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

Chapter 1185 What a cruel Di Renjie

The wind and snow are blowing cold, and the boat is near the dock.

Li Xuan wore a purple robe and a black fluffy cloak, standing calmly.

Behind him, a whole team of Qianniu Guards in red clothes and golden armor stood solemnly, and soon their beard and hair were all white.

When the ship docked, Di Renjie, who had already been standing on the deck, quickly came down, raised his hands to Li Xuan and said, "Your Majesty."

"His Majesty decreed that after Di Huaiying arrives in Beijing, he will immediately enter the palace to meet the saint." Li Xuan solemnly announced the decree.

Di Renjie immediately handed over his hand: "Your Majesty Di Huaiying accepts the decree."

"Let's go." Li Xuan took Di Renjie's hand and got directly into the carriage parked nearby.

The carriage drove slowly, and the Qianniu Guards immediately mounted their horses to escort them.

Wang Di stood on the deck with a lot of luggage, his eyes filled with helplessness.

The snow is getting bigger and bigger.

The car curtain was blown up slightly, but was quickly held down.

Li Xuan raised her head, looked at Di Renjie, and said seriously: "Your Majesty is very concerned about the affairs in Hebei. You have to be careful. In addition, how many connections are there between the affairs in Hebei and the Shanyu Protectorate? Let's focus on the key points and don't mention the details. .”

"Has the prince noticed something?" Di Renjie asked directly.

Li Xuan sighed softly and said, "Xuan just hopes that fewer people will die."

"If more people die today, fewer people will die on weekdays. Your Majesty should understand." Di Renjie's eyes persisted.

"That's true." Li Xuan couldn't help but smile helplessly and said, "Xuan was wrong. After staying in the East Palace for many days, she considered the problem from the perspective of the prince."

Di Renjie sighed softly and said: "Huaiying went to Hebei and went through a lot of hard work to find out the truth. I didn't expect that the prince was in Chang'an and he could guess what happened just by guessing."

Li Xuan waved her hands calmly and said, "Xuan is just making random guesses. Without Brother Huaiying's verification, Xuan doesn't know whether her guess is right or wrong."

"We all hope that we are wrong, but who would have thought that the truth of the matter would be like that." Di Renjie's expression darkened.

Li Xuan forced a smile, then turned around and said, "Where's Song Jing, when will he come back?"

"He should investigate the follow-up with Cui Zhongcheng." Di Renjie shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Maybe Cui Zhongcheng didn't want Huaiying to continue the investigation, so he asked Huaiying to return to Beijing."

"Whether we investigate or not, the facts are all there. Brother Huaiying knows, Cui Zhongcheng also knows, Xuan also knows, and even His Majesty and the Queen know, but we don't know how deep it is." Li Xuan looked dim. What happened today , is likely to reveal a long-standing big problem in Datang.

Di Renjie looked at Li Xuan seriously and asked, "May I ask the prince, if he were to handle this matter, what would he do?"

Li Xuan was stunned for a moment when asked, then lowered her head in silence.

After a long time, Li Xuan spoke quietly: "When appointing officials in the Tang Dynasty, people from the south were transferred to the north and people from the north were transferred to the south. More official roads in Henan and Hebei were built to strengthen people's exchanges. Those that should be abolished were abolished, and all those that should not be occupied were abolished. Return, directly behead those who violate the law, and return a peaceful world to Hebei."

Di Renjie finally smiled, cupped his hands and said, "Huaiying is indeed the right person."

……

The carriage stopped, Li Xuan opened the curtain, and saw the Danfeng Gate in front of him.

The palace doors are wide open, and there are many golden figures standing there.

There was no official in the surrounding imperial streets. Li Xuan took the lead, followed by Di Renjie.

Enter the palace gate and go up the golden steps.

In the Hanyuan Hall, the Emperor and Empress Wu sat on a high seat, with countless nobles standing on both sides.

Li Xuan entered the palace and was the first to hand over his hand: "Your Majesty, Wang Xuan of Nanchang, has been ordered to introduce the imperial censor Di Huaiying into the palace."

"My imperial censor Di Renjie, please see your majesty and the queen of heaven. May your majesty live forever and may the queen of heaven be blessed with peace and prosperity." As Di Renjie said, he pushed the gold mountain and overturned the jade pillar and knelt down directly.

"Get back on your feet." The emperor raised his eyes slightly and landed on Li Xuan.

Li Xuan handed over her hand, then retreated into the train, standing behind Yao Lingzhang, Xue Yuanchao and Li Xian.

The emperor looked at Di Renjie again and said, "Di Qing has been inspecting Hebei since the beginning of the year. Tell us about the situation."

"I accept the decree!" Di Renjie raised his hand and took out a memorial from his sleeve. Wang Fulai quickly came down, took the memorial and placed it on the imperial case.

The emperor just glanced at it and stopped paying attention. He wanted to listen to what Di Renjie said.

For a moment, all the eyes of the officials in the palace fell on Di Renjie, and the atmosphere was solemn.

Di Renjie clasped his hands in a deep voice and said, "I set out in March and entered Hebei via Zhaojun. At that time, the Turkic incident had not occurred, the people were peaceful, and they were busy and happy in spring.

In May, we arrived at Fanyang and Dingzhou. The grassland was windy and the people were awe-inspiring. They took orders to join the army and prepare for war.

In the seventh month, I arrived at Jizhou. The Turks were uneasy and the people were frightened. They were busy harvesting and had few troops.

The war starts in September, the autumn harvest comes to an end, the people are brave and give all their support, the hoofbeats on the grassland sound, and the war begins..."

Li Xuan stood among the ministers and couldn't help but feel relieved.

Di Renjie is worthy of being Di Renjie. After all, he knows more about tact than Wei Zheng.

In the main hall, there were many people who felt relieved at the same time.

Including Li Jingxuan, he was worried that Di Renjie would recklessly reveal everything, which would be ugly.

……

"...At the end of October, the Turks attacked Dingzhou. There was a thief Li Jiayun, who was connected to the outside world. King Huo was keen and responded promptly. He suspected the soldiers and retreated the enemy. Later reinforcements arrived and beheaded three thousand people." Di Renjie handed over his hand and said: "Then the censor Zhongcheng Come, investigate the counter-case..."

"What's the result?" The emperor raised his head and stared at Di Renjie with sharp eyes.

He wanted to know how many people were behind Li Jiayun's incident.

"Your Majesty." Di Renjie bowed deeply, and then knelt down directly in the hall.

The ministers immediately felt a thump in their hearts. At this time, they were not in the mood to kneel down!

The emperor looked at Di Renjie calmly and said, "You continue."

"Here!" Di Renjie raised his hand and said, "I am here to serve as the censor, and I impeach the governors and governors of Jizhou, Xuanzhou, Yizhou, and Xiangzhou. They deceive the people, harm the people, abuse the people, and kill the people. Your Majesty, please investigate in detail."

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became solemn.

Di Renjie is the censor, and it is his duty to impeach officials.

It is absolutely rare in this dynasty to impeach the governors and governors of the four states as soon as he opens his mouth.

What a cruel Di Renjie, Wei Zheng in his time.

The emperor nodded calmly, with a hint of satisfaction in his eyes, and said, "You continue."

"Yes!" Di Renjie continued: "I will be in Jizhou in July, arrive in Xuanzhou in August, return to Yizhou in September, and arrive in Xiangzhou in October. In the land of Zhuzhou, there may be close military aircraft, and the injured are seriously injured. They are all ruined; or when they flee, they clear out their houses and sell their fields, but people do not want to sell them, but only focus on their livelihood, and everything is empty.

There may be cases where official regulations were used to invade fisheries, and they took their marrow and brains out of trouble, and they never felt guilty; they even built ponds and cities, repaired soldiers and armor, sent state and county envoys, and deployed ten times the number of military aircraft..."

Li Xuan lowered his head, and Di Renjie finally said it.

Jizhou, Xuanzhou, Yizhou, Xiangzhou.

Putting aside the places at the foot of the Taihang Mountains and the Great Wall such as Zhaojun, Qinghe, Fanyang, Dingzhou and Jizhou, Di Renjie sued almost all the local officials he passed.

That's not counting the places he hasn't been yet.

What is the situation there?

The house was destroyed, and nine of the ten rooms were empty.

Officials knock on the bones and suck out the marrow, squeezing without restraint.

This is the current situation in Hebei.

It’s the whole of Hebei.

Most of the officials were silent, but Li Xian was stunned.

……

"...If you are not polite in a lawsuit, you will get it if you expect it. Under the shackles, the skin will be painful. When the situation is critical, if you do not follow etiquette and justice, you will not be happy in a miserable place." Di Renjie's voice became more and more urgent, and his words became more and more intense. Coming heavier.

If you are not happy with your life, life is worse than death.

All the ministers in the palace bowed their heads.

Di Renjie raised his head and looked at the emperor, and said solemnly: "Those who are responsible for the crime will not stay at home, sleep on the grass, and sneak into the mountains and rivers; if they are pardoned, they will come out; if they are not pardoned, they will go crazy. A group of thieves in Shandong have gathered together by fate. .”

The people did not dare to live at home and were forced to become bandits.

Even traveling south to Shandong, roaring in the green forests.

"This sounds a bit like the troubled times of the late Sui Dynasty, and not quite like the Tang Dynasty under my rule." The emperor had a wry smile on his face, and then said: "I am guilty!"

"Your Majesty!" All the officials in the palace knelt down in an instant, looking horrified.

The emperor waved his hand and said: "Okay, everyone, get up, Di Qing, you continue to talk."

"Here!" Di Renjie breathed a sigh of relief and said: "The Turks raised their troops, but there were countless connections among the four fields. Under the threat of the soldiers, some were forced to obey, some were willing to obey, some were pretended to be officials, some were to comfort, or some were willing to obey. Whether they are foreign thieves or natives, their appearance may be different, but their hearts are the same.”

Internal and external troubles.

Hebei originally had internal troubles, but with the addition of foreign troubles, the situation immediately became passive.

Di Renjie continued to hold over his hand and said seriously: "Although Li Jiayun is only one person, he has connected with countless people, but they have all been captured, and they have been captured without much resistance and have explained everything.

I ask your majesty to remember that he is helpless and has nothing to do, and I am willing to pardon the provinces in Hebei without asking anything. Naturally, people and gods will be free, and the land will be happy, and the armies will return in triumph without intrusion. "

Di Renjie kowtowed heavily.

Three "bang bang bang" sounds resounded throughout the hall.

Li Xian was even more confused when he saw this scene.

There are countless connections, how can there be countless connections.

When he was in the East Palace before, Li Xuan had already vaguely reminded him that the matter this time was not trivial.

But Li Xian thought that this matter would only involve the Li family of Zhao County, the Lu family of Fanyang, the Cui family of Qinghe, and dozens of other large and small families. How could it involve countless connections.

There are countless people, at least thousands of people.

Thousands of people have fornicated with Turks, what does this mean?

Hebei, is this going to change?

……

The emperor glanced at Li Xian with calm eyes, looked at Li Jingxuan, and then said: "Zhongshu Ling."

Li Jingxuan stood up with a solemn expression and held up his hands: "Your Majesty, I believe that this matter should be carried out in accordance with the law. Those who deserve to be beheaded will be killed, and those who deserve to be exiled will be exiled. Everything should be done in accordance with the law. Don't do it in vain."

Li Xuan raised his head and glanced at Li Jingxuan. Now Li Jingxuan finally got out of this case, but he didn't want to be involved anymore. The best way was to not let it go to waste.

Even if he was involved later, Li Jingxuan still chose to be controlled by the law. This was his attitude.

The emperor nodded, then looked at Pei Yan and asked, "What does the Ministry of Punishment think?"

Pei Yan stood up and held up his hands: "Your Majesty, during the war, if there are counter-cases, they should be dealt with severely and quickly."

This is the duty of the Ministry of Punishment, and forgiveness and mercy are not among their duties.

The emperor turned to look at Li Xian and asked, "Prince, what do you think?"

"Father." Li Xian stood up, cupped his hands and said, "I think that what Di Huaiying said is reasonable, but the law has to be followed. Therefore, I think that if he repeats the crime, but someone lives and harms the country, he will be executed. "In order to appease the northbound, the remaining people will be reduced to one class."

"Not bad." The emperor nodded with satisfaction. Li Xian's actions were somewhat unkind, but those who could survive were all good players, not to mention that there was sharpness in his words.

"King Nanchang." The emperor looked at Li Xuan.

Li Xuan held up his hands and said seriously: "Your Majesty, the Tubo war will take place next year, especially the attack on the strong pass, and the loss of soldiers will be heavy. Hebei has always been majestic and strong, and will not look back until death. It is just for the use of the army."

The punishment of one less class is exile. Where is the exile? Changzhou.

Li Xuan is filling in for Li Xian.

"Prime Minister Zuo." The emperor turned and looked at Liu Rengui.

Liu Rengui took out a memorial and said, "Your Majesty, Huo Wanggui, the governor of Dingzhou, has a memorial: The war is raging, strong invaders are approaching, and people's hearts are uneasy. If many people are caught, they will be driven to rebel, so please kill them alone." Good luck, I have nothing to ask, and show my divine grace, so that the people will be stable and the army will have no worries."

The hall fell silent for a while. These people in Hebei Rebellion were closely related to the former soldiers of the army.

Once dealt with forcefully, the morale of the military will be shaken. Now it depends on the emperor how to deal with it.

(End of this chapter)