On the third day after Li Jue was demoted from Chang'an, Li Shimin finally welcomed the monthly grand court assembly.
However, Li Shimin now finds everyone disagreeable and harbors an uncontrollable rage, wanting to kill a few people to vent his anger.
"Your Majesty, your humble servant investigated the Ministry of Personnel and discovered that Chen Yuandao, the Assistant Director of the Ministry of Personnel, was corrupt and abused his power, accepting bribes and..."
Li Shimin didn't even wait for Chu Suiliang to finish speaking before making his decision.
"cut!"
"ah?"
Chu Suiliang was completely stunned when he heard this. He was just submitting a formal report and never thought he would actually take this man's life.
Furthermore, doesn't His Majesty intend to conduct a thorough investigation before ordering the execution?
Isn't that a bit too much confidence in oneself?
While Chu Suiliang was still in a daze, officials from the Ministry of Personnel began to plead for their colleague's innocence.
"Your Majesty, Lord Chu's words are exaggerated!"
"Although Chen Yuandao accepted bribes, he did not engage in any acts of corruption or bribery..."
"Your Majesty, even if Chen Yuandao is guilty, he must be handed over to the Court of Judicial Review and the Ministry of Justice for joint trial. Only after his conviction can he be executed..."
Li Shimin waved his hand impatiently.
"You guys figure it out!"
"However, I have only one opinion: punish them severely, swiftly, and strictly!"
"this……"
The Minister of Personnel felt a chill in his heart upon hearing this, thinking that this subordinate was probably doomed. Given His Majesty's current mood, Chen Yuandao would at least be exiled.
After Chen Yuandao's case was resolved, the Ministry of Justice submitted several more cases to the emperor.
These are all murder cases with irrefutable and irrefutable evidence.
Li Shimin immediately wrote on the memorial in red ink, deciding the fate of these people.
Even the most foolish among them could tell that His Majesty was in a bad mood; otherwise, why would he be so enthusiastic about killing?
However, they did not shut up; instead, they spoke up one by one.
"Your Majesty, I hereby report that Chu Suiliang has taken a concubine without permission, and that she is of lowly birth. This is truly detrimental to the dignity and reputation of the court!"
"cut!"
Chu Suiliang was so frightened by these words that he almost wet himself. He had only taken a concubine; surely he wouldn't be beheaded?
"Your Majesty, I know my crime. I will go back and divorce that lowly maid... no, no, I will sell her!"
Only then did Li Shimin realize what the man had just said. It turned out that he was only talking about taking a concubine, which was indeed not enough to warrant immediate execution.
But seeing how much of an eyesore Chu Suiliang was, he decided to give him a hard blow.
"Chu Suiliang has disgraced his official conduct; drag him out and flog him three hundred times!"
"What?"
Chu Suiliang was terrified again upon hearing this. Three hundred strokes of the cane would be enough to kill him, let alone kill him ten times over!
"Your Majesty, I know I was wrong. Please forgive me, Your Majesty... Waaah..."
Seeing Chu Suiliang make such a fool of himself, Changsun Wuji quickly stepped forward and said.
"Your Majesty, Chu Suiliang's actions have indeed gone too far. I, your humble servant, volunteer to oversee the execution and teach this scoundrel a lesson!"
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin waved his hand at Changsun Wuji without thinking. Upon seeing this, Changsun Wuji immediately dragged Chu Suiliang out of the main hall.
Although Li Shimin knew that Changsun Wuji would show mercy, he never intended to kill Chu Suiliang; he only wanted to scare him.
After Chu Suiliang suffered misfortune, several people who were settling personal scores filed complaints against him.
Li Shimin granted all the requests without exception, executing those who deserved to be killed and punishing those who deserved to be punished. After dealing with more than a dozen people in succession, the anger in his heart finally subsided a bit.
Li Tai also noticed that his father was acting strangely, and knew that his father was angry because of his nephew's matter.
But he felt no sympathy whatsoever. After all, his father, the emperor, was used to playing the game of balancing things out. He must have seen Li Jue grow too fast and his power become too great, which is why he wanted to drive him out of the capital.
Father Emperor could never have imagined that he was the biggest member of the Crown Prince's faction in the Tang Dynasty!
"Your Majesty, I impeach the Crown Prince for appointing his cronies, abusing public power for private gain, and using the renovation of the Eastern Palace as a pretext to amass wealth and waste national funds..."
"cut!"
"ah?"
This time, without needing anyone to remind him, Li Shimin realized something was wrong on his own.
"Qingque, who did you just complain about?"
"Your Majesty, I have a report to Your Highness Zhinu... no, no, His Highness the Crown Prince!"
"Cough cough cough..."
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin coughed violently and then said fiercely.
"Can't you just let me have a few days of peace?"
"Your Majesty, although I am only a temporary official in the Secretariat, I still have the responsibility to impeach officials and recommend virtuous and capable people for the country..."
"Your Highness the Crown Prince has behaved improperly, and I have the responsibility and obligation to submit a memorial to impeach him!"
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin pondered for a moment. He was in a bad mood anyway, so taking it out on the Crown Prince seemed like a good idea.
"All right!"
"Then tell me in detail!"
"promise!"
In fact, the matter that Li Tai reported was very simple: Changsun Dan, the tutor of the Eastern Palace, made some money under the guise of repairing the Eastern Palace, but not much, only a mere 30,000 guan.
Normally, Li Shimin would just laugh it off.
After all, he's his own nephew; would he really kill him?
However, he is currently in a bad mood, so Changsun Dan's life is not going to be easy!
"Is this really true?"
"Your Highness, are you aware of this matter?"
Li Zhi was stunned when he heard this, and hurriedly stammered.
"Your subject... Your subject does not know..."
Upon hearing Li Zhi's words, Gao Shilian, standing in the court, frowned slightly, his dissatisfaction written all over his face.
Although he didn't know the truth of the matter, based on his understanding of Changsun Wuji and Changsun Dan, he knew that Changsun Dan would never ruin his future for a mere 30,000 strings of cash.
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