Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 1508 Visible forces
The evidence is exhaustive.

It is clear when Changsun Shunde was greedy for ink, how much ink he was greedy for, and who gave it to him.

And such a list records the elder Sun Shunde's greed for ink in the past few years. After reading it, it is a bit shocking.

Before the Tang Dynasty, there were some people who were greedy for ink, but after being rectified by him, they have improved a lot.

All along, he didn't think corruption of ink would become such a serious problem for their Datang.

But now the elder Sun Shunde's greed for ink has once again sounded the alarm for him.

Li Shimin was angry in his heart, but after all, Changsun Shunde was a hero, so how to deal with it must be handled well.

Moreover, even if Li Shimin believed the memorial, he would have to investigate and verify it, right?
Li Shimin was silent.

Gao Shilian stood on the main hall with an ugly look on his face. Why did such a thing happen at this juncture?
He felt very strange and couldn't believe it. Seeing that his plan was about to succeed, eldest grandson Jiaqing was going to marry Princess Danyang, but if the matter of eldest grandson Shunde's greed for ink was confirmed, would Li Shimin still marry Princess Danyang?
That would definitely not happen, unless Li Shimin's head was kicked by a donkey.

The situation was not good, but Gao Shilian never gave up, maybe there was a turn for the better.

He glanced at Changsun Shunde, and at this moment, Changsun Shunde rushed out directly, saying: "Your Majesty, I am wronged, I am wronged, I don't deny it, occasionally someone gives me a small gift, and I accept it." , but the matter of being greedy for ink is nonsense, something that has never happened, please look into it clearly."

As an official, it is not a big deal to receive some small gifts, at least in their Tang Dynasty, it is a common thing, and everyone has had such an experience.

Obviously, Changsun Shunde wanted to minimize this matter.

And after he opened his mouth like this, people from his eldest grandson's family and Gao Shilian's people also stood up one after another.

"Your Majesty, my eldest grandson, as a hero of my Tang Dynasty, has [-] households in the city, and his family is very wealthy. I'm afraid there is no need to covet other people's money, right?"

"Extremely, it must be this Zhang Yanguan who framed the eldest grandson."

"My lord, please be careful. This Zhang Yanguan is so nonchalant that he must be severely punished."

"Your Majesty, I also think that the eldest grandson is not such a person?"

People who spoke one after another, the hall was noisy.

Changsun Wuji, who is the nephew of Changsun Shunde, stood in front of the hall, but never said a word.

It's not that the relationship between their uncle and nephew is not good, but that under the current circumstances, his eldest grandson Wuji wants to avoid suspicion.

Of course, it is good for him to keep silent, but those members of his eldest grandson's family have stepped forward one after another to speak for his eldest grandson Shunde.

They are members of the eldest grandson's family, and they are of the same spirit. If someone wants to harm the eldest grandson Shunde, they will naturally not allow it.

Moreover, now they are all waiting for Princess Danyang to marry, and now someone is running to pour dirty water on the eldest grandson Shunde, how can that work?

The members of the eldest grandson's family will never agree.

There were many people talking about it, and they all defended the elder Sun Shunde. At this time, even if Li Shimin wanted to severely punish the elder Sun Shunde, he might have to consider this situation.

Even the Son of Heaven can't just go his own way if officials want to.

However, when these people all supported Changsun Shunde, Wei Zheng suddenly stood up and said, "My lord, there are people who are greedy for ink. If we don't deal with it, what is the law of my Tang Dynasty? Justify and cover up, the Holy Majesty will not punish severely, then my Tang law is just a decoration, whoever has the most power in the future, whoever says what he says, does the Holy Majesty want to see this situation?"

As the head of Yushitai, Wei Zheng still has a very important right to speak. After he spoke like this, the voice of the whole hall suddenly became much quieter, and Wei Zheng's words pierced into people's hearts like a thorn.

I have to say that what Wei Zheng said makes sense.

You cannot disregard the law just because you have many people who support you.

After Wei Zheng finished speaking, other people in the court also stood up one after another.

"My lord, if Changsun Shunde's greed for ink is true, then he must be severely punished."

"That's right, Changsun Shunde said it nicely, but he just accepted a small gift from someone else, but this gift is probably not small at all, 10,000+ coins, and all kinds of antique calligraphy and paintings. Is this a small gift?"

"That's right, that's right, Changsun Shunde's words are really interesting. You think you can cover up the fact that you are greedy for ink by making things smaller."

"........."

All of a sudden, there were more people who were hostile to Changsun Shunde. This situation was a bit unexpected. Qin Tian, ​​who was standing in front, smiled slightly. These were all the forces he had attracted during this period.

He now understands that if he has more power to speak in the court, someone needs to speak for you. Now these people he has wooed have finally come in handy.

Of course, he still has many people who haven't done anything yet. Those are all hidden moves, or it is not suitable to speak on such occasions. For these people, Qin Tian let them continue to endure for the time being.

These alone are enough to compete with those who support Changsun Shunde.

Above the court, the two groups of people were arguing endlessly, and the situation was inextricably linked.

Sitting in the main hall, Li Shimin didn't seem to have expected such a result. Now that there are people who oppose Changsun Shunde, and even Wei Zheng has come forward, then he might not be able to easily spare Changsun Shunde, right?
After weighing it in his heart, Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "Okay."

With an order, the entire hall fell silent.

Li Shimin looked at Changsun Wuji and asked, "Auxiliary machine, as the prime minister, what do you think about this matter?"

Seeing Li Shimin questioning Changsun Wuji, everyone was stunned for a moment, Li Shimin's method is absolutely perfect, isn't this persecuting Changsun Wuji?
Changsun Wuji smiled slightly, and said: "Your Majesty, when it comes to matters, just follow the laws of the Tang Dynasty. This is the foundation of the existence of the laws of the Tang Dynasty. However, I believe in Xue Guogong. He is not the kind of person who is greedy for money."

Changsun Wuji didn't offend anyone, the former words catered to Li Shimin, and the latter words selfishly protected Changsun Shunde. After all, he was his uncle. If he wanted to say that his uncle was wrong, he would be too inhuman.

There was a slight smile on the corner of Qin Tian's mouth. No matter what Changsun Wuji said, as long as Li Shimin had this heart, his goal would be achieved. It didn't matter whether he punished Changsun Shunde or not. The important thing was that Changsun Shunde's reputation was rotten. He would not consider marrying Princess Danyang again.

"Okay, I will send people to investigate this matter. If this matter is true, I will not easily spare my grandson Shunde and retreat from the court."

(End of this chapter)