Chapter 58 Reinstatement of Officials
Li Haochen and the three of them followed the inner servants to the Taiji Palace, and on the Taishi chair in the study made by Li Yuanzhenggao, when they saw a few people coming in, they also nodded with a smile, and caught the eldest grandson Wuji, the mastermind behind the scenes, and the rumors that broke out in the Great Wall for more than a month could finally be calmed down, he was very happy in his heart, and at this moment he saw that Li Haochen had a little more love in his heart.
The three of them saluted Li Yuan, and the crown prince Li Jiancheng and the prince washed the horse Wei Zheng and had nothing, but Li Haochen said: "Li Haochen, a grass man, greets Your Majesty!" After Li Haochen finished speaking, Li Yuan frowned, obviously not very happy.
Li Jiancheng and Wei Zheng took turns to give him a look, and he didn't change his words. The tone is firm, and the demeanor is as usual.
Li Yuan looked at Li Haochen like this, and knew clearly in his heart that Li Haochen was venting his dissatisfaction and dissatisfaction with being stripped of his official position. After all, Li Yuannian had just made a great contribution to him, so he didn't get angry on the spot.
Instead, he cleared his throat and scolded: "Li Haochen I have released you from prison, and I will naturally reinstate you as an official, are you reminding me by calling yourself a grass citizen in front of me?" ”
Li Haochen said again and again that the grass people didn't dare. Although he said that he didn't dare, he still called himself a grass man, obviously he was iron-hearted and couldn't get along with Li Yuan.
No matter how good Li Yuan's temper is, after all, he is also the emperor, how can he tolerate Li Haochen again and again, so rude, and then said angrily: "Since you like to be a grass farmer so much, I will give you to be a grass farmer for a lifetime!" Facing the inner servant on the side, he announced the decree, Li Haochen had no one in his eyes, and he was demoted to a concubine! ”
As soon as the crown prince Li Jiancheng was about to dissuade him, he saw that Li Haochen knelt on the ground and said: "Grass people Li Haochen, thank you Lord Longen!" ”
Li Yuan was actually just angry for a while, and Li Haochen immediately thanked him, which made it difficult for Li Yuan to ride the tiger and there was no way out.
Then Li Yuan said angrily: "Okay, very good, you get out of here, I don't want to see you again!" ”
Li Haochen kowtowed again and said, "The grass people retreat!" With that, he withdrew from the Taiji Hall.
In fact, Li Haochen didn't really complain about Li Yuan, but he was really a little tired of deceit, thinking that he had come to the Tang Dynasty for so long and experienced life and death several times, all because he was too close to the power struggle, and Li Haochen still wanted to be a rich man. So when he entered the palace, he had already thought about it, to provoke Li Yuan, so that Li Yuan could really dismiss him from office, so that he could realize the idea in his heart and no longer have to worry about it. But can Li Yuan let him go? The answer is no, Li Haochen was edicted back before he left the palace gate.
Li Yuan sat on the Taishi's chair and said: "Li Haochen, just now I asked you to be a grass citizen for a lifetime, I suddenly found that I didn't say anything, let you serve the people somewhere, since you are a grass citizen who I personally canonized, you must have a fief, I thought about Yunzhou near the location of the western capital is good, what do you think?" If you have no opinion, I will send you to Yunzhou now! ”
Li Haochen was shocked when he heard this, and said secretly in his heart: "Why don't I have an opinion, I have too much opinion, Yunzhou?" You must know that this is where Li Shimin was demoted! Li Haochen knew too well in his heart, with Li Shimin's hatred for him, if he really went to Yunzhou, he would definitely be played to death by Li Shimin, and he would die very miserably, Li Haochen looked at the sly afterglow in the corner of Li Yuan's eyes, and he clearly knew that Li Yuan had seen through his little tricks, which was deliberately to rectify him. It is true that Li Yuan reacted when Li Haochen just went out of the Taiji Palace, and Li Yuan instantly knew how Li Haochen, who usually looked shrewd, how could he be so reckless and rude today. But Jun Wu joked, since he has already said it, he is not in a hurry to regret it, and Li Haochen has also thanked him, this matter is basically a matter of course. He didn't have a better way, at this time Li Jiancheng came up to persuade Li Yuan, Li Yuan's words were quite remorseful, Wei Zhengxin on the side was like a mirror, and he took two steps forward and said: "Your Majesty just rewarded Li Haochen for being a grass farmer for a lifetime, but it doesn't seem to be a designated place, the minister thinks Yunzhou is a good place, what does Your Majesty think?" "Wei Zheng is an honest person, and the whole person is really unambiguous, Li Yuan understood it as soon as he heard Wei Zheng's words. This is the recall of Li Haochen, and the dialogue just now.
Li Yuan saw that Li Haochen didn't reply to him for a long time, so he said to the waiter on the side: "Inform the Zhongshu Province to draft the decree"
Li Haochen knelt directly on the ground when he heard this, crying (of course, it was fake crying, just howling) and said: "The minister implores His Majesty to take back his order, the minister does not want to go to Yunzhou, the minister is willing to be a pawn of His Majesty, let it be driven, and hope that His Majesty will look at the minister, seize the eldest grandson Wuji's sake, and give the minister a chance, the minister knows that he is wrong, and he will not dare again!" In the end, the minister knew his mistake and didn't dare anymore, in fact, it was a pun, the meaning on the face was that he didn't want to go to Yunzhou to be a grass people, in fact, he didn't dare to play tricks with the emperor anymore.
Li Yuan looked at Li Haochen's performance, and said with a satisfied smile on his face: "Since you are so reluctant to me, then I will go around you once, and I will not take you as an example!" ”
When Li Haochen heard this, he hurriedly kowtowed and thanked him! He didn't dare to play tricks anymore, but his dream of being a rich man was completely shattered so far. It is destined that his life will be tightly tied to the Li Tang Dynasty.
Li Yuan turned his head and said to the inner servant: "Spread my edict to Zhongshu Province, draft two holy decrees, the first holy decree, Li Haochen will be reinstated, and the chief superintendent Sun Wuji will be beheaded three days later." The second holy decree said that Li Haochen was a loyal minister of the Tang Dynasty, and Chang'an spread rumors that the culprit who wanted to kill Haochen was the eldest grandson Wuji, and he was beheaded three days later, so that the people of Chang'an watched the execution at the north gate of Chang'an, and released all the people who were arrested for spreading rumors in prison, and said that I would pardon them and let them go home to reunite with their families, and they must no longer use false rumors! ”
The chamberlain received the edict and went to the Zhongshu Province to convey it.
In the early morning of the second day, the two holy decrees were issued at the same time, and the holy decree of Li Haochen's reinstatement only caused some discussion in the imperial court, and did not have much impact. The second holy decree has a huge impact on the people, especially the people of Chang'an.
Shengzhiyun: Li Haochen, the loyal general of the Tang Dynasty, is also an upright person, a model for hundreds of officials, and a loyal and upright minister of me, there are villains who spread rumors before, saying that I want to kill Li Haochen, this is purely a rumor, I don't explain it, but the people of Chang'an have spread falsehoods, causing panic among the people, I am deeply uneasy, today the culprit Sun Wuji has been arrested and brought to justice, and two days later outside the north gate of Chang'an, beheaded the public, and ordered the people of Chang'an to watch the execution. The people of Chang'an, who were all convicted for spreading rumors, were all bewitched by the eldest grandson Wuji, a small man, and pardoned the people who were convicted for going home to reunite with their families! You and others should take this as a warning, and must not use false rumors again, if there is a next time, I will not tolerate it!
Chin this!
After this holy edict, the people of the world all praised His Majesty the Emperor for his generosity and benevolence, hated the eldest grandson Wuji's sinister intentions, and Li Haochen also won a lot of praise among the people.
From June of the ninth year of Wude, a civil riot caused by Li Haochen's arrest, and at the same time, a one-and-a-half-month literary prison, with this amnesty edict, completely ended, and Datang ushered in a new chapter.