In Chang'an City, the rumors about the new generation of laughing stock Changsun Chong are still in the limelight, but this day the topic was changed because of one thing, that is, the 5,000 troops who went to Hebei Province for disaster relief have returned, which is a triumphant victory army.Not only did they defeat the plague, but they also defeated the invaders from Goguryeo, and according to custom, the army was to be welcomed by the emperor and the hundred officials in person.The Taiji Hall rewarded the ministers, Li Er was in a good mood, but he didn't see where his cheap son-in-law Du Shaoqing was."
When the miracle doctor went to Huazhou, he said that he missed his mother after being away from home for a long time, and he changed his route to go home to visit relatives."
Li Junxian stood up and explained.As the main minister of disaster relief, he didn't report the results of the battle first, but went home to visit his relatives first, this kind of behavior made many ministers talk about it, but Li Er understood that that kid was really bleak, isn't this just taking advantage of the loophole to elope with his daughter?"
Okay, it's understandable that the divine doctor has worked hard and made a lot of achievements, come and call for a reward."
Li Er waved his hand and pressed the discussion of the ministers.The chamberlain stood up and read the edict to reward him, and the general Wei Chi Gong entered the title of Duke of Hubei and increased the number of households by 200; Li Ke, the king of Wu, increased the number of food towns by 200 households, and took the position of governor of Yangzhou from afar; Li Junxian and all the officers and soldiers of the Xuanjia Army, everyone at the rank of official, including the two generals who rushed to the aid of Hebei Province, were rewarded, but Wei Zheng, the general director of Hebei Provincial Disaster Relief, did not."
I have a piece of information about Wei Aiqing here, it is from the Ministry of Rites, the king of Shangshu, Silicon Wang Aiqing, come here, read it and let you Aiqing refer to it in detail."
The content is very simple, that is, the Zhongshu ordered Wei Zheng to exercise diplomatic power on the front line of Hebei Province without authorization, and extort the property and territory of the small Goguryeo state, which damaged the prestige of the Tang Dynasty and must be severely punished.This news was reported to the emperor by Wang Si one step in advance, and it was not disseminated, so the specific results of the Hebei front, the ministers did not know, because Wang Si agreed with Wei Zheng, and waited for Wei Zheng to personally ask the emperor for guilt."
Your Majesty, Wei Zheng, as the Zhongshu Order, has the right to exercise the diplomatic powers of the Tang Dynasty on behalf of him in the event of a sudden war, and act cheaply, which is not against the rules."
Shang Shu's left servant shot Fang Xuanling was the first to stand up and speak.Wang Si retorted: "Even so, it is a fact that he extorted the property of the small country of Goguryeo, and our Datang, as the superior state of the Celestial Empire, is so greedy for small profits, doesn't it make the small border countries laugh?"
”Many of the ministers agreed, and the court had already discussed it, and sent a special envoy to hold Goguryeo accountable, but you Wei Zheng crossed the court with his acting powers, I don't know if you have taken Your Majesty and the court in your eyes, this is what many ministers think.Emperor Li Er's face was as usual, he couldn't see his joy or anger, and asked Wei Zheng, "Wei Aiqing, what do you say?"
”Wei Zheng took out a recital and presented it, "This is an old minister's plea." ”Li Er still let the public read it out, and after reading it, everyone was stunned, and Wei Zheng used the words in the fold to take responsibility for it, and finally said that he was willing to remove his official position and title to receive the crime."
Wei Aiqing, what are you doing here?"
Li Er frowned.Wei Zheng walked to the middle, saluted respectfully to the emperor, and then said loudly in this Taiji hall: "Your Majesty, what is written is Wei Zheng's words of guilt in the Chinese book.But Wechen personally thinks that I haven't done anything wrong. ”"Boldly Wei Zheng, exercising his authority without authorization to smear the reputation of the imperial court, do you still not repent?"
Someone shouted.Wei Zheng didn't even look at who the other party was, and explained to the emperor: "We have caught 50,000 live mouths on the front line with the design of Doctor Du, which is unthinkable.As you have said, we have also thought about holding each other accountable according to the usual practice, and then inevitably releasing this group of useless captives.But I'm afraid you don't know, when I negotiated with Goguryeo, what did the other side say?
The other party said, isn't Datang a state of etiquette?
We have admitted our mistakes, and we should unconditionally return our soldiers.Guys, what is this?
This is a mockery.There is a way that a gentleman can deceive him, and Goguryeo recognized this point, so he was so bold to first throw the plague into Hebei and lose his conscience.Then they took the opportunity to send troops to seize the summer grain and property of our Hebei Province, they were so bold to do whatever they wanted, because of what?
That's it, they know, even if they fail, they will only be released back into captivity and held accountable.50,000 captives came to Datang to wreak havoc, and we put them back intact, what to do?
Will they continue to have the strength to attack in the coming year?
Is my Datang easy to bully?
Don't forget how the three expeditions of the Former Sui failed to Goguryeo. ”"That's Yang Guang's brutality, and he will die if he is belligerent!"
Someone came forward to refute it."!
The small country of Goguryeo was shameless, and every time the battle was lost, it used peace to delay the fighters, and the generals at the front had to put aside asking the emperor that Goguryeo could win all by this rogue means. ”An old minister stood up and scolded, it was none other than Xiao Yu, an old minister of the Three Dynasties."
Old man Xiao Yu, what is your intention to say that the military aircraft of the former dynasty is open for the tyrant Yang Guang?"
There is no shortage of courtiers who maintain this kind of righteousness and uphold the emperor in all dynasties, so there is chaos in the Taiji Palace.Li Er interrupted angrily: "Enough, I am not a kingless king, and if you listen to it, it will be clear, no matter what the former Sui Emperor Daye was, just talking about the battle of the three expeditions to Goguryeo, it is indeed as Xiao Aiqing said, defeated by the capriciousness of Goguryeo."
Wei Aiqing, you go on to say that Goguryeo children dare to mock our Tang Dynasty like this, and they should be killed!
”Wei Zheng nodded and continued: "The ministers and others walked all the way north, and saw that the people of Hebei Province had nearly 30,000 casualties due to the plague, countless property losses, and the summer grain was also plagued by Goguryeo.Where did all this loss come from?
And how to bear it?
Could it be that Goguryeo's poisonous plan can only be suffered silently by our Tang people?
Why?
After being mentioned, we decided to make up for it from this culprit Goguryeo, and let them compensate for the losses of military disasters, plagues, food grabbing, etc., yes, it is compensation, everything we ask for is calculated compensation, not that our Datang threatens to blackmail a small country, but the price of a small country that dares to offend my Datang.If we don't let them know that it hurts and knows that they are afraid, will any small country dare to be like ants in the future, and it will be okay to apologize after harassing us?
Datang Tianwei is not to let the small border countries mock us behind our backs for being stupid and have too much money, the real Tianwei is to make Siyi tremble and pay tribute every year!
Therefore, the minister also has a second book, asking His Majesty to revise the practice and rename me Tang Tianwei. ”After saying that, Wei Zheng took out the second book, and at this time, many people in the court couldn't help but applaud Wei Zheng loudly, of course, most of them were military generals.Li Er laughed, got up and went down to the hall, and personally supported this beloved minister, "Aiqing's words are deep and heartfelt, well said, good said!"
Come and recite the edict and reward. ”The chamberlain directly began to read the edict: "The general manager of disaster relief in Hebei Province was promoted, and the Zhongshu made Wei Zheng meritorious in disaster relief, and made great contributions in the battle against Goguryeo. ”"Your Majesty, how can the law of the ancestors be abolished?
Governing the country and educating the barbarians is the best policy!
”There are also stubborn and persistent old ministers who dare to stand up, which is really brave.