Zhenguan Crown Prince Li Chengqian

Chapter 545 Zhumen wine and meat stink

The position of "speech officer" is not to find someone. From the highest emperor to the officials and officials, anyone who does not conform to their values ​​will inevitably be impeached by them and let the emperor deal with them.

As soon as he returned to Linde Hall, Li Chengqian was summoned by the emperor before he had time to take a sip of tea. When he entered the hall, he saw Wei Zheng and Ma Zhou, the leaders of the speech officials, sitting at the emperor's lower head. Changsun Wuji looked at the two helplessly.

The impeachment of the two of them is not just one or two people, on the contrary, it is a large group of people. Among them are the heroes who raised the army in Jinyang, the old department of the Qin Palace, and the children of high-ranking families who became officials. Coincidentally, they were targeted by Wei Zheng and Ma Zhou. The reason is only four words "extravagant, wasteful."

In the past few years, the national strength of the Tang Dynasty has been growing day by day, winning consecutive battles abroad, and getting richer in the inner years. Compared with the days in the Wude years, it is naturally not known how many times better.The days are better now, with more money in hand, the food and clothing expenses are no longer as tight as before, and the deficit that was pulled down in the first few years has been made up in a different way.

But this ordinary food and other expenses will always get tired of eating one day, no, these princes and nobles will eat all kinds of weird things, no matter it is flying in the world or running on the ground, the more Strange, the more they like it, the more they use human milk to keep healthy.

The extravagance is so extravagant, and the folk customs will lead them astray sooner or later, and it will also bring hidden dangers to the country. They are so worried about enjoying themselves all day long, who can devote their energy to sharing the worries of the court, so Wei Zheng Er Some people think that the ethos of the officialdom should be brought together, and it should be a wake-up call for them, don't be ignorant of what you are doing.

Regarding the views of the two, Li Shimin deeply believed that, as an emperor, Lao Tzu had to reflect on himself, and was always on guard against the cause of the Sui Dynasty's demise. Do these servants below also have to understand the holy meaning?Look at the prince again, as the crown prince of a country, he strictly restrains his desires in terms of food and clothing, isn't it to save people's resources?

Big fish and big meat are fine, and they don’t hesitate to spend money on people to catch weird animals to eat. Not only was a lot of money wasted, but also human life was lost. Scratching is so important, more important than human life, absurd! ! !

"I remember that Xuancheng once gave a lecture, and I think there is a sentence in it that makes sense: When talking about people, you must value loyalty and goodness and despise evil and sycophants. When talking about systems, you must never be extravagant and respect frugality. When talking about products, It is important to pay attention to grain and silk and despise rare things. I personally wrote this memorial on the screen of the bedroom to wake me up sooner or later, not to be extravagant and use people's power excessively."

"They're playing well now. They're doing something wrong that I haven't done yet. All right, you know how to play, Ma Zhou. Go and pass the decree to call them all to the palace. They clean their stomachs!"

Li Shimin is the best example of what it means to be difficult to serve. He wants to make people loyal to the king, but also wants them to be diligent and thrifty in managing the family.For the emperor's actions, not to mention Changsun Wuji being helpless, even Li Chengqian, his son, couldn't bear to look directly at him, he was too lenient!
Women want to get married to dress and eat, and everyone wants to become an official because they want to be rich and prosperous. They are not monks, so it is impossible to get rid of the three meats, right?What's more, they spend all their own money, and the source is reasonable and legal. Although it is a bit extravagant, we can't let them scratch their mouths!Doesn't extravagance mean that they have no ambition?There are still not enough people who are officials. This group is not good enough.

"Your Majesty, it is a good thing and a virtue to promote frugality, but just because officials spend their own money, they are called into the palace to clean up, isn't it a little out of order?"

Changsun Wuji stood up to remonstrate at the right time, he understood that the emperor's clearing the stomach was not as simple as the words, and it was definitely not the emperor's character not to peel off their skin.Although the Son of Heaven is the sovereign of the world and the lord of the people, he should not criticize the law-abiding officials too harshly.

Wei Zheng has been used to being poor all his life. He himself lives a simple life like a monk or a Taoist priest. Seeing other people living well makes him feel uncomfortable. In the words of the market, he is poor and crazy. He wants to bite everyone he sees. Exhale.

As for Ma Zhou, the imperial historian, who was born in a poor family, and was honored and favored in a very short period of time, he became a third-rank official.As for people, when they gain power, they will inevitably be arrogant, and they will feel dissatisfied when they see others being arrogant.No, it was under such circumstances that he and Wei Zheng hit it off and joined the emperor right away.

"Auxiliary machine, I have always been generous to my subjects, especially the heroes, so the treatment I give them is getting higher and higher every year, but this is not the reason for them to be presumptuous." Li Shimin put down the teacup in his hand and said lightly replied.

Seeing that the emperor refused his remonstrance, Changsun Wuji gave his nephew a look. Ma Zhou didn't understand, but he couldn't hide it from Wei Zheng, who had fought with Wei Zheng for 20 years. He used the emperor as a gunman. This old thing is tired of working , his heart can be punished.

Of course, Li Chengqian understood the meaning of his uncle's little gesture, and he couldn't help laughing in his heart. Wei Zheng and his uncle are really a pair of treasures.

However, he still has to say what should be said. After all, the emperor has no importance in his hands. If killing people and causing disharmony between the monarch and his ministers, it is not worth it.

"Father, my son thinks what my father said about cleansing the intestines and stomach hits the nail on the head. My son wonders if what my father means is so...to let my ministers know that food is hard-won, and every sliver is earned by the people!"

Li Shimin originally planned to fight, and it would be difficult for people to wake up if he didn't use heavy codes, but after hearing Li Chengqian's words, he felt a bad breath in his heart. Of course he knew that his son was making up for him, so he nodded repeatedly, saying that I was I thought so.

After Wei Zheng and others retreated, Li Shimin stroked his beard and sighed, "Gao Ming, you saw that Wei Zheng, the farmer, changed his way of admonishing, and he gave me what I said before because of Linde Palace. Yuan is back, this mouth is gagged!"

"Father, Minister Wei is upright and upright, daring to speak and act. It is a blessing for the country to have such ministers. Loyal words are not pleasant to the ears, but they are beneficial to the country. Sometimes the ministers are unwilling to listen, but when you think about it, you have to accept it for yourself. Qi can bring some benefits to the common people, which is more cost-effective than buying and selling.”

After hearing his son's self-mockery, Li Shimin laughed, pointed to Li Chengqian, and sighed: "Gao Ming, you are still too young, and you still haven't seen Wei Zheng through. I will tell you, when will you be able to see Wei Zheng?" After seeing it through, I can hand over the country to you with peace of mind.".
(End of this chapter)