To go to the court today, Li Mu got up early in the morning, put on his court clothes under Bai Qiaoqiao's service, drank a bowl of porridge and ate two eggs, yawned and got on the horse, and took Li Chongyi and four guards to rush along Suzaku Street to the imperial city.

When I arrived at the imperial city, I got off my horse and walked, and at this time all the officials had almost arrived, and they got together in twos and threes on the road. Li Mu had no one to make up, so he had to go by himself. Looking at those important ministers who don't get off the horse, I can't help but be envious. Li Mu looked at it with envy in his heart, how good this reward is, how practical it is! It's much better than the reward of 'ten thousand gold' at every turn.

Although it is known as a hundred officials, in fact, there were not so many people in the court. The "Ritual Order" stipulates: "All civil and military officials in Beijing who serve more than nine grades shall look forward to the Japanese dynasty; Its civil and military attachés are above five grades and supervise the imperial history, and participate in the daily court. It means that in Beijing, the civil and military officials with nine grades and above go to court on the first and fifteenth days of each month, and other civil and military officials with five grades or more and supervise the imperial history before going to court every day. Everything else is called, otherwise hundreds of officials will go to court every day, and there will be no need to do other things.

Li Mu was dressed in a big purple robe, which was especially conspicuous in the crowd. Wearing a purple robe, he is the only one with no hair on his mouth. And according to the grade, his purple robe has a little bit of moisture, and Li Mu knows it in his heart, so he stands at the back of the purple robe, in front of the scarlet robe, in a relatively high middle position, okay, not conspicuous.

"Quiet!"

The little eunuch shouted, and the hundred officials quieted down. Li Shimin came to the hall, sat down on the dragon chair, and gave salutes to all officials.

"Everyone loves to be flat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

The civil and military divisions stood still, Li Mu was originally a military marquis, but his actual official position was a civilian official, so he also stood in the queue of civilian officials.

"In the Turkic war, our army won a great victory. I was very happy in my heart, very happy. Since I ascended the throne, I have often been terrified, for fear that I will live up to the trust of my father and the expectations of the people. Today, it can be regarded as an explanation. ”

"A few days ago, the imperial historian Xiao Yu impeached Li Jing for having no way to govern the army, and when he attacked and broke the tooth tent of Jieli Khan, some treasures and cultural relics were looted by the soldiers, and he wanted to cure Li Jing's crime. I reprimanded Li Jing and ordered him to be grounded at home, as a punishment! However, Li Jing has made great achievements in destroying the Turks, can I not reward him? The former Sui general Shi Wansui defeated the Datou Khan, but Emperor Yang did not reward him, which led to the fall of the Sui Dynasty. I should learn from the past, and today Li Jing's grounding period has arrived, and it is time to reward Li Jing for his achievements. ”

When Li Jing heard this, he went out of class and said: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks deeply about his own mistakes at home, and the more he thinks about it, the more he feels that he has a negative grace. The old minister did not dare to invite merit or receive rewards. ”

"I am the Son of Heaven, and I should be rewarded and punished clearly. I have already punished you for your mistakes. I must also give you the reward you deserve, and do not excuse yourself. Proposed purpose, add Dr. Li Jingguanglu, give thousands of silk horses, and 500 households in Shiyi. ”

"Your Majesty......" Li Jing had tears in his eyes, choked up and couldn't speak, and bowed down for a long time and said: "Old minister, thank you, Your Majesty Longen." ”

"A small mistake, you can change it. This matter has passed, and the hundred officials can no longer criticize Li Jing, and those who criticize will never be spared. ”

The hundred officials promised, and even Xiao Yu had a normal face, obviously having already guessed this result. Li Jing destroyed the Turks and captured Jieli Khan, which is comparable to the contribution made by Li Shimin when the Tang Dynasty was founded, and such a great achievement is enough to be crowned king. But the king with a different surname is a taboo, and no one dares to mention it, but Li Jing's work must not be appreciated, so Li Shimin is embarrassed. Xiao Yu also seized this opportunity to impeach Li Jing and gave Li Shimin a step, disgusting Li Jing by the way.

But after calming down, Xiao Yu figured it out, what kind of disgusting Li Jing was he, he saved Li Jing. If he really wanted to deal with Li Jing, he should write a letter to praise him and persuade the emperor to crown him as a king with a different surname, which is the real way to put Li Jing to death.

The thing has been done, and it is irreparable, and no matter how much it is said, it is not the work of a wise man. And Li Shimin's reward was not rich compared to Li Jing's merits, so he didn't speak. If he doesn't speak, the other people in the Imperial History Terrace will naturally not speak, and if the Imperial Historians don't speak, who will go to Li Jing's bad luck, so this reward was passed peacefully.

Li Shimin came up and finished talking about today's main topic, and there was nothing to do. glanced at Tang Guan, who was struggling to write in the corner of the main hall, and glanced at Li Mu, who was hiding in the crowd, gloating, and glanced at Duke Gao.

Gao Gong Guild was concerned and screamed: "If there is something to do, play early, and there is nothing to retreat." ”

"Minister, the prince of the country is supervising the sacrificial wine, Kong Yingda, there is something to play."

Kong Yingda came out of the ranks, holding up the ivory wat board in his hand, like the tusks of an angry elephant.

Li Shimin saw Kong Yingda like this, and suddenly felt a little sorry for him, he was fainted by Li Muhuo last time, and he came out again after recuperating for almost a month, and today he is in battle again, which is really commendable. But Li Shimin was not very optimistic about him, and persuaded: "Aiqing is recovering from a serious illness, and it is inevitable that she will be weak, so it is better to write an excerpt and hand it over, and there is no need to start playing it in person." ”

Kong Yingda seemed to be iron-hearted, and said: "Your Majesty, it is a matter of social affairs, and the old minister must start playing in person!" ”

Li Shimin was also annoyed by Kong Yingda's appearance of opening his mouth and closing his mouth, but since he wanted to be a Mingjun, he couldn't show his annoyance, so he had to keep smiling and said, "Since that's the case, Aiqing will play." ”

Kong Yingda glanced at the figure at the end of the purple-robed queue in front of him, and said loudly: "The minister recovered from his illness the day before yesterday, returned to the Guozijian, and heard something. His Majesty wants to promote the Datang Daily, and the Marquis of Lulu Li Mu will select students from the Hongwen Pavilion, Chongwen Pavilion, and Guozijian to be compiled, and recommend the 'Imperial Walk' to observe the court discussion. ”

The minister has no objection to this, and agrees very much, and vigorously mobilizes the professors and students of the Guozijian to cooperate with the candidates. But yesterday the minister heard about something, and he felt very ridiculous. Zhulu Hou was selected and compiled by the emperor's order, but he didn't even go to the door, no one looked at it, and wrote an excerpt at home and perfunctory His Majesty. And the person he recommended was not someone else, but his stepbrother, Tang Guan, the son of Tang Jian, the secretary of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. As far as the minister knows, Tang Guan's son is not good at school, often skips class, and mingles in the market. In the Hongwen Museum, the evaluation is always inferior. Li Mu recommended Tang Guan because he wanted to use the 'Imperial Walk' as a ladder to help Tang Guan enter the official career. Such nepotism and self-interest, the ministers dare not agree. Therefore, the minister wants to impeach the deer marquis, and I hope that His Majesty will be judged! ”

With such a long speech, Li Shimin listened to it tastelessly, rubbed his temples, and said, "Can you chase the deer?" ”

"The minister is here."

Li Mu came out of work, just in front of Kong Yingda, and the old man was so angry that he gritted his teeth. Li Mu heard the sound of gritting his teeth, luck dantian, poof, let out a stuffy fart, Kong Yingda just bowed slightly, stinky fart hit his face, and his face was almost green.

"Did you hear Kong Aiqing's impeachment of you just now?"

"I heard you."

"You can argue with it."

Li Mu glanced back at Kong Yingda, sighed, and said: "Your Majesty, what Kong Saijiu said is true, every word pierces his heart, and the minister is ashamed, and he doesn't dare to defend himself, so he can only admit the guilt." Alas, please punish your majesty! Li Mu's confession was quite sincere, but this tone was not the case.

Kong Yingda just smelled a fart, and before he could slow down, when he heard Li Mu confess his guilt, he almost didn't break his old waist, and a mouthful of old blood reached his throat, almost spurting out directly.

Li Shimin didn't expect Li Mu to admit his guilt, and he was also curious when he was surprised, and asked: "I don't look like you want to confess when I hear you, if you have something to say, just say it directly, and don't beat around the bush." ”

Li Mu shook his head and said, "The minister doesn't dare to say it." ”

"Why not? I'll let you speak. ”

Li Mu sighed again and said, "Since Your Majesty asked the minister to say that the minister did not dare to disobey, he spoke bluntly. The minister's words are too sharp, and they always hurt people invisibly. Confucius is old and frail, and the last time he chatted a few verses of poetry, Confucius Liquor fainted and fell ill for a month. Today, if someone else impeaches the minister, the minister must not distinguish a few words. But Kong sacrificed wine to impeach the minister, and the minister did not dare to defend himself. The minister was afraid of hurting the fragile soul of Kong Saijiu, in case he fainted again and something happened, the minister should have been drowned by the spittle of the students in the world. ”

Thinking of the possible consequences, the minister weighed it in his heart, and it was better to accept the guilt.

"You, you ......" Kong Yingda's face instantly turned red when he heard Li Mu say this, and the "vertical" of the "vertical" of the "vertical" was just about to exit, Li Mu suddenly turned around and said, "Your Majesty, look, Kong Sacrifice Wine is going to get sick again!" ”

"You, you ......" Kong Yingda gritted his teeth, moved a step to the side, raised the wat board and said: "Your Majesty, the deer marquis is laughing at the court, please treat his sins!" ”

Li Mu hurriedly bowed: "The minister is guilty, and what Kong Saijiu says is what it is." Just ask for Kong Sacrificial Wine not to be angry, don't faint, the minister can't afford it! ”

"Enough!" Li Shimin snorted, Li Mu immediately became honest, Kong Yingda snorted angrily, but he didn't say anything.

"Li Mu, today I and the hundred officials are witnesses, even if Kong Saijiu is angry with you, it is his own business, you can defend yourself, and Hugh has to climb others. If you can't defend yourself, I will not only treat you for cronyism, forming a party for personal gain, but also treating you for laughing in the court, and you will have no king! ”

Tang Jian saw that Li Shimin was really angry, so he hurriedly went out of class and said: "Your Majesty is angry, this matter is entrusted by the old minister......

"Ju Guogong doesn't need to say much, I know your character, this matter has nothing to do with you, I asked Li Mu!"

Tang Jian was choked and was about to speak, but Li Shimin glared at him fiercely, and he had no choice but to give up.

Li Mu also took a step, stood still in front of Kong Yingda, and said with a straight face: "Your Majesty, since Your Majesty allows the minister to defend himself, the minister will defend himself a few words." Kong sacrificial wine accused the minister of nepotism, forming a party for personal gain, and the minister did not admit it! Since the Confucian sacrifice wine sued the minister, and His Majesty allowed the minister to argue, the minister was willing to confront the Confucian sacrifice wine. He refuted all the things he had complained, and asked His Majesty for his permission. ”

When Li Shimin and Baiguan heard this, they were waiting here, and they had a good move to retreat! I didn't want to argue, but you have to let me argue, so if you want to argue, you just have to argue thoroughly, can you still not agree? And he took off the responsibility in advance, what a smart boy!

Somehow, a feeling faintly rose in everyone's hearts that Kong Yingda was afraid that he was going to faint again today.