Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

"Looking at your posture, who are you going to announce to? Since you have something important to do, please feel free!"

Dong Shun didn't leave, he said: "The miscellaneous family really wants to announce the decree. But the target of the decree is Li Shilang."

Guo Ye and Li Xinglian looked at each other, knowing that the situation was not good.It seems that His Majesty Li Er thought that the time for the three-day agreement had passed, so he sent Dong Shun to deliver an order to punish Li Xinglian.

Guo Yedao: "Eunuch Shun, what you want to read out is the decree to demote Li Shilang?"

"It's not just about demoting officials, but also... Forget it, wait a moment, and the miscellaneous family will announce the decree in public, won't you understand it all?"

Guo Ye said: "Don't! Don't proclaim the decree! Eunuch Shun, I beg you to do something."

"what's up?"

"Uh...can you pretend that you didn't see Li Shilang...I'll go to see His Majesty right now and plead for Li Shilang."

Dong Shun looked around, and said with a bitter face, "Qin Guogong, do you think I'm so courageous?"

At the gate of the imperial palace, under the watchful eyes of everyone, it is really too difficult for Dong Shun to bend the law for his own benefit.Guo Ye thought for a while, and said: "If not, don't declare the decree first. Come with us to meet His Majesty. I am sure that His Majesty can take back his order."

Dong Shun said in embarrassment: "This miscellaneous family has taken on such a big relationship."

On such an occasion, Guo Ye did not dare to openly bribe Dong Shun, so he bowed to the end and said, "Eunuch Shun, please!"

Guo Ye's status is not what it used to be, how dare Dong Shun accept his gift?Quickly jumped away, said: "No need, no need! Qin Zhen killed the miscellaneous family. Well, let's go to meet His Majesty together."

In Wangbei Pavilion.

His Majesty Li Er was taken aback when he saw the four of them coming hand in hand, but he immediately felt relieved.He asked: "Wang Shizhong is here to plead for Li Shilang? I'm afraid I can't give you this face. There is no joke, my imperial decree has been issued, how can I change it?"

Wang Gui had already been granted a seat. Hearing His Majesty Li Er's words, he immediately stood up again, knelt down on the ground again, and said, "Your Majesty, you should take it back. However, I have come to see Your Majesty today. Not to plead for Li Shilang, but to plead guilty for myself!"

"Apology?" His Majesty Li Er asked suspiciously: "What is the crime of the king's servant?"

"Please Your Majesty punish the crime of negligence..."

Then, Wang Gui told His Majesty Li Er exactly what happened.Of course, he had one thing to say about the Dade Temple matter, and another thing to say two.Things other than Daitokuji Temple.He can only tell the story according to the version Li Xinglian told him!

His Majesty Li Er's face immediately changed after listening to it!This was not because of the speed at which Guo Ye solved the case, nor because of the failure of the three-day agreement, but because the Dade Temple case had too much impact.

The criminal case involving dozens of lives is a major case that has never been seen since he took the throne.Moreover, this major case still happened at the foot of the emperor, Chang'an City, the most benevolent place.It can be said that this case happened under the nose of His Majesty Li Er!

With a long history, how will people comment on this matter in the future?

Will someone say that such a big case happened in Chang'an City, let alone those places where the sky is high and the emperor is far away. From this, it can be seen that the law and order during the Zhenguan period was very bad, and Li Shimin was an incompetent king.

Will someone say that the Emperor Zhenguan killed his brothers and brothers in order to ascend to the throne, and in the end he couldn't manage even a city of Chang'an.

Will someone say...

The more His Majesty Li Er thought about it, the more angry he became, and he said bitterly: "Wang Gui, I think the reason why I asked the Ministry of Households to pay you to build your family temple was to let you worship your ancestors, not to let you rent it out to monks for profit! Now because You are greedy for money, and dozens of women died! Tell me, what should you do!"

Chapter 1741 Wang Gui Resigns

Wang Guidun said: "The old minister is begging for bones!"

"What do you say?"

"Casting such a mistake, the veteran has no face to stand on the court, let alone hold the power of enfeoffment. We can only beg for the bones to thank the world. I hope that your majesty will read the old minister's little merit, and promise to be insignificant." One thing."

"what's up?"

"Uh... the old minister was not well-known before, and I hope His Majesty will save the old minister some dignity and handle this case as secretly as possible..."

His Majesty Li Er pondered for a while, and said, "Qin Guogong, what do you think?"

Guo Ye said: "My minister agrees with Wang Shizhong's opinion. In fact, even if it is not for Wang Shizhong, this case should be handled in secret."

"Why is that?"

"This case involves the names of more than a thousand women, and many of them are wives and concubines of officials. If there is a big fanfare...the consequences will be disastrous!"

There is no need to say this too clearly, His Majesty Li Er understood it in seconds.

Although there were only one or two thousand victims in this case, there were tens of thousands of women who had been to Dade Temple.

If this matter is spread, these tens of thousands of women will have to be pointed out in their future lives.Those who are narrow-minded may prove their innocence by death.

If this had a chain reaction, it would not be surprising that hundreds of people would die.

This is not the most serious thing, the most serious thing is that Dade Temple is famous for sending children!

There are tens of thousands of women who became pregnant after going to Daitokuji Temple.Some of this is the monk's credit, but a large part is completely coincidental.

However, as this case comes to light, how many parents will suspect that their children are not their own?How many human tragedies will it cause?

His Majesty Li Er nodded and said: "Okay, then according to Wang Shizhong's words, this case will be handled secretly by Qin Guogong."

He thought for a while, but he was a little worried, and said: "What I mean is that you, Duke Qin, are fully responsible for this matter. This matter does not have to go through the Ministry of Punishment, let alone through me. Do you understand what I said?"

Guo Ye understands that His Majesty Li Er intends to completely suppress this case and try to make it as invisible as possible. It is best to be above the court, and only a few people present know about it.

He said: "There are still 32 women who are going to be released to their homes. There are quite a few government servants who know about this matter. There are too many people talking about it. They want to keep it completely secret...Basically...impossible. In fact, can this case be suppressed? Wei Chen is not sure, and can only say that he is trying his best."

His Majesty Li Er frowned, and said: "Then try to keep it as secret as possible, and now I can only do my best. If the news really leaks... oh..."

Wang Gui saw that it was cheap, and said: "The matter of the humble minister's resignation should be slowed down, or else there will be too much noise, and it will not be conducive to covering up the matter..."

"That's not necessary. Wang Aiqing didn't have to mention this matter when she submitted the form, and she resigned on the grounds of old age. According to the "Shangshu", a doctor retires at seventy and is old in the village. A doctor is a father teacher, and a scholar is a young teacher You will soon be 70 years old, and no one will doubt your resignation at this time."

"Uh... obey the order!" Wang Gui was bored, so he could only kowtow to thank him.

It is an old saying to become an official at seventy. In fact, during the Tang Dynasty, this rule was not strictly followed.

What's more, Wang Gui has the role of prime minister, no matter how good his reasons are for his resignation, His Majesty Li Er has to gently persuade him to stay, and he can only approve it after several times.

It can be said that His Majesty Li Er's statement today is very unruly.

The reason why His Majesty Li Er did this was because he was really dissatisfied with Wang Gui, and secondly, it was to give an explanation to the world.

Although he ordered it to be kept secret, what if the secret was leaked out?For such a big criminal case, there must be a heavyweight responsible.Wang Gui is the prime minister of Datang.If he resigned before the matter fermented, he would just stop the mouths of those who do good things.

After dealing with the case of Dade Temple, His Majesty Li Er cast his eyes on Li Xinglian again, and said: "Servant Li, it seems that your brother and daughter-in-law were taken away by the monks of Dade Temple, and it has nothing to do with me. Think At the beginning, you misunderstood the good guy."

Li Xinglian knelt down on the ground and said: "I have nothing to say, I hope His Majesty will punish you!"

Guo Ye said: "Your Majesty, we have a three-day agreement. You are the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and your words are constitutional, and your words are golden..."

His Majesty Li Er waved his hand, stopped Guo Ye from continuing, and said: "Okay, okay, for your sake, I will forgive Li Shilang's crime of framing me. However, his crime of disrespecting the ancestor, but Don't expose it lightly! Li Xinglian, I want to punish you for one year, are you convinced?"