Tiantang

Chapter 295 Li Heng's Disposal

Chapter 302 Li Heng's Disposal
Malu's shoulders trembled slightly.

Li Heng suddenly yelled, and suddenly jumped up against the case, "Zhang Jiyong, you are presumptuous! The facts of this case are clear and the evidence is convincing, so how can you frame the case? It's not your turn to make irresponsible remarks!"

Li Heng finally couldn't bear it and left violently.

He was in a very good mood at first, because the incident caused by Zhang Jiyong became extremely bad, and he couldn't hold back his anger for a long time. Seeing that Zhang Jiyong was still ignorant of current affairs and trying to induce Zhang Xuan's anger to rebound, he couldn't control it directly up.

Zhang Jiyong was shocked suddenly, and slowly lowered his head.

"Malu, step back." Li Heng waved his hand impatiently.

Ma Lu backed out in fear, and the moment before leaving, he glanced at Zhang Xuan's face, seeing Zhang Xuan sitting there with a calm expression, he felt much more at ease.

Malu stepped back, Li Heng's expression softened a little, but his brows were tightly wrinkled.

How to deal with Zhang Qing, whether to deal with Zhang Jiyong, Li Heng was a little embarrassed for a while.Although Zhang Qing is a dandy, he is still the younger brother of his crown prince Zhang Liangdi after all. Li Heng has no crown princess and Zhang Liangdi is just like his wife. If Zhang Qing is severely punished, don't say that Zhang Liangdi will make trouble. The face will not come down.

As for Zhang Jiyong - punishing Zhang Jiyong is equivalent to suppressing the "princelings" he cultivated with great pains, from the bottom of his heart, Li Heng is unwilling to do so.

However, if Zhang Qing offended Zhang Xuan so much, if he didn't give Zhang Xuan an explanation and calm Zhang Xuan's anger, how could Zhang Xuan let it go?

All the ministers remained silent, anxiously waiting for Li Heng's disposal.

Zhang Xuan sat there silently, without any disturbance in his expression.

He believes that Li Heng will give him an explanation, an explanation that satisfies him.

In fact, Li Heng didn't know that in Zhang Xuan's heart, Zhang Qing was just a small person, and punishment or non-punishment had little to do with it. It was Zhang Jiyong who really posed a hidden threat to him, and he must take the opportunity to win!

Of course, the death penalty is not necessary, but it is necessary to be demoted or even dismissed from office to drive out of Datang's core power circle.

Li Heng pondered for a long time, feeling rather embarrassed.

He not only had to consider his own face and the future of the princelings, but also the dignity of Zhang Xuan, a hero.More importantly, Zhang Xuan played an irreplaceable role in his enthronement as emperor, and in the next step, he will rely on Zhang Xuan to defend Tubo from the outside, and to worry about internal safety.And if this matter is not handled properly, it will damage his close relationship with Zhang Xuan.

Li Heng glanced at Yang Guozhong, Yang Guozhong quietly lowered his head, avoiding Li Heng's eyes.

Li Heng had no choice but to look at Chen Xilie again.

Chen Xilie smiled wryly, knowing that Li Heng was going to make himself a peacemaker again.But he couldn't hide, so he could only stand up and salute, "Your Highness, the old minister has something to say."

"Chen Xiang, please tell me." Li Heng heaved a sigh of relief and said with a slight smile.

Chen Xilie secretly sighed in his heart, but said calmly, "Your Highness, although Zhang Qing is a relative of the emperor and Zhang Liangdi's younger brother, he is greedy for beauty and plans to rob people's daughters, and he is disrespectful to Li Tengkong, the young lady of Yongning Wang, which violates the laws of the Tang Dynasty." , the crime cannot escape."

Although Li Heng didn't change his face when he heard this, he scolded in his heart: "Old fox, isn't this nonsense—"

"The prince violated the law and committed the same crime as the common people. The veteran thought that Zhang Qing should be deprived of his salary, demoted to the common people, punished with twenty sticks, and exiled in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, as an example to others. The rest of the evil slaves should be executed according to the law stick."

Chen Xilie hesitated for a moment before speaking loudly.

Ordinarily, what he said, "taking Juelu's stick and exile in Jiangsu and Zhejiang for twenty years", is already an unclear punishment.But this kind of crime can be big or small, and it is not surprising to be killed.Moreover, some caring people have also heard some kind of "mystery".

The Zhang family's ancestral home was in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. It seemed harsh to demote Zhang Qing to a commoner and exile in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. In fact, it was tantamount to expelling Zhang Qing from Beijing in disguise. Although he lost his title and future, he saved his life and wealth.

As long as the Zhang family in the capital does not fall, Zhang Qing will still be his son-in-law, but he will be a dandy and evil boy in a different place.

Li Heng's heart moved, he turned his head to look at Zhang Xuan with a smile and said, "Zizhan, what Prime Minister Chen said, I think it is feasible, what do you think?"

Zhang Xuan smiled lightly, stood up and bowed and said, "I have no objection. Your Highness has dealt with it fairly, and I am very grateful."

In Zhang Xuan's view, Zhang Qing is just a pawn, insignificant, and whether to kill or not is not the key.

His real purpose was to deal with Zhang Jiyong, not to put Zhang Qing to death.

Seeing that Zhang Xuan agreed, Li Heng felt at ease, so he nodded his head and said in a deep voice, "Just as Chen Xiang said, the order will be passed on quickly, and Zhang Qing's Juelu will be taken away, and he will be expelled from Beijing and exiled in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. If you dare to violate the laws and criminal laws of the country, you will definitely be executed! At the same time, everyone in the Zhang Mansion will guard their doors and think about their mistakes behind closed doors..."

"As for..." Li Heng was considering his words, and was about to give Zhang Jiyong a light punishment such as a fine to end the dispute, but when he heard Yang Guozhong sigh, he said loudly, "Your Highness, Zhang Jiyong has neglected his duties and neglected his duties." If you don't ask the crime, how can you convince the public?"

This is what Yang Guozhong dared to say, but other courtiers did not dare.

Yang Guozhong stood up at an extremely delicate moment. Speaking for Zhang Xuan and showing favor to Zhang Xuan were one factor, and more importantly, he took the opportunity to attack the "princelings" headed by Zhang Jiyong.

When Yang Guozhong made such a provocative move, members of the Yang family joined in to join in the performance.Yang Lian even righteously and emotionally accused Zhang Jiyong of arbitrariness and tyranny, attacking dissidents, and so on.

Li Heng's face gradually darkened.

Yang Guozhong and others made such a fuss, he had to punish Zhang Jiyong severely.Things have been put on the table, if he pretends to be confused again, Zhang Xuan will definitely have an idea in his heart.

Li Heng sighed helplessly, gritted his teeth, and said in a low voice, "Zhang Jiyong bent the law for personal gain, so he should have been dismissed and investigated. But because of his meritorious service in state affairs, I want to remove the governor of Jingzhao Prefecture and the Ministry of Household Affairs." The position of Minister, took away the title of Pingzhang from Tong Zhongshumen, demoted him to serve as a censor, and stayed in the court for a while to see the effect."

"Your Highness, I have been wronged!" Seeing that Li Heng was actually dismissed from his official position, and was demoted from Zhunge to a servant without position and power, Zhang Jiyong lost his face in panic and knelt down on the ground, shouting hoarsely.

boom!Li Heng slapped the table suddenly, and said in a deep voice, "You still dare to cry out injustice in front of this palace, back down!"

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In this way, Zhang Jiyong was dismissed as prime minister, and his power plummeted.It's just that Li Heng seems to have left a foreshadowing, as long as Zhang Jiyong remains in the court, there will be a chance for a comeback.

When Zhang Xuan thought of this, a murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

Since Li Heng still wanted to give Zhang Jiyong a chance to come back, then Zhang Xuan destroyed Zhang Jiyong's retreat.As long as Zhang Jiyong no longer enters the core power level of the Tang court, given time, Zhang Xuan has plenty of ways to get rid of him.

Zhang Xuan fell silent, he knew in his heart that this was already the limit of what Li Heng could do.For the time being, it is impossible for Li Heng to kill Zhang Qing and exile Zhang Jiyong.

Seeing Zhang Xuan's silence, Li Heng didn't look happy, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Chuan Zhao, canonize Li Tengkong as the wife of Yanning County, and bestow gold, silver and jewels to suppress the shock."

Everyone was taken aback.

According to the etiquette system of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, first-rank civil and military officials and the mother or wife of the Duke of the State were granted the title of Mrs. Guo, such as the third sister Yang, the wife of the Guo State, who was canonized by Li Longji.The wife or mother of a third-rank civil and military officer can be named the wife of the county.Zhang Xuan is the king of Yongning, with a first-rank official rank, but Li Tengkong is just his concubine with limited status. Li Heng appointed her as the wife of the county, which already elevated Li Tengkong's status.

It was the first time in this dynasty that the concubine of the powerful and powerful was conferred the title of "Mrs. County".Yang Guozhong and the others looked at Zhang Xuan dumbfounded, thinking that his concubine was a blessing in disguise.With the status of "Mrs. County" conferred by the imperial court, she is no longer an ordinary concubine, and her status in the mansion has risen sharply.

Zhang Xuan knew in his heart that Li Heng used this to calm his anger, and at the same time, to show his favor, hinted that he should not hold on to Zhang Jiyong's matter anymore.

From Li Heng's point of view, he has already done his best.

Zhang Xuan was silent for a moment, got up and bowed down, and said loudly, "Thank you, Your Highness Long En!"

Li Heng laughed loudly, "Okay, let's leave this matter at that, Zizhan, you sit down, I will have a drink with you today, if you don't get drunk, you won't return!"

"Your Highness is wise, I will thank Your Highness Long En!" All the ministers bowed loudly.

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During the banquet season in the palace, the north wind howled. On the official road from Lishan to Chang'an, Yang Yuhuan's imperial concubine's guard of honor was speeding towards Chang'an.

Hearing that Zhang Xuan returned to Beijing to report on his duties, Yang Yuhuan could no longer hold back his longing, and resolutely left the other palace in Lishan, planning to rush back to Chang'an to reunite with Zhang Xuan.

In Chang'an City, the news that Zhang Qing was deprived of his Juelu staff and exiled to Jiangsu and Zhejiang for twenty years, and Zhang Jiyong was dismissed from office and demoted to serve as a censor, has quietly spread from the palace and spread throughout the city.

Following the imperial edict, Ma Lu announced the closure of the case in court, released Li Tengkong, and personally escorted Li Tengkong back to Yongning Palace.

Li Tengkong got down from the carriage, saw Cui Ying personally greeted her in front of the mansion gate with Ruyanruyu with a smile, and hurriedly stepped forward and bowed softly, "Please wait for the princess to come out, Konger..."

Before Li Tengkong finished speaking, Cui Ying came forward to hug her, and said softly, "Sister Kong'er, you and I are as close as sisters, why bother to see each other like this. You have been wronged, Mr. Lang returned to Beijing to help you To seek justice, I should come out to pick you up."

"Sister!" Li Tengkong finally couldn't control the inner grief that Li Tengkong had been suppressing all this time. She felt complicated and sad, and couldn't help but cry in Cui Ying's arms.

At this moment, an eunuch and a palace-regulated carriage galloped up under the guard of more than ten palace guards, got off their horses, and said loudly, "His Royal Highness Jian Guo has ordered Li Tengkong to be conferred the title of Mrs. Yanning County. A shocking case of gold, silver and jewelry!"

Li Tengkong was taken aback, and suddenly looked up from Cui Ying's arms with tears in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)