Looking at the crying Pei Lian, and the fearless Wei Chigong, Li Shimin shook his head.

"I didn't think about it."

He commanded,

"There are many opinions to be heard on such a major matter as the law, and it is indeed impossible for a small political hall to sit down."

"Come, please transfer to the Liangyi Hall to discuss politics."

Hearing the emperor's order, Cheng Yanjin immediately got up and said:

"That's it! The seats in this political hall are too small, and my old Cheng's buttocks hurt. ”

"Let's go!"

"Jingde, let's go!"

With a wave of his hand, he was going to pull Wei Chigong away.

"Your Majesty!"

Pei Lin pointed at Yu Chigong and cried,

"The old minister has never suffered such a grievance for so many years, and in the Wude Dynasty, the old minister has never been so angry......

This lieutenant Chi Gong ...... This lieutenant is too deceitful! ”

"Your Majesty wants to call the shots for the old ministers! Your Majesty......"

Li Shimin narrowed his eyes slightly

"Pei Qingmo cried."

His face softened, and he reassured,

"Today's events, I know."

"You and Wei Chigong had a dispute, from grabbing seats to insulting each other, making the political hall a miasma, which is a big faux pas."

"Where is the palace?"

"The minister is here." At that time, Dai Guan, who was in the palace, gave his hand in response.

"According to the laws of the imperial court, what crime should Pei Qing and Wei Chigong be convicted of?"

Li Shimin asked.

"Back to Your Majesty."

Dai Xuan glanced at the two of them and said cautiously,

"As Your Majesty said, the two insulted each other for the purpose of disturbing the government, and they should receive twenty rods."

The emperor had already characterized the incident as "mutual insults". That must be to play 20 boards each.

It doesn't matter how many times Yu Chigong is rough and thick, it's just that this Pei Lin has an old bone, can he still stand it?

I'm afraid that if a few sticks go down, I'll be killed!

Sure enough, hearing Dai Guan's words, Pei Lian's face changed suddenly.

"Your Majesty! Lao Chen...... The old minister didn't insult him, the old minister ......"

He hurriedly defended himself, but Li Shimin waved his hand.

"Needless to say, I believe Wei Zheng's words."

"Although Pei Qing has the responsibility of disturbing the political hall, I am thinking that you are old and old, so I am gracious and dispense with these twenty court staffs."

"As for the other people who participated in the abuse, the court staff was exempted and fined for three months, in order to police themselves."

After Li Er finished speaking, he turned his head to look at Wei Chigong and snorted coldly

"Wei Chigong, twenty canes of the court, can you be convinced?"

Wei Chigong smiled.

"Surrender, surrender."

He said with a big grin,

"It's just twenty court rods, and the minister just passed it casually."

"Your Majesty! The minister is angry that the old thing relies on the old and sells the old, and sits in that position with a cheeky face, and ......"

Pei Lian's old body began to tremble again......

"That's it!"

Li Shimin rebuked,

"Anyway, Pei Qing is an old minister of the Wude Dynasty, even if he has no merit, he also has hard work, how can he insult him?"

"Keep your mouth clean, or I'll punish you!"

"Yes, yes." Wei Chigong pursed his lips, but there was secret joy in his heart.

Your Majesty is afraid that Pei Lin has long been unhappy, this sentence "There is no merit, there is hard work" is purely a clear praise and depreciation!

I made a fuss, and I guessed that His Majesty's heart was also happy.

Sure enough, hearing Li Shimin's reprimand, Pei Lian's face not only did not have the slightest joy, but also felt a little uncomfortable, so he could only thank him.

"Don't make a fuss, let's go!"

Li Shimin flicked his sleeves and said,

"Wei Chigong's twenty court staff rights are written down, and I will go to the Liangyi Hall to discuss politics first."

At the sound of an order, the corners of Wei Chigong's mouth were almost to the root of his ears.

"Let's go, hahaha......"

He hooked Cheng Biting Jin's back, and left triumphantly under the gnashing teeth of a group of martial arts veterans.

The ministers left one after another, leaving only Pei Lin and the others, who remained in place.

"Elder Ge, you have been wronged!"

"Yes, Elder Ge, we can't let them be so arrogant! You can't be depressed, we have the emperor! ”

"Yes, the Emperor is still here, His Majesty is not facing us, the Emperor will definitely call the shots for us!"

"That's it! Pei Lao Xiangguo, you ......"

A voice full of righteous indignation came, making Pei Lian's face even more gloomy.

"Yes, the Emperor is still there, and his old man is still there......"

He clenched his fists and muttered in a low voice,

"The old man has suffered such a great humiliation, and he must not just forget it!"

"Let's go, let's talk about politics!"

At this moment, Pei Lin made up his mind to go to the Emperor Taishang to support him and get the field back.

But he may have forgotten that when Wei Chigong carried the head of King Qi to intimidate Li Yuan, the Emperor Taishang in his mouth has not yet recovered this scene.

……

Liangyi Palace.

Li Shimin sat on the dragon chair, and the ministers stood under the steps.

After such a fuss, he simply summoned all the ministers and held a court meeting.

"Today's meeting is not for anything else, but for the word "law."

Li Shimin looked down and said,

"I have a feeling about today's autumn beheading criminal, is our martial virtue law too strict?"

"Some crimes, in my opinion, are actually enough to go to prison."

"There is no need for some people who have been implicated to be sentenced to death, at most an exile sentence is enough."

"On the list of autumn duels, I saw a lot of people who shouldn't be killed, and I really couldn't bear to kill them."

When the courtiers heard this, they began to whisper to each other.

And at this moment, a loud voice came:

"Your Majesty, are you going to change the law?"

The person who spoke was none other than Wei Zheng.

"Yes."

Li Shimin gave an affirmative reply, and then asked,

"What does Wei Aiqing think?"

Wei Zheng came out of the ranks.

"I think, good!"

He was concise and to the point, saying,

"The law of martial arts is too harsh, and it should have been revised a long time ago!"

"Zhenguan, when there is a law of Zhenguan, a relatively lenient Zhenguan law!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone was in an uproar.

"Wei Zheng, you are talking nonsense!"

Pei Lian's face was gloomy and he scolded,

"I presided over the revision of Wu Delu, and I know it best! It can't be called harsh at all, and even compared to the Qin and Han laws, it is already extremely lenient. ”

"The law is meant to bind the world, and if you commit a crime, you should be punished, which is a matter of course!"

"If the law is relaxed, the people of the world will not take the law as a thing, and how will the court govern at that time? How should the people be restrained? ”

After finishing Wei Zheng, he turned to look at Li Shimin.

"Your Majesty, the martial arts law is cultivated by the old minister, and the emperor calls it good."

Pei Lin said earnestly,

"This Datang is so good, why change it?"

"If Your Majesty has mercy on the condemned criminals and feels that they are innocent, he can be pardoned, or slightly modify the heavy laws in the martial law, there is no need to make a big change......

"The law is the foundation of the country, and it affects the whole body, and it cannot be changed and acted in vain, please think twice, Your Majesty ......"

After that, he was already bowing deeply.

"The minister seconded the proposal."

"The minister also seconded the proposal, Pei Lao Xiangguo is heavy, he is right!"

"Minister......

Several former martial arts ministers were all out of the ranks, and they all agreed with Pei Lian's words.

They didn't see it, and there was a trace of coldness in Li Shimin's eyes.

Xu Fenglei secretly sneered in his heart.

Martial virtue, martial virtue.

The Emperor, the Emperor!

Do you know what year it is? Who is sitting on the dragon chair now?

You old things, you should have exploded in gold coins a long time ago! Do you still want to grasp the influence of power, status, and influence?

Save it!

"What Pei Qing said also has some truth."

Although Li Shimin was displeased, he was not good at attacking, so he turned to look at Wei Zheng again and said,

"Wei Zheng, do you have anything else to say?"

Wei Zheng smiled.

"Elder Pei Ge, please change the topic, those who commit crimes must of course be punished, but the severity of the sentence is today's topic."

He said in a deep voice,

"The minister is not denying the law of martial arts, but it is no longer suitable for the current Tang Dynasty."

"More than ten years ago, when the imperial court was first established, there were frequent wars in the world, and the so-called troubled times should be used to restrict, and the punishment should be heavier to restrain the world, and the minister thought it was appropriate."

"But now, the world has been decided, and it has entered the Zhenguan Dynasty, and the country should be governed with leniency and benevolence, so as to gather people's hearts."

"Elder Pei Ge, you don't want to live in the Wude Dynasty, the one who is in power today is not the emperor."

Although Wei Zheng was smiling, his words were sharp, and Pei Lin stared at him when he heard it.

After Li Shimin heard this, there was a little smile in his eyes.

When it comes to fighting and charging, Wei Chigong is second to none.

But if you want to charge in the court, you have to be this Wei Zheng! A good hand at charging into battle and expanding the territory!

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

Fang Xuanling said,

"Wu Delu is not bad, it just doesn't apply today!"

"The punishment is too heavy and does not conform to His Majesty's strategy of governing the country in a timely manner, so it should be revised, simplified, and given a lighter sentence."

As soon as he spoke, all the important ministers seconded the proposal.

"The minister seconded, the minister seconded!"

Wei Chigong also joined in the fun,

"The old things of the Wude Dynasty, what are we using the Zhenguan Dynasty for? Zhenguan Dynasty, there should be a set of things of Zhenguan Dynasty, which belong to Your Majesty and highlight Your Majesty's style! ”

"Some old things, don't scream and shout, those rotten things, you should carry them into the grave!"

"Hahaha......"

He laughed unbridledly, causing Li Shimin's old face to darken.

"Wanton nonsense!"

Li Er scolded,

"In the palace, give Wei Chigong another time to remember the crime, and add twenty court rods!"

Wei Chigong pursed his lips and lowered his head.

But his words had turned into a sharp knife, piercing the hearts of all the former martial arts ministers, especially Pei Lian's heart......

"Xu Aiqing."

Li Shimin looked at Xu Fenglei and said,

"I also want to hear your opinion on the matter of changing the law."

Although the two chatted almost along the way, they still had to express their stance to show their ministers.

"Back to Your Majesty, the ministers also support the reform of the law."

Xu Fenglei came out of the queue,

"I would like to add two more points."

"First, Datang has been established for more than ten years, but it is still a new country, and the new country has a new atmosphere, and there are many chaos."

"The law of martial virtue is based on the law of Sui, as Wei Chigong said, it is really the old things that cannot keep up with the new era, so that many people take advantage of the loopholes of the law and breed many secret deeds."

"Your Majesty should observe the world for all kinds of loopholes, and then add laws and decrees to fill the loopholes and standardize the chaos."

"For example, there are huge loopholes in the border entry and exit system, which should be regulated and repaired."

Li Shimin bowed slightly.

That's a good sum.

But Xu Fenglei's words made the faces of several important ministers change subtly.

Especially the eldest grandson Wuji and Wei Chigong, they were all shocked in their hearts, and they all looked at Xu Fenglei.

"Two."

Xu Fenglei's face did not change, and said,

"To revise the law, the most taboo is to change the decree every day, so that the people don't know which version to use, so Your Majesty arranges for the ministers to revise the law, and you should choose a prudent and prudent person."

"When formulating laws and regulations, the overall situation should be taken into account. Once launched, it will be like Mount Tai pressing the top, and it can no longer be deleted and modified in the short term. ”

Li Shimin nodded again and again.

"Yes, yes."

He approving,

"I mean the same as you, once it is completed, it can't add a burden to the people!"

"So—"

Li Er's current turn to the ministers.

"Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Wei Zheng, Dai Xuan!"

He commanded,

"The four Aiqing have outstanding abilities, and they have always been calm and cautious people, so I ordered you to cultivate the law for the four of you! You should do it with your heart, delete the complicated and simplify, and build a good law for my Datang! ”

"I, I'm waiting for you to give me a different Zhenguan Law!"

"The ministers obey." The hearts of the four ministers burst out, and they all came out to salute.

"In addition, there is another incident that I also remembered suddenly."

Li Shimin looked around and said with a smile,

"Has it been a long time since there has been an official evaluation?"

This question, the ministers who asked it were all embarrassed in their hearts.

What, this is to engage in KPI performance appraisal, and the last elimination system wow?

"Back to Your Majesty, that's right."

Wei Zheng said bluntly again,

"Except for Wude's five-year official assessment and selection, there has not been an assessment since."

"I don't know what the talent, ability, and character of the officials in various places are, and whether they are a good official, a good official, a mediocre official, or a bad official in the local area, the court doesn't know, so they maintain the status quo in a vague way."

"Such a rule is really not clear."

Li Shimin slowly bowed his head.

"In the past, during the Wude period, the Emperor Taishang did not pay attention to this matter, but now I am in charge of the country, and I am busy with the front and back, and I have also neglected to delay."

He sighed softly,

"According to the usual practice, officials are elected every three years, and the best are promoted and the inferior are eliminated."

"I didn't expect that I Datang has not assessed officials for so many years, and it is hard to imagine how many officials in the world have vegetarian meals and how many birds and beasts eat Lu."

"Assessment and selection, it is urgent!"

Li Er's gaze fell on the old ministers of the Wude Dynasty, and gradually became firm.

"The eldest grandson is Mowgli."

He named him.

"The minister is here." The eldest grandson Wuji is listed.

"From now on, summon officials from all over the Tang Dynasty to enter Chang'an, and you will preside over the assessment and selection."

Li Shimin ordered,

"Be sure to get rid of the moths and dig out the good officials!"

At this moment, everyone present knew that the emperor was going to start rectifying the officialdom and kicking people!

Who will be the first to be laid off?

For a while, people's hearts were worried, especially those former martial arts ministers, and their hearts began to accelerate irrepressibly.

A wave of uneasiness began to permeate......

(End of chapter)