The court meeting system is a political system used to demonstrate the strength of the country, the supremacy of imperial power, and the display of solemn ceremonies, which is quite distinctive in ancient China's political life.

Discussing the big thing itself is secondary, and it is often just a formality.

The Tang Dynasty was the culmination of the Chaohui system (also known as Chaohe), and its ritual system was quite complete.

Both the "Tang Kaiyuan Ceremony" and the "General Dictionary" divide the Great Dynasty into Jiali, which belongs to the Jiali part of the Five Rites.

The pilgrimages of the Tang Dynasty include: New Year's Day Pilgrimage, Winter Solstice Pilgrimage, Thousand Autumn Festival Birthday Pilgrimage and May New Year's Greeting, a total of five.

However, the "court meeting" in Ji Ge's mouth is just a common name, not the official court meeting of the Tang Dynasty, or the court.

Instead, the emperor himself will attend, and the meeting of high-ranking officials of the court held in the Zichen Hall of Daming Palace can be regarded as a "private meeting".

There is no way, the court meetings of the Tang Dynasty are not office, pure celebrations. Even if Brother Ji wants to do something at the court, the court's process will not allow it.

The operation mode of the Tang Dynasty in the Kaiyuan period was completely different from that of the previous dynasty and even compared with the Taizong period.

Ordinary affairs are handled by the council hall, and the left and right ministers are working there, bringing together the essence of the Chinese book. Major events were reported to the emperor, and after a series of processes, they were promulgated in the form of government decrees.

The trivial matters are dealt with internally in the political hall, just the daily life of Li Linfu and others.

When something needs to be discussed, it is generally the prime minister or the three products under the Tongzhongshu Sect, as well as the officials closely related to the incident, to gather in the study of the Xingqing Palace Qinzheng Building to discuss with Ji Ge.

If there is a crucial matter that needs to be dealt with, it will be solved in the Zichen Hall of Daming Palace, and the number of courtiers involved will also increase.

Taiji Palace, that is, the core area of the Imperial City of Chang'an, Ji Ge generally does not go, unless it is a court meeting, that is, the kind of pilgrimage that is only held five times a year.

In the early morning of this day, many officials had already gathered in the Zichen Palace.

There are generals on the side of the Longwu Army, such as Fang Youde, who has just been appointed as the general of the Longwu Army, and Zhang Lingxin, the general of the Right Longwu Army; There are also the main generals of the Nanya Forbidden Army, such as Pei Min, the general of the Right Jin Wuwei Zhonglang; There are also important officials in the center of the imperial court, such as Zhang Yi in the imperial history, Yin Zheng Shuqing in Jingzhao Mansion, Liubu Shangshu, Shilang and so on.

As for the left and right phases, it is impossible not to be there.

No one is allowed to ask for leave or be late for this court meeting!

And Fang Chongyong was promoted to the rank of Longwu Army (in charge of 500 troops, a battalion establishment), and was responsible for the security work around Ji Ge, following him wherever he went. At this moment, he is also guarding the Daming Palace to inspect and arrange, and he is not qualified to enter the Zichen Palace.

"Tell me about anything."

Li Longji sat on the dragon chair and said calmly to the courtiers.

There is no need to pay too much attention to formal etiquette here, and the main role is to discuss things, or to announce big things.

Brother Ji didn't want to waste his time in boring places, so he also asked his courtiers to say what they had to say, and not to retreat.

"Sage, Weichen has a play."

Fang Youde stood up and saluted with his hands crossed.

"What's the matter with Aiqing?"

Li Longji asked with a puzzled expression. In his opinion, Fang Youde should not stand up and speak now.

"Back to the saint, Li Heng's rebellion is definitely not a temporary idea.

The county order of Chang'an County and the county order of Wannian County were unaware of this. In Chang'an City, there are twelve county lieutenants, and none of them reported the incident.

When Weichen came to the outskirts of Chang'an, it was still Yin Zheng Shuqing of Jingzhao Mansion who was asking for help from the Nanya Forbidden Army to transfer troops.

Therefore, Weichen suggested that the county commanders of Chang'an and Wannian counties, as well as the twelve county lieutenants in Chang'an City, should be exemplary.

Let the officials of the central court know their duty of loyalty, and ask the saints to see it! ”

Fang Youde bowed and saluted, and said without a long bow.

Onslaught!

It's been a long time since I've heard a similar brain-dead proposal!

Two county commanders in the capital, twelve county lieutenants, all cut in one go, this horse is really good at playing!

Everyone present, including Li Linfu, was shocked into a cold sweat by Fang Youde's arrogant proposal!

I've seen a mistake, but I've never seen someone so unreasonable. If you really behead the two counties and the twelve county lieutenants, it can be regarded as the biggest political change since the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty!

"Saint, this must not be done."

Before Li Linfu could say anything, Zhang Yi took the lead in the imperial history and saluted Li Longji and said.

Why is Fang Youde's move ruthless? Why can't an official like Zhang Yi hold back?

Isn't it just two county orders and twelve county lieutenants?

At the height of the Tang Dynasty, there were a total of 1,607 counties. Even at this moment, there is no doubt that there are more than 1,500 counties.

If we include the capital of Chang'an, which needs 12 county lieutenants, and the super state capitals of Luoyang, Henan, and Wuwei, Liangzhou, which need more than 4 county lieutenants, then at least more than 2,400 county lieutenants are needed to complete the establishment.

Killing twelve in one go, less than one percent of the total number of county lieutenants, doesn't seem to be too much.

Outsiders who don't understand Datang politics must see it this way.

However, the county lieutenants and county commanders of Chang'an City also have a saying called "Central High-ranking Officials Reserve"!

As a county magistrate here, many times, the next step to be promoted is the six divisions or even the six divisions. And if you are a county lieutenant here, the next step in promotion is to supervise the imperial history or serve the imperial history in the palace!

Killing these fourteen people is tantamount to killing the reserve regiment of the existing political forces! It will greatly affect the central political pattern of the imperial court in the next three to five years!

Fang Chongyong's move allowed Fang Youde to draw a clear line with the civil official group, and he was fighting quickly and accurately! He has nothing to do to study the various systems and unspoken rules of the Tang Dynasty officialdom, and he has been studying it for more than five years, and in this regard, it can be said that Fang Youde is completely a "younger brother".

Now this proposal can be described as "small movement", but it is just to kill a few seventh-grade officials and eighth-grade officials; "The effect is good", and the civil officials as a whole are offended to death, at least on the surface.

Let's not talk about the Chang'an County Order, it can be regarded as a "half-step six-department member", so why is the Chang'an County Lieutenant not easy to move?

Because the county lieutenant of Chang'an City is a very strange position. Not only is the position itself very pitiful, but there is also the problem of "six monks have no water to drink".

In simple and clear terms, it is an unlucky guy who works hard and can't get promoted, plus five unsuccessful and straight related households, such a relationship.

In Chang'an County, only the Chang'an County Lieutenant, also known as the "Thief Cao Wei", who is in charge of public security and military affairs, is really doing practical things. The other five county lieutenants, all of whom were bastards. These men will be prime ministers in the future. Qingliu officials like them, due to their different backgrounds and education, have little practical ability to be a good county lieutenant who looks inconspicuous.

The same is true for Wannian County.

However, what is even more terrifying is that the thief Cao Wei generally cannot be promoted, and there is no place for them in the center of the imperial court, which is a real "no benefit for the officer".

This is like Zhang Jiuling going to be a county lieutenant, of course he has the ability to write poems, write articles, and even give ideas to the emperor.

But he certainly doesn't have the ability to judge cases, deal with grassroots people, collect taxes, and disdain it.

Therefore, if Zhang Jiuling is in the position of Chang'an County Lieutenant, he will also be a "transparent person", and he is a bastard to say that it is ugly.

This time Li Heng rebelled, the two counties of Chang'an Wannian actually had no reaction, it was better to get the news in advance Zheng Shuqing, in fact, the key reason is also this. It's not that they don't want to move, but that "Datang has its own national conditions".

These related households all regard the Chang'an County Lieutenant as a springboard, and this position is a "clean official" in the eyes of many bureaucrats.

With that in mind, who would actually do it?

And the one who really does things, because he has not been promoted for a long time, so he broke the jar and broke it, and he simply lay down and didn't care much!

In fact, there are many powerful people in Chang'an City, and even Yin Zheng Shuqing of Jingzhao Mansion has to shout "godfather" every person. So what can a small grassroots official like the county lieutenant of Chang'an and the county lieutenant of Wannian do?

King Xue's family wants to rebel, and the county lieutenant of Wannian County, that is, the thief Cao Wei, even if he hears a little rumor, does he dare to investigate? Does he dare to report it?

If it's fake, killing his family is not enough to fill the hole, so don't turn a blind eye!

Therefore, what Fang Youde said about "killing one and making an example of a hundred", from this point of view, did not wronged those people.

There are many "bastard officials" like this kind of "bastard official" in the center of Chang'an, such as the "school secretary" who everyone envies, Bai Juyi once laughed at himself for being a very professional bastard when he was this official, and he didn't do anything to get money for nothing.

For the various institutional shortcomings of Datang officialdom, Brother Ji no longer has the strength to take care of it, so when he heard Fang Youde's words, he only shook his head slowly.

"Chang'an Wannian two counties and county orders, dismissal."

Li Longji continued slowly:

"Among the twelve county lieutenants, many of them are in charge of the treasury, and Li Heng's rebellion is none of their business, so it is better to dismiss these people.

The remaining two thieves Cao Wei, who were in charge of the arrest, could be directly beheaded to set an example.

The other ten county lieutenants were dismissed and will not be renewed for five years.

That's the end of it. ”

Brother Ji's board was raised high and gently lowered, and only two front-line errands were chopped, and there was no backstage thief Cao Wei.

"Brother Nu, if you have anything, just say it."

Seeing Li Linfu bowing to him, Li Longji said slowly.

"Weichen, please abolish the Ten Princes' Mansion and release the prince to the surrounding states and counties of Chang'an to prevent elbows and armpits!"

Li Linfu bowed deeply to Brother Ji and said.

Exile the prince!

The hall fell into a deathly calm.

This topic is a taboo.

Once, when Brother Ji had not yet gained a firm foothold, the close branches within the clan, such as those brothers of Brother Ji, were once released as assassins. However, when Brother Ji completely consolidated his power, he successively built the Calyx Xianghui Building, the Mansion of King Xue of Qi, the "Ten Kings' Mansion", the "Hundred Sun Courtyard" and so on, and "captive" the clan in Chang'an.

The treatment is not even as good as that of the clan's distant branches.

For example, Li Yi, the king of Xin'an, for example, Li Shizhi and even Li Linfu, these distant branches of the clan are far happier than those princes who bear the "king's name".

Therefore, Li Linfu's proposal, to a certain extent, can be regarded as a kind of "setting things right".

But this is very taboo, unless Brother Kei himself thinks so. At this moment, except for a few people in the Zichen Hall who knew the inside story, everyone else was waiting for Brother Ji's answer.

"What do you think?"

Kee Ge looked back at the crowd and asked.

"Sage, the Ten Princes' Mansion is customized, if it is abolished, what will happen to those princes who will rebel in the future?"

Zuo Xiang Zhang Shouqi stood up and said.

Why would he object?

Because, if Li Linfu agrees with it, if there is no accident, then he must resolutely oppose it! Besides, it is indeed a little inappropriate to release the prince in the Ten Kings' Mansion outside! First of all, the impact on the existing system is too great!

"This matter is not trivial, I think we can discuss it later."

Li Longji nodded slightly and said.

Hearing this, Zhang Shouqi's pupils shrank suddenly!

In many cases, "let's talk later" is itself a compromise. Otherwise, it's okay to scold Li Linfu casually, if it weren't for the fact that he wanted to release the princes, why did Li Longji say so much nonsense?

The prince actually wants to be released!

This kind of thing, who believes it!

Zhang Shouqi slowly retreated to his original position, bowing his head and not saying a word.

"Li Heng rebelled, and I was deeply saddened. But after thinking about it, this is more or less because the position of the crown prince has been vacant for a long time, and it is my fault.

So I want to make a prince, what do you think? Who can be the crown prince? ”

Li Longji threw out his second issue, which is also the kind that makes people's jaws drop.

Who can be the crown prince?

It seems that among the many princes, many people have the opportunity to become princes!

Because Li Longji's queen has been abolished, and no new queen has been established since then, there is no so-called "concubine".

Since there are no concubines, then all concubines are okay, right?

Li Yan, King Rong, Li Wan, Li Pu, Li Pu, Ying, Li Xuan, Yongwang Li Xuan, Shouwang Li Xuan, Yanwang Li Jue, Sheng Wang Li Qi and others are all adults, who is better to be the prince?

In fact, most of Ji Ge's heirs are adults, and the youngest son, Bianwang Li Tao, is also more than ten years old.

These people can theoretically become princes, but the prince can only choose one person.

So who should you choose?

The amount of information at today's court meeting is too large, and Zhang Shouqi found that many people, including himself, couldn't grasp it!

"Sage, Weichen suggests that Li Xuan, the king of Lishou, be the crown prince!"

It was Li Linfu who stood up again and took the lead in proposing!

Well, yes, yes, many years ago, when Concubine Wu Hui was still there, Li Linfu was proposing to make King Shou the crown prince. Now that Li Linfu is on the side of King Shou, it doesn't seem unusual?

For a while, many people in the Zichen Hall fell into doubts and thoughts, and they were quickly thinking in their minds about who was better to choose.

In the past, it must have been Li Heng's best conditions and the most extensive connections.

But now Li Heng has rebelled and died!

"It's a good idea to choose King Shou as the crown prince, do you Aiqing have any other candidates?"

Li Longji asked with a smile.

Zichen Hall fell into a deathly silence.

(End of chapter)