Datang: Integrate three times the combat power of Lv Bu at the beginning

Li Shimin even allowed Li Tai to set up a literature museum in his mansion and recruit bachelors by himself.

This is a great reward for Li Tai.

Therefore, if Li Tai joins the Ministry of Culture, he can bring a group of talents with him.

And they are all talents corresponding to the Ministry of Culture.

In this case, Li Chengqian made a favor and asked Li Tai to join Qinghuo Trading Company as the head of the Ministry of Culture.

Hearing this, Li Tai hurriedly stood up, bowed to Li Chengqian and said: "From now on, my younger brother will be the emperor's brother, and the leader will be the leader."

And Li Tai did have a great love for "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" written by Li Chengqian.

He seemed to have suddenly found the hope of future life and the way to realize the value of life.

Li Chengqian waved his hand, "You and I, brothers, don't need to be so polite, just treat each other with sincerity."

Empress Changsun sat aside, seeing the two brothers being so harmonious, she was very happy in her heart.

The matter of the two brothers leaving Li Shimin in anger was also forgotten.

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The next day...

Chang'an City...

Tai Chi Hall...

Today is Li Shimin's first morning court after returning to Beijing, and all the officials came to the Tai Chi Hall early to wait.

During Li Shimin's private visit in micro-service, more than 200 corrupt officials were beheaded in Xuzhou.

In this extraordinary period.

How dare civil and military officials touch this bad head.

Li Shimin arrived late when the court officials waited in the Tai Chi Hall for about half an hour.

He stepped into the palace, walking like a tiger, not angry and majestic. Since he came back from visiting incognito, Li Shimin's imperial temperament has improved a lot.

Today, Li Chengqian also came to court as usual.

Sitting in the seat of his prince, he felt very happy.

He really hates the position of the emperor, a lot of things.

"My dear friends, what I saw and heard during my visit to Xuzhou, Henan Province was shocking. I believe that everyone has already understood this matter."

"More than 200 officials are blatantly corrupt and perverting the law. The degree of corruption is heinous. How many states are there in the Tang Dynasty, and how many officials are there in each state? gone."

"If this is the case, who else can protect the people of the Tang Dynasty! Who else can defend the Tang Dynasty!"

Li Shimin walked up and down the hall, scanning the Chinese and military officials in the hall, with a cold face and eyes, his anger was like a river.

"To be honest, the officials of the Tang Dynasty are corrupt to such an extent that I, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, have an unshirkable responsibility."

"Thinking about everything that has happened in Datang since I ascended the throne, it suddenly seems like a dream. Along the way, I have indeed made many mistakes."

Li Shimin didn't lose his temper, and complained to all civil and military officials calmly.

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

The civil and military officials thought that Li Shimin would be furious and would vent his anger on the officials in the court.

But he actually stood in the court hall, conducting self-reflection.

"What exactly happened? His Majesty seems to have calmed down a lot after returning from Xuzhou..."

"The more you see and think, the more you will naturally change. Your Majesty is an emperor through the ages, so naturally you can't measure it with ordinary people's eyes..."

"Being an official under such an emperor is the blessing of us ministers..."

Li Shimin's sincere remarks won a wave of five-star praise from the ministers of the DPRK and China.

for a moment...

Li Shimin continued: "Since I and the Supreme Emperor raised our troops, there is no need to talk about the bitterness. We take all the people in the world as our duty, and we rise up to save the people from the fire and water."

"Later, I won the world and became the emperor, but I was also stupid for a while."

"At the beginning, Zhang Liang's adopted son was involved in the pension money corruption case and forced to death the wife of a sacrificed soldier. This was originally an unforgivable thing, but under Zhang Liang's begging, I was moved with compassion."

"I want to let Zhang Liang's righteous son live, for the sake of the founding father's face, for the righteous son of a hero of the Tang Dynasty, I disregard the law..."

"At the beginning, if it wasn't for the crown prince's decisive attitude and beheading Zhang Liang's adopted son in the mansion, I would have really made a big mistake."

"Not long ago, Dang Renhong's embezzlement of ink and food for disaster relief, I was thinking of old feelings, thinking of Dang Renhong's two sons who lost for the great Tang Dynasty, and wanted to let him live."

As Li Shimin said, he walked to the dragon chair with a melancholy expression on his face.

"Actually, there is another hidden story in this case. I also deliberately concealed it. The reason why Dang Renhong was transferred back to Chang'an is because his case of corruption and perverting the law in Guangzhou has been handed over to me."

"I was angry and annoyed, but I gave Dang Renhong a chance and transferred him back to Chang'an, but he failed me, failed Datang, and intensified his search for people's favor."

"Even so, I just want to exile him and let him live."

"If it wasn't for the prince, I might have caused another catastrophe."

In the court hall, looking at Li Shimin who counted his crimes in detail, the eyes of all civil and military officials were red.

They didn't expect that Li Shimin's self-criticism went to such a point.

These things have long passed, and he didn't have to say it, nor should he say it, because it is likely to become a stain in his life.

This is unacceptable for an emperor.

But Li Shimin poured out all his thoughts in front of all civil and military officials.

It's true, you can correct your mistakes if you know your mistakes, and you have a clear understanding of righteousness.

"Actually, even if Dang Renhong's case happened, I still don't have such a big turmoil in my heart. Since ancient times, corrupt officials have been banned repeatedly. This is in harmony with the country and cannot be eliminated at all."

"As long as it's not too much, it doesn't hurt. At that time, I was still immersed in the infinite scenery of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. I looked down on the world and I was the only one. No one in this world can compare with me. There is no country in this world that can compare with Tang Dynasty. No one in this world can compare with the people of Tang Dynasty."

"But after I visited Xuzhou, I realized that these are all just my wishful thinking."

"What about the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, what about the prosperity of the country and the people's peace, what about living and working in peace and contentment, and what about the prosperity of the people, all of them are fucking bullshit! It's nonsense!"

Li Shimin cursed viciously, stunned all the court officials.

"The malignant tumor hidden under the prosperous Tang Dynasty made me tremble with fear and burn with anger. It was an ugliness I had never seen in more than ten years of fighting on the battlefield."

"It is only now that Zhenzhen deeply understands the true meaning of the laws of the Tang Dynasty. Only now does I understand the reason why the prince strongly advocated the restart of Yushitai. There is no rule without rules, and the country cannot be ruled without trust."

"In order to review my guilt, I have decided that starting today, I will sit on a straw mat in the southern suburbs and reproach myself. I will only eat vegetarian food once a day, and apologize for ten days, as a punishment for myself."

When the words fell, all the military officials in the court and Chinese were taken aback.

The mountain rain was about to come and the wind was all over the building, Li Shimin even started to attack himself. What he will say next may shake the whole Tang Dynasty.

Chapter 583 Use the criminal law to correct the crimes of the officials

Your Majesty, you are the Ninth Five-Year Lord, the Lord of the world, how can you be punished like this, you can say these words, we, the courtiers, feel ashamed. "

"How can you use other people's faults to punish yourself." Changsun Wuji stepped forward to persuade him.

"Your Majesty, Master Changsun is right. What happened in Xuzhou is the fault of us courtiers. What does it have to do with Your Majesty?"

"That's right, Your Majesty, no matter how much you punish him, you won't be punished."

"Your Majesty, please take it back, Your Majesty..."

Civil and military officials stood up one after another, trying to persuade Li Shimin;

In the court, Li Chengqian was the only one, still sitting on the futon, drinking tea, as if nothing happened.

"Although I am the Son of Heaven, I am still bound by the laws of the Tang Dynasty. If I make a mistake, I must accept the punishment."

"But don't think that after I punish myself, this matter will be forgotten. From now on, as long as someone violates the law, no matter if they are aristocratic families, or relatives of the emperor, regardless of the founding heroes, or the officials of the frontier."

"Anyone should not come to me again to beg for mercy. From now on, as long as you break the law, no matter who you are, no matter what your background is, I only have two words, and you will be punished."

"If anyone insists on going his own way, I will only increase the crime and will not tolerate it."

"The laws of the Tang Dynasty are inviolable, and the people of the Tang Dynasty are inviolable."

Li Shimin's eyes were cold, and he swept towards the court, looking at the faces of every courtier.

At the moment when they looked at Li Shimin, everyone lowered their heads unconsciously. It seemed that he was going to be serious this time.

Li Shimin continued: "In addition, starting tomorrow, I will reopen the Yushitai, and all officials in the world will be subject to review and supervision."

"No one can be an exception!"

Hearing this, all civil and military officials were stunned in place, dumbfounded.

What should come is still coming.

"Your Majesty, Wei Chen..."

Shangshu Youpu shot Pei Ji and stood up, just about to speak.

"I'm telling you, I'm not discussing with you, I'm just informing you that it's imperative to restart Yushitai, and anyone who stands in the way will be severely punished."

Immediately afterwards, Li Shimin looked at the interrupted Pei Ji, lowered his eyes and said, "Pei Aiqing, what do you want to say."

Hearing Li Shimin's words just now, Pei Ji shuddered unconsciously, and hurriedly said: "I... I think what your majesty said is reasonable, your majesty is wise."

He had already seen determination in Li Shimin's eyes, this time he was definitely not joking.

If you come out at this time, it must be the rhythm of death.

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

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Civil and military officials came out one after another, stood up and clapped their hands.

Li Shimin has already punished himself, if they want to forcefully stop him, they will deliberately oppose him.

Furthermore, the bloody scene in Xuzhou has not yet passed.

Restarting Yushitai is a matter of course.

And it is the dual support of Li Shimin and Li Chengqian.

Sitting on the futon, Li Chengqian looked at the energetic Li Shimin and nodded with satisfaction.

All my painstaking efforts were finally not in vain, and cheap father finally got on the road.

People cannot be established without trust, and the country cannot be governed.

This is the foundation of Datang's development, and we must not act arbitrarily and recklessly.

"Wei Zheng."

"Wei Chen is here."

"I ordered you to be the censor doctor, to command the censor platform, to control the criminal laws and regulations, and to correct the crimes of all officials."

"Wei Chen takes orders."

Wei Zheng was overjoyed, he had waited too long for the position of Doctor Censor.

If he was in charge, no corrupt official in Datang could escape the punishment of Yushitai.

Hearing that Li Shimin had appointed Wei Zheng as Yushi Dafu, with all officials in court, Chinese and military, his heart sank.

Who is Wei Zheng, that is Li Shimin's mirror.

Notoriously righteous and selfless.

He even dares to hate Li Shimin, there is no one in this world who dares to oppose him.

"Chengqian, what do you think about Yushitai?"

Li Shimin suddenly turned his head to Li Chengqian.

I have exhausted my words here, it is good to be a big boy, I drank a pot of tea and ate a plate of pastries.

What a talent.

At the same time, everyone turned their attention to Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian took his time, chewed the pastry in his mouth carefully, and swallowed it slowly.