In the Taiji Hall, Zhang Yang stood in front of the court, and when he said this, he could even feel that there was a sharp mang on his back.

Looking back again, there were Yan Shigu surrounding the scribes looking at him, and Zhang Yang smiled and saluted you slightly.

The old system is intertwined and deep-rooted, and if you want to uproot it, you need more strength.

This is just the beginning, and there will be more in the future.

An early dynasty ended hastily, and the civil ministers and generals all retreated, leaving behind the people who His Majesty named to go to the Manna Palace.

Yan Shigu's face was pale, and he couldn't hide the panic in his eyes, and suddenly stretched out his hand and pointed angrily: "Zhang Yang! You're not a good thing either! ”

"Young Eunuch Yan, how about we go to the Ganlu Hall together?"

"You're a country boy, but you're lucky to be a courtier! The old man's grandfather is a literary master. ”

Zhang Yang held his hands and walked out of the Taiji Hall with a long sigh.

Li Junxian personally took these people with him.

Li Chengqian was not at ease and followed all the way.

Before coming to the Ganlu Palace, Zhang Yang looked back, "Young Eunuch Yan, do you want to go in first." ”

Yan Shigu subconsciously took a step back.

Seeing his posture, his feet were unstable, and Zhang Yang walked towards the Manna Palace.

Xu Xiaode also followed the footsteps and entered the hall.

followed by Tang Jian, Tang Guan father and son.

Glancing at Li Junxian again, Yan Shigu walked into the hall with his head down.

Li Shimin was drinking a bowl of porridge, and then looked at the people in front of him, "Xu Xiaode, how long have you been working in the East Palace?" ”

Xu Xiaode saluted and said: "Your Majesty, the minister has been in the East Palace for a year. ”

"You also impeached some trivial matters in Lishan at the beginning, I remember you." Li Shimin held the bowl in one hand and drank another mouthful of porridge.

Xu Xiaode said: "Since it is an injustice in the world, the ministers should report themselves, Your Majesty is a benevolent monarch who speaks widely, accepts advice and follows kindness, and the courtiers should be strict with themselves and be clear." ”

"Hmm." Li Shimin nodded and put down the dishes and chopsticks, and his eyes swept over the few people in front of him, "Tang Jian, I think I treat you well." ”

Tang Jian bowed and saluted, "The minister knows that he is wrong." ”

Li Shimin nodded, "I remember that you followed your father when Jinyang raised troops, and you were the old man of the Qin Palace, and now the peace is not easy to come by, even if Cheng Bites Jin, they know that they can't do anything even if they mess around, and they know the rules better, why do you dare to buy my officials?" ”

Tang Jian knelt down on the spot, "Your Majesty, the minister is also for Guan'er, I hope he has a good future, it is the minister who is fascinated for a while, His Majesty will punish the minister, and the affairs of the boys are arranged by the minister." ”

Li Shimin asked the waiter on the side to remove the dishes and chopsticks, picked up an inkstone and smashed it on Tang Jian's head.

It also scared Yan Shigu into a spirit.

The inkstone shattered above his head, and Tang Jian was still kneeling on the ground motionless.

"Since the beginning of the people who followed me to level the world, I have treated you like siblings, I think you should also be a person who values love and righteousness, Tang Jian, you are also nearly fifty years old, can you still make mistakes at such an age?"

"The minister......" Tang Jiansan kept his mouth shut, and lowered his head again, "The minister is guilty." ”

Li Shimin raised his eyes and looked at Tang Guan, "Your brother Tang Shanzhi is quite sensible, and you, as a younger brother, don't know how to set a good example and let your father make such a big mistake." ”

Tang Guan's expression was much calmer, and he bowed down and replied: "Your Majesty, the matter was arranged by my father, and even if I refused, I would only be beaten badly." ”

Li Shimin bowed his head and said: "Who is a father and mother who doesn't want his son to be able to enter the Shiji." ”

Tang Jian replied: "Your Majesty, everyone has their own ambitions, how can you think about it, the ambition of the kid has never been to enter the scholar and the first, but to write a book and pass it on." ”

The Ganlu Hall was quiet, and Tang Jian lay on the ground and did not dare to move.

Yan Shigu's legs were swinging, and His Majesty had not yet opened his mouth to hold him accountable, and he was already frightened.

Li Chengqian stood outside the hall and walked back and forth, approaching from time to time to listen to the movements in the hall.

It is said that Zhang Yang should be fine, so he can rest assured.

In the palace, Li Shimin helped Tang Jian up again, "You have been following since the beginning of Jinyang's army, when you also went north to conquer the Turks, thanks to your solitary lure to the enemy to have the opportunity to send troops, I can forgive you but to give an explanation to the Manchu Dynasty civil ministers and military generals, the name of Ju Guogong is sealed by his father and kept, and he will live in Chang'an City in the future to recuperate, as for the power I should take away, and the fine will be five years, do you have complaints?" ”

Tang Jian trembled and said, "Minister...... Thank you, Your Majesty. ”

"As for Tang Guan's unintentional career, you don't have to force him, it is rare for a boy who does not learn and has no skills to write a book to pass on to the world, and I have also removed him from his official rank, and he has been grounded for three months."

Tang Guan also saluted, "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

Li Shimin was first thundered and angry, and now he is appeased, he not only shocked Tang Jian but also convinced him.

also talked about the old love back then, and gave a step down.

One after the other, let Tang Jian obey well.

Li Shimin said loudly: "Zhang Yang, what do you think of my disposal?" ”

Zhang Yang cleared his throat, "Your Majesty, the minister is a simple person, and if he wants to be punished, he will be punished." ”

"You mean I didn't do it right."

"The minister thought that His Majesty would fall off the handle if he was so careless, this is for His Majesty's consideration."

"It's good to think about me, so how do you say I should be punished?"

Zhang Yang nodded and spoke, "Tang Guan stripped himself of his official position, and never reused, his father Tang Jian bribed the secretary and the young eunuch Yan, and should pay a fine of ten times the amount of money to the court, and take away all the food and euphemism in his fiefdom, retain the title of Guogong, and be imprisoned for ten years for reference, or be assigned to the border for five years of hard labor. ”

When the words fell, Li Shimin was silent.

Tang Jian was even more dumbfounded, he also allocated a few more acres of land to Lishan at the beginning, and now he took a bite back like this, and made a friend when he said it.

Zhang Yang said again: "Of course, if you are a minister, the minister must do this to show warning, and there must be no letting go and even if the minister is just suggesting." ”

Li Shimin sat down again and held his forehead, "I am not a mean person. ”

"Your Majesty, this is not a mean thing, this is the rule, this is the red line of the court, it is imperative to clean up the source."

Li Shimin said bitterly: "Take back the fiefdom and all the food estates, and impose a fine of ten times the money, and the prison and hard labor will be exempted for the time being. ”

Zhang Yang bowed and saluted, "May the Tang Dynasty be rich and strong." ”

Finally his eyes fell on Yan Shigu, Li Shimin said coldly: "Yan Zhitui has descendants like you, I don't know what his old man would think if he was still alive?" ”

Yan Shigu knelt down on the spot, lowered his head and stopped talking.

Half an hour later, Li Shimin's will came out of the Ganlu Palace, Tang Jian bribed the secretary and the young eunuch to recover his fief and all the food estates, imposed a fine of ten times, and was exempted from prison and hard labor for his exploits in the war that year, and was fined ten years.

Tang Guan stripped off his official body and removed his authority, and the court and the central government no longer reused it, reciting his accusation of Yan Shigu's misconduct, exempted from hard labor for three years, and facing the wall for one year.

Yan Shigu accepted money during his tenure as secretary and supervisor of the juvenile prison, so as to make profits, abuse his power without authorization, and strictly investigate relevant people, etc., Yan Shigu and his people were exiled, and they were not allowed to move back to their original places of origin without an edict, and they were not to be reused.

One after another wills came out of the Ganlu Palace, Tang Jian and his son left the Ganlu Palace, and Xu Xiaode also left.

Yan Shigu was escorted down.

Zhang Yang stood in the hall and saluted: "Your Majesty, the minister will retire first." ”

"Did I say you could go?"

Zhang Yang, who had just turned around, had no choice but to stop, "Your Majesty, do you have any other orders?" ”

The hall was quiet for a while, and Li Shimin sat upright and said loudly: "Yan Shigu has talent but no talent, so he will be kept in the secretary and prison." ”

Zhang Yang nodded and said, "The minister understands." ”

"Do you know that if I deal with me so harshly, I will inevitably be criticized by others, especially the scholars."

"Dealing with Yan Shigu will naturally have criticism, but if you don't deal with it, is it child's play in the eyes of others? Your Majesty will make a decision when he is decisive, and indecision will only give more people an opportunity. ”

"I'm a benevolent gentleman."

"In fact, what the minister is worried about is that His Majesty prides himself on being benevolent and has always been merciful in his life, and it is useless to just talk about human favors, I think His Majesty understands this truth better than the minister."

Seeing that the emperor didn't speak, Zhang Yang saluted again, "At the beginning, His Majesty recruited Yan Shigu to value this person's influence and status among the scholars, as well as this person's life experience. ”

"Dare to ask the court to do these things, is your majesty really not aware of it?"

The palace maids and eunuchs stood quietly and did not dare to squeak, they would often glance at His Majesty's expression with their spare eyes, and at this moment His Majesty put his hands on the table and clenched his fists, and his face was black and he looked like he was about to be angry.

In their hearts, they can only hope that Zhang Shangshu can stop speaking at this moment, and if it goes on like this, His Majesty will be angry and smash things again, and it is not the people in the palace who are hard.

Zhang Yang's words continued, making the palace maids and eunuchs on the side tense their scalps.

"Your Majesty, now that the imperial examination has been opened, the official school is being opened, and everyone in the world knows that Your Majesty is eager to seek talent, and now Your Majesty no longer needs Yan Shigu's background and status to win the recognition of the scholar clan, let alone his influence among the scholar clan."

"Your Majesty didn't deal with him at the beginning because he still has an effect on the court, and now his use value is gone, and when it is decided, it should be decided that the world should understand His Majesty's determination to rectify the rule of officials."

Li Shimin's breathing was heavy, "Do I only care about the use value of Yan Shigu?" ”

"Isn't it? At the beginning, His Majesty was commensurate with Xue Yantuo's brothers, and Xue Yantuo was used to balance the Turks, and the Jieli army was defeated, and Xue Yantuo's use value was gone, how did His Majesty treat Xue Yantuo Khan? ”

"In your eyes, I am such a mercenary person?"

"Yes."

The eunuch on the side took a deep breath and was ready to face His Majesty's thunderous wrath.

Zhang Yang bowed and said, "Your Majesty, can the minister leave now?" ”

"Get out!" Li Shimin spoke from between his teeth.

"Whoa."

Zhang Yang saluted again and walked out of the Manna Palace.

Not long after I walked out, I heard the sound of smashing things in the hall, as if something heavy had fallen on the place, and some clay pots were broken.

Zhang Yang quickened his pace to leave, and saw Li Chengqian standing not far away, saluting slightly, "His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

Li Chengqian looked at the Ganlu Palace, "How did you talk to your father?" ”

"Well, it's pleasant."

"That's good." Li Chengqian nodded in relief.

The two were chatting, and when they saw Li Lizhen coming, Li Chengqian said, "Lizhen is going to see my father." ”

"I've seen the royal brother, I've seen my brother-in-law." Li Lizhi saluted obediently, "The queen mother said that she had prepared some newly made clothes, and she wanted her father to try them, which were new fabrics sent by Lishan." ”

Zhang Yang suddenly thought that the clothes made by Lishan from wool would also be sent to the palace.

Sometimes the royal family is also the gold sign of Lishan, as long as the royal family is in use, it is the best reputation outside.

"It's not early, so the minister will leave first."

Li Chengqian also nodded, "Lone took Lizhi to see his father." ”

Zhang Yang took two steps and turned back, "No need to send it." ”

Li Li's childish little face frowned, "Why is my brother-in-law's pace so fast." ”

Li Chengqian said clearly: "Maybe there is an urgent matter at home." ”

The brother and sister were about to walk towards the Manna Hall when they saw a piece of paperweight thrown out, almost hitting someone.

Then came a roar.

"What is he! He dared to call the shots for me! ”

As the words fell, another pen holder was thrown out, and valuable brushes were scattered all over the ground.

Li Lizhen's footsteps stopped outside the hall, and she didn't know whether to go in or not for a while.

"Zhang Yang! Sooner or later, I will let you kneel in front of the temple and beg me for mercy, why am I mercenary! You bastard, you fanatic, you're mercenary! ”

“……”

"Let you come to the court, my early dynasty will not be peaceful! , God is blind, and a skill has fallen on people like you, and one day you will hang yourself in front of my Chengtian Gate! ”

Li Chengqian stood outside the hall almost petrified, didn't he say that he had a pleasant chat?

Finally, the emperor's scolding stopped, and the palace maids and eunuchs began to clean up the messy palace.

When his father walked outside the hall, Li Chengqian came back to his senses and saluted with beauty, "Father." ”

"Hmm."

Li Shimin responded perfunctorily.

Li Lizhi trotted briskly to keep up, "Father, Lishan has sent new fabrics, and the queen mother has made new clothes for my father to try." ”

Seeing his daughter, most of Li Shimin's original anger disappeared, "I'll take a look." ”

Compared to the anger of His Majesty in the Ganlu Palace, it was a mess, and His Majesty's temper has become more and more irritable recently.

And the Lizheng Hall is as quiet as ever, with a few birds skimming through the eaves.

Empress Eldest Sun was looking at the clothes she had cut, "This is a new fabric made from Lishan, how does it feel to try it out?" ”

Li Shimin heard the words and asked the palace maid to change her clothes.

A thick woolen shirt was worn on his body, and Li Shimin felt it carefully, "The clothes fit." ”

Empress Eldest Sun straightened the edges and corners of her clothes, "This fabric will keep you warm when you wear it in winter, and you won't be able to wear it now." ”

Li Shimin took off his shirt again, sat on the sidelines, and ate dried fruits silently.

"It is still Yue'er and Zhang Yang who are sensible, every time something new is made in Lishan, they will be sent to the palace first, the children's filial piety can not be disappointed, and there are still some peppers in the palace for Yue'er to send to them."

Listening to the queen's thoughts about the good of her son-in-law's daughter, Li Shimin's heart became more and more annoyed, and he was silent for a long time, and sighed: "It would be better if this kid could change his virtues." ”

(End of chapter)