The 37th time was too excited

  "What is it that you want to report, Hou Qing?" Old Li asked.

  "The Crown Prince prayed for the Empress's blessing last month, requesting a general amnesty for prisoners and to bring people into the righteous path. Although he was rejected by the Empress, this time the Empress has turned from danger to safety, which is due to the Crown Prince's filial piety moving heaven and earth. I request Your Majesty to grant a general amnesty to the world, in order to save the Empress." said Hou Junji.

  As soon as he finished speaking, the officials began to whisper to each other.

  Li Chengqian was stunned upon hearing this. How could the former crown prince come up with such a ridiculous idea, and it's related to himself?!

  In the face of illness, Li Chengqian believed in science and rejected superstition. When the empress was ill, he would still go find a doctor to treat her, but the former crown prince actually wanted to rely on accumulating virtue to save the empress, which was also unreliable.

  Moreover, this is not accumulating virtue, but rather doing wicked things. A great amnesty for prisoners means releasing the criminal elements in prison, and after a large group of extremely evil people are released, they will harm society and bring disaster to their hometowns. Where is the accumulation of virtue?

  It's still the wise queen, otherwise this unfilial thing that was done for the sake of the former crown prince's son would be ruined!

  Old Li stroked his beard and hesitated, saying: "The Empress has always disagreed, I'm afraid... previously, I had already ordered the renovation of more than 390 abandoned temples for the Empress to pray for blessings, why not let people build a few more?"

  Wow, Old Li is just as superstitious as the former crown prince, building a temple for his wife to pray for blessings, who would have thought of this.

  This guy with the surname Hou is also a bit dim-witted, he actually only praised the crown prince and left out Old Li's contributions to building temples, who would be happy hearing that?

  "Good!" House Xuanling stood out and topped Lao Li with one word.

  Old Li nodded in satisfaction.

  Hou Junji said without giving up: "I think that the Crown Prince's request for a general amnesty can further accumulate good virtues and blessings for the Empress..."

  "Stop!" Li Chengqian stood up and shouted.

  The past Crown Prince's scandal is his own business, now that the new Crown Prince has taken over, Li Chengqian naturally does not want to be held responsible for it.

  "Huh?" Everyone looked at Li Chengqian in confusion.

  Li Chengqian said: "Your Majesty, I don't remember what I did a month ago. Here, I apologize to Your Majesty and everyone else. I think the amnesty law is not appropriate!"

  Everyone looked at Li Chengqian in surprise.

  They were shocked for two reasons. Firstly, the amnesty of prisoners was proposed by the crown prince himself, and now he has come out to oppose it. However, they recalled the matter of the crown prince's loss of soul, so such a reversal seemed normal. They couldn't help but sigh. Secondly, this was an act of accumulating virtue for the empress, even if the crown prince opposed it due to his loss of soul, wasn't that unfilial?

  Old Li asked doubtfully: "What's wrong?"

  "Your Majesty, the illness of the Empress Dowager cannot be placed in these matters, but should let the imperial physicians treat her with all their might, investigate the cause of the disease, find out the symptoms and administer medicine accordingly. The land of Tang is vast and rich, with many talented people, and among the common people there are hidden dragons and crouching tigers, surely there are divine doctors. I know of a divine doctor named Sun Simiao, and have already sent someone to fetch him, I believe that within these two days there will be news." said Li Chengqian.

  "The matter of releasing prisoners, my mother has already refused once. If we go against her wishes and do it, she will be extremely angry when she finds out, which would have a bad impact on her health and illness. We shouldn't do such a dangerous thing. Moreover, releasing prisoners is not an act of accumulating virtue, but rather an act of lacking virtue."

  Hou Junji interrupted at this point and asked: "Why is it lacking in virtue?"

  Cheng Yasha also chimed in: "Right? The prince wouldn't be saying that on purpose to avoid accumulating virtue for the empress, would he?"

  "Cheng Zhijie, you..." Wei Zheng jumped out and was about to start another verbal battle with Cheng Yexia.

  The emperor waved his hand and said, "You all stop arguing, let Cheng Qian continue."

  Li Chengqian continued: "Granting a general amnesty to prisoners is destroying the legal system of our great Tang Dynasty. Those who commit crimes should receive punishment according to their offenses, but if they are unexpectedly pardoned and do not receive the punishment they deserve, it will give them a lucky mentality that breaking the law is not scary, as long as they wait for the next amnesty. What's the point of having laws in our great Tang Dynasty? If everyone doesn't take the law seriously, our great Tang Dynasty will become unmanageable!"

  He didn't know if there were any restrictions on the pardoned prisoners of the Great Tang, and at this time, he couldn't go check the law books, so he just said it casually. Anyway, if there was anything wrong, the officials would also take him as an amnesiac patient.

  "The prison holds people who have committed great crimes and evil deeds. If such people are released ahead of time, they will increase the unstable factors in society, harm society, and bring disaster to the countryside. Therefore, I say that this is not a virtuous act but a vicious one. My mother, the empress dowager, is wise and enlightened, she must have seen these two points, which is why she disagreed with my previous proposal." Li Chengqian hastily flattered his mother.

  Because he heard from Hou Junji's words that the former crown prince proposed a stinky idea of general amnesty, and most officials agreed. Later, even Old Li agreed. At this time, he expressed his dissenting opinion, wasn't it slapping Old Li in the face? So he hurriedly flattered Old Ma, making Old Li look good, and wouldn't make things difficult for Li Chengqian.

  Old Li sat on the dragon bed above, stroking his beard and considering Li Chengqian's words.

  "Your servant Qiao thinks the Crown Prince's opinion is excellent!" Prime Minister Fang Xuanling stood up, agreeing with Li Chengqian.

  Other officials followed in Fang Xuanling's footsteps, also expressing their agreement with Li Chengqian. Li Chengqian's mouth curled up slightly, and the feeling of being recognized was quite pleasant.

  Lao Li nodded after many officials expressed their attitudes: "Good, let's follow Cheng Qian's meaning and not pardon the prisoners."

  Li Chengqian said with great fanfare: "Your Majesty, I also think that rebuilding abandoned temples is a good deed. However, if this money were to be used in the drought-stricken areas, it would have an even greater effect and bring more public benefit. Therefore, I request..." Just as he was saying this, he suddenly felt a chill run down his neck and shivered with cold.

  He looked up at Old Li above, Old Li's face didn't look good, uh-oh, this is bad... Just now, he was so pleased with himself that he spoke without even considering the consequences. Li Chengqian could have refused his previous request in any way, but running out to deny Old Li's words was a slap in the face.

  He realized it wasn't good and naturally couldn't say the rest of what he wanted to, so it got stuck in his throat and he awkwardly made some "uh" sounds.

  "What's wrong?" Old Li asked in a low and ominous tone, his teeth clenched.

  "Not invited..."

  Old Li's eyes widened in anger.

  Li Chengqian changed his words again, "Please..."

  Old Li's face turned black. The officials below also started to have some.

  "Please...please..."

  Cheng Yasha's laughter was very wicked: "Hehe......"

  Li Chengqian felt the situation was not right, gritted his teeth and said: "I followed my mother to her side, I know that my mother is a kind-hearted and benevolent person who cares about the people. Seeing the suffering of the people in the drought-stricken areas must be heart-wrenching for her. As for rebuilding the abandoned temple, those gods living in good temples will not move to the rebuilt temple, so it's useless to rebuild it. Compared to these two options, my mother will definitely support Father Emperor to use the money for disaster relief and help the people get through the drought!"

  He said it all in one breath, and only then dared to lift his head again, using his clear eyes to look at Old Li and say: "Don't believe me, Father Emperor, go ask Mother Empress."

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