I, the military god of the Tang Dynasty, have risen since I destroyed the Turks

Chapter 422: All ministers retire and return home

As they had been in the court for so many years, they couldn't tell that this was another chance given to them by Li Zheng, or in other words, a chance to choose between life and officialdom.

When they reach a position of power like theirs, the people standing in this court are basically not completely immune. As long as they investigate, they will definitely find something. When the time comes, it will all depend on how they want to convict the bad people. , under the pressure of bad people to confess, no matter how hard they talk, there is nothing they can do.

And now.

They have no choice anymore.

Greedy for life and afraid of death.

Maybe it was Li Zheng's excuse, but it was just an excuse. The real reason was because they chose to support Li Shen.

This is the root cause.

Under Li Zheng's gaze.

These people quickly learn how to choose.

"The old minister is incompetent and failed to uphold his duties during the epidemic. Please, Your Majesty and His Highness the Prince, remember that the old minister has served as an official for so many years, and there is no merit but hard work. Please allow the old minister to retire and return to his hometown." Wang Tao knelt down and made a somewhat miserable plea. road.

"The same is true for me, veteran."

"Please, Your Majesty and His Highness the Prince, allow me to retire and return to my hometown."

Chen Jing turned pale and knelt down to pray.

After the two ministers of the DPRK knelt down and asked for orders as an example.

The dozen or so courtiers who were under Li Zheng's gaze had strong unwillingness in their eyes, but more of them had no choice but to kneel down directly.

"Your Majesty and His Highness, please see that I and others have worked hard for the Tang Dynasty, and please allow me to retire and return to my hometown." These ministers shouted loudly.

Hear this.

Li Zheng was very satisfied, but his expression did not change at all.

"Father."

"The epidemic was declared that day, perhaps because these Qing family members are old and weak. Since they have done a lot for the Tang Dynasty in the past, we should allow them to retire and return home." Li Zheng turned his head and said.

"Yes."

Li Shimin nodded, and then said: "The ministers of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Husband have retired and returned to their hometowns. Their duties will be temporarily replaced by the chief minister. As for the suitable candidate, I will decide with Li Zheng after consideration."

"As for officials related to the other six ministries and the Zhongshu Province, the chief officials will select candidates to replace them and then report them.'

Hear this.

Chen Jing, Wang Tao and others knelt on the ground and said in unison: "Thank you, Your Majesty, Your Highness."

As soon as this sentence came out.

They seemed to have lost all their strength and became very weak.

After today.

They are no longer high-ranking ministers, and their previous power will be like the clouds of the past.

And Li Zheng easily begged so many courtiers and asked them to retire and return home, which also made the entire courtiers secretly shocked.

They also understood a little bit.

Li Zheng, unlike the young master Li Shen who was easily manipulated and easily influenced, he was a man with a strong imperial mentality like Li Shimin, who was very comfortable with authority and his subordinates.

"From now on, my future emperor of the Tang Dynasty will still be a very capable emperor."

"Strong king, royal minister."

Every courtier thought secretly.

Many courtiers are also a little worried about the future.

Since ancient times.

They all have one thing in common: a weak king will make his ministers strong, which will breed powerful ministers, and will also breed eunuchs who influence the emperor, while a strong king will control his ministers.

Often this kind of strong king is very powerful.

"Father."

"The epidemic is now over."

"It's time to give an explanation to Chang'an City and the people of the world."

"Although this epidemic was suppressed in time, many people died because of this epidemic."

"They have to give an account, and even more so the people who have suffered due to the pandemic have to give an account."

Li Zheng said with a serious tone.

"Su family."

"There is no forgiveness for sin."

"Preach my will."

"Go ahead and make the Su family's crimes, and even the crimes committed in the past, public."

"Three days later." "Everyone in the Su family, except the Su family, will be executed in Ling Chi at the execution ground."

"All the people in Chang'an City can go see it."

"The remaining poisoners will also be punished."

"This is the explanation I want to give to the people of Chang'an."

"As for the Su family, they will be imprisoned in the prison of delinquents forever and endure endless torture. The three brothers Li and Chen will be imprisoned in the royal ancestral temple forever and will never be pardoned." Li Shimin said coldly.

now.

In Li Shimin's heart, he not only wanted to avenge the people of Chang'an, but also to vent his anger on himself.

At this moment, he wished he could cut Su's body into thousands of pieces.

Ling Chi was executed, which was a very painful punishment, and the destruction of the entire Su family was a manifestation of Li Shimin's anger.

It was his performance for revenge.

"Father, the Holy Ming."

"The Su family, as it should be."

Li Zheng said immediately.

"The Emperor's Holy Might."

Upon hearing this decision, all the civil and military officials in the court echoed the decision.

The Su family has committed such a heinous crime, who dares to intercede for them?

Asking for mercy is tantamount to seeking death.

"All right."

"Do you have any memorials for me today?"

"If not, let's disperse."

"There will be a lot of things after today." Li Shimin said to the court officials.

"I have nothing to say." All civil and military officials in the court said.

After experiencing this big shock to Li Zheng's identity, as well as two important ministers of the imperial court, many ministers were directly forced to retire and return to their hometowns. This made it difficult for many civil and military officials in the court to calm down.

"Dismiss the dynasty."

Li Shimin said loudly.

Then he stood up and gave Li Zheng a look.

He slowly left Tai Chi Hall.

Li Zheng also glanced at the court and followed Li Shimin as he walked over.

The meeting dispersed.

"Big brother."

"How can my brother-in-law be a prince?"

"Have you known this for a long time?" Qin Haisheng looked at Qin Jiansheng in confusion and asked.

Why doesn't he know?

"I knew it a month or two ago."

"It's just that this matter is too big, I don't dare to talk about it casually." Qin Jiansheng said with a smile.

"This news is really big. My brother-in-law is actually the prince, and he has to supervise the country on behalf of the prince. This is not the way to be the emperor of the Tang Dynasty in the future."

"My darling."

"I used to do that to my brother-in-law."

"Now I finally understand why the emperor scolded me so many times for no apparent reason afterwards. It turns out he was trying to avenge his brother-in-law."

Qin Haisheng looked stunned.

Remember the beginning.

After Li Zheng came to Chang'an, he did not hesitate to expose what their brothers had done, which affected the Qin family for a while, especially since he was completely reduced to a joke and was called a dog's eyes. People are low.

It took more than a year for this to calm down. During that time, he almost didn't dare to see anyone.

Even when he was summoned to the Council Hall, even the emperor ridiculed him and even scolded him. Now that he thinks about it, he understands it completely.

The emperor is seeking revenge for his son.

"Big brother."

"Thankfully you asked me to apologize to my brother-in-law, otherwise, we would have been doomed." Qin Haisheng said to Qin Jiansheng with a grimace.

(End of this chapter)