Chapter 22: Impeachment of Li Shimin
"Yes, Father, please ask Censor Gao to provide evidence." Li You said. Without waiting for Gao Jun to speak, he asked directly: "Censor Gao, why are you doing impeach Zhou? Let's talk about it carefully."
Li You's approach was completely active, and the people who impeached him were in a passive position. Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji and others all looked at Li You with a high look.
Gao Jun was unwilling to be in such a position, so he asked back: "Your Highness, please explain why Zhou Gan sold bread in the West Market?"
Li You smiled and said, "I don't know. You said he sells bread in the West Market. Why?"
Gao Jun said: "Isn't this obvious? He is involved in business."
Li You said, "You are talking nonsense. What does it mean to be obvious? You come up with evidence. You said that he appeared in the West Market and was selling bread. Then you passed by Widow Wang, no, Widow Zhao's door, so it was obvious that he was going to steal other people's underwear?"
"You..." Gao Jun was not used to Li You's tricks.
Yan Liben saw that Gao Jun was a little confused and reminded him: "Chief Gao, tell me the evidence directly."
Gao Jun calmed down and said, "Zhou Gan appears in the bakery in Xicheng every day. The people with him also have the eunuchs in the Yiyang Palace, which is also opened by the Yiyang Palace."
The ministers believed his words 80% and tacitly understood them.
Li You sighed and said, "You are just unreasonable. Zhou Gan is the direct director of the Yiyang Palace. He is responsible for purchasing. Is it strange to appear in the West Market? He goes to the bakery every day, so can't he buy bread?
Alas, don't say it, that bread is really delicious, it's crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, fragrant on the inside, delicious and not expensive. I suggest everyone try it."
Speaking of eating, he suddenly became energetic and advertised bread.
At this time, someone said, "Your Majesty, I have something to say." When everyone saw that it was Jingzhao Yin Chuheng.
Li Shimin said, "Tell me."
Chu Heng said: "I have sent someone to investigate the matter about the West Market bakery. The owner of the store was a man named Yao Kai and had nothing to do with the Yiyang Palace." He was assigned by Li Chengqian to speak for Li You.
Gao Jun was a little anxious and said, "Everyone knows it. That store is obviously..."
"Cough cough", at this time, Li Tai coughed violently a few times, interrupting him. The topic cannot continue, otherwise the attack will be too wide and will offend many people.
In fact, Li Tai did not expect to defeat Li You through Gao Jun. He just asked him to bring up the bakery matters, making Li Shimin and the ministers speculate that Li You were doing business, even if he had achieved his goal.
Sure enough, Li Shimin learned that Li You was involved in business and was paid attention to by the censors, thus leaving the impression that Li You was not reliable in doing things.
I have to say that Li Tai's move is ruthless enough.
Yin Guanghao was depressed and knew that Li You was determined to suffer a loss.
Li You stopped doing it. He decided to take advantage of the situation and leave a deep impression on the ministers and let them know that they are not easy to mess with.
"Father, my son wants to impeach two people." Li You said.
"Hmm? There's fun to watch." The ministers were all energetic.
Li Shimin was also a little curious and asked, "Who are you going to impeach?"
Li You said: "The first person I want to impeach is His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and you are the Father."
"Hiss!" Everyone took a breath.
Yin Hongzhi was almost crying again. He touched his heart and it hurt!
"Haha", Li Shimin was not angry, but was happy. It was the first time he dared to impeach himself. He asked, "What did you impeach me?"
Li You said: "Since the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, a total of 109 emperors have been produced. My sons are sure that when it comes to broad minds, the father is definitely the first person. The father can tolerate others, and everyone in the world knows it."
In this regard, no ministers in the court were dissatisfied with this. Li Shimin was also quite proud and couldn't help but smile.
"This..." Li Tai and others were secretly happy when they heard Li You impeach Li Shimin, thinking that this guy was not aware of his life or death. Unexpectedly, they were flattering him.
"In order to prevent the eyes from being shut, the father advocated that the words were heard, and those who spoke were not guilty. This is also a wise feat that wise rulers in ancient and modern times could not reach." Li You continued.
Yin Hongzhi grinned. He suddenly felt that anyone who thinks Li You is the real one who is not stingy.
Li Tai, Li Ke curled his lips and said to himself: "Single."
Li Chengqian felt that Li You was a little too numb and began to get goosebumps on his body.
"When hearing the words are good, they can open up the channels of speech and supervise all officials. However, when hearing the words, there should be a certain basis and cannot be based on speculation or even their own preferences. As a result, this kind-hearted move was used as a tool to attack others by some people with ill intentions.
Just like this Censor Gao, he could go to investigate himself, but by Zhou Qian's entry and exit of the bakery, he inferred that he was selling bread, and thus inferred that it was the bakery run by Erchen. If necessary, he would also say that Erchen's mother was instructing him behind his back, or even your father was instructing him behind his back."
"I have no intention of that." Gao Jun was frightened and said hurriedly.
"Shut up, do you understand or not? Why are there more and more people in the court who are rude? If you have different opinions, can you say it again after I finish speaking?" Li You scolded.
Seeing Li You's righteous and ruthless look, the ministers suddenly felt that this guy seemed a bit tall!
"It's OK!" Cheng Yaojin, another man from the Tang Dynasty, said, "Some people have a stinky mouth and don't do serious business for a day, and they spray feces there."
Yin Hongzhi really wanted to cheer, but unfortunately, Li You was impeaching Li Shimin, so he didn't dare.
Li You said: "Your son impeached your father. As an advocate of the rumors, you should restrict the rumors and report them. You should advocate investigation and research when encountering problems, value evidence, and seek truth from facts. Instead of relying on subjective conjectures, you should randomly impeach people and things you don't like. You should not use this as a tool to attack others. You are responsible for this."
His words resonated with each other, and many ministers had suffered from being attacked by others when they heard the news. There was a lot of discussion in the hall.
"Your Majesty", at this time, a middle-aged official stood up. When everyone saw that it was Wei Zheng, the censor.
Wei Zheng is tall, has a national face, dark skin, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a serious expression. Few people have seen him laugh.
Wei Zheng was the most upright minister in the world from ancient times to the present, and was a righteous person. He was well-educated and made more than 200 suggestions during his tenure, which were adopted by Li Shimin and made important contributions to the Zhenguan rule. He was extremely prestigious between the court and the country.
Wei Zheng is the chief censor and the chief supervisor of the Censorate. Li You has been looking for the problems of the Censorate. Wei Zheng came out to speak, and no one knew how he would fight back against Li You.
Although Li You impeached Li Shimin, Li Shimin was not angry. He thought Li You made a point. Seeing Wei Zheng come out, he began to worry about Li You.
Wei Zheng is famously stubborn and always speaks mercilessly. He has made Li Shimin unable to stand in the court several times. Li Shimin wanted to kill him many times, but he was persuaded to stop.
Li Ke, Li Tai and others were secretly happy when they saw Wei Zheng coming out. Many of the ministers also began to worry about Li You.
Wei Zheng looked at Li You and said with a gloomy face: "Your Highness, the other person you want to impeach is a minister, right?!"
Chapter completed!