The Dayin Dynasty established the country with force, governed the world with culture, and the people's customs were open and not too harsh in terms of etiquette. However, there were still many rules that should be followed. The ranking of scholars, farmers, industry and merchants still existed. In society, the politics of merchants
The status can be said to be extremely low, even for the richest businessmen. Even big businessmen like Tang Xiaotian who have served as high-ranking officials do not have a high political status, and the imperial laws clearly stipulate that
Officials in office are not allowed to engage in business. As for the royal family, although there is no clear rule that they are not allowed to engage in business, as members of the royal family, they generally will not lower their status to engage in business. Of course, regulations are regulations. Since the Taiping Zhongxing, the court system has gradually
Corruption, the big and small dignitaries are more or less engaged in business, but they all still hold the pipa half-hidden. After all, no one wants to lose their face. Generally speaking, they come forward to do business with their confidants, and then the government and businessmen collude.
, wantonly making money, these are all tacit things, and only Xiao Wei, an extremely dandy guy, can make the matter of doing business such a turmoil in the city.
Xiao Wei wants to do business, and there are many people in the capital waiting to see the joke. However, no one will really make a fuss about this matter. Everyone on the left and right thinks that Xiao Wei is a big playboy, and there is nothing he dares to do.
Yes, even if Xiao Wei fought hard to defeat the famous "Jiangnan Show" Li Zhendong at the previous Crown Prince's Birthday Banquet, everyone's opinion of Xiao Wei did not change much. At most, they thought that Xiao Wei was a dude with some real ability.
Forget it, as for Xiao Wei's repeated claims that he could get horses, everyone just took it as a joke and no one took it seriously. Even when the eldest prince Xiao Rufeng made a fuss in the Taipu Temple about Xiao Wei's business name, everyone
The courtiers still unanimously believed that Xiao Rufeng was making excuses. After the court case was over, all parties concerned not only focused on the fact that Chen Mingyuan was beaten in public, but also focused on Xiao Wei's success rate in horse trafficking.
Gao was arguing, and generally the eldest prince and the officials from the prince's line were fighting, while the officials from the second and fourth princes' lines took the opportunity to engage in Taipingquan. Sometimes they supported the eldest prince, sometimes they helped the prince's side. The princes acted like this
There was a lot of fuss and commotion, and the court immediately turned into a mess, but no one ever mentioned the partnership between Xiao Wei and the princes. Once Xiao Wei opened this Pandora's box, things would be over.
It's getting out of hand.
I'm anxious. Prince Xiao Ruhai is really anxious this time. Although the previous court case was fiercely fought, Xiao Ruhai actually didn't take it to heart. After all, he was the victim and was justified, at least to himself.
It seems that there is definitely a winner or loser in this lawsuit, especially after hearing that his father issued an edict announcing that Xiao Wei came to see him, Xiao Ruhai felt even more relaxed, but he did not expect that Xiao Wei came and said what he said.
, but such shocking news actually broke out, which made Xiao Ruhai extremely anxious. If the boss, second child, and fourth child all joined forces, it would be a trivial matter for him to lose this court case.
It's hard to say whether Prince Zhang's throne can be preserved - the eldest brother has soldiers, the second son and the fourth son have money and people. With such a combination, it is by no means as simple as one plus one equals two. This is a matter of urgency.
Next, Xiao Ruhai couldn't sit still. He wanted to jump up and scold the three princes. But the emperor was still sitting behind him, leaving no room for Xiao Ruhai to show off. In desperation, he had to fight desperately for the officials.
Minister Fang Minwu used his eyes as a signal, hoping that Fang Minwu would come up with a countermeasure. No matter what he did, he couldn't just sit back and watch those three guys with bad intentions collude and commit adultery like this.
Xiao Ruhai was anxious, and Fang Minwu was equally anxious, but after all, Fang Minwu had been in the court for decades. The city was very deep, and although he was anxious, he was not "chaotic". Taking advantage of the uproar of all the courtiers,
At that moment, Haosheng thought about the whole thing over and over again, and immediately realized that there was something fishy in it. It might not be as simple as the three princes hooking up. Then he thought that behind Xiao Wei there was such a big tiger as King Xiang Xiao Rui.
Fang Minwu, who knew some of the hidden inside stories of the Six Feud Rebellion, immediately woke up, looked at Xiao Ruhai who looked anxious, and then looked at Emperor Hongxuan who had an unpleasant look on his face, and paused for a moment.
After hesitating, he still stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the 34th article of the "Dayin Code" of our court stipulates that serving officials are not allowed to engage in business. The veteran believes that the system cannot be neglected. Otherwise, there may be "chaos" in the long run.
Well, I still hope for His Majesty’s Holy Judgment.”[
Military general Fang Min copied the "Laws of Dayin". Although he did not clearly identify the person who violated the law, the civil and military officials in the dynasty were full of human beings. How could they not know that these words were directed at Da, two, four and three others?
The prince went there - needless to say, the eldest prince, as the commander of the Divine Cavalry Battalion, is an obvious military position. As for the second and fourth princes, although they do not have clear official titles, attending the court and participating in the government itself means that they are
Courtiers, since the three princes are all courtiers, they must abide by the court rules and regulations, right?
"Your Majesty, I think what Fang Shangshu said is true. As a courtier and a prince, how can you compete with the people for profit? This move is detrimental to the court's face and should be stopped!"
"Your Majesty, what the veteran minister Fang Shangshu said is reasonable. As a minister, you should obey the law first. Don't you hear that if the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked? As a prince, you should set an example for other ministers. Some princes behave like veteran ministers.
I really disagree!"
"Your Majesty, the prince is guilty of the same crime as the common people when he breaks the law. If the current law does not work, how can we educate the people? This matter should be investigated seriously. I hope your Majesty will make a clear decision!"
Fang Minwu was the leader of the prince's line. He stood up and set the tone. Not to be outdone, the courtiers who were attached to the prince came out one after another to join in. They severely criticized the three princes for doing business and pursued them.
If you don't let it go, you will criticize it all the time.
Just as the criticism among the ministers stopped for a moment, the extremely anxious prince Xiao Ruhai also woke up. While secretly shouting that Fang Minwu's move was very clever, he frowned, pretending to be worried, and walked forward.
He stood up on the throne, bowed to Emperor Hongxuan and said: "Father, I think what you have said is true. The law is the foundation of our Dayin Dynasty. It must not be violated, no matter who violates it."
All of them should be severely punished. I sincerely ask my father to issue an edict to investigate."
On one side, the prince and his officials were chasing after them fiercely, while on the other side, the faces of the three princes all turned dark, especially the eldest prince Xiao Rufeng, who was on the verge of an explosion, and when he saw the prince, he also appeared.
When he was thrown into trouble, Xiao Rufeng couldn't bear it any longer. He stood up with a dark face and said: "Father, the emperor has clearly learned that rotten scholars can't talk about big things. If there are good horses, how can our Dayin Dynasty build a cavalry army? If the cavalry army is in hand, how can we build a cavalry army?"
To quell the chaos, all the actions of the ministers are out of public motives. Now our government is in chaos. Officials only want to steal the people's wealth and support, but they are all for the power of the court to share the worries. If you can do it to the best of your ability, you should rule it out!
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When Xiao Rufeng said this, Chen Mingyuan, who had been beaten with a bruised nose and face, gave up. He stumbled out, knelt down in front of the imperial chariot, and cried loudly: "Your Majesty, I am unjust. I serve my country wholeheartedly, but I am hurt by others."
I am being humiliated in public, I am wronged. Your Majesty, I have been working diligently since I became the Minister of Taipu Temple, and I dare not slack off even a little bit. However, every time I am framed by villains, I am willing to die to clarify my ambition!"
"Your Majesty, I believe that Chen Taipusi has always been diligent and loyal, and we must not allow such deceitful people to bully him. I sincerely request your Majesty to make a final judgment."
"Your Majesty, I think that Your Highness made a mistake first, did not want to repent, and openly beat a loyal minister who acted justly. This is not what a human minister should do. I sincerely request your Majesty to investigate thoroughly!"
"Your Majesty, I believe that loyal ministers should not be humiliated, and the perpetrators should be severely punished!"
When Chen Mingyuan cried out like this, all the officials from the prince's line followed him and spoke in agreement. For a while, the whole hall was filled with words of condemnation of the eldest prince again. Although a few courtiers from the eldest prince's line also stood up to refute.
, but they were soon completely overwhelmed by the large number of princelings, and the Taipingquan guys from the second prince's family did not dare to move lightly when they saw that their master had no expression. The situation was not good for the eldest prince.
Extremely wonderful.
Xiao Rutao was very angry, but he was not angry with the prince, but with Xiao Wei, a bastard. Xiao Rutao had never shown up about the horse trading, let alone agreed to the so-called partnership, of course.
, there is some tacit consent, just to let Xiao Rufeng jump out and fight the prince to the death, so that he can take advantage of the opportunity. This purpose was considered to have achieved a lot before Xiao Wei showed up.
But he never expected that Xiao Wei, a stinky boy, would actually slam a shit basin on his head in front of the court. At this moment, he was in the mud, covered in yellow mud, and even if it wasn't shit, it was shit. There was no trace of it at all.
There is no way to explain how Xiao Rutao can swallow this resentment. It's just that he is angry. At this time, Xiao Rutao really has nothing to do with Xiao Wei. Facing the situation where the eldest prince is defeated like a mountain, Xiao Rutao can no longer be stable.
Sitting on the Diaoyutai, after all, the two are now grasshoppers on the same rope. If the eldest prince is punished for doing business, Xiao Rutao will not be able to get away with it. Therefore, even if Xiao Rutao is reluctant, when it is time to take action,
I had no choice but to take action.
"Father, I don't know whether to say something or not." Just as the courtiers were noisily denouncing the eldest prince, Xiao Rutao finally stood up and reported the matter loudly.
The second prince Xiao Rutao was an extremely cautious person and rarely expressed his opinions in court. Even if he had something to say, it was basically conveyed through the mouths of his subordinate officials, unless he was ordered to do so by Emperor Hongxuan in court.
Otherwise, Xiao Rutao is almost an invisible person in the court. He has never been seen to take the initiative to stand up on something. At such a sensitive time, he will stand up, which will really create a sensation. They are arguing endlessly.
The courtiers immediately fell silent, and everyone looked over, wanting to hear what Xiao Rutao had to say...