Chapter 448: Merit and demerit cannot be offset, Hou Junji's death date is set

  Bang Bang!

  Li Shimin's fingers tapped on the table, causing the ministers present to quickly stop the dispute.

  Its silence efficiency exceeds that of the messenger by 98.37%.

  "Wei Zheng."

  He turned his gaze to the left and said,

  "I remember that you strongly recommended Hou Junji for an important position before, and even said that he had the talent to be a chief assistant."

  "You've said that, right?"

  Everyone's eyes quickly converged on Wei Zheng's body.

  "Back to Your Majesty, the minister said it."

  Wei Zheng's expression remained unchanged, and he got up and answered.

  Li Shimin snorted lightly.

  "Huh! Is that your vision? This is what you call the talent of Zaifu? He asked coldly.

  Wei Zheng's face was still calm, and he only listened to him:

  "Back to Your Majesty, the minister thinks that there is no problem with the minister's vision."

  "It is undeniable that Hou Junji is indeed talented, but he has no conscience and no virtue, so it can be said that he is talented but not virtuous."

  Li Shimin squinted slightly.

  "People with talent and no virtue, what is the use of me coming?!"

  He rebuked,

  Such people are often even more terrible than mediocre people! Because he will use all his talents to satisfy his own selfish desires! ”

  Wei Zheng bowed.

  "The gentleman doesn't care about his deeds, before that, the minister can only see his outstanding talent, and he can't see that his private virtue is bad, so he recommends it, and now he ...... Only then did I know that I was wrong. ”

  He is right,

  "Your Majesty, please punish you."

  Li Shimin snorted coldly and was noncommittal.

  "Your Majesty, the so-called knowing people and knowing faces but not knowing their hearts, Duke Wei's original intention of doing things for the country is good, but he just didn't see Hou Junji clearly."

  Fang Xuanling said,

  "Please don't blame Your Majesty, or ...... In the future, no one will dare to recommend talents for the country. ”

  These words made the ministers all nod in agreement.

  "People have misses, horses have stumbled!"

  "Yes, yes, Duke Wei simply didn't see Hou Junji's personality clearly, it's not his fault."

  "Reasonable, reasonable......"

  Seeing that all the ministers exonerated Wei Zheng, Li Shimin's face also improved a little.

  "There is no need for punishment, I am not such a narrow-minded person."

  He looked at Wei Zheng and commanded,

  "Now that you have seen it clearly, then tell me, how should Hou Junji judge?"

  Wei Zheng was stunned.

  The Emperor's question...... It's a bit mysterious.

  "Hmm...... The minister's opinion is basically the same as Dai Guan, Hou Junji should be killed! But there is a slight difference of opinion. ”

  Wei Zheng groaned slightly, and said,

  "Just now, a colleague said that merit is merit, and fault is faulty, and the minister thinks so."

  "Hou Junji has made a mistake, and the only thing waiting for him is the butcher's knife! But his merits cannot be erased because of this, otherwise how can there be such a thing as 'meritorious distinction'? ”

  Li Shimin bowed his head.

  The ministers also listened quietly.

  "Since he is a capital crime, how can he fulfill his credit?"

  Wei Zheng continued,

  "Could it be that after beheading him all over the house, he will be given supreme mourning? Isn't that ironic? ”

  Everyone: "......"

  If there really is that scene, you must be smiling and generous.

  "Military achievements are noble, and Your Majesty's greatest gift to the nobles is a hereditary title, which will bless future generations."

  Wei Zheng observed Li Shimin's expression, and saw that he was not displeased, so he straightened his waist and suggested,

  "Therefore, Hou Junji's credit should be fulfilled on his family!"

  "He deserves to die, but his family doesn't deserve to die, and he can't be exiled! Instead, they should continue to live in Chang'an, enjoy the benefits of military exploits, and enjoy the blessings of the Son of Heaven. ”

  "If so, Your Majesty will be benevolent! Even if it is passed on to future generations, even the sharpest historical critics will never be able to find fault with you, Your Majesty, let alone say that you are mean to your heroes! Because anyone with a discerning eye knows that you have really done your best! ”

  Syllable! Syllable! Syllable!

  "Okay, good, what Wei Aiqing said is very satisfying!"

  Li Shimin clapped his hands again and again, and praised,

  "This is the best advice that really thinks about me and has no mistakes!"

  "One knife and hundreds of knives seem to be neat, but you haven't thought about it! This is where you are not as good as Wei Zheng! ”

  What does the emperor care about?

  It is the holy name of oneself after thousands of generations! Preferably the flawless kind!

  Li Shimin's reputation has already been "stained", so he is even more demanding - on top of the white and slight flaws, a second flaw will never be allowed!

  "Wear a crest."

  He looked at it.

  "The minister is here." Dai Xuan hurriedly responded.

  "Hou Junji's family, have they been arrested?" Li Shimin asked.

  "Back to Your Majesty, before you are convicted, how dare the minister send someone to arrest him? It's just that the Luguo Mansion is surrounded and restricts them from going out. ”

  Dai Xuan replied.

  "Well, listen to me."

  Li Shimin commanded,

  "Lift all bans immediately! Let the Luguo Mansion return to normal work and rest, and all customary rights must be maintained, and there can be no discrimination. ”

  "Do you hear that?"

  “…… Compliance. Dai Xuan frowned slightly.

  He was a little dissatisfied with the emperor's decision, but finally nodded yes.

  Although he is upright, he can actually compromise, as long as he does not touch the bottom line.

  Where's the bottom line?

  The bottom line is - Hou Junji must die!

  As long as the emperor doesn't change this article, he can barely agree with the rest.

  "Alright, all sit, all sit."

  Li Shimin smiled and said,

  "Hou Junji's matter has been negotiated, let's continue to discuss."

  "Tang Jian, you said in the excerpt yesterday......"

  He was about to turn this matter around, but he saw Dai Xuan suddenly stand up again and asked:

  "Your Majesty, since you have been convicted, when will Hou Junji be beheaded?"

  I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, the emperor actually ignored this key issue, so he had to remind it.

  Otherwise, if it drags on, the death penalty will be dragged on for him indefinitely!

  "Are you in a hurry? Dai Qing. ”

  Li Shimin raised his eyebrows, and said with a smile,

  "Hou Junji can't run again, what's the difference between a little earlier and a little later?"

  "Also, did anyone tell you that I hate being interrupted in the middle of a conversation?"

  Although the tone was relaxed, a coercion had already descended on the top of Dai Guan's head!

  "Interrupting Your Majesty's speech is a minister's crime, please punish Your Majesty."

  Dai Xuan withstood the pressure, looked at Li Shimin with blazing eyes, and said categorically,

  "But there must be a definite time for execution, which is the basis for the implementation of the law!"

  "With Hou Junji's crime, he should be sentenced and decided, and he doesn't have to wait until the autumn queen! The minister thought that he should be sentenced to the execution ground with Zhao Yi, Zhang Cong and others! In this way, it can also serve as the best warning! ”

  The things he thinks are, and it's not easy for anyone to put pressure on them!

  Decapitation is decapitation, and it can't be delayed!

  "Spring is the time when all things are born and full of vitality."

  Li Shimin said lightly,

  "Killing people at this time does not conform to the natural laws of heaven and earth, and I think it is inappropriate."

  "Let's wait until the end of autumn! Autumn slaughter is a good time for execution. How is it? ”

  Dai Xuan's face changed.

  "It's the same death penalty, why does Your Majesty have to treat it differently?"

  He protested.

  "You're going to die too, aren't you going to have to wait a few months?"

  Li Shimin asked rhetorically,

  "Just think of it as the credit and hard work of Hou Junji for so many years, let him live for a while, can't you?"

  "Besides, the prison doesn't see the light of day, the environment is harsh, and for criminals, it's even more torturous, and this is also a kind of execution, isn't it?"

  Seeing that the two were competing against each other, Li Daozong hurriedly came out to play a round.

  "Yes, yes, Your Majesty is right."

  He replied,

  "The so-called death is not terrible, waiting for death is terrible."

  "Dai Gong, don't argue with Your Majesty anymore, wait a few more months, and wait until after the autumn."

  The ministers also persuaded him, and then he pressed Dai Guan.

  "Back to Your Majesty, there is indeed a matter of Dongying envoy coming to Tang."

  Tang Jian got up and said,

  "Dongying Kingdom, located in the east of the Tang Dynasty, is very close to Silla and Baekje, where it is an island country with a lack of materials, strong people, and uncivilized ......"

  ……

  Xuguo Mansion.

  On the edge of the pond in the backyard, Xu Fenglei slowly fell.

  Smack.

  After a long time, he dropped his second piece.

  Smack.

  I don't know how long it took.

  "General!"

  He laughed and exclaimed,

  "Old Sun Tou, your chess is too stinky, it's not my opponent at all!"

  "Hahahaha......"

  Sun Simiao's face was speechless.

  "Say you're a scoundrel, and you're a real scoundrel!"

  He was dissatisfied,

  "It's so slow, what about the old man who is sincere? The old man was just careless and was exploited by you! ”

  Xu Fenglei grinned happily.

  "If you lose, you lose, don't make so many excuses, the hundred-year-old wild ginseng you just dug up belongs to me, don't cheat!"

  He was cheeky and said,

  "One more game? I think you still have a lot of good stuff in your green bag! ”

  With this old man's tactics, Sun Simiao's little treasure is not just taken back?

  "Go, go, don't play chess with you kid again!"

  Sun Simiao hugged the green bag beside him tightly, and said vigilantly,

  "I cheated the old man's treasures! This is all hard work and wading through the mountains and rivers to pick, and it is priceless! ”

  That being said, I hope the gamble is still lost.

  I saw Sun Simiao carefully open the green sac, dig into it, and finally pinched a ginseng with full beard and handed it to Xu Fenglei.

  "Whoa."

  He shook the ginseng in his hand and said,

  "This is the Baishan wild ginseng, which is extremely rare, and the old man originally planned to exchange it for some silver taels for the new medical hall."

  "Cheap for you...... Take it. ”

  "Hey, hey! Thank you Sun Zhenren. Xu Fenglei stretched out his hand to take it, but was slapped off by Sun Simiao's claws.

  "Do you understand the rules! How can you take it like that? That would destroy its roots! ”

  Sun Simiao reprimanded,

  "Do you know that every hair is a hundred times more valuable than gold thread!"

  "Hold it with both hands!"

  Xu Fenglei nodded obediently, arched his hands together, carefully took the century-old wild ginseng, and observed it carefully.

  "It's skinny."

  He said,

  "What if I swallow it in one bite?"

  Ginseng of this level, after thousands of years of picking, will long be gone in future generations!

  That is, in the Tang Dynasty, it can still be found.

  "Wild ginseng, each with its own wind and bones, the spirit of this plant is very good."

  Sun Simiao snorted lightly,

  "If you swallow it in one gulp, it's nothing, at most you'll die."

  Xu Fenglei was startled.

  "Is that scary?"

  He was amazed,

  "I thought it was just a nosebleed at best......"

  Syllable!

  Sun Simiao got up and slapped Xu Fenglei on the head.

  "Of course he was beaten to death by the old man!"

  He glared,

  "Such a good thing, if you dare to destroy the heavens, even if the old man can't kill you, he will poison you!"

  Xu Fenglei: "......"

  That's how to die, cough.

  "Xiaoqing, come here, store this wild ginseng well, and no one is allowed to touch it."

  He stopped joking, and instead commanded,

  "This is the treasure of my Xu Guogong's mansion!"

  "In addition, arrange some manpower and silver taels to help Sun Zhenren choose a site in two days to see where Chang'an is suitable for opening a medical center."

  "Yes." The maidservant Xiaoqing respectfully held the wild ginseng and left with cautious steps.

  Hearing this, Sun Simiao smiled.

  "You kid has a conscience."

  He stroked his beard and said,

  "Seriously, I have traveled all over the world in the past year, and the old man has really felt a lot."

  "How many patients are there in this world, and how few are good doctors?"

  "The old man alone, even if he can save ten people a day, he can only treat more than 3,000 people a year, but how many patients are 30,000 or 300,000?"

  "Alas! The heart is more than enough, but the strength is insufficient! ”

  Xu Fenglei nodded.

  "That's why I'm a big fan of opening a medical school."

  He said,

  "Lin Xing, how did you learn?"

  Hearing this question, Sun Simiao smiled to himself.

  "I was really right by your iron mouth, his feng shui Vermilion Bird fights golden carp, and the descendants will become famous doctors! This little forest, the understanding is really high, and the speed is really fast! ”

  He praised,

  "If it goes on like this, in another twenty years, he will definitely be able to inherit the mantle of the old man!"

  When Xu Fenglei heard this, he couldn't help but smack his tongue.

  "Good guy, you have a high level of understanding and learn quickly, and you have to learn for another twenty years?"

  He lifted his forehead and said,

  "Old grandson, if you want to pass on your earth-shattering medical skills, it's really difficult!"

  "It's good that I didn't give you an apprentice......"

  Sun Simiao pursed his lips.

  "Just the way you fish for three days and dry your nets for two days, you are hanging...... To be an apprentice to the old man, the old man still doesn't want it! ”

  He snorted softly,

  "The old man now has Lin Xing's apprentice, and in the future, when the medical school opens, maybe more good seedlings will emerge."

  "When that time comes, you can go while you cool off!"

  "Hahaha!" When Xu Fenglei heard this, he couldn't help laughing, and said, "That's the best, how I hope that my three-legged cat's medical skills can be eliminated by latecomers and disliked, if there is really that day, then all the patients in the world will not have to worry about the disease, let alone die because of it." ”

  "Tens of millions of doctors, shelter the sick in the world!"

  Sun Simiao nodded slowly.

  "The old man is also looking forward to that day."

  He said,

  "When will medical school open? You give a letter of approval, the old man arranges his time, you know, this old man in Chang'an has always been unable to stay. ”

  Rather than being complimented by dignitaries, he prefers to chat with mud legs in the countryside.

  "You want me to give me a letter? Then it's set for today next year! At that time—"

  Xu Fenglei got up and said with blazing eyes,

  "The way of medicine is about to flourish! The way of medicine will be prosperous! ”

  (End of chapter)