Chapter 355: Dare to argue with reason
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Anyone who is criticized by his subordinates in front of him in front of everyone feels uncomfortable. Li Shimin is not a saint, and he can't do it himself, if he can't deal with this matter today, he probably doesn't want to eat lunch.
With a gloomy face, he walked into the schoolhouse. Behind him was a group of civil and military ministers.
Even if there were many people here who were very opposed to Li Shimin's imprisonment at the beginning, but now that Luo Yan is so vigorously criticized in front of Li Shimin, they can only make powerless expressions.
Everything needs to be fought for by Luo Yan himself.
The courtiers had already thought that in the future, Luo Yan was afraid that he would have another period of seclusion at home.
Li Shimin walked to the front and sat down, and then said to Luo Yan: "This matter has been decided, don't you know that criticizing the government will also be punished?" The voice was a little cold, which obviously let Luo Yan know that Li Shimin was angry at this time.
Bowing to Li Shimin, Luo Yan didn't think about it at all: "The past does not forget the teacher of the future, although Your Majesty is sage, it is inevitable that there will be times when you are not thoughtful." As the saying goes, it can be changed, and it is very good. What we say today is not the teacher of the generations to come? ā
Luo Yan replied respectfully, but Li Shimin still had a bad breath in his heart, if he couldn't convince Luo Yan of what he said, he would still not give up.
"Hmph, then, you said before that I was buying a name, I don't know what else you have to say. Don't you know that this is also a crime of disrespect? ā
Speaking of this, Li Shimin was really a little annoyed in his heart. There are so many courtiers under his command, and no one has ever said bad things about him like this.
"So, I don't know why His Majesty is imprisoned?"
Luo Yan was not frightened by Li Shimin's intimidation, but asked Li Shimin with a serious face.
When asked about the itch, Li Shimin was naturally very proud. In his opinion, the matter of arson and imprisonment is definitely worth a close-up of those living men. "Naturally, last winter, when I inspected the prison, I felt that the criminals were wailing and sorrowful, so I let them go back to their hometowns to reunite with their relatives."
Several officials of various kinds stood up and praised in a timely manner: "Your Majesty is diligent in government and loves the people, and the heart of heaven is the blessing of the people of my Tang Dynasty." ā
was praised like this, Li Shimin was suddenly a little edified, and looked at everyone proudly, his expression seemed to be full of "come to praise me" to show off.
How Li Shimin is complacent, Luo Yan doesn't care at all. I saw him smile and say to Li Shimin: "It is said that when it snowed heavily last year, hundreds of houses collapsed in the city. I don't know if Your Majesty can see it, the ruthlessness of the cold and freezing that day? I don't know if Your Majesty can see it, the wail that is pressed under the beams? ā
Li Shimin's face suddenly turned a little blue, he knew what Luo Yan said.
And Luo Yan did as he thought, and continued: "The gentleman is far away from cooking, why not? I love to see his life but not to see his death. However, at present, who has ever stopped throwing cups? "Speaking of which, many people have changed their color, doesn't this mean that everyone is hypocritical?
Of course, Luo Yan would not be stupid enough to continue to study such a Confucian question. Instead, he said to Li Shimin: "Your Majesty's imprisonment is just to listen to the wailing of the family, but has Your Majesty ever heard the cry of the people?" The people are not rich, and what Your Majesty does is a small favor. A country gentleman, a year to the villagers a penny, is a great good. The richest man in a state, he gives a penny to the villagers, but he sells his name. In addition, since the first year of Zhenguan, the law has been changed three times, and the deceased has been sentenced to death, how can he deserve the great favor of His Majesty? ā
Li Shimin was speechless.
Originally, he was still a little angry, but he felt that he was already a good reputation after being slightly praised by those officials, and he also felt a little sweaty at this time.
"I don't know how many people in the world have the same thing as Luo Yan, but now His Majesty doesn't know it, but they can't play it, and they can't get advice into their ears. Brilliant achievements should be celebrated by all the people, not self-proclaimed by His Majesty. If so, think about the only husband of the previous dynasty. ā
After hearing these words, Li Shimin couldn't sit still any longer. Hurriedly stood up and said to the living room: "What Luo Yan said today, write it down for me word for word." If I still have such a problem in the future, you must remember to remind me. ā
After finishing speaking, he turned around and said to Luo Yan: "If you hadn't criticized me today, I'm afraid I would have to be proud." Your guilt will be taken away. It's just that you might as well guess whether those prisoners will come when the time comes? ā
Li Shimin seemed to want to gamble, but Luo Yan told him expressionlessly: "Although my Tang law is not very strict, it is still a felony to shield and conceal death row prisoners. Those prisoners, whether out of faith or out of fear of the law, will come as promised. I just hope that Your Majesty will not feel that this is his kindness at that time. The death penalty should be punished, and this matter should be remembered by Jin Shi, and the merits and demerits of this matter will be commented on by future generations. ā
Luo Yan's affirmation, Li Shimin suddenly felt a little frustrated. So I could only say helplessly: "Since we see something similar, I originally wanted to bet with you, so let's just give up." What you said, I wrote it down. We'll talk about that then. ā
Looking at Luo Yan with a little disappointment, Li Shimin sighed slightly, motioned for Luo Yan to come over, and then continued to ask: "Is there anything you are not used to when you come here for a few months?" If you can, I still hope you can return to the court. ā
Luo Yan was taken aback by Li Shimin's proposal, and he didn't want this person to be so unwilling. immediately refused: "Before the teacher died, he asked Luo Yan to pass on what he had learned all his life, and Luo Yan also thought that with Luo Yan's own ability, it was just a temporary emergency." It is better to devote yourself to exegesis, but you can also teach some pillars. In that case, Luo Yan will be worthy of His Majesty and worthy of his teacher's kindness. ā
Seeing that Luo Yan was still so stingy, Li Shimin was helpless.
nodded, sighed, and then continued to ask: "Then in your opinion, what else does Guozixue need?" ā
Speaking of which, Yao Silian and Yigan were a little anxious. This question was originally supposed to be asked by Li Shimin to Yao Silian, but he never thought that he would actually ask Luo Yan here. And there was no unified answer beforehand.
Looking at the colleagues in front of him with some sad faces, Luo Yan bowed to Li Shimin: "What Guozixue lacks most now is the number of students and the house. I hope that Your Majesty will appropriately relax the number of places in Guozi School and increase the number of school houses. ā
Seeing Luo Yan actually say this, Yao Silian couldn't help but be overjoyed. Isn't that what he had in mind? And Luo Yan's colleagues were even more relieved.
Luo Yan's answer was beyond Li Shimin's expectations, but being able to say this just proves that Luo Yan's mind is indeed used in Guozi studies. So I had to nod and say to him: "I will issue an order to handle this matter after I go back." ā
Then he didn't say anything to Luo Yanduo, and took a group of courtiers to other schools.
Li Shimin: They left, but the students are still there. They saw this matter from beginning to end, and for Luo Yan's performance just now, there was only one word at this time, that is, a capital suit.
Looking at these children's reverent eyes, Luo Yan was shocked, he couldn't take these children crookedly. Therefore, he can only warn against those eyes: "There are many ways to admonish, but direct admonition is the most undesirable." Your Majesty's Shengming, coupled with Luo's dependents, can convince Your Majesty. Don't wait to learn from me. ā
After repeated admonitions, he began to continue to teach the scriptures.
Not to mention how today's events were spread in Guozixue, Li Shimin returned to the palace and invited the officials of the three provinces and six departments into the warm pavilion.
Asked the chamberlains to bring the embroidered pier and invited these ministers to sit down one by one, Li Shimin said: "What Luo Yan said today made my heart wake up instantly. In the past few years, the politics have been harmonious, and the frontier has been peaceful, but I have been a little carried away. ā
This kind of self-examination can only be talked about by Li Shimin himself, and the ministers can only compliment him: "Your Majesty has worked hard to make the country prosperous, and he has no clothes and food, how can Luo Yan be able to talk about it in vain." ā
"Alright, alright, don't boast about me like that. On the way back, I thought about it. The reason why I am so forgetful is indeed as Luo Yan said, because I have seen too little suffering. So after thinking about it, I felt that it was time to go out and see the suffering of the people. ā
This time, Wei Zheng surprisingly did not object to Li Shimin's opinion, but was the first to stand up and agree: "What Your Majesty thinks is very reasonable, and now that the inner treasury is abundant, it can also be inspected by Your Majesty." However, I hope that when Your Majesty makes his rounds, he will earnestly focus on the people and not alarm the place. ā
Wei Zheng's reaction made Li Shimin stunned for a while, and even the other ministers were also quite surprised. However, thinking that Wei Zheng was not specifically opposed to Li Shimin, he also nodded in agreement: "What Wei Gong said is reasonable, but this trip is still carefully planned." Moreover, when His Majesty leaves Beijing, he must also make preparations to stay behind. ā
Looking at the ministers' suggestions with great satisfaction, Li Shimin nodded: "Yes, the prince has been in charge for several years, and now he can also see his ability." Well, you should remember to keep this matter a secret. After all the preparations are completed, it will be announced in the court. ā
After a little more small talk, the ministers were allowed to go back to their respective work.
Luo Yan never expected that his words would actually cause Li Shimin to have the idea of going out to inspect. But even if you do, you should laugh a few times. After all, if the emperor lives in the deep palace for a long time, he will inevitably be deceived by his courtiers. The suffering of the people still has to be known by him to see it in person.
At this time, he had already returned home and confided in Changle how he was bullied by Li Shimin today. The pretended sad face made Changle laugh heartily. (To be continued.) )