Chapter 1589 The Second Memorial! (1)
? Chapter 1589
"Foreign King, now that the eldest prince and all the courtiers are here, you should explain it carefully! There is no edict in the palace, but you privately brought nine thousand pickets and appeared in front of the palace gate. And even It was the Hu people who gathered and blocked the passage to enter the palace, this matter should also be Honglu Temple and the Ministry of Rites, in other words, it should be dealt with by King Qi, and it will not be your turn."
"In addition, if I remember correctly, Lord Zhangchou once said that the picket team was established by the Ministry of War and Lord Zhangchou himself, but now it is not Lord Zhangchou who is leading the cavalry of the picket team, but Mr. Zhangchou. The King of Foreign Lands who should spend time at home so as to rest and recuperate, I don’t know how the King of Foreign Lands and Master Zhangchou will explain this matter?”
At this time, Li Junxian also spoke. The first sentence was still addressed to Wang Chong, but the latter sentence quickly turned around and started to attack Zhangchou Jianqiong who was not far from the First Prince on the tower.
Zhangchou Jianqiong belonged to Concubine Taizhen, so everyone in the court, including the First Prince, was more or less afraid and did not dare to push him too hard. But Li Junxian has no such scruples. Anyone who gets involved with Wang Chong and destroys the ultimate goal of Confucianism in the world is the mortal enemy of Confucianism.
Sure enough, Zhangchou Jianqiong's heart skipped a beat when he heard Li Junxian's words on the tower, and his face changed suddenly.
He had known for a long time that this matter would not be so easy to end, whether it was the First Prince, Li Junxian, or King Qi would make a big fuss, so when Wang Chong proposed the picket team's opinion, Zhangchou Jianqiong had objected.
And the most terrible thing this time is that, unlike before, the eldest prince, Li Junxian, and King Qi formed a line and attacked at the same time.
He is not worried about himself now, but worried about Wang Chong.
During the king's dynasty meeting, there was no precedent for leaving the Hall of Supreme Harmony. The eldest prince used the excuse of a mutiny at the gate to lead all the officials here. Obviously, he had made up his mind. No matter how bad it is, he must be severely injured.
On the surface it seems to be because of the pickets, but the actual reason is far from that simple.
"Li Junxian, you are a civil servant. I don't know the laws and regulations of the Ministry of War. I don't blame you. The Ministry of War is the general center of all soldiers and horses in the Tang Dynasty. Jurisdiction, this king appears here, why not?"
"Besides, as a prince of the imperial court and the former governor of Qixi, doesn't this king even have the power to command thousands of pickets? At least, no matter how many soldiers and horses there are, they don't belong to me, but to the Ministry of War. Unlike King Qi, who had two thousand private soldiers, each of whom was armed to the teeth, and the equipment was even more sophisticated than the Shenwu army trained by General Geshu for decades.
Even on the surface, the Xingyu Temple belonged to the imperial court, but in fact it became another private soldier of his. He used it as he wanted, transferred it as he wanted, and even sent all the soldiers in the Xingyu Temple to his own selfish interests. All the horses were moved here for him to dispatch. "
As Wang Chong said, he glanced at King Qi.
After saying these words, King Qi's expression changed drastically. He didn't expect that the fire would burn on him.
"Wang Chong, don't be bloody. I also rushed to lead the soldiers to rescue me when I heard that there was a change in front of the palace gate. I was short of manpower in a hurry, so I could only think of Xing Prison Temple. Can this be the same as you!"
When it came to the end, King Qi was completely out of breath. With his status, perhaps only Wang Chong could be able to anger him to such an extent.
"Wang Chong, I am waiting for your explanation!"
On the tall city tower, the First Prince ignored King Qi at all, and his gaze was always on Wang Chong.
"Your Highness, Wang Chong has no other intentions. There is a reason for leading the troops this time. If it weren't for the incompetence of the City Defense Department and the City Guards, who let the barbarians in the city ignore them, even a minister in the court said that the barbarians had just arrived and wanted Treating them with so much care, appeasement and connivance led to the occurrence of tens of thousands of Hu people gathering in the palace and blocking the gates of the city. Otherwise, I would not have led a large group of people to appear here. Even the establishment of a picket team is unnecessary. .It is because of the incompetence of some people that all this happened. Under the emperor, there are people who can't even do this kind of thing well. As a prince of the Tang Dynasty, I can only do it myself."
Wang Chong said seriously. In a word, the expression of Li Junxian in front of him also sank. Wang Chong's words were clearly accusing him of his previous policies and trying to drag him into trouble.
"This matter is a decision made by the imperial court. If you can't bear it, you will make a big conspiracy. The king of a foreign land has the eldest prince. No matter what, it's not your turn to make trouble!"
Li Junxian looked cold and said:
"Find a job if you are in the position, and don't seek a job if you are not in the position. Don't you understand such a simple truth? Or do you think that all the officials in the palace can't compare with you, a foreign king?"
There was silence all around, and a needle could be heard. Wang Chong, Li Junxian, King Qi, the First Prince, and even Zhangchou Jianqiong, Minister of the Ministry of War on the tower, these few people represented the most powerful people in the entire Tang Empire. , This kind of thing, everyone dare not speak out, lest they disturb these people.
But at the same time, whether it was the imperial guards on the top of the city tower, the cavalry of the picket team downstairs, the soldiers and horses of the prison temple, or the crowd of people in the capital who were kneeling on the ground in the dark, everyone stood upright. With pointed ears, I listened carefully to every sentence, every word.
There is a feeling in everyone's heart that this dispute is likely to change the political structure of the entire Tang Dynasty, and at the same time, it is also related to the fate of the foreign king that everyone in the Tang Dynasty is familiar with.
The dispute between soldiers and Confucians in the Tang Dynasty has become known all over the world since Zhu Zi came forward last time. The dispute between Li Junxian and Wang Chong was, after all, a dispute between soldiers and scholars. It seems that this matter is far from over.
"Huh, Li Junxian, don't you know the words "Vegetarian Meal for Corpse"? You and the Confucian sect extradited these barbarians, but they couldn't deal with them properly. Let these barbarians act recklessly in the capital, fighting, fighting, Forced buying and selling, buying things without paying, molesting women in the capital in broad daylight..., and even in the end, without the court, the law, and the power of the king, they directly gathered crowds at the gate of the palace to make trouble."
"A few days ago, when the king was passing through the busy market, he saw a group of barbarians molesting the fiancées of the common people in Beijing. Afterwards, the other party approached the door to argue, and was almost surrounded by the other party. Such arrogance can be imagined in other places. You ministers can also imagine how far the situation in Beijing has come?"
"Now these barbarians are already making a fuss. In addition, I asked the city defense department and the city guards. They said, and Counselor Shaozhang said that all the barbarians in Beijing are not under their jurisdiction, so they don't have to. Intervene."
"Li Junxian, you wholeheartedly want the Great Tang to be peaceful with all countries, and to establish a great harmony in the world. So, your great harmony in the world is to let the people of the Great Tang be bullied, and the barbarians in the city drink and fight, and act recklessly?"
"Li Junxian, you are also a scholar, are you also studying the temple book? Your Highness, it would be better if you asked about this matter. I want to formally impeach Shaozhang Counselor Li Junxian for negligence and dereliction of duty. !"
At the end, Wang Chong was cold and his voice was deafening. He put his palm in his left sleeve, quickly took out a memorial from it, and shouted loudly.
"Buzz!"
Hearing these words, Song Lao, Zhu Jing, the girl in white and other Confucian masters all changed their expressions. Even Li Junxian, King Qi, and the eldest prince Li Ying on the towering city wall at the main entrance of the palace also changed their expressions immediately.
Wang Chong privately dispatched troops to appear at such a sensitive and confidential place as the gate of the palace. Moreover, the 9,000 soldiers and horses of the picket division had not yet been approved by the court.
But no one expected that now Wang Chong would turn around and participate in the impeachment of Shaozhang's counselor Li Junxian.
This move was unexpected by everyone.
"I have my own decision on this matter, you just hand over the notebook."
Although the eldest prince was a little bit taken aback, he soon came back to his senses. He made a gesture, and beside him, a eunuch in brocade clothes from the palace walked down the tower and headed out of the city.
For the eldest prince, no matter what Wang Chong impeached Li Junxian, it was absolutely impossible for him to get what he wanted. Asking the eunuch to collect the memorial has already shown his attitude. Wang Chong's impeachment can only be shelved.
"Now I just want to ask you, how do you explain the picket incident?"
When the eldest prince was speaking, his eyes swept over the more than 9,000 pickets around him. No matter what reason Wang Chong had, it couldn't be the reason why he led more than 9,000 picket cavalry to appear in this sensitive area at the gate of the palace.
It's like someone killing someone on the street, it doesn't necessarily mean that you can set it on fire, the First Prince is holding on to this point now.
"Ah!"
Wang Chong smiled lightly, the First Prince's attitude did not exceed his expectations at all.
The eldest prince and Li Junxian are now working hand in hand. From the very beginning, he never thought that a memorial could easily impeach Li Junxian. However, no matter what, the establishment of the picket team is the general trend, and no one can stop it.
"Your Highness, the picket team was started because of the barbarians. Regarding the picket team, even if His Highness doesn't ask about it, Wang Chong will personally enter the court to announce the matter. In addition, because of this matter, I have already written in advance. A memorial is ready, please read it, Your Highness!"
Wang Chong flipped his wrist, and took out a second folder from his sleeve. When seeing that folder, everyone's expression changed instantly. If it is said that Wang Chong impeached Li Junxian because the relationship between the two was not harmonious, and because the last battle between soldiers and Confucianists was well known in the city, and everyone was not surprised, then now, when the king Chong took out the second memorial, everything was completely different.
Obviously, Wang Chong came fully prepared. Not only the establishment of the picket team, but also the mobilization of the army this time to arrest the barbarians in front of the palace. Wang Chong has made complete preparations.