Chapter 504 The dust has settled(1/2)
All the ministers in the palace looked strange, and Hou Junji was so unlucky!
No one expected that Princess Jinyang would say such a thing, it was so infuriating.
Once the reputation of a bad guy is acquired, it is very difficult to get rid of.
I had heard before that the little princess had a very close relationship with Yang Fan, and now it seems that it is indeed true.
Seeing Yang Fan being beaten, Princess Jinyang naturally tried her best to defend her. Although this little princess was young, she was extremely precocious.
Knowing that Yang Fan must have provoked His Majesty Li Er, Li Er took action directly in the Tai Chi Hall.
At this time, Yang Fan received a beating and His Majesty Li Er vented his anger, but it was nothing. This made Xiao Sizi feel relieved.
I just deliberately turned the topic to Hou Junji, but I actually wanted His Majesty Li Er to calm down.
In fact, Xiao Sizi was not that worried when Yang Fan was beaten. After all, it was not the first time and she had long been used to it!
But Xiao Sizi knew in her heart that Yang Fan's biggest crime was not beating people, but disturbing the court's discipline.
If truly investigated, this would be a serious crime of decapitation, which is disrespectful, so Xiao Sizi turned all the attention to himself.
Of course, Princess Jinyang's little thoughts could not be hidden from His Majesty Li Er, but he did not intend to stop.
The reason why I took action personally was, in the final analysis, for Yang Fan's benefit.
If Yang Fan did not make a statement, Yang Fan would definitely be caught by the censor and officials for disturbing the order of the court.
The merciless attack just now was just to block the mouths of these imperial officials.
At this time, His Majesty Li Er felt a little resentful that iron could not become steel. Yang Fan was too naughty and didn't care about the situation.
If Hou Junji was beaten violently elsewhere, Li Er could just pretend not to know anything and just turn a blind eye.
Now that he is so arrogant in the Taiji Hall in front of all the civil and military officials, where is the law of the imperial court?
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. The bamboo cane in His Majesty Li Er's hand was raised again, and immediately came the sound of Yang Fan wailing again.
Now Xiao Sizi is in trouble!
Although I know that Yang Fan should be punished if he made a mistake.
But Xiao Sizi is kind-hearted and soft-hearted after all, and can't bear to see Yang Fan suffer like this.
So Xiao Sizi ran up to His Majesty Li Er, grabbed the bamboo cane from His Majesty Li Er's hand, and soon walked towards Yang Fan waving the bamboo cane that was taller than her.
Everyone was a little confused at first, and they all wondered what the princess was going to do?
Although Xiao Sizi is very much favored by His Majesty Li Er, His Majesty Li Er's face will make the emperor furious.
But everyone was soon dumbfounded.
When he came to Yang Fan, the bamboo cane suddenly slapped Yang Fan on the head, which looked so funny.
Doesn’t Her Royal Highness the Princess have a very good relationship with Yang Fan? Shouldn’t she go up and persuade His Majesty the Emperor to show mercy?
Why are you still hitting Yang Fan? And he is hitting his head, which is really weird.
His Majesty Li Er was also slightly startled, but in an instant he was very happy!
It’s better to be your own daughter!
Although he usually enjoys being coaxed by Yang Fan, a little bastard, at the critical moment, he still stands by his side.
He must have seen that he was so angry with Yang Fan, so he helped beat up Yang Fan.
Well, you are indeed my precious daughter. You are so considerate in order not to let yourself get hurt.
I saw little Sizi beating and shouting in a bluffing manner: "Brother-in-law, you dare to hit anyone casually to make your father angry. Sizi is really sad. Sizi will beat you, this bad brother-in-law, to death on behalf of his father."
, Sizi will never play with you again!"
His Majesty Li Er smiled awkwardly, a little ashamed.
This precious daughter is too young and is at a playful age. The cruelest thing would be to not play with Yang Fan, right?
However, now that his daughter had taken action, His Majesty Li Er could only watch quietly with his hands on his hips, panting.
I had just given Yang Fan a hard slap, and the anger was almost gone. If I hit him again, it would be too much.
Besides, if an emperor and a princess beat up the future prince-in-law together, it would not sound very good if anyone told them!
However, before the fire in his heart was gone, Li Er stood aside and directed Xiao Sizi: "Yes, Sizi, just go there and beat him. You must smash that kid's butt to see if he still dares to be so lawless."
While spanking, little Sizi said to him: "Father, don't worry. Sizi heard from the nuns in the palace that spanking hurts the most. I will vent my anger on my father's behalf. My brother-in-law actually dares to disturb the discipline of the court.
It’s time to hit!”
As he said that, he raised his crutches with both hands and hit Yang Fan on the butt!
She just waved a few times, but the spankings were still painful.
On the contrary, the little Sizi scolded her in a milky voice, which made people feel cute.
After beating him several times, Princess Jinyang stopped, looked back at His Majesty Li Er, blinked her big cute eyes, raised her head, and asked: "Father, how can I make my brother-in-law be so angry and hit someone?"
My brother-in-law has been wronged in some way, you must find out clearly!"
These words almost choked His Majesty Li Er who was watching the show.
The cause of the incident was originally caused by him, the emperor, going back on his word. What should he say?
But even so, His Majesty Li Er did not feel that he was wrong.
After all, in the eyes of the emperor, everything in the world belongs to him, and he can give it to whoever he wants. In which case will Yang Fan make the difference?
However, His Majesty Li Er also understood his daughter's behavior at this time, so he glared and said angrily: "Sizi, my father finally understands, why are you here to help my father vent his anger? You obviously want to rescue me.
This lawless little bastard? Are you trying to make me angry to death? It’s a shame that my father is so good to you!"
Although Xiao Sizi acted a little clever, His Majesty Li Er did not blame him. Instead, he was happy because of Xiao Sizi's cleverness.
Yang Fan on the side was depressed.
If you, the emperor, don't go back on your word, who will be free to beat people?
Isn’t this all caused by you, the emperor?
Although I don’t dare to do anything to you as the emperor, Hou Junji has bullied him to the extreme. If he doesn’t fight back, wouldn’t he be a coward?
Furthermore, it was not his style to swallow his anger. Yang Fan felt that he had been given a lot of face by not beating Hou Junji into a pig's head just now.
What's more, the act of beating someone is an unyielding resistance and a challenge to power.
Although the challenge is a bit excessive, there should always be a place for people to vent.
Don’t you, the emperor, put freedom of speech on your lips every day?
Although I moved my hands, it was just another way of expressing freedom.
But what Yang Fan didn't know was that fortunately this was in the early Tang Dynasty, and the dictatorship had not yet reached its peak.
At this time, both in the court and among the people, there was still a trace of freedom left.
Whether they are high-ranking officials or ordinary people, people can discuss state affairs freely, and can even express their views and opinions to the high-ranking emperor.
You can also let the government judge your dissatisfaction. As long as you don't have ulterior motives to slander others, you can generally put forward your own opinions.
If this kind of violent fighting occurred in the later dynasties, Yang Fan's behavior of taking action at the slightest disagreement would be a crime of disrespect at the very least.
If he was targeted by the censor and the emperor, it would be appropriate to confiscate his family and exterminate his clan.
Of course, Yang Fan made such an outrageous move because he knew he would not be beheaded.
Since Yang Fan knew that he would not be beheaded, of course he wanted to vent his frustration.
Hou Junji happened to hit the muzzle of the gun, so he was unlucky.
What's more, Yang Fan also knows that his contribution is too great.
It is very dangerous in any era to have high achievements. Yang Fan had no choice but to engage in self-defeating behavior.
In the eyes of the emperor, he could use a genius with flaws, but he would never use a saint without flaws.
In the final analysis, Yang Fan's ultimate goal is to bring out as many things as possible that fit this era without risking his life.
He just wanted the people of Tang Dynasty to live a better life and make the empire stronger!
As for whether this self-defeating method will arouse the resentment of others and whether it will stain himself, this is not something Yang Fan should consider.
Seeing Yang Fan's aggrieved look, His Majesty Li Er's inner anger disappeared instantly.
In fact, all of this was caused by the emperor's complacency.
Thinking of this, His Majesty Li Er smiled awkwardly and asked the chamberlain to take Xiao Sizi aside, while he slowly returned to the dragon chair.
After coughing dryly, His Majesty Li Er said: "I am a person who rewards and punishes. My merits should be rewarded, and my faults should be punished. Originally, the loyal and righteous Marquis had merit in bringing the plow, so he should be generously rewarded. Unfortunately, he was young and ignorant, and he did impulsive things. He deserves to be punished. Merit.
The faults are offset by the faults, but the merits outweigh the faults. I have decided to make Marquis Zhongyi the founding county magistrate..."
"Chen Guogong Hou Junji dared to speak out, and he suffered some grievances, but it also reflected the fearless demeanor of our officials. He was specially rewarded with 5,000 coins and some brocade cloth..."
After saying that, His Majesty Li Er stood up directly and announced his withdrawal from the court.
It was so straightforward that all the courtiers were dumbfounded!
To be continued...