Zhenguan Crown Prince Li Chengqian

Chapter 58 Merging Provincial Officials (5)

Hongwendian distributed the list of dismissed officials of the provincial officials to the yamen of various ministries, which immediately caused an uproar.It's not that these abolished officials are no longer divided into scholars and common people, and they don't care about their past grievances. They all kneel in front of Shuntian and petition the emperor.

I beg the emperor to be merciful because of his hard work in the past, and many of the remaining ministers knelt with them and did not go on duty.

Chengqing Hall

"Your Majesty, there are thousands of people kneeling in front of Shuntian. They oppose the dismissal of so many officials. Even the remaining officials will not be on duty. Now all the ministries of the Tang Dynasty have been paralyzed." Wei Zheng said, His eyes also swept over Cen Wenwen next to him.

Li Shimin sat on the dragon seat, scratched his eyebrows with his hands, glanced at Cen Wenwen, who was bowing his head in silence, and then at the housekeeper Du.Youyou said: "Jingren, no matter whether you are an official of the noble clan or an official of the common clan, you have prestige, you go and let them all disperse."

Cen Wenwen heard the emperor asked you to go by yourself, got up in a panic and replied: "Your Majesty, this is the first time I have encountered such a thing. There are many officials and I am emotional. I am afraid that this matter will not be handled well."

"Jingren, it is beneficial to the country for the imperial court to merge provincial officials. Let's make it clear to all the officials. Don't try to obstruct me from merging officials in this way. I won't miss the affairs of the country because of them. You are my daughter." My vassal, you can still handle this matter well." As the emperor's voice gradually became serious, Cen Wenwen also knew to bow down to accept the order.

Amidst the bitter noises of the officials, the Shuntian Gate opened amidst the creaking of the hinges, and only Cen Wenwen walked out of it.The officials who made the trouble were stunned, no, your majesty, shouldn't you appease us, why is he here.

Cen Wenwen said coldly: "You guys keep on crying, why don't you cry anymore.

Aren't E Guanbo's men and women going in and out of the temple on weekdays? They are all proud of being born in a noble family, but the things you do have the demeanor of a high-ranking scholar. What is a high-ranking scholar? A pillar of the rise and fall of the world is benevolence and righteousness A virtuous person who possesses the five virtues of propriety, wisdom and faith.

You all understand in your heart, you understand that it is right to save the officials and the court, but you are afraid of losing your vested interests, so you all gather in front of this Shuntian gate, threaten the court, and show shame, you are really helpless ,
If you are really unconvinced, then learn from Long Feng and Bigan, just here at Shuntian Gate, you are afraid of death, didn't you want to die just now?

How can despicable, shameless, selfish people like you have the face to add to the temple? You have lost the face of the gentry. For hundreds of years, the gentry assisted the emperor and stabilized the world. How about you, can you still be called a sergeant? "

When the officials heard Cen Wenwen's scolding, their faces flushed with embarrassment, and they all said that they were wrong, and they supported each other in groups to get out of the palace.

At this time, Cen Wenwen was in a trance and couldn't stand still. Li Ke hurriedly stepped forward to support the teacher and asked, "Sir, why are you so angry?".

"Your Highness, don't you understand, no one can stop His Majesty"

"Let's go to Tai Hospital first."

Cen Wenwen, who came out of the imperial hospital, immediately went back to the Hongwen Palace to be on duty. He couldn't figure out why the emperor let him go. Could it be because of his prestige among scholars?No, how could they do such a big thing in front of Shuntian Gate without the emperor's permission.

Those Jinwu guards are all dry food. Cen Wenwen doesn't believe that Liu Hongji, who doesn't even know what Confucius is called, can respect scholars.Just after Cen Wenwen got something, Li Shimin strode in and quickly got up to salute: "Your Majesty, it's so late and you haven't rested yet."

"Jingren, today I know what you said in front of the Shuntian Gate. You are a scholarly scholar. I think it would be a good essay with a little embellishment."

"Your Majesty was joking, the minister is just doing his duty as a minister."

Li Shimin nodded, and motioned for Cen Wenwen to sit closer: "Your concerns are reasonable. Thousands of officials have worked for the country for many years, and it is not easy. Besides, they also have wives and children.

I think that these abolished officials will be awarded to scattered officials, and they will receive salaries according to their ranks. When there are vacancies in the real officials of the court, they will be selected first. Jing Ren, you will make a memorial tomorrow, and I will just approve it. "

After the emperor finished speaking, Cen Wenwen immediately got up from the ground and knelt down on the ground: "Your Majesty has a benevolent heart, and I thank you on behalf of all my colleagues." He kowtowed three times

"But this is His Majesty's kindness to the courtiers, why did the ministers do that?"

"Hey, Jingren, I know that you have put a lot of thought into this time, the provincial officials. How can such a large country do without a few important ministers, so don't refuse."

Looking at the food given by the emperor on the table, he had to admit that Li Shimin was really clever, such an emperor's mind is rare in ancient and modern times.

As long as tomorrow's decree is made clear, the officials who harbor resentment in front of the Shuntian Gate today will immediately become the emperor's obedient ministers.

The emperor gave them a slap in the face and gave them a sweet jujube, so why not him? Even if he praised what he did today, it was also a warning. Alas, God's will is always difficult to ask, and a king is like a tiger.

Different from Cen Wenwen's uneasiness, Changsun Wuji was drinking a small wine beautifully. Although the loss of aspect caused the eldest grandson's family to suffer little blow, his own queen sister brought back a round for the eldest grandson's family.

A few days ago, Empress Changsun went to Emperor Chen, and the palace was expensive, and the ages of the maids were also different, the oldest one was actually the one who entered the palace when Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty.

Not long after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the population was declining, and it was unkind to let the palace ladies die of old age. The palace ladies who were no longer needed or were too old were released from the palace, or returned to their hometowns, or married.It just so happens that this is also in line with the current Datang population expansion policy.

Empress Changsun immediately ordered people to register the ladies who were too old or who voluntarily left the palace. The three thousand maids who were allowed to leave the palace received the settlement allowance. Everyone has a good home.

There has been no such precedent in all dynasties. The reason why Li Shimin did this was to tell the world his determination as an emperor.

The emperor rested with the people to the greatest extent, and at the same time told the world that he was a frugal emperor, and he even told the world that Li Shimin wanted Datang to get better and better.

The emperor's determination is not afraid that others will not know or understand, because the three thousand court ladies who were released by him will definitely spread his determination because of his kindness.

And Li Chengqian also had to lament that the emperor and his wife's methods were really high. Could it be that the Tang version of a single spark can start a prairie fire.

(End of this chapter)