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Chapter 474: Meet the officials

Chen Zhengtai looked at Li Shimin deeply, and then said, "Don't worry, your Majesty, I will definitely bring you these words."

Li Shimin sighed, as if he had experienced this life and death, he had many feelings.

He said quietly: "I thought Zhang Liang was loyal to me and trusted him so much. But I never thought that he was so bold. At that time, when he was holding a crossbow arrow in his hand and facing me, I thought he would care about the righteousness of the king and the ministers! At that moment, I was still wondering whether I should forgive him and save him a life when he woke up and bowed his head to my feet. Until that arrow shot into my heart, I realized that he had long wanted to kill me. What a great hatred this is? I used to think that I could distinguish right from wrong and be clear about it. But I didn't expect that it was actually just a matter of that."

Chen Zhengtai said, "Your Majesty must not take it to your heart. Zhang Liang is an opportunist, and such a person is not worthy of Your Majesty's care."

Li Shimin nodded, as if after saying these words, he consumed a lot of his energy, so he said, "Okay, I'm tired, I'm going to take a break."

Chen Zhengtai responded, then asked Li Shimin to rest, while he sat aside, reading the book casually in boredom.

When Li Chengqian had enough rest and arrived at the secret room, Chen Zhengtai pulled Li Chengqian aside and lowered his voice: "Your Majesty has retreated a lot. It seems... this gate of hell has passed."

"Is that true?" Li Chengqian couldn't help but say surprise: "Have the father woke up?"

Chen Zhengtai nodded: "I woke up once."

"Can you speak?" Li Chengqian's eyes became brighter and brighter.

Chen Zhengtai nodded again.

"The father must be eager to see the orphan." Li Chengqian said happily: "No, I'll go now..."

"No, no, no." Chen Zhengtai hurriedly grabbed him and waved his hand and said, "Your Majesty said, don't worry about him. At this moment, you should have a good rest. To meet all officials tomorrow, you must first stabilize the court. After all, Your Highness is the prince of the governor, how can you abandon the world and ignore it?"

Li Chengqian frowned and couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

He had fantasized countless times that when his father woke up, he was eager to see his son, and yet now it seemed that his father was much calmer than he thought.

At this time, Chen Zhengtai said again: "There is another thing, that is, Your Majesty hopes that his physical condition will not be revealed. His Royal Highness only thinks that he is still in danger of his life."

"Okay, I understand." Li Chengqian nodded without asking much, and said, "Go to see all officials tomorrow?"

Chen Zhengtai said: "Yes, I will go to see all officials early tomorrow morning. This is the duty of the prince of the country."

Li Chengqian looked at Chen Zhengtai and said a little confusedly: "It's just... I don't want to go... Otherwise, you can go with me."

"This..." Chen Zhengtai seemed embarrassed: "I am just a prince consort. I went to see all officials with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Is that okay?"

"There is nothing bad, you have said it yourself. Gu is the crown prince of the governor, so he will do whatever he wants." Li Chengqian stood up and looked at Chen Zhengtai coldly and said, "Now, I will issue an edict. The prince-in-law Chen Zhengtai will follow Gu to court tomorrow. If you dare not follow, you will behead you immediately to show your head to the public to serve as a warning."

Chen Zhengtai: "…"

Prince, should you use your domineering spirit in this kind of place?

…………

There has been a lot of discussion in the court.

Your Majesty is seriously injured, life and death are unpredictable, and the prince cannot hide. Who is the civil and military officials still have the heart to take charge of their respective responsibilities? Who is not nervous and worried?

Fortunately, Fang Xuanling was reluctant to take charge of the overall situation, but he felt that he was about to be unable to withstand it.

The memorials that suppressed Shang flew into the three provinces like snowflakes, filling his desk, and Fang Xuanling could only put these memorials aside.

But the more you put these memorials on the shelf, the more you aroused the anger of all the officials in the court.

After all, there is no news about Your Majesty and the Crown Prince now, and Fang Xuanling is the prime minister of the current dynasty. It is your duty to deal with the opinions of all officials, but you choose to calm down. Isn’t this not doing what you deserve?

So... In addition to submitting the memorials of Shang, some people even impeached Fang Xuanling by name.

Just kidding, we dare to impeach the emperor, but we can’t cure you Fang Xuanling?

It should be noted that Fang Xuanling was born into a small family and his family's status was not high. In the past, everyone respected you three points because Fang Xuanling represented the emperor.

Now the emperor is still alive and dead. Are you still afraid that you will be the same as Fang Xuanling?

Fang Xuanling was very annoyed and simply refuted a lot of memorials.

But when I turned my head, I found that I had been taken away.

However, someone wrote a letter to impeach his son, saying that his son was in Chang'an and bullying others on his own. After joining the army, he was even more restless among the new army. Now, the new army is facing abolition, and Fang Xuanling is also using public service to help his private affairs, hoping to promote his son Fang Yiai to the court as an official.

This is equivalent to blocking Fang Xuanling's retreat. After all, Fang Xuanling does have the idea that once the new army is dismissed, he will take his son to the Hanlin Academy or the Censor Taichung. Of course... his son is also qualified. After all, his son is a Jinshi, which is very reasonable.

As a result, I have been impeached by someone who has been exposed. If I continue to risk so many impeachment memorials and transfer my son to the court, it will really seem like a little bitch.

His heart was full of anger and he was already troubled by these people.

These old people from the Qin Palace were actually not well-founded. Whether it was Li Jing or Cheng Yaojin, or Fang Xuanling, the reason why they became generals and ministers was due to Li Shimin's strong support.

And once this support is lost, no one is afraid of them.

If you look at the history of the Tang Dynasty, you can get this point. Almost after Li Jing, Fang Xuanling, Cheng Yaojin and others, their descendants soon became lost in the crowd. In less than a few years, they were almost all removed from the core position in the court, and replaced by the children of the aristocratic clans.

Fang Xuanling only felt the power of these people at this time. Although he was so angry that he was not known in his heart, he could not do anything for the time being.

The next morning, the prince issued an edict, demanding that all officials be gathered and the prince enters the court to govern the affairs, and Fang Xuanling's concerns became even stronger.

Fang Xuanling rushed to Tai Chi Gate early in the morning. All the officials who entered the court had already been waiting here, and then all the officials entered the palace.

When I arrived at Tai Chi Hall, I found that in addition to the prince, Chen Zhengtai had also stood in this hall for a long time.

The officials looked at Chen Zhengtai with strange eyes. It was obvious that some people believed that in today's court, Chen Zhengtai only had the position of the son-in-law and had no other official positions, so he was not qualified to stand here.

However, all the officials still saluted.

Before Li Chengqian could speak, someone stood up first and said seriously: "You dare to ask the prince, is Your Majesty's dragon body still safe?"

Li Chengqian looked at this man, but it was Wei Qingxue, the Minister of War.

Wei Qingxue comes from the Wei family and has a high status, not to mention that his sister is also an imperial concubine, and is also a relative of the royal family. As for generations, she is still Li Chengqian's uncle level.

Although I am not my uncle, my status is posed. When I joined Li Tang and ruled one side, you little kid was still playing with mud!

The Tang Dynasty also did not promote the style of monarch, minister, minister, father, son, and son. It would not be as humble as a prince.

Li Chengqian seemed unhappy and said lightly: "Father...is okay..."

What he said was in a fog.

But to the officials, they noticed something was wrong.

"What's the point?" The person who spoke was Cui Dunli, who was the Minister of the Minister of Rites during the Sui Dynasty, and came from the Cui family of Boling.

The Cui family was tortured a lot a few days ago. Whether it was the Cui family in Qinghe or the Cui family in Boling, they were obviously deliberately suppressed by Li Shimin. Now that Li Shimin's life and death are unknown, the Cui family suddenly began to get crowded again.

Actually, it’s not that Cui Dunli, a small Zhongshusband, dared to question Li Chengqian like this. This is also impossible to be swelled! In the Sui Dynasty, during the Sui Dynasty, Li Chengqian’s grandfather Li Yuan, was still a Duke of Tang, was in Jinyang. In order to find out the movements of the Sui Dynasty, he licked his face and gave me Cui Dunli’s grandfather a gift! The letters that intimately called my grandfather and brother were still there. Now the Li family has become the emperor, but everyone has the same origin. Although you, the prince, although the country is the governor, you still need everyone’s support.

Li Chengqian obviously felt a bad atmosphere. The civil and military officials in the court looked at them as decent on the surface, but they did not take themselves seriously.

Li Chengqian kept winking at Chen Zhengtai.

As for Chen Zhengtai, he pretended not to see it. It’s nothing to do with me. I’m even more miserable. A little prince-in-law, a guy who relies on women’s income. Am I standing up now and waiting to be humiliated together?

Seeing Chen Zhengtai like this, Li Chengqian had to bite the bullet and said, "It's the father's body that has not yet recovered, but the father's auspicious person will have a heavenly appearance..."

"Your Highness, but I have heard some rumors." Cui Dunli said lightly: "They all said that the prince and the prince-in-law Chen Zhengtai moved His Majesty to the cold palace and did not allow anyone to visit him. Could it be... Is this to follow the old story of Zhao Gao and Hu Hai?"

As soon as this statement was spoken, everyone stood still, and some even laughed.

Li Chengqian suddenly glared at his eyes and couldn't help but say angrily: "Bold, how dare you say such things just by sacrificing someone?"

Cui Dunli gave a polite manner, but obviously he didn't mean any fear. He said, "Your Highness, I am not bold and rude, but the group of people is in full swing. Everyone hopes to visit Your Majesty so that everyone can rest assured. Otherwise, I am afraid that people in the world will be suspicious."

"The father is not convenient for him to see all his ministers." Li Chengqian said: "This is the father's original intention. The father ordered the country to be isolated..."

"Your Highness, the so-called "No good name will be wrong, and if the words are not right, then things will not be done." At this moment, another voice came out!

The man immediately stood up and said, "I still hope to visit Your Majesty."

The person who spoke was Lu Chengqing, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.

Lu Chengqing came from the Lu family in Fanyang and was also a first-class aristocratic clan. With Cui Dunli's rash words, he was much more courageous than before. In the past, he did not dare to act rashly in front of Li Shimin.

Li Chengqian said coldly: "I am not allowed to speak out."

Everyone seems to have seen through Li Chengqian's essence of being strong on the outside but doing it. When others talk about the truth, they can be said to be one after another. Li Chengqian... only knows that, no, no, etc.

Seeing that Li Chengqian was obviously forced into a corner, Lu Chengqing smiled: "I want to see Your Majesty because I want to impeach one person."

Li Chengqian heard something in his words, but he didn't say anything for a while.

Lu Chengqing said: "What I impeached was the Minister of the State of the Dynasty, Fang Xuanling. This time... Zhang Liang, the Duke of Xunguo, planned to rebel, but what I noticed was that Zhang Liang was recommended by Mr. Fang. If it were not Mr. Fang, how could Zhang Liang get the high position today? Now Zhang Liang rebelled and tried to kill the monarch, and was unforgivable. As far as I know, Zhang Liang usually appreciated Fang Xuanling's recommendation. Over the years, he has been close to Fang Xuanling. Now that Zhang Liang is executed, shouldn't he hold the Secretary of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State of the State, and now that Zhang Liang is executed, shouldn't he be held responsible for the responsibility?"

After Lu Chengqing said that, Li Chengqian glanced at Fang Xuanling.

Fang Xuanling's face turned pale, but he tried his best to act like an old god. He knew very well that the person who wanted to destroy him was not just Lu Chengqing, but at this time, he had to be more calm and composed.

Li Chengqian said: "There is no real evidence... This matter is discussed separately."

Lu Chengqing said: "Your Highness does not allow me to discuss Your Majesty's dragon body, nor does he allow me to pursue Fang Xuanling, who is involved in rebellion. So what should I discuss? Yes, I remembered that the biggest complaints in the court and the country are the business of illegal things. Your Highness, farmers are the foundation of the country, and once farmers are hurt, the world will be in chaos. Over the years, the court has indulged merchants and despised farming. Many merchants are extravagant, corrupt the customs, violate the national laws, and only value interests, but do not educate. In the long run, I am worried that if this continues, I will shake the foundation of my Tang Dynasty. Your Highness should promulgate new laws, prohibit illegal businessmen, punish and punish some wise and foolish people, and kill the current trend."

After saying so much, I still want to squeeze a soft persimmon. Since Your Highness is not sure about anything, then... I always want to deal with some illegal merchants.

Li Chengqian couldn't help but say: "Businessmen violate the law and have their own laws to deal with it. Why do we need to establish a new law?"

"Because the old law is no longer enough to make the unworthy people fear the majesty of the court." Lu Chengqing said with confidence: "I beg the Crown Prince to investigate clearly."

Li Chengqian knew in his heart that there was nothing to discuss in today's court discussions. These people all rely on their seniority and forced him to the corner everywhere. But he was still speaking upright, but he didn't even have a chance to refute.

Li Chengqian did not hesitate anymore and suddenly said, "Let's discuss it separately."
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