Chapter 342: Retreat

With a decree to dismiss more than 100 sons of noble families, there was immediately a lively scene in front of the Liangyi Gate, and a group of middle- and lower-level officials blocked the Liangyi Gate and asked to see Li Chengqian.

In the side hall of Ganlu Palace, Li Chengqian sat on the throne and said expressionlessly to Qiu Xinggong, who came to report: "The lonely king is gone. Tell them that now they go back to the yamen to work, and if they have something to do, they will be relieved of their official position. If you want to make trouble, you will be beaten out. ”

Qiu Xinggong's face as if he had been frozen by eternity showed a look of embarrassment when he heard this, and looked at Li Chengqian and said in a low voice: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, these people are all ministers of the imperial court, and they can't be driven away with sticks!" ”

Li Chengqian was shocked when he heard this, looked up at Qiu Xinggong and said lightly: "King Gu has always heard that Qiu Qing's family is strict in governing the army, so at this very time, he entrusted his life and the Tang Dynasty to Qiu Qing's family, why is Qiu Qing's family cowering today?"

Qiu Xinggong bowed in a panic when he heard this, and said in a deep voice: "How dare the minister not flinch when he receives the great favor of His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness the Prince's martial arts are all first-class, and you should know that this court is not a battlefield or a military camp."

If the ministers beat these ministers out with sticks, not only will these ministers deviate from His Royal Highness the Prince, but even other ministers will be dissatisfied with His Royal Highness the Prince.

At that time, even if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince hands over the heads of his ministers, he will no longer be able to win back the hearts of the people, and please ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to think twice. ”

Qiu Xinggong is a person from the Tang Dynasty in the end, and he knows what the meaning of 'Shi can be killed without humiliation'.

Li Chengqian's heart moved when he heard this, he got up and helped Qiu Xinggong and said: "The Qiu Qing family doesn't have to be careful, the lonely king is definitely not a merciless person, how can the Qiu Qing family accept it on behalf of the lonely king."

Qiu Qing's family will go back to duty first, as for those people, you let King Gu think about it again, let them bask in Liangyi Gate for a while. ”

Qiu Xinggong breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and solemnly saluted Li Chengqian again: "The ministers obey the order, and please rest assured that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will not be able to walk in front of the Liangyi Gate except the minister, and these people will definitely not be able to enter the Liangyi Gate." ”

Li Chengqian nodded when he heard this, and Qiu Xinggong turned around and left.

Li Chengqian watched Qiu Xinggong walk out, and said to Liu Kui with a solemn expression: "Go and pass on the achievements of Li Yifu Qiu to see King Lone." ”

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The incident in front of Liangyi Gate soon spread throughout Chang'an City, and the high-ranking officials and nobles in Chang'an City all paid attention to Li Chengqian's coping method.

Although Fang Xuanling was cut to the people, the tiger elder Yu Wei is there, not to mention that now his enemy Li Chengqian is encountering problems.

Some relatives came to Fang Fu in the name of mourning, and wanted to know what Fang Xuanling thought about it.

Fang Xuanling was ready to finish his mother's funeral, and personally helped the spirit to return to Licheng to guard filial piety and never return to Chang'an City, so he has been guarding filial piety in front of the spirit for the past few days, and no one will come and meet alone.

But because of this, there are some uncontrollable factors in his family.

Fang Xuanling's third son, Fang Yu, and his wife's residence in the west courtyard of Fangfu, the former East Palace Qianniu Weihelan Chushi Zheng and Fang Yi were talking in the study.

Although Helan Cornerstone and Fang Yi are not deep friends, they are both noble children of Chang'an City, and they usually meet often in Chang'an City, so today Helan Chushi came to mourn and the two hit it off.

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"His Royal Highness King Jing really has the heart to seize the throne?" Helan Chushi asked a little nervously.

Li Yuanjing, the king of Jing, is the father-in-law of Fang Yize, and is now making a history of assassination in Yanzhou, on the edge of Chang'an.

In history, Fang Yiai and Xue Wanche rebelled to push Li Yuanjing, the king of Jing, to ascend the throne, and after the defeat, Li Yuanjing was given death by Li Zhi.

Now that Li Shimin is seriously ill, Li Chengqian is obviously not the heart of the world, and Li Yuanjing, the king of Jing near Chang'an, has moved his mind.

In the name of condolences to Fang Xuanling's mother, he sent a letter to Fang Yuze, ordering him to contact the minister in the capital and prepare to overthrow Li Shimin's father and son.

"Li Chengqian is mean and unkind, and he is unethical in the world, and if he succeeds to the throne, he will inevitably reproduce the scene of the last years of the Sui Dynasty...... Brother Helan doesn't want to see such a scene, right?" Fang Yi looked at Helan Chushi and said very seriously.

Helan Chushi nodded silently when he heard this, expressing his approval of what Fang Yu said.

"To say that this Li Chengqian is indeed not a good thing, none of the masters of the East Palace have ended well in the past few years.

My father-in-law took the initiative to show favor to him when he saw his precarious status, but he was secretly treacherous and didn't even write a reply by himself, and now he has locked my father-in-law in a prison for no reason......"

"Li Chengqian even dared to imprison His Majesty, who was seriously ill, and all the princes in Beijing were also locked up in the palace by him and not released...... His father made great contributions to his Tang family, and in the end, he was dismissed. ”

Both of them have a stomach full of resentment towards Li Chengqian, and when they talk about it, they don't have any precautions......

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Fortunately, Li Chengqian is now facing unprecedented pressure, and he has no intention of paying attention to small people like Fang Zhize, Helan Chushi.

Li Chengqian's refusal to meet the ministers in front of the Liangyi Gate made several old ministers and the ministers of the East Palace very worried, and Gao Shilian, who had not entered the palace for several days, had to enter the palace again and called Yang Shidao, Zhang Chengxing, and the ministers of the East Palace of the Six Shangshu to ask to see Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian was still on the throne on the Ganlu Gate, watching the minister in front of him take out the resumes of more than 100 children of the clan that he had deposed.

These people are either because they are in the house, or because they are recommended to enter the office because they are from a family, and they are not doing their jobs properly after they enter the office, and they are either lingering in Pingkangfang all day long, or they are in and out of the singing and dancing banquets of the families of the powerful and wealthy.

Li Chengqian looked at Gao Shilian, Yang Shidao and the others and said slowly: "Ladies and gentlemen, the selection of talents and the appointment of talents has been the authority of the monarch since ancient times, and now some officials of the family steal the authority of the monarch and appoint cronyism, which is a sinner who plots against the law, how can it be indulged?"

Gao Shilian showed a helpless look on his face when he heard this, and took a deep breath before slowly saying: "What His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said is certainly reasonable, but the king can't be respectful in everything, some positions are worthy ......of being selected by the king himself, and some positions are naturally handed over to his subordinates to do it on their behalf, and this has been the case since ancient times."

Li Chengqian couldn't help but raise his voice when he heard this: "Hmph! Now the 'talented' Lone King recommended by these people is not satisfied, can't he be dismissed?"

As he spoke, he put his resume on the table and said, "Who are these people?"

Liu Kui handed a stack of resumes to Gao Shilian, Gao Shilian didn't even look at it, and said to Li Chengqian lightly: "These people have just entered the Shitu and are mostly noble positions, and the imperial court has no important government affairs to hand over to them. ”

Li Chengqian couldn't help but look at Gao Shilian with wide eyes, listening to the meaning of Gao Shilian's words, these children who are in the dark and enter the official business are not doing their jobs at all, and it is not worth mentioning trivial matters at all.

Li Chengqian no longer looked at Gao Shilian, turned his head to look at the others and asked, "Do all of you all see it this way?"

Now there are six Shangshu, Cheng Mingzhen of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Xue Dading of the Ministry of Industry, and Ma Zhou of the Ministry of Officials are all promoted by Li Chengqian, as well as Chu Suiliang, Xu Jingzong, and Su Dingfang are also listed.

However, Li Chengqian asked for a long time, but no one said anything, and finally Chu Suiliang came out and said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the minister thinks that this matter cannot be rushed for a while, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince may first demote and retain these people or punish and reprimand them......

Li Chengqian's face was already gloomy when he heard this, and it was absolutely impossible for him to retract the order he had already given.

Thinking that they should also arrive at Li Yifu, he waved his hand at the ministers and said, "Let King Gu think about it!" ”

Seeing this, Gao Shilian calmly dusted off the dust on his body, and solemnly saluted Li Chengqian: "His Royal Highness the Prince, the ministers waiting for advice in front of the Liangyi Gate are still under the scorching sun, and I ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to make a decision as soon as possible!" ”

"Please also ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to make a quick decision!" The ministers put pressure on Li Chengqian together.

Li Chengqian couldn't help but be furious when he saw that they were going to force the palace, Huo Ran got up and looked at the ministers with angry eyes, and shouted: "Retreat!" ”