Chapter 164: It's easy to go to thieves, but it's hard to go to friends (I)
"Your Majesty, the minister just saw General Li Ji and the Dingxiang County man secretly communicating together, they are obviously forming an alliance together, forming a party for personal gain! Your Majesty, I have to guard against it, this Li Ji is about to become the governor of the state, and Shi Bufan is now Wannian County, Wannian County is my Chang'an's attached Guo County, who knows if they will have any collusion? If something happens, then my Tang dynasty will collapse. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biqugeใ info I'm afraid they're going to collude to rebel! The minister risked his life to admonish, and asked the emperor to immediately arrest Shi Bufan and Li Ji to be interrogated carefully, otherwise my Tang Dynasty will be in danger. Chen Kang, the palace attendant, said impassionedly to Li Shimin.
Obviously, the secret conversation between Shi Bufan and Li Ji just now was also seen. Although this is a wild hunting ground, it is not an absolutely closed private space, which also allows the conversation between Shi Bufan and Li Ji to be seen, but others will not know what they are talking about, but someone must have seen the interaction between them. No, Chen Kang, the palace attendant, hurriedly came over to complain, hoping to get the complaint appreciated.
However, just as Chen Kang was complaining, Shi Bufan actually came to Li Shimin's side and said, "Who is talking bad about me behind my back and suing me for a bad case?" โ
"You, you, you, you ......" Chen Kang was dumbfounded for a moment, and finally calmed down and scolded: "Shi Bufan, you and Li Ji privately discussed the intention of rebellion, I have already seen it." Now that the emperor is here, let the emperor personally clean you up. You and Li Ji have formed a party with the intention of rebellion, this has been seen by me, what else are you busy talking about? Your Majesty, the ministers swear to protect you? Please let the emperor go quickly, the ministers will come and hold him back! โ
However, Shi Bufan couldn't help but shake his head when he looked at this Chen Kang pretending to be forced. And Li Shimin also shook his head, obviously not caring much about grandstanding people like Chen Kang.
"Chen Kang, you sued me for rebellion, I'm so scared!" Shi Bufan complained.
Shi Bufan is really not afraid of being accused of rebellion, if it is an ordinary person who is accused of rebellion, he may be very afraid, and immediately kneel down and ask the emperor to investigate, and even tremble. But Shi Bufan, a person who knew the history of the early years of the Tang Dynasty, didn't care about the crime of rebellion.
In the early years of the Tang Dynasty, if you didn't "rebel" a few times, then you really weren't a founding hero with status. In the early years of the Tang Dynasty, almost all the founding heroes with names and surnames basically "rebelled". Fang Xuanling "rebelled", Du Ruhui also "rebelled", Li Jing "rebelled", and even Wei Chigong also "rebelled", so the "rebellion" in the early years of the Tang Dynasty was not really a "rebellion", and the "rebellion" in the early years of the Tang Dynasty was just a means to attack political opponents. In fact, everyone has "rebelled", but few have been killed. Even Hou Junji, who had really "rebelled", had to help Li Chengqian seize the throne because of the internal political struggle.
Judging from the fact that Li Shimin did not kill Hou Junji's family, and even Hou Junji almost wanted to be pardoned, in fact, this "rebellion" is just an excuse, and most of the real reasons for the murder are not rebellion. Fang Du also "rebelled", didn't the eldest grandson Wuji also "rebel" later? Therefore, the crime of rebellion was useless in the early years of the Tang Dynasty, because if you don't "rebel", you are not a founding hero with status! Not everyone can be "rebelled", and ordinary people do not have this "qualification"!
So Shi Bufan doesn't believe in what a rebellion will do to himself, so he doesn't care about the crime of rebellion, the rebellion in the early years of the Tang Dynasty has long been used up, who doesn't "rebel" a few times is really embarrassed to meet with colleagues, because it means that you have no status!
"Your Majesty, you see that this Shi Bufan is arrogant and domineering, and he dares to ......" Chen Kang wanted to say something, but Li Shimin immediately shook his head to stop it.
"Okay, I believe in Shi Bufan and Li Ji, they are loyal to my Tang Dynasty and will not rebel. What's more, Shi Bufan was not familiar with Li Ji before, how could he collude and rebel so quickly? This is simply ridiculous, and you don't want to listen to the wind and rain. Li Shimin said to Chen Kang.
Although Li Shimin reprimanded Chen Kang, he did not really punish Chen Kang. In fact, according to the law of the Tang Dynasty, "false accusation is reversed", this kind of false accusation can be regarded as bearing the charge of false accusation. However, this subordinate Yushi is also some mad dogs like Li Shimin, specially used to bite people, and Li Shimin certainly can't dampen their enthusiasm. Of course, this does not rule out that Li Shimin deliberately instructed his subordinates to falsely accuse him of rebellion, so as to serve as an excuse to warn and Li Shimin to suppress his courtiers. Therefore, in the early years of the Tang Dynasty, the political situation was not too simple, and the word rebellion may be an excuse for Li Shimin to suppress the power of his courtiers. Even those who sued for rebellion only gave Li Shimin as an excuse to play a political game with his courtiers, whether they really wanted to kill people or not, first of all, the momentum could not be reduced. I want to get a big crime so that I have more opportunities to bargain at that time.
This may also be the reason why there were many "rebellions" in the early years of the Tang Dynasty, and maybe even Li Shimin used this method as an excuse to weaken the power of his courtiers.
So Li Shimin reprimanded at least twice, and didn't really say anything about punishment. Because Li Shimin will use this as an excuse to clean up the forces of his courtiers in the future, some people sue for rebellion, which is also a good means. Because Li Shimin knows very well that it is impossible for his subordinates to rebel, this kind of rebellion is just an excuse for bargaining, and first make the crime higher, and then it will be good to bargain! This is also the prerogative of the king, any king can condescendingly buckle his hat, without any scruples, as a courtier, he can only pass.
"Your Majesty, please tell me what he and General Li Ji are talking about! If he doesn't dare to say it, that is, he is a thief, it means that he still has a conspiracy, and he must let Shi Bufan explain what he and General Li Ji were talking about just now. Chen Kang said.
Li Shimin turned his head and asked: "Shi Bufan, I am also very curious, this is the first time you and Li Ji have met at close range, right?" What did you just say to him, why did you discuss it for so long when we first met? I'm very curious, and of course if you don't want to say it, I'm not the kind of persecutor that you don't want to, so don't say it. โ
"If you don't persecute, that's a strange thing, you are persecuting when you say these things, I believe you have a ghost!" Shi Bufan scolded in his heart.
Shi Bufan took the initiative to say: "Your Majesty, General Li Ji actually wants to ask me to help him take a look in the capital, if someone frames him, let me distinguish it for him." Especially when he is about to go out to serve as the governor of the state and the governor, and since ancient times, he has been outside the imperial court, and it is easy for some traitorous ministers to slander. Of course, the emperor, you are a generation of heroes, and you will not easily believe slander. But the ancients said that the three of them became tigers, and many ministers suffered here. As a result, many loyal ministers were misunderstood by the king, and the king mistakenly killed the loyal ministers. This not only makes the loyal ministers suffer misfortune, but also damages the emperor's reputation, makes the traitors rampant, and the morality is not prosperous. Even the country will lose a loyal and capable minister because of this, which is a huge loss for the country. โ
"Therefore, General Li Ji hopes that I can take the initiative to distinguish two sentences for General Li Ji when someone slanders him, so as to avoid the emperor misunderstanding the loyal ministers because of some traitorous ministers and the three of them become tigers. General Li Ji trusts me, and that's why I can tell him apart. โ
When Shi Bufan said this, Li Shimin also raised his eyebrows, because Shi Bufan's words just now actually mean the same thing both openly and secretly, that is, Shi Bufan and Li Ji are "on the outside" and are allied with each other. One said good things for Li Ji in the center of the imperial court, and even competed for military salaries and resources. And Li Ji took advantage of his advantages as a feudal official outside the country to consolidate his position and support each other.
In fact, there are many examples of this kind of appearance. Some are the appearance of the feudal officials and the Beijing officials, some are the appearance of the court ministers and the palace eunuchs, and even some are the appearance of the relationship between relatives and concubines. Of course, there are also a small number of concubines who don't have too much family power, and choose a minister with the same surname to recognize their relatives, and then they also support each other.
Of course, the vast majority of kings are also very disgusted with this kind of appearance, and even think that this is a party for personal gain. Fortunately, Li Shimin has a good temper and has experienced a lot of things, so he did not "erupt" on the spot.
Li Shimin thought he had seen such a bold person, but he had never seen Shi Bufan so bold as to say such a thing in front of him. It is clear that colluding with foreign ministers in front of Li Shimin is on the inside, and this kind of thing is done so openly, which really makes Li Shimin angry and funny. The collusion of others is hidden, and I wish others did not know. But Shi Bufan actually followed the emperor directly, does this mean that he is bold or that he is a fool?
"Your Majesty, this is a complete party for personal gain, and he is a friend! Your Majesty, this Shi Bufan actually formed a friend party with Li Ji, how can this kind of party formation not be strictly investigated? Your Majesty, please arrest this Shi Bufan and hand it over to Dali Temple for strict investigation. Even the party under Li Ji was strictly investigated, and Li Ji's subordinates were also strictly investigated. Even, the minister suggested that a thorough investigation should be carried out, and who would dare to form a party for personal gain? I, the Tang Dynasty, absolutely cannot allow such friends to run rampant, and anyone who becomes a friend must be severely punished! Chen Kang continued to squirt hard.
Chen Kang is still trying to spray loudly, obviously not squirting Shi Bufan to death. Especially at that time, Shi Bufan and the sentence "Yu Shi eats. "" can be regarded as completely offending the class of Yushi, if they don't get Shi Bufan down, then of course they are unwilling. Now of course, Chen Kang hopes to kill Shi Bufan, of course, it would be good if he could pull this Li Ji off the horse. As this kind of imperial history, the one who specializes in biting people to get credit, of course, is the guy who is afraid that the world will not be chaotic. If these imperial histories are in harmony with the court, they will also make trouble.
"Shi Bufan, are you trying to make friends?" Li Shimin asked.
Of course, Shi Bufan nodded and said, "That's right, General Li Ji and I are indeed friends!" โ
"Poofโ"
Even Li Shimin began to almost vomit blood, he had seen something bold, but he had never seen Shi Bufan so bold. You must know that friends have not been a good word since the Han Dynasty, and even have never been a good word, and anyone who has anything to do with friends will not be a good person. Many Qingliu imperial historians like to spray people the most, that is, friends, they can't find fault in morality, and they can't find corruption in their work, so they naturally attack their friends.
Friends are the biggest killer in ancient officialdom, many mediocre emperors can allow you to embezzle, allow you to make money, but even allow you to abuse power, but you are absolutely not allowed to engage in friends. Aren't you just engaging in a small group when you engage in a partisanship? Isn't this kind of small group trying to fight for power internally? So friends have never been a good word, but Shi Bufan actually admitted that he and Li Ji were friends so frankly, so that Li Shimin really had nothing to say about it.
has seen "honest", Li Shimin has never seen such an "honest", if it is really like this, then Wei Chigong is also more "cunning" than the times.
"Shi Bufan, you, you, you, you ......" Chen Kang felt as if he couldn't use the words behind him, this Shi Bufan didn't play cards according to the routine!
It is said that being accused of being a friend is a friend, so anyone should take the initiative to avoid suspicion, take the initiative to explain, and deny it immediately! Chen Kang has already begun to think about it a lot, that is, if Shi Bufan dares to deny it, he will continue to criticize Shi Bufan, and strive to move to Shi Bufan once, so that Li Ji will even be implicated, so that he will be famous, and he will move to a founding hero at a time, and a person who has participated in the Xuanwumen Change. In this way, he has a lot of credit, and he can get a lot of political capital.
However, Shi Bufan actually "played cards according to the routine" so much, and directly and frankly admitted that he was a "friend", which made Chen Kang's preparations uncountable. In the past, he didn't have this experience at all, and he denied it when he met friends in the past, but now Shi Bufan actually took the initiative to admit that he was a friend, so that his "experience" could not be used, but he was blind.
Chen Kang felt that his head was not enough, so he had to say: "Your Majesty, you see, Shi Bufan has admitted that he and Li Ji are friends, so please ask the emperor to punish him severely, otherwise these friends are actually the same party and must be severely punished." Otherwise, the country will not be a country! Your Majesty, such traitors should be severely punished, otherwise my Datang will be in danger! โ
Chen Kang is also poor in donkey skills, he can only use the magnifying cannon as an excuse, as if if Shi Bufan and Li Ji are not severely punished, then Datang will also be in danger. This kind of "exaggerated" means just shows that it is not skilled, and can only use such alarmist words as a means to help itself improve its language persuasiveness. It's a pity that his methods are still useful in front of some fools, but they are of no use in front of smart people. (To be continued.) )