"Your Majesty, King Jiang has been in Bingzhou for more than two months. He has made some contributions, but he has also made the whole Bingzhou a mess.”
"If Your Majesty doesn't care about it, I'm afraid it'll be very difficult to deal with it!”
The Great General of the Right Guards, Lu Xiangshui, bowed and reported.
As a hero of his generation, Li Shimin knew that Zhangsun Wuji was standing behind Lu Xiangshui.
Whenever Zhangsun Wuji wanted to attack someone, he would order his trusted aides to speak first.
Then, he decided his next move based on Li Shiming's reaction and the attitude of the other important officials.
"Oh? What chaos? Tell me in detail."
Li Shi Min asked in surprise.
Before Lu Xiangshui could speak, Zhangsun Wuji had already sensed the direction of the wind. He determined that Li Shiming was very interested in this topic.
Hence, Zhangsun Wu bowed and said,""Your Majesty, as far as I know, King Jiang killed his ministers in Bingzhou."
"Bing Province Governor Wei Wen has been ranked in the top three in the Ministry of Personnel's examinations.”
"After King Qianjiang killed Wei Wen two months ago, I thought that King Qianjiang really killed a corrupt official.”
"These days, this lowly subject has learned from various channels that Wei Wen is an honest and upright official with a good reputation.”
"King Jiang doesn't know right from wrong. He really…really doesn't put His Majesty in his eyes!”
Hearing this, Li Shi Min's expression changed and he frowned,
"Xiao 'er's actions in Bing Province were very big, but he killed Wei Wen and Zhangsun Xiong with Tangben. Isn't there no problem with the reason he killed them?”
Zhangsun Wuji replied,
"Your Majesty, King Jiang has a noble status. I didn't receive any feedback from the people of Bingzhou two months ago, but I've heard a lot now.”
Cheng Yaojin frowned and immediately stood up and said,
"Zhangsun Wuji, hasn't your Shangshu Province said anything wrong in the past two months? What evidence do you have to say that His Highness King Jiang killed Wei Wen in vain?
"His Highness King Jiang is heroic and has the demeanor of His Majesty. You can't have listened to calumny, right?”
Zhangsun Wuji was Lingyan Pavilion's number one contributor, so how could he be afraid of Cheng Yaojin? He said sternly,"
"Evidence? Yes, Cheng Yaojin. You want to see the evidence, right?”
"There are 1,000 letters of petition from the citizens of Bing Province.”
As he spoke, Zhangsun Wuji ordered his attendant to bring a piece of complaint paper from outside.
Li Shiming, who was sitting on the throne, suddenly changed his expression. The usually calm Li Shiming looked at Wei Zheng and said,"
"What do you think about this? Xuancheng."
Wei Zheng stood up and bowed slightly.
"Your Majesty, as far as I know, King Jiang is doing well in Bingzhou."
"Killing Wei Wen and Zhangsun Xiong did not violate the laws of the Imperial Court.”
"As a prince, Bing Province is King Jiang's fief. Although he acted first and reported later, it is reasonable.”
"Although His Majesty didn't appoint King Jiang as the provincial governor, in practice, King Jiang has made great achievements as the provincial governor.”
"Which prince can defeat Xue Yantuo twice in two months?”
Cheng Yaojin was overjoyed when he heard that.
Usually, he and Wei Zheng were not convinced of each other, but they found a common ground in Li Xiao, which was that they both supported Li Xiao.
Zhangsun Wuji looked around and quickly found Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui. He gave them a look.
Even though Zhangsun Wuji was not on good terms with the two of them.
But today's situation is very clear. You are on Li Tai's side.
However, Li Xiao had been so successful that Li Tai would not have the chance to become the emperor.
Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling naturally knew the meaning behind Zhangsun Wuji's gaze.
Fang Xuanling had already weighed the pros and cons. At this moment, he had to stand on the same side as Zhangsun Wuji.
So he bowed and said,"
"Your Majesty, from what this old minister knows, the former governor of Bingzhou, Wei Wen, did a good job. He is very famous and is diligent in government and loves the people.
"If we don't investigate Wei Wen's crimes, how can we convince the people of Bing Province with King Jiang's words alone? How can I shut Youyou's mouth!"
Seeing Fang Xuanling's attitude, Du Ruhui also agreed and said,
"Your Majesty, the governor of Bing Province, Wei Wen, is indeed a rare good official. I am in charge of the Ministry of Personnel and conduct an annual evaluation of the border officials every year.”
"Wei Wen loves the people like his own children and often helps the people who don't have enough to eat."
"In the current officialdom of the Great Tang, where can you find a good official like Wei Wen?
"Your Majesty, please think twice. King Jiang is really…unconvincing!”
Zhangsun Wuji saw that both Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui had begun to speak and was overjoyed. He struck while the iron was hot and said,"
"Your Majesty, this lowly official isn't the only one saying this. Lord Fang and Lord Du share this lowly official's opinion and have also received public opinion. Wei Wen is indeed a good official who has won the hearts of the people.”
"But King Jiang is so reckless. I don't know what he wants to do."
"What are your intentions? I really don't know. Please decide!”
These words were very smooth and ruthless! It hinted that Li Xiao might have the intention to rebel.
He pretended to know nothing and let Li Shimin think about everything.
No matter what, Zhangsun Wuji placed himself in the most advantageous position.
Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui were smart people. They could tell from Zhangsun Wuji's tone that he had used them!
However, considering the big picture, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui endured it.
The overall situation was that they could not let the two strong forces fight to become a triangular governor. Li Xiao was their common enemy!
Li Shiming's expression changed. Zhangsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, and Du Ruhui were not only his greatest heroes, but also the people he trusted the most.
Li Shiming couldn't ignore their words, so he turned his attention to Wei Zheng.
Wei Zheng bowed and walked out. He said righteously,
"Your Majesty, three ministers attacked King Jiang in front of Your Majesty. As far as I know, those so-called love letters from the common people can be done by a few officials in a few days.”
"King Jiang's contributions are obvious to all. He's both literary and martial, and he's heroic. I don't want to say much. I just hope that Your Majesty will understand.”
"Don't listen to one side of the story, lest it cause a father-son relationship between His Majesty and His Highness!”
Hearing this, Li Shi Min nodded and said,
"Zhen has also heard that Jian 'er's governance of Bingzhou really puts Zhen at ease.”
"The drastic changes in Bing Province in the past few months are obvious to all.”
"It's just that the matter of killing officials and purging officials still needs to be seriously investigated. It's not a waste or a indulgence. If there's a problem, we must investigate it.”
Upon hearing the word "investigation", Zhangsun Wuji hurriedly walked out and said,
"Your Majesty, I'm willing to help you investigate King Jiang's matter.”
Li Shimin thought for a moment and agreed,
"Alright, then you go. You have to investigate thoroughly.”
At this moment, a eunuch quickly walked in from outside the hall, holding a heavy Tang book in his hand.
"Your Majesty, there's an important report!"
"Where did you send it?" Li Shi Min asked.
"Your Majesty, it's from King Jiang. It's urgent for 800 miles.”
"Hand it over!" Li Shi Min said calmly.
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