"Then you accepted the gift?" Zhang Yang asked again.
"No."
"Is that a woman given to you?"
"You, my husband, are upright. You don't need these things to be an honest official."
Zhang Yang grinned, "Really? You are speaking for the Turks like this. I thought you were not an honest official?"
"you!"
"I am impeaching Zhang Yang, the Minister of Rites, for committing blackmail while the murky waters of Tuyu are deep and hot!"
Another voice appeared in the class.
"You fart!"
Li Xiaogong immediately stood up and pointed at the censor, "What evidence do you have that my minister of rites is committing blackmail?"
Wei Zheng said: "Prince Hejian, this is the court hall. Your Majesty is right in front of you. How can you say farts?"
Li Xiaogong thought for a long time and changed his words, "You are so slanderous!"
This word is either appropriate or inappropriate.
Zhang Yang secretly expressed his respect to Li Xiaogong in his heart, "The prince of Hejian County is really loyal!"
One of the censors stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Rites sold old grains to Tuyuhun. Are those old grains for human consumption?"
"Is that for human consumption?"
"Can people eat this?"
…
There was another round of discussion.
Li Xiaogong said unconvinced: "Why can't we eat it? Those grains can even be fed to war horses, so why can't they be eaten by others?"
Qin Qiong was very satisfied with Zhang Yang. Such a sensible young man could not be wronged, although he did not know what happened.
Qin Qiong still took a step out of the courtroom, "Your Majesty, when we led the troops to fight, it would have been good to have this kind of food to eat. When the army has no food, even old food is very important."
Li Xiaogong said loudly: "Have you, the civil servants, ever suffered hardship? Are you going to give those foreigners the refined grains we have grown so hard for?"
The censor continued: "Even if these old grains can be eaten, we cannot use such methods. This will make the surrounding countries think of us, just like a philistine trader, and the Tang Dynasty will be completely embarrassed by him."
Li Xiaogong rolled up his sleeves and said, "What do you want us to do? Are we going to have to imprison those foreigners?"
"Nature is to subdue people and make everyone submit."
Xu Jingzong stood up and said, "This was all agreed upon in advance, and Tuyuhun also agreed to it himself. One is willing to buy and the other is willing to sell. Where does the blackmail come from?"
Li Xiaogong snorted coldly: "I doubt whether you received money from Tuyuhun."
The other party said with a dark face: "How can I, an honest official, be so miserable as you say?"
Now three people from the Ministry of Rites stood up.
As soon as the censor finished speaking, a shoe hit his face.
"Who lost the hidden weapon!" the censor said through gritted teeth.
"Someone's shoes were too big and they accidentally fell out." Cheng Yaojin said with a grin.
"I think you, an old man, did it on purpose!"
"Cheng Yaojin! You can't commit murder in the court."
Cheng Yaojin also rolled up his sleeves and said: "I have tolerated you people for a long time. If I eat beef, you will all impeach me!"
"Who made your Zhuangzi's cow break its leg every now and then!"
"Are you in charge?"
"Do you care about my impeachment?!" The other party still gritted his teeth.
Zhang Yang stood aside expressionlessly. Both civil and military parties were clamoring endlessly. It seemed that the meeting could not go on.
Li Shimin let out a long sigh, "Let's discuss it further and withdraw from the court!"
The hall was already noisy, but no one could hear Li Shimin's words.
The quarrel became more and more fierce, with both civil and military sides quarreling and spitting flying in the air.
"Shameless old man, he doesn't read the books of sages and only knows how to fist and kick!"
"Who are you talking about! Mr. Wei Zheng! I have tolerated you for a long time!" Cheng Yaojin shouted loudly.
I don't know who pushed Wei Zheng, but his hand fell on Cheng Yaojin's face.
"How dare Mr. Wei Zheng take action?"
Without waiting for Wei Zheng to explain, Cheng Yaojin pushed the other party to the ground, and the civil servants on the side couldn't stand it anymore.
The two sides evolved from yelling to fighting. Starting with Cheng Yaojin and Wei Zheng, the scale of the fight became larger and larger.
Our officials of the Tang Dynasty are really strong.
Seeing them fighting together, Zhang Yang hid behind a pillar and looked closely to see that Xu Jingzong was also hiding here.
Zhang Yang asked doubtfully: "Why don't you rush forward?"
Xu Jingzong cupped his hands and said, "This official is a scholar, so it would be insulting to be polite."
Zhang Yang sighed: "What a coincidence, so am I."
The two stood silently behind the pillar.
Watching the civil and military ministers fight fiercely.
I didn't expect that Changsun Wuji, who usually looks like a dog to others, would be so ruthless and would go to Xiasanlu to say hello.
Xu Jingzong said: "Prince Hejian is so brave."
Zhang Yang looked at Li Xiaogong. At this moment, Li Xiaogong was pressing down on the three censors. His hair was messed up and even his official uniform was torn.
Feeling very moved in his heart, Zhang Yang whispered: "Prince Hejian is doing this for us."
Xu Jingzong whispered: "Prince Hejian is a good man."
The two were moved for a while, and then walked out of the Tai Chi Hall in perfect agreement.
The fight didn't end until the Jinwu guards from the palace rushed in.
Cheng Yaojin looked at Qin Qiong and said, "Brother Qin, are you okay?"
Qin Qiong's body is weak, and he doesn't know whether he was injured or not.
Qin Qiong waved her hand and said, "It doesn't matter. A little movement of your muscles will be good for your condition."
Only then did the civil and military factions wave their hands.
Li Shimin's decree also came. Whenever an injured person goes to the Imperial Medical Office for treatment, Li Xiaogong, the Minister of Rites, Zhang Yang, the Minister of Rites, and Xu Jingzong will be fined one month's salary.
A one-month fine is considered an understatement of punishment.
Wounds in court fights can be cured, and the old ailments of some people can also be treated.
The fights did not happen once or twice. The Wencheng generals of the Tang Dynasty were so lively.
Zhang Yang and Xu Jingzong met Li Xiaogong, who had just returned from the Imperial Medical Office.
There were some scratches on his face and his official uniform was in tatters.
Zhang Yang bowed and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Prince Hejian."
Xu Jingzong also said with emotion: "The prince of Hejian County is brave."
Li Xiaogong waved his sleeves, "Those old guys are relying on me to study for a few more years. If I study for a few more years, I will be better than them sooner or later!"
Xu Jingzong said quickly: "The Prince of Hejian County is right."
Zhang Yang poured a cup of tea for Li Xiaogong, "I've made you feel wronged."
Li Xiaogong took a sip of tea, and regardless of the fact that the tea was scalding his mouth, he said: "It doesn't matter how well I do in the Ministry of Etiquette. Even if I admit that I have done something wrong, they will wear this name on my head. We will never give up, our Ministry of Rites will not tolerate this anger."
"Yes! Our Rites Department is not angry with this." Xu Jingzong's expression was firm.
Since Zhang Yang came to the Ministry of Rites, there has been a small clay stove in the corner of the Ministry of Rites, where he can occasionally boil some water and boil some tea eggs.
The wine jug can also be used as a kettle to boil some water.
Regarding Li Xiaogong's behavior, Li Xiaogong acted righteously, and Zhang Yang felt inexplicably warm in his heart.
This Rites Office has no sense of existence and cannot be manipulated by others.
"We want the Ministry of Rites to stand up and we can't let them bully us anymore." Zhang Yang's voice came from the corner.
Xu Jingzong asked curiously: "Why did Mr. Zhang draw a circle on the ground?"
Zhang Yang looked at the circle and said, "I hope they are constipated every morning."
"This official hopes so too."
"Brother Xu, we can't suffer this bullying in vain, we want to get it back."
"Yes, we want to get it back!" Xu Jingzong said firmly.
"Brother Xu, go and throw excrement at their door at night!"
"Yes..." Xu Jingzong came to his senses and said in confusion: "Huh? There are senior officials and subordinates in the house of Minister Zhang. Isn't this appropriate? If you go to someone else's house in the middle of the night and throw excrement, you will be arrested by the officers and soldiers."
Zhang Yang grinned, "I was just joking."
Xu Jingzong wiped his sweat and said, "Sir Zhang, please stop laughing, I'm scared."
He was fined one month's salary, and he had only been in the Ministry of Ceremonies for two months. His previous salary had not been paid, and now he had been deducted another month.
Life is so difficult.
Zhang Yang shook his cattail leaf fan and walked out of the yamen of the Ministry of Rites.
Today is an eye-opening day. I have seen the treacherous situation in the court, the enthusiasm of the courtiers, and the fists and kicks of the courtiers who have no regard for face, but they all go to the vital points.
Along the way, the faces of the civil servants around him were not good.
Li Shimin frowned as he listened to Li Junxian's story, "This kid doesn't know how to gain a foothold in the court yet. He is still too young. He just needs to hone himself more."
Li Junxian listened to Li Shimin's story.
Changsun Wuji walked into the Ganlu Palace and said, "Your Majesty, we have discussed the matter of Tuli Khan again. Can we slow down the matter of making him a general?"
Li Shimin hesitated for a long time, "How did Zhongshu Province decide?"
Changsun Wuji replied: "Give me some comfort first."
Li Shimin walked up to him and said, "Zhang Yang is acting recklessly. He must be disciplined in the future. It is Li Xiaogong who will protect him."
"Your Majesty, please be patient. If a child like Zhang Yang doesn't suffer a little, he won't know the dangers of the court. This time, Li Xiaogong is protecting him, but what about next time? What about next time?"
The court is dangerous. How can this court be so simple?
Li Shimin nodded and said, "It's up to you."
"I have resigned."
Changsun Wuji walked out of Ganlu Hall. Regardless of the court or Zhang Yang, the most virtuous and respected person in the court today is Gao Shilian.
Compared with Gao Shilian, Changsun Wuji felt that he had done more things and had more things to solve.
There is also a lot of discussion in the court. His Majesty has been reluctant to worship the prime minister. If he wants to establish a prime minister, judging from the situation in the court, Gao Shilian has the best chance.
In terms of relationship, Gao Shilian is also the uncle of the eldest son's family.
When it comes to ability, Changsun Wuji thinks that his ability is no worse than Gao Shilian, and Fang Xuanling is also more capable than Gao Shilian.
Gao Shilian only has high moral character and high respect.
After this chaos in the court, I didn’t know that Zhang Yang deliberately dragged the generals in the army to talk about it.
So that he could be tied to the same boat as the army, so that someone would naturally stand on Zhang Yang's side. Now that there are so many discussions in the army, do they still dare to seal the general Tuli Khan?
Everyone relies on their own military merits to reach the position of general, even if they are just assistant generals or just small corps commanders.
Those are all real military exploits.
Everyone will be wary of whether the generals will cause trouble, so the matter of making Tuli Khan a general can only be shelved.
Is this kid really smart, or did he hit it by mistake?
There were still some injuries on his body, so Changsun Wuji came to the Imperial Medical Office.
Lu Zhaolin applied medicine to Changsun Wuji, "Zhao Guogong's wound will definitely be bruised tomorrow."
Changsun Wuji endured the pain and said, "Those old killers are really merciless."
Fang Xuanling was also at the Imperial Medical Office. One of his old teeth had become loose. The medical officer at the Imperial Medical Office said hesitantly: "Let's pull it out."
Fang Xuanling looked troubled, "Can I just pull it out?"
"It's better to pull it out early."
"Take it out."
The medical officer took out a small clip, put it into Fang Xuanling's mouth, held it between his teeth and gently shook it before pulling it out.
"Rinse your mouth with this decoction and put some medicine on it."
The tooth is not good, so it won’t hurt to pull it out.
Lu Zhaolin glanced at his teeth and said, "The book in the room should rinse your mouth more often after eating."
After that, put some medicine on his teeth.
Fang Xuanling glanced at Changsun Wuji, "How should we arrange the affairs of the Ministry of Rites? It is not possible to give Tuli Khan a general now. There will definitely be trouble in the army."
Some boiled herbs were wrapped in a piece of cloth and applied to the wound. Changsun Wuji frowned and smelled the smell of the herbs.
After being quiet for half an hour, Changsun Wuji felt very annoyed. Now Zhang Yang was still unable to move. Li Xiaogong was protecting him, and there were people in the army protecting him. This boy had only been an official in the court for a few days.
The popularity is too good.
I'm afraid that this kind of young minister who is messing around and has someone to take care of him will be the most troublesome existence.
Changsun Wuji said: "Finding a day, I will go to see Zhang Yang. Only after talking to him personally about some things can I feel confident about it."
Lu Zhaolin was surprised and said: "What a coincidence, the official is studying the secret recipe of tea recently. Why not go with Duke Zhao?"
Changsun Wuji nodded, "Come to my house tomorrow morning and we'll go together."
Several people discussed it.
Fang Xuanling is a practical person, and he doesn't care much about interpersonal matters.
Cheng Chumo was very angry when he found out about this.
Zhang Yang, Li Tai, and Cheng Chumo were sitting in the alley in front of their house.
"These civil servants are really disgusting." Cheng Chumo took a bite of the cake.
"I have drawn circles and blessed them with constipation every morning." Zhang Yang observed some goat milk.
"Do you think it was the nephew of the Tuyuhun envoy who filed the complaint?"
The two of them looked at Li Tai together.
Li Tai cleared his throat, "I saw this nephew of the Tuyuhun envoy yesterday. What is his name?"
"Mo Suo." Zhang Yang emphasized.
"Yes, that's him. He was chatting with several civil servants from the court in a wine shop."
"It turned out to be the villain who complained behind his back." Cheng Chumo stood up.
"Chu Mo, what are you doing? Don't be impulsive." Li Tai stopped him.
"My father just got beaten today, how can I let him go?"
"Your biological father was beaten? Who can beat your biological father!"
Cheng Yaojin was more like a perpetrator, and those civil servants were no match for him.
Li Tai persuaded, Cheng Yaojin became aggressive, and the two walked farther and farther away.
Zhang Yang sat where he was, "The old Cheng family's way of raising children is really weird."
"What's weird?"
Li Yue poked her head out of her home and asked.
Zhang Yang leaned his back against the wall, "Are the tea eggs ready?"
Li Yue looked back at the yard, "It will take a while."
(End of chapter)
