Chapter 1084 Court Debate
Changsun Wuji stood out from the crowd, held the fluorene board high, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I impeach Yin Fangjun of Jingzhao for inciting public opinion, disturbing the people, and wreaking havoc on the capital. As the sage has said, the people can follow it, but they cannot know it. , is actually a good advice for governing the country and ensuring peace of the country. Because the people are stupid, ignorant of the scriptures, and ignorant of the world, they are simple in thinking and unclear in seeing things, and are easily influenced by evil intentions. Fang Jun's move not only greatly incited the people of Chang'an to hate the powerful nobles, but also greatly threatened the long-term peace and stability of the capital city. If anyone can incite the people to achieve their goals with just a few words, the world will suffer. Where can there be peace anywhere? In addition, although the Jingzhao Mansion has accepted the case of the Yuan family's maid dying of illness for no reason, But Fang Jun's unauthorized excavation of the Yuan family's ancestral graves is really inappropriate! It is the universal consensus to respect ancestors and ancestors. Even if the Yuan family is guilty, how can Fang Jun obtain evidence based on this act of digging up graves? This time, evidence was obtained from the Yuan family's tomb. The Yuan family deserved their punishment, and Wei Chen had nothing to say. But if no evidence was obtained after digging up the grave, how could the Yuan family be? Don't you want to suffer such a shame and humiliation in vain? Worst of all, if all the officials in the world follow Fang Jun's actions and retaliate against others by digging up graves for the slightest excuse, then where is the etiquette of ancient times? Where is filial piety? How can a descendant live in peace? Therefore, I request your Majesty to punish Fang Jun severely!”
His Majesty Li Er was slightly surprised. He raised his eyes and looked at the short and fat Changsun Wuji standing in the hall, his face as dark as water.
He really didn't expect that the first one to jump out would be Changsun Wuji!
As the first member of the Guanlong Group in the DPRK, are you so eager to go into battle shirtless?
Or...
Changsun Wuji has already felt some kind of crisis and has to use this method to exchange for greater support from the Guanlong Group?
Looking at this uncle, friend, and important minister in front of him, His Majesty Li Er sighed in his heart.
Once upon a time, he wrote "Ode to the Powerful Phoenix" and gave it to Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling. In the poem, he compared himself to the phoenix. Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling were the gentlemen who saved the phoenix. "Fortunately, I rely on gentlemen to rely on them," he said. This brings about the storm and the dust.”
What a sincere feeling there was at that time!
One day, Li Shimin returned from drinking in the East Palace and vomited several liters of blood. On that day, Changsun Wuji formally asked Li Shimin to make a plan to seize the legitimate son, and Changsun Wuji began to run for Li Shimin in many ways. During the Xuanwumen Incident, Changsun Wuji followed Li Shimin in ambush at Xuanwumen, his uncle Gao Shilian guarded the Qin Palace, and his sister Queen Changsun personally came out to comfort the soldiers. The whole family was on the front line of the power struggle, ready to sacrifice their lives for the King of Qin at any time.
Of course, His Majesty Li Er will never admit that he is narcissistic in these words: "Turn penns in the northern descendants, train birds in the southern wilderness. He will conquer the troubled times, and he will show his wisdom from time to time."
His Majesty Li Er's thoughts soared, as if he could turn back time and return to the past...
But now, the monarch and his ministers are drifting apart because of their respective interests.
To be fair, is my treatment of Changsun Wuji a little shallow?
His Majesty Li Er often praised Changsun Wuji as the first contributor to his ascension to the throne. However, compared with Chu Suiliang, Fang Xuanling and others, he has never been able to obtain a more powerful position, and most of the positions he held were high but without titles. A false position with no real power.
The reason is that the Guanlong Group behind Changsun Wuji is extremely powerful. If Changsun Wuji holds real power again, the entire Guanlong Group will inevitably become too big and will eventually become a disaster...
However, no matter what, he was a little unfair to Changsun Wuji.
For a moment, His Majesty Li Er, who was sitting on the throne, felt a little sad and absent-minded.
But this look means something else to the ministers in the palace...
Changsun Wuji spoke eloquently and impassionedly for a long time, but His Majesty the Emperor looked blank. This is because he did not listen to Changsun Wuji's words at all!
This is Sun Wuji, the eldest son of the Duke of Zhao!
It is true that for some unknown reason, Changsun Wuji's position has always been high and low in power, but looking at the Tang Dynasty, no one dared to ignore Changsun Wuji's weight in the emperor's heart and his political status in the Zhenguan Dynasty!
It would be better for His Majesty Li Er to establish a feudal system and imitate the Han Dynasty and divide his sons into feudal states. Even many heroes and heroes were entrusted to guard the four directions. Many ministers tried hard to remonstrate, but all failed. No one could stop His Majesty Li Er from going his own way. Only Changsun Wuji ran out and cried: "Your Majesty, are you trying to drive us away? Don't leave Your Majesty." So the enfeoffment system ended like this...
"Your Majesty uses Wuji to serve as a minister, and he is also a relative. He is treated with special courtesy and is often ordered to come in and out of the bedroom."
What kind of trust and dependence is this?
Of course, this sentence also expresses that His Majesty Li Er likes to discuss matters with his ministers in the bedroom...
Changsun Wuji was even more shocked!
Could it be that His Majesty is really tired of the Guanlong Group's power and is even more tired of himself?
His plump, round face turned whiter and whiter, his mouth opened and closed slightly, but he hesitated to speak.
When His Majesty Li Er came back to his senses, he did not realize how shocked his recent loss of consciousness was to the ministers in the palace, and even more severely weakened Changsun Wuji's momentum.
He looked deeply at Changsun Wuji and said in a tone without emotion or anger: "Then according to Aiqing's words, how should Fang Jun deal with it?"
As soon as these words came out, the whole palace was shocked!
Changsun Wuji suddenly raised his head and looked at His Majesty Li Er in disbelief.
What does this mean?
Is it because my impeachment was approved and now we start to deal with Fang Junzhi’s crimes?
All the ministers in the palace looked at each other in confusion.
Is it so easy to impeach Fang Jun?
Or could it be said that even His Majesty was intimidated by the public opinion stirred up by Fang Jun and wanted to kill Fang Jun as a warning to others, regardless of whether Fang Jun was working for him, to completely prevent such things from happening again?
For a time, the officials of the Guanlong Group were delighted, while the officials of the other factions were all disappointed.
Of course, there are more than just these two factions among the ministers in the court...
Sun Fujia, the prime minister of Dali Temple, stood out from the crowd, bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty, think twice. This incident is boiling the public opinion and shocking the government and the public. It is the most serious mass incident since the establishment of the empire and must be warned. However, there is a reason for everything, and the Yuan family The cruelty and brutality were so shocking that the people were angry and attacked Daodefang. It was his own fault. Among them, Jingzhao Yin Fangjun was responsible for accepting the case. Although the excavation of the Yuan family's ancestral graves was a bit excessive, it was ultimately from the Yuan family. Evidence was found in the tomb, and it was a great achievement to clear up the grievances of the eighty-one girls, and it was also the duty of the pastor. As for whether he was at fault for maliciously inciting the people to gather in trouble and attack the capital. Wei Chen believes that in view of the serious consequences of this incident, Wei Chen proposed that the three judicial departments should jointly review the cause and consequences, and then determine the responsibility and establish rewards and punishments. "
Dugu Wudu said angrily: "Sun Fujia, you are the prime minister of Dali Temple, the source of litigation in the world, how can you protect partiality? Fang Jun's words are still ringing in his ears at Mingde's door. Which one of them is not inciting the people?" Targeting the Yuan family?”
Sun Fujia's face showed no color and he replied calmly: "The reason for targeting the Yuan family is because the Yuan family committed heinous cruelty. Since Fang Jun's words are still ringing in my ears, I would like to ask which of his words is wrong? ?”
Dugu Wu was choked so much that his face turned red with anger, but he didn't know how to refute.
Is Fang Jun right?
This question is really hard to answer.
From the standpoint of the common people or justice, every word of Fang Jun's words is fair. Since the Yuan family can commit such unscrupulous atrocities, why can't others criticize and speak out?
But from the perspective of the nobles, Fang Jun is clearly fanning the flames and putting the nobles on the fire!
How can we show the majesty and superiority of the nobles without disposing of a few slaves and servants every year?
Without burying a few living people, how can we show the superiority and nobility of the nobles who are above the clouds looking down on all living beings?
But this kind of thing can be done, but it cannot be said!
If you do it, it is with the acquiescence of the unspoken rules and it is the special treatment of the nobles; but if you say it out, it will definitely attract criticism and the public opinion of the world will discuss it!
Especially when "Zhenguan Weekly" incited all areas of Guanzhong to attach unprecedented importance to population and life!
Who dares to risk the disapproval of the world?
Well, except for Fang Jun...(End of Chapter)