Great Tang Southern Emperor

The layout of the Xi Rang Hall at this time is like this - there are two seats on the main seat, one is for Concubine Yan, the other is empty, and Wu Meiniang and other women are sitting beside Concubine Yan.

On the lower right side of the main seat are a group of old men—a group of old men that Li Zhen is very familiar with. These old men are called Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Wei Zheng, Cen Wenwen...and then Li Zhen also Most of them know each other, and even if they don't, they can still look familiar.

As for the generals on the left side of the throne, Li Jing, Li Ji, Hou Junji, Yuchi Jingde, Cheng Yaojin... In addition to Qin Qiong blocking the door, the big guys from the generals camp also came together. .

Although the Xiran Hall is only a side hall, it is not small in scale. It is at least a few feet deep from the main seat to the entrance, but now the distance of several feet is fully occupied by civil and military officials.More importantly, all the civil and military officials in the hall looked at Li Zhen with various eyes, but no matter what kind of eyes they were, they all implied a meaning, including Concubine Yan, they all had the same meaning— - You're done kid.

That weird aura almost made Li Zhen feel ashamed.

That's all, the aura of civil and military officials is weird, but it's just weird, and it doesn't have much influence on Li Zhen. After all, he is the prince and master, and civil and military officials are just ministers. As a minister, unless it is a rebellion, Otherwise, how can they stand the prince?

So Li Zhen is not afraid of hundreds of officials, even though nearly [-]% of the Tang Dynasty's big bosses have gathered here, Li Zhen is still not afraid.

The question is that the queen and all the civil and military officials have arrived, will the emperor be far behind?

This is what Li Zhen is most afraid of. He really didn't expect that he only went out to sea once. Who knew that he would provoke the emperor, and it seemed that he was not a good person. This...

Li Zhen felt extremely wronged and panicked.

It's just that it doesn't matter whether he was wronged or not. The most important thing now is to find a suitable reason to avoid Li Shimin's punishment. Otherwise, Li Zhen is sure that he won't be able to escape after this beating.

Thinking of this, Li Zhen felt that she had been wronged even more. She thought that she had worked tirelessly to go overseas to open up territories for the Tang Dynasty.

Chapter 866 Punishment?

Chapter 226 Punishment?

"I have seen you adults."

"I have seen His Royal Highness."

"It's Li Zhen's fault that you have to work so hard for such a trivial matter."

"His Royal Highness is serious, this is the duty of the minister."

Li Zhen's greetings did not get any response, and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty gave no leaks, and did not give Li Zhen any useful information at all.

"Empress Mother, where is Emperor Father?" If the civil and military officials did not cooperate, the situation would be even more difficult to break. For a while, Li Zhen couldn't think of a way out, and finally could only focus on Concubine Yan for help.

"Naping in the back." Concubine Yan gave him a sidelong glance, but still replied.

"..." Li Zhen was speechless. It's already afternoon, and it's almost night. Now you tell me that the emperor is taking a nap?Li Shimin, the good emperor who is known for his hard work, is taking a nap?Are you cheating?

Don't think about it, Li Shimin must be hiding behind and eavesdropping, Li Zhen is also helpless.

"Forget it, let's die." For a while, Li Zhen couldn't think of a way to break the situation, and when he gritted his teeth at the end, wasn't it just a beating?The young master recognized it, and a month later, the young master became a hero again.I don't believe you, Li Shimin, dared to beat your son to death.

"Mother, let's not talk about this anymore. Look, this is the treasure that Erchen brought back for you." Waving to the outside, Yuchi Baoqing and Cheng Chuliang walked in carrying a box of things with their necks shrunk—as for why they shrank neck...

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Just look at Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Jingde's murderous gazes, it's really terrifying, don't think about it, they won't be able to run away after a beating.

However, Li Zhen couldn't protect herself at this time, how could she have the time to take care of the two of them?Now he only wants to please Concubine Yan, and see if he can put two more cotton cloths on his buttocks when he is being beaten.

"Look, queen mother, these are treasures that my son found overseas." The box opened with a 'bang' sound, revealing the contents of the box.

This time, in order to please Concubine Yan, Li Zhen spent a lot of money, and almost took out all the good things she found, such as pearl watermelon, such as huge diamonds, such as flame coral...

Wait, wait, all the things he took out will not be less than a thousand strings, and in terms of how precious they are, they are even more rare treasures. If they are put on the market for auction, even if they are sold for three times the price, it will not be a problem .

"Sure enough, they are all good things." Concubine Yan didn't understand what Li Zhen meant, although she was annoyed at his nonsense, but at this time, Concubine Yan couldn't bear Li Zhen to be really beaten, so she praised in cooperation.

"You got these, Zhen'er, overseas?"

"That's right, Queen Mother, and I'm telling you, that's all, I just searched and found it on one beach at random. If you can expand the search area and search carefully, then I will definitely gain more. It's a pity that time waits for no one, and my son is eager to come back to see you, so I can only reluctantly give up the treasure in the sea." Li Zhen was overjoyed when she heard this, she really is her mother, and she will still favor her in the end.

Concubine Yan is willing to cooperate with her, then the suffering she will suffer will be greatly reduced, and it may be possible to avoid punishment.

"What a beautiful coral." Among all the treasures, Concubine Yan was obviously more fond of the flaming coral, she couldn't put it down when she picked it up, the red coral almost made her pretty face blush.

"It's good that the queen mother likes it. This coral is indeed very beautiful. Although it is not the largest, among all the red corals, it is rare in the world to have such a pure red color." Li Zhen felt more confident in her heart, and hurriedly continued Flattering: "After a few days, Erchen ordered the craftsmen to make a beautiful base for the coral, it will look even better then."

"Well, Zhen'er really has a heart." Concubine Yan put the coral back and looked at Li Zhen with a smile: "But this time you have caused too much trouble, and the queen mother can't help you, I'm afraid I will disappoint you gone."

"Crack clap clap!"

Li Zhen obviously heard a series of sounds like glass breaking coming from her chest...

"Mother's queen..." Wu Meiniang next to her couldn't sit still, she quickly looked at Concubine Yan as if begging, she also knew that if Concubine Yan didn't do her best, Li Zhen's punishment this time would definitely be indispensable.

"Meiniang, it's not that the queen mother didn't plead with Zhen'er, it's that Zhen'er has gone too far this time." Concubine Yan squinted at Li Zhen: "And look, what did he do when he went to sea this time? The treasures are gone, these treasures are very precious, but apart from being able to appreciate them, what else can they do? Apart from guiding the people to admire extravagance, what else can they do... So it can be said that his trip to sea has been in vain. If you punish Zhen'er, you won't be able to run away."

"Have you ever done nothing? Who said that? Who said I was just hunting for treasures?" Li Zhen's eyes lit up, why couldn't he hear that Concubine Yan was reminding him of something - just having treasures is useless, You have to show your credit.

"Isn't it due to merit? Yes!" Seeing the hope of survival, Li Zhen said again and again: "Mother, you don't know that this trip to the sea is not for treasure hunting. These treasures are just picked up by the seaside. The real purpose this time is to expand the territory for Datang, and it has been fruitful."

"Oh? Really? What kind of borders have been opened? What kind of soil has been opened up?" Concubine Yan looked at the back and asked loudly: "Today, Zhen'er, please talk about it. It happens that all the lovers are here. If what you say is reasonable and you have won the approval of your love ministers, then even if your father wants to punish you, your love ministers will never agree... Dear love ministers, are you right about what the Ai family said?"

"This..." The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty immediately looked at each other in blank dismay. Everyone understood what the emperor meant by putting on this battle. It was to give the prince a severe warning or punishment, so that the prince could improve his memory.If I agreed to the queen's proposal, and the prince really made some great contributions, and the emperor couldn't find a reason to punish him, then the emperor's face would be completely lost, and maybe he would spread his anger on Waiting for someone to kill yourself, that would be an indiscriminate disaster.

It's just that the queen's proposal is well-founded, and it's hard for the ministers not to agree, but if they agree, they may offend the emperor. Everyone is caught in a dilemma and can only respond in silence.

But although all the officials have scruples, there is one person who is not afraid of Li Shimin.

Wei Zheng stood up and was the first to agree, "What your lady said is reasonable, everything in this world is nothing more than a word of reason, if the crown prince really made great contributions, then not only will your majesty not be able to punish the crown prince, but you will have to He is the heavy reward."

Chapter 867

Chapter 227 The Hundred Officials Are Shocked

Wei Zheng is a well-known leader in Datang, he doesn't care whether you, Li Shimin, have face or not, it's not like he hasn't done such a thing before, in his mind, as long as it is good for Datang, he should do it, and the person who succeeds The reward, as far as the emperor's face and the interests of the officials, these are all imaginary and indifferent.

It stands to reason that such an upright person can't get along in the court, but who told him to meet Li Shimin, a good emperor?Therefore, Wei Zheng not only was not demoted, but became more and more official, and finally became one of the four famous ministers of Zhenguan, and he was famous forever because of his upright character.

"..." Everyone was speechless, and Li Shimin behind the scenes hated him even more, Wei Zheng, you know what I mean by coming here, and you still deliberately oppose me, I really think your head is made of iron ?If the tiger doesn't show off its power, you think I'm hello kitty?

But in the face of the upright Wei Zheng, Li Shimin really has no good way. If Wei Zheng is punished because of this incident, it will be dissatisfied. Punish him just because he echoed the queen's words, doesn't it just show his small belly?Wouldn't it make the world underestimate him?

This is a big taboo for Li Shimin who is determined to be a good emperor.

However, Wei Zheng is also worthy of being a leader. After destroying Li Shimin's plan, he did not give Li Zhen any face, but said unceremoniously: "However, after the appraisal of the officials, it is found that Your Highness, Your Highness, is not worthy of credit. If it is not too big, then the old minister will have nothing to say about how His Majesty will punish you, the Crown Prince."

"Don't worry, Wei Xiang, the contribution of this palace is definitely great enough." Li Zhen looked around and saw that everyone showed expressions of disbelief, she couldn't help but sneered and said: "Looking at what you adults mean, don't you believe it?

That's right, if it were you, I wouldn't believe it either. After all, there are only isolated islands overseas, so how can we expand our borders?

But what you don't know is that those isolated islands overseas are not as small as you imagined.