Zhenguan Han-in-law

Chapter 447
Chapter 443

Li Jing invited Hou Junji to dinner in the prison cell. Hou Junji was very moved and excited. After all, he had been misunderstood for many years, and now that he was here, he finally cleared up his suspicions and settled a regret in his heart.

The two ate there for about an hour before Li Jing let Hou Junji go back, and he himself was also released from the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. At this moment, Li Jing was also a little drunk.

The next day, Wei Hao's memorial was delivered early in the morning. Wang De personally watched the memorial at the gate of the palace. When he saw the memorial was delivered, he immediately sent it to Li Shimin. Li Shimin also read the memorial before going to court. .

"I don't know what memorial Wang De is waiting for. Looking at this servant, it should be from Wei Hao's residence!" Fang Xuanling said to Xiao Yu who was beside him.

"Well, maybe Wei Hao has some ideas, Your Majesty always asks Shen Yong to come up with ideas!" Xiao Yu heard this and nodded thoughtfully.

"Fang Fushe, what do you think is the matter? Your majesty is so important? I heard that yesterday morning, your majesty left the palace. He was accompanied by Shen Yong and went to the prison of the Ministry of punishment!" Wei Zheng who was next to him also asked. stand up.

"Then I don't know! Today, we will discuss the matter of appointing the minister of the Ministry of War. In addition, there is news that the minister of the Ministry of War may be Li Xiaogong this time, and the Overwatch Council may be in charge of the king of Shu. I don't know if it is true. ?” Xiao Yu immediately looked at Fang Xuanling and asked, only Fang Xuanling knew about this kind of news, and there was no way for other people to know the news in advance.

"Well, it's hard to say now. Your Majesty has this intention, but whether the appointment can be made or not depends on everyone's opinions. If everyone objects, then there is no way. If everyone has no opinion, then it is probably the same!" Fang Xuanling nodded and said,

At this moment, the ministers around him were also thinking about what Fang Xuanling said, and they dared not object if they objected. After all, if they objected to something that His Majesty has decided, then there must be a legitimate reason. However, everyone is responsible for the King of Shu The person in charge of the Overwatch Council is also a little worried, whether the King of Shu understands the affairs of the Overwatch Council,

Second, if the king of Shu assumes the position, will the retaliation in the court begin, which has only stopped for six years, and will the fight start again?This makes everyone very tired.

"Your Majesty shouldn't have called the King of Shu back to Beijing so early!" A minister said with emotion, no one expected that the court would be divided into two factions, and everyone would be fighting every day.

"Your Majesty has His Majesty's considerations, so we don't care about that. If everyone disagrees with the candidate for the Overwatch Council, then we need to nominate someone, and more people need to agree. If not, then don't talk about it!" Fang Xuan Ling reminded them and said.

"Who to recommend?" A minister asked directly. Other people, you look at me, I look at you, no one knows who to recommend. In fact, there are many people who are qualified to hold this position, but His Majesty may not Agree.

"All ministers go to court!" Just as they were discussing, Wang De came out of Ganlu Hall and shouted loudly to go to court,

Then the main gate of the Ganlu Hall was opened, and the ministers began to enter in order. Li Chengqian and King Shu were in front, followed by King Hejian and King Jiangxia, and then Fang Xuanling and the others. After entering the main hall, they found their place. sit down,

After a while, Li Shimin came over. After the salute, Li Shimin asked the ministers to sit down, and he took a memorial written by Wei Hao, and gave it to Wang De to read.
It is about letting the family members of the officials sentenced to exile be sent to the coal mines to dig coal, let them work for about ten years, and then let them out. The main thing is to show His Majesty's benevolence.
After Wang De finished reading the memorial, those ministers were dumbfounded. There was no such news before, and no one knew that Wei Hao actually suggested His Majesty to do so.

"Everyone, if you have any comments, let's talk about it together. This is the memorial sent by Shen Yong early in the morning. I read it, and it is not bad. However, it needs to be carefully considered by Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment. Is it appropriate? " Li Shimin sat there and asked.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks it is appropriate. Shen Yong made it clear in the memorial. The population of my Tang Dynasty is not large. If it is in Lingnan, it can be said that they are close to death. Tang is in charge, they only need to dig coal for ten years,
The minister believes that this should be the case. If these people go to the coal mine to dig coal, then ten years later, when they come out, they can still marry and have children, and they can also increase the population. Your Majesty, at this time, the minister thinks it is appropriate! "Jiang Xiawang, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, stood up and said with cupped hands.

"Well, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment has no objections here. What about you guys, do you have any opinions?" Li Shimin also asked.

"Your Majesty, I have no objections. However, Shen Yong's writing may not be so comprehensive. The Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple need to discuss the specific length of sentence. For example, what kind of prisoner can serve his sentence in a coal mine. What kind of prisoners are not allowed to go, this matter must be clearly stipulated!" Fang Xuanling stood up and said to Li Shimin.

"Fang Aiqing is mature enough to seek the country, and it really needs to be clearly stipulated. This needs to be discussed by all the ministers!" Li Shimin nodded after hearing this.

"Your Majesty, if this action can be carried out, all the people in the world will sing praises to His Majesty, and praise His Majesty's kindness and friendliness!" Xiao Yu also stood up at this moment, and said to Li Shimin.

"Let's not talk about this first, the credit for this matter is still Shen Yong's credit. Shen Yong is right, especially if they are allowed to die, it is better to let them dig coal in the coal mine and make contributions to the court. It can be done in a year." Saved a lot of expenses for the court, mainly, Shen Yong said, everyone in the Tang Dynasty is very important, if you can not kill, don't kill!" Li Shimin sat there, looking at the people below with a smile The man said, those ministers also nodded,
Today, those ministers did not object to Wei Hao's memorial out of expectation. Those ministers also knew in their hearts that this matter also involved their interests. Who knows what they will do in the future? What about exile?How sad is that?It's all right now, I don't need to be exiled, I go directly to work in the coal mines, although I have no money, but I can eat enough, wear warm clothes, and live, ten years is enough, how good is it?
"Well, since everyone has no objections, the Ministry of Punishment will take the lead at this time, so the ministers can write your suggestions in a letter. In addition, the Ministry of Education will send someone to copy it immediately and send it to all the governors. Don't drive, county magistrate. Let them also write their opinions on the hand, and strive to settle this matter on the day of Liqiu!" Li Shimin sat there and said.

"My emperor is holy!" The ministers immediately said to Li Shimin, clasping their hands.

"Well, here is the second memorial, also written by Shen Yong, I think you guys like it too, Wang De, read it!" Li Shimin then said,
The ministers were surprised again when they heard it, but they also envied Wei Hao in their hearts. No one else was so valued by His Majesty. The key point is that Wei Hao didn't come to the court today to read Wei Hao's memorial. His Majesty didn't ask. It can be seen how favored Wei Hao is.

And when Wang De finished reading, when he wanted to increase the salary of those county magistrates and those local officials, those ministers were also dumbfounded. Wei Hao said very clearly in the memorial that when the county magistrate is poor, they will find a way to search for people. Cai, if the magistrates are rich and they don’t have to worry about money, then they will concentrate on doing practical things for the people,
At the same time, once corruption and dereliction of duty are discovered, the punishment will be even greater. Not only may their heads be lost, but their children will not be allowed to take part in the imperial examination for five generations in the future, and they will not be allowed to become officials in the court. After reading this memorial After that, those ministers were very quiet.

"Everyone, tell me, how about Shen Yong's memorial? As Shen Yong said, high salaries support honesty. If there is still corruption, officials will be punished with death, family members will go to dig coal, and five generations of direct relatives will not be allowed to serve as officials. Not only the sons of their family, but also the offspring married off by their daughters will not work. I believe that the offspring of these officials will never be able to turn over. This is a very high price. I believe that the officials below should Think carefully about whether or not you should reach out your hand! Is it worthwhile to extend your hand!" Li Shimin sat on it and said,
At this time, those ministers were still very quiet, and no one dared to speak. They liked the high salary, but the punishment was too severe. Those ministers shuddered when they thought about it. It's all over, and they are a little afraid to support such opinions.

"What? Do you disagree with the content of this memorial?" Li Shimin sat there, looking at the ministers below and asked.

"Your Majesty, it's not that I don't agree, it's just that the punishment is too severe. The Five Dynasties are not allowed to take the imperial examination, and they are not allowed to be officials in the imperial court. Your Majesty, if this is the case, all scholars in the world will also object.

Now that those officials have broken the law, their sons can still dig coal, and after they come out, they can still take the imperial examination, and maybe have the opportunity to become an official in the court, but according to Shen Yong's memorial, then those people will never be able to enter the court As an official, this, Your Majesty, I believe that not only we are against it, but all officials in the world will be against it! "Fang Xuanling stood up at this moment, cupped her hands and said,
As soon as Wang De finished reading, he knew that things were going to be bad. No one would agree to such a plan. Although everyone liked the increase in salary, who could guarantee that there would be no corruption?How to define this corruption is also a problem, so none of the ministers dared to agree with Wei Hao's memorial.

"Brother Yao, Shen Yong's memorial is inappropriate!" Cheng Yaojin said with a frown.

"I didn't know beforehand!" Li Jing also answered Cheng Yaojin in a very low voice.

"Those scholars have a lot of calculations. How can they agree to such a memorial that is not good for them? Moreover, Shen Yong's writing such a memorial is tantamount to offending all those officials!" Yuchi Jingde also said in a very low voice,

At this moment, Li Shimin on the top is also frowning. This is completely contrary to what he expected. He thought that once Wei Hao's memorial was read out, the ministers would be very happy to agree.
But unexpectedly, with such an effect, Li Shimin's heart sank. He knew that the officials below still wanted to protect those corrupt officials, and they still wanted to leave a way out for themselves.

"Since they dare to be corrupt, they have to pay the price. If they don't become corrupt, they will be fine?" Li Shimin looked at Fang Xuanling and asked.

"Your Majesty, even though this is the case, how do you define corruption? If the people send some things from home, is it considered corruption? For example, the son of the county magistrate took advantage of the county magistrate's prestige in the county to open a The business of the restaurant is very good, so is it considered corruption? If there is no father, who would eat at his family's restaurant? Your Majesty, I can't tell you about this!" Fang Xuanling said to Li Shimin, clasping her hands.

"Yes, Your Majesty, it's hard to define this matter!" The officials below also said in agreement.

"Then I want to know whether you are worried about the definition or the punishment. If you are worried about the definition, then discuss the definition. If you are worried about the punishment, then discuss the punishment!" Li Shimin questioned those officials directly. Those officials wanted to use defined things to deny this memorial, but Li Shimin would not agree.

When Li Shimin asked such a question, those ministers immediately fell into silence. They really didn't want this memorial to be passed.

"Your Majesty, this matter needs to be discussed more!" Seeing that Li Shimin was a little angry, Fang Xuanling immediately cupped his hands and said.

"Then discuss it, discuss it now!" Li Shimin said with a dark face, looking at the ministers below.But the ministers below are very quiet, and they don't know what to say. Who dares to say that this punishment is too severe?
"Gao Ming, tell me!" Seeing that no ministers spoke, Li Shimin looked at the crown prince sitting below, and asked.

"Shen Yong's memorial is very good. It is a good thing for the people of the world, and it is also a good thing for those officials. Shen Yong said very clearly in the memorial, so that those officials will not worry about money, and they will focus on doing things for the people. Things like this, the world is peaceful, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and my ministers agree!" Li Chengqian stood up immediately, cupped his hands and said,
He knew that Li Shimin agreed with what Wei Hao said, and he also thought it was very good, so that all the officials could concentrate on doing things for the court.

"Well, it's a good idea!" Li Shimin nodded in satisfaction when he heard it, then looked at Li Ke, and said, "Ke'er, tell me!"

"Ah, my father, my son, my son is not familiar with the administration of officials, but since His Royal Highness said yes, and Shen Yong said it, it must be right!" Li Ke heard it and immediately pretended He was very surprised and said, in fact, he was very afraid that Li Shimin would ask himself,
If I answer like Li Chengqian, then those ministers will have great opinions on me, but if I don’t say it, my father has opinions on me, there is no way, now Li Shimin asked me, I can only say, what His Royal Highness said Yes, those ministers will not say anything about themselves by then,

As soon as Li Shimin heard it, his heart was like a mirror, knowing Li Ke's thoughts, he sighed in his heart, there was no way, he was still going to be used now.

"Li Pushe, tell me!" Li Shimin then named Li Jing.

"My minister agrees with Shenyong's memorial. The officials of the world should have done something for the common people of Wei Hao. Let's not talk about other things, let's talk about the current Wannian County and Jingzhao Mansion. After Shen Yong left, how much has changed? Now Wannian Those people in the county have all come out to register, and they have things to do,
And now Jingzhao Mansion and Xicheng have built many houses for those people who have no houses. In addition, temporary resettlement houses have been built outside the city for the victims who escaped from the disaster. It's all for the benefit of the country and the people. So far, no county magistrate in Datang has ever done this! " Li Jing stood up, cupped his hands and said, for Wei Hao, of course he supported him.

"Li Pushe, that's not true. The reason Xia Guogong can do those things is because their county is rich!" An official stood up and retorted Li Jing.

"Then how did this money come from? Did the court give it to Shen Yong? It was the tax rebate from Wannian County. Jingzhao Mansion gave some money, but most of the money was from the tax rebate from the court. , or Shen Yong has the ability to govern the local area, can develop common people's workshops, and let the common people make money,
You and I both live in Dongcheng. How do the people in Dongcheng evaluate Wei Hao? You have also heard that Shenyong is in Jingzhao Mansion and in Chang'an City. Whoever mentioned it, the people did not give a thumbs up. Why?It is because Shenyong has done something for the people!Also, no one among the common people speaks well of His Majesty, His Majesty declared, why?
The standard of living of the common people now, not to mention how much better than the previous wars, is how many times better than during the reign of Wude. As far as I know, most of the brick workshops in Chang'an City are bought by the common people?The people made money and started to buy bricks and tiles to build houses one after another. After those houses were built, they didn’t have to worry about the houses collapsing in the event of a snowstorm, which also relieved the burden of the court rescue! "Li Jing immediately refuted that minister, and the other ministers also nodded their heads. This is indeed due to Wei Hao's contribution.

"Li Pushe is right. Everyone can see how Chang'an City is now. In addition, why is no one saying that Shen Yong is corrupt? It is because Shen Yong is rich, and he doesn't care about the small money at all. What he thinks of is Do things for the common people. Now, there are many construction sites in Chang'an City. Before winter, all of them must be completed. Now Shen Yong goes to check every day, and the common people can see it.

Father, son and son are very much in favor of Shen Yong's proposal!Such a plan is a good thing for my Tang officials and the common people! " Li Chengqian also stood up at this moment, and said to Li Shimin.

At this moment, Li Shimin looked at Li Chengqian with admiration. He didn't expect that Li Chengqian dared to stand up and support this matter publicly, instead of shrinking back because of other considerations. This was much better than Li Ke.

(End of this chapter)