I am the cook, but I am Li Er's son-in-law

The face of the Yushitai official suddenly became serious.

Important

Of course he knew what the big deal was.

Someone assassinated Lord Zhengyang and Prince Jin. Last night when he was thinking about whether to speak out in court today, he wondered if Lord Zhengyang was so angry that he had nowhere to vent his anger after he was assassinated. Venting anger at the family with which he has a bad relationship.

It was the Wei family who assassinated Duke Zhengyang...

It's not that he hadn't thought about this possibility, but as soon as he thought of it, he immediately rejected it.

Too stupid.

Moreover, for an aristocratic family, the benefits of this behavior are very small and the risks are great.

But... now hearing His Majesty's tone and his face, I'm afraid... the Wei family really did what he thought was a stupid thing.

"You dear ones should know about it." Li Shimin continued, "It's just that someone has the audacity to assassinate Duke Zhengyang and King Jin."

"Fortunately, the Ministry of Punishment has done a good job in supervising and handling the case. In just one day, the whole investigation came to light."

Zhou Xiaosan pursed her lips and lowered her head.

Forget about other cases, at least I took the trouble to investigate them myself.

But this case...

It was the murderer who put the result in front of his eyes, not to mention checking, even if he didn't sweat much, and the food was fed to his mouth, if he still couldn't eat it, there was something wrong with his brain.

Zhou Xiaosan denied that he had meritorious service.

Of course you have to admit it.

No matter how much credit you have, it is also credit if you pick it up for nothing.

"The chief culprit is the Wei family's little Xiaoyao public house and concubine's house, who bewitched my son and did this kind of thing." When Li Shimin said this, he was a little confused, and many people didn't quite hear it. The last two sentences.

He paused and took a deep breath: "I have already punished my son Li Tai, degrading him as the Duke of Jin, and breaking one of his legs and one of his hands."

The Yushitai official frowned slightly.

This…

Don't think about it, Duke Zhengyang must have done what happened next, and no one would be interested in other people's legs and hands except him. Apart from these things, it's really not a punishment to be demoted as Duke of Jin.

If there is nothing to do later, the officials of Yushitai feel that they have to stand up and scold them.

But forget it now.

Li Shimin looked at the young official of Yushitai nervously, afraid that he would jump out at this time - he said in a daze that this kind of punishment was not good, it was too light.

However, this young Yushitai official was a smart man, so he was not so stunned.

This made Li Shimin breathe a sigh of relief.

If you really want to keep messing around, Li Tai's title may have to be cut a few times.

"As for the Wei family..." Li Shimin breathed out, his tone brightened, and he continued, "I am also very heartbroken. It is indeed a good thing for them to kill relatives righteously and dare to confess to the scum in their own family."

"But the supervision is not good, and such a big scandal is also their responsibility."

"It's normal for Zhengyang to have grievances."

Lightly, he drew a conclusion on Yin Xuan's matter, what is normal?That is, he did not violate the laws of the Tang Dynasty. Since he did not violate the laws of the Tang Dynasty, he did not have to bear any responsibility.

Put it on someone else.

Someone has to stand up and say that His Majesty is too partial to that person.

But on Yin Xuan, no one dared to stand up.

They were all afraid that if they said something in front of the hall, Lord Zhengyang would break into their house and break their legs. It didn't mean that Lord Zhengyang didn't do such a thing.

As long as you don't make Lord Zhengyang angry, then Lord Zhengyang is still a very easy person to get along with.

"I still want to reward the Wei family." After being silent for a while, Li Shimin continued, "I want to use them more, but... the broken leg has a big impact after all. I think it can be realistic to go to various places to appoint governors. , I'm afraid it will be difficult."

The Wei family who came to the court meeting with a broken leg bit their lips.

I screamed in my heart.

sure!

Why not!
Not to mention a broken leg, even a crippled person who can no longer use his lower body can still be an assassin!
But...he knew he couldn't say that.

Otherwise, Li Shimin doesn't mind another scandal in the Tang Dynasty, for example... the governor was assassinated on the way to his post, and his majesty was so angry that he flattened seven or eight green villages in the nearby mountains and forests—maybe before that, there was no trouble here green forest.

But His Majesty said that there are green forests here, so there must be.

Li Shimin took great care of the Wei family.

One person was conferred as Prince Shaobao, which is an official position of the second rank, which is higher than the position of Shangshu, and the two were conferred as guests of the prince, which is also the official position of the third rank.

The two were named Doctor Yin Qing Guanglu.

The young man from the Wei family who reminded Li Zhi reached the sky in one step. He came out of the Hanlin Academy and was promoted to be a secretary and a young supervisor.

After listening to Li Shimin's arrangement.

Many officials secretly laughed, and the faces of the Wei family turned green.

Each of these sounds like a high-ranking official position, second-rank, third-rank, fourth-rank...but these official positions are useless.

Prince Shaobao sounds nice, but...what is "bao"? It is used to protect the prince's safety. Generally, for this kind of position, it is either a fierce general like Cheng Yaojin or Yuchi Jingde, or a future hero like Xue Rengui. Xing, what does it mean to let an old man in his 70s with a broken leg take this official position?
The prince's guests are fine, and they are used to manage the guards and banquets of the Eastern Palace, but...does the current court have a prince?

These two official positions are idle positions.

The only person with real power is the secretary and the young prisoner.

But... who is the Secretary Supervisor?It's Kong Yingda.Who is Kong Yingda?It is thanks to Yin Xuan that the Confucius family in Chang'an can achieve its current glory.

The Wei family was tortured in the past, and... had no future.

This is a piece of pie.

It looks good and smells delicious, but when you bite down, it's filled with pickles.

A mouthful of old blood was swallowed, and the Wei family had to thank him.

But I am also very relieved, even if these official positions are idle, have no real power, and have to suffer during their tenure, but after all, the grade is the one?
The house at home can be properly repaired, which is also a way to strengthen the hearts of the family.

After Li Shimin finished making arrangements for the Wei family.

He stood up with a heavy expression on his face: "Zhen...Since he succeeded to the throne, natural disasters and man-made disasters have often occurred. If it weren't for the help of Mr. Zhengyang, Datang would have suffered a terrible fate."

"I have drafted an imperial edict of guilt, and I will issue it soon."

"And intends to pardon the world, what do you loves think?"

The officials looked at Li Shimin in shock—no one knew whether this was true, nor did they hear that Li Shimin had such an idea.

The latter amnesty is okay.

The so-called amnesty, in fact... only a small group of prisoners can be released.

Those who murder and set fire cannot be set.

Those who rape and plunder shall not be released.

Those who have stolen a relatively large amount or committed frequent crimes cannot be released either.

Counting it all together, the only ones who can be pardoned are the criminals who commit petty theft or quarrels. Of course... this time we have to count some criminals who have been converted from lowly status to good status.