The huge Taiji Palace was silent.
The nine sons of the High Dukes stared at Li Zhen with their eyes wide open. Weren't they just calling each other brothers just now? Why did they suddenly call the nine of them brothers?
Eh, that's not right!
Some scholars came back to their senses and couldn't help but be heartbroken. No wonder Li Zhen said not to take it to heart if he offended them. So he was talking about this?!
What should he do now? Li Junxian nervously gripped the jade pendant at his waist, hesitating whether to throw it away.
This was too damn hot!
Who would have thought?
Li Zhen gave the jade pendant to others to f * cking test them!
Peng Yu was originally smiling very happily. There was nothing more beautiful than seeing " brothers being respectful ".
The next second, he fell silent.
Tricks, they were all tricks!
This Li Zhen was really cunning!
Moreover, it was the kind where the other party couldn't blame him after he had tricked him. After all, Li Zhen had said in advance that he liked to offend people and that he shouldn't take it to heart. Only then did he join the scholars.
I've already said it first.
If they blamed him again, it would not be Li Zhen's problem. It would be their fault. They were petty. Li Zhen had already told the truth. Who would have thought that they would think that he was joking?!
Dirty, his heart was too dirty!
Peng Yu took a deep breath and secretly made up his mind. He would never provoke Li Zhen in the future. He really couldn't afford to offend this guy!
Li Er put down his teacup and looked at Li Zhen. For a moment, he did not know what to say. Although he knew that Li Zhen would play a flower, who would have thought that he would play a myriad of purple and red!
"What did they take from you?" Li Er asked suspiciously.”
Li Zhen solemnly took the jade pendant from his waist and raised it high.
"This official is giving this jade pendant. Today, this official personally delivered it to them outside the palace gate.”
"No…"
Li Er felt his head buzzing. He was puzzled and said,"I don't understand. If that's the case, why did you give the jade pendant away?”
Li Zhen said in surprise,
"As fellow examinees and future colleagues, isn't it normal to give a jade pendant as a blessing?”
Li Er was even more confused. He frowned and asked,
"Then why are you joining them now?”
Li Zhen hesitated and said,
"As a censor, my duty is to supervise all officials. Now that I see an official accepting bribes in private, shouldn't I participate?”
After hearing this, Li Er fell into deep thought and did not speak for a long time.
He realized that there was nothing wrong with what Li Zhen said.
However, she felt that something was amiss.
Had he been tricked again?
Li Er thought for a long time and suddenly had an idea. He asked,
"Since you said that they accepted bribes in private, what about you? If the bribers have to be punished, shouldn't you be punished for bribing them?”
Well said!
Peng Yu, who was listening at the side, secretly applauded Li Er in his heart. There was nothing wrong with what he said, and it was a fatal blow!
After all, those who took bribes had to be punished.
Those who bribed him should also be severely punished!
Moreover, the briber had to be punished for a serious crime. After all, if there were no bribers, where would there be officials who took bribes?!
The eyes of the nine dukes lit up as they looked at the current emperor with admiration.
After all, he was the emperor. What he saw, heard, and thought were incomparable to ordinary people. In the blink of an eye, he had changed his offensive and defensive style and restrained Li Zhen's words!
The corner of Li Er's mouth curled up slightly. Feeling the admiration from the surrounding people, he couldn't help but feel a little proud. He stared straight at Li Zhen and said unhurriedly,
"Li Zhen, what else do you have to say? If you want me to punish them, I can, but as a briber, you should also punish them. Otherwise, I can't!”
Li Zhen let out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he was prepared. He had long expected that you would ask this question. Then, without thinking, he said in a deep voice,
"Your Majesty, this is a mistake!"
"The Censorate is His Majesty's eyes and ears. The position of censor is His Majesty's eyes and ears.”
"Therefore, today's subject is Your Majesty's eyes and ears.”
"The ancients said that an official should have both virtue and ability. If you have talent but no virtue, you are a villain!”
"It's an eternal principle that villains harm the country!”
"Back then,'Qin II' believed in this lowly person 'Zhao Gao', and the whole world had already rebelled.”
"For example, Emperor Wu of Liang of the Southern Dynasty trusted Zhu Yi, and Hou Jing led his army to the Imperial Palace without knowing about it!”
"It's more like the previous dynasty's 'Emperor Yang' trusting the villain 'Yu Shiji'. The rebels attacked cities and territories, but they were still kept in the dark!”
"What is this illness?"
"The illness lies in the emperor being close to a villain!"
Li Zhen raised his head and stared at Li Er, who was stunned by his words. He continued,
"This subject is giving these jade pendants to the examinees today to test their virtue. If they don't accept them, their virtue will be excellent and they will be given important tasks. In the future, they will definitely be the subjects of our Great Tang!”
"However, if they accept my jade pendant, they can even accept this small jade pendant today. In the future, if someone gives them gold, money, houses, and women and asks them to do something, what should they do?”
"I can conclude that they will be able to collect the jade pendant today.”
"Then in the future, they will definitely receive a heavy gift!”
Li Zhen raised his head and stared at Li Er.
"So the nine of them can be officials, but not censors!”
"If they become censors, His Majesty will definitely be the second Qin II, the second Liang Wudi, and the second Sui Yangdi! At that time, the world would be in chaos without knowing, the rebels would not have heard of the siege, and the rebels would still be in the dark about the siege!”
"For the Great Tang, for the world, for the country!”
"Your Majesty, please understand!"
At the end of his speech, Li Zhen's tone was sonorous and powerful. He bowed and said loudly.
Qin Huaiyu, Xiao Rui, Li Dejian, Du Gou, Fang Yizhi, Cheng Chumo, Yuchi Baolin, Hou Yinshi, Zhangsun Chong, and the other nine people turned pale after hearing this. Then, everyone knelt on the ground and shouted,
"Your Majesty, we don't want to be censors anymore!”
"You'd better choose someone else!"
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