Datang: Only by resisting the decree can we become stronger

Chapter 209 Feng Deyi, often walks by the river, how can there be no wet shoes

Let's talk about Wen Daya, Minister of Rites, Li Baile, Minister of Rites and others.

After hearing the news that Empress Changsun had arrived in person, she became furious because of the preparations for the wedding and called them over.

Their souls were almost frightened away!

Before, they delayed Li Qiu's marriage without making preparations, so they took chances.

I thought Li Shimin was busy and would never ask about this matter.

But in the end, Li Shimin reprimanded him several times in the Tai Chi Hall.

Now, they still have no memory, and they still take chances, thinking that Li Qiu's marriage was a little bit poorly prepared, and it's okay to be perfunctory.

Anyway, this Li Qiu came from a weak background, a small businessman.

Even if other people are dissatisfied, so what?

Could someone offend their entire Ministry of Rites because of a small businessman?

But this time, they kicked the iron plate again, and were caught by Empress Changsun.

After about one stick of incense, Wen Daya, Li Baile, who were sweating profusely, and other officials from the Ministry of Rituals arrived on horseback in a hurry.

Then with a plop, they all knelt down in front of Empress Changsun.

"I'm late, please punish me."

At this time, Empress Changsun looked at them coldly with great anger in her heart.

"The punishment for you will definitely not be less."

"But it's not because you are late."

"Wen Daya, you are the Minister of Rites, in charge of the world's etiquette."

"I would like to ask you, Your Majesty ordered that the marriage between Li Qiu, the king of Changze County, and Luo Kexin, the daughter of Luo Cheng, the former Duke of Yue, be planned according to what standards?"

Wen Daya knelt on the ground, with cold sweat dripping from his forehead, "Go back to your mother, Your Majesty ordered that the marriage of Li Qiu, Prince of Changze County, be arranged according to the prince's specifications."

Empress Changsun snorted coldly, "Is this how you prepare the prince's wedding?"

"According to my palace, you do not seek political power in your position, seek selfish revenge, perfunctory things, and ignore His Majesty's will."

"It's really hateful!"

"In this Hibiscus Garden, all the things that your Ministry of Rituals are currently preparing will be replaced!"

"If there is anything that makes me dissatisfied on the day of the wedding, I will not forgive any of you in the Ministry of Rites!"

After finishing speaking, Empress Changsun ignored Wen Daya and the others who were still kneeling on the ground, and directly turned and left.

In Empress Changsun's heart, she has always felt deeply guilty towards Li Qiu, her son.

Now that it's rare for my son to get married and is about to complete the first major event in his life, how could Empress Changsun, as a mother, not care about it?

If it wasn't because her worry was too obvious, she would have wanted to do it herself, wishing to use all the best things in the palace for Li Qiu's marriage.

However, she never expected that this group of bastard officials from the Ministry of Rituals would dare to be so blatantly perfunctory and coping.

So at that moment, the anger in Empress Changsun's heart was almost to the extreme.

It was just controlled by her self-cultivation and temperament as the mother of the country.

It wasn't until Empress Changsun's chariot left Furong Garden that Wen Daya, Li Baile and others who had been kneeling there breathed a sigh of relief.

He crooked his body and sat slumped on the ground.

At this moment, their official uniforms were already drenched with sweat from fright.

"Fang Zhong, why is the empress still in the Furong Garden?"

"What did I tell you before? Report to us as soon as there is any trouble!"

This Fang Zhong was that poor Congwu wailang who was almost frightened out of his wits.

"Oh, Mrs. Wen, I don't know why the Empress Empress came here all of a sudden?!"

"It's so sudden that it's too late to report it."

"Besides, I must feel that the empress is here specially for this preparation."

"Almost everything we arranged, the empress personally and carefully looked at it, that's why she was so angry."

"Fortunately, we still have time right now, and we still have time, as long as we get the wedding ready..."

At this time, Wen Daya, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, shook his head and sighed.

"This matter has been brought up to the empress, how can it be so easy!"

"I'm going to see Mr. Feng now, and you guys should get everything done here quickly."

"Absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, don't make any more problems!"

When Wen Daya rushed to Feng Deyi's place in a hurry, and after explaining the situation here, Feng Deyi smiled confidently.

"Yanhong, don't panic."

"Is it nothing more than the marriage of that mere merchant?"

"Even if you are unlucky, the empress accidentally bumped into you and reprimanded you."

"It's no big deal!"

"It's good to fix it after a dead sheep."

"Your Majesty will not blame you, a Minister of Rites, for such a trivial matter, right?"

"As for the court tomorrow morning, if someone is really responsible for you, I will personally intercede for your Ministry of Rites, and His Majesty will probably sell me some face."

Hearing Feng Deyi's words, Wen Daya finally felt reassured.

After getting Feng Deyi's clear expression, it means that all the noble officials will advance and retreat with him.

In this case, it is absolutely safe and sound.

However, he and Feng Deyi didn't know that a letter that was enough to kill Feng Deyi had already been reported to Li Shimin's desk.

The origin of this letter can be traced back to those officials who went to work in Feng Deyi's mansion.

Because it came in a hurry, it was even more urgent to leave.

So when I was packing my things before leaving, I accidentally packed a bamboo book by mistake.

When he returned to Zhongshu Province and found this bamboo volume, he accidentally found this old letter inside.

It was built by Feng Deyi and Prince Yin privately.

The content of the letter also contains many words of merit and loyalty.

In the early years, when Li Shimin was still the King of Qin, this Feng Deyi was an official of Tiance Admiral's Mansion, assisted Qin King Li Shimin, and offered his loyalty to Li Shimin several times.

However, he secretly attached to the prince Li Jiancheng, opportunistic between the two masters.

It's played very secretly and cleverly.

So much so that after Li Shimin ascended the throne, he trusted and valued him very much, and appointed him as prime minister.

On weekdays, he is also quite favored.

However, this secret letter broke everything in an instant.

At this moment, Li Shimin's heart was already full of anger.

This feeling of being betrayed and toyed with by the person I trust and love the most is really too hateful!

Chapter 210 One of the four great joys in life, the bridal chamber wedding night

In the early morning of the next day, Li Shimin's expression on the dragon chair was already extremely ugly.

Seeing this, Wen Daya, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, Li Baile, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, and other officials of the Ministry of Rites were also beating drums in their hearts.

Sure enough, at the beginning of the early dynasty, there were censors who came out and played the officials of the Ministry of Rites.

As a censor, his job is to listen to the wind and comment on things. He is the only position who can directly play the book without mentioning evidence without being punished.

It is impossible for them not to know about the fact that Empress Changsun called Wen Daya, Minister of Rites and other officials of the Ministry of Rites, in Furong Garden yesterday.

Therefore, according to the duties, this matter must be recorded.

Sure enough, Li Shimin, who was already in an extremely bad mood, became even more ugly when he first mentioned this matter.

"Wen Daya! Li Baile!"

"Are you convicted?"

Hearing Li Shimin's voice implying thunderous anger, several important officials from the Ministry of Rituals immediately stood up, knelt down, and kowtowed to confess their guilt.

After all, they were arrested by the empress herself, and they couldn't do without pleading guilty.

But before Li Shimin could speak again, Feng Deyi on the side stepped out in time.

"Your Majesty, I believe that the Minister of Rites and all the officials have indeed neglected their duties."

"However, during the current New Year's Eve, their ceremonial department is also working hard for days, it's really hard work."

"Just after preparing for the Shangyuan Festival, it is reasonable for them to be a little absent-minded when they have to organize a prince-style wedding."

"Please be magnanimous, Your Majesty, from..."

Before he could finish his words, Li Shimin slammed his fist directly on Long An with a loud bang.

This sudden shock made Feng Deyi tremble involuntarily.

For these years, he followed Li Shimin's side, and instantly realized that everything was not good today.

It is really rare to be able to inspire Li Shimin to such an extent.

"Humph!"

"I'm magnanimous, and I've tolerated rape for so many years!"

"Feng Deyi!"

"You are really a good person, you are playing with good means!"

After hearing Li Shimin's words, Feng Deyi only felt a chill down his spine.

Ever since he followed Qin Wang Li Shimin, Li Shimin has always favored him, and he has never had such an attitude today.

However, no matter what Feng Deyi thought, he couldn't figure out what he did wrong that made Li Shimin so angry?

"Um, Your Majesty."

"I really don't understand, Your Majesty, what do you mean?"

"If I have done something wrong, please correct me, Your Majesty."

Li Shimin snorted again at this time, and directly threw away the private letter between Feng Deyi and the prince.

"Hmph, since you don't understand, then take a look at this!"

Afterwards, when Feng Deyi took the letter from the eunuch, he was immediately dumbfounded.

Then his body went limp, his eyes went dark, and he fell to his knees on the ground with a plop.

"I... I have committed an unforgivable crime, please punish me severely..."

After the Xuanwumen incident, Feng Deyi, who had always been cautious, quietly burned all the letters and dangerous things.

Now that Prince Yin is dead, once the criminal evidence on his side is burned, some things will become secrets forever.

However, he never imagined that the sky net was so extensive that it never leaked, and that such a letter fell through Li Shimin's hands as it slipped through the net.

For this kind of thing, no matter how eloquent he is, it will have no effect at all.

At this time, Li Shimin looked at him coldly.

"According to my decree, when Feng Deyi was an official of Tiance Admiral's mansion, he had an affair with the crown prince to build it."

"Infidelity and unrighteousness hold both ends."

"Remove his position as prime minister, eliminate his title and food, expel him from Beijing, and return to his hometown to retire."

"Dai Zhou will take over from Feng Deyi."