Li Shi looked at Wei Yan calmly. He had been looking forward to today's court meeting for a long time. Can the fisherman benefit from the cranes and clams?

"Please speak with Shangshu Wei!"

Wei Yan glanced at Cui Yuan and said coldly: "Master, I am Longyou, Shuofang, and Hexi, a total of 150,000 troops to fight against the 100,000 cavalry of the Uighurs, while the Fengxiang army pursued the enemy's 10,000 troops with 50,000 people to fight against the enemy's 10,000 troops. Is his contribution more than me? If not, why is 400,000 of the 500,000 rewards, and 400,000 of them are four times more than me? How unfair? Is it because the person in charge of Fengxiang's army also has the surname Cui?"

"Shangshu Wei was surprised by this. My Fengxiang Army took the big head according to the customs of the court. What does this have to do with my surname Cui?"

Cui Qinggong sneered and walked out of the squad slowly. He looked at Wei Yan and said disdainfully: "My Fengxiang Army cut down more than 8,400 enemy heads and captured thousands of people alive. Since you said that your achievements are greater than me, then I ask you, how many enemies have you killed in your 150,000 army? More than a hundred scouts, you have taken care of you for 100,000. You are still the Minister of War."

"Shut up!" Cui Yuan shouted angrily to Cui Qinggong, his face darkened, "You dare to interrupt at will without His Majesty's permission in the court. Are you guilty of your crime?"

He turned around and apologized to Li Shi, "I am a rough man and don't understand etiquette. Please don't blame me!"

Li Shi waved his hand, "I give him no guilt, just keep talking."

At this time, Wei Yan laughed furiously, and pointed at Cui Qinggong and said, "It's nonsense! If my Longyou and Shuofang army do not resist, the Uighurs will go south with the 100,000 cavalry of the Uighurs will follow the trend. Can Cui Qinggong be defeated? In order to force me to return to the rescue, the enemy sent troops to take a detour to attack Kaiyang. What about you? You can get there in half a day, but you have walked for two days. Let Kaiyang City be broken and the Uighurs slaughter the children of my Wei family. Your viciousness is ten times better than the Uighurs."

Speaking of this, Wei Yan was already trembling with excitement. He seemed to have seen the tragic situation of his family being destroyed, and his eyes were so angry that they almost spit out their fire.

Cui Qinggong sneered, and he took out a record of the military case of Sima and said, "Western Shangshu's words really make me doubt whether you understand the army. It only takes half a day from Fengxiang to Kaiyang. Should I go desperately? What if the Uighurs set up an ambush on the road? What if the Uighurs' real intention was to lead me out and then take a detour to attack Fengxiang? For generals, you must be careful everywhere and consider the overall situation. This is the investigation record of my Fengxiang army scout, which proves that the general has nothing to say. As for the unfortunate murder of the Wei family, Cui is also very regretful."

At this time, there was a stolen voice in the court. Although everyone knew that Cui did not save Kaiyang County because of selfishness, Cui was well prepared and had all kinds of evidence. On the contrary, Wei Yan could not produce evidence. It was not enough to convince people by accusing him for a moment of anger. Moreover, another powerful figure, Zhang Ruohao, rushed back to Taiyuan temporarily, causing the battle that was originally evenly matched, and it seemed that Cui Qinggong had decided to enter the cabinet.

"Shangshu Wei is off the subject." A short middle-aged man walked out of the squad, Wang Ang, the Minister of Works. He stepped forward and bowed to the Li clan and said, "Your Majesty, please speak for the minister!"

"Please say it to Wang Aiqing!"

Wang Ang slowly walked to the steps and smiled: "The Prime Minister is asking, there are doubts about the personnel appointments he mentioned. Even His Majesty said that the court meeting must act in a simplified manner, but Secretary Wei is fighting for the reward, full of grievances, and is completely unfair. If Secretary Wei is dissatisfied with the reward, he can come down to negotiate with the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War. If it is indeed a meritorious, the court will come out with another copy. Now that the Prime Minister has raised the doubts about the appointment, I can express my opinion on behalf of the ministers, and there is no doubt about it!"

"Who can you represent? You can only represent yourself!" Wei Yan sneered, and he turned around and stared at Cui Yuan and said, "For prime minister, virtue must be given priority. This is a public opinion. Since I accused Cui Qinggong of his inappropriate mind, that is, he is not qualified to enter the cabinet. He revenges first. This is not mentioned for the time being, but he provoked military merits. This is a taboo for generals. How can such a person who has no virtue and no conduct squeeze into the prime minister?"

Cui Qinggong was furious. He was about to shout Wei Er angrily, but suddenly he saw his brother wink at him and told him not to speak. He had to suppress his anger and stand aside without saying a word.

Wang Ang shook his head and looked at Wei Yan contemptuously and said, "Shangshu Wei, you said that they had avenged their private revenge, but there was no evidence. Now they are using some rumors that are catching up on the market. I think you are jealous of their contributions. Cui Xiong burned the military rations of the Uighurs and made extraordinary achievements. This has been decided in the Ministry of War. Because he is not polite in his words and deeds, many people jealous of him and have thrown out any sensible statements. If such words and opinions are not even believed by a three-year-old child, a dignified minister and prime minister believe it as true. If it is held as gold and jade, wouldn't it be a joke if it is spread?"

"Shangshu Wang said it very well, and the old minister thinks so too!" A trembling old man stood up from the squad, bent his waist and leaned on his cane, as if a gust of wind could blow him down. He was Yang Qi, the most low-key leader of the Yang family of Jiannan among the seven major families. Yang Qi was the cousin of Yang Guifei back then. He married Princess Taihua, the daughter of Wu Huifei, as his wife. He was considered a royal relative. He was already seventy years old this year. He was the right servant of Shangshu at that time. Because Yang was the largest clan in Jiannan, he also squeezed into the cabinet.

Like the Zhang family in Hedong, the Yang family's army was also taken away by Cui Yuan, leaving nothing left. But the difference is that Zhang Ruohao made enemies with Cui Yuan, but he married Cui Yuan. His eldest granddaughter married Cui Yuan's son Choi Hyun, and from then on he became a dog of Cui Yuan.

Yang Qi believed that his old son-in-law was an elder of the Li clan. Without asking for instructions, he said hoarsely: "Shu Wei must have suffered a family, so he took his anger on General Cui. It is understandable, but the court is talking about state affairs. How can we join personal grudges? I think no one except Shangshu Wei will be interested in this matter?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a clear voice suddenly came from the left of the court clan, "Shangshu Yang's words are inappropriate, so he is quite interested in this matter!"

When Cui Yuan heard this voice, his heart suddenly sank and his pupils shrank sharply. He didn't expect that Pei Jun, who had been silent, would actually attack at this time.

It was indeed the left prime minister Pei Jun who took action. Although he had promised Cui Yuan to remain neutral in the dispute between Cui and Wei, Cui Yuan bypassed the joint meeting of the cabinet and used the emperor to make Cui Qinggong squeeze into the cabinet. This destroyed the alliance of the seven families and destroyed the balance of power for fifteen years. Sooner or later, it would cause chaos. This was absolutely unwilling for him, but Pei Jun was always out of the matter. Only at the most critical moment, he suddenly took action and wiped out his throat with a sword.

He walked out slowly and bowed to Li Shi and said, "The best way to break the rumors is to make public. Since someone questioned General Cui’s efforts, he should publish the truth in the world. Otherwise, hiding it or disdain it will only make the rumors grow wings and spreading more and more widely, which will ruin the reputation of Prime Minister Cui and the court. This is not only the private affairs of the Prime Minister, but also the state affairs of my Tang Dynasty. Yang Ge Lao, Wang Shangshu, what do you two think?"

"Well said! I also thought that this matter must be clarified and that General Cui must not be wronged."

Chu Xingshui also stood up. Even if Zhang Huan's mother descended to earth, he could not let Cui Yuan destroy the agreement reached by the seven major families fifteen years ago.

Three to three, a very subtle situation appeared in the court.

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Chapter completed!