This is an opportunity for those ministers who have made mistakes unintentionally to be accommodating. After all, no one knows when bad luck will come and disaster will fall from the sky.
It can be regarded as an unspoken rule in the imperial officialdom...
The fire at the Right Tun Guard has long been known to everyone. Chai Zhewei may not be considered a pillar of the empire or a big boss in the court, but Guanzhong is currently empty of troops. The Zuo Tun Guard and the Right Tun Guard under his command are the only two groups that have the same strength. The fully staffed military guards bear the heavy responsibility of guarding the capital. At this time, as long as it is not a serious mistake, stability must be given priority.
Who lifted the lid as soon as they came up?
The ministers turned their heads to look, and were suddenly surprised.
But it turned out to be Li Yuanjia, the king of Zongzhenghan...
Therefore, the ministers subconsciously turned their heads to see Fang Jun, who was in the front row of the generals.
This is your brother-in-law, shouldn't he stand with you and support the prince? By trying to undermine you like this, isn't His Highness the King of Han afraid of a severe beating from your brother-in-law? Or is it another time to "horse trampling the palace of Han Dynasty"?
Fang Jun also frowned and glanced at his brother-in-law.
Did Chai Zhewei's dismissal endanger Li Yuanjia's interests, or was it the position of the royal family?
The former is easier to handle, but if it's the latter...
Glancing at Li Chengqian who was standing above Jade Majesty, he also had a solemn look on his face. It was obvious that he had no prior knowledge of King Han stepping forward to lift the lid.
Ma Zhou, who was standing next to Fang Jun, also glanced at Fang Jun. They made eye contact and understood each other's thoughts.
If Chai Zhewei's matter is discussed in the political hall, then with the control of the prince's line, he can impose any kind of punishment on Chai Zhewei. The key is that Li Chengqian can be ruthless. But now it was revealed at the court meeting that Zongzhengji, who represented the interests of the royal family, was inexplicably involved, so it was hard to say.
Although Zongzheng Temple usually only focuses on the internal affairs of the royal family and does not show off, it has great influence on the emperor, let alone the prince who only has the power to supervise the country?
The most terrible thing is that Li Chengqian himself refused to impose excessive punishment on Chai Zhewei...
Fang Jun couldn't help but look at Chai Zhewei with admiration.
This guy is now standing outside the Tai Chi Hall. He is temporarily deprived of the qualification to participate in the court meeting. He can only go to the Political Hall to defend himself later. However, even though he couldn't even enter the Taiji Palace, he was able to single-handedly manipulate Zongzheng Temple to stand up and stand up for him. This ability was somewhat unexpected...
Naturally, Li Chengqian would not answer Li Yuanjia's question. He waved his hand, and Song Guogong Xiao Yu said: "It is indeed true. Yesterday, the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of War jointly sent several officials to Zuotunwei to check the accounts. However, there was no result, so Zuotunwei sent A fire broke out and burned down several accounting rooms, and all the accounting books were destroyed in the fire."
There was a sudden "buzz" in the main hall, and the ministers were whispering and discussing, all showing expressions of surprise.
Before, everyone had only heard that a fire broke out in Zuotunwei, which led to martial law inside and outside Chang'an City. But they didn't know that the imperial court actually sent officials to inspect Zuotunwei's account books. The most outrageous thing was that a fire broke out in the house, and all the account books were burned...
Chai Zhewei is so brave?
This is clearly a matter of disregarding the laws of the court and acting arbitrarily!
Of course, it is not easy to convict Chai Zhewei. It is too easy for a house to be burned. It will be completely burned afterwards. As long as the person who set the fire would rather die than testify against Chai Zhewei, it will be difficult to find other evidence. …
Li Yuanjia was dressed in a purple robe. He was over thirty years old, but he had a handsome face, elegant demeanor, and excellent temperament. He raised his hands and said: "Then I dare to ask Your Highness, will you discuss how to deal with this fire incident at this court meeting today?"
Before Li Chengqian could speak, Fang Jun had already stood up from the train and said loudly: "This matter may seem accidental, but in fact it has far-reaching consequences. We cannot jump to conclusions easily. His Royal Highness has assigned Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Weiwei Temple to dispatch capable officials to the left." Tunwei, the investigation into the fire has not yet come to a conclusion, so this matter should be put aside until the investigation results are obtained before making a conclusion."
He has already felt that Zongzheng Temple's efforts will cause huge changes in things. After all, Chai Zhewei is the son of Princess Pingyang, and his younger brother Chai Lingwu is Princess Baling's consort, a proper royal relative. If Zongzheng Temple is stronger, he must With the case handed over to him, there is nothing anyone can do to stop it.
Therefore, there was no mention of discussing the matter in the political hall later. As long as the case was not transferred to Zongzheng Temple, Chai Zhewei could be convicted anytime and anywhere...
However, Li Yuanjia seemed to have expected that he would say this. His face remained as usual and he said loudly: "The words of Duke Yue are wrong. Duke Qiao is a relative of the emperor, and the name list has already been registered on the Jade Butterfly of the royal family. Naturally, he is favored by Zongzheng Temple. to the jurisdiction. Last night, Zongzheng Temple, Dali Temple, Xingbu Temple, Weiwei Temple, and several yamen went to the Zuotunwei camp together. After overnight investigation, no traces of arson were found. Since there is no obvious evidence that Qiao Guogong set the fire, So what to do next is Zongzheng Temple’s business, and no government office has the right to interfere.”
As he said that, he took out another memorial from his arms, handed it to the chamberlain in the palace, and saluted Li Chengqian: "Your Highness Mingjian, these are the five princes, twelve heirs, and twenty-six county princes in the royal family. With a joint signature and signature, I implore Your Highness to transfer Chai Zhewei’s case to Zongzheng Temple! Your Highness, Zongzheng Temple is responsible for managing all affairs involving the royal family and is the backbone of the royal family. However, since the advent of Zhenguan, Zongzheng Temple’s authority has been suppressed. , getting smaller and smaller, Zongzheng Temple has no right to deal with many matters, even if the prince or consort is involved in the case. For example, before Zhao Guogong sued Yue Guogong for suspected murder of his son, the court set up a three-law division to try together, but the result was nothing, but the follow-up investigation of Yue Guo However, the punishment of the Duke is still the result of the weighing of various yamen in the imperial court, and Zongzheng Temple has no right to intervene. Your Highness, if things go on like this, Zongzheng Temple will be in vain, and the harm to the royal family is unimaginable... If the case of Qiao Guogong cannot be transferred to Zongzheng Temple today , I sincerely ask Your Highness for permission to resign."
After saying that, he actually took off the black gauze on his head and placed it on the ground. He knelt down and tapped his head on the ground with a firm attitude.
Li Chengqian looked at the joint memorial in his hand and felt a little dissatisfied, but it was difficult to make a decision.
The royal family is the foundation of the Tang Dynasty, and the foundation of the Li family and his son. Nowadays, members of the royal family are blatantly participating in court affairs and blatantly violating the will of the prince who oversees the country. How can this not make him feel uneasy?
To put it simply, it means that the emperor's dominance over the royal family is declining. Too many people want to have their own interests. To put it more deeply, it means that the entire royal family does not think highly of him as the prince and wants to ruthlessly punish him at such a critical time. Slap him in the face and throw his prestige as a prince to the ground...
Fang Jun looked at Li Yuanjia and sneered: "His Royal Highness the King of Han is really loyal and loyal. For the benefit of Zongzheng Temple, he not only ignored the laws of the court, but also dared to intimidate His Highness the Crown Prince. How courageous!"
The ministers suddenly became energetic.
Everyone knows that although King Han is deeply favored by His Majesty and is considered powerful among the royal family, he has never been able to do anything against his brother-in-law, and is even deeply afraid of him. After all, Fang Jun, this stick, doesn’t care whether you are His Royal Highness the King of Han or Da Zongzheng, he will hit you if you piss him off!
Back then, King Han took a concubine, who was not even a concubine, but just a plaything. Because he made Princess Han unhappy, she returned to her parents' home, so the concubine came to the door with his slaves and staged a plot. "Horse tramples the palace of King Han", the King of Han was so frightened that he didn't dare to return home after hearing the news. He broke into the palace in the middle of the night and asked to see His Majesty to make decisions for him...
Li Yuanjia was really frightened of this brother-in-law.
This guy is basically a stickman. When he's on good terms with you, he doesn't care about the inside and outside, and he's willing to give you all the good things. But maybe one day he turns his back on you, and he's so vicious that he doesn't show any kindness to you, and he insists on killing you. His face was thrown to the ground and he was stamped on a few times.
Precisely because of the support of such a brother who dared to knock on the door if he disagreed with her, Princess Han was like a supreme emperor in the palace. Who dared to be disrespectful in the slightest, both openly and secretly?
I might make this mallet go crazy today, and he'll be able to hit the door after the next court meeting...
But thinking of the joint memorials sent to his house by several princes, heirs, and princes this morning, Li Yuanjia had to grit his teeth and be cruel, and must withstand this threat!
Otherwise, once chaos breaks out within the royal family, it will definitely shake the foundation of the country. At that time, it will not be a question of whether he, the great sect, can do it or not. Maybe once he is held accountable, he may be deposed, dismissed, exiled, and sent to the army...
