Get Out of the City
The curfew in the Tang Dynasty was at the first watch of the night, but it had already been a long time. There were no pedestrians on the bustling streets of Chang 'an during the day, only patrolling soldiers.
Outside Taiji Palace, youths dressed in embroidered robes stood in a row. Standing outside the hall in such cold weather for an entire day was supposed to wake them up. Li Tai, the King of Wei, was no exception. However, he was treated better. Someone from the palace had given him a large robe and he was holding a copper charcoal stove in his arms. Even so, his fat body was still trembling.
Of course, the coldness was one thing. What made him feel the most uncomfortable was the embarrassment. He was the dignified King of Wei and had always had a positive image in the court. In the end, he had to stand with this group of profligate sons as punishment. This had been from morning until now, an entire day!
The ministers who passed by all glanced at this group of people, their eyes filled with ridicule. Li Tai felt that these people were all laughing at him!
How could Li Tai, who had always cared about his reputation, accept this?
"It's all because of Fang Jun. If it wasn't for him, this king wouldn't have ended up like this!”
Li Tai grumbled in his heart. He even had some complaints about his father, Emperor Li Er. It wasn't a big deal. At most, he would be beaten up a few times. However, he was being punished to stand outside. He didn't care about his face at all.
With a belly full of anger, his heart naturally did not feel much better. His entire face was as black as the bottom of a pot.
Chai Lingwu was standing beside Li Tai. Seeing Li Tai's expression, he said hatefully,""It's all that bastard Fang Jun's fault, causing us to lose all our face. But don't worry, Your Highness, next time I definitely won't let him off easily!”
Li Tai looked at Chai Lingwu with a slightly disdainful gaze. How could a person who was punched senseless not have a good time? He was just saying it.
Chai Ling Wu's face turned as red as a cooked prawn when Li Tai looked at him. He didn't dare to do anything to the King of Wei and could only hate Fang Jun even more in his heart.
At this moment, a few officials in purple robes walked past them and entered Taiji Palace. The crowd was whispering.
It was obvious that the fathers of these silkpants had arrived. They were probably going to discuss with Second Emperor Li about how to deal with them.
Inside the hall, the candles were brightly lit. Second Emperor Li sat on the throne, and below him sat the ministers. Without exception, they were all the parents of the silkpants outside.
Second Emperor Li glanced at the ministers. There was no joy or anger on his face. He said expressionlessly,"Everyone should know what happened at Hongfu Temple today, right? Who can tell me how to deal with it?"
There was no bias in Li Er's tone. It was just calm. However, the ministers below all looked very embarrassed. After all, their children had caused trouble. They could not keep their faces and could only respond in silence.
However, this silence could not last forever. As the prime minister, Fang Xuanling had no choice but to speak up.
"Your Majesty, there are rules to everything. This old subject believes that this should be handled according to the laws of the Great Tang.”
Fang Xuanling opened his mouth, and everyone below agreed. Since everyone was at fault, they would be punished together.
Li Er looked at these ministers expressionlessly, but he was sneering in his heart.
According to the laws of the Great Tang, such a brawl would have a bad influence. He should be beaten up first and then banished to the army. If he really did this, he would offend all the officials of the imperial court. What good reputation would he have?
Therefore, he could not take the blame.
"Alright then, since you said that you want to deal with it according to the law, then one of you will come out and do it personally.”
Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to do. Who would be the villain?
However, the problem had to be solved. Country Ying Duke Li Ji stood out and bowed to Emperor Li Er. Then, he said,"Your Majesty, today's matter involves too many people. There are rumors everywhere in the city. If the punishment is too severe, it will not affect the reputation of His Highness the King of Wei. Therefore, I think it is better to ground these people for two months to gradually eliminate the impact of this matter…"
Hearing this, Emperor Li Er couldn't help but nod his head. Li Ji's method of the sixth day of the lunar new year was to his liking. He really wanted to teach these lawless little bastards a lesson. After all, the influence of this incident was too vile. It could be said that such a large-scale mass brawl was unprecedented in the Great Tang.
If he didn't let them know that he was wrong, would they stop in the future?
However, this matter also involved his son, Li Tai. This could not be dealt with strictly. He had great expectations for this son of his, and it was impossible to damage his reputation. Therefore, the best method was what Li Ji had said, to gradually eliminate the impact.
Therefore, Second Emperor Li made a decision." It's settled then. Chase these rascals to their own villages outside Chang 'an. They are not allowed to return to Chang' an within a month. They will get lost tomorrow."”
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