Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was time for the court assembly. During this period, down jackets continued to be popular and had already become popular in Chang 'an City. Even countless people in the surrounding counties knew about the existence of down jackets.
Many surrounding merchants, and even the rest of the common people and nobles, began to buy down jackets. Although the popularity had passed, and the number of people buying down jackets decreased, in fact, the daily sales were still not low.
The daily income was extremely high.
Early in the morning, Du Qi was dressed neatly and was ready to go to court. Because today was the court assembly, he, a fifth-rank founding county official, also needed to go to court. In fact, Du Qi could not go, after all, he was not an official. The problem was, Li Yuan actually gave a special order to let Du Qi participate, so he could only reluctantly get up early.
After eating breakfast, Du Qi, somewhat dizzy, got on the carriage and went to the Imperial City.
At this time, the sky was not yet bright.
The surroundings were still dark, after all, in the winter morning, dawn came very late. Especially in the morning, there was wind and snow, once lying in bed, it was very difficult to remember.
Du Qi's carriage arrived outside the Imperial City, he still stayed in the carriage and did not leave, still catching up on sleep. Anyway, it was not time to go to court, sleep a little more first.
When it was close to the time to go to court, Liu Jian reminded Du Qi.
At this time, Du Qi got out of the carriage.
He was wearing a down jacket for the time being, after all, he had not gone to the palace yet. At this time, Du Qi looked around and found that the officials in the court, and even the big shots in the court, were all wearing down jackets to keep warm.
It was really too cold in the morning.
They could only wear down jackets.
As the imperial edict to go to court came, everyone quickly took off their down jackets, tightened their clothes, shrank their noses, and orderly stood in their respective positions, and then went to the palace.
Du Qi was a minor official, not an official, so he was at the back.
He did not care.
And although Du Qi did not wear a down jacket, Du Qi was still not cold, under his inner shirt, he was wearing a down vest. At most, his face would be exposed, and when the cold wind blew, his face would be a little cold.
Du Qi followed the procession into the palace. When he reached the main hall, he sat down in a corner.
In any case, this court meeting had nothing to do with him for the time being.
Take a seat.
However, not long after Du Qi sat down, Du Chuke sat down beside him. Du Chuke looked at Du Qi who was sitting casually and reminded him, "Erlang, be careful and don't be careless. Otherwise, if the people from the Censorate see you, they will not let you off. "
Du Qi said: "If the people from the Censorate want to come, they can come as they please, I will take them on. In any case, as long as the enemy doesn't attack me, I won't attack them. If these people want to pick a fight, I'll fight back. Moreover, aren't we waiting for someone to take the bait today? "
Du Chuke's face twitched.
This kid really wasn't afraid.
If it was anyone else, they would have to be respectful when meeting someone from the Censorate. After all, the people from the Censorate were naturally domineering. If anyone offended the people from the Censorate, their days would not be peaceful.
Du Chuke shook his head, no longer speaking, and sat down.
The group of courtiers took their seats.
However, when everyone took their seats, only Pei Ji sat alone at the front. This was a seat that Li Yuan set up for Pei Ji alone. The reason was simple, Li Yuan thought highly of Pei Ji, so Pei Ji was different from the rest of the courtiers.
Following a eunuch's shout, 'His Majesty has arrived', everyone was silent, standing up together to respectfully welcome the arrival of Li Yuan. After Li Yuan took his seat, everyone saluted Li Yuan, then took their seats.
Xiao Li stood beside Li Yuan, saying loudly: "If there's something to report, the court is dismissed."
Although his voice was sharp, it was incomparably loud, echoing clearly in the main hall. Everyone heard this voice clearly. At this time, the courtiers submitted their memorials one after another.
They were all matters of the present.
There were matters that needed disaster relief in the cold weather, officials that needed to be dealt with for taking bribes.
In short, there were many matters.
Li Yuan patiently gave a plan to deal with them one by one. Time also slipped away quietly. The oil lamps in the main hall had long been extinguished, and the sky was bright.
Li Yuan actually didn't like the court assembly. Because he woke up early and was very busy, he didn't have any time to rest at all. After such a process, because of his age, he was very tired.
As he dealt with one matter after another, he gradually relaxed.
"Your Majesty, I have a memorial."
At this moment, a deep and loud voice sounded. This voice was extremely loud, echoing in the main hall. As the voice sounded, everyone woke up at once. They were all woken up by the noise.
It was Wang Xuandao who stood up with the ceremonial tablet in his hand.
Wang Xuandao was full of righteousness, and his face was extremely serious. He gave off an extremely sharp feeling. At this moment, Wang Xuandao was like a sharp sword, showing its edge.
Li Yuan said: "Speak!"
Wang Xuandao looked around and said seriously: "Your Majesty, I impeach Chang 'an county magistrate Du Chuke for keeping thugs, abusing power for personal gain, oppressing the people, and even harming the merchants and people of Chang' an City."
Boom!!
In the main hall, a discussion broke out.
Originally, many people who came to the court assembly were listless and sleepy. But now, Wang Xuandao was tearing up, which made everyone excited. Everyone looked at Wang Xuandao in unison, wanting to watch the fun.
In fact, the court assembly was only interesting when the officials of the Censorate were present. As long as it was not about impeaching them, as long as it had nothing to do with them, it was very comfortable to watch the fun.
However, Li Yuan frowned slightly.
He was the one who proposed the appointment of Du Chuke, and Du Chuke was also known for his talent and ability. Such a person as the county magistrate of Chang 'an City, especially when Chang' an City was under the emperor's control, how could he casually abuse power for personal gain and oppress the people?
This was Li Yuan's doubt.
Li Yuan didn't show anything. He followed the established procedures and said in a deep voice: "Wang Xuandao, you want to impeach Chang 'an City Magistrate Du Chuke, then where is the evidence?"
Wang Xuandao took out the memorial from his sleeve and said: "Your Majesty, I have recorded all the evidence clearly. Your Majesty, please take a look."
He held the memorial with both hands.
Xiao Li hurriedly came down, took the memorial, and put it in front of Li Yuan's desk. When Li Yuan began to read it, Wang Xuandao also continued: "Du Chuke abused power for personal gain because as soon as he took office in Chang 'an City, he instructed Chang' an City's rogue wanderer Zhang Jingping to gather wanderers and set up the so-called security team."
"These rogues of the security team collected protection fees on the street. Anyone who was unwilling to pay protection fees would be targeted. The money collected from the protection fees went into Du Chuke's pocket. "
"And during this period, Zhang Jingping wantonly beat the people and wantonly targeted the merchants."
"These were all instructed by Du Chuke."
Wang Xuandao continued, "Du Chuke still has the final say in the Chang 'an County yamen. Anyone who disobeyed his orders was punished by Du Chuke, either marginalized or removed from office. "
"Your Majesty, Du Chuke is a person who takes bribes, bends the law, and is extremely violent."
"When he took office as the county magistrate of Chang 'an City, thousands of people in Chang' an City cried bitterly and thousands of people fell into the abyss of suffering. Du Chuke disregarded Your Majesty's high regard. Your Majesty, please execute this house as a warning to others. "
Wang Xuandao's voice was stern.
The officials in the imperial court listened, and many people's eyes fell on Du Chuke.
Because Du Chuke was also present.
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