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Chapter 695 Impeachment Again
"I am here to impeach Lu Chenhuan, the commander of the Forbidden Army!"

A guy who was talking nonstop and endlessly ran out at an untimely moment.Lu Chengqi took a closer look, and it turned out that it was Li Ran, the censor Zhongcheng who had been silent for many days.As soon as he saw Li Ran, Lu Chengqi felt dizzy for a while. After finally keeping him silent for such a long time, why did he come again?After thinking about it, he understood.Thinking about it, Li Ran was unable to figure out the new policy of the little emperor before, but now he has probably figured out the outline, and he became active.You must know that Dashun's official system is adjusted every three or five years.He has stayed in this position of Yushi Zhongcheng for more than three years, and he has never moved an inch.

If it is a political affairs, it doesn't matter if you move or not, after all, you are considered a deputy prime minister.But in the position of Yushi Zhongcheng, it was very embarrassing.It is said that it is a third-rank official, and the word "cong" should be added in front of it.It is said that it is quite high, but it has not reached the top.To say it is low or not, at least [-]% of the officials have not achieved this position.Since the establishment of the cabinet, the goal of many officials has changed from Zaifu to political affairs.The chief minister of the cabinet?Only ignorant people have such extravagant hopes. Can someone who is not a little emperor be the chief minister of the cabinet?Not to mention the first assistant, even the cabinet can't get in!
What is the cabinet?It is equivalent to the emperor's personal secretarial team, making suggestions and handling trivial matters, with great power.Even if the power of the prime minister is divided into 12 yuan, the power of the cabinet is very large.How could the emperor let an official who was not "his own" do such a department?

Even Xu Chongguang is just a trick by the little emperor to buy people's hearts.

After understanding this level, many officials gave up their minds and began to set their goals on participating in political affairs.Seeing that Wen Yanbo has been working as a political counselor for more than two years, and they still haven't acted, they are afraid that others will eat meat, and they won't even be able to drink soup!Do you think Li Ran can try to make some big noises!
Therefore, when Li Ran's words came out, the whole court was shocked.Who is Lu Chenhuan?The bandit suppression general handpicked by the Son of Heaven has already "swept out" the bandits in Liangshanshuibo and Guizhou. Li Ran's impeachment of Lu Chenhuan is not slapping the little emperor in the face!How heartless he was to come up with such a bad idea!

But Lu Chengqi knew that Li Ran would never aim at nothing.He is like a cheetah in the jungle, lurking in the dark, but he is sure to hit.He dared to impeach Fatty Lu, there must be a well-founded basis.

"Oh, what about the specific matters?"

Seeing the little emperor's attitude, Li Ran was refreshed, as if he drank ice water in summer: "I got the impeachment memorandum from the governor of Dongping Mansion on Shandong East Road, saying that the Imperial Army stayed in Dongping Mansion for seven or eight months The granary of Dongping Mansion was so empty that they had to embezzle grain from the surrounding Qizhou and Gunzhou, causing the price of local food to rise sharply and causing public grievances. If the governor of Dongping Mansion hadn’t been able to appease them effectively, there might have been a civil uprising!"

Lu Chengqi nodded and said, "Dongping Mansion has smooth waterways, so why not buy grain from Daming Mansion, Qingzhou, and Xuzhou? Besides, the Imperial Army has already withdrawn from the Liangshan Water Park, leaving only the Tiger Wing Army in the water park. Could it be that these 5000 people The Tiger Wing Army, Dongping Mansion can’t afford to support it? I would like to know, the autumn grain has just been put into storage, how can it not even support the 5000 Tiger Wing Army? Is Dongping Mansion full of private pockets, or does it want the court? The imperial army starved to death?"

Seeing that the little emperor's tone was getting higher and his words were full of venomous words, Li Ran was unmoved at all, and said sternly: "Reporting to Your Majesty, it is not because of the inaction of the governor of Dongping Prefecture, but because the drought on Shandong East Road has been severe this year. It rained, and the food harvest failed. The local people couldn’t eat enough to eat, and they had to support [-] imperial troops..."

Li Ran talked eloquently, as if Lu Chenhuan was the culprit.In fact, everyone knows that if it is true what Li Ran said, Lu Chenhuan is not only innocent, but also has great merit.why?The drought on Shandong East Road is severe, and some farmers must go bankrupt.Farmers go bankrupt and have nowhere to go. Once they are instigated by water thieves, they will become water thieves.If the number of water thieves in the Liangshan Water Park is increasing day by day, after a certain number, there will be no food and grass, and the flag of rebellion will definitely be raised.At that time, if you want to encircle and suppress them, it will not be possible for [-] forbidden troops to do it.

All the officials present will settle this account.But they didn't dare to point it out, because no matter who they were, they would do the same thing if they became the hot-handed governor of Dongping Mansion.Under the sorrow of the rabbit and the fox, it is normal to keep silent.Lu Chengqi is not stupid, he will settle this account, and immediately said coldly: "Liangshan Water Park is eight hundred miles across, how much water? Dongping Mansion is nearby, and they don't know how to build water conservancy, dig soil into canals, and irrigate farmland, but come here Blindly blaming everyone and others, leaving all responsibilities behind, is really a good plan!"

Li Ran was stunned, and said slowly: "Your Majesty's words, I really don't know the difficulty. Although Liang Shanshui Po is next to Dongping Mansion, it is separated by more than ten miles. The fields outside Dongping Mansion are even separated by dozens of miles. .For such a huge project, there is no food in the warehouse, how to arrange the young and strong to dig the soil and ditches?"

Lu Chengqi was silent for a while, and immediately admitted: "I was negligent, but the governor of Dongping Prefecture concealed the drought and did not play it in the morning, so he must be guilty!"

As soon as everyone heard this, they knew that the Governor of Dongping Mansion was finished, and it was indeed not a good thing to be remembered by the little emperor.Li Ran nodded and continued: "The governor is guilty, but the culprit is Lu Chenhuan!"

Lu Chengqi smiled and said: "The theory of cause and effect will not be pursued for the time being. The severe drought is a natural disaster, and it cannot be reversed by one person. The drought is urgent, and we should first find a way to appease the people and alleviate the drought. After that, what is your clever plan?" , and play it."

"Qizou Your Majesty, I thought that merchants could deliver food..."

Li Ran immediately retorted: "Your Majesty Qizuo, this move is definitely not feasible. How can merchants not take advantage of the opportunity to raise the price of grain? As far as I know, the price of grain in Dongping Mansion is already 180 yuan a dou, which is the normal grain price." Twice. Food prices are already so high, and letting profiteers hoard food, wouldn’t people starve to death? It’s absolutely impossible!”

"Li Zhongcheng, this statement is wrong. How can the gentry let these profiteers do whatever they want? If a large amount of grain enters Dongping Mansion, how can the price of grain rise?" The gentry mentioned by this official refers to retired officials, of course, including landlords Squires and celebrities are famous people, which naturally include the sons of literati, and elders do not just refer to relatives in their hometown. In ancient society, elders had a special meaning. In fact, they specifically referred to the patriarchs of various clans in the countryside. .The society at this time was a very strong patriarchal society. The clan had its own family law, and the imperial court and the emperor also recognized the effectiveness of these private laws. The reason why the imperial court was able to rule such a large empire was to use the patriarchal clan and the family for grassroots management. , these gentry have formed a very stable class in the countryside, ensuring the stability of the countryside. The officials of a county are dozens or even hundreds of people. If you want to effectively manage tens of thousands or even tens of thousands of people, you absolutely cannot do without these people s help.

Due to various reasons, it is impossible for the imperial court's decrees to penetrate directly into the villages, so the gentry, who are inextricably linked with the officials and the people, can only take on the responsibility of enlightening the people to do good to supplement Insufficient local administration, so the gentry class is the bridge between the upper class dignitaries and the lower class peasants. If the local officials do not cooperate with them at all, it is possible that nothing can be done, and there is also the danger of losing their official position. Ruling the world is not just a lie.

Of course, the interests of the local officials and the gentry are the same. The gentry want the local officials to protect their own interests, but the local officials want the gentry to help maintain the stability of the place. It can be said that they complement each other. In the feudal dynasty, the landlord class is the ruling class In ancient times, it was said that it wanted to promote democratic rights, which was purely self-defeating.

Li Ran didn't bother to refute, but looked at Lu Chengqi.Lu Chengqi looked thoughtful, noncommittal, but said loudly: "Do you have any other ideas, gentlemen?"

(End of this chapter)