Chapter 1776 Don’t even think about seeing that kid again
"Prime Minister, I'm afraid that boy King Han is suffering from some serious illness." When he walked out of the Tai Chi Hall, Wei Zheng had not yet recovered from the forgery of the imperial edict.
Seeing Fang Xuanling walking slowly in front, he approached and complained to Fang Xuanling.
Fang Xuanling shook his head.
If the King of Han was really ill and did such a crazy thing, he would be fine with it.
At least that way they would have an excuse to keep the King of Han.
But he was afraid that if the forgery of the imperial edict became irrefutable, then Zhao Chen would really have no way out.
"Prime Minister Wei, when you go to find the King of Han this time, you must remember to tell him the court's reaction."
"My suggestion is that either the King of Han finds someone to take the blame, or he doesn't come back to the Tang Dynasty for the time being." Fang Xuanling said slowly.
If Zhao Chen returned to Chang'an focusing on the serious crime of forging imperial edicts, not even the emperor would be able to save him.
Moreover, forging an imperial edict is a heinous crime, and it is not certain what the emperor is thinking now.
Of course, the minor sins in the past were fine. The emperor thought that Zhao Chen had meritorious service, so he just laughed it off.
But now the nature of the matter is completely different, I'm afraid it's the emperor...
"Prime Minister Wei, Your Majesty has an order to announce that Prime Minister Wei will come to the Manlu Palace to pay an audience." Fang Xuanling originally wanted to remind Wei Zheng a few words, but then he saw a young eunuch running behind him, saying that the emperor asked Wei Zheng to pay an audience.
"Prime Minister, I'll go over first." After Wei Zheng and Fang Xuanling said this, they handed over their hands and turned to leave with the young eunuch.
"Alas." Fang Xuanling looked at Wei Zheng's back and sighed.
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Arriving at the Manna Hall, the emperor was sitting on the throne, staring at the imperial edict in front of him without saying a word.
The emperor knew that the emperor's seal on this imperial edict was stamped by himself, and he had given Zhao Chen many blank edicts without any content.
The purpose is to allow Zhao Chen to do things easily outside.
But this does not include allowing Zhao Chen to mobilize the border troops.
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Moreover, the imperial court had previously issued a clear order that no one was allowed to mobilize the border troops without an imperial edict.
But that little bastard Zhao Chen...
"Your Majesty!" Wei Zheng came to the Ganlu Hall and bowed with the emperor.
Old Li Tou was awakened from his thoughts, looked up at Wei Zheng, waved, and a young eunuch brought a chair to him.
After thanking him, Wei Zheng sat aside and did not take the initiative to speak.
He doesn't know what the emperor's attitude is now. If he makes the emperor even more angry because he excuses Zhao Chen, this will also be very bad for Zhao Chen.
"What do you think about Mr. Chen's matter?" Old Li Tou asked.
This sentence made Wei Zheng relax a little.
The emperor's name for Zhao Chen has not changed, which shows that the emperor still does not want to deal with Zhao Chen.
But the nature of this matter is too bad.
Even if he didn't want to do anything to Zhao Chen, he still had to let the emperor know the possible consequences if this matter was not punished severely.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I believe that the King of Han's actions ignore the authority of the king, have no regard for the king's laws, and are treasonous and unethical. His crime should be punished..."
When Wei Zheng said these words, Lao Li's head was slapped fiercely.
Didn't he know that what Zhao Chen did was inappropriate?
If it were another person, would he still need to find someone to discuss this matter?
He had already given the order to go down, and even if he hid at the end of the world, Qian Niuwei would have rushed out to get people.
But this person is Zhao Chen!
To be honest, Zhao Chen is definitely indispensable for the prosperity and stability of the Tang Dynasty today.
It was also thanks to Zhao Chen that Li Shimin was able to sit firmly in Chang'an.
not to mention
Zhao Chen is his legitimate son, Li Shimin.
He didn't want to severely punish Zhao Chen, both in public and private matters.
It’s just that the state has national laws and families have family rules. If they are not severely punished, what will happen to the officials and what will happen to the people of the world?
"Do you want me to kill Mr. Chen?" Lao Litou said with a gloomy face, waiting for Wei Zheng's answer.
Wei Zheng was stunned for a moment. How could he have any intention of letting the emperor kill Zhao Chen?
Severe punishment does not mean killing!
"Your Majesty, what I want to do is to severely punish the King of Han for his behavior. You can remove the title of the King of Han, demote him to an ordinary county king, and imprison him in the house for a year or two, so that the King of Han can learn the laws of the Tang Dynasty."
"However, Xu Shiji, the commander-in-chief of the frontier army, was not aware of the sudden movement of the frontier army. He neglected his duties. I believe that he is also to blame and should be punished as well."
"As well as the generals and colonels of the border army, they should all be punished as guilty." Wei Zheng said his thoughts.
The emperor had the idea of kicking him out.
All the generals and commanders of the border army are imprisoned and punished according to their crimes. When the time comes, will you, Wei Zheng, guard the border for the Tang Dynasty?
"Don't say such useless nonsense in front of me. You can give me an accurate way to satisfy all the officials. At the same time, you can't really punish the boy Chen, but you have to let him know the consequences of forging the imperial edict." Lao Li He stared at Wei Zheng with a rather serious tone.
Of course the emperor didn't really want to do anything to Zhao Chen.
Although what Zhao Chen did this time was already a serious act of rebellion, there was a reason for mobilizing the border troops.
The emperor also knew that Cheng Chumo and Qin Huaiyu were now surrounded by the Goguryeo army, and Zhao Chen mobilized the army to rescue them.
Moreover, before Silla sent envoys to ask for help, the court officials had always refused to send troops on the grounds that the Tang Dynasty had been fighting for years and the national power was depleted.
This time Zhao Chen forged the imperial edict, but he killed it first and then reported it.
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"I just said that I would remove the title of King of Han and demote him to a commoner..."
"What?" Old Li became anxious when he heard Wei Zheng's idea.
Zhao Chen was demoted to a commoner.
Then when you get old, who will take your place?
Moreover, Zhao Chen's ability is far beyond ordinary people. If something difficult happens in the court, no one can solve it. Now, as Zhao Chen is the king of Han, he should consider the Tang Dynasty and let him take over.
If he were demoted to a commoner, Old Li Tou was sure that he might not be able to see Zhao Chen once a year.
Isn’t this the end of it?
As expected, the old guy Wei Zheng is still the same as before. The stones in the latrine are smelly and hard.
Zhao Chen helped him so much, but the old guy wanted to demote Zhao Chen to a commoner whenever something happened.
what!
Lao Litou was cursing in his heart and his face didn't look good.
"Your Majesty, the officials will only give up if the King of Han is demoted to a commoner, otherwise..."
"Demoted to a commoner?" Old Li Tou stood up directly this time and looked at Wei Zheng with wide eyes.
If Wei Zheng said this again, Old Li Tou would rush over and kick him.
"Your Majesty, being demoted to a commoner can calm the anger of the officials and solve the problem of forging imperial edicts. Moreover, as long as the King of Han has made great achievements, Your Majesty can also reward him."
"Shit, believe it or not, I demoted the boy Chen to a commoner, and you will never see that boy again the next day." Old Li glared at Wei Zheng.
He knew Zhao Chen too well.
How many times has this kid wanted to give up? If he hadn't used the justice of his family and country to persuade him every time, would he still be willing to do things?
If you demote him to a commoner this time, it will not make him feel uncomfortable, but it will cause trouble for him as the emperor.
