Chastity Layman

Dai Zhou knocked on the table.

"My lords, let's discuss things one by one. Zhang Xiang got the news from the sage in the palace. This matter can't be false and can't be wrong. Now we don't want to doubt, but how to deal with the aftermath."

"Why should we wipe the ass of the surnamed Qin, we should question his crimes and dismiss him from office, discuss his crimes one by one, and deal with him as we want, and never let him go lightly!" Hou Junji has always been at odds with Qin Lang, It's a rare opportunity, how can I let it go.

Wei Zheng said, "To fight without declaring, to attack without reason, and to rob the alliance for a surprise attack, Qin Lang has lost the style of a prime minister, and what he has done has damaged our country's prestige and trust in the Tang Dynasty. Immediately order Qin Lang to release the spring cover." Su Wen and other Goguryeo officials detained by the Jiemeng, secondly, should return the captured Beisha City by surprise attack, and release the kidnapped Goguryeo people..."

Before he finished speaking, Yu Chigong stared at him immediately.

"Are you sick? Is there any reason to spit out the fat in your mouth? Although I don't know what trick Qin Lang used to seize Beisha City, I know the importance of Beisha City. You know the normal situation for such a city. How many people will die in order to attack? At least 10,000 lives must be used to fill it, and it must be the lives of elite soldiers."

"Now that Qin Lang has taken it down, there is absolutely no reason to return it. Not only can it not be returned, but troops must be sent to reinforce the garrison immediately!"

"What about benevolence and righteousness? What about credit?" Wei Zheng looked contemptuous, "Forget righteousness for profit, and resort to military force, you warriors!" Wei Zheng was not polite when he sprayed people.

"Without us warriors who founded the country through hundreds of battles, how could there be peace in this world? How could you, Wei Laodao, sit here today in purple robes and jade belts as the prime minister? He, your mother, is still a wandering Taoist priest, setting up stalls and doing fortune-telling to cheat money to make ends meet Well." While speaking, he raised his fist as big as a casserole, wishing he could hit Old Wei directly.

"Rude, reckless man! A man cannot stand without faith, and a country will decline without faith! A man must be trustworthy, and a country must be trustworthy!"

Fang Xuanling looked at the noisy prime ministers, but secretly thought about the explosive news.

Why did the emperor not convene a court meeting immediately this time when such a big incident happened, or was it right? But just let Zhang Liang come to pass orders and discuss political affairs?

For such an important matter, under normal circumstances, shouldn't an imperial meeting be held immediately, or even an expanded court meeting? Under normal circumstances, the emperor would even directly deal with it.

But there is none now, the emperor asked Zhang Liang to preside over the meeting of the Political Affairs Hall, saying that he wanted them to discuss.

If you can't do things, you can't do it in vain if you are exhausted.

Although Fang Xuanling had been dismissed as Prime Minister of March before, he was still the prime minister with the most stable position in the political affairs hall. The key was that Fang Xuanling would consider everything from the emperor's point of view when doing things.

Just like this.

I heard that the emperor was furious, but why was there only a lot of thunder and little rain?

Why didn't they give Niu Jinda or Qin Lang an order immediately?

After thinking about it, he felt that he had vaguely grasped the key point.

Qin Lang's behavior may have angered the emperor, especially the matter of being good at mobilizing troops, but the result of Qin Lang's actions may be in line with the emperor's wishes.

Take Long Island and capture Bay Sands.

Perhaps the emperor was not allowed to spit out this piece of fat.

If it was just a long island, Qin Lang probably wouldn't be able to pass the test, but after he won a sufficiently attractive city of Beisha, the Holy Son of Heaven was unwilling to spit out this piece of fat.

This piece of fat was so fat that the emperor's heart was moved.

In the past three expeditions to Liaodong, Grandpa served as Minister of the Weiwei Temple, in charge of the country's weapons, and was also responsible for the transportation of grain and grass. Although the current emperor was young at that time, he had already followed him to Liaodong. The emperor was very aware of the threat of Koguryo in Liaodong to the Tang Dynasty, and naturally he was very aware of the importance of cities like Beisha City.

Even a fierce general like Yu Chigong was unwilling to give up this unexpected Beisha, and neither was the emperor.

After thinking about this, then the next direction of discussion will be there.

Fang Xuanling coughed twice.

"Gentlemen, I think the current situation is not the time to investigate who is right and who is wrong, but to deal with it first. In any case, Tang Dynasty should not start a full-scale war with Goguryeo now. The court has no such plan or preparation. , so we must immediately make peace with the Goguryeo people."

"Negotiation?" Yu Chigong yelled loudly, "Since we have captured Beisha and started fighting, then go straight to it, recruit soldiers and horses, mobilize food and grass, and fight!"

Fang Xuanling ignored this old black man.

I have been the governor of Xiangzhou for several years, and it is said that I do nothing. I study pills with a few Taoist priests all day long and practice longevity. You have already practiced longevity, so you just stay in Xiangzhou and continue to practice. You still ran back to the court to be some kind of prime minister.

Didn't you, Yu Chigong, donate thousands of dollars of money to build Taoist temples and alchemy furnaces for Taoist priests in Wudang Mountain? You can just become a Taoist monk and practice.

Lao Fang’s opinion is that the imperial court should send envoys to negotiate with the Goguryeo Alliance, and find a way to transfer Beisha City to the Tang Dynasty. In other respects, Goguryeo can be properly compensated, and the king of Goguryeo can add some scattered steps and reward some spices and silk. What, or give Quangai Suwen a general to reward him with some money, and put him back.

Let's forget about this matter, Datang will not return to Beisha City, and the Goguryeo people who sold them as slaves will not return, and the matter ends here.

Wei Zheng despised this kind of behavior.

Why are they all hooligans?

What about benevolence, morality, and credit?

Goguryeo is still a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty. Is there any suzerain country that actively bullies the vassal state? If you do this, who will dare to be Datang's younger brother again? Who is still willing to believe in Datang?

Retreat, must retreat, must retreat, Wei Zheng believes that all the invaded lands such as Beisha and Changdao should be returned, and the Goguryeo people who were taken away should be returned, and they should be compensated. This is the suzerain state The way it should be.

As the instigator, Qin Lang must be severely punished.

"Since Beisha City is in the hands of the Tang Dynasty, there is no reason to return it. I also agree with Fang Xiang. I can give the Goguryeo people some compensation in other aspects. Even if I reward them with a sum of money, it is fine to buy Beisha City. In short Definitely not going back."

"Even if the Goguryeo people want to fight, there is no need to be afraid. They are fighting with Silla now. They are not capable of fighting on two fronts. If they really want to fight, we are not afraid at all. We just took care of Goguryeo, so as not to raise tigers. Fight early Clean it up!" The right servant shot Gao Shilian finally united with Fang Xuanling.

Finally, after a whole afternoon of discussions, there was no unified result. Zhang Liang, as the prime minister who held the pen, was responsible for sorting out and reviewing the meeting minutes.

The officials behind the hall are responsible for making written records of the meeting, Zhang Liang is responsible for reviewing, and finally signed with Zhengshitang pen, and then reported to the emperor.

"Isn't there a unified opinion in the political affairs hall?"

Li Shimin asked dissatisfied after reading it.

Zhang Liang had no choice but to answer truthfully, "Fang Xiang, Gao Xiang, Ma Xianggong, Yuchi Xianggong, and Dai Xianggong all think that the aftermath should be dealt with first, and that Beisha City should be controlled by Datang. Shacheng established Andong Dadu Protectorate, Beisha established Jinzhou, and under it there were three counties: Jin County, Dashi County, and Duli County."

Anton Dadu Protectorate, this proposal made Li Shimin's eyes shine.

It seems that there are also many prime ministers who support the swallowing of this piece of fat, which makes Li Shimin's heart moved. He also intended to swallow this piece of meat before, but he couldn't say it directly, so he wanted to see the attitude of the prime ministers of the Zhengshitang first.

It is a good thing that there are disputes in the Political Affairs Hall now, and the ideas put forward by Fang Xuanling and others are in line with his intentions.

As for Hou Junji's call to punish Qin Lang, Wei Zheng's claim that the Tang Dynasty was unjust, Li Shimin did not comment on these.

The imperial court already has three major guard houses in Anxi, South, An and North, and it would be good to set up another guard house in Andong. To set up the Andong Protectorate, let Niu Jinda be the governor of the Andong Protectorate and the governor of Jinzhou."

Although only one character was missing, the level immediately dropped a lot.

Daduhu and Dadudu are at the same level, and they are both from the important positions of the second rank, while the Duhu's position is higher than that of the Zhongdudu, and it is a third-rank position. The history of the governor of the capital of Youzhou is from the third rank, which is the same level as the governor of Youzhou.

But the Anton Governor's Governor Shi is only a fifth-rank official, and the governor of Jinzhou, as the Xiazhou governor, is only a fourth-rank official.

Niu Jinda was undoubtedly demoted, and he was demoted several ranks, three ranks in a row. Undoubtedly, it was a severe punishment for Niu Jinda's unauthorized sending of troops.

The governor of Youzhou Metropolitan Governor's Mansion and the governor of Youzhou is not only an official of the third rank, but also acts as the governor of the metropolis. He is definitely the most powerful of the third rank.

"As for Qin Lang!"

Li Shimin tapped lightly on the table, feeling a little hard to make a decision for a while. Qin Lang smashed Changdao, captured Beisha, beheaded thousands of Goguryeo soldiers, captured tens of thousands of Goguryeo people, but suffered only a hundred casualties. This is definitely a rare victory.

For the suppression of Goguryeo, it is indeed a miracle.

But Qin Lang shouldn't kill first and play later, which made Li Shimin very dissatisfied.

After thinking about it, Li Shimin thought that Qin Lang still had to warn him.

"Stop Qin Lang with the title of Prime Minister of Pingzhang under Zhongshumen, downgrade to special promotion, and fine him a salary for one year, order him to quickly hand over the affairs of Beisha, and continue his southern tour."

In a word, the emperor gave Qin Lang's chancellor again, but in the end he hesitated, and kept the inspector Sikong who was added back last time. Division, downgraded to the second grade special entry.

This was a serious warning to Qin Lang, warning him that his actions had seriously exceeded his authority in some areas. Even if Qin Lang did have double banners and double festivals, had the privilege of inheriting orders and worshiping titles, and acting cheaply, the emperor was still extremely dissatisfied this time.

On that day, the emperor secretly visited the Shenji Battalion in Zhongnan Mountain, and decreed that the Shenji Battalion should be promoted to the left and right Shenji Army, and expanded to 3,000 people each. He received many rewards from the officers and men of the Shenji Army.

As for the three hundred soldiers of the Shenji Battalion who accompanied Qin Lang, they were even rewarded by the emperor's order.

On the same day, the emperor personally inspected the test firing of the magic cannon, the magic gun, and the magic arrow, and even picked up the fire gun and fired two shots himself, which was very satisfying.