Chapter 529: Disposal
After Xiao Siye and his men arrived in the south of the desert, they relied on Xiao Siye's prestige among the Eastern Turks and the strong fighting power of the Tang army.
The Eastern Turks' Ashide Wenfu and Fengzhi were no match for them, and the Tang army frequently reported victories to the court in the first battle.
The Tang army pressed the Eastern Turks all the way and pursued them fiercely, and won many victories. When the news of victory reached Chang'an, Li Chengqian and the civil and military officials of the Manchu court were all very happy.
In order to celebrate the victory, the curfew in Chang'an was lifted for three days.
Just as the whole city was silent in cheers and joy, the prince of the East Palace had a depressed look on his face. At this speed, it would not take long for Xiao Siye and his men to completely put down the rebellion and return to the court.
The plan that Li Jingxuan said could not be implemented at all. Didn't he say that he wanted to make the rebellion in Mo Nan fail? And thus weaken the power of Wu Wang Li Ke?
The more Li Jue thought about it, the more depressed he became. So he sent someone to Li Jingxuan's house quietly to ask Li Jingxuan what was going on.
The answer he got was to let him be patient, everything was under his control, and there would be no mistakes.
"Did he really tell you that? Did you miss anything?" Li Jue confirmed again.
"Your Highness! I conveyed the words of the Right Biaozi word for word without any omissions. That's what the Right Biaozi said."
"He said that Your Highness would have to wait a few more days for the results. I hope Your Highness can make preparations early." The eunuch said.
What the hell is Li Jingxuan doing? Wait, wait, wait, how long do we have to wait?
"Okay, you can leave now! Don't bother me unless necessary." Li Jue said.
"Yes!" The eunuch saluted and left.
Chang'an was still immersed in the joy of the great victory in the south of the desert.
On this day,
a fast horse came from afar and rushed into Chang'an City in a flash.
The emperor in the Daming Palace received the latest battle report from the south of the desert and was immediately furious.
Because the Tang army had won many victories, they relaxed their vigilance and defense. In addition, the heavy snow caused the soldiers to freeze and the camp was not in order.
The Eastern Turks seized this opportunity and attacked the Tang army camp at night. Xiao Siye fled the camp in a panic. The Tang army was in chaos and suffered countless casualties.
Hua Dazhi and Li Jingjia gathered the remnants and fled back while fighting.
All the efforts and victories of the Tang Dynasty were wiped out in an instant.
When the crown prince Li Jue learned about it, he was overjoyed and immediately reported Liu Rengui for recommending the wrong person.
Wu Wang Li Ke also had an unshirkable responsibility, which ultimately led to this incident, and asked the emperor to punish him severely.
"My son is really stupid! He didn't know that he was being used as a gun, and he didn't even have the slightest scheming and couldn't keep his composure." After reading Li Jue's memorial, Li Chengqian was furious and couldn't calm down.
No one else said anything yet, but the crown prince was the first to jump out, which was obviously a landmine for others.
"The crown prince is also concerned about the suppression of the rebellion in Mo Nan, so he is so anxious." Pei Xingjian said.
"You don't have to speak for the crown prince. He is stupid and has no brains. Once his memorial is submitted, the next one should be the King of Wu."
"My third brother is also a person who is unwilling to lag behind others. Then it will be Li Jingxuan's memorial, which will definitely be submitted after the King of Wu." Li Chengqian waved his hand.
How could he not know what these people were thinking? They all had more or less responsibility for the failure of the rebellion in Mo Nan this time, and they would definitely submit a memorial to admit their mistakes.
With the crown prince's fuss, things would become another matter.
"Report to everyone! King of Wu Li Ke and others jointly submitted a memorial." An eunuch walked in and said.
"Submit it!" Li Chengqian said.
The eunuch hurriedly stepped forward and placed all the memorials in front of Li Chengqian.
Li Chengqian picked up the memorials and looked through them. All of them were requests for the emperor to severely punish Xiao Siye, the main general who suppressed the rebellion.
"Look, Wu Wang Li Ke and others all asked me to severely punish Xiao Siye, saying that the reason for the failure this time was all Xiao Siye's fault."
"Hua Dazhi and Li Jingjia are not only right, but also because they gathered the remnants and blocked the Turkic attack, it can be considered a great achievement. Although they are guilty, they can also be regarded as making up for their mistakes." Li Chengqian said.
"As the commander, Xiao Siye relaxed his vigilance because of his victory, which led to the defeat of our army. He does have an unshirkable responsibility and is guilty of a serious crime."
"As deputy general managers, Hua Dazhi and Li Jingjia are just as arrogant and complacent as Xiao Siye. They also have an unshirkable responsibility and are equally guilty." Pei Xingjian said.
"Your Highness! We have jointly submitted a petition with Li Jingxuan, a third-rank official in the Secretariat." Before Li Chengqian could speak, another eunuch ran in and said.
This time it was a petition from Li Jingxuan's forces. After Li Chengqian read it, it was just as he expected.
Li Jingxuan and others tried their best to excuse Xiao Siye, putting all the blame for the failure of the rebellion in Mo Nan on Hua Dazhi and Li Jingjia, and asked the emperor to severely punish the two.
"Li Jingxuan and others are just like Wu Wang Li Ke, they are all making excuses for their people and want to put all the blame on the other side."
"Now it is not as simple as the failure of the rebellion in Mo Nan. The open and secret struggles in the court are the most terrible, a war without gunpowder." Li
Chengqian said. "How does your majesty plan to deal with Xiao Siye and others? The defeat in Mo Nan this time will only make the East Turks more arrogant." Pei Xingjian asked. How
to deal with them? Of course, they should be severely punished to give Li Jingxuan and Li Ke and others a warning. If they dare to hide any cat stuff in this again, they will be in trouble.
"How do you think I should deal with them?" Li Chengqian asked.
"I dare not speculate on this matter. Your majesty still needs to make a decision." Pei Xingjian said.
"Because of the negligence of Xiao Siye, Hua Dazhi and Li Jingjia, the rebellion in Mo Nan failed. They are unforgivable and should be beheaded!"
"But considering that they have made contributions, I will pardon their death penalty. The death penalty can be pardoned, but the living crime cannot be escaped. Pass my decree."
"Xiao Siye, Hua Dazhi and Li Jingjia failed to suppress the rebellion. They should have been beheaded as a warning to others. Considering that they have made contributions to the Tang Dynasty, I will pardon their death penalty." "Xiao Siye and
others have betrayed the emperor's grace! All official positions will be removed, all demoted to commoners, and exiled to Guizhou." Li Chengqian said.
The Zhongshu Sheren on the side hurriedly wrote down the emperor's will and gave it to the emperor for review. The emperor drew the edict and then sent it to the Ministry of Personnel for review. After there were no problems, the officials of the three provinces signed it and the Ministry of Shangshu implemented it.
The problems of Xiao Siye and others have been dealt with, and Li Ke and others have been warned, so that Li Ke and Li Jingxuan dare not make any moves, and everyone has calmed down.
However, the problem of the Eastern Turkic rebellion in the south of the desert still exists.
This is still the most urgent problem that the authorities need to solve.
Xiao Siye and others were exiled by the emperor because of their failure to suppress the rebellion, and the court could only select new people to suppress the rebellion.