Chapter 9: In those years, the immoral things Li Shimin did
Wei Zheng wiped the sweat from his forehead, his face was pale, and his expression was pitiful. Even Hou Junji on the side looked distressed.
So, Li Chengfeng looked up at Li Shimin and said, "Father, what do you think?"
Li Shimin sighed. Although Wei Zheng usually liked to argue with him, he was indeed loyal to the Tang Dynasty and had no other intentions.
Since Wei Zheng has accepted the punishment voluntarily, he still has to give Wei Zheng this face.
Li Shimin looked at Li Chengfeng and said, "Then as Zheng Guogong said, give him 100 rods to wash away the mistakes he made in the past!"
"It's the emperor, I'm an old minister taking the order!"
Hearing that the emperor did not order his death, Wei Zheng finally felt relieved.
100 sticks only hurt your buttocks, so that’s better than having your head fall to the ground?
Moreover, the small notebook in Li Chengfeng's hand was so thick. If all the records were the embarrassing things that Wei Zheng had let go of back then, I'm afraid Wei Zheng would have died on the spot to apologize.
Now he just wants to leave the court quickly and tell the Eighth Prince to stop talking!
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Wei Zheng voluntarily accepted the penalty of 100 sticks, and all officials in the court were surprised.
Wei Zheng, an old man, is famous for his stubborn temper, and he accepts rewards but not punishments.
Don't you think that today, just because you had a fight with the eighth prince Li Chengfeng in the morning, Li Chengfeng was forced to pay a penalty of 100 canes?
"Feng'er, do you have anything else to say?"
When Li Shimin saw that the Wei Zheng incident had come to an end, he wanted to withdraw from the court.
However, Li Chengfeng suddenly had a glimmer of light in his eyes and said: "Reporting to my father, my son, I still have something to report!"
"Oh? Accurate!"
Li Shimin frowned. He wanted to see what the genius eighth prince had to do.
However, I saw Li Chengfeng reaching out his little hand again and digging in his coat pocket!
He took out another small notebook.
Hou Junji is speechless. Is this another book that I want to read?
Knowing this, all the civil and military officials in the court suddenly became frightened.
They were all worried that they would be targeted by Li Chengfeng.
As expected, Li Chengfeng opened the first page of the small notebook and said: "Father, the son and ministers want to report that the censor Cheng An is guilty of oppressing the people among the people and robbing the people's daughters!"
"What? Your Majesty, it's unfair, it's unfair!"
Among the crowd, a tall and thin man wearing a censor's uniform walked out, flopped on his knees and knelt on the ground.
Li Shimin frowned, puzzled.
However, Li Chengfeng had a sharp look in his eyes and shouted: "Unjustly accused? What are you wronged for? The people who were wronged are obviously the old Zhang family under Chang'an City and his daughter! Cheng An, you are relying on the fact that you are the imperial censor of the Tang Dynasty.
Are you arrogant among the people and oppressing the people? This is an insult to the majesty of the Tang Dynasty, and you should be punished by the Queen of Autumn!"
"I, I..."
Cheng An suddenly turned pale and his lips trembled.
Li Chengfeng was right, he did do such a thing, but who was Gao Mi?
Have all the members of Lao Zhang's family been killed by him?
Only heaven and earth know this matter, and no one except him can know it. But how did the eighth prince know this matter?
Cheng An originally wanted to grit his teeth and refuse to plead guilty, but Li Chengfeng's words were reasonable and well-founded, and he told all the crimes Cheng An had committed before.
Cheng An's face turned pale.
But above the court, there was another person with an even darker complexion.
And this person is Li Shimin!
Li Shimin gritted his teeth tightly and shouted: "Okay, you censor Cheng An! Today, if my Eighth Prince hadn't read your book, I wouldn't have known that you had committed such a heinous crime among the people?
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"Come here, drag him out and kill him!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Li Shimin gave an order, and two imperial guards with swords in front of them dragged Cheng An, the imperial censor in the crowd, into the court hall and walked towards the execution platform of the Tang Dynasty.
"Spare your life, Your Majesty. I know that I was wrong. Please give me a chance to repent!"
Cheng An cried and begged for mercy.
Li Shimin, on the other hand, looked ashen and said nothing.
The civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty knelt on the ground, not daring to breathe.
"Father, do you still want me to play?"
"Keep playing! I want to see today, all the senior officials of the Tang Dynasty here, and that corrupt one?"
"Yes, Father..."
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So, Li Chengfeng took out several more small notebooks from his coat pocket and began to write down the past mistakes of the court ministers.
Li Chengfeng selected high-ranking officials of the Tang Dynasty whose crimes were worthy of beheading.
Li Shimin's face was ashen and he said nothing.
If you need to kill, you will kill, if you need to be punished, you will be punished.
In just one morning, Li Shimin punished eight senior officials of the Tang Dynasty and beheaded three court officials.
At this moment, all civil and military officials in the court were kneeling on the ground, their feet trembling.
They were extremely afraid that Li Chengfeng would take out a small notebook and start listing the crimes they had committed in the past.
After all, no one is perfect, even a saint will make mistakes.
So in just a moment, all the civil and military officials in the dynasty began to be afraid of Li Chengfeng.
Because Li Chengfeng has the handle of all of them. In the future, if he doesn't like anyone, he will just take out the notebook and show off. Who among them dares to look down on Li Chengfeng now? Who dares to say arrogantly that Li Chengfeng is just a scoundrel?
"Hmph... I want to see today, among all the high-sounding and important officials in the court, is there still that one who is corrupt, perverts the law, and is selfish?"
Li Shimin's beard was puffing up with anger.
There used to be peace in the court, but it turned out that officials were protecting each other?
Now that Li Chengfeng has participated, his appearance has been revealed collectively?
No wonder every time they go to court, except for Wei Zheng, Fang Xuanling and others, the imperial censors have nothing to report!
"Your Majesty, continue playing!"
"Yes, Father!"
So, Li Chengfeng started digging in his jacket pocket again.
Hou Junji, Yuchi Jingde, Qin Qiong and others all looked panic-stricken.
How big are the pockets of the Eighth Prince's coat? After taking out dozens of small notebooks, can he still take them out?
"Pap..."
However, at this moment, several small notebooks fell to the ground.
The hearts of all the civil and military officials in the court were raised to their throats.
This time, is that unlucky guy going to be punished by the Eighth Prince again?
Yuchi Jingde swallowed his saliva with a "gudong" sound, and sweat broke out on his forehead.
He thought to himself: But it must not be you!
But suddenly, Li Shimin, who was sitting on the Jinluan chair, suddenly had an ominous premonition!
Because Li Shimin saw that among the small notebooks that fell at Li Chengfeng's feet, one of them read: The immoral things Li Shimin did in those years!
Damn it, even I have it?
This traitor, this traitor...
Li Shimin's heart suddenly skipped a beat.
This little brat wouldn't even want to play a copy for his father, would he?
Li Shimin's face darkened instantly, but he looked helplessly at Li Chengfeng.
Chapter completed!