Crown Tang emperor

"Li Xianggong, this..."

After hearing the words, Chen Mingzhen's face showed embarrassment, and she was a little puzzled.

"My job is to stay behind, and my job is to maintain stability. The holy car is far away in the eastern capital. How can I take the initiative to cause chaos!"

Li Zhaode didn't bother to explain in detail, he raised his hand to beckon Wang Fangqing, and then went straight into the yamen hall.After sitting down, he took out a piece of prose he found in the market and read it again, with a cold light in his eyes, and said immediately: "Call out the literary pens of the department, and then write a few essays. Birds, write chapters separately, briefly discussing the damage of birds to grains, and Lu Jin's secret work to diverge!"

Chen Mingzhen, who accompanied him into the hall, was a little puzzled when he heard the words. Even a person like him who is not good at diction can see that the so-called "Jiu Niao Fu" is using things to satirize and slander noble people. There is still time to make more trouble.

But after Wang Fangqing heard this, he felt a little better.

Li Zhaode went on to say: "Order all the left-behind departments to inspect Taicang, Changping and other warehouses, and be ready to open warehouses and level them out at any time. The state capital and counties have announced to the people that Hejin will be unblocked at any time, and Caomi will enter the customs in a large scale soon. , It is strictly forbidden for merchants to hoard goods and do business in the market! Anyone who misuses demonic prose and deceives the public for profit by injuring birds and grains will not be forgiven if they find out the facts!"

Wang Fangqing is also an old minister from the old days of Wu Zhou. He had seen Li Zhaode's domineering power when he was in power in his early years, but after hearing Li Zhaode's contingency strategy, he still couldn't help feeling that Li Zhaode was indeed a great talent for governing.

When he traveled all the way, he was also thinking about how to deal with such an unexpected mutation, but he hadn't formed a plan in his mind yet.But Li Zhaode already has a whole set of strategies in such a short period of time, and he can also take care of other things.

Demonic writings are spread indiscriminately in the city, and arresting them by force is undoubtedly the next strategy, which will make the situation more serious, aggravate the panic among the people, and arouse the opposition between the government and the people.Li Zhaode, on the other hand, misinterpreted the meaning of the text as poultry and birds, and blamed some grain merchants who deliberately hoarded the grain.

Nowadays, the food supply in Guanzhong relies heavily on the input from the outside world. In late spring, there is a lack of supply. In addition, the Northern Expedition Army has not yet completely withdrawn from the country. There are indeed some signs of hoarding grain in Chang'an City and selling it at a high price.By doing this, Li Zhaode not only solved the immediate public turmoil, but also used it to impose sanctions on hoarding merchants.

Wang Fangqing was still thinking about Li Zhaode's contingency plan, and Li Zhaode had already continued to order: "The prefecture and county government issued a separate announcement to report that there are gangsters stealing and selling copper and iron scraps from official warehouses. Draw one out of ten as a reward!"

There must be a reason for the spread of demonic texts, and the worst scenario is that there are traitors intending to rebel.And if you want to rebel, you must mobilize the Jiadao.If you search directly based on this, it will inevitably make the public panic.However, if only the copper and iron scraps from the official warehouse were stolen, the atmosphere of panic would undoubtedly be much smaller, and there was no copper or iron for armor knives, which were all within the scope of investigation by the officials and the people.

When all the officers were ordered to resign, Wang Fangqing couldn't help but sighed to Li Zhaode: "Mr. Ying is old and sick, and two thousand soldiers from the Beijing camp accompanied the king to Qianling. Yao Xianggong led the envoy to appease him. Chang'an led the crowd to set out. There is half an hour to return to the Eastern Capital, and it is really worrying for such a monster to happen at this time!"

After Li Zhaode heard the words, he just smiled and said: "I am the ruler and minister of the Manchu Dynasty in the Yuan Dynasty, and I have worked hard for ten years to create this new world. If I still don't get disturbed by evil feelings, then I am below my generation, and I should plead guilty!"

Hearing this, Wang Fangqing couldn't help but smiled slightly, feeling a little relaxed, but after thinking about it for a while, he leaned closer and whispered: "In Li Xianggong's opinion, Yongjia Fang Mansion..."

"Be careful, be careful! This is not a minister who can make arbitrarily judged, but there are only things to show, respectfully waiting for the holy decision!"

When Li Zhaode heard this, his face became a little unnatural, and he said seriously.

Chapter 1049 Empress Wu bintian, supporting the coffin back to Beijing

Since the last sudden fainting, the Empress Dowager's physical condition has been deteriorating, and she sleeps more often and wakes up less every day.

After all, the saint still has a lot of military and state affairs to deal with, and it is difficult to guard him day and night.At the same time, I also understand in my heart that this situation cannot be recovered by Yaoshi's manpower. Instead of facing it with a sad face all day long, it is better to try my best to make up for some personnel regrets in the last few days.

In order to make it easier for old relatives to visit, the sage simply moved out of Shangyang Palace and returned to Taichu Palace to take care of affairs.

In addition to family affairs, court affairs were also quite busy during this period, the conclusion of the Northern Expedition military, the summary of government affairs in various provinces, and the annual imperial examinations, etc.

This year's imperial examination questions are drafted by the sage himself, and most of the content is related to Zhige's recuperation.The significance of the imperial examination is not only to select talents, but also to have the function of communicating with others.

Since Kaiyuan, the keynote of Datang's politics has been revival, both internally and externally.In the past ten years, the general order has been restored, the compilation of registered households in the world has been completed, land has been granted to encourage farming, and people's livelihood has been happy.

The external achievements are even more brilliant. First, they defeated Tubo and regained Qinghai, then shocked Silla, restored Baekje, and wiped out the rebellion of the Mohe people. After Gaozong's heyday, there was even a gain.

Li Tong is not militaristic and overjoyed, and all external wars have maintained a relatively stable rhythm.But even so, he also knows that the current use of people's power has reached a limit, and then he needs to enter a period of comprehensive and in-depth cultivation.Only by laying a solid foundation can we continue to go far and create greater brilliance in the future.

Therefore, this year's imperial examination is also a signal and promise to the outside world. Under the premise of ensuring the current control of the territory, the imperial court will not make any major conquest plans for at least ten years in the future, so as to give the people sufficient rest.

This is not to satisfy the present and cool down ambitions. Since ancient times, mergers have been easy but cohesion has been difficult. The foundation of the founding of the Tang Dynasty and the surrounding border areas are not suitable for rapid expansion after all.If you don't want to be a flash in the pan, you need a more solid foundation.

This kind of thinking is not just Li Tong's idea. Although there are no famous ministers and talents who are familiar to future generations in this year's imperial examination selection, all the policies and discussions are also remarkable. Articles emerge.

Some rhetorical arguments were too sharp, which made Li Tong feel quite ashamed.Although he took some advantage of the prophet in this world, he also knows that many major events have been carried out in the past ten years.

The writing skills of the candidates for the imperial examinations may not be as sophisticated as those of the courtiers, but because of their special status and being between the officials and the people, various viewpoints can be used for reference.Some local ills that are difficult to scrutinize from the official position are also reflected in the articles of these electors from states and counties.

In addition to confirming the tone of the rest with the people, some remaining personnel issues have also reached the time to be settled.

Li Tong didn't know Li Longji's prediction of his plan to "build fences and clean halls", but during this period of time, in addition to normal military and political affairs, he was indeed quite ulterior about some hidden dangers in Chang'an.Even if you hear these words, you will not feel any pity because your confidant is hard to find.

News of some riots in Chang'an reached Dongdu in early April, and the report from the inner guard's eyeliner was the first to arrive.

The situation reported by the inner guard's eyeliner is not limited to the monster article "Ode to Birds", all the relevant personnel clues are mentioned, and the contents of several large volumes of books are covered.

"It seems that there are only so many. The personnel are sloppy, not a big deal..."

After flipping through these memorials, Li Tong sighed slightly and gave such an evaluation, feeling a little relieved and feeling a little unfinished.

Later generations have different evaluations of Wu Zhou and Tang, especially Wu Zetian, but no matter what kind of views and evaluations they have, most of them are based on a complete historical process. Some are not realistic enough.

Leaving aside the influence of emotional factors, Li Tong has quite recognized his grandmother since she came to power, the sanctions and suppression of the aristocratic family, the selection of talents and the use of poor families, as well as the construction of internal affairs.

The chaotic political situation at the top and the mess of foreign wars are all objective existences that cannot be washed away.However, the discovery and reserve of political talents in Kaiyuan, as well as the foundation provided by people's livelihood politics, have indeed gained significantly.

At least as far as Li Tong is concerned, if it weren't for his grandma's long-term suppression and weakening of the Guanlong family, it would be difficult for him to obtain such a large space for governance. big bit.From this point of view, his Kaiyuan politics is indeed in the same line as his grandmother's rule.

But as a contemporary person, from the perspective of imperial power, the influence of Wu Zhou and Tang Dynasty was indeed profound and bad.Even if Li Tong jumped into the ranks in this life and avoided the chaotic situation and frequent coups during his third and fourth uncles' detours, hidden dangers in the situation always existed.

Although Kaiyuan's monarchs and ministers worked hard and worked hard internally and externally, they could only offset the hidden dangers through the stability of the overall situation, but they could not completely eliminate them.

The reason is very simple, that is, Wu Zetian's role as a heroine has had too much impact on the political ecology of the Middle Ages and popular values.The decency and majesty of the imperial power can be said to be damaged and riddled with holes in this long period of politics.

In this medieval age, it is not the political norm for a female protagonist to rule the country after all. This can be achieved, so what is impossible?

This is like in an era of honesty and honesty, everyone kept their duty and worked hard, thinking that they could live a rich and happy life, but suddenly there was an opportunistic and unconventional means to amass a large amount of wealth. people.

Although he may not have hurt me, my duty and efforts have become meaningless in contrast to this phenomenon, and even a little stupid. Naturally, it is inevitable that I will lose my psychological balance and breed hostility.This change in mentality does not stem from the moral hatred of the rich, but the sense of disillusionment from the destruction of values.

The instigator has no successors!Even if this phenomenon has been severely sanctioned and remedied in a timely manner, the harm caused will still stubbornly exist in everyone's heart.

The desecration and change of imperial power is much more serious than taking advantage of tricks.No matter how well Li Tong did in this position, the fact that this white hat was once played arbitrarily is still deeply in the memory of every time stream, and at some point it will breed and grow into a monster of demons that devours reason.

Whether it is due to ethics or political inheritance, it is difficult for Li Tong to conduct a thorough trial and criticism of his grandmother.And since he has made such a choice, he must bear the corresponding price and deal with similar turmoil and challenges.

Jealousy can change people beyond recognition, and selfish desires can encourage people to try to death.Everyone has their own real situation. A clear understanding of righteousness and adapting to the general trend is a state that can only be maintained with sufficient reason, but who can maintain reason and mentality for many years?

The monk can touch it, but I can't?

This kind of hidden danger really exists, and it exists in everyone's crazy and negative thoughts. If we try to put an end to it, it will only be the enemy of the whole world, people will betray their relatives, and there will always be people who want to harm me!Fangmin's mouth is even stronger than Fangchuan, not to mention the darkness in his heart.

The most correct way is to strengthen yourself, build order, and squeeze the chaotic living space. As long as you are strong enough, even if there is a disturbance, it will be difficult to hurt the root.

In the past few years, Li Tong has indeed done this to ensure that he is walking on the right path. Even if he walks with the enemy and disasters always exist, they will eventually become smaller and smaller in comparison.

There is darkness and sinisterness in people's hearts, of course, Li Tong himself is by no means open-minded and open-minded.Most of the hidden dangers of the situation can be left to time and the general trend to gradually eliminate, but eventually there will be some stubborn and unruly, which must be eliminated violently and completely ended.

It is a great tragedy for Li Longji to share this world with Li Tong.Even if he has been keeping his own law and order, Li Tong is afraid that it will be difficult for him to control his killing intent all the time and let him enjoy his life in peace, not to mention his always ready to move and seductive.

Eliminating a Li Longji is not difficult for Li Tong, and even ethics and morality are not an obstacle to him.But why should it be so before, and now it is asking for more.

The Empress Dowager is about to pass away, ending this legendary and turbulent life, and Li Tong and his Great Tang Kaiyuan will bid farewell to the past and enter a new realm and a new world.

The transformation and progress of the world requires a certain sense of ritual and a symbolic event.At this time, blood sacrifices to a group of hidden danger personnel who are suitable for chaos and slander this world can be regarded as punishing the former police and the latter, and moving forward lightly.

The personnel matters involved in the internal guard's report were less serious than Li Tong expected, and some of the people he had planned to eliminate were not involved in it.

On the one hand, it is natural that Mobei's new victory and the more stable the overall situation have eliminated the sinister traces of these people, on the other hand, his malice towards King Linzi has become clearer, making some Shi Liu timid to approach.

Li Tong also felt a little regretful about this, but also relieved.

There are no disciples if you observe and observe. Since you are the important task of the family and the country, you still have to be tolerant after all.When the husband is angry, the two corpses are buried, and when the emperor is angry, the blood will flow everywhere. His grandmother wrote him a word to be careful, and now he has to warn himself because of this.

With the desire to survive, I give myself the way to live. Kaiyuan politics should have such an open-mindedness and tolerance.But if life cannot be sought for me, no matter how hard I try to achieve it, it will only be a vain pursuit in the end.Life and death are up to me, nothing else!

On the second day after the Neiwei Letter was delivered, the report from the Left-behind Mansion also arrived, and there were two copies. In addition to the memorial to the Left-behind Mansion, Wang Fangqing, the governor of Yongzhou, also added another report.

The report of the Left-behind Mansion mainly mentioned the current military and political arrangements in Chang’an City and the people’s livelihood. The demonic text of "Jiu Niao Fu" also mentioned and attached Li Zhaode’s contingency plan, but there was no speculation. investigation.

Li Tong was not surprised by this either. The job of staying behind in the government was to maintain stability, as long as he could maintain the general military and political situation in the pass, he would be considered as fulfilling his responsibility.If it is true to make wild guesses and create extra problems, it is going beyond the duty.

Wang Fangqing's extra content is less, not related to specific affairs, and the whole reading is just a greeting.But this is also where silence is better than sound. As one of the left behinds, since he stayed in the mansion to write a chapter, if the matter comes to this point, there is no need to say goodbye at all. Unfinished, unfinished.

As a left-behind minister, it is natural not to make false accusations lightly.The addition of this book means that the current personnel hidden dangers in Chang'an cannot be solved by staying behind.

"Non-vegetation, ruthless Practice makes perfect?"

After reading the two letters, Li Tong picked up the official letter from the residence, feeling a little disappointed in Li Zhaode.

As far as the matter is concerned, Li Zhaode's response is indeed impeccable, and he does his best within the duties of staying behind.But compared to Wang Fangqing's extravagant expression, Li Zhaode seemed too business-like and meticulous.

The political intention of the demonic text in "The Ode to Birds and Birds" is extremely directional, and it does not stop at attacking the empress dowager. If a deep analysis is made, Li Tong, a current saint, is a dove egg hatched in a magpie's nest.

Such accusations are more serious in nature, and out of friendship, the remaining officials can respond more violently.Li Zhaode did his official business and did not exceed the size. Although he fulfilled his responsibilities, he also used this duty to avoid harming the blood of the Prime Minister himself.

From the standpoint of inner feelings, Li Tong, a sage, still lost to King Xiang in Li Zhaode's heart.

Although it is said that food and salary are subject to affairs, fame and status are distinct, and the relationship between the monarch and his ministers is not in love, so there is no need to care about common sentiments, but Li Tong still feels a little sour in his heart.

Obviously, I was the one who tolerated you more, restarted you, and continued your political life, but you still miss the old man who alienated you and relegated you to Lingnan. Isn't it a bit unreasonable?

Of course, Li Tong would not be disappointed because of this. Although Li Zhaode felt nostalgic, he did not dereliction of duty because of his personal affair.Although the body is a country, there should be three parts of self-esteem in the heart. If you can't bear it, you are not a completely cold person.

Now inside and outside the court hall, there should not be too many people just waiting for the saint's order. After all, the team brought out by himself is more intimate and lovely.

Putting aside all these thoughts in his mind, Li Tong drew up a pen to write an imperial edict: Xu Junchen, the admonishing doctor who returned from Yingzhou, joined the censor, returned to Chang'an to investigate the case of the demon, and stayed at the various criminal departments of the various departments to discuss the case together. Take care.

When the edict was finished, Li Tong heard footsteps hurrying outside the hall, and looked up, only to see Yang Sixuan enter the hall with a sad expression and kowtow: "Sage, the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager has died It's two o'clock tonight..."

Although he was prepared in his heart, Li Tong's heart was still trembling when he heard the news. After a while, he raised his hand and rubbed his sore nose, and then said in a harsh voice: "Notify the ministers of the Zhengshitang and the third rank in Beijing to enter the palace immediately." Farewell to the Empress Dowager. From now on, the court ceremony and funeral will be held. Doctor Guanglu Yang Zaisi will join the Minister of Rites, and his servant Wang Shaozong will join Honglu Qing, and will be the ambassador of ceremonies. Li Qiao will be in charge of the funeral. Li Qiao, the Minister of Zhongshu, will go out to Puzhou Governor, and Zhidun will help the coffin , Imperial servant Guo Zhiyun, Ambassador Hejin, Dian Jun [-] went to Tongguan to wait for him, Song Jing under his door, and Yan Yanfan from the Ministry of War stayed in the hall to inspect the matter..."

In the past period of time, the relevant personnel arrangements have already been negotiated, and now only the order is issued.

Afterwards, Li Tong also withdrew from the Ming Hall, changed his mourning clothes in the chamber hall, summoned Guo Da, the inner guard, and ordered: "Immediately escort Yao Xianggong back to the capital. Quasi-personnel dispatching, the Jinwu Guard temporarily takes charge of the city affairs, and the inner guard temporarily directs the palace affairs. It is announced that Tong Wang will go to Weibei to stand by and not leave the army..."

Chapter 1050 Whoever messes up the country is a heinous crime

In late spring and April, a journey-ridden traveler entered Chang'an City from the Chunming Gate in the east of the city. It was Xu Junchen and his entourage who had been newly appointed by the Luoyang court not long ago.

After entering the city, Xu Junchen had no time to stop, and first sent his entourage to the Wannian Post Office, while he himself took the edict and all the talismans and went straight to the Daming Palace in Beinei, and first reported to the Liushou Mansion. Prepared, and then officially took office, he was already impatient.

Compared to Xu Junchen's full of enthusiasm, the stay-at-home mansion was much colder towards his arrival. Stay-at-home Li Zhaode didn't even invite him to meet him in the hall, but after verifying the imperial edict and reporting his death, the assistants were in charge of contacting him.

As early as the old years of Wu Zhou, when Xu Junchen and other cruel officials were in power, Li Zhaode was one of the few ministers in the court who dared to speak frankly to them, and even several of Xu Junchen's colleagues fell into Li Zhaode's hands.So Xu Junchen also had a shadow in his heart, and he didn't dare to face Li Zhaode directly.

But thinking that he was under the emperor's order this time, but was treated so arrogantly and coldly, Xu Junchen felt a little resentful in his heart, looked at the left-behind straight hall and sneered: "The world has entered Kaiyuan, and the characters are all new, but Zhaode If you are still indulging in the old situation, you will surely fall into it!"

He sneered at Li Zhaode, but he didn't feel that he was not like that.Obviously, he has been preserved and appointed again, and his salary has to be continued, but he is still obsessed with the work of torture officials. After getting this appointment, he was ecstatic, and the journey back to Beijing was even faster than the funeral messengers who left the capital Hurry up, all the way back to Chang'an first.

After receiving the case files related to Yaowen from the staff of the Left-behind Mansion, Xu Junchen refused the Dali Temple as an office arranged by the Left-behind Mansion, fearing that his handling of the case would be hindered by the Left-behind Mansion.

After thinking for a while, he left Da Nei again and went straight to the Yongzhou Prefecture in the city, asking to see the chief historian Wang Fangqing, hoping to temporarily borrow the Chang'an County Yamen Hall as a place to push the case.

Wang Fangqing did not refuse this, and at the same time, he also hoped that Xu Junchen could investigate the matter clearly. Since the empress dowager is already in heaven, and the holy car will return within a month of helping the spirit, the sooner this kind of evil nuisance will naturally end, the better. good.

Originally, Wang Fangqing planned to ask Xu Junchen if he had any ideas for a trial, but after receiving the warrant, Xu Junchen got up quickly to leave, turned around and left for Chang'an County.

In the county yamen hall, Xu Junchen had just sat down, and he gave the first order to the left-behind officials of the criminal department who had been so obedient: Immediately arrest all the people in Chang'an who are engaged in engraving for a living to come here for interrogation.

This order is quite satisfactory. Although the technique of engraving has gradually become popular in recent years, there are still not many people operating this industry in the city.The Yaowen is distributed by engraving, since it is necessary to investigate, it is natural to investigate from the source of this engraving.

Long before Xu Junchen returned to Beijing, Wang Fangqing ordered from the prefectural capital the register of business owners in Beijing and the surrounding counties, and now he only needs to find out who he is based on the map and get the person according to the book, saving the trouble of re-inspection.

All the members of the criminal department dispatched separately, and soon attracted many Yinfang personnel from the various workshops.Although compared to the entire market, there are very few practitioners in the engraving industry, but when all relevant personnel are summed up, there are more than a thousand people.

Looking at this situation, the officials of the criminal department can't help complaining. It seems that this night will inevitably have to light up the night and interrogate one by one.

However, Xu Junchen did not order the trial. When these people were brought into the county government, he only ordered them to be driven to the vacant halls belonging to the county government and temporarily detained.

"So many people and personnel are involved, how much work will it take if we follow this investigation? Since the traitor has made this conspiracy, the evil plan is already brewing. If the criminal department and personnel are too lazy, the case has not been concluded, and the incident has already happened!"

As a well-known cruel official in Wu Zhou, Xu Junchen naturally has unique insights into his professional field. Know the place and know yourself. Now when you are searching and arresting, the rope may not reach, the thieves are already frightened, and the fright leads to chaos, and the chaos leads to panic, and the appearance is not far away! This is shaking the branches to drive the birds, and rushing the grass to frighten the beasts!"

When everyone heard Xu Junchen's explanation, they couldn't help but praise him.But for Xu Junchen, this kind of operation was not a small test, and he immediately issued several documents for sea arrest, ordering the criminals to post notices at the gates of the city.

Seeing the clear pictures on these documents, the criminals were unavoidably surprised again. Could it be that this censor really has the ability to predict the future?The case has not yet been judged, and we already know what kind of criminals to arrest!

Facing the surprise and suspicion of the crowd, Xu Junchen just smiled slightly.The so-called graphics and shadows are just an approximation. Unless the criminal's appearance has extremely special and unique features, the possibility of catching the criminal based on this is very slim.

Therefore, these few sea arrest documents are also one of the means to scare the snake, but it only narrows the target.As for the drawings on the documents, they were just drawn by him while waiting for the arresting officers. They were nothing more than noses and eyes, and long gowns. He could look like anyone, even somewhat like him.

This method is still using the criminal's suspicion.

Now that the Criminal Division has made great efforts to arrest people, there must be some gains. After all, it is impossible for the engraving of such a large number of monsters to be printed in a short period of time by two or three small workshops, and it is absolutely impossible for those conspirators to order them with their real names. layout.

Therefore, there are only pictures and shadows on the document, not even the specific names. It is said that the person is taken according to the picture, but in fact it is just telling the criminals that the government is already taking action.

If the graphics happen to be similar, criminals hiding in the dark will be even more suspicious.If it is far from the description, the other party may also suspect whether the government is deliberately confusing, in fact, Jinghui is stepping up the search in secret!

"All the documents posted will be guarded by guards, and those who appear suspicious will approach frequently, arrest and interrogate!"

Until now, Xu Junchen has only used bluffs to scare the snakes.If his skills stop here, of course he will not be able to be the number one cruel official in Wu Zhou. After the momentum is created, the next step is a more targeted breakthrough.

He was not in a hurry to proceed to the next step, and set aside one night for the atmosphere to continue to ferment. He also slept in the county government office to refresh himself.

The next morning when the drums sounded, Xu Junchen issued several arrest warrants. This time, it was no longer a vague campaign. The warrants clearly listed the persons to be arrested, such as Song Zhiwen, Wu Ping, etc. The first-class famous outsiders are impressively listed.

While waiting for the suspects to be brought back to justice, Xu Junchen fetched the list of suspicious persons arrested near yesterday's list and looked through it carefully.