Li Chengqian snorted lightly, and the hall quieted down, which was enough to show the majesty of Li Chengqian's current court.

When all the officials looked at Li Chengqian, Li Chengqian still sat solemnly on the throne like a statue of the Emperor of Heaven.

Seeing this, the hundred officials became more and more respectful, and finally lowered their heads slightly and did not dare to look at Li Chengqian again.

"Gao Shilang!" Li Chengqian's calm voice sounded in the hall.

Gao Cheng was stunned when he heard this, walked out quickly and bowed and said, "The minister is here." ”

"Qin Huaiyi's recital was handled by you, right?" Li Chengqian's voice was still as calm as ever.

Gao Cheng is now the left servant of the Ministry of Officials, and some time ago, Du Zhenglun, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, and Liu Xiangdao, the right waiter, were busy making the Tang Quan's election reform, and some of the general affairs in the ministry were handed over to Gao Shi.

Gao Cheng's heart jumped when he heard this, but at this time, he couldn't allow him to think about it, so he hurriedly said truthfully: "It was the minister who rejected Qin Huaiyi's request to run to the funeral according to the rules. At the end, his voice was lowered.

"The official's mother passed away and asked for a funeral, and you rejected it as a fourth-grade waiter?" Li Chengqian's words were still calm, but his face had become serious.

"Minister, minister......" Gao Cheng was speechless for a while.

Although Gao Cheng is only a four-grade waiter, because of his good family background, he is very official in the ministry and is willing to slap him, and when there is no direct conflict of interest, Du Zhenglun will turn a blind eye to the past.

Seeing this, Li Chengqian raised his hand slightly to interrupt Gao Cheng, and said indifferently: "When you were mourning your mother, Chang'an said that you were grief-stricken and almost died, why can't you think about Qin Huaiyi with the heart of a filial son?"

Implicit in these sentences is the story of Uncle Ying Kao persuading Zheng Zhuang Gong in "Zuo Biography" (the gentleman said: Uncle Ying Kao is pure filial piety, and loves his mother Shi and Zhuang Gong. It is said that Uncle Ying Kao was filial to his mother, and he influenced Zheng Zhuanggong to go home to honor his mother.

Li Chengqian's words may be considered indifferent by ordinary people, but for an official from a scholar clan, this is already a serious suspicion of character.

Gao Chengqian's face sank instantly when he heard this, he was dissatisfied with Li Chengqian's arrangement for Gao Shilian to go to Jiucheng Palace for the elderly, so Li Chengqian's orders have always been in disobedience.

At this time, he was questioned by Li Chengqian, and said with strong dissatisfaction: "His Royal Highness the Prince, please be cautious, although the minister is dull, he also knows that he cannot abolish the public for personal reasons." Qin Huaiyi is the county commander of Song County, and the people are said to be able, and the ministers are not at fault for seizing affection according to this. ”

"Presumptuous!" There was no need for Li Chengqian to speak, Zhou Jin, who was standing next to Gao Chengqian, spoke.

I saw him shouting, raising his head and glaring at Gao Cheng, and his voice was like Hong Zhong and said: "Gao Zheng, you are too arrogant, you dare to be a minister in the palace." ”

Gao Cheng glanced down at Zhou Jin slightly, and said contemptuously: "This official is based on the truth, how can you say it." ”

He looked down on Zhou Jin as a 'lucky villain', and in the eyes of the scholars, anyone who was not an official based on his family background was a villain, so many powerful prime ministers who were in charge of the prime minister in the late Southern Dynasty were called villains.

Zhou Jin was unmoved by this and said loudly: "'Zi said: He is also filial, and those who are good at committing crimes are rare, and those who are not good at committing crimes and are good at making trouble, there are no others. 'If you are not a filial son, how can you be considered a loyal minister?'

Gao Shilang's Ministry of Officials regards Qin Huaiyi as an unfilial person so seriously, which shows that he is also a person who does not know people, and it is really difficult to deserve his position. ”

It is difficult to refute this, and the hundred officials in the palace saw that Zhou Jin had put away his contempt at this time, and he had the deepest experience among them.

Gao Cheng looked up and saw Li Chengqian looking at him indifferently, and hurriedly saluted: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the minister has no such intention." ”

Li Chengqian ignored Gao Chengqian, and said in a calm voice: "The servant of the Ministry of Officials does not cultivate his virtues, has no talent, has no learning, is mediocre for his own use, does not know the general situation, and is partial to the people, so he will be immediately dismissed and demoted to a concubine, and he will be sent to his father as a servant of the ninth product on the same day." ”

When Gao Cheng heard this, he was panicked at first, and then he thought of what was going to happen later, and he felt a lot more at ease, calmly saluted Li Chengqian, then took off his crown belt, turned around and walked out of the hall.

In this regard, the hundred officials first looked at Li Chengqian in shock, and then watched Gao Cheng leave, but no one made a sound.

Li Chengqian watched Gao Xu leave so calmly, and his heart was irritable, he knew that what happened recently was not accidental, and someone must be arranging all this.

Gao Cheng went out and almost heard a needle drop in the hall, and all the officials looked down and didn't dare to breathe, for fear that Li Chengqian would dismiss them in the next moment.

Li Chengqian was in a bad mood, so he directly ordered: "The foundation of filial piety is benevolence, Qin Huaiyi, the county commander of Song County, does not run for his mother's funeral, and colludes with his boss to seize affection for officials, which is really not a son of man, so he should immediately dismiss the official and hand it over to the criminal department for punishment."

Luozhou Assassin Shi Dai Zhide was stunned, and he was punished for half a year to serve him with respect. ”

When the decree was issued, Li Chengqian saw that no official dared to stand up and oppose it, so he got up and retreated.

Li Chengqian sat down and ordered Liu Kui to bring Du Zhenglun and Zhou Jin into the Chongjiao Palace.

Chongjiao Temple.

As soon as Du Zhenglun entered the main hall, he asked Li Chengqian for guilt and said: "His Royal Highness the Prince, the minister is guilty of letting Gao Cheng take power in the ministry, and asking His Royal Highness the Prince to surrender his guilt." ”

Li Chengqian waved his hand expressionlessly, signaling Du Zhenglun to stop first.

"Qin Huaiyi's mother is dead, Dai Zhide won't let him go, presumably Song County has some plan, Gu Wang thought that Song County must immediately send a useful person to be the county order." Li Chengqian said, and glanced at Zhou Jin.

Zhou Jin took a step forward and said: "His Royal Highness the Prince, the ministers are willing to go to Song County to find out their intentions for His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

Li Chengqian said solemnly: "With the current status of the Lone King, ordinary means cannot shake the position of the Lone King, since they dare to make a move, they are fighting for their lives, and this person who goes to Song County must be in great danger." ”

When Zhou Jin heard this, he immediately knelt down on his knees and said solemnly: "The minister has the grace of His Royal Highness the Prince, and I am willing to die for His Royal Highness the Prince!" ”

Seeing this, Li Chengqian stepped forward to help Zhou Jin, looked at him sincerely with his eyes and said, "Then the affairs of Song County will be entrusted to the Qing family." ”

Zhou Jin bowed down again and said: "Although the ministers are full of liver and brains, they will not hesitate to do anything." ”

Li Chengqian nodded, turned back to Du Zhenglun and said, "Du Qing's family, you can arrange it." ”

"Obey the order!"

Li Chengqian motioned for Liu Kui to help Zhou Jin up, turned around and walked back to the throne and sat down.

"The Ministry of Officials will draft a letter of ministers, and in the future, all the officials whose parents have passed away and ask to return to their hometowns to mourn and worry about their worries will be reported to the Pingzhang Academy." Li Chengqian took this power directly into his own hands.

Du Zhenglun knew that there was no way to fight with Li Chengqian at this time, so he had to bow again to obey the order.

After Li Chengqian gave this order, he motioned for the two to go down, and he wanted to start arranging the affairs of going to Luoyang in person.