The three prime ministers all tasted the food presented by Zhang Maoze, and if they weren't worried about the official family, they would almost praise it.
However, Sanzai Zhi and Zhang Mao didn't like the official's face, so as to avoid embarrassment to each other.
San Zaizhi still clearly remembers the way officials vowed to find evidence against Zhang Yue in what happened today.
The majestic emperor actually used such despicable means as checking the official's public money to embarrass an official? This can only be done by an official who became an emperor halfway.
Nowadays, even public money is in trouble... What should we do?
At this moment, the official walked to the eucalyptus and looked at the food at the exchange. He thought to himself, this chapter does not use the public money for personal use, but uses it to give to subordinates. Is this an act to win people's hearts?
Until now, the officials still cannot vent their anger.
But then he thought about it, Zhang Yue was such an honest official and saved so many people during the flood. Where could he find such an official?
But no matter what, the official family was disgraced in front of the three prime ministers.
"Your Majesty..." Han Qi said: "Zhang Yue is not greedy at all. Now that the palace has issued an order for investigation and arrest, the whole capital is in an uproar. How should we explain this matter to the officials?"
"This..." The official froze at this moment.
How to explain?
Zhang Yue beat Han Zhi, but Yu Li deserved to be punished but could not.
Zhang Yue did not embezzle Mo's public money, and Yu Li should not be punished, but he wanted to but could not.
There was silence in the back hall at this moment.
The official felt that anger had been accumulating in his chest. Zhang Sheng, Ren Shouzhong, and Cai Xiang, who had opposed him at the beginning, had dealt with them as soon as he wanted. Why were Zhang Yue so aggrieved?
The emperor's face was completely wiped out, and even the little Taichang Cheng couldn't deal with it.
It is easy to dismiss him from office, but there is no suitable reason.
"Han Qing, what do you think? Can you tell me what to do?" The official asked Han Qi in a pleading tone. At this moment, he really had nothing to do.
Han Qi said: "Your Majesty, Emperor Taizong had an instruction not to kill scholar-bureaucrats. The imperial court has been maintained for more than a hundred years, and there is a system running. This system is that the emperor and the scholar-bureaucrats rule the world together."
Han Qi did not talk to the emperor about Zhang Yue, but taught him subtly.
The official took it seriously and said: "The emperor and the scholar-bureaucrats rule the world together. I agree with this."
Han Qi said: "Therefore, there are some things that cannot be decided by His Majesty alone. They must be handled according to the rules that have been established over time due to causes and consequences for hundreds of years."
The official said: "But Han Qing, I want to make a difference. My ancestors' methods always make me constrained."
Han Qi said: "Your Majesty's virtuousness is certainly known to the world, but after thousands of generations of Your Majesty, there will always be one or two unfilial descendants. It takes a hundred generations to build a house, but it takes one generation to destroy a house."
"Then there's nothing I can do for Ruyi?"
Han Qi thought to himself, it depends on what kind of emperor he is.
The three prime ministers fell into silence, and the official said in the palace: "I and the late king both entered the palace since childhood. I was adopted by the late emperor. I once regarded the late emperor as my biological father. But later, Concubine Zhang became favored by the late emperor. She
I wanted to give birth to a prince, so the first thing I did was to encourage the late emperor to drive me out of the palace."
"After that, there was an estrangement between me and the late emperor. No, it was fear. Since ancient times, deposed princes have not had a good end, not to mention that I am not even a prince. I have seen the new king ascending the throne in my countless midnight dreams.
, I was sentenced to death, and I have been suffering from heartache since then."
"After the late emperor died of illness, I did not feel relieved. Why did I refuse to ascend the throne as a prince? Firstly, I was afraid of getting into trouble. Secondly, I was angry with the late emperor. Even if I ascended the throne, I also said to myself, this throne
It was not something the late emperor gave willingly, but something he had to give."
"Therefore, I want to respect the late king as a royal relative. Even though I have always been worried about this matter, I will not change my mind even today. As for the system and rules that Han Xianggong said, I understand it, but I don't want to agree to it.
, and I can rely on you on other matters, but you must rely on me on this matter, otherwise I would rather not be the emperor."
"Three gentlemen, can you promise me? There is also this chapter that I must do."
Having said this, Guan Jia couldn't help but burst into tears, and Zhang Mao on the side also shed a few tears with Guan Jia.
The three of them, Han Qi, looked at each other and did not expect that the official would say such heartfelt words. The official wanted to recognize King Pu, but also did not want to recognize Emperor Renzong as his father, and even wanted to fight for it even if he did not become the emperor.
In the past, they tried to figure it out, but the officials didn't say anything clearly. Unexpectedly, because of Zhang Yue's incident, the officials actually spoke their minds.
Han Qi said: "The reason why Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven is not just the Son of Man, but the King of a country."
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After Han Qi and the other three prime ministers left, soon the chamberlain reported the arrival of Prince Zhao Xu.
Zhao Shu still liked his eldest son very much, especially since he had become more and more prone to fatigue and discomfort recently. He felt that if his days as emperor were numbered, he must prepare early, so he had been quietly improving the prince's status.
Zhao Shu wanted to grant Zhao Xu the position of tutor. At that time, Jia An objected and said, the tutor meant to be a master. Do you mean to recognize your son as a teacher?
At that time, Zhao Shu also made a big joke and was ridiculed by civil servants.
But he also knew that his position as an official was not so popular, and even his father had not recognized him clearly, so he had not dared to grant Zhao Xu the title of crown prince.
After Zhao Xu greeted Zhao Shu, Zhao Shu said with a smile: "A few days ago, you said that you were reading Han Feizi's books. Unfortunately, several masters refused, but I thought carefully that Han Feizi's learning is the art of emperors, so I still want to read it.
One reading.”
"yes."
Seeing that his son was in a bad mood, Zhao Shu couldn't help asking: "What's wrong?"
But Zhao Xu said with a crying voice: "Dad, can you forgive Zhang Taichang's sins?"
Zhao Shu's expression suddenly became ugly, he let go of his son's hand, and after thinking for a while, he asked: "Who taught you to say this to me?"
Zhao Xu quickly shook his head and said: "No one taught me anything, but my son heard that Zhang Maoze and his palace guards surrounded the exchange office today..."
Hearing this, Zhao Shu took a deep breath and said, "You have always known how to be measured and know what to say and what not to say. You usually fulfill your filial piety as a son of man, but interfering with your father's affairs is not something you can usually do.
"
"Don't tell me that you are not the prince. Even if you are the prince and do not have the status of supervising the country, it is not your turn to interfere with my decision."
Zhao Xu said: "Er Chen...Er Chen, after all, Zhang Taichang is Er Chen's unofficial teacher. If the teacher is in trouble and the students don't help him, I can't bear it. Not to mention Zhang Taichang alone, even Mr. Wang, Mr. Han and others
If they are blamed, the sons and ministers will also plead with their father on their behalf."
Zhao Shu was relieved after hearing this. He was really a good boy with a kind heart.
Thinking of this, Zhao Shu stroked Zhao Xu's head and said, "How come your father doesn't know your intentions?"
"Then if you are familiar with the almanac, do you know that when Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty was ill, he told Prince Li Zhi why he demoted Li Ji?"
Zhao Xu looked up in surprise and saw his father looking at him.
Parents have always loved their children for their own sake.
