Lantian County Yamen, county magistrate Zhang Shuyu in tea.
Mrs. Zhang complained," Master, the Xiao Family is too much. Last time, I was humiliated by Han Lingying, that merchant girl, and I didn't dare to go out for a few days. I can't take this lying down!"”
Zhang Shuyu was calm and composed as he smiled and said,""Madam, don't worry. The memorial to impeach Xiao Fan has probably already been submitted to the emperor. Xiao Fan... Hmph! It won't last for a few days!"
……
Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling rode back to the palace and immediately gathered the civil and military officials to discuss the strategy of sending troops to Xue Yantuo.
Just at this moment, a memorial was urgently presented to Li Shimin.
Li Shimin thought that there was a major disaster, so he hurriedly opened the memorial.
After seeing the memorial from the Lantian County Magistrate, he was instantly enraged.""It's really as Xiao Fan said!"
Seeing Second Emperor Li's ashen face, Fang Xuanling asked,""Your Majesty, what is it?"
Li Shimin threw the memorial to Fang Xuanling and said angrily,""Look, in the memorial, this Lantian County Magistrate wantonly exaggerated Xiao Fan's rebellion. His words were so firm that if I hadn't gone to the Xiao Manor, I would have immediately believed it!”
"Are these people trying to fool me like this? He, Xiao Fan, had kindly mentioned the disaster. Whether it was true or false, at the very least, his heart for the Great Tang was not wrong! Was County Magistrate Zhang's head on his butt?”
Li Shi Min couldn't care less about his image and cursed.
Li Shimin was exasperated and said to Fang Xuanling,"Let the Minister of State send back the memorial to the Lantian County Magistrate. Let him reflect on himself. Don't make groundless accusations before he finds out the truth!”
Li Shimin's warning was obvious, but he never thought that he would overestimate Zhang Shuyu's intelligence.
In the main hall, Li Ji and the other generals, as well as Wei Zheng and the other civil officials, were summoned to Taiji Palace late at night. They knew that this was a serious matter.
Soon, all the officials gathered in the Dew Hall.
When Li Shimin told the officials about the general direction of the strategy to divide Xue Yantuo.
The officials were instantly stunned. Then, they shouted,"My Emperor is wise!"
Li Shi Min laughed,"This plan was not thought of by me, I was taught by Xiao Fan from Lantian County."”
Instantly.
The officials fell silent again.
Xiao Fan's name was remembered by this group of high officials.
Having been in the officialdom for many years, they could figure out who would gain power and who would lose power from Li Shimin's words.
This was a tacit understanding formed between the ruler and his subjects over the years.
Xiao Fan... was probably going to make a fortune!
"Whether to fight or not, Zhen has already made up his mind! In this battle, I'll use Xiao Fan's Trojans to ruthlessly beat him up! But I don't want to fight to the death!"
Everyone immediately understood Li Shi Min's intentions.
Because Xue Yantuo was harassing the Great Tang's frontier fortress, the Great Tang was bound to retaliate.
Beating was intimidation!
Li Shiming didn't want to fight to the death because he didn't want to waste money and manpower. The Great Tang was still recuperating.
This was Xiao Fan's turn.
One link after another, it was simply flawless!
"Fight!"
Within the Dew Hall, the ministers shouted.
After the ministers left, Li Shi Min narrowed his eyes.
Left Guard General Li Junxian walked over, his expression solemn.
"Your Majesty, the warriors of the Great Tang have already probed.”
"How is it?" Li Shimin asked anxiously.
"My hand…is crippled!"
When Li Shimin brought back the waste liquid from Xiao Fan, he immediately found someone to test it.
Li Junxian had thought he had seen a ghost.
An hour later, one of the hands withered into white bones, and all the flesh decayed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Li Shi Min was neither sad nor happy. He said,"Reward that warrior with a million treasures. This person…watch him closely!"”
"Yes, sir!"
"Send someone to Lantian County to guard the Xiao Residence day and night. No merchants are allowed to come into contact with this liquid!" Li Shimin said.”
"Yes, sir!"
"Get the Ministry of Works to build water guns overnight. Before the army sets off, if there aren't more than ten thousand water guns, make the Ministry of Works 'councilors resign!”
"Yes, sir!"
……
Lantian County Government.
Zhang Shuyu looked at the memorial that had been sent back and found it difficult to understand.
What did His Majesty mean by this? Why do you comment: Catching wind and catching shadows?
County Magistrate Zhang knocked on the table and opened his eyes after a long time.
He understood! Your Majesty is asking me to seize evidence of Xiao Fan's rebellion!
It seemed that Xiao Fan's past actions had long entered His Majesty's eyes.
No wonder Chief Secretary Ma kept knocking on my side, saying that the Emperor intended to remove Xiao Fan's title.
Yes, His Majesty must need an excuse, an excuse to remove his title!
The titles of nobility in the Great Tang had always been extremely precious, because once they were conferred, they would be given to He Yongye Tian along with his salary.
This was a huge expense.
The Great Tang's economy was in decline, and most of its economic resources were controlled by the Five Families.
And what was his identity? Lan Ling Xiao Clan!
The Xiao family of Lanling had been flirting with the five surnames. Presumably, the Emperor was prepared to use Xiao Fan to sacrifice the five surnames!
The 'intelligent' County Magistrate Zhang thought that he had fully grasped the Emperor's intentions.
He could not help but laugh out loud.
"Haha! Hahaha! Xiao Fan!"
"Old Master, what are you laughing at?"
"Old Master is happy today. Wifey, just you wait, the Xiao family…won't live long!”
"Really?"
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