Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 623 Gossiping in the Political Hall

The blood book was tightly held in the palm of his hand, but the anger could not be suppressed no matter what.It's not that Li Zhiyun didn't think about this kind of situation when he used grassland slaves to mine mines, but he didn't expect it to happen so soon.

Are steppe slaves not enough?

Khitan slaves, Xi slaves, Turkic slaves, even Xue Yantuo slaves, and Uighur slaves are all being sent to the mine continuously, how could there be not enough!

It's greed at work!

What made him angry was that there were powerful families in Taiyuan and other places who secretly hunted down Tang people as slaves by buying the skins of slaves in the grassland.

A bunch of dog stuff!

That's what really pissed him off.

The content on the blood book, apart from the birth names of the arrested people, there are also lists of some wealthy families who dig coal mines in private, using Tang people.Don't think about it, Li Zhiyun also knows what these people want to do, they want to smuggle, or even break through the technology of honeycomb coal, and then secretly sell it.

What a guts.

All the mines in the mountains, rivers, rivers, and salt ponds in the world are government-run. It's fine for these guys to open mines privately, but they dare to bully the people of Tang Dynasty.

Must die, they must die!
If there is anything that can offend the emperor now, then whoever uses Tang people as slaves without authorization must be one of them.

As the emperor, he has already stated that all the people in the world are brothers and sisters of mine.

Under such circumstances, there are still people who dare to break the law at the risk of the world. This is despising him and the empire!

intolerable!

In Taiyuan, the place where dragons raised their troops, such a situation actually happened, so what about other places?
Thinking of this, Li Zhiyun suddenly felt a slight pain in his head.

With a bang, he fell onto the dragon chair.

Gao Liangzhong hurriedly walked behind him and gently massaged the emperor's temples.

After a long time, Li Zhiyun asked softly: "Tell me, am I a good emperor?"

Gao Liangzhong said in a low voice: "Your Majesty has accomplished martial virtues, so he is naturally a generation of Mingjun."

"Mingjun?" Li Zhiyun chuckled, "Since you are a Mingjun, how can you just sit back and watch your people fall into the sea of ​​fire?"

quack quack quack
The gate of Chang'an opened suddenly, and Zhang Shigui and Gao Jifu led the troops out at a gallop.

"Gao Yushi, you have made His Majesty angry this time." Zhang Shigui said with a wry smile.

Gao Jifu said coldly: "General Zhang, when you see those people suffering in the mine, you will know why I must make His Majesty angry."

Zhang Shigui remained silent, and after a while, said: "Don't worry, since His Majesty has ordered you to investigate, I will fully cooperate with you."

"very good."

The watchman glanced at the gate of Chang'an City which was gradually closing, and continued walking down the street.

The next day, as if nothing happened last night, the emperor continued to hold a small court meeting in the Liangyi Hall to discuss the funeral affairs of the grassland.

After finishing the work, he dealt with the government affairs with the prime ministers in the political affairs hall.

Li Zhiyun flipped through the memorial and said with emotion: "The development of Hedong Road in the past few years has become better and better. Compared with the past, I really don't know how much better it is."

"Back then?" Du Ruhui asked with a smile, "Your Majesty is talking about the last years of the Sui Dynasty?"

"Yes." Li Zhiyun recalled: "I still remember, it was a bitter time. Yang Guang ignored the common people for his own selfish desires, and the entire Hedong Road was in constant panic. No one knew whether Yang Guang would be arrested or not. Send it to Liaodong, or use it to dig the Grand Canal."

Wen Yanbo said: "Your Majesty, everything is in the past. Now it is the Tang Dynasty. As long as Your Majesty continues to govern well, I believe that Hedong Road will get better and better."

"I also believe it." Li Zhiyun said: "It's great to have you assisting me."

"The ministers are terrified." Several prime ministers cupped their hands one after another.

Li Zhiyun waved his hand, "Okay, there's no need to be like this, let's just chat and relax."

Several Xiangguo laughed and chatted with the emperor.

This is nothing, the emperor often chats like this while working.However, if you think that chatting can be casual, you are very wrong.

Because, the more you chat casually, the more the emperor's thinking will escape.If you can't answer a question, or get it wrong, it's a lot of fun.

"By the way, is there anything interesting in Chang'an recently?" Li Zhiyun asked.

Yang Gongren was about to remind the emperor to go to work seriously, but he didn't want Li Shuliang to speak first: "There is really one thing, I heard that there is a lady of the Li family, who is extremely dissolute.

"Oh, who is it?" Li Zhiyun asked with a smile.

Li Shuliang pondered and said: "It seems to be a noble girl, from a noble family."

"Aristocratic family." Li Zhiyun dragged his voice, and then deliberately said: "Uncle, don't talk nonsense, the daughter of the aristocratic family is the favorite wife, daughter-in-law, and grandson-in-law of the court."

Hearing the emperor's strange voice, several prime ministers dared not make a sound.

Since the first emperor, several prestigious families have been offending the royal family.Especially the Shandong aristocratic families such as Liang Cui.

Sometimes these aristocratic families keep a low profile, but the ministers of the DPRK and China will recruit them.

Because the ministers all wanted to marry the daughters of the aristocratic families, as time passed, the rumors became quite harsh to the emperor's ears.

Isn't the royal princess more noble than the daughter of the family?
Although the emperor thinks so, in fact, the first emperor really thinks that a woman from a family is more noble.

"Ahem." Yang Gongren said, "Your Majesty, there are still government affairs."

Li Zhiyun said: "Stop talking."

"Yes."

After a short errand, several prime ministers began to deal with the government affairs again.

As for Li Zhiyun, it is naturally the same.

A few hours later, after lunch, Li Zhiyun and Du Ruhui drank tea and chatted on the porch.

"Keming, do you know Gao Jifu?"

Du Ruhui thought for a while and said, "I know a thing or two. This person was born in the Bohai Gao family. He was eager to learn since childhood, proficient in martial arts, and extremely filial. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, he rebelled against the Sui Dynasty, and later surrendered to Li Mi. This person was in Yushitai. Bian is a well-known loyal and upright minister who has offended many ministers in the court."

"Yes, if you want to be a good official, you will offend people." Li Zhiyun sighed.

Du Ru thought to himself in the dark, why did His Majesty suddenly ask Gao Jifu, is he planning to reuse this person?
While he was thinking, the emperor suddenly handed him a piece of cloth.

"Look, don't make a fuss."

Hearing this, Du Ruhui picked up the blood book and read it.

Looking at it, his forehead was covered with sweat, and his whole body felt a little bad.He suppressed the shock in his heart, and returned the blood book to the emperor calmly.

Lowering his voice, he asked, "Your Majesty, are these true?"

"Otherwise?" Li Zhiyun put away the blood book and said, "I have already asked Zhang Shigui and Gao Jifu to investigate. I am telling you this time to remind you not to let some people harm Gao Jifu."

"I understand."

Li Zhiyun took a sip of his tea and said, "Tell me, why do these people know the law and break the law? Don't they take what I say seriously?"

"Probably not." Du Ruhui said cautiously: "From my point of view, it should be caused by lack of greed."

"Insufficient greed?" Li Zhiyun snorted: "It makes sense, I gave them a lot of goods, but I didn't expect that I still couldn't feed these people enough."

Although the emperor said it lightly, Du Ruhui knew that the suppressed anger of the emperor was enough to burn all the thieves who committed the crime.

So, he persuaded: "Your Majesty, there is not enough evidence now, so we should proceed with caution."

"Of course, otherwise I wouldn't tell you alone."

Hearing this, Du Ruhui felt a sense of satisfaction in being trusted by His Majesty, and immediately said: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will help Gao Yushi handle this case."

"Well, I'm relieved to have your help."

(End of this chapter)