Chapter 151: Action (2)
There were hundreds of Flying Tiger soldiers imprisoned in the Dali Temple prison. All of them had committed crimes to varying degrees.
On weekdays, they had not been imprisoned for such crimes because they had Hou Junji behind them.
Although some people had impeached Hou Junji for tolerating his subordinates, His Majesty Li Er, considering Hou Junji's contributions to the Tang Dynasty and the trivial matters these people had committed, turned a blind eye.
Seeing that impeachment had no effect, the historian Yu let these people do whatever they wanted and stopped interfering.
Later, these people became even more fearless and became even more powerful. In addition, Li Er was in the deep palace, and no one reported the matter to His Majesty Li Er.
This has encouraged the arrogance of this gang. This gang has disregarded the laws of the country and repeatedly committed illegal and disorderly things.
They also know in their hearts that things cannot be made too big, otherwise it is easy to cause trouble. They suppressed the situation to a controllable range.
They will not be impeached, and they can get away with it. They can bully men and women and do whatever they want for the rest of their lives.
In the East Palace, in the Chongjiao Hall.
Sun Fuga, the Minister of the Dali Temple, knelt on the ground trembling.
"Sun Fujia, the Minister of the Dali Temple, there are so many Flying Tigers who are doing evil in Chang'an, why don't you arrest them and bring them to justice?"
"These are the crimes of these Flying Tigers. You, the Dali Temple, actually turned a blind eye to these black sheep that are endangering the people of our Tang Dynasty. It is really hateful!" Li Chengqian said, throwing the evidence in his hand in Sun Fujia's face.
"Your Highness! I am innocent! I have no knowledge of this matter!" Sun Fujia shouted.
"What is wrong with you? Is it that I am framing you? In these years, hasn't anyone come to your Dali Temple to file a complaint?" Li Chengqian scolded angrily.
"Your Highness, I know the truth! Someone did come to the Dali Temple to sue these people. At the beginning, these people did not dare to disregard the national law so blatantly."
"I, the Minister of Justice, and the Secretary of State have reported this matter to Your Majesty, but Duke Chen was very protective of this group of people. In addition, Your Majesty thought that this was just a trivial matter."
"Just let Duke Chen discipline them. After a long time, we will see that impeachment has no effect, so we will not care about this group of people anymore!"
"But who could have known that these people have become more and more daring in recent years, and all kinds of illegal and disorderly things continue."
"But His Majesty has issued an edict that the affairs of the Flying Tigers should be handled by Duke Chen, and we, the Three Departments, are not allowed to interfere at will, so we have come to this point today, Your Highness! You must be clear-headed! I am really wronged." Sun Fujia raised his head and said.
Sun Fujia felt bitter! It was really like a pot falling from the sky while sitting at home. He did nothing and was shot while lying down.
It was really not the fault of the Dali Temple. There were reasons for everything.
"Okay! Since this matter cannot be blamed entirely on you, but you are guilty of dereliction of duty, you should stay at home and reflect on your mistakes during this period of time."
"This case will be handed over to Di Renjie, the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple, and he will temporarily preside over the affairs of the Dali Temple on your behalf. What do you think?" Li Chengqian said.
He also knew that the fault was not with Sun Fuga, but he wanted to temporarily take Sun Fuga down and let Di Renjie take control of the Dali Temple, which would be beneficial to the next action.
"I have no objection! Thank you, Your Highness, for your grace! I'll take my leave!" Sun Fuga bowed and took his leave immediately as if he had been pardoned.
This matter had nothing to do with him originally, and now that the prince wanted to deal with Hou Junji, it would be better for him not to get involved.
The prince and Hou Junji, two great gods, were fighting, and as long as Yuchi was not affected, he could let them fight however they wanted!
All of this had nothing to do with him, Sun Fuga, and he was now ordered to go back and reflect on his mistakes.
Sun Fuga got up and fled from the East Palace, a place of trouble, and was anxious to go back and reflect on his mistakes to avoid being affected by Yuchi.
"Your Highness! What should we do next?" Di Renjie said.
"Next, you have to try this case carefully, let these people be brought to justice, and give justice to the victim." Li Chengqian said.
"I understand!" Di Renjie bowed and left, returning to the Dali Temple to try the case.
At the mansion of Duke Chen.
Hou Junji was furious when he learned that his men were captured. After a round of smashing and looting, he felt better.
"General, what should we do? You have to make the decision for your brothers!" A captain of the Flying Tiger Army said.
If he hadn't heard the news and ran away in advance, he would not be standing in front of Hou Junji now, but would be imprisoned in the Dali Temple.
"Hmph! This bastard Li Chengqian is of the same character as his father, both are mean and ungrateful."
"Think about it, I conquered Gaochang just to get some benefits, but that bastard Li Shimin not only didn't give me any reward, but also put me in jail. It's really hateful!" "
Li Chengqian is even more hateful! He contacted me and wanted to conspire with me for big things, but I risked my life and property and prepared to start an uprising with him."
"Who could have expected that Li Chengqian would be a coward and give up the uprising later, which really disappointed me."
"Now, he actually dares to attack my Flying Tigers. If it weren't for us, the Turkic army would have broken through Chang'an long ago."
"They, father and son, are so ungrateful, so don't blame me, Hou Junji, for not remembering our friendship." Hou Junji said angrily.
"General, as long as you give the order, we will follow you into the palace and kill that crippled Li Chengqian." The captain of the Flying Tiger Army said.
"Okay! After you rescue my brother from the prison, we will contact others and we will start an uprising together to overthrow Li Tang." Hou Junji said.
"We are willing to follow the general!" The captain of the Flying Tiger Army and the soldiers knelt on one knee and swore allegiance.
Hou Junji took these people directly to the Dali Temple. As soon as Hou Junji took action, the news was immediately passed to the East Palace.
Li Chengqian had already laid a dragnet in the Dali Temple. As soon as Hou Junji stepped into the Dali Temple, those who followed him would be directly captured.
What could be more despairing? It is undoubtedly to lead people into a trap, and then have to watch helplessly, with your own people being captured in front of you, and you are powerless to do anything.
"Di Shaoqing, Duke of Chen, Hou Junji has brought his people to the Dali Temple." Someone reported to Di Renjie.
"Just in time! I will wait for him here. Have you arranged everything else?" Di Renjie asked.
"We have set up a trap inside and outside the Dali Temple, and they will definitely not be able to get out." The person said.
"Your Highness means that Hou Junji should not be touched for the time being. All the members of his Flying Tiger Army who have committed crimes should be punished."
"These are the confessions of these people. They have all committed crimes punishable by death or exile. Immediately hand them over to the Ministry of Justice for review, and then report to the Secretariat and the Ministry of Personnel." Di Renjie handed the confessions, evidence and files of the prisoners to his subordinate official and asked him to send them to the Ministry of Justice.
"Yes!" The official took the order and took these things to the Dali Temple and went to the Ministry of Justice.