After appeasing Li Linqian, Liu An said to Shang Peng again: "Shang Aiqing, today's bill, don't be guilty of your words, you go back first." ”

"Obey. Shang Peng flicked his robe, glanced at Li Linqian, who was kneeling on the ground, and after snorting slightly, he retreated into the ranks.

Liu An glanced at the ministers in the Qiming Palace, and said majestically: "Ladies and gentlemen, do you have any opinions?"

When Liu An's gaze swept over, all the ministers lowered their heads one after another, and some people who were originally about to move also stopped thinking at the moment, Liu An and Shang Peng sang and harmonized, ostensibly saying that they would not be convicted for their words, but in fact they were warning them that it was better not to say some unpleasant words.

Li Linqian knelt on the ground and did not get up, he had been thinking to himself in his heart, it seems that Liu An's determination to establish a standing army is not small, but such a big matter is not something that can be decided in a day or two, if he wants to pass this case, if he contacts several important ministers to resolutely oppose it, even if Liu An insists on going his own way, he must also think about the stakes.

Seeing that Li Linqian was still kneeling, Liu An said coldly: "Master Li, is it difficult for me to invite you personally?"

Li Linqian was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly got up from the ground, and said to Liu An: "The minister doesn't dare, the minister just suddenly remembered something, and he was distracted for a while, and he hoped that the emperor would forgive him." ”

Hearing Li Linqian say this, Liu An was interested, and asked in a deep voice: "What's the matter, can Aiqing say that I know?"

Li Linqian hurriedly said: "Back to the emperor, the minister is thinking that the city of Dongming City is wide and high, even if the foot soldiers do not have the foot strength of horse thieves, but they can still go out of the city to resist the enemy, right? ”

No matter what Liu An's purpose was in promoting the establishment of the Standing Army, Li Linqian decided that it would be better to pick off the fruits first, and not let the issue of Dongming City become a bargaining chip in exchange for the establishment of the Standing Army.

Liu An pondered for a while, and then said, "This matter will be discussed after the meeting." ”

Li Linqian also knew that it was not appropriate to discuss a local magistrate who had not yet been convicted in the court meeting, and after secretly glancing at Shang Peng, he retreated into the ranks.

Liu An glanced at Xiao Yuanzi standing on the steps, then picked up the tea bowl and tasted it carefully.

Xiao Yuanzi immediately understood, coughed lightly, cleared his throat, and then sang loudly to the ministers in the audience: "But there is still something to play~"

Jin Xingrong, the waiter of the Criminal Department, came out of the ranks, held high the chapter and said: "The minister has something to do!"

......

The time has come, the day's court meeting will end after the ministers knelt on the ground and shouted long live, and after Liu An set up and left from the side door, the ministers gathered together in twos and threes, and walked towards the outside of the Qiming Hall with laughter.

The young man of the Imperial City Mansion, Wu Tingyao, walked side by side with Jin Xingrong, and said with a smile: "Lord Jin, you just offended the Prime Minister a lot. ”

Jin Xingrong said with a cold face: "The country has its own national law, and it will not change because of the prominent identity of the person who committed the crime, the Son of Heaven is guilty of the same crime as the common people, this is what our emperor personally told back then, since I, Jin, am in charge of the criminal law, I must enforce the law impartially, even if I offend the Prime Minister for this, it is not hesitating." ”

Wu Tingyao restrained the smile on his face, hugged his fist at Jin Xingrong, and said righteously: "Lord Jin is honest and honest, and he is really a model for my generation. ”

Jin Xingrong replied with an expressionless face, and walked towards the outside of the palace without saying a word, ignoring Wu Tingyao's conversation, although he had just mentioned in the court meeting that the son of Sima Shangkun in Dongming City was coquettish and oppressed the people, but it was only out of public intentions, without any personal feelings, and what kind of person Wu Yaoting was He was like a mirror in his heart, and he didn't want to have too much contact with this person, so he fell into the dispute between the two factions that had intensified.

Looking at Jin Xingrong's back, Wu Yaoting sneered, turned his head to look in the direction of Tianling Palace, and then flicked his robe, and also walked towards the outside of the palace, the standing army is not trivial, he urgently needs to find someone to discuss countermeasures, and Li Linqian was left in the palace by the emperor, so only he came forward to contact the ministers.

In the Tianling Palace, Liu An changed out of the heavy dragon robe, put on a loose casual clothes, took the tea handed by Xiao Yuanzi, and lay on the couch on his side, thinking about the scenes that happened at the court meeting.

After a while, Xiao Yuanzi bowed to Liu An's side and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, Lord Shang, Lord Li has been waiting outside the door for a long time. ”

Liu An put down the tea bowl, waved his hand at Xiao Yuanzi and said, "Let them in." ”

Xiao Yuanzi bowed and withdrew, and when he arrived at the door, he sang loudly: "Xuan~Shang Peng, Li Linqian meets you~"

Not long after, Shang Peng and Li Linqian, who were dressed in official uniforms, came to Liu An's dragon couch, and the two knelt on the ground at the same time and sang loudly: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live." ”

Liu An still lay on his side on the dragon couch, waved his hand, and said with a smile: "The two Aiqing are exempt from courtesy. Then he said to Xiao Yuanzi at the door: "Give me a seat, watch the tea." ”

After Shang Peng and Li Linqian thanked him, he bowed down and stood aside, and after a few little eunuchs moved two round stools, the two sat down with half of their buttocks on their buttocks, and respectfully waited for Liu An to ask questions.

Liu An moved his body slightly, changed to a more comfortable posture, and then asked Shang Peng: "Shang Aiqing, what do you think about the matter of Dongming City, tell me about it." ”

When Shang Peng heard this, he immediately stood up, clenched his fists and said, "Back to the emperor... ”

Liu An interrupted Shang Peng with a wave of his hand, pointed to the round stool under Shang Peng and said, "Sit down and say, in this Heavenly Listening Hall, there are not so many etiquettes." ”

Shang Peng sat down on the round stool again, and said with a smile: "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

Li Linqian, who was on the side, looked at the smile on Liu An's face, and also moved his buttocks, which can be regarded as sitting on the round stool, to be honest, half of his butt is stained with the round stool, and the taste is much more uncomfortable than standing.

After a pause, Shang Peng continued: "Your Majesty, in fact, the problem of Dongming City is not a day or two, since Liao Cheng took office as the governor of the palace, there have been many problems in Dongming City, take this horse thief as an example, it has never appeared before Liao Cheng arrived. ”

Liu An asked, "According to Shang Aiqing's meaning, this horse thief is still related to Liao Cheng?"

Shang Peng hurriedly shook his head and said: "That's not what the minister meant, I Dacheng is a fierce people in the Northern Regions, and there are many people who practice martial arts and advocate force, but Lord Liao was born as a literati, and his governing style is also conservative, so for the horse thieves to run wild, the choice of the approach is relatively safe, but it has also caused a lot of dissatisfaction from the people below." ”

Liu An sat up, took a sip of the tea bowl, then turned his head to look at Li Linqian and asked, "Li Aiqing, do you have anything to add to Shang Xiang's opinion?"

After Li Linqian heard this, he sat on the round stool and hugged his fists and said: "Back to the emperor, what Shang Xiang said is Liao Cheng's ruling idea in Dongming City, but according to what the minister has learned, Liao Cheng is not only weak in governance, but also suspected of corrupting the law. ”

Liu An put down the tea bowl, his eyes flashed, stared at Li Linqian and said, "Li Aiqing, do you know what kind of responsibility the local magistrate needs to bear?"

In the face of Liu An's questioning, Li Linqian did not panic, but said unhurriedly: "Back to the emperor, the minister naturally knows, but what the minister said is not without evidence, and I hope that the emperor will learn from it." ”

Liu An didn't speak, Shang Peng and Li Linqian naturally didn't dare to say more, and the hall fell into a short silence.

Liu quietly played with the tea bowl in his hand, watching the sunlight shining through the wooden window on the tea bowl, and the tea leaves in the water floated up, giving Liu An an unreal feeling.

After pondering for a long time, Liu An opened his mouth and said: "Liu Aiqing, the duty of inspecting officials in various places is the matter of the Wind Cinema, since you have Liao Cheng's criminal evidence, then you will transfer these criminal evidence to the Wind Cinema, and the matter will be the responsibility of the Wind Cinema, what do you think?"