The Lone Star of the Tang Dynasty

Li Er's face began to become gloomy ......

I thought to myself: This group of family officials is really troublesome, can't you let me worry a little? The edict I issued is an official document, and you even suspect me of bragging and lying? I really don't take me Li Er seriously!

Just as Li Er was about to get angry, a hearty laugh broke the deadlock.

All the officials looked at the source of the sound in unison, and it turned out to be Fang Xuanling. The old minister leaned back with a smile, as if he had forgotten the etiquette of the court.

The eyes of the officials of the family family widened, and they couldn't help but wonder in their hearts: Is Fang Xuanling crazy?

But soon, they realized that it was impossible. After all, before the Xuanwumen Change, Fang Xuanling was also the target of Li Jiancheng's suppression, but he never had anything unusual, and he always maintained a proud appearance.

As a result, a bad premonition arose in the hearts of the officials.

Li Er pretended to be angry and asked Fang Xuanling: "Fang Qing, why are you laughing before you retreat from the dynasty?"

Fang Xuanling restrained his smile and replied with tears in his eyes: "Your Majesty, Wei Chen saw this kind of auspiciousness when he was young. "

As soon as these words came out, the scene was in an uproar.

"What? how is this possible!".

"Is this auspicious

?"

"Oh my God, is this really auspicious?".

Li Er was stunned, looked at Fang Xuanling's old face full of emotion, and secretly wondered in his heart: What is this old fox selling?

Fang Xuanling's eyes flashed with tears, as if immersed in the memories of the past, and he said in an affectionate and sad tone: "Your Majesty, when Weichen was young, he once stayed with his father in a farmer's house in the countryside. At that time, I was lucky enough to taste an incomparable delicacy, so I asked the owner what it was. The owner's family is not very clear, but it is said that its yield per mu is extremely high, which can be called a life-saving straw in the famine year. However, the world has changed ......".

When Weichen grew up and entered the official career, when he visited the farmer's family again, he heard heartbreaking news. Because of his possession of the crop, which was considered auspicious, the farmer was forced by the local magnator to hand over the seed and hire a tenant farmer to cultivate it. The farmer was powerless to resist and had to give in. "

"I never thought that the big farmers failed to plant this auspicious rui, and all the crops died. Enraged, the big family imprisoned the innocent farmer in a private prison and tortured him to death. This incident shocked Wei Chen, thinking that this thing was a blessing from God to the virtuous, otherwise how could such a bizarre thing happen?".

"The reappearance of this thing in Your Majesty's hands today is really a manifestation of heaven's will, indicating that the prosperous era of the Tang Dynasty will come!" Fang Xuanling's sincere words, like crying and complaining, even Li Er couldn't help but be moved, and his eyes were slightly red.

Li Er secretly praised Fang Xuanling's superb acting skills in his heart, thinking that he was going to snatch the credit of Ge'er to find Xiangrui, but who knew that he changed his words, not only skillfully avoided the issue of credit attribution, but also quietly revealed the ugly behavior of the family clan to steal and oppress the people, which instantly aroused the disgust of the family inside and outside the court.

The story made up by Fang Xuanling is like a mirror, reflecting the dark corners of the officials' hearts.

Li Er saw the ministers looking at each other and glaring at each other, and his heart suddenly brightened: This group of guys may not be doing such a thing in their respective hometowns!

"The people have been suffering for a long time!" Li Er became more and more determined to break with the family, knowing that as an emperor, only the people were the most solid support.

At this moment, the people's will is aspiring, and those officials who originally wanted to make a fuss about Cui Zhengde's affairs have died down, and they realize that compared to the major matters related to the livelihood of the people, the personal moral issue of His Majesty is really not worth mentioning.

A monarch who can bring peace and prosperity to the people is a good monarch!

Li Er took a deep breath and prepared to further guide the direction of the court.

At this time, Du Ruhui interjected at the right time, with a gentle and curious smile on his face, and said seemingly casually: "Your Majesty, you mentioned that there is a second thing before, I don't know what is important?"

Du Ruhui's seemingly bland question was in stark contrast to Fang Xuanling's previous story, and did not cause any waves in the court.

All the officials of the family know that if they make a fuss about Cui Zhengde's matter at this moment, not only will they not be able to achieve the expected results, but they will put themselves in an embarrassing situation, and may even become a clown who ignores the people's livelihood and only cares about selfish interests in the eyes of the people.

Fang Xuanling's description of auspicious crops has shaped Li Er into an image of a savior who brings the well-being of the people and fights against famine.

If they continue to dwell on the death of a child of a family at this time, it will only appear that they seem to ignore the life and death of the people and only care about their own interests, which is undoubtedly a serious misjudgment of public opinion.

Zheng Xuannian was very anxious in his heart, and secretly prayed that those officials from the family could judge the situation and control their mouths, so as not to become self-defeating and completely lose the ability to coerce public opinion. He knew very well that once he lost the support of public opinion, these wealthy families would be as vulnerable as paper paste in front of Li Er's brave and invincible Xuanjia army.

It was at this delicate moment that Du Ruhui calmly raised the question that frightened them.

Li Er smiled slightly, nodded, and responded calmly: "Ladies and gentlemen, please be calm and don't be impatient, I still have something to tell you, that is, the Cui Zhengde incident you just mentioned." He made a great mistake on Suzaku Street, and was witnessed by the maids of our palace, and I was deeply indignant about it, so I ordered his execution. It seems that this matter has made you and others quite complained. "

At this moment, the heartbeat of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military forces accelerated instantly, as fierce as a drum.

They lamented in their hearts: Your Majesty, how dare we mention this? Why did you take the initiative to bring it up again!

Originally, they planned to use Choi Jung-deok's death as a pawn to force Li Er's prestige to be discredited and become their puppet.

However, now, the situation has taken an unexpected turn, Li Er has returned the way of others, and with a backhand blow, he turned this sharp weapon originally used to attack him into ironclad evidence to consolidate imperial power and demonstrate justice.

At the same time, Zheng Xuannian's mood was very different from that of others.

His heart was as cold as an ice cellar, and the cold sweat on his back poured out like a waterfall, soaking his clothes.

Most of the other officials present were just worried that Li Er would take this opportunity to have a seizure and punish a few thorns, but Zheng Xuannian, as a high-ranking official and well-informed, caught a suffocating breath of death from Li Er's tone.

Suddenly, Zheng Xuannian realized that Li Er was not ignorant, on the contrary, he seemed to know everything well, and he had already made a careful layout, just waiting for the officials of the five surnames and seven wang to fall into the trap.

This kind of insight and control made Zheng Xuannian's heart swell with unprecedented unease.

At this moment, Zheng Xuannian understood that the Cui Zhengde incident was by no means just an operation behind the scenes of the five surnames and seven hopes, Li Er himself had made full preparations early, and it seemed that his "article" was more tough and sharp than them!

Zheng Xuannian's legs couldn't help but tremble, and his mind was blank, as if he had a premonition of an impending storm.

Sure enough, after Li Er's sharp look, the chamberlain put away the previous edict, took out another document and read it out: "This is the special investigation report on Cui Zhengde......

Cui Zhengde, born in the famous Cui family in Qinghe, the eighth son of the family, is deeply loved, there are many maids and servants around him, and his life is extremely luxurious. Since last autumn, in order to win the family's recommendation, he came to Chang'an to live temporarily, but was rejected because of his mediocre talent. In order to prove his ability, Cui Zhengde, who was unwilling, opened a number of stores in Chang'an, but ......