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Li Shimin was taking a nap and was sleeping soundly. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Ever since he made the crown prince regent, he found that he had indeed relaxed a lot. Especially now, the crown prince is in charge of the country, and he is no worse than him, and the prime minister and privy councillors are also in good order when they handle military and political affairs.

Li Chao returned to the court and began to return to Shangshu Province to deal with affairs, which made everything fine for the court.

He had more time to spend with the queen, and even more time to spend with his children.

Now at noon, I can even take a nap with peace of mind.

It's just that I didn't sleep long today, but I was disturbed.

"Your Majesty!"

Li Shimin opened his eyes, "What's the matter?" ”

It was the eunuch Wang who woke him up, and reported to him an important matter.

"The trial of Cheng Biting Jin Hou Junji has just ended."

"Oh." Li Shimin sat up and rubbed his loose eyes, "What is the result of Li Chao's judgment?" ”

Eunuch Wang whispered, "Li Xiang sentenced Hou Junji to escape from the battle and treason, and planned to be executed. ”

Li Shimin's eyes widened suddenly.

"What? Decisive decision? ”

He sat up suddenly, "Didn't I already tell Li Chao that this matter was open, why did Li Chao still judge like this?" ”

"Where is Hou Junji now?"

"I've been sent to the prison, and I'll be beheaded at noon tomorrow!"

"It's just playing the piano!" Li Shimin said angrily, "Immediately summon Li Chao into the palace to see him!" ”

"Forget it, I'll go see Li Chao in person."

Dali Temple.

Hou Junji stood in the hall, unable to believe Li Chao's sentence.

He is a dignified national duke, or a real one hundred and eighty miles of national duke, the general Zuo Yulin of the Northern Ya, and the general of the forbidden army relied on by His Majesty, was actually sentenced and executed by Li Chao.

But the verdict has been handed down, and the three divisions of the Imperial Historical Observatory, the Criminal Department, and the Dali Temple will be tried, as well as the Ministry of War, the Privy Council, and the civil and military generals of the north and south will observe the trial.

Shangshu ordered Li Chao to be tried in person, and Wei Zheng, the imperial historian, and Sun Fujia, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and Zheng Shanguo, the secretary of Dali Temple, were tried at the same time, and there were also Sun Wuji, the left servant of Shangshu and the chief of the Ministry of Officials, and Ma Zhou, the right servant of Shangshu.

The four prime ministers sat in the hall.

Verdict, almost nothing has to change.

"Hold on!"

Li Chao's voice echoed in his ears, sounding so hateful.

Several servants from Dali Temple came and wanted to take him to the prison.

Hou Junji suddenly exerted his strength and broke away from them.

"I'm not convinced!"

"Li Chao, you are pretending to be a public servant, and you are a personal vendetta!"

"You are clearly the same party and the same party!"

Hou Junji had a lot of strength, and several errand soldiers were thrown aside by him, and he was unsteady on his feet.

Li Chao picked up the shocking wood and slapped it hard.

"The bold Hou Junji dared to roar in court and despise the trial. Come on, beat me with a stick! ”

A skewer is thrown down.

Suddenly, several messengers rushed up with water and fire sticks, and hit Hou Junji with sticks.

Hou Junji was beaten several times, his head was broken, and his ferocity also flared up, one snatched a water and fire stick, and one swept thousands of troops, and the water and fire stick was used as a horse lance, and those errand soldiers were his opponents, and they were directly swept to the ground, holding their feet and wailing on the ground.

Li Chao watched Hou Junji make a fuss in court, and a smile appeared on his face.

The more he made trouble, the more miserable he died.

Hou Junji has always been unable to get along with him, and he has given himself eye medicine in front of Li Shimin, and this time he has bitten gold again, especially the major event of the Southern Expedition.

This kind of person doesn't kill anyone.

Li Chao is also worried that this guy will come to pit Chengqian in the future, and he will kill him first.

Hou Junji defeated the errand officer, he was furious, looked at Li Chao with a fierce light in his eyes, and rushed towards Li Chao with a water and fire stick in his hand.

Li Chao sneered, not knowing whether he was alive or dead.

Hou Junji rushed quickly, this person's martial arts are indeed very powerful, carrying a water and fire stick, which also made him make a momentum of jumping horses and spears.

"Ah, Li Thief is here!"

Hou Junji pounced on Li Chao behind the table like a hungry tiger.

"Bang!"

A gunshot rang out incomparably clear in the hall.

Hou Junji, who was originally like a hungry tiger pounced, fell in mid-air and fell to the ground.

He rolled over his knees.

Li Chao sat there peacefully, just turned his head and glared at the disciple next to him, Zhu Tu.

The butcher Zhu Zhendong was still in a chic posture, and he was bringing the flintlock handcuff in his hand close to his mouth, blowing the remaining smoke in the barrel of the gun.

Just now he saw Hou Junji pounce on the teacher Li Chao, and without hesitation, he pulled out the flintlock handcuff given to him by the teacher, and directly knocked Hou Junji to the ground with one shot.

If it weren't for the fact that Hou Junji was a prince, the shot would not have hit Hou Junji's knee, but on his head.

However, this shot is also powerful, directly hitting the knee, the distance is very close, so this shot is very accurate.

Hou Junji's right knee shattered.

Now the ground is rolling, and the pain is dead and alive.

"Above the court, he actually committed a blatant murder, and the crime is added to the first degree. Drag it down, throw it on death row, tomorrow at noon, Ming is typical! ”

Hou Junji was left to scold, he broke a leg, and he couldn't pounce.

When the eunuch arrived, the blood stains on the hall had not yet dried.

"What happened here?" Eunuch Wang came to invite Li Chao to see the emperor in Zhongshu Province, but he didn't expect to see a large pool of blood in the hall as soon as he came, and he was startled.

"Hou Junji committed murder in court and was taken down."

Li Chao said lightly.

"What about General Hou now?"

"Don't worry, I'm not dead, I just broke a knee, and now I'm in prison."

Although Li Chao sentenced Hou Junji to death, he still had to report it to the prince. In fact, the emperor also has to review it.

"General Hou broke a knee?" Eunuch Wang's mouth couldn't close in shock.

Because when the Xuanwumen Incident occurred, Hou Junji was saved, so among the generals in the court, Hou Junji had a special status in front of the emperor.

But now, Hou Junji actually broke one of his knees.

Li Chao said it so lightly, but what the prince listened to was like a thunderbolt.

In such a short period of time, how did things develop to this point?

Under the door of the book.

After listening to Li Chao's report, Li Shimin was also stunned and speechless for a long time.

"Hou Junji broke a knee, meaning he broke a leg?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Li Shimin glared at Li Chao.

"Your Majesty, this matter was also hasty, the minister pronounced the verdict on the case, and then asked the marquis to gather him. As a result, this man had a violent attack, wounded the officer, and intended to attack the minister. The courtier's guards were eager to defend him and shot him. ”

Li Shimin leaned back helplessly.

"Can Hou Junji's knee be cured?"

Eunuch Wang shook his head, he had seen the prison just now, and Hou Junji's leg was not saved at all.

Li Shimin said, "The matter has come to this, I hope it will end here, let Hou Junji go." ”

"Your Majesty, I beg your pardon for not being able to accept the order."

Li Chao directly refused.

"What?" Li Shimin turned around.

"Your Majesty, Hou Junji escaped from the battle, putting the lord in danger, and even putting the whole army in danger. Not only that, but he also framed the chief general and his comrades. He made the Southern Expedition a failure, and thousands of allied soldiers died because of him. Not only did this man flee from the battle, but he also committed treason and false accusation. In addition, he is still trying to assassinate the presiding judge in the public court today, this kind of person not only has no remorse, but is also full of violence, and must not be spared. ”

Li Shimin let out a long breath.

"I know, my judgment is clear, and now I want to pardon Hou Junji."

"Ministers can't be edicted!"

Li Chao refused again.

Li Shimin was furious, "Although Hou Junji is wrong, he has also made countless contributions to the Tang Dynasty and me, and now I am pardoning him for his death, can't it?" ”

"Sins are unforgivable!"

"I remove Hou Junji from all positions, deprive him of his title, demote him to a commoner, and only pardon him for death!"

"The minister doesn't dare to obey the edict!"

Li Shimin's face was pale.

"Li Chao, I have to be pardoned!"

Li Chao directly resisted, "Your Majesty's edict, if it is not signed by the prime ministers under the Zhongshu Sect, it is an illegal decree, and the imperial court can not implement it!" ”

Li Shimin was really angry.

In terms of the system of the imperial court, Li Chao is right. If the emperor's edict is not signed by the prime ministers under the Zhongshu sect, it belongs to the central decree, that is to say, it is not a formal edict, and the officials can not follow this kind of central decree.

"Eunuch Wang, immediately summon all the prime ministers under the Zhongshu Sect to come!"

Soon, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruxuan, and Sun Wuji were announced.

Xiao Yu and Chen Shuda were dismissed last time, so now there are a total of nine prime ministers under the Zhongshu Sect.

The other eight prime ministers arrived, and even the crown prince Chengqian also came.

Li Shimin said that he wanted to pardon Hou Junji, and asked Fang Xuanling to personally draft the edict and ask the prime ministers under the Zhongshu Sect to sign.

Li Chao said very politely, "Even if this edict is drafted, the minister will not sign it!" ”

"Xuan Ling, you will draft the edict now!" Li Shimin said indignantly.

Fang Xuanling stood there and didn't move.

"Your Majesty, the minister does not dare to draft this edict!"

Li Shimin said angrily, "Why? ”

"Hou Jun gathers sins and waves, and such people must not be forgiven. Otherwise, it will hurt the hearts of the soldiers of the Southern Expedition, and it will hurt the law and discipline system of the Tang Dynasty. ”

"Ru Hui, you come to draft the edict."

Du Ruhui didn't move, and gave up.

"Your Majesty, the minister does not dare to follow the order, this edict cannot be prepared!"

Li Shimin turned his head to look at the eldest grandson Wuji.

"Mowgli, you write!"

The eldest grandson Wuji looked at Li Chao, and then at Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui.

The three Linggongs refused to obey the order, and this matter was completely troublesome. Today, if he dares to draft this edict, then no one will look down on him in the future, and after thinking about it, he has to advance and retreat with the prime ministers at this time.

"Your Majesty, the minister does not dare to obey the order!"

"Gao Xiang, you come to draft the edict."

Gao Shilian is the queen's uncle, but at this time, he also knows that he can only advance and retreat with the prime ministers.

Rejected at the moment.

One after the other.

In the end, even Yang Gongren and Yu Wenshi refused, not to mention Wei Zheng and Ma Zhou.

After turning around, none of the nine prime ministers was willing to be ordered to pardon Hou Junji.

The prime minister refused to draw up the edict of pardon, let alone get them to sign the decree.

Things are at an impasse.

Li Shimin did not expect that the situation would develop like this.

Under Zhongshumen, he was originally used to balance the power of the prime minister, the group system, replacing the original system of governing the governors of the three provinces, but now, the nine prime ministers under Zhongshumen are all working with him and setting him up.

"Li Chao, I asked you to draw up an edict." Li Shimin was full of anger at this time. This is no longer just a matter of pardoning Hou Junji, but Xiangquan is seriously threatening his imperial power.

Li Chao didn't answer.

He directly began to pick off his beam crown, and then picked the jade belt, picked the goldfish bag, and took out the goldfish charm.

In the end, he took out the jade wat as well.

All the same, all heaped on the floor of the temple.

"Minister Li Chao, please resign!"

Seeing that Li Chao was forced to resign, Li Shimin was even more angry.

"Get out!" He scolded.

Li Chao left the crown with a fish bag, a fish talisman and a jade wat, and turned around and left with an expressionless face.

Seeing that things had come to this point, the eldest grandson Wuji couldn't help but hurriedly said to Li Shimin, "Your Majesty is angry!" ”

"Let him go, Lao Tzu still doesn't believe it, without Zhang Butcher, Lao Tzu will have to eat pigs with hair!" Li Shimin yelled at Li Chao's back.

Li Chao's footsteps did not stop at all, and walked out directly until he disappeared outside the palace gate.

Seeing that Li Chao was really gone, Li Shimin felt a little regretful, but at this time, it was impossible for him to call Li Chao back.

After all, he is still young and vigorous.

The atmosphere in the hall was very solemn.