Chapter 325 Impeachment of Chu Suiliang

"Okay! There is no need to argue anymore. Let Wu Wang Li Ke serve as Shang Shu Zuo Pushe for one year. If Li Ke can do a good job as Shang Shu Zuo Pushe, let him continue to do it."

"On the contrary, if he does not do what he should do, it means that Li Ke is indeed unsuitable to serve as Shang Shu Zuo Pushe. It will not be too late to revoke his Shang Shu Zuo Pushe at that time." Li Chengqian said.

He has made such a big concession. No matter what, Changsun Wuji should give him face and step back to agree to this compromise.

"Since your majesty has said so, this old minister has nothing to say, so let's stop for one year!" Changsun Wuji compromised.

Anyway, it's only a year, and he really doesn't believe that Wu Wang Li Ke can make any waves in a year.

In this year, Changsun Wuji is confident that he can kill Li Ke and drive him out of Chang'an.

"Okay! Since everyone has no objection, this matter is decided. Wu Wang Li Ke will serve as Shangshu Zuo Pushe for a period of one year." Li Chengqian said when he saw that no one objected.

"My dear ministers, do you have anything else to report? If not, please leave the court!" "Your Majesty

! I, Wei Siqian, have a memorial to report!" As soon as Li Chengqian finished speaking, the inspector Wei Siqian stepped out.

"What does Wei Siqian want to report?" Li Chengqian asked.

"Your Majesty! Today I want to impeach the Minister of the Central Secretariat Chu Suiliang for deliberately lowering the price and forcibly purchasing the land of the translators of the Central Secretariat." Wei Siqian said.

"Minister of the Central Secretariat, is this true?" Li Chengqian was shocked when he heard this, and then he became angry and questioned Chu Suiliang.

The Tang Dynasty had clear regulations on land transactions, prohibiting lowering the price and forcibly purchasing other people's land. Once verified, it would be severely punished.

"Your Majesty! I am really wronged! This is absolutely not the case. I bought the land at the market price."

"I will never do anything like lowering the price or forcing a sale. Wei Yushi is obviously slandering me. I hope Your Majesty will judge for me."

"The land I bought was filed by Zhang Ruice, the Junior Secretary of the Dali Temple. Both parties signed the contract voluntarily. If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can ask Zhang Ruice." Chu Suiliang said.

The land he bought was purchased at the price assessed by the court, which was in compliance with the laws of the Tang Dynasty.

He had a criminal record with Zhang Ruice, the Junior Secretary of the Dali Temple, so Chu Suiliang was not afraid at all.

"Zhang Ruice, Junior Secretary of the Dali Temple, is what the Minister of the Central Secretariat

said true?" Li Chengqian asked. Zhang Ruice hurriedly stepped out and said, "Your Majesty! What the Minister

of the Central Secretariat said is true. The Minister of the Central Secretariat did not lower the price or force the purchase of the land. Instead, both parties voluntarily traded." "The transaction was carried out according to the estimated price set by the court. Therefore, the Minister of the Central Secretariat Chu Suiliang is not guilty!" Zhang Ruice said.

It is an unspoken rule that officials use the court's estimated price to buy and sell land, and no one will report it.

After all, this offends the interests of the majority. If anyone reports this matter, he will inevitably become a rat crossing the street that everyone shouts and beats.

Wei Siqian's behavior undoubtedly offended most officials in the court!

Generally speaking, even if this matter was brought to the emperor's attention, as long as the ministers were not too greedy,

the emperor would not hold the ministers accountable for it, and would choose to turn a blind eye and pretend that nothing had happened.

Chu Suiliang and others naturally knew the ins and outs of this, even if he really threatened the translators of the Secretariat.

The transactions were also within the controllable range, and no one would be so full that they would report Chu Suiliang.

Obviously, this time Li Chengqian did not treat this matter as nothing had happened, but was going to deal with it actively.

"Since the Minister of the Central Secretariat is innocent, why did Wei Yushi wrongly accuse the important officials of the dynasty? What exactly is the reason for you to do this? I really want to know." Li Chengqian said, conveying information to Wei Siqian.

"Your Majesty! The court set the estimated price in preparation for the collection and use of the country's needs."

"How can the transactions between the ministers be carried out according to the estimated price set by the court?"

"Zhang Ruice, as a judicial officer, used paperwork to commit fraud and echoed the ministers. This is deceiving Your Majesty and he should be executed according to his crime." Wei Siqian said.

Since he has offended Chu Suiliang and others, he will offend them to the end. As long as he can be appreciated and reused by the emperor, he no longer needs to be afraid of these people.

"What Wei Yushi said makes sense. Zhang Ruice, as the Junior Minister of the Dali Temple, knew that this was against the law, but he was still so bold and reckless, taking advantage of his position to commit fraud. He is really abominable."

"Chu Suiliang, as the Minister of the Central Secretariat, did not set an example and set a good example, but did something selfish and undermined the government."

"Do you two know your crime?" Li Chengqian said.

"I know my crime, please show mercy, Your Majesty!" Chu Suiliang and Zhang Ruice bowed and admitted their mistakes.

"My dear ministers, do you think I should punish these two people?" Li Chengqian said.

Changsun Wuji originally wanted to defend Chu Suiliang. After all, Chu Suiliang was the helper left to him by the late emperor. If Chu Suiliang fell, Changsun Wuji would be alone in the court.

Without waiting for Changsun Wuji to speak, Prince Wu Li Ke was the first to stand up and said, "Your Majesty! I think Chu Suiliang and Zhang Ruice should be severely punished, and the punishment should be announced to the world to serve as a warning to others!"

"According to the law, those who deceive the emperor should be punished with nine generations of their clan. The main offenders should be executed, and their families should be exiled."

"Prince Wu is right! But Chu Suiliang and Zhang Ruice are first offenders after all, so they should be spared the death penalty. The death penalty can be spared, but the living crime cannot be escaped."

"Since the two of them have committed such a crime, Chu Suiliang should be stripped of his post as the Minister of the Central Secretariat and demoted to the Governor of Tongzhou. Zhang Ruice should be stripped of his post as the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple and demoted to the Governor of Dunzhou. You have one day to leave for your place," Li Chengqian pronounced.

Li Chengqian and Li Ke sang the same tune, without giving Changsun Wuji a chance to speak, and had already finalized the punishment for Chu Suiliang and the other two.

This made it too late for Changsun Wuji to help Chu Suiliang.

"Dismiss the court!" Wang Quan shouted at the top of his voice.

"Farewell, Your Majesty!" The ministers knelt in the hall, waiting for Li Chengqian to leave the hall first, and then they stood up.

Li Ke stood up and went directly to the hall and the Ministry of Shangshu. He was now the left servant of the Ministry of Shangshu, and he had to go there first to familiarize himself with the working environment.

Looking at Li Ke's leaving back, Changsun Wuji felt hatred in his heart, and a trace of murderous intent flashed in his slightly narrowed eyes.

Changsun Wuji hated Li Ke completely and wanted to get rid of him as soon as possible.

Li Ke successfully pulled Changsun Wuji's hatred onto himself, which was considered to be living up to Li Chengqian's expectations.