The civil officials were anxious.
They could no longer care about their usual manners.
Their faces were red as they quarreled with the generals in the court.
From time to time, some civil officials could not win against the generals. They would kneel on the ground angrily and beg the emperor to punish them. At the same time, they would scold the generals for insulting them.
However, Li Shimin did not do anything.
Instead, he looked on with a smile. This was a scheme that he had planned.
He had long wanted to teach this group of civil officials a lesson.
They always carried the teachings of Confucius and Mencius, but what did they do?
When something happened, they did not say anything. Once something happened, it would be Li Shimin's fault!
'Fine, can't you quarrel?
I'll let you quarrel to your heart's content today!
If you don't quarrel enough, no one is allowed to leave the court! '
At this time, the civil officials were anxious when they saw that Li Shimin did not care about anything.
Who were they?
They were Confucian scholars who practiced the teachings of Confucius and Mencius!
What kind of people were these soldiers?
Who gave them the right to question the teachings of Confucius and Mencius?
Lord Sun of the Guanglu Temple pointed at Cheng Yaojin and shouted with trembling lips, "Brute! You brute, what else can you do besides throwing a few punches? "
"A few days ago, this old man heard that outside the city, you used the Emperor's name to detain the rebels. You disregarded the safety of the people and forcibly arrested them. Moreover, you did it in front of everyone. Don't you agree?"
"Yes!"
Cheng Yaojin clenched his fists so tightly that his knuckles cracked.
"This group of rebels insulted the emperor in public and even wanted to assassinate the crown prince. Lord Zhangsun, according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, what should be the punishment for such a person?"
Zhangsun Wuji glanced at Cheng Yaojin and said calmly, "You insulted the emperor in public and attempted to assassinate the crown prince. Nine generations of your family will be executed!"
"Zhangsun Wuji! How come this old man doesn't find you pleasing to the eye? When did you wear the same pants as that boorish fellow Cheng Yaojin? "
"As the Minister of Justice, you actually …"
Zhangsun Wuji also gave up.
What the f * ck.
'You can scold me if you want to, but why the f * ck do you have to drag me into this?'
"Sun Dahai, how dare you question the laws of the Ministry of Justice? Do you want me to ask His Majesty to let you copy the laws of the Tang Dynasty a hundred times? "
"You … you …"
"You what?! Don't tell me that you, Minister of Guanglu Temple, haven't even read the laws of the Tang Dynasty? Then aren't you neglecting your duties as the Minister of Guanglu Temple? "
Zhangsun Wuji took the opportunity to ask.
Sun Dahai was speechless.
However, at this moment, the people from the Imperial Astronomer jumped out again.
"Lord Zhangsun, I have observed the heavenly phenomena in this matter, and it is actually Mars guarding my heart. You …"
"Old liar, you're using Antares Guarding Heart again, aren't you? I, Old Cheng, still remember the last time, before the Retired Emperor's birthday, you said that Ying Huo was guarding the heart. What happened to the trade route that was sabotaged by Guan Long? Did Mars come up with this again when it saw that Chang 'an City couldn't be messed up? "
"Then according to what you said, are all the stars in the sky what you call Mars guarding the heart?"
"You … Cheng Yaojin, I have no quarrel with the ox …"
"Get out of here! Don't use Antares Guarding Heart to swindle people. If you dare to use this again, do you believe that Lao Tzu won't beat you up in court? "
"Vulgar!"
"Vulgar!"
"Your Majesty, please say something! We are sincere. Now, everyone in Chang 'an City is indeed spreading this rumor. Moreover, the locusts are also true. According to what Cheng Yaojin said, the locusts outside the city were all fabricated by us? "
"Lord Wei! Come out and be the judge! "
Seeing that the emperor was still ignoring him, that person hurriedly asked Wei Zheng.
Wei Zheng glanced indifferently at all the officials who were kneeling on the ground and begging him to come out. He sighed faintly and said, "Just now, the emperor said that this is not a punishment from heaven. This is a blessing from heaven. It is an auspicious sign that heaven has bestowed upon the Tang Dynasty. Don't you understand?"
When the civil officials heard this, they instantly held their breaths.
An auspicious sign from heaven?
What was going on?
Even Prime Minister Wei …
"Prime Minister Wei! I don't know who the emperor and Prime Minister Wei have listened to to to mislead the public, but these locusts have been the bane of heaven since ancient times. How can this be an auspicious sign? "
"Not an auspicious sign?"
Cheng Yaojin sneered and said, "Sun Dahai, I remember that until now, you still have a lot of locusts' eggs stored in your house. Do you dare to say that you haven't eaten a jin of them every day?"
"You … Cheng Yaojin! How can that thing compare to locusts? That is a great tonic that the emperor has bestowed upon this humble official. Moreover, the emperor has been eating it. How can something like locusts compare to it? "
"Haha!"
"Hahahaha!"
Cheng Yaojin and Zhangsun Wuji finally couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"Sun Dahai, Old Man, I don't know if you've overdone it or if your brain is really not enough. Let me ask you, what are locusts' eggs? What are locusts? "
"These locusts' eggs are, of course, …"
At this point, Sun Dahai's voice suddenly stopped abruptly.
Even in the Political Announcement Hall, all the civil officials who were arguing with the military generals with red faces came to an abrupt stop.
What were locusts?
What were locusts' eggs?
This …
Li Shimin also said faintly, "Are you all done arguing?"
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