"Really gone?"
"gone!"
Li Shimin was a little unbelievable when he heard of Wu Gonggong's answer. In his opinion, shouldn't Li Kuan ask himself why he sits idly by? After hesitating for a long time, Li Shimin sighed: "Immediately pass orders to Shangshu of the Officials' Department, Dali Temple Prison, and the Criminal Department!"
"Wei!" Grandpa Wu bowed down to deliver the decree, and sighed: "It looks like it's another storm!"
It has only been less than May since the beginning of the 16th year of Zhenguan, and now it is only in late April, and it has experienced one after another. It's really a wave of unrest, and Li Shimin, as the current emperor, also thinks this year is a bit special.
Hou Junji, the former Shangshu of the Ministry of War, had violated Gu court, knew the law and violated the law, and allowed the generals to violate the national law, and then be brought to justice; Li Xi and Li Tun were crowned kings, and Zhang Xuansu suffered an assassination that caused everyone in the capital in danger. The governor's party Renhong was greedy for a huge sum of money.
Among these seemingly unrelated matters, Li Kuan is present!
Just a few days after it subsided, the Dang Renhong incident reappeared. The successive incidents made Li Shimin a little depressed. Looking at the evidence presented by the Du branch in his hand, Li Shimin’s heart is biased towards Dang Renhong’s innocence. Renhong is innocent, then the Guangzhou governor is guilty, and this matter has to be dealt with.
"This is the newspaper sent by the Duzhi Division, you guys have a look first!"
Li Shimin took the account book to Changsun Wuji, Cui Renshi, and Tang Lin. Everyone was incredulous. Especially Changsun Wuji had previously assessed that the governor of Guangzhou was first-rate. Wouldn't it be a slap in the face
"Auxiliary machine, what do you think should be done about this matter?" Changsun Wuji knows Li Shimin's relationship with Dang Renhong, not to mention his not bad relationship with Dang Renhong, which makes him a little embarrassed. If it is someone who has nothing to do with him, Changsun Wuji will naturally act impartially, and he really can't answer this matter.
Tang Lin, as the official book of the Criminal Ministry, followed the national law, and immediately stood up and said: "Whoever violated the national law must be severely punished. Now I don't know whether it is Dang Renhong or the censorship. According to the views of the ministers, both of them have doubts. He should be escorted to Beijing for trial, and a decision will be made after the truth is ascertained."
Changsun Wuji said in a deep voice, "I'm afraid that this method is wrong. Whether it is the governor of Guangzhou or the governor of the governor of Guangzhou, he is the highest official of Guangzhou. If they win two at one time, they will definitely arouse people's suspicion. Wouldn't it affect the stability of Guangzhou? "
Tang Lin and Changsun Wuji were arguing endlessly, but Cui Ren remained silent, and his heart was struggling very much. After learning that it was the account book sent by Li Kuan, he stood up and respected Tang Lin and Changsun Wuji arguing. He said: "The minister thought that he should arrest the Cantonese governor Dang Renhong!"
"Oh!" Li Shimin was taken aback, staring at Master Cui Ren intently, and said lightly: "What's Qing's opinion?"
"Returning to the saint, the minister entered Miyamoto today to report this matter!" Cui Ren leaned forward and took out a memorandum. Wu Gonggong took it and handed it to Li Shimin. "The minister received the local memorial and said that the governor of Guangzhou, Dang Renhong, was in office. I bought and sold officials several times, intervened in the administrative decisions of the governor of Guangzhou, and was greedy for money even when he took office in Rongzhou. The account book sent by the branch secretary is only a part of it. This is the general ledger calculated by local officials. Please also go to the sage to check it! "
Li Shimin was shocked when he heard the words, and took the account book to take a closer look, and saw that it clearly records the purchase and sale of officials when Dang Renhong was the governor of Guangzhou. Taking the nine-rank official rank as an example, the starting price is fifty. Two golds; helping people buy an official is one hundred taels.
According to the different price levels of officials, and the distinction between civilian and military officers, the starting price of those who are placed in military status is one hundred tael, so as to avoid taxation and corvee. As a result, Guangzhou local tax income and expenditure vary, and all the remaining money goes to the party’s benevolence. In Hong's pockets, when he was the governor of Guangzhou, he also had the position of marching chief, which made him extremely powerful as if he were dominating one side.
"Forty-nine thousand three thousand seven hundred and sixty-two taels!" Seeing this, Li Shimin's eyes finally filled with anger, his face suddenly became cold, and the fraction was not counted. These include his Nanning prefectural governor, Rongzhou governor, The embezzlement of Mexican property as the governor of Guangzhou, only less than three months after the governor of Guangzhou had already greeted a huge sum of millions of dollars.
Li Shimin, who originally wanted to protect him, was full of killing intent at the moment. He immediately issued an order to escort Dang Renhong into Beijing, but was stopped by Changsun Wuji. Li Shimin looked directly at Changsun Wuji, who shuddered. , Hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, please calm down your anger. Although Guangzhou Governor Party Renhong is guilty, he is deeply rooted and greedy in Guangzhou. He rushed to Beijing to be sent to the capital to alert him, but he was not sent back to Beijing to take up his post. After entering the capital, he will be arrested to the Dali Temple Prison."
"Does he dare to resist?"
Li Shimin snorted coldly, and after thinking about it, he still followed the advice of Changsun Wuji, and quickly ordered Dang Renhong to be transferred to the Beijing Military Department. If Dang Renhong really has a rebellious heart, those people will be afraid of court investigation by his actions. Will definitely support Dang Renhong and will inevitably provoke his rebellion.
"This Dang Renhong really embarrassed me!"
After venting from anger to anger, Li Shimin still couldn't bear it. Not only was Dang Renhong's talent, but they were also close friends. Besides, Dang Renhong was the founding hero of the Tang Dynasty. Li Shimin really took the butcher knife to kill him. He really felt inappropriate and affected his evaluation.
Cui Renshi has long been reported by local officials, but he has not shown it out because of the unusual relationship between Dang Renhong and the emperor, which not only makes it difficult for the emperor, but also affects his career. If it weren't for Li Kuan to do it one step ahead of time, Cui Ren would not have played the matter.
"What did your majesty say?" Li Kuan didn't know what was going on. After he returned to the Duzhisi, Yang Hongwu asked in a low voice. Li Kuan didn't conceal it, and answered truthfully: "The emperor meant not to intervene. Let's act on orders. Just pretend not to know."
"Sure enough!" Yang Hongwu muttered to himself, as if guessing it was the result.
Li Kuan asked again: "Does Master Yang know about the relationship between the sage and him?" The genius remembered the Chinese in One Second 8/1/z/o/m/
"This one… "
Yang Hongwu hesitated, but here is the Department of Household Affairs Branch, close to the imperial palace. If his life is not guaranteed, the minister of the DPRK should not discuss the emperor’s private affairs. Li Kuan knew his worries and laughed: "Master Yang. Don’t worry about it, you know it and I know it, and there will never be a third person knowing it."
Therefore, Yang Hongwu told Li Kuan what he knew, and Li Kuan knew why Li Shimin asked them not to ask. Because Li Shimin and Dang Renhong had a fateful friendship, Li Shimin would host a banquet every time Dang Renhong returned to Beijing. Dang Renhong's position in Li Shimin was much higher than that of Hou Junji.
"If it's me, I'll do it like him!" After thinking about it, Li Kuan finally understood Li Shimin's approach. There is nothing wrong with doing it on the basis of the friendship between the two, and it would be illegal for Li Shimin to take the overall situation. (End of this chapter)