"Your Majesty, Wang Hongli, the owner of the Wang family shop, is my cousin, but I have not participated in the business."
"I am innocent and have never violated the laws of the Tang Dynasty. I hope your Majesty will understand clearly. ! ”
Wang Gui fell to his knees, his tone filled with sadness.
"Your Majesty, although I and Cui Xi come from the same family, there is no intersection in private!"
Cui Yixuan also knelt down and worshiped, his words were panicked.
Li Shimin remained serious and unmoved by Wang Gui and Cui Yixuan's cries.
At this time, Wang Jian stepped forward in time to make up for the damage.
"Your Majesty, the Zhenguan plow improved by the minister and the prince is only more than ten days old. Their tribe has already started selling it, and there are still thousands of plows in stock."
"According to Ma Zhou's inquiry The two stores spent at least 10 days stocking up on the news. ”
“If Wang Shizhong and Cui Yixuan hadn’t leaked the secret to the clan members, how could they have known about it so quickly? ”
< p> The two shopkeepers Wang Hongli and Cui Xi were arrested. When they started making plows, they were tortured casually. They told everything.This time, no one under Wang Gui stood up to plead for them.
In the first year of Zhenguan, Wang Gui was just a minister of Huangmen, and the minister at that time was Gao Shilian, a relative of the emperor.
In August of this year, Wang Gui asked Shangguan Gao Shilian to submit a secret memorial to Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, but Gao Shilian withheld the secret memorial.
So Wang Gui directly complained to Li Shimin, so Gao Shilian was convicted and demoted, but Wang Gui succeeded Gao Shilian and acted as the servant.
Because of this trivial matter, Gao Shilian, a relative of the emperor, was demoted, not to mention that Wang Gui has now committed a serious business crime.
Law is greater than emotion. Once established, it can only be implemented according to Tang law.
"What else do you have to say?" Li Shimin scolded sternly.
Wang Gui and Cui Yixuan seemed to have been drained of all their strength, and their faces were very pale.
"My lord, I have nothing to say."
He is no longer young. He has been dismissed from office this time, and it will be difficult for him to make a comeback.
Now think about it, why do they have to fight Wang Jian?
I regret it!
Li Shimin stood up, took a few deep breaths, and then said in an indifferent tone.
"Draft the decree."
"Remove Wang Gui from the position of Shizhong and the Crown Prince's right concubine."
"Remove Cui Yixuan from the position of Zuosi Langzhong."
"Wang's shop and Cui's shop will give full refunds to the people, and close their doors for rectification. They will not reopen until Zhenguan plows of qualified quality are produced."
Li Shimin finished. Finally, he paused, with a bit of hesitation on his face.
Wang Jian plays a huge role in the court, and he also has a strong influence on the prince.It would have a huge positive impact and he didn't want to remove Wang Jian from his post.
"What reason is there to protect Wang Aiqing?"
Li Shimin frowned tightly.
Wei Zheng saw Li Shimin hesitating and guessed what he was thinking, and then went out to play.
"Your Majesty, the new laws of the Tang Dynasty have been introduced not long ago. It is necessary to clarify the canon of the law and set a model for all officials of the Tang Dynasty."
"As long as those who enter the court as officials have business activities in their families, All will be dismissed."
Wei Zheng glanced back and saw Wang Jian smiling at him and nodding slightly.
So he put down the burden in his heart and said to Li Shimin with a straight face.
"Although Wang Xianhou has not long been an official in the court, he still does not understand the new laws of the Tang Dynasty, but mistakes are mistakes, and mistakes should be punished."
"Just now Wang Xianhou also He said that he is willing to be dismissed from his official position in accordance with the new laws of the Tang Dynasty."
"I ask your Majesty to deal with it fairly and warn all officials in the world not to violate the law."
What Wei Zheng said! , completely blocked the way Li Shimin wanted to free Wang Jian, and convinced other ministers in the court.
Regarding Wei Zheng's words, Wang Jian did not feel resentful towards him.
Because no matter who stands up to excuse him, it is meaningless.
If Li Shimin does not remove him from his official position, then Wang Gui and Cui Yixuan will have a chance to make a comeback.
"Okay." Li Shimin patted the armrest of the dragon chair with a look of helplessness on his face.
"Remove the positions of Wang Jian, Tuntian Yuanwailang, Prince Sizhi, Director of the Ministry of Rites, Director of the Ministry of War, and Zhaowu Xiaowei, etc., and retain the title of Marquis of Kaiguo County!"
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Li Shimin gave the order with difficulty, and at the end of the sentence he closed his eyes in pain.
"You guilty minister, take the order!"
Wang Jian, Wang Gui and Cui Yixuan knelt down in unison towards Li Shimin.
Looking at the three ministers who confessed, all the officials in the court were silent for a while.
Unexpectedly, this battle between dragons and tigers would end in a lose-lose situation.
Moreover, Wang Gui is also the minister of the Ministry of Menxia, and he is only one step away from the right servant of Shangshu.
It is a pity that Wang Jian, a great talent, originally had a bright future and was dismissed from his job unexpectedly.
"It doesn't matter whether Wang Jian is dismissed. In less than two months since he took office, he brought down the prince's young master Li Gang, and now he has dragged down the servants Wang Gui and Cui Yixuan."
< p> "This kid is so cruel!"Baiguan looked at Rang Jian who was calm and composed, and felt inexplicable fear in his heart.
Just when all the ministers thought that the case was over, Duan Lun, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, suddenly came out to start the case.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report!"
p>"What's the matter?" Li Shimin whispered, not very interested in his tone.
"The high-yielding sweet potato crop is at a critical moment in breeding, and except for Wang Xianhou, no one is familiar with it."
"High-yielding sweet potatoes are the foundation of the Tang Dynasty and are related to millions of people. The livelihood of the people is a matter of great importance."
"I sincerely ask your majesty to allow the Marquis of Wangxian County to temporarily take over the post of field officer until the sweet potato breeding is completed."
The reason why Duan Lun stepped forward. The fundamental reason for helping Wang Jian is that sweet potato breeding really needs him.
However, Duan Lun also had a little selfishness. He and Wang Jian got along very happily, and Wang Jian was still Fang Xuanling's apprentice, so he could not stand by and watch either in public or private matters.
Duan Lun's excuse for Wang Jiancao made a group of remonstrating ministers unhappy, and they jumped out in a swarm.
"Your Majesty, Duan Shangshu's proposal is inappropriate!"
"Since he has been dismissed from his post, he should implement it to the end and let him resume his position as Yuanwailang. How can he stop the people of the world? Mouth?"
"If the law enforcement is not effective, wouldn't it be possible for officials who have merit in the future to violate the laws of the Tang Dynasty?"
"Wang Shizhong also has merit, is it okay? Open the door?"
These remonstrators became more and more excited, and their old faces turned red.
"Quiet!" Li Shimin slammed the table and shouted loudly at the remonstrating ministers.
Du Ruhui was not here, and no one gave good decision-making suggestions, which made Li Shimin feel very tired.
At this time, Wei Zheng stood up.
"Your Majesty, since sweet potatoes are so important, it is better to let Wang Jian continue to be responsible for sweet potato breeding without taking up actual duties."
"In this way, the code will be clear and the sweet potatoes will not be delayed. This is a major breeding matter."
Wei Zheng's proposal was acceptable to both parties, and the remonstrating officials stopped making trouble.
Sweet potato breeding is a top priority. If they go too far, maybe His Majesty will agree to Duan Lun's proposal and retain Wang Jian's position as Tuntian Yuanwai Lang.
"Do you have any objections to Wei Zheng's suggestion?" Li Shimin looked around and said coldly.
"I second the proposal."
The courtiers agreed one after another.
"Well, as Wei Zheng said, Wang Jian will continue to be responsible for sweet potato breeding." Li Shimin paused and continued with a smile, "In order to ensure the smooth progress of sweet potato breeding, Wang Jian still goes to the fields every day. Let's go to work."
Although the admonishing officials, left and right Supplements, and left and right supplementary officials found it difficult to accept Li Shimin's decision, no one continued to refute it.
If His Majesty reinstates Wang Jian to his official position, they will continue to participate.
His Majesty's face is already very ugly now. There is a limit to everything, so it is better not to continue to touch His Majesty's bottom line.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Wang JianHe kept his face calm and saluted Li Shimin.
Today's court meeting basically went according to the plan he had in mind.
After overthrowing Wang Gui and Cui Yixuan, Wang Jian then resumed his duties as an official, thus losing two people who were his enemies in everything.
As for Wang Gui and Cui Yixuan, they were not demoted because of minor mistakes, but were dismissed from office for violating Tang law.
If they have not made great achievements, even if they have the opportunity to continue to serve as officials in the court, they will not be able to make any trouble at such an old age.
The reason why Wang Jian is confident is that there is a follow-up plan to quickly restore him to his official position.
Going to court every day recently made him physically and mentally exhausted, so he just took this opportunity to be lazy for a while.