Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 762 The Inspector of Guozhou Enters Beijing
Did Li Zhiyun really not know about the retention of memorials?
He really didn't know at first, after all, Xiangguo assisted him in handling the government affairs, and it was not impossible for someone to bend the law for personal gain and hide the memorial.But it is impossible for Li Zhiyun not to know that there are a large number of people fleeing from Luozhou, and the Xuanyi guards under his command are not for nothing.

He hadn't dealt with it before, the main reason was that he had to deal with Tuyuhun at that time, and he really couldn't be distracted, let alone cause internal discord because of this matter, so he planned to wait until the matter of Tuyuhun was resolved before dealing with it.

This is the reason for privately looking for Luozhou.But he didn't expect the matter to become so serious, and he couldn't accept it for a while.

Secondly, the existence of Xuanyiwei has always been a mystery.At least this is the case for the ministers, including the former ministers of the Shence Mansion, who could not confirm the existence of an intelligence agency under the emperor's command.The main reason is actually very simple, and it is also what Li Zhiyun has been avoiding.That is hiding Xuanyiwei.

In the final analysis, an intelligence agency like Xuanyiwei is too scary for the minister, and the pervasive investigation almost makes the minister feel insecure.Once its existence is completely exposed, not to mention its own functions will be greatly discounted, and it will even cause opposition from the officials.

Therefore, Li Zhiyun's task for Xuan Yiwei was to detect intelligence.

They don't have the power to arrest people, they only have the power to gather intelligence.Moreover, the object of investigation includes all subjects, and its scope covers the whole country.

At first, Li Zhiyun could not confirm that it was Yang Gongren who detained the memorial.But later, after Xuan Yiwei's investigation, he found that Guozhou Hongnong had been taking in a large number of small families of landlords in Luozhou and Zhengzhou. But the memorial was silent after entering the Zhengshitang.

At this point, the truth has come to light. Li Zhiyun can confirm that it was Hongnong Yang’s objection when he contacted Yang Gongren who had a large amount of land in Guo, Shan, Gu, Luo and other prefectures. Nong Yang played tricks behind his back.

As for the purpose, he can also guess one or two. It is nothing more than to use this to make things worse, cause panic in the world, and then force himself to give up implementing this system.Because once this system continues to be implemented, the Hongnong Yang family will inevitably be unable to hide in the next step.

However, this is not possible.Right now he has time to deal with these pests.

Let's talk about Yang Gongren's resignation as Prime Minister, and after the news spread that the emperor agreed, it immediately shocked the government and the public, and the discussions were fierce like a sea.

Because this time Yang Gongren left the Zhengshitang, full of weirdness.In the past, when the prime minister asked to resign, the emperor would hypocritically refuse three times, and then agree.But this time, he agreed directly.Isn't this revealing the weirdness?
Many people speculated that Yang Gongren must have offended the emperor and caused the emperor to be furious and punished.Some people speculated that the emperor was dissatisfied with Yang Gongren, and this time he was merciless.The remaining people have various opinions, but they are not unified.

After all, the only ones who really know the inside story are the ministers of Zhengshitang and the emperor.Hundreds of officials acted one after another to inquire about this matter, but they all failed, and few people could know the real inside story.

After the several prime ministers returned to the mansion, they didn't see anyone or pay attention to anyone, and they kept silent again and again in the daily court, without revealing a single word.

But the more this happened, the more agitated the officials below were itching, eager to know what happened.

Of course, some smart officials have already imagined that the censor has been dispatched to investigate the affairs of the Central Plains officialdom in the past few days.However, this kind of thing can't be said clearly, it can only be discussed in private when drinking.

Regarding those local state and county officials who were arrested, the conviction regulations given by Dali Temple are very clear.Accepting bribes, oppressing the people, causing the people to live in poverty, the crime should be punished!

However, they haven't been killed yet, because the censor and officials are still investigating thoroughly, and they are still sending people to Dali Temple.

Gollum.

As the wheels turned, Yang Xu, the governor of Guozhou, who was sitting in the prison cart, was also sent to Chang'an, and it was Yushi Zhongcheng Quan Wanji who arrested him.

"Dare to ask the guard, what kind of traitor is this?"

The guard who escorted Yang Xu heard the people's question and replied casually: "I want you to know a thing or two. This person is Yang Xu, the governor of Guozhou. Because he colluded with the landlords in the local area, accepted bribes, and robbed the people's land, his crime is not to be punished." Forgive me, so I became a prisoner."

"it is good!"

"Well caught, corrupt officials like this should be killed!"

"Should kill!"

Yang Xu was silent when he heard the sound of "should be killed".He didn't want to make more excuses, it was useless to talk about the matter so far.With the size of the Hongnong Yang family, there is no need to care about those acres of land, but then again, not everyone in the clan is a side branch, so how can the children of the direct line be willing to accept the system of dividing the land into the mu.

There are a lot of fields and a lot of land, and the taxes are heavy. Abolishing the poll tax and collecting taxes from the land is simply cutting the main artery of the aristocratic family.

Even though the place where the allocation of tenements to mu is not within Hongnong Yang's fields, once this system is implemented smoothly, Hongnong Yang's will inevitably bear the brunt one day.

The prison cart headed towards Dali Temple, and on the other side, the young man behind him rode his horse towards Duke Guan's mansion.

This person's name is Yang Sijian, and he is the eldest son of Yang Xu.This time, he followed his father to Beijing, mainly to seek help from his uncle Yang Gongren.

Guanguo Mansion, study room.

The candle was extinguished and ignited, ignited and extinguished, I don't know how many times it was changed.As for Yang Gongren, he sat on the chair all the time, looking sluggish.It wasn't until night fell that the butler came in to light the candle again, and then he reminded: "Ah Lang, do you want some food?"

"Ah?" His voice was slightly hoarse, "No need."

Seeing this, the butler said again: "Ah Lang, Mr. Sijian is here to visit."

"Why?"

"I heard from him that the successor of the family has been arrested by the imperial censor and brought to Chang'an."

"What!" Yang Gongren was shocked immediately, "What's going on?"

"The villain doesn't know."

"Quickly, let Sijian come to see me!"

"Yes."

A moment later, when Yang Sijian saw Yang Gongren, he knelt on the ground and begged for help.

"Uncle, save father!"

Yang Xu is the third younger brother of Yang Gongren.

"What happened, you come and tell me quickly."

"Yes."

After Yang Sijian narrated, Yang Gongren knew what happened.The people in Yushitai were like mad dogs in the Central Plains. All the prefectures and counties involved in the flow of people into Luozhou and Zhengzhou were thoroughly investigated, and batches of local landlords and officials were arrested.

Among them, Guozhou is included.

Yang Xu, the governor of Guozhou, was also investigated and imprisoned in Chang'an.

Yang Gongren was speechless for a long time after listening.

"Uncle?" Seeing that Yang Gongren was silent, Yang Sijian hurriedly said, "Uncle, you have to save my father."

"Save?" Yang Gongren smiled wryly and shook his head, "I can't save myself, how can I save your father."

He can't escape the guilt just by withholding a memorial.What's more, he has now been directly dismissed from office by the emperor.

This time, the Hongnong Yang family is doomed.Yang Xu's body in Guozhou must be unclean, as long as he has contact with those landlords who escaped from Luozhou and Zhengzhou, it is a serious crime.

"What does uncle mean?" Yang Sijian was puzzled.

Yang Gongren said: "At the request of my father, His Majesty has noticed that I have suppressed the memorials submitted by officials in Guozhou and other places. Now, I have been dismissed by Your Majesty."

"what?"

Yang Sijian was stunned in place.

(End of this chapter)