Li Er sat on the revolving wooden chair, rubbed his temples, and said in a deep voice: "My dear friends, a few days ago, victims from Shandong, Henan and other places have arrived in Chang'an. As the disaster worsens, there will definitely be more and more refugees.
, do you have any good arrangements?"
This incident gave Li Er the most headache.
Before he finished speaking, Prince Li Chengqian suddenly came out of the queue.
Li Er's eyes lit up: "Cheng Qian, do you have any good ideas?"
Li Chengqian shook his head and said: "Father, I don't have any good ideas about the victims. Today, I came here for Master Kong's affairs. Yesterday morning, Du He was so bold that he showed up in front of everyone in Laiguo Palace.
Insulting Master Kong has caused a storm in the city. This matter is now known to everyone in Chang'an City. Du He really deserves death. I ask my father to order the arrest of Du He and give Master Kong an explanation."
When Li Er heard this, his face suddenly darkened.
But Li Chengqian didn't notice at all, and continued: "Du He is the son of the Duke of Lai, and he is engaged to his consort, but he behaves like a prince without caring about my royal face. He has regretted his marriage, and it is an unforgivable crime."
Forgive me, this is one. Second, Du He is a scholar. He does not appreciate the emperor's favor and does not want to be loyal to the country, so he willingly degenerates into a craftsman. He is really a rotten wood that cannot be carved. Third, Master Kong is a Confucian sect.
Everyone, especially the prince's right concubine, had a high status and great influence, but Du He actually said in public that Master Kong had a pair of elegant bow legs, which became a joke in Chang'an City. This was the greatest insult to Master Kong and the greatest disrespect for the saint.
For these three crimes, Du He cannot escape the death penalty, so please give the order, Father!"
Li Chengqian was not just talking nonsense, but was well-founded and listed Du He's three charges.
Any one of the three charges could kill Du He.
As soon as Li Chengqian finished speaking, Chen Shuda, the Minister of Rites next to him, stood up.
"Your Majesty, I agree with the prince's words. Du He, as the son of Prime Minister Du, has repeatedly committed wrongdoings and failed to take the royal majesty into consideration. Not only is Du He guilty, I feel that Prime Minister Du has failed to teach his son well, and he also bears a great responsibility." Chen Shuda
So said.
Gao Shilian, the Minister of Civil Affairs, said: "I second the proposal and ask your Majesty to order Du He to be thrown into the sky prison and punished."
Yang Zuan, the minister of the Ministry of Personnel, also stood up: "I second the proposal, please your majesty to punish Du He!"
Huangmen Shilang Wang also said: "Your Majesty, please punish Du He!"
"I second the proposal!"
"Your Majesty, please seek justice for Master Kong!"
"On behalf of all the scholars in the world, I ask your Majesty to seek justice for Master Kong!"
In the blink of an eye, fifteen or sixteen people came to ask Li Er to order the arrest of Du He.
What is surprising is that Changsun Wuji, Wei Zheng and others, who usually have no dealings with Du Ruhui, are not involved in this matter now.
Cheng Yaojin wanted to speak, but Qin Qiong pulled his sleeve.
Qin Qiong whispered: "Zhijie, look at Du Xiang's performance."
Cheng Yaojin looked over quietly and saw Du Ruhui standing at the front, calm and calm, with no trace of worry on his face.
Cheng Yaojin snorted: "What the hell is this guy Lao Du doing? He's still calm at this time."
Qin Qiong shook his head and said: "Don't worry, Prime Minister Du must have thought of a way. Let's not get involved. Didn't you see that Mr. Wei, who usually likes to join people the most, didn't say anything?"
Qin Qiong took a look, and sure enough, the old guy Wei Zheng was standing nearby, looking like he was watching a good show, but he didn't say a word.
Cheng Yaojin scratched his head and lowered his head, no longer caring about the matter.
Li Er looked at the dozen or so people below, headed by Li Chengqian, whose faces were expressionless and motionless, but inside, he was already holding back a sense of anger.
What chilled him the most was not that these people joined forces to plead guilty to Du He, but that these guys actually tricked Prince Li Chengqian into doing this.
With the presence of secret guards, Li Er had a clear grasp of every word and deed of the people below.
Among them, although Li Chengqian was filled with righteous indignation, most of them were bewitched and instigated by Wang and others.
Li Er was about to speak, but Du Ruhui suddenly stood up and said: "Your Majesty, what you have said is true. If what you said is true, then I have nothing to say. Whether it is punishing Du He or punishing me, I have no objection.
, but this matter still requires Du He to come forward and confront the court, otherwise, just based on your lords' insistence, I, Du Ruhui, will never accept it."
After Du Ruhui finished speaking, he glanced at the people around him.
When Li Er saw Du Ruhui's calm look, he thought of something, so he said: "Quickly announce that Du He will go to court!"
Zhao Yang immediately went to make arrangements, and not long after, he heard the news of Du He's arrival.
Under the leadership of his chamberlain Zhao Yang, Du He came to Tai Chi Hall.
Everyone turned to look at Du He, but they were so angry that they almost wanted to hit him.
I saw Du He, disheveled and yawning, walking up. He staggered to the front and said carelessly: "Du He, a common man, has met your Majesty."
Prince Li Chengqian saw this and asked sternly: "Du He, why don't you kneel down and plead guilty? You insulted Master Kong in public. My father announced you to the palace. You are disheveled and lazy. How can you behave like this?"
Du He scratched his head, as if he had just woken up, not even bothering to look at Li Chengqian.
Li Er, who was above, also said curiously: "Du He, you must give me a reasonable explanation!"
Du He smiled and said: "Your Majesty, the common people have been building a new dragon chair for Your Majesty for days, but they haven't had a good night's sleep in many days."
Li Er glanced at Du He in surprise: "Du He, if you don't tell me, I almost forgot that I previously rewarded you with a thousand taels of silver and asked you to build me a special revolving wooden chair for the Tai Chi Palace. Now,
How's the build going?"
Du He said with a smile: "Your Majesty, we have built a lot of revolving wooden chairs, but then I thought about it, Your Majesty, you are a nine-five-year-old man with a supreme status. If you put a revolving wooden chair in this Tai Chi Hall, it will really be different from yours."
I thought about it day and night, and spent seven days and nights at my desk designing. I racked my brains, lost a lot of hair, and finally designed a new chair. After repeated experiments and deliberation, I finally found that,
This new chair is in line with your majesty's lofty status. After seven days and seven nights of sleepless work, I finally built the new chair. Unfortunately, I was exhausted from the past few days and couldn't hold it any longer. So I fell asleep early this morning.
, I didn’t know that His Majesty suddenly announced that I would go to the palace. I originally wanted to take a shower and change clothes, but when I thought about your Majesty’s busy schedule and precious time, I rushed here in a hurry... which made Your Majesty laugh!"