Reborn Tang Emperor Li Chengqian

Chapter 309 Framing
After the ceremonial officer finished reading the gift list, he would present it to the emperor for review, and implicitly hinted to the emperor that those in it were genuine.

If the emperor likes it, he will keep these treasures and hand them over to the department in charge of treasure management in the palace.

If the emperor is not interested at all, at this time, the Minister of the Household Department will stand up and tell the emperor that the tributes paid by officials from various places will be kept by the Household Department for the emperor.

As the emperor, Li Chengqian would say: "Yes!"

The ceremonial officer will pass the word: "Your Majesty can make it!"

I agree that these tributes will be kept and used by the Ministry of Households for the emperor. As for how to use them, that is the business of the Ministry of Households.

Hubu Shangshu took all the gift lists in his heart, and after the Great Court Meeting was over, he would take people to count the tributes. Except for the ones that were favored by the emperor and put into the palace treasury, all others would be counted clearly.

Although these things are owned by the Ministry of Household Affairs, they still need to be registered and used, so as not to check the emperor's whim that day, so they can cope with it.

The emperor could see that it was still just a thick ledger.

Then the envoys of the vassal states offered tribute to the emperor of the suzerain state, the process was the same as above, and finally the Ministry of Rites kept the treasures for the emperor.

After the gift-giving session is over, the imperial edict to change the year is read out.

Wang Quan took a step forward, unfolded the imperial edict and began to read: "Emperor of the Tang Dynasty...the old and the new have changed, and the year of Gengshu can be changed to the first year of Yonghui. "

There is a lot of flamboyant nonsense in front of it, and a lot of signatures of officials from the three provinces. The real theme is only a few sentences.

From this moment on, this year is the Yuan Yonghui, and everyone will call this year the first year of Yonghui.

After reading the edict of changing the title, the next step is to promulgate the canonization of the Su family as the queen, the Xiao family as the concubine Xiao, and the canonization of the youngest son Li Sujie as the king of Xun.

At the end of the ceremony of the Grand Court Assembly, the emperor got up and left first, and then the ministers and envoys left the Tai Chi Hall one after another.

They should take this opportunity to take a good rest and ensure that they have enough energy to cope with the upcoming activities.

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On the [-]th day of the first lunar month of the first year of Yonghui, Li Chengqian appointed Zhang Xing as a servant, formally revoked Yu Zhining's position as a servant, and asked him to resign early and go back to retire.

On the 21st of the first lunar month, Li Chengqian summoned court envoys from all over the country in the pavilion and asked them about the sufferings of the people in various places.

The court envoys reported to Li Chengqian the local conditions under their management, people's livelihood, economy, and grain production, etc.

"I just succeeded to the throne not long ago. If there is anything that is not good for the common people, you, as local officials, should go to the court immediately."

"If there is something that is not explained clearly, you all have to play it to me again. Now only through you can I better understand the suffering of the people."

"As parents and officials, you love the people and manage the place well for the court. Everything you do to the people will be recorded in your merits."

"Winners will be promoted, and those with poor performance will be punished. Do you all understand this?" Li Chengqian said.

"Your Majesty understands! Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will love the people and manage the place well for the court. The weather will be smooth every year, the people will live and work in peace and contentment, and the doors will not be closed at night." The court envoys hurriedly saluted.

It was not the first time for these envoys to Beijing to meet the emperor. When the late emperor was alive, like the current emperor, every time he came to the capital, he would summon them to ask about the local people's livelihood.

They deal with this problem and respond naturally, so that people can't find any faults.

Li Chengqian nodded, but he didn't fully believe what these people said. Who knows how many of these people are telling the truth and how many are telling lies.

Did any of these people exaggerate things, only report good news to the emperor but not worry, and conceal bad things?

As long as there is no riot, they generally will not report it to the court. Even if there is a riot, they will cover up the truth of the matter and blame all the faults on the rioters.

Especially in those remote areas where the emperor was far away, where the imperial court couldn't reach, there was generally the greatest chance of this happening.

After Li Chengqian asked some more information, he let these envoys leave. In the next period of time, Li Chengqian would summon some governors to inquire about the sufferings of the people.

The governors also dealt with it one by one, and showed Li Chengqian their achievements in governing the region in the past year.

After reading it, Li Chengqian would give them a few words of encouragement, and then sent them away.

On this day, Li Chengqian had just sent away more than a dozen governors when Wang Quan walked in and saluted, "Everyone! There is a Luoyang man named Li Hong who came to complain."

"Shouldn't the matter of litigation be handed over to Dali Temple? What cases need to be reported to me." Li Chengqian said, he was already very tired after chatting with a group of old foxes for a long time.

To deal with the case, instead of going to Dali Temple, you came to the palace to look for me, the emperor. Could it be that I, the emperor, have a lot of free time?
"Everyone, this case is related to the Taiwei, don't you think so?" Wang Quan asked.

"Is it related to Changsun Wuji? What's the matter? Could it be rebellion?" Li Chengqian asked casually.

"Everyone! How do you know that this Li Hong is suing the Taiwei for treason? Would you like to invite the Taiwei to ask?" Wang Quan asked.

Before he even said what it was, the emperor had already guessed that it was related to the rebellion, which really surprised him.

"In the past, when the first emperor was alive, there were people who falsely accused Fang Xuanling of treason. Now it is not difficult for someone to frame the Taiwei." Li Chengqian said.

After hearing this, Wang Quan suddenly realized that this was the case. He said, why did the emperor suddenly become unpredictable? It turned out that he guessed it through the Fang Xuanling incident.

If so, it should come as no surprise.

"Taiwei's grandson Wuji is also considered a veteran of the three dynasties. When the first emperor was alive, he was loyal and made outstanding achievements. Apart from the crime of treason, what other crimes could kill him."

"This Li Hong is really audacious. He dared to frame the eldest Sun Taiwei and ordered Yousi to take him down and execute him immediately."

"I don't believe that the Taiwei will rebel, and he will never rebel. If there are such fools who frame important ministers in the court, Dali Temple will directly execute them, so there is no need to bother me." Li Chengqian continued.

Although treason is a heinous crime, and the death penalty must be passed through the emperor, but for such a false accusation, there is really no need to bother him, the emperor.

"No! This servant understands what to do!" Wang Quan took the order to step back and conveyed the emperor's intentions to Dali Temple.

Dali Temple was ordered to sentence Li Hong to death immediately and execute it immediately.

(End of this chapter)