Chapter seventeen, the court
The next day, just dawned, and Zhang Mingxuan was still addicted to his sleep. Before the entire city could wake up, the morning court had already begun in the palace.
"If you have something to report, you will leave the court without anything to do!"
"I have a memorial!" A minister with long beards and holding a jade scepter stepped forward and bowed deeply.
Li Shimin sat high on the dragon throne and said majestic: "Say!"
"Report to Your Majesty, a legendary story has been circulating in the capital recently. The content is absurd, and the words and sentences are written in a straightforward vernacular language. It is a contempt for the silt at the bottom of the river and the chaff of the wine pool. This is an insult to the article and a blasphemy to the sages! I ask Your Majesty to list this book as a banned book, the bookstore is closed, the author is imprisoned, and the book book is searched and burned." The minister said in great enthusiasm and indignation.
"You fart~" Before Li Shimin could speak, Cheng Yaojin jumped out and shouted.
I'm talking about "Zhu Xian" in a blunt way. Isn't this story about "Zhu Xian"? I like this legend very much! I've been banned, so where can I read it later?
The minister couldn't help but flash a trace of fear in Cheng Yaojin's eyes, but he didn't know what he thought of, but he still said passionately: "Mr. Cheng, please don't talk dirty words in the main hall."
Seeing that Li Shimin did not object, Cheng Yaojin immediately understood the king's thoughts. He had been a king and his subject for decades, and there was still a tacit understanding.
Cheng Yaojin laughed and said, "Mr. Wang, I said you are a censor. You don't go to pick up all officials, but you go to argue with a small legendary novel in the market. Isn't it too dereliction of duty? I heard that Mr. Liu booked a flower boat yesterday and was so romantic! Don't you know?"
"Nonsense! You, the surname Cheng, slander people." An old man over fifty years old jumped out hurriedly, pointing at Cheng Yaojin in a panic and shouting.
Cheng Yaojin picked up a piece of booze, shot Lord Liu, and said contemptuously: "Do you know, you are so old. You are still looking for a little girl. He is not as old as your daughter!"
"You...you..." Lord Liu stretched out his fingers and pointed at Cheng Yaojin tremblingly. He didn't breathe, his face turned red and his eyes fell down.
Li Shimin said lightly: "Come here! Pull him down. Lord Liu is old, so let's live a long life and return home!"
There was a crisp sound of golden armor clashing, and two guards wearing armor and guns walked up. One of them pulled one of Lord Liu's legs and pulled him out. When passing by the steps of the hall, a dull sound could be heard, probably because his head was placed on the steps.
Cheng Yaojin looked around in contemptuously and almost shouted: "Who else!"
The problem is that you stabbed the wrong knife! The opponent is Lord Wang! What's the use of getting Lord Liu down? Is this just a house to sit in a house, and disaster comes from heaven? Or is it a killing chicken to warn the monkey?
Lord Wang ignored Cheng Yaojin and said to Li Shimin directly: "I have heard that this book has flowed into the harem. All the empresses, princes and princesses may come into contact with this book. This dregs of book is really defiling the foundation of my Tang Dynasty. Please ask Your Majesty to quickly swing your sword to kill the cancer."
"Mr. Wang's words are a little thin!" A slightly fat middle-aged man walked out and said.
Wang Yushi's eyes shrank. If Cheng Yaojin was afraid, this person was frightening him, one was frightening tigers in the mountains and the other was a vicious snake in the jungle. Although tigers also eat people, they can also avoid them. Everyone can also catch tigers. Once the poisonous snake attacks, there is no way to escape, and no matter how many accomplices there are, it is difficult to rescue. Compared with tigers, poisonous snakes are the truly terrifying killers.
The Imperial Master Wang swallowed silently and said, "What is the teaching of Prime Minister Changsun?"
Changsun Wuji smiled kindly and said, "I don't dare to take it when I see you. The book you mentioned is Zhu Xian!"
The Imperial Master Wang nodded and said, "Yes."
While replying, Wang Yushi quietly used his colors to several officials, but the officials all stood with jade scepters, looking at his eyes, nose, and hearts as if he had not noticed Wang Yushi's actions at all.
The Imperial Master Wang cursed inwardly.
Changsun Wuji smiled and said, "I have read this book, and I have to say that what Jingshi Wang said is reasonable, and his writing style is really not satisfactory."
The Imperial Master Wang felt a little relieved and said to himself: "Is Changsun Wuji here to support me? That's right! He is also worried that this book will defile the prince's heart!"
Wang Yushi smiled and said, "Does the prime minister agree with my point of view?"
Wang Yushi looked at Cheng Yaojin proudly.
Changsun Wuji smiled and said, "If I read this book carefully, I will find that the things in this book are still very useful, such as this punctuation mark."
Wang Yushi shook his head and said, "I know the punctuation marks. The so-called reading of books a hundred times will reveal their meanings. As long as you read them carefully, punctuation marks will not have any effect."
Changsun Wuji smiled and said, "I have encountered some lawsuits that I cannot decide. I would like to ask Lord Wang for advice."
The Imperial Master Wang hurriedly said, "I dare not, I dare not!"
Changsun Wuji said: "Listen to me, Lord Wang, this is a suicide note!"
The imperial edict trembled in his heart. Is the suicide note meant something?
"A man with sixty-year-old child gave birth to a son-in-law is not a matter of saying that it is not my son's family property and his family property is given to the countryside and outsiders shall not argue. Who is the family property?"
Yushi Wang tasted it in his heart. Could it be that it was really a suicide note and had no other meaning?
Wang Yushi said confidently: "This case is easy! The sixty-year-old son gave birth to a son-in-law. The person said that he was not my son. All his property was paid to his son-in-law. No disputes were allowed outsiders. The inheritance of Angelica son-in-law has been written clearly."
Many ministers nodded and smiled, expressing their agreement.
Cheng Yaojin also muttered: "I know what problems a man Changsun has had."
Changsun Wuji smiled and said, "The sixty-year-old son gave birth to a son/the person said that he was wrong/the family property was paid to him/the son-in-law and outsiders should not argue."
The imperial edict Wang changed his brilliance, and the ministers were all stunned, and Li Shimin was also stunned and fell into deep thought.
Changsun Wuji continued to ask, "I still have a letter from home here, do you want to listen to it?"
"Say!" This time it was not Jingshi Wang who spoke, but Li Shimin on the dragon throne.
Changsun Wuji held the jade scepter and bowed to Li Shimin, saying, "I obey the order! My son's life is so painful, and he does not have much food, illness, and earns a lot of money."
With the previous examples, the ministers quickly understood the two meanings of this sentence.
"My child's life is so painful/no food at all/more illnesses/makes a lot of money."
"My son's life is good/no pain at all/more food/less illness/makes a lot of money."
The same sentence has two meanings because of the different pronunciations.
Li Shimin was silent for a while and said, "Are there many such things?"
Changsun Wuji replied: "More than that. Some officials deliberately misinterpreted the orders issued by the central government and made huge profits from it."
"Hmph!" Li Shimin's face turned dark and he snorted and said angrily: "Everything deserves to die!"
Changsun Wuji and other officials stood in front of them with jade scepters, bowing without saying a word.
Li Shimin said: "Punctuation marks are implemented nationwide, and all books will be marked with punctuation marks in the future. The government ordered them to be marked with punctuation marks, and the sentences must be clear and the meaning must be clear. This matter will be left to Changsun Wuji."
Chapter completed!