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Chapter 1027: A Bold Attack (Part )
Looking at Li Yan on the altar, smiling and accepting the kowtow of the ministers, Cui Hongzhi cried out in his heart, is this a sign of grandeur or ignorance? You are the emperor, don't you know that the policies that Li Shimin fought so hard for are far-reaching?

Even if he didn't understand, didn't he know that it was unfilial to overturn Li Shimin's decree just after he left the stage?

And Fang Xuanling, who was in the front and followed with joy, said, "This is the decree you proposed. Now that you have been deposed in front of me, you don't feel ashamed at all, as if it has nothing to do with you."

Cui Hongzhi suddenly realized that this method of recommendation, which was almost like forcing the emperor to abdicate, also had great drawbacks.

Once used, it will be the final deciding factor. If the opponent does not resist, it will be like cutting flesh with a sharp knife, without any pain at all.

If this decree was proposed, the ministers would criticize each other and push and pull repeatedly. Fang Xuanling, as the chief minister, had to step down for the sake of face and to maintain his power, and he would definitely entangle a large group of people to fight each other.

If one side is defeated in the end, a large number of officials will inevitably be held responsible for it.

But now, when he and others forced the emperor to abdicate, the new emperor saw that the situation was too great and decisively admitted defeat. He immediately deposed the emperor, skipping the middle game. People like Fang Xuanling were directly slipped away before they even had a chance to make a move.

Cui Hongzhi was a little annoyed. In this memorial, one of the arrows was aimed at Fang Xuanling.

Everyone knew that he was going to step down and Zhangsun Wuji was going to take the throne, but when he stepped down was a different matter. The nobles wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to kill two birds with one stone, to discredit the emperor and to dethrone Fang Xuanling, who had been instrumental in bringing this about.

They pushed for Zhangsun Wuji to take over early, completely tied him to the aristocratic family's boat, and created conflicts between him and the emperor.

But now, this good plan was exposed by the emperor with a wave of his hand.

If we now bring up Fang Xuanling as the one responsible for this, wouldn't that be a bit of a dog's tail? After all, the purpose of publicly targeting Fang Xuanling was to abolish this decree, and to use the selfishness of all the officials to overthrow Fang Xuanling in one fell swoop.

Now all the laws and decrees have been abolished by the emperor at lightning speed. If he continues to deal with Fang Xuanling, there will not be many people standing behind him.

Many officials from the noble families around Cui Hongzhi looked at him with dissatisfaction. It was all this kid, what kind of big scene and new tricks. Now, whether it was to overthrow Fang Xuanling, support Zhangsun Wuji, or weaken the imperial power, none of them were achieved.

Instead, I have become a laughing stock. I am really useless!
Seeing Cui Hongzhi retreating with an embarrassed look, Cui Renshi, the Imperial Censor and Counselor, shook his head imperceptibly. Then he glanced at the crowd of civil servants with a hidden look, winked at an elderly official in a purple robe, and lowered his eyes with a grim face.

"Your Majesty, I have something to report!" A voice that was slightly majestic and yet vicissitudes of life sounded slowly. As the voice fell, an official with white hair and beard walked to the middle.

Everyone looked closely and saw that it was Jingzhao Yin Chu Heng.

'hiss'

Many officials gasped. Chu Heng was nearly sixty years old and had been the prefect of Jingzhao for more than ten years. He was known for his kind temper and his willingness to not offend anyone.

Jingzhao Prefecture, with Chang'an as its core, occupied a large area of ​​Yongzhou and governed 23 counties including Wannian, Chang'an, Lantian, Weinan, Zhaoying, Sanyuan, Fuping, Liyang, Xianyang, Gaoling, Jingyang, Liquan, Yunyang, Xingping, Huzhou, Wugong, Haozhi, Zhuoying, Fengxian, Fengtian, Huayuan, Meiyuan, and Tongguan.

Inspect the harvests and shortages, observe the customs of the people, manage the criminal justice system, and supervise the officials.

The highest person in charge of Jingzhao Prefecture is Jingzhao Yin, a third-rank official. Chu Heng's ability and versatility are evident in the fact that he can serve as a parent official in this core area where there are many high-ranking officials and royal relatives everywhere, and he has been in office for so many years.

However, Chu Heng was a staunch official of the King of Wei. As Li Tai was imprisoned, Chu Heng's position began to become shaky.

Coming out to cause trouble for the Emperor at this time, does he think that he is not dying fast enough?

However, Fang Xuanling and Zhangsun Wuji frowned and were very worried. They knew that Chu Heng came out to speak for the noble family at this time, which undoubtedly meant that he must have the support of the noble family. Otherwise, why would he, a good man, come out to wade into this mess?
Even the third-rank officials were mobilized, which showed that the nobles were determined to fight the emperor to the end this time.

The ministers' eyes flickered and their minds were uncertain, but Chu Heng didn't care about other people's opinions. He raised his tablet and said, "Your Majesty, I have a case that is too serious and beyond my authority. I am reporting it to Your Majesty?"

"Huh!" Many people breathed a sigh of relief and put their minds at ease.

It was really that the scene today was too heated, the imperial power and the noble families were competing fiercely in public, in front of all the civil and military officials. If one was not careful, others might be dragged into the disaster. Not everyone wanted to suppress the emperor, and not everyone dared to challenge the imperial power.

At this point in the meeting, everyone was extremely nervous and hoped that it would end soon.

Originally everyone thought Chu Heng came out to cause trouble, but unexpectedly he was just reporting a case, so there was nothing to worry about.

Not only Fang Xuanling and Zhangsun Wuji, but even Li Yan subconsciously relaxed his vigilance, waved his hand and said, "Master Chu, please come on!"

"It's Your Majesty!" Chu Heng acted harmless and said, "Ten days ago, a thief was caught in Yunyang County under Jingzhao Prefecture. When they were collecting the stolen goods, they found a very luxurious jade pillow. After careful identification, they found that this pillow is a golden jade divine pillow, which belongs to the palace."

"Yunyang County did not dare to make a decision on its own and reported both the jade pillow and the thief."

"I dared not neglect it, fearing that it was stolen from the palace, so I interrogated the thief strictly. Finally, I learned that the jade pillow was stolen from a monk's room. Later, I sent people to arrest the monk, who refused to summon me."

"Later, unable to bear the torture, he finally confessed."

Chu Heng's storytelling skills were very high. He started with the story of a thief and immediately moved on to the things in the palace. He immediately attracted the attention of all the ministers and aroused everyone's strong interest in it. Even Fang Xuanling was very concerned.

At this time everyone was very quiet, only Chu Heng's ups and downs of voice echoed in the hall.

Li Yan was startled and subconsciously became nervous. This story sounded familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere before?
After a little recollection, an anecdote recorded in history came to my mind.

Suddenly, Li Yan's pupils shrank slightly, and he put his clenched fists into his sleeves; his eyelids closed slightly, blocking out the sharp gaze and deep murderous intent that inadvertently revealed from his eyes. He had never wanted to kill someone as much as he did today.

When Chu Heng said this, Li Yan already knew what these nobles were going to do!

The scandal of Princess Gaoyang and Monk Bianji has been passed down through the ages, bringing heavy shame to the Li Tang royal family and adding an important piece of evidence to the corrupt Tang stinky man. The aristocratic family brought up this case at this time, undoubtedly to throw a basin of stinking shit on the Li family.

The ultimate goal of aristocratic politics is to continuously undermine the sacred status of the Li family in the hearts of the people, weaken the influence of the Li family, and ultimately weaken the ruling power of the royal family, forcing the Li family to rely on the aristocratic families to govern the world.

Chu Heng paused for a moment when he spoke here. He did not look at Li Yan on the dragon throne, for he was afraid of seeing the look that made him palpitate. Because he knew that once he told the following things, he would completely offend the emperor on the high platform.

As his eyes moved, they fell on Cui Renshi in the crowd, with some hesitation and doubt, and a little bit of inquiry.

Cui Renshi had a faint smile on his face, his hands folded into his sleeves, a chilling indifference and determination on his lips, blending into the crowd. He pretended to be curious, as if he had no idea what would happen next.

Chu Heng sighed silently in his heart, then looked away. At the urging of some ministers, he continued: "This man's name is Bian Ji, and he is a monk from Huichang Temple in Jinchengfang, northwest of Chang'an City. According to him, this golden jade pillow was given by Princess Gaoyang."

"He and Princess Gaoyang have been secretly in love and have been sleeping together for more than half a year."

"I don't know whether this is true or not. Since it involves the princess, Jingzhao Prefecture dare not take the initiative, so I specifically ask for the emperor's instructions."

With a "boom", Chu Heng spoke faster and revealed the final answer. The hall was in a state of excitement, with gossip flashing in everyone's eyes. Many people secretly looked at Fang Xuanling, who had already turned pale.

Everyone knows that Princess Gaoyang is the wife of Fang Xuanling's second son Fang Yiai.

Now that the scandal of his daughter-in-law having an affair with a monk was exposed in public, Fang Xuanling's body suddenly hardened, his breathing became short, and his face swelled like an angry lion. His eyebrows trembled sharply, and he stared at Chu Heng intently, as if he was staring at a specific group of people.

"Master Fang!"

Changsun Wuji and Cen Wenben exclaimed, and Hou Junji in front rushed over and hugged Fang Xuanling who fell with his head tilted back.

"Mr. Fang, Mr. Fang"

Many officials exclaimed and came forward to show their concern. Fang Xuanling had his eyes tightly closed, his teeth clenched, his face dark, and his right hand was stroking his left chest. It was obvious that he was suffering from pain that ordinary people could not understand.

Li Yan hurried forward and ordered: "Hou Junji, quickly help Lord Fang down, call the imperial physician, and tell them to save Lord Fang."

After everyone helped Fang Xuanling down, order was restored in the court.

Although he was also one of the parties involved, Li Yan was not as fragile as Fang Xuanling. However, he no longer had a smile on his face and his expression was very serious.

Standing in front of the Danchi, he looked down coldly, without saying a word, and quietly looked at the ministers in the hall.

A heavy and inexplicable aura, along with a dark and quiet look, slowly spread from Li Yan to the hall and flowed in all directions. The civil and military officials were affected by this aura, and slowly, the officials in the hall stopped making noises, standing there anxiously, not saying a word.

The air in the hall seemed to freeze!
(End of this chapter)