Li Shimin was really angry.

What happened in Yangzhou made him furious. Who would have expected that he would still be like this when he came to Yangzhou again today.

No, it's not just that, it's just getting worse.

Liu Er in front of him was so miserable. He was just a little polite who had never seen a big scene. When he saw Li Shimin furious, he was so scared that he was trembling.

The ministers behind him couldn't help but become restless.

On the one hand, they felt that they had seized Chen Zhengtai's handle. This guy not only ignored the lives of the people, but also destroyed his family in Yangzhou. Is this what people do?

Who would have expected that the Yangzhou governor... was so bad.

At this time, Li Shimin asked again: "So, why do you make a living?"

Liu Er became more and more timid and said tremblingly: "Little Min, Little Min... Little Min... Little Min is sick, even if he is a slave, he doesn't want it. Now he has to live here... to make a living... There were more than 60 households in this village. Now, it has become a member of the Lu family, or even a person like me can live a day. A few days ago... the Lu family sent people to collect debts. When Little Min was sick, he not only sold the land, but also owed the Lu family thirty cents."

"I have borrowed thirty cents for more than a month, but now it has reached more than fifty cents. It is said that it is the end of the year and cannot be paid back again. This is a total of two cents. Xiaomin does not understand arithmetic, but he knows... he will definitely not be able to pay it back. However, Xiaomin has a poor life and will not live at that time. However, Xiaomin has a daughter who married two years ago, but they said that even if the married daughter is to pay off the debt, if she doesn't pay it back at the end of the year, she will have to pay off her daughter. I... I deserve to die, I deserve to die."

As he said that, Liu Er slapped himself in the face with a heartbroken look, as if he only hated that he shouldn't borrow the money, and his married daughter and his son-in-law would also be implicated by him. Originally, this daughter was considered a member of the husband's family when she got married, but like some families, she obviously was not worried at all. She could not collect the debt, and as for the married daughter, there was always a way to take it away.

Li Shimin couldn't help but sneer: "Does the government ignore it?"

This is what Li Shimin really cares about.

In his opinion, governing the people requires governing officials first. He and Chen Zhengtai explained this truth very clearly.

This is the fundamental way to implement all good policies of the court.

Seeing Li Shimin's majesty, there were many people surround him behind him, Liu Er knew that he had met a big man and was about to die of illness at this time, and his daughter was also suffering with him, so he simply let it go.

So he became bold and brave and said, "This guarantor who borrowed money was run by Zhang Shuli, the county's scholar. They had a deep friendship with the Lu family. Every now and then, they were invited to Lu's family to drink. When they were divided, they were the county's scholars who used the excuse to make things difficult for bribes. If they refused to give it, they would give you this vegetarian land dozens of miles away. On weekdays, they came to the countryside just to urge grain and did not ask for anything else."

"Although the clerk recognized a few words, he was the worst person in the county to provoke. He was very fierce. Whenever there was a place that was not satisfactory, he would find a way to punish you for being a thief. There is a mountain nearby. Now there are thieves in the mountains. There are about a hundred people in the village, all robbers who cut the path. But most of them are actually ordinary people who are unwilling to be slaves and cannot live. The government suppressed them once, and I heard that all the county magistrates in this county were injured. Since then, no one has ever cared about those robbers..."

When Liu Er said this, Li Shimin's face changed even more, and his eyes flashed with sharp lights under the lights.

Do officials force the people to rebel?

There are even robbers in Zhenguan.

However, Li Shimin obviously didn't know anything about this before.

The officials behind him also felt their scalp numb and some whispered: "Is it already so rampant? What's the difference between this and the time of Emperor Yang of Sui?"

"What kind of evil is Chen Zhengtai doing? Even Wu Ming is not as good as him. Everyone said that Yangzhou is the best place, but they didn't know that it turned out like this."

"The harm of harsh government is more powerful than that of a tiger."

Many people are dissatisfied, and now this anger has reached the critical point.

Li Shimin said coldly: "Do you even have thieves? OK, it's really good."

He said something a little sarcastic, and then he didn't say anything more. He just ordered people to take food to Liu Er, and issued an order to order all officials to station here.

His original intention was to let these ministers of the court see how difficult the people's livelihood was.

But this time... was completely beyond his expectations. Before getting off the ship today, he really naively thought that letting his favorite disciples come to Yangzhou to governor Yangzhou would make the people feel better.

But I never thought that I would see so many miserable things again. This is getting worse!

Du Ruhui was with Li Shimin's side, and he could see Li Shimin's anger, but... the ordinary common people were so far, which made him feel melancholy.

After all, he is the prime minister. Over the years, he has thought that he has worked hard, but he never thought that compared with the prosperous Chang'an City, even Yangzhou has reached this point.

Since that's the case, what's the point of rebelling against Sui Dynasty?

As the prime minister, it seems that what he said was a life-long task was just a futile one.

However, although Wang Jin and other censors could not bear the dirty and smelly environment in this small village, they were already busy.

They took steamed cakes and dried meat to fill their stomachs, so they began to walk around here, and there were some women and children living nearby. Wang Jin decided to visit.

With the man, I found an old woman. Her teeth were almost done and she was speechless. The old woman had no knowledge and still thought she was living in the Kaihuang period. She asked carefully and soon asked something even more terrifying.

Last month, the servants came to collect grain and beat people to death. A man died, but he was beaten to death because he really couldn't pay the grain.

This is obviously... I deliberately wanted to establish my authority. Sure enough, as soon as the person was killed, the others claimed the loan to the Lu family and obediently paid the grain. There were only thirty or forty households in the village, and most of the younger ones became the Lu family's tribe, leaving only these old and weak.

And the remaining thirty or forty households, of which twenty-two households were owed money and grain from the Lu family to credit.

Once you borrow this debt, there is almost no possibility of paying it off. After all, this is a debt that is rolling around. Even if you only borrow twenty or thirty cents, the monthly interest rate is extremely high. Moreover, most people really have no livelihoods to borrow. Therefore, once you borrow... a contract is made, the descendants will never be able to make a fortune again.

Wang Jin was also from a noble family and was originally the same as the Lu family. In the past, he didn't think these people were miserable. Sometimes he heard about some people borrowing from their Wang family, but most of them ignored them.

Because in his opinion, these people... are just numbers in the Wang family's account books, and even if you occasionally see these people from afar, you will hardly communicate. For example, this old woman could hardly understand the accent of her speech. She was extremely reluctant to listen to it because she guessed and guessed.

If it weren't for collecting Chen Zhengtai's evidence of guilt, Wang Jin would never have anything to do with such a person.

Therefore...When seeing the old woman accusing him, Wang Jin was a little sad, his eyes were slightly red, and he subconsciously rubbed his eyes. Wang Jin was the one who respected Buddha, so he sighed.

When he opened the rice jar at the old woman's house, he found that there were only two dou of rice inside. The rice, not only was rice, but it looked like it was just a grain of grain. It made people feel furious when they looked at it. So he gave the old woman a steamed cake. The old woman thanked her so much that she ate it very much.

Wang Jin sighed with a gloomy face, and told the humiliating house with several censors, and then got uproar: "Chen Zhengtai is harming the people! Today... I will never stop with him."

So he took the collected evidence of guilt and went straight to meet Li Shimin.

Li Shimin's trip has been built, and a tent outside the village was set up, and everyone was about to snatch it in.

When Li Shimin saw them, everyone not only bowed, but also bowed solemnly.

Wang Jin was the first to shed tears and said excitedly: "Your Majesty, Chen Zhengtai indulged the servants and harmed the people. Haven't Your Majesty witnessed it with his own eyes? Your Majesty used to say that the people are so difficult, and it is true that they should be seen by me. I have already seen it with my own eyes. I have visited many households under the order. Wherever I can see it, I am shocked. Your Majesty... Such a traitor who harms the people is still full of benevolence and righteousness. He broke other people's homes in Yangzhou City, and in this countryside, he treated the people so cruelly that the officials forced the people to rebel."

"I have also investigated that the thief in the mountains was also a good citizen before. Because my family owed money, not only did my father be detained and beaten to death by the servants, but his mother and sister were sold. He himself was also arrested and tortured day and night. Later, he escaped from the sky. Since then, he has become enemies with the government and never ended. How many people are there in the Tang Dynasty, how many are there in my Tang Dynasty? I really don't dare to see it, and I can't bear to listen. Today... I beg your Majesty to kill Chen Zhengtai and confiscate Chen's family to serve as a warning to you."

They are really angry.

This is a strange emotion, and on the one hand, they have a sense of revenge.

On the other hand, more or less, when you really see this devastated person, you will also breed a deep sense of sympathy.

In the past, they had a great disgust against His Majesty's attack on the aristocratic races. Isn't it just a attack on themselves?

But now, he was going to confiscate Chen, which was obviously extremely angry and had to remove a black sheep like Chen.

Li Shimin's face turned pale when he heard this. He took the impeachment memorials that everyone had obtained.

Obviously, the actual situation of these censors' visits was worse than he thought. Almost every household had wronged, and many of them happened only this year. In other words, Chen Zhengtai had already governed Yangzhou, but... the matter was still very terrifying. These impeachments were all blood and tears.

As for Chen Zhengtai, either this person is two-faced and takes advantage of his mistakes, or... he is just dereliction of duty. He also hopes that Chen Zhengtai can really stand alone, share his worries, give him an explanation, and give the people of Yangzhou to have an explanation.

But where could I think...

Li Shimin's face was as dark as ink, and his heart was cold.

Even close ministers like Chen Zhengtai cannot trust. Who else can trust in this world?

Du Ruhui and others on the side did not say a word, but the anger on their faces was also obvious.

You, Chen Zhengtai, are in Yangzhou. Every now and then, you say you want to crack down on the powerful and reform the new system. Now, this is your result?

The court indulged your actions in Yangzhou countless times, but the result...

At this time... Zhang Qian came hurriedly and said, "Your Majesty, Chen Zhengtai has led a team of people several miles away, saying that he is begging to see him."

"Does he still dare to come?" Li Shimin snorted coldly and said coldly: "I thought he had no shame to come."

Zhang Qian naturally saw that His Majesty was very angry this time, afraid of being troubled, so he did not dare to speak again for a while.

Wang Jin and others in the tent were also uproared and said angrily: "If you don't kill Chen Zhengtai, it will not be enough to calm the public's anger. I beg your Majesty to issue an order."

"Your Majesty could have killed the whole family of Deng on the grounds of harming the people. If Deng should be killed, then why shouldn't Chen Zhengtai be killed? What is the difference between what Chen Zhengtai did and that Deng?"

"Your Majesty... the people are hard-working. This is all because of the Yangzhou Governor Chen Zhengtai." Wang Jin kowtowed and cried bitterly: "Can your Majesty kill Deng because he was just alienating Deng's family. But because he was close to Chen Zhengtai, he could ignore his faults?"

Li Shimin... has been silent.

However, his face was extremely cold.

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"County Duke... County Duke, it's not good, it's not good..."

The county's Shuli Zhang rushed into the county government office of Shanyang County as if he was crazy. Before the people arrived, he heard his scream.

County Magistrate Wen Ji sat leisurely in the yatang with the county magistrate, the chief clerk and others.

Now it is September, and according to the laws and regulations of the Tang Dynasty, it is time to understand grain again. This is the top priority in the county, so Wenji is very concerned about it.

Last night, he went to the Lu family for a banquet, almost all night, so when he woke up early in the morning, his complexion was very bad, and he always felt that his eyelids were always dancing.

But at this moment, he heard Zhang Shuli's bad cry and his face pulled down. He was really afraid of anything he was going to do.

When the clerk came in panting, he said anxiously: "It's amazing, Your Majesty... Your Majesty... He came to our Shanyang County. Not only that, he also got off the boat. After getting off the boat, he patrolled the villages around the canal."

These words were like a sudden thunder. Wenji's body shook and he shivered immediately.

He turned pale and looked at the person who came, but for a long time, he couldn't speak.

After a long time, he stammered: "Didn't you hear that dragon boats only go to Yangzhou? Why... why did you suddenly come to our Shanyang County? Our Shanyang County is affiliated with Xia Pi. Where did they go?"

Zhang Shuli said, "It's Luhua Village."

When Wenji heard about Luhua Village, he almost fainted.
To be continued...