Chapter 41: Anger and calm analysis of the pros and cons
Chang'an, Imperial City.
It was mid-October of the first year of Zhenguan, and God seemed to have spared some face for Li Zhiyun, and finally no more disasters occurred. With the help of the Six Ministers of the Zhengshi Hall, the Six Ministers of the Ministry of Finance and others, Li Zhiyun finally suppressed the disasters in various places.
I can breathe a little easier.
Jinchangfang, Xingdao Temple.
Recently, Li Zhiyun has been freely entering and leaving major temples in Chang'an under the banner of praying for the people when he leaves the palace.
It's funny to say that he suppressed Buddhism and at the same time pretended to pray to Buddha to bless the Tang Dynasty. It was really funny.
If Buddha really existed, he would probably be angered to death by Li Zhiyun, the human emperor.
If you think about it carefully, Xingdao Temple actually has a lot to do with him. Historically, after Li Zhiyun died, Lao Li changed Xingdao Temple into Chuguo Temple in memory of his son.
Is he now ‘revisiting his old place’ in another time and space?
Thinking of this, Li Zhiyun smiled slightly.
In the courtyard, besides Li Zhiyun, there was also the Changsun family.
Changsun's nickname is Guanyin Maiden. From this name, we can see that many people in Guanlong believe in Buddhism.
Seeing Guanyin, Li Zhiyun couldn't help but remember that in history, Li Zhi built a Da Ci'en Temple in memory of his mother's eldest grandson, the Empress. This temple occupies most of the land of Jinchangfang, and there is also a famous "Dead Coward"
Big Wild Goose Pagoda'.
When he walked to his second sister-in-law, Li Zhiyun wanted to reach out and hug his second sister-in-law several times and accomplish something good in front of the Buddha.
He has never done such an exciting thing as having fun in a temple with strict treasures.
However, he finally endured it.
Because he knew that the second sister-in-law would definitely not want to.
In order for his second sister-in-law to cooperate with him wholeheartedly in exercising in the future, he could afford to wait for this little time.
"Guanyin Maid."
"Ah!" Mrs. Changsun was startled by the sudden voice from behind. She quickly took a half step back and looked at the emperor nervously.
Why does this man walk silently?
"What are you thinking about?" Li Zhiyun asked.
Mrs. Changsun lowered his eyebrows and said, "It's nothing. It's just that things have changed and people have changed. I feel a little sad."
"Don't be sad. If you want to come here in the future, I will accompany you."
Changsun forced a smile and looked at the bare trees.
"Your Majesty, the people of the world are still suffering from disasters. Your Majesty should be more diligent at this time."
"Am I not diligent enough?" Li Zhiyun first asked rhetorically, and then elaborated: "You have seen it these days. I have been traveling around most of the capital, and I have looked at it. I have also spent all the money and food from the internal funds to buy food and provide relief to the people.
Am I not diligent enough?"
Changsun was speechless and didn't know what to say for a moment.
Li Zhiyun reached out and took her jade hand.
At first, she was a little resistant, but in the end she didn't pull away.
Seeing this, Li Zhiyun was overjoyed. It was indeed useful to take Changsun with him these days. Emotions are all natural. When they meet each other every day, he finally allowed Changsun to take off some of his guard.
Her hands were a little cold, but they were soft and comfortable to hold.
As for Changsun, her cheeks were already red from drunkenness. This was the first time since her husband's death that she had her hands touched by another man.
The strange thing is that she has no particular resistance in her heart.
She couldn't help but ask herself, what happened to herself?
Holding her hand, Li Zhiyun was already very satisfied and did not take any further action. Because that would be too much and could easily arouse her resistance.
Just take your time.
If you hold hands today, you can hug them tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow, maybe you can give them a kiss or something.
Later, hehe.
The joy of fish and water is indescribable.
Just as he was preparing to further communicate about his love life with his sister-in-law, Gao Liangzhong's voice suddenly sounded not far away.
"Your Majesty, urgent report from Luozhou."
Being interrupted, Changsun was so shy that she quickly withdrew her hand and turned around as if she didn't recognize Li Zhiyun.
Li Zhiyun was also a little unhappy. Gao Liangzhong actually had no eyesight.
"What happened?"
Gao Liangzhong walked over cautiously. He knew that he had ruined the emperor's good deeds, so he spoke concisely and clearly.
"There is something different over there in Luozhou."
Hearing this, Li Zhiyun took the secret letter and watched it.
After reading it, he became furious and cursed: "Traitor!"
After saying that, he turned around and left angrily.
Changsun also heard this angry curse, and she watched the emperor leave in a hurry with some confusion.
The content of the letter was written by Cen Wenwen, who said that he, Dugu Ying and Su Shichang had found out the truth. The plague was caused by Luo Governor Shi Zheng Yuancong.
And this is not the key. The key point is that the reason why Zheng Yuancong did this was because of Zheng Yuanxuan's instruction.
As for why Zheng Yuanxuan did this evil thing, Zheng Yuancong didn't know.
Return to the palace and summon Du Ruhui and Xue Shou.
"See for yourselves, both the people and the people get the stolen goods!" Li Zhiyun's voice echoed in the political hall, "What a Zheng Yuanxuan, what a Zheng Yuanxuan, he actually dares to act so wantonly, does he think that I don't dare to kill him?"
Regardless of the reason, Zheng Yuanxuan actually dared to cause a plague. This was simply challenging Li Zhiyun's bottom line.
Plague is a demon more terrifying than natural disasters!
But now, Li Zhiyun knew that this demon was released artificially, how could he not be angry?
He wished he could cut Zheng Yuanxuan into pieces!
Du Ruhui read the letter with a heavy face, and anger appeared on his face.
In any case, man-made plagues are simply inhumane and unconscionable. Cutting off your head ten times is not enough to vent your anger.
Xue Shou pondered: "Dugu Ying did a good job this time. He used Zheng Dayong to fish out Zheng Yuancong and captured him on the spot. In this way, Zheng Yuanzhen is irrefutable."
"Argument?" Li Zhiyun sneered, "He did such a heinous thing and still wants to refute it. Does he think I'm a fool?"
"Li Zhen!"
"exist."
"Take some people, go and surround the Zheng Mansion, and arrest Zheng Yuanxuan. I want to interrogate him personally. Why on earth did this evil thief do such evil things!"
"As you command!"
"Wait a minute!" Du Ruhui called to Li Zhen, "General Li, wait a minute."
Immediately afterwards, Du Ruhui looked at the emperor.
"Your Majesty, I thought that by arresting Zheng Yuanxuan directly, we would not know the truth of the matter."
"What do you mean?" Li Zhiyun asked.
Du Ruhui analyzed: "I dare to ask Your Majesty, why did Zheng Yuanxuan create a plague? What did he want?
fiscal?
profit?
right?
Has Your Majesty ever thought about this question? If there was no reason, why would Zheng Yuanxuan be allowed to exterminate humanity, soak millet in corpse water, and create a plague?"
Hearing this, Li Zhiyun paused.
Yes, without huge benefits, why would Zheng Yuanxuan do such evil things at the risk of ruining his reputation?
"What do you think?"
Du Ruhui said: "I personally thought that Zheng Yuanxuan must have something he wanted when he did this. This was a huge benefit, so Zheng Yuanxuan did not hesitate to risk the annihilation of his family and create a plague.
Therefore, I believe that we need to plan this matter slowly to find out Zheng Yuanxuan’s true purpose, and then catch him all at once.”
Hearing this, Li Zhiyun paced and fell into thinking.
If a person like Zheng Yuanxuan dares to do such a thing, he must have a purpose. When he reaches Zheng Yuanxuan's status, he can only ask for two words.
One is great wealth.
The second is political interests.
Of course, there is a third possibility, that he wants to avenge the deposed prince and himself. But this possibility is very small, because most of the children of aristocratic families have no moral integrity. Zheng Yuanxuan would risk the annihilation of his family for the sake of a dead man.
Li Jiancheng takes revenge?
Li Zhiyun thinks this is unlikely.
Secondly, wealth. The Zheng family in Xingyang is not said to be the richest in the world, but it is also a famous family. How much money can they make by using the plague to make money?
Make money selling your own food?
Shit, once the plague spreads, Xingyang will not be able to escape even if it is close to Luozhou. Therefore, this possibility is very small.