Volume 1: The Newlyweds Chapter 25: Court Discussion
"Greetings to Your Majesty! Long live Your Majesty! Ten thousand years of entropy!"
The grand hall was decorated with carved beams and painted pillars. All the ministers knelt down in front of the hall and shouted long live.
After the ceremony, all the ministers stood up and focused their attention behind the imperial case three floors up.
On the imperial couch, I saw Luo Yexuan, dressed in a black dragon robe and wearing twelve crowns on his head. He showed the aura of a monarch, showing no anger and self-power in his movements.
Entropy people have had the habit of sleeping in the winter since ancient times. As soon as winter comes, wars cease and wars cease, and the state affairs and decrees also enter the hibernation period like animals hibernating.
Although this is an old custom left over from the Warring States Period, the Luo royal family has inherited it one by one. Originally, throughout the dynasties of the Entropy Kingdom, they only performed their duties in winter and never went to court to discuss affairs.
But Luo Yexuan was born to be rebellious, and the rules set by his ancestors were ignored even if he didn't like them, so he now went to court five times a month in winter to avoid the backlog of trivial matters and make him busy in the spring of next year.
This court meeting is the last one of the month. Generally, there is nothing to discuss and it is only used to summarize the whole month. This is also the rule set by Luo Yexuan.
He has always felt that introspecting oneself three times a day is helpful to improve oneself. And introspecting the political affairs that have been handled every month, everyone looking for shortcomings together, and then reflecting and remembering, also allows an empire to recognize its own side.
mirror.
As the saying goes, only when you know your shame can you be brave, and only when you know your mistakes can you make the entire empire move to a higher level.
However, today's summary of the court meeting was very quiet. All the ministers who can stand in this position are not idle, and they are all very talented.
The day before yesterday, the Nine Prince Consort committed a murder in the street, which caused an uproar in the public. Some people praised it, some people criticized it privately, and what's worse, some imitated it, making the usually lawless gangsters miserable.
There are a lot of such cases all of a sudden.
Originally, a murder case involving a prince-in-law was easy to prosecute.
Taizu said that when a prince breaks the law, he is guilty of the same crime as the common people, not to mention that the last person in the country of Entropy needs to look at differently is the prince-in-law. According to the law, compensation should be paid to the family of the deceased, he should be ordered to make peace with the princess, and he should be sentenced to death.
But the difficulty lies in the fact that this consort is the consort of Princess Anyang, and it is the husband-in-law that Marquis and Prime Minister Wen Qi found for the princess.
With such a relationship, who would dare to write a memorial and send it to heaven for listening?
Yes, there is. I heard that the governor of the imperial capital sent a letter to your majesty the day before yesterday. It's just that Mr. Wei may have entered Dali Temple before your majesty opened it for reading.
Hearing that the evidence was conclusive, Dali Temple held a trial overnight and handed it over to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for review and review the next day. Today, the verdict is expected to be announced.
By stripping off the official uniform of a dignified second-rank official so quickly, it is obvious who has such power.
"Your Majesty! Before concluding the court meeting, I have something to report to Your Majesty."
Suddenly, a figure emerged from behind the ministers and the crown prince on the right.
This man is holding a white jade ceremonial wat in both hands, wearing a black and red court uniform with three official patterns, a jade face, a white beard, and gray hair on his temples. Although this gentleman looks gentle and elegant, he is the Prime Minister of Entropy who makes all the officials fearful. Lin Yi
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Prime Minister Lin was born into a famous family since childhood. From the day he was born, he was destined to receive the heavy title of Marquis Wenqi. The Lin family was already noble, but it became even more noble in His Majesty's dynasty. The old Marquis supported His Majesty from a commoner to a prince.
After ascending the throne, Prime Minister Lin also slept and ate with His Majesty since childhood.
He became prime minister at the age of thirty-one and has been in charge of the government for twenty years. He is not only the youngest prime minister in the Great Entropy, but also the longest-serving prime minister.
When Lin Xiang said this, the hall became even quieter, and you could hear a needle drop.
Luo Yexuan nodded: "Mr. Lin, please speak."
Lin Xiang opened his mouth and said loudly:
"Officials are the foundation of the people and the guide, so the sage governs the officials but not the people. Recently, I followed the example of Emperor Taizu Shengde and paid private visits incognito to lower public opinion.
I have learned that some of our courtiers have neglected their duties, aided the tyrants in their crimes, and prevaricated the people. This is really hateful!
Although he usually pretends to be in the court, behind closed doors and neglecting government affairs, singing and dancing to bring peace, or lingering in a gentle land with his lovely wife and concubines, if this continues for a long time, your Majesty will not return to the court of the late emperor this time.
The trend of extravagance and corruption?”
Luo Yexuan sat on the imperial couch and cooperated with Lin Yi. He turned to look at Xun Yang, the imperial censor, and asked displeasedly: "Doctor Xun, does your censor know about this?"
"Back to Your Majesty, the Yushitai has indeed received many complaints against local officials for neglecting their duties. Among them, the most complaints against Wei Shan, the governor of the imperial capital."
Doctor Xun, who was also holding a white jade ceremonial tablet, walked out and stood side by side with Lin Xiang. When they stood together, it was possible to see that the color of the ceremonial tablet in Doctor Xun's hand was slightly worse than that in Lin Xiang's hand.
Luo Yexuan frowned, with a very unhappy face on his face: "Where is Wei Shan?"
After the words fell for a long time, there was no movement in the entire hall.
Luo Yexuan slapped the emperor's case angrily and shouted: "Where is the governor of the imperial capital!"
All the ministers looked around and did not dare to raise their heads. Only Han Xian, the Minister of Punishment who lowered his head but looked back, winked at Li Lingtong, the supervisor of Dali Temple.
Li Lingtong understood and came out holding a bamboo scepter. He looked a little flustered and said hurriedly: "Back to Your Majesty, the day before yesterday, Dali Temple received a letter with the seal of the Yushitai, saying that our temple was asked to interrogate the imperial governor and bring it with him.
People came to testify about the physical evidence, and the ministers saw that the evidence of guilt was conclusive, and the interrogation took place overnight, and Wei Shan has already pleaded guilty."
Hearing this, Luo Yexuan immediately set his sights on Xun Yang and asked in a low voice: "The interrogation is from a second-grade official. Doctor Xun didn't even inform me and just handed it over to Dali Temple?"
Xun Yang raised his head, his face full of confusion, and started to cry out: "I have never known about this matter. It should be done privately by the officials of Yushitai."
After saying that, Xun Yang looked back at Li Lingtong, frowned and asked: "Mr. Dali Temple, you said that the censor's platform passed your seal, does it have the seal of the censor's doctor on it?"
"Your Majesty, it is true that there is no seal of imperial censor." Li Lingtong said without thinking, "It can be verified by our temple that Wei Shan, the governor of the imperial capital, does not redress the injustice of the people, and has repeatedly excused the tyrants of the imperial capital.
The minister was afraid that the news would leak out, so he took Wei Shan to trial overnight and reported it to the Ministry of Punishment."
Luo Yexuan looked at the ministers again: "Han Shangshu, is this something?"
Before Han Xian could reply, Lin Yi raised his hand to face the scepter, snatched the words and replied: "Your Majesty, it is indeed true. Mr. Han sent the file to our house yesterday, and I asked him to sentence him quickly and severely, so that he can take advantage of the opportunity.
This sums up the court’s discussion and puts the case in the court hall for all the courtiers to see. It also serves as a reminder to everyone that being an official does not make decisions for the people. In the Great Entropy, you don’t even have the opportunity to look around for opportunities!”
After saying that, Lin Yi took out the memorial from his sleeve and uploaded it to Luo Yexuan.
Luo Yexuan opened it and flipped it in his hand. His unhappy expression changed. He raised his head and looked at Lin Yi and praised: "Prime Minister Lin is worthy of being the most virtuous prime minister in the history of the people. You will be the blessing of all people in the great entropy!"
Come on, hand this memorial to each of the adults for circulation. Today, we will all reflect on this person."
After finishing speaking, all the ministers took a deep breath and replied in unison.
In addition, there are those "individuals" who secretly complained to Master Wei Shanwei in their hearts and thought to themselves, why do you think you are messing with Princess Anyang?