Late at night, the moon hung high in the sky.
Some of the civil officials were writing furiously in the study, occasionally letting out a chilling sneer.
Kong Yan's name appeared frequently in their memorials.
In the Crown Prince's Residence in the Eastern Palace, the red and swollen on Li Chengqian's face gradually dissipated. He already had the face to discuss some matters with his trusted aides.
Naturally, as long as Li Shiming was healthy and not tired of being the Emperor, the Crown Prince was basically fine.
It was just a blow to the opponent to take revenge for his swollen face.。
"If I don't take revenge, BenGong will be the Crown Prince.”After receiving the news that Kong Yan had come out of Taiji Palace, Li Chengqian's face was filled with resentment.
He would never forget yesterday's humiliation.
When he thought about how he was hung up and beaten to pee last night, he could not help but feel his scalp go numb. He wanted to kill him to silence him!
Han King Li Yuanchang yawned and said,""Your Highness doesn't need to worry about this matter. Your Highness isn't the only one who's been beaten up. This time, he's angered by everyone.”
"But Du Pushe has spoken to protect him…Who would dare to go against Du Pushe?”Li Chengqian frowned. Even he was a little afraid of Du Ruhui. He had once suffered Du Ruhui's ferule.
"Heh, Your Highness thinks Du Ruhui is protecting him?”Li Yuan Chang smiled faintly.
"What do you mean?" Li Chengqian was puzzled.
"Du Pushe has always been clear about public and private matters. He shouldn't help that bastard for no reason.”Zhangsun Jiaqing said.
He had already been dismissed from his official position as the Crown Prince's attendant, but he was still Li Chengqian's trusted aide. When discussing some secret matters, Li Chengqian habitually called him over.
"Jiaqing is right." Li Yuanchang smiled faintly."Du Ruhui is devoted to the country. If I'm not wrong, Du Ruhui probably felt that Kong Yan was talented in business and felt that this talent could be used in the court, so he protected him.”
As he said that, Li Yuan Chang laughed and said,"But how can it be so easy to think of a plan to enrich the people and strengthen the country?”
"Moreover, His Majesty has already recruited him to be the halberd bearer in front of the palace. He is just a small official. If Your Highness personally takes action, it would be too embarrassing.”
"What does Uncle Wang mean?" Li Chengqian asked.
"Your Highness, there is no need to act. Let's wait and see what happens in the court tomorrow.”Li Yuanchang drank the wine, stood up and left, leaving behind this sentence.
"I've already bribed six censorate officials.”Zhangsun Jiaqing sneered.
"..."
The next morning, Kong Yan took a carriage to the Yongan Gate, the side door of Taiji Palace. As soon as he got off the carriage, an internal affairs eunuch came up to him, looking like he had been waiting for a long time.
Kong Yan sighed and followed the eunuch into Yong 'an Gate.
The eunuch was quite polite. On the way, he introduced the names of the various palaces and some taboos in the palace.
"For example, if you have an emergency, you have to report it in advance. If you encounter the emperor going out, you have to endure it even if you have an emergency. You must not fart in front of the noble
…"”The eunuch led Kong Yan to a simple palace and handed him some items.
He wore a notice, a waist token to enter and exit the Imperial House, a bright red ceremonial robe, and a black halberd.
"Do I have to wear this dress all the time in the future?”Kong Yan pointed at the red ceremonial robe, his eyelids twitching uncontrollably.
The eunuch smiled and said,"Of course, you are different. You only need to be on duty for four hours a day…"
"…"
Kong Yan had thought that Li Shiming might make things difficult for him when he was transferred to Taiji Palace, but he did not expect that he would be standing guard in the main hall where the court meeting was held.
Dressed in a red robe and holding a long spear, he stood in front of the side door deep inside the palace.
This was what Kong Yan did on his first day as the halberd wielder.
He felt that it was filled with malice.
After the Gate of Heaven Influence opened, officials entered Taiji Palace one after another. They held a wooden board in their hands and stood where they were supposed to stand, waiting quietly.
If they met familiar officials, they would even talk to each other.
Of course, this had nothing to do with Kong Yan. He was a soldier who could only lean against the door and yawn out of boredom.
He suspected that there should have been no one in front of this side door in the past. After all, no matter what kind of honor guard it was, it should be symmetrical.
And now, he was all alone.。。
Accompanied by a group of eunuchs, Li Shiming walked to the court hall from the side door. He stopped when he passed by Kong Yan. His face darkened when he heard Kong Yan's snoring.
"This bastard." Li Shi Min cursed in a low voice.
Wang De was very observant. He shouted loudly from the side,"His Majesty has arrived!"
Li Shiming looked at Kong Yan, who had opened his eyes, and walked straight to his throne with a cold snort, welcoming the cheers of the ministers.
Kong Yan yawned. He was obviously pretending to be asleep just now.
"The morning court session should be quite interesting.”Kong Yan thought silently. He changed into a comfortable posture and looked at the hall, wanting to see how they saluted and talked.
Very soon, he no longer found the court meeting interesting. Instead, he felt that it was filled with malice.
"I, Liu Yi of the Imperial Censorate, impeach Kong Yan for disrespecting the law, burning Chang 'an City, beating and interrogating ministers…sixteen counts!”
A person at the back of the hall stood in the middle of the civil and military officials and shouted loudly.
Immediately after, as if it was contagious, the scene of the hall being filled with people paying homage to Kong Yan yesterday reappeared.
Naturally, the main force this time was all civil officials, and their positions were not too high. They were basically in the back half of the hall.
Kong Yan was stunned. He had never expected the morning court to be like this.
They didn't talk about any national affairs. Instead, they were all impeaching a small merchant like him.
"I truly didn't think that I would have such a high status in the hearts of the officials of the Great Tang.”Kong Yan sighed.
Li Shiming glanced at Kong Yan and saw his stunned expression. He couldn't help but laugh.
"Impeachment of Kong Yan?" Li Shi Min said, and the hall fell silent.
"How do you think we should deal with him?”
Du Ruhui frowned and looked at Li Shimin in confusion.
Didn't he already decide to spare Kong Yan yesterday?
Du Ruhui was puzzled, but he didn't speak rashly.
His words carried too much weight, and he would usually only speak when the final decision was made.
"This child is treacherous and is suspected of rebellion. I suggest that his nine families be executed.”
"We agree to kill Kong Yan's entire family!”
"We agree to kill Kong Yan's entire family!”
"We agree to kill Kong Yan's entire family!”
"..."
The censorate officials seemed to have discussed this beforehand. They all wanted to kill Kong Yan's entire family.
As the person in question, Kong Yan had mixed feelings.
He thought that he was very magnanimous and would not mind others criticizing him behind his back.
But in front of him, he wanted to exterminate his entire family?
No matter how magnanimous a person was, they would still feel dark in their hearts.
"As far as I know, Kong Yan comes from Saint Kong's family. If we want to kill his nine clans, wouldn't we have to kill Minister Kong first?”Li Shi Min said slowly.
Kong Yingda knelt down and shouted,""Your Majesty, I have already expelled that treacherous nephew from the Confucius Sect!”
"In addition, didn't my nephew already discuss with His Majesty to help rebuild Chang 'an?”Kong Yingda added.
As soon as he said this, the entire hall fell silent again.
Immediately after, there was an uproar in the hall.
"Have you discussed it? When?"
"Has His Majesty decided to let that little bastard go? Why didn't anyone inform us beforehand?"
"Yesterday, Du Pushe tried his best to protect Kong Yan. His Majesty must have accepted Du Pushe's suggestion.”
"Is Your Majesty confused? We were almost killed by someone the night before yesterday. How can we let them off so easily?”
Bang
!
Suddenly, the sound of a weapon hitting the floor rang out, causing the uproar in the hall to stop abruptly.
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