Chinese dining table

No one was fooled.

Those who dare to come forward to argue with the emperor will only be big bosses, and those with lower status will keep their mouths tightly shut, for fear that an inappropriate word will come out of their mouths.

This debate lasted from six o'clock in the morning to three o'clock in the afternoon, but still no result was reached.

The emperor sat firmly on the Diaoyutai, did not express his position, just sat there, and for a while he drew the curtains and went out for a while. Yunchu probably went out to pay respects or to eat.

During the rest, the palace people provided some simple cakes and water to the big bosses, and officials at Yunchu's level could only watch.

Yun Chu didn't care at all what the officials said, he only knew that the emperor took this matter very seriously.

At the same time, it is also a test of the emperor's own power. No matter what, he will carry this matter through to the end.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, many people finally couldn't bear it anymore and asked for leave to go out. It wasn't that they had agreed with the emperor's suggestion, it was really ruthless.

Fortunately, the officials of the Tang Dynasty are relatively strong, the generals have muscles, and the civil servants have stomachs, so they can bear it without eating for a day.

Therefore, the emperor held the meeting until eight o'clock in the evening.

The emperor doesn't care about food, so those who have official offices in the imperial city can still ask the canteen of the official office to bring him some food, and those who don't have an official canteen can only eat some meals from their colleagues.

Ruan Rou and Di Renjie naturally belonged to eating, and what they were eating was Yunchu's food.

The meals of the Imperial Medical Office are among the best in many canteens in the imperial city, and the eunuch was very eye-catching when he came in with three big food boxes.

Because of the cash cow of the Tai Hospital, the Tai Medical Department is far better off than other departments of Datang.

Therefore, when Yunchu, Wenrou, and Di Renjie took out crystal elbows, sausages, and fried chicken from their respective food boxes, others could only watch.

Spineless officials would turn their heads away in disgust when they saw Yunchu and the others drinking cold fermented glutinous rice.

A scum like Brother Yuwen would humbly take several sauces, vegetable leaves, a piece of meat and a bowl of yellow rice mixed with flour from the Overwatch Council cafeteria to Yunchu and his meals. Put them together, and feast together.

"Brother Yuwen has seen a lot in the procuratorate. Do you think the rebuttal of the ministers this time can make His Majesty change his mind?"

Brother Yuwen took out a chicken bone from his mouth, took another sip of fermented glutinous rice, and said, "Judging from the current situation, Your Majesty must let the courtiers agree with him. If Your Majesty forcefully approves this matter, the result will be to wait until the implementation stage." The time will be deliberately delayed by the courtiers, and finally this political matter will be dragged to the end without a problem.”

"The courtiers are also very worried that once they collide with His Majesty, will there be troubles, and will His Majesty find fault with them?"

"Anyway, the current situation is that both sides are afraid of beating a wolf with a stick."

"However, from a certain family's point of view, the most likely measure His Majesty will take is to select some places and send his confidants to handle the matter. When there are problems in these places, they can be implemented without any scruples."

"After all, it is the duty of officials to oppose bad governance, and it is also the duty of officials to support good governance."

"If it's the other way around, it's probably time for His Majesty to wash the court with blood."

After hearing Brother Yuwen's words, the three of Yunchu nodded again and again, and had to admit that Yu Wenhua and the blood relatives of this white-faced treacherous minister still had two brushes.

Next, there will be a contest of knowledge between the children of the poor family and the children of the noble family. Everyone knows that the children of the poor family will definitely lose. However, everyone admits that as long as one of a hundred children of the poor family can succeed, Then the final victory belongs to the poor family.

After all, the comparison of the number of people between the two is not in the same order of magnitude at all.

"Brother Yu Chu just got a female school master from the Cui family, so the Yun's family school is about to open?"

Brother Yuwen's ability to see Weizhi's works is not bad at all, and there is even a little inference in it. He really wants to know whether Wannian County under the command of Yunchu will become a test field for the emperor's new learning.

Yunchu sighed and said, "I thought I got a baby lump from Cui Shi, but I found out that I got a saint. There is no one to teach him."

Yun Chu didn't explain too much, but the news that should be given was enough, that is, their family was going to open a girls' school.

Brother Yuwen took out another chicken bone from his mouth and said, "It's so good, it's so good, when Brother Yuchu's home school opens, there are still a few girls who want to go to school at home, and then send them together, Shu Xiu has nothing to lack.”

Yun Chu said in surprise, "Brother Yuwen's family has a long history of education, why do the sisters in the family also need to be sent outside to study?"

Brother Yuwen took out a chicken bone from his mouth and said, "Yu Wenhua and this villain have brought misery to our Yuwen family. If he hadn't strangled Yang Guang to death, the Yuwen family wouldn't have fallen to this point."

Rourou ate a piece of crystal elbow and looked at brother Yuwen and said, "At least your Yuwen family has been in Yangzhou for a few days."

Brother Yuwen sighed and took out a chicken bone from his mouth and said, "For the worthless glory of those few days, I lost the family fortune accumulated by the Yuwen family for hundreds of years. Forget it, winners and losers, let's not talk about it."

After speaking, he picked up the fermented glutinous rice, rinsed his mouth, swallowed it in one gulp, and left after saying goodbye.

"Damn it, one person ate two chickens!" Rourou snorted coldly, extremely dissatisfied with this person's behavior.

"He just came here to inquire about the news, and he can get two chickens to eat, but it's not a loss at all."

Yun Chu looked at the sky that was about to turn black, and said to Wen Rou, "Your Majesty, I don't know if it's useful to torment your subjects like this."

Gentlely said, "It's just to show my position, anyway, there will be a bad luck today."

"Everyone is very nervous now. I just don't know who the first unlucky ghost will be. I guess no one will mention this matter when we go to court again. The three of us have to keep our mouths shut at this time. This Whoever talks too much at the time will be unlucky, His Majesty should show his power to others.”

When it got dark, the Tai Chi Hall was brightly lit, and the officials walked into the hall again, this time everyone's footsteps were very soft.

After those bigwigs entered the main hall from the facing rooms on both sides of the Taiji Hall, the only sound left in the huge hall was the sound of the dripping water clock.

Li Zhi came to his seat, and immediately the eunuch screamed at the top of his voice, "Your Majesty has an order, let's discuss it later!"

After the eunuch finished yelling, he shook his whisk and returned to the edge of the curtain with his head drooping, trying to hide his body as much as possible to avoid disaster at this time.

At this time, Li Zhi was no longer sleepy, but raised his head high, and looked at the courtiers below with a pair of gloomy eyes. He was already a little irritable, and he wanted to cancel the advantages of the honorable sons in their official careers. This is imperative and cannot be postponed.

Yunchu stood up straight, holding the wat board in his arms without looking sideways. Brother Yuwen next to him exuded a strong smell of roast chicken, and his face was also solemn, like a city tool.

The sound of dripping water hitting the bowl resounded throughout the hall. This rhythmic movement brought great coercion to the officials, like a white-fronted tiger hiding in the dark, ready to charge at any time. Come out and choose someone to eat.

"Your Majesty—the minister is wronged——" A shrill cry of grievances made all the officials in the main hall tremble, and they all followed the sound, only to see Shi Changshu, the imperial servant, holding the wat board in his hand, kneeling on the ground again. In the center of the hall.

"Your Majesty—the villain Yunchu—"

Just when everyone was admiring Chang Shu's extraordinary courage, Li Zhi, who was sitting at the top, said in a deep voice, "Drag out, behead!"

Chang Shulai heard the words, collapsed on the ground, unable to utter a word, four armored warriors walked in from outside the hall, took off Chang Shulai's official hat and put it in a lacquer tray, and then dragged Chang Shulai walked out.

"Ding dong——" another drop of water fell from the water leak in the hall, and it rang in the hearts of the officials like thunder.

The emperor had murderous intentions when he was in court, which was extremely rare in the Tang Dynasty. Even when Emperor Taizong was at his most powerful, he did not commit murder on the spot.

Now that Li Zhi did it, it shows how angry Li Zhi is at this moment, and he needs to kill people to dispel the irritability in his heart.

At this time, the prime ministers had no choice but to stand up, but it was Changsun Wuji who spoke first. After he came out of the class holding the wat board and saluted the emperor, he said softly, "Your Majesty has always been kind, and you must not come to such a small matter because of Chang Shu." , do cruel things"

Li Zhi looked at Changsun Wuji and said, "Mr. Zhao is teaching me a lesson?"

Changsun Wuji sighed softly, "The old minister dare not"

To be honest, Li Zhi's performance today was beyond Yunchu's expectations. In the past, the emperor never personally ordered to kill people. If he wanted to kill people, he would kill people through the hands of Li Yifu, Xu Jingzong, and the empress. It was so clean, so active today, Yun Chu felt like a ghost.

The eldest grandson Wuji was repelled by the emperor, and the prime ministers who wanted to come out to intercede for Chang Shu also stopped.

Ever since Chu Suiliang, Han Yuan, Laiji and other ministers who dared to speak were in bad luck, few people in the court dared to speak up and speak out casually.

Soon after Chang Shulai's head was cleaned up, it was brought up on a red lacquered wooden tray.

Chang Shulai's appearance before she died was very hip-stretching, and the expression of fear on her face was completely preserved. The sharp-eyed Yunchu even saw two tears hanging in Chang Shulai's eyes that had not completely lost their color. .

After Chang Shulai's head was carried around the venue by the samurai, Li Zhi's gloomy voice sounded again.

"Pei Qing, Li Qing, repeat the regulations you have drawn up. Let's discuss whether this policy can be implemented tonight."

With a head as a foundation, Pei Xingjian and Li Jingxuan's confidence increased a lot, and with their hoarse voice, they recited "Deposed Recommendations, Xing Juan Shu" once again on the spot.

For a long time no one answered.

Changsun Wuji's sigh suddenly sounded in the hall.

"Qi Zou Your Majesty, the old minister is old and can't stand hard work. Please allow the old minister to rest in the mansion. As for the matter of the courtiers, His Majesty will make the decision, and the old minister will agree."

As soon as Changsun Wuji finished speaking, Li Ji's voice was heard in the main hall.

"Qizou Your Majesty, the old minister is stupid. For such a big matter, His Majesty can decide on his own. The old minister only follows His Majesty's lead."