Chapter 13 The Imperial Meeting

The dynasties of the Tang Dynasty were divided into chasing dynasties, great dynasties, regular dynasties, and hui dynasties

The great dynasty of the Tang Dynasty is the Shuo of the month, looking at two days, that is, the first day of the new year, the fifteenth day of each once, the officials who participate are more, and the Chang Dynasty is the official who has more than five grades to go to the court every day, also called into the cabinet. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The first day of the year is the first day of the first month and the winter solstice, the scale of this dynasty is larger, and all the officials of the capital above the nine grades participate, because this is the beginning of a spring in the year and the beginning of winter, to have a new atmosphere, a new style. Because there is a holiday system, it is called bathing, that is, giving a rest, bathing and dressing time, and there is a three-day holiday around July 15 during the Midyear Festival.

When the imperial court is faced with an unexpected disaster, there is a coup d'Γ©tat, and there are VIPs who need to discuss and respond to the reception, it is necessary for officials to temporarily go to the court, which is called chasing the court. There is also a waiting system for the emperor to summon him. There are also those on duty called Yuzhi and on duty.

In the early days of the Tang Dynasty, it was around seven to eight o'clock in the morning. ("New Tang Dynasty Book": "Bachelors are admitted to the department, and they often regard the shadow of the sun as a wait")

The routine of the Chang Dynasty, according to the regulations, is the participation of Beijing officials above the 5th grade, and the imperial history is a special exception, and you can participate from the imperial history above the sixth grade. After the court meeting has discussed the important events of the day, the imperial historians can speak.

Today's early dynasty has obviously had a lot of imperial history, and the courtiers don't know who these nasty guys are going to trouble again.

Today is the last pilgrimage of the year. The main topic of the meeting was to discuss the arrangements for the Spring Festival. The leading role is played by the Ministry of Rites (Ministry of Culture and Propaganda), which speaks of some festival celebrations.

The six departments of the imperial court are usually referred to as the Ministry of Officials (Cadre Department), the Ministry of Industry (Ministry of Construction), the Ministry of War (Ministry of National Defense), the Ministry of Household (Ministry of Finance), the Ministry of Criminal Justice (Ministry of Public Security), and the Ministry of Rites (Department of Culture and Propaganda).

The household department also came out to say a few words, which means that this year's imperial court income is not good, and frugality is advocated, and the ministers' New Year's benefits have also decreased a lot. Although the ministers were able to understand the difficulties of the imperial court, they were unhappy.

It's because everyone is unhappy, so they are happy to see who the imperial historians are going to harm again, and it's not bad to watch a scene, so everyone is waiting for the imperial historians to fire.

Zhengsipin Yushi Niu Lu stood up first, and he said in a sharp voice: "Emperor Qi, the minister impeached Li Su, the king of Liang, Li Dan, the deputy lieutenant of Zhaowu, and Du He, the lieutenant of Zhenwei, yesterday in the West Market, there was a fight, which not only injured the envoy of the Xue Yantuo tribe, but also damaged the stalls of many vendors, which caused dissatisfaction among the people and had a very bad impact. Please ask the emperor to strictly investigate. ”

After he finished speaking, he turned his head slightly to the back, and the other five imperial historians who got his signal also stood up together and reconsidered.

The three evils are just three children, why did the imperial historians impeach them in the court?

The three evils themselves have official positions, Li Su is the king of Liang, and he also has the history of Yongzhou (governor). Li Dan is the deputy lieutenant of Zhaowu (Zheng Liupin Wusanguan), and Du He is the captain of Zhenwei (Zhengliupin Wusanguan).

They are loose officials, not official positions in the imperial court, and do not need to go to the imperial court to work.

The official positions of the Tang Dynasty are divided into regular officials and loose officials. The chief official is a formal official position and holds the corresponding position.

A loose official is an honorary official position that represents his rank, that is, his social status. Loose officials are the kind that only get paid and don't have to go to work, but the treatment is equivalent to half of that of the main officials, and they do not enjoy other benefits such as overtime pay for those who go to work.

After the imperial historians impeached the three evils, many people among the ministers, more than 20 people, also reconsidered, demanding severe punishment of the three evils in order to revitalize the dynasty. For a while, the court was boiling.

These people are all subordinates of the fourth prince Li Tai,

Tang Taizong Li Shimin listened to their opinions and did not express his position immediately, he asked, "Does anyone else have an opinion?" ”

The crown prince Li Chengqian was the first to stand up, and he said: "Father, the ministers, I don't think there is anything wrong with King Liang and others, the warriors of the Xue Yantuo tribe provoked trouble in Xishi and bullied the people of my Tang Dynasty, King Liang and others stepped forward to stop and rescue the people of my Tang Dynasty, such behavior should be affirmed." ”

As soon as the prince spoke, Hou Junji, the general of the right guard (commander of the Chang'an garrison), stood up. Hou Junji is 38 years old, tall, with a rectangular face, a thin face, and a pair of eyes that are shining. He was Li Shimin's former Qin Wangfu's old general, and Lingyan Pavilion ranked 17th. Known for his short temper.

He said: "Hit it, fight it, those bastards of Xue Yantuo, they should be dealt with like this, what's wrong?" ”

Lu Guogong Cheng Bites Jin ranks 19th in Lingyan Pavilion, his appearance and image are on par with the black whirlwind Li Kui, but his skin is a little whiter than him, and his temperament is much more cunning, however, he was born as the demon king of Wagangzhai and is the same as Li Kui.

He said loudly: "Good fight, if I Lao Cheng was at the scene, I would have gone up and beaten them a long time ago." That's right, King Liang, they are not wrong. ”

The generals have expressed their support for the three evils, and some ministers of the prince's family and the Wu royal family have also expressed their support for the three evils.

The fourth prince, Li Tai, the king of Wei, nicknamed Qingque, is 15 years old, and he looks the same handsome and chic, but his weight is overweight, and his face is round and somewhat deformed. Li Tai was talented, intelligent, a good man who loved literature, a master of grass, and a collection of thousands of books, and was a calligrapher and connoisseur of calligraphy and painting at that time.

Among the princes, Li Shimin's favorite is him.

Tang Taizong doted on Li Tai in every way, and often took him around to be lucky, even if he couldn't see him for a short day, he had to send a white falcon named "General" that he raised to deliver letters, and the wild goose went back and forth several times in one day.

According to the records of the history books, Li Tai "has a big waist and abdomen", but Tang Taizong saw his beloved son's round appearance, but he was worried that it would not affect his figure if he was too fat, but that his son would be very hard when he went to the court to worship like this, and he was specially allowed to take a small sedan chair to the court in distress, which was really unheard of.

Li Tai really didn't look down on the crown prince Li Chengqian in his heart, and he thought that Li Ke, the king of Wu, was his biggest enemy, so he did not miss any opportunity to attack Li Ke, which was also the reason why he launched this offensive.

Li Tai saw that something was wrong, and he didn't know what the problem was, so he coughed lightly.

Wang Qi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, once served as Li Tai's teacher, and he stood up and spoke. He said: "Your Majesty, Honglu Temple reported that because the Liang King Li Su and others beat Xue Yantuo's envoys, it caused panic among the envoys from various countries who came to congratulate, and the envoys from various countries questioned the public security situation in Chang'an. ”

Speaking of this, he looked at Li Shimin's face, but Li Shimin was silent, he couldn't see anything. He had no choice but to continue: "The minister thinks that the impeachment of the imperial historians is justified, and King Liang and others are causing trouble on the streets of Chang'an, which is indeed damaging the image of the Tang Dynasty. ”

At this time, Li Ke, the king of Wu, stood up and spoke.