Chapter 1970: Cutting down the country and demoting the nobility
His Majesty Li Er simply stood up, pointed his halberd and shouted angrily: "I just want to cultivate immortality, and I want to live forever! Since I came to the throne, I have been working hard and loving the people day and night. I am as diligent as any king in history.
Let’s not increase the burden on the people because of selfish thoughts. The officials govern the Ming Dynasty and the country is peaceful and the people are safe! I am refining elixirs and searching for immortals in the deep palace. What has happened to you? Now I am actually collaborating in private to coerce the emperor. Is this the way to be a minister? "
The emperor was so angry that he stood behind the throne with his eyes wide open and his aura of domineering overflowing!
The ministers were so frightened by his angry rebuke that they all bowed to the ground and shouted: "I know you are guilty, please forgive me..."
His Majesty Li Er held his head high and looked around!
Pointing at Liu Jie, he said: "Liu Jie, please stand up for me and tell me who is behind the scenes to coerce you and coerce me?"
Liu Ji swallowed his saliva and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty clearly knows that there is no conspiracy behind the scenes!"
He was telling the truth. The trend in the court just now was actually in line with the trend. Everyone was deeply worried about the emperor taking elixirs to seek immortality, so they didn't mind pushing it, hoping to make the emperor realize it.
The seriousness of the matter.
But I didn't expect that the emperor's will would be so firm...
Moreover, even if someone is really secretly colluding with each other, how dare they admit it?
Even if the minister's advice is unfavorable, it is for the sake of the emperor and the empire. However, if there is collusion, even if the starting point is good, it is a taboo for the king!
If you can join forces today to coerce the emperor to stop cultivating immortality, can you join forces tomorrow to coerce the emperor to abdicate?
This is extremely disrespectful...
Maybe, a purge will break out in the court, and countless people will fall to the ground!
How dare he, Liu Jie, take this responsibility?!
His Majesty Li Er laughed angrily, looked aside without saying a word, and said coldly: "Very good, all of you, my beloved ministers, assist in the government affairs. There is quite a tacit understanding between you, advancing and retreating together. Once the Zhenguan Dynasty is over, I'm afraid that
I want my name to last forever, so that future generations will respect me!"
There was no concealment of the sarcasm in his words.
However, the civil and military officials in the court were all silent. This matter could be light or serious, depending on your majesty's thoughts. It would be better not to insist on it...
Li Yuangui was still kneeling on the ground and listened for a long time, but now he came back to his senses.
Are our emotions being used as a raft, and are these ministers using them as examples to admonish the emperor?
This is so unlucky...
The backfire in my heart is getting stronger and stronger. If you want to give me advice, just give me advice. Why do you need to drag me out?
Who can stand this special girl!
Sinkhole, these bastards...
If there is anger in his heart, it will burst out. Although His Royal Highness King Huo has been cultivating himself in Xuzhou these years, he is still the royal dandy in his heart who is bound to retaliate. At this moment, he shouted loudly: "Liu Ji, your Majesty is rich all over the world and rules the world.
The Lord of all nations and the king of ten thousand chariots holds the Constitution of Heaven in his mouth and the sun and moon in his hands! Naturally, he speaks the law and follows the golden rule. Who dares to interfere with His Majesty’s thoughts? You are His Majesty’s minister, but you have a disrespectful heart and try to collude with the courtiers.
Coercing the king is a capital crime!"
After shouting, he turned to the emperor and shouted: "Your Majesty clearly knows that Liu Jie, with his wolfish ambitions, is actually a traitor rarely seen in the history. I hope your Majesty will bring him to justice and punish him without hesitation!"
Liu Ji still maintained the posture of bowing and bowing. When he heard this, the corner of his mouth twitched.
This King Huo is probably going to be stupid in Xuzhou...
As expected, His Majesty Li Er had no place to vent his anger, and shouted angrily: "Fart! You have behaved recklessly and lost the royal dignity. How can you still have the nerve to criticize others? You drove your horse into someone and killed him, intending to destroy the body and eliminate all traces. You
He is really promising! Come and prepare an edict!"
Chu Suiliang, a member of Zhongshushe who was standing on the side of the court hall, quickly stepped forward and said: "Listen to His Majesty's instructions!"
His Majesty Li Er said with a sullen face: "Huo King Li Yuangui has bad conduct, is cold and immoral, has been demoted to a lower rank, removed from the feudal state, and ordered Zongzheng Temple to strictly teach him. His whereabouts are restricted to the four gates, and he is not allowed to leave the city without purpose!"
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"Here!"
Chu Suiliang hurriedly agreed, and would later draft an edict in the name of Zhongshu Sheng. According to the law, such internal affairs of the royal family did not need to be reviewed by the subordinate ministers, signed memorials, and did not require the intervention of the political affairs hall. The emperor could just say something.
And decide it.
Li Yuangui's face was pale, his whole body was trembling, and he cried sadly: "Your Majesty..."
His Majesty Li Er shouted angrily: "Pull him out!"
Mother!
You bastard, not only have my reputation been damaged, but you have also been used as a raft to coerce me. It is simply an unforgivable crime!
When the imperial guards outside the palace gate walked into the palace, they picked up King Huo like a wolf and tiger, ignored his struggling and pleading, and dragged him out...
Above the main hall, the officials were as silent as cicadas.
This emperor, who fought bloody battles and usurped the throne, had great prestige in the eyes of the civil and military ministers in the palace, and they wholeheartedly respected him.
His Majesty Li Er stood behind the throne, looked around at the ministers in front of him, and said coldly: "Don't think that this is the end of today's matter. I will never forgive those who are behind the scenes! Please take care of yourself!"
With a flick of his robe sleeves, he turned around and walked down from the throne. Under the guard of his chamberlain, he left from the apse.
Above the main hall, while Liu Jie was trembling with fear, an uncontrollable thought suddenly arose - could it be that the real purpose of the person who sent the letter this morning was not to overthrow King Huo, but the intention of Xiang Zhuang's sword dance?
Duke Pei, had he calculated that as long as he impeached King Huo for his desire for immortality, the ministers would definitely respond and point the finger at His Majesty for taking the elixir?
Thinking about it this way, it becomes more and more possible.
It's just a pity that His Majesty's prestige is so great that no one can resist his willful and domineering attitude. So many ministers jointly came to see him, but in the end it was nothing...
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Dragon Palace.
After retreating from the Liangyi Hall, His Majesty Li Er returned here, drank two sips of tea, then sat on a chair with a gloomy face and said nothing.
The sun was shining brightly outside the window, which was a rare good weather in the twelfth lunar month, but his heart was gloomy.
Damn it!
They just got a Tianzhu monk to make elixirs. How dare these bastards react so strongly that they dare to join forces to coerce him? Someone must be behind this matter. Later, Li Junxian was strictly ordered to launch the "Hundred Cavalry Division" to find him out.
Crushed to death with my own hands...
Just as he was getting angry, there was a sound of brisk footsteps outside the palace, followed by the jingle of the ring, and a sweet and clear voice sounded: "Father!"
His Majesty Li Er felt relieved and looked up, but it was Princess Jinyang coming with cheerful steps.
"Huh? My father's face is so ugly. Who made you angry?"
Princess Jinyang came to the emperor and felt that the emperor's face was not good-looking, so she lowered her body and stared at the emperor's face with a pair of autumn eyes, her tone was worried.
His Majesty Li Er was relieved, smiled, reached out to caress Princess Jinyang's head, and said warmly: "It's okay for a few bastard ministers to meddle in their own business after they're full."
"oh."
Princess Jinyang responded obediently, then she straightened up, poured a cup of tea with her bare hands, handed it to the emperor, and said softly: "Father, my daughter wants to go to Lishan Villa to stay for a few days with sister Changle, and have fun.
Soak in the hot springs and relax."
His Majesty Li Er was about to agree, but when he remembered something, he frowned and said: "Let's go to Jiucheng Palace, or Luoyang Palace or Cuiwei Palace, but don't go to Lishan Villa."
Princess Jinyang was stunned and asked: "Why? Jiucheng Palace is too high, Luoyang Palace is too far, Cuiwei Palace has not been completed yet, and there are stone craftsmen everywhere, making it a bit noisy..."
His Majesty Li Er took the tea, took a sip, and said: "Fang Jun has recently been tinkering with cultivating some high-yielding grains in Lishan Village. They are crop seeds from overseas. He is afraid that someone will damage the greenhouse and cause the cultivation to fail.
Therefore, several battalions of soldiers and horses from the Youtun Guards were mobilized, and the entire Lishan Mountain was sealed off. No idlers were allowed to enter the mountain to play, and the soldiers and horses were trained from time to time, which was even more noisy than Cuiwei Palace."
While sipping the tea, I thought to myself that maybe that bastard was holding a grudge and was deliberately making a big show of it.
But having said that, I do seem to despise those seeds from overseas. Although Fang Jun is always arrogant and domineering, he never acts recklessly when it comes to the great cause of the empire, and every time he has a purpose, he has never made him an emperor.
disappointment.
Perhaps... those foods are really as Fang Jun said, once popularized, they can feed more than 90% of the population of the Tang Dynasty?
Princess Jinyang heard that Fang Jun was at Lishan Farm, her clear eyes rolled, and she tugged on the emperor's sleeves and begged: "There is a big army there. Although there is a little commotion, it is safe in the end. You can stay here as you like."
You won't be bumped into by other people while walking on the mountain... How about your father also go to stay in a separate garden for a few days to cultivate yourself?"
When His Majesty Li Er heard this, his heart suddenly moved.
Cultivation of immortality and immortality is certainly a wish in the heart, but in the end it is an illusory thing. How can it compare with the beauty of the prosperous age when granaries are full of grain and five generations live under one roof?
When I think about it, I feel a little desperate.
How about going and taking a look?
They are all on the top of a mountain. Sizi has been close to Fang Jun since he was a child, so it is impossible not to visit. Then he can naturally go to those greenhouses to see what the overseas seeds look like. Unexpectedly, that Bangchui thinks that he is this
The emperor regretted his neglect that day...
Then he nodded and said: "That's fine. If you are busy with government affairs all day long, you should take a good rest for a few days. Let the prince take care of the government affairs for the time being. As a father, he can accompany Sizi to play for a few days."
Princess Jinyang suddenly smiled sweetly, her heart beating...