Chapter 304: The colder insects in the four walls (1)

The heating current invaded for two days, and soon the cold air gained the upper hand, the light rain turned into light snow, and the world became white.

The officials from Yangzhou City left the city together and stood in front of Daming Temple. There was no way. The Dali Temple Chief didn't care, but the Jiangnan Road inspector interviewed and dealing with the police.

After a while, a large group of people emerged from the horizon from a distance and rode their horses in front of them. Di Renjie couldn't really put on airs, so he immediately got off the horse and returned the salute one by one. He looked at some exquisite houses outside Yangzhou and sighed: "I haven't been to Jiangnan for once, I only heard the prosperity of Yangzhou. When I got here today, I am indeed well-deserved."

He was happy to have agreed, and all the officials had smiles on their faces and said, "That's the courage, that's the courage, these are all the two wise men, so that Yangzhou can prosper like this."

After being polite again, Di Renjie turned to Yangzhou prefect Zhu and said, "I am not familiar with it when I first came to Yangzhou. I still need the assistance of Zhu Zhu when handling the case."

"This is what I should do," said Zhu Taishou with a full face.

This is a two-party dispute. Di Renjie will not offend him, and he will not offend him except Tianshui. Anyway, he has an idea in his heart, just stay neutral. If you have the ability, you can check it.

Di Renjie glanced at Chutianshui and said, "We must also help you."

"Dare not to be ordered."

"That's good, there are some lists here. Please help Di arrest them one by one." As he said that, he took out a list from his sleeve and read them one by one. It was all the officials or yamen runners under Tianshui in Yangzhou.

They were all stunned. They were covered in spring breeze just now, but why did they suddenly change their faces?

Chai Tianshui asked, "Envoy Di, I don't know what crime they have committed, so I want to arrest them?"

Di Renjie winked, and the guards around him took out a file from the horse's back. Di Renjie handed the file to Chaitianshui's hands. When Chaitianshui opened it, he saw cold sweat dripping from his head. He was ready for the past two days, and all the books were done, and maybe it could be found out, but would Di Renjie stay in Yangzhou for a year and a half?

But unexpectedly, Di Renjie did not ask about the property confiscated by Liang Jinzhu at all, but sent people to investigate the property of the officials and yamen runners under Tianshui. How much property was originally, and how much property it is now. Some were clever and moved the property in the past few days, and where it was transferred, all of which were asked to follow the people sent by Di Renjie. Only a few people missed the legal gate. At this time, there was no such thing as an unknown crime. It was probably the same.

The salary of officials in the Tang Dynasty was still acceptable, but it was far from comparable to that of the Song Dynasty. If the salary of the governor of Yangzhou was really honest, then he could only support his family and communicate with friends and colleagues. The family could only live a "well-off" life, and would never live a "big prosperity" life in a luxury house, a wealthy food, and a prostitute.

There are very few truly honest officials, but some officials are not doing too much and use gray money to make their pockets full of money. Some are too overdoing and are directly greedy. Or cleverly, some officials are secretly invested in some industries. Of course, some officials are already very rich in their families, such as Chen Ang's family's wealth is still hundreds of thousands of yuan, and they don't have to invest in these small money. As long as they are not prepared, it is easier to check.

The original family wealth was only so much, but it suddenly increased dozens of times. There was no clear source of money for industrial growth, so it must have been greedy. Therefore, it is legal to collect the detention immediately.

In fact, except for Tianshui, it was impossible for the court to grant Di Renjie the position of interview and disposal for a merchant. Not to mention that the prince did not have this power, he would not dare to do this even if he ascended the prime minister in the future. The reason why the emperor granted this position was to target the tax of the Salt Candy and Maritime Bureau, and to think of a warning to his future successor.

Thinking of this, my calves became weak.

The battle between the two kings can still make trouble. It depends on whether they can get away with it. However, the emperor wants to do something to himself and he is dead!

...

On the other side of the river, in the Plum Blossom Pavilion in Suzhou City, Mei Ziping, the judicial officer, was drinking a suffocating wine.

It was very unhappy during this period. When I was a child, I fell in love with a girl next door, but my family was too cold and my parents disagreed. Later, after I took office, both parents died. The girl was unhappy at her husband's house because she could not have children. So she robbed her of conflicts and divorced her husband, and then took her as a concubine.

After joining the judicial army in Suzhou, he also took the girl to Suzhou. However, he did not expect that King Cao would see it and force him to ask for it. Not only was his boss, but he also had the status of a royal prince. In desperation, he had to bear the pain of giving up. However, the girl entered Prince Cao's mansion and couldn't think of it anymore and committed suicide.

This made him feel very guilty and afraid that King Cao would see it. He thought he had complaints and often drank his sorrows by drinking.

After drinking two pots of wine, my body was warmer. I saw two big men coming over and sitting next to him. One of the big men sneered: "You don't take revenge on your father's hatred and your wife's hatred. Are you still a man?"

The accent in the north, but it was said to another great man.

"Who said someone doesn't want to take revenge? It's just someone is waiting for an opportunity. Don't laugh at me. I came to Suzhou and heard something. The prince wrote a poem about childhood sweethearts. Have you heard of it? The judicial officer here joins the army, and a decent imperial official, actually gave his childhood sweetheart's girlfriend to his superiors in order to please his superiors. The woman couldn't bear the shame and hanged herself."

"Are you you, that plum turtle or alone? Guy, come two pots of wine, a pound of beef, and a few side dishes."

"Here," the guy went to the back hall with a smile on his face.

Mei Ziping drank some wine, but was angry when he heard this, walked over and asked, "Who are you? You dare to insult me."

If the people knelt down immediately when they saw the officials when they saw them, it would be fine now. The two big men were stunned. The big men who had spoken before asked strangely: "When did we insult you, this man?"

"I'm Mei joining the army."

The two of them looked a little embarrassed, and the man who spoke later said, "My cousin said it accidentally. Speaking of which, I had a similar experience to Mei joining the army, and the young lady in the family was taken away. But the other party is a royal family and I am just a commoner. I heard that Di Renjie went south and rushed to Suzhou to see if he could ask him to make the decision for me. Mei joining the army also petitioned for forgiveness."

Mei Ziping was originally a weak person. If someone admits his mistake, it is hard to blame him anymore. Both foreigners have heard of it, but they think of the gossip of Suzhou. After narration, they are both people who are in the world, but they are just joining the army, not Sima Changshi, and they have a noble position. After a while, they get familiar with each other, sit down and chat while drinking. Only then did they realize that the two people were called Shuang Xiaoyi and Liu Dezi, who were from Chenzhou. They were too few to stay in the north and could not hear the difference in the accent of the north.

When I drink a friend, I drink a thousand cups of glass, but I don’t talk much, but I gradually drink a little bit higher, and my words become a little disrespectful to Li Ming. Liu Dezi and Shuang Xiaoyi squeezed their eyes on Mei Ziping on their backs. Liu Dezi said: "Mei joins the army, we are ordinary people, and it is difficult to take revenge. But you are a judicial army, so it is not easy to get this shame?"

"Liu Dezi, you don't understand. King Cao is not an ordinary disciple of the royal family. He has a noble status and there is no way to repay this shame."

"This is wrong. He is a King of Cao. Is there any honorary honor to Xu Jingzong back then?"

Mei Ziping woke up suddenly and looked at them and asked, "Who are you?"

"If Mei joins the army, don't worry about who we are, but our envoy promises to repay this shame for you. This is the letter from our envoy." As he said that, he took out a letter from his arms. It was written by Di Renjie to Mei Ziping, but he could not come directly to the door. He wanted to find out Mei Ziping's actual thoughts, so he had a previous play. The conditions on the letter were very simple. No matter what mistakes he made before, Di Renjie could embellish him when he came to Suzhou, as long as he found a way to protect Liang Jinzhu's life. He also wrote something implicitly in the letter. Since the emperor granted him this position, it can be seen that the emperor's anger, the entire Suzhou officialdom may be completely cleaned this time.

This is not a threat. Di Renjie mainly investigates this case, but his official position can also ask him about the situation in the Suzhou officialdom. Even if he is not involved in the Liang Jinzhu case, he is qualified to find a handle. And it is easy to understand that the prince actually stopped the two channels for Liang Jinzhu. Suzhou officials may not have participated, but this silence made the prince dissatisfied. As the prince's primary aide, since Di Renjie has arrived in Suzhou, he will definitely sort out the Suzhou officialdom.

The requirements are not high, and Mei Ziping is in charge of the criminal prison in Suzhou. Of course, he has no right to make a case, but he can delay it when the matter is at ease.

Mei Ziping thought for a moment and said, "Then what will the court do to King Cao in the end?"

"This is not something we can know, but the two priests are furious this time..." Shuang Xiaoyi said implicitly again. Mei Ziping understood and thought for a while and said, "I agree."

This is the most critical step in this case!

...

It was getting dark, and Li Wei was still talking to Pei Xingjian in the capital.

Pei Xingjian changed a topic and said, "Your Highness, if I guessed it wrong, Your Highness stopped the two canals. The real reason is that the Danshui Canal is inconvenient to construction?"

"That's right," may be hidden from many people, but a few people cannot.

Pei Xingjian laughed and said, "It was not appropriate to build the Shenmen River. I looked at the map again. Of course, the wider the Shenmen River, the better, but the smaller the Shenmen Island, the width of the Xinhe River is. The project volume is not urgent. It is better to open the river wide on Shenmen Island. The water flow is not only three gates, but after passing through the Guimen Peninsula, the water of the Sanmen River meets one place. The water is within a hundred steps downstream. Therefore, the Xinhe River on the Guimen Peninsula is the key. So Your Highness stopped the Shenmen River project as soon as it arrives in the twelfth lunar month?"

"yes."

Pei Xingjian laughed again, saying it was not surprising, but at that time, all the ministers in the court were stunned. He changed the subject again and said, "I have lost my father and brother since I was young, and I have been grateful to the court for my love and strong support."

Pei Xingjian's father and elder brother were both famous, but officials of the Sui Dynasty helped the Wagang Army but never helped the Tang Dynasty. However, as an orphan of the famous family, the Tang Dynasty had been taking care of and cultivating. First, he entered the Hongwenguan with Yinsheng, which was not easy. Li Wei's promise to Xu Li was not only allowed to enter the Imperial College, but Hongwenguan still dared not agree. He embarked on the career of officialdom step by step. In a sense, the first thing he thanked was Li Shimin, who not only trained him, but also avenged his family's revenge, and the second thing was Li Yuan.

But speaking this sentence is not about mentioning the past, but has a deeper meaning. The court has kindness to me, so I am loyal to the court. This loyalty was the Tang Dynasty, not Li Zhi, so when I see that it is beneficial to the Tang Dynasty, I will support whom. Who will support? Pei Xingjian couldn't hold Li Wei's thigh and said, "Your Highness, I will be loyal to you in the future."

He was an important official of the court and a descendant of a famous family. At this point, everything was pointed out.

Li Wei said thankfully: "I thank you all."

"No need to thank you. I am not helping you, but loyal to the court."

"Yes," Li Wei had no choice. Why should we distinguish this so clearly?

Pei Xingjian suddenly changed the subject again and asked, "Your Highness, if you have the chance, will Your Highness be the master of success or the master of success in the future?"

After repeated revolving around, Li Wei became more and more confused and asked cautiously: "What is the master of success and what is the master of heroes?"

"The master of success is that his ancestors have built a country, dealing with state affairs seriously, benevolent, frugal, humble, diligent, knowing people and making good use of advice, accepting advice without rigid government affairs, and learning to adapt to the times."

"..." Li Wei wiped his sweat and said stutteringly: "Mr. Pei, there are probably not many people like this, right?"

"Yes, both Han and Han dynasties were found in ancient times, and there were several lords who could barely be considered. Since Qin, the best ones were the three emperors Wen and Jingxuan in Han, and Your Majesty could..." He was a little hesitant because the emperor was getting worse year by year, and he didn't know what would happen later.

"What about the hero?"

"There are very few heroes. They not only have the qualifications of a successful lord, but also can mix the universe in troubled times, unify the eight desolates, and then build territory and stabilize the people after the country is established. Therefore, they are not only kind and frugal, but also have broad minds, lofty ambitions, both civil and military, extraordinary wisdom and courage, and good at knowing and controlling people."

"..." I wiped my sweat again, and this one was less. After hesitating, he asked, "Does Qin Shihuang count?"

"Not counting, he had more martial arts. After the establishment of the country, he replaced the county system with the county system, ended the dispute between the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and unified the weight and measure texts. However, he won the world with violence and ruled the world with violence, and lost his benevolence. Therefore, Qin was not long-term and could not be considered a hero, but could only be considered a domineering king."

"..." Qin Shihuang didn't forget, how many people could have asked again: "How about Emperor Gaozu of Han?"

"It is not easy for Emperor Gaozu of Han to win the world with his common clothes. However, his civil and military skills were not enough, so he felt that he could not control some of the heroes, so Han Xin and others were immediately killed. As he was insulted by the Huns, he could only be regarded as the founding king and was still a distance away from the heroic lord."

"Where is Emperor Wu of Han?"

"Emperor Wu of Han wiped out the Northern Desert, and the Huns were not harmed by the Central Plains for hundreds of years, but they were too violent and could not be counted."

"How about Emperor Guangwu?"

"Although he did not warn his descendants to pay attention to his relatives because of the rebellion of the Western Han Dynasty. Then, his relatives used eunuchs to do it for balance, and finally made the country not like the country and the family not like the family in the decades after the Eastern Han Dynasty, but he could barely count it as one."

As for this evaluation, I didn't want to argue, I asked again: "Emperor Wu of Jin must not be counted. The country is loose, and Emperor Hui of Jin is so stupid and unconscious. Destroying Shu was the act of his father, and destroying Wu was because Sun Hao was even more cruel. Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty was not counted, and he didn't make a living. So what about Emperor Wen of Sui?"

"Although Emperor Wen of Sui was confused by Emperor Yang, he can count it."

"How about Taizong?"

Pei Xingjian's eyes lit up: "He must have calculated that he is the first emperor of all ages since Qin Zhi."

Pei Xingjian was favored by Li Shimin, so he praised this. There was another question he did not ask. These were all founding kings, but the kings of Zhongxing were not without them. They were both Xia, Zhou and Shang dynasties, which were difficult to verify. But later there were also, such as Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty and Emperor Kangxi, who all met Pei Xingjian's conditions for being a hero.

He just smiled bitterly: "Mr. Pei, it is not easy to be the master of success. How dare I be the master of the king?"

"It's wrong. Your Highness underestimates himself. All the kings want to be the hero, but they lack qualifications. But your Highness's conditions are met. As long as your Highness wants to be, he may not be the hero in the future."
Chapter completed!