Rebirth of the Tang Dynasty's strongest consort

Chapter 377 The target of public criticism
As soon as King Hejian said this, the officials in Guanlong, who were arguing endlessly with the foreign party, suddenly became confused. Changsun Wuji's face was even ashen, and his brows were so frown that he almost squeezed out water.

Although Li Xiaogong was not involved in government affairs, he was one of the few clan princes in the dynasty after all. His face was to a certain extent the might of Li Shimin, and the two cousins ​​were both prosperous and damaged.

Knowing that Li Xiaogong also walked through the [-]-foot forbidden area in front of Changsun's mansion, those courtiers who disagreed with Changsun Wuji lost their scruples and used their eloquence with all their strength, as if they were possessed by Zhang Yi and Su Qin in an instant.

"Thinking that the king of Hejian County is the clan of the current dynasty, how could he walk through that ridiculous hundred-foot forbidden area?"

"That's right, although Prime Minister Changsun is the Duke of the state, he follows the etiquette and laws of the Zhou Dynasty, and the prince and uncle are sons, but the prince is above this Duke!"

"Hmph! I think Grandpa Gao has already issued repeated orders not to allow the courtiers to use the tyrannical rules of the Sui Dynasty. How can there be people who ignore the imperial decree? It's really hateful!"

Most of the civil servants who criticized Changsun Wuji were from humble backgrounds. Compared with the gentry ministers headed by Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui, they hated the officials of the clan even more. It was because of Fang Yiai's outspoken remarks, coupled with Li Xiaogong's fueling, that it rose to the point of tit for tat.

Changsun Wuji saw that he had become the target of public criticism, and he was so scheming that he would die without a fight. After suppressing the tone of the important minister, he said quickly: "Long live, the Taihu Stone in front of the minister's mansion was erected by a child out of boredom. If the children are young and disrespectful of etiquette, the old officials will definitely discipline them strictly when they return home."

Seeing that Changsun Wuji pushed [-] and pushed all the private establishment of the forbidden area on Changsun Run, the important ministers who had vented their anger could not say anything more. They had already achieved the goal of suppressing the "Guanlongmen Clan", so they simply Stop talking, ready to see how Li Shimin will deal with it.

Sitting on the dragon chair, Li Shimin glanced at Li Xiaogong, feeling quite puzzled in his heart, "Xiaogong never asked about court affairs, why did he suddenly help Fang Jun today? Could it be that he has something to do with Fang Jun?"

The doubts were fleeting, and thinking of Li Xiaogong's origin with the same surname as his own, Li Shimin suddenly realized, "In order to help Fang Jun, Xiao Gongming was actually secretly helping the widow to suppress the Guanlongmen Clan. Alas, although he stood by and watched the change of Xuanwumen back then, He didn't reveal any secrets to Jiancheng, and if he wants to come to this close blood relative, we still need to discuss court affairs with him more in the future."

After seeing through Li Xiaogong's intentions, Li Shimin smiled slightly, and then said with a serious face: "Eldest Sun Run's idea? If I remember correctly, he is only 17 years old this year, right?"

"Long live is right." Seeing that Li Shimin brought up the reason why Changsun Run was young, Changsun Wuji thought Tang Taizong wanted to let the water go, so he nodded quickly.

Li Shimin rolled his eyes twice, and the topic of conversation suddenly changed, "Although he is young, Gaozu's imperial decree has already been announced to the world, since it is so casually hitting him with dozens of boards as an example."

As soon as this remark came out, Changsun Wuji wanted to cry, but was about to ask, but his lack of breath was overshadowed by a mountain cry.

"Long live Shengming!"

Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui smiled and said nothing, while Ma Zhou and Wei Zheng looked proud. The officials of the "gentry clan" and the officials of the "underprivileged family" headed by the four of them have long been displeased with the domineering behavior of the eldest grandson Wuji and the "officials of Guanlong" Now, with Fang Yiai and Li Xiaogong in the lead, and Li Shimin's clear intentions, the two groups of forces unanimously twisted into one, and began to attack the "Guanlongmen Clan".

Seeing that the major event of restricting the "Guanlongmen Clan" had achieved initial results, Li Shimin was refreshed, and looked at Fang Jun who was standing side by side with Changsun Wuji, with a little more approval in his eyes.

"Fang Jun, even though Changsun Run privately set up a forbidden area at the gate of the mansion, you shouldn't smash the plaque of the prime minister's mansion with your sword!"

As soon as Li Shimin's words came out, the hearts of all the officials jumped a few times. A group of civil servants looked at Changsun Wuji, most of them were gloating, but Qin Qiong, a general who wanted to not participate in the government, was happy to stand aside and watch .

"It's broken! Long live scolding Fang Jun at this moment, it is clear that he wants to push me to the forefront! Fang Jun is a little bastard with a sharp tongue, and he may not know how to arrange me later!" After eating Coptis chinensis, I let a lot of dirty gas grow in my stomach, but I didn't dare to show it in the court meeting.

Fang Yiai watched the whole process of the "poor family" and "gentry" suppressing Changsun Wuji, and saw Li Shimin punishing Changsun Run. He already understood Tang Taizong's thoughts in his heart, and held up the wat board and said: "Long live, if only one piece Setting up a forbidden area privately, I would never dare to make such a ridiculous move."

"Before I went to the Prime Minister's Mansion to discuss, but saw that there were eight steps in front of the Prime Minister's Mansion. According to the law, there are no more than seven steps in front of the Prime Minister's Mansion. The eldest grandson's move is obviously against the law."

As soon as this remark came out, Ma Zhou and other civil servants were excited, and even Li Xiaogong, who had always been gentle and honest, looked at his eldest grandson Wuji with a faint sullen look in his eyes.

"Eight steps? Prime Minister Changsun wants to compete with King Hejian?"

"Who made him a prince? As a duke of a country, he has openly violated the etiquette. Do you think my court etiquette is nothing?"

"Is there any reason for this, the steps in this prince's mansion are only going to be crooked, Changsun Wuji, are you provoking this prince?"

Seeing Li Xiaogong speak, the corners of Fang Yiai's mouth rose slightly, struck while the iron was hot, and poured a bucket of dirty water on Changsun Wuji again, "I went to the prime minister's mansion to argue, and accidentally found that the servant of the prime minister's mansion was holding a simple knife, thinking that Chang'an is the capital city In the land, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, how can you hide weapons without calling?!"

"What!" Li Shimin pretended to be angry and charged at the case, pointed at his eldest grandson Wuji, and said in a cold voice: "Uncle Guo, is it true that as Fang Jun said, you have a simple and sharp knife hidden in your house?"

Facing Li Shimin's questioning, Changsun Wuji couldn't answer, and suddenly a layer of cold sweat broke out on his body, his hands trembling slightly while holding the wat board, he couldn't think of a correct answer for a while.

Wei Zheng walked out of the court, and said righteously: "Secretly set up forbidden places, violated the rules of etiquette, secretly hid weapons, grandson Wuji, you must rebel!"

"As the prime minister of the current dynasty, you actually disregard the law and etiquette. I am afraid that you will find it difficult to convince the public, prime minister!" As Ma Zhou was the supervisory censor, there was nothing wrong with accusing eldest grandson Wuji of jumping over his rank at this time.

"I..." Changsun Wuji was at a loss for words, looked sideways at Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui, and saw that the two old enemies were silent, and then his uneasy heart calmed down, "Wei Zheng, Ma Zhou, no matter how noisy you are, as long as Fang Xuanling If the two old ghosts Du are silent, the gentry behind them will not speak rashly. You poor and poor families can do nothing to me!"

Li Shimin breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the "poor clan" in the court rushing forward. In recent years, the "Guanlongmen Clan" has become a trend that cannot be dismissed. Tang Taizong's reign was fine, but if the prince were replaced, the style of relatives in the late Western Han Dynasty would probably reappear in the Tang Dynasty.

Just when Changsun Wuji was reprimanded by Wei Zheng and Ma Zhou, Gao Shilian, who had mentioned Fang Yiai in Wanhua Hall before, slowly walked out of the court class.

Gao Shilian's face was like still water, he walked out of the court, and immediately stopped the discussion of the officials.

"Long live the report, the plain swords in Prime Minister Changsun's mansion were originally the weapons used by the veterans when they practiced the Imperial Forest Army. Before performing martial arts in the school grounds, several of the blades were broken, so Changsun Chong went to repair them. The family member took it, this matter is all due to the negligence of the old minister, and I hope the holy majesty will punish me."

Gao Shilian's words came out, and his intention to excuse Changsun Wuji came to the fore. Everyone saw that the uncle of the eldest grandson empress and a veteran of the two dynasties opened his mouth to take the blame, and took the opportunity to suppress the idea of ​​suppressing the Guanlongmen Clan.

Although Li Shimin intends to restrict the Guanlong Clan headed by Changsun Wuji, he understands the reason why the situation should not be cut too hard. Seeing Gao Shilian's words, he simply went down the slope and said: "Since Uncle gave Changsun Chong the repair, Then this is just a misunderstanding. What is uncle's fault? Please go back to court."

Gao Shilian bowed his hands to thank him, gave Fang Yiai a meaningful look, and then walked back to the morning shift.

When the arrogance of the "poor family" party subsided a little, Li Shimin said leisurely, "Can you be convicted?"

"Huh?" Changsun Wuji's heart trembled, and he was about to lift his robe and knelt down to plead guilty, but was dumbfounded by Li Shimin's words.

Li Shimin sat back on the dragon chair, looked at Fang Yiai, and said sharply: "Bold Fang Jun! How dare you go to the prime minister's mansion to provoke the prime minister regardless of etiquette. You still want to deny the crime of bullying officials!"

(End of this chapter)