Han Shizu

Chapter 666
This chapter is more than a year old for the only leader of the book, "Reader Tang".

The time has passed into the eighth year of Qianyou calmly, from the winter of last year to the spring of this year, the most gratifying thing for the emperor of Han is not to expand the territory and add more achievements, all from Hanzhong, but because of the Yellow River. Floods, and hundreds of thousands of people in Qing, Zi, Yun and other prefectures affected by the disaster, none of them starved to death, and under the relief and coordination of the state government, they moved to rebuild their homes and cultivate acres of land.

Of course, this is the good news from the local government and imperial historians. When the new year comes, Liu Chengyou did not disappoint, he took it seriously and spread it widely to show the good fortune of the great man.But later, Liu Chengyou sent Wang Min, the minister of the Ministry of war, to visit Qilu on a festival basis, check the situation of Anmin, and depose the place.

On the Shangyuan Festival, the imperial edict was issued in the palace, and the whole city celebrated together. The concubines, officials, soldiers and civilians at home and abroad bid farewell to the old and welcome the new together.Emperor Liu Chengyou came to the gate of the Imperial City in person to accept the worship of the people. There were 100,000 people in Tokyo who gathered in front of the gate of the Imperial City Palace.

With a large scale, the Privy Council directly mobilized the right wing Longqi Army in Beijing to maintain order.There was a huge crowd at the scene, shoulder to shoulder, and the voice of "long live" was as loud as a tide, almost shaking the city of Kaifeng.

The newly-made fireworks in the palace are released behind the city gate, in order to enjoy it with the whole city.The gorgeous fireworks lasted for half an hour, bursting out with beauty and brilliance, attracting people's attention, and seemed to symbolize the prosperity of the Han Dynasty.

That night, the emperor held a banquet in the Chongyuan Hall, and invited officials and dignitaries of the fifth rank and above.Liu Chengyou was also drunk, and stayed overnight in the Kunming Palace. Taking advantage of the wine, he tossed the big talisman enough, forced the empress to try some new postures, and then sulked for several days.

After the carnival of the Shangyuan Festival, everything in the imperial court slowly returned to normal.The officials and the people were still immersed in the aftertaste of festive joy, but the emperor Liu Chengyou raised the Tianzi Sword again, this time the target was Huainan Water Transport.

"Have you found out everything?" In the Chongzheng Hall, Liu Chengyou tilted his body a little casually, and glanced at the ministers standing below.

Waiting below are Li Tao, Fan Zhi, Xue Juzheng, three ministers, and Zhao Li, the censor of Zuodu.Speaking of which, among the four ministers who hold the real power of the government, Zhao Li is the most inspirational. From a humble official to staying in Taiwan as the censor, until he was favored by Liu Chengyou, he was promoted to a senior official in the censor stage step by step. The Procuratorate in charge of the capital is still in good order, and it seems that it has not yet reached the ceiling of its capabilities.

"Your Majesty!" Facing the emperor's dull expression, the ministers were mostly intimidated, but it was Fan Zhi who came forward and said calmly: "After preliminary investigation, it was a few officials of Huaidong Transshipment Department who falsified the transshipment loss. He cheated the top and the bottom, enriched his own pockets, and ignorantly sold the official food of the court for personal gain."

In the late Jin Dynasty, water transportation was used, and there was no consumption, and most of the officials in charge paid their deaths with debts.After the founding of the Great Han Dynasty, it was the same. The Empress Wang Pu observed the matter and presented it to the court. So starting from the third year of Qianyou, grain was transferred by grain, and each dendrobium was consumed by a bucket.

This is a reasonable policy, and it also gives grace to the water transport officials, but it also gives greedy officials the opportunity to play tricks on the consumption.This time, a group of people conspired together in the transshipment in Huaidong this time, and the food they were greedy for was more than 20,000 shi. Based on the current price of food in the big man, it was worth nearly 4 million yuan.

"I originally thought about the hardships of the officials, but I paid for them and their kindness. Is this how they repay me?" Liu Chengyou didn't look angry, but his tone was frightening: "A few small officials can bully me." Hiding the truth, committing such a big case of corruption? I don't believe it, but you have outstanding knowledge and insight, do you believe it?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Li stood up and said in a declarative tone: "Huaidong transfer envoy Zhao Feng was once sued by the people!"

"Since you've been accused, haven't you checked? Haven't there been any results? Huh?" Liu Chengyou asked immediately.

"It's the negligence of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Your majesty please punish me for your ineffectiveness!" Zhao Li hurriedly said.

Liu Chengyou didn't care whether he was retreating or not, he waved his hand, and said in a sharp tone: "This matter has not yet reached a final result, so don't rush to plead guilty! Just this Zhao Feng, let me investigate! If he is innocent, I will clear my name with him, otherwise
This matter needs to be dug deep, no matter who is involved, it will not be tolerated.If there were not good ministers among the gangsters, how could I know that there is such a bad government in the water transportation!How long has it been since the founding of the Han Dynasty?The world has not yet been unified, it is like a big case of corruption of ink! "

"It seems that a Meng Hanqing is not enough to make people alert!" Liu Chengyou muttered to himself, and when he said this, he glanced at Fan Zhi.

And Fan Zhi obviously also felt the emperor's gaze, which seemed a bit thorny, but he remained calm.

Liu Chengyou obviously didn't give up, and continued to ask a question: "There is such a large debt in Huaidong's transshipment, and the whole party didn't notice it? Where's the censor? Where's the inspector in Huaidong?"

"After I return to the Yamen, I will definitely investigate to the end!" Zhao Li immediately made a promise with a somewhat stern expression.It could be felt that the emperor was dissatisfied with the work of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and he was also a little angry, angry at those who affected his status in the emperor's heart.

Fan Zhi cupped his hands and said: "The Huaidong Inspector Zheng Renjiao is ill, and it is difficult to handle the complicated affairs. Perhaps some unscrupulous subordinates have the opportunity to collude with each other to do evil!"

"From this point of view, there are many problems in Huaidong!" Liu Chengyou directly laughed angrily.

"Huaidong and Huaixi, after all, are newly occupied lands, and it hasn't been too long since they belonged to the Han Dynasty. It is understandable that there are some leftover poisons of the pseudo-Tang dynasty. They need to be gradually eliminated by the court, and they can be ruled by themselves!" Li Tao He said something in a low voice, I don't know if it was an explanation or a comfort.

Liu Chengyou said: "Li Qing doesn't have to deceive himself and others for me! According to the fact that the inspection department and the transshipment department are all set up by me, there are many officials in charge of the upper and lower levels. It would be biased to blame all the faults on the old Jinling officials. Already!"

"If there is a problem with the officials of the Han Dynasty, the most important thing is for the court and the Ministry of Officials to reflect on themselves in order to prevent the gradual progress!"

"Your Majesty is wise, this old minister is stupid!" Hearing the emperor's bad tone, Li Tao hurriedly responded.

At this time, Xue Juzheng, the third envoy, was the only one left in the palace who had not been targeted by the emperor.In this way, it made him hang on a huge stone, and before the emperor sent the unknown fire to him, he took the initiative to say:
"Your Majesty, according to investigations, the warehousing and transshipment of official grain in various places vary in size. There are treacherous officials who use small chutes to store and leave warehouses, and large chutes to consume and transport them. They are so greedy for official capital. In addition, the common people sell their food in exchange for tax money, and there are often treacherous people who use big fights to pretend to be small fights, taking advantage of the heads of Guizhou, so that the people suffer and cannot sue."

"Heh! Don't look at a mere fighting tool, but it is related to the national economy and the people's livelihood!" Liu Chengyou stared at Xue Juzheng, and said: "Since we have observed something, we should make changes to make things right!"

"The three divisions suggested that the imperial court formulate standard copper buckets, distribute them to all prefectures and counties, and be cast and popularized by the local governments. After that, the use of fighting tools shall be determined by the imperial court. As for the remaining large and small fighting tools, they will be abolished by appointment. There are still users after the expiration date, once found, they will be severely punished!" Xue Juzheng said immediately.

"That's a good idea!" Liu Chengyou nodded immediately, thought for a while, and said: "Not only fighting tools, but also other measuring tools should be set by the imperial court to make it easier for the people and officials!"

"Your Majesty is wise and quick, draw inferences from one instance, I admire you!" Xue Juzheng was stunned, as if he wanted to use a compliment to ease the emperor's mood.

Taking a deep breath, he looked around at the important officials who had endured his anger, and after venting his anger, he felt much more comfortable.But on his face, he still remained unemotional, and said: "Retire, all gentlemen! Remember, we must investigate the matter of Huaidong and find out the truth, and give me and the court an explanation!"

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)