Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 898
In fact, the two prisons of Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice have both been expanded.Back then when the people of Guanlong were greedy for food for disaster relief, and the aristocratic families in the Central Plains objected to sharing their property with their mu, they set up a large prison and arrested many members of the official family and imprisoned them.

Now, it's the Southerners' turn.Both Dali Siqing and the Ministry of Justice originally thought that criminals should be easily accommodated this time, but as time passed, more and more criminals filled the prison, and they gradually felt the pressure, and found that the cells were not enough and the manpower was not enough. Case.In desperation, they could only ask the emperor for support.

Li Zhiyun didn't refuse them, and dispatched soldiers of the Guards Army to enter the prison, and put the prison under complete control.For the soldiers who practiced day and night, taking care of the prisoners was a very good vacation, and they were very happy to do so.

However, after a long time, it is inevitable to feel impatient.All in all, it's just those criminals yelling that they are innocent every day, or they are mad at the emperor and blaming the court.Some entreaties simply turned into threats.

Such as: "If you don't let me go, the southerners will rebel, and the world will be divided", "The emperor is very cruel, and he calls on the heroes of the world to rebel against him", "The sage has treacherous people in front of him, and he should be on the side of the Qing emperor to correct the hearts of the people in the world", "The sage has no way, Saints have no heart 'blah blah blah.

I scolded, begged, and cried bitterly, but it was of no use. The soldiers who were tired from the drill thought it was very interesting at first, but later they simply felt bored.After asking for orders from the superiors, he beheaded a few guys who uttered wild words and passed their heads to the prisons.For a moment, there was complete silence.

Taiji Hall, Huazhang Pavilion.

"Your Majesty, stop it. Nearly [-] people have been escorted to Chang'an. If the investigation continues, the big families in the south will all turn against me!" Du Ruhui begged bitterly.

Li Zhiyun stood in front of the window with a scroll in his hand, admiring the successive palace complexes.Behind him, Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling, Xue Shou, Wen Yanbo, Dai Zhou, Li Jing, Zhao Cijing and others were all in line.After Du Ruhui finished speaking, the others also quickly asked the emperor to stop.

Nothing else, the main reason is that the emperor's action this time is too terrifying, even more terrifying than the previous thorough investigation of the Central Plains.In just half a month, more than 3 people have been arrested.This is not [-] corrupt officials, but everyone including officials, aristocratic families, and rich families, including their offshoots, including all their family members.

This is to dig out their roots and wipe them all out!

Even, it is repeating the old things of Emperor Sui Yang.I can't tolerate them not worrying. If the oppression continues and the south is unstable, won't it cause the empire to split?

"rebel?"

Li Zhiyun turned around slowly, with a cold smile on his face, "Keming, you just said that the southerners are going to rebel?"

"Your Majesty, if they continue to be implicated, they will rebel."

"Then do you think I can suppress them?" Li Zhiyun asked back.

Hearing this, Du Ruhui was unable to answer for a while.Because he suddenly realized the terrible truth.The situation today is completely different from that of Emperor Sui Yang. When Emperor Sui Yang focused on killing the Guanlong people, the southern and Shandong gentry looked on coldly. They did not regard Sui Yang's actions as a gesture of favor to themselves.Moreover, at that time, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty conquered Goguryeo repeatedly and sent the people of Guanlong to die, making the people of the world miserable.When he dealt with the Guanlong people, he lost the support of Guanlong, the Shandong gentry and the southern gentry, and lost the hearts of the people. How could he suppress the rebellion that sprang up all over the world.

What about now?

The hearts of the people are as stable as Mount Tai, and the Guanlong people stared at the vacated positions of the Nanren and fully supported His Majesty the Emperor.Once there is a change in the south, it will only be a change in the south. When the imperial army goes south, the disease will be cured and the south will be completely wiped out.

The things that Emperor Sui Yang did today are similar, but the conditions and support that Emperor Sui Yang can use are not comparable to that of Emperor Sui Yang.

Dai Zhou persuaded: "Your Majesty, if the south rebelled, the imperial suppression would be easy to grasp, but did your majesty ever think that once the war broke out, the hearts of the southerners would turn their backs on the Tang Dynasty. Since the end of Jin Dynasty, the north and south have been divided for hundreds of years. The Sui Dynasty has only been unified for decades, how can the southerners be of one mind with the northerners. Your majesty's thorough investigation of local corrupt officials is a good deed to win over the people in the south, but once a war breaks out in the south, your majesty, everything you do It's going to go down the drain."

Wen Yanbo also cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, it is better to kill the chief evil, exile and follow the evil, and move the main family to the northern border to enrich the population, than to massacre."

"His Majesty."

The rest of the people spoke one after another.

It's not that they have accepted many benefits from the southerners, but they simply feel that they can't slaughter like this, otherwise there will be changes in the south, and the hearts of the people in the north and the south that have finally been gradually healed are likely to gradually go against each other and go further and further apart.And this is not conducive to the long-term rule of the empire.

Li Zhiyun naturally listened to their words.

His original intention was not to imitate Emperor Sui Yang and kill the southern gentry with a stick, that is an unrealistic delusion.The purpose is to let the power of the southern gentry decline, and to check and balance with the power of the Guanlong nobles and the Shandong gentry.

After all, a triangle relationship is the most stable.

"Do as Prime Minister Wen said, and come up with a charter as soon as possible."

"Yes!" Everyone beamed with joy.

As long as the emperor is willing to let go of a gap, things will not be too bad.

As the crowd gradually left, Prince Li Chengzhao, who was hiding behind the curtain, came out and bowed to the emperor.

"Father."

Looking at his son's tense little face, Li Zhiyun actually felt a little distressed.During this period of time, his son also handled these matters with him, and Li Zhiyun instilled in him a lot of thoughts about the dangers of the family, making him bear too much pressure that he shouldn't bear at this age.

"come over."

Li Chengzhao walked over, looked at his father's tall figure, raised his face.

"Tired?" Li Zhiyun's palm fell on his son's black hair, gently stroking his little head.At this moment, there is more warmth between father and son.

Li Chengzhao shook his head and nodded again.

"What do you mean?" Li Zhiyun asked with a smile.

Li Chengzhao said: "My son is ashamed. Before, I always thought that they were afraid of their father's submission to him and would not dare to do evil things. But this time, my son realized how naive he was thinking. If the father did not give orders to completely Check, these people will eat up the roots of the big tree like evil insects. And children are stupid and don't have any good ideas."

"Zhaoer, you have to remember that if you want to solve a matter, you should never be in a hurry. The more anxious you are, the more likely you will make mistakes. Emperor Sui Yang was anxious to solve the dangers of Guanlong, so the Sui Dynasty was only two generations old. The same is true for other things. So, don't worry, take your time, calm down, find their flaws, and kill them with one blow. This time, I want a big change in the south!"

Li Chengzhao thought for a while, and guessed: "Father doesn't completely solve the southern family. First, as Wen Xiang said, and second, is he worried that the Guanlong people and the Shandong gentry will take the opportunity to become bigger?"

The corners of Li Zhiyun's mouth turned up slightly, and his palm fell on his neck.

"Remember one sentence, balance, weaken, rebalance, and weaken again, until they are powerless to resist, and they can be done once and for all. The last few times, I didn't move the south, not because I didn't want to move, but because I had to let the most restless people settle down first. Now that the south is restless, we have to let him settle down. In the future, there will be other people who are restless, and the old things here can be restored."

Hearing this, Li Chengzhao was somewhat enlightened.

"The child understands a little bit."

"Go back and think about it."

"Yes."

The prince's understanding has never been bad, and Li Zhiyun is satisfied with this.

(End of this chapter)