Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 583
Cui Huan and the others looked at each other, everyone knew that Yang Guozhong wanted to put Li Tan and Li Canghai to death, but Li Longji was still so partial to him, which really shocked the officials.

"Your Majesty! As the chief assistant of the cabinet, Yang Guozhong, without a clear investigation, framed an important official of the humerus for rebellion. If he is not severely punished, how can he explain to the people of the world? Please punish him for the crime of framing!!" Cui Huan said righteously .

"Your Majesty, please punish him for the crime of framing!" The remaining loyal ministers and good generals knelt down and said at the same time.

Yang Guozhong's face instantly became ugly.

"Your Majesty, please punish him for the crime of framing him!" Seeing that Li Longji seemed unmoved, Cui Huan and others knelt on the ground and shouted again.

Li Longji's face was also extremely ugly. He looked at Cui Huan and the others, and then at Yang Guozhong, frowning tightly.

For him, Yang Guozhong is not only the prime minister of the cabinet, but also an indispensable right-hand man. He can understand his own thoughts best, not to mention, it is because of him that he was able to marry Yang Yuhuan as his concubine, and the most important point , he is Yang Yuhuan's elder brother.

If Yang Guozhong is dealt with, Yang Yuhuan will inevitably be depressed, which is what he does not want to see.

However, he also knows that Cui Huan and others are upright, loyal, but also persistent and troublesome.

If they don't give them an explanation, they won't let it go, and they might even go so far as to remonstrate with blood.

This blood remonstrance is to write a letter of remonstrance with blood, and bring the coffin to the court to declare his will with death.

Although Li Longji didn't like Cui Huan and others very much, after all, they were still indispensable humerus ministers of the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty still relied on them to operate, so naturally they couldn't let them die to show their ambitions.

Moreover, he could also see that Yang Guozhong had gone too far this time.He almost said that the hero of the Tang Dynasty was a rebel, and he knew that if he didn't give an explanation to the officials, it would be unreasonable.

After rubbing his sore temples, Li Longji coughed a few times and said, "Guozhong, this is your fault. Since you have no evidence, how can you make such random accusations? Fortunately, the report came in time, otherwise I If the arrest document against Li Canghai is issued, won’t the people all over the world think that I am a person who repays kindness and revenge? I have always ruled the country with benevolence and righteousness, but you almost put me in a place of injustice!"

When Yang Guozhong heard the words, he was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. He knelt down on the ground with a plop, his face was pale, and he kowtowed continuously: "It's my negligence, my humble minister deserves death! I beseech your Majesty to come down!"

"Okay, for the sake of your loyalty, I will not punish you. I will temporarily remove you from the position of the chief assistant of the cabinet, and demote you to the young husband of Yushitai. You will be fined 5 taels of silver to be used as military funds!" Li Longji said. .

"Thank you, minister." Yang Guozhong wiped the sweat from his forehead and let out a long breath.

Cui Huan and the others looked at each other in dismay, framed the third-rank officials of the dynasty and the descendants of the royal family, and almost put Li Tan in prison. For such a serious crime, he was only a third-rank official and fined [-] yuan.If it was someone else, I'm afraid he would have been dragged out and chopped down long ago.

Cui Huan and others felt that this punishment was too light, and wanted to speak to Li Longji, but Li Tan shook his head slightly to stop him.

Cui Huan and others are indeed loyal to Datang, but loyal ministers often have a problem, that is, they are obsessed with old-fashioned and merciless.

As the saying goes, "loyal words are harsh to the ear", the words of loyal ministers are often harsh. This kind of harsh words has a great effect on the country, but to the emperor, it is the last thing he wants to hear.

Li Longji had already punished Yang Guozhong because of his affection, which was regarded as giving face to Cui Huan and others.

If Cui Huan and the others insisted that Li Longji punish Yang Guozhong even more severely, as the emperor, Li Longji was coerced by the officials, where would he put his face?
Li Tan deeply understood the emperor's mind, the emperor is the master of the world, no one can threaten him, and no one can override him, otherwise there is only one consequence, and that is death.

Cui Huan and the others stopped talking, but Yang Guozhong hated Cui Huan and the others.

He lowered his head and winked at the supporter beside him, who immediately understood and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I have something to play!"

Li Longji frowned slightly, enough things had happened today, he was already very upset, and said impatiently: "Zhu Aiqing, what else do you want to play?"

The official said with a righteous face: "Your Majesty, I want to impeach someone!"

"Who are you impeaching?"

"The person I want to impeach is Li Canghai, Zhengqing of Dali Temple and Generalissimo of the Eastern Expedition!" the official said loudly.

"Li Canghai? It's Li Canghai again? This Li Canghai has only been promoted to Dali Temple's Zhengqing for two months, but he has made a lot of enemies!" Li Longji stroked his silver-white beard and whispered a few meaningful words to himself.

He picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, then said calmly, "Tell me, what are you impeaching him for?"

"My minister impeached Li Canghai for abusing his power, disrespecting the sacred order, and suspected of overstepping!" the official said righteously.

Li Longji was a little surprised, he suddenly looked at the official with great interest, and asked, "Oh? Tell me, how did Li Canghai overstep?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, Li Canghai, as the Minister of Dali Temple, is in charge of the world's prisons, but he has no right to dispatch troops and generals. And he even used the Suanni army and warships without the consent of the Ministry of War. This is the crime of usurpation." !” said the official solemnly.

"Lord Zhu, you seem to have forgotten one thing. Master Li is not only the Minister of Dali Temple, but also the Grand Marshal of the Eastern Expedition. Why can't you call the Suanni Army?" Cui Huan frowned and asked in a deep voice.

The official looked upright, and said solemnly: "The Holy Majesty named Li Canghai the Grand Marshal of the Eastern Expedition to send him to Silla to fight against Dongying. That is to say, his power should be in Silla, not Great Tang! What's more, the Suan Ni army is the elite guarding the Great Tang's sea area, how can it be easily called?"

Yang Guozhong squinted his eyes in satisfaction, and he hooked his fingers at the remaining party members, asking them to echo the official surnamed Zhu.

The party members were just about to go out and join the official surnamed Zhu, but they suddenly saw a strange sneer from the corner of Li Tan's mouth. They were all old foxes who were most good at observing words and expressions. Seeing the smile from the corner of Li Tan's mouth, Suddenly, a bad feeling rose in my heart, and several people looked at each other, and immediately retreated.

Sure enough, Li Tan smiled faintly, and said: "It seems that Master Zhu has really put in a lot of effort to deal with Li Canghai! However, this king has a piece of advice, don't be fooled by others, or you will become someone else's boss." Taking the place of a dead ghost, but not knowing how he died, that would really be a joke!"

The official surnamed Zhu raised his eyebrows, looked at Li Tan and said, "Your Majesty, what do you mean? I'm just talking about the matter. Although the rank of the lower official is low, but the most tolerant of the sand in his eyes, Li Canghai has the suspicion of overstepping. Did the officer say something wrong?"

(End of this chapter)