Chapter 2925 Court Laws
Of course, the rules are indeed such a rule, but in a profession like the emperor, when has there been any rules? How can it be possible to follow the rules?
After all, the ministers of the political affairs hall are the emperor's ministers. Except for those "strong" people like Wei Zheng who risk their lives and futures to clear their reputation, who is willing to seriously refute the emperor's will?
Generally speaking, when the emperor is so angry, even if his decree is slightly out of line, most of the ministers in the political hall will follow his wishes and will not raise any objections.
After all, the power of the political hall comes from the emperor. The emperor can grant it, and naturally it can also take it away. As long as the emperor believed that the Zhengshitang system was no longer necessary, he could act arbitrarily, making the system appear to be in vain, and the Zhengshitang system existing in name only.
After all, orders are changed from day to day, and everything is done according to the emperor's will. Without the majesty of the political hall, there is no need to continue to exist. All things can be transferred to the emperor's study room again as in the previous dynasty...
This is definitely not possible.
His Majesty Li Er is indeed very happy with his achievements, but he is also a rare wise king. He knows that no matter how shrewd a person is, he will inevitably be influenced by his own knowledge and emotions and make wrong judgments and decisions on some important matters.
Since he founded his family, he has gone through countless dangers, and he deeply understands the importance of speaking out and being brave enough to accept advice. Otherwise, why would he have to endure Wei Zheng for so many years? Human energy is limited, and vision is even more limited. A generation of emperors like Emperor Qin and Emperor Wu of Han, who have made great achievements throughout the ages, still made serious mistakes.
To avoid that kind of mistake, it is not enough for him to be cautious. He needs the advice and advice of the capable ministers and admonishers around him, and he must give them appropriate power.
If all matters are left to Gan Gang's arbitrary decision, then absolute power will inevitably make him self-willed, and sometimes he may not be able to listen to the advice of ministers. He must use a relatively mandatory system to restrain his power.
The power still belongs to the emperor, but the emperor allows ministers to limit the emperor's power. His Majesty Li Er believes that this is the most perfect system.
It is not enough to be arbitrary like the Qin Emperor and Han Wu, and it is even worse to have the imperial power sidelined like that of Han Xian and Jin'an. The system of Zhengshitang is just right.
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The most important thing is that His Majesty Li Er did not intend to seriously dismiss Fang Jun from his post or exile him from the army. It's just that in the past two years, he has been trying to stabilize the Guanlong nobles and prevent them from just making small moves during his Eastern Expedition, so he has been tolerant and indulgent.
Now that the Eastern Expedition is imminent, how can we personally break the good situation?
Therefore, his rage was half true and half false, and the so-called seizure of title and dismissal was just a show. No one knew better than him how many achievements Fang Jun had made over the years. The reason why the empire was so prosperous and powerful today, except Changsun Wuji, In addition to the good foundation laid by Fang Xuanling and others, it is even more inseparable from Fang Jun's expeditions to the north and south in recent years and to widening his wealth.
He could still be gentle and tolerant towards Changsun Wuji, who was trying to distract the imperial power, but how could he be harsh and harsh towards Fang Jun, whom he loved very much?
If you make a mistake, you must be punished, but you don’t necessarily have to fight it to the end...
At this moment, Xiao Yu brought up the system of the political hall to contradict him, giving him the opportunity to go down the steps, but he looked angry and said angrily: "Is this world still my world?"
Xiao Yu rubbed his forehead and said respectfully: "Your Majesty is the lord of the world, and everyone in the civil and military world admires him wholeheartedly and is willing to die for your Majesty! However, the system of the Zhengshitang is the imperial edict of His Majesty Jinkou, how can it be changed overnight? Since there are political matters If your Majesty is dissatisfied with the system of the Zhengshitang, he can be dismissed. I have nothing to say."
Li Ji, who had always been "nothing to do with himself", finally spoke at this time: "Your Majesty, the court has its own laws, and everything must be handled in accordance with the laws. Otherwise, the world will be in danger if people govern the law."
The ministers in the early Tang Dynasty had all gone through wars and were all outstanding among them. Although they admired and obeyed His Majesty Li Er, none of them were unprincipled yes-men. They only knew how to please His Majesty Li Er and lost their integrity.
Although it is impossible for everyone to be as uncompromising as Wei Zheng, they are often very courageous when it comes to matters of right and wrong.
The establishment of laws is to standardize the standards of the world. Naturally, the emperor must also be included and abide by the laws. If the absolute law is wrong, it should be changed or even abolished first, but it cannot be used when it is used and there is nothing when it is not used.
If the law is there and not obeyed, what's the use?
Everything is decided by the emperor's likes and dislikes. Sooner or later, the world will be in chaos and the country will fall...
Changsun Wuji on the side covered his head with one hand and pressed his chest with the other. Even though he was extremely angry, he knew that His Majesty Li Er was just showing off and would never seize the title of Fang Jun, dismiss him from office, or exile him into the army, so he simply did not say a word. , waiting for His Majesty Li Er to act on his own.
His Majesty Li Er naturally refused to punish Fang Jun severely, but if this guy beat Changsun Wuji in the imperial study room, if he let it go lightly, wouldn't he get more serious in the future?
Then he said: "Since Song Guogong said so, I will hand over the matter to the Political Affairs Hall, but I have something to say first. This is a wild, disrespectful and lawless beast. We must not let it go easily. We must punish it severely and set an example to others!"
Xiao Yu felt relieved and said hurriedly: "Here! I obey the order."
His Majesty Li Er then looked at Changsun Wuji and comforted him: "There is no need to be angry, the assistant. This kid is just a bastard. There is no need to be familiar with him. This matter is left to the Political Affairs Hall, which has its own legal punishment and will not be lenient."
Changsun Wuji nodded and said in a hoarse voice: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for making the decision, old minister."
I thought to myself: You have pushed it all away, Zhengshitang? Today's political affairs hall has almost become the prince's headquarters. From top to bottom, where are his men and horses of the Long nobles? When the matter reaches the Political Affairs Hall, the outcome can only be nothing. In the end, you get angry and scold the Political Affairs Hall, saying that the Political Affairs Hall has its own laws and you should not interfere...
However, he has long passed the age of being furious. Although he is very angry and hateful in his heart, he can still bear it. He knows that now is not the time to argue with Fang Jun, so he will keep it in his heart for the time being, and it will not be too late to settle the debt slowly. .
It is never too late for you to take revenge in ten years, let this beast wait...
When the waiter served the tea, His Majesty Li Er waved his hand to dismiss it, then took a sip from the tea cup and signaled Changsun Wuji, Li Ji, and Xiao Yu to drink tea, then glared at Fang Jun and cursed: "You bastard! ”
Fang Jun lowered his eyebrows and lowered his eyes, accepting it happily.
Li Ji took a sip of tea and thought of the Pyongyang City defense map that led to this farce, and asked: "Your Majesty, that map...how should we deal with it?"
He did not deliberately provoke a war, but this map was very implicated. If this map was true, it would be easier to attack Pyongyang City, which was guarded by heavy troops. But if this map is false, and when the Tang army marches according to the map, it is very likely that they will fall into a trap by mistake and be caught in a urn by the Goguryeo army. Let alone the victory or defeat, they will definitely suffer heavy losses.
His Majesty Li Er glared at Fang Jun again and said decisively: "Don't listen to this bastard's nonsense. Although Changsun Huan committed a serious crime of treason, how dare he make his family guilty of treason with foreign countries and be massacred? This map must be true.”
Changsun Wuji naturally understood the beating and warning in these words, and quickly swore to the sky: "Your Majesty, don't worry, although Quanzi is guilty, he does not dare to go against heaven in such matters. If this picture is false, , everyone in the Changsun family is willing to be devoured by thunder and be abandoned by both humans and gods.”
As long as the imperial court approves this map, no matter how the Eastern Expedition turns out in the future, Changsun Huan's contribution will be confirmed, and he will return to his hometown with all his sins cleansed.
Xiao Yu was about to speak but stopped.
He originally believed that this map was true, for the same reason as Changsun Wuji said. Even if Changsun Huan was plotting rebellion, could he deliberately take a fake map, harm the Eastern Expedition army, and then bring down the whole clan? Carrying a charge of treason, the young and old slaughtered all the women and children without leaving any trace, and even the corpses of their ancestors had to be crushed to ashes?
However, after Fang Jun made such a fuss, he suddenly felt that the authenticity of this map was indeed not so accurate.
Perhaps Changsun Huan may not be so courageous, but what if this map was deliberately leaked by Goguryeo, waiting to be known by the Tang Dynasty's detailed work, and then sent back to Chang'an?
That's going to be very bad...
But now His Majesty Li Er has no doubts about this map. Changsun Wuji was humiliated and humiliated by Fang Jun again. He must be furious in his heart. If he raises doubts at this time, he will definitely offend His Majesty and Changsun Wuji. Gotta be ruthless.
Xiao Yu, who has always been careful about the situation, feels that it is better to acquiesce for the time being, and wait until he finds a suitable opportunity to remonstrate with His Majesty Li Er...
Thinking of this, he said: "In fact, there is no need to rush to confirm the authenticity of this picture. You can send detailed work to Pyongyang City to continuously explore the truth and the truth, and slowly screen it. Liaodong is vast, even if the army is overwhelming, at least when it reaches Pyongyang City, at least You can take it easy after the Mid-Autumn Festival in August.”
His Majesty Li Er thought it was good, but he was afraid that Fang Jun would argue again, so he quickly said: "Let's settle it like this. There is no need to rush to confirm the authenticity. After the Eastern Expedition, intelligence from all parties will be collected and then screened." (End of Chapter) )