Datang: Salted fish at the beginning, Gao Yang was given marriage by Li Er

Chapter 109 The Court Shrouded in Clouds

Tai Chi Temple.

On the palace pillars carved with dragons and phoenixes, there are bright lanterns, even in the daytime, half of the red candles are lit, so that some veterans can see the court board clearly.

in the temple.

Wei Zheng stretched out the scroll and knelt down in the center of the hall.

Glancing at the densely packed signatures and bright red handprints on the scroll, he looked up solemnly at the empty Dragon Seat above the high steps.

The dozen or so courtiers knelt behind him, silent and determined.

The civil and military officials lined up on both sides were surprisingly quiet, and there was an old figure standing in the ranks of military generals, clenched fists, trembling with nervousness.

Originally, Changsun Wuji was in charge of the overall situation, but considering that it can be big or small at this time, as the head of civil servants and relatives of the emperor, it seems a bit inappropriate to rush against the officials appointed by His Majesty.

Wei Zheng, who enjoys the reputation of admonishing minister, resolutely took up the responsibility.

Li Jing was slightly relieved when Wei Zheng led the group of ministers, but Li Jing was horrified by the dozens of ministers who knelt down one after another.

Unexpectedly, within a few days, Li Xian made so many enemies in the court!

"Your Majesty is here~"

A long voice came into the main hall, interrupting Li Jing's thoughts, and bowed down along with the officials.

Li Shimin strode up the jade steps, and when he swept past the courtiers in the palace, his footsteps trembled, his eyes narrowed slightly.

Slowly sat down on the dragon chair, heard "Your Majesty's ten thousand years" lingering in his ears, but did not speak immediately.

After a while, he pinched the armrest of the dragon chair, and the deep emperor's voice slowly uttered.

"I wish Aiqing a free gift."

As far as the eye can see, the courtiers in the palace remain motionless, and the reflection is particularly conspicuous when the courtiers on both sides stand up.

"Wei Aiqing, what is in your hand?"

The thick emperor's voice rolled over the jade steps wrapped in majesty, reaching Wei Zheng's ears.

Wei Zheng raised his head to meet Li Shimin's fierce eyes, and spoke righteously.

"This is the joint name of all the ministers. It is disrespectful for Li Xian to be a teacher, and it is an insult to the teacher's morality."

"This person is arrogant, disrespectful, idle, and unfit for the position of Mr. Prince."

With his pupils slightly closed, Li Shimin stared at the scroll, with blurred black and red shadows printed in his eyes.

"As I said, this matter will stop here."

"The early dynasty is about the people's livelihood in the world. It is not appropriate to discuss the royal family affairs here. Why do you keep admonishing me!"

Looking at that face that was not angry but mighty, Wei Zheng frowned, feeling an inexplicable sense of foreboding in his heart.

Gritting his teeth, Wei Zheng raised the scroll in his hand above his head.

"Your Majesty!"

"The prince is a noble person, that is, a royal family affair, and a model for young people in the Tang Dynasty to practice."

"Li Xian took the prince out of the city privately, which has already violated the laws of the Tang Dynasty. He also took the prince to walk around the streets frequently, which is really disrespectful to the royal family."

"In addition, what I have learned are all made by ordinary people in the countryside. How can we make the courtiers feel at ease? How can the people of the Tang Dynasty be in awe of the royal family?"

His words and tears flowed down his face, which only made many courtiers in the court who didn't know about it faintly moved.

The figure on the dragon seat narrowed his eyes slightly, with two sharp lights shooting out of his eyes, staring at Wei Zheng whose face was covered by the scroll, said in a deep voice.

"According to what you said, Li Xian, how should we deal with it?"

When the voice fell, the wind of coercion rushed towards the face, and many courtiers slowed down their breathing, waiting for a reply.

Among the generals, Li Jing clenched his fists violently, his knuckles crackled, and a sudden rising feeling of oppression enveloped his whole body, giving him a faint feeling of suffocation.

Cold sweat dripped from his forehead, and there was a sound in his heart that almost broke through his throat.

Finished!

Finished!

I'm afraid Xian'er is doomed!
The figure kneeling down in the hall raised his head, stared at the figure on the dragon seat, and said loudly.

"My minister thinks that the official position should be stripped and the government should be restored to peace."

"Leave the assessment to select teachers with good morals, and scholars with profound doctoral degrees will live in the residence of King Jin."

Mindful that it was His Majesty who personally promoted Li Xian, Wei Zheng didn't dare to say much when sentencing, but simply mentioned a few sentences.

But that's the case, even if some courtiers who didn't wink, walked out of the queue and knelt down in the hall.

"Your Majesty, Li Xian's lack of laws is a violation of the laws of the court. If he is punished lightly, how can he serve as a warning to others, and how can he show the majesty of the laws of the Tang Dynasty?"

"According to the old minister's opinion, it should be paraded through the streets to warn the imperial city."

The old minister who was kneeling on the ground suddenly stood up, arched his hands towards the dragon seat, and saluted.

"Your Majesty, such people who deceive the world and steal their names are guilty of implicating the servants of the family because of their dishonesty."

"The Duke of Wei conquered the east and the west, and made great military exploits. In addition to his advanced age, I thought that the matter of being implicated was ignored for the time being, but Li Xian cannot escape the death penalty!"

When the words fell, some of the kneeling courtiers followed with angry words.

"His Royal Highness King Jin is a noble person. When Li Xian was teaching him, he acted like a peasant from the countryside, which was very disrespectful."

"The minister thinks that such evil deeds are likely to challenge the authority of the royal family."

"The crime should be punished!"

After saying that, he opened his arms wide and closed, put his palms on his forehead, and knelt down devoutly.

As soon as he spoke, many courtiers walked out of the queue, bowing and saluting.

"Sir, second."

"The old minister seconded."

"My minister agrees!"

The courtiers in the hall were kneeling or standing, and in a short while, they already occupied half of the hall.

On the other hand, on the side of generals, there are very few courtiers who stand up. After all, Li Jing's reputation is quite famous in the court.

Furthermore, these military generals who are used to beating and killing people disdain this form of persuasion from the bottom of their hearts.

Many generals glanced at Li Jing standing in the ranks from the corner of their eyes, somewhat sighing in their hearts.

After fighting for a lifetime, he got a son when he was old, but the eldest son suffered such bad luck. I am afraid that the Li family will never recover from it.

How could Li Jing have time to pay attention to the gazes around him, he felt countless ants spread across his neck, a cool air spread from his back, his heart felt like falling into an ice cave, even his lips couldn't help trembling slightly.

Clenching his fists in cold sweat, for a moment Li Jing wanted to rush out of the queue, kneel down in the hall, and beg His Majesty for mercy.

But after all, His Majesty has not yet decided on punishment, and it is not the time yet.

His face covered in cold sweat was slightly raised, and his eyes were filled with thin water mist, looking at the figure sitting on the Dragon Throne.

The candle was burning quietly, and from time to time there was a small crackling sound, resounding throughout the quiet hall.

The sandalwood was burning, and the permeating blue smoke seemed to be dyed by the terrifying silence, soaring to the sky, not daring to be as graceful as before.

Hey.

Da da.

On the dragon seat, the sound of fingertips hitting the armrests and nails touching the wooden chair spread throughout the hall, like a small hammer beating the hearts of every fearful and restless courtier.

a long time.

There was a rattling sound, and the majestic emperor's voice slowly came out from the dragon seat.

"Where is the lawyer?"

The soap boots stepped on the red carpet silently, and each person stretched out the bamboo slips, and hurried across the hall in seconds.

Standing or kneeling figures separated from the central position, Lawyer Rong went straight forward.

"The minister is here."

"Disrespecting a teacher and provoking imperial power, how should I be punished?"

The words were calm and solemn, but when they stopped in his ears, they seemed to be full of anger. The lawyer forced his heart to slam, and stretched the bamboo slips again.

When the slides swayed and produced a crisp sound, there was a trembling sound slowly rising in the hall.

"There are one hundred and eight laws of the Tang Dynasty. If you provoke the imperial power, you should be executed."

"If you insult the teacher, you should be dismissed as a teacher and no longer teach."

Waving his sleeve robe, Li Shimin signaled the law officer to step down.

As if being pardoned, the lawyer flicked his sleeves lightly, wiped the sweat off his face, and the moment he raised his trembling legs, a voice from the dragon seat behind him resounded through the hall.

"So, you guys think Li Xian should be punished?"

(End of this chapter)