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- Chapter 469 Ambiguity and Conspiracy
Chapter 469 Ambiguity and Conspiracy
Chen Tong finally told the truth. Zhang Ji, the son of the emperor's uncle Zhang Jiugao, joined the army as a logistics agent. Chen Tong discovered his corruption of the country's children. Zhang Ji knew that Chen Tong had a soft spot for his sister, the commander-in-chief Lian'er, so he took the opportunity to blackmail Chen Tong and asked Chen Tong to help cover it up. However, Zhang Xun is such a shrewd person. The amount of corruption committed by Zhang Ji was very large, and the shortcomings were discovered soon after.
Seeing that the matter could no longer be concealed, Zhang Ji, in order to protect himself, begged Chen Tong to help lift the cylinder, and deceived him by saying that Chen Tong was the emperor's confidant, his grandfather, and the first prime minister in the dynasty, so the emperor relied on him, even though Chen Tong If a crime is committed, the emperor will at most be temporarily dismissed from office, and will make a comeback after the news is over.
Zhang Ji has repeatedly guaranteed that as long as Chen Tong helps smooth over the matter, he will definitely persuade Zhang Jiugao to marry his daughter Zhang Lian'er to Chen Tong after returning to Beijing. Chen Tong was confused for a moment and thought that the emperor might really be lenient, so he agreed by mistake.
But soon after, Chen Tong regretted it. However, there was no turning back. He had already confessed his crime in front of Zhang Xun. Zhang Xuan also reported this to the emperor. It was too late for him to regret.
Zhang Xuan couldn't laugh or cry, and sneered, "Chen Tong, what a Chen Tong. You are upright. Others commit crimes, and you come to take the blame, just because of a woman?"
"The most important thing about love between a man and a woman is voluntariness. If you like Zhang Lian'er, you can ask someone to find a matchmaker. If that doesn't work, you can ask me to come forward. But you are so pathetic! Chen Tong, you have really disappointed me. !¡±
"You don't know that if your charges are proven, not only will I not be able to spare you, but even your grandfather will be implicated. You have been with me for many years, but you are so naive, ignorant and extremely stupid!"
"I know my crime, please punish me severely!" Chen Tong cried with regret and fell to the ground.
Zhang Xuan let out a long breath and said, "Chen Tong, I remember that you have been with me for many years and have been cautious and meritorious. This time you have been deceived and fooled. I will forget the crime of deceiving the emperor."
"However, this proves that you are embarrassed by your heavy responsibility, so you should be relieved of your official position and stay with me as a handyman for the time being to see the consequences." Zhang Xuan waved his hand, "You go down and pass Guo Ziyi up."
Chen Tong left in embarrassment. Not long after, Guo Ziyi walked up to the tower and bowed down, "Your Majesty, I am here to see you."
Zhang Xuan sighed and stared at Guo Ziyi for a long time without saying a word. Guo Ziyi waited for a long time and did not hear the emperor's movement, but she did not dare to say anything. She just stood aside and waited quietly for the emperor's instructions.
He originally wanted to leave this matter to Guo Ziyi, but then he thought that it would be a bit difficult for Guo Ziyi to handle it. It involves major national corruption, and involves relatives of the emperor. If his cousin committed the crime, it would be more appropriate for him, the emperor, to personally deal with it.
When thinking of this, Zhang Xuan waved his hand feebly and said, "That's all, go down and let me think about it alone."
Guo Ziyi was stunned, but still followed the instructions and saluted.
Looking at Guo Ziyi¡¯s leaving figure, Zhang Xuan¡¯s face gradually became gloomy.
Zhang Jiugao's son Zhang Ji corrupted the country's children. This matter can be big or small. It can be punished as a general corruption case, or it can rise to the level of endangering the country and the great cause of the Western Expedition. If it is the former, Zhang Ji can be lightly punished. If it is the latter, Zhang Ji will be beheaded in public, and even Zhang Jiugao, the emperor's uncle and the prince, will be implicated.
Of course, Zhang Xuan could also choose to let it go. However, such corruption cases in the logistics system of the Western Expedition Army cannot be covered up. If Zhang Ji is not captured, we can only make mistakes and let Chen Tong take the lead. But after all, Zhang Xuan is a person who loves talents, and Chen Tong is one of the earliest confidants who started his career with him. He began to cultivate him a few years ago and trained him as a second-generation courtier, so as to obliterate Chen Tong's career. To be honest, he couldn't bear the political future.
Zhang Xuan pondered on the tower for a long time and decided to deal with it impartially. Although this would make people say behind his back that he treated his family and relatives poorly, as the founding emperor, he could not speak of favoring the royal family and extending extrajudicial favors. If this hole is opened, the future royal family dignitaries will definitely become more forgetful and cause even greater trouble.
As soon as he thought of this, Zhang Xuan shouted, "Come here!"
The personal eunuch Feng Jie was waiting quietly on one side. Hearing the emperor's greeting, he immediately bowed down and said, "Your Majesty!"
"It is announced that Chen Tong is of good conduct, knowledgeable and talented, and is a good match for the prince and princess of Pingling County. I hereby propose marriage for the two of them"
Zhang Xuan waved his hand.
The young eunuch Feng Jie was taken aback and thought to himself: Didn¡¯t Chen Tong commit the serious crime of embezzling the country¡¯s military supplies and be punished by His Majesty? Why do you suddenly want to marry the princess?
?But how could Feng Jie dare to question the emperor's words? He kowtowed to the ground and respectfully accepted the order. He was about to get up to announce the decree when he suddenly heard the emperor say again, "I'm announcing the decree again. Zhang Ji, the crown prince of Pingling County, is suspected of corruption in the army, food and state. Please be strict with Zhang Xun, the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the general manager of the rear camp of the Western Expedition Army." Investigate and punish according to law, and the results will be reported to me."
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The emperor wanted to punish Zhang Ji, the uncle of the emperor Zhang Jiugao, but at the same time, he married Zhang Jiugao's daughter Zhang Lian'er to Chen Xilie's grandson Chen Tong. The one is to appease Zhang Jiugao's heart. Let Zhang Jiuming marry Guo Ziyi's family, and let Zhang Jiugao marry Chen Xilie. The two powerful officials of the dynasty became one with the royal family, which can be regarded as some kind of protection for the royal family.
This matter will be ignored.
Zhang Xuan¡¯s energy soon shifted to how to deal with the big eater.
Guo Ziyi sent out hundreds of detective horses to investigate the movements of the food army around the clock, and reported to the emperor three times a day. The food army was advancing so slowly that gradually more and more doubts arose in Zhang Xuan's mind.
What does the cannibal want? If Dashi was really indifferent to the Chinese army's invasion of Huo Xun Kingdom, he would not have gathered 200,000 soldiers and horses to march. But since Dashi has the will to restore Huo Xunguo and expel the Chinese army, why is his march so slow?
Zhang Xuan was puzzled.
He stood quietly in front of the military map in the hall, staring at the direction of Dashi's march and the surrounding geographical environment, silent.
Tian Kexin walked in silently, stood behind him quietly and smiled, "Your Majesty!"
"Kexin." Zhang Xuan turned back and glanced at Tian Kexin, let out a long breath, placed his palm heavily on the map, and said in a deep voice, "The army and horses of the Great Food Army are marching so slowly. They should have arrived at the battlefield I scheduled ten days ago. In addition, until now, we are still hundreds of miles away from the front line of Huoxun Country. Ke Xin, please tell me, what exactly does the Great Eater want to do? "
"Disdainful of our army? Demoralized army? Or are you trying to wear down our army and disrupt our army's food and grass supplies?"
A wise smile appeared on Tian Kexin's elegant face. She walked to the emperor's side and looked up at the map.
A light and elegant fragrance spread into Zhang Xuan's nostrils. Zhang Xuan sniffed subconsciously, then turned to look at Tian Kexin with bright eyes.
"Your Majesty" Tian Kexin was about to speak when she suddenly realized that the emperor's slightly eager gaze was cast on her face without blinking, and she couldn't help but blush slightly.
They have been together for a long time, and sometimes they are alone with each other. Whether it is the emperor towards her or she towards the emperor, there has been a vague ambiguity between them for a long time, which cannot be expressed in words and cannot be described in words. Subtle emotions.
It¡¯s just rarely shown.
The blush on Tian Kexin's pretty face became more and more intense, so that the elegance full of wisdom gradually dissipated, replaced by the same shyness and confusion as an ordinary daughter's family.
There is no doubt that she likes the emperor and is willing to commit herself to him. But she didn't want to become a royal concubine, because this would ruin her life ambition of becoming an official and becoming the only female official in the Chinese court.
Zhang Xuan slowly reached out and gently grabbed Tian Kexin's cold and trembling little hand. Tian Kexin sighed quietly, lowered her head feebly, took a step forward, and snuggled into the emperor's arms.
Tian Kexin has a slender figure, thin but very tall. Zhang Xuan hugged her tightly, but there was no trace of lust in his heart, but a strange tranquility.
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Zhang Xuan coughed twice in embarrassment, gently let go of Tian Kexin, and said with a low smile, "Kexin, you haven't finished what you just said, you continue to talk to me."
¡°Just now, she was lost in the emperor¡¯s warm and powerful embrace, but was released by the emperor again. This feeling made Tian Kexin feel lost. She looked up at the emperor, her eyes twinkling with complex tenderness.
"Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, there are three reasons why the cannibal is so uncharacteristic of the norm."
"Firstly, it is normal for Dashi's army and horses to have poor discipline, extremely weak combat power, and slow marching. But His Majesty also often said that Dashi's national power is strong and his troops and horses have strong combat effectiveness. This strange state is by no means normal."
Secondly, as His Majesty said, the cannibals are betting that our Western Expeditionary Army has come all the way and are suspected of dragging down our army. However, the food army and horses also traveled a long distance from Baghdad via Persia, and they also faced the problem of stretched food and grass supply lines. Therefore, in Ke Xin's view, it is unlikely that Dashi would do this. "
"In this case, there is only one last possibility left." Tian Kexin stared silently.
??Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up, and he suddenly grabbed Tian Kexin's little hand again and said loudly, "Kexin, you mean that the big cannibal has another conspiracy and carried out this deceitful strategy?"
"Your Majesty, please see that our army is in Huoxun Kingdom, backed by the Nine Kingdoms of Zhaowu. Dashi came with a large number of troops, assuming a posture of decisive battle with our army. But in fact, if Dashi divides his troops into two groups, with this One way is to attract the main force of our army, while the other way is to bypass Tocharo and attack the hinterland of the Nine Surnames of Zhaowu. Wouldn't our army be attacked from both sides?" Tian Kexin spoke very fast, and quickly expressed his suspicions for a long time.
Zhang Xuan frowned, looked at the map, shook his head and said, "Kexin, Tochara leads to the Nine Kingdoms of Zhaowu. The terrain is steep and easy to defend but difficult to attack. The cavalry is the main force in Dashi. After attacking our army, Road, the possibility is not high. Even if they attack by surprise, I will know it soon and just divide our troops to attack them all the way. It won¡¯t be a serious problem."
Tian Kexin's eyes narrowed, and she suddenly raised her slender white hand and placed it on the map, and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, what if the big cannibal feints a shot, crosses Tochara, and invades the big and small Bolu?"
Zhang Xuan was shocked.
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