Tang Xuan

Ten days passed in the blink of an eye.This morning, Pei Qing deliberately set off early, and when he arrived at the Xuanzheng Hall, there were not many people there.He just wanted to watch Lang Huai fall from a height.

Perhaps it was because the Pei family and the Lang family were not on the same side; perhaps it was because this man became the most attention-grabbing young man as soon as he returned to Beijing;Anyway, no matter what Pei Qing thinks of her, she doesn't like her.Lang Huai, a born student, has been on the rise all the way, tightening his military power, becoming the youngest Duke since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, marrying the jewel in the palm of the entire Tang Dynasty, before the filial piety period is over, he is also a minister in the Ministry of War.

Lang Huai is only seven or eight years younger than himself, so why does he have such a bright future?Why should I have to suffer step by step to be a fourth-rank servant.Pei Qing was dissatisfied, and like all the disciples of the Pei family, he was dissatisfied with Li Tang's injustice to the Pei family.What he wanted was to repeat the glory of his ancestors, and what he wanted was to surpass his elder brother Pei Geng and sit in a higher position.

Li Qian only used Pei Geng highly, but he was annoyed by his somewhat pedantic character.If the Pei family wins, Pei Qing will become the new owner of the Pei family.

Satisfied, he stepped into the brightly lit Xuanzheng Hall.

All the officials from the Third Department in charge of the false payment case of the Ministry of War have arrived, and there are two stacks of documents and files under Guan Xu's feet, which presumably are the evidence discovered these days.According to Li Xun's instructions, they stood in front without saying a word, just waiting for the opening of the dynasty.The officials on duty from other ministries also came in one after another. Seeing such a situation, it was inevitable to discuss in a low voice.

Tang Feiyan specialized in exchanging value, and arrived early today. When he came in and saw this scene, he was also a little confused.Lang Huai thanked the guests behind closed doors, and only Xie Jue was welcomed into the residence because of the case.He discussed with Wei Lingzhi several times, but he could only come up with the method of "press and talk".

Seeing him, Wei Lingzhi waved to him to go over.

"Today's posture, but I can't see clearly." Wei Lingzhi said in a low voice, "But if Tatuotu doesn't stand on either side, it means that Ah Huai won't fall behind."

Tang Feiyan's eyes lit up, and he asked: "How did you know?" He looked around while talking, and then he understood: "Absent leave again?"

Wei Lingzhi nodded and said: "Isn't it? The sign I just handed said that he occasionally felt a cold. He has a bone body, and it's normal for him to be shirtless in the snow, so he would occasionally feel a cold?"

Tang Feiyan was relieved for a while, and nudged Wei Lingzhi with his elbow, looked at the door that hadn't been closed, and said, "Here, Ah Huai is here."

Lang Huai was wearing a black cloak, a mink hat on his head, and a bamboo bone silk umbrella in his hand. He walked slowly into the hall, took the silk umbrella and handed it to the little eunuch at the side, said something pleasantly, and took it out of his purse. Give him a piece of silver as a reward.

The little eunuch was only about fifteen or sixteen years old, he took the umbrella with a smile on his face, turned around and went out after accepting it.Only then did Lang Huai walk in, and seeing Wei Lingzhi and Tang Feiyan standing there, he simply moved over and said with a smile, "Coincidentally, you are all here."

Tang Feiyan stared at her, as if he wanted to see something from her face, and said with a sneer: "Unfortunately, we are rushing to the morning court today."

Wei Lingzhi didn't like to push her up like Tang Feiyan, she was a little anxious, and asked her in a deep voice, "Is there any way to deal with it?"

Lang Huai pursed his lips and smiled: "It's all right." Wei Lingzhi heaved a sigh of relief and said, "This way I can feel relieved."

The voice fell, and the bell rang.All the officials stood according to their positions, the inner eunuch shouted at the top of his voice, and Li Xun, also covered in snow, strode in.

The rest of the matter was handled very quickly, and the promotion of several officials did not fall into the usual process of wrangling.Everyone is waiting for the result of the joint trial of the three divisions, and what will happen to Lang Huai after the case is investigated.

Li Xun looked at all the officials, cleared his throat, and said, "Ten days ago, I ordered the third department to investigate and try the case of falsely receiving military pay from the Ministry of War. The ten-day deadline has come, Liu Mu, I want to ask you, Do you have any eyebrows?"

Liu Mu stepped out, bowed to perform the ceremony, and said: "Return to Your Highness, there is conclusive evidence and it is very clear. I beg Your Highness to give an order to catch this bandit today!"

Li Xun nodded and said, "Where is General Lu?"

A burly man from outside the hall quickly came in and responded loudly: "The last general is here!" With such a boldness, it is naturally Lu Laosan.

"If Liu Yushi's evidence is convincing, the bandits will be taken down by the court. If there is any resistance, please ask your Jinwu Guards to take them and lock them into the prison!"

"The end will be ordered!"

Li Xun also had a bit of cold yesterday, he waved his hand and ordered the eunuch to put down the chair, lifted the corner of his robe, leaned on the chair, and said, "Liu Yushi, please."

Liu Mu said loudly: "I got a batch of letters by chance half a month ago. I didn't realize it was obvious at first, but when I looked closely, it was the correspondence documents that someone secretly swallowed up the salary of my Tang generals and soldiers. I checked privately for a few days, and the more I checked The more frightened I was, that's why I played in court ten days ago."

"Your Highness is wise, and decisively the three divisions will interrogate this case together. I know that I am no more than a mere judge. If we talk about investigation and trial, the Criminal Department of Dali Temple should be in the middle. This case will be tried by Guan Shilang and Xie Shaoqing. I supervised the whole process, There is no favoritism."

Knowing that he was on the stage, Xie Jue straightened his sleeves, stood still calmly, and talked eloquently after performing the ceremony: "Liu Yushi is polite." He took a pile of documents from the stack and asked the eunuch to present it to Li Xun , Said: "This is the account of the Ministry of War from last year to this year. I have checked it carefully. On the surface, there are only a few minor mistakes. It seems that there is no problem. I read it for a few days and couldn't figure it out, so I asked Wang Shaoqing to refer to it. Find out what's wrong with it."

"And then the minister sent people to the West Market," Xie Jue briefly explained, "The West Market communicates with the Western Regions, and the news there is the most unimpeded, ranging from anecdotes from princes and nobles to various merchants. , can find clues.”

"We were lucky and got the evidence very quickly. At this time, Guan Shilang also discovered something. We argued all night, but we were not far from the truth." Xie Jue sighed, and said: "So the next day, I shamelessly visited Weiyang Residence, asked Mr. Mu about the case, and asked Mr. Mu to lend a helping hand so as not to startle the snake. After talking for half a day, everyone knew about it."

"You talk so much nonsense, what should Lang Huai do?" Pei Qing couldn't bear it anymore, and shouted: "It must be her new minister, who can't control herself and covets those ill-gotten gains. Your Highness, please hurry up." Take down this person, our Ministry of War does not want such a minister!"

Lang Huai remained calm, the old god was always standing.She was covered in a cloak all over her body, and she looked a little thin.The face under the sable hat was indifferent, as if he hadn't heard Pei Qing's words at all.

Xie Jue looked at Pei Qing sympathetically, and said to Li Xun: "Back then, Liu Yushi believed that Mu Gonglanghuai, Minister of the Ministry of War, was involved in this case based on a little documentary evidence. Now the evidence is convincing. It is Pei Qing, the left servant of the Ministry of War. Since Pei Qing was transferred to the Ministry of War, although Pei Geng is in charge of the accounts, Pei Qing is in charge of the military pay of each government."

"You!" Pei Qing was stunned, and immediately shouted: "What nonsense are you talking about! It is clearly Lang Huai who wants to increase the number of recruits!"

Xie Jue didn't turn his head back, and said politely: "The letters between Pei Qing and the Anxi horse bandits are all in it. He leaked the itinerary of the food transport army in advance, and the horse bandits came forward to rob them, and then pretended to be ordinary merchants. Enter Chang'an on the way, and send it to Pei's mansion from the West Market. There are evidence witnesses at all nodes, please take a look at it." As soon as he finished speaking, Guan Xu and the inner eunuch presented the prepared evidence, which had been put on hold earlier. The documents on the case are as tall as a person.

"As for the matter of recruiting soldiers, it is true that they falsely received military salaries." Xie Jue talked eloquently, and continued: "One out of ten of the salaries for recruiting soldiers in each government is sent to each channel. In previous years, each channel reported The increase or decrease in the number of recruits was also determined by Pei Qing to increase the increase and decrease the decrease, in order to falsely collect wages and fill his own pockets."

"All the evidence has been checked several times by Guan Shilang, Liu Yushi and Weichen, and the witnesses have also been protected by people sent by Mu Gong. Even if Pei Qing does not recruit, it is enough to convict." Xie Jue bowed his head and said loudly: " The ministers have fulfilled their mission, please Your Highness decide."

Such a huge reversal occurred, and everything was quiet.Li Xun sighed and said, "Pei Qing, what do you have to say?"

Pei Qing's face was pale.He never expected that he would burn himself, and burn himself on his own head.Thinking about the reversal of the situation now, it would be difficult for Mrs. Pei to save him.In a trance, he suddenly thought that this was a big show for him from the beginning, Lang Huai didn't have to leave the stage, he just watched from the sidelines, and it attracted everyone's attention.

He was out of his mind, so naturally he didn't notice Pei Geng kneeling in the hall, and kowtowed: "I have done it even if I don't teach my brother. I dare not ask Your Highness for mercy, but please punish your Highness together!" Pei Geng's words were recognition of Pei Geng. Qing was guilty, and he ordered the whole Pei family to put pressure on him, which was an act of a strong man cutting off his wrists.

Liu Mu sneered: "Your Pei Mansion could have escaped? All the money and grains were transported into your Pei Mansion!"

Pei Geng was still about to speak, but Shangguan Yuan said: "Your Highness, the matter has come to such a point, I think you should report to Your Majesty urgently. Only by His Majesty's holy order can the dispute be settled." Li Qian's absence has already made it impossible to turn the tide, and now the only way to keep Pei's family serious.But what happened today, Li Xun had already made up his mind, and it wasn't his Shangguan Yuan who could stop it.

Pei Qing raised his head. He should have resisted most fiercely, but now he made no sound.He looked at Li Xun's change from his former benevolence, and shouted at the court: "The evidence is convincing, so why can't he be punished? From today, dismiss Pei Geng, the Minister of the Military Department, and go home to think about his mistakes. Dismiss Pei Qing, the Minister of the Military Department, and press him into Dali Temple. General Lu sent someone to take custody. The third division will investigate the case for Ben Gong to see who is still inside, fish in troubled waters!"

He raised his eyebrows and said: "As for the father, I will naturally order someone to report, so I won't bother the prime minister."

Shangguan Yuan's body trembled, and he suddenly realized that he was a jester to begin with, and it was justified to go home soon and fly the pigeons to pass on the letter.

The case of the Ministry of War for falsely receiving military pay has finally come to an end.The Pei family was deeply implicated, Mr. Pei died before he was released from prison.Pei Geng was ordered to become the new head of the family when he was in danger, but it was difficult to turn the tide.The evidence of Pei Qing's crime was convincing, Li Xun was sentenced to be cut in half, and he will only be executed after the New Year's Eve.

All personnel involved in the Ministry of War were held accountable for their crimes. After the purge, only seven of the original 46 members of the Ministry of Military Affairs remained.Nuo Da's military department has lost so many people, and the rest are still waiting to see the joke that Lang Huai can't hold on.Unexpectedly, Lang Huai appointed the two honest and trustworthy Cen Shang and Xin Mao to take up the post and become the new servants, and he sorted out the backlog of paperwork for half a month in just a few days.

Then Lang Huai was ordered to go to the East Palace and had a meal with Li Xun.On behalf of the imperial court, Li Xun expressed condolences for the injustice she had suffered, and even gave her a peacock feather cloak, but it was for Mingda.In the morning of the second day, Li Xun issued an order to transfer [-] officials from various places to the Ministry of War. Those in Chang'an will take up their posts immediately, and those in other places will have to wait until after the New Year's Eve.

Among them is Tang Feiyan, the young secretary of the Siyi Pavilion, who added a special sentence to his transfer order-he will be the head of the Ministry of War and specialize in accounts.

Tang Feiyan was most troubled by these things, and was planning to go to Weiyang Residence the next day to make a theory. Lang Huaimingda followed the Ming Emperor's order and left Chang'an early in the morning, rushing to Huaqing Palace to accompany the Ming Emperor.

Tang Feiyan was sitting in the study outside Weiyang Residence, sipping on the sweet tea leaves, and counting, it was already the second day of the twelfth lunar month in Kaiyang's 33rd year.