Traveling through the troubled times of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 166

The reason why Li Yuan couldn't calm down anymore was mainly because of Luo Yi's sentence "the prince is at fault".

What's wrong with the prince?

If it was said that when the document was handed over before, he could still cover up one or two things for the prince, but now that Luo Cheng has returned to the mansion, even if Luo Cheng didn't say anything, there are many aggrieved people in the Luo family army.

Therefore, Li Yuan immediately thought of why these people gathered together in his study. Most likely, he got the news from the Luo family general who had just returned to the city, and knew the whole story of Luo Cheng's serious injury this time.

Li Yuan yelled at Luo Yi, he felt guilty.But after drinking it, he felt that he was ignoring it, and the atmosphere in the study became so awkward, and he didn't know how to adjust it, so he had to turn his attention to himself.

As a good friend who followed Li Yuan to the north and south, and fought in the north and south, Dou Kang met Li Yuan's eyes and knew that he was asking himself to rescue him. Although he was quite dissatisfied with the prince's reckless behavior, he still sighed slightly and stood up. He went out and said: "The emperor calms down, Lord Luo is only angry, just showing off his anger for a while. The emperor ordered my ministers and others to meet Little General Luo at the gate of the city this morning, and all the ministers have gone. If the emperor sees little general Luo The injury, I am afraid it will also be moved."

Dou Kang actually didn't want to come. Although his family is usually close to the prince and the king of Qi, he is the prince's man after all. In the past, the king of Qi was better with the prince, and he didn't mind having contacts with the king of Qi. But in this matter today, Li Yuanji slaughtered the city, but the reputation of the prince was damaged. The emperor wants to hold King Qi accountable and give the prince justice. He is happy to hear it.Therefore, he shouldn't have come to plead for Li Yuanji.

But had to come.

Who made the emperor guilty?He ordered them all to meet Luo Cheng.As soon as he arrived at the Prince's Mansion in Peking, he was mysteriously pulled aside by Mr. Xu Mao. He watched the old and young Luo's yelling, screaming for a while, and heard that General Luo's arms were broken, and he would not be able to practice martial arts in the future. I heard that General Luo was seriously injured and was still in a coma, and was carried into the mansion; I heard that General Luo's medicine stone is useless, and I'm afraid it will die soon... I also heard...

Then, I heard that the cronies of Prince Qi's mansion outside knelt and begged in front of the Prince of Peking's mansion, saying that Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, was brought into the palace by Mr. Pei Jipei before he entered the city for questioning, and the question was still about the crime of massacring the city!

Now, the people of the Luo family who were so sad that they almost set up a mourning hall to start mourning, as well as some officials who are better than Luo Cheng in the court, are filled with righteous indignation. It is not whether it is good for Li Yuanji to slaughter the city, but whether To avenge Luo Cheng, directly changed the concept!

At that moment, the officials who were originally in the Beiping palace volunteered one after another, begging to see the emperor, saying that they wanted to say a few "fair words" for King Qi.This flattered Li An, the son-in-law of King Qi's mansion, that His Highness King Qi, whose family is so famous, is still so popular!It's just so comforting, isn't it.

Among these officials, Luo Cheng's relative Lao Tzu, Luo Yi, the prince of Beiping Mansion, was the head, Xu Maogong, the third elder brother of Wagangzhai, was next, and Luo Cheng's son-in-law, Chai Shao, who had saved his life, admired Luo Chengren. There are countless civil and military officials, such as Liu Wenjing, Li Jing and others.Everyone expressed their opinions one after another, and some people turned their attention to Dou Kang. Dou Kang couldn't do it if he said no, and he couldn't do it if he said he would go, so he rode a tiger and followed the crowd into the palace.

Now seeing the dissatisfied eyes of the emperor, Dou Kang's scalp was numb, and he secretly sighed in his heart, as expected, he was not a human being inside and out!

"What's the matter with Luo Cheng? Didn't the imperial physician report back before that there is no serious problem?" Li Yuan's concerned expression, in Luo Yi's view, was indeed ironic and ridiculous.

My son is not dead, you just want to expose it, make a big deal into a minor matter, and make a small matter into a minor matter, He Xinidi doesn't want to hold the prince accountable, it depends on whether I am willing to be taken advantage of!

My son is so fateful, if it wasn't for Yuwen Chengdu who swore to protect him to the death, and Li Yuanji disregarding the crown prince's order and forcibly mobilizing troops to attack the city, such an excellent baby Liao would definitely not be able to come back. Thinking of this possibility, Luo Yi hated He couldn't kill Li Jiancheng, that scourge, and even Li Yuan, who had been protecting Li Jiancheng, was extremely unhappy.

Xu Maogong, who has been paying close attention to Luo Yi, was afraid that he would say something outrageous again, so he quickly took over and said, "The man was saved, but the injury—"

"How?" Seeing Xu Maogong lowering his eyes and shaking his head, and seeing Luo Yi's ugly face, Li Yuan's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that there was a mistake in sending the message from the front line, and Luo Cheng is not good?

"Chai Shao, tell me, what is Luo Cheng like?"

Chai Shao, who was named, and Shi Shiran, the son-in-law who was shown by Li Yuan as his own, stepped forward, also frowning, thinking for a while and said: "Luo Xiaoengong, the injury is extremely...serious." A heavy flash flashed in Chai Shao's eyes, "According to The deputy general next to him said that Goguryeo was insidious and cunning. Seeing General Luo's incomparable bravery, he regarded him as a thorn in his side and a thorn in his flesh. He ordered Luo Xiaoengong to forcibly attack the city, and beat the drum to signal that he was not allowed to retreat, and he did not send reinforcements. How could General Luo fall into such a simple trap, and was besieged by Goguryeo soldiers in Liaodong City, fighting to the death. From the morning, the siege until the It was dark, and the hundreds of soldiers led by Luo Xiaoen would not have survived, if King Qi hadn't led the army to arrive in time and forcibly attacked the city, even if it was only half a moment later, Luo Xiaoen would have died..."

Li Yuan has never felt that his son-in-law is so blind. Anyone with a discerning eye at this pause knows what's going on. Who insisted on ordering Luo Cheng to forcibly attack the city?And who beat the drum to signal no retreat and no reinforcements?These sentences point to the crown prince!

Not only that, but also every mouthful of Luo's little benefactor, everyone in the world knows his Luo family's credit, his Luo Cheng's credit, Luo Cheng is his Li family's great benefactor!Failure to pursue accountability is ungrateful.

Chai Shao's move made Xu Maogong look at him with admiration. He thought that Chai Shao was deceived by them like Dou Kang, but he didn't expect that Chai Shao was very loyal and stood on their side completely. The unexpected meaning is to constantly remind the emperor of Luo Cheng's identity - he is the great benefactor of his Li family!How should this matter be handled?It's up to you!But the heart of the hero must not be chilled.

"Father, General Luo can't lift his arms and shoulders right now, and he has to be served by girls even for meals. Although his life is saved, his arms are broken. It's okay, and whether he can still lift his weapons. It's unknown on the battlefield. If the generals can't fight on the battlefield, then life would be worse than death... My son felt uncomfortable seeing it, and wished he could go to the battlefield in person, kill all the enemy troops, and avenge my little brother Luo." Chai Shao's words were not exaggerated, The dignified seven-foot man had been in danger several times and almost died. He never shed a tear, but at the beginning of the meeting, he saw Luo Cheng lose a whole circle of weight, and was helped down from the carriage by someone, his arms were tied, and he couldn't move at all. , but when he comforted himself that he was fine, his eyes were really red.Therefore, what he says now is all from his heart. If he really has the opportunity to go to the battlefield, he must hate the enemy army to the bone. Li Yuanji is more courageous than him, so he just did it without saying a word. He would have thought it cruel, but now he just felt happy.

Li Yuan's expression was slightly startled. He only knew that Luo Cheng had been rescued, but he didn't want to be so seriously injured. No wonder Luo Yi refused to let go. Li Yuan suddenly felt very guilty. If Luo Yi insisted on questioning the prince, what should he do? The common people don't know what's going on, but the court ministers are all clear-sighted.

Fortunately, the purpose of Luo Yi and others this time is not to hold the prince accountable.Moreover, with Xu Maogong's intelligence, he also knew that even if Luo Cheng was injured like this, there was nothing he could do to the crown prince. After all, the crown prince was the emperor's favorite heir. Time is really bad, the emperor is the emperor after all, and the world belongs to the Li family.

Xu Maogong saw that everyone had finished talking, so he went back to the original topic: "Your Majesty, although His Royal Highness King Qi said that there was something wrong with massacring the city, is it possible that General Luo let them plot for nothing? A good general may never be able to go up again. The battlefield is here, how can this be accepted? Don't say that Lord Luo can't swallow this breath, I can't swallow this breath even more! If any bloody soldier in my Tang Dynasty stood in the position of His Highness King Qi, I'm afraid would do that."

"Someone has to take responsibility for this."

Li Yuan pondered for a moment, the last sentence was very meaningful, yes, someone must take responsibility for Luo Cheng's affairs, although Xu Maogong said this sentence, but it was mainly Luo Yi, Luo Yi was so inspiring so many teachers, Obviously he didn't intend to make the big thing into a small one, and he insisted on asking for an explanation for his son.

After thinking about it, since Li Yuanji was reluctant to pursue the prince, he could only spare Li Yuanji. The report said that it was an urgent dispatch from the front line of [-] miles.

Li Yuan's complexion changed, and he quickly ordered someone to hand it over.

The ministers at the bottom watched Li Yuan's face change from serious to relaxed, and finally slammed the document on the table, laughing loudly: "Okay, okay, okay! Shimin really lived up to my expectations!"

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, Xu Maogong met everyone's eyes, and then stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, is there a good news from the front line?"

The embarrassment that was forced just now was swept away, Li Yuan beamed with joy and said: "In just a few days, Shimin led Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong and other good generals, took advantage of the victory to pursue, and broke through Anshi City in one fell swoop. , The Southern Congsa Gao Huizhen led Goguryeo and Mohe people to aid Anshi City, they were defeated by the army that the people had ambushed in advance, and they all surrendered."

"Your Majesty, in my opinion, the King of Qin certainly deserves the credit, but the King of Qi cannot be said to have no credit at all. If it wasn't for King Qi's massacre of the city, which played a deterrent effect, how could those cowards in Goguryeo be defeated so easily."

This Luo Yi has gone all the way to the end. If he admits his death, he will repay Luo Cheng's life-saving grace. Li Yuan is really not good at making things difficult for Li Yuanji. Otherwise, if this reckless man loses his temper, he will directly implicate the prince and let him be held accountable. If so, he really can't handle it.Don't doubt whether Luo Yi dares to speak out and ask the prince to be held accountable, it's really uncertain, but have you ever seen anyone he obeyed?Even Yang Jian, who was known as the iron fist back then, didn't just sell him face obediently, persuade him to surrender the fief Youzhou, and let him become a local tyrant instead of attacking him and making him his enemy.

Li Yuan glared fiercely at Li Yuanji, who was kneeling on the ground, and cursed: "Sinister, since you avenged Little General Luo by mistake this time, and there are many uncles pleading for you, I will forgive you for the time being." Once you come back, thirty big boards, small punishments and big punishments, come on, hurry up and pull people down."

Li Yuanji turned his head to look to the side, and nodded slightly at Luo Yi and the others. Without waiting for the guards to step forward, he stood up, straightened his back, and went straight out the door to receive his punishment.

As soon as Li Yuan saw his thorny appearance, he knew that there was not much regret in it, and his chest felt tight with anger.