The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 2100 Kneeling Hall
"Your Majesty, it's been four hours, are you still asking the ministers to kneel outside?" Lin An asked in a low voice.

"They are willing to kneel, so let's just kneel. If I say I won't let them kneel, they can go back?" Li Chengqian asked back: "So, they won't listen to what I say."

If what Li Chengqian said earlier was just a joke, then the last sentence would be a slap in the face.

It is said that the king wants his ministers to die, and the ministers have to die, and the king guides his ministers.

The ministers didn't listen to what the emperor said, what is this?
Now, it is the minister kneeling outside the palace, threatening the emperor.

If you meet a faint king and do something wrong, it is understandable for the minister to advise you like this, but Li Chengqian can't be regarded as a foolish king, just because he reused Lai Junchen to handle the case of the Zheng family's bank.

The case involved the interests of too many people, too many people participated in it, and too many people didn't want to end up like that, so they twisted together and wanted to make Li Chengqian back down and make Li Chengqian compromise, so there were ministers kneeling The scene of forcing Li Chengqian to deal with Lai Junchen outside the Xuanzheng Hall.

Why didn't such a thing happen when the Wang family was investigated?Because when the Wang family was investigated, Li Chengqian was in a fit of anger. Moreover, the imperial decree was issued too quickly, and Dali Temple handled things too quickly. The evidence was conclusive. He took people in the Wang family's mansion and killed them all. Zheng's side Son, but it has been dragging on for more than ten days, and every day, corpses are carried out from Junchen's office, covered in bruises, and some of them don't even have a personal appearance.

Cutting flesh with such a blunt knife makes people feel uncomfortable and painful, so they are afraid in their hearts.

Some people are already thinking about how to kill Lai Junchen.

They knew that Lai Junchen was just a dog of the emperor, and he would bite whoever the emperor told him to bite, but they were all afraid that this dog would go crazy behind the emperor's back, and they could bite whoever they wanted, and they were hard to guard against.

Such a person cannot stay in the court.

After Li Chengqian said that, he continued to concentrate on reading the memorial, while Lin'an stood beside him anxiously.

I was thinking about Li Chengqian's thoughts, and I was also thinking about the minister kneeling outside.

It's been a whole day, and no matter which side it is, there is no intention of giving in at all.

As the sun went down, the weather outside became colder and colder, and fewer and fewer courtiers insisted on kneeling outside. They didn't leave to go home, but were all carried to the Imperial Hospital.

"How many people are kneeling outside?" Li Chengqian finally finished handling today's government affairs, put down the memorial in his hand, stood up from his seat, and stretched his body.

He also sat in Xuanzheng Hall for a day.

"There are seven adults left." Lin'an said, "The adults kneeling outside haven't eaten a bite of food or drank a drop of water all day. Most of them can't bear it anymore."

"Go, go out and have a look." Li Chengqian said.

It seems that they are on the bar.

Li Chengqian led Lin'an out of the Xuanzheng Hall, stood on the steps outside the Xuanzheng Hall, and looked at the seven ministers kneeling under the steps. Now their figures were already wobbling, and it seemed that they might faint at any time.

"It's already dark." Li Chengqian said, "Are you still going to kneel down here?"

Hearing Li Chengqian's voice and seeing Li Chengqian coming out of the hall, the minister kneeling on the ground seemed to see hope.

"I implore Your Majesty to dismiss the censor Lai Junchen!"

"The minister waits for a second opinion."

The rest of the people kowtowed and begged one after another.

"I'm asking you, did Lai Junchen violate the laws of the Tang Dynasty?" Li Chengqian asked, "Which one of the laws of the Tang Dynasty did he violate?"

"Your Majesty, Lai Junchen is a cruel official. His Majesty's heavy use of a cruel official will definitely cause turmoil in the government and the public, and the world will not be stable."

"Lai Junchen alone can cause turmoil and instability in the country and the country?" Li Chengqian said with a smile: "Lai Junchen alone can cause chaos in the world? What about the Wang family and the Zheng family? Compared with Lai Junchen, who is more harmful? Why? I don't see you impeaching the Wang and Zheng families desperately? So I want to ask you, what are you thinking in your heart? Don't use those high-sounding words to fool me. If you can't give me a satisfactory answer, Then you can continue to kneel here, I will never stop you."

When Li Chengqian asked such a question, the seven people kneeling below really couldn't think of anything to say for a while. They had already pondered in their hearts for a long time about persuading Li Chengqian to dismiss Lai Junchen, and they just waited for an opportunity. When Li Chengqian said it in front of him, they thought that kneeling here would always force Li Chengqian out, but they didn't expect that one question would stump them.

Who is the scourge of the Wang family and the Zheng family compared to a handsome minister?
The answer is obvious. Lai Junchen is just a person, a person who obeys the emperor's orders. What about the Wang family and Zheng family?It is an aristocratic family, a large family, with a thriving population and luxuriant branches. When they start to do things, they raise their arms and shout, and the people below act for the benefit of the family.

Which is greater, the power of one person or the power of a group of people?
Li Chengqian was angry in his heart. Because these people involved their own interests and disregarded priorities, the ones who caused the current situation were Lai Junchen?Lai Junchen was just a person who was ordered to investigate the case. Now they collectively impeach Lai Junchen, wanting to pull Lai Junchen off the horse, and then make a mess, end this matter, and then they can sit back and relax.

They thought this way, but Li Chengqian just didn't follow their wishes.

After a long time, seeing that there was no movement below, Li Chengqian sneered.

"It is said that you want me to dismiss Lai Junchen, but in fact, it is all for yourselves?" Li Chengqian said: "Lin'an, take out the things I prepared for them."

"Yes." Lin'an bowed his head and answered.

It's not that Li Chengqian was unprepared for these people, but he was prepared enough, so he could reprimand them so confidently.

Lin'an took a few servants from the Xuanzheng Hall, and brought out several trays, on which were all booklets and memorials.

"Do you know what these things are?" Li Chengqian asked.

A few people raised their heads, looked at the thing held by the servant behind Lin'an, and sized it up for a long time, but they really didn't know what it was.

"These are the letters and account books you have communicated with the Wang family, the Zheng family, and other people involved in the case. They were searched for evidence when the case was first investigated, and they were searched out along with it. After I found out, I asked someone to sort it out. " Li Chengqian said: "However, I haven't looked carefully yet, or should I take a look in front of you?"

The relationship between the courtiers is also intricate, it doesn't matter who is in the court?Otherwise, one case would not involve such extensive involvement.

(End of this chapter)