Crown Tang emperor

Although the riots in Xijing were turbulent before, those ordinary people did not dare to attack the Suzaku Gate of the imperial city easily. Apart from still being in awe in their hearts, they also because the imperial city was protected by the officers and soldiers left behind.

When King Yong was stationed in Bashang, the officials of the Remaining Mansion urgently ordered a group of palace officials and slave households to repair the imperial city, so the imperial city is still clean and tidy.

The Zhengshitang, located in the lower province of the imperial city gate, was the place where King Yong received officials from Xijing.Although there is a more suitable external court nearby, Li Tong can't overdo it too much at the moment, so he can only settle for the second best.

The central hall of the Political Affairs Hall is large enough to accommodate hundreds of people sitting in separate seats, but the atmosphere is rather dignified at the moment.

King Yong was sitting on the upper table in the hall, his serious and stern gaze passed over everyone in the hall, and after a while, he said in a deep voice, "Who will report first?"

As soon as this remark came out, the atmosphere in the hall became even more solemn.The so-called report, of course, is to bear the responsibility. For such a big disturbance in Xijing, they, the local officials, are naturally to blame, and they have been suffering a lot in their hearts during this period.

Especially in the past period of time, King Yong's deeds were tough, and since his journey to the west, his style has been severe.If anyone still treats him in the old way and thinks that King Yong is just a handsome and elegant family member with exquisite poetry, he is stupid.

"So, you all have nothing to report? Okay, then listen to me!"

After waiting for a while, but no one spoke, Li Tong continued to say in a deep voice: "Every member of Xijing, who eats Lumi empty-handed, is dead in office, and sits and watches the people in the capital make riots, disturb the ancestral temple, and shock the inside. This is a crime." Do you agree or not?"

"The lowly ranks accept the responsibility for the crime, and respectfully wait for the punishment from the Palace of King Yong!"

After hearing the words, all the people in the hall avoided their seats and stood up one after another, praying for their sins.

Seeing this scene, Li Tong's expression softened a little, and then he continued: "Since pleading guilty, all the members of Xijing will leave their posts, take away their salaries and stay on the job for a while, and allow Er to wait for the accumulated work to pay for the crime. Do you have any objections?"

Although everyone knew that the guilt was unavoidable, but when they heard that King Yong wanted to deprive them of all their positions and salaries, they couldn't help but change their faces for a while.

Soon, someone stepped out of the train, clasped his fists and said: "If you are a lowly rank, you should be judged as a crime. But there are high and low positions, and the responsibility for crimes will inevitably be measured according to the position. I implore your highness to examine the seriousness and measure the crime as punishment. The righteousness of the penalty for breach of code, so that the prestige of the law can be obtained!"

As soon as the person's voice fell, another person said: "Your Highness is in charge of the axe, and the punishment and reward should be imposed! We, the officials of Xijing, since we pleaded guilty, we will obey the law naturally, and we have already neglected our duty. On the theory, I dare not agree with you!"

"The turmoil in Xijing involves many people. Dou Xuanfu is still alive and dead. His life and people are at a loss, and his heart is not at ease. The past has not been settled quickly, and it is really inappropriate to talk about the future..."

In the beginning, everyone was silent, but after King Yong announced the solution to them, everyone couldn't hold back any longer, and discussed one after another.

Many voices can be roughly divided into three categories. One category thinks that the severity of the crime needs to be judged, which cannot be generalized.One group believed that King Yong was qualified to deal with them since he was in charge of Jiejie Yue.The other group feels that it is far from settled at the moment, and it is too early to judge the crime.

These three types of voices basically represent the three different types of officials in Xijing today.Although Xijing is not the center of political power right now, it is the core area of ​​the empire after all. There are more than 200 officials who entered the hall today alone.

The first category is the palace supervisors and envoys of various gardens. Chang'an has two royal gardens, various inner gardens, and Furong Garden, all of which need to be managed and maintained by people.

This kind of Yuanjian palace envoy is not a serious court official, and the scope of power is not very large. Even if they want to control the disturbance in Xijing, they can't control it.Even though the riots in Xijing were so serious, the palaces under their supervision did not receive too much damage or impact. When it comes to careful consideration, it is still a meritorious service.

So it is natural for them to think that it is a bit unfair to generalize them with other officials and dismiss them all.

The second category is the Yamen officials of the left-behind mansion, Chang'an, and Wannian counties. They are the serious left-behind officials, and they are undoubtedly mainly responsible for the riots in Xijing.

It is most appropriate for them to have nowhere to complain when they are directly detained and beheaded by a violent chief of chaos.Now King Yong just dismissed them, but still retained their skills, which is simply kind, and of course it is to support King Yong's decision.

As for the third category, that is the left-behind officials of various divisions, such as the officials of the household department stayed behind to manage Chang'an Taicang, Da Nong, Shaofu, etc. managed Tugong and Yongdiao transfers, and Chang'an City East and West City Supervision.

These officials were all dispatched to Chang'an by the Baisi of Shendu. They were mainly responsible to the headquarters of Shendu, and their working relationship was not in Chang'an at all.In theory, they need not be responsible for the turmoil in Chang'an, and King Yong can't control them at all.

Of course, King Yong himself entered the city with murderous intent, and they really didn't dare to argue with King Yong face to face. The unlucky ones share the joys and sorrows.

Hearing that everyone insisted on their opinions, Li Tong thought about it for a while, and continued to follow the good advice, and continued: "Dou Xuanfu doesn't know whether he is alive or dead. It's really difficult. If he doesn't see him for a day, the court's grace and power will inevitably be dimmed, and Xijing's turmoil will become more serious." You can't go deep. From now on, we will thoroughly investigate the whole city and search for Dou Xuanfu's whereabouts. If you are alive, you must see people, and if you die, you must see corpses! Chang'an City, there is no forbidden land, who dares to resist, kill!"

Speaking of this, he looked around the audience again, and said solemnly: "So, do you have any objections?"

"No objection! Searching for Dou Xuanfu is really the top priority to fix the chaos!"

The county magistrate of Chang'an is named Ma Huaiji, and at the age of over 40, it is not uncommon to be able to be the county magistrate of Jing County.

But at this moment Ma County Magistrate's eyes were bloodshot, his beard and hair were messy, and he looked ten years older than his actual age. Hearing His Royal Highness King Yong's words, he burst into tears, and said in a trembling voice: " I am humbled by His Royal Highness, please lead the yamen servants to search the workshop! I am humbled, I am not self-inflicted, the crime has already been committed, it is really not a pity to die! There are so many rich houses in Chang'an, Fangqu is a forbidden land, a fifth-rank county official, It's hard to climb high, even if you have a wicked heart, you really have no power to catch a thief..."

Speaking of this, the county magistrate of Ma was already sobbing, it can be said that he was wronged, as if he was a child who was bullied, and finally found an adult to support him and listen to his complaints.

Hearing the sad voice of the magistrate, Li Tong was also quite emotional for a while.

The so-called evil is full of evil, attached to Guo Jingcheng, especially the powerful family of Chang'an City, and if you want to be a county magistrate in such a place, you must have a strong background and a strong heart.There are not many credits, but there are many scapegoats, and a little carelessness can be fatal.

Throughout the generations, Guan Long's honorable publicity and domineering are all the top Yuan Cong groups in the past dynasties.Even when Li Tong led the army so far, those people dared to flirt and play tricks. One can imagine how aggrieved these county officials must be.

In all fairness, the turmoil in Xijing City has nothing to do with these local officials.The reason why Li Tong threw out such a punishment plan from the beginning, which seemed aggressive, was actually to protect these local officials.

In the past two years or so, if Wu Youyi was included, four of the left-behind ministers in Chang'an had been replaced, and three of them overturned directly here.It is only now that there is a riot, which shows that the ability of these local officials who stayed behind is still good.

Moreover, most of the left-behind officials in Xijing were supplemented by last year’s winter collection. Last year was when the Dou family’s nobles from Guan Long were suppressed very hard. My own people, but they don't have much connection with the Guan Long Xungui group.

It is precisely because of this that when there was chaos in Xijing, a state of near-anarchy and chaos was formed. The officials of Liushou Mansion and the two counties lost control of the entire city almost instantly.

In the final analysis, they were not in cahoots with those sitting tigers in Xijing.Those people in Xijing didn't go all the way with them, and they didn't play with them. Under such circumstances, with dozens of officials and hundreds of yamen servants in the district, what can they do to control the situation?

What's more, Li Tong originally didn't intend to attract too many noble children of Guan Longxun to join his team, so the administrative team in Xijing should be retained as much as possible.

By dismissing them all, it can be regarded as a gesture of goodwill to them. If they want to survive, they have to roll up their sleeves and follow King Yong to work hard.Only by making these wealthy families in Xijing miserable enough, can they survive and make meritorious deeds possible.

Those palace envoys didn't have much right to speak. Whether they agreed or opposed King Yong's decree, Li Tong could treat it as a fart.

As for the officials dispatched by Shendu Baisi to Xijing, through this penalty proposal, Li Tong also pointed out a clear way for them, get out quickly, and I will deal with you if you run late!

Of course Li Tong knew where Dou Huairang, the envoy of Xuanfu, was, and even knew how much Dou Huairang ate and how many hours he slept in a day.But he didn't intend to let Dou Huai out, so he used the excuse of looking for this guy to thoroughly investigate the whole city.

As for those honorable families who prevented the servants from going in and searching, Li Tong wished they would do so.Even if they quarreled in the court of the gods, Li Tong would not be afraid at all. The group of Ma De even dared to rob the official treasury, so what else would they not dare to do?

I suspect that Dou Huairang was robbed by them, just to muddy the water in Xijing, and then rob the official treasury!Not allowed to check?I ransacked the house first, and then searched for people!If you are smart, open up your little lady's boudoir, so that a living person can hide under the bed!

These Yamen officials in Xijing have had a hard time in the past month or so, and now they have finally paid off their hardships. When they get a big backer, they are really like wolves and tigers, leading the crowd to rush everywhere in the square.

Chapter 0538 choose what to do, look at its courage

In Pingkangfang in the east of Chang'an City, Wei Suyue from Wannian County led hundreds of yamen servants and street gangsters to enter the workshop in a mighty manner, and went straight to the residence of Li's family, Duke of Danyang.

At this time, in front of the Danyang mansion, there were already family members waiting here, the leader was a middle-aged man in his early forties, with his hands behind his back, looking indifferently at Su Yue and the others as they entered.

Walking to the gate of the mansion, Su Yue put on a smile on his face, cupped his hands and said to the middle-aged man: "His Royal Highness Yong Wang ordered me to thoroughly investigate and rescue Dou Xuanfu. I suspect that your residence is out of order, but His Royal Highness ordered..."

"Needless to say, enter the mansion! Hurry up and finish the investigation, and live in peace of mind, but if you disturb the family members of the house or damage the utensils, even if His Royal Highness King Yong orders you, you will never leave the workshop easily!"

The middle-aged man snorted coldly after hearing the words, and waved his hand slightly, signaling his family to get out of the way.

Hearing the other party's fierce tone, Su Yue didn't take it seriously. Anyone would feel dissatisfied if someone broke into the house and searched it thoroughly, let alone these honorable families who usually look above the top.

Only His Royal Highness King Yong, who is strong and determined and not afraid of public wrath, dares to deal with these noble families in this way, and makes the other party dare not resist at all, so they can only open the door obediently.

"Grand Duke Danyang has passed on loyalty and bravery from generation to generation, so how can there be filth in the family. But Dou Xuanfu's whereabouts have been unknown for a long time, which is really worrying. This visit to disturb the family is also to return the innocence of the noble family, and it is rude."

After Su Yue finished speaking, he stamped his feet and waved his hand, and said sternly to the servants behind him: "This investigation is only for the sake of order, you should concentrate on your work and must not disturb Danyang Gong's court. Otherwise, there is no need for nobles Just ask, and I will kill you here to apologize!"

After everyone heard the words, they agreed with a loud bang, and then filed in, but their attitude was not polite. Once they entered, they waved their sticks and ordered the house slaves gathered in the mansion to stand against the wall, count them carefully, and walked through the courtyard, and returned There are officials following in the team, holding scrolls to write and draw, and a set of procedures is already quite familiar.

Su Yue didn't follow in, but looked at the middle-aged man opposite and continued, "Excuse me, how about the Dingkou and the livestock in your house? I am here to teach you, not to make things difficult."

The middle-aged man's face became even more gloomy after hearing the words, and he stopped and shouted: "Is this also related to the search for Dou Xuanfu?"

"Of course it's irrelevant, but His Royal Highness the King of Yong taught me that the riots in Xijing caused a lot of damage to the families. The army is here, besides Xuanwei, there must be some benevolence, and there should be some compensation for those who are above middle-aged men." , Only in this way can we ensure that we can return to safety as soon as possible, and the households will not lose their support."

Su Yue still said with a smile on his face after hearing the words.

The middle-aged man snorted coldly after hearing the words, waved his hands and said: "No need, my family has something to support, so there is no need to be greedy for this kind of benevolence. After the chaos, things will be difficult to use, so let the rest be poor."

"His Royal Highness proclaims grace to the people. Although there is a high wind under one step, it is difficult for the humble official to return to his life. Fortunately, at the moment, it is still the initial expansion of the population, and a new order will be issued later. The humble official asked by the way, and I don't want to repeat the matter. If you don't want to answer, then..."

"How dare a mere government official threaten my family?"

When the middle-aged man heard this, his face changed suddenly.

Su Yue saw the other party's expression change suddenly, and the smile on his face was also suppressed. He stood up straight and said: "Although it is a lowly position in the county government, it is also used by the emperor's order. I will share a favor with your mansion. It is nothing more than a position. Parting. Where is the responsibility, what is the threat? If you really have this feeling, then your house should think about it, whether there is any place to fall!"

When the middle-aged man heard this, his face became even more angry, and he was about to open his mouth to reprimand. A family member hurriedly came down from the middle hall and whispered in his ear for a while. After hearing the words, the middle-aged man gave Su Yue a bitter look, and then hurried Entrance.

Su Yue didn't stop after hearing the words, but just stood in front of the mansion with her head bowed.After a while, another family member came out and invited him into the middle hall.

The people sitting in the hall were all members of the Danyang Duke's family, and this generation of Danyang Duke Li Shoujie served as the governor of another state and did not stay in Chang'an.

Although King Yong stood behind Su Yue, he did not dare to neglect everyone in the hall, especially Li Dahui, the white-haired old man on the main seat. Duan, a public servant in Beiping, who was arrested in Daying.

After greeting each other, the members of the Li family did not talk to Su Yue too much, but handed over the documents he requested. The old man Li Dahui said: "The family has been in the military for a long time, and there are many old members who have lost their homes and are in foster care. So Hu Ding is slightly more complicated. May I ask Captain Su, is this against His Royal Highness's government order?"

After Su Yue heard the words, he smiled and shook his head and said: "His Royal Highness King Yong is also guarded by the court's laws and regulations. As long as the rules and regulations remain unchanged, Mr. Li does not need to worry about violating the orders. very restrictive."

Li Dahui nodded after hearing the words, and then said: "The old man is white and unbearable. Since His Highness entered the capital, he has not dared to take the liberty of interfering. But after hearing His Highness's actions, he has a thunderous and courageous spirit. If we can wipe out Xijing Stubborn illnesses are also a blessing in the court and in the countryside. But human relations follow the old ways, and things will be smooth when things are slowed down. Sometimes it may not be good to be too worrying."

"If Li Gong is still unbearable, how many people in Xijing can be called scholars? Your Highness employs scholars, the law does not follow the rules, and the seats are empty. As for humble positions, the shogunate just uses them clumsily, accepting things respectfully, and there is no debate about talents."

While speaking, Su Yue finished copying the required information and returned the original household roll provided by the Li family.

At this time, the yamen servants also finished their search and stood by outside the hall, so Su Yue got up again to thank the Li family for their cooperation, and then led the crowd to leave.

"King Yong is really deceiving people! All the princes and courts of the kingdoms are thieves in his eyes! If Chang'an continues to be so noisy, when will it return to stability!"

When Su Yue led the crowd to leave, all members of the Li clan in the hall shouted and cursed, venting their grievances and dissatisfaction.

Such treatment, their Li family is not the only one. In the past few days, almost all the Xunguifang residences in Chang'an City have been harassed. King Yong is so mean and arrogant that he has already committed public outrage.

Li Dahui's complexion was not very good, and he sighed and said: "Power corrupts people's hearts! In the past, when King Yong entered the capital, he was still magnanimous and elegant, but this time he came back, he was full of hostility. It's no wonder that he chased the Wu family , The revolution returned to the Tang Dynasty, how many people can compare in terms of merit?

In the end, he was expelled outside and retreated to Xijing. Can there be no resentment in his heart?What's more, King Yong was originally the heir of his family and country, and King Yong was expected to keep the lineage, but now he can only invite the heir to rule China. Can there be no resentment in his heart?He blamed the death of the former king on our old family in Chang'an.What I and other families call Gu Xun, in his view, is the sin of abandoning their father and son! "

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help gasping, and a member of the Li clan couldn't help but tremblingly said: "King Yong, he...he has such audacity?"

After Li Dahui heard the words, he laughed: "He dared to fight dangerously even in the gods. What is there to doubt about his courage? Everyone knows that the Wu family is a porcupine dog, but how many people dare to kill the thief? His Royal Highness, in addition to the order Other than that, how many places can you beat King Yong? King Meichang of Hedong disrupts the court, and the emperor's heir can't bear to get rid of him. A tiger and wolf like King Yong is difficult for the Holy Emperor to control, so you can count on the emperor's heir?"

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help being even more astonished. After a while, someone said: "King Yong's actions are so exposed, he should be kept in captivity, but the imperial court put him in the pass. Doesn't this help him become powerful? Li Xianggong in the court Wait, how could you be so stupid?"

"Stupid? Li Zhaode is ruthless, you can see it here! King Yong's vigor is so strong that if people approach him, he will be hurt. If he stays in the Eastern Capital, he will harm the officials of the court. If he is sent to the pass, the people of Xijing will be harmed! If you were there Xianggong, how would you choose?"

Speaking of this, Li Dahui's eyes flickered faintly: "If King Yong is only sharp and stays in Xijing, these complicated personnel affairs in Xijing are enough to wear down his sharpness, but it will be harmless for a long time. If he really has the ambition of a hero, the old house in Xijing , is the ladder for him to peek at the artifact! Zhaode and other old things, the heroine is diligent, how can she be a single-minded and pure minister!"

"Then, what should our Xijing families do?"

After everyone heard this, they were even more shocked. The sense of sweeping away the gloom brought about by the revolution in the capital of God had disappeared. It is more sinister than the old year of Wu Zhou.

"What are you talking about in Xijing, it's just my family! Where should my family go? This is not an old man who can give pointers, it all depends on your own guidance. If King Yong has a long-term ambition, the plan is only short-term. After the situation is settled in the pass, he will be calm A grand gesture. But the emperor’s heir is in the right place after all, but the gods will be strangled in the future, and it must be even worse in the old years of the Wu Zhou Dynasty. The emperor’s heir has been weak for a long time, and he may be benevolent and benevolent to sell himself, but it is absolutely impossible to be powerful!"

Speaking of this, Li Dahui sighed leisurely, and raised his eyes to look outside: "The princes of the emperor have their own styles. If there is a little compassion in the old year, the first King Yong may not have to hate, and the second son will not have to show his ugliness on the stage. King Yong is now The abuse of my families in Xijing is because I am afraid that the old things of the Sui and Sui Dynasties will repeat themselves. No matter what you wait for, don't just sit around and go your own way, that's the right plan!"

Everyone in the Li family was shocked when they heard this. They thought it was just another Wu Youyi who abused their families in Xijing so much. Deep calculations.

But in addition to being shocked, my heart was also full of confusion, not knowing where to go.

"It's not easy? Who is the master? Look at his courage! Yong Wang is young and powerful, can kill the country's thieves, eliminate the country's troubles, go upstream, and his power is unstoppable! What can be guarded by it? If the Tang family's foundation is really paid for in this way, then it will be a joke for the barbarians, and there is no one in China!"

Different from the worries of the older people present, Wan Jin, a few younger generations of the Li family, had already said: "King Yong wants to be prosperous and dare to fight, and his deeds are commendable, while the emperor's heir is faint and futile, and has no desire to succeed or fail. The former is more important than merit, and knowing that making achievements is not easy, The latter is idle and only sits and enjoys success. Those who are ambitious and aggressive follow King Yong, and those who are fatuous and incompetent are safe and secure. If my family wants to go further, then follow the example of King Yong. If it is just greedy, Then we will flatter the emperor's heir."

Chapter 0539 Difficult to be an enemy, dedicated to use

Under the instruction and support of His Royal Highness King Yong, the left-behind officials in Xijing used the excuse of searching for Xuanfu envoy Dou Huairang to go deep into the square and investigate everywhere, which can be said to disturb the noble families in Xijing.

Naturally, this kind of harassment was not just pure evil. Li Tong also obtained a large amount of detailed information about Chang'an honorary groups through the investigation of the government servants in various sects.This is enough to kill if the time demands it.

"There are more than [-] people adopted by each district and county men's home. If there is no hoarding of foreign objects, I am afraid that it will be difficult to support the family!"

In the political affairs hall of the imperial city, Li Tong casually took a piece of information compiled by the officials, and after flipping through it for a while, he sneered again and again.

After a large number of rioters left the city, the vast majority of those who stayed in the city were native Chang'an residents, but after searching and sorting out, there were still tens of thousands of people who were not native to the city.This is just a rough statistic, and if they are carefully aggregated and screened, the number will definitely be even higher.

"Close the affairs at hand as soon as possible and concentrate on reorganizing the registered households."

Looking at the baskets of books piled up in front of the hall, Li Tong asked again: "Are there enough government officials?"

Ma Huaiji, the magistrate of Chang'an County, now avoids King Yong's taboo and calls Ma Rendao by name. Hearing His Royal Highness King Yong's question, he got up and said, "There are more than [-] officials in the two counties, and they are all in low positions in the workshop. Ask, just compiling new registries, it can be done reluctantly, but, but at present there are many accusations filed by the government, if there is no trial, the public sentiment may boil."

Hearing this, Li Tong also frowned a little irritably.It was the first time that he was in charge of military and political affairs in such a huge area. There were so many things on his desk that he couldn't even guarantee a normal sleep since he entered the city.Even so, there are more and more matters that have accumulated in the case and need to be dealt with urgently.

For example, Ma Rendao said that the yamen complained about the accumulated incidents. After the order in Chang'an was initially restored, the registered citizens reported to the yamen the loss of their own figures in the turmoil.

"Forget it, the officials of the two counties still concentrate on handling the affairs of the government office. The relevant household records are sent to the state government first, and another envoy will be appointed. Report the vacancies in the two counties immediately, and arrange appointments as soon as possible."

After weighing in his mind for a while, Li Tong ordered again.Now the Hakka people are being expelled from the city, and the nobles are suppressed so much that they dare not speak out, but the Tumin are the largest group in Chang'an City, and their appeals cannot be ignored of course.

Hearing King Yong's words, Ma Rendao said hastily: "There is no delay in recruiting staff in the two counties. There are as many as a dozen staff missing in a single product. Each of the duties is lost, so everything is messy and out of order..."

"so much?"

Li Tong couldn't help being taken aback when he heard the words. In Beijing counties like Chang'an and Wannian, there is usually one county magistrate, two county magistrates, two chief bookkeepers, two county officials, and six county lieutenants. These are officials in the product. There are thirteen in one county.

These people perform their duties and specialize in their duties, so that the affairs of a county can run in an orderly manner.As a result, there was a shortage of more than a dozen government officials in the two counties alone, which meant that the establishment of a county was directly empty.

After Ma Rendao heard the words, he smiled wryly and said: "The chaos in Xijing is not short-lived. As early as last year, as early as the old year of Chuigong, there was a state of disorganization in Xijing City. In the old year of longevity, when Xijing was left behind by Duke Pingyang in office, there was a There were rioters entering the square and looting. During the short period of time when Wei Xianggong lived here, he mainly arrested the village bandits, and he hurried back to the east without any order. Lou Xianggong and Li Xianggong lived at this time, and the city of Xijing was in turmoil. member, but..."

Hearing Ma Rendao's complaints, Li Tong also felt a little embarrassed for a while, let alone, it seems that it is all my fault.I did it during the period of Wu Youyi. During the period of Wei Yuanzhong, I mainly engaged in my old clothing club. Even this year’s winter election was directly disrupted by my coup. There are still a large number of idle officials in Luoyang city waiting to be elected. Woolen cloth.

Thinking about it this way, I really can't blame the ministers for being useless, they really can't stand the black hands behind the scenes tossing around!

"Since this is the case, it is the right plan to fill in the vacancies as soon as possible. After the list is handed in, the state government will draw up a charter as soon as possible."