The Black Tortoise Gate opened.
The civil and military officials ascended the Xuanzheng Hall.
Du Kefa looked around at the important officials of the court. He realized that Zhangsun Wuji and the others had dark circles under their eyes, as if they had not slept well.
It was obvious that Zhangsun Wuji was worried about Gao Shilian. If Gao Shilian fell, Zhangsun Wuji would be unable to support himself in the court.
……
Li Shi Min, who was wearing a dragon robe, walked into the Imperial Court.
Wang De shouted,"If you have a book, report it as soon as possible. If you don't, withdraw from court!"
After Wang De's words, Li Shiming's gaze swept across the court.
Under normal circumstances, as soon as Wang De finished speaking, Wei Zheng would step forward and report to His Majesty that he had a report.
But today, before Wei Zheng could speak, Du Kefa walked out of the court with an ivory board in his hand. He cupped his hands and said,"Your Majesty, I have a report!”
As soon as Du Kefa finished speaking, all the officials in the court held their breaths.
Zhangsun Wuji and Gao Shilian's faces were ashen, and cold sweat kept dripping from their foreheads.
"Allow!"
Du Kefa looked up at Li Shiming and said," Twenty years ago, His Majesty swept across the world for the Heavenly Strategy General…"
Before Du Kefa could finish his words, Li Shi Min's face had already revealed a smile.
Since ancient times, everyone liked to be flattered, and Li Shi Min was no exception.
However, Li Shiming had guessed the beginning correctly, but he hadn't thought of the ending.
After Du Kefa praised Li Shiming for his outstanding achievements, he changed the topic and said,"Before Your Majesty swept the world, there was chaos everywhere, and the people were in misery. A general risked his life to go to his friend's house and persuade his friend to protect his family from the disaster. Your Majesty, this person should be a loyal person.”
"He is indeed loyal." Li Shi Min replied.
All the officials listened quietly. They didn't know what Du Kefa was up to.
"Your Majesty, such a person shouldn't be implicated because of this matter, right?”
After Du Kefa's words, Li Shiming subconsciously said,"This kind of thing is a matter of loyalty, so there's no need to get involved.”
After Li Shi Min finished speaking.
The panicked expression on Gao Shilian's face completely disappeared and was replaced by gratitude…
He could tell that Du Kefa was clearly protecting Gao Shilian. This kind of kindness was akin to a parent's rebirth.
"Since Your Majesty also thinks that this person is loyal, then I will report the truth. Back then, the person who went to Xiang City and asked his good friend to hide from the world was the Minister of Personnel Affairs, Gao Shilian…"
Du Kefa's voice was like a great bell.
Li Shi Min suddenly realized that Du Kefa had prepared so much for this sentence.
In fact, Li Shi Min had already guessed the general, but he didn't want to say it.
Now that Du Kefa was already in the main hall, he had nothing to worry about.
"Gao Shilian! Tell me, what is going on?”
Du Kefa cupped his hands and returned to the court. He had already investigated the case that Li Shiming had asked him to investigate. He had also defended Gao Shilian in the court. After the previous setup, Gao Shilian would not be punished too severely.
As for what kind of punishment Li Shiming would give Gao Shilian, that was not something Du Kefa had to worry about.
Many of the officials in the court looked at Du Kefa with various thoughts in their minds.
Shocking!
Admirable!
Fear!
Envy!
All the different attitudes of the court were displayed at this moment.
When Zhangsun Wuji looked at Du Kefa, his eyes were filled with gratitude. At the same time, he felt regret in his heart. When Du Kefa became the Minister of Justice, he had tried to stop him. Now that he thought about it, how stupid was he to stop him back then?
……
"Since you've done something loyal in this matter, I'll punish you with three years of salary…"
After Li Shiming punished Gao Shilian, Gao Shilian returned to the court with a lingering fear. He turned to Du Kefa, his heart filled with excitement. He would definitely repay Du Kefa's kindness in the court today.
Li Shi Min sat upright on the throne and said,"Which other beloved minister has a memorial?”
As soon as Li Shiming finished speaking, Du Kefa, who had just returned to the court, stepped out again.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report.”
Whoosh…
The ministers were in a hubbub.
"Who is he going to sue?"
"I haven't heard of anyone who provoked him recently.”
"It can't be Hou Junji, right?"
"It's possible."
Among the officials, Left Guard General Hou Junji angrily clenched his fists. At this moment, Hou Junji's heart was filled with fear and terror. After all, in the Imperial Court, he and Du Kefa were like fire and water.
"My dear minister, is there anything else?"
"Your Majesty, ever since I became a minister of the Supreme Court, there has been a case of Dang Renhong harming the people in a short period of time.”
"From this, we can see that among the officials in Chang 'an and other places, there are many corrupt officials who do whatever they want. I feel that we should conduct an investigation and assessment of all the officials to find out the rat sh * t among them and return peace to the people.”
The ministers once again clamored for a long time.
Du Kefa actually wanted to test all the officials in the world. He wanted to investigate them. This was simply too much.
Of course, he couldn't agree to such a thing.
All of a sudden, some of the ministers came out to object.
"Your Majesty, you can't agree. Dang Renhong is only a minority. The vast majority of officials are good officials and honest.”
"Examining all the officials in the world will definitely affect their daily work and cause the world to shake. This must not be done.”
"Lord Xu is right. Furthermore, investigating the officials requires a lot of manpower and a lot of money.”
The ministers came up with all sorts of excuses.
Wei Zheng naturally had to come out and say something about such a big matter.
He supported Du Kefa and felt that it was necessary to investigate the officials and rectify the official system.
At the same time, the Minister of Personnel Gao Shilian and the Minister of War Li Jing stepped forward and agreed to Du Kefa's request to assess all officials.
In the imperial court, Du Kefa's faction had already taken shape.
The ministers were divided into two factions, with few in favor and those who opposed were furious.
As the emperor, Li Shimin wanted to agree to investigate the officials, but most of the ministers opposed it, so he could not easily issue an edict.
"Allow me to consider this matter and discuss it later. Please continue to report."
"I still have something to report." Du Kefa said again.
How many things do you have to report? Li Shi Min roared in his heart. He was worried that Du Kefa would throw out another big question and cause the officials to object.
The ministers who opposed Du Kefa also looked at him in horror, wishing they could go up and block his mouth.
All the officials knew that a violent storm was about to break out in the Great Tang Empire, and the instigator of this storm was none other than the Minister of Judicial Review, Du Kefa!
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