My name is Chang An, your name is Gu Li

"Your Majesty, what is going on?" Some ministers wanted to see what was going on, so they asked boldly.

Li Longji also answered directly: "Yesterday, Zhang Jiazhen falsely accused Dingkang Hou, saying that Dingkang Hou was saying bad things about Zhang Jiazhen behind his back. But Dingkang Hou never said anything bad about him the day before yesterday, so he wanted to kidnap the Lady of Zichuan County to force Dingkang Hou to confess."

At this point, Li Longji said: "In this case, Zhang Jiazhen, you have committed the crime of slander. If I had not been present, I don't know how you would have treated the Dingkang Marquis family!"

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. Please spare Prime Minister Zhang for the fact that he has helped you solve your problems before and has worked hard even if he has not made any contributions." At this time, the ministers who followed Zhang Jiazhen all pleaded for mercy.

"Relieve worries and solve problems?" Li Longji snorted coldly, and then asked: "Then tell me, what worries and problems did your Prime Minister Zhang solve for me?"

"Prime Minister Zhang is good at making speeches and has solved many court issues for Your Majesty."

"Then let me ask you again, what has Marquis Dingkang done for me... no, for the Tang Dynasty?" Li Longji asked again at this time.

This question confused the ministers, who didn't know how to start. Instead, Yuan Qianyao stood up and said, "Marquis Dingkang eliminated the harm of evil money for the Tang Dynasty and saved the people of the Tang Dynasty from suffering from smallpox. He then solved the problem of conquering the Turks and proposed reforming the imperial examination system to select talents for the Tang Dynasty."

Li Longji said at this time: "In terms of talent, you, Zhang Jiazhen, cannot compare with Marquis Dingkang; in terms of ability, you have not done as much as Marquis Dingkang alone! Pull up your sleeves and see who saved your life!"

"Now you want to kidnap the wife of Marquis Dingkang for a 'false' charge!"

No one was talking at this point, and Li Longji then issued an edict: "Come here, tell the Secretariat to draft an edict. The former Prime Minister and Silver and Green Guanglu Doctor Zhang Jiazhen was charged with plotting to kidnap the nobles of the court, slandering and framing the nobles of the court, and also suspected of taking bribes. Now I am dismissing Zhang Jiazhen from his post as the Secretariat, and taking him into custody at the Dali Temple, and keeping him under surveillance. Once the bribery is investigated, we will punish him together!"

"If there are those who are partial to others and cover up for themselves, they will be dealt with according to Tang law!"

After the decree was issued, no one dared to speak—no, except Yuan Qianyao. He was the only one who saluted with both hands and said, "Your Majesty is wise."

......

After the court session, many of Zhang Jiazhen's followers gathered together to discuss what had happened today.

"How did Prime Minister Zhang offend Marquis Dingkang? Marquis Dingkang's family has always been well behaved. I have never heard of any feud between him and Prime Minister Zhang. Why did Prime Minister Zhang get so angry yesterday that he went straight to the man's house and kidnapped his wife?"

"We don't know either. Besides, they even made up some false accusation, saying that Prime Minister Zhang framed Marquis Dingkang."

"Marquis Dingkang is young now, has made many contributions, and is the future tutor of the crown prince. He is now favored by the emperor. No matter how impulsive and irritable Prime Minister Zhang is, he should not cause trouble for Marquis Dingkang."

"Oh, by the way, I heard before that when Prime Minister Zhang went to participate in the Dragon Boat Festival, he had an argument with Marquis Dingkang and his wife. Could this be how the feud started?"

"It shouldn't be that serious. It was just an argument. It shouldn't have gotten to this point."

"And your majesty said that the emperor was at the Dingkang Marquis's residence the day before yesterday and yesterday. It's impossible that your majesty is also lying, right? Besides, Dingkang Marquis loves his wife as much as his life. If this kind of thing hadn't really happened, your majesty would not have done this."

"Didn't you see today? Prime Minister Zhang still has a big red mark on his face, his nose and face are swollen. Could it be that he was beaten by Marquis Dingkang? He even beat up a court official, why doesn't Your Majesty care?"

"Okay, okay, the most urgent task now is to protect Prime Minister Zhang, rather than arguing about who is right or wrong here!" After saying so much, someone with a clear mind finally said this.

"The only thing we can confirm now is that Prime Minister Zhang did intend to kidnap Marquis Dingkang's wife yesterday. Marquis Dingkang regards his wife as his life, so pleasing his wife is equivalent to pleasing Marquis Dingkang."

"Last time, those who wanted to impeach Marquis Dingkang gave gifts to the Marquis' wife, and that's how they settled the matter. Let's try today, maybe Prime Minister Zhang will be pardoned."

"Let's do it." After hearing this, the other officials thought it made sense, so they nodded and agreed.

"Also, the wife of Marquis Dingkang comes from a merchant family, so it would be impractical to give her expensive things. We can give her something tangible, which may be better than gold, silver and jewelry."

"That makes sense. We get it."

......

After Chang An took Huai Qin out of the Imperial College, he saw Chang Qi standing in front of his carriage. Chang An frowned and walked up to her and asked, "Sister Qi, what's wrong? Did something happen at home?"

Chang Qi glanced at Huai Qin at this time, and then said: "Madam sent me out to look for the young master, and my sister is still at home knitting clothes with Madam."

Chang An was stunned for a moment, then he quickly figured it out - something happened at home. He hurriedly got on the carriage, and after the two maids got on, he asked the driver to speed up and go home.

After returning to the doorstep of his home, he just leaned half of his body out of the carriage, and as usual, he heard Gu Li's sweet "Chang Lang"!

Chang An was stunned for a moment, and found that Gu Li was standing at the door safely, and Chang Qi was following behind her. He got off the carriage and supported Gu Li who was about to rush up to give him a bear hug.

"Be careful. If you want a hug, you can wait for me to come over. Why be so impatient?" Chang An said with a smile.

"I'm used to it."

Gu Li smiled sweetly, then suddenly turned cold, pointed to the main hall of the house, and said, "Chang Lang, someone is looking for you."

"Someone is looking for me?" Chang An raised his eyes and looked towards the main hall. He found that there were many people in official uniforms standing inside, looking at him with flattering expressions.

He frowned slightly, then helped Gu Li forward, and then the officials greeted him in unison: "Greetings, Marquis Dingkang and Marquis Dingkang's wife."

"Hello, gentlemen. I wonder what brings you here today?" Seeing that Gu Li did not have a good look towards them, Chang An asked coldly.

"us......"

One of the officials wanted to explain, but Gu Li said, "They said Zhang Jiazhen was imprisoned in some Dali Temple. Today they came to plead for Zhang Jiazhen and hope that we can forgive him."

Chang An narrowed his eyes and asked, "Do you want to plead for Zhang Jiazhen?"

"No, no." The official who offered to come and apologize said, "We are here today just to apologize to Marquis Dingkang's wife on behalf of Prime Minister Zhang. It was Prime Minister Zhang who offended us yesterday."

"We also know that Marquis Dingkang is highly respected by His Majesty, so we hope that Marquis Dingkang can say a few words for Prime Minister Zhang and ask him to reduce some of his crimes."

Chang An sneered. This person was very tactful. He turned the original big goal into a small goal, just to make him accept it. But unfortunately, Chang An didn't buy it:

"After all this talk, don't you still want me to plead for Zhang Jiazhen?"

"Sorry, no."

Chang An shook his head and prepared to pull Gu Li towards the main courtyard.

"Marquis Dingkang, Marquis Dingkang! You are a magnanimous person. Please speak on behalf of His Majesty and ask Him to remember Prime Minister Zhang's modest contribution." The official said hurriedly when he saw Chang An was about to leave.

"When the matter is over, Prime Minister Zhang will definitely come to thank you."

"Come to my house to thank me? I don't think he can see me alive after entering my house." Chang An shook his head and sneered, "Besides, he wants to hurt my wife. He wants to apologize and ask for mercy. Why should he ask me for help?"

"When you came here, didn't you hear who was the most powerful person in the entire Dingkang Marquis's Mansion? My wife's answer is my answer."

At this time, several officials were in a dilemma, and then Gu Li said, "I can't make the decision on this matter. I will listen to Chang Lang."

"Listen to me?" Chang An looked at Gu Li, then said, "In that case - Huaiqin, show the guest away."

All of a sudden, these officials got anxious and said in a flurry, "Please don't, Marquis Dingkang, please forgive me. Prime Minister Zhang is indeed a bit of a jerk, not as good as you and your wife, but can you please plead for him for the sake of his contributions to the Tang Dynasty?"

"Yes, we also sent some gifts, hoping to make it up to Madam Dingkang."

Chang An's face darkened at this moment, and then he looked at the person who said this and said, "Did Zhang Jiazhen go to court today?"

"In response to Marquis Dingkang's words, I'm going." The official shuddered and then answered.

"In that case, you should have seen the bruises and slap marks on his face, right?" Chang An said, "You should have guessed who gave those bruises and slap marks, right? And this was personally approved by His Majesty. If even His Majesty allowed officials to be beaten, you can imagine what this person did, right?"

The officials were very surprised. Did His Majesty allow it?

"You dare to come and plead for him? Why don't you think about what would happen if Zhang Jiazhen wanted to kidnap your wives?" Chang An said angrily, "If you really want to apologize, you should think about whether you can forgive what he did."

"If you really want to apologize, then use your own name to tie up Zhang Jiazhen's wife and bring her to him. If Zhang Jiazhen forgives you without knowing it, I will forgive him!"

"I tell you, if you want to touch my mother Gu, think about whether you can see her alive!" Chang An said, "Huaiqin, show the guests out!"

"Marquis Dingkang, please..."

Chang An's eyes now turned to the official who was still trying to struggle. It was like a cold knife stabbing into his heart, making it difficult for him to breathe.

Then Chang An said: "If my maid can't send you away, we still have secret guards in our house, and if they do..."

"I'm sure I can get you away..."