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Chapter 106 Become an official?What a loss!

In the study, Li Shimin and Lin Heng played chess face to face.

According to Li Shimin, he had learned the rules from Li Ningxi before, so there was no need for Lin Heng to teach him anymore, and the two started fighting directly.

After just a few steps, the confrontation between the two became anxious, with serious expressions on their faces.

Lin Hengsi thought for a while and then said one word seriously: "I can't believe that in just a few days, my father has studied chess so thoroughly. I admire him."

Li Shimin also said seriously with a straight face: "Oh, you are not bad at all. You are able to get back and forth with me. You are worthy of being the person who has studied this kind of elephant play."

Changsun Wujia on the side complained in his mind, both of them were terrible at chess. Is this because they were pitying each other against equally terrible opponents?

You didn't have the eyes to see it, you just drove away and you could check it out, how dare the two of you didn't notice it?
Li Shimin was playing chess and thinking about things: "Heng'er, what do you think of the famine in the north?"

Lin Heng thought for a moment and said: "Last year's heavy snowfall caused no grain harvest in the north, and the people had no food to eat. Coupled with grain transportation, the annual local grain storage policy, and some people deliberately driving up prices, this should be the reason for this. As a result, in the final analysis, there are some problems with the local official system.”

Li Shimin nodded and agreed with Lin Heng's point of view: "During this period, many bureaucratic families and wealthy families in the north have made profits by relying on the grain reserves in previous years. I have captured a group of officials from the DPRK. As for the north, I have sent people Go check out the local people’s sentiments, and there will be news in a while.”

Hearing this, Lin Heng smiled: "Father, if the local bureaucratic family is really colluding, I'm afraid it's not that simple to find out the reason. The court will definitely control such a huge famine and take some measures to scare the monkeys, but those What is hidden deep, still cannot be dug out.”

Li Shimin was silent for a moment, and seemed to think that this was also the case. Corruption among officials in the past dynasties was not always like this. Those who relied on local connections to do evil were actually low-level people. Those who had a little bit of success would not take action themselves, and would use others to do so. Holding wealth in hand.

In fact, corruption is relatively common nowadays, but Li Shimin always turns a blind eye. As long as you are an official and can benefit the people and the world, he doesn't care about the money you put in your pocket.

But Li Shimin couldn't bear it when it came to refugees and the need to enrich the country. So after the investigation by thirty officials that day, seventeen of them were directly pushed out for questioning, and their families were also directly uprooted.

Since the year of Zhenguan, this has been the biggest blow Li Shimin has ever made.

Li Shimin said slowly: "I prefer to use the former between capable officials and honest officials. After all, they are the ones who can really do practical things. Therefore, it is expected that such situations will occur in various places, but I did not expect them to go so far."

Lin Heng lifted up the chess piece, picked up the opponent's rook and pawn, and then said: "Killing corrupt officials is the right thing to do, but killing corrupt officials now will not really solve the problem. What is in short supply in Shandong is food. Those officials who ransacked homes can search Not many people arrived."

Hearing this, Li Shimin sighed: "If you, the potato, had appeared a year earlier, this situation would not have happened."

The two of them stopped talking and continued playing chess.

At this time, Li Shimin realized that he was missing two cars and only one cannon, so he immediately quit.

"Where's my car?"

Lin Heng pretended to be stupid and said, "Father's car is outside."

"I said it was on the chessboard, but you kid actually cheated and stole my rook while I was talking to you!"

Lin Heng looked innocent: "I was talking about it just now, but my father didn't pay attention, right?"

Li Shimin twitched his lips: "Opportunistic!"

"In this case, I will let you play a game, and we will call it a draw."

Lin Heng looked at the only five chess pieces left on the red side on the chessboard and fell into deep thought.

Is this also a draw?Seeing this, the eldest grandson Wugu couldn't help but laugh. His Majesty was still as good-tempered as ever.

"Over at the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Dou Jing asked you to come over. What do you think?"

Lin Heng, who had just recovered from Li Shimin's rogue behavior, was stunned and let out a sigh.

Dou Jing?

do i know him?
Why did he ask me to go to the Ministry of Civil Affairs?

Lin Heng probed: "What does your father mean when you say the past?"

Li Shimin snorted: "Of course I used to be an official. Recently, the head of the Ministry of Civil Affairs was fired, leaving an official position vacant. I am currently worrying about who should be appointed."

Upon hearing this, Lin Heng immediately quit his job and said quickly: "Father, I have a lot of business in these stores recently. I am too busy. I'm afraid I won't have time to take up my post!"

Li Shimin had already guessed that Lin Heng would say this, so he listed Lin Heng's recent behavior: "You mean walking around in several stores on weekdays, drinking tea and looking at the scenery, and taking the two princesses with you. Wandering around?"

Hearing this, Lin Heng was stunned. Why was his majesty discovering that he was fishing?

No, it’s normal to fish by yourself, and the store doesn’t need his help.
Wait, if you say that, doesn't it conflict with what you just said?
Lin Heng said again: "My son became ill due to overwork and took a few days off recently."

Li Shimin looked at Lin Heng and sneered: "Is this really the case? I will ask the imperial doctor to come over and help you treat you. When you are well, you will go directly to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to take up a post."

Seeing this, Lin Heng sighed and simply confessed: "Father, I really don't like things in the court. I still like to be more free."

The eldest grandson Wugou on the side also said: "Your Majesty, Heng'er doesn't like these things at all, so why do you have to force him?"

Li Shimin was a little depressed when he heard this: "Is it possible that you are dissatisfied with the Tang Dynasty and don't want to become an official?"

Lin Heng explained: "My son has long said that he doesn't like the court, nor fame and wealth, so how can he have any opinion on the Tang Dynasty?"

Hearing this, Li Shimin sighed and said no more.

But Lin Heng is a treasure, how can he let it go? If you don’t want to go, I have plenty of ways to let you go. I’ll give you a buffer today, and I’ll talk about it next time. Even if I force you, I’ll let you take office!
Lin Heng is so talented in making money, how could he miss it like this? Wouldn't it be a waste of such a talent?
The two played a few more games of chess, each winning or losing, but almost evenly matched.

Li Shimin was a little happy. He actually defeated the person who developed this chess piece. Wouldn't it mean that he could compete with Li Yuan when he went back?

With this mood, Li Shimin and others left, taking a basket of potatoes back with them.

Lin Heng also felt a headache when he saw the people leaving.

He doesn't want to be an official. Besides having an identity, what does being an official mean? Does he have money?Can I catch fish?Do you have so much time to spend time with your wife to talk about love?

This is obviously impossible. People must learn to make trade-offs.

Being an official is a big loss!

(End of this chapter)