Seeing that Yu Shi Zhongcheng and the little emperor were on the bar, all the officials present looked at each other and did not dare to make a sound. Since ancient times, it is not uncommon for people who dare to "reprimand" in person.www.biquge.info With the passage of time, there are fewer and fewer such officials, and most of them will take care of their own face and the emperor's face, and will adopt a tactful way after all, which can not only ensure that their opinions can be accepted by the emperor to the greatest extent, but also make the emperor's face look better, and things will have more room for tactfulness.

But Li Ran, who is stunned and has a temper like a cow, calls him the king of heaven and Laozi, and he will never let go of the reason for his death, even if the other party is the emperor. This academic dispute turned out to be a matter between literati, and the emperor had no control over it. Believe in the doctrine of whichever school you like, as long as it is not a rebellious cult or something, the emperor will not want to pay attention to it.

The emperor gave you this freedom, but in the end you were no longer qualified to promote doctrines, what kind of truth is this? Lu Chengqi had already been mentally prepared, but what he was angry about was that this old man Li Ran actually made a fuss about this kind of thing, which was a big loss of demeanor, and Zhang Zai, who had the style of a humble gentleman, was far from good, and he couldn't help but be disappointed in his heart. In other words, a word with a similar meaning is to be angry, there are so many unfair things in the world, I don't see your official bring it up, and you move your cheese a little, so tight. Until now, Lu Chengqi has seen through the nature of these so-called "not famous, not for profit", and he clearly said that he is not famous, but in fact, he loves fame to the bone; said that it was not for profit, and he tried his best to find fault with his colleagues, as if others could not be saints and could not be officials. got political achievements, and wanted to be seen by the emperor, so that he could be promoted and make a fortune.

Lu Chengqi is angry about this!

For a while, the atmosphere in the Daqing Hall was weird, and there was an indescribable sense of depression. The anger of the little emperor has been written on his face, except for Li Ran, who has no heart and lungs, who is unconscious, the rest of the civil and military officials are so pressed that they bow their heads, looking at the Chao Wat in their hands, as if there is some spring palace map on it, and they can't take their eyes off it.

At this time, in the Daqing Palace, the silence was so quiet that a needle could be heard clearly. The civil and military officials were afraid that the little emperor would be angry with them, so they hurriedly pretended not to see it, and all lowered their heads. Everyone understands the story of the fire at the city gate and the fish in the pond. Although the little emperor's methods are not clever, he makes good use of his power and uses power to suppress each other, which is a conspiracy, who can withstand it? Once the little emperor holds back his strength and gives you a few pairs of small shoes to wear, then you will look good. The only way to do this is to pretend that you can't see it!

Just as the two monarchs and ministers were staring at each other and not giving in to each other, they suddenly heard a dense drum sound outside the hall. Lu Chengqi's residual anger did not subside, and he shouted loudly: "Who is beating the drum?" ”

Lu Chengqi's anger was fully displayed, and Xiao Huangmen was so shocked that he hurriedly ran out of the Daqing Hall to find the source of the drums.

It's just that some of the elders of the two dynasties, when they heard such a drum, showed an intriguing look on their faces, as if they were waiting to see a good show.

Lu Chengqi is the best at observing details, for the expressions of these officials, he is high in his eyes, and secretly wonders: "Is there something strange here, why are these old fritters, all of them have such strange faces?" Thinking of this, my heart strengthened my guard.

Being an emperor is like this, a lonely person, even the closest person, you have to be on guard against one or two, let alone these courtiers. Even if it is a confidant, it is necessary to give both grace and power to dare to use it with confidence. The three things that the emperor is most afraid of, the first is rebellion, the second is that he doesn't know what the officials under his command are hiding from him, and the third is that all the scholars in the world are used by him. Therefore, being an emperor is not as beautiful as it seems on the surface. The taste of it can only be experienced if you really achieve this position.

The drum was still ringing unrelentingly, and Lu Chengqi frowned when he heard it. After half an hour, Xiao Huangmen ran into the Daqing Palace, bent over and bowed at 90 degrees and said: "Your Majesty, this is the people outside the Xuande Building who are listening to the drums, and they are making a loud drum to disturb Your Majesty." ”

Lu Chengqi was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered the matter of Dengwen Drum Courtyard. During the Taizu period, following the example of the pre-Qin, set up the Dengwen drum, set up the full-time government office "Dengwen Drum Courtyard" under the department in charge of the Dengwen drum and subordinate to the Imperial Court, the drum is in the west corridor of Xuandemen South Street, and the courtyard is in the north corridor of the west of the door.

Taizu's intention to move is nothing more than to open up the way of speech, and the drummer is not limited by his identity. Taizu once said: "Anyone who talks about the gains and losses of the government, public and private interests, military secrets, Chen begging for favors, Li Xue's injustices, as well as strange methods, changing literary resources, correcting excessive names, and entering without an example, are allowed to go to this court to complain." ”

Of course, the setting of Dengwen drum is not very perfect. As the saying goes, there is a policy at the top, and there is a countermeasure at the bottom. Since ancient times, the difficulty of civil prosecution has never been reduced. The darkness of the protection of officials has always been the main theme. Although the Dashun Dynasty did not have such a pass, it was still difficult for an ordinary person to travel thousands of miles to Chang'an City to beat the drum.

Although the Dashun Dynasty of the past dynasties paid attention to those who beat the drums, if there were many lawsuits in a county, state, or road, no emperor liked it, and he would directly look at the achievements of the chief officials of the county, state, and road. Which official can withstand the investigation, it is good if it is not investigated, and something will happen if it is investigated.

After a long time, the local officials secretly restricted the travel of the people, and they had to pass through the Jingzhao Mansion, and even interrogated the three generations, if they learned that you were going to sue the emperor. Come on, you better go home and stay, there are evil officials watching over you at twelve o'clock a day!

There is another disadvantage of Dengwen Drum, that is, it provides another way for officials to sue officials. By controlling the "good people" under his rule, he can achieve the goal of attacking political opponents, not to mention the small risks, and the returns are quite high. It was once popular throughout the Dashun court, putting everyone in danger.

In the first year of Joan of Arc, Zhenzong issued an edict to rebuke this unhealthy trend: "The people of the states are reluctant to retain officials, and most of them are involved in favoritism, or they are not wishful. From now on, the people are monks, and they must not be revered in the court. If you dare to violate it, it will be the first to talk about the law. ”

This means that if the dengwen drum is beaten and the complaint is not true, according to the "Great Shun Law", he will be sentenced to 80 rods of corporal punishment. As soon as the strict order was issued, the number of people who struck the drums was greatly reduced. and the Yuan Shou years, but only a dozen cases.

Since Lu Chengqi ascended the throne, there has been no one in this Hongxiang period. Until today, it can be regarded as breaking the precedent, and those who have been wronged have beaten the drum and sued the emperor.

After Lu Chengqi understood the reason, the previous anger gradually dissipated, but he felt novel. In later generations, I have seen a lot of court dramas and martial arts dramas that block the way to sue the emperor, but I didn't expect that now a living case will happen in front of me, which is really interesting. He immediately said: "Where is the person who beats the drum, bring it into the Daqing Palace, and I will personally pass the trial!" (To be continued.) )