I directed the Xuanwumen Incident

Chapter 448 Merits and demerits cannot be offset, Hou Junji's death date is set

clang clang!

Li Shimin tapped his finger on the table, causing the ministers present to quickly stop the dispute.

Its silencing efficiency is 98.37% higher than that of eunuchs.

"Wei Zheng."

He turned his gaze to the left, and called out,

"I remember that earlier you strongly recommended Hou Junji for an important position, and even said that he has the talent to be a prime minister."

"You said that, didn't you?"

Everyone's eyes quickly focused on Wei Zheng.

"Return to Your Majesty, the minister has said so."

Wei Zheng's expression remained unchanged, and he stood up and clapped his hands in response.

Li Shimin snorted lightly.

"Heh! Is this your vision? Is this the talent of Zaifu you said?" He asked coldly.

Wei Zheng's expression remained calm, and he only heard him say:

"Returning to Your Majesty, I think that there is nothing wrong with my vision."

"It is undeniable that Hou Junji is indeed talented, but he has no conscience and no virtue. It can be said that he has talent but no virtue."

Li Shimin narrowed his eyes slightly.

"A person with talent but no virtue, what's the use of me?!"

he rebuked,
"Such a person is often more terrifying than a mediocre person! Because he will use all his talents to satisfy his own selfish desires!"

Wei Zheng made a salute.

"A gentleman's demeanor doesn't matter what he thinks. Before this, the minister could only see his outstanding talent, but not his personal shortcomings, so he recommended him. Now... only then did he realize that he was wrong."

He said seriously,

"Please punish me, Your Majesty."

Li Shimin snorted coldly, noncommittal.

"Your Majesty, the so-called knowledge of people, knowledge of face but not heart, Duke Wei's original intention to serve the country is good, but he didn't see Hou Junji clearly."

Fang Xuanling continued,
"Your Majesty, please don't blame me, otherwise...no one will dare to recommend talents for the country in the future."

These words made all the ministers nod in agreement.

"If a man stumbles, a horse stumbles!"

"Yes, yes, Duke Wei simply didn't see Hou Junji's character clearly. It's not his fault."

"Reasonable, justified..."

Seeing that all the officials excused Wei Zheng, Li Shimin's face also improved a little.

"Punishment is unnecessary, I am not such a narrow-minded person."

He looked at Wei Zheng and ordered,
"Now that you have seen it clearly, tell me, how should Hou Junji be judged?"

Wei Zheng was taken aback.

There is something mysterious in the emperor's question...

"Hmm... The minister's opinion is basically the same as that of Dai Zhou, Hou Junji should be executed! But he has a slightly different opinion."

Wei Zheng paused for a moment before saying,

"A colleague said just now that merit is merit, and mistakes are mistakes. I think so."

"Hou Junji made a mistake, and the only thing waiting for him is a butcher's knife! But his credit cannot be erased because of this, otherwise, how can we say 'clear merits and demerits'?"

Li Shimin nodded.

The ministers also listened quietly.

"Since he is a capital offender, how should he honor his merits?"

Wei Zheng continued,
"Could it be possible to give him the highest honor after beheading his entire family? Isn't this too ironic?"

Everyone: "..."

If that scene really happened, it must be ridiculous.

"Military exploits make honorable persons, and His Majesty's greatest gift to honorable persons is the hereditary title, which will bless future generations."

Wei Zheng observed Li Shimin's expression and saw that he was not displeased, so he straightened his back and suggested,

"Therefore, Hou Junji's contribution should be honored to his family members!"

"He deserves to die, but his family members should not die, nor should they be exiled! Instead, they should continue to live in Chang'an, enjoy the benefits of military exploits, and enjoy the grace of the emperor."

"If this is the case, Your Majesty is extremely benevolent and kind! Even if it is passed on to future generations, even the sharpest historical critics will never be able to find fault with you, Your Majesty, let alone say that you treat heroes harshly! Because everyone with a discerning eye knows , you have really done your best!"

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!
"Okay, okay, what Wei Aiqing said fits my heart very well!"

Li Shimin clapped his hands repeatedly and praised,
"This is a good suggestion that is truly considered for me and has no flaws!"

"Wiping with one knife and hundreds of knifes seems clean and neat, but you haven't put yourself in my shoes! This is where you are not as good as Wei Zheng!"

What does the emperor care about?
It is my holy name for generations to come!The one with no blemishes is best!
Li Shimin's reputation has already been "stained", so he is even more harsh - on top of the slight blemish on the white jade, no second blemish is allowed!
"Dai Zhou."

He looked over.

"The minister is here." Dai Zhou hurriedly responded.

"Hou Junji's family members, have they been arrested?" Li Shimin asked.

"Returning to Your Majesty, how dare I send people to arrest them before they are convicted? It's just that they have surrounded Lu Guogong's mansion and restricted them from going out."

Dai Zhou responded.

"Well, listen to my words."

Li Shimin ordered,

"Immediately lift all the bans! Let Lu Guogong's mansion return to normal work and rest, and all customary rights must be maintained, and there must be no discrimination."

"Did you hear that?"

"...obey the order." Dai Zhou frowned slightly.

He was a little dissatisfied with the emperor's decision, but finally nodded in agreement.

Although he is upright, he can actually compromise, as long as he doesn't touch the bottom line.

Where is the bottom line?

The bottom line is - Hou Junji must die!
As long as the emperor doesn't change this one, he can barely agree with the others.

"Okay, all sit, all sit."

Li Shimin smiled and said,
"That's the deal with Hou Junji, let's continue the discussion."

"Tang Jian, it was said in the notebook you submitted yesterday..."

He was about to turn the matter over, but Dai Zhou stood up suddenly again and asked:

"Your Majesty, since you have been convicted, when will Hou Junji be executed?"

I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, but the emperor ignored this key issue, so he must remind him.

Otherwise, if it continues to drag on, the death penalty will be delayed forever!
"Are you in a hurry? Dai Qing."

Li Shimin raised his eyebrows, and said with a half-smile,

"Hou Junji can't escape, so what's the difference if it's earlier or later?"

"Also, has anyone ever told you that I hate being interrupted in the middle of my speech?"

Although the tone was relaxed, a wave of coercion had already descended on Dai Zhou's head!
"Interrupting His Majesty's speech is the crime of a minister, please punish him."

Under the pressure, Dai Zhou looked at Li Shimin with piercing eyes, and said firmly,

"But the execution must have an exact time, which is the basis for enforcing the law!"

"For Hou Junji's crime, he should be sentenced to be executed without waiting until after the autumn! I think that he should be executed on the execution ground together with Zhao Yi, Zhang Cong and others! In this way, it can serve as the best warning. effect!"

No matter what he decides, no one puts pressure on it!
Beheading is beheading, no delay!

"Spring is the time when everything grows and thrives."

Li Shimin said lightly,
"Killing people at this time is not in line with the laws of nature, I think it's inappropriate."

"Let's wait until after autumn! Autumn is a good time for execution. How about it?"

Dai Zhou's expression changed.

"The same is the death penalty, why does His Majesty have to treat it differently?"

he protested.

"You're going to die too, don't you have a few months left?"

Li Shimin asked back,
"Just think of Hou Junji's hard work for so many years and let him live a little longer, won't it?"

"Besides, the sky prison does not see the sun, and the environment is harsh. It is even more torture for criminals. This is also a kind of execution, isn't it?"

Seeing the two confronting each other, Li Daozong hurriedly came out to smooth things over.

"Yes, yes, Your Majesty is right."

He continued,
"The so-called death is not terrible, waiting for death is terrible."

"Mr. Dai, you should stop arguing with His Majesty. Wait a few more months until after autumn."

The officials also had a meal of persuasion, and finally they pushed Dai Zhou down.

"Returning to Your Majesty, there is indeed a case of Dongying envoys coming to Tang."

Tang Jian got up and continued,
"The Dongying Kingdom is located in the east of the Tang Dynasty. It is very similar to Silla and Baekje. There, it is an island country with a lack of supplies, and the people are tough and uncivilized..."

……

Xu Guogong's mansion.

By the edge of the pond in the backyard, Xu Fenglei slowly landed.

pat.

After a long time, he just dropped the second chess piece.

pat.

I do not know how long it has been.

"General!"

he cried, laughing,

"Old Sun, your game is too stinky, you are not my opponent at all!"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Sun Simiao was speechless.

"Calling you a rascal is a rascal!"

He was dissatisfied,

"It's so slow, how can you be sincere and torture this old man? You just took advantage of the old man's inattentiveness!"

Xu Fenglei grinned happily.

"If you lose, you lose. Don't make so many excuses. The century-old wild ginseng you just dug up belongs to me. Don't play tricks!"

With a cheeky face, he said hesitantly,

"One more game? I think you still have a lot of good things in your blue bag!"

With the old man's tactic, wouldn't Sun Simiao's little treasure be picked up casually?

"Go, go, don't play chess with your kid again!"

Sun Simiao hugged the green pouch next to him tightly, and said with a vigilant face,
"Tricked away all the old man's treasures! These are all picked through hard work, and they are priceless!"

Having said that, I hope the bet is still conceded.

I saw Sun Simiao carefully opening the green pouch, digging in and out, and finally holding a ginseng with full beard and hair, and handing it to Xu Fenglei.

"Here."

He shook the ginseng in his hand and said,

"This is Baishan wild ginseng, which is extremely rare. The old man originally planned to exchange it for some silver taels to build a new medical center."

"It's cheap for you...take it."

"Hey! Thank you, Master Sun." Xu Fenglei reached out to grab it, but Sun Simiao slapped his claws off.

"Do you understand the rules! How can you take it like this? This will destroy its roots!"

Sun Simiao scolded,

"Do you know that each of these beards and hairs is a hundred times more valuable than gold threads!"

"Take it with both hands!"

Xu Fenglei nodded obediently, arched his hands together, carefully took the century-old wild ginseng, and observed it carefully.

"So skinny."

He tutted,

"What would happen if I swallowed it in one gulp?"

Ginseng of this level has been picked for thousands of years, and later generations have long since lost it!
That is, in the Tang Dynasty, you can still find it.

"Wild ginseng, each has its own strength of character, and this one has a very good spirit."

Sun Simiao snorted softly,
"If you swallow it in one gulp, it's nothing, at most you will die."

Xu Fenglei was startled.

"So scary?"

He said in surprise,

"I thought it was just a nosebleed at most..."

Snapped!
Sun Simiao got up and slapped Xu Fenglei on the head.

"Of course I was beaten to death by the old man!"

He stared,

"Such a good thing, if you dare to waste everything, even if the old man can't beat you to death, he will poison you to death!"

Xu Fenglei: "..."

So this is the way to die, cough.

"Xiaoqing, come here, store this wild ginseng well, and don't allow anyone to touch it."

He stopped joking, and instead gave an order, saying seriously,
"This is the treasure of the town house of Duke Xu's mansion!"

"In addition, arrange some manpower and money to help Sun Zhenren go to choose a site in two days to see where Chang'an is suitable for opening a medical clinic."

"Yes." The maid Xiaoqing respectfully held the wild ginseng and walked away cautiously.

Sun Simiao smiled when he heard this.

"It's still your kid with a conscience."

He stroked his beard and said,

"To be honest, I have traveled all over the world this year, and I have really touched a lot."

"There are so many sick people in this world, but so few good doctors?"

"Even if this old man can save ten people a day, he can only save more than 30 people a year, but the number of patients is more than [-], [-]?"

"Oh! I have more than enough heart, but not enough strength!"

Xu Fenglei nodded.

"That's why I'm such a big fan of medical school."

he said,

"Lin Xing, how are you doing?"

Hearing this question, Sun Simiao smiled contentedly.

"You really hit the nail on the head. His family's feng shui Zhuque fights the golden carp, and his descendants will become famous doctors! This little forest has really high comprehension skills, and it's really quick to learn!"

He praised,

"If things go on like this, in another 20 years, he will definitely inherit the old man's mantle!"

Xu Fenglei couldn't help clicking his tongue when he heard this.

"Good guy, you've learned fast with high comprehension, and you have to study for another 20 years?"

He raised his forehead and said,

"Old grandson, it is really difficult to pass on your earth-shattering medical skills!"

"Fortunately, I didn't become your apprentice..."

Sun Simiao pouted.

"Just the way you've been fishing for three days and drying the net for two days, and you've been fooling around... I don't want you to be my apprentice!"

He hummed softly,

"The old man has Lin Xinger as his disciple now, and when the medical school is opened in the future, perhaps more good seedlings will emerge."

"At that time, you can go and cool off!"

"Hahaha!" Xu Fenglei couldn't help laughing when he heard the words, and said, "That would be the best, how I hope my three-legged cat's medical skills can be eliminated by those who come after me, and be despised by others. If there is such a day, the whole world All the patients will not have to worry about the disease, let alone die because of it.”

"I have received tens of thousands of doctors and nurses, and all the sick in the world are happy!"

Sun Simiao nodded slowly.

"The old man is also looking forward to that day."

he said,

"When will the medical school open? You can give me a confirmation letter so that I can arrange the time. You know, this old man in Chang'an has never been able to stay."

Rather than being complimented by dignitaries, he prefers to chat with mud legs in the countryside.

"You want me to give you a letter of approval? Let's set it on today next year! By then—"

Xu Fenglei got up and said with piercing eyes,

"The way of medicine will prosper! The way of medicine will flourish!"

(End of this chapter)