Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

His Majesty Li Er's face darkened, and he said: "Cui Shilang, there is a law in my Tang Dynasty called false accusation! If you can't produce solid evidence today, hehe, I will punish you for false accusation!"

Cui Hanjin knelt down on the ground and said: "Your Majesty, I will never dare to frame the Duke of Pingyang, I have evidence!" After speaking, he took out a paper contract, held it up high, and said, "Your Majesty, please have a look!"

"Bring it up!"

His Majesty Li Er read the contract again and said noncommittally, "Show it to Duke Pingyang!"

Guo Ye took it over and took a look, but it was the contract that he and Cui Xuanren bet [-] yuan. He smiled slightly and said, "What am I supposed to be, isn't it just a contract for betting? It's a fair bet, and I'd like to admit defeat. Could it be that you Boling Cui family still want to lose and deny it?"

Cui Hanjin smiled sinisterly and said, "Master Pingyang, can you confirm that this contract is genuine?"

"This contract is naturally true, there is nothing I dare not admit!"

"That's good!"

After finishing speaking, Cui Hanjin said loudly to His Majesty Li Er: "Your Majesty, please punish Guo Ye for a crime of gambling!"

"Gambling?" Guo Ye was a little dumbfounded, and said, "In Datang, is gambling still a crime?"

"Of course! According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, all those who participate in gambling and whose stolen goods are less than five horses worth of silk will be given a staff of one hundred. Those who have reached the price of five silks will be convicted of stealing and sentenced to one year in prison. According to the deduction, the Duke of Pingyang County The total stolen goods are 12 guan, converted into silk, it is about 2 pieces, please Your Majesty sentence Duke Pingyang to 4000 years in prison! There are still a fraction of [-] years, think of the great achievements of Duke Pingyang in the past, you can give him a free sentence !"

Guo Ye was dumbfounded, and said, "Your Majesty, we still have this law in Tang Dynasty? Why don't I know?"

His Majesty Li Er lowered his teeth and said, "Indeed there are!"

"Then Li Daozong, the king of Jiangxia, opened a gambling shop in Chang'an City. Everyone knew about it. Why didn't you arrest him and punish him?"

Li Daozong laughed loudly, and said: "Mr. Pingyang, you are blaming me! I think we didn't have such a decree in the Tang Dynasty! But the year before last, His Majesty began to revise the "Law of Zhenguan" and added a prohibition on gambling! So, The gambling houses used to be in compliance with the law, but now gambling is against His Majesty’s laws! 2 years in prison, tsk tsk, Duke of Pingyang, take your time and enjoy it... One day when I’m in a good mood, I’ll visit you of!"

Chapter 1446 His Majesty Li Er is off the shelf!

Guo Ye never expected that the original contract to prevent Cui Xuanren from cheating would become his own life-threatening talisman!

Back then, when he was planning to cheat Cui Xuanren of one hundred thousand guan, he felt a little inappropriate, afraid that he would be said to be bullying and stealing from others afterwards!I just kept an eye on it, and I want to prove it!But people are not as good as heaven, who would have thought that His Majesty Li Er did not know which muscle was wrong, and actually issued a ban on gambling!

This time, he really lifted a rock and shot himself in the foot, making himself trapped in a cocoon!

Guo Ye looked at His Majesty Li Er aggrievedly, and said: "Your Majesty, as the saying goes, those who don't know are not guilty! I don't even know about your promulgation of the "Law of Zhenguan"! Why don't we... take it as an example?"

Cui Hanjin sneered, and said: "A person who doesn't know is not guilty! According to what you say, whoever breaks the law. As long as you say you don't know this decree, you can escape the crime. Isn't His Majesty's "Zhenguan Law" useless?"

Guo Ye said: "Cui Hanjin, whether I am guilty or not is up to His Majesty to decide. It is not up to you to judge! Do you think you are smarter than Your Majesty? Or do you think you have more power than Your Majesty?"

"Prince Pingyang, don't use your words! The facts are all there, and you cannot argue! Your Majesty, what crime should Pingyang be guilty of? I respectfully invite the Holy Judge!"

"This..." Being stared at by Guo Ye and Cui Hanjin, His Majesty Li Er was in a dilemma for a while!

First of all, it is certain that gambling is illegal, and this is not a maverick of the Tang Dynasty. Historically, gambling was prohibited by law during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods!Later Qin, Han, Wei and Jin, everything was like this!

It's just that later on, when things went haywire and rituals and music collapsed, no one would pursue the matter of gambling!He added this article to "The Law of Zhenguan" just to put the law on the right track!

But then again, although gambling is illegal and the punishment is very severe, this law has never been truly implemented in all dynasties!

In the folk, this kind of thing is that the people don't raise officials and don't investigate. Everyone knows that gambling is illegal, but as long as there is no victim, the government will turn a blind eye!

This is true of the common people, not to mention the officials in the court!Turning over the history books, there are endless books about the dignitaries and relatives who love gambling, and even the emperor himself!Nobody thinks there's anything wrong with it!

If His Majesty Li Er really used this matter to send Guo Ye down, it would be a bit like breaking the unspoken rules!

Furthermore, His Majesty Li Er is also reluctant to punish Guo Ye. Guo Ye is his favorite general. Although he is young, he has made a lot of contributions!If it is really a reward for meritorious deeds, the status has to be higher than Li Jing, Yu Chigong, Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, etc. It is only for the balance of the court that it stops at the Duke of Pingyang!

As long as this kind of person doesn't want to rebel, let alone gamble, if he really robs ten or eight civilian girls, or even kills a person, His Majesty Li Er will find a way to help him cover it up!Moreover, His Majesty Li Er can be done with confidence in this kind of cover-up, even if it falls above the history books, you have to praise His Majesty Li Er for being tolerant and a wise gentleman!

After all, this is a feudal society, not a modern society where everyone is equal before the law, and moral concepts are fundamentally different from modern society!

Then His Majesty Li Er just let Guo Ye go lightly?

No, no!

Don’t forget, as I said earlier, it’s a cover-up!Now the problem is that this matter cannot be covered up, nor can it be covered up!

This is the court meeting!

Civil and military officials, court ministers, are all here!

It doesn't get any more public than this!

Guo Ye even admitted to taking part in gambling!

The ironclad evidence is like a mountain, and the argument is indisputable!

If His Majesty Li Er said that Guo Ye was innocent, wouldn't that mean that the "Law of Zhenguan" promulgated just the year before last was not working?How is this any different from punching yourself in the face on the spot?

He looked down, and the officials present were all looking at their noses and mouths, asking their hearts, like an old monk in meditation, obviously they didn't want to get involved in this matter!

His Majesty Li Er thought to himself that Guo Ye is really not very popular. Why is there no one to talk to you at this time?It seems that the only one you can rely on in the court is me!

But... I like such a lonely minister!

He coughed and grabbed a strong man: "Where is Wei Ting, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment?"

"Chen is here!"

"I specialize in surgery, and I'm not good at solving cases. Guo Ye's gambling case will be handled by you on my behalf!"

As soon as His Majesty Li Er said this, Wei Ting understood what His Majesty Li Er meant. There were all the witnesses and material evidence, and they were all ironclad evidence. It was clearly written in the "Law of Zhenguan". of?Even a three-year-old child knows that Guo Ye is guilty or not!

He understood that this was to let him find a way to excuse Guo Ye!In other words, I am equivalent to Guo Ye's lawyer!

Wei Ting coughed and said, "Master Pingyang, is it true that you signed this contract?"

Cui Hanjin interjected: "I've already asked this question, Mr. Wei, if you expect Guo Ye to retract his confession, you may have miscalculated! In broad daylight, the world is bright and bright, and under the eyes of everyone, if the Duke of Pingyang's words don't count, that's okay." He lost not only his own face, but also the face of my Tang court!"

Wei Ting looked serious, and said: "Cui Shilang, as a servant of the Ministry of Rites, why don't you understand a little bit of etiquette? How can you intervene when I ask questions? You still don't back down!"

"It seems that Wei Shangshu has made up his mind to favor Guo Ye?"

Wei Ting knelt down on the ground and said: "My minister impeached Cui Han, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, for being disrespectful before Jin Jun!"

"Accurate! Cui Han Jinjun disrespected in front of him, he will be fined for one month, and he will step down quickly!"

His Majesty Li Er made it clear that he was pulling sideways, and Cui Hanjin had no choice but to back off with a cold snort!

Wei Ting said: "Mr. Pingyang, did you hear the question just now?"

"That contract was indeed signed by me!"

Wei Ting frowned, and said: "Then why the Duke of Pingyang signed this gambling document, can you tell me? Could it be that you are really greedy for Cui Xuanren's money?"