Three whips break the father-son relationship, please call me prince

Chapter 160: Humiliating the Prince is Humiliating Me

Li Chengqian understood the meaning of Ma Zhou's words.

Some people want to fleece the imperial court.

In fact, if it is not handled properly, it may really become a means of fleecing the wool.

"Just give the couple some money as a reward, and then issue a decree to add that remarriage is not covered within the scope," said Changsun Wuji.

Li Chengqian said: "This is like hitting the whole boat with one stick."

"There are quite a lot of widows and widowers. Are you just going to ignore them?"

"A widow is always surrounded by gossip. It's OK for a widower to have children. But if he has no children, and is a bachelor with no ties, how could he do something bad?"

"Besides, what should the court do if a bachelor marries a widow?"

"Or if a widower marries a bride, will the court not issue a reward?"

Li Chengqian said slowly: "Everyone, we want to encourage childbirth, and the national policy should be to do things in the direction of encouragement."

Everyone was thinking about it. Wei Zheng thought for a while and said, "If that's the case, then we have to work hard on cheating people out of their money."

Fang Xuanling said: "It is better to formulate laws to restrict it. Anyone who is found to have cheated money through divorce should be severely punished by law."

Ma Zhou nodded and said, "What Duke Liang said is feasible. Ordinary people are afraid of the law. Generally, they will not violate the law and divorce or defraud marriage."

"Only those who disregard the laws of the country, are obsessed with profit, and have nothing to do will take such a risk."

"It's a good opportunity to hit them."

Chang Sun Wuji asked, "Isn't it a bit too much to make a law like this?"

"You should be more cautious."

“I thought the people wouldn’t be that bad.”

Wei Zheng snorted, "The people are kind and honest, and they abide by the law, but some people have evil intentions and use state policies to defraud money."

Fang Xuanling echoed, "With the law as a guarantee, the people will not abandon their peaceful lives to do bad things."

“They can’t afford that.”

"We found a loophole this time, and we should plug it."

"If there is no law, the situation may get worse and worse, and the original intention of the national policy may be exploited by others, resulting in all previous efforts being wasted."

Ma Zhou sighed and said, "The national policy is good, but if there is a bad apple that spoils the whole pot of soup, the whole world will suffer and the whole thing will be ruined."

"I'm afraid it will cause an unnecessary trend."

“On the contrary, the impact is greater.”

If this really happens, and someone cheats the country's wealth by divorcing and remarrying, and the people see that there is no punishment, who would not be tempted?

Once everyone does this.

How can the world be peaceful then?

When later generations saw the impact and disadvantages of this national policy recorded in history books, they didn’t know what to think.

Li Chengqian listened to their discussion quietly without intervening.

He quite likes this atmosphere and encourages them to express their opinions.

The more we discuss, the more comprehensive the issue will be.

"Everyone expressed their opinions, and there was no definitive conclusion."

"However, I am in favor of drafting a law to impose restrictions."

Li Chengqian said: "After all, the widow has given birth before, so she meets the conditions for giving birth."

"We should also encourage them to remarry."

In the Tang Dynasty, divorce was not a big problem.

Remarriage is also common.

But sometimes, widows are still embarrassed and dare not take a step forward.

Therefore, the imperial court encouraged widows to remarry and offered them rewards, which also gave them an excuse to convince themselves and face outsiders.

In addition, the reorganization of widows and widowers' families can not only support each other, create value and be productive, but also reduce many public security conflicts.

"that's it."

"Everyone should draft their opinions and submit them to Taiji Palace."

Li Chengqian made the decision.

"Yes!"

……

"Duke Zheng, please sign!"

Chang Sun Chong found Wei Zheng holding the wooden tray.

Wei Zheng reached out and took it, asking, "Has His Highness signed it?"

"Your Highness has already signed it."

"Okay then. Let me take a look first."

"no problem."

After confirming that everything was correct, Wei Zheng quickly signed his name and put the pen down, leaving him alone.

Chang Sun Chong continued to look for other people.

"Duke Liang, please sign!"

"The minutes of the meeting were sorted out so quickly?"

Fang Xuanling said casually, picked up the record and looked at it carefully.

Ever since the meeting in the East Palace, the prince has set the rules.

Every time there is a discussion, there is a written record of individual speeches. After the record is compiled, all officials participating in the discussion must sign the minutes and send them to the Taiji Palace.

In addition, there is a transcript backup.

Everyone found it novel; it was somewhat similar to what the historians had recorded, but it was also very different.

"All right."

After Fang Xuanling signed, it was the turn of others.

After the final signature of the senating officials, it was sent to the Taiji Palace together with the draft bill and presented to Emperor Li Shimin.

Li Shimin was very concerned about this matter.

That's all his money.

It would be strange if he wasn't worried after being taken away like this.

We must come up with a solution as soon as possible.

After reading it, he did not approve it immediately, but picked up the meeting minutes to check.

Li Shimin found this quite novel and was happy to accept it, without having to inquire about the details of the discussion.

This meeting record can be presented.

He twirled his beard and took a general look, and he understood the discussion process.

"Pass my oral order and summon Zhangsun Wuji and others to discuss the matter in Liangyi Hall tomorrow."

"Yes!"

Li Shimin still needs to discuss this matter again and again with his important ministers.

finally.

Li Shimin made the final decision and enacted laws to provide additional endorsement.

However, this law needs to be formulated from many aspects and angles. It cannot just focus on one aspect, but also include the other aspects mentioned by the prince.

As for the punishment, severe cases include exile, while lighter cases include imprisonment and fines.

"We need to investigate who is behind this matter."

"A widower and a widow can walk from Hedong Road to Chang'an."

"I absolutely don't believe that there is no one behind this."

Li Shimin said.

"Your Majesty, I don't think there is anything to investigate this time." Fang Xuanling advised: "I think that discovering it earlier will be beneficial to the country."

"If this couple hadn't cried out for injustice, we wouldn't have noticed it. If we hadn't noticed it by then, it might have been too late."

“I’m afraid I don’t know how much of the country’s wealth has flowed into the hands of others.”

After hearing this, everyone felt that it was a good idea and they should thank the couple.

Li Shimin nodded, "That makes sense."

"That's fine."

"So be it."

"Draft it as soon as possible, and don't make the treatment of this couple public for the time being. Wait until the law is drafted, and then announce it."

He still felt sorry for his little money being taken away by others.

It is conceivable that once the court agreed to give money to the couple, before the law came out, there would be many people who would have bad intentions.

"correct."

"Where is Lord Shen? Why don't we see him?"

Li Shimin remembered that he had summoned Gao Shilian.

"The East Palace was holding a meeting yesterday, but Duke Shen was not there either." Fang Xuanling said, "I heard that he was busy with something important."

"So this is ah."

Li Shimin wondered what Gao Shilian was doing.

I guess he is busy looking for a beauty for the prince.

He had no objection to this at all. There were too few heirs in the Eastern Palace, and Li Chengqian had few wives and concubines.

Should be fulfilling.

……

"what?"

"How dare the Lu family?"

"And there is Zheng..."

Gao Shilian was furious when he received the feedback.

He went directly to Taiji Palace to find Li Shimin and told him everything.

Li Shimin, who had originally had some expectations, immediately became furious.

"I, the Crown Prince of the Great Tang Dynasty, want to confer a title on their daughter, but you dare to ignore him and use a concubine's daughter to deal with him?"

"What a courage."

Li Shimin looked at him fiercely, "Is their legitimate daughter more noble than my crown prince?"

Gao Shilian bowed his head and said, "Not only that, he also said he would hire her with great gifts."

"Bastard!"

Li Shimin angrily scolded: "Who does he think he is? Why do you want to invite him with such a grand ceremony?"

"It is their honor that I, the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty, think highly of them."

"How dare they rebel against Tian Gang? They are more prominent than my Li royal family."

Gao Shilian had a lot of grievances. He didn't expect that his good intentions would lead to bad results.

On the side of the Five Surnames and Seven Families, someone promised to send their legitimate daughter to the Eastern Palace, but the identity of that legitimate daughter also had problems.

Some even openly said that if one wanted to send a legitimate daughter to the Eastern Palace, she must be respected as the Crown Princess.

There were also concubines who were sent to the Eastern Palace to serve the prince.

This is not a slap in the face of the prince, but a slap in the face of the royal family.

Gao Shilian almost fainted when he heard such outrageous words.

He really didn't expect that the aristocratic families in Hedong and Hebei would think so highly of themselves to such an arrogant degree.

When will it be the concubine's turn to enter the palace?
If you are not a legitimate daughter, you cannot even enter the Eastern Palace.

"go with!"

"Call Zhangsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng and others."

"Let them listen carefully. This is the noble family they admire."

"See how they treat the prince."

Changsun Wuji and his men arrived soon, and were also shocked when they heard Gao Shilian's words.

A blush appeared on Changsun Wuji's cheeks.

"Too deceiving!"

He gritted his teeth and said.

No matter what the relationship is with the Five Surnames and Seven Families.

He is the prince's uncle. If you don't give face to the prince, you are not giving face to me, Changsun Wuji.

Use concubine's daughter to serve the Eastern Palace.

You're not even qualified to wash the prince's feet.

He also understood what His Majesty meant by calling them here.

How do you respond when the prince they support is humiliated like this?
Your Majesty is protecting the Crown Prince's dignity. Do you want to protect it too?

If he doesn't want to protect her, how come he just ignores her when he claims to protect the prince?
Wei Zheng was also angry.

But he knew that this was not an easy matter to handle.

Li Shimin leaned back in his chair and said, "I have been tolerant again and again, but the result is even more lawlessness."

He pointed his finger fiercely, "This is humiliating me and the prince."

"Tell me, how do we deal with this?"

Fang Xuanling hesitated and said, "Your Majesty, if you issue an order to let them send their legitimate daughter to the Eastern Palace, it will be seen as overbearing and forceful, and will cause controversy among the court and the public, and it will also be detrimental to the reputation of the Crown Prince."

"I'm afraid that's exactly what they want."

"If you don't care, then..."

This is where everyone is in trouble.

It’s not right to clean up, and it’s not right not to clean up.

Everyone is at a loss.

"Your Majesty, should I go and tell the Crown Prince?" Gao Shilian suddenly asked, "See how the Crown Prince reacts?"

"Does the prince need to speak?"

"I can't speak anymore?"

Li Shimin glared.

(End of this chapter)