Huaji took the Di Renjie memorial that had just been handed over from Chengdu Mansion and jogged all the way to the Queen's Penglai Palace.
When Li Zhi and Wu Mei heard Hua Ji respectfully hand over the memorial and said it was from Chengdu Prefecture, their hearts trembled involuntarily.
The disposition of the royal family members was clearly reported in the previous memorial, including the death of Princess Fangling, which was explained in detail.
But there is not even a single mention of the names of officials in the officialdom of Jiannan Road and their treatment.
Now this memorial was handed over only half a day after the previous one. It was obvious that Di Renjie had already made a decision on how to deal with the many officials in Jiannan Road.
In other words, Li Hong has already decided whether to reorganize the Jiannan Dao officialdom or continue to follow the previous Jiannan Dao officialdom. I am afraid that it is all reflected in this memorial.
Li Zhi looked at the memorial in front of him. He did not open it immediately. Instead, he quietly looked at the cover of the memorial and read it again. Then he slowly said: "How many people from the three provinces and six departments plan to go to Jiannan?" road?"
"Back to Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has not given any orders to the three provinces and six ministries. Currently, no one of the main officials of the three provinces and six ministries has left Chang'an for the Chengdu Prefecture of Jiannan Daocheng." Hua Ji hurriedly told Li the news he had received from the Shangshu Province. rule.
"What does the queen think?" Li Zhi rolled his eyes and glanced at Wu Mei and asked. The little girl behind him, Li Lingyue, began to work hard to massage her mother's shoulders again.
"You are the emperor, you make the decision. Li Hong has not sent any message to the three provinces and six ministries. He is waiting for you to deal with the Jiannan Road matter." Wu Mei smiled and moved her eyes away from the memorial.
What worries the two of them is that the names of the people who may appear in this memorial may be dismissed from office, or directly put in prison.
It is obviously impossible to stop the earthquake in Jiannan Dao's officialdom.
"You... why don't you read the memorial first? What if the emperor showed mercy and no one in Jiannan Road moved?" Li Lingyue glanced at Li Zhi with her neck furrowed and whispered.
"Do you think your imperial brother is that kind of person?" Li Zhi rolled his eyes at "flattery" and said coldly.
"That's hard to say. Anyway, the imperial brother was assassinated by a ranger in Qingcheng Mountain. The leading female ranger was not punished by the emperor and nothing happened. She is now following Bai Chun on the way back to Jiannan Road. ." Li Lingyue rolled her eyes and immediately betrayed Li Hong's love for beauty.
"Your imperial brother is famous for being unable to walk around with beauties. It's not like you don't know that all the women he has interacted with over the years have been dragged to the East Palace by him as long as they have good figures and looks. Even the princesses of Japan and Dashi didn't let it go, right? A female ranger probably hurt him. As long as she's beautiful, your imperial brother... you can totally ignore it and be lenient, right? "Aren't you always supportive of your imperial brother's behavior regarding beauties? Why did you suddenly file a complaint today?" Wu Mei said at the end, then she remembered that this was not in line with Li Lingyue's usual behavior towards her imperial brother. ah.
And someone next to him was filled with deep envy, jealousy and hatred towards Li Hong in this aspect. This unfilial son didn't know what kind of virtue he had accumulated. In the blink of an eye, he already had a group of wives and concubines and a cloud of beauties around him. .
Moreover, seeing that the Crown Princess Pei Wanying and others were living in harmony without being jealous at all, it made him even more envious and jealous. Unlike himself, he went to Anton for an expedition, even though he brought back two beauties. Son, but because of the queen's relationship, Ruoyouruowu didn't dare to do what Li Hong did and blatantly come to the palace.
Li Lingyue pouted her little lips, put her two little hands on Wu Mei's shoulders, and muttered: "What else could it be? After Wan'er heard this, she started to feel depressed. She was deeply afraid of the emperor's brother. Forget her..."
"That's not right, Li Hong's affair with Guan Wan'er... This... Shangguan Yi agreed?" Li Zhi had envy and hatred clearly written on his forehead, and he looked at Li Lingyue in surprise and asked.
"I don't know, but every time Wan'er talks about the emperor's brother happily in front of Shangguan Yi, even if she shows a little admiration, her grandfather acts like an Alzheimer's, he only smiles and nods in agreement, and never says anything. "Li Lingyue shrugged and said, the word "dementia" came from the last time when she went to the imperial palace with her royal brother, Li Hong secretly told her that this was the condition of Alzheimer's when he looked at a demented prince.
Li Zhi shook his head helplessly and ignored the affairs of the younger generation. Besides, Shangguan Wan'er and Li Hong had been flirting with each other in the palace for more than a day or two. As for the future, he could figure it out by himself.
Wu Mei was keenly aware of the hint of jealousy and worry in Shangguan Wan'er's heart because of the female ranger in Li Lingyue's mouth. However, she was very willing to attract the woman to the East Palace when Li Hong went to the East Palace, so she did not let the matter go. In the heart.
The memorial was finally opened by Li Zhi. It was as expected by the emperor and empress. Li Zhi almost fell into vertigo on the spot when he saw the long list. There were a total of seventy officials of all sizes in Jiannan Road. All eight people were dismissed from office or held accountable by Li Hong.
When Wu Mei took the memorial, she didn't say anything. The owner of the two small hands on her shoulders was already speechless. This was the first time she heard about the Tang Dynasty's sudden dismissal and questioning of seventy-eight officials.
While she was speechless, she found that her mother was very calm. She just sighed slightly, glanced at the name on it, and said leisurely: "If we add those royal family members, there will be a vacancy in the officialdom of Jiannan Road. There are more than a hundred official positions. Your Majesty, although Di Renjie is currently in charge of Jiannan Road, the three provinces and the Ministry of Civil Affairs must send people to Jiannan Road immediately to assist Di Renjie in handling matters in Jiannan Road? "
Li Zhi's face showed a trace of dissatisfaction and dissatisfaction. He shook his head fiercely and laughed at himself: "I am the emperor now, as if I have become his minister. I have been taking care of Li Hongshan's funeral for these years. I will wait for him." When I come back, no one can stop me, let’s see how I deal with him.”
After saying that, he ignored Wu Mei and Li Lingyue, mother and daughter, and walked out of Penglai Hall with their hands behind their backs.
The mother and daughter looking at Li Zhi's back could only vaguely hear Li Zhi instructing Hua Ji to summon officials from the three provinces and six ministries to the Zichen Palace.
To enter Lingnan Road from Jiannan Road, you need to cross a natural chasm: the Yangtze River.
It was also because of the existence of the Yangtze River that the Tang Dynasty could effectively control Jiannan Road. However, Nanzhao after crossing the Yangtze River was not as easy to control as Huainan Road and Jiangnan East and West Road.
The complex terrain, mountains and dense forests made it extremely difficult for the army to move after entering Jiannan Road. When they crossed the Yangtze River and entered Lingnan Road, the dense forests, hot and humid air, and rainy weather forced the army to move. People coming from Gyeonggi Province began to experience various adverse reactions.
After the team of more than two hundred people crossed the Yangtze River and passed through dense forests and mountains, they found the only official road to Taihe City, the "Imperial City" of Nanzhao.
Wefa, Wutian, Yuan Shuji, Guo Shifeng and others have been waiting here for a long time. Behind them are Xinuluo, who was named the King of Yunnan by Li Zhijin, his father Shelong, and his son Luosheng. inflammation.
Behind these people, the ministers of Nanzhao and the Futu Camp led by Yuan Shuji and Guo Shifeng were lined up on both sides, waiting to welcome the arrival of His Royal Highness Li Hong, the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty.
Xi Nuluo is not very similar to his father, but Xi Nuluo and his son Luo Shengyan are as if they were carved from the same mold. They are exactly the same as a teenage Xi Nuluo, and This time during the Great Tang Dynasty meeting, Xinuluo only sent his men to Chang'an to congratulate him, but did not let his son Luo Shengyan go.
So when Xinuluo learned that the Tang Crown Prince Li Hong was about to arrive at Taihe City, he frowned for three or four days in a row. He didn't know whether the Tang Crown Prince's move was because of his disrespect for the Tang Dynasty or whether it was really the Tang Dynasty. The dynasty wanted to take the road and simply went to Songping Mansion in the Annan Protectorate.
Looking from afar, the cavalry of two hundred people looks like a chariot moving forward. From the momentum of walking, it is not obvious that this is a small unit of teachers who are exhausted physically and mentally on an expedition, but it gives people a calm and calm feeling. Yue, the feeling of murderous aura.
The black armor, neat war horses, and weapons shining with dazzling light in the sun make people dare not underestimate this cavalry of only 200 people.
"Has His Highness already arrived?" Xi Nuluo squinted his eyes, looked from a distance, and then asked Yuan Shuji in front of him.
"Probably so." Yuan Shuji smiled and looked at Xinuluo's narrowed eyes.
Yuan Shuji was only about thirty years old, and Xi Nuluo was only about forty years old. From the first time they met, they did not leave a good impression on each other.
Especially when Yuan Shuji, Guo Shifeng and Lawless joined together, the four of them led the 8,000 people from the Futu Camp to the gates of Taihe City, the capital of Nanzhao. They actually camped outside Taihe City for a night before being "invited" by Xi Nuluo. Entered Taihe City.
At the following welcome banquet, Xinuluo had been full of curiosity about the four thousand pagoda camp led by Lawless and the closely guarded carriages covered with black cloth, and asked Yuan Shuji and others insinuatingly.
What disappoints Xinuluo is that no matter how he asks, he can answer it perfectly. Moreover, because he is the Crown Prince of the Central Army, he does not take him seriously as the King of Yunnan who was granted the title by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. .
While drinking, he even dared to pass by his son and directly compete with him. The two of them drank several large bowls of wine without changing their expressions, but their eyes changed from mild boredom to fierce hostility. No one looked at the other. .
(End of chapter)