Chapter XVII
The sky was not yet dawn, and the sky was misty and chaotic with a few bright stars. In the dormitory, Li Yuan, who was dressing, exuded a kind of king aura that shocked the world, and the nine dragon patterns on his clothes showed his majesty. The maids serve carefully, the so-called "companion is like a tiger", everyone is afraid that something is wrong, and if they are not careful, their heads will be lost at once.
Li Yuan always dresses himself patiently, and he believes that a good image not only reflects a confident attitude, but also respects others. Of course, the most important thing is to show the majesty of an emperor from the outside.
As the founding emperor, he was very diligent. I wake up at midnight, freshen up, get dressed, and then read in the morning. The bookshelves are piled up with bundles of bamboo slips, including Yi, Shu, Music, Poems, Rites, Spring and Autumn, Filial Piety, Analects, Sayings, Sutras, Exegesis, and Primary Schools. Just now, Li Yuan carefully read "Lao Tzu" and "The Art of War", and he enjoyed the time of reading in the morning, and everything instilled at this time benefited him for life.
Li Yuan insisted on visiting the court every day, so that more officials could meet and report various matters, and also to observe the people's feelings and avoid being deceived. Every day, never stopping.
The sky is just bright, the dawn of dawn lifts the light veil of night, the mist is shrouded, and the morning light is faint. According to the law, the time of the morning is to go to the court. The ministers were already waiting outside the Wuning Palace, chattering, you say a word to me. It was not until the drum on the city tower sounded and the palace gate was opened that the civil and military officials lined up in turn to meet them.
"The emperor has arrived!" The father-in-law shouted in a long voice.
The hundred officials knelt down and shouted: "Long live the emperor, long live, long live!" The cry echoed through the temple.
Li Yuan's eyes swept over the ministers, and after sitting upright on the throne, he squeezed out a few words from his mouth: "Get up." ”
"Ladies and gentlemen, please play if you have a book!"
Gao Junming looked around and found that everyone was staying in place, as if there was nothing important, and after thinking for a while, he stood up: "The emperor is playing, and the ministers have their own music." ”
"It's Gao Aiqing, what's the matter with you?" Li Yuan still admires Gao Junming all the time, and he cares a lot about his performance.
"Weichen participated in Pei Wenjing's theft and sale of imperial grain, he moved the imperial grain to the people's warehouse and then sold it, making huge profits from it, and now the royal granary is empty. The emperor, Weichen still has a number of account books as evidence. Gao Junming said with confidence that he was determined to eradicate Pei Wenjing this time.
Hearing Gao Junming's participation, the officials in the court suddenly whispered because they were surprised, and Li Yuan was also taken aback. How could Master Pei do such a thing? At this time, Pei Wenjing panicked on the side.
Li Yuan still didn't believe it. Gao Junming seemed to see through the emperor's thoughts, and turned his head to give Li Zhenghang a look. Li Zhenghang moved his body to the side, stood up, and said: "Your Majesty, Pei Wenjing's theft and sale of imperial grain is true, and Weichen has a witness." In fact, where does Li Zhenghang have any witnesses, because he knows that Gao Junming will definitely have it, with his understanding of Gao Junming, only by ensuring that everything is ready, he will participate in Pei Wenjing in a foolproof situation, once he makes a move, it will definitely be fatal.
The court was all in a hurry because of Li Zhenghang's sudden voice, and it seemed that they were all waiting for the emperor's opinion. Li Yuan remained silent. Pei Wenjing saw that it was a good time to complain, so she knelt down with a "plop" sound: "Your Majesty, Weichen has been wronged." ”
None of Pei Wenjing's "colleagues" interceded for him, not because he usually offended many people, but because they all saw that the other party was menacing, and the emperor was slow to express his position, and they were all waiting to see what happened. Even Li Shimin was able to calm down.
Li Yuan finally spoke up: "I don't believe that Pei Aiqing would do such a thing and commit such a serious crime. ”
Hearing the emperor say this, Feng Derui immediately stood up: "Your Majesty, after the next dynasty, we can immediately go to check the imperial warehouse, and we will know if it is true or false." ”
Zhang Deyou was on the side to help.
"If Pei Wenjing is guilty, I will punish him. If Gao Aiqing and the others participate in the performance without evidence, they are all important ministers of the imperial court, and they must know what the fate will be. After the next dynasty, Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin and Gao Junming, a few of you will go to check the granary with me, Pei Wenjing will be put in prison first, and everything will be decided after the criminal department verifies it! "The emperor finally gave the order.
Pei Wenjing shouted injustice one after another, and was dragged out of the court by two officers and soldiers in such a voice.
Gao Junming and others rejoiced in their hearts.