Today, Li Mu got up early, put on the court clothes under the servitude of Bai Qiaoqiao, drank a bowl of porridge, ate two eggs, yawned on the horse, and took Li Chongyi and four guards to rush along the Zhuque Street to the Imperial City.

When he arrived at the imperial city, he dismounted his horse and walked. At this time, all the officials had almost arrived. He gathered together in groups of three or three on the road. Li Mu had no one to get together, so he had to leave by himself. Looking at the important officials who did not dismount, he couldn't help but feel envious. Li Mu looked at him and said, "How great is this reward, it's practical! It's much better than the reward that can be "ten thousand golds".

Although they are known as officials, there were actually not so many people during the dynasty. The "Etiquette and Order" stipulates: "All civil and military officials in Beijing are above the ninth rank, and the court will be held on the morning and the day; the civil and military officials above the fifth rank and the supervisor censor will attend court every day." It means that in Beijing, civil and military officials including the ninth rank and the supervisor censor will attend court every day. Other civil and military officials above the fifth rank and the supervisor censor will attend court every day. The others are summoned, otherwise the officials will attend court every day and there will be no other things.

Li Mu was wearing a big purple robe, and was particularly conspicuous in the crowd. He was the only one wearing a purple robe. And according to grade, his purple robe was slightly moisture, which Li Mu knew in his heart, so he stood at the end of the purple robe, in front of the breeze robe, in a relatively front middle position, which was OK, not conspicuous.

"quiet!"

The little eunuch shouted loudly, and the officials calmed down. Li Shimin came to the hall and sat on the dragon throne, and the officials saluted.

"All my dear friends."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

The civil and military division was decided to be divided into groups. Li Mu was originally a military marquis, but his actual official position was a civil servant, so he also stood in the queue of civil servants.

"In the battle of the Turks, our army won a great victory. I am very happy and very happy. Since I ascended the throne, I have always been frightened, afraid that I would let down my father's trust and the expectations of the people. Today, I have made some explanations."

"A few days ago, the censor Xiao Yu impeached Li Jing for his unscrupulous governance of the army. When he attacked Jie Li Khan's tent, some precious cultural relics were looted by soldiers, asking me to punish Li Jing. I reprimanded Li Jing and ordered him to stay at home to punish him. However, Li Jing made great contributions to destroying the Turks, how could I not reward him? Long live the former general Shi of the Sui Dynasty defeated Datou Khan, but Emperor Yang did not reward him, which led to the demise of the Sui Dynasty. I should learn from the past. Today, Li Jing's confinement period has arrived, and I should reward Li Jing's achievements."

Li Jing heard this and went out to rituals and said, "Your Majesty, the old minister is thinking deeply about his own mistakes at home. The more he thinks about it, the more he feels that he is unfair to the holy grace. The old minister dares not seek credit or receive rewards."

"I am the emperor and I should clearly determine the rewards and punishments. I have already punished you for your fault. I must also give you the rewards you deserve, and do not refuse. I will draw an order and add Li Jing Guanglu Dafu, give him a thousand pieces of silk and five hundred households in the city."

"Your Majesty..." Li Jing's eyes were filled with tears, and he couldn't speak. After a long time, he bowed and said, "I thank Your Majesty for your kindness."

"If you make a small mistake, you can correct it. This matter has passed, and all officials cannot criticize Li Jing anymore. If you criticize, I will never forgive you."

All officials agreed, and even Xiao Yu looked as usual, obviously he had guessed the result. Li Jing destroyed the Turks and captured Jie Li Khan alive. This achievement was comparable to the contribution made by Li Shimin when the Tang Dynasty was established. Such great achievements were enough to be a king. However, kings of different surnames were a taboo and no one dared to mention them, but Li Jing's achievements must be rewarded, so Li Shimin was embarrassed. Xiao Yu also seized this opportunity to impeach Li Jing, gave Li Shimin a step, and disgusted Li Jing by the way.

But after calming down, Xiao Yu realized that he was not disgusting Li Jing, he saved Li Jing. If he really wanted to deal with Li Jing, he should write a letter to praise him and persuade the emperor to confer apology to him as a king of a different surname. This is the real way to kill Li Jing.

The matter has been done and cannot be restored. No matter how much you say, it is not the purpose of the wise. Moreover, Li Shimin's reward was not rich compared to Li Jing's achievements, so he did not speak. If he didn't speak, the other people in the Censorate would naturally not speak. If the Censors didn't speak, who would go to find Li Jing's bad luck? Therefore, the reward was passed calmly.

Li Shimin came up and finished talking about today's main topic. It was fine. He glanced at Tang Guan, who was writing hard in the corner of the hall, and looked at Li Mu, who was hiding in the crowd like a gloating, and winked at Eunuch Gao.

Eunuch Gao understood and screamed: "If you have something to do, report it early, and leave the court if you have nothing to do."

"Is there any news that the Imperial College Priest has a tribute to the wine, Kong Yingda, I have something to say."

Kong Yingda stepped out of the line, and the ivory tablets held high in his hand looked like the fangs of an angry elephant.

Seeing Kong Yingda like this, Li Shimin suddenly felt a little sorry for him. Last time, Li Mu fainted from anger. He had been recuperating for almost a month before he came out again. Today he was put on the battlefield, which was really commendable. But Li Shimin was not optimistic about him and advised: "Your dear one is just recovering from a serious illness, and it is inevitable that you will be weak. If you have something to do, you might as well write a memorable memorial. There is no need to start the report in person."

Kong Yingda seemed to be determined and said, "Your Majesty, it is related to the country, and the old minister must report it in person!"

Li Shimin was also upset in his heart that Kong Yingda looked like he was talking to the country and kept silent. However, since he wanted to be a wise ruler, he couldn't show it. He still had to keep a smile and said, "Since that's the case, my dear will come."

Kong Yingda looked at the figure at the end of the purple robe queue in front and said loudly: "I recovered from illness the day before yesterday. I returned to the Imperial College and heard something. Your Majesty wanted to promote the Tang Dynasty Daily, and asked Li Mu, the Marquis of Zhulu, to select students as editors, and recommend "Walking in the Imperial Front" to listen to the court discussion."

"I have no objection to this, and I also agree very much. I try my best to mobilize professors and students from the Imperial College to cooperate with the candidates for Zhulu. But yesterday I heard something and felt very ridiculous. Zhulu Marquis was ordered by the emperor to select and edit the editor, but he didn't even read it. He wrote a memorial at home and wrote a memorial to His Majesty perfunctorily. Moreover, the person he recommended was not someone else, but his step brother, Tang Guan, the son of Tang Jian, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. As far as I know, Tang Guan was not good at studying, often skipped classes, and wandered among the market. In Hongwenguan, the evaluation was always inferior. Li Mu recommended Tang Guan because he wanted to use the "walk in front of the imperial court" as a step to help Tang Guan enter the official career. He was so nepotism and formed a clique for personal gain, but I dare not agree. Therefore, I want to impeach Zhulu Marquis, and I hope Your Majesty will verdict!"

After such a long speech, Li Shimin felt bored and rubbed his temples, saying, "Is Zhulu Hou here?"

"I'm here."

Li Mu was leaving work and happened to be blocking Kong Yingda's front, so angry that the old man's teeth were clenched. Li Mu heard the sound of gritting his teeth, and the dantian of Qiyun was thrusting a stinky fart. Kong Yingda just bowed slightly, and his stinky fart thrust his face, making his face almost green.

"Did you hear what Kong Aiqing impeached you just now?"

"I heard it."

"You can argue."

Li Mu looked back at Kong Yingda, sighed, and said, "Your Majesty, what Confucius said is true, and every word is heart-warming. I am ashamed and dare not defend myself. I can only accept the crime. Oh, please punish me!" Li Mu said sincerely, but this tone is not the case.

Kong Yingda had just smelled a fart, but before he could recover, he heard that Li Mu had confessed, and almost broke his waist. He blew up his throat and almost spurted it out.

Li Shimin didn't expect Li Mu to confess his guilt. He was curious in surprise and asked, "I don't think I want to confess my guilt when I hear your tone. If you have something, just say it and stop going around."

Li Mu shook his head and said, "I dare not say it."

"Why don't you dare? I asked you to say it."

Li Mu sighed again and said, "Since Your Majesty asked me to say that I dare not disobey, I will speak out in a blunt way. My words are too sharp and I always hurt people invisibly. Kong Jijiu was old and weak. Last time he chatted about a few poems, Kong Jijiu fainted and was sick for a month. If someone impeached me today, I would not have to tell me a few words. However, Kong Jijiu impeached me, but I dare not defend me. I am afraid that I will hurt Confucius Jijiu's fragile heart. If he fainted again, something unexpected happened. I should be drowned by the spit of all students in the world."

"When thinking about the possible consequences, I weighed it in my mind, and it would be more appropriate to take the blame."

"You, you..." Kong Yingda's face turned red when he heard Li Mu say this. Just as the 'Shu Zi' was about to say it, Li Mu suddenly turned around and said, "Your Majesty, look, Kong Jijiu is about to get sick again!"

"You, you..." Kong Yingda gritted his teeth, took a step to the side, raised his tablet and said, "Your Majesty, Zhulu Hou laughs and laughs in the court, please punish him for his crime!"

Li Mu quickly bowed: "I am responsible for the crime. Whatever Confucius said is what he said. I just want Confucius to be angry. Don't be dizzy. I will not be able to bear it!"

"Enough!" Li Shimin shouted suddenly, and Li Mu immediately became honest. Kong Yingda was angry, but said nothing.

"Li Mu, today I and all officials are witnesses. Even if Confucius Jijiu is angry to death by you, it is his own business. If you can defend yourself, you should defend yourself. Don't get involved in anything else. If you can't defend yourself, I will not only govern you with nepotism and form a clique for personal gain, but also govern you with laughter and laughter in the court, and look down on the emperor!"

Seeing that Li Shimin was really angry, Tang Jian hurried out and said, "Your Majesty calms down, this matter is entrusted by the old minister..."

"Duke Ju doesn't need to say much. I know your character. This matter has nothing to do with you. I'm asking Li Mu!"

Tang Jian was choked and wanted to speak, but Li Shimin glared at him and had no choice but to give up.

Li Mu also took a step forward, stood in front of Kong Yingda, and said seriously: "Your Majesty, since Your Majesty is willing to defend himself, then I will defend himself. Confucius accused me of being accused of being close to others and forming cliques for personal gain, but I do not recognize me! Since Confucius Jijiu accused me of being criticized by him, and Your Majesty is willing to confront Confucius Jijiu. As for what he accused me, I will refute it one by one, and I also ask Your Majesty to approve it."

When Li Shimin and the officials heard this, they were waiting here, and they had a good move to retreat and advance! I didn't want to defend myself, so you had to let me argue. Since I wanted to defend, I just made a thorough argument. Can you still not agree? And I also removed the responsibility in advance, what a smart boy!
Chapter completed!