I directed the Xuanwumen Incident

Chapter 371 Change the law!Datang performance appraisal, the elimination system for the last place is started!
Looking at the weeping Pei Ji and the fearless Yu Chigong, Li Shimin shook his head.

"This matter, I didn't think about it carefully."

He commanded,

"There are so many opinions to be heard on such a major matter as the law, and it is indeed impossible for a small government affairs hall to sit down."

"Come on, please transfer your family to Liangyi Hall to discuss politics."

Hearing the emperor's order, Cheng Yaojin got up immediately and said:
"That's right! The seats in the political affairs hall are too small, and my butt hurts from sitting on it, Old Cheng."

"Go away!"

"Jingde, let's go!"

With a big wave of his hand, he wanted to pull Yuchi Gong away.

"His Majesty!"

Pei Ji pointed at Yu Chigong and cried,

"The old minister has never been wronged like this for so many years. In the Wude Dynasty, the old minister has never been so angry..."

"This Yuchigong...this Yuchigong is too deceitful!"

"Your Majesty wants to decide for the veteran! Your Majesty..."

Li Shimin narrowed his eyes slightly

"Pei Qing is not crying."

He calmed down and said soothingly,
"I know what happened today."

"You and Yu Chigong had a dispute, from grabbing a seat to insulting each other, making the political affairs hall a mess, it's a big disrespect."

"Where is the prime minister in the palace?"

"The minister is here." Dai Zhou, who was then Dian Zhongcheng, cupped his hands in response.

"According to the imperial court's law, what should be the crime for Pei Qing and Yu Chigong?"

Li Shimin asked.

"Go back to Your Majesty."

Dai Zhou glanced at the two of them, and said cautiously,
"As Your Majesty said, the two abused each other in order to disturb the government, and they should receive twenty court sticks."

The emperor has already characterized the matter as "mutual abuse".That must be to play [-] boards each.

It doesn't matter if Yuchi Gong has rough skin and thick flesh, it's just that Pei Ji is an old bone, can he still stand it?

I'm afraid that if you go down with a few sticks, you will be beaten to death!
Sure enough, Pei Ji's face changed instantly when he heard Dai Zhou's words.

"Your Majesty! The old minister... the old minister did not insult him, the old minister..."

He hurriedly defended himself, but Li Shimin waved his hand.

"No need to say much, I believe Wei Zheng's words."

"Although Pei Qing is responsible for disturbing the government, I think you are old and frail, so I am merciful and exempted from these twenty court sticks."

"As for the others who participated in the abuse, the imperial staff will be exempted, and the salary will be fined for three months, so as to police themselves."

After Li Er finished speaking, he turned his head to look at Yu Chigong, and snorted coldly.
"Yuchi Gong, you are convinced to receive twenty imperial staffs?"

Yuchi Gong chuckled.

"Surrender, be convinced."

He said carelessly,
"It's just a mere twenty court sticks, and the minister passed by casually."

"Your Majesty is wise! I am just so angry that the old thing sells the old, sits in that position with the cheek, and..."

Pei Ji's old body began to tremble again...

"All right!"

Li Shimin reprimanded,

"Anyway, Pei Qing is a veteran of the Wude Dynasty. Even if he has no credit, he has worked hard. How can you insult him?"

"Keep your mouth clean, or I will punish you!"

"Yes, obey the order." Yu Chi Gong curled his lips, but his heart was secretly happy.

Your Majesty may have been unhappy with Pei Ji long ago, this sentence "There is no credit, but hard work" is purely a compliment but a derogation!

After making such a fuss, I guess His Majesty is also very happy.

Sure enough, hearing Li Shimin's reprimand, Pei Ji not only didn't have the slightest joy on his face, but also felt rather uncomfortable, so he could only bow his hands and thank him.

"Stop making trouble, let's go!"

Li Shimin waved his sleeves and said,

"Let's write down Yu Chigong's [-] court scepter powers. We will discuss the affairs in Liangyi Hall first."

With an order, the corners of Yu Chigong's mouth nearly grinned to his ears.

"Let's go, hahaha..."

He hooked Cheng Yaojin's back, and left triumphantly under the gritted teeth of all the veteran Wude officials.

The ministers left one after another, leaving only Pei Ji and others staying where they were.

"Ge Lao, you have been wronged!"

"Yes, Mr. Ge, we can't let them be so arrogant! You can't be depressed, we have the Supreme Emperor!"

"Yes, the Supreme Emperor is still here. If His Majesty is not with us, the Supreme Emperor will definitely decide for us!"

"Exactly! Old Xiangguo Pei, you..."

A series of voices filled with righteous indignation made Pei Ji's face even more gloomy.

"Yes, the Supreme Emperor is still there, his old man is still..."

He clenched his fists and murmured in a low voice,

"The old man has suffered such a great humiliation, and he must not just let it go!"

"Go, go discuss politics!"

At this moment, Pei Ji made up his mind to find the support of the Supreme Emperor and get the place back.

But he may have forgotten that when Yu Chigong threatened Li Yuan with the head of King Qi, the Supreme Emperor he was talking about hadn't recovered the matter until now.

……

Hall of Liangyi.

Li Shimin sat on the dragon chair, and all the ministers stood under the steps.

After such a commotion, he simply summoned all the ministers and held a court meeting.

"This meeting is held today, not for anything else, just for this law."

Li Shimin looked down and said seriously,
"I'm a prisoner who was sentenced to be executed today. Is our martial law too strict?"

"For some crimes, in my opinion, imprisonment is enough."

"There is absolutely no need for some people who have been implicated to be sentenced to death. At most, a sentence of exile is enough."

"Just on the list for the Autumn Judgment, I saw many people who shouldn't be killed. I really can't bear to kill them with a pen."

When the courtiers heard this, they began to whisper and whisper.

And at this moment, a loud voice came:
"Your Majesty, do you want to change the law?"

The person who spoke was none other than Wei Zheng.

"Yes."

Li Shimin gave an affirmative answer, and then asked again,
"What does Wei Aiqing think?"

Wei Zheng came out impressively.

"I think it's good!"

He succinctly said,

"Wu De Law is too strict, it should be revised a long time ago!"

"Zhenguan, there should be a law of chastity, a relatively lenient law of chastity!"

When this statement came out, everyone was in an uproar.

"Wei Zheng, you are talking nonsense!"

With a sullen face, Pei Ji scolded,
"I presided over the revision of the Wu De Law, and I know it best! It can't be called harsh at all, and even compared to the laws and regulations of the Qin and Han Dynasties, it is already extremely lenient."

"Laws are originally used to restrain the world. If you commit a crime, you should be punished. This is a matter of course!"

"If the laws and regulations are relaxed, people in the world will not take the law seriously. How will the court govern? How should the people be restrained?"

After he finished teasing Wei Zheng, he turned to look at Li Shimin.

"Your Majesty, the law of martial arts was cultivated by veterans, and the Supreme Emperor called it good."

Pei Ji said earnestly,
"This Tang Dynasty is good, why change it?"

"If Your Majesty has sympathy for the death penalty criminals and thinks they are innocent, you can completely pardon them, or slightly modify the important laws in the Wu De Law, there is no need to make major changes..."

"Laws and decrees are the foundation of a country, and they affect the whole body. Don't change them rashly. Please think twice, Your Majesty..."

After all, he bowed deeply.

"My minister agrees."

"The minister also seconded the proposal, Mr. Pei, Mr. Guo, is very serious, and he is right!"

"minister……"

Several old Wude officials came out and agreed with Pei Ji's words.

They didn't see that there was a trace of coldness in Li Shimin's eyes.

Xu Fenglei secretly sneered in his heart.

Wude, Wude.

The emperor, the emperor!
Do you know what year is today?Who is sitting on the dragon chair now?
You old bastards should have exploded gold coins a long time ago!Still want to hold on to power, status and influence?

Save it!
"What Pei Qing said has some truth."

Although Li Shimin was unhappy, he didn't feel like having a fit, so he turned to look at Wei Zheng again and said,
"Wei Zheng, do you have anything else to say?"

Wei Zheng chuckled.

"Mr. Pei Ge, please change the subject. People who commit crimes will of course be punished, but the severity of the sentence is today's topic."

He said in a low voice,

"I am not negating the law of Wu De, but it is no longer suitable for the current Tang Dynasty."

"More than ten years ago, the imperial court was first established, and the world was still in wars and chaos. In the so-called troubled times, heavy codes should be used, and heavier punishments should be used to restrain the world. I think it is appropriate."

"But now, the world has stabilized and entered the Zhenguan Dynasty. The country should be governed with leniency and benevolence, so as to win people's hearts."

"Mr. Pei Ge, you don't want to live in the Wude Dynasty. The one who is in power today is not the Supreme Emperor."

Although Wei Zheng was smiling, his words were sharp, which made Pei Ji stare.

After Li Shimin heard these words, there was a smile in his eyes.

When it comes to fighting and charging, Yuchi Gong is second to none.

But to charge in the court, it has to be this Wei Zheng!Charge into the battle, a good hand to expand the territory!
"My minister agrees!"

Fang Xuanling said,
"Wu De Law is not bad, it just doesn't apply today!"

"The punishment is too heavy and does not conform to His Majesty's strategy of governing the country. Therefore, it should be revised, the complicated and simplified, and the sentence should be light."

As soon as he spoke, all the important ministers agreed with him one after another.

"Second minister, minister second!"

Yuchi Gong also joined in the fun and said,

"What do we use the old things from the Wude Dynasty for the Zhenguan Dynasty? The Zhenguan Dynasty should have a set of things from the Zhenguan Dynasty, which belong to His Majesty and show His Majesty's style!"

"Stop yelling and yelling about some old things. You should carry those rotten things into the grave!"

"Hahaha……"

He laughed wantonly, causing Li Shimin's old face to turn black.

"Wonderful nonsense!"

Li Er scolded,
"Dianzhong Cheng, give Yuchi Gong another crime and add twenty court sticks!"

Only then did Yu Chigong curl his lips and drooped his head.

But his words have already turned into sharp knives, piercing the hearts of all the old martial arts officials, especially Pei Ji's heart...

"Xu Aiqing."

Li Shimin looked at Xu Fenglei and said,

"I also want to hear your opinion on the matter of changing the law."

Although the two chatted almost along the way, they still had to make a statement to show their officials.

"Returning to Your Majesty, I also support the law change."

Xu Fenglei came out and said,

"I would like to add two points."

"First, the Tang Dynasty has been established for more than ten years, but it is still a new country. The new country has a new atmosphere, and there are many chaos."

"The law of Wu De is based on the laws of the Sui Dynasty. As Yu Chigong said, it is true that old things cannot keep up with the new era, so that many people take advantage of the loopholes in the law and breed many secret activities."

"Your Majesty should observe the world for all kinds of loopholes, and then add laws and regulations, fill up the loopholes, and bring chaos into order."

"For example, there are huge loopholes in the entry and exit system, which should be regulated and corrected."

Li Shimin nodded slightly.

That sums it up pretty well.

But when Xu Fenglei said these words, the expressions of several important ministers changed subtly.

Especially Changsun Wuji and Yu Chigong were all shocked and looked at Xu Fenglei one after another.

"Second."

Xu Fenglei didn't change his face, and said,
"To amend the law, the most taboo is to change the order overnight, so that the common people don't know which version to use, so your Majesty arranges ministers to revise the law, and you should choose prudent and prudent people."

"When laws and regulations are formulated, the overall situation should be taken into account. Once they are issued, they will be like Mount Taishan's top, and no further deletions or revisions can be made in the short term."

Li Shimin nodded again and again.

"Yep."

He applauded,

"I agree with you, once it is completed, it cannot burden the common people!"

"Therefore—"

Li Er now turns to the ministers.

"Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Wei Zheng, Dai Zhou!"

He commanded,

"The four love ministers have outstanding abilities, and they have always been calm and cautious people. I order you four to study the law! You should do it with your heart, delete the complicated and simplify it, and create a good law for my Great Tang!"

"I am waiting for you to give me a different law of chastity!"

"The ministers will obey the order." The four ministers felt a sudden, and they all came out to salute.

"In addition, there is another thing that I just remembered suddenly."

Li Shimin looked around and said with a smile,

"Has it been a long time since the official assessment?"

With this question, all the ministers who asked were shocked.

Why, this is a KPI performance appraisal, the bottom elimination system?

"Return to Your Majesty, that's right."

Wei Zheng said bluntly again,
"Since there was an official assessment and selection in Wude five years ago, there has been no assessment since then."

"The talents, abilities, and personalities of the officials in various places are unknown. Whether they are good officials, good officials, mediocre officials, or bad officials in the local area, the court does not know. It just maintains the status quo in a muddle."

"It's really not Qingming to govern like this."

Li Shimin nodded slowly.

"In the old days of Wude, the Supreme Emperor didn't pay attention to this matter. Now that I am governing the country, I am too busy to delay it."

he sighed softly,

"According to the usual practice, officials are elected every three years, the best will be promoted, and the inferior will be eliminated."

"I didn't expect that I, Tang Dynasty, have not assessed officials for so many years. It is hard to imagine how many officials in the world eat vegetarian meals and how many beasts eat meat."

"Assessment selection, no delay!"

Li Er's eyes fell on the veterans of Wu Dechao, and gradually became firm.

"Eldest grandson Wuji."

He called by name.

"The minister is here." Changsun Wuji came out.

"From now on, officials from all over the Tang Dynasty will be summoned to Chang'an, and you will preside over the selection process."

Li Shimin ordered,

"Be sure to get rid of the moths and discover the good officials!"

At this moment, everyone present knew that the emperor was going to start rectifying the officialdom and kicking people!
Who will be the first to be eliminated?

For a moment, the hearts of the people were disturbed, especially those veterans of Wude, their hearts began to speed up uncontrollably.

An uneasy feeling began to pervade...

(End of this chapter)