Chapter 306: The Emperor's Decision

The Tang Dynasty has never been so full of gunpowder as it is today, not even the last time it dealt with the Western Expeditionary Army.

And all this is because the protagonist of today's events is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who has been a prince for more than ten years!

Whether it is out of public interest, or because he accepted Li Xian's hints, or because he wants to mix in it, in short, the imperial historians have already been gearing up, ready to denounce His Royal Highness the Crown Prince on the main hall, you must know that for the imperial history, only impeaching others is the fastest way to be promoted.

Moreover, the more status the person impeached, the better the effect, and the higher the prestige it brings.

But in the same way, being the imperial history is also a very risky job, because the Tang Dynasty does not have a system of rumors, and if the impeachment is not true, the imperial history will inevitably be blamed.

What's more, those who were impeached, if they were framed for no reason, I am afraid they would also remember it, so for officials, the imperial history is an official position with both risks and opportunities.

Especially......

In the case of such a great time!

In terms of identity, apart from the emperor and queen, who else can be more noble than the identity of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?

If you talk about the evidence, the events of the past few days have caused a lot of uproar, and the entire Chang'an City can see it, so naturally it cannot be faked.

What's more, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has not given a reasonable explanation until now, if they don't move again, I'm afraid they will really be scolded by the common people!

"Your Majesty, the minister impeached the Donggong for using swords and soldiers without permission, and openly besieged Honglu Temple in Gyeonggi, causing the progress of peace talks to stagnate, and even worse, arbitrarily lynching, imprisoning Pei Yan, the attendant of the Ministry of Rites, and the Turkic Prime Minister Ashdwin Fu, such a bold and reckless move is really not the model of the prince, and the minister implores His Majesty to let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince give an explanation above this court meeting!"

Although everyone already knew what the main topic of the day was, they didn't expect someone to be so anxious, just after Wu Liangfu announced the start of the court meeting.

Zhou Yunyuan, the middle of the imperial history, took the lead in standing up, took out a book from his sleeve, and handed it over his head.

Li Hong glanced at Zhou Yunyuan with interest, he didn't expect that the first to stand up would be this old man.

You must know that although he is in the position of the middle of the imperial history, he is actually a hesitant character, and this time he was the first to stand up, which surprised Li Hong a little.

Could it be that he also followed Li Xian?

Li Hong's heart was secretly vigilant, but his face was not revealed.

Since there is the first one, the people behind him are naturally a lot of them, and one after another in the imperial history has come forward, and they have come up with their own scripts, and the content of what they say is similar, but they just want to impeach Li Hong.

For a while, Li Hong really had some embattled taste.

However, to everyone's surprise, as the central figure of the incident, Li Hong looked calm and did not have the slightest panic.

"Hong'er, is this true?"

In front of everyone's eyes, Li Zhi didn't seem to be dealing with those twists and turns, and ignored them, his brows furrowed slightly, and he opened his mouth to ask.

It's just that because of the severity of the matter, there is inevitably a bit of severity in the tone.

"Back to my father, it is naturally not true, the sons did mobilize the soldiers of the East Palace to go to Honglu Temple, but it was not a siege, let alone a deliberate embarrassment, but to protect the safety of the ministers and Turkic nobles who were negotiating peace! Moreover, when the retainers mobilized the troops, they had informed the military department in advance! ”

Li Hong was calm and said in a calm tone.

The people present were stunned, and then a little excited, although there was news last night, but no one believed that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would really use such an unreliable reason to prevaricate.

You must know that no matter who dares to risk the condemnation of the world and threaten the Turkic gang at this moment, even if someone really has a crooked mind, what effect can Li Hong's "protection" on that day be relied on?

It's just an excuse!

It's just that Li Hong didn't realize it, paused, and continued.

"As for the matter of Pei Yan and Ashdwin Fu, it is true that Erchen ordered him to be locked up, but this matter is the fault of the two of them, Pei Yan insulted and framed Erchen in public, no king and no father, Asterwin Fu is even more arrogant, and wants to pounce on Erchen, in order to prevent changes, he took down this fang, this matter is also in full view, Yan Shangshu can testify!"

After saying that, Li Hong set his eyes on Yan Shansi on the side.

The latter smiled bitterly and stepped forward to say.

"Your Majesty, the situation at that time was indeed dangerous, what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said was basically not bad, but the situation in Honglu Temple was special at that time, Pei Yan and Ashdwin Fu were both unfinished with rice for a whole day, and it was not incomprehensible to be impulsive, please let Your Majesty know it!"

In the end, Yan Shansi still didn't choose to follow Li Hong's statement, which can be regarded as a statement that both sides are not offended.

It's just that what he didn't expect was that even so, the emperor's face sank.

"In that case, those Turks are really lawless!"

Li Zhi's eyes narrowed slightly, his tone was a little colder, and he said lightly.

"Zhang Wenjun!"

"The minister is here!"

Although today's matter has little to do with Zhang Wenjun, the handling of Pei Yan and others must be consulted by the emperor, because today he was ready early, and when Li Zhi called, Zhang Wenqian came out of the line cleanly and saluted.

"Passed the decree, Pei Yan, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, had no king and no father, insulted the prince in public, and resigned from the post of waiter of the Ministry of Rites, and was grounded in the house for three months, Ashdwin Fu wanted to assassinate the prince, and there was a reason for the incident, and he ordered him to be punished with a hundred rods in Dali Temple, and then returned to the Turks for disposal!"

This time, Li Zhi was rare and very decisive, and directly dismissed Pei Yan from his official position, and even did not give face to the Turks, and directly punished Ashdwin Fu severely.

"The old minister obeys!"

Zhang Wenjun's face was quite calm, and after saluting respectfully, he quietly retreated to the same place.

And at this moment, the originally imposing atmosphere in the main hall suddenly became a little softer, and many of the imperial historians who were full of confidence and wanted to jump out after hearing Li Hong's explanation seemed a little hesitant.

You must know that a considerable number of them were encouraged by Li Xian before jumping out.

Indeed, rumors have spread in Chang'an City in the past few days, and His Royal Highness King Yongwang has suddenly become a hot figure, but don't forget that all this lies in the support of the emperor intentionally or unintentionally.

It was precisely because of Li Zhi's various behaviors that they felt that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had fallen out of favor, so they dared to stand up boldly today!

And today's emperor's resolute attitude suddenly made these people who were already wavering even more uncertain...... (To be continued.) )