On the first day of December, 745 AD, the fourth year of Tianbao, outside the Zichen Hall of the Daming Palace in Chang'an.
Today is the day of the small court meeting.
Just after midnight, hundreds of civil and military ministers have gathered outside the main hall.
Xuanzong has not gone to court for several months.
Today is the first time in these months.
Therefore, large and small people in Chang'an City All the officials came one after another.
The Tubo people invaded Xihai County in large numbers, which made Xuanzong uncomfortable in his bedroom these days.
Although he had ordered the death of Liu Gong, the former governor of Xihai County, and dismissed Wang Jue, the governor of Hexi Province, the problem was still not solved.
Shibao City Being captured by Tubo again made him feel like he was having trouble.
At this time, he no longer cared about being intimate with Yang Yuhuan in the palace.
Solving the affairs of Xihai County was the top priority.
"Your Majesty has arrived."
As the eunuch screamed, Xuanzong, who was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe and swinging his big sleeves, walked up to Dan from the side.
The crowd bowed down and shouted: "Long live my emperor!"
"All ministers are equal" "Thank you, Your Majesty" Xuanzong asked: "My lords, the Tubo people are launching a massive counterattack on Xihai.
I have issued an edict to let Wang Zhongsi concurrently serve as the governor of Hexi, and let Ge Shuhan, the former military envoy of Xihai County, take over as the governor and governor of Xihai.
According to news from the front, the current situation is It has basically stabilized, but the Tubo people are still The strategic location of Shibao City was captured for the first time.
It was like a sharp knife stuck in the throats of Hexi and Longyou.
The offensive and defensive momentum between Tubo and Datang was immediately reversed.
The Tubo people attacked and retreated whenever they wanted.
Just retreat, as long as they still occupy Shibao City, I, the Tang Dynasty, will not be able to do anything to them."
A middle-aged official surnamed Liu stood up holding a fluorene board and said: "Your Majesty, if General Zhao Ziliang is still guarding the West Sea, the situation in the West Sea will be so bad.
How dare the Tubo people be so bold and bold?
Your Majesty, the country is in trouble and we miss our good generals, and our loyal ministers are in trouble. , I request you to recall General Zhao and order him to rush to the West Sea to preside over the campaign against Tubo."
These words praised Zhao Ziliang a bit too highly, and Xuanzong was a little unhappy.
Although it was Li Linfu who suggested transferring Zhao Ziliang, he agreed after all, because Zhao Ziliang's contribution was too great at that time, and his prestige in Xihai was too high.
He had been in the position for a long time.
He wasn't quite sure about that position either.
In fact, the reason for not being at ease is the result of Li Linfu's constant advice around Xuanzong and his influence on Xuanzong.
In fact, Wang Zhongsi and Huangfu Weiming were both in the positions of Shuofang Jiedushi and Longyou Jiedushi respectively.
After several years, I haven't seen how worried Xuanzong is about them.
Xuanzong's eyes were a little unhappy, and he was immediately noticed by someone who was interested.
An old official surnamed Pei stood up holding a fluorene board and said: "Master Liu, didn't you take off your pants and fart?
It's unnecessary.
Now General Wang Zhongsi has become a concurrent official."
As the governor of Hexi, he focused all his energy on Hexi.
Naturally, General Wang and General Huangfu were in charge of dealing with Tibet.
Do you mean that General Wang and General Huangfu are not as good as Zhao Ziliang in dealing with Tibet?"
The middle-aged official named Liu's face darkened after hearing this, and he said coldly: "Liu didn't say that.
It was you, Mr.
Pei, who wanted to forcefully compare them.
From Liu's point of view, you really have sinister intentions and want to make me bigger."
Are the famous generals of the Tang Dynasty hostile to each other?"
"You" the old official surnamed Pei said angrily, but was quickly suppressed by himself, "Pei has no such intention.
His Majesty has already issued an order to let General Wang Zhongsi concurrently serve as the governor of Hexi, and also ordered Ge Shuhan to take over as the governor of Xihai.
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As the governor and governor of Xihai, you are going to transfer Zhao Ziliang to Hexi at this time.
Have you considered this issue in what capacity and official position you want him to go there?"
After the two argued for several rounds, some people became a little impatient.
Another official named Ma stood up and said: "Your Majesty, it is not difficult to solve the problem of the West Sea.
Now our Tang Dynasty has tens of thousands of people in Longyou and Hexi.
With elite soldiers and famous generals like Wang Zhongsi and Huangfu Weiming in charge, it is not difficult to drive the Tibetans out of the West Sea.
The worst is to lose more troops and more money and food.
The problem is if we fight What should we do if the Tubo people escape and something like this happens again?
We need to know that the reason why this kind of thing happened is because the imperial court transferred many generals with rich combat experience, and those who were transferred were just some people with nothing to lose.
Someone from the DPRK is backing them to do whatever they want in Xihai and Hexi, living and drinking all day without thinking about defense.
Under such circumstances, it is not unusual for the Tubo people to seize the opportunity and launch a massive counterattack."
Just as the official surnamed Ma finished speaking, another official surnamed Fan stood up with a large pile of memorials and said loudly: "Your Majesty, in recent days, dozens of memorials to impeach Mr.
Li Linfu have been urgently sent from all over the country.
Among the officials, the highest-ranking one was the governor of a town, and the lowest-ranking one was the prefect of a county.
The charges they impeached Mr.
Li in these memorials were basically the same.
They all believed that if Mr.
Li had not agreed with the Tibetans two years ago, The people negotiated a peace, which gave Tubo a chance to breathe, and would not have caused the consequences today.
In addition, most of the original generals in Xihai and Hexi were transferred away under Mr.
Li's arrangement.
Most of the transferred people were his disciples and former officials. , so they all believe that Mr.
Li is the culprit of this incident.
Among them, General Zhao Ziliang, the military commander of Hedong Zuoxiang, has the most charges against Mr.
Li.
There are as many as eighteen, all of which are capital crimes.
Please make a clear decision, Your Majesty."
Emperor Xuanzong's expression changed.
So many memorials to impeach the prime ministers were not sent to the royal study for him to review in advance, so that he could have a mental preparation.
Instead, they were taken out directly in the court.
This was to make it clear that he wanted to give him a The sudden attack did not give him a chance to protect Li Linfu, nor did he give Li Linfu time to respond.
This kind of thing has happened before, but it is very rare.
Ordinary officials would not dare to do this.
This would bring displeasure to the emperor and the consequences would be serious.
The reason why this official named Fan dared to do this was obviously because Prepare for the worst.
Xuanzong knew this in his heart, so he knew that he had no idea of punishing the official at this time, but was thinking about how to calm down the matter.
With so many people impeaching a prime minister, the matter has risen to a major political event and cannot be solved.
It would cause chaos in the court.
After calming down, Xuanzong said in a deep voice: "Bring over all the memorials and show them to me."
Gao Lishi immediately stepped down from Danbi, took away all the memorials held by the official surnamed Fan, and placed them on the imperial case for Xuanzong to see.
At this time, Li Linfu hated Zhao Ziliang to the extreme.
He did not expect that such a warrior as Zhao Ziliang would dare to write a memorial to impeach him, and listed the most crimes, as many as eighteen, each of which was enough to make him die without a burial place.
It's so poisonous.
I didn't expect this warrior to be so vicious.
He's going to kill me.
Huh, I swear I won't let you go.
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Put it aside now.
It's better to get through this hurdle first and wait until I'm done with it.
It's not too late to cause trouble for that bastard Zhao Ziliang over this matter.
Li Linfu stood in front of the civil servants on the left and thought hard in his heart.
Xuanzong read as fast as he could the more than twenty memorials to impeach Li Linfu.
He picked up a few and threw them at His Majesty Dan.
He looked at Li Linfu and asked indifferently: "Li Linfu, Xihai has brought about this situation today.
These impeachments have you They all say it’s your fault, what do you have to say?”
Li Linfu knelt down with a plop and cried: "Your Majesty, I am wronged.
Your Majesty also knew the situation two years ago.
At that time, the treasury was already empty, and there was no more money and food to allocate to the front line.
What else could happen if we didn't stop?"
Let the soldiers go hungry and fight against the Tubo people who don't know the court.
He just screamed nonsense and put the blame on the veteran.
The veteran was really unjust.
In addition, the officials and generals who were transferred to Hexi and Xihai were all assessed by the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War.
How did the veteran have the right to transfer them?
In the past, those who falsely accused the old minister were all framed and framed.
Your Majesty, please be clear to me."
Xuanzong was really in a dilemma.
He trusted Li Linfu deeply, but so many local officials and border town generals were impeaching Li Linfu this time.
He couldn't ignore it.
After all, the authority of the imperial court still needed to be maintained and supported by local officials.
If Only a few or individual local officials impeached Li Linfu, and he could completely ignore it, but there were too many local officials impeaching Li Linfu this time.
In the dilemma, Xuanzong had no choice but to delay, so he said: "I will send someone to investigate this matter in detail, and I will consider it for a few days before making a decision.
Do you have other matters in your family?
If you have anything to report, you will leave if nothing happens.
Go to the bar” After Xuanzong finished speaking, he was about to get up and leave.
At this time, Prince Li Heng came out to salute and said: "Father, this time so many local officials above the prefecture have sent impeachment memorials.
It is not a trivial matter.
This matter can only be cut quickly.
Procrastinating will cause more trouble.
If you delay for a long time, local officials and generals in border towns will lose confidence in the court.
I also ask my father to put the country and the country first."
After the prince finished speaking, he knelt down, and all the officials and generals in his department also bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, please make your decision."
Xuanzong's face darkened.
This was a plan to force him into the palace.
Xuanzong was about to be furious when he saw Li Linfu crying: "Your Majesty, I am old and useless.
The country of the Tang Dynasty is above all else.
I am begging for my bones.
Please allow me."
Old minister, please resign and return to your hometown."
What Li Linfu said made Xuanzong feel even more pitiful and innocent.
Even if Li Linfu was at fault, it was the emperor's business how to punish him.
How could the ministers force the palace on the spot?
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Could it be that he couldn't think about it for a few days?
Xuanzong sat on the throne, livid, and said in a cold voice: "Li Linfu is relieved of the duties of Zhongshu Ling and Shangshu Zuopushe, and he will stay in the capital temporarily to wait for orders before retreating from the court."
Xuanzong left angrily, but Prince Li Heng and others were not happy because Xuanzong did not tell Li Linfu to go back to his hometown, but stayed in the capital temporarily to await his fate.
This suspense was huge.
On the way back to the East Palace, Li Heng asked Li Bi, the chief staff officer, for advice: "Sir, my father did not let the old thief Li Linfu get out of the capital.
I am really uneasy.
Should we think of another way to make my father give the order?"
He gets out of the capital.
As long as he gets out of the capital, things will be easier to handle.
Humph, I won't be able to return to my hometown alive."
Li Mi shook his head and said: "Your Highness, there must be no more trouble at this time.
Didn't you see that His Majesty was already very unhappy just now?"
After today, I’m afraid your Majesty’s impression of His Highness will not be good.”
When Li Heng heard this, he felt a little uneasy and quickly asked: "Sir, what should we do?"
Li Mi thought for a while and suggested: "On the surface, we should hold our troops for the time being, and secretly send people to contact Li Linfu's people, open a gap from inside them, find the handle on Li Linfu, and let the local officials do the rest
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