Great Tang Southern Emperor

"Your Excellency resigns." Deng Zhixing also resigned with Du Ruhui, from the beginning to the end, he was never curious about why Du Ruhui took the blame.

Chapter 42

Chapter 40 Chen You Ben Zuo

"Phew, it's finally a temporary relief." After seeing off Du Ruhui and Deng Zhixing, Li Shimin heaved a long sigh of relief, no matter whether it was Du Ruhui or Deng Zhixing, the seriousness of these two people was really tormenting.

Wang Tingchu came in quietly: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid you have to work hard for a while, Mr. Fang and Mr. Wei have already arrived."

"Slap!" Li Shimin slapped himself angrily, why did he do this?

After another round of persuasion, Li Shimin finally sent these important court officials away. Li Shimin asked casually, "How is Du He? Have you been rescued?"

"My Majesty, Second Young Master Du is already awake, and I still want to come over to thank you."

"No, let him lie down obediently. I will sleep for a while, and you will call me again in the morning." Li Shimin lay down tiredly after speaking.

"Yes."

On the second day, at the Dachao Meeting, all the courtiers were already in place, and they gathered together to chat and chat. For a while, Daxing Palace (at this time, the name of the imperial palace was still the Daxing Palace of the Sui Dynasty, and it had not been changed to Taiji Palace) seemed to be a vegetable market. .

The bell of the Great Court rang, and the originally noisy scene could be heard immediately. All the courtiers took their positions, and they looked like two different people from the previous chatting.

"Morning, dear dear ones." Li Shimin's sleepy look made many people dissatisfied, especially Wei Zheng, who planned to find a good time to persuade him later.

The Dachaohui is actually very boring. To put it bluntly, it is a report-like work report. The ministers below will tell Li Shimin all the important things that happened during this period, and then ask Li Shimin to give an evaluation. Is it right for me to do this? , suit your mind and so on.

Li Shimin sat on the dragon chair and commented one by one. If you do well, you will be rewarded. If you do not meet his wishes, you will criticize. , don't mention how uncomfortable it is.

The ministers' reports lasted until the late afternoon. It is said that they should retreat after the report is over. The ministers who have been hungry for most of the day should rest and fill their stomachs.

But no one left today, because what happened last night has already been spread among the upper class, and everyone wants to see how Li Shimin handles this matter. As another person involved in the incident, the What kind of punishment will the miraculous Eighth Prince receive?

"Do you have anything else to do, Aiqing? If not, I will retreat from the court."

"Report to the emperor, my minister Deng Zhixing has something to play." Deng Zhixing tactfully gave Li Shimin a step: "Your Majesty, the Japanese envoy yesterday night"

"boom!"

"Presumptuous!" Li Shimin slapped the imperial case with his palm, and the imperial case was in a mess immediately, but Li Shimin seemed to have not seen it, and burst into anger: "The little Japanese country is so rampant, how dare it kill the people of the Tang Dynasty next time, what a shame!" There is no reason for this. I wonder how you Aiqing think this matter should be handled?"

Du Ruhui was the first to stand up: "Your Majesty, I think that the first thing to do is to expel all the Japanese in Tang Dynasty, especially the Japanese envoys, and the second is to send envoys to question the Japanese king and ask him to make an apology."

"Is that all?" Li Shimin was dissatisfied with the two solutions Du Ruhui came up with, and instantly cast his eyes on Fang Xuanling: "Fang Aiqing, you are known for your resourcefulness. I don't know about Du Aiqing's proposal. Is there anything to add?"

Fang Xuanling pretended to think for a while before standing up and saying: "Your Majesty, I think that just an apology may not be able to reassure my Datang people, and the King of Japan has to compensate my Datang for the losses. It depends on whether my Tang Dynasty is satisfied or not; the other is to cut off all business contacts between my Tang Dynasty and the Japanese country, and only when my Tang Dynasty is satisfied with their compensation can I continue to do business."

"Is that all there is? Does anyone else have anything to add?" Li Shimin was still dissatisfied, but if he really wanted to, he didn't know how to continue to punish.

In fact, the methods used by the ancients to punish the enemy were not very sophisticated. The simplest way was to cede land for compensation, cut off ties, or send troops to attack them. Not to mention the indemnity and severance of ties, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui had already mentioned it.As for the cession of land, the island nation of the Wa Kingdom, even if they really endured the heartache to cede the territory, what's the use of Datang wanting an enclave with only input but no output?So Fang Xuanling didn't even mention this point.

Then there is sending troops to crusade, just like ceding land, sending troops to crusade needs benefits, but in the eyes of the Tang Dynasty, the Wa Kingdom is probably not much better than the savages, how much wealth can be searched even if the whole country is searched?Such a money-losing business would never be done in the eyes of the shrewd Tang officials.

"In this case, let's follow Fang Aiqing and Du Aiqing's charter." Li Shimin felt puzzled, but he didn't know what to add, so he could only do so.

"Yes, I obey the order."

"If you have nothing to do, dear friends, I will retreat from the court." Li Shimin saw that some people hadn't jumped out, so he directly used the retreat to force him.Although the subjects can still meet the emperor after retiring from the court, these are the qualifications only for the confidant ministers.And even if they were able to meet the emperor, it would mostly be supplementary to some of the previous court meetings, and generally there would be no memorials on the ground.In other words, if Li Shimin retreated from the court today, some people would have to wait until tomorrow if they wanted to play Li Zhen again. He can't promise.

"Wait a minute, Your Majesty, I have my own instructions." Sure enough, once Li Shimin was about to retire, someone jumped out impatiently.

"It turned out to be Cui Aiqing. I wonder what else Cui Aiqing wants to play?" Li Shimin's eyes flashed an undetectable mockery, and he knew that you would not miss this opportunity.

"Your Majesty forgot, regarding the murder of Japanese envoys, your lords only discussed the punishment method against the Japanese country, but you forgot the other central figure in the incident, His Highness the Eighth Prince." The person who jumped out was Cui Hui, who was standing tall Holding a thick memorial, he shouted: "My lords, don't forget that not only the Japanese envoys killed the people of Tang Dynasty, but the Eighth Highness also killed many Japanese people. Minister Cui Hui can participate in the emperor's eighth son Li Zhen No official, no job, using a white person to instigate his subordinates to kill foreign envoys, insulting our name as the kingdom of the Tang Dynasty, I implore Your Majesty to punish severely."

"Your minister has the memorandum." As soon as Cui Hui finished speaking, another person stood up holding the memorandum: "My minister, Lu Zuoya, the eighth son of the Emperor Li Zhen, was cruel at a young age. He not only killed foreign envoys wantonly, but faced fifteen heads falling His expression remains unchanged, which shows his bloodthirsty nature, so I suggest that the eighth son of the emperor, Li Zhen, be sent to the clan's residence, where he will be forced to teach him."

"I also have this performance." Lu Zuoya's voice was still echoing in the Daxing Hall, and a third person also jumped out holding the memorial: "The minister, Fuqing, and the eighth son of the emperor, Li Zhen"

"The minister has the book, and the minister participates in the emperor's eighth son Li Zhen"

"The minister has his own play"

"minister"

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For a while, the tide of the court changed drastically. In the case of Li Zhen's murder, almost half of the people jumped out. Even if they didn't participate in the performance, they all followed behind and waved the flag.

Chapter 43 Who is it?

Who is Chapter 41?

Li Shimin's complexion was very ugly. The reason for his bad complexion was not that someone stood up and opposed him. He had already thought of this, and he even fished these people out on purpose, and he was mentally prepared.What really made him look bad was that he didn't expect so many officials to disagree with him.

Perhaps a part of it was not under the control of some people, they just didn't like Li Zhen.Li Zhen's recent limelight is a bit too much. There are already countless people watching his every move, especially those censors. Recently, if they are in the limelight, they will look for their shortcomings like hungry wolves. Once the target has the slightest flaw, these mad dogs will recklessly pounce on them, and will never stop until they tear the target into pieces.

But these people are a minority after all, and most of them are probably already connected.

Looking at the heartbroken old guy below, even with Li Shimin's good temper, he couldn't help but want to beat him up. Isn't it because the prince led his servants to kill several foreign envoys? To the national level?Why not punish Li Zhen is not enough to indignate the people; not punish Li Zhen is not enough to prove the law of the country.

How can there be public outrage about this?Even if there is, it is at the side of the Japanese envoy, right?Do you know how intense the reaction of the surrounding people was when the heads of those Japanese people fell to the ground?Some people have even knelt down to Zhen'er, did this arouse the slightest public outrage?

As for the national law, it's even more nonsense. Li Zhen was not at fault for this matter, and besides, it was the Japanese who killed the Japanese, and the Japanese did not abide by the laws of the Tang Dynasty.Stop talking nonsense.

Seeing that the people condemning Li Zhen are getting more and more excessive, and some even clamor to put Li Zhen in prison, the unhappiness in Li Shimin's heart is also accumulating. As shrewd as Li Shimin, how can he not know the person behind this incident? Who it is - no need to guess, Li Shimin is 90.00% sure that those aristocratic families did it.

First of all, there are indeed quite a few people who regard Li Zhen as an enemy, but most of them are old dogs who only know how to yell. There are only two groups of people who can really cause trouble for Li Zhen.

The first one is Changsun Wuji. To be honest, this person is indeed very talented. Li Shimin has been following him steadfastly since the beginning of his army. too much.But Changsun Wuji is not without flaws. Leaving aside Li Shimin’s manipulation of power after Li Shimin’s death, he himself is a staunch queen—he is the elder brother of the current Empress Changsun, and also the son of Prince Li Chengqian, Li Tai and Li Zhi. Dear uncle.

In his mind, even if something happened to Li Chengqian and he didn't inherit the Datong, then Li Tai or Li Zhi must inherit the throne.Among Li Shimin's many sons, Li Ke, the most sage, is unlikely to succeed to the throne because of his blood. The rest is Li Tai, who is the most favored by Li Shimin. It's not someone else's turn to be emperor.

However, the sudden emergence of Li Zhen made Changsun Wuji feel a little pressure - after all, he is the prime minister of the dynasty, and the conquest of the Turks is a secret to others, but Changsun Wuji has known it for a long time, even he himself is this One of the planners.He also knew about the horseshoe at the first time. He didn't pay much attention to the horseshoe. Although the horseshoe can improve the combat effectiveness of soldiers, what really shocked him was Li Zhen's imagination.

For thousands of years, it is not that no one has thought about improving the survival rate of war horses on the battlefield, but all of them have failed without exception. But now in Li Zhen's hands, only two iron bars are used to solve the problem perfectly, which is really incredible.

Maybe others will classify this matter into the so-called heavenly scriptures, but for the eldest grandson Wuji who does not believe in ghosts and gods, it is a bit too stupid to attribute unknown things to ghosts and gods. It is better to let him believe in the so-called ghosts and gods. It is easier to believe it when you tell him directly that His Highness Eighth Highness choked on water, and his mind suddenly opened up.

Li Zhen's mind is wide open, not only deeply loved by Li Shimin, but even worshiped by the people-now the things about Li Zhen are getting more and more outrageous: some say that Li Zhen has become the disciple of the old god, and the old god is here The spokesperson of the lower realm, who specially manages incense for him in the lower realm; some even say that Li Zhen is actually a god who descended to earth, and just pretended to be a so-called old god to conceal his identity; some even say that Li Zhen is the reincarnation of Wenqu Xingjun

In short, there is everything to say, and most of the bystanders just shook their heads and smiled when they heard it, but Changsun Wuji, who was extremely politically sensitive, was alarmed in his heart.Li Zhen's performance in dressing up this time is too good. If it is allowed to develop, it will be enough to attack Li Chengqian's status in less than three to five years. Therefore, Changsun Wuji has enough reasons to attack Li Zhen.

However, Li Shimin looked at Changsun Wuji, who was still with the old god below, and shook his head slightly in his heart. Although Changsun Wuji was domineering, with his cunning character, he would not make a move unless he was absolutely sure. From what he knew about himself, he would never compromise and punish Li Zhen this time, so his chances of making a move might be too low.

Since it is not Changsun Wuji, there is only one possibility left to attack Li Zhen at this time

Li Shimin looked at the few censors who were still aggressive below, and a slight sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth. Although these people have no connection on the surface, according to the information he has, these people are more or less related to the family. This kind of connection—either directly a child of the family, such as Cui Hui, who has been clamoring that not killing Li Zhen is not enough to anger the common people, is a disciple of the Qinghe Cui family; or the son-in-law of the family, such as always echoing Cui Hui's guy, this guy's name is Wang Jingzhi, and he is the son-in-law of the Dou family. Although the Dou family is not one of the seven clans and five surnames, their influence is also very terrifying, no less than the seven clans and five surnames; or they have other connections with the family, For example, that Wang Fuqing has nothing to do with Taiyuan Wang, but he is the illegitimate son of the Wenxi Pei clan. Yes, he has nothing to do with the family on the surface, but his father has a good relationship with a son of the Zheng family in Xingyang, and now he even recognizes that son as his adoptive father, and even married his adoptive father's daughter, so he can still quarrel with the family relationship.