My father is Emperor Wu of Han, how can I be different from him?

Chapter 196: When you see injustice, you must speak up
Weiyang Palace, Xuanshi Palace.

Today is not a small court session, but a regular court session held once every five days. There are many participants, and all officials in the capital with a salary of 600 stones or above can attend.

This time Liu Ju did not wait in the hall in advance. Expressing humility also depends on the occasion. It is acceptable in small court meetings, but not in large court meetings.

now.

It is a moment that reflects the majesty of the crown prince.

When the prince ascended the imperial steps, the ministers who had been waiting for a long time bowed and kowtowed, saying in unison: "Greetings, Your Highness!"

"No gift."

Liu Ju raised his hand, and the officials said again: "Thank you, Your Highness."

Then everyone sat back in their seats and prepared to discuss the matter. Liu Ju was also about to ask something, but unexpectedly, without him having to ask, someone was already standing in the center of the hall.

To be precise, the man bowed and didn't move.

"Your Highness, I have something to report."

Looking at Zhao Yu's solemn face, Liu Ju smiled and gestured with his hand, "Shaofu, please speak."

"The Yi Zong case has a terrible impact. I think it cannot be delayed and the verdict should be made as soon as possible." Zhao Yu said in a firm tone.

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a buzzing sound in the hall. The reactions of Taichang, Zongzheng, and Zhonglangjiang were all as expected.

But there are far more than just these important ministers in the hall now. Just taking the Taichang Temple, the head of the Nine Ministers, as an example, it has many subordinates. The chief official has expressed his stance, so how can the subordinates not follow suit?
Seeing that there was another bigger coup than the previous one, Huo Qubing was furious. He was about to stand up, but he didn't expect that someone was faster than him.

"How dare you!"

Li Gan is still the same Li Gan. It can only be said that the influence of bloodline and family tradition is too great. The Champion Marquis may have grown up, but Li Gan remains the same.

When you see injustice, you must speak out.

The Han Pingle Marquis, the prince's father-in-law, and Lieutenant Li Gan coldly said to Zhao Yu: "The court meeting has just begun, and you have colluded with the ministers and deliberately made trouble. What is your intention?"

Zhao Yu turned his head and spoke sharply.

"Nonsense!"

He pointed at the ministers around him, his expression equally fierce, "Collusion? Lieutenant, just ask. If any of them was involved in the conspiracy, I will immediately resign and ask to be imprisoned!"

"Lieutenant, don't use your relationship with the Crown Prince to frame the ministers at court without restraint!"

The implication of the latter sentence is very obvious.

How could Li Gan not hear that his father Li Guang had a bad temper, and he thought that his son would have a better temper?
How can it be!

Li Gan immediately stared in anger, calling him by his name and exposing his shortcomings: "Zhao Yu, you and Yi Zong are both cruel officials. You are so eager to put him to death, aren't you afraid of following in his footsteps in the future?!"

hiss.

As soon as he finished speaking, there was silence in the Xuanshi Hall for a moment, like the calm before a storm.

The neutral ministers held their breath, the Minister of Rites and others were dissatisfied, the officials of the Ministry of Finance were angry, and the Minister of Finance Zhao Yu himself...

bristle!

At this critical moment.

"Enough!" Liu Ju, who was sitting at the head, said unhappily, "Lieutenant, is it the way to be an official to attack your colleagues at will?"

After saying this, he looked at the other one and said, "Shaofu, is forcing the crown prince your way of being a minister?"

"I don't dare."

The person who responded was Li Gan.

Seeing this, Zhao Yu looked at the prince, then glared at the lieutenant who had stopped fighting. His face turned ashen, and he felt extremely uncomfortable as he had no place to vent his anger.

Fortunately, the voice from above came again.

"Okay, I know that the Shaofu is loyal to the king." Liu Ju said in a calm tone: "There are many controversies in the Yi Zong case. If we continue to argue, there is no need to do anything else at the court meeting today. This case will be left for the final discussion at the court meeting."

He looked at Zhao Yu, "Shaofu, how are you?"

Now that things have come to this, the way forward has been given, the face has been given, and the trial date has been set. If you don't back down, you'd be ungrateful.

Zhao Yu did not have the courage to break up with the crown prince, nor did he have the intention to do so, so he cupped his hands and said, "I am reckless, and I will do whatever Your Highness commands."

"Okay, let's hold the meeting as normal."

Liu Ju waved his hand generously, waited for Zhao Yu to sit back in his original seat, and indicated that he would report on other government affairs.

Of course there are government affairs to deal with. In such a huge empire, there are countless things happening every day. However, after the previous incident, the atmosphere of the meeting was a bit cold.

A bit cold?
At this time, the role of a certain type of people comes into play. Where they are, there will never be a dull moment.

But after a county business was hastily finished, a round-headed and round-faced official sitting in the middle of the left side of the hall stood up and said with a smile: "Your Highness, I have something to tell you. I wonder if I should tell you or not?"

Dongfang Shuo asked a nonsense question, and Liu Ju naturally replied: "Please speak, Grand Master Taizhong."

"hehe."

Dongfang Shuo stroked his short beard and said, "I have always liked to go to some elegant places. Not long ago, I heard a strange story."

"There was a singing girl named 'Fang'er' in Zhangtai Street. She caught the eye of a young master, who wanted to take her as his concubine. But her father also regarded her as his favorite and bought her back to his mansion first."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk."

Dongfang Shuo smacked his lips for a while, then quickly said in a serious tone: "Your Highness, I don't know the name of that young man, but in order to prevent the disorder of human relations, I think we should give him some warnings in the court."

"After all, father and son are..."

"Whoa!"

At the end of the speech, Dongfang Shuo seemed to find it difficult to speak and repeatedly raised his sleeves to cover his face.

After hearing this, the prince had a strange look on his face, and the court officials also had strange looks on their faces, the old-fashioned ones were angry, and the frivolous ones were trying not to laugh.

But no matter how much you want to laugh, you have to hold it in!

Young Master, only the son of a nobleman can be called a Young Master. Although Dongfang Shuo did not point out who the father was who was competing with his son for a woman, there is no doubt that he was a nobleman!
Liu Ju paused for a moment, and then glanced around, seemingly stopping at Taichang for a moment, and then covered his mouth with his hands and pretended to cough:

"Well, what the Grand Master Taizhong suggested is that, my fellow ministers, although beauty is nice, the court will not tolerate it if it disrupts the moral order."

Point to end.

In the eyes of others, the prince was just giving precautions in advance. If any trouble occurred later, don't blame the court for being rude.

When everyone nodded, Tai Chang, who had a tense expression, secretly breathed a sigh of relief...

Even though the matter had been exposed, the atmosphere in the hall had indeed improved a lot after Dongfang Shuo's suggestive request.

At least there's life.

This is not.

After three or two government affairs were completed, another person who stood up to report something said in a loud and clear voice: "Your Highness, I impeach the General of the Central Army Li Guangli for shielding his brother and acting recklessly!"

Ok?
Li Guangli, who was caught in the crossfire for no reason, was stunned and turned around to look at the person who was bombarding him. Who was this person?
I don’t know him.

Li Guangli was sure that he had no grudge against the other party, but even without any grudge, the official still wanted to impeach him, and his impeachment was justified.

Because he is the Imperial Censor!
"Three months ago, Li Ji, the son of Chang'an, beat up three people in Zhangtai Street after drinking. One month ago, he molested a decent woman in Xishi."

"Ten days ago, he even rushed into the Zuo Nei Shi Mansion and beat up the clerks. Because his brother Li Guangli repeatedly protected him, no one dared to punish him!"

"Your Highness, I beg you to severely punish Li Ji!"

After hearing this, Liu Ju's expression changed slightly. He looked at Li Guangli, who had a dark face, and asked suspiciously, "General Zhonglang, is there such a thing happening under the emperor's feet?"

(End of this chapter)