People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 1037 Turkic worries
  May, Luoyang.

Heavy rain.

In the Qianyang Palace, Li Zhi glanced at the heavy rain outside, and his eyes fell gently on Pei Yan.

"Pei Qing, there have been a lot of things going on in the Ministry of Justice recently. Two doctors have been impeached by the imperial censor. I don't want to see all eight doctors in the Ministry of Punishment demoted." Li Zhi gently placed the memorial on the imperial court. At the left corner, the body leans forward slightly and the tone is calm.

"I am guilty of failing to notice my subordinate's fault in time." Pei Yan earnestly handed over his hands, looking ashamed.

"No one can make a mistake as a saint." Li Zhi gently set the tone, and then said: "Some people, after staying in the Ministry of Punishment for too long, will naturally have some delusions that they shouldn't have."

"I did not handle it properly." Pei Yan lowered his head, his expression even more worried.

"These people will be handed over to Dali Temple for disposal in accordance with the law. Others should be distributed to other states and counties. New people from the Ministry of Punishment should also come in." Li Zhi raised his head and took a deep look at Pei Yan.

Pei Yan twitched the corners of his mouth and immediately raised his hands: "Here!"

"The prince has handled the affairs of the Criminal Department well. He is currently busy with the affairs of the Household Department, right?" Li Zhi turned to the left and looked to the left.

Yuan Wanqing stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince has uncovered a large number of hidden fields in recent months. He plans to present the discovered list of hidden fields to His Majesty on his birthday."

Li Zhi shook his head gently and said: "Although this is a good thing, you must also pay attention to propriety...Forget it, after all, it is Erlang's intention, I just accept it."

Speaking of this, Li Zhi said with a gloomy face: "In addition, I also want to see how many hidden fields Erlang has found out. He is actually confident that he can use it as my birthday gift."

For Li Xian to be treated as a birthday gift to the emperor, I am afraid that the number of hidden fields must not exceed hundreds of thousands of acres, or even millions of acres.

This number is quite heavy.

"Your Majesty." Empress Wu sat aside and comforted with a smile: "This is how it is with farmland in this world. Rich families and local officials are occupying farmland day and night. No one can prevent it. Every once in a while, check Get a batch and then behead them directly."

"What the Queen said is absolutely true." Li Zhi nodded and said: "There are also those local officials who should be beheaded. Let's behead a group of them... Yuan Qing, tell the Yushitai about local records, merits, and the trip to the chief register. , I have to kill a group of people afterwards, these people are not trying their best!"

"Your Majesty, I always feel that the power of local supervisory officials is too limited." Empress Wu frowned and said, "Do you want to improve it?"

Li Zhi nodded slightly and said: "I agree with the queen's idea, but this matter is not easy. Once she makes the slightest move, I'm afraid the entire court will be in turmoil. Even if this matter is to be done, we need to find a suitable time. , the right place should not be overly manipulated.”

The settlement of the entire world's bureaucracy is the result of decades of games and compromises between the royal family, aristocratic families, and countless courtiers.

In particular, the supervisory system represents the control of the entire royal family over the world's aristocratic families.

Once there is a change, there will immediately be a backlash from the world's aristocratic families.

This kind of thing cannot be done just by saying that you want to do it.

"Yes!" Empress Wu nodded and said guiltily, "I am too eager."

Li Zhi raised his head, looked at the pouring rain outside Qianyang Palace, and said softly: "This year, even in the north, there is much more rain than in the usual good seasons, and there is even more rain in the south."

"Sanlang has been busy in Luozhou recently with the Capital Water Supervisor, General Supervisor, and the departments of the Ministry of Industry. The whole of Luoyang has not suffered too much disaster." Empress Wu said comfortingly, and also interrupted Li Zhi Original idea.

Li Zhi smiled softly, and then said: "Let the Taishi Bureau work harder. I want to know how much rain there will be this summer. The autumn tax must not be delayed."

"There should be no serious problems in the north. Rivers, lakes and ponds in various places have dried up in the past two years. With this supplement, although there is harm, it is not serious. On the contrary, in the south, some severely affected places need to reduce taxes." Empress Wu was worried Look at Li Zhi.

Li Zhi waved his hand slightly and said: "It's not bad. Even if the south is hit by a disaster, the nearby states will be able to provide medical treatment and food and salary. However, they have to send someone to inspect the south. If the states are slack, they will be punished first and reported later."

"Let Duke Pengcheng go." Empress Wu said directly without hesitation: "County Pengcheng is from Xuzhou. From Xuzhou to Yangzhou, we can inspect the canal, and then go to the south of the Yangtze River to inspect the disaster and provide relief to the people."

"Okay, I will depose Duke Pengcheng as the ambassador of Jiangnan Province and inspect the various states of Jiangnan Province, as well as the canal, and disaster relief matters in the states and counties on both sides of the Huaihe River. We can do it expediently, and kill first and then report later." Li Zhi made a decisive decision.

"Here!" Behind the curtain on one side, a scholar stood up and quickly picked up his pen.

The imperial edict was quickly delivered to Zhongshu's door.

After saying this, Li Zhi raised his head, looked at Pei Yan, and asked: "Among the departments of the Ministry of Punishment, there is still no trace of Ming Qing?"

"Return to Your Majesty." Pei Yan pondered a little and said, "There are some traces. After leaving Luoyang, Master Shiyin seems to have gone north."

"Going north?" Li Zhi frowned. Suddenly, his eyes lit up. He looked at Empress Wu and asked seriously: "How is the Turkic disaster this year?"

There were droughts in the Tang Dynasty, and there were droughts in the Turks as well.

There were floods in the Tang Dynasty, and there was also a lot of rain in the Turks.

"In some places in Turks where there was little water in the past, nothing happened. After the rain, the grass grows and the orioles fly. But in all places where there was plenty of rain in the past, there will also be some troubles at this time. Some lakes have formed swamps, making it difficult to enter and exit, let alone It’s said to be grazing.”

After a slight pause, Empress Wu said: "Although the heavy rain has an impact on the Turks, the impact is mostly on the large tribes occupying fertile lands. Once something happens, they will invade other small tribes."

"This is not a good thing." Li Zhi shook his head decisively and said, "Send people to keep an eye on them at all times. Once the power of the grassland tribes is too concentrated, Pingyang County will be ordered to patrol outside the fortress."

"Yes!" Empress Wu nodded, and then asked: "Your Majesty thinks that Ming Shiyin went to Turks to check the situation."

"Maybe." Li Zhi shook his head slightly, then sighed and said: "Even if he went to Turks quietly, there should be news. I am more worried now that someone is spreading suspicion and delaying the investigation..."       Li Zhi He raised his head and looked at Pei Yan and said: "I am ordering all the states and counties to stop investigating the matter of Ming Chongyan. If there is any result, I am afraid it will have already happened. Yuan Qing!"

"I'm here!" Yuan Wanqing hurried forward and accepted the order.

"Let the secret guard investigate this matter." Li Zhi tapped the table and said in a serious voice: "I want to know the real recent movements on the grassland."

"Yes!" Yuan Wanqing immediately bowed and then slowly retreated.

"Your Majesty is worried that something will happen to the grassland?" Empress Wu already understood Li Zhi's thoughts.

"Yes!" Li Zhi nodded and said: "This year is the year for the Tang Dynasty to recuperate and recuperate. Although there are wars in the northwest, they are all small battles. The key is next year. As long as we can capture Supi, we can have a look at Luoche, but Luochei The battle is the real hard nut.

All Tibet's trump cards will be used in this battle, and all preparations will be too little, not too much. "

"I understand." Empress Wu nodded seriously. She believed that even Li Xuan, who was far away in Changzhou, was scratching his head.

……

"Report..." A rush of footsteps sounded outside the palace, and then a Qianniu Guard entered the palace soaked to the skin. Then he cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the Queen of Heaven is reporting to Changzhou Three Hundred Miles."

Three hundred miles, urgent report, but not too urgent.

Wang Fulai stepped forward and took out the memorial from Qianniu Guards' arms. Although the outside of the memorial was a little wet, when he opened it, it was dry.

After Li Zhi took it, he looked at it carefully, then he breathed a sigh of relief and said: "This is the march strategy agreed upon by the Changzhou Dudufu. Pass through Tongtian River and Yushu, kill to Qamdo, then withdraw from Qamdu, and finally withdraw from Qamdo." When we reach the Tongtian River, we will use the warships and Lun Qinling to have a fight."

In a memorial, all the troops in Changzhou have been mobilized, but only Changzhou.

"The premise is that he can withdraw." Empress Wu looked up at Li Zhi and asked in a low voice: "Is your Majesty confident?"

"Yes!" Li Zhi smiled and said, "I put a layer of restrictions on him, so he acts a little cautiously, but once he falls into a desperate situation, there are no restrictions. As for after that, the unlucky one is As for the Qinling Mausoleum, it doesn’t matter.”

Empress Wu suddenly realized that she remembered that Li Xuan once said that he would be the champion of the Tang Dynasty.

Once you fight with the champion's marching method, there will really be no taboos.

Empress Wu conveniently put the memorial aside and said: "Let's try it first. If we can really succeed, I will send back a golden Buddha. I will also personally toast him when the court is held at the end of the year."

"Okay!" Li Zhi couldn't help laughing.

A big golden Buddha!
  ……

Under the Zetian Gate, Pei Yan was walking calmly. At this moment, a burst of footsteps sounded behind him.

"Mr. Pei." One word made Pei Yan stop immediately.

He quickly turned around, cupped his hands and said, "It turns out he's Zhulang. It's better not to call him 'Pei Gong'. Zilong can't afford it."

The word "public" must have exceptionally outstanding results in a certain aspect.

Zhang Da'an compiled the "Book of the Later Han", so he could naturally be called "Gong", but Pei Yan could not.

Although it is a compliment from others, some hats cannot be worn casually.

Pei Yan knew this well.

"Brother Zilong is too cautious." Yuan Wanqing slightly cupped his hands, and then said: "Brother Zilong, please!"

"Please!" Pei Yan calmed down, and then walked side by side with Yuan Wanqing.

At this time, Yuan Wanqing said softly: "Can I ask Brother Zilong for a favor?"

"Written Master, please speak." Pei Yan nodded politely.

Yuan Wanqing pondered for a moment and said, "I'd like to trouble the Ministry of Punishment to spread rumors that Master Shi Yin has appeared in Turks."

"Huh?" Pei Yan stopped, already thinking of Yuan Wanqing's plan in his mind, and then asked: "Which company's actions are the secret guards planning to observe?"

"East Palace and Prince Peng's Mansion." Yuan Waqing said with a low expression: "Master Shiyin once said that if something really happened to him, there would only be two suspects, the prince and the king of Nanchang."

"King of Nanchang." Pei Yan nodded slightly with a faint look in his eyes.

"There is one more thing." Yuan Wanqing continued.

"please say."

"The East Palace is celebrating His Majesty's birthday. In addition to the fertile land that was prepared for inspection, it seems that there are also other things prepared. The secret guard cannot find it. Can the Ministry of Punishment help check it?" Yuan Wanqing's words made Pei Yan stunned. The secret guard couldn't find it. Can't you even do this kind of thing now?

Could it be that since Ming Chongyan's death, the secret guard's detective capabilities have dropped so much?
  Ambition surged crazily in Pei Yan's heart.

(End of this chapter)