Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Waves Rise Again
There was a man sitting there, nearly fifty years old, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a mighty appearance.
This person sat there without saying a word, and everyone in the hall seemed to have forgotten that there was such a number one person there.
This person is Li Jingsui, the third brother of Li Jing, and the emperor's younger brother established by Li Jing back then.
Seeing that everyone's eyes were on this side, Li Jingsui slowly stood up, his eyes swept over the people who had stopped talking, and sneered: "Everyone, this place is a place for performances and discussions, not a place for messing around in the vegetable market, don't you even have the most basic dignity and humility?" ”
Li Jingsui is the crown prince, with his identity as the emperor's younger brother, he has already been canonized as the king, and now as the emperor's younger brother, his identity is transcendent, and his power is only under Li Jing, his majesty is needless to say, and what he just said is also in the performance of everyone just now.
The courtiers couldn't help but feel uneasy in their hearts, and lowered their heads one by one, but Li Jingsui turned to face Li Jing above the courtiers, bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, the courtiers have a word, I don't know whether to say it or not?" ”
"Jing Sui, but it doesn't hurt to say." Li Jing smiled slightly, he was very fond of this third brother, if it weren't for this, he would not have made him the emperor's younger brother back then.
Li Jing then saw Li Jing's agreement, bowed down and said: "The courtier brother thinks that it is indeed difficult to escape the guilt of Congjia's trip, but the death penalty can be avoided, and the living crime is inescapable. ”
As the emperor's younger brother, Li Jingsui could have sat back and relaxed, but Li Hongji was ready to move, and the power of the DPRK and China was gradually attached, so Li Jingsui judged the situation and hoped to use Li Yu to contain Li Hongji in order to achieve a balance of power between the DPRK and China.
"Your Majesty can't do it, the country is governed by the law, if there is a law that is not followed, the world will be in chaos." Xu Jue is anti-vocal at the moment, and he has a great tendency to fight against Li Jingsui.
Li Jingsui turned his head, his eyes swept over Xu Jue's face, and sneered: "Isn't what Lord Xu just said enough?" Could it be that what Xiao Wang said is wrong? As far as the crime is concerned, it is not a capital crime, in my Southern Tang Dynasty Criminal Code, can there be this item, which can cure Li Congjia to death? ”
As soon as Li Jingsui said this, the ministers present couldn't help but be silent.
"Yes, what King Qi said is extremely true." At this moment, some of the ministers had already echoed Li Jingsui.
Li Jingsui likes poetry very much on weekdays, and his poems are extremely popular in the Southern Tang Dynasty.
And he behaved quite like a literati, although he led his troops to fight, but he still did not lose his literati elegance.
Although he is a pure person, but in an important position, Li Jing was named the emperor's younger brother, but everyone in the court is used to calling him the king of Qi, and because of this, his status is extremely high, if Li Jing returns to old age in a hundred years, he will ascend the throne as the emperor, so there are many courtiers who tend to him.
At this moment, Li Jingsui said as soon as he spoke, and his own courtiers began to echo and drum up, and began to pursue Li Jingsui's words.
Li Yu stood still at the moment, the audience was cheering for a long time, and when they saw Li Jingsui excusing himself, he couldn't help but be grateful.
Although he knew that the other party might not be completely for himself, no matter what, Li Jingsui still spoke for himself, and Li Yu remembered this love in his heart.
Many ministers in the court have fallen to Li Jingsui's side, making it difficult for Li Hongji and Xu Yu and others to step down, and for a time the court once again fell into a stalemate.
Finally, Li Jing, who was sitting high above, patted the armrest of the dragon chair, coughed lightly, and said: "Okay, don't fight, I have heard things clearly, and what everyone said makes sense, but Li Congjia's crime is not in my Southern Tang Dynasty Criminal Code, and even if he is guilty, it is also a living crime. ”
As soon as Li Jing's words came out, it could be regarded as convicting Li Yu of his guilt.
When everyone heard this verdict, their hearts were bright, Li Jing actually didn't want to really behead Li Yu, but the situation was special at that time, and he had to put on a show.
Li Yu heard Li Jing say this, and the big stone in his heart finally landed, and he hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed: "Son, thank your father for not killing him." ”
"If I don't kill you, many ministers will intercede for you, I will spare you this time, but the death penalty can be avoided, and the living crime cannot be escaped, you must not only think about it behind closed doors, but also formulate a strategy within a certain period of time to make up for the loss of silver and two armies." Li Jing stared at Li Yu below and said word by word.
Li Yu kowtowed to receive the order, but he thought in his heart: It's good now, let yourself make up for the silver and military supplies, this kind of work is really a little impossible for me to do.
After all, the current Li Yu was a special soldier in his previous life, and it was a little difficult for him to find a way to subsidize the losses.
However, save your life first, and then you can start to do the rest of the things, even if you can't do it completely, at least there is an excuse in the future.
Li Yu was relieved in his heart, and he was happy that he had escaped, but unexpectedly, Li Hongji, who had never spoken just now, spoke again: "Father, it will take a certain amount of time, Chizhou is the gateway of the Southern Tang Dynasty, if the soldiers do not have military salaries and military supplies, I am afraid that the army's mind will change, which will be extremely unfavorable to the imperial court." ”
Li Jing pondered for a long time, and said to Li Yu: "What Hongji said is true, I will give you three months to make up for the lost property, if you can't make up for the lost things within the three-month period, not only will you be punished for the original crime, but also to treat you for the crime of bullying the king, can you hear clearly?" ”
Hearing Li Jing say this, Li Yu was speechless for a while, this cheap dad is too ruthless, right? Let himself make up for all the lost silver taels and military quarters in three months, does he think he is the God of Wealth?
Thinking about it, Li Yu didn't dare to bargain now, after all, people had to bow their heads under the low eaves.
Li Yu received the will and stood aside, and then everyone in the court began to hold a meeting, and the things they said were all military affairs, Li Yu listened to his head a little big, and thought to himself, it seems that being an emperor is not as interesting as imagined.
An hour later, the court meeting was coming to an end, and at this moment, one person in the crowd raised his voice and said: "Your Majesty, although the matter of the Sixth Highness has just ended, Tang Hong, who went to Chizhou with the Sixth Highness, as a general with the troops, has such a mess, and it is only right that he should be engaged in military law." ”
As soon as the words came out, like a stone stirring up a thousand waves, the courtiers turned their heads to look.
The person who spoke was Huang Ge of the Ministry of War, Huang Shilang.
At this moment, Huang Shilang had already stepped out of the crowd, clasped his hands into fists, bowed down, and said to Li Jing, who was sitting upright.
Li Jing frowned, very dissatisfied in his heart.
Li Yu's matter has ended, but Huang Shilang didn't mention Tang Hong's matter just now, and now seeing that the court meeting is about to end, this guy jumped out to stir up the situation, which is really hateful.
And at this moment, Li Yu has also scolded Huang Shilang in his heart.
"The cold pot is steaming, are you a toad? Jump on the surface of your feet, don't bite, diaphragm responds to people. Li Yu scolded in his heart, but he had no choice but to improvise, no matter what, today Li Yu was resolute, he was okay for the time being, but he also had to keep Tang Hong safe.