Several ministers read the memorial in detail, and Sun Fujia, Ma Zhou and Liu Dewei also roughly reviewed the charges.

Fang Xuanling said in a deep voice: "Once the Weizhou governor's crimes are proven, these evil people should be beheaded immediately to serve as a warning to others!"

"agree!"

Changsun Wuji, Sun Fujia and Ma Zhou nodded in agreement.

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Their faces were filled with indignation.

Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "This case is jointly tried by the Dali Temple, the Censorate and the Ministry of Justice. Anyone involved in this case will be severely punished!"

"According to the order!"

Sun Fujia, Ma Zhou and Liu Dewei bowed with solemn expressions.

Li Shimin waved his hand at the three of them and said, "Take the evidence back and sort it out carefully. When Wang Xiang and others are brought back to Chang'an, they will be tried immediately!"

"promise!"

Sun Fujia, Ma Zhou and Liu Dewei quickly left Ganlu Palace with a large box of evidence.

Trying corrupt officials is much easier than trying a prince. There are not so many scruples and with solid evidence, the punishment can be directly based on the law.

Li Shimin then took out the second memorial and asked the eunuch to show it to Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and Cui Xu.

"According to what the King of Wei and a group of officials learned during their incognito visits, there is growing resentment among the people of Weizhou. If the position of governor remains vacant for too long, it may lead to civil unrest."

"The King of Wei proposed to me that Yin Yuhe, the magistrate of Wei County, be promoted to the position of governor of Weizhou."

"My three dear ministers, please tell me what you think!"

this...

When Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and Cui Xu saw that King Wei recommended Yin Yuhe to be the Governor of Weizhou, their faces instantly froze.

Yin Yuhe was the youngest son of Yin Hongzhi, and was also involved in the rebellion of Prince of Qi Li You.

Thinking about it for a long time.

Cui Xu, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel, reported with a serious face: "Your Majesty, Yin Yuhe was recommended by the King of Wei to be the magistrate of Wei County only last year. Isn't it a bit too fast for him to be the governor of Weizhou now?"

Although there is only one word difference between "temporarily" and "replace", with the support of King Wei behind him, wouldn't it be easy to make him the legitimate successor?

Fang Xuanling also advised: "Your Majesty, the Yin family has participated in treason and is punishable by death. They also have conflicts with the royal family. They should not be reused!"

The ancestral tombs of the Li family were all dug up by Master Yin Shishi.

It was because of Your Majesty's kindness and generosity that not only spared Yin Yuhe's death sentence, but also appointed him as the magistrate of Wei County.