Chapter 216 Argument

"Your Majesty, this is important information coming today." Early in the morning, Lu Zhaoci was preparing to change his clothes and go to court, when suddenly Lu Qingyun, the commander of the Imperial Guard, walked in with a gloomy look on his face.

"Say! What happened again? The sky is falling?" Lu Zhaoci's heart sank when he saw the other party's expression, but he could only sigh deeply.

"Your Majesty, the treasury of Liyang has been emptied by General Huaihua. Not only did he reward the three armies in Liyang, but more importantly, he got about one million gold and silver treasures." Lu Qingyun lowered his head and said.

"What? He rewarded the three armies? Did he steal the spoils of war privately?" Lu Zhaoci's expression changed, with a hint of anger on his face, and he said fiercely: "Does anyone else know about this?"

"Your Majesty, it doesn't mean that it won't happen in the future. A hundred thousand troops have testified about this matter. I'm afraid I won't be able to hide it for long." Lu Qingyun said uneasily: "I will report to Your Majesty now. I'm afraid I won't be able to hide it until I go to court."

There will be people participating."

"It's not of great use, it's not of great use!" Lu Zhaoci couldn't hide the look of disappointment on his face, waved his hand and said: "Go to the army quickly and pass on my instructions to let Gan Chong temporarily live in Xiangtai Temple!

Don't come into the palace to see me. We will deal with it after the limelight has passed! Let him take this time to study the Buddhist scriptures and understand the principles in those Buddhist scriptures."

"I'll go right now." Lu Qingyun didn't dare to neglect and walked out quickly.

"Hey, how stupid." Lu Zhaoci sighed deeply and said, "Let's go! Go to court!"

"According to the order!" Eunuch Cheng did not dare to neglect, and quickly led the provincial officials in the palace, raised a ceremonial guard, and left for the Taihe Hall of the Qing Palace.

On the square outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the ministers had already stood in different ranks. The five auxiliary ministers and officials from the six ministries of the three provinces were all standing there. The officials of the Ministry of Civil Service Examination Department began to roll their names there.

If they do not arrive, they will not only be recorded, but more importantly, they will be included in the scope of the year-end inspection. If possible, those extremely boring censors and officials will also join in the other party. It can range from reprimanding to being thrown away.

Abandoning an official position is quite serious.

"Master Chen, I have already forwarded the memorial presented yesterday to the emperor." Master Cui Ren said with a smile, looking at Chen Shuda behind him.

"Hmph!" Chen Shuda's expression changed, and he glared at Cui Renshi with a cold snort. Things in the palace could not be hidden from many people. There were many people with mixed eyes, and if there was a slight hint of trouble, it would soon cause a stir outside the court.

The storm is coming. Who is Chen Shuda? He naturally knows that he has been tricked by the other party.

"Master Cui, your Majesty's Sacred Heart shines alone. All major events in the world are in your mind. Art is inseparable from Tao. If you focus on deceitful art, it will be difficult for you to succeed in the future." When Cui Renshi was happy, a cold snort suddenly came from next to him.

He turned around and saw a cold look on Xiao Yu's face. He was the leader of the Jiangzuo family. It was because of Jie Li's move south that Lu Zhaoci established the crown prince position in advance.

The Jiangzuo family was defeated. From then on, the Jiangzuo and Guanzhong families became enemies. Unexpectedly, at this time, they were used by each other again, which made the emperor jealous.

"Humph!" Master Cui Ren's face turned red after being taught by him, but he had no choice but to do anything about it. Although the other party was old-fashioned, he was considered a highly respected person in the court. Master Cui Ren could not compare to him in this regard. He could only curse him in his heart.

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"Your Majesty has arrived, and all the officials will come to court early." At this moment, a roar came from in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Everyone had to put aside their interest in watching the excitement and followed the five auxiliary ministers towards the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

"Long live my emperor, long live me."

After seeing the ceremony, all the ministers sat down on the brocade stools according to their respective ranks. They either lowered their heads and said nothing, or stared at the figure in front of them, or waited for the order from their own people.

Start shooting at others...

"Start!" Lu Zhaoci, who was at the top, glanced at the ministers below and looked on coldly. How many of the people below are really for the imperial court? Look at how many of them are covered in scarlet and purple, and how many of them are upright on the surface.

Awe-inspiring, in private, she is a male thief and a female prostitute, doing some shameful things.

"Your Majesty, I have this memorial!" The speaker was Chen Shuda.

"Coming, coming. What is this?" Lu Zhaoci's eyes flashed coldly, staring at Chen Shuda, and after a while he said calmly: "Do you want to participate in the performance of Huaihua General Gan Chong, sir?"

?I don’t know what other charges he has? Did Mr. Troublemaker personally take action?"

"I privately rewarded the three armies and usurped the Jianghuai salt tax. I am suspected of treason. I broke into Lantian Pass at night and whipped the generals guarding the pass. I am suspected of deceiving the emperor and resisting the imperial decree. Your Majesty, please investigate carefully." Chen Shuda said without hesitation. He will not die if he kills the snake.

Chen Shuda will not be ignorant of the truth of being harmed by him. He has to shoot an arrow when he is on the string. Even if he is feared by the emperor, if Gan Chong is not eliminated, he will definitely be framed by him in the future. In this case, it is better to risk offending your majesty now.

There is a danger, get rid of this person! What's more important is that no matter what, you always take advantage of it, and this is the most important thing.

"Your Majesty, I also second my proposal." An official stood up.

"I second the proposal!" Another official stood up.

………

In less than a moment, more than a dozen officials stood up. Lu Zhaoci looked over and found that most of them were famous people from Jiangzuo, most of them were scholars, and most of them were from Yushitai.

"Is this a clear stream?" Lu Zhaoci thought to himself: "Although he doesn't have much power in his hands, it is an important force in the court. It is mostly a place that scholars like because it is easy to become famous."

"Your Majesty, I have this report!" At this moment, Cen Wenwen stood up, raised his hands and said: "Gan Chong was only a minion, and he was promoted and appointed as a general. He could not uprightly serve the law, in order to repay Your Majesty's kindness.

En. The actions are unbridled and the guilt is piling up. It is actually suitable to be punished by the death penalty in order to suppress the morals of the court. But the matter of Qianshuiyuan...the matter of Jianghuai, His Majesty has the unique insight and gives the strategy of decisive victory. Gan Chong, Zu

Ming and others followed the holy calculation and died in peace. If we look at the facts, it is not due to your majesty. Gan Chong and others had to work hard, which is not enough to claim their merits... This means that your majesty's saintly virtues are not worthy of the law.

Virtue is shown; Gan Chong and others made mistakes, even if they were forgiven, they were more outstanding. It is enough to persuade those who have done meritorious service; the guilty generals will change their morals because of this!" Na Cen Wenwen said more than a thousand words eloquently.

, but he listed Gan Chong's achievements since he followed Lu Zhaoci. There are more than a thousand words in total. In the main hall, everyone's minds were spinning, and they all nodded. Only Master Cui Ren, Xiao

The faces of Yu, Chen Shuda and others changed, but they were extremely ugly.

Lu Zhaoci also looked at Cen Wenwen in surprise. What he didn't expect was that Cen Wenwen would come out to support Gan Chong at this time. This was wrong with what he thought yesterday! But looking at Cen Wenwen's humble smile, he suddenly understood,

Cen Wenwen was not interceding for Gan Chong, but looking for a way to step down for himself. He was trying to help himself keep Gan Chong. This was no longer a question of whether a person was treason, but to safeguard the dignity of the imperial power. This made

He is not forced by his ministers. After all, he is a national scholar, and it is rare for him to trust him so much. He is far better than Master Cui Ren and others.

"Your Majesty, Gan Chong's sins are extremely heinous and his crimes are unforgivable. He is not a person who should be a minister. This person has little wisdom and small words, and his behavior is unethical. If you look at him as a minister, he will definitely be the leader of the army." Chen Shuda added.

"Your Majesty, although Gan Chong made some mistakes, he is still a meritorious minister. Your Majesty should uphold the saint's way of forgiveness and educate him more." Changsun Wuji also said: "Gan Chong is a disciple of the saint, and the master forgives his disciples.

It is also appropriate.”…

"Lord Changsun, you have made a mistake, but you are not punished because of your little merit. Now there are all meritorious ministers in this court. Is it possible that these people will not be punished if they make mistakes in the future? If so,

, then what is the use of the laws of the Tang Dynasty? How to punish those heinous people in the future? Have the laws of the imperial court also become an empty document?" Xiao Yu said coldly: "What Gan Chong said

The crime committed is clearly written in the imperial law. There are both personal and material evidence. How can we allow others to act recklessly? I heard that Lord Changsun is revising the law. Don’t you understand this? So what?

How about revising the laws of the imperial court? If there is a system, follow the system, and if there is a law, follow the law. If it doesn't work, it is okay to look for similar examples in the previous dynasty. Your Majesty, if Gan Chong is not punished, what will happen to this official?

I won’t do it anymore.”

"Xiao Yu, are you threatening His Majesty? Do you want to trap His Majesty into disloyalty and injustice?" When Master Cui Ren saw this, a cold expression suddenly appeared on his face, and a ferocious look appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"That's enough." Lu Zhaoci looked grim, glanced at everyone with a cold snort, and said with a sneer: "Rewards for merit and punishment for faults. When I rode into the pass alone, I relied on this principle to pacify all the people.

Lu Yijun defeated Yin Shishi, helped Emperor Gao occupy Guanzhong, and then led the army to pacify the world, leading to today's great achievements. I know everything you said. Gan Chong had his faults, some big ones, but he was even more meritorious and meritorious.

Great achievements cannot be ignored. We cannot cover up his great faults because of his functions, but we cannot cover up his great achievements because of his great faults. This is unfair. Cen Wenwen ordered Xuande Palace to investigate Gan Chong's merits

Please tell me your fault and then report it to me."

"I obey the decree." Cen Wenwen was moved in his heart and responded quickly.

"Xiao Yu, you are satisfied now." Lu Zhaoci sneered.

"Your Majesty, your Majesty." Xiao Yu nodded quickly when he saw this.

"Now that I'm satisfied, let me talk about your matter now." Lu Zhaoci snorted coldly: "Changsun Wuji threatened me with resigning in court. What crime should he be guilty of? Xiao Yu, when you were taking the imperial examination, you

They also blackmailed me in this way, and today they are blackmailing me in this way. Who do you think I am? Can I blackmail anyone?"

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