Chapter 230 Is Li Shimin inferior to Emperor Yang of Sui?
"Bring it here!"
Li Shimin said authoritatively.
Wang De personally went down to the stage, took the memorial, and handed it to Li Shimin.
As Li Shimin read the memorial, his brows furrowed deeper and deeper.
The ministers, skilled at reading between the lines, noticed the emperor's displeasure and began to speculate in their minds...
What kind of trouble is Xiao Wei up to now?
This is delaying our court session...
"Xuancheng, what did your son write?"
"Stealing a moment," Fang Xuanling whispered to Wei Zheng.
"Probably..."
Wei Zheng glanced back at the assembled officials: "Another memorial that all the officials oppose!"
"..."
Fang Xuanling was speechless.
Some people could not write a single memorial that would be opposed by the court officials, even in a year, several years, or even a lifetime.
Your Wei family is quite something...
He frequently clashed with his ministers.
a long time.
Li Shimin took up his pen and wrote a few words in reply to the memorial.
"Wang De".
Wang De understood and handed the memorial back to Wei Shuyu.
The meaning is self-evident: Rejected!
"Shuyu".
Li Shimin, seated on the dragon throne, spoke majestically: "Your idea is good, but the content of the memorial is impractical."
"Considering your intentions were for the sake of the Tang Dynasty, and that you submitted a memorial to the court without the review of the Secretariat and the Chancellery, you will be spared punishment..."
A memorial was presented to the imperial court!
Meaningless memorials could be used by Li Shimin to determine guilt or punishment with a single word.
If every trivial matter were to be submitted to the court through the Secretariat and the Chancellery, it would be impossible for them to present it in a memorial.
How long will this take to process?
"Your Majesty, it's not that I don't want to go through the Secretariat."
Wei Shuyu bowed and said, "It's really because my writing is not up to par..."
The content of the memorial must be concise and to the point.
Wei Shuyu did submit his work to the Secretariat.
But damn it, it was rejected as soon as it was presented.
"..."
Li Shimin's eye twitched.
I almost forgot that Wei Shuyu only speaks vernacular Chinese.
"Why don't you find someone to write it for you?"
"No one else can write it for me and capture the feeling I want."
Do you think we're at war?
Want more excitement?
Wei Shuyu added, "Since we're going to discuss it anyway, why not just bring it up in court?"
"Alright."
Li Shimin waved his hand: "Let it go this time, but don't let it happen again."
"Do any of you gentlemen have anything else to report?"
Ignoring Wei Shuyu, Li Shimin asked his ministers.
Wei Shuyu unfolded the memorial and saw Li Shimin's reply: insufficient provisions and troops...
"His Majesty."
Wei Shuyu stubbornly insisted, "The problems of food supplies and troop strength can be solved one by one."
"..."
Li Shimin felt overwhelmed.
Is this never going to end?
Chao Weizheng gave him a wink, signaling him to keep an eye on his son.
"His Majesty."
Wei Zheng stepped forward, bowed, and said, "The Great Tang Dynasty welcomes open speech; I humbly request Your Majesty to allow Shuyu to finish speaking."
Wei Zheng died.
I asked you to discipline your son, not to oppose me!
"This matter needs no further discussion."
Li Shimin refuted again, saying, "Wei Shuyu's writings are beyond the current capabilities of the Tang Dynasty."
"But Shuyu just said he could solve it," Wei Zheng continued to press.
"Xuancheng, we are in court right now. We can discuss these trivial matters later!" Li Shimin was already showing signs of anger.
Although Wei Zheng was known for his outspokenness, he was generally given some leeway in the imperial court.
Therefore, at this time, Li Shimin still dared to reprimand him a few times.
However, this time, Wei Zheng did not give him face.
"Your Majesty's words are biased!"
Wei Zheng bowed and replied, "As the saying goes, there are no trivial matters in the imperial court!"
"Even if Shuyu says something wrong because of this, His Majesty can still punish him."
"But he is now an official, and moreover, an official appointed by His Majesty!"
"Since he raised this issue in court, I hope Your Majesty will take it seriously!"
Li Shimin's expression grew increasingly grim.
Although Wei Zheng phrased it tactfully, he was still reprimanding him in court.
"Wei Zheng!"
Li Shimin suddenly roared, "I am the emperor of the Great Tang Dynasty, not a three-year-old child!"
Do you think I lack even the basic ability to judge memorials?
They've started arguing! They've started arguing!
The ministers lowered their heads, their eyes darting around.
Although this might offend the dragon's majesty, I can't help it...
Even saints make mistakes, let alone Your Majesty!
Wei Zheng argued forcefully, "If every decision Your Majesty makes is correct, then why is there a need to establish the position of Grand Counselor?"
"Do you know what Shuyu wrote in his memorial?" Li Shimin said coldly.
Wei Zheng frowned.
To be honest, he didn't know.
If he had known better, he wouldn't have let his son rashly submit a memorial to the emperor in court.
"I don't know..."
Wei Zheng sighed: "If I am not mistaken, it should be related to the Silk Road."
"right!"
He said that merchants were attacked in Gaochang, Kucha and other places.
"They want the Tang Dynasty to send troops to destroy Gaochang!"
"Tell me, without a reason or supplies, how can you possibly conquer us?"
"Does my word mean that Gaochang can be destroyed?"
Li Shimin's voice was already filled with anger.
I originally wanted to give Xiao Wei some face, but wouldn't publishing such an unrealistic memorial just make us a laughing stock?
"Your Majesty is right..."
Wei Zheng respectfully replied, "However, as Shuyu just said, he has a way to solve this..."
Before Wei Zheng could finish speaking, Li Shimin interrupted him...
"I have already rejected it!"
Do you still want me to retract my order?
Wei Zheng hesitated for a moment.
He couldn't help but raise his head and look directly at Li Shimin.
Holy crap.
Li Shimin's heart skipped a beat.
Was my attitude just now too much?
"Dad, it's alright."
Wei Shuyu noticed something was wrong and quickly stepped forward.
Just when the courtiers thought Wei Shuyu was going to advise Wei Zheng, Wei Shuyu said something that made everyone's jaw drop...
"I can spray it myself..."
Holy crap.
You're not Choi Sin-ki, so why don't you use proper language?
How dare you say you want to criticize His Majesty in the imperial court?
This person probably finds it too tiring to have their head hanging on their neck.
"You bastard."
Li Shimin, his face grim, shouted, "Guards, drag Wei Shuyu away and give him thirty strokes of the cane!"
"Who dares?"
Wei Zheng shielded Wei Shuyu behind him, his cold gaze fixed on Li Junxian, who had come to arrest his son.
This was the first time the son had taken the initiative to propose a motion in the imperial court.
Wei Zheng would naturally remove all obstacles for him, allowing him to speak freely.
Li Junxian was speechless.
What can we do if Lao Wei tries to protect her?
I'll catch you after you've finished spraying...
"Wei Zheng!"
Li Shimin, enraged, rebuked him: "Shuyu speaks without restraint, are you going to protect him?"
"His Majesty!"
Seeing that Li Junxian stopped moving, Wei Zheng turned around and bowed solemnly to Li Shimin.
"If Your Majesty insists on rejecting Shuyu's memorial..."
Wei Zheng raised his head and looked at Li Shimin with burning eyes. He shouted, "Then Your Majesty will never be able to compare to Emperor Yang of Sui!"
They're here, they're here...
Wei Zheng is once again stubbornly arguing with His Majesty.
No, to avoid suffering undeserved disaster, let's play the ostrich!
The courtiers all lowered their heads and shrank their necks.
Do you know what you're saying?
Li Shimin slammed his palm on the dragon table, his face filled with a gloomy expression.
What might have been anger before has now taken on a hint of killing intent!
Introducing Emperor Yang of Sui!
Praising Emperor Yang of Sui!
To say that Li Shimin was inferior to Yang Guang is simply courting death!
"My heart is as clear as the sun and moon; I have no regrets!"
Wei Zheng flicked his sleeve and carried it behind his back.
"Although I do not know what Shuyu's plans are, since he mentioned the Silk Road..."
"Then we must mention Emperor Yang of Sui's contributions to the Silk Road!"
"Your Majesty forbids the common people from discussing Emperor Yang of Sui!"
"But I still want to say..."
"Your Majesty is not even comparable to Emperor Yang of Sui, let alone surpassing Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Wu of Han!"
The ministers' hearts pounded.
Old Wei, that's enough. A token gesture is fine.
His Majesty's wrath could implicate others...
"You're asking for it!"
Li Shimin shouted, "Guards, bring Wei Zheng..."
"His Majesty!"
Just then, Wei Shuyu stepped forward, interrupting...
"The people of the world are not blind, and future generations will see things even more clearly!"
"Emperor Yang of Sui completed the unification of China, constructed the Grand Canal, and established the imperial examination system..."
"On the Silk Road, it also marked the first time in history that all nations paid tribute to China!"
"His achievements are comparable to those of Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Wu of Han!"
"If Your Majesty does not confront this directly, to put it bluntly..."
Even if you build an unparalleled empire!
"Everyone will think that all this beautiful land is because Emperor Yang of Sui laid a solid foundation for you!"
"The Tang Dynasty merely got a lucky break!"
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