Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Zhang Liang frowned and thought for a long time, then strode to the lobby door and shouted to his adopted son Gongsun Jie who was hiding far away.

"Gongsun Festival!"

After Gongsun Jie, with a nervous look on his face, ran into the lobby, Zhang Liang gave him instructions with a serious face.

"Go to Luozhou again and ask those evildoers to quickly deal with the things they have done. Don't leave any clues behind!"

"Your Majesty might take real action and send people from the Dali Temple to Luozhou for a thorough investigation."

"Tell those evildoers that whoever is caught deserves it. I can't save them!"

Now he couldn't protect these idiots, he could only try his best to avoid being implicated.

He had finally regained the position of one of the six ministers because of his military achievements and had the ability to participate in the government. In a few years, he might even be promoted.

But we can't drag him down with the consequences just because his evil sons did something wrong.

Gongsun Jie, who had just returned from Luozhou, did not dare to complain at all, but responded with a serious expression.

"My child obeys!"

After Gongsun Jie left the hall, Zhang Liang's expression changed again, and then he gave orders to the maid.

"Clean up the lobby!"

As he said this, he went back and changed into casual clothes, preparing to visit a group of friends.

If he doesn't figure this out soon, he won't be able to sleep well at night.

...

The next day.

A meeting of hundreds of officials.

Just after the chief officers of the three provinces, six ministries, nine temples and five academies had reported on their respective affairs, Li Shimin also spoke about the Luoyang case in the Taiji Hall.

When the civil and military officials learned that Zhang Liang was protecting his adopted son, they all looked at Zhang Liang with strange eyes.

"Zhang Liang, this old bastard, was still crying out for innocence a few days ago. I didn't expect that he was actually abusing his power, and it was discovered by an old man who filed a complaint with the emperor!"

"It's ridiculous!"

Just when the civil and military officials were laughing at Zhang Liang's incompetence in their hearts, Li Shimin told them in detail the second memorial submitted by Jia Dunyi.

Wow!

When people heard that Jia Dunyi had sued more than ten officials in Luozhou again, a low noise suddenly sounded in the Taiji Hall.

The officials could no longer hold back and looked around and talked in low voices.

"These officials relied on their status as the adopted sons of Minister Zhang to do whatever they wanted in Luozhou!"

"Jia Dunyi is indeed a minister of integrity. He actually dared to say that these officials are the adopted sons of Minister Zhang!"

"He is in a tiger's den, fighting against Minister Zhang!"

Even Du He was surprised at this moment. He admired Jia Dunyi, the governor of Luozhou, more and more.

The character of the literati these days is really not to be underestimated. Jia Dunyi had no foundation at all in Luozhou, but he managed to turn the world upside down with his own efforts.

Then Du He turned his head and glanced at Zhang Liang who had his head buried, and then turned his gaze to Cui Yixuan.

Du He thought to himself, "I wonder if Zhang Liang will be demoted!"

If Zhang Liang was demoted and Vice Minister of Justice Zhang Xingcheng was allowed to act as Inspector of the Ministry of Justice, would Cui Yixuan have a chance to fight for the position of Vice Minister of Justice?

Just as Du He was thinking about this in his mind, Li Shimin's majestic voice rang out again.

"The Ministry of Justice was seriously negligent in handling this case and should be severely punished!"

"Moreover, the officials of Luozhou have undermined Jia Dunyi's power and are suspected of forming a clique. I will send an important official to Luozhou to take charge!"

what!

Your Majesty is going to send someone to Luozhou to take charge!

The civil and military officials did not feel much reaction to Li Shimin's punishment of the Ministry of Justice, except for some gloating.

But your majesty’s last sentence is the key point, sending an important official to take charge of Luozhou!

Currently, Luozhou already has a governor, and if an important official is sent to Luozhou, he can only take up the vacant position of governor.

If an official of the third rank or below was appointed as the governor of Luozhou, it would undoubtedly be a major promotion in official position. After all, the governor of Luozhou was a title of the third rank.

If Your Majesty allows him to remotely command the military of Luozhou, he will definitely be a powerful boss.

"Your Majesty, will you not let me go back to Luozhou?"

Seeing that His Majesty brought the matter to the Taiji Hall and sent important officials to Luozhou, Zhang Liang had a bad feeling in his heart.

But he was also worried that His Majesty would send people who were hostile to him to Luozhou. After all, his gang of evil sons who were doing evil things could not be stopped for investigation!

Once his adopted son is abolished, his foundation will be destroyed.

At the instruction of Li Shimin, the eunuch walked to the imperial platform holding an imperial edict and read it.

"The Emperor of the Great Tang orders that the Minister of Justice Zhang Liang and the Vice Minister of Justice Zhang Xingcheng be fined for half a year, and those in the Ministry of Justice who participated in the review of this case will be fined for three months!"

"The officials in the Ministry of Justice who participated in the review of this case will be banned from promotion within one year!"

Just as the civil and military officials were looking at the officials from the Ministry of Justice in astonishment, the eunuch read out the second imperial edict.

"The Emperor of the Great Tang Dynasty orders that Zhang Liang be removed from his post as Minister of Justice from today and appointed as the Governor of Luozhou. He is in charge of the military affairs of Luozhou and is ordered to investigate all the major cliques and officials in Luozhou who have violated Tang laws!"

as predicted!

Your Majesty really sent Zhang Liang back to Youzhou to serve as the governor!

Moreover, in order to compensate Zhang Liang, Your Majesty actually appointed him as the envoy in charge of the military affairs of Luozhou.

Later, Jia Dunyi, the governor of Luozhou, exercised administrative power, while Zhang Liang, the governor of Luozhou, exercised military power. The two men, one civil and one military, checked and restrained each other.

Zhang Liang stood up unwillingly, holding the tablet and pretending to be excited.

"I accept your order and thank you for your grace!"

For other officials, receiving this appointment would surely make them so excited that they could not sleep all night, but for Zhang Liang, who had greater ambitions, this appointment was a waste of time.

At present, the vassal states surrounding the Tang Dynasty have been pacified, and there will be no war in the short term.

What's the point of him, a commander-in-chief holding military power, staying in Luozhou?

It would be better for him to stay in Chang'an and continue to serve as the Minister of Justice, appearing in front of His Majesty every day. Maybe he will have the opportunity to be promoted to the positions of Shangshu Zuo Pushe in the future.

After the eunuchs went back, Li Shimin stood up and said.

"Today's meeting ends here."

"Zhang Liang and Sun Fujia, follow me to Liangyi Palace!"

As he said this, Li Shimin strode out of the Taiji Hall, and Zhang Liang and Sun Fujia followed closely behind him.

With this major incident, under normal circumstances these officials would definitely stay in the Taiji Hall to discuss the matter, but today they all left.

The vacant position of Minister of Justice is now more precious than Tang Monk's flesh.

Cui Yixuan, the left secretary of the Shangshu, glanced at Du He from a distance. He saw Hou Junji was talking to Du He, so he gave up the idea of getting close to him.

After he left the Taiji Hall in a hurry, he rushed to the Censorate without stopping, ready to find his son who had become a little capable to do some work.

Raise a child for a thousand days, use the child for a while.

It's time for Cui Shenji, the prodigal son, to make some contributions to his father.

In just a few dozen breaths, most of the officials in the Taiji Hall had left.

Du He shook his head and said, "These ministers are really crazy!"

Hou Junji curled his lips and asked, "Du He, this is the position of the Minister of Justice, how can it not drive people crazy?"

"Be prepared, kid. Many people will come to you today to ask for favors!"