Chapter 309: Framed
After the ceremonial officer reads the gift list, he will present it to the emperor, and imply that the emperor is the real thing. Flash Dance
If the emperor liked it, he would leave the treasures behind and hand them over to the department in charge of managing the treasures.
If the emperor was not interested at all, at this time, the head of the household would stand up and tell the emperor that the tribute paid by these local officials would be kept for the emperor.
As the emperor, Li Chengqian would say, "Yes! ā
The ceremonial officer will then say, "Your Majesty can make it!" ā
It was agreed that these tributes would be kept and used by the household department for the emperor, and as for how to use them, it was a matter for the household department.
Hubu Shangshu took all the gift lists in his heart, and when the court meeting was over, he also had to take people to count the tributes, except for those that were favored by the emperor and included in the palace treasury, the others were all counted clearly.
Although these things belong to the household department, they still need to be registered, as well as used, so that the emperor will not have to check them on a whim that day, and they can cope with it.
The Emperor could see that it was still just a thick ledger.
Then the envoys of the vassal states paid tribute to the emperor of the suzerain, and the process was the same as above, and finally the Ministry of Rites kept the treasures for the emperor.
After the gift-giving session, the edict of the new year is read.
Wang Quan took a step forward, unfolded the edict and began to read out the "Decree of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty...... The old and the new alternate, can be changed to the first year of Yonghui, the edict is like the right, and the line is to be pursued...... On the first day of the first month of the first month of the year of Gengshu. ā
The first large paragraph of flowery nonsense, and a large number of signatures of officials from the three provinces, the real theme is only two sentences.
From this moment on, this year is the change of Yonghui, and everyone will call this year the first year of Yonghui.
After the edict of changing the year name was read, the next step was to promulgate the canonization of Su as the queen, Xiao as Xiao Guifei, and the canonization of the youngest son Li Sujie as the king of Xun.
After the ceremony of the great court meeting, the emperor got up and left first, and then the ministers and envoys left the Taiji Hall one after another.
They should take this opportunity to rest well and make sure that they have enough energy to cope with the upcoming activities.
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On the nineteenth day of the first month of the first year of Yonghui, Li Chengqian appointed Zhang Xing as a servant, officially revoked Yu Zhining's position as a servant, and asked him to resign early and go back to retire.
On the 21st day of the first lunar month, Li Chengqian summoned the imperial envoys from various localities in the cabinet and asked them about the people's weal and woe in various localities.
The envoys of the Chaoji Dynasty reported to Li Chengqian on the situation of the localities under their management, the people's livelihood, the economy, and the grain output.
"I have just succeeded to the throne, and if there is anything unfavorable to the people, you as magistrates should immediately be dismissed. 35xsā
"If there is anything that is not explained, you will all play it to me again, and now I can only better understand the suffering of the people through you."
"As a parent official, you love the people and govern the place for the court, and everything you do to the people will be recorded in your merits."
"The winners will be promoted, and the bad ones will be punished, you know?" Li Chengqian said.
"Your Excellency understands! Your Majesty can rest assured that the ministers will take care of the people and govern the place well for the court, and they will be able to enjoy good weather every year, and the people will live and work in peace and contentment, and they will not close their doors at night. The envoys hurriedly saluted.
This is not the first time that these envoys have entered Beijing to meet the emperor, and when the first emperor was alive, like the current emperor, every time he came to Beijing, he had to summon them and inquire about the local people's livelihood.
They deal with this problem, and they naturally respond to the flow, so that people can't find anything wrong.
Li Chengqian nodded, he didn't believe all what these people said, who knows how many of these people are telling the truth and how many are telling lies.
Did any of these people exaggerate things, only report good news to the emperor and not bad news, and hide the bad situation?
As long as there is no riot, they generally do not report it to the imperial court, and even if there is a riot, they will cover up the truth of the matter and blame the rioters for all their faults.
Especially in those remote areas where the emperor is far away, where the imperial court whip is out of reach, there is generally the greatest chance that this will happen.
After Li Chengqian inquired about some more information, he asked these envoys to leave, and in the following period of time, Li Chengqian would summon some assassins to inquire about the people's suffering.
The assassins also dealt with the past one by one, and showed Li Chengqian their achievements in governing the local area in the past year.
After Li Chengqian read it, he would give them a few words of encouragement and send them away.
On this day, Li Chengqian had just sent away more than a dozen assassins, and Wang Quan walked in and saluted, "Everyone! A Luoyang man named Li Hong came to complain. ā
"Shouldn't the matter of the lawsuit be handed over to Dali Temple? What cases need to be reported to me? Li Chengqian said, he had been chatting with a group of old foxes for a long time, and he was already very tired.
Dealing with the case, I didn't go to Dali Temple, but came to the palace to find me, the emperor, am I very idle?
"Everyone, this case is related to Taiwei, don't you think?" Wang Quan asked.
"Something to do with the eldest grandson Wuji? What's up? Could it be a rebellion? Li Chengqian asked casually.
"Everyone! How do you know that this Li Hong is suing Taiwei for rebellion, do you think you should ask Taiwei to ask? Wang Quan asked.
Before he could say what it was, the emperor had already guessed that it had something to do with the rebellion, which really surprised him.
"I think that at the beginning, when the first emperor was alive, there were no people who falsely accused Fang Xuanling of rebellion, and now it is not difficult for someone to frame the Taiwei." Li Chengqian said.
After hearing this, Wang Quan suddenly realized, it turned out that this was the case, he said, why did the emperor suddenly not know the prophet, it turned out to be guessed through the Fang Xuanling incident.
If that's the case, then it's not surprising at all.
"Taiwei Changsun Wuji is also a veteran of the Three Dynasties, when the first emperor was alive, he was loyal and meritorious, in addition to the crime of rebellion, what crime can cause him to die."
"This Li Hong is really bold and reckless, he actually dared to frame the eldest grandson Taiwei, and ordered Yousi to take him down and behead him immediately."
"I don't believe that Taiwei will rebel, and he will definitely not rebel, and if there are such arrogant people who frame important ministers in the court, Dali Temple will be directly beheaded, and there is no need to disturb me again." Li Chengqian then continued.
Although rebellion is a heinous crime that can only be punished by the emperor through the emperor, there is really no need to bother him as an emperor for such false accusations.
"No! The slave knows what to do! Wang Quan was ordered to retreat and pass the emperor's meaning to Dali Temple.
Dali Temple was immediately ordered to pronounce the death sentence of Li Hong and immediately execute.