In the days when I was dressed as the king of a subjugated country

Fortunately, this place is in the inner city, and it was getting late, so Gu Li found a noodle restaurant to eat something.Seeing that there were fewer and fewer people on the street, I walked towards the southwest corner of the palace, and paid attention to the people around me on the road, so as not to be followed by others and not know anything about it.

When he returned to the palace, Zhou Changshun accepted him and asked him to change his clothes. The master and servant returned to the Qianqing Palace.Zhou Chang said by the way: "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager has come back several times just now."

Gu Li thought, she was probably doing it for Prince Cheng again. It seems that Jiang Xiasheng's gang of yamen servants made a big fuss in Prince Cheng's Bieye this afternoon.

Gu Li asked someone to take Zhen'er from Guo Xuan's place to have dinner with him. After the incident on Long Live Mountain, he was a little dissatisfied with Guo Xuan's servant, and he didn't want to hand over his son to her.As long as he is in the palace, he will try his best to bring Gu Youzhen to his side.

He could feel that Guo Xuanshi was a little bit of a dead end, if he didn't come out of his mind, he would act too radically if he continued like this, and he was afraid that it would affect Zhen'er.

He had dinner with Gu Youzhen, and as soon as he removed the dishes, Kang Qizong came to see him, and he heard that he brought along a servant from Yishun Tianfu, presumably Jiang Xiasheng.

As soon as Kang Qizong came in, he reported to Gu Li what happened this afternoon. Jiang Xiasheng was relieved to see that Gu Li was safe and sound, and stood silently behind Kang Fu Yin.

Kangfu Yin explained: "This afternoon, I, Shuntian Mansion, received a report that a student named Gu Yixing was kidnapped. The government servants rushed to a house in front of Hongluo Factory, and the family guards of the house There were some conflicts, and at that time, I didn't expect that the house was the other property of Prince Cheng, if I knew it earlier, I would never have dared to offend the prince."

Before Gu Li opened his mouth, he heard a majestic female voice say angrily: "Slandering and cunning! What nonsense!"

The Empress Dowager came in with the maids and eunuchs.

Gu Li asked the servant to carry Gu Youzhen to Dongnuan Pavilion to play, and let the queen mother show her seat.

The queen mother sat down and complained to Gu Li: "Qin'er was frightened this afternoon. These yamen servants are so rude and rampant. You have to go in and find someone. You tell them to talk about it, and they keep saying that Qin'er Kidnapped Gu Yixing, where is that person? Have you found it?"

Gu Li pressed his forehead and said, "Then invite Prince Cheng into the palace, let's ask together."

After waiting for a while, Prince Cheng came in.He had been locked in the dungeon before, and he did catch a cold, and he had been coughing when he walked in.Gu Li asked someone to show him some tea, and asked earnestly, "Is Prince Cheng in good health?"

Prince Cheng confiscated a large amount of Huangzhuang land and property by him. He used domestic slaves to falsely report his salary in the army, and he was also caught by Gu Li. What's more, his title was changed. His son can only be a marquis, grandson Yes Bo, the fifth generation is a commoner.

He already hated Gu Li so much that his teeth itch, and now he had to hold back his anger, and said slowly: "However, I have suffered from a bit of wind and cold, and His Majesty is worried about it."

Gu Li laughed and said: "I heard that this afternoon, Prince Cheng had some conflicts with the servants of the Shuntian Mansion. Are there any casualties?"

Prince Cheng hesitated for a moment, then replied: "Several servants were injured, but no one died."

Gu Li asked Kang Qizong again: "Are there any casualties among the servants in Shuntian Mansion?"

Kang Qizong said: "Several yamen servants were injured."

Gu Li shook his hands and said with a smile: "It's okay, since it was just a misunderstanding and no one was injured, I think this matter..."

Before he finished speaking, the queen mother said angrily: "Misunderstanding?! From Aijia's point of view, this is not a misunderstanding. It is clear that the Shuntian government did not take Prince Cheng seriously and trampled on the imperial power!"

Kang Qizong hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, this is because the officials of my Shuntian Mansion received a report. They did not intentionally provoke troubles, nor did they intend to trample on the Royal Tianwei. The person who reported the case is now in the Shuntian Mansion. I can ask him to come and testify." .”

Gu Li murmured, and asked: "Prince Cheng, the Shuntian Mansion received a report saying that you sent someone to kidnap a scholar named Gu Yixing. Is there such a thing?"

Prince Cheng shouted again and again that he was wronged.

Kang Qizong also said: "I saw it with my own eyes by the inspector Jiang from Shuntian Mansion. He said that Gu Yixing was tied up in Bieye and locked in a dark room. He was guarded by a general and a literati. The general was wearing satin cloth. Boots are sewed straight in, the literati wears long beards, the military general originally wanted to kill Gu Yixing, and he said he was ordered by the prince, but the Jiang patrol saw that the situation was not good, so he led people into the mansion..."

Before he finished speaking, Prince Cheng said angrily: "Bloody spout! Confused black and white, the one who was kidnapped is obviously Jiang..."

He paused for a while, and immediately regretted his slip of the tongue.He had already heard from his subordinates that he thought it was Gu Yixing who was kidnapped, but he didn't expect that it was actually a police officer from Shuntian Mansion.Then Gu Yixing slipped in and rescued Jiang Xun. When he came out, Gu Yixing was gone.This matter was so unbelievable that he couldn't figure it out.

Gu Li raised his eyebrows, and asked: "So Prince Cheng really sent people to take people into captivity? Prince Cheng, you secretly raised soldiers, embezzled bribes, and embezzled military pay. I see that you are a brother of my compatriots, and I have lightly forgiven you." For you, you don't think about self-examination, but connive at the generals in broad daylight to kidnap people, what exactly do you want me to do?"

Prince Cheng wished he could bite his tongue, kept silent, and looked at the Queen Mother.

The queen mother hurriedly pleaded with Gu Li: "This is all a misunderstanding!"

Prince Cheng also nodded and said, "That's right, it's a misunderstanding. This king originally wanted to invite Jiang Xunyu to come to the mansion as a guest. It's because his subordinates don't know how to handle things. This king has already taught them a lesson."

Gu Li said: "Your subordinates are not only incapable of doing things, but in my opinion, they are hiding evil intentions and framing you! You can't keep such people! Governor Kang, you should send someone to arrest them. Don't keep one, don't let this kind of disaster stay with Prince Cheng!"

Prince Cheng was already sweating anxiously. He had privately amassed soldiers and was punished by Gu Li. The soldiers were confiscated and never taken away. These killers are the last bit of his wealth!

Prince Cheng sent a look of help to the Queen Mother.

The queen mother coughed and said with a smile: "Since it was all a misunderstanding, let me see, let's forget about it..."

Gu Li interrupted her: "How can this matter be forgotten? Prince Cheng's servants harbored evil intentions and framed the Lord, and they were arrested and brought to justice. Although the Shuntian Mansion's patrol was to save people, but after a while in Prince Cheng's other courtyard If you make a big fuss and disturb the prince, you will be fined to stay at home and think about your mistakes."

Prince Cheng was quite dissatisfied, Gu Li seemed to hit him fifty times each, but no matter how you looked at it, he punished Shun Tianfu lightly and beat him hard.But he didn't dare to talk any more, he blamed himself for being quick to talk, and was tricked by others. He was originally a reasonable sufferer, but instead he fell into a disadvantage.

Gu Li said to a few people: "If there is nothing wrong, you can step back."

As he spoke, he looked at Jiang Xiasheng twice more.Jiang Xiasheng understood what he meant, followed Kang Qizong to the gate of the palace, turned back into the palace, and returned to Qianqing Palace.

Gu Li is waiting for him.

Jiang Xiasheng walked in, saluted, looked at Gu Li quietly, and said quietly: "Your Majesty, what other status do you have, please tell me! My heart, I can't stand this fright!"

Gu Li didn't expect him to mention this, his old face blushed, and he said with a dry smile: "My identity is the son of heaven who obeys the destiny, the parent of the people, how can I have any other identity."

Jiang Xiasheng was dubious.

Gu Li said: "Okay, calling you back into the palace is to give you a chance to confess to me. Tell me, why do you pretend to be Gu Yixing?"

Jiang Xiasheng thought about it a few times, and finally said to Gu Li: "Your Majesty, my brother Tan Jilun is currently living in my house. If you send someone to call him, you will naturally understand the intention of the humble officer."

Gu Li was very surprised, didn't he already ask Xie Lian to send Xiao Tan back?How could Xiao Tan still stay in the capital?

Gu Li hurriedly sent someone to Jiang Xiasheng's house to invite Tan Jilun.He watched Jiang Xiasheng's seat and reviewed the memorial for a while.

The servant brought Xiao Tan in. Xiao Tan saluted Gu Li and glanced at Jiang Xiasheng.

Gu Li looked up at Xiao Tan and was stunned.Xiao Tan's face was pale and sick. What's more, he had a broken hand.

Gu Li was almost speechless, walked out from behind the table, looked at Xiao Tan, and suddenly said to Zhou Changshun: "Go and call the guard Xie!"

Xiao Tan said: "Your Majesty, this matter has nothing to do with Xie Shiwei, please don't punish him."

"I asked him to send you back to your hometown, how did he escort you, I naturally want to ask clearly!"

After a while, Xie Lian came, seeing Tan Jilun's miserable appearance, her expression changed immediately.Gu Li said to Tan Jilun: "What exactly happened to you, explain it clearly and tell everyone."

Xiao Tan had no choice but to tell the story of the boat being chiseled on the river and being chased all the way back to Beijing.

After he finished speaking, Xie Lian immediately said: "It's a dereliction of duty, I beg Your Majesty to punish you!"

He admitted his mistake so well, but Gu Li couldn't bear to punish him anymore. He snorted and pretended to be angry and said: "Your punishment is yet to come, you step back first."

Xie Lian left with her head down.Gu Li looked at Jiang Xiasheng and Tan Jilun again, and asked Jiang Xiasheng: "So you pretended to be Gu Yixing, just to lure out the person behind the scenes who sent people to hunt down Xiao Tan? How can you be sure it's the same person?"

Xiao Tan didn't know that Jiang Xiasheng went deep into the dragon's lake and tiger's lair for him today, so he looked at Jiang Xiasheng with some doubts.

Jiang Xiasheng said: "I can't be sure that they are the same person. They are just playing by ear. My brother was wounded by a knife. The people who chased him wore satin straight-seam boots. After I was captured, I saw those generals. If we can match up with these clues, we can be sure that these people are the killers who hunted down my brother."

Only then did Gu Li realize that Jiang Xiasheng was indeed bold and careful.

It's just that although he has made an order to arrest all the killers of Prince Cheng, these killers are Prince Cheng's confidantes, and they are loyal to him. I am afraid that they will not identify Prince Cheng. The prince deserved what he deserved, I'm afraid it won't be easy.

Gu Li thought for a while, then asked Xiao Tan: "It was my lack of thoughtfulness that caused you to suffer such a disaster. What compensation do you want? I will try my best to satisfy you."

Xiao Tan thought for a while: "Your Majesty, my right hand is useless, and I can no longer use a sword. I will be a useless person when I go back to my hometown. Why don't I stay in the capital and learn some martial arts from Xie Weiwei? My right hand is useless. I still have more The left hand can be used."

Seeing that Xiao Tan didn't give up on himself, Gu Li felt relieved, called Xie Lian in, and said to him: "I have decided to promote Xiao Tan to be the guard of the Imperial Guard Division. From today on, he will be taught martial arts by you. You need to do your best. Do not be idle and lazy."

Xie Lian took the order.

Gu Li thought for a while, among the guards in this forbidden palace, the only one he trusted was Xie Lian.Even Prince Cheng has a group of assassins as his confidantes. It's fine to be busy with official duties a while ago, but now that he has some free time, he has to recruit a group of trustworthy people to be his own.

Gu Li handed Xie Lian: "Among the guards in the Forbidden Palace, you select another 20 people for training. I want a team of guards who will be loyal to me."

Xie Lian took the order and took Xiao Tan down.

Gu Li looked at Jiang Xiasheng and said, "These days, you should stay at home well, if anything happens again, I won't take care of you."

Jiang Xiasheng saluted and retreated.

A few days later, a major case broke out in the capital.Prince Cheng was rewarded by thieves who broke into his home. His right hand was severed at the elbow. The condition was tragic. In addition, an aide of Prince Cheng died.This incident caused a commotion in the capital for a while, and the queen mother came to Gu Li like crazy again, asking him to catch the perpetrator.Gu Li had no choice but to call Kang Qizong to ask Shuntian Mansion to investigate the case.

He didn't care about anything else, after all, he had promised Jiang Xiasheng that no matter what happened, he wouldn't care about it.

"it's him?"

On the teahouse opposite the newspaper shop, Chen Feng sat by the window, staring at the newspaper shop opposite.Yu Guangle walked into the newspaper shop, but disappeared.

"Exactly. On the surface, the shopkeeper of this newspaper shop is a middle-aged man named He Shanwei, but the actual owner is this young prisoner surnamed Yu."

"Sure enough, the surname is Yu..." Chen Feng was thinking, staring at the opposite side.Not long after, Yu Guangle came out again, explained a few words to the people in the newspaper shop, then turned around and walked out.

His face was finally fully exposed, allowing Chen Feng to see clearly, Chen Feng was taken aback, and said in amazement: "Is this eunuch so young and handsome?"

The young prisoner was very young, he looked no older than Chen Feng, and his appearance was very handsome, like a Zhilan Yushu, anyone who saw this appearance would sigh and say: "It's a pity!"

He couldn't help but feel a sense of comparison, and asked the subordinates beside him: "Is he more handsome or am I more handsome?"

The subordinates were a little embarrassed and hesitant, but Chen Feng had come to his senses, waved his hand to signal that he needn't say anything, and laughed at himself: "It's ridiculous that I've fallen so low as to compare myself with eunuchs..."

Gu Li decreed that Guo Xuan was promoted to Zhaoyi, and he still lived in Kunning Palace.Guo Xuanshi has been in the palace for several years, he has always been a selection servant, and he was named Zhaoyi all of a sudden, so he couldn't help feeling complicated.She knew that His Majesty was giving a sweet date with a stick as compensation to her, but no matter what, she couldn't complain to His Majesty anymore.

After waking up in the morning, Guo Zhaoyi took Gu Youzhen to the Palace of Compassion and Ning to greet the Queen Mother.The queen mother is still reciting Buddha's name, and the palace is dyed with incense, which makes people dizzy.

Guo Zhaoyi took Gu Youzhen to greet her, and the Queen Mother glanced at them, and said indifferently: "Sit down. Your Majesty has recently named you Zhaoyi, and the Ai family would like to congratulate you."

Guo Zhaoyi smiled timidly. She was a little apprehensive towards the queen mother who had lived in the palace for a long time.

The queen mother looked at her from behind the lingering smoke, and suddenly said: "It seems that you are really happy. The emperor dismissed your father from the official position, and it is useless for you to plead in every possible way. Such a heartless person only promoted your status." It's just a concubine. If I slap you and reward you with a sweet date, you won't hold grudges?"

The smile on Guo Zhaoyi's face froze.

Gu Youzhen sat aside, watching the two adults talking ignorantly.

The queen mother glanced at him, and said: "Don't forget, Youzhen is not your own. If you have nothing to show, your Majesty will accept a newcomer in a few years, will you still remember you?"

The work of measuring the population and land area of ​​the whole country is finally done.At present, there are about 880 households in the country, with a population of 1605 million, and a land area of ​​about 5.1 million mu. Gu Li did some calculations, and this figure has decreased slightly compared to 1578, which should be due to the population caused by wars and natural disasters. The reduction, and part of the land was appropriated by the gentry and the rich.

Gu Li can't deprive these rich people of their land for no reason. He can only deprive them of their land on the basis of crimes and distribute it to farmers everywhere, just like Wang Zheng, Xia Xingcheng, and Prince Cheng were investigated.

Since he established the hereditary surrender rule here at Zhou Ermao, and changed his title to hereditary surrender on the charge of becoming a prince, Gu Li simply withstood the pressure of the vassal princes and clans, saying that "the person who inherits the title, if offended According to the law of the Great Chu, according to the seriousness of the crime, the death penalty, deprivation of the title, and hereditary demotion of the title were respectively proposed." This decree was proposed, further improved by the Ministry of Punishment, and incorporated into the law.

Of course, Gu Li also publicized this policy in the "Da Chu Morning News". "Da Chu Morning News" has been sold to the area of ​​Yingtian Mansion, so his publicity has been well received by the people, and the common people praised it one after another, making Gu Li feel that it is worthwhile to carry out this decree despite the scolding of the clan.

In addition, Gu Li also issued an imperial edict to encourage the lower-level clan children to take the imperial examination to do business.There are nearly 10 descendants of the clan. However, apart from the princes and marquises at the top, the members of the royal family at the bottom actually live a very miserable life. □□Decreed that the royal family's children were not allowed to conduct imperial examinations to do business, so that members of the royal family could only live on their salaries.After continuous struggle at the end of the last century, the children of the clan were able to participate in the imperial examination, but not many people passed the exam, and most of them were still struggling on the poverty line.

Not surprisingly, the edict was opposed by civil servants.Civil servants were worried that members of the royal family would take part in the imperial examination and do business, which would allow them to hold too much power and threaten the stability of the monarchy, but Gu Li insisted that these lower-level clan children often did not have many power connections, and whether the imperial examination was good or business, it would not affect much Of course, in the imperial edict, Gu Li distinguished in detail the scope of identification of members of the lower-level royal family. It is impossible for Gu Li to allow members of the royal family such as Prince Cheng and King Fu who have thousands of miles of fertile land to do business in the imperial examination.

In addition, potatoes and corn have already been planted in Huangzhuang. According to the report of the eunuch in charge of Huangzhuang, they sowed and cultivated according to the cultivation method explained by Li Li, and they are growing well now.Gu Li was still a little worried, so he asked Li Tang, the eunuch who was in charge of the ceremony, to arrange for people to go down and inspect the various Huangzhuang to see if the eunuchs in the Huangzhuang were taking good care of them.After all, the potatoes and corn are related to whether Da Chu can successfully survive the Little Ice Age.

Just through such a trivial matter, Gu Li realized that it is not so easy for him to reduce the number of eunuchs in the palace.Huangzhuang all over the country must be managed by eunuchs. In addition, there are minerals. Eunuchs are required to be appointed for various positions in the coastal areas, such as the city ship department, tea and horse trading, salt monopoly, royal procurement, and tax supervision. No wonder the number of registered eunuchs reaches 4 people, because there are too many places where they are needed.The bureaucracy is big enough that it is impossible to delegate these matters to officials.Moreover, matters such as royal purchases, salt monopoly, and Huangzhuang management are all related to royal income, and there is no reason to hand them over to the outer court.

Just as it is difficult to reduce the number of eunuchs, it is not easy to slim down the bureaucracy.A few days ago, Gu Li asked Zuo Shijue to submit a report on rectifying the administration of officials. In the report, Zuo Shijue proposed that those people who are not working without pay should be laid off, but this is much more difficult to do than it is said.

Most of these unpaid personnel have deep backgrounds in the imperial court, extensive connections, and intricate relationships. Who dares to touch them?

Gu Li dared to move, but it was impossible for Gu Li to personally find out the people one by one. Even Prime Minister Mu couldn't know the personnel of every department and department well. He wanted to screen and deal with these officials who were paid nothing. In the end, it still has to be handed over to the heads of various departments.But these people have been in the officialdom for a long time, and most of them are old tricks. How could they take the risk of offending others to sign up?So it is easy to start, but difficult to implement.

Originally, the thirteen censors and the six divisions were full-time pickets, but Gu Li didn't trust them either.There are as many as 120 censors in the thirteen censors, and more than 180 people in the six divisions. How can it be possible that all of these [-] people are clean and upright people, and they are given such great power, but they are not controlled? It just gives them an opportunity for corruption.

Gu Li told Prime Minister Mu his thoughts, hoping that he could come up with countermeasures.Prime Minister Mu persuaded him that the layoffs were too loud. If he really wanted to do this, the reaction from the government might be worse than Gu Licha's corruption case. He should take it step by step. Work, in addition to restricting grace, the children of officials and eunuchs are not allowed to donate officials or become officials with grace, they can only pass the imperial examination.

Gu Li can only do this first, find Zuo Shijue, Zuodu Yushi, and the six subjects of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and finalize the details of the examination method, the scope of grace restrictions, and the supervision of the officials range, and promulgated edicts.

Gu Li also specifically explained that the examination method is not only aimed at Beijing officials, but also at various local officials, and it needs to be mentioned in the mansion newspaper.

In addition to letting the censors and advisers supervise, Gu Li did not forget that the supervision of the people is more important.He deliberately spent two pages on the "Da Chu Morning News", explaining the significance of implementing the test method, and calling on the people to exercise their supervisory power.

However, there were very few people responding to this matter, and Gu Li even made a special trip to the capital to find out if anyone was talking about it in teahouses, restaurants, markets, and streets, but the people's reaction was very indifferent.

It seems that the people do not trust the so-called "mass supervision".After Gu Li returned to the palace, he specially called Zuodu Yushi of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and asked him if the Supervision Department set up in the capital had received any reports from the masses, but unexpectedly there was not a single case.

Gu Li was worried, he really wanted to win the trust with a tree, but where is this tree?

It was also he who dozed off to deliver the pillow, and within a few days after asking Zuodu Yushi of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Prime Minister Mu hurried into the palace to find him, and sent the first case received by the Supervision Department to his desk.

The reporter was actually an old acquaintance, Geng Chongming.

This matter was caused by Gu Li's decree for the local government to exterminate the bandits a while ago.Most of the rebels returned to their hometowns, and only a very small part were divided into several groups of bandits, groups of three to fifty, and rioted everywhere.Gu Li originally issued an order, requesting all localities to cooperate in suppressing the bandits, and also sent one person each from the Sixth Division to Shizhong, the Thirteenth Censor, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate to supervise.

Unexpectedly, in Fengxiang Mansion, Shaanxi Province, a group of rogues made trouble everywhere. The prefect of Fengxiang was afraid that the supervisor would blame him for his ineffectiveness, so he arrested innocent people and killed them as rogues.Geng Chongming is a native of Shaanxi. He was filled with righteous indignation when he saw this incident, so he came to the capital to sue the imperial court.

Looking at the case, Gu Li was so angry that he vomited blood, and said to Prime Minister Mu: "Is Geng Chongming here? I want to ask him personally."

Prime Minister Mu said, "People are waiting outside the palace gate."

Gu Li sent his servants to bring him in.

I hadn't seen him for a few months, but Geng Chongming looked a lot stronger. He was wearing a patched dress with the sleeves rolled up, revealing his thick and dark arms.

When Geng Chongming saw Gu Li, he rolled up his sleeves and saluted Gu Li.Gu Li asked him some questions about the case, and then asked him: "How much time did you spend traveling from Shanxi to the capital, and how much did you pay?"

Geng Chongming said: "In ten days, I spent eight taels of silver."

Gu Li asked: "Why are you still using silver, not treasure notes?"

Geng Chongming blushed, and said coldly, "Are you going to punish me?"

Gu Li said: "Why should you be punished for your crime? I just asked about the progress of the issuance of precious banknotes."

Only then did Geng Chongming put away the thorns all over his body and said, "I dare not use it."

Gu Li saw that his character was stinky and stubborn, so he couldn't help laughing. It would be great if Geng Chongming had a reputation. His character is just right for being a supervisory official.

After Gu Li asked, he let Geng Chongming out of the palace.It was almost noon, and Geng Chongming was dizzy from the sun, so he left the palace and sat cross-legged in a corner by himself.I don't know whether I will be sued for my situation, and whether those folks who died unjustly will be able to avenge their hatred.However, looking at the emperor's attitude, he seemed a little careless, so he asked him casually and asked him to come out.

At that time, Gu Li said that he wanted them to be the eyes and ears of the emperor, and they could come to sue if they encountered any injustices. Was it all just talk?

Geng Chongming wiped away his tears, his stomach growled twice, he untied his belt, tightened it a bit, and still sat still.

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