Zhenguan Crown Prince Li Chengqian

Chapter 705

Chang'an-Daming Palace-Xuanzheng Palace is different today, because it is not the emperor but the prince who sits here to govern. The reason is very simple. Seven days ago, the acting king Li Jian died of a serious illness. As a matter of fact, only the prince can supervise the country.

This made people think of the old Prime Minister Chen Shuda who had just passed away. This pair of monarchs and ministers lost their beloved sons one after another, which can be regarded as sympathy for each other.

Originally there was no court meeting today, but the crown prince ordered that the heads of the three provinces and seven ministries must come to the Xuanzheng Hall to discuss matters within an hour, no matter what important errands they have, they should be put down first, and there should be no delay.

This made everyone a bit puzzled, what happened to make the prince so anxious to call all the important ministers over, I didn't hear that there was any major event in the ministries, could it be that prince died again?

Full of doubts, Fang Du and the others walked into the hall, and what caught their eyes was Di Zhixun serving an old man in rags for dinner, and the prince smiled and asked him to eat more, which made him Everyone is very surprised.

After the ministers saw the ceremony, Li Chengqian just waved his hands casually to make them stand up, and then told Di Zhixun with a smile to take the old man down to wash up, change his clothes, and let the imperial doctor show him to recuperate his body.

On the day of June, the baby's face, this is the prince, after sending the old man out with a smile, the amiable smile on his face disappeared, replaced by a frosty face.I saw him pick up a notebook and an undershirt with the word "injustice" written in blood from the case.

Gritting his teeth, he said: "It's true that I'm the prince, but he was born in the army. The reason why he can live until now and enjoy this honor is that those local officials said that "Chouqiuba" paid for it with his life. Soldiers, survivors of heroes, and veterans need to pay more pensions, and those who do not have enough expenses can apply to the Ministry of Households, and they will be approved immediately.

But why are there still so many people who turn a deaf ear to the imperial edict, misinterpret the edict, act recklessly, and use their authority!Is it because the court's sword is not fast, or they want to separate themselves and establish a separate dynasty! "

After speaking, Li Chengqian left the bloody clothes and this chapter on the ground, and let the ministers take a good look at them. These are the subordinates they disciplined.

Li Chengqian has a bad temper, but he never loses his temper indiscriminately. If he can say something like this today, something must have touched his bottom line. The densely written blood book of injustice with names.

This old man was an ordinary old farmer from Xingzhou. His son and 88 other young men from his hometown enlisted in the army in one year. They all joined Li Jing in the second Western Expedition to Tuyuhun, but after this trip, most of them died.

According to the principle of the military system of the government, after the battle is over, the soldiers will return to the court and the soldiers will be scattered in the government, so the soldiers will be dealt with according to the usual practice.Either return home, or give compensation to those who died in battle. This has been a dead rule for many years, and it is implemented according to this old method from top to bottom, so there will be no problems at all.

But when it comes to the old man and those dozens of villagers, this rule seems to be absurd. They attribute the soldiers who have no bones on the battlefield and are temporarily named missing persons as deserters. .

After a war, not only did the son be compensated, but the family members had to live their entire lives as relatives of deserters. They couldn’t hold their heads up in front of their fellow villagers, and they had to bear heavy fines and taxes. Isn’t that killing people? !

Of course, it is definitely against the rules for the local government to do this. According to the written documents of the Ministry of War, a person who has been missing on the battlefield for more than one year can be classified as killed in battle. Unless there is conclusive evidence that a soldier has defected to the enemy, he cannot be classified as a deserter.

They are newly wearing official boots and raising their legs, and their official accent is getting higher and higher. They don't pay attention to this writing at all, because they don't want to deal with troublesome paperwork with the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Households, so as to save the examination at the end of the year. The boss's many words made the assessment results of the Ministry of Officials get a bad review, which affected their careers.

As for some "unreasonable people" who think it's unfair, it doesn't matter, just let the people below suppress it. Everyone is half buried in the ground, so don't they still have the ability to rebel!

Yes, they were right. These kind-hearted farmers did not have the strength to rebel, and they did not dare, so they could only endure for a while, hoping to wait for the government to correct this wrong decision.In other words, they still have the illusion that their son is still alive, so it doesn't matter if they are deserters or not, as long as they can live.

But the longer the years, the less chance of survival, such a simple truth, they still know the illiterate, and the government's tax fines make them breathless, so they decided to come to Chang'an to file a complaint.

When we set off, we hired someone to write the pleadings, and several old men walked eastward together. Because they were old and had no money to spend, they walked very slowly. When they arrived in Chang'an, only old man Zhang was left.Di Zhixun saw him on the way to court. The old man was begging for food on Zhuque Street holding up his bloody coat. As Jing Zhaoyin, Chang'an was his base. He couldn't ignore what happened, so he stepped forward to question him. inside story.

Jing Zhaoyin's officials are not small, but old man Zhang's affairs are other state affairs after all, and Di Zhixun can't help even if he wants to.After weighing it in his heart, he brought the old man into the palace. In his impression, the crown prince was most concerned about such matters, and he would surely succeed in finding the East Palace. .
Li Chengqian is no longer a young man leading soldiers. In the many battles he has experienced, there are countless soldiers with broken limbs and arms, and no bones left. It is impossible to make effective statistics after the war.The reason why the Ministry of War made the decision for one year was because they were afraid that some people would be injured or captured, and they would be hastily classified as dead, which would easily affect their families.

But it's just such a rule that those local officials use it as a proficiency, and every now and then a family member of a deserter will be deposed, and they won't let them explain it at all.Scary, don't look at the officials of these bastards, but they are so powerful in just a short time!
Originally, this incident was really annoying, but when Lao Zhang said that those companions were cold, hungry, and sick on the road, and their bones were buried between the roads, Li Chengqian was completely annoyed.What the hell, during the war, the old men went up to fight desperately, yes, who made Qiu Ba's life worthless.But it’s all right now, and you are too lazy to write some paperwork, so what else will be worthy of you in the future.

"Come on, tell me, you are all important ministers of the imperial court, honorary officials of the country, how should the imperial court deal with such bastards who eat people and don't care about human affairs!".
(End of this chapter)