Prosperous Tang Blood Blade

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Inside the Xiande Hall, Li Jiancheng flicked the document with his fingers with a cold face and said, "It's certain? Then Lawyer Pei is the source of the rumor?"

Li Anyan nodded and said: "There is no doubt that the children of several aristocratic families present all agree with one another."

Li Jiancheng sneered and said, "Why is the Pei family so arrogant? They are determined to eat me, so they dare not take them? I endured it no matter how much I endured, the Pei family actually made progress. Isn't Pei Ji dead yet?"

Li Anyan bowed and said: "Pei Ji was on a hunger strike for three days and was already dying. The Supreme Emperor learned that Pei Ji wanted to commit suicide, so he sent someone to invite Pei Ji to meet him at the Ganlu Palace. At that time, the Supreme Emperor personally cooked yokan for Pei Ji...and said that if Pei Ji died, The Supreme Emperor is not willing to live alone..."

Li Jiancheng sighed and said, "Come here, tell Dai Zhou to come see me."

……

The soldiers of the Forbidden Army yelled and smashed open Pei Ji's mansion.

Dai Zhou followed the guards of the brigade and walked into the gate.

Dai Zhou yelled: "I can see clearly, no matter men, women, old or young, you can't get away from one of them, and bring them all to the yard to count."

The soldiers of the Forbidden Army, amidst the panic-stricken yelling and cursing of the Pei family, picked out men, women, old and young.

All the people in Pei's house were driven into the icy and snowy yard, women and children were crying non-stop.

Lawyer Pei pointed at the forbidden soldiers and scolded them angrily. After being beaten several times, he suddenly fell silent.

Pei Ji, who was dressed in single clothes, was supported by his servants, standing shivering in the ice and snow, watching the soldiers of the imperial army escorting his family members away.

Pei Ji's family members were tied up in a string, weeping and walking through Tianjie in a state of embarrassment.

All the people along the way came out to watch.

Fang Xuanling, who was sitting in the carriage, patted on the door and window, signaling the driver to stop.

Fang Xuanling opened the curtain and watched the Pei family walk by.

Fang Xuanling patted the car window solemnly and said, "Go to Xiande Hall!"

The carriage turned around.

……

Fang Xuanling learned that the reason why Pei's family committed a crime was because lawyer Pei spoke nonsense after being hungover.

However, Fang Xuanling carefully checked all the case and documents.

Fang Xuanling put down the documents, looked at Li Anyan and said, "That's all?"

Li Anyan nodded.

Fang Xuanling frowned.

Li Jiancheng snorted coldly and said, "Now do you know why I want to deal with the Pei family?"

Fang Xuanling nodded, but said the exact opposite.

Fang Xuanling said: "If the Pei family is punished for participating in treason, then Pei Ji and lawyer Pei are the two chief culprits, both of whom are guilty only of themselves and not burdening the family, so Pei Ji's family members should not be arrested.

Li Jiancheng stood up angrily and said: "They are in the market, scolding the emperor and father, shaking the hearts of the soldiers and the people, isn't this a crime?"

Fang Xuanling looked at Li Jiancheng seriously and said, "Your Majesty, to incriminate a crime with words is the sound of subjugation!"

Li Jiancheng said disapprovingly, "Do I deserve to be cursed?"

Fang Xuanling sighed and said: "Pei Ji has long since retired, Li Yuanji and Li Xiaochang conspired against each other, although there are strict legal testimony that he was involved, but there is no real evidence after all, he is an old friend of the Supreme Emperor, and a founding father, three dynasties Veteran, it's better to save some respectable ones, not for Pei Ji, but for the Supreme Emperor."

Li Jiancheng sat back without saying a word, with his head bowed.

Fang Xuanling sat down opposite Li Jiancheng, looked at him, and said earnestly, "Your Majesty, the knot in Xuanwu Gate is not only a thorn in your Majesty's chest, but also a scar in the Supreme Emperor's heart. This knot should be untied!"

Li Jiancheng suddenly looked up at Fang Xuanling.

Li Jiancheng said angrily: "He insulted me, I can ignore it, but...he spread rumors everywhere, falsely claiming that the king's division's Northern Expedition would be defeated and returned, and he also slandered me, resorted to military force, and ruined lives... Rumors spread everywhere , has already made the people in Chang'an feel uneasy. If I ignore it and cause turmoil in the government and the public, do you know the consequences?"

At this time, Fang Xuanling suddenly laughed.

After a while, Fang Xuanling pointed at Li Jiancheng and said, "Your Majesty, are you still worried about this battle? Are you not sure?"

Li Jiancheng was silent for a while, then nodded slowly.

Fang Xuanling said: "General Chen is in command of Wancheng!"

Li Jiancheng was stunned.

Fang Xuanling continued: "Tongwan City is only a thousand miles away from Dingxiang. I'm afraid that General Chen's memorial to the battle is already on the way!"

Li Jiancheng shook his head and said: "I also know that General Chen may not be able to wait for my order to go ahead with the army at this moment. I am not the master of guessing meanness, how can I not understand the truth? If General Chen is cautious enough to wait If I issue an edict before using troops, he will not be the powerful General Chen in the western frontier! If General Chen is in the court at this moment, he will come to the stage to pay homage to the commander, and give him the power of Hedong, I will naturally be able to save worry and effort. However, General Chen is not in Guandong at the moment, but in Xiazhou, north of Guanzhong. Fang Xuanling, am I right?"

Fang Xuanling owed his ass: "What Your Majesty said is indeed the principle of using soldiers! So, what's the point of mere lawyer Pei? If the power of words can destroy the country and lose teachers, what's the use of weapons?"

Li Jiancheng was speechless.

After a long time, Li Jiancheng sighed and said, "I don't need to kill Lawyer Pei!"

"It's not that you can't kill him, but you can't kill him just because of a word!" Fang Xuanling said coldly: "If you violate the law of the country, you will be forgiven lightly!"

……

It was so cold and freezing in December that the entire Yellow River was frozen solid.This allowed Chen Ying's troops to cross the Yellow River, saving a lot of trouble.

More than [-] sleds disguised as white snow bags crossed the river.

The sleds converted from more than [-] four-wheeled carriages all have thick walls, and the outer layer is wrapped with cowhide and sheepskin, which can not only block the cold outside the walls, but also keep the cabin Wendu.

Chen Ying was very well prepared for this dispatch of troops.

However, no matter how adequate it is, it is still difficult.

For example, war horses wrapped in thick blankets suffered from frostbite and died from time to time, and many scouts also suffered from frostbite.

In order to keep warm,

The air in the sleigh carriage was filthy, especially among the soldiers of the Tang Army, nine out of ten soldiers had stinky feet, and the smell inside was so sour, let alone mention it.

Unfortunately, across the river east.Specialized in marching in the wilderness, the speed is as slow as a snail crawling.

Three days after setting off from Tongwan City, Chen Ying's [-] army of pure pack horses managed to cover less than [-] miles.

An average of more than 120 miles a day.This speed, if it is the infantry of the Dingyuan Army, can easily be achieved in the spring and autumn.

However, it is still moving forward slowly.