The first Taoist priest of the Tang Dynasty

"Exactly, this person came from the Xuanzhen Temple of Wudang in Junzhou. You may have heard of it. Zhang Zhong, the son of Zhang Xianbo, Zhang Fei, also came from the Xuanzhen Temple?" Li Shan saw an official talking about the Xuanzhen Temple. Zhang Fei's background was also revealed.

When Li Shimin heard this, he already knew a general idea in his heart.

Even the officials present knew what was going on when they heard this.

"This person is called Ping An, a disciple of Xuanzhen Guanping, and also a junior of Zhang Fei. He has been following Zhang Fei, practicing martial arts and swords, and the scholar who broke the legs of Yue Li and his son was killed. , is what Ping An did." Li Shan continued.

"You are so bold that you dare to kill people in Chang'an City, you should be executed." Wei Zheng shouted angrily.

"What Julu County Lord said is true. This person is so vicious that he dares to kill even a scholar. This person should be sentenced to death." A civil official echoed Wei Zhengdao.

"..."

After a long time, another group of civil officials filed a lawsuit for the scholar.

"This person arrived in Lantian County yesterday and was captured by us after hiding in Lantian County. After the interrogation last night, he confessed what he did, and this matter was all instructed by Zhang Fei. Zhang Fei, hereby Can you admit it?" Li Shan said loudly.

"I believe that I ordered it. The person who broke Yue Li's father and son's legs was also ordered by me." Seeing that there was no way to escape, Zhang Fei lowered his head and knelt down directly, his expression was so lonely A kind of point.

Zhang Fei couldn't even deny it.

He is not afraid of death, nor is he afraid of being charged with murder.

Besides, Zhong Wen and Li Shan's warning last night made him fearful all night.

It's easy for him to die alone, but if it really hurts the entire Zhang family, then the consequences are exactly what he wants to see.

Although, even if the person he ordered killed the wounded scholar, he would not be sentenced to beheaded, at most he would be exiled.

But Zhong Wen just stood there, staring at it, making him have to admit it.

He wanted to protect the Zhang family, and likewise, he had to protect his unborn child.

And that child, he finally got it, if his wife and the Zhang family were involved, according to Zhong Wen's decisive temperament, he believed that Zhong Wen might really kill his whole family.

However, his acknowledgment raised the matter to a certain level.

Zhang Fei not only admitted that the person who instigated him killed the scholar, but also admitted that the person he instigated broke the legs of Yue Li and his son.

Zhang Fei thought in his heart, if he is having a hard time, then you, Zhong Wen, should not think about it either. In the end, he will have to pull you, Zhong Wen, into the water.

When the people in the hall heard that Zhang Fei had admitted the matter, they began to discuss.

Some hoped to exile Zhang Fei, and some hoped to be imprisoned.

All kinds of discussions made the hall buzz.

But people who know the Zhang family behind Zhang Fei are also weighing the gains and losses of this matter in their hearts.

Li Shimin, who was sitting on the throne, saw that Zhang Fei had admitted the matter, but he was thinking about how Zhang Fei should deal with it.

Gwangju is not like other states, you can change a governor at will.

If Zhang Fei was sentenced to exile for thousands of miles, Zhang Zhong, Zhang Fei's father, would probably go crazy.

But let's not judge, this matter must have a result, this is an extraordinary period, if it is not done well, what will the missions in Beijing and others think?

big head.

Li Shimin really has a big head.

"Commander Li, the father and son Yue Li's legs were injured by that scholar, and Zhang Fei instigated the injures, and then instigated others to commit murder, but what does this have to do with Zhong Wen's sister smashing the Kong family? My younger sister smashed the Zhang family, so I can understand it, but did the smashing of the Kong family not take the saint too seriously?" The censor who attacked the Zhong Wen brothers and sisters at the beginning stepped forward and questioned again road.

"That's right, smashing the door of Kong's family. Doesn't it mean that Master Kong Sheng is too underestimated? He also underestimated us scholars, and we must be severely punished." One person stood up and echoed.

"Your Majesty, Yue Li and the others were injured. The matter has come to an end. Please also punish Zhong Changshi and his brother and sister. I suggest that they should be dismissed from their positions as Changshi and generals, and their titles should be downgraded to a second class." Another person stood up and echoed.

You say what you say, this is to press Zhong Wen and his sister to death.

However, they directly put the crime of hurting Yue Li and his son on Zhang Fei, and directly disassociated the matter from that Kong Yu.

"Your Majesty, I believe that there is an owner for this matter, and Zhang Fei has also admitted to this matter, and Zhong Changshi Lingmei really broke the door of the Kong family, and I also suggested that Zhong Wenchang's position be removed. "Fang Xuanling also stood up and suggested to Li Shimin.

"I agree with Xing Guogong's words. If such a thing is not severely punished, it will be difficult to calm the hearts of scholars in the world." A civil servant echoed.

"The minister also..."

Another staff member from Yitong stood up and echoed, and pushed the two Zhong Wen brothers and sisters onto the wall.

At this time, Li Shimin did not hear a single question about Kong Yu, the Kong family.

He also just listened to what Li Shan said, and Zhang Fei had already accepted everything.

This matter, at this point, if there is no question of what to admit, it should be over.

Li Shimin also didn't want to make this incident known to the whole world. It's best to appease the Kong family first, so as not to cause too much trouble and stir up trouble among scholars all over the world.

At least for now, all the scholars in Chang'an City already know about Xiaohua smashing the door of Kong's house yesterday.

At this time, those literati, under the leadership of caring people, also began to gather.

For a long time, Li Shimin remained silent, thinking about how to deal with this matter.

But at this time, Zhong Wen saw that Li Shimin had been silent, and the civil servants in the palace had been suggesting that he should be dismissed from his post of permanent servant.

Zhong Wen could see that because of this incident, Li Shimin was a little inclined to Li Shimin. Perhaps in the final judgment, Li Shimin might be biased towards the Kong family.

Immediately, Zhong Wen pulled his younger sister to stand up, and the two brothers and sisters bowed to Li Shimin and said: "I am a permanent servant appointed by the Holy Majesty. I know that the Holy Majesty is in trouble. For this reason, I resign on my own initiative. Resign from the post of permanent attendant, the post of general, and the post of governor of Lizhou..."

Zhong Wen made this decision not on a whim.

Zhong Wen had his own things to do, and living in Chang'an City for a long time really restricted him.

Therefore, Zhong Wen thought of using this as an excuse to resign from these two official positions, so that he could get out of them. At least, he would have the space and time to do what he needed to do.

Chapter 486 The scandal of the Kong family is known to the world

Together with Zhong Wen's words, everyone in the hall was startled.

Whether it is civil servants or those generals.

Even Li Shan was shocked.

And the one who was most shocked was Li Shimin.

The generals were shocked because they never thought that Zhong Wen, such a young servant, would choose to resign as a general.

Although the world is peaceful and there is no war at present, it is definitely more difficult for ordinary generals to be promoted.

However, they still wanted to be promoted to the top, but they didn't expect that Zhong Wen would resign the post of general, and he resigned on his own.

If they were Zhong Wen's elders, they would have to jump up and give Zhong Wen a slap.

And those civil servants didn't even expect that they would force Zhong Wen to resign before they started to exert their strength, which was somewhat contrary to their original ideas.

However, the civil servants at this moment are naturally very happy to see Zhong Wen like this.

However, they didn't know that this was Zhong Wen's idea long ago.

But this time, Zhong Wen found such a good opportunity to ask the Holy One to resign, which can be regarded as fulfilling one of his wishes.

Li Shan froze there, although he was startled, but after thinking about it for a while, he probably knew what he meant by this senior brother.

Li Shan will not prevent Zhong Wen from making a decision, let alone oppose it.

He, Li Shan, also knows about Zhong Wen's affairs clearly.

The teacher's enmity needs to be avenged, so naturally it is impossible to stay in Chang'an City for too long.

Besides, Li Shan, a new disciple, had to find an opportunity to visit his master at Longquan Temple.

This has been called senior brother for nearly half a month, and it is time to salute Li Daoling.

However, Li Shimin, who was sitting on the throne at this time, was not quiet anymore.

Li Shimin, who was shocked, approached Zhong Wen, and after looking at it for a while, felt sad.

"Zhong Changshi, I don't approve of your resignation." Li Shimin couldn't tell anything from the bowed figures of Zhong Wen's brother and sister, but he knew that Zhong Wen's resignation was a matter of great concern to him. Absolutely not allowed.

"Your Majesty, I have made up my mind to go, and I would like to ask your Majesty for permission. If these official positions are not enough, I am willing to resign as the county marquis." Zhong Wen still bowed and said.

"You..." Seeing Zhong Wen's attitude, Li Shimin was very displeased.

Although he dislikes Zhong Wen a lot, he also knows that Zhong Wen is a man of one word, even when facing Li Shimin, he has such a temper.

He also knew that Zhong Wen's growth in the past few years made him more and more incomprehensible.

Although he could see what Zhong Wen was going to do from Zhong Wen's temperament, he was out of control on this matter, and he had resigned so many official positions, which was already preparing to leave Chang'an.

"Your Majesty, even though the Marquis of Zhongxian voluntarily resigned from all his official positions, he is prepared to come to the Marquis of Zhongxian. Otherwise, the Marquis of Zhongxian would not ask for resignation at this time. I feel that it is acceptable to accept it. If the Hou has something to do, he can appoint the Marquis of Zhong County to other official positions." At this time, the eldest grandson Wuji, who had never spoken before, suddenly stood up and said.

The Marquis of Zhong County that Changsun Wuji talked about already recognized Zhong Wen's resignation from the official position.

However, Changsun Wuji was also happy to see it.

With such a strong permanent attendant all the time, it is always inconvenient to act.

Just like when he broke into the palace last time, he even kicked his eldest grandson Wuji, this revenge, no matter what, he has to avenge it.

It's just that his so-called newspaper is just adding insult to injury.

However, his eldest grandson Wuji didn't know that his so-called "adding insult to injury" was nothing more than paving the way for Zhong Wen.

"Ah!!!" Li Shimin sighed heavily, and stopped looking at Zhong Wen's brother and sister. He looked at the civil and military officials present and said, "Mr. said."

Zhong Wen heard Li Shimin's long sigh, and heard that Li Shimin accepted his request to resign, and the plan in his heart was finally settled, and then he said again: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your fulfillment."

At this time, the civil servants on the right side of the hall were so happy that they almost applauded.

"Chen Zhong Wen bids farewell." Zhong Wen once again made a big salute to show his respect for the emperor Li Shimin.

After the ceremony, Zhong Wen took Xiao Hua to the main hall.

And several imperial guards got Li Shan's signal, lifted Yue Li and his son who were on the ground, and walked outside the hall.

As for the trial, Zhong Wen has nothing to do with him.

I have resigned from all official positions, so there is no case to try.

What's more, now that I have such a title of county marquis left, I don't care about whether to hear the case or not.

However, when Zhong Wen passed by Li Shan, he took a look at Li Shan.

Li Shan also nodded immediately.

Following the departure of the Zhong Wen brothers and sisters, the hall became surprisingly quiet.

Kong Zhe, his grandfather and grandson, did not expect this to happen so suddenly and so urgently.

Originally, the grandparent and grandson still had a lot to say, but in a blink of an eye, the person they wanted to talk to just left.

However, their grandfather and grandson did not want to let go of this opportunity.

After all, their grandparents and grandchildren are not qualified to come to this court to discuss matters. If it weren't for this matter, their grandparents and grandchildren could only be summoned instead of participating in politics.

Of course, the only person who can enter the court and participate in politics is the Kong De of their Kong family.

"Your Majesty, even though Zhong County Marquis said he had resigned, the matter of smashing the gate of my Confucian mansion was solved so lightly? Could it be that the gate of my Confucian mansion is so worthless? Can anyone just smash it? "Kong Zhe stood up from the stool and shouted angrily.

"Mr. Kong, the Marquis of Zhong County has already resigned from all his official positions. Can't he let his brother and sister go? Why are you still aggressive? Does Mr. Kong have to make the world mess up?" Li Xiaogong Seeing Kong Zhe angrily reprimand Zhong Wen brothers and sisters, he also stepped forward to persuade them.

"It is not my Confucian mansion who is aggressive, but the matter of smashing the gate of my Confucian mansion. It is difficult to guarantee that there will be a next time. If there is a next time, how will my Confucian mansion have any face? What about our descendants of the Confucian family? To see the holy ancestor?" Kong Zhe asked angrily with a pale face.

"My lord, I have something to say." At this time, Li Shan saw that the two were still arguing, and said to Li Shimin.

"What's the matter?" Li Shimin had no intention of presiding over the court for a long time.

The matter of Zhong Wen's resignation made him a little bit wrong, and he was not in a hurry. Li Shimin was very annoyed that the Kong family was still not firm.

But it's not easy to get angry, the matter of the Kong family is a big deal.

If you don't deal with it well, it will be a troublesome thing next.

Seeing Li Shimin's questioning, Li Shan didn't say anything, but directly shouted outside the hall, "Jin Shui, bring your things in."

Jin Shui, who had been waiting outside the hall for a long time, entered the hall with several guards carrying booklets, which made the officials in the hall feel strange.

Shouldn't this trial be over?

Why did Li Shan ask people to carry some brochures into the hall?Is there some evidence written in these booklets?But with so many brochures, how much evidence is there?

Everyone felt strange, even Li Shimin felt very strange.

"Your Majesty, everyone, these are the words recorded by Kong Yu's interrogation last night. Please read them again." As soon as Li Shan finished speaking, Jin Shui led the guards and began to distribute booklets to everyone.

At this time, after hearing Li Shan's words, Kong Zhe, Kong Yu's grandson and grandson were full of doubts in their heads.