The officials of Chang 'an were busy, and the people panicked at the news of the war. The soldiers of the three armies were mobilized to reinforce Luoyang!
The 'war decree' signed by Li Er, the ruler of the Great Tang Empire, had instantly placed Chang 'an in a state of war. Mobilizing sixty to seventy thousand soldiers to quell the rebellion in Zhengzhou was no small matter. The mobilization of soldiers, the allocation of weapons, and the allocation of rations were all coordinated by the officials of the various departments of the Imperial Court. Moreover, the military situation was urgent. The army was about to set out tomorrow, so the officials were even busier!
The officials of the Six Ministries of the Imperial Court all wished they had eight legs. Those officials who had applied for leave at home were all called back. Unless they were so sick that they couldn't get out of bed, even if the sky fell down, they had to return to their yamen.
The last time the Six Ministries of the Imperial Court were as busy as they were today was back in the ninth year of Wude, when the Turkic army had besieged the city …
This emergency war was an enormous test for all the departments of the Great Tang Imperial Court, and it was also a good opportunity to test the efficiency of the officials of the Six Ministries!
Within Ganlu Palace …
Li Er was not idle for even a moment.
For the entire afternoon, there were constantly courtiers coming in and out of this place, reporting to him on the progress of the various preparations for the army's expedition. At this time, a special person who rarely appeared appeared in the Sweet Nectar Hall.
"Your Majesty, all the officials in Chang 'an who are related to the Cui Family of Qinghe, the Cui Family of Boling, and the Zheng Family of Xingyang have been monitored by the cavalry. Once they act rashly, they will be arrested immediately!"
This person was Li Junxian, the man who was in charge of one hundred cavalry for Li Er!
"Mm! Junxian, you've done well! In addition, you must have people on guard against these officials sending pigeons to Zhengzhou! "
Li Er's eyes flashed with cold light as he sternly said.
The Cui Clan of Qinghe, the Zheng Clan of Xingyang, and the Zheng Clan of Boling were all thousand-year-old clans. Many of the officials of the Great Tang Imperial Court had once been scholars from these three clans. After all, although the Imperial Court had opened the imperial examinations, scholars relying on the great clans was still the norm. In this situation, Li Er had no choice but to guard against the officials related to the Cui Clan and the Zheng Clan secretly leaking information!
At this time, Li Er had to be grateful to his old man, Li Yuan. Back then, after Li Yuan established the Tang Dynasty and pacified the world, he had already begun to intentionally exclude the officials from aristocratic families from the center of power. Although there were still a large number of officials in the court who came from aristocratic families, there were very few who held important positions. At present, the rising nobles of Great Tang were gradually gaining the strength to contend against the established noble clans!
"This subject obeys the decree!"
Li Junxian clasped his fist and left.
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Cloud Mountain Villa.
"Wife, are you blaming your husband for letting Iron Egg go to Zhengzhou?"
After finishing all the work in the afternoon, Li Zexuan saw Han Yuxi sitting alone in the courtyard in a daze. He walked quietly behind her, bent down, and held Han Yuxi's slender waist as he whispered in her ear.
"Husband!"
Suddenly being hugged by someone, Han Yuxi was startled. When she turned her head and saw that it was Li Zexuan, she leaned her head on Li Zexuan's shoulder and whispered, "Husband, this concubine doesn't blame you. This concubine knows that you are doing this for the good of Iron Egg. If he can earn a military merit this time, he will be able to enjoy glory and splendor for the rest of his life! However, this concubine only has this one younger brother. For him to suddenly go to such a faraway place by himself, this concubine is very worried! "
Seeing his wife frown, Li Zexuan stroked her cheeks with some heartache. Then, he said, "Wife, there is no need to worry. This trip to Zhengzhou is not for him to charge at the front lines. He should only be managing the intelligence in the central tent! Besides, Iron Egg now also has martial arts. Even if he encounters an accident, he will be able to protect himself. Don't you think so? "
Han Yuxi turned around and pressed her forehead against Li Zexuan's forehead. Her clear eyes looked into Li Zexuan's eyes. After a while, she whispered, "This concubine will listen to you, husband. You are our Han family's benefactor and also our Han family's lucky star. If you say that Iron Egg will be fine, then he will definitely be fine!"
Li Zexuan couldn't help but laugh. "Hehe! I didn't know that your husband had this ability. "
After making a joke, Li Zexuan's face became serious. He said, "Alright, wife, don't be unhappy. This husband has to go and see grandfather and grandmother, especially grandmother. After she heard that Fa Shan was trapped in the city, she couldn't even eat lunch. I have to go and see him!"
Han Yuxi nodded and said, "Alright! This concubine will go with you, husband! "
"Alright!"
…
The sky was getting dark, but the city of Chang 'an did not become quiet because of the curfew. The six government offices near the imperial city were still brightly lit. There were still troops and grain carts passing by on the streets. All these signs indicated that a war was about to break out!
Correspondingly, the city of Guancheng was not peaceful tonight because the state government's army was catching the thieves!
The cause of the incident started when Registrar Wang returned to the county office in the afternoon.
"County Magistrate, Old Master Cui will start a rebellion the day after tomorrow. Before that, we have to get rid of the spies in the county office! Otherwise, if we ruin Old Master Cui's plan, I'm afraid we will lose our lives! "
Registrar Wang came to the back office and found Cui Yong, the County Magistrate of Guancheng County, who was drinking tea and listening to music. He was a distant relative of the Cui family.
Hearing this, Cui Yong narrowed his eyes and said, "Hmm? What does Registrar Wang mean? There is a spy in the county office? Who is it? "
Registrar Wang looked around. Cui Yong waved his hand impatiently and said, "Alright, alright! You can all leave now! "
The maids and servants around, as well as the girl who was playing the song, all left as instructed.
Registrar Wang then said carefully, "County Magistrate, Deputy Ye is the spy hiding in our county office!"
Cui Yong was shocked. He stared and swallowed his saliva, saying, "Registrar Wang, you can't say this casually. Do you have any evidence?"
"County Magistrate, of course I don't have any evidence. Ye Minglei will be very careful when doing this kind of thing. How can he leave any evidence? But County Magistrate, think about it carefully. Ye Minglei has an inexplicable relationship with the Ye family in Nanyang. And I heard from a friend in Chang 'an last month that Old Master Ye went to Chang' an last year to recognize his relatives, and he recognized Marquis Yong 'an! Do you think Ye Minglei will help Old Master Cui or His Majesty in the future?
And several times before, when Old Master Cui asked us to recruit people into the army, Deputy Ye has always been a yes-man and refused again and again. Do you think he has an ulterior motive? County Magistrate, forgive me for being blunt. At this critical moment, we would rather kill a thousand by mistake than miss one! Otherwise, you and I will be doomed eternally! "
Finally, County Magistrate Cui was persuaded by Registrar Wang. He immediately asked the constable of the county office to go to the Ye family and invite Ye Minglei to the county office for a talk. The Ye family was now closed to visitors, so the constable of the county office couldn't enter. Later, Registrar Wang personally led the yamen runners and forced their way into the Ye family's mansion, only to find that Ye Minglei and his family were all gone!
So, after reporting to the higher authorities, the Provincial Governor's Office was alerted. The soldiers of the provincial government and the yamen runners began to search the whole city for Ye Minglei!
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