Dali Temple is located in the northwest of Chang'an City, on the west side of the imperial city and the palace city, in the Yiningfang inside the Anyuan Gate. Anyuan Gate was called Kaiyuan Gate in the Sui Dynasty.

Anyuan Gate is the northernmost city gate in the west wall of Guocheng, Chang'an. There are two milestones standing outside the gate. The above is titled "Nine,900 miles of the Western Ji Road". From Anyuan Gate in Chang'an to the extreme of the Western Regions, there are 12,000 miles from Chang'an to the Western Regions. The mileage from Chang'an to the Western Regions starts from the Anyuan Gate plan.

The Dali Temple in the Tang Dynasty was set up in Yiningfang on the south side of Anyuan Gate.

During the Sui Dynasty, there was a house of Prime Minister Gao Yang.

This is the first time that Li Chao has come to Dali Temple.

Dali Temple is equivalent to the Supreme Court of the Tang Dynasty. In ancient times, it was called "Shi" and "Li". Emperor Jing of Han added the word "big" and took the prison of the nobles of heaven and nobles as "Dali".

In the Tang Dynasty, the judiciary was actually managed by three departments. The Ministry of Justice was in charge of judicial practice, the Dali Temple managed imprisonment, and the Censorate was in charge of inspection and lawsuits.

Specifically, Dali Temple is the highest judicial organ of the central government, which is specifically responsible for cases of crimes committed by officials in the central government and imprisonment or above in the capital. For cases involving imprisonment and imprisonment or above, it must be submitted to the Ministry of Justice for review. The death penalty is reviewed by the emperor. Both imprisonment and imprisonment are relatively heavy punishments. The five punishments of the Tang Dynasty, whipping and poaching are killed by death, namely whipping, punching, fixed-term imprisonment, exile, and death penalty. The imprisonment requires forced labor, and exile is mostly on the frontier.

The Ministry of Justice is in charge of judicial orders and also has the position of trial and review. The Censorate is a central supervisory authority, in charge of inspections, and no officials are involved in violation of the law, and supervises the activities of Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice.

To be honest, Dali Temple is equivalent to the current Supreme Court, the Ministry of Justice is similar to the Ministry of Justice, and the Censorate is similar to the Supreme People's Procuratorate and the Central Political Commission.

As the head of the Zheng family in Xingyang, Zheng Shanguo had a bright future. If the prince Jiancheng succeeded to the throne, he would definitely be the prime minister.

But now that Li Shimin became the emperor, he was embarrassed. After all, the Zheng family is not only supporting the crown prince, but the Zheng family is also the prince's relative. Zheng Guanyin is Jiancheng's crown prince's concubine.

Fortunately, Li Chao helped him speak, and Li Shimin also needed the support of top gentry like the Zheng family in Xingyang. With Li Chao in the middle, the Zheng family quickly abandoned the darkness and turned to the light and turned to Li Shimin. With Li Chao as a matchmaker, he also played the role of a guarantor, and Li Shimin also quickly activated the Zheng family.

Although Zheng Shanguo was removed from the position of Zuoshazi son of the Crown Prince and the position of Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, he still retained the position of the title of Minister of Dali Temple.

The Zheng family had replaced the Cui family in the Wude Dynasty and became the leader of the five surnames. However, such a thousand-year-old wealthy family was realistic. As soon as Li Jiancheng fell and Li Chao came to the door, the Zheng family immediately turned to Li Shimin. There was no drag on the slightest, and there was no hesitation.

"Cousin Zheng is okay recently?"

"The family wanted to take her out of the palace, but she didn't want to, saying that she would accompany Jiancheng. Sanlang, do you think Jiancheng will die?" Zheng Shanguo was so natural when he said these words.

"Since Xuanwu Gate is not dead, it will naturally not die. You can rest assured. Your Highness is an ambitious person. Killing the prince will only damage his reputation. However, within ten years, the prince will not think of leaving the capital. Maybe ten years later, he can leave the palace and have a yard in the capital. Even twenty years later, he may be awarded the title of a prince, a prince, or the like, and go out to the capital to be a rich and prosperous king."

Li Chao also has some understanding of Li Shimin. He is indeed ruthless when he is ruthless, but he is also a person who can control himself.

Jiancheng, Yuanji, unless they have to do anything to rebel, their lives will be worry-free.

"Guanyin just can't bear to part with those three children."

Zheng Guanyin married Li Jiancheng at the age of sixteen and gave birth to one son and two daughters for him. The eldest son and the eldest daughter were five daughters, and the children were still young. The Zheng family wanted to take Zheng out of the palace to draw a clear line with the deposed prince, but Zheng Guanyin was unwilling to leave.

"Cousin Zheng is a kind and kind person. In fact, the Zheng family doesn't have to care about these things. If my cousin doesn't want to, then let him do it. In fact, the prince is interested in the Zheng family's future performance, not before."

Li Chao's words made Zheng Shanguo feel much more at ease.

It is also very dangerous for a thousand-year-old wealthy family like Zheng. The five surnames and seven sects are indeed famous, but they can't resist the monarch of a country. Look at the Cui family, the leader of the northern aristocratic clan and the leader of the five surnames and seven sects was so glorious when Emperor Wen of Sui. But at the end of Kaihuang, the Cui family suffered a devastating blow because they were involved in the battle for the throne.

Whether it is the wealthy family in Guanlong or the gentry in Guandong, they are actually the same. They are indeed famous in normal times, but they are also dangerous if they really touch the emperor's rebellion. Li Mu of the Eight-Pillar Country, the largest family in the early Sui Dynasty, had more than 500 children in the family, all of whom had official positions and were spread throughout the court and the country.

But it's gone if it's gone.

Cui family, the head of the five surnames. At that time, the family of Cui Junchuo, the Duke of Dongjun, was removed from office and exiled, and his property was confiscated. The female family entered the Yeting Court and entered the Yeting Court. Later, Yang Guang favored Cui's daughter and gave the Cui family a turnaround.

But to this day, Qinghe Cui is no longer the leader of the five surnames, and even Boling Cui is far inferior.

The five surnames and seven sects are not a single one, let alone even if they are a single one, so what if they are a single one? The five surnames and seven sects are like the big clans in the countryside, and they are indeed powerful in the countryside. But the royal family is actually like the nouveau riche in the countryside, or even the nouveau riche. The big family really looks down on such unrelenting households at heart, and the unrelenting households usually have to worry about the rural reputation of these big clans.

But if you really anger this nouveau riche gangster, it is actually the big clans who suffer. It is because the nouveau riche can be unsolvable when they act like hooligans.

The Zheng family is now the leader of the north, but they are not willing or dare to make any moves with the Li family, who has already settled down. It is meaningless, and the best result is nothing more than a loss.

If Li Shimin insisted on cleaning up, the Zheng family would definitely not sit still and wait for death. They would definitely have to fight with Li Shimin. But now, since Li Shimin is willing to throw away the past and talk about future cooperation, the Zheng family is of course satisfied.

"Uncle, I know that you have a cousin of Nian Fang's fifteenth suffragette in your family. He is well-educated and well-educated."

Zheng Shanguo was a little stunned.

Why is this so familiar? Isn’t this what he said when he was ordered by the prince to go to the Li family to propose marriage not long ago?

"Sanlang wants to take the Zheng family's daughter as a mother?" Zheng Shanguo deliberately pretended not to understand the meaning of the words and asked.

"No, I have married my uncle's niece Thirteen Niety, and the two have a good relationship."

"What does that matter? You are an ordinary man. Now you are the first-class official in Kaifu Yitong Sansi. You are also named Duke Zhao. You have 1,800 first-class heroes. You are so young, so it is normal to have a few more concubines. My Wan Niang is fifteen this year and has a very good relationship with the cousins ​​of Thirteen Niang. I am the one who is the one who is a relative of the two families. Let us marry you and be a mother in your house!"

Li Chao was stunned.

Zheng Shanguo is too hard.

"Uncle, what kind of person is the Zheng cousin? He is a daughter of the Zheng family in Xingyang. Although he is not a legitimate uncle, his mother is also a great man."

"I think Sanlang is pretty good. If Wanniang marrys you, it will be her blessing."

Li Chao was really speechless. He believed that Zheng Shanguo knew very well what he meant to mention just now. He wanted to marry Li Shimin and the Zheng family.

Although Li Shimin can give up the relationship between Zheng family and Jiancheng in order to have a stable position, if the Zheng family marrys his daughter to Li Shimin, wouldn’t the Zheng family be trusted more by Li Shimin?

But what he said was so obvious, Zheng Shanguo pretended not to know and insisted on pairing him and cousin Zheng.

Li Chao had never met Cousin Zheng, but I heard that Cousin Zheng was indeed a very good girl, well-educated, well-looking, and talented. Li Chao never thought of accepting such a girl. The concubine daughter of the Zheng family was not an ordinary concubine.

"Uncle, I don't have such a blessing to marry Cousin Zheng. Actually, I want to make a match to introduce a good marriage to Cousin Zheng and also consider the Zheng family. Uncle, what do you think Cousin Zheng will marry the King of Qin?"

Zheng Shanguo didn't expect Li Chao to break the paper, and said helplessly, "The Zheng family married a Guanyin to the prince, but now they don't want to marry another Yanyan to the new prince."

"Why, if you marry a daughter to the prince, the Zheng family will change to the prince's boat in the future, which is a great thing for the Zheng family."

"I admit that the prince is capable, but he imprisoned his father, brother You, usurped the throne and seized power."

This was a bit rude. Zheng Shanguo looked down on Li Shimin, and Li Chao was speechless.

"It's good that my uncle keeps some things in his heart. Don't tell him the second person again in the future." The Zheng family refused to marry a daughter and said such words. If they reached Li Shimin's ears, they would be afraid that Li Shimin would be so angry that he would feel itchy. Even if he didn't mess with the Zheng family, he would definitely not be nice to the Zheng family in the future.

"Uncle thought about it again."

"Sanlang, you think about it again."

The two looked at each other in surprise.

After a while, Zheng Shanguo proposed a workaround, "Wanyan has another sister named Wanrong, who is also a concubine. Why not let Wanzhun to the prince and Wanyan to you."

A famous family like Zheng, usually children have many concubines. Some people may marry very late, but they have taken many concubines before they formally get married, and even children are in their teens. In this case, it is also called an unmarried young man.

The wife of a big family is basically of high origins. She insists on marrying famous women from a well-known family. If she doesn't have the right one for a while, she will just wait. Of course, she will take concubines during the waiting process, and even if she gets married, she will continue to take concubines. A famous man with more than 10 or 20 children is too ordinary.

Zheng Shanguo has many children, but the legitimate daughters are married, and there are also several unmarried concubines. Among them, Wanyan's mother is taller, Wanrong's mother is a lower mother. The two are about the same age, one is fifteen and one is sixteen. Wanyan is stronger than Wanrong in all aspects.

But now, Zheng Shanguo would rather marry this beloved concubine to Li Chao as a concubine than marry Li Shimin as a concubine. In the end, there was nothing he could do, and would rather allow another concubine to Li Shimin to Li Shimin, and still insist on promising Wanyan to Li Chao as a concubine.

"Isn't it better to find a scholar for Wanyan's cousin and marry him to be a wife?"

"I think it's better to marry Li and Zheng's family. If you marry politely, you don't have to worry about the eldest wife after you've gone there. Thirteenth Lady will never be harsh on her."

When Li and Zheng's families got married, Zheng Shanguo felt it was very necessary. His niece and son-in-law were not as close as his son-in-law.

"Isn't my uncle really a joke?" Li Chao asked.

"Of course not, I'm serious."
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