Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 616 Autumn Hunting
The story of many yamen servants in the Ministry of Punishment raising dogs quickly spread in the court.

Before the start of the morning court that day, the ministers stood chatting in front of the palace gate.

"Have you heard that the Ministry of Criminal Justice has started raising dogs? Do they think there is too much food to eat?"

"The food a dog eats is almost the same as that of a human. The Criminal Department is really a big business."

"I heard that it was raised by Qin Tian, ​​I really don't know what he's doing..."

While everyone was discussing, Qin Tian's carriage stopped, and as soon as he got out of the carriage, people surrounded him.

"I heard that Mr. Qin has a dog?"

"You still want the Ministry of Punishment to raise them, and have dozens of them?"

"Master Qin is really good at writing. He even went to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to play with dogs."

"........."

Sneering and sarcastic, these people were very rude to Qin Tian, ​​just as Qin Tian was about to refute, the gate of the palace opened, and an eunuch shouted at the top of his voice, "Go up!"

Seeing this, Qin Tian could only give up.

They went up to the main hall one after another, and Wei Zheng stood up just as he said a small matter.

"My lord, I want to impeach you."

Li Shimin muttered to himself, and asked, "Who is Wei Aiqing going to impeach?"

"Your Majesty, I want to impeach Qin Tian. He actually asked the officials of the Ministry of Punishments to keep dogs. This is simply not doing their job properly. The Ministry of Punishments is where my Tang Dynasty handles prisons and important cases. What's the matter with keeping dogs?"

Li Shimin was taken aback when he heard that Qin Tian asked the Ministry of Justice to keep a dog. This is a bit of a big deal.

Before Li Shimin had time to speak, other officials in the court had already stood up and spoke.

"Hehe, Mr. Qin is really playful, but even if you want to play with dogs, you can just play by yourself, why let the Ministry of Criminal Justice also play along, this is simply nonsense."

"I also think it's nonsense. As the Minister of the Tang Dynasty, he is so immature. It is really a disgrace to the Tang Dynasty. I ask the emperor to punish Qin Tian severely."

"Yeah, those dogs in the Ministry of Justice can't be kept anymore, they must be sent out. They are too much food waste, how can the Ministry of Justice do these things, if people find out, what will those people think of our Ministry of Justice?"

"........."

The ministers accused him, as if Qin Tian was a child who had done something wrong at this time, and they all stood on the commanding heights of adults, pointing fingers at Qin Tian.

Qin Tian stood in the crowd, but his expression was calm, unmoved at all.

People like Cheng Yaojin also knew about it. They knew about it from the moment their children came home with their dog in their arms, but they didn't think it was a big deal.

But in this situation, asking them to stand up for Qin Tian would be a bit embarrassing for them.

Who knows what's going on with this.

But Cheng Yaojin didn't stand out, Li Ji stood up instead: "Everyone, since Mr. Qin has done this, he must have his reasons. We will hear what he said before criticizing him."

Maybe others think that Qin Tian is immature, but Li Ji doesn't think so. Can an immature person be able to be a minister at a young age?
He, Li Ji, has not yet achieved this official position, okay?
Things, there must be a reason.

Li Shimin also suddenly felt that what Li Ji said made sense, so he glanced at Qin Tian and said, "Qin Aiqing, why do you want to keep a dog in the Ministry of Punishment?"

At this time, Qin Tian finally stood up and explained for himself.

"My lord, these dogs are not for playing. They are used to patrol the streets, solve crimes, and catch criminals. After these dogs are trained, they will be smarter than humans and more useful than Jean."

After saying this, there was a burst of laughter from the entire court hall.

"Hahaha, smarter than humans, Lord Qin is really flattering dogs."

"That's right, that's right, let them patrol the streets, solve crimes, dogs run on the streets, don't they scare people?"

"Master Hou is really whimsical, whimsical..."

"My lord, those dogs cannot be kept."

"........."

Discussing and laughing, everyone seemed to not want to give up such an opportunity to crush Qin Tian. Maybe they didn't have any enmity with Qin Tian, ​​they just thought it was ridiculous.

Li Shimin also felt that what Qin Tian said was a bit outrageous, how could it be possible to use dogs to solve the case? It is true that dogs have good noses, but it is impossible for them to solve the case.

"Qin Aiqing, are you kidding me?"

Qin Tiandao: "Go back to the sage, and of course he wasn't joking. If the sage doesn't believe it, after a month or two, when the dog training is almost done, we'll know after a little experiment."

Those dogs grow very fast, and some of them are already one or two months old now, and after another one or two months, their body size will basically be almost the same.

After the training is complete, try it, and you will naturally be able to stop these people's mouths. It is useless to say these things now.

Hearing that Qin Tian wants to try it after training, other people are all kinds of contempt and disgust, but Li Shimin nodded after thinking about it: "Okay, let's try it after training, let's not worry about it for now. carry."

Wei Zheng rolled his eyes and stepped back.

At this moment, Changsun Wuji stood up and said, "Your Majesty, in a few days it will be time for the autumn hunting. I wonder where the Majesty is planning to go for the autumn hunting this year?"

Autumn hunting is a major event in the Tang Dynasty every year. Of course, the reason why it is a major event is not just hunting. Every year in autumn hunting, the court also conducts competitions for some powerful children in the court, and also conducts a competition for soldiers and horses. Assessment and so on, this is somewhat similar to the military parade of later generations.

At this time, the crops had already been planted, and those government soldiers had begun to enter the barracks for training. Li Shimin wanted to evaluate some of their combat capabilities and other aspects.

There will even be some simulated battles.

As for the children of the rich and powerful, when there were no imperial examinations in the past, it all depended on the selection of some talents during the autumn hunt. If these children of the rich and powerful performed well in the autumn hunt, they might be promoted. It's a great opportunity to advance.

Although Datang has perfected the imperial examination system, autumn hunting is still a way and standard for evaluating talents.

After Changsun Wuji stood up, Li Shimin thought for a while and said, "Still in the Royal Ranch. I heard that the Royal Ranch has opened up another piece of wasteland, which is much bigger. It's still okay there."

The Royal Ranch was already very big, but now it is even bigger. There are many things that can be done there, and there is no need to worry about danger.

Seeing that Li Shimin was going to go hunting in the royal ranch, Changsun Wuji quickly agreed.

The people in court, however, are eager to try. For them, autumn hunting is also a big event, an interesting event, and a major event that can affect the future of their children.

Qin Tian stood in the main hall, but he didn't pay much attention to this. He didn't have any children, and he didn't need to get promoted through this.

(End of this chapter)