The Son of Heaven asked, naturally, not simply casually.

Summoning these important ministers into the palace today, Li Zhi is going to solve the problem.

The eight wang clans in Jiangnan have learned a lesson, of course they will not be reconciled, and the next step will definitely be a crazy counterattack against Li Qinzai.

Li Zhi's purpose today is to minimize the consequences of the matter before the other party counterattacks.

To put it simply, Li Zhi wants to wipe Li Qinzai's buttocks.

In the Anren Palace, several important ministers were silent, and they also knew the seriousness of the matter.

In this era when the Son of Heaven, the scholar and the family rule the world together, the consequences of completely offending the family are very serious, don't look at the family in the court, it seems to be soft and sloppy, but that is just the appearance.

In fact, the official positions in the court were basically divided among the family members.

casually brought an official out of the court and asked him about his origin, either a certain place or a certain county, and each person's name was preceded by a prefix word, and this prefix word was the identity of the family.

This is where the power of the family is terrifying, and the same is true of the eight major wang clans in the south of the Yangtze River, and many of their clansmen are officials in the court, and these officials from the wang clan have their own personal relationships, and after the layers are superimposed, this force is not to be underestimated.

Li Qinzai abolished the Jiangnan Wang clan today, what will be the consequences?

He has made countless enemies, and these enemies will target him, and no matter what he says or does, there will be a group of people behind him who will be impeached.

Participating in impeachment is just a trivial matter, and it is a big deal to ignore it, and what is more serious is that the means of rectifying people in the officialdom are not only a few tricks to scold the street, but also more insidious and inferior.

Will it be framed? Will it be rumor-mongering? Will the design of the next cover?

Wei Xiaobao buried the golden sword and jade seal in the Pingxi Palace, Wu Sangui was so anxious that he jumped to his feet, and Li Qinzai defended day and night in the future, and this was the prevention.

It is undeniable that Li Qinzai has caused a big trouble today, and even Li Zhi can't help but feel a headache for him.

Looking at the silent ministers in the hall, except for Xu Jingzong, the rest of the people looked a little hesitant.

Only Xu Jingzong smiled, steady as an old dog.

The hall was silent for a long time, and Li Zhi became impatient.

"Let's talk, what should I do with such a big deal today?"

Zuo Prime Minister Xu Yushi said hesitantly: "Your Majesty, today's matter, the Jiangnan Wang clan raided Li Jun's bus first, and Li Jungong led his troops to retaliate later, if you say it wrong, both sides are at fault." ”

"The Jiangnan Wang clan made the first move, and the Li County official retaliated afterwards, and he was too ruthless, and between the ministers, it was better for both sides to punish ......"

After speaking, Xu Yushi glanced at Li Zhi cautiously, and secretly wondered whether his words were in line with Li Zhi's heart.

However, as soon as these words came out, not only Li Zhi, but even several important ministers next to him frowned.

So, is it to play fifty boards each? What's the difference between this and mud?

For such a serious incident, both sides will be punished and it will be over, regardless of right and wrong, how to explain to the people of the world?

Li Zhi's expression was neither happy nor angry, but he hummed lightly.

Xu Yushi's heart sank, knowing that his words just now didn't scratch Li Zhi's itch, he wouldn't be able to do this, he wouldn't, it was too difficult.

Dou Dexuan, the imperial historian next to him, coughed twice and said, "The minister thinks that the Jiangnan Wang clan should be punished lightly and the Liaodong county prince should be severely punished." ”

All eyes were on him.

Dou Dexuan said unhurriedly: "It doesn't matter whether the matter is right or wrong, the important thing is that Your Majesty should appease the Jiangnan Wang clan, Jiangnan Huainan is the granary of my Tang Dynasty, and the imperial court must firmly control Jiangnan Huainan. ”

"And the county prince of Liaodong, although he was raided by someone first, but today's Li county office is too fierce, the means are quite vicious, and it does hurt the heavens and the peace, to put it seriously, Li Jungong's actions are suspected of shaking the Tang Dynasty, so the minister thinks that he should be severely punished, with the heart of the Jiangnan Wang clan."

Whether in terms of pros and cons or pattern, Dou Dexuan's words are undoubtedly correct.

But Li Zhi was quite dissatisfied.

Dou Dexuan's words are completely different from Li Zhi's original intention.

If he really wanted to appease the Jiangnan Wang clan, Li Zhi would not have let today's events happen at all, and it would have been fine if he had sent someone to stop Li Qinzai earlier.

Why acquiesce and condone what Lee Qin-jae did?

Because Li Zhi also wanted to knock the Jiangnan Wang clan, Li Qinzai just helped him get things done.

If Li Qinzai is severely punished, what is the significance of Li Zhi's acquiescence today?

The Tang Dynasty's Eastern Crusade has not yet ended, but Goguryeo has been destroyed, and the military power of the Tang Dynasty is at an unprecedented peak.

The Son of Heaven is holding on to the aftermath of the great victory of the Eastern Crusade, who in the world is qualified to make him compromise and retreat?

If the Jiangnan Wang clan dares to make chaos in the local area, it is necessary to send troops to calm it, and now Li Zhi has this confidence, which is the fundamental reason why he is unwilling to compromise and deliberately knocks on the Jiangnan Wang clan.

Now Dou Dexuan said that he would appease the Jiangnan Wang clan and severely punish Li Qinzai.

Li Zhi couldn't help but secretly reflect, why did I call this old man here? Do you want to block yourself?

I'm a lot older, I don't have any eyesight, and several of my princes and princesses are involved today, don't you know what it means? I can't guess the holy will, and I live to the belly of a dog at an age.

So Li Zhi hummed lightly again, and did not respond to Dou Dexuan's words at all.

At this time, Su Dingfang, the general of the Left Guard, finally spoke.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the Jiangnan Wang clan deserves it, and the prince of Liaodong County is right."

"Raiding his own car for no reason, if the dignified county prince doesn't even dare to take revenge, is he still like a man? The minister spoke upright, Your Majesty is not strange, anyway, the minister thinks that Li Qinzai's future life is right, and if he changes the minister, he may be more ruthless and slaughter none of the eight major clans. ”

Li Zhi finally smiled and said, "Duke Su is a military general, and he speaks more straightforwardly, but I prefer it." ”

The courtiers in the palace finally came back to their senses at this time.

Looking at the attitude of the Son of Heaven, His Majesty didn't care about Xu Yushi and Dou Dexuan's words at all, because they both proposed to severely punish Li Qinzai, Su Dingfang said that Li Qinzai was right, and His Majesty immediately laughed and groaned.

The two faces in the front and back, don't you understand what it means?

Therefore, His Majesty summoned them into the palace today, in fact, not to listen to their opinions at all, but to give Li Qinzai a platform, and at the same time imply that they are all standing for Li Qinzai.

Translation, translation, it turns out that this is called a surprise.

Xu Jingzong said with a smile at this time: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the current decree will severely reprimand the Jiangnan Wang clan, these wang clans are becoming more and more rampant, and it is just a matter of being powerful and good in the local area, and their hands are stretched out to Chang'an City, and they dare to send assassins to raid the chariot of the imperial court and county prince in public." ”

"They seem to have forgotten that this country is surnamed Li, and no matter how powerful the local family is, they are only His Majesty's courtiers, and they have gradually lost their courtesy, and Your Majesty must punish them severely!"

"As for the Liaodong County Prince, first of all, Li County Gong didn't provoke any of them, and secondly, although Li County Official's revenge was a little ruthless, he was an innocent victim and was attacked for no reason, shouldn't he fight back?"

Saying that, Xu Jingzong suddenly puffed up his chest, and said with a righteous face: "Xu Yanbo, the grandson of the minister, also participated in the operation of smashing the mansion of the Jiangnan Wang clan today, and the Xu family also mobilized the personal guard in the mansion, which was allowed by the minister himself. ”

"If Your Majesty thinks that Li Jungong is wrong, then the minister will ask Your Majesty for the guilt, and the Xu family is willing to share the same crime with Li Jungong."

(End of chapter)