The next day.
The day of court meeting has come again.
Wei Shuyu went to court holding the wat board.
While waiting to enter the palace, I heard many officials talking about Dang Renhong.
"Shu Yu, what do you think of Dang Renhong's incident?" Tang Jian stepped forward and asked.
It’s been a long time.
Wei Shuyu was also recognized by the ministers.
Occasionally, a minister would chat with him.
"Well..."
Wei Shuyu frowned: "Although you deserve to die, I don't think your Majesty will agree so easily."
"Why do you say that?"
"Yesterday, Dali Temple sent five memorials asking for the death of Dang Renhong, but His Majesty did not approve it. It is conceivable that His Majesty did not want to kill him at all!" Wei Shuyu replied.
Tang Jian nodded.
That's just the way it is.
Moreover, this was also an effort by the nobles to put pressure on the imperial power.
If Li Shimin is showing favoritism.
The gentry will definitely make a big fuss.
"Then what are your plans?"
Tang Jian smiled and said: "You must know the cause of this incident. The businessmen united to expose him."
"This has nothing to do with me."
Wei Shuyu rolled his eyes: "Whether he dies or not doesn't affect me."
Well……
If you think about it carefully, this is really the case.
"Enter the palace."
As the supervisory censor's voice sounded, the officials filed in.
"My lords, do you have anything to report?"
Li Shimin sat on the dragon chair, looking slightly haggard.
As soon as he finished speaking, someone from Dali Temple stood up...
"Start your Majesty."
Sun Fujia bowed and said: "Dang Renhong, the governor of Guangzhou, has committed corruption and accepted bribes. He is a fish and meat village... The crimes he has committed should be punished!"
"Where is Dang Renhong?" Li Shimin asked.
"Dali Temple has taken it outside the temple."
"Bring it in!"
After Li Shimin finished speaking, Li Junxian escorted an old man in prison uniform and walked in.
The old man was also wearing handcuffs and anklets.
There were no wounds on his body, but he looked extremely haggard.
"The guilty minister Dang Renhong has met His Majesty!"
As soon as he saw Li Shimin, Dang Renhong knelt on the ground.
"Dang Renhong, you said you are so old, why do you still need so much money?"
Li Shimin walked down the steps.
Wang De wanted to stop him from approaching Dang Renhong, but was pushed away by Li Shimin.
"The sinner is wrong."
There were tears in the corners of Dang Renhong's eyes, and he knelt on the ground without daring to raise his head.
When it comes to corruption, he doesn't feel it.
Until he was caught, endless regret filled his heart.
With his status and power, he already had no worries about food and drink.
Moreover, he is old and has nowhere to spend the money he has embezzled.
"Lift your head and look at me!" Li Shimin shouted.
"The guilty minister dare not."
"I want you to raise your head!"
Dang Renhong trembled.
Slowly raised his head.
Li Shimin rolled up his sleeves: "Did you see the scar on my hand?"
"When your second son was about to die, he held my hand tightly and asked me to take good care of you!"
"I will always remember it."
"I have always regarded you as the person I trust the most."
"But how did you repay me?"
Dang Renhong's eyes turned red instantly.
Kneel down.
"The sinner is wrong, really wrong!"
Dang Renhong kowtowed and said, "The guilty minister will not embarrass Your Majesty. I am willing to die to apologize!"
boom.
Li Shimin kicked him over.
"I promised your second son to take care of you, are you going to break my promise?"
Dang Renhong burst into tears.
Don't know how to answer.
I can only kneel on the ground and keep kowtow.
"His Majesty!"
At this moment, Sun Fuga spoke again: "What Dang Renhong has committed, there is no possibility of pardon!"
Uh-huh.
Li Shimin gave him a cold look: "Then you will let me break my trust in the world?"
In this regard, Sun Fuga was at a loss...
"Your Majesty's promise is to take good care of Dang Renhong."
"In the past few years, you have entrusted him with important tasks, including governor, governor, and military commander. Which one of them is not a real official position?"
"It was Dang Renhong who acted recklessly relying on the trust given by His Majesty."
"He brought it upon himself, no wonder Your Majesty!"
"I sincerely request your Majesty to kill Dang Renhong to rectify the laws of the Tang Dynasty and give an explanation to the people of the world!"
Sun Fujia bowed.
After he finished speaking, he was greeted by the echoes of the ministers.
"I beg your Majesty to kill Dang Renhong!"
"I beg your Majesty to kill Dang Renhong!"
Li Shimin glanced at the ministers indifferently.
No reply was given.
He looked at Dang Renhong...
"Death penalty can be avoided, but living crime cannot be avoided."
Li Shimin said solemnly: "This time, I will bear the burden for you."
"His Majesty!"
When the officials saw that Li Shimin was still going his own way, they immediately stopped him.
"If His Majesty is acting arbitrarily, what else do you need us to do to remonstrate?"
"Please also ask Your Majesty to make decisions for the people and give an explanation to the suffering people."
"Please also ask Your Majesty to be upright and set a good example. You must not show favoritism and ignore the laws of the Tang Dynasty."
The ministers bowed down one by one, not giving Li Shimin any chance.
"Shut up, everyone!"
Li Shimin suddenly shouted loudly.
He glanced at the ministers with cold eyes and shouted: "Wang De, have the arrangements been made?"
"Your Majesty, everything has been arranged." Wang De replied softly.
Hearing this, Li Shimin walked straight towards the entrance of Tai Chi Hall.
The ministers looked back.
At some point, there was an incense frame, straw mat and other items at the entrance of Tai Chi Hall.
All the ministers were stunned.
It seemed that he understood what Li Shimin was going to do.
Li Shimin walked to the table where the sacrificial objects were placed, and there was this edict on it.
"The law is what the ruler has received from Heaven. You cannot be selfish and break trust. Now I am selfish and Dang Renhong has violated the law. I want to forgive him. This is messing up the law and bringing a disgrace to Heaven."
"I will go to the southern suburbs to weed grass for three days and eat vegetarian food every day to atone for my sins."
Uh-huh.
The officials were dumbfounded.
Sin yourself.
It’s really a crime!
What an honor it is for Dang Renhong to issue an edict to sin against a sinful minister!
"Your Majesty is the current Holy Emperor and holds the power of life and death. Why is it like this?" Fang Xuanling stepped forward to admonish.
"Wrong is wrong."
Li Shimin waved his hand decisively: "I have selfish interests and violate the laws of the Tang Dynasty. I will bear the responsibility."
"I have three sins: I know people who don't understand me, that's one; I messed with the law for personal gain, that's two; I didn't reward my good deeds, and I didn't punish those who were evil, that's three."
The ministers were silent.
Li Shimin forcibly pardoned Dang Renhong, and they could object.
But now Li Shimin has admitted his mistake.
Moreover, this mistake also shows that he violated the law by pardoning Dang Renhong.
Then they can no longer hold on to it.
"Your Majesty, no!"
At this moment, Wei Zheng stood up again.
Um?
All the officials looked at Wei Zheng.
So brave.
How dare you object at this time.
Li Shimin was even more dumbfounded...
What do you want to do?
I have already admitted my mistake, but you still want to criticize me!
"Your Majesty has taken responsibility for Dang Renhong, and I admire him in my heart."
"But as the king of a country, His Majesty went to live in a thatched cottage in the southern suburbs for three days, which is disrespectful of the government's affairs."
"For the sake of a guilty minister, it is an act of ignorance to ignore the government's affairs..."
Wei Zheng's crackling output really stunned Li Shimin.
Damn thing.
I think you just can’t see me leaving.
"Since Wei Aiqing said so, then I won't go to the southern suburbs?" Li Shimin asked tentatively.
"Your Majesty, you are wise." Wei Zheng bowed.
"In that case..."
Just when Li Shimin wanted to pardon Dang Renhong, another voice stopped him.
"Your Majesty, I have something to say."
Looking around, who else could it be if it wasn’t Xiao Wei?
What are you doing?
If you, Mr. Wei, say a word, will you die or something?
I have issued an edict to sin against myself.
Something that will go down in history!
Can you be more cooperative and serious...
