After Su Yan and several others were temporarily taken away, Li Hong not only summoned Li Qiao from Yushitai, but also summoned the six ministers, Zhongshu, Menxia, and the left and right servants of Shangshu Province.
In addition to the five eunuchs of the nine temples of the Tang Dynasty and the deputies of the three provinces and six ministries, Li Hong summoned half of the ministers who were qualified to go to court when Su Gui and Di Renjie were confused.
No one knows why Li Hong mobilized troops in such a way, but with the arrival of the Sixth Ministry and other people from the three provinces, Li Hong also moved to Jingzhao Mansion from the front hall of Jingzhao Mansion with Wen Wen and others and all the ministers. In a larger conference hall.
Officials from three provinces and six ministries followed Di Renjie, Li Qiao, and Su Gui with expressions of searching for each other. At Li Hong's signal, a total of fourteen people sat down around the table uneasily.
As soon as he sat down, Su Gui stood up and saluted with fear and said: "Your Majesty, I deserve to die for my crime. I have trained such a rebellious son to criticize the imperial court. I know that I cannot escape the blame, so I ask your Majesty to punish him."
"Criminal? What crime? Punish him for criticizing the imperial court and talking nonsense?" Li Hong glanced at the others. Even Li Qiao, the Yushitai, had a solemn look on his face.
On the way from the front hall to the meeting hall, the dozen or so important court officials present had already figured out exactly what happened in Jingzhao Yamen today.
Whether he is the son of Su Gui, the son of the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, or the son of Luoyang Prime Minister Du Shenyu, it is indeed enough to punish him if he criticizes the court, talks nonsense, and confuses the people.
"Your Majesty..." Su Gui knelt on the ground, already understanding what happened today. Your Majesty summoned the six ministries and three provinces with great fanfare. I'm afraid it was just to avoid being talked about in the world, so he mobilized a large number of people to punish him.
In this way, His Majesty will naturally not be able to suppress the world's scholars and only support the reputation of Imperial College, Hongwen Hall and other schools.
"Call those four people in." Li Hong ignored Su Gui, who was kneeling on the ground uneasy, and said to Di Renjie again.
Looking back at Shangguan Wan'er and Li Lingyue, Li Hong continued: "You two can record today's events in detail. The next issue of "Fang Jian Tian Xia" can record what happened today in Jingzhao Mansion Yamen. , published on the front page.”
Li Lingyue was stunned when she followed Guan Wan'er. Now in the meeting hall of Jingzhao Mansion, important ministers from three provinces and six ministries were gathered, as well as the two chief ministers of Dali Temple and Yushitai. It stands to reason that whether they are Wen Wen or Bai Bai Pure, should not be qualified to stay here without avoiding it.
But what Li Hong said made the four women who followed them into the meeting hall with the same uneasy mentality gradually feel calmer.
Now that His Majesty has said this, even other courtiers, I am afraid no one is willing to touch Li Hong's troubles at this time. They advise that the imperial family and the harem should not be involved in the affairs of the court. After all, what happened today is because of Your Majesty. The two imperial concubines rose up with His Majesty’s most beloved princess.
Therefore, everyone acquiesced in the fact that the two imperial concubines, Miss Bai, and Her Royal Highness Princess Taiping were in the meeting hall. They all sat upright and waited for Li Hong to deal with today's conflict between Su Yan and others and the imperial concubine.
But no matter what, even the ministers here who know Li Hong well have basically determined in their hearts at this moment that the Yin Sugui of Jingzhao Mansion is kneeling on the ground and the young minister of Dali Temple who is unable to come here. As well as Luoyang Prime Minister Du Shenyan, including their heirs, today may be very difficult to survive safely.
In the end, it all depends on whether His Majesty will give him a lenient sentence or kill him as a warning to others and deal with him harshly.
Glancing at Su Gui who was kneeling on the ground, Li Hong did not ask him to get up again. Since you are willing to kneel, then you can continue to kneel to apologize, not to mention you yourself think you are guilty
Rubbing the rim of the tea cup, Li Hong said lightly as if talking to himself: "Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, I have experienced many people talking about right and wrong, but I still remain standing, and even become stronger and stronger every year. bustling."
"If everyone, from the king to the common people, regards the views and opinions of others as the standard of right and wrong, wouldn't our Tang Dynasty have died eight hundred times early? Just because of a few words criticizing the imperial court, we will be If I punish others, I will appear to be stingy. I am not confident in my heart. But let me, or an official, sit down and talk with a few people who are boastful and empty-handed, and explain to them various decisions and strategies of the Tang Dynasty. Do they have this qualification? I will never do anything to gain fame. Today, I made an exception to let the four of you come in to listen to my affairs in the Tang Dynasty. It is not because your father is an important minister of my court, but because of this matter. The cause is related to the four of them. I can't use my power to suppress you, and naturally I can't convict you for no reason. But it's about our imperial family and the harem, and I can't let the harem and the royal family suffer for no reason, right? Whether it is common people, ministers, celebrities or royal family members, I should hold a bowl of water in a balanced manner and be impartial."
Li Hong looked at the four people who were escorted in by the jailer. They had already been shackled by them. After sighing helplessly, Di Renjie immediately asked the jailer to open the shackles and shackles of Su Yan, Du Bing, Du Xian and Cui Yongke. .
"Just stand, you are not qualified to sit down here." Li Hong once again glanced at the four people who were moving their hands and feet cautiously, and said lightly.
After Su Yan and the other four people heard Li Hong's words again, they dared to take stock of the situation in the meeting hall after entering the door.
Especially Su Yan, when he looked around at the dozen or so people sitting around the meeting hall but did not find his father's figure, Du He, who happened to be next to him, gently touched his sleeve and pointed to his knees with his eyes. The figure lying on the ground motioned Su Yan to look over there.
Seeing that the familiar figure was his father Su Gui, Su Yan and the other three people suddenly took a breath of cold air. Who is sitting in the main seat? How could he accept his father's kneeling down to apologize so calmly, and even make his father unable to kneel down? !
The four young wealthy men looked at the gentle women who had conflicted with them. Their eyes instantly became extremely unnatural, with expressions of horror and shock.
"Data never tells lies, Ministry of Personnel. In recent years, what is the proportion of students trained by the Imperial College, Hongwen Hall, Chongwen Hall and Wu Xing Qiwang who have become local officials?" Li Hong reached out and took Bai Chun and handed it to him. He asked, looking down at the table with his pen.
Yao Chong, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, stood up and said immediately: "Your Majesty, from the first year of Hongdao to the present, the proportion compiled by the Ministry of Personnel is that students from the Imperial College, Hongwen Hall, and Chongwen Hall account for 70%, of which 60% are from poor families, and the rest Forty percent are the sons of dignitaries or merchants, and thirty percent are from the clans of nobles or courtiers."
Just as Yao Chong, the Minister of Civil Service, finished speaking, the faces of Su Yan, Du Bing, Du Xian and Cui Yongke instantly turned pale, and large beads of sweat fell from their foreheads.
After a few pops, the four people's knees went weak. In an instant, they knelt down behind Su Gui, who was originally kneeling on the ground. Their arms on the ground were trembling and their lips were trembling, but they did not dare to say even a single word.
The dozen or so people in the meeting hall seemed not to have seen those people kneeling down tremblingly. They were still listening to the report of Yao Chong, the Minister of Civil Affairs: "Ninety percent of those who have passed the imperial examination and become officials such as the Imperial College are in Local positions, but... less than 10% can be appointed to important positions by Dao, state, and county from the beginning. They all started as officials. Now nearly 40% have become county magistrates or chief registrars. Parents are officials. All students who come from high-ranking families or are members of the courtier clan, whether they become officials after passing the imperial examination or are recommended as officials, 10% of them will be appointed to important local positions from the beginning, and nearly 70% of them will be in Taoism. At the , state and state levels, less than 30% are officials at the county level.”
"What do you think about the differences between the free, poor and wealthy roads, states and counties?" Li Hong handed the pen in his hand to Shangguan Wan'er. Only Shangguan Wan'er and Li Lingyue were seen, listening to the words of the Minister of Civil Affairs and writing at the desk. Write and draw vigorously.
"Your Majesty, ten percent of those who pass the imperial examinations such as the Imperial College and become officials will be in remote villages or counties with blocked roads. Ten percent will be officials in wealthy families or are students of courtiers and clans in Chang'an, Luoyang, Huainan, Jiangnan, and Jiannan Province. Most of them are officials, and only the poor scholars are willing to take the initiative to go to each of the Duhufu. Furthermore... After the analysis was completed in the first two months, the analysis is as follows: the wealthy dignitaries in the Duhufu or the relatives of the courtiers are officials. Most of the time, it is because some of the clan members are officials in the Protectorate, and their official positions may be big or small, and their scholars are assigned to idle positions according to the important official positions.”
"Background competition? Doesn't it depend on ability?" Li Hong looked up and asked Yao Chong.
"...Your Majesty, you can think so." Yao Chong nodded. Now he is just forty years old and already the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, the head of the six departments. It has to be said that Li Hong values him among them, but it is more important. What is surprising is that Yao Chong's own ability is enough to take on this important task.
Li Hong quickly tapped the table with his index finger and motioned for Yao Chong to sit down. He seemed to be thinking about something, but only Shangguan Wan'er and Li Lingyue understood that this was the recording time Li Hong had set aside for them.
As the pens in the hands of the two women gradually slowed down, Li Hong asked Su Gui, Su Yan and others to stand up. Su Gui sat back among the courtiers, while Su Yan and the four stood at the back, like As if there was no sound, he listened with his head drooped as senior officials from the three provinces and six ministries were asked questions one by one by His Majesty.
"Heng Yanfan, Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, it's your turn." Li Hong pointed at Heng Yanfan, who was also a minister under forty years old. He also followed Li Hong and made great contributions.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Heng Yanfan looks dark and thin. If they don't know the identity of this person, most people will think that he is just a farmer or a low-level official with no ambition.
Few people can associate him with the Tang Dynasty's charge of money and food through his simple and Wuhua appearance. In people's impression, he should be fat and oily, and he was the Minister of the Ministry of Finance.
(End of chapter)