Chapter 304: The memorial cannot reach the Holy Emperor and the Crown Prince

Li Zhi was frightened by Li Jue, who played his cards too unconventionally.

This kid is serious when he is serious, but when he is not serious, he is like a big mess.

You are so angry but helpless.

They did not stay long in Jinling, and set off as soon as the Shanghai fleet arrived.

Before leaving, Li Jue made a grand gesture and went to meet Gu Yuan.

It gave Gu Yuan enough space to stand on.

“After this departure, it all depends on how Gu Yuan handles it.”

Li Jue lay on the railing, gazing at the river and said.

“Yes, when you were in Jiangnan before, Gu Yuan still had someone to rely on. At least you could show up.”

Li Zhi shook his head and said, “There is no one of importance in Jiangnan nowadays. I’m afraid…”

Li You said disdainfully: “Why do you think so much?”

“Isn’t Jiangnan still part of the imperial court? Why don’t officials in Jiangnan do anything?”

“Besides, Uncle Wang and Li Jingxuan are here.”

“It’s really laughable that everyone pretends to be worried about nothing.”

Li Jue said stubbornly: “Uncle King Qi, we are talking about state affairs and worrying about major events.”

“The state needs you.”

Li You sneered, “You are not old, but you worry so much.”

“Thinking back to the time when I went to Tibet alone, I was so full of energy and ambition. I killed all the monsters and demons.”

“When I go to the Northeast again, I will still be in charge of the affairs of the Northeast. I will not neglect governance and development.”

“Compared to this, Jiangnan is much better.”

Li Jue was speechless.

Uncle Qi just likes to brag about his past.

But he just loves to listen to it.

Apart from the exaggerations, everything I say is real.

No one can deny the achievements of Uncle Qi in Tubo and the Northeast.

“Among the princes, who can compare to the talent of the King of Qi?”

Li You stood with his hands behind his back, looking very aloof.

Li Xiang said, “Uncle King Wu!”

Interrupts spellcasting.

Li You couldn’t hold it anymore.

“Third brother is just copying my words and taking advantage of me. He went there only after I had governed Tibet well.”

“Compared to me, it’s still not enough.”

Li Jueyin poked and said, “Uncle Wu Wang is also going back to Chang’an. According to the schedule, he will arrive with us.”

“I’ll have to tell Uncle Wu when the time comes. Uncle Qi said he ate the leftovers.”

Li Zhi couldn’t help laughing.

A burly, rough guy, a bastard with no martial ethics.

Whoever gets involved will suffer.

Only the eldest prince can control it.

However, given Li Jue’s current personality, Li Zhi had reason to suspect that his elder brother might be in a bit of a troublesome situation.

……

Changan.

It is still very lively.

The two palaces were very quiet.

“News has been sent from Jiangnan that the King of Qi and the King of Jin, the two grandchildren of the emperor, have already set off.”

Di Renjie said: “According to the route, we should arrive in Chang’an before December.”

“Ah.”

Li Chengqian nodded and said, “Nothing happened, right?”

“It’s a bit interesting.”

Di Renjie gave a brief account, and Li Chengqian was not surprised to support Gu Yuan.

He had given instructions in a letter he had written to Li You beforehand.

But he didn’t expect that something would happen to Gu Yuan, and he would learn to play the victim, which greatly increased the importance of his platform.

However, Gu Yuan’s accident also proves that some people are beginning to take desperate measures.

“what?”

“This bastard, how did he learn it?”

Li Chengqian felt a little amused when he heard about the two brothers’ behavior towards Li You and Li Zhi.

Li Zhi also suffered a murderous attack.

Just mess with one, mess with both.

How can you not suffer a loss?

“Your Highness, the northern and southern newspapers are still arguing fiercely, and it has escalated to mutual insults.”

Di Renjie said: “Jiangnan newspapers are going to lose ground. Their newspapers are stuck in censorship. They are either published the next day or they are not.”

“It was reviewed by Cui Dunli himself.”

“What did Li Yifu do?” Li Chengqian asked.

He was not at all surprised by Cui Dunli’s behavior.

It would be against common sense if he let Jiangnan Bao have an easy time.

“Li Yifu is also trying to find a way to block Shandong newspapers, but he doesn’t have as much power as Cui Dunli.”

Di Renjie smiled and said, “But it also made Cui Dunli very uncomfortable.”

“Ah……!”

“It looks like the heat is about right.”

Li Chengqian said casually.

“Your Highness, are you saying that Li Yifu is going to join forces with Duke Song and others?” Di Renjie asked in surprise.

Li Chengqian did not answer, which was considered as his consent.

Di Renjie thought about it and realized that it was true.

Now that the war has begun, if the Jiangnan gentry do not want to be defeated, they can only rely on Li Yifu. Li Yifu also needs the Jiangnan newspapers to make a difference.

“Write an article.”

“With the title ‘Since ancient times, it has been difficult to be both loyal and filial’.”

Li Chengqian lowered his head, looking at the memorial, and said calmly: “I will not send it out for the time being after it is written. I will talk about it when the time comes.”

Di Renjie muttered the title, his eyes lit up, and he said, “Students are brave.”

“Is this title intended to characterize Gu Yuan’s behavior and use it as the final conclusion to end this debate?”

Li Chengqian did not make any extra movements and said without even raising his head: “Gu Yuan is working for the court, and he has been criticized so much.”

“The imperial court will certainly clear its name.”

“Otherwise, wouldn’t it discourage the loyal officials who work for the court?”

He paused, and said, “I want to remind you that you can’t start from the perspective of destroying relatives for the sake of justice.”

“This is not good!”

Di Renjie bowed and said, “Student understands!”

He was well aware of the importance of this article.

It is possible from other perspectives, but it cannot be said to be sacrificing one’s own relatives for the sake of justice.

Otherwise, the entire article will fail to play a qualitative role and will instead bring about greater negative impact.

At this time, killing one’s relatives for the sake of justice is not something worthy of praise. “Huaiying, you have to understand that the Tang Empire Newspaper is the mouthpiece of the court.”

“Except for the Tang Empire Newspaper, no one has more authority and credibility than it.”

“Other newspapers like Jiannan Daily, Shandong Daily, and Jiangnan Daily are just folk newspapers.”

Li Chengqian said: “People’s newspapers can debate endlessly, but once the Great Tang Empire Newspaper comes out, there will be no room for debate at all.”

“So, every word and sentence must be carefully considered, and we must try to make it perfect, without giving rise to any criticism or mistakes.”

Di Renjie kept himself on guard.

You must pay attention and not be careless.

The article in the Tang Empire News said that Gu Yuan sacrificed his own relatives for the sake of justice.

There is a great possibility that it would be misinterpreted, and working for the court would be like sacrificing one’s own relatives for the sake of justice.

That’s okay.

Who dares to do anything?

Therefore, we can only start from the general direction of “loyalty and filial piety”.

Loyalty and filial piety are eternal themes.

Li Chengqian looked at the memorial and suddenly frowned unconsciously.

After thinking for a long time, he put it under his hand and tapped it with his knuckles.

“Should we deal with this matter now?”

Li Chengqian was considering, not hesitating.

When he deals with things now, unless it is a natural disaster or a man-made disaster, he does not distinguish between the important and the urgent in his eyes.

Everything starts from a global perspective.

“If we deal with it now and it gets exposed, it will disrupt the overall rhythm.”

He opened the memorial again, picked up the red brush and wrote something, then blew on it slightly, closed it and said, “Huaiying, send it to Taiji Palace immediately for your Majesty to review.”

“Yes!”

Di Renjie walked quickly towards the Taiji Palace and delivered the memorial to the Holy Emperor.

When Li Shimin opened it, his face turned extremely ugly.

“Damn it!”

He cursed under his breath.

Di Renjie couldn’t help but lower his head even lower.

His eyes fell on the last part, the instructions given by the crown prince, and Li Shimin’s expression eased a little. He said, “Huaiying, go back and tell the crown prince that I know.”

“Yes!”

Di Renjie left quickly, secretly wondering what had made His Majesty so angry.

But he knew that if it wasn’t shown to him, he should never explore it.

After Di Renjie left, Li Shimin read the memorial again and again and threw it into a wooden box.

“I want to see what tricks you can come up with.”

……

Chang’an, somewhere.

“Still no news?”

Fang Qian asked without giving up.

Chen Shi, the censor of the Imperial Censorate, sighed and said, “No news.”

“this……!”

Fang Qian said hurriedly: “What I wrote is all based on solid evidence.”

“The orphans and widows in Shandong are all descendants of heroes. I promised them that I would help them seek justice and get them justice…”

The two are good friends.

They all served as officials in the Censorate.

One is in the local area, and the other is in Chang’an.

The two men did not hold high official positions.

This time Fang Qian came to Chang’an because he had no other choice but to ask his good friend for help.

“Brother Fang, I know how you feel, and I want to help, too.”

“but…….”

Chen Shi smiled bitterly and said, “We can’t beat them.”

Fang Qian’s momentum waned, and he murmured, “The court agreed to provide pensions and preferential treatment to the descendants of heroes and martyrs.”

“They are orphans and widows, they don’t get the preferential treatment they deserve, they can’t even go to school, and they have to suffer bullies and humiliation…”

“This is…….”

Chen Shi was silent for a long time, then said, “I’m going to be transferred out.”

“Go to Lingnan Road.”

Fang Qian was startled for a moment, then revealed a sad expression, and said, “It is me who has implicated Brother Chen.”

Chen Shi smiled and said, “I had already planned it before I overstepped my authority and secretly inserted the memorial into the memorial submitted to the East Palace.”

“But I didn’t expect that after the memorial was submitted to the East Palace, it fell into oblivion and there was no news at all.”

“It’s fine to go to Lingnan.”

Fang Qian could see the disappointment in his friend’s heart.

Lingnan is a place of exile. Being transferred to Lingnan is just a punishment for a good friend who has committed an offense.

“Brother Fang, I advise you not to seek justice anymore.”

“No, I will sue again.”

Fang Qian gritted his teeth and said, “I just don’t believe that they can really cover up everything. They dare not care about the imperial court’s policies.”

“Brother Fang, don’t you understand yet?”

Chen Shi shouted angrily, “They also have people in the East Palace.”

“The memorial will not reach the court officials’ sight. The Holy Emperor and the Crown Prince will not see the memorial, so they will not know about such a thing happening in Shandong.”

“You and I are low-ranking officials, and the memorials we submit must go through layers of inspection.”

“You can’t get up there…”

“You just have to protect yourself now. If you are gone, everything will be over.”

Fang Qian said: “I won’t give up.”

“Brother Chen, I know you have good intentions, but I know that good cannot prevail over evil. The Tang Dynasty has the Holy Son of Heaven and the Crown Prince.”

“We will never let them get away with it.”

Hearing this, Chen Shi smiled bitterly and said, “You can’t even get into the Dali Temple. You were blocked out before you even entered the Ministry of Justice.”

“Not to mention the other departments.”

“You returned to the capital without permission, and the Censorate is still unaware of it. Once they find out, do you know what the consequences will be?”

“Besides, I believe what you say, but will others believe it?”

“And the orphans and widows in Shandong, do you know whether they are good or bad now?”

“Based on what you said, who would risk their lives to help you?”

After a series of questions, Fang Qian’s face turned pale.

He thought of the orphans and widows in Shandong, and what would happen if something happened to them…

Chen Shi couldn’t bear to attack him any further. After he said goodbye and walked a few steps away, he saw a group of people rushing into Fang Qian’s residence and quickly captured Fang Qian.

He is from the Censorate.

the next day.

Chen Shi heard the news that Fang Qian had returned to Beijing without permission and neglected his duties, so he was dismissed from his post as local censor and sent back to his hometown without being employed.

he knows.

Fang Qian is finished.

(End of this chapter)