Chapter 398: The Dispute of the Criminal Department (I)
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On June 18, the eighteenth year of Zhenguan, the time was not enough, the rooster sang for the first time, it was the darkest hour of the day, Chang'an City quietly, only in front of the palace was an exception, hundreds of ministers who were qualified to go to the court all came by carriage, without him, today is an early dynasty after Li Shimin's return to the dynasty, all kinds of matters, many mysteries may come to an end today, the black gauze hat on the top of the head, but also the courtiers are not diligent, not to mention the courtiers, even the princes are also very early, The only exception is Li Zhen, the king of Yue, seeing that the time is coming, but Li Zhen has not yet shown up, and the courtiers who are waiting for the sycophants are anxious enough, but they are helpless.
Look, His Royal Highness King Yue has come down.
is coming, His Royal Highness the King of Yue has arrived.
Just when Li Zhen stepped into the small square in front of the courtroom, the courtiers who had gathered together in the east and the west were shouting in a mess, and before Li Zhen went to the courtroom, a large group of middle and low-level courtiers rushed over and surrounded Li Zhen.
The sedan chair is carried by everyone, this is an ordinary thing, this truth Li Zhen knows in his heart, although he doesn't want to talk to a group of courtiers, but Li Zhen will never bring it to his face, seeing that these courtiers are so enthusiastic, Li Zhen had no choice but to smile and make a group of words: Morning, Xiao Wang is a step late.
It's not late, it's not too late, as the saying goes, it's better to come early than to come by chance, and Your Highness is just right at this time. A small official dressed in Zhengwupin clothing saw that Li Zhen was amiable, and immediately slapped him with a big sycophant, and a group of courtiers on the side naturally followed without hesitation, as if Li Zhen's arrival at this time was so timely.
Is it disgusting? There is a point, Li Zhen himself does not like to pat horses, and he does not like the flattery of others, in Li Zhen's opinion, anyone who particularly likes to pat horses' ass, must not have any great ability, but people, in the officialdom, will not be able to survive either, of course, patting horses' ass also has to pay attention to ways and methods, like the large group of low-level courtiers in front of him This kind of blind shooting is really boring, but Li Zhen can only deal with it with a smile even if he is impatient in his heart, This reason is very simple, don't look at the low-level courtiers in this case, but the defeat is more than enough, and now since Li Zhen has made it clear that the chariot and horse want to seize the heir, then we must not ignore the role of these officials, not only can not be rude, but also have to be able to drag them into their arms, there are many people, isn't it? Therefore, Li Zhen was unhappy in her heart, but she was still very amiable with a smile, and greeted all the courtiers who came around, which can be regarded as coping with the past.
Starling, you are here, please take a seat. Li Zhen had just stepped into the Eastern Dynasty room, and Li Shen, the king of Ji, who had been waiting for him for a long time, immediately stood up, raised his hand exaggeratedly, and shouted, his immature face was full of flattering smiles.
Your Highness, it's been a long time.
Your Highness, it's early.
Without waiting for Li Zhen to answer Li Shen's words, Cheng Yanjin, Su Dingfang and a large group of generals of the older generation stood up, stepped forward, and greeted Li Zhen with a smile. And the other one who didn't say much was the eldest grandson Wuji, who was pretending to be asleep, and Li Ke, the king of Wu, and Li Ke, the king of Shu, glanced at each other quickly, stood up with a smile on the corner of their mouths, and watched Li Zhen calmly socialize there, but did not squeeze forward to greet Li Zhen.
Starling, come, sit down. King Ji Li Shen was small and couldn't squeeze into the circle of the courtiers, until Li Zhen finished socializing with the courtiers, and finally caught a loophole, got to Li Zhen's side, took Li Zhen's hand, and walked to the vacant seat on the side very affectionately.
This old ten can really be sticky! Li Zhen knows that Li Shen is a wall grass personality, whoever gets the power will follow whoever mixes, when Li Zhi became the prince, although this guy is far away, but he has sent people to the East Palace to send letters and gifts, and Li Zhi is very stammered, at this time Li Zhen's call to enter the East Palace is louder, and Li Shen is flattering in advance, but what is it, knowing is knowing, Li Zhen will not brush Li Shen's kindness, and follow Li Shen with a smile to the long chair in the corner.
Eighth brother, it's early.
Eighth brother, I'm waiting for you.
When Li Ke and Li Su, the two brothers, saw Li Zhen coming, they got up very politely, greeted each other, and greeted each other with a smile.
The third brother, the sixth brother, the younger brother is late, sorry. Li Zhen saw that the two brothers greeted him one by one, so she didn't dare to slack off, gently broke free of Li Shen's hand, and bowed her hand to greet each other.
The villain has a will! Li Tai, who was sitting on the side with a black face, saw that as soon as Li Zhen arrived, everyone circled around Li Zhen, and he was really aggrieved in his heart, and then remembered that several important ministers who originally supported him had now lost their power, and he was even more angry.
Li Tai's words are really not quiet, not to mention that the brothers can hear it clearly, but most of the important ministers who are paying attention to the dynamics of these princes on the side have also heard it, and for a while, all the eyes of the court are focused on Li Zhen, and they all want to see how Li Zhen will fight back.
Counterattack? Li Zhen doesn't have that leisure, the dog bites someone, is it possible that someone must bite back? Besides, it's just a matter of listening to a dog barking, so why bother to be like a mad dog. Li Zhen ignored Li Tai's provocation at all, smiled indifferently, arched his hand at Li Ke and the others, and walked to the bench and sat down, with a relaxed smile on his face, as if he hadn't heard Li Tai's words at all.
As soon as he saw that Li Zhen didn't react, Li Taiden had a feeling that he had punched into the air, his face was as black as the bottom of the pot, but he was unwilling to weaken his momentum, but he didn't have the courage to provoke Li Zhen again, turned his head and glared at Li Shen angrily, and scolded and said: Look at what, get out of the way!
Li Shen was already timid, and when he was scolded by Li Tai like this, he didn't dare to respond with a bitter face, so he walked to Li Zhen's side and sat down, and said timidly: Starling, look
Li Shen himself does not have much power in the court, and he is also cowardly compared with the dead Li Zhi, for Li Zhen's great cause of seizing the heir, in fact, there is not the slightest help at all, but Li Shen's talent in his chest is good, compared to Li Zhi's half a bucket of water, it is countless times stronger, if Li Zhen can be in charge of the court in the future, there is still a place to use this old ten, at this time, seeing Li Shen so wronged, this smiled and comforted: Ten brothers, the dog barks, what a tooth.
Well, starlings are right. As soon as Li Shen heard that Li Zhen had compared Li Tai to a mad dog, he was happy, nodded in reply, his face was full of uncontrollable smiles, and the brothers Li Ke and Li Su on the side also heard Li Zhen's words, and immediately laughed out loud without any scruples.
Licentious! Li Tai, who pricked up his ears, naturally heard Li Zhen's words, and couldn't hold back any longer, jumped up, opened his eyes angrily, pointed at Li Zhen, and scolded angrily.
Li Ke and Li Su, who were afraid that the world would not be chaotic, got up almost at the same time, pretended to be good people, and grabbed Li Tai in anger left and right.
Fourth brother, why bother, isn't it just to say a few words, and you can't drop meat, forget it, forget it. Li Su pretended to be persuasive, but in fact he added fuel to the fire.
Yes, fourth brother, everyone is a brother, why bother so much, it's just, it's not appropriate for people to see jokes. It is really difficult to discern whether Li Ke's words persuaded or instigated Li Tai to make trouble.
Although Li Tai was in a rage, he was actually afraid that Li Zhen would be invincible with his bravery, but he was provoked by Li Ke and the brothers, and his anger was a little higher, and he pointed at Li Zhen and scolded: Who is the dog, don't make it clear, this king is not finished with you today!
Li Zhen didn't pay attention to Li Tai's scolding at all, but with a smile on the corner of her mouth, she looked at Li Tai as if she was watching a monkey play, and her relaxed appearance made Li Tai even more angry, trembling all over, but she didn't have the courage to rush up and make a move with Li Zhen, just puffing and panting in place.
The room of the Eastern Dynasty is full of high-ranking officials above the third grade, all of them are scheming people, seeing that these princes are making a fuss, but no one stepped forward to persuade one or two, all of them watched silently, but the eldest grandson Wuji, who had always closed his eyes and pretended to sleep, opened his eyes at some point, glanced at Li Tai, who was thundering, shook his head slightly, and got up without saying a word, regardless of the movement behind him, he walked out of the court room with four square steps, and the ministers behind him saw that the eldest grandson Wuji was gone, Only then did he realize that it was not suitable to stay here for a long time, and all of them poured out of the East Dynasty room in a chaotic manner, making the courtiers standing in the small officialdom think that something big had happened, and they all stopped chatting, and looked at the important ministers who were about to come out of the East Dynasty room with a suspicious face.
Ha, mother, these three brothers dare to act in cross talk, hehe, one bright and two dark, is it really a perfect match! Li Zhen watched with a smile as the three brothers performed happily there, but in her heart she didn't care very much that since Li Zhen made it clear that she wanted to win the heir, she had already expected that the brothers would come up with some tricks, at such a delicate moment, whether it was Li Ke or Li Tai, they wished that Li Zhen could jump out and fight with the big fight, and it was best to get started, so that in addition to ruining Li Zhen's image, the main thing was to leave others with the impression that Li Zhen was a bully. Scheming can not be said to be vicious, how could Li Zhen have been prepared for a long time, how could she easily fall for such a bad trick, always sit upright and do not move, but the playful smile on her face became thicker and thicker.
The three brothers performed back and forth, but found that Li Zhen never reacted, each of them was a little stupid, but they didn't have a way, just when they were bored, there was a loud shout from the direction of the Taiji Palace: Go to the court.
It's up to the court, the fourth brother is gone, it's not a matter to let the father wait, let's go. Seeing that Li Zhen never took the bait, Li Ke had no choice, so he pretended to pull Li Tai, who was full of nonsense, and the three brothers walked out of the Dongchao room.
Ten brothers, the play is over, go to the court. Li Zhen looked at the three brothers who were quite embarrassed, got up, patted Li Shen's weak shoulder, laughed, and walked out of the courtroom, walking steadily towards the courtiers who were lining up.
Starling, wait for the younger brother. Li Shen, who was frightened by the previous scene, came back to his senses, and when he saw Li Zhen out of the courtroom, he jumped up and ran after him
The court is up, but Li Shimin has never shown up, nearly half an hour has passed, and I haven't seen Li Shimin turn out of the apse, no one can figure out whether this court meeting will be opened or not, together the courtiers are at a loss, and can't help whispering, the hall is full of buzzing noise, just when the courtiers are waiting anxiously, the thin eunuch voice of the inner chamberlain Liu Donghe suddenly sounded: Your Majesty has arrived!
The ministers knock on Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live! As soon as they saw Li Shimin coming out of the apse, all the ministers in the hall knelt on the ground to welcome Li Shimin's arrival.
Zhong Aiqing is flat. Li Shimin walked to the dragon chair in the middle of the front pier with a solemn face and sat down, raised his hand in a vain, and said in a calm voice.
Wait for the Emperor Longen. The courtiers thanked them according to the old rules, each got up, and stood in two columns according to the grade, just at this chaotic time, they suddenly heard a mourning cry, but saw the king of Shu Li stumbling out of the group of ministers and rushed out, beating his chest and falling to the ground, crying and howling: Father, the young slave is not clear, the son is sad, the son of the son implores the father to make an edict to investigate, the son is willing to serve the father and the emperor, and asks for his position, and he must find out the truth, so as to avenge the injustice of the child slave, and the son of the son asks the father for permission.
Father, the sixth brother said very much, the sons and daughters and the slaves are brothers and sisters, vowing not to sit and watch the slaves have grievances, and the sons and daughters are also willing to ask for their posts, share their worries for their fathers, and avenge their grievances for the slaves! This one Li Ke was still crying endlessly, and the other Li Ke hurriedly stood up, and he wanted to preside over the trial of the case with righteousness and solemnity.
Father, the son and the slave are a mother's compatriots, have always been friends, and now the slave is wronged, the son is heartbroken, if you don't find out, the son will not be able to face the child slave in the ground, the son of the son implores the father and the emperor to see the early death of the mother, on the edict to investigate, the son is willing to ask for his position, for the child slave to avenge the grievances, the father and the emperor saw that Li Ke and the brothers stood up, Li Tai was not far behind, and he hurriedly rushed forward, a handful of snot and tears to ask for his life, hoarse, speechless and choked, That kind of sad state is enough to move the heavens and the earth, and the ghosts and gods are afraid that they will cry when they see it.
Obviously, the three brothers must be connected, at this time, as soon as the three princes came out, a group of courtiers stood up and asked to investigate the case, this time it will be interesting If Li Shimin does not investigate the case, the courtiers will have to give an explanation, but if they want to investigate, Li Ke and others invited themselves like this, and they all cried and shouted that they wanted to be wronged for Li Zhi, and if they didn't hand it over to the three brothers to investigate, there must be a reason.
Li Shimin didn't pay attention to the three kings who were crying a lot, and he didn't pay attention to the courtiers who stood up and shouted for the three kings, but just frowned quickly, waved his hand, and Liu Donghe, the inner chamberlain standing behind Li Shimin, immediately stood up with understanding, shook off the dust, took a rolled up holy decree from a small eunuch beside him, slowly unfolded it, and preached loudly: The Holy Son of Heaven has an edict saying: The criminal department Shangshu Qinwen is old and frail, and I pity him very much, and allow him to recuperate at home for the coming day; Li Zhen, the eighth son of the emperor, is respectful and pure, good at government affairs, can be reasonable, and is specially ordered to take charge of the criminal department, admiring this!
The sons and daughters are grateful. Li Zhen strode out of the ranks of military generals, knelt on the ground, and thanked him respectfully, but he was not calm in his heart Li Zhen had already been notified by the old man that Li Zhen had already been notified by the old man, and he knew it in his heart, but at the moment, this holy decree did not make it clear that Li Zhen was the secretary of the criminal department, nor did he explain whether to thoroughly investigate the case of Li Zhi's death.
Obviously, the old man's sudden hand is not only Li Zhen is a little confused, Li Tai and others are even more surprised, Li Ke and Li Su are better, they can't get into the left and right parts of the criminal department, and it doesn't matter if they can't get it, but Li Tai is different Qin Wenwen has been running the criminal department for many years, and Nei Li Tai is half of Li Tai's manpower, and now the old man let Li Zhen take charge of the criminal department, wouldn't it cost Li Tai's old life, besides, and now Li Zhi's death has not yet been decided, if Li Zhen is allowed to control the criminal department, after a check, I'm afraid that nothing can come out of the way, this is a result that Li Tai absolutely can't accept, seeing that Li Zhen thanked him, Li Tai was really anxious, and hurriedly said: Father is slow, Erchen thinks that although the eighth brother is talented, it is not suitable to be in charge of the punishment department.
Well? Li Shimin didn't speak, just looked at Li Tai and snorted coldly.
Father Emperor Mingjian, the person in charge of the punishment department is not only talented, but must have both ability and political integrity, and now although the eighth brother is talented, his virtue is not enough to hold this important position. Faced with the crisis that the foundation was about to be dug up, Li Tai also let go and screamed with his neck raised.
Hehe, this kid is really anxious, interesting! Li Zhen didn't say anything at all, just knelt there with a calm face, as if she hadn't heard Li Tai's words.
Your Majesty, Weichen is going to impeach Li Zhen, the king of Yue! As soon as Li Tai finished speaking, a courtier stood up from the queue and shouted loudly
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