First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 407
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Chang'an City, Kaiyuan Gate, Yining Square.

Gao Chong was dressed in a moon-white round-neck robe, followed by dozens of personal guards, and with great pomp, he rode his horse all the way to the Yamen of Dali Temple.

"Stop", the guards of the Dali Temple official office quickly stepped forward to block, "The Dali Temple official office, idlers are not allowed to enter."

Gao Chong grinned in a very playful manner, "It's a shame, I can't even get in if I don't come to the duty."

Behind him, Kaohsiung took out the token and seal from his arms, "The Shaoqing of Dali Temple is here, don't give way."

"Shaoqing?" The guard paused for a moment, then came to his senses, and asked in surprise, "You are Gao Shaoqing?"

"Isn't it just me?" Gao Chong shrugged his shoulders and smiled, and got off his horse, but he really didn't dare to ride his horse in.

"Oh, it turned out that it was Gao Shaoqing who was in person. The humble official has eyes but does not know Mount Tai. Don't blame Gao Shaoqing."

The guard was also a well-rounded person. He greeted Gao Chong respectfully, and complimented him: "I have heard of Gao Shaoqing for a long time. He fought in the South and the North, and made great military exploits. I am admired by humble people. Today, I am lucky to see my dignity." .

Gao Chong paused, very surprised, looked up and down with a smile and said, "It's a pity that you are only a guard with such eloquence."

Unexpectedly, the guard was overjoyed when he heard the words, and he prostrated directly and fell to the ground, "The humble Zhao Erxi, thank you for Gao Shaoqing's promotion."

Gao Chong didn't feel offended when he hit the snake with the stick, but rather appreciated it, he nodded and said, "I remember you."

Zhao Erxi was overjoyed when he heard the words, and became more attentive. Under Zhao Erxi's guidance, Gao Chong got to know the Yamen of Dali Temple one by one, and gained a more comprehensive understanding of this "Supreme Court".

At this moment, a middle-aged official in a scarlet official robe walked over with a serious face.

"But Gao Shaoqing in person?" The man bowed his hands and said, "My official Dali Temple Shaoqing Sun Fujia".

As one of the Nine Temples, Dali Temple is one of the Three Divisions, namely the Ministry of Punishment, Yushitai and Dali Temple, which govern the review of relevant judicial cases.

There is one chief official, that is, Dali Temple Qing, one of the nine ministers, and the rank is the third rank.

There are two assistant officials, that is, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, and the official rank is the fourth rank.In charge of prisons and detailed criminal laws, all serious cases such as murder and death go to the Ministry of Punishment, and then to the Ministry of Zhongshu and Menxia Provinces. They are high-ranking and powerful departments with real power.

The Sun Fujia in front of him is another young minister of Dali Temple. The Dali Temple minister is temporarily vacant, so the Dali Temple uses Sun Fujia to act as the minister of the temple.

Gao Chong was also respectful when he heard the words, and said: "It turns out that the champion is in person, so Gao Chong is polite."

Sun Fujia was the first number one scholar since the implementation of the imperial examination system. Sun Fujia became an official at the end of the Sui Dynasty and started as a legal officer in Wannian County, who was in charge of the judicial prison in Wannian County.

Sun Fujia was born in poverty. Although his father was a commoner, he admired scholars very much, so he spent all his family resources to send Sun Fujia to school.

There is also a good story spread here. Sun Fujia, who was only five years old, was carried by his father on his shoulders and sent to school. After seeing it, the husband was very dissatisfied and reprimanded him: "The son is making his father a horse."

His father turned pale with panic, but the young Sun Fujia was calm and calm, "Father wishes his son to become a dragon."

As soon as this remark came out, the husband was very surprised, thinking that Sun Fujia was a child prodigy, and he dared not despise him ever since.

As an adult, Sun Fujia was already quite famous, and he became an official of Wannian County Law Cao. After Li Yuan raised his troops, Sun Fujia joined him and made three suggestions.

First, "the emperor has contending ministers, even if he is innocent, he will not lose the world", thinking that the reason for the demise of the Sui Dynasty was because he "didn't hear about its mistakes", and advised Li Yuan to accept advice with humility.

Second, "a hundred operas and music are not authentic at all", thinking that Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was addicted to mediocre music, and asked Li Yuan to abolish the obscene music of heresy, so as to rectify the social atmosphere.

Third, "similar in nature, far away in practice", thinking that the reason why Emperor Sui Yang became stupid was because there were too many traitors around him, and advised Li Yuan to carefully select the prince and the close ministers around the kings.

These three suggestions are pertinent in every sentence, and every word is bloody, showing Sun Fujia's generosity and sincerity.

Li Yuan was deeply moved, and sighed: "You can say that I have lost, and I can change it. Is there anything wrong in the world?"

He also made a comment on Sun Fuwei's character until he was honest: "that is, he is cool and straight, and he should be in the Xiansi".

Sun Fujia was erudite and proficient in the law, and he also started as a legal officer. He was very proficient in the constitutional department, so Li Yuan appointed him as the official secretary and censor, and was in charge of the trial of suspected prisons.

After serving as the censor of the book, Sun Fujia was still diligent in his studies, and participated in the imperial examination in the fifth year of Wude. He was the number one scholar in high school.

What Gao Chong admired was Sun Fugan's sincere and upright character. Such a person is in charge of the prison and is not afraid of the powerful, so there will be fewer unjust, false and wrong cases.

More importantly, Gao Chong knew that Sun Fujia was not only honest and sincere, but also had a first-class vision.

At the end of the Sui Dynasty, the world was in chaos, and the princes rose together. Li Mi, Dou Jiande, Wang Shichong and others became the most powerful princes one after another, but Sun Fujia, as a native of Beizhou and a fellow of Dou Jiande, chose to go to Li Yuan.

Before the change of Xuanwu Gate, most of the generals of the Qin Palace had been exiled to other states, and their power was greatly weakened, but Sun Fujia chose to support Li Shimin. His ability to judge the situation is really admirable.

Seeing Gao Chong's young age and outstanding achievements, but without arrogance, Sun Fujia nodded slightly, "Gao Shaoqing is new to Dali Temple, if you have any questions, you can come to me at any time, if there is anything wrong with me , Gao Shaoqing can also speak bluntly."

Although the two have the same official rank, after all, Gao Chong is the Duke of the county. From this aspect, his status is slightly higher than that of Sun Fujia.

Seeing that Sun Fujia was so loyal and sincere, Gao Chong respected him even more. Sun Fujia was busy with business, so he said goodbye and left after a few words of encouragement.

Looking at Sun Fujia's back, Gao Chong praised sincerely: "A true and sincere gentleman."

With such a conscientious colleague, Gao Chong will not have any official pressure.

When passing by Sun Fujia's residence, Gao Chong couldn't help but feel a little ashamed when he saw him buried in a mountain of files.

After a day of messing around, Gao Chong invited his colleagues from Dali Temple to a banquet.

I thought that the upright Sun Fujia would not appreciate face, but I didn't expect Sun Fujia to come as promised.

During the meeting, we discussed strange things from all over the world, as well as those unimaginable, twists and turns, and serious cases in Dali Temple.

When Gao Chong was dawdling in Dali Temple, the East Palace was not peaceful. Seeing the power in his hands, Li Jiancheng was very excited. He dealt with state affairs every day until late at night, and he still had a lot of fun.

Li Jiancheng not only disregarded the objections of his ministers, but also wantonly cultivated his cronies. After seeing a memorial from the military supervisor, his heart suddenly moved, and a crazy idea ignited.

After pondering for a moment, Li Jiancheng gave an order: The armor of the Sixth Commander of the East Palace was worn out and needed to be replaced urgently.

(End of this chapter)