Chapter 289: I Released the Thunder
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The Tang Dynasty is divided into many kinds, there are Chang Dynasty, Shuowang, Zhizheng and so on, Chang Dynasty is a small court meeting held in the Zichen Palace, only the prime minister who is sealed with the middle book door under the Ping Zhangshi, is eligible to participate, other officials unless the emperor specially summoned, otherwise, is not eligible to participate, so, being named the prime minister means to meet with the emperor every day, it is really very hard.
Shuowang is the first and fifteenth day of each month to hold the middle court, held in the Xuanzheng Palace, all the officials of the capital five grades or more can participate, the number is relatively large, there are many well-known difficult issues can be discussed here, it is a very important court meeting of the Tang Dynasty.
Zhizheng Dynasty is the winter solstice and New Year's Day held a large-scale court meeting, held in the most magnificent Hanyuan Palace, the number of people in this court meeting is more, not only the Tang officials in the capital to participate, officials from all over the country, as well as envoys from various countries, kings, princes to participate together, is the most lively court meeting in the Tang Dynasty, but also the face of the entire Tang Empire.
Early in the morning, when the sky was still bright, Li An hurriedly got up and put on the red official robe of the sissy, preparing to participate in the early dynasty, and this early dynasty was the Shuowang Dynasty held in the Xuanzheng Palace.
"Madam, it's still early, you can sleep a little longer."
Li An kissed Yan Ruyu's cheek gently, listened to Yan Ruyu's happy hum, and turned to leave the bedroom.
"Ah Lang, the horse is ready."
Zhao Liu knew that Li An was going to the court, so he hurriedly led the war horse over.
"Zhao Liu, this morning, you go with me, and bring the small clay pot next to you."
Li An pointed to the black powder that had just been made last night.
"Ah Lang, can I also enter the palace?"
Li An shook his head and said, "You stay outside the palace gate with your things, and when someone announces you, you just follow him in." ”
"Yes, Aaron."
Zhao Liu was still very smart, he knew that Li An was going to dedicate black powder to the imperial court.
At the entrance of Daming Palace, Li An explained to the little colonel who knew about the gatekeeper, and asked the little school to take care of Zhao Liu, don't drive Zhao Liu away.
On the way into the Daming Palace, Li An met many officials, but unlike in the past, this time, many officials looked at him with gloating eyes, which made Li An feel very strange, he spent all his energy on making black powder yesterday, and he didn't expect that the few explosions he made would make the nobles in the capital think that there was a curse, let alone that these ministers representing the interests of the nobles would soon unite to attack him.
Of course, if Li An knew that these ministers found a reason to deal with him because of those few explosions, he would probably burst into laughter.
"Da Lang, have you thought of how to deal with it?"
Li Shizhi walked over lightly and stood next to Li An, at this moment, I am afraid that except for Li Shizhi, other ministers are afraid of Li An, after all, people are selfish, who will approach a person who is about to be unlucky? Wouldn't it be bad if you got bad luck?
"What to deal with, Liu'aweng, why are all the ministers a little weird today, is it because my face is not clean?"
Li An asked confusedly, he really didn't understand what was going on.
"Why, you don't know yet."
Li Shizhi was even more surprised, he was very shocked after hearing this rumor yesterday, because he didn't have a good way to deal with it, so he didn't go to see Li An, but he believed that with Li An's wisdom, he should be able to tide over the difficulties, but Li An didn't know about it.
"Liuweng, what the hell is going on!"
Li An was even more puzzled in his heart, his brows condensed into a big pimple, and the various abnormal reactions of the officials around him made him feel a little uneasy, he always felt that what Li Shizhi wanted to say was definitely not a good thing, and it must be related to himself.
Li Shizhi lowered his voice and told Li An all the three thunderstorms in the south of the city, as well as various rumors about the curse, and hinted that the officials of the court and the central government might use this early dynasty to his disadvantage.
"Hahaha!"
Li An laughed loudly, paused, and then smiled: "There is such a thing? Hahaha! Hahaha! ”
This was a very funny thing for Ang Lee, so much so that after he listened to Li Shizhi's words, he leaned back and fell with laughter, and almost fell.
For Li An's abnormal behavior, all the ministers of the court pointed fingers, maybe in their hearts, Li An was crazy, after all, the palace is a serious place, how can no one shout and laugh around? This alone is enough for impeachment.
"Da Lang, what are you laughing at, this is the palace, don't be rude."
Li Shizhi shook his head again and again, seeing Li An laughing like he had lost his mind, his heart was very anxious, he really didn't understand what was so funny about such a big thing happening.
"I'm sorry, Liuweng, I really can't help it, damn it, it's really a shame that they can figure it out."
Ang Lee covered his mouth and tried his best to maintain his image, but the smile on his stomach was really unbearable, and he almost laughed again many times.
"Da Lang, this is not the time to joke, you have to think about how to deal with it."
"Don't worry, I'll be fine."
Li An walked confidently towards the Xuanzheng Palace.
After all the ministers entered the Xuanzheng Palace, Li Longji was belatedly accompanied by a group of eunuchs and palace maids, which is also a rule since ancient times, and the big bowl with the highest status is always the last to show his nobility and specialness.
After the court meeting began, Li Longji first asked for a while, and then the ministers spoke one at a time.
"Your Majesty, yesterday at noon, there were three thunderstorms in the south of the city, which blew up an earthen wall, a stone wall, and a gravel pile, and the sound was so loud that it could be heard clearly more than ten miles away."
One of the ministers was the first to speak, telling the truth and glancing at his colleagues.
"Your Majesty, after Weichen heard about this, he personally went out of the city to check, and there was a big pit with a radius of one zhang on the bombed stone wall, and all the stones in it were broken into small pieces and covered the nearby hillside."
"Your Majesty, Weichen has also gone out of the city to see, the explosion power in the three locations is extremely powerful, and the damage caused is also shocking!"
"Your Majesty, in one day, there were three thunderstorms in the south of the capital, this is absolutely abnormal, it is a curse, a warning from heaven!"
"Your Majesty, one of the bombed earthen walls is in Li Shilang's courtyard, this is a warning from heaven to Li Shilang, don't violate the will of heaven and violate the law of the ancestors."
"Your Majesty, Li Shilang forcibly promoted the two tax laws, violating the law of the ancestors of the Tang Dynasty, and now, God has sent down the punishment of heaven to show punishment, if the two tax laws continue to be implemented, there will inevitably be a greater curse."
"Your Majesty, the will of heaven cannot be violated, the law of the ancestors cannot be violated, and the two tax laws should be abolished and never used."
"Your Majesty, when Li Shilang entered the palace just now, he laughed loudly in the palace, without any image that he should have as a courtier, and all the ministers present can testify."
In an instant, seven or eight ministers, you and I made a statement to Emperor Li Longji, the purpose was very clear, that is, to crack down on Li An and completely eliminate the two tax laws that had just begun to be prepared.
There were three violent explosions in the south of the city, and Li Longji naturally heard that as the king of a country, it was naturally impossible for him not to know about such a big thing, and he also knew that an explosion occurred in Li An's courtyard, which surprised him.
Now, he handed over such an important thing as the implementation of the two tax laws to Li An to complete, and a lot of progress has been made, but at this critical time, there were actually three thunderstorms, and the thunders occurred in two locations in and near Li An's courtyard, which makes it easy to associate it with Li An, plus Li An is implementing an unprecedented two tax law, so that various remarks that are not conducive to Li An will inevitably appear, and there is a lot of reasonableness.
Li Longji felt very helpless about the three thunderclaps that suddenly appeared at this time, although he was the king of a country, but if all the ministers were righteous and awe-inspiring, they would not be able to change the thunderstorm with Li An's implementation of the two tax laws, and the best result would be to demote Li An, and then abolish the implementation of the two tax laws.
At this time, the situation in the court was basically the same as the situation envisioned by Li Longji, most of the ministers really began to besiege Li An, and every sentence pointed to the point, so that Li An could not refute, and the thing that made him feel even more depressed was that Li An actually laughed without warning after entering the palace, this kind of disrespectful behavior itself is unforgivable, and it is even more unforgivable to appear at such a critical moment.
"What do you think about the right minister?"
Li Longji is used to being the first to greet Li Linfu, and after being in the court for so long, Li Linfu, as the head of the ministers, has not yet said a word.
When Li Linfu heard this, he glanced back at Li An, turned around and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Li Shilang should be given a chance to explain." ”
The old fox is the old fox, Li Linfu is equivalent to not answering, and it can also make everyone feel reasonable and considerate of his colleagues.
Li Longji snorted helplessly, looked at Li An, and asked, "Li Shilang, what do you think about the three thunders on the flat ground?" ”
"Your Majesty, these three thunderstorms were all released by Weichen, Weichen never thought that such a trivial matter would cause such a violent suspicion of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military affairs, and it was also associated with heaven's curse, and I ask Your Majesty for forgiveness for negligence."
Li An replied indifferently, without the slightest panic, as if he was talking about a very ordinary thing.
"What, you put the thunder."
Not only Li Longji was shocked, but the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty also looked at Li An with the eyes of looking at monsters, and there was obvious disbelief in their eyes.
"Li Shilang, you said that you put the thunder, what evidence is there, and how did you put it."
A minister asked sharply, he felt that Ang Lee was deliberately talking nonsense, in order to exonerate himself, so he didn't believe that someone could make such a loud noise and smash the stone?
After the minister asked questions, everyone's hearts also asked the same question, they looked at Li An, waiting for Li An's answer, Li Longji stretched his neck even more, staring at Li An without blinking, and his mouth opened slightly.
Li An pondered for a while, deliberately whetted everyone's appetite, paused, and explained: "Your Majesty, Weichen released thunderous things, and today has been brought by the housekeeper, and now, the housekeeper of Weichen's mansion is outside the palace gate, as long as His Majesty summons, he will soon bring things into the palace, but the Xuanzheng Hall is the place where His Majesty went to court, so naturally he can't test it here." ”
When everyone heard this, their hearts beat drums, especially the minister who attacked Li An fiercely just now, and they frowned deeply, they suddenly felt that Li An was not lying, after all, after bringing the things, it would soon be possible to prove whether what Li An said was true or false.
Li Longji was even more shocked by Li An's expression, paused, and said loudly: "There is a garden outside the Xuanzheng Palace, where to experiment, what does Li Shilang think?" ”
"Your Majesty, the garden outside the Xuanzheng Hall is too small, and there is a hundred-year-old tree, Weichen is worried that this thunder will continue, not only will the life of the hundred-year-old tree be lost, but the houses around the garden will also be damaged."
Li An said as big as possible, besides, the small clay pot he made yesterday was much larger than the previous test, and it contained more black powder, which would be several times more powerful than before, and definitely had the ability to destroy a century-old tree.
When Li Longji and the ministers heard this, they all looked in disbelief, and it was really hard for them to imagine that something could have such a huge destructive power.
"Li Shilang doesn't have to worry about this, you can plant another one if the tree is dead, the Ministry of Engineering will send someone to repair the house if it is broken, you just need to prove what you just said."
As soon as Li Longji made the final decision, the test site was chosen in the small garden on the side of the Xuanzheng Palace, where there was a century-old tree, and a small pavilion with a stone table and four stone benches in it.
The little eunuch went to the gate of Daming Palace as fast as possible, and saw Zhao Liu, who had been waiting for a long time, and after confirming, he took Zhao Liu straight to the Xuanzheng Palace.
And at this moment, Li Longji took all the courtiers, as well as the eunuchs and palace maids who accompanied him, all standing on the high platform outside the Xuanzheng Palace, standing here, he could clearly see the small garden not far away, and the distance was safe enough, and the aftermath of the explosion should not be threatening here.
"It's coming, it's coming."
When the ministers saw the little eunuch running over with a servant holding an item in his hand, they hurriedly opened their eyes wide, wanting to see what this thing was, but it was so mysterious that Li An said.
"Wine jar, isn't this a wine jar for drinking?"
All the ministers have drunk wine, so they naturally recognize the wine jar, they still think it is a rare item, it is actually an inconspicuous wine jar, but some ministers think that there must be something in this wine jar, otherwise, Li An would not say such a big thing, they know that Li An has invented many interesting items, so they have an indescribable sense of trust in Li An.
"Li Shilang, the thunder you said is hidden in this wine jar?"
One of the ministers asked with a look of suspicion. (To be continued.) Mobile phone users, please browse and read, a better reading experience.