Rule the Roost in the Tang Dynasty: Five Hundred and Nine Chaotang (Part 1)

When all the hundred officials entered the hall, when the ceremonial officer heard the bell ringing, he shouted in the eunuch's unique scream: "Go up."

What followed was the courtesy of the officials, and the prince also stood up from his chair, waiting for the emperor and the emperor to come to the court.

The ceremonial guard, winged screen, court lady, eunuch, and Yale cooperated tacitly. At the same time, they slowly walked out from behind the screen. Everything was like making a movie after many walks and cooperation, and proceeded in an orderly manner. The ritual system that should be in the court.

The ministers held different boards according to the size of the official ranks, while Li Hong naturally drooped both hands empty and empty, and followed the ministers to salute the emperor and the queen, because today is basically the last dynasty meeting before Yuan Dynasty, plus this dynasty meeting The celebration is the main thing, and the government is also supplemented by the hearing and discussion. Therefore, the appearance of the queen did not make the ministers feel that the etiquette system was exceeded.

What's more, when your majesty and the prince fought in Liaodong, when the prince again fought in Anxi, the dragon body of your majesty was not safe, and the queen had presided over the government many times. Therefore, the appearance of the queen today is for the courtiers above the court, I've long been used to it.

Different from the Dachao Association, today’s Dachao Association is more like a work report meeting. The Zhongshuling will play local memorials, and Shangshuling will summarize the situation of the entire Tang Dynasty for a year. In short, today’s work celebrations will be the main part of the work. The discussion is supplementary.

Therefore, the Huangmen servants who should have played auspicious auspicious signs in Yuanri are missing, the Hubu Shangshu shows the contributions of various states, and the Ritual Shangshu shows the tribute of various states and foreign countries.

The wind opens the festival, and the gray rhythm moves the sun. Hundreds of barbarians are feasting, and all nations are not young. Although there is no trace of Shun Yu, fortunately, the world is healthy. The track is the same as the eight meters, and the books are mixed. He Yi's crown is exhausted, and he is full of honor. Yu Yan galloped along the road, bells and drums rocked the corridor. The group practiced Huixia color, and the frost halberd was bright. The morning night is conceived and reasonable, and finally ashamed to caress the famine.

Pei Yan started with the first emperor Li Shimin, and after nearly half an hour, he made a simple summary of the situation in the Tang Dynasty for a year.

"Shang Shuling, please tell me..." The ceremonial officer's voice sounded again in the main hall of Xuanzheng Hall.

Li Hong slowly got up from his chair. His Royal Highness today is very different from what he did in the past. Everyone, including Li Zhi and Wu Mei, felt Li Hong’s Different from the past.

Today, he looks the same on the surface as usual, but his deep eyes are shining with a calm, invisible light, making people unable to see through the abyss-like eyes, what secrets are hidden.

"Enlighten the father and mother, the queen, the courtiers, and the sons and the sons were not in the court for half a year because of the personal conquest of Liaodong with his father. Therefore, today in Shangshu Province, there is a summary of Zuopu shot to urge Yuan." Li Hong He looked calm and looked at Li Zhi with a curious look.

Wu Mei is like Li Hong sitting in the chair just now, her eyes drooping and calm like an old monk sitting still, silent.

"Accurate." Li Zhi glared at Li Hong secretly.

Li Hong continued to sit back on his chair without any indication, urging Yuan Zong to slowly walk out of the group of officials, salute Li Zhi, Wu Mei, and Li Hong, and then began a brief memorial to the General Chapter of Shangshu Province.

As the memorial of Cui Yuanzong came to an end, Pei Yan looked at Fang Xianzhong, but Fang Xianzhong ignored Pei Yan's inquiries when he was aware of it.

Everything calm and abnormal today, next, I am afraid it is time for the prince to attack.

But from beginning to end, Li Hong has been sitting in a chair motionless, and as the memorial to remind Yuanzong finished, as the ceremonial officer’s sharp voice revived, Fang Xianzhong The first one stood up: "Teach your Majesty, please sin."

"Please sin? The book asked Pei Yan and Zuo Pushe to tell me about the prosperity and Antai of the Tang Dynasty for a year, but you want to plead guilty in the name of Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry?" Li Zhi glanced at Chaotang curiously , Unexpectedly, Fang Xianzhong took the initiative to plead guilty.

"In response to your majesty, the minister knew that he was guilty and could not escape, but in reality, the minister was forced to rebuild Wu Wangfu immediately after Yuanri. However, the Ministry of Industry, which is now in charge of the minister, could not use the money to rebuild Wu. The palace, please give your majesty a punishment.” Fang Xian looked at Li Hong loyally, and saw that Li Hong was still unresponsive, so he had to bow his head and wait for your majesty’s question.

"What about the silver?" Li Zhi didn't get angry, glanced at Li Hong casually, and then looked at Fang Xianzhong again.

Fang Xianzhong glanced at Li Hong again. Li Hong still didn't even look at him. He couldn't help but whispered in his heart. If he did this, could he really save his life?

But he was already above the court, and he couldn’t help but back down, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: “My Majesty, the silver of the Ministry of Industry was privately embezzled by His Royal Highness and transferred to the Ministry of War, but the whereabouts of these silver It was given to the Quanzhou Dockyard."

"Your Majesty, what Mr. Fang said is right, but his Royal Highness did not embezzle it privately, but when the Ministry of Industry had a surplus of money. This year, the prince led Mr. Fang to inspect the disaster along the Yellow River. , The Ministry of Industry’s silver liang is still very surplus, and before this, His Royal Highness has already embezzled the Ministry’s silver liang.” Ren Yaxiang, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, stood up and said.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that His Royal Highness, as the Shangshu Order of the Shangshu Province, should not arbitrarily misappropriate the original silver liang from the ministries, but should explain clearly why the silver liang went to Quanzhou." Dali Temple Qing Di Renjie was being ruled by Li. After taking a look, he stood up and said.

Wu Mei didn't raise her head to look at Chaotang from beginning to end, as if these had nothing to do with her. It was just ordinary courtiers fighting over Chaotang without involving the prince.

The Book of Rites glanced at Di Renjie and said lightly: "Master Di, since Master Fang has pleaded guilty to His Majesty, should Master Fang first explain why the Ministry of Engineering has lost so much? Master Ren has already said, After the prince embezzled it, the Ministry of Industry still had a surplus of silver."

Di Renjie calmly said with a smile: "Whether it is His Royal Highness the first or the second of the Ministry of Engineering, in short, the talents of the Ministry of Industry must make clear whereabouts. As for who comes first, His Royal Highness, as the Crown Prince of Tang, takes the lead. After making it clear, it’s not too late for Mr. Fang to tell the whereabouts of the other silver couples?"

Yushitai Li Qiao smiled, standing among the officials, and said lightly: "Master Di's words are different. Since Master Fang has pleaded guilty, then it is natural that Master Fang took the lead in narrating his guilt. As for His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness embezzled Yinliang to go. Quanzhou, in any case, it is not spent in the East Palace, so I think, how about letting Master Fang speak up first?"

"Fang Xianzhong, the cost of five million taels of silver, you know where I used it, right?" Seeing Di Renjie was about to speak, Li Hong waved his hand and interrupted Di Renjie.

Above the court, those who clearly support you naturally support you, and those who clearly don’t support you are not necessarily the ones who don’t support you.

For Di Renjie's reaction, Li Hong didn't think Di Renjie didn't support him. On the contrary, he wanted to know what he talked about with his mother last night?

Now his actions seem to relieve Fang Xianzhong, but in fact he is testing for himself whether Fang Xianzhong can be trusted.

"Yes, the minister knows the cost of your silver, but the Ministry of Industry's five million taels of silver, plus the amount of silver that you embezzled from the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of War, is worth more than 10 million taels, but Quanzhou can go to sea, It was just five giant ships, and before that, three of the same giant ships had been in the sea for five to seven days, and they all sank in the sea. The third ship lasted only ten days, and it also stepped past the first two giant ships. The footsteps of the ship were completely sunk in the sea. In this way, the eight huge ships cost more than ten million taels of silver. The minister believed that there must be ink greed. After all, the minister is a minister of the Ministry of Industry, not a navy army. The governor Cui Zhibian, but the minister is proficient in canals and five-tooth warships, and can build a luxuriously decorated giant ship with less than 100,000 taels. Obviously the value of each of the Quanzhou giant ships is only more than 100,000 taels, and the rest of the silver I don't know where the highness is going." Fang Xianzhong looked at the ground closely, but a pair of feet slowly appeared in his sight.

The sweat on his forehead became more and more as the feet got closer to him, and even squinted into his eyes. The bitter and uncomfortable feeling made him dare not reach out to wipe it, so he had to lower it. Blink your head vigorously.

"You’re right~IndoMTL.com~ but it actually sank four ships instead of three, and the cost of these four ships is more than one more expensive than the five ships that can sail today. Times the price. But do you know why it is so expensive?" Li Hong patted Fang Xianzhong on the shoulder, and Fang Xianzhong trembled in fright and almost fell to the ground.

"The minister doesn't know, so the minister hopes that His Royal Highness can give the minister a reasonable explanation." Fang Xianzhong continued to lower his head, feeling Li Hong's fingers, afraid of hitting his shoulder in rhythm.

"Okay, I can explain it to you, but I'm done explaining, can you explain it to me?" Li Hong faced Fang Xianzhong again, motioning Fang Xianzhong to raise his head and look at him.

Fang Xianzhong wanted to see the signs of the transaction in Li Hong's eyes, but those deep eyes, like an endless vortex, not only couldn't see the intentions clearly, but made himself even more distraught.

Pei Yan watched all this quietly. Fang Xianzhong went to Di Renjie’s mansion yesterday. Although Di Renjie had never been invited into the mansion for narration, the time spent at the door for half a stick of incense was enough for two people to make it. Traded.

Today Di Renjie’s words in the courtroom are obviously favoring Fang Xianzhong. It seems that Di Renjie and Fang Xianzhong reached an agreement yesterday, so do you want to help the prince at this time? His Royal Highness over ten thousand taels of silver is not clear?

Thinking of this, Pei Yan calmly observed the looks of Li Zhi and Wu Mei. Seeing that their attention was on Li Hong, he confirmed in his heart and said two steps forward: "Qi Your Majesty, as the saying goes, "The prince should commit the same crime with the common people." The minister believes that no matter what purpose the prince embezzled the two giants of the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of War, it is obviously impossible to explain that the prince's move was According to my data, it is obvious that His Royal Highness has other selfish intentions."