The first grand ceremony of the early summer of the 12th year of Zhenguan is held!

With a long horn sound outside the Tai Chi Hall, the gate of the Tai Chi Hall creaked and slowly opened. Then the civil and military officials rushed into the hall one after another and stood in turn according to their official positions. At first glance, they all rushed in the center of the hall, and there was still a hint of crowding.

However, the Taiji Hall is very huge. After the emperor entered the hall and the ministers saluted, they would sit on both sides. It took a long time for the dynasty to take, and many of these ministers were gray-haired old men, and they could not stand it.

The Tang Dynasty followed the Sui system, and the Sui Dynasty mostly followed the Han system, so it was not as needed to call the mountain to go to court like the Ming and Qing Dynasties in the later Ming and Qing Dynasties.

At the beginning of the dynasty meeting, everyone realized that the atmosphere of this dynasty meeting was extraordinary, because there was a lot of controversy over the war between the Du Family Chamber of Commerce and the Cui Family in Qinghe.

Moreover, the heads of the five surnames and seven hope families gathered in Chang'an, which further set the atmosphere to the extreme.

So after everyone sat down, Li Er said straight to the point: "Today's court meeting, I will only discuss one thing!

Half a month ago, the heads of the five surnames and seven hope families informed Chang'an separately and wanted to visit me and complain about any grievances.

They have arrived today's court meeting, so I will discuss this matter.

I want to see what kind of injustice can disturb the mainstay of our Tang Dynasty. Everyone is suffering from it and runs to Tai Chi Hall to shout for injustice.

The Ministry of Justice, Dali Temple, Zongzheng Mansion, etc. opened their eyes wide and looked at it. Today, any heretics who were found to be troubled by the world will be severely punished and given justice to the people of the world."

hiss……

The ministers were shocked. Is this Long Yan furious?

The people from the Three Divisions came out to receive the order.

When the officials of the five surnames and Qiwang looked at this scene, many people were secretly proud of themselves, saying that when they heard the emperor's words, they wanted to seek justice for the five surnames and Qiwang. You are still tactful, so what about the emperor? Are you trying to give way to us?

But there are also a few people who are very insightful in their minds. They are carefully considering the emperor's words. On the surface, they are trying to seek justice for the sake of injustice, but when they are carefully distinguished, they are a bit ambiguous. The emperor in front of them is not an ordinary emperor, so they must not be taken lightly.

"Xuan, outside the hall, the Wang family of Taiyuan, the Cui family of Boling, the Li family of Longxi,... the heads of all tribes came to the hall." The eunuch old eunuch stood up and passed the order.

Outside the hall, six old men with slightly white hair and a vicissitudes of life, were walked into the hall. This is Cui Yanxiong, the old man of the Cui clan of the Qinghe family. His current identity is the acting leader of the Cui clan of the Qinghe family.

This old man was so fat when he broke his promise. At the Cui Family Ancestral Hall, he swore that he would change the rules for the Cui Family in Qinghe and find young people to serve as the patriarch. He would never covet it.

Now, the Cui clan of Qinghe was divided into two parts, and the position of the patriarch of his side was always indecisive. Now, in order to meet the saint, he has really taken the initiative to take over the acting patriarch of Qinghe Cui clan.

"Everyone, today, in front of all the civil and military officials of the court, I will make the decision for you one by one. "Li Erzhong promised with all the civil and military officials on behalf of the Tang Dynasty."

This situation was unexpected to these patriarchs. Their original purpose was to have a secret talk with the emperor in private and use family power to coerce the emperor to compromise and take Du Shaoqing to rectify the law.

Who would have thought that the emperor would not abide by the rules and directly take them to the Tai Chi Hall. Could it be that he would make things worse and make them public and break them to the death? Isn’t you, His Majesty Li Er, afraid of chaos in the world?

For a moment, everyone hesitated. The enemy's situation was unclear and he dared not speak easily. Even if it was a death-death, the five surnames and Qiwang should not speak. After all, they are in the Tai Chi Hall and are the heart of Li Er. Once they break up, no one present will survive today.

"Who will tell me? Should I say it together or one by one? I and all the ministers are waiting." Li Er spoke again.

After waiting for a long time, everyone pushed Cui Yanxiong out because he was already burning with anger.

"Your Majesty, my Qinghe Cui family has been maliciously suppressed by Du Shaoqing's Du Family Chamber of Commerce. First, it slandered and slandered, instigated the people to smash our business, greatly destroying the livelihood plans of medicinal materials, mulberry silkworms, construction and other industries.

Now that I am making trouble, the Cui family in Qinghe is almost gone, and the people are also complaining, begging Your Majesty to take down Du Shaoqing and give an explanation to the people of the world." Cui Yanxiong stood up and said loudly.

Li Er sneered in his heart. The old guy was confident and dared to threaten me in this situation. I don’t know how to live or die.

So Li Er calmly turned his head and asked at his rare son-in-law, "Is this a matter?"

Du Shaoqing stood up and saluted respectfully, then looked confused and spread his hands, "No, I don't know at all, I'm not sure, this is the case? That's not right. Our Du Family Chamber of Commerce has always been doing things for the court and never oppresses good people."

At this time, Wei Zheng coughed lightly and reminded: "Mr. Du Fu, the Tang Dynasty law, officials are not allowed to do business. Have you crossed the line and dared to ignore the law?"

I... Du Shaoqing didn't expect that this old man would cause trouble at this time?

So he said angrily: "This black-faced minister, looking at his life, introduce myself to myself, Du Shaoqing, was originally a sage, and was summoned by His Majesty to Chang'an to treat his illness, but later he had no choice but to serve as the vice president of the Imperial Hospital. I could not even resign.

Later, he was forced to be the deputy minister of the Honglu Temple by Tang Jian, the Minister of Ju. I was resigning until yesterday and could not resign. If you can help me use the law to remove these two shackles, I am grateful to you. This will allow you to run the Du Family Chamber of Commerce with peace of mind and benefit the people."

You... you kid... Old Wei's face turned darker, and he was so angry that he didn't know what to say.

Li Er waved his hand and said, "Okay, Du Shaoqing founded the Du Family Chamber of Commerce not for personal gain. This was agreed upon by me and the Ministry of Revenue. 70% of the income of the Du Family Chamber of Commerce was included in the treasury and used for strengthening the military and people's livelihood. Otherwise, where would you think that the money to destroy Tubo and Gaochang come from?

So don't argue about this."

"Your Majesty, if the country does not compete with the people for profit, this method is inappropriate!" Wei Zheng said unyieldingly.

Du Shaoqing explained: "The shopkeeper of my Du family chamber of commerce is my fiancé Wu. She is a real ordinary citizen. She is willing to name her chamber of commerce. What are my methods? This is not considered as breaking the rules.

Speaking of competing for profit with the people? It is pure nonsense. The Du Family Chamber of Commerce fills the treasury with 70% of its income. It is not appropriate to have a single contribution from our people to patriotism. "

Wei Zheng nodded, apologized to Du Shaoqing and retreated, which made Du Shaoqing confused.

In fact, this is not Wei Zheng’s troublesomeness, but because he is worried that someone will use this to bother Du Shaoqing, so he blocked others’ mouths first.

Next is the main topic. Cui Yanxiong of the Cui family of Qinghe pointed at Du Shaoqing and asked: "It is said that the prince-in-law Du Shaoqing is a gentleman, but he didn't expect that he would dare not recognize him.

I sent someone to slander my Qinghe Cui Family Pharmacy and incite the people to smash our business behind my back. Isn’t it your Du Family Chamber of Commerce?”

Du Shaoqing shook his head seriously and said, "No, don't talk nonsense. This is the Tai Chi Palace. If you slander me, I can't say that I will sue you."

you……

Cui Yanxiong never thought how long it took for Du Shaoqing to become a rogue?

At this moment, a loud laugh came, and King Li Yuanchang of Han stood up, walked step by step to the center of the hall, shouting sternly: "Old man, is it from Cui from Qinghe?

Let me tell you the truth that your Qinghe Cui family’s business was smashed and every evil deed was exposed by me. If you want to take revenge, you can come to me. You are also a well-known person. Are you not afraid of being laughed at by your enemies if you admit your mistake?

This king, King of Han Li Yuanchang!"

Um???

Everyone looked at Li Yuanchang who stood up in surprise, including Cui Yanxiong, and did not expect that Li Yuanchang was going to take all the charges for Du Shaoqing?

"You? King of Han? Do you have a grudge against me, Cui, Qinghe? Why do you want to slander our innocence?" Cui Yanxiong asked.

Who knew that Li Yuanchang actually burst into laughter at this time and reached out to scan the seven old men opposite him, "Hahaha, not only your Qinghe Cui family, but also the other six families behind you, it can be said that your five surnames and seven hopes are my targets.

I am not afraid to tell you clearly that I, Li Yuanchang, targeted you, and no one can escape."

hiss……

In the Tai Chi Hall, the ministers took a breath. Is the King of Han crazy? Is this going to declare war on the five surnames and Qi Wangs!

Before the people of the Five Surnames and Qiwang responded, Li Er spoke and asked in a deep voice: "Lao Qi, what's going on? The Five Surnames and Qiwang are all the mainstays of my Tang Dynasty. They have a high prestige among the people and are well-known. Why can't you get along with them?

You have to have an explanation today, otherwise even if you are the Prince of Tang and my younger brother, I will not favor you."

Haha, what Li Er said is really touching. It is a model of a wise ruler. It is not easy to scold brothers for their righteousness for their ministers and people.

Li Yuanchang pointed his hand and said, "Brother, you probably don't know. These people came to Chang'an to complain to you, and the one who wanted to sue was me, my brother."

Li Er asked several old men in surprise: "Everyone, is there any such thing?"

this……

Several old men finally felt something was wrong, and it seemed that the trap was becoming more and more obvious.

I’m asking this question. If everyone says no, then it means that there is no complaint. Wouldn’t this trip be in vain?

If so, we are not going to play the small role of King Li Yuanchang of Han, and these things can be said privately, but we can't unveil it. This is a tacit rule. Why is the emperor today not following the rules?

But the arrow had to be fired on the string, and the Cui family in Qinghe had already stepped in. If everyone didn't follow, wouldn't it be unrighteous?

So after hesitating for a moment, everyone looked at each other and finally nodded and responded: "That's right, King Li Yuanchang of Han instigated his subordinates to slander our innocence and ask His Majesty to make the decision."

Cui Yanxiong interjected, "Wait, I will also sue Du Shaoqing and the Du Family Chamber of Commerce. They are in a sympathy with King Li Yuanchang of Han and collude with each other. One is responsible for smashing our voices and the other is responsible for seizing the business that originally belonged to us. Such a person who robs and robs, asks His Majesty to uphold justice."

"Oh? There is something wrong?

Okay, both of them are present today, so let’s talk about it one by one. Lao Qi, you can say it first. If you can’t explain clearly, you can apologize to these Tang Su Laos.

Here comes, I will show you the seats for you, Mr. Su.” Li Er said with a stern face.

This attitude made many people feel that King Han Li Yuanchang was finished.

But the old men below were feeling like they were pins and needles. Li Yuanchang was a reckless person who went out. If he had bites randomly, he would be unable to explain what happened today.

Sure enough, Li Yuanchang signaled his people to go to the hall and carried a large box of things up. Li Yuanchang held a book and recited the unjust cases he had found one after another.

As he said, the people below took out the corresponding evidence and records, and the entire hall was silent, and everyone was attracted by Li Yuanchang's move.

At the same time, the Ministry of Justice, Dali Temple and other yamen were also recorded one by one. This was the emperor who greeted him in advance. Anyone involved in the case of illegality will be severely punished today.

If Li Yuanchang counted them all, it would not be enough for a day, so after he brought all the families of the five surnames Qiwang in, Li Er finally couldn't sit still. He slapped the book case in front of him and asked furiously: "Lao Qi, do you know what the crime is to slander and frame others?"

Li Yuanchang closed the books, stood up straight, raised his neck and shouted: "Emperor Brother, today's brother Li Yuanchang, but there is no falsehood. The emperor brother can cut my head."

Hiss...Is this really the reckless king of Han?

Seeing this, the old men sitting below didn't understand that all this was set up by the emperor, the King of Han, and even Du Shaoqing. He fell into the trap. Li Er had such a clever method and actually took the initiative. Before we could find him, it was like breaking the situation first?

As everyone expected, Li Er asked immediately: "Everyone, what do you have to say, as King Li Yuanchang of Han Dynasty?

One of the patriarchs said disdainfully: "Hmph, slander out of thin air, what can I say? We have a clear conscience!"

Wei Zheng, the Censorate, questioned: "The King of Han brought people with evidence and evidence, and each piece has real evidence. What is the explanation?"

At this time, Cui Yanxiong of the Cui family of Qinghe said: "Your Majesty, all ministers, the King of Han said that the price of Cui family of Qinghe was too high and killed the people. I, Cui family of Qinghe, did not recognize this crime. Since ancient times, medical pricing has its own market conditions, and we did not price it casually.

Whether the price or not is not only considered as the rarity of medicinal materials, labor costs, etc., but also the rarity of the market. After all, rare things are expensive, and we merchants and businesses always have to make some money to support our family when selling medicine.

Moreover, the Cui family in Qinghe has been operating the medicinal materials business for more than a year or two. For countless years, we have provided medicinal materials to the people of all over the country to survive. Although we dare not take credit, there is always hard work."

"That is, except for the King of Han, no one said that we are unfair. This price has been so many years since the people agreed, why does the King of Han say that we are harming the people now?

It is obvious that we sell goods to the world, benefiting the country and the people, but in the end we are guilty?"

"If it weren't for the Zheng family in Xingyang that circulated silk cloth everywhere, more than half of the people in the world would be uncovered. The King of Han said that we are a disaster for the country and the people, a huge joke!"

...

All families are not easy to join each other. At this time, this argument is to make face, and if there is a deep threat, it means that without us, the entire shopping mall in the Tang Dynasty will be paralyzed, and the people will lose their goods circulation, and the Tang Dynasty will be in chaos.

I wonder if you can afford such a result?
Chapter completed!