"Silence! Silence!"
The eunuch shouted, and the whole place finally quieted down.
Everyone looked at Tian Zi on the dragon throne.
Chen An also looked over. His pair of bright big eyes blinked, and his gaze seemed to be filled with endless anticipation.
Feeling the attention of the officials and the anticipation of the little guy, Li Shiming suppressed the laughter in his heart and his expression became serious.
"Chen An, listen carefully!"
"I swear to the heavens that I will never joke!”
Li Shi Min smiled.
He was waiting for the little one's reaction. He was waiting for the little fellow to make a request for the fruits in the palace.
This little fellow was really childish.
In the grand Imperial Conference, in the grand Golden Hall, he only knew about the trivial matter of 'delicious fruits'.
Sigh!
Should I praise him for being smart? Or should I say that he was stupid?
Forget it, forget it.
Since the little guy had repeatedly "emphasized" that the fruits in the palace were delicious, then when he asked for the "fruits in the palace" later, he would reward him with a cart of them and instantly add some gold, silver, jewelry, and silk!
He didn't want the little guy to live a poor life in Chang 'an as an orphan and a widow.
…At
this moment, Li Shimin was thinking this way.
All the civil and military officials in the hall thought the same.
Everyone looked at the little fellow, waiting for him to bring up the small reward of "fruits from the palace".
However…
at this moment.
The smile on Chen An's face disappeared. The excitement and happiness in her big bright eyes had also disappeared.
What replaced it was an indescribable solemnity and cunnness.
In the next moment.
Chen An tidied up his clothes and said seriously,""Since His Majesty promised to fulfill the wishes of the people and swore to the heavens, saying: Jun, don't joke! Then…I
, Chen An, am here to ask the emperor to grant me the position of Prime Minister of the Great Tang!”
"Below one person and above ten thousand people!”
Boom!
It was as if in an instant, the sky changed color, and thunder struck heavily on the human world, heavily striking the hearts of the monarch and his subjects.
What was that?
You want to be the prime minister?
Do you even know what a prime minister represents?
That was the peak of the power of a subject, a monstrous power that could compete with the Son of Heaven!
Heavens!
This little fellow was too cunning!
He actually used the "fruits in the palace" as bait to lure the emperor into making a promise. He even swore to the heavens that he would not joke around.
And the result?
As a result, when everyone was ready to listen to him ask for a reward of "fruits from the palace", this cunning child unexpectedly opened his mouth to ask for an official position, and he asked for the position of Prime Minister of the Tang Empire.
Earth-shattering!
The hall shook!
What a good scheme, what a good scheme!
A seven-year-old child had actually calculated all the civil and military officials in the court, even the high and mighty emperor.
…At
this moment.
The faces of all the officials turned ashen.
At this moment.
Li Shi Min's face was extremely gloomy.
What naive child prodigy?
What little kid?
This was clearly an extremely treacherous demon!
"How dare you!"
Hou Junji bellowed as he stood up and bowed to the emperor."Your Majesty, Chen An is unforgivable for bullying the sovereign. This humble subject requests immediate execution!"
"Ha!"
Chen An smiled coldly and asked,""When did I deceive the emperor?"
"Didn't you say that the palace fruits were delicious?”
"Yeah!" Are the fruits in the palace not delicious? This was also considered a crime of deceiving the sovereign. What a joke!”
"You!"
"What about me? If you want to kill me based on this, I'm afraid the world won't accept it!”
Seeing
that the other party was speechless, Chen An turned to the emperor."Your Majesty, I request the title of Prime Minister. I hope Your Majesty will not joke!”
This was forcing the king!
Li Shi Min suddenly stood up, his entire body trembling with anger.
"Chen An, how dare you scheme against all the civil and military officials in the court! How dare you scheme against me!”
Li Shiming was furious and shouted,"Men!"
The door opened.
A group of Golden Guards charged into the hall with spears in their hands.
"Arrest Chen An!”
"Yes, sir!"
The Golden Guard's spear was pointed at the child in the center of the hall.
Under the sunlight outside, the sharp spearheads reflected a cold light.
Seeing this scene, the faces of all the civil and military officials revealed a "pity" color.
This child was clearly talented and unparalleled in the world. Why did he have to scheme against Tian Zi?
This was a serious crime of "deceiving the emperor"!
Do you think that just because you said that you didn't 'deceive the sovereign', you really didn't?
Do you think that just because you have unparalleled eloquence, you can withstand a butcher's knife?
How naive!
He really didn't deserve to die!
Sigh!
What a pity, what a pity, what a pity…At
this moment, everyone seemed to have already seen the scene of the golden chariot being stained with blood, the child dying, and the entire clan being exterminated.
However, at this moment.
"Wait!"
Chen An suddenly shouted, and the Golden Guards halted.
"Chen An, what else do you have to say?" Li Shimin asked angrily.”
Chen An did not answer. Instead, he turned his head and looked at the southeast corner of the hall.
"May I ask where the Great Tang Historian is?”
The Tang historian was an official who recorded the history of the Tang Empire, especially the words of the monarch and his subjects.
In ancient times, almost all the people who held the post of historian were unyielding and unafraid of power.
Furthermore!
After the founding of the Great Tang, Emperor Gaozu set a rule: [Any official who reports to the emperor must be accompanied by a historian. No matter what they say, it must be recorded. If you want to impeach an official, you must read the impeachment content to the emperor's honor guard and be responsible for it.
This was to prevent the phenomenon of the monarch being muddle-headed and the minister being sycophantic.
Li Shimin, who was determined to become a sage king, made this rule an iron rule after he ascended the throne.
... He
heard a shout.
The historian who was sitting in the corner of the hall and writing the "court affairs" was stunned for a moment. Then he stood up and cupped his hands."I am the Tang Dynasty's historian, Bai Lingzhi. May I ask what is the matter?”
"I've tasted it!"
"During the Spring and Autumn Period, a senior official of the State of Qi, Cui Zhu, killed Duke Zhuang of Qi. The Grand Historian of the State of Qi recorded this matter truthfully. Cui Zhu was furious and killed the Grand Historian. Taishi's two younger brothers, Taishi Zhong and Taishi Shu, also recorded that they were killed by Cui Zhu. Cui Zhu told Taishi's third brother, Taishi Ji,""Your three brothers are all dead. Aren't you afraid of death? You'd better write the death of Zhuang Gong as a sudden illness according to my request.'”
"However, Taishi Ji replied seriously,"'It is the duty of a historian historian to go to the bottom of the matter. It is better to die than to live. What you did will be known by everyone sooner or later. Even if I don't write it, I won't be able to cover up your crimes. Instead, I'll become a laughing stock for the ages.”
"Hearing this, Cui Zhu had nothing to say and could only let him go. Thus, there were stories of Cui Zhu killing the emperor and the historian being killed three times.”
Chen An told this story that had been passed down through the ages, and everyone nodded in unison.
Then, Chen An looked at the Tang historian and asked seriously,""Now, I would like to ask 'Great Tang's Historian Bai', do you still have the strength of character of an ancient historian?”
As soon as he said this, the historian put down the brush in his hand and said seriously,""I don't dare to compare myself with the sages, but it is the duty of a historian to record history truthfully.”
"Good!"
Chen An was very satisfied and laughed.""In that case, I would like to ask the historian to record: Zhenguan three years, September 3. The fatuous ruler was cruel and ordered his guards to kill a seven-year-old child in the throne room of the Tang Empire.”
"This is an atrocity that even King Zhou of Shang has never committed!”
"Today, after I die, I request that Historian Bai announce to the world: The new emperor was fatuous and immoral, cruel and unreasonable. Three years ago, he imprisoned his father, killed his brother, and killed his younger brother. Three years later, he killed the children of the people. The old, the young, the stupid, and the stupid had all been killed!”
"Haha!"
A childish voice echoed in the Golden Hall.
Everyone was shocked.
All the officials, palace maids, and eunuchs trembled in fear.
…
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