Rebirth of the Tang Dynasty's strongest consort

Chapter 501 Li Chengqian's Tai Chi
Xiao Jingming saw Li Chengqian's hesitation, and turned to say: "My minister Xiao Jingming, the son-in-law Du Wei Fang Jun privately took Qin Jingniang and Xie Yaohuan into the mansion as concubines."

"This." Li Chengqian hesitated. He can still make the decision to suppress all the officials, but throwing his own biological mother to the top, no matter in terms of family affection or etiquette, is beyond the tolerance of the world.

"Minister Sun Fei seconded the proposal."

"The minister admonished the senior official, Sun Jin, to second the proposal."

"Sun Dan, the eldest minister of the court councilor, seconded the council."

The fact that three relatives of the Guanlongmen Clan came forward to second the proposal, undoubtedly captured Li Chengqian's army.

Li Chengqian glanced at all the Guanlong and Xiao officials, and secretly recorded the appearances of a few people, thinking to himself: "When this matter subsides, I will come to settle accounts with you!"

Xiao Jingming and Changsun Jin represented the Guanlong Clan and the Xiao Clan with the idea that "the law does not blame the public", and they expected that Li Chengqian would have nothing to do with them, but they forgot that "the law does not blame the public". There is also a word that usually appears - "after the fact".

"What you said is very true. Fang Jun's taking a concubine is not in accordance with the law." Under pressure, Li Chengqian had no choice but to blame Fang Yiai for a few words. Make another decision."

Seeing Li Chengqian playing "Tai Chi Pushing Hands", Guan Long's faction was secretly stunned, and the Xiao family was also stretched, no one dared to wear a big hat of interfering in the royal family's internal affairs.

But there is a group of people who are not afraid, but rush forward instead. Those people are not high in rank, but their scope of work is extremely broad-the official censor.

Zou Yinglong walked out of court again, holding a locust wood wat board, and said sonorously, "His Royal Highness, there is no personal matter in front of the family and the country!"

"Ah!" Li Chengqian was dumbfounded secretly, looking at Zou Yinglong and the thirty or so eloquent officials in the literary class, he said in his heart: "These eloquent officials are all very excited, if you blame them again, it will only fulfill the wishes of these nerds !"

Just as Li Chengqian thought, Zou Yinglong and others were all ready to "sacrifice their lives for the country". Name, but it is an extremely cost-effective deal.

"What Zou Aiqing said is true, there are no personal matters in front of the family and the country."

Seeing Li Chengqian's sudden change of words, the Guanlong Clan and the Xiao Clan all showed smiles, and even the officials were filled with Desheng's joy.

But before the smiles on their faces fully bloomed, Li Chengqian suddenly changed the topic, "Where is Shen Nianxing, Minister of Rites?"

Shen Nianxing was dozing off in the literature class, and when he heard Li Chengqian calling, he thought there was something wrong with his ears at first, until the servant beside him gave him a wink, and then he slowly realized.

"Minister, Shen Nianxing, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, bows to Sheng'an." Shen Nianxing walked out of the court with a wat in his hand, and looked at Li Chengqian with vague eyes, completely unaware of what kind of medicine the prince was selling in the gourd.

Li Chengqian looked at Shen Nianxing, who was full of beard and beard, and a trace of treachery flashed in his eyes. He pretended to be concerned and said: "Shen Aiqing, how old is this year?"

"I'm sixty-five this year." Shen Nianxing was overwhelmed by the clouds, and faced with Li Chengqian's vague question, he had to answer truthfully.

Li Chengqian lightly stroked the red tassels on the crown of the sky, and said with a smile: "Shen Aiqing is gentle, respectful and thrifty, and presiding over the affairs of the Ministry of Rites is highly respected. In this case of Fang Jun taking a concubine, I will order Qing's family rights to be checked!"

"Ah?" Shen Nianxing looked at Li Chengqian in a daze, complaining endlessly in his heart, "Be good! The feeling of being caught between Guanlong, Xiao's and Shandong nobles and poor families is not good!"

The reason why Li Chengqian chose Shen Nianxing to preside over the investigation of Fang Jun's concubine is because he is the minister of the Ministry of Rites, and the most important point is that this old man Shen is indifferent to fame and wealth, and he was born in a wealthy businessman. For decades, he has never been involved in the party and government, just like a wild crane in the clouds.

"Shen Aiqing is getting old, you can take care of this matter slowly, don't be overworked." After finishing speaking, Li Chengqian waved to Xiao Huangmen who was serving beside him, and whispered in his ear for a long time.

Xiaohuangmen took two steps forward, stood on the steps of Jiulongkou, and said in a loud voice: "The crown prince said: Shen Nian Xingbing has made great contributions to assisting the government. During the period of supervising the country, Xie Li Yin and Yang have worked hard. I will give you a hundred pieces of brocade, a hundred altars of imperial wine, and inlaid jade. Three gold-painted belts and a pair of jasper wat boards, bestowed by the emperor."

As soon as Shen Nianxing's reward came out, there was an uproar among the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, and everyone whispered to each other:
"What? What did old man Shen do? Just reward so much emperor's grace?"

"Ah! Biyu wat board. That is the treatment that only Jiuqing can enjoy!"

"Three belts inlaid with jade and painted with gold! A total of three! Then he must be worn until he enters the coffin?"

"He is a minister of the Ministry of Rites. What kind of country is he in charge of? What kind of government is he in charge of? He manages yin and yang? Does he manage a hair?"

Seeing the discussion among the crowd, Li Chengqian looked around and saw that only Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Ma Zhou, and Wei Zheng remained motionless in the court class, obviously he had guessed the prince's intentions.

"The crown prince's move clearly demoted the security guard. He asked Shen Nianxing to try the matter of Ai'er taking a concubine. Shen Nianxing, old man, these little shoes are not easy to wear."

"Shen Nian's behavior is smooth and low-key, and he is well versed in the doctrine of the golden mean. He is handling this case this time, and I am afraid that he will not offend both."

Fang and Du ate the reassurance pills that Li Chengqian fed, and they all stood by and watched, happy to see Guan Long, Xiao Shi, and Yu Shitai, the speech officials and Yu Shi anxiously scratching their ears and cheeks, feeling very happy.

After letting the officials discuss for a while, Li Chengqian cleared his throat, stood up and looked at Shen Nianxing, and said, "Shen Aiqing, is it possible that you are dissatisfied?"

"Ah..." As soon as the words came out, Shen Nianxing quickly pulled up his robe and knelt down, "I thank His Highness the Crown Prince for your grace, I will do my best to handle this matter with all my heart, and I will give the royal family an explanation and Wanmin a fair judgment. Return the concubine's innocence!" "

The last sentence of "Shen's Guankouer" came out, and there was an uproar in the Chongjiao Hall, and more than thirty censors and officials lost their hearts after eating this old man.

"What? What does it mean to repay Yiai's innocence? It's as if our Yushitai is making trouble for no reason!"

"This old profiteer really deserves to be a famous old loach! He's still acting good after receiving a reward!"

"Shen Nianxing! I remember you! I will read the book later! I will suppress you!"

"Keep your mouth shut, what a minister of the Ministry of Rites! How can there be someone like Jiuqing and Sangong?"

Li Chengqian's act of bestowing Shen Nianxing before was to beat the Minister of Rites, telling him to understand "Your glory is given by Xiao Wang, and you can step on it if you can praise it!"

Seeing that Shen Nianxing is so upright, Li Chengqian nodded with a smile, "Whether it's clear or not, there are people who are fair. Shen Aiqing will do it with all her strength."

"Old minister leads the decree." Shen Nianxing stood up tremblingly, and walked towards the Wenban, but what greeted him was the eyes of the official censor who wanted to kill.

Shen Nianxing has been watching for more than [-] years. He was a member of the Ministry of Rites in the Sui Dynasty, Wailang. As for the technical method of "harmonizing mud", he is very familiar with it. Don't mention it. Selective blindness occurred, just smiled at Ma Zhou, and then stood behind Wei Zheng, Fang Xuanling, and Du Ruhui.

Yang Bo smiled brightly, stretched out his hand and patted Shen Nianxing on the shoulder, almost breaking up the Minister of Rites on the spot, "Old Shen, you're out!"

"What? It's true to have a funeral! Didn't you see that gang of censor officials wanting to eat people?"

"What are you afraid of? They dare to make trouble for you. I sent Nine City Soldiers to guard my mansion!"

While the two were talking, Zou Yinglong still did not give up, "His Royal Highness, this matter"

"Zou Yushi!" Li Chengqian looked at Zou Yinglong with a sullen face, and said coldly: "Xiao Wang has ordered Shen Shangshu to investigate this case, isn't that enough?"

"This matter is of great importance, I personally think that"

In the middle of Zou Yinglong's words, Li Chengqian interrupted his thoughts by raising his hand, "Dare to ask Zou Yushi, how high is the official residence?"

"The official residence of the censor of Xitai ranks below the sixth rank."

"Ask Yushi again, how many wives and concubines do you have?"

"From the words of the matchmaker ordered by the parents since childhood, married at the age of 16, and took a concubine the year before last."

After a brief conversation, Li Chengqian's intentions became clear in an instant, and he walked slowly towards the mouth of Jiulong, and said coldly: "All imperial officials have ever taken concubines, not to mention being a concubine of the court and a champion of civil and military affairs!"

"Although Fang Jun has no official position, his father, the emperor, once granted him the official position of Shangshu Youcheng. Speaking of which, he is still a civil servant of the third rank!"

After finishing speaking, Li Chengqian walked down the steps slowly with the support of Xiaohuangmen, and came back up just after going down a few steps.

Standing in the middle of Jiulongkou, Li Chengqian glanced coldly at the officials, and of course those censors who spoke with certainty were his focus.

"This palace acts as the regent of Wansui Jianguo. I think the Chongjiao Palace is also the main palace of the East Palace. From now on, if anyone mentions that absurd nursery rhyme in the court meeting, they will be bound to the Procuratorate for trial."

"No mercy!"

(End of this chapter)