In fact, no one is to blame for this matter. If there is anyone to blame, it is only Qian Ping himself who was too presumptuous.
During Li Xiang's rise, this guy did help Li Xiang a lot, including all the big and small things around the capital, which were basically handled by Qian Ping. Unfortunately, after this guy made some achievements, he forgot who gave him all this.
Being a slave to Li Xiang does not mean just doing your job well. You also have to keep your eyes and ears open. If you miss important information, it may even become a fait accompli. When Li Xiang wants to deal with this matter in the future, he will have to pay an unknown price.
As the chief steward of the Eastern Palace, if Li Xiang could just brush it off with a few words, or even offer to give him another chance, what would others think? How would he lead his subordinates?
You have to know that in Chang'an City, there are quite a few people working for Li Xiang. If they all do things in this way, how many mistakes will occur in the future?
So Qian Ping's end is certain. No matter how many contributions this guy has made, or how many resources he has, from this moment on, he can only take care of the affairs in the East Palace. Of course, he will still be responsible for Li Chengqian's affairs. As for Li Xiang's affairs outside the palace, from the moment Li Xiang gave the order, all of them fell into Xiao Xia Zi's hands.
Li Shimin had also heard about these things in the Eastern Palace from the men in black, but he did not care about them. After all, he was just a servant. If he were to take care of everything, the emperor would be exhausted to death.
The most important thing now is the affairs of the southwest. Li Shimin also wants to dominate the world. Since the situation in the Western Regions cannot be improved for the time being, it is also a good result. Li Xiang can free up his hands to march into the southwest. Although this time the purpose is to form an alliance through marriage, it can also be regarded as a pre-war reconnaissance.
So Li Xiang had not rested for a few days at home before Li Shimin called Li Xiang, General Li Jing, and Cheng Yaojin. When these people appeared in the Qinzheng Hall at the same time, they basically didn't need to say anything. Just by looking at who the other person was, everyone knew what Li Shimin was thinking.
"During yesterday's morning court session, the civil officials said they wanted to rest and recuperate. Didn't the Emperor agree? Why did he summon us today? Do we also want to rest and recuperate?"
When he saw these people, Cheng Yaojin said unhappily that yesterday in the court, the civil officials started their attacks again and demoted all the military generals. If it had not been in the court, Cheng Yaojin would probably have taken action again.
"Can't you shut up for a moment? Don't you see where we are? Even though this isn't the throne room, you still have to be careful about what you should and shouldn't say."
General Li Jing said somewhat helplessly that this guy had the worst mouth in Chang'an City and he didn't know where to talk.
"Well, I'm not wrong. They called us here because of something in the southwest. Although Nanzhao treats us well, they are not our people after all, just like Tuyuhun back then. Even if they are respectful to us, they are still two countries. How can one country be more effective?"
Cheng Yaojin remembered what Li Xiang said back then. Li Xiang insisted on launching a war against Tuyuhun. In addition to the incident in Chang'an City, for the strategic security of the entire Tang Dynasty, such a country could not exist near Chang'an City, as it would threaten the entire Tang Dynasty capital.
This is what Li Xiang said at that time. If we let Tuyuhun stay there, we will feel danger all the time. Even if they kowtow to us several times a day, you won’t know what they are thinking when you turn your back. But if the troops stationed there are all from the Tang Dynasty, then we can sleep peacefully at night, just like now.
Although Tuyuhun was still a vassal state on the surface and they still had some of the original power systems within them, the Tang army had already taken control of this country. In addition to the Tang army, the major families all had their own territories on the grassland. Although their private armies fought each other on a daily basis, if anything happened, they would still prioritize the Tang Dynasty.
From this perspective, even if the people of Tuyuhun can ascend to heaven, they now have to face a fact, that is, if they have any second thoughts, the Tang Dynasty is likely to take off the last fig leaf and directly govern Tuyuhun, and you princes and nobles will have no rights.
"Alright, alright, stop being so stubborn. The general is saying that we should serve as subjects for a day and do what we should do honestly. Your mouth will hurt you sooner or later."
Although Li Xiaogong was a prince, he also fought on the battlefield with these people in his early years. The brotherhood among them exceeded their ranks, so when he was with these people, General Li Jing was ranked first. This was also one of the reasons why Li Shimin was afraid of General Li Jing.
If Li Shimin had not become emperor, these people might have had two leaders, one being General Li Jing and the other being Li Shimin. As for who was higher between the two, putting aside their identities, Li Shimin might have to come second.
Therefore, when General Li Jing got older, he would not leave Chang'an City unless it was absolutely necessary. Li Shimin did not kill his meritorious officials. This was different from other emperors. He let General Li Jing take charge of the Ministry of War, but he was only responsible for some clerical matters. It was impossible for him to control the army. This was the greatest tolerance.
General Li Jing was also very capable. Except for the time when he accompanied Li Xiang to Goguryeo, he spent the rest of his time in Chang'an City. Even when it came to some matters of the Ministry of War, he would ask for instructions on all matters, big or small, and would never make decisions on his own.
And apart from himself, the descendants of the Li family are all in Chang'an City, and they are determined not to touch the army. This is another promise to Li Shimin. Everyone knows that although the next generation of the Li family cannot become a military god, if they develop in the army, their future will definitely not be bad. But in order not to attract Li Shimin's attention, Li Jing decided to sacrifice the future of his descendants and preserve the safety of the entire family. After all, compared with the lives of the entire family, what can the future count for?
"Your Majesty invites you all in."
Just as they were criticizing Cheng Yaojin, Wang De came out...