The next day, five watches and two o'clock, the sky is not bright, the dawn is hazy, the street pedestrians are sparse, there is no bustling state in the daytime, it is extremely quiet, and there are bursts of drums in Chang'an City, and the residents seem to have become accustomed to it, or get up in their clothes, or fall asleep soundly, until the sound of three thousand drums stops, and about 100 officials have been waiting in front of the palace to go to court.

Suddenly, the bell rang, and the officials lined up in a line and marched in shifts.

The palace is naturally extremely spacious, presenting a group of golden light, magnificent scene, the hollow gold lacquer throne is set on the three-story high platform, several dragon lacquer gold pillars around, there are many tall guards next to it, standing in the four corners of the palace, awe-inspiring, majestic and abnormal, more royal dignity.

A burst of bead curtains, the palace passage, four maids in front of the road, Li Shimin strode over, sat down on the throne, accepted the salute of the civil and military officials, gently held his hand and signaled, the ministers spread out in a neat and orderly manner, returned to the table and knelt down, holding the wat with both hands, straightening the waist, the expression was very serious, in the palace, there was no sound.

A temple man routinely shouted a nonsense that something should be played early and there was no book to retreat, so he obediently retreated to the corner to save the eyes.

Standing up from the left side and walking to the middle, Wei Zheng said calmly: "Minister, in the middle of the door, Wei Zheng has something to do." ”

The expressions of the hundred officials were indifferent, except for a few officials who were not well-educated and looked at them curiously, the rest of the people, lowered their eyebrows and lowered their eyes, looked at their noses, and looked at their hearts as if they were sitting on the Buddha.

"What's the matter?" Li Shimin sat slightly upright, his voice was like a bell, his voice was clear, and he had a kind of magnetic surname, which was unforgettable.

"Wen Yanbo and Shangshu's left servant shot Fang Xuanling, the crime of dereliction of duty." Wei Zheng opened his mouth and pointed the finger at the important ministers and prime ministers of the dynasty.

The hundred officials were in a slight uproar, they couldn't sit still anymore, and they all looked at Fang Xuanling, Fang Gong is a good person who is recognized as a good person, and he usually sees everyone in a harmonious manner, and no one can be offended, how to provoke Wei Zheng.

Today, it is unfortunate that the Chinese book made Wen Yanbo recuperate at home with illness, so the pressure was only faced by Fang Xuanling himself, compared to the surprise of the hundred officials, he was very calm, glanced at the emperor, and did not rush to argue, he still sat down steadily, and the hundred officials were also quickly relieved, who did not know Wei Zheng's spleen surname, that is, Huang Yanjing dared to put his nose on his face, who would he be afraid of.

"How did they derelict their duties?" Li Shimin asked, his tone was understated, but full of majesty.

Wei Zheng ignored Li Shimin's prestige and said proudly: "Drafting the edict and directly handing it over to Shangshu Province without being reviewed by his subordinates, isn't it Wen Yanbo's fault, but Fang Xuanling knew that it was so, but he still took it and implemented it, which is even more criminal." ”

Leaning back lightly, holding Yin Ji with his palm, Li Shimin sighed in his heart, and still let him know, this Wei Zheng, can't he pretend to be deaf and dumb for a while, and secretly gritted his teeth, although it was clear that the fault was not Fang Xuanling and Wen Yanbo, Li Shimin still asked: "Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng's play, is it true." ”

It was really a fire at the city gate, which affected the pond fish, Fang Xuanling was also helpless, walked out, and confessed: "It's true, it was the minister's negligence, and I hereby ask Your Majesty for guilt." ”

Annihilation, Li Shimin secretly hates, you can't deny it, with me as your backer, what are you afraid of.

In the middle of the sound, Li Shimin said: "Wen Zhongshu is sick now, put it aside for the time being, and discuss it later, as for Fang Xuanling, Zhu Qing has something to say." ”

Civil and military officials, as long as they can enter the hall and sit, there are absolutely no stupid, well-informed officials, naturally know what is going on, but they are confused, do not know the reason, and dare not answer rashly.

Besides, everyone knows that Fang Xuanling is the emperor's confidant, although he is often reprimanded and derogatory for some trivial things, but everyone knows that this is the emperor's mental trick, the most trusted by the emperor, except for the eldest grandson Wuji, the eldest uncle, I am afraid it is Fang Xuanling.

didn't hear any movement for a long time, Li Shimin was overjoyed and angry, and said lightly: "In this way, Fang Qiao is overwhelmed, so he will be dismissed from the post of Shangshu's left servant, and return home to wait for the dispatch." ”

"Command, thanks." Fang Xuanling sighed and shook his body, but retreated, and after turning around, his face was filled with a happy smile, ha, he could take a few days off.

Misstep, old fox, cheap him again, glimpsing Fang Xuanling's brisk steps, Li Shimin and a group of important ministers, how could they not know his thoughts, gritted their teeth, and secretly slandered.

Looking back, Li Shimin said: "Wei Shizhong, what else is ......?"

As soon as the words were spoken, Li Shimin immediately regretted it, didn't he hit the tip of the gun.

In a few words, Fang Xuanling was dismissed, but Wei Zheng was not necessarily very happy, and said: "Your Majesty, Fang Xianggong is sincere to serve the country, diligently seeking governance, devout and sleeping, and dedicating himself to the festival, but he is a good minister, how can he be dismissed and deposed because of trivial matters, it is not the work of Ming Jun." ”

The hundred officials of the court were speechless, and Li Shimin was also angry in his heart, the bad guy let me do it, but you said good things, obviously you got cheap and behaved.

Bear it, squeeze it tightly, Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "Wei Shizhong, if there is nothing else to do, just retreat, Zhuqing still has something to play." ”

"The minister has something to say." Wei Zheng Zhengrong said: "Your Majesty, take the death of Sui as a reference, Emperor Yang is insatiable, but extravagant, every department has an offering to build, small is not satisfied, then there is a severe punishment, what is good on the top, there must be even more, competition for infinity, and then perish, this is not a book, but also your Majesty has seen it with his own eyes......

"Wei Zheng, there is something big to say, there is no need to hide it." Li Shimin frowned.

"Sui Wei is responsible for not offering food, or the offering is not refined, for this is unlimited, and as for death, so His Majesty of the Mandate of Heaven replaced, just fearing the precepts, but he repeated the mistakes of the past, and built the palace ......" Wei Zheng simply pointed it out directly, and continued to advise Li Shimin to recuperate with the people, so as to restore and develop the social economy, learn the lessons of the extravagance of the Sui Dynasty, and oppose the construction of palaces and pavilions.

He was accustomed to Wei Zheng mentioning the death of the Sui at every turn, and he could listen to it, but Li Shimin did not agree, but said softly: "In Wei Shizhong, I repair the palace room, not for my own use, but to fulfill my filial piety to the emperor." ”

At this time, Ma Zhou walked out from behind and arched his hand: "Your Majesty, every time you read the prehistory and see the loyalty and filial piety of the sages, you don't want to waste the scroll...... Stealing only the emperor's spring and autumn is high, His Majesty should see the meal day and night, and now the palace is fortunate to go to Beijing 300 miles away, not to be able to send twilight to also, in case the emperor thinks, want to see His Majesty, how to arrest it? ”

Ma Zhou's admonition was a bit ingenious, he first thought that Li Shimin's idea was correct, and when he treated the emperor Li Yuan, he should be filial piety, praise a few words, and then take the opportunity to put forward his own opinions, the advice was relatively gentle, not as direct and sharp as Wei Zheng.

The two ways, the purpose is the same, each has its own advantages and disadvantages, not to talk about the high and low, after all, the words that are pleasant to the ear are easy to accept, but the words against the ear are like the morning bell and dusk drum, which is more deafening.

With the advice of Wei Zheng and Ma Zhou, the civil and military officials also understood what was going on, and suddenly realized, naturally some officials came out to echo the two, but most of them were civil ministers, and those military generals sat down at the banquet with peace of mind, it was nothing to do, they hung high, there was no need, and they naturally did not anger the emperor.

The courtiers admonished one after another, and Li Shimin was not angry, after all, it was he himself who appointed and listened to the widely accepted decree, no matter what thoughts he had in his heart, he must show a happy expression on the surface, otherwise, who would dare to speak directly in the future.

Moreover, thanks to Wei Zheng's tempering in the past seven or eight years, Li Shimin has not paid attention to the scene of exhortation for a long time, but he did not immediately follow the advice, but lowered his head and thought sideways, weighing the pros and cons, in fact, in his heart, Li Shimin must think that the construction of the palace will not have any impact on the empire.

As for Wei Zheng, he is even more accustomed to the alarmist surname and doesn't have to care, but the courtiers are all opposed, and Li Shimin is not good at insisting on what he has seen, which will damage the image of the Ming monarch, and is not conducive to the control of the ministers and the rule of the country, but the palace is ready to start construction, so give up, and a little reluctant.

Seeing Li Shimin's hesitation, Wei Zheng thought about it, took out the book from his sleeve, and said in a loud voice: "The minister has a chapter for His Majesty to read." ”

What do you mean, you didn't leave what you should say, what kind of chapter did you hand over, the ministers were confused, Li Shimin was also a little curious, and motioned to the temple people to take it, flip through it casually, and a line of words came into view, and they were immediately attracted.

Reciting silently in one breath, pondering for a long time, and suddenly sighing softly, Li Shimin gathered his mind, his eyes were like a torch, revealing a scorching color, he looked at Wei Zheng, and said with a smile: "Wei Qing, who wrote the admonition, it is really insightful and thought-provoking." ”

Wei Zheng avoided answering, and asked rhetorically, "What does Your Majesty think?" ”

"Great goodness, I should accept it." Li Shimin sighed: "If not, wouldn't I have become a proud and proud only husband." ”

"Your Majesty's admonition is like a stream, it is the king of the Holy Ming, how can it be the Qin Emperor and the like." Wei Zheng said with a smile, and it was also a sincere compliment, after all, the Son of Heaven did not have an open and open-minded attitude, and he couldn't listen to people's words, how could he dare to offend Long Yan again and again.

The emperor listened to the advice and changed the will, that is a common thing, in the past, the ministers would also praise a few words, but now it is not strange, what is even more curious is that the fold in Li Shimin's hand, I don't know what is written, the effect is very significant.

"Six kings, four seas and one, Shushan Wu, Afang out, covering more than 300 miles......"

Sensing the strangeness of the ministers, Li Shimin unfolded the recital again, read a few sentences lightly, and immediately felt that the extraordinary momentum came to his face, and he couldn't help but praise and said: "The article is concise, wonderful, concise and concise, and the implication of irony is convincing." ”

The emperor was stunned in front of the case, and the hundreds of officials under him, especially those civil ministers, suddenly felt an itch in their hearts, if they didn't care about the etiquette of the court, they would definitely look around, and they would have reacted sensitively, and asked Wei Zheng gently.

"Xuancheng, what did you write on the fold that made the Son of Heaven so happy."

Wei Zheng smiled and said, "An article." ”

Nonsense, everyone frowned, knowing that with Wei Zheng's cautious surname, they would definitely not be able to ask anything, so they quietly glanced at each other, thinking, sooner or later, they would return to the file, find a time, and it would not be too late to take it to observe, so they made up their minds, but they heard Li Shimin laugh loudly: "Haha, Wei Qing, don't admit it, with your talent, you can't write such a splendid article." ”

"What the minister learns is the way to govern the country and secure the country, and the poetry and articles are indeed not the minister's strength." Wei Zheng admitted it calmly and said with a smile: "The author of the article is indeed someone else. ”

"Who did that?" Li Shimin asked curiously, his biggest hobby in life is to collect all kinds of talents for his own use, so naturally he will not let go easily.

(To be continued)