On the land of China, since ancient times, men's rights have been greater than women's rights. This has always been the norm. Special examples such as Empress Lu and Wu Zetian all appeared at the right time.
As long as we ensure that Li Zhi is in good health and that he never gives up his power, I'm afraid even if the Queen wants to take action, she won't be able to do it easily!
Because the queen's arrival at the same time disrupted many people's thoughts, for a while, the court was completely silent.
After taking a look at the scale below, Li Zhi snickered and asked, "Do you have the original memorial?"
Hearing this voice, Ma Ming, the imperial censor, was the first to stand up.
As the chief of Yushitai, he naturally knew that his subordinates wanted to impeach the prince.
Impeaching the prince is different from impeaching others. The repercussions caused are really too great. Although the censors usually joked that impeachment of the prince would not have any consequences.
However, this is just a joke. To impeach the prince, one has to distinguish between circumstances. Nowadays, the prince has just ascended the throne. Even if he is impeached, he may have little effect. What's more, although the prince is wrong in this matter, the impact is good. If the impeachment is not done well, he will be held accountable. .
After much thought, he decided to impeach the prince himself. He is a censor, and he does this not to gain credit, but to carry the burden for his subordinates.
After leaving the station and standing still, Ma Ming took a long breath and said: "Your Majesty, I have a brief report. Today, the Censor's Office has found out that yesterday, the prince sent two hundred guards, fully armed, out of the city. At the construction site, 20 out of 30 supervisors were arrested. Except for 20 people who were beaten with sticks and their skins were torn to pieces, the remaining 12 were all beheaded on the construction site in public display."
"Therefore, the humble minister is impeaching the prince and is acting lawlessly. Your Majesty, please make a decision and punish the prince."
After saying that, Ma Ming took out the documents from the Yushitai and handed them to Jiang Hao who came over.
Impeachment of a person by Yushitai is not just about words.
There were not just one or two censors dispatched yesterday. After Zhang Youcai led the team to leave the construction site, a group of censors swarmed up and started looking for someone to write documents. Even the execution knife was handed over by them. There were blood stains on the knife. Don't wipe it off, just keep it as physical evidence.
The witnesses and material evidence are all there. Under such circumstances, impeachment of a person can ensure the success rate.
The documents submitted by Ma Ming included eyewitnesses' confessions.
Li Zhi looked over it expressionlessly. In fact, although he didn't see what happened, he knew far more than what was recorded on paper.
After pretending to read it, Li Zhi looked at Li Xian with a gloomy face and asked: "Prince, what is your explanation at this time?"
Li Xian, who was wandering in his mind, came to his senses when he heard the emperor's voice. He stood up, bowed his hands and said, "What the imperial censor said is all reality. I can't refute it. I ask my father to punish me."
Although he said this, Li Xian couldn't help scolding Li Zhi in his heart.
It was only now, looking back on the experience, that he realized something was wrong.
It stands to reason that although the defense of the East Palace is self-contained, it is not like sending two hundred fully armed guards without encountering any resistance. When did the emperor relax his surveillance of military force within the imperial city, and even within Chang'an?
Under normal circumstances, if he sent out two hundred fully armed guards, they would probably be wiped out before they could reach Wubenfang if they went south. But this time, even the general guarding the city let him out without even a fart. How dare he do this without the emperor's approval behind his back?
After all, my ability to grasp clues is not enough!
Li Zhi originally wanted to hear the prince defend himself, but who knew that the prince didn't say anything and just confessed directly. What was going on?
Before he could finish being surprised, something he least expected happened.
Dai Zhide stood up!
After bowing his hands in salute, Dai Zhide said solemnly: "The prince knew the law and violated the law. He should have been punished with an additional degree. However, the ministers also sent people to investigate. The person who was beheaded in public disobeyed the prince's order and modified the order without authorization, resulting in no A few migrant workers fell ill, and some even died. They are the first offenders, and even if they are brought to court, they will not escape death."
"Under such circumstances, it can be said that every second counts when dealing with these stewards. If the court procedures are followed normally, then the execution will be a few days later. This is the result of accelerating the progress. In a few days, while I wait It seems that it is very fast, but for the people, it is too slow."
"Since these few people have affected the people, beheading them on the spot will offset all the rumors. The people will be able to work with peace of mind after seeing the attitude of the court, and all the influence will disappear."
"Since His Highness the Crown Prince did the right thing, why should he be held accountable? Your Majesty, I would like to ask you to commend His Highness the Crown Prince!"
After Dai Zhide finished speaking, Zhang Wenguan stood up and said, "Wei Chen agrees!"
Not only Zhang Wenguan, but also Hao Chujun and Liu Rengui also stood up. This was originally discussed by the three of them, and now that Dai Zhide has joined in, it can be said to be an unexpected surprise.
Although the high status of the four people does not mean that they can decide the direction of the court with one word, but on such an insignificant issue, with their concerted efforts, there will not be many fools who will bump into them, even the group of officials.
As the four big bosses stood on the platform, many officials from the court and government followed. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that nothing would happen to the prince today.
Seeing that more and more people came forward to second their opinions, in order to prevent the court from being too noisy, Li Zhi had no choice but to wave his hands and let everyone go back. He said helplessly: "Since all of you think that the prince is right, then..."
Turning his head, Li Zhi looked at Li Xian and asked, "Prince, what do you think?"
Are you asking me what the hell you are doing at this time?
Although he was slandering, Li Xian still held up his hands and said: "To my father, it is a fact that my son made mistakes. Although he did the wrong thing, the merits and demerits are at most equal to each other. The dignity of the law cannot be slandered. Therefore, father The emperor does not need to punish his ministers, and similarly, he does not need to reward his ministers."
Hearing what the prince said, even Dai Zhide and Ma Ming couldn't help but nod in praise.
Seeing that Li Xian didn't seem to be joking, Li Zhi also stopped laughing.
"In that case, let's let this matter be revealed."
Following the saint's order, everyone returned to their positions.
Originally, Li Zhi planned to take this opportunity to kill some of the ministers who opposed him for the prince, but now it seems that none of these people are guilty after all.
As for the officials who were preparing to impeach the prince, they acted as if the matter had nothing to do with them.
If you don't test it, you won't know. If you test it, you'll be shocked. The current prince is not only protected by saints, but also several big bosses in the court are obviously protecting him. Even Dai Zhide is uncharacteristically supportive of him.
I can't afford it!
They didn't mean anything malicious when they attacked the prince this time. They just wanted to show the saint that he was not eating in vain. Who knew that a casual impeachment would lead to such a result.
The prince has so many people protecting him. It seems that if he wants to impeach him in the future, he must be more careful.
Although Yan Guan is not very close, he can see far away from his seat. Li Zhi's eyesight has improved a lot recently, so he can naturally see.
The existence of Yanguan can be said to be a constraint on the entire court, including the emperor. It is precisely because of the existence of Yanguan that the emperor cannot act arbitrarily, and officials will be more cautious in what they do and say. It would not be a good thing if officials were deprived of their right to speak.
Thinking of this, Li Zhi said: "Although Yushitai failed to impeach the prince this time, it has merits and demerits. Facing the prince, you are not timid, but rise up and impeach. I am very relieved." . Pass the decree and reward all the officials in Yushitai with five pieces of brocade."
After hearing the news, the officials, who had been a little depressed, suddenly became excited.
Five pieces of brocade are nothing. The most important thing is that this is a reward from a saint. Among the several goals of being an official, isn't one of the most important ones a reward from a saint? You know, in this era when everyone is gilding themselves, those who are rewarded by saints and can be written on their epitaphs can use this honor to honor their ancestors, even in their own ancestral halls.
For a moment, the officials looked around the court as if they had been given a shot of blood, as if they wanted to find someone unpleasant to impeach at the next moment.
Seeing Yan Guan who had been injected with blood, many courtiers wanted to wipe away their cold sweat.
This kind of thing will happen every once in a while.
Because of the special position of Yanguan, there will usually be a new batch every once in a while. As long as the saint stimulates them, he will make them want to go to pieces.
Now, these guys are getting excited. At least for the next period of time, they have to be more careful.
Seeing the performance of the officials, Li Zhi was very satisfied. That's right, as an official, you have to be a little reckless.
Scanning the audience, Li Zhi said calmly: "Do you still have the original memorial?"
Cui Yu, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, stood up and said with cupped hands: "Your Majesty, I have this report. Now, although the drought in Guannai Road and surrounding prefectures has been alleviated, we still don't know what caused the disaster. , passed it on. Nowadays, the Turks and other tribes that are still surviving on the grasslands and the Tubo tribes on the plateau are all having strange movements. How to deal with them, please let me, the emperor, tell you."
As soon as Cui Yu said this, the whole court was in an uproar.
Although they were mentally prepared, they did not expect that the foreign enemy would make changes so quickly.
Cheng Wuting and Su Qingjie stood up without hesitation. They were originally planning to support the prince today, but who knew they would encounter such a good thing.
There are police at the border. Couldn't they lead troops out...
What a fart!
With the current reserves in the treasury, let alone starting a war, I am afraid that the army will not be able to reach the border and all the food and grass will be consumed.
Seeing Cheng Wuting, Su Qingjie, Pei Xingjian and others sitting back, Li Zhi didn't know what they were thinking.
Indeed, the current situation would be extremely detrimental to Datang once a war breaks out.
After thinking about it, Li Zhi said: "We definitely can't fight, but we can't show our weakness. Send an order to the border guards. If the enemy makes any changes, fight back fiercely!"
After hearing the saint's words, Cheng Wuting and others understood what was going on.
bluff!
Over the years, Datang had more victories than defeats in its external wars. If the enemy really has the idea of invading, they will be scared out of their wits as long as they fight back fiercely.
After all, although the occurrence of drought can be linked to combat power, it cannot completely affect it.
After all, the barbarians still dare not touch the great power of the Tang Dynasty.
"My emperor is wise."
The generals knew that this method could only be used now. As for the barbarians' disrespect, it would not be too late to punish them later.
After discussing the border issues, no one spoke for a long time. Zhang Daan stood up and said with cupped hands: "Your Majesty, you ordered the prince to preside over the annotation of the "Book of Han", and His Highness the Crown Prince added the "Book of the Later Han". , Now, the annotations of the two books have been completed. Later, the minister will send the finished products to the palace for your majesty to taste."
"Oh? Prince, is this something?"
Although when he saw Zhang Daan's appearance, he guessed that the annotation might be completed, Li Zhi couldn't help but feel happy when he heard the news.
He didn't like these two books very much, but he was happy because after the books were completed, the prince would be able to allocate the credit.
After hearing Zhang Daan's report, Li Xian remembered the note that Li Yong stuffed to him.
Needless to say, this is what was recorded on the note.
However, in the morning, I was too focused on the pointing movements and forgot to look at them.
At this time, all fools know how to answer.
After leaving the class and saluting, Li Xian said with a smile: "It's finally over. The annotations of these two books cannot be said to be unprecedented, but they can also be said to be unprecedented. At the beginning of the annotation, Erchen asked that it must be done as much as possible. The annotations, wherever there are disputes or allusions, are annotated as much as possible. Therefore, I can say with a little pride that anyone who has read this book can at least read it smoothly."
Every sentence leaves a way out. This is what Li Xian realized from the words "The pattern is for viewing only, and the final interpretation rights belong to xxx."
When you speak, you have to be able to withstand scrutiny. Instead of bragging and getting exposed, it's better to say it nicely and give yourself some leeway. The behavior of bragging about not drafting can be seen in front of family and friends, but it is absolutely unacceptable in the court. Even if it is something that is certain, it cannot be said too firmly.
Many times, disaster comes from the mouth.
Li Zhi did not hear Li Xian's words, but just ordered Zhang Daan to bring the finished product over now and show it to everyone in the court.
It wasn't a big deal, but after all, it was an official book, which meant that the court valued literati, so all the literati smiled particularly happily.
In comparison, the generals were not very interested and looked like they were yawning all the time.
The things that were annotated in the "Book of Han" and "Book of the Later Han" were destined to be only the joy of the civil servants.
