Chapter 40: My Message

"Huh, I'm finally temporarily relieved." After sending off Du Ruhui and Deng Zhixing, Li Shimin breathed a long sigh of relief. Whether it was Du Ruhui or Deng Zhixing, these two people were tormenting when they were serious.

Wang Tingchu quietly walked in: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid you'll have to work hard for a while, Lord Fang and Lord Wei have arrived."

"Bang!" Li Shimin slapped himself in annoyance. Why did he do this?

After another round of kind persuasion, he finally sent away these important officials in the court. Li Shimin asked casually: "How is Du He? Have you saved him?"

"Your Majesty, Mr. Du has woken up and is still here to thank you."

"Don't, let him lie down honestly. I'll sleep for a while. You'll call me in the morning." As he said that, Li Shimin lay down tiredly.

"yes."

On the second day, at the Grand Court meeting, all the ministers had already taken their seats and gathered together to chat. For a moment, Daxing Palace (the name of the palace was still used in the Sui Dynasty Daxing Palace, and it had not been changed to Tai Chi Palace) seemed to have become a vegetable market.

The bell rang out in the morning, and the originally noisy scene suddenly fell and could be heard. All the ministers took their place, which was completely different from the previous conversation.

"You guys, it's so early." Li Shimin's sleepy look made many people dissatisfied, especially Wei Zheng, who planned to find an opportunity to advise him later.

The Grand Court Meeting is actually very boring. To put it bluntly, it is a report of the nature of the report. The ministers below picked up all the important things that happened during this period to Li Shimin, and then asked Li Shimin to give an evaluation, is it right for me to do this, is it in line with your wishes, etc.

Li Shimin sat on the dragon throne and commented one by one. He would be rewarded for doing what he did, but criticized him if he did not like him. It was very boring, but this was related to his control over the country. He had to listen, so he could not ignore it. Not to mention how uncomfortable it was.

The ministers' reports continued until the end of the afternoon. In theory, the report should be retired from the court when it was over. Ministers who had been hungry for most of the day should rest and fill their stomachs.

But no one left today because what happened last night had already spread in the upper class. Everyone wanted to see what Li Shimin's opinion on this matter was. As another party involved in the incident center, what kind of punishment would the magical Eighth Highness be punished?

"Do you guys have something to do? If not, I will retire from the court."

"Report to the emperor, I have something to report to Deng Zhixing." Deng Zhixing was very tactful and gave Li Shimin a step: "Your Majesty, the Japanese envoy last night..."

"Bang!"

"Rareless!" Li Shimin slapped the imperial case with a palm. The imperial case was in a mess, but Li Shimin seemed to have not seen it and was angry: "The little Japanese country is so rampant. It's really outrageous to dare to attack the people of our Tang Dynasty next time. I wonder what you all think should be dealt with?"

Du Ruhui was the first to stand up: "Your Majesty, I think the first thing I want to expel all the Japanese people in our Tang Dynasty, especially the Japanese envoys. The second is to send envoys to hold the Japanese king accountable and ask them to apologize."

"Is this the only one?" Li Shimin was not satisfied with the two solutions that Du Ruhui had come up with, and instantly swept his tiger eyes to Fang Xuanling: "Fang Aiqing, you are known for your resourcefulness. I wonder if you have any supplements to Du Aiqing's proposal?"

Fang Xuanling pretended to think about it before standing up and said, "Your Majesty, I think that just an apology is not enough to satisfy my Tang people. The King of Japanese still has to compensate me for the losses of the Tang Dynasty. As for how much compensation it depends on whether my Tang Dynasty is satisfied or not. In addition, it is to cut off all trade deals between my Tang Dynasty and Japan. Only when my Tang Dynasty is satisfied with their compensation can we continue to do business."

"Is there only one thing? Does anyone else have any supplements?" Li Shimin was still dissatisfied, but if he really wanted to think about it, he didn't know how to continue to punish him.

In fact, the ancients did not have very good methods to punish the enemy. The easiest way was to cede land and pay compensation, cut off contacts or send troops to attack. I won’t talk about compensation and severance of exchanges. Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui have already proposed it. As for ceding land, Japan’s island countries, even if they really endured the heartache to cede the territory, what’s the use of the Tang Dynasty to a land that only input but no output? Therefore, Fang Xuanling did not even mention this.

Then, it is to send troops to attack. Just like ceding land, it requires profit to send troops to attack, but in the eyes of the Tang Dynasty, Japan is probably not much stronger than the savages. Even if it searches for its national power, how much wealth can it be found? Such a loss-making business will not be done in the eyes of the shrewd Tang ministers.

"Since that's the case, let's follow the rules of Fang Aiqing and Du Aiqing." Li Shimin felt confused, but he didn't know what to add, so he could only do so.

"Yes, I follow the order."

"If you have nothing to do, I will retire from the court." Seeing that some people had not yet jumped out, Li Shimin directly used the resignation to the court and forced him. After resigning, his subordinates could still meet the emperor, but these were qualifications only for trusted ministers. And even if they could meet the emperor, they would mostly supplement certain documents at the previous court meetings, and generally would not submit memorials. In other words, if Li Shimin retired from the court today, then some people would have to wait until tomorrow if they wanted to participate in Li Zhen. Not only was the effect not better today, but with Li Zhen's tragic nature, he would not guarantee what would happen during this period.

"Your Majesty, please be proud. I have a report." Sure enough, once Li Shimin was about to retreat, someone immediately jumped out impatiently.

"So it's Cui Aiqing. I wonder what else does Cui Aiqing have to report?" A hint of undetectable ridicule flashed in Li Shimin's eyes, and he knew that you would not miss this opportunity.

"Your Majesty forgot that regarding the murder of Japanese envoys, you all have only discussed the punishment method against Japan, but you have forgotten another central figure of the incident, the Eighth Highness." The person who jumped out was Cui Hui. At this time, he was holding a thick memorial high and shouting: "Don't forget, not only did the Japanese envoys kill my Tang people, but the Eighth Highness also killed many Japanese people. Cui Hui, the eighth emperor, has no official position, and has given his white instructor to kill foreign envoys, which is insulting my glorious Tang Dynasty. I beg Your Majesty to punish me severely."

"I have my memorial." As soon as Cui Hui finished speaking, another person stood up holding the memorial: "My name Lu Zuoya, the eighth son of Emperor Gan, Li Zhen, was young but was cruel. He not only wanted to kill foreign envoys, but also remained calm when fifteen heads fell to the ground. It can be seen that his bloodthirsty nature is that I suggest that the eighth son of Emperor Li Zhen be sent to the clan mansion, and the clan mansion imposes teachings."

"I have this memorial too." Lu Zuoya's voice was still echoing in the Daxing Hall, and the third person also jumped out with the memorial: "My wife, the king and the husband, the eighth son of the emperor, Li Zhen..."

"I have a memorial, and I will participate in the eighth son of the emperor, Li Zhen..."

"I have this memorial..."

"minister......"

“…”

For a time, the court would have a big change in stroke. Almost half of the people jumped out of Li Zhen’s murder. Even if they didn’t participate in the song, they would follow behind and waving flags and shout, which was quite powerful for a while.
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