In front of the silent Suzaku Gate, Shi Danai's sad roar continued to echo in the air, and all the ministers listening felt sad.
Although Shi Danai's experience is somewhat dramatic, if you apply yourself to others, if you suffer such an unreasonable disaster, who should you ask for explanation? As the origin of the incident, can the Ministry of War really take any responsibility?
"For these matters, you should contact the Sima of the Five Cities or the Magistrate of Chang'an County, not me!"
Unlike all the ministers who shook their heads and sighed, Hou Junji's expression remained unchanged, but he just glanced at him coldly and closed his eyes again to rest.
He didn't want to, nor did he bother to argue with this person at this time!
If Shi Danai still had the power that Li Yuan had when he was in power, he might still be wary. But now that he is a down-and-out former minister, what qualifications does he have to question himself? Why should I give him an explanation?
"you!!!"
Seeing Hou Junji's contemptuous look, Shi Danai's eyes suddenly turned red, and there were signs of a disagreement and a fight!
Just as the surrounding atmosphere became solemn, a deep and long drum beat sounded in the palace, and along with the drum beat, the three-foot-high Suzaku Gate was slowly opened by the imperial army.
"Rumble..."
The huge palace door was opened, and a sudden gust of wind suddenly burst out from the crack in the door. It brought with it billowing yellow dust and rushed towards the many ministers outside the door, blowing the unprepared people into disgrace.
"Ouch! My hat..."
"Bah! How could there be so much dust in the palace! What are the servants doing!"
The evil wind rolled by, and after the surroundings calmed down, the baptized courtiers dusted themselves off one after another, secretly cursing the laziness of the palace servants.
Of course, many of them were murmured in their hearts by this "evil wind".
The wind blows and the crown falls!
Today, I'm afraid it will be another eventful day.
"Hou Junji, this matter is not over yet! I must go to the Supreme Emperor to read your book!"
Outside the Suzaku Gate, Shi Danai's roars were still surging back and forth, but Hou Junji was already walking towards the Tai Chi Palace step by step with a steady pace.
The strong wind just now might have been a trouble to other courtiers, but to him, who had experienced many battles, it was nothing more than a trivial matter.
He even didn't notice that the official hat on his head had tilted a lot to one side after the strong wind.
Sometimes, it seems like just a small thing, but it can change a lot, a lot.
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The court meeting was as usual.
There is no difference except that there were a few more courtiers who came for the day yesterday and a few more courtiers came today.
"Ding……"
The golden bell rang, and the eunuch Hong Eunuch shouted at the top of his lungs: "If there is something to do, we will start, if there is nothing to do, we will leave the court."
Officials from various ministries began to appear one after another to start the memorial.
However, the things these people reported were all trivial matters. For Li Shimin, they could be dealt with with just a few simple comments.
Finally, when the first wave of court memorials was over, the huge court hall suddenly became quiet.
The ministers sitting in front looked at their noses and eyes, and their noses looked at their hearts, remaining motionless.
The clerk behind him craned his neck and looked left and right, as if waiting for something to appear.
"Your Majesty! I have this memorial!"
Such an eerie silence lasted for half a cup of tea. Finally, a sonorous and powerful voice broke the silence!
Following this voice, a minister with a thin body but an extremely determined face slowly came out of the queue. This person was none other than Wei Zheng, who Xiao Han secretly called "the stone in the pit"!
"Wei Aiqing, what do you have to say?"
Seeing Wei Zheng coming out of the queue, Li Shimin's eyes moved slightly on the dragon throne, and his body straightened a little unconsciously.
"Your Majesty!" Wei Zheng stood in the middle of the court hall, bowed slightly, and said in a calm voice: "I heard that there have been constant turmoils in Chang'an City in the past two days! First, General Li Jing was injured for no reason, and then there were continuous incidents.
Two incidents involving crowds and vandalism! I would like to ask the two county magistrates of Chang'an and Wanmin whether this happened!"
"coming!"
As soon as Wei Zheng said these words, no matter what the expressions on their faces, everyone in His Highness felt an inexplicable "thump" in their hearts. Sure enough, what was supposed to come has come!
"Ahem, in response to Mr. Wei, this matter is..."
The two county magistrates of Chang'an and Wanmin who rushed out of the queue must have hit this smelly and hard rock with a hammer countless times in their hearts! However, they still had to look frightened on their faces and hurriedly handed over their hands to explain.
"You don't need to explain! You just need to answer yes or no!" Wei Zheng stood in the middle of the hall. Seeing that the two were still about to explain, his eyes sank and he interrupted them directly!
"This..." The two county magistrates trembled, and their faces almost turned into purple eggplants, but they could only grit their teeth and nod: "Yes!"
"Your Majesty!" Seeing the two men nodding, Wei Zheng finally let them go and bowed again and said: "Our general was injured in the street, the Marquis' Mansion in Xiangcheng, and the Duke Dou's Mansion were openly smashed, smashed, and looted! How could such a big thing happen?
Don’t you see the Criminal Department coming out to arrest the murderer?”
Li Shimin's eyes changed slightly, and he coughed lightly and said: "Ahem, Wei Aiqing, our Ministry of War handled this matter yesterday, and the murderer has been punished!"
"Oh? Can this matter be discussed in three meetings?" Wei Zheng's expression remained unchanged and he continued to ask in a deep voice: "Does the Ministry of Punishment know? Or does Dali Temple know?"
Among the courtiers, when the Minister of Punishment and the Prime Minister of Dali Temple heard this, they jumped up and strangled Wei Zheng to death!
Do they know? They know shit!
But do they dare to say this? Aren't they openly slapping the emperor in the face? Are they not afraid that the emperor will give them little shoes to wear in the future?
"Ahem, this matter was caused by the Ministry of War, and I have asked the Ministry of War to punish it on its own!"
Fortunately, Li Shimin was still a qualified boss and did not let the two ministers continue to suffer. He took over the responsibility for them.
However, before these two adults could express their gratitude to the emperor, Wei Zheng, who had successfully attracted countless hatreds, spoke again.
"The Ministry of War punishes them on their own? When can the Ministry of War take over the responsibility of handling criminal cases on behalf of the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple?"
As soon as Wei Zheng said these words, the originally quiet court fell silent again! Immediately afterwards, almost everyone's eyes were fixed on the silent Hou Junji!
At this time, whether they were prepared in advance or realized it later, all the ministers knew in their hearts that Wei Zheng's target this time was already aimed at the Ministry of War!
Since ancient times, civil and military affairs have been incompatible.
The Tang Dynasty established the country with force. After the founding of the country, it frequently used troops from all directions. This made the status of warriors completely overshadowed the civil servants in a sense.
Just look at the newly promoted nobles today. Almost all of them are military men. In terms of civil servants, except for a few people such as Changsun Wuji, they have made no achievements! This huge difference has put them in an absolute position in the court for thousands of years.
How can a scholar in a strong position maintain a psychological balance?
Perhaps before, forced by foreign enemies, civil servants could still hold back this tone! But now, the biggest personal problem has been solved. In addition, the Ministry of War failed to live up to its expectations and started internal strife. Civil servants did not seize this opportunity and severely stabbed military officials.
