Datang Longya

Chapter 31

In the Taiji Palace, a court meeting was being held. After finalizing several policies, the sound of retreating from the court did not resound from the ministers, and the emperor was still sitting on the dragon chair.

Since the emperor did not announce his retirement, the ministers could only wait quietly.

The sun had risen to the middle of the sky, and Li Shimin, who had been resting with his eyes closed all this time, opened his eyes and asked, "Do you have any other performances, Zhu Qing?"

Fang Xuanling left the shift and said, "No more."

Li Shimin did not announce his resignation, but asked Fang Xuanling: "Fang Qing, what time is it?"

Although Fang Xuanling was confused, he still answered honestly: "Report to Your Majesty, it is almost noon."

Li Shimin nodded, and then said: "I think Zhuqing is very hungry now, I heard about a new food yesterday, and I plan to invite you to try it."

The ministers all looked at each other, what happened to the emperor today?Why did you do it all of a sudden?Want to give a banquet?

Li Shimin called the servant: "Arrange the table and let the imperial dining room serve the meal."

Soon, the table was set, and under the surprised eyes of the ministers, what was put on the table was not big fish and meat, but a bowl of rice.

It is not right to say that it is rice. Whose rice is so small and has thorns?

Fang Xuanling couldn't bear the weird atmosphere, picked up the chopsticks and took a bite, the strange rice in the bowl was spat out by him as soon as he put it into his mouth!
What is this!Why is it so bitter and prickly?

But the emperor gave food, and it would be disrespectful not to eat it!The ministers endured the feeling of pricking their mouths, and ate the big bowl of rice with a sad face.

Seeing that everyone had finished eating, Li Shimin asked, "How do you feel about the taste?"

What's it like?Tie your mouth!Bitter!Thieves unpalatable!
But no one dared to say that, all the ministers remained silent, and the Tai Chi Palace was like a ghost.

Time passed by, and Du Ruhui, who couldn't bear it anymore, stood up from the table and replied, "Forgive me, this meal... this meal is really unpalatable!"

Li Shimin laughed loudly: "It's unpalatable? Yes! It's unpalatable! It's even more unpalatable than millet, right? But I ate two big bowls this morning!"

Du Ruhui was in a daze, what happened to the emperor today?Taking the wrong medicine?

Li Shimin picked up a letter from the table and threw it down the steps: "Keming, read it aloud!"

Du Ruhui picked up the envelope, only to see the letter: "Father, the emperor's relatives", and the inscription is "Ser Chengqian". It seems that this is a letter from the prince. What is written in this letter?How did the emperor lose his composure?
Du Ruhui opened the envelope, took out the letter, cleared his throat, and read:
"Father and emperor met, son and minister followed master to attack and kill the rebel Luo Yi, and now he has succeeded. Respecting master led fifty-nine of his subordinates, and intercepted and killed Luo Yi and his five hundred elite cavalry at Cangqiao. The ultimate brocade box contains the head of the traitor, may my father use this thief's head to calm his anger."

This is a good thing!The traitor Luo Yi gave the head, how could the emperor be so abnormal?

The letter only read one page, and the ministers looked at Du Ruhui expectantly, waiting for him to read the next few pages.

Du Ruhui put the first page of letter paper on the bottom, only glanced briefly at the second sheet of paper, and sweated profusely.

"Read! Keep reading!" Li Shimin shouted.

Du Ruhui fell to his knees with a thud, unable to grasp the letter in his hand: "I'm terrified!"

Seeing that the emperor was so furious and Du Ruhui lost his composure, all the ministers followed and knelt down.

Li Shimin pointed to Wei Zheng and said, "Wei Zheng! Go read it!"

Wei Zheng's head was as big as a bucket, but the emperor ordered that he could only pick up the letter bravely and read it a few times, but Wei Zheng burst into tears...

Wei Zheng rang out in a crying voice:
"Father and emperor just met, son and minister weeping at the county government office of Anmin County, Binzhou.

When the minister returned to Chang'an with the head of the traitor, he was robbed by refugees from deep mountains.The sons and ministers were amazed, and followed the life of the refugees.

Food for foxtail seeds, dwellings in caves covered with grass, digging ice for water to drink, hundreds of refugees, as skinny as sticks, and those who can rob the road for food, and the lame old man looks for grass in the barren hills.

Alas!What is the suffering of refugees!

The son asked, "Why don't you come out of the mountains to farm?" '

The refugees cried and answered: "Everyone who comes out of the mountain will be (samely worn) in shackles and served by the magistrate of Anmin County, not as good as pigs and dogs."

The children and ministers were very different, pretending to be refugees, and went to Anmin County for a test the next day.As expected!
Cui Buyun, the magistrate of Anmin County, bribed money to win officials, and he was a villain. If the father and emperor's decree was changed, the people would suffer unspeakably.The sons and ministers showed their identities, and the villains were not afraid, but wanted to come with a steel knife instead.The minister was very angry and drove his men to arrest him. "

Wei Zheng turned another page:
"Such a villain, it's not enough for the common people not to kill him. I hereby plead guilty. This villain is unwilling to be handed over to the imperial court. Tomorrow, when the common people gather in the county government office, I will behead him for public display!

It is a serious crime to kill the officials ordered by the imperial court without permission. My son is willing to bear all the responsibility for the crime, and he will return to Beijing soon to plead guilty to the emperor above the court!

Son, Chengqian. "

After Wei Zheng finished reading, needles could be heard falling in the Taiji Palace.

"Have you finished reading?" Li Shimin's hoarse voice sounded, and the ministers realized that the emperor had burst into tears.

Li Shimin refused the handkerchief handed over by the servant, and said to Cui Zhihai, the servant of the Ministry of officials: "This Cui Buyun is a branch of your Cui family in Boling. I heard from him that he is supported by your Cui family a lot! The prince secretly said that Anmin County is located The commercial road is very rich, if the commercial tax revenue is normal, it can increase the treasury income by 50 guan every year, 50 guan! This money is not enough for him to use alone, so where does the rest go?"

Cui Zhihai hurriedly walked to the middle: "Your Majesty calm down, Your Majesty calm down!"

Li Shimin shouted: "Where is Hou Junji!"

Hou Junji in the group of generals immediately stood up, went to the middle and knelt down on one knee. He knew what the emperor told him to do, so he said, "The last general is here!"

"Take Cui Zhihai's head to Boling and ask, why did they dare to be listed as the first in the "Clan Chronicles"! Why did Cui Buyun dare to swing a knife at me, the prince of the Tang Dynasty! Why did Cui Buyun dare to do anything wrong in Anmin County! Where did the people's fat and people's ointment that Cui Buyun swallowed go!"

Hou Junji responded loudly: "The last general takes orders!"

Changsun Wuji is in charge of the Minister of the Ministry of Officials and the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Changsun Wuji is not here now, but Li Shimin still yelled: "The salary of the imperial court does not support waste! The Ministry of Officials will punish the salary for three years!"

"Wei Zheng! You censors don't find fault with the courtiers and I all day long! There is no use! The censor is not going to travel in Beijing! Observe the people's livelihood more!"

"Fang Xuanling! Draft a government order for me! Any official who persecutes the people is guilty of treason! Punish the nine clans!"

In the Taiji Palace, only Li Shimin's angry voice kept echoing.

After a long time, when Li Shimin was no longer furious, Dai Zhou of Dali Temple carefully asked the emperor how to deal with the prince. After all, the prince killed the court official without authorization, and it was not a small crime.

Li Shimin propped his forehead weakly: "Do whatever you want!"

Dai Zhou said: "The prince killed ministers without the court's procedures, according to the law..."

Before Dai Zhou finished speaking, Wei Zheng pointed at Dai Zhou with his wat and said loudly, "Dai Zhou, shut up! As the saying goes, heavy codes should be used in troubled times. Cui Buyun's actions, I still feel terrified even now! This thief will not be enough if he doesn't kill him." With the hearts of the common people, the prince should be greatly appreciated for his actions, how can he be convicted?"

Wei Zheng's departure is usually to impeach others, and rarely to intercede on behalf of others.Although Dai Zhou was surprised, he still stuck his neck and said: "The law was created to regulate people's behavior, and everyone should abide by the law. Why, Doctor Wei respected the law the most in the past, why would he say that today? "

Wei Zheng said: "The so-called extrajudicial is nothing more than human feelings, and the prince's actions are justifiable!"

Dai Zhou frowned and said, "Wei Zheng, why are you defending the prince so much? Are you going to be a princeling now?"

Wei Zheng was extremely angry, and just about to speak, suddenly a eunuch outside the hall shouted in a sharp voice: "Hongling urgent report..."

Wei Zheng and Dai Zhou returned to his seat immediately. The Hongling urgent report is a method of reporting in the Tang Dynasty. It is not used for important matters and has the highest priority. Even in the middle of the night, the gates of the border gates must be opened.If it is reported to the emperor, even if the emperor is sleeping, he must be woken up.No matter how much the two of them argued, they would give way to Hong Ling's emergency report. (Ahem, I forgot to introduce the Hongling Express before, I am ashamed...)
An eunuch ran into the hall briskly and presented a package.

The eunuch next to Li Shimin opened the package, only to see a letter and a blood-stained Confucian robe inside.

Regardless of the Confucian robes, the eunuch submitted the letter to the emperor.

Li Shimin opened the letter and said nothing for a long time after reading it.

Seeing this, Fang Xuanling thought it was the border gate calling the police, and hurriedly asked: "Your Majesty, is the border gate calling the police?"

Li Shimin ordered the eunuch to deliver the letter to Fang Xuanling. Fang Xuanling read the letter and then the blood-stained Confucian robe, but remained silent.

"Let's read it, this is the first time I have encountered happiness in the past two days, or something to be proud of."

Fang Xuanling walked to the middle, unfolded the letter and read: "Caomin Zhou Hanshan led all the people of Anmin County to sue at the county government office in Anmin County. Is my emperor well? The Caomin are terrified and ask the general of the frontier to send this urgent report, lest His Majesty punish the prince for crimes." The letter of confession of Wanmin attached to the letter is from our hearts, but I hope that Your Majesty will take pity on the prince's love for the people and punish him lightly. Caomin Zhou Hanshan and other people in Anmin County are also willing to bear the guilt for the prince. Caomin Zhou Hanshan leads the people of Anmin County to worship again. "

Li Shimin walked up to the eunuch who delivered the report, and shook off the Confucian robe. There were only a dozen names on the Confucian robe, and more blood handprints. How many fingerprints can be pressed on a Confucian robe?Many handprints on Confucian robes are repeated.As soon as the Confucian robe was shaken off, there was a strong smell of blood, but Li Shimin felt as if he had found a treasure.

"Wei Zheng, what do you think?"

Wei Zheng laughed so hard that his mouth reached his ears: "I congratulate Your Majesty, the prince's behavior has won the hearts of the people!"

Li Shimin dragged his Confucian robe and walked in front of Dai Zhou: "Dai Qing, I have complied with the request of the people of Anmin County, and use this object to intercede for the crown prince, I wonder if it's okay?"

Dai Zhou took the Confucian robe and knelt down on the ground: "This Confucian robe is the treasure of the country and is more important than Mount Tai. I dare not go against the will of the people. The prince is innocent!"

After finishing speaking, he returned the Confucian robe to the emperor: "This thing is the glory of my Tang Dynasty!"

After Li Shimin folded the Confucian robe and put it in the brocade box, he laughed loudly: "Retire!"

　I learned today that this book will be recommended on the homepage of Chuangshi Chinese Online at 25:3000 pm on the [-]th. I am very happy!Two chapters of [-] chapters are presented... If there are any surprises during the recommendation period, chapters will be added indefinitely (ω)
　　


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