Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 420 Tentative Tentative Tentative Again
Although both of them are 'inspectors' official positions, whether to turn positive or not is not a matter of Chu Wang's words.

After they accepted the imperial decree, Li Zhiyun continued: "Although we succeeded in the last step, it is difficult for this king to decide on the aftermath. Do you think it is appropriate for us to move the courtiers first, or to deal with those people left by the prince first?" ?”

There are two objects in this question, the emperor is behind the courtiers, and the people left by the prince are the remnants of Li Jiancheng's department.

Du Ru said with a faint smile: "Your Highness, I and Xue Shou have considered this issue and have an idea. Your Highness can listen to it."

"You said."

"Your Highness may wish to move Li Gang, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites first."

Hearing this, Li Zhiyun thought about it for a while, and his face brightened, "Wonderful."

Li Gang did not directly participate in the rebellion in the East Palace, so he was no longer among the criminals, but he was a member of the prince, so he was suspected of it.More importantly, Li Gang's identity is very special.

He is not only the prince's man, but also a minister, belonging to the imperial court.Moving Li Gang perfectly fits Li Zhiyun's idea.

Now that the crown prince and King Qi are dead, and Li Yuan is seriously ill, this is the best time for Li Zhiyun to take the opportunity to consolidate and expand his power.

To stabilize power, it is necessary to eliminate dissidents.

To move courtiers is to test Li Yuan's attitude.

The person who moved the prince was also testing Li Yuan's attitude.

However, the weight of the two is different.

After all, the crown prince rebelled against him, and those who moved him would not make it difficult for Li Yuan to accept.If Li Zhiyun moves the courtiers, whether Li Yuan will object, no one can guarantee.

After all, the emperor is an unpredictable creature. Although Li Yuan is paralyzed and unable to handle the government affairs, how does Li Zhiyun know whether Li Yuan still wants to return to the court one day?

And dealing with Li Gang is a very good choice.

If Li Yuan allows him to control Li Gang, it means that Li Yuan has basically delegated power to him, and he deserves his name as the King of Chu who supervises the country.

If Li Yuan disagrees, it means that Li Yuan still wants to control the expansion of his power.

If it is the former, Li Zhiyun is naturally happy.If it's the latter, then he has to consider making Li Yuan sad again.

He will not be confused at this critical moment, the benevolence of a woman will last forever.

It's really easy to figure out Li Gang.

The next day, at the Xiaochao meeting, the procurator Taichangqing Du Ruhui directly reported that Li Gang seemed to have the tendency to join forces with the prince for rebellion, and a case should be opened for investigation.

As soon as the words fell, Wei Zheng, Minister of Dali Temple, and Xue Shou, Minister of Agriculture, immediately seconded the proposal.After that, Dugu Sheng, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, seconded the proposal.

The rest of the ministers sighed secretly, the king of Chu is taking action to wipe out the enemy.

The former ministers of Dali Temple, Zheng Shanguo, Taichang Qing Zheng Yuanxuan, Sinonong Qing Yu Wenying and others were not from the King of Chu.Now, as soon as the civil servants of the Shence Mansion ascended to power, they immediately took action against the prince's remaining ministers in the court, which made them feel unexpected, but also reasonable.

Of course Li Gang was unwilling to admit that he had rebelled, and immediately stated that he had never been in the same boat as the prince.

However, Pei Ju, Yang Gongren, and Chen Shuda from the Political Affairs Hall spoke one after another, and Li Gang was soon overwhelmed.

Whoever has more people, whoever has the loudest voice, and whoever has the biggest fist is right.

At this moment, the performance is vivid.

At this moment, the courtiers suddenly realized that King Chu had so many courtiers supporting him.

Whether it is Pei Ju, Yang Gongren, or even Dugu Sheng, they are all just one person, but the scale of the courtiers who are friendly with them is not small.

Because of the heavy blow to the power of the crown prince, the emperor appointed the king of Chu to supervise the country. Now, the king of Chu and his family are the only ones in the court.

Listening to the courtiers expressing their opinions, Li Zhiyun looked at Pei Ji, who bowed his head and remained silent.

"Cough cough."

With a cough, the officials silenced and looked at King Chu.

Li Zhiyun asked: "What's your opinion, Prime Minister Pei?"

This Prime Minister, of course, is Pei Ji.

Hearing this, Pei Ji raised his head and said, "Your Highness is in charge."

Li Zhiyun slanted his body, propping up the desk with one hand, with a sneer at the corner of his mouth.

"The Ministry of Rites, one of the six departments, whether or not to leave the minister is a major event. May Xiang Pei, on behalf of the king, ask the emperor for his opinion, how about it?"

Pei Ji blushed, not because of embarrassment, but because of humiliation.

"Your Highness is just joking. The sage supervises His Highness and governs the country. Naturally, His Highness is the one who decides on major affairs."

Of course he wanted the emperor to decide, but after meeting the emperor that day, he knew that it was useless to go to see the emperor again, and he might be reprimanded.

Therefore, it is better to pretend to be deaf and dumb.

Seeing Pei Ji's confession, Li Zhiyun didn't make any progress, but said, "Wei Zheng."

"The minister is here." Wei Zheng came out.

"Whether Li Gang is rebellious, I will hand it over to Dali Temple for investigation."

"Yes."

Li Zhiyun continued: "Li Gang is temporarily resigned from the post of Minister of Rites, and we will consider other things after the truth of the matter is found out. Everyone, do you have any opinions?"

Who dares to have an opinion?

All the ministers acquiesced to the King of Chu's decision.

As for Li Gang, from the beginning to the end, Li Zhiyun didn't care what he said.

Whether Li Gang was wronged or not, Li Zhiyun didn't care. In his eyes, Li Gang was just a pawn to explore the way.

Considering that he was an old minister of Li Jiancheng, Li Zhiyun would not allow him to continue to stay in the court to add trouble to himself.

Seeing that the king of Chu dismissed Li Gang, Tang Jian, Shangshu of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and Warrior Yi, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, and several other Shangshu, my heart trembled slightly.

Such a powerful King Chu is far more domineering than the Prince and King Qin back then.

But after thinking about it, they felt that it should be taken for granted. After all, there were saints who suppressed the Prince and the King of Qin at that time, but now, who can suppress the King of Chu?
Apart from Li Gang, there were also some former officials of the crown prince who were on the bright side, who were brought up by Wei Zheng one after another and filed for investigation.

The court will be gone, and all the ministers have their own thoughts.Some people are happy, some are worried, and so on.

Within a few days, Wei Zheng found out that Li Gang had indeed conspired for the prince's rebellion, and the rest of the prince's former ministers were not spared, and were impeached one after another.

Upon receiving the news, Li Zhiyun did not immediately decide to send Li Gang down, but came to the harem to report the reasons to Li Yuan.

After listening to Li Zhiyun's words, Li Yuan said: "Wulang, since I have decided to let you supervise the affairs of the country, you can handle this matter yourself. However, my father still wants to tell you that Li Gang is a loyal and upright person, and you can punish him according to your discretion. Don't be too ruthless."

"Yes, Erchen keep in mind."

In fact, Li Yuan knew that no matter whether Li Gang participated in the rebellion or not, the king of Chu would not let him go, just because he was the one who abolished the prince.

He just took a look at the evidence of treason given by Dali Temple, and didn't take it seriously.

As if worried that Li Zhiyun would treat Li Gang harshly, he couldn't help persuading him: "Wulang, Li Gang is a former minister after all, you must not humiliate him."

"Father's orders, sons and ministers must obey."

"Okay." Li Yuan said: "You are young and have many ideas. I know all these things, but you have to think twice before doing things. These old ministers may not suit you, but after all, they are very experienced in governing the world. You You can not adopt their ideas, but you must listen carefully.

It should be noted that partial belief leads to darkness, and simultaneous listening leads to clarity. "

Li Zhiyun said: "My father's teachings, I must always keep them in mind."

Li Yuan nodded and sighed: "Son, family affairs and state affairs are on your shoulders. It's hard for you. I know you have worked hard, but you also know what the court is like now. There is nothing you can do about it as a father. You can handle it yourself in the future." Things are not a matter of rise and fall, so you don't have to ask your father for instructions on everything."

(End of this chapter)