Chapter 29 I would like to say it was an accident. Your Majesty, do you believe it?
Chapter 29 I would like to say it was an accident. Your Majesty, do you believe it?
Tang Dynasty.
The distinction between civil and military officials is not yet clear, and the chain of discrimination in the workplace has not yet been formed.
Li Daozon, who was born a military general, could become the Minister of Rites, Hou Junji, a common man, could become the Minister of War, and Zhang Liang, a migrant worker, could become the Imperial Censor.
This was simply unimaginable after the Tang Dynasty.
In the Song Dynasty, after the military power was released over a cup of wine, a chain of discrimination in the workplace emerged, the status of military generals fell into the abyss and never recovered, and the bad habit of using civil officials to control military power officially appeared on the stage of history.
But there were still differences in the Tang Dynasty.
For example, Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and others were all civil servants.
As the Minister of Rites, Li Daozon could also be classified as a civil official, but he was ultimately a military general.
As soon as Cheng Zhijie and Yuchi Jingde started fighting, he straightened up immediately and made a gesture as if he was ready to take action.
This is different from the behavior of civil servants who are trying to stick their heads out.
It's a completely subconscious behavior.
Cheng Zhijie caught the chief envoy Lu Dongzan and beat him, and Yuchi Jingde caught the deputy envoy and beat him.
The two men fought and cursed at each other, venting their anger.
How could they endure being mocked and humiliated by the prince and living under the protection of a woman, something they had fought all their lives against?
You know, this is what the prince said.
In that corner, the historian who is writing furiously will record the events truthfully.
Cheng Zhijie is a tough guy and has a rough personality, but he is definitely a man of great wisdom.
This kind of person is the typical example of being wise but appearing foolish.
He knew that if they, as dukes today, failed to behave courageously, they would certainly be looked down upon by future generations.
We can all guess how it was recorded: In the fourteenth year, during the grand court meeting, Crown Prince Qian scolded all the officials and prayed to his wife for protection so that he could survive. Duke Jing, Zhijie, Jingde and others were calm.
Listen to what it means to use a pen as a sword to kill people and destroy their hearts.
This is.
When people in later generations encounter similar situations, they will ask, "Do you want to be like Li Jing, Cheng Zhijie, Yuchi Jingde and other women in the Tang Dynasty?"
Then he could blow up the coffins of Li Jing, Cheng Zhijie, and Yuchi Jingde.
and so.
In the shortest time, Cheng Zhijie made the most sensible, risky and most attitude-demonstrating move.
To take action and hit someone.
All in one go.
The prince has said so much.
If we remain indifferent, we will be a nobody and become a background for comparison by future generations.
"Bastard!"
"Stop it!"
Li Er stood up angrily, pointed at the four people fighting, and shouted curses.
But Cheng Zhijie and Yuchi Jingde had no intention of stopping at all and continued to curse.
"Do you really think there is no one in my Great Tang?"
"I have fought battles all my life, and I have never felt so helpless."
"Enter your mother."
Cheng Zhijie is really handsome and heroic, like a passionate old man.
Li Er walked down from the Danbi in anger.
Li Chengqian glanced at Li Er, then turned back and looked at Li Jing.
Li Jing did not fight back. For an old man who is almost seventy years old, he was not sure whether he could vent his anger by being beaten so violently and unilaterally. It was also questionable whether he could injure others without hurting himself.
But Li Chengqian's eyes were deep, and he looked at Li Jing calmly, without the slightest sign of retreat or apology.
how?
Am I still wrong?
Are you, Li Jing, really indifferent?
Li Jing sighed in his heart and ended the eye contact. He seemed to have made up his mind. He took two steps at a time and found the right moment to kick Lu Dongzan secretly before Li Er arrived at the battlefield.
Originally, Lu Dongzan was struggling and resisting Cheng Zhijie.
Li Jing's kick almost missed Lu Dongzan, and landed on Cheng Zhijie.
But as luck would have it, the kick hit Lu Dongzan's vitals by mistake.
Lu Dongzan suddenly stopped, covered his lower body, his face flushed, his eyes wide open, he was in so much pain that he couldn't make a sound.
Cheng Zhijie was also shocked. Brother, how could you be so cruel?
Kicking there is really going to take someone's life.
Li Er grabbed Li Jing and shouted, "Li Jing, what are you doing?"
"Do you want to kill him?"
He looked at Cheng Zhijie, who spread his hands to show his innocence. Yuchi Jingde also stopped, looking like a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water.
Anyway, I'm not the only one doing this.
I'm not the leader.
Li Er was so furious that he was about to explode.
"How dignified!"
"How disrespectful of you."
"Three dukes, meritorious officials of the Tang Dynasty, beat up foreign envoys in front of my eyes during a grand court meeting."
"Do you still have the self-restraint that a duke should have, and do you still have the law of the land?"
"Do you still have me in your eyes?"
Exploded.
Li Er was really furious.
A series of accusations came out mercilessly.
Only Li Jing knew how angry Li Er was at this moment.
Because when Li Er grabbed his hand, it was not just painful, it was really painful.
He could hardly bear it any longer.
"His Majesty!"
Cheng Zhijie raised his head and said unconvincedly: "It was this bastard who was the first to despise and humiliate us."
"If I don't beat him, I'm a woman."
"How can I lead the troops to fight in the future? Will the soldiers listen to a woman like me?"
"What's the point of being a duke?"
"Isn't this a joke?"
"I can only fight."
Hear this.
The corner of Li Chengqian's mouth lifted up slightly.
As for Cheng Zhijie, he is really not an ordinary person when it comes to his unreasonable and unreasonable talk.
It was clearly him who scolded the military officers, saying they were not even as good as women.
After Cheng Zhijie beat Lu Dongzan, it seemed that it was Lu Dongzan and his men who were the first to despise and humiliate them.
Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that he was responding to the prince's scolding.
But Cheng Zhijie refused to mention anything about what Li Chengqian said, and instead put the blame on Lu Dongzan and others.
Be it changing the concept or making specious arguments, this kind of political wisdom is definitely beyond that of everyone present.
If he had made it clear and mentioned the prince by name.
The problem will then become out of control.
"ordinary man!"
"You old bastard."
Li Er pointed at Cheng Zhijie, who was looking up at him, and said, "You also beat foreign envoys. Haven't you heard that envoys are not killed in battle?"
Cheng Zhijie acted like a scoundrel and said, "That's what the history books say, and I didn't kill him."
"The history books don't say we can't fight."
This scoundrel's nonsense made Li Ershi so angry that he was shaking.
He took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down, but he couldn't help it.
He looked down at Lu Dongzan who was lying on the ground, still in agony.
I felt even more upset.
He said impatiently: "What are you still standing there for? Send him down and ask the imperial physician to treat him."
in fact.
Lu Dongzan, Li Er doesn't care at all.
However, when the situation in the court evolved out of his control, he felt extremely dissatisfied and angry.
"Li Jing, you are also an old official, why are you as impulsive as these two bastards and use such heavy hands?"
Li Jing blushed and said, "If I say it was an accident, Your Majesty, do you believe it?"
(End of this chapter)