Datang Lingnan King

Chapter 13
On October [-]th of the eighth year of Wude in the Tang Dynasty,
The first snow fell leisurely in Chang'an City of the Tang Dynasty, covering the ancient capital with a layer of white clothes. On the [-]th day of the week, the Great Court Meeting, the capital's civil and military officials of the ninth rank and above gathered in the Taiji Palace, and officials below the sixth rank only They can line up in the corridor outside the hall and wait in the cold for the dispersal of the court wearing thick clothes.

"There is something to play, and there is nothing to leave the court." With Li Yuan's personal eunuch screaming sharply, the grand court meeting officially began. Li Yuan sat majestically in the center of the palace and asked first: "It has started to snow today, Jing Zhaoyin, Chang'an Cheng available?"

"My minister is here," Fei Ji, who is also in charge of Jing Zhaoyin, and Chang'an Cheng Dai Zhou, responded when they came out of the class.

"Lead people to investigate Jingzhao in detail, build refugee shelters, take in homeless refugees, and rescue people affected by disasters in time," Li Yuan ordered.In fact, the people in ancient times, especially those near the capital, were relatively good. Especially in the prosperous age, the general laws were very strict, and ordinary people dared not commit minor offenses. In disaster years, all kinds of medical treatment would arrive soon. During the Sui and Tang dynasties, disaster prevention and epidemic prevention were already known. It will be dealt with soon. Of course, sometimes it will be inhumane, but who cares in this era, as long as it is not on your own family, you will think it is good, at least it will not spread.

"The minister obeys the order," the two quickly received the order.

"Is there anything you love to report?" After finishing the processing, Li Yuan asked other people again.

First of all, there are some specific matters that need to be reported by Li Yuan's ruling, such as where tax reduction or exemption is needed, where there is a snowstorm, etc. After all, at the beginning of the founding of the country, Datang officials were still very pragmatic, and they have been busy for more than an hour before basically agreeing.
"Snow has started to fall in various places recently, and you all need to pay more attention to the situation in various places. If you need it, you can report to the palace immediately. Okay! Do you have something else to do?" Li Yuan asked a little tiredly, after all, he was almost 60 years old. people.

Prime Minister Xiao Yu went out to play and said: "The minister impeached Qi Wang Yuanji for being arrogant and domineering, regardless of people's livelihood. Three days ago, Qi Wang went out for winter hunting and injured three passers-by on horseback. He beat passers-by without any compensation. A woodcutter blocked Qi Wang. He was pushed to the ground by King Qi's servants, and a load of wood was thrown into the creek, so the woodcutter might not be able to survive the cold winter."

Xiao Yu was born in the Xiao family in the south of the Yangtze River. The current family is headed by the five surnames Qiwang, followed by the Jiangnan family and the central Shu family. The prince Li Jiancheng is very close to the five surnames Qiwang. The princess is also a direct descendant of the Zheng family in Xingyang. , Xiao Yu will naturally be close to King Qin.

Moreover, Xiao Yu and Li Yuan are cousins, and they had a deep friendship when they were officials in the Sui Dynasty. They can be regarded as Li Yuan's confidantes, and they are upright and upright, so his impeachment of Li Yuan is very trustworthy, and the weight is heavy.

"Is there any reason for this? It can be verified." Li Yuan asked.

"The matter has been verified, it was the king of Qi who bumped the man, and the one who pushed him was the guard of the king of Qi," Xiao Yu replied.

"My father forgives my sin, my son knows his mistake," Qi Wang Li Yuanji hurried out and knelt down in front of Li Yuan to plead guilty.

Li Yuan stood up angrily, and shouted, "Niety! I ordered the King of Qi to do nothing, and ordered him to contemplate three months behind closed doors, and not to leave the house without orders," and walked away with his sleeves.

After all, Li Yuan still defended his son very much, and all the ministers couldn't help but care about it. After all, there was a big difference between nobles and commoners in ancient times. As long as Li Yuan was punished, the ministers only wanted an attitude. At least the royal family could not do whatever they wanted. .

"Hmph, old Xiao Yu is really hateful. I didn't offend him. Why did I target him so many times? Could it be that I turned to Li Shimin?" Li Yuanji was furious at home after he came down to court.

"You! You act recklessly, how can you blame others, pay more attention to yourself, don't let others catch you, stay in the mansion with peace of mind during this time, don't go out to cause trouble, or I can't help you." The prince Li Jiancheng, who visited Li Yuanji, hated iron but failed to make steel. He tried to persuade him, but he didn't realize that it was Li Shimin's action.

On October [-]th, the two censors who favored the prince were impeached for corruption and dismissed from office.

On October 21, several local officials who were partial to the prince were impeached for not understanding the people's livelihood, and the people under their rule had deep grievances, and were dismissed from office and sent to prison.

On October 28, the guard of Xuanwu Gate was impeached for drinking in the army and demoted to herdsmen.

On the eighth day of November, Wei Zheng impeached Li Shimin, the king of Qin, for giving gifts to ministers in private.

On the tenth day of November, Fang Xuanling impeached the king of Qi, Li Yuanji, without remorse, and drank and had fun in the mansion of the king of Qi. Li Yuan issued an order to request the king of Qi.

On November [-]th, the Great Court Meeting, the supervisory censor impeached the prince for his licentiousness, and often held banquets, drinking and having fun in the East Palace. He was not suitable as an heir to the empire, and Li Yuan ignored it.

On November [-]th, Wei Zheng impeached the King of Qin and the local generals often exchanged letters and had a heart of disobedience. Li Yuan just reminded the King of Qin because there was no evidence.

The two factions are fighting each other, and a series of people who are biased towards the prince have been demoted. For a while, the court officials are all in danger and remain neutral. The Qin Palace takes the lead. stand invincible,

Qin Wang's family also has no good solution for the time being. As the new year approaches, the two parties gradually calm down.

(End of this chapter)