Moreover, the gathering of the heads of the five surnames and seven families in Chang'an heightened the atmosphere to the extreme.

So after everyone was seated, Li Er cut straight to the point and said loudly: "Today's court meeting, there is only one thing to discuss!

Half a month ago, the heads of the five surnames and Qiwang families respectively notified Chang'an that they would come to visit me and that they had grievances to sue.

Today's court meeting, they have arrived, so we will discuss this matter.

I want to see what kind of grievances can disturb the mainstay of my Tang Dynasty, and they all ran to the Tai Chi Hall to cry for grievances.

The Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, Zongzheng Mansion, etc., watched with wide-eyed eyes. Any heretics who are found to be disrupting the world today will be severely punished and justice will be given to the people of the world. "

The ministers were startled, is this because Longyan is furious?

The people from the third division went out to take orders.

The officials of the Five Surnames and Seven Wangs looked at this scene, and many people secretly felt complacent, thinking that listening to the emperor's voice, was he trying to avenge the five surnames and Qiwang?Even if you are smart, what about a generation of emperors?Are you going to make way for us?

But there are also a few people who can see the truth carefully, carefully considering the words of the emperor. On the surface, it seems that they want to avenge the grievances, but when they are carefully distinguished, they are a bit ambiguous. The emperor in front of him is not an ordinary emperor, so he must not Just wait and see.

"Xuan, outside the hall, the Wang family of Taiyuan, the Cui family of Boling, the Li family of Longxi, and the heads of all clans go to the hall." The servant Lao Gao stood up and delivered the order.

Walked out of the hall were six old men with slightly gray temples, and a vicissitudes old man with white beard and hair. This is the old Cui Yanxiong of the Qinghe Cui clan, and now he is the acting patriarch of the Qinghe Cui clan.

This old man broke his promise and got fat. Back in the Cui family's ancestral hall, he vowed to change the rules for the Qinghe Cui family and find young people to serve as patriarchs. He would never covet it.

Fortunately, the Cui clan of Qinghe was divided into two, and the position of patriarch on his side had been hanging in the balance. Now, in order to make a scene in front of the saint, he took the Cui clan of Qinghe as the acting patriarch, and it was really going all out.

"Everyone, let me tell you all the wrongs you have suffered today in front of Man Chao Wu. The Zhenhui and all the military officials will make decisions for you on behalf of the Tang court." Li Erzhong promised full of air.

This situation caught the patriarchs by surprise. Originally, their purpose was to have secret talks with the emperor in private, and use the power of the family to coerce the emperor to compromise, and win Du Shaoqing's justice.

Who would have thought that the emperor would not abide by the rules and directly bring them to the Tai Chi Hall. Would it be possible to make a big fuss and make it public?Aren't you, Your Majesty Li Er, afraid of chaos in the world?

For a moment, everyone hesitated. The enemy's situation was unclear, so they didn't dare to speak easily. Even if the fish died and the net was broken, it shouldn't be the five surnames and Qiwang who spoke. I am afraid that none of the people present will survive.

"Who's going to talk? Are we going to talk together or one by one? I and all the ministers are waiting." Li Er spoke again.

After waiting for a long time, everyone pushed Cui Yanxiong out, because he, Qinghe Cui, was impatient.

"Your Majesty, my Qinghe Cui family has recently been maliciously suppressed by Du Shaoqing's Du Family Chamber of Commerce. First, they slandered and slandered us and instigated the people to smash our business, which greatly damaged the people's livelihood in the medicinal materials, silkworm, construction and other industries.

Nowadays, the troubles have caused my Qinghe Cui family to almost lose their way of life, and the common people are also complaining, begging His Majesty to take Du Shaoqing down and give an explanation to the world. " Cui Yanxiong stood up and said loudly.

Li Er sneered in his heart, the old man is confident, dare to threaten me in such a situation?act recklessly.

So Li Er remained calm, turned his head and asked his son-in-law, who was rarely in court, "Is there such a thing?"

Du Shaoqing stood up and saluted respectfully, then with a confused expression on his face, he spread his hands, "No, I don't know at all, there is such a thing? This can't be done, our Du Family Chamber of Commerce has always been working for the court, and never bullied good people Harm to the people."

At this time, Wei Zheng coughed lightly and reminded: "Mr. Du, according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, officials are not allowed to do business. You have crossed the line. How dare you ignore the law?"

I, Du Shaoqing, didn't expect this old man to cause trouble at this time?

So he said in a bad mood: "This black-faced minister looks unfamiliar, let me introduce myself. I, Du Shaoqing, was originally a grassroots person. I was called to Chang'an by His Majesty for medical treatment. Later, I had no choice but to serve as the vice president of the Imperial Hospital. I I have been unable to resign from office.

Later, Tang Jian, Minister of the Honghe Temple, Ju Guogong, forced me to become the Deputy Secretary of the Honghe Temple. I was still resigning from this position until yesterday, and I still can’t resign. If you can help me get rid of these two shackles with the law , I am very grateful, so that I can run the Du Family Chamber of Commerce with peace of mind and benefit the common people. "

You kid, Old Wei's complexion turned even darker, and he was so angry that he didn't know what to say for a while.

Li Er waved his hand and said, "Okay, Du Shaoqing didn't set up the Du Family Chamber of Commerce for personal gain. This point was agreed upon by me and the Ministry of Household Affairs. [-]% of the income from the Du Family Chamber of Commerce will go to the national treasury for strengthening the army and people's livelihood. Otherwise, where do you think the money to destroy Tubo and Gaochang came from?

So don't argue about it. "

"Your Majesty, it is inappropriate for the country not to compete for the interests of the people!" Wei Zheng said relentlessly.

Du Shaoqing explained: "The shopkeeper of my Du's Chamber of Commerce is my fiancée Wu Shi. She is a real ordinary person. She is willing to name her Chamber of Commerce Du. What can I do? It doesn't mean that I have broken the rules. .

Speaking of competing for profit with the people?It's pure nonsense, the Du Family Chamber of Commerce fills the national treasury with [-]% of its income, it belongs to the selfless contribution of our people's patriotism, and it doesn't require any merit, isn't that inappropriate? "

Wei Zheng nodded, apologized to Du Shaoqing and backed away, making Du Shaoqing confused.

In fact, it's not that Wei Zheng is meddling, but because he was worried that someone would pester Du Shaoqing with this, so he blocked others' mouths first.

Next came the main topic, Cui Yanxiong of Cui family of Qinghe pointed at Du Shaoqing and asked: "It is said that the son-in-law Du Shaoqing is a dignified gentleman, but I didn't expect to dare to do it or not to admit it.

Wasn't it you, the Du Family Chamber of Commerce, who sent people to slander the innocence of Qinghe Cui's Pharmacy, and incited the people behind our backs to smash up our business? "

Du Shaoqing shook his head solemnly and said: "No, don't talk nonsense, this is the Tai Chi Hall, if you slander me, I may sue you."

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Cui Yanxiong never thought that Du Shaoqing would become a rascal after not seeing him for so long?

At this moment, a loud laugh came, Han Wang Li Yuanchang stood up, walked to the center of the hall step by step, and shouted sharply: "Old man, is it Qinghe Cui's?

To tell you the truth, your Qinghe Cui family's business was smashed, and you have a lot of evil deeds. This king sent people to expose them. If you want revenge, you can come to me. You are also a famous person. Are you afraid of being laughed at if you admit your wrong enemies?

This king, Han Wang Li Yuanchang! "

Ok? ? ?

Everyone looked at Li Yuanchang who stood up in surprise, including Cui Yanxiong, who didn't expect that Li Yuanchang wanted to take all the charges for Du Shaoqing?

"You? King of Han? Do you have any grudge against me, Qinghe Cui? Why do you want to slander our innocence?" Cui Yanxiong asked.

Who knew that Li Yuanchang laughed wildly at this time, and stretched out his hand to sweep across the seven old men opposite, "Hahahaha, not only your Qinghe Cui family, but also the other six families behind you, it can be said that your five surnames and seven Wangs are all my goals .

I'm not afraid to tell you clearly that I, Li Yuanchang, are targeting your families, and no one can escape. "

In the Tai Chi Hall, the officials took a deep breath. Now, is the King of Han crazy?This is to declare war on the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes!

Before the five surnames Qiwang could respond, Li Er opened his mouth and asked in a deep voice: "Lao Qi, what's going on? The five surnames and Qiwang are the mainstay of my Tang Dynasty, and they have great prestige among the people." Gao, you are famous, why do you want to make trouble with them?

You have to make an explanation today, otherwise, even if you are the Prince of the Tang Dynasty and my own brother, I will not favor you. "

Heh, what Li Er said is really touching, a model of Ming Jun, it is not easy to reprimand a brother righteously for the sake of his courtiers and common people.

Li Yuanchang pointed with his big hand, "Brother Huang, I'm afraid you don't know that this group of people came to Chang'an to sue you, and the one who wants to sue is me, my brother."

Li Er asked the old men in surprise, "Everyone, is there anything wrong?"

This

The old men finally felt that something was wrong, and it seemed that the trap was becoming more and more obvious.

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