Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 899

The turmoil intensified, as if it would not stop.But those who are interested have already discovered that the prisoners brought to Chang'an are not as grand as before, and everyone knows about it.Although there is still no progress in seeking help from the officials of the southern department, sometimes there is no news, which is good news.

A few days later, news spread that the imperial court was about to make a verdict on this major case.To be honest, up to now, the big southern case has never been discussed at the Taiji Hall Grand Court Meeting, and the emperor's furious order to investigate the case before does not count.And the more cold and unfamiliar the court's attitude, the more fearful the officials will be.Because everyone knows that problems that can be solved in the Tai Chi Hall are not problems at all, but just routine notices.

In the Tang Dynasty, the Zhengshitang and the Liangyidian Xiaochao were the places where things were really decided.If one day the sage wants to convene a hundred officials in the Tai Chi Hall to jointly decide on something, it can only show that no consensus can be reached in either the Zhengshi Hall or the Liangyi Hall.Or it could be another situation, such as the emperor's proposal to accept Princess Qin a long time ago.

Regarding how the imperial court will execute this matter, the officials below are naturally discussing in private.After all, this time is no small matter.Today's saints are fine if they don't do things. Once they make up their minds to do something, they must produce results.Whether it is the suppression of Guanlong people, or the last big case in the Central Plains.As long as the sage thinks, there is no ambiguity.

This time, tens of thousands of people were arrested by hand, which made many officials feel uneasy. Will the emperor choose to kill all kinds of people again and not let anyone go?You know, the Hongnong Yang family was not spared the last time a major case in the Central Plains was uncovered.From this point of view, it is enough to see how iron-blooded and cold-blooded today's saints are, without reason and human feelings.

The older officials were very emotional. Some of them had experienced the Sui and Tang dynasties, and the emperor who dealt with things with such a tough attitude, generally only the founding emperor had the courage and confidence.But Tang Dynasty was different. The first emperor had a mild temper and was tolerant when things happened.Although Jinshang usually looks very gentle and approachable, once he gets angry, things will affect countless things.

Under the anticipation and anxious waiting of the officials, when the Grand Dynasty of the Taiji Palace was held again, it seemed that all emotions had found an outlet, waiting for the emperor's decision, waiting for the opportunity to end this matter.To be honest, the mentality of watching others suffer and eating melons is really relaxing.But once things get serious, no one dares to relax, because no one can guarantee whether such things will happen to them.

Above the Tai Chi Hall, the officials and ministers lined up in two rows and knelt. The dark red carpet passed through the middle and reached the steps of the hall.Under the protection of layers of guards, the emperor came to the high platform and stood in front of the throne.In Li Zhiyun's eyes, all the officials kneeled and sat in an orderly manner, very serious.On the lower left side of him, Prince Li Chengzhao is kneeling and sitting upright, without squinting, also very serious.

As the crown prince of the empire, after Li Chengzhao was registered, he would naturally follow him to watch the government.His existence is special, and what he said may not have any 'power attributes', but what he said is very informative.This point, whether it is for the emperor or for the officials.

As the emperor's son, the prince, once he spoke, whether it was to make suggestions or intercede to some people, the emperor considered the prince's face, and would take care of him at least.On the other hand, for the officials, this is the best opportunity for them to observe the prince.Little by little, they can gradually understand the prince's preferences and some political tendencies, which is very important.

Gao Liangzhong raised his voice and shouted: "The sage is coming to the court, and all the officials will see him!"

"Your Majesty, please refer to His Majesty the Emperor. May Your Majesty live forever."

After a set of etiquette is completed, the Grand Dynasty of Taiji Hall officially begins.No one would ask the emperor how to deal with the big southern case as soon as he came up.Generally speaking, the more important things are, the more they will be pushed back.The so-called postponement of urgent matters is probably the same reason.Even though everyone is very anxious, they can't show it at this time, because it may cause things to change.

It is impossible, and it is impossible at all, to start playing with something and retreat without anything.Whenever a great dynasty is held, even if there is nothing to do, there are still many things to talk about.But most of the time, they are talking about trivial things, not big, but not small.

For example, the Ministry of Civil Affairs will talk about the population growth in some places and the management of local land administration.The Ministry of Industry will talk about the difficulties encountered, or where the roads have been repaired, how many slaves have died, how many people need to be replenished, and how much money is needed.The Ministry of Rites will give some suggestions on cultural construction. In short, we cannot say 'we have nothing to do'. If we say that, it is tantamount to telling the emperor that we are free.If you are an official under Emperor Zhenguan, if you are very idle, either you are really idle, or you are incompetent and idle, or you are eating a vegetarian meal in the dead seat.

The ministers, Balabala, said that there was a lot of what was there and what was not, and the time passed like this for an hour.While watching and studying, Li Chengzhao began to frantically memorize the appearance and name of every courtier who came out.This is also one of his homework. Many of the homework assigned by his father are very complicated and unreasonable.

For example, the homework of recognizing people.One day, his father gave him a list, which contained the birth names, promotion and demotion history of dozens of officials in the Ministry of Officials.His task is to memorize all these materials familiarly, and to be able to match the number.In the past, he really didn't understand what was the point of doing so. It wasn't until not long ago that an official lied in court, and his father saw through it, that he didn't understand why.

Because when he checked the person's resume later, he found that the person was demoted because he tried to cover up negligence.At this point, he probably understood what his father meant.The reason why I want to memorize these materials is to be familiar with the dispositions of these officials, and then based on these and other materials, I can judge whether what this person says can be trusted.

In fact, this point is very similar to his current situation of struggling to memorize the geography of prefectures and counties.All in all, it is necessary to master a large amount of information, not to listen to other people's one-sided words when you don't know anything, and to make a decision easily when your eyes are smeared.

Most of the time, Li Chengzhao listened and memorized silently, and rarely expressed his views publicly in front of officials.His father taught him never to let his subjects easily guess the emperor's mind, because that would be very unfavorable.In this world, the most indispensable thing is those treacherous people who like to do what they like.What they often say is very in line with the emperor's mind, but what they actually do is one evil thing after another.

Li Chengzhao himself has a deep understanding of this point. When he goes deep into the people, he often meets those evil officials who appear to be innocent on the surface, but in fact have a lot of money and do not know how much they are greedy and anointed by the people.There are also officials who have a kind face and a poisonous heart, treating the people like enemies!
Occasionally, he would secretly make his own judgment on something in his heart, and then see the difference with his father's decision. Most of the time, what his father said was not as much as he thought, but after thinking about it carefully, The emperor thought more comprehensively than him.

(End of this chapter)