Chapter 391 Impeachment of Du Zhenglun
Li Chengqian never expected that Ju Suiliang stabbed Du Zhenglun and Liu Xiang behind the scenes.
Li Chengqian was so angry that he was not smart enough. Although Li Chengqian did not particularly value Suiliang since his time travel, he still believed in his character and knowledge. Unexpectedly...
Li Chengqian didn't think about this anymore, and with the help of Liu Kui, he quickly walked towards Chengen Palace.
"I will meet the prince!"
"Sons meet with the father."
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When he walked to the gate of Cheng'en Palace, he saw the Crown Princess leading brothers Li Xiang and Wang Liangdi out to greet him.
Li Chengqian suddenly stood up and barely smiled and said, "Let's just flat!" He said and walked in.
The Crown Princess and others knew that Li Chengqian was displeased by the ministers in Chongjiao Hall today. Seeing that Li Chengqian looked depressed, they followed him carefully.
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When Ju Suiliang and Yan Shigu walked out of the Eastern Palace, night had already fallen, and their entourages were waiting at the entrance of the Eastern Palace with their horses.
Yan Shigu Lin, who had no words along the way, suddenly turned around and looked at Jiafumen and said lightly: "Your Highness the Crown Prince is wise!"
Ju Suiliang knew that this was a satirizing him to stab him in the back. Seeing Yan Shigu leave without looking back, he sighed in his heart and said to himself: I am determined to be the crown prince, and I have a clear conscience, so I don’t have to care about others’ praise or criticism.
Thinking of this, I looked back at Jiafu Sect. When I thought of Li Chengqian not listening to his advice, I felt helpless and disappointed.
Finally, he turned around suddenly and murmured: "It seems that we can only advise with the ministers tomorrow!"
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That night, Li Chengqian rested in Cheng'en Hall after having a banquet with the Crown Princess Su and Wang Liangdi in Cheng'en Hall.
The next day, because the tribute was held in the Jiade Hall, Liu Kui called out before dawn, washed up and changed clothes to go to the Jiade Hall.
Li Chengqian walked out of Cheng'en's Gate and saw the new Right Guard of the Eastern Palace leading general Liang Jianfang, the prince's family order Pei Xingjian, the prince's servant order Wang Fangyi, the prince's servant order Cheng Wuting and the officials of the bureaus in the Taifang Neifang were dressed neatly, and led a group of subordinate officials to wait here to escort him to Jiade Hall.
"See Your Highness the Crown Prince!"
Seeing Li Chengqian coming out, the ministers bowed together.
Li Chengqian said calmly: "Flat!" After that, he walked up to his shoulder chariot and drove.
Because I was walking in the East Palace, a group of subordinates were walking around.
Now is the darkest time before dawn, so Li Chengqian had to lit lantern torches that were lit by the road, plus the lantern torches in the hands of his followers, and the group of them rushed straight to Jiade Hall like a fire dragon.
At this time, the lights in the Jiade Hall were also brightly lit.
The prince’s book in front of the hall has been set up, and various flags, feather fans, umbrellas and covers are on the terrace in front of the hall, facing the night wind, on both sides of the hall, on the corridors and under the corridors, on both sides of the hall, on the terrace in front of the hall and on both sides of the Danmu, the soldiers of the East Palace, each guarding with halberds, giant axes and yellow axes.
Hundreds of ministers stood solemnly in their dresses, looking up at the glorious and majestic ceremonial guards in the Crown Prince's Hall above, waiting for the court meeting to begin.
The crown prince's dynasty in the Tang Dynasty was basically the same as the emperor's dynasty, except that the etiquette was slightly reduced by one or two, and then the ministers stood according to the official positions of the Eastern Palace.
When the Crown Prince was in charge of the country, the court would grant an official position in the East Palace accordingly. However, although Li Chengqian was troublesome, he ordered the official position to be granted, but his title was still as he was called according to the original official title.
The temperature was no longer high in the morning at the end of October. A gust of cold wind blew, and several elderly ministers couldn't help but shrink their necks and looked up to see when Li Chengqian could come.
Suddenly, a melodious ritual music came from the terrace above. The minister below knew that Li Chengqian had arrived and couldn't help but look at the terrace.
Li Chengqian sat down on his shoulder chariot until the entrance of the hall, and helped Liu Kui walk into the hall step by step. The feather fan and umbrella cover followed closely behind. Two rows of Qianniu Guards with knives followed steadily.
Li Chengqian sat down on the throne and these people also guarded the solemn and sacred set off Li Chengqian on the throne, which made people feel respectful at the sight of it from afar.
After everything was continued, Li Chengqian raised his hand to signal to Liu Kui that he could order all the ministers to enter the palace.
Liu Kui took a step forward with a solemn expression, and said in a lengthened voice: "All officials come to court!"
Someone outside the hall then sent an order, and the order was passed over and over again, and it was directly transmitted to the Jiade Hall Square. The ministers lined up to enter the hall after hearing the news. The censors in the hall patrolled the crowd to check if anyone was walking in accordance with etiquette.
After entering the hall, the officials saluted Li Chengqian, who was high in charge of the throne, hundreds of people said in unison: "See Your Highness the Crown Prince!"
Li Chengqian said expressionlessly: "Everyone is calm!"
Liu Kui raised her throat again and shouted: "All officials are calm!"
"Thank you, Prince!"
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Such a great dynasty is actually an ideological education for all officials, allowing them to know that the imperial power is sacred, the emperor and the crown prince are great.
The etiquette should not be careless at all. From Li Chengqian to all officials, they completed this ceremony very seriously. Therefore, under normal circumstances, the court issued some edicts and basically did not discuss matters.
After the officials handed over their rituals and returned to their seats, Liu Kui stood up and said, "If you have something to report, you will leave the court if you have nothing to do."
Zhang Xingcheng was relieved when he heard this. Liu Kui said this, which means that Li Chengqian did not intend to directly announce the imperial edict to implement the new official selection method.
At the same time, they also felt that yesterday's arrangement was correct. Although Li Chengqian has always been strong, he was still cautious in facing the possible counterattack of the gentry in the world. I think Li Chengqian will be more likely to surrender later. As long as he goes to the root of disaster today, no one will mention the reform of the official selection in the future.
Seeing that no official stood up after Liu Kui announced the imperial edict, Li Chengqian thought that no one might submit a memorial today. When he was about to order Liu Kui to announce his resignation, he saw an official slowly stepping out of the line of the censors.
Li Chengqian felt something was wrong as soon as he saw it. The censor usually submitted memorials. Why did he come out of the Grand Court today?
Before Li Chengqian could think about it, the censor had already walked to the center of the hall, bowed to the top and said loudly, "I have reported to the censor Zhang Wenguan."
The other ministers in the hall were shocked when they saw this. The Censor was a 8th-rank official. What should I report to the court?
Although Li Shimin is easy to accept advice, it depends on the person. Those who dare to give advice in the hall must at least be the Secretariat and the officials at the level of a counselor. It is safer to write the memorial honestly if the censor finds any problems.
"What's the matter?" Li Chengqian's voice was faint, and he couldn't hear any joy or anger.
"I impeached the Minister of Personnel, Du Zhenglun, three major crimes..." Zhang Wenguan said slowly.
The ministers in the hall, who were still unknown, couldn't help but open their mouths when they heard this and looked at Zhang Wenguan in surprise.
Du Zhenglun can be said to be Li Chengqian's best friend. He was exiled by Li Shimin before for supporting Li Chengqian. He was just recalled by Li Chengqian to Chang'an for important tasks. Now that Du Zhenglun and others are impeaching Li Chengqian in the face...
Sure enough, the next moment, Li Chengqian's cold voice sounded in the hall and asked, "I wonder what three major crimes are there in the Du Qing family?"
When Li Chengqian said this, he sat on the throne and looked at the officials in the hall. He knew that Zhang Wenguan must have been instructed by someone when he came out, so that Li Chengqian would not have the idea of reforming the election again.
"I heard from the Crown Prince that when Du Zhenglun was in the former Sui Dynasty, all three brothers were scholars. Since then, they went out to study and become officials, and no one lives to serve their parents. Their teachers said, "If your parents are not traveling far away, you will have a good time to travel." The three brothers Du Zhenglun, regardless of their parents' age, are unfilial.
Furthermore, Du Zhenglunzhen was a living man in the early years and repeatedly disclosed secret words from the ban. Later, he was demoted to Jiaozhou by His Majesty. Such a role is really hard to be loyal.
In addition, it has been rumored recently that when Du Zhenglun was the governor of Jiaozhou, he was greedy for money and lustful. When he returned to Chang'an, he brought several carts to the South China Sea pearls.
It is difficult for people like Du Zhenglun to be unfaithful and filial, greedy and unclean, to be in the court. I ask His Highness the Crown Prince to submit Du Zhenglun to the department for investigation and interrogation!"
Chapter completed!