When Manan heard the prince explain the general trend of the world for the first time, he felt as if a window was opened. Through it, many vague events in the past revealed the truth behind it. He suddenly said: "If the prince and his brothers could make a fuss between him, it would definitely stimulate the ambition of the Li family. At that time, the capital was tense and the country was in a panic. How could he have the heart to care about others?"
Qin Lei nodded in approval, and said with a gloomy expression: "From the assassination outside Guzhou City, the fire on the eighth day of the first lunar month, until this time, there are even some things we don't know. These things seem to be mindless, but they have successfully separated the relationship between us brothers."
Guantao also agreed: "If you look at it from this perspective, these things will be clear."
Qin Lei touched his chin and ordered Manan: "Retrial, until these two people are squeezed out. Especially for that woman, I feel that she is a breakthrough."
Manan stood up to receive the order, and then heard the second half of the sentence and said in surprise: "She? She has something to do with you too?"
Qin Lei nodded and smiled, "I am also a prince, and I have been assassinated many times. Does anyone have any hysteria that I think that a little girl who has been trained can kill me?"
Ma Nan finally realized that his ability was far from being bad, and said with a slightly red face: "I will do it with all my heart, so I won't let the prince down."
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While Qin Lei's pleasure boat was still floating on the Xiaoqing River, the lights were on in the official residences of all sizes in the capital. The ladies and concubines put on official robes and black veils for the sleepy adults. They would even offer a bowl of bird's nest lotus seed soup for the poor. Those with poor conditions would also be served with hot yellow rice porridge and served to drink so that the officials could hold on in the morning.
Today is the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, which is the first morning court in the 17th year of Zhaowu. The ministers who had been on vacation for half a month were a little impatient. If there were still people in the world who were unwilling to be idle, these people would definitely be considered as one.
As soon as the Yin hour arrived, Chengtian Gate opened wide, and all the officials from the court entered Chengtian Gate and Taihe Gate in two rows, and followed Qingyun Road to Xuanzheng Hall.
After all the officials stood still, they said, "The Emperor is here..." The energetic Emperor Zhaowu appeared on the Golden Palace. The civil and military officials sang in unison: "Long live my emperor..." and bowed down with a loud bang, three buttons and nine bows.
There were three people who did not worship today. In addition to Li Hun and Wen Yanbo, there was also a tall old man in the royal robe. He was the clan mansion, the emperor's uncle, and the seventy-nine-year-old Prince Jia Qin Chen.
After the visit, the sentence was still the same: "If you have something to do, you will report early, and if you have nothing to do, you will roll the curtain to leave the court." However, the king and his ministers were very relaxed. Today was the first dynasty of that year. According to the convention, they would report good news but not bad news. This is to show that the political system is harmonious this year, and the sea is peaceful and the rivers are clear.
However, the emperor and officials got up in a daze and rushed to the cold Tai Chi Hall, but they could not just listen to a few words of praise and go home. They still needed some substantial things.
Therefore, the deans of various departments took advantage of the signs that His Majesty and Prime Minister did not want to break the situation and showed some information about what had been lost a year ago. As long as it was not too outrageous, they would get a good answer.
The memorials in the court were carried out in such a gentle and drizzle, which made the ministers who were used to being nervous and drowsy.
I don't know how long it took, a loud voice sounded in the Golden Palace: "Your Majesty, I have a copy." He pulled back the adults who were wandering around the world and looked at Prince Jia who stood up from Jindun and bowed to him.
Emperor Zhaowu said quietly: "The old emperor does not need to be too polite. Please tell me if you have something to do."
Prince Jia held the ivory tablet in his hand and said, "I will report to Your Majesty, the clan mansion will be the emperor's order. According to the conclusions of Kyoto Prefecture, Ministry of Justice, and Dali Temple, the method of handling the Kyoto arson case has been discussed. Please give your Majesty a clear explanation."
Emperor Zhaowu nodded and said, "Prince, please speak."
"According to the Kyoto Prefecture, the Prince of Wuyong is the chief culprit, and should be severely punished. He should be sentenced to 40 whip and imprisonment for two years, and compensation for the fire loss of 300,000 taels. The two princes of Jian County, Zhe County, also had no choice but to 300,000 taels. Each person should be sentenced to 30 whip and imprisonment for one and a half years, and compensation for the fire loss of 200,000 taels."
The emperor nodded, glanced at the civil and military officials, and asked in a deep voice: "What do you think of your family?"
Then Li Yijiang, the Minister of War, came out and bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I have a copy."
"Please speak with Li Qing's family."
"I heard from Your Majesty that the punishment of the Zongren Mansion is very fair, and I have no objection. However, the Prince of Wuyong still has military positions and will go to the military soon. I beg you to make adjustments to the Zongren Mansion."
The military generals of the Right Team made a review one after another, saying, "The army must not be without a commander for a day, so I beg the clan's mansion to make adjustments."
Emperor Zhaowu looked at Prince Jia with a embarrassed look and pondered: "Uncle, look..."
Prince Jia Si slapped for a while, clasped his fists and said, "You can follow the rules of the clan's mansion and punish them after the performance of your duties."
Emperor Zhaowu nodded and said, "Just listen to the emperor's uncle. What do you think of the ministers?"
Everyone praised His Majesty's wiseness.
At this time, Gu Jun, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites, came out and said, "Your Majesty, Prince Zhe is responsible for the position of the inner palace, and Prince Jian is responsible for the position of the inner minister. They must not leave for a moment. Can this be followed?" In fact, he did not think of this, but his immediate superior, Secretary of Shangshu Zhao Jili, was the grandfather of these two young masters, so Gu Jun had to reluctantly make things difficult.
As soon as he finished speaking, a moment of coldness appeared in the Golden Palace. The military officer was happy to see the third and fourth brothers suffered. But as soon as he protected the Grand Prince, he was not able to speak out and could only keep silent. On the civil servant, Prime Minister Wen ignored Zhao Jili's begging eyes, so all the adults kept silent.
Zhao Jili saw sweat on his forehead, and Gu Jun, who was standing in the field, felt like he was on his back.
At this time, the prince who had been silent under the imperial stairs finally broke his silence and said, "Father, my son has something to say."
Emperor Zhaowu looked at his second son with some surprise and nodded, "Tell me."
The prince clasped his fists to Emperor Zhaowu and said gently: "Yes. My son thinks that the two princes blame the big and the small."
Emperor Zhaowu said with a blank expression: "How do you say this?"
"The big blame means that the fire in Kyoto is always unrelated. The small crime means that the two are at most a crime of lax discipline. Therefore, the son believes that the two princes should mainly bear the liability for compensation, and other punishments should not be too heavy."
Emperor Zhaowu still looked at Prince Jia and said slowly: "What do you think of the emperor?"
Prince Jia understood the truth, and thought for a moment, and said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince is right, so let's change it to 20 whip and imprison it for half a year. As for the fine, please ask Your Majesty to decide."
Emperor Zhaowu nodded and looked at the prefect of Kyoto and said, "Qin Shouzhuo, how much do you think is suitable?"
Qin Shouzhuo stepped out and said, "Report to your Majesty, I think 500,000 taels per person is suitable." The salary of the prince of the Qin Dynasty is 10,000 taels of silver, and with food, silk, it is about 15,000 taels a year. This money is not enough for their huge daily expenses of the royal family, and not to mention that both of them have a lot of treats, the expenses are even greater. It is said that the two princes should be poor to patch patches, but who doesn't know that the third and fourth masters are rich and rich. Qin Shouzhuo estimated that both of them have nearly one million wealth, so it is not a big deal to report this number, but it is reasonable.
Whoever is not a rolling figure in the capital is satisfied with this number in order to accurately determine what Qin Shouzhuo said.
After discussing it again, Wen Yanbo took the lead and said, "Your Majesty, I have a memorial."
Emperor Zhaowu said in a gentle voice: "Prime Minister, please speak."
Wen Yanbo said calmly: "The temple patrol that was proposed to be held a few days ago can be prepared in the past few days, but I still don't know who the temple minister belongs to, so I ask Your Majesty to decide." This matter is very funny. The four departments of the temple patrol have already decided, but their superiors have not yet settled.
Everyone knows that in the context of the three families dividing and inspecting the temple, this temple minister is the ears of a deaf man and is used only when there is a problem and takes the blame. No one wants to ruin his future in vain. Therefore, this third-rank temple minister still has difficulty in childbirth.
However, the temple minister was not in place for one day, so he could not be listed for a day after patrolling the temple. Even if he was driving the ducks on the shelves, he would have to drive out a temple minister.
Emperor Zhaowu praised the good words: "It is indeed urgent. Does the prime minister have a good candidate?"
Prime Minister Wen Chengzhu said: "I recommend Li Guangyuan, the young minister of the Honglu Temple. Lord Li is broad-minded and loyal to the country, and his best interests are great."
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The rising sun in winter is about to rise, and the river is shimmering golden, and a pleasure boat is flowing downstream. On the terrace of the pleasure boat, a young man in blue shirt looks up at the railing. Behind him, a scholar in a sage breathing the morning air with an intoxicated look on his face.
After a long time, the young master of Lanshan asked, "Sir, have they all set out on the road?"
The scribe nodded and replied, "We have set out."
The young man in blue stretched his waist and let out a long roar, startling a bunch of gulls and herons. Then he looked at the city walls that were already clearly visible and said loudly: "Then we should go back and do something big, so we can't let them laugh at them."
The fiery red sun finally jumped out of the water, and a thousand feet of light shrouded the world.
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The third volume is over. In this volume, Qin Lei completed the role transformation. Starting from the next volume, the struggle that took place in the Qin Dynasty finally came to an end. Please stay tuned for the fourth volume [Lotus in Fire]
Chapter completed!