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As soon as these words were spoken, Li Zhen was speechless.

The Kaifeng Governor looked up in shock, looking confused, as if he could not believe it. They had already explained the truth. Not only did the emperor not calm down his anger, he also wanted to kill his head directly, not even leaving the process!

When the Kaifeng governor was stunned, the palace guards had already entered the door. The leader of the monk grabbed him without saying a word. Without waiting for him to beg for mercy to Li Ye, he punched him in his lower abdomen, directly shattering his qi sea and sterilizing his cultivation.

Then, the guard ignored the screams and howlings of the Kaifeng governor, and dragged him out like a dead dog.

"Your Majesty..." Li Zhen opened his mouth, trying to defend the Kaifeng Governor and plead for mercy, but seeing Li Ye's face as gloomy as water, murderous intent appeared in his eyes, he immediately realized that the anger in Li Ye's heart was far from what he expected. He was shocked for a moment and dared not say a word anymore.

"Where is the Minister of Revenue?"

"I...I am here!"

"Drag out, abolish your cultivation, deprive your official position, and be exiled to Liangzhou. If you are pardoned, you will not be pardoned!"

"Your Majesty...Your Majesty forgives your crimes, how can you be kind to me!"

When the Minister of Revenue was dragged out, not only Li Zhen was stunned, but even Cui Keli was stunned. The Ministry of Revenue managed the world's taxes and also had the responsibility to stabilize prices, and they had the responsibility for this matter. But they did not expect that Li Ye killed the Minister of Kaifeng just because of the matter in Kaifeng, and he had to punish the Minister of Revenue so heavily.

That was a major official in the dynasty.

Such thunderous anger made both of them unexpectedly and at a loss.

After dealing with the two officials, Li Ye had no intention of explaining and looked at Li Zhen with a blank expression: "As a censor, but you are not effective in supervising all officials, what should you be guilty of?"

"I...I'm dead!" Li Zhen was convinced and didn't know what to say.

"Your Majesty..." Tricky opened his mouth and wanted to speak.

"As the prime minister, commanding all officials, and preside over the affairs of the dynasty, what crime should you be punished?"

"I, I'll die!" Cui Keli did not dare to touch Li Ye's thunderous anger, so he had to bow to the ground.

At this point, both of them have already reacted. In Li Ye's opinion, this matter is much more serious than in their opinion. If one of them is not dealing with it properly, the prime minister will not be able to do it at the least, and in the worst case, the official robe will not be worn.

"Now answer to me, why did the Kaifeng incident cause such a situation? What solution do you have?" Li Ye sat on the dragon throne, like a beast about to choose people, full of terror, "Think clearly and answer, I will only give you one chance!"

Li Zhen and Cui Keli looked at each other and saw the horror in each other's eyes. Under the pressure of Li Ye like a mountain, both of them were already scared at this moment. In addition, the head of the Kaifeng governor and the miserable situation of the Minister of Revenue were right in front of them.

"Report to Your Majesty, I am a disgraceful person, and the price of Kaifeng has risen because I have ignored the suffering of the people. I will formulate measures to increase sheep farms, pick up illegal people, and ensure that prices will return to the previous level within three months!"

Not long after, Li Zhen woke up and replied in this way.

Trickley also hurriedly said: "Picking illegal people is the top priority. Under normal circumstances, even if the sheep supply cannot meet the needs of the people, prices will rise step by step. It is reasonable to increase by 10% this month and 20% next month, and it is absolutely impossible to suddenly rise by three times in just half a year!

"There must be people who control the sheep market here, and the Kaifeng Governor never mentioned this situation. The Minister of Revenue pretended to be deaf and dumb, and it must be a connection with the other party, which shows that the other party was showing

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He is also a powerful person! Your Majesty is simply decisive in dealing with these two people, and he is really wise! No matter how many powerful persons are involved in this time, I will definitely enforce the law impartially!"

He has been in charge of government affairs for many years and is very clear that the market price of commercial goods is determined by supply and demand.

But there is a premise: it must be a free market.

If there is a monopoly force, such as a huge middle channel business group, which interferes with it, lowers the purchase price, and strictly controls the conditions for the establishment of ranches, prevents ordinary sheep farms from opening, reduces a certain output, raises the price, and allows the people to spend more money to buy, then both producers and those who buy merchant goods will suffer.

Thinking of this, Trekley's forehead was sweating profusely.

The reason for the rise in Kaifeng prices was that he had quite recognized the words of Kaifeng Governor and Li Zhen before, but now he was shocked by Li Ye's thunder. He thought about it carefully and felt that the chill was rising behind him.

If there are powerful people who squeeze the wealth of the people from it, then the price of cattle and sheep will definitely not be the end, but the beginning. After cattle and sheep, they are chickens and ducks that serve as substitutes... No, not just substitutes, but in other fields, this situation will also happen repeatedly.

At that time, will vegetables, fruits, and grain cloths all have to rise?

The people's food, clothing, housing and transportation are basic survival needs. On the one hand, they are indispensable and inseparable. On the other hand, if they rise, they cannot be curbed in time and solve the problem, the other aspects will rise. But that is something that the people cannot live without, and they have to buy it even if it rises.

If this continues, what other people have to live?

How much wealth should these powerful people squeeze from the people and absorb how much blood to be satisfied and give up?

The answer is obvious: they will never be content, let it go!

If the chaos in Kaifeng’s price is not resolved in time, it will spread quickly until it becomes a nationwide chaos!

Since ancient times, the exploitation and invasion of ordinary people by the powerful and wealthy people have never stopped and have never been truly solved!

The reason why the Kaiyuan period collapsed overnight was, after all, not the Anshi Rebellion, but the collapse of the equal land system and land annexation as the core. The wealth of the people was plundered by the powerful, causing countless people to lose their homes, property and become refugees.

The refugees were recruited by the vassal states and became soldiers of the vassal states. They lost their homes and were resentful to the court. Naturally, they no longer had the intention of loyalty to the emperor and serving the country. When they went to the battlefield, they would not work hard... In the long run, the Huang Chao Rebellion reappeared!

Thinking of this, how could Cui Keli not sweat like a slurry? The emperor decisively killed the governor of Kaifeng and demoted the Minister of Revenue. It was really necessary to do so! Cui Keli even felt that these two people were punished less and that such people who harmed the country and the people should be punished by their nine clans!

These people and the powerful people who colluded with them were not eliminated. The Tang Dynasty is now in its prime and at its peak, and it is destined to be a flash in the pan!

"Li Zhen!"

Cui Keli suddenly stood up straight, pointed at Li Zhen with a red face, and accused him severely: "You have just exonerated the Kaifeng Governor and wanted to plead for the Minister of Revenue. Have you been colluding with them?

"Okay, if you weren't supported by the court center and gave them the courage to disrupt market prices like this?! They are really not afraid of the court, not afraid of death?!"

Li Zhen looked stunned and looked confused: "What is this meant by Mr. Cui?"

Cui Keli snorted coldly, bowed to Li Ye, then pointed at Li Zhen, and cursed: "You bastard, you still don't know the crime! Just now, His Majesty killed the governor of Kaifeng and investigated the Minister of Revenue, just now, and wanted you to apologize!

"This has left you with enough face, but you still don't understand.

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?!If Your Majesty really needs to find out the case, the evidence is conclusive, and then you will beheaded, then you will know that the matter is serious?!"

In an instant, Li Zhen's face turned pale as paper.

He looked up at Li Ye behind the imperial case, and saw that the other party looked cold. He looked at him like looking at a stone, no longer as deep as the friendship between a monarch and a minister as before.

"Your Majesty!" Li Zhen shook all over and could no longer hold on. He bowed to Li Ye, "I deserve to die! I have to bear the trust of Your Majesty, but I have no face to face Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

At the end of the conversation, he was already crying bitterly, and his body lying on the floor trembled constantly.

Obviously, Trickley's rebukes are all facts.

"Please forgive Li Zhen for his crimes. He lost his mind for a moment. Now he has suddenly realized. Please give him the opportunity to make a punishment because of his hard work and great achievements." Tricky also bowed to the ground, begging sadly.

He just saw that Li Zhen did not admit his guilt in time, and knew that Li Zhen was over. In order to prevent Li Ye from being angry because of this, he made a speech to remind Li Zhen. The reason why his words were so harsh was to help Li Ye vent his anger. I hope Li Ye could relieve his anger a little, so that Li Zhen would have a glimmer of hope.

As a colleague, Trekley can only achieve this.

As for why he firmly believed in Li Zhen colluding with the Minister of Revenue and the governor of Kaifeng, the reason was simple.

He himself did not interact with those people.

To disrupt the Kaifeng market and then increase national prices, we will inevitably gain unimaginable wealth. This benefit is too great. No one of the two prime ministers is with them, and those powerful people dare not do this at all!

This is also why Kaifeng's prices have risen for half a year but have not caused any major storm in the court. If the people of the Tang Dynasty had not yet been enlightened and were no longer afraid of the government, the people of Kaifeng, led by monks, went to the governor's office to seek explanations, and eventually led to a situation of hundreds of casualties, this matter might not have been revealed.

Once the price rise spread across the country, it would not be so easy for Li Ye to solve this problem. At that time, facing the powerful and powerful people in the country, the emperor Li Ye, dared not take action against them easily, otherwise his rule would be unstable.

Just like from ancient times to the present, the emperor was unable to truly solve the problem of land annexation, and could only improve the situation through some laws. It was not that the emperor and the prime minister did not know the crux of the problem, but that the huge interest group could not be shaken.

The end of the dynasty was because the people could not survive and rebelled. The reason why the people could not survive was because they were exploited too much by the powerful and wealthy people. Otherwise, how could the diligent Han people have no way to survive when they encounter a disaster in the end of the dynasty and have to rebel?

At the beginning of the dynasty, is there no disaster year?

After all, those who disrupt the world and end the dynasty are these powerful and wealthy people.

So although Cui Keli tried hard to plead for Li Zhen, he was not sure. Li Ye would really care about his old love and let Li Zhen go. Li Ye's cultivation is too high and his strength is too strong. He has the ability to speak accordingly and does not need to worry about any force, especially when the situation is not out of control.

Sure enough, after a moment, when Cui Keli heard the imperial case, Li Ye's voice came without any turbulence, "Cui Qing, you can go there in person for Kaifeng, I will ask Qingyi Yamen to help you."

"I, I will not let you down the entrustedness of Your Majesty!" When Cui Keli received this order, he knew that Li Zhen was completely helpless, and His Majesty finally did not give Li Zhen the chance to commit crimes and make meritorious service.

Even Li Zhen was able to give up decisively, which shows how strong His Majesty has to suppress the powerful and wealthy groups and make decisions for the people.

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