In the Zhongshu Provincial Council Hall, Jin Wang Li Rui was invited to sit on the main seat.
Originally, with his official position as Jian Kangyin, even if he could enter the council hall to discuss matters, he would probably be the last person to accompany him. However, this is the prince of the Li family and the emperor's uncle. With his status here, he was naturally invited to the main seat by several prime ministers. Prince Jin was not polite. He sat on the main seat and explained the day's events in detail in front of several prime ministers.
After finishing speaking, he looked around at everyone and said: "My dear sirs and colleagues, this is probably what happened that day. I have also verified with Shen Yi himself. That day in Dongshi Street, Princess Qi Ren was spilled tea. Shen Yi He was also beaten to a bloody head, and it can only be said that both sides made some mistakes."
"This matter is just a trivial matter. It is definitely not qualified to be heard by you. However, the Qi people are so powerful that it has brought the matter to His Majesty. Your Majesty is young and it was difficult to make a decision for a while. It was only brought to the meeting hall today. .”
Prince Jin slightly lowered his eyebrows and said: "Shen Yi is just a student. No matter how you deal with him, it doesn't matter. It's just that His Majesty feels that Qi people are too arrogant, and he is a little angry because of this..."
His Royal Highness the King of Jin looked at everyone present and said: "I am Jiankang Yin. I am here today just to explain the situation to the princes and will not participate in the discussion. Now that the situation has been explained, I will leave now."
After saying this, Prince Jin stood up and left without waiting for the prime ministers to speak.
If it is an ordinary Jiankang Yin, even though he is the chief of the capital and is a "Jingzhao Yin", he must be respectful and cautious when facing the prime minister. If the prime minister does not allow him to leave, it is absolutely impossible for him to leave on his own. However, Li Rui did not He was not an ordinary Jing Zhaoyin. Even Yang Jingzong couldn't stop him if he wanted to leave. Several prime ministers, together with three officials from the Ministry of Rites and Zhao Changping, the Minister of Household Affairs, sent Prince Jin out of the meeting hall.
After Prince Jin left, the ministers returned to the meeting hall and sat down again. This time Yang Jingzong sat on the main seat honestly and politely. Old Yang slightly lowered his eyebrows and said: "What Prince Jin said, all the princes also heard it."
"A student..."
Yang Xiangguo said slowly: "Compared with the people's livelihood of the country, it is really not worth mentioning. Let alone a living member, even if I am involved in it, I am willing to suffer some hardships to vent my anger on Qi people and avoid a sword fight."
Zhang Jingwei on the side said with a smile: "Yang Xiangguo is wrong. You are the prime minister of our country, and you also represent the state body of our country. If you lose face, our Chen country's face will also be lost, but Yang The Prime Minister is right, a student is indeed too humble, but..."
Zhang Xiang changed the topic and said calmly: "Now this matter is apparently related to this student named Shen Yi, but in fact it has nothing to do with him."
"Actually, this matter depends on whether His Majesty can comply with this tone."
Prime Minister Zhang also has a high level of seniority in the council hall. Naturally, no one interrupted him when he spoke, so Old Man Zhang continued: "Your Majesty is young and energetic. If he can swallow this breath, he will not let us discuss matters here today, and We will deal with this Shen Yi directly. His Majesty asked us to discuss the matter, but he was hesitating whether to save face or keep it."
Yang Xiangguo's face was expressionless: "As a prime minister, I naturally want to be honest."
Zhang Jing shook his head and said: "You think so, Mr. Yang, but His Majesty may not think so. If His Majesty can't take it easy..."
Old Man Yang looked around at the crowd and said in a low and powerful voice: "Is it possible that for the sake of your majesty's face, you have to take the risk of going to war with the Qi people!"
He looked at the three officials of the Ministry of Rites and said in a deep voice: "Your Ministry of Rites is in charge of foreign affairs. The Ministry of Rites should have handled this matter properly at that time, instead of dragging it to the court today."
The Minister of Rites and Zuo Shilang looked at Pei Yuan and Pei Shilang who were sitting beside them.
Pei Yuan was the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, in charge of the Good Affairs Department and the Host and Guest Department. The so-called Host and Guest Department was actually the diplomatic department in later generations.
Seeing all the elders looking at him, Pei Shilang was also a little innocent. He smiled bitterly, cupped his hands towards Yang Jingzong and said: "Prime Minister, it's not just that the subordinate officials are not doing things, but the fact is that the Ministry of Rites knew nothing about this matter before. Princess Qi didn't report it, so of course the Ministry of Rites will not handle it, besides..."
His voice was lowered: "Besides, the Jiankang government office is also responsible for this matter. The Jiankang government office didn't know about it beforehand, let alone our Rites office."
"alright."
Zhang Jing shook his head slightly and said: "The matter has come to an end. It will not help to shirk responsibility. Your Majesty is still waiting for the result of our discussion in the palace. It is only proper to come up with a result as soon as possible."
Zhang Jing has great prestige in the council hall. After he finished speaking, Yang Jingzong also nodded, and everyone began to state their opinions one by one.
Yang Jingzong’s attitude is clear.
Shen Yi's words and deeds were out of character and he violated the Princess of Northern Qi. Regardless of whether he was right or wrong, he at least lost the face of the court and the country of etiquette. He should have been severely punished, but for the emperor's sake, he could be punished lightly. , to send the envoys away.
Yang Xiang was the first to speak, and others also expressed their opinions.
Yang Jingzong has been in charge of the country for many years. Generally speaking, not many people dare to object to what he says, so many people echo him, especially Pei Yuan, the Minister of Rites, who is the first to stand up and agree with Yang Jingzong's words.
When Pei Shilang took the provincial examination in his early years, Yang Jingzong was the examiner of the provincial examination, so there was some master-disciple relationship between the two.
Most people present supported Yang Jingzong's opinion.
The only prime minister, Zhang Jing, sat there without saying a word.
Zhao Changping, the minister of household affairs, who had been sitting nearby and listened, finally spoke.
He stood up, looked at Yang Jingzong, lowered his head slightly, cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Yang, you just said "right or wrong, right or wrong," and I strongly disagree with it."
The Minister Zhao looked around and said in a heavy voice: "I am a scholar, and all the gentlemen present here should have come from a decent background. We read the books of sages. Which of the ancient sages said that no matter whether it is right or wrong? Wrong words?"
Zhao Shilang took a deep breath and said slowly: "I understand that it is difficult for the princes to run the country for their king and father, but even if they are pursuing profit for the country, they should not be right or wrong. Even if Shen Yi's matter is To punish him, right and wrong should be discussed clearly!"
The words of Minister Zhao were very convincing.
