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

Chapter 179 Not under the wise leadership of His Majesty the Emperor?

The two were discussing when they suddenly heard Cui Dunli and Lu Chengqing arriving.

Changsun Wuji's face was gloomy, but he had to meet him.

However, before the two sides had exchanged a few words, someone from the Eastern Palace came with an order, summoning the two to go to the Eastern Palace immediately to meet the prince.

"Duke Zhao, Duke Shen, please plead for mercy in front of His Highness."

"Not what we want."

Gao Shilian sighed inwardly, "I'll do my best."

"Thank you!"

As the two walked away, Cui Dunli asked, "Brother Lu, what do you think the Crown Prince wants to discuss with the two Dukes this time?"

Lu Chengqing said: "Maybe he came here because of the newspaper."

"A bunch of ungrateful bastards."

He suddenly cursed, "You've become attached to the prince, and you don't even know your last name."

"My family doesn't know about this yet. If they knew what happened in Chang'an, I don't know how angry they would be."

"I'll see how they cope with it then."

"Brother Cui, please inform your family as soon as possible so that we can discuss countermeasures."

Cui Dunli nodded and said, "That's how it should be."

……

East Palace.

Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, Xiao Yu and others were among them. When Changsun Wuji and Gao Shilian arrived, they also saw the Minister of Rites Yu Zhining.

Their hearts skipped a beat and they had a bad feeling.

When they sat down, the prince said, "I summoned you today because of the report in the "Wen Yi Zai Dao Bao" which complains that the North has been treated unfairly and that the North is not a place for the Tang Dynasty to teach."

"I'd like to hear your opinions."

Wei Zheng immediately said, "Your Highness, the truth of this matter is unknown, so we can't make a conclusion for the time being, right?"

"You can't believe what a newspaper says."

Fang Xuanling said nothing, as he knew some of the inside story.

Moreover, before coming to the Eastern Palace, he was in the Taiji Palace, playing music with His Majesty.

He understood very well what His Majesty was worried about.

Changsun Wuji and Gao Shilian remained calm and unmoved.

Yu Zhining spoke up and said, "Duke Zheng, Your Highness did not believe what was reported in the newspaper. The Ministry of Rites received the relevant official document, and it did happen."

"what?"

Wei Zheng angrily asked, "Such a horrific incident is actually true?"

“Why is there no relevant memorial?”

Yu Zhining said calmly: "I handed the memorial to the Shangshu Province."

Immediately.

Fang Xuanling and Gao Shilian became the focus.

The memorial arrived at the Secretariat, but it was not found.

That can only be said to be a problem between the two of them.

Fang Xuanling said: "I have never seen the memorial submitted by the Ministry of Rites."

That’s it for now.

Changsun Wuji lamented in his heart, Uncle, oh uncle, why are you becoming more and more confused?

How can I explain this?

Gao Shilian felt a little bitter in his heart, and said, "Your Highness, I have the memorial in my hand. I did not submit it immediately because I wanted to send someone to investigate it thoroughly, so as to avoid any unfounded rumors that would disturb Your Majesty and Your Highness."

Changsun Wuji secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he was not yet senile.

Yu Zhining was immediately upset, "What does Lord Shen mean by that?"

"Could it be that my Ministry of Rites has not been verified?"

"These groundless accusations are simply slander against the Ministry of Rites."

"Duke Shen is afraid of disturbing His Majesty and His Highness, but are we in the Ministry of Rites not afraid?"

"Your Highness, please ask Duke Shen to take back his words!"

Gao Shilian and Zhangsun Wuji really didn't expect Yu Zhining to have such a big reaction.

Everyone can tell that this is an excuse, so just ignore it and try to smooth things over.

Why be so serious?
Gao Shilian said: "Your Highness, I don't mean that."

"Minister Yu, please stop speculating too much."

Yu Zhining sneered: "What do you mean I'm over-speculating?"

"This is said in front of Your Highness, and His Majesty is behind. The minutes of the meeting will eventually be presented to His Majesty."

"If I don't refute what Lord Shen said, how will His Majesty view my Ministry of Rites?"

"My tribe of rituals has left an impression of being perfunctory and incompetent. Are you, Lord Shen, responsible for this?"

"Duke Shen, you must be responsible for what you say. This is not behind closed doors. This is in the palace, in front of the king."

Wei Zheng couldn't help but look sideways.

Sure, little brother.

This attack is very powerful and too sharp.

Fang Xuanling was suspicious. He was a little puzzled as to how the prince had grown up to be so outstanding under Yu Zhining's guidance.

Just listening to such rude behavior gives me a headache.

"Minister Yu, where do you get this from?" Zhang Sun Wuji stepped forward to help. "Duke Shen was just explaining something, but you're refuting it with ten or a hundred sentences."

"Since you know that you are in front of the emperor, don't you, the Minister of Rites, know what etiquette is?"

Let’s get started.

The two sides started fighting.

Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng were happy to watch the show.

Ma Zhou lowered his head and counted the patterns on the ground, trying to see how he could count the flowers.

Cen Wenben was also there, but he was just there to accompany his studies.

His Majesty wants him to be present when the Crown Prince summons all the ministers.

Li Chengqian lowered his head and fiddled with his robe, as if he was trying to tidy it up.

But Chang Sun Chong opened his eyes wide, but could not see that there was anything that needed to be improved on the prince's manners.

It's just complete nonsense.

Li Zhi stared with interest, observing everyone's expressions.

He knew the content of this meeting.

But everyone's reaction was so interesting.

"Since Duke Zhao knows that Yu Shangshu is the Minister of Rites, doesn't he know that Yu Shangshu understands the importance of etiquette better?"

Xiao Yu said, "Suppress the Ministry of Rites' petition. Is this the etiquette of the Duke of Shen?"

"Besides, is there anything that Shangshu Yu said that is wrong?"

"Duke Shen wanted to exonerate himself, but he made the Ministry of Rites guilty of the crime against Your Majesty."

"What's the point of this?"

"you……!"

Gao Shilian was furious.

Changsun Wuji had a stern face, which was very unpleasant. He didn't care about the tit-for-tat between the two and refused to give in.

It was the prince's attitude that made him very uneasy.

From beginning to end, the prince did not say a word after his opening remarks.

When he and Gao Shilian were attacked and aroused opposition from Yu Zhining and Xiao Yu, the prince remained silent and indifferent, which well illustrates the prince's attitude.

I tend to favor Zhining and Xiao Yu.

Changsun Wuji looked at his eldest son. Changsun Chong received the signal and was about to speak when he heard a "hmm" sound, neither loud nor soft.

He glanced at the prince, and his body, which had just straightened up, suddenly went limp.

Changsun Wuji felt inexplicably sad.

What does the prince want to do?
Why be aggressive with him?
Is it really necessary to make everyone go their separate ways?

Without the support of me, Zhangsun Wuji, can you, the Crown Prince, have an easy life?

But he suddenly realized that the prince might not really care that much.

Instead, once Changsun Wuji leaves the prince's line, he will be criticized and will not be able to maintain his position.

"Your Highness!"

Xiao Yu stood up from the cushion, walked to the center of the hall, and said, "The reports of the two newspapers, Wenxian and Xian, have caused a great shock in Chang'an City. The people are filled with righteous indignation, and the students and scholars are furious."

"It has caused extremely bad influence and undermined the court's educational cause."

"Your Majesty once said that the court should educate the people. Your Highness has previously declared that everyone has the responsibility to educate the people. Even ordinary people should contribute to the great cause of education."

"Although Wenxian and Wenxian Newspapers are not talented, they have been faithfully practicing what Your Majesty and Your Highness advocate since their publication. The newspapers are sold for one penny each, and we do not consider whether we can make a profit, as long as we can fulfill our responsibility of educating people."

"Even if it means losing money, it doesn't matter."

"How many students and scholars in Chang'an were inspired by the two newspapers of Wenxian..."

"Many local governments in the north were indiscriminate, causing Wenxian and Wenxian newspapers to suffer unfair treatment. They could only complain in the newspapers."

"I am deeply saddened and grieved."

"If the government does not support and suppresses the spontaneous enlightenment of the people, how can the Tang Dynasty be enlightened? Who will dare to take the initiative to contribute to the great cause of enlightenment?"

Xiao Yu said in a painful voice: "I can't help but ask."

"What happened to my Tang Dynasty?"

"Chang'an can publish newspapers, Jiangnan can do the same, Jiannan and other places are also welcome."

“Why is it that only in Shandong Province, we are facing difficulties and setbacks?”

"Aren't the local governments in Shandong under the rule of the Tang Dynasty?"

"Not under the wise leadership of His Majesty the Emperor?"

As soon as the words fell, one could hear a pin drop in the hall.

Changsun Wuji and Gao Shilian almost clenched their fists.

Is it as righteous, glorious and positive as you, Xiao Yu, describe?
Who doesn't know what you are thinking and what your intentions are?

Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, Ma Zhou and others all retreated tactically at almost the same time.

You are a great Duke of Song. If you don’t make a name for yourself, you will make a big splash when you do.

This is a posture of going all out.

What is not under the wise leadership of Your Majesty.

This is to kill people and kill people.

No one in the court could bear this burden, let alone the local government.

Just this sentence alone would make a large number of people lose their official hats.

Li Zhi and Chang Sun Chong were both dumbfounded.

There are only four words in my mind.

I don't know how serious it is.

"Is this what it takes to gain a foothold in the imperial court?"

Li Zhi murmured.

If he didn't know the inside story, he would have been fooled by Xiao Yu's performance.

Duke Song, you really know how to act.

"Hey!"

Li Chengqian sighed and said, "Duke Song, why did you come to this?"

"Serious words!"

"Whether it's Jiangnan, Jiannan, or Shandong, they are all under the rule of the Tang Dynasty."

“That is beyond doubt.”

"But what Duke Song said is also true."

"What exactly are the local governments in Shandong trying to do by violently obstructing education?"

"Minister Yu, what do you think?"

When he finished speaking, he called the roll.

Yu Zhining said solemnly, "Your Highness, I think we should thoroughly investigate the inside story behind this matter."

"The government belongs to the imperial court, not to individual households."

"They dare to hinder the great cause of enlightenment, and their hearts are damned."

Li Chengqian did not comment, looked at Fang Xuanling, and said, "Where is the Duke of Liang?"

Fang Xuanling knew he couldn't escape, "I think the people are acting on their own initiative, the government should not interfere, just do your duty."

"it is good."

Li Chengqian smiled and said, "Duke Shen, what do you think?"

Gao Shilian's heart skipped a beat. Now that things had come to this, there was nothing more to say.

"I second the proposal!"

"Duke Zhao?"

"I also second the proposal!"

Changsun Wuji knew that the situation was hopeless and that it was too late to reverse the situation.

It was wrong for the government to intervene and for my uncle to suppress the memorial.

Those people still think that it is not a big deal if they do not bother with them since they have offended His Majesty and the Crown Prince.

Do you really think your Majesty is still the same Majesty as before? The Crown Prince is still the same Crown Prince as before.

All wrong.

Your Majesty has a crown prince, who is also famous and highly respected by students and celebrities among the people.

Now the Crown Prince supports the Jiangnan gentry, while Your Majesty stands by and watches.

The gentry in the south of the Yangtze River were also willing to serve as pawns and contribute to the Eastern Palace, and their momentum was unstoppable.

Look at Xiao Yu’s clear-cut position and radical attitude today.

He wished he could swallow up the Shandong gentry.

"The Imperial Censor!"

Li Chengqian shouted, and everyone was shocked. Ma Zhou stood up and replied, "I am here."

"Governments in various parts of Shandong Province suppressed education, hindered the process of education, arrested people indiscriminately, and killed people with lofty ideals."

"The crime cannot be forgiven."

"I beg your majesty to punish them severely and show no leniency!"

(End of this chapter)