Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

"This……"

"A scholar from a poor family stole his heart, stole money, and refused to admit it after being caught. In order to prove his innocence, he hanged himself. How do you evaluate this scholar?"

"This……"

"A daughter-in-law quarreled with her mother-in-law. Don't be beaten by her husband. The daughter-in-law was so angry that she jumped into a well and died. How do you evaluate this daughter-in-law?"

"This……"

"Is there nothing to say? Let me tell you, Cui Hanjin's death was for fame! He originally wanted to gain a reputation of being loyal and upright by insulting His Majesty, but His Majesty saw through it. Feeling ashamed and angry, he simply did not do one thing and kept going. Death invitation! So he is a villain!"

"Then you still say he is a traitor?"

"Hmph, in the world there are foolish emperors first, and then there are ministers who remonstrate with death! Once Cui Hanjin dies, where will His Majesty be? If he is not a treacherous minister, what is he?"

His Majesty Li Er nodded repeatedly after listening to Guo Ye's words, and said: "Guo Aiqing's words are justified, Cui Hanjin has evil intentions, and he is famous for inviting death, and his heart can be punished!"

Li Daozong knelt down on the ground and said: "Your Majesty, even if the Duke of Pingyang's guess is completely correct, Cui Hanjin's character is despicable! However, I still have a few words to say from the bottom of my heart!"

"You speak!"

"Whether Cui Hanjin is a villain or a gentleman, I don't want to argue, the problem is that he died in the golden palace today! Looking through the history books, these officials who died admonishing all have a good reputation, and their kings will be ridiculed by later generations! If you don't give an explanation, you will have a long history, and after a thousand years, I'm afraid it will be a hindrance to your Majesty's reputation!"

His Majesty Li Er's face also changed, he was noncommittal, and said: "If you have the first, then how about the second?"

"Second Duke of Pingyang distributes the money from gambling to your Habayashi guards. This trend cannot be overwhelmed! If the people around you take other people's money more than you give them, in a hurry, will they listen? Whose? The Duke of Pingyang’s move, in the novel, is misbehavior, and in the big picture, it is an intention to rebel! I don’t want to ask what the original intention of the Duke of Pingyang is. The key is that once this case is opened, there will be endless troubles. Please think twice, Your Majesty !"

A thief bites into the bone and three points!

Guo Ye broke into a cold sweat when he heard this. His Majesty Li Er can tolerate everything else, but the word treason cannot be tolerated!In particular, His Majesty Li Er himself is in charge of a military coup, so he is even more sensitive about such things!

Yay bah!Li Daozong, don't we both make peace?What do you think of your posture, today you want to kill me, Guo Ye?

Chapter 1448: The Wall Falls and Everyone Pushes It!

After listening to Li Daozong's words, His Majesty Li Er frowned, and said to Wei Ting: "Wei Shangshu, King Jiang Xia impeached the Duke of Pingyang for rebellion, what do you think?"

Now Wei Ting was not sure about His Majesty Li Er's preference, he said: "I only care about punishments and laws, what King Jiang Xia said are all words of punishment, I have little knowledge, so I dare not speak rashly!"

"Wei Aiqing, what do you think?"

As soon as His Majesty Li Er said this, everyone's eyes were on Wei Zheng!

Wei Zheng's behavior today is not normal!

In the past, this guy was like the incarnation of justice. If His Majesty Li Er made a small mistake, he could be caught for three days and three nights!

Today, His Majesty Li Er blatantly sidelined Wei Ting, who almost wrote the words favoritism and perverting the law on his face, but Wei Zheng turned a blind eye, listened but didn't hear, and didn't say a word!

If it can be understood that Wei Zheng can't understand Cui Hanjin breaking the unspoken rules of the court, then now that Cui Hanjin is dead and people are killed, why doesn't he express his opinion?

Wei Zheng said calmly, "Your Majesty, what the Duke of Pingyang and the King of Jiangxia said just now makes sense! Cui Hanjin crashed to death on the Golden Palace, and made His Majesty unrighteous. His heart can be punished! Wei Shien, it's not appropriate either!"

His Majesty Li Er sneered, and said, "Wei Aiqing, when did you start to learn how to make peace? I will ask you a question today, how to deal with these two people?"

"Although Cui Hanjin has ulterior motives, for the sake of His Majesty's reputation, I'm afraid it's not appropriate to punish him. Why don't his family take back his body and bury him as a minister of the Ministry of Rites, without reward or punishment? What do you think?"

"According to what Wei Aiqing said! How are you going to deal with Guo Ye, the Duke of Pingyang County?"

"There is no need to deal with this matter! The Duke of Pingyang has resigned from office, you just need to play it! The officials of the Duke of Pingyang are gone, and he has no power and power. The words about his intention to rebel will definitely be destroyed !"

Before His Majesty Li Er could answer, the courtiers below were already talking about it!

"This statement is justified, Mr. Wei is old enough to seek the country! The resignation of the Duke of Pingyang County is indeed the best way to dispel the rumors!"

"The king and the minister have to die, let alone resign? It seems that this kid Guo Ye can't keep his official position at all..."

"What's the point of sacrificing a Duke of Pingyang County for His Majesty's eternal reputation?"

"The Duke of Pingyang County is a man of integrity. He took the initiative to resign without embarrassing His Majesty. He is really a model of loyal ministers. I admire him!"

"Now that the matter is up to now, if Duke Pingyang is still in love with the inn, he will be too ignorant!"

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Don't think that Guo Ye only offended dozens of officials by losing dozens of guards!

These days, how can the relationship between officials be so simple?Most of them are relatives!It's not a joke, but a true portrayal of officialdom!

It is the officials of the Shilin Qing school who won the official by virtue of the imperial examination. After becoming an official, they are not alone. They have established inextricable connections with other officials through marriage and other means!

Although Guo Ye only lost [-] guards, he basically offended the officials of Datang!

Of course, only a small group of people hated him deeply, and most of them just couldn't get in the way of their feelings and had to denounce him!If His Majesty Li Er supports him, he won't be injured!

But now His Majesty Li Er's attitude is ambiguous, Li Daozong grabbed Guo Ye's pigtails, and Wei Zheng took advantage of the situation to make up for it. Guo Ye is about to fall, so why don't you make a favor and throw Guo Ye into trouble?

Li Jing wanted to defend Guo Ye, but Kong Yingda firmly held him back, and said in a low voice, "It's about the stability of His Majesty's throne, don't cause trouble for Duke Pingyang!"

Li Jing is so smart, he understood what Kong Yingda meant when he thought about it, he cast a helpless look at Guo Ye, and fell silent!

In the blink of an eye, Guo Ye's dismissal seemed to be a certainty!

Seeing that the ministers either supported Guo Ye's dismissal or did not say a word, His Majesty Li Er nodded and said, "Guo Aiqing, what do you have to say?"

Guo Yedao: "King Jiangxia's words are reasonable, and I have nothing to say! I am willing to be punished!"

His Majesty Li Er nodded and said: "In this case, pass on my will..."

Everyone knelt down one after another, shouting long live, waiting for His Majesty Li Er's final verdict!

"Retreat!"

After finishing speaking, His Majesty Li Er stood up and drove back to the palace as if nothing had happened, leaving all the courtiers there!

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His Majesty Li Er didn't say a word about Guo Ye's treatment, and his intention to protect Guo Ye was obvious!But those officials who have lost their relatives are still not reconciled. It would be fine if His Majesty Li Er had favored Guo Ye from the beginning, but Li Daozong and Wei Zheng's words were obviously about to overwhelm Guo Ye, but later His Majesty Li Er didn't know why Suddenly changed my mind!

For the sake of the mountain, the effort fell short, so let's not mention the fire!

These people joined together again, and then made a memorial to impeach Guo Ye!This time everyone has also found Guo Ye's fate, and without looking for any other reasons, they have settled on one, impeaching Guo Ye for his wolfish ambitions and intentions of rebellion!

His Majesty Li Er repeats the same old tricks, stay in the middle and never send out!

Don't say agree, don't say disagree, just waste time with the officials!But anyone with a discerning eye can see that Guo Ye's position is in jeopardy!