Hexi

Chapter 321

All three people in the hall were speechless.

I won’t say much about how important copper and iron mines are to a country. When Daliang founded the country, there were clear records of the number of mineral deposits, but they were removed later, and more than one or two were removed. Who would have thought that there would be Is there such a thing?

"Does the emperor know when this happened?"

Lord Zhen Guo asked the question first.

"If there is no accident, it is due to the sixth to eighth years of Qingping."

"...is it still in the hands of Emperor Taizu?"

After Taizu settled the country, he took the name of the country as Liang, and the name of the year as Qingping. He reigned for 15 years, and the sixth year of Qingping happened to be the time when the court was settled and Vientiane was renewed.There are many talented people in the imperial court, and many talents can be selected in each imperial examination. Many famous families today are still derived from the promotion of the Taizu at that time.In other words, at that time, the imperial power was firmly in the hands of Liang Taizu, and no one dared to secretly remove the country's mineral deposits under his nose. Why did such a thing appear in the sixth to eighth years of Qingping? what?
The prince asked: "How did the father determine this age limit?"

"This question is on point," the emperor looked at him. "At the Huachao Festival in the second year after Xue Rongwen was killed, I drove back to the palace from Xiangguo Temple, and suddenly found that there was an unsigned copy on Luanjia." Memorial. There is only one sentence in that memorial, which is to ask me: Do you know the third iron coupon for protecting the country?"

The three of them looked at each other, and the prince said, "Is there nothing else to say?"

"Other than that, there is nothing else to say."

Zhen Guogong's eyebrows were deep: "The emperor Luan drove out of the palace, and the guards of the army were strictly guarded, which is the highest in the dynasty. It is really rare that someone can approach Luan Jia and deliver the memorial. At that time, the minister should be still on duty in Donglin Guard. , if you make this mistake, you deserve to die!"

The emperor helped him who was about to kneel down to plead guilty: "If I wanted to convict, I would have done so in the first place, and I don't have to wait until now. Compared with the consignment, what shocked me most at that time was the 'third iron coupon for protecting the country'" You should know that this thing is a double-edged sword. Taizu set up this thing for the sake of Guozuo. Over the years, the Wang and Jiang families have indeed fulfilled their duties without exceeding the rules. But why is there a third one? This Is it true or is someone playing tricks? It is precisely because the delivery of this memorial is unbelievable, and I do not want to disturb the order, so after being horrified, I made the decision to hide it. Before today, no one except me knew about it. "

After standing up straight, Duke Zhen gritted his teeth: "I will definitely find out who this person is!"

"Who he is is not that important. This memorial was able to penetrate such a tight defense and be sent to Luanjia, most likely it was done by someone in the defense army. To tell you the truth, I did some investigation secretly at that time, List all the people who can approach Luanjia that day as suspects, including you."

Lord Zhen Guo was stunned, but then he nodded again: "It makes sense. As the commander of the Donglin Guard at that time, I had the opportunity to accomplish this matter more than anyone else. Besides, it's about iron bonds, and it's not something that ordinary people can know. .” Speaking of this, he realized: “The emperor later transferred his ministers to the military governor’s mansion, could it be——”

Since he was suspicious, it seemed reasonable to transfer him away from his side.

"You guessed right." The emperor didn't deny it. "Part of the reason for transferring you to the Chinese military's governor's mansion is part of the reason. But before that, a lot of things were done. After secretly investigating the Wang and Jiang families, I also reported that the heads of the two families came to Beijing with their families. During that summons, I was sure that the Wang and Sun families had no quarrel. At the same time, they also said that they had never heard of a third iron coupon. At this time, half a year has passed since I received the anonymous memorial. Except for my silent verification alone, no clues emerged. Until the coming of the Mid-Autumn Festival in the near future.

"The late emperor's birthday is in September. At the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, the officials of the Ministry of Rites mentioned the sacrifice of the late emperor's birthday. Naturally, someone will arrange the sacrifice, but I have to draw up a sacrificial oration. As I wrote it, I thought of placing it The Hanyu Pavilion where the kings of the past dynasties hand scrolled. If the third iron coupon really exists, then there must be traces of the documents left over from the past. There is no reason for the emperor Taizu to bestow this iron coupon, but not to leave it to future generations. down any clues.

"In the name of remembering the merits of the late emperor, I went to the Hanyu Pavilion to search for half a month. I didn't expect that I didn't find the third iron coupon to protect the country, but I accidentally found this mine record that I have never seen before. .”

The yellow silk that had been circulated before was unfolded before the eyes again.

The emperor pointed to the content above: "The jade seal on it was used by Emperor Taizu from the fifth year of Qingping to the seventh year of Qingping. The subsequent record of mineral deposits was at the end of the eighth year of Qingping. Therefore, the time when those mineral deposits were removed , should be between six and eight years."

In fact, regardless of the specific time, these identified mineral deposits were all removed by Emperor Taizu.

So, why did Emperor Taizu do this?
"What happened later?" Duke Zhen asked after a moment of silence, "How did the emperor decide to rectify the Ministry of War?"

"When I saw this yellow silk, I felt something different. After several comparisons, I couldn't be more sure. Where are the removed mineral deposits distributed? Why should I remove them? I can't figure it out. So I ordered the prince to take over the supervision of the mines in various provinces. On the other hand, the mines of the imperial court are all garrisoned by the government, which involves the Ministry of War. I then secretly checked the whereabouts of some officials of the Ministry of War in recent years, and found that some people are not what they appear to be Integrity and honesty. But time is limited, and what I have found is only superficial, but at this time, just over a year has passed since Xue Rong's case, and the court has lost a court elder, and also lost many officials. I have to stabilize the court situation .

"As you said before, I had doubts about the person who delivered the anonymous letter, and I really copied the military information, so I transferred you to the Chinese military governor's office. So in addition to finding out the corrupt officials of the military department, if Chang Wei still If it is not exposed, you will soon receive my order to order you to investigate the real number of mines in various provinces."

Duke Zhen leaned over: "I understand."

Han Mo also suddenly said: "I remember that after being sued by Luo Zhi, the emperor also hinted at the minister's words. Could it be that the minister's transfer from Donglinwei was also a move by the emperor?"

"That's right." There was some appreciation in the emperor's eyes, "Your original task was to do the specific things in your father's hands. His every move in the Chinese Army's Governor's Mansion is too eye-catching, and it is not appropriate to have specific actions. He has muddied the water, and you can just follow the trend. Facts have proved that you performed very well. Not only did you not cause trouble, but you caught Luo Zhi, the Chen family, Fang Mei, and even Chang Wei. You made me look at you with admiration. "

With such a boast, Han Mo felt embarrassed, and said in a low voice, "This is not due to the minister alone..."

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