The little chamberlain held the emergency report and quickly walked into the Ganlu Hall.
"Your Majesty, Gao Yushi reports."
Li Zhiyun, who was correcting government affairs, paused with his pen.
Are you coming?
"Send it over."
Gao Liangzhong went down to fetch the memorial and presented it to the emperor.
Li Zhiyun opened it and looked at it for a while, then closed it silently.
"Wen's family."
He did not expect that the biggest thieves were the Wen clan. Wen Yanbo's younger brothers, Wen Yanzhi and Wen Yanfang.
What should we do with Wen?
What's more, Xue Deyin was also involved in this matter.
Thinking of this Xue Deyin, Li Zhiyun sneered. Mud can't hold up the wall. He is obviously his person, but he is still colluding with the Wen family. No matter what role Xue Deyin plays in this matter, it can explain one problem. This person is good at scheming. Who can
I don't want to offend either.
In other words, he not only wanted to continue to reuse him, but also wanted to get Wen Yanbo's help, otherwise he would not ignore what brother Wen Yanzhi did.
Not being loyal to the emperor is not considered a good official.
As for Wen, he must be severely punished. But Wen Yanbo may not know this. More importantly, if Wen Yanbo is moved, who can take his place?
Taking a step back, how many people can match Wen Yanbo's talents?
To be honest, Wen Yanbo did his best for him and the court. He never slacked off for a day since the disaster relief work in the past two years. After he became the prime minister, he was also conscientious.
There is merit and hard work.
Pull one hair and move the whole body.
"Go and invite Prime Minister Wen to the Tai Chi Hall." Li Zhiyun ordered Gao Liangzhong.
"yes."
Half an hour later, the emperor and his ministers met in Tai Chi Hall.
"I see your Majesty." Wen Yanbo bowed and then asked, "I wonder what important matters your Majesty summons you to do?"
Li Zhiyun was silent for a while, picked up the memorial, stood up and walked to Wen Yanbo.
"Wen Xiangguo, let's take a look."
Handing the memorial to Wen Yanbo, Li Zhiyun turned his back to him with his hands behind his back.
Wen Yanbo opened the memorial and his eyes fell on the dazzling words. He originally thought that the emperor summoned him because of some political matter that was difficult to decide, but he never expected that the matter was about the Wen family of Taiyuan and his younger brother.
Looking at the dazzling words on the memorial, which seemed like a tragedy written in blood, Wen Yanbo's face became paler.
He would not naively think that the emperor was deceiving him, because the above did not seem to be made up at all.
After reading it, Wen Yanbo's heart beat a beat slower.
"Your Majesty..." He looked at the emperor's back like an old man with a trace of pity in his eyes.
Although he had not finished speaking, Li Zhiyun understood that Wen Yanbo was begging him to treat Wen leniently. But he had no shame to say it out loud, because any item in the memorial could be life-threatening if exposed.
Let’s not talk about privately mining coal mines, but selling mines to people from the Tang Dynasty is contrary to the emperor. Who doesn’t know that the current emperor shouts the slogan “the common people are my brothers and sisters” loudly, and the emperor has indeed done this.
They lighten the corvee, reduce taxes, and even teach the people how to make soil fertilizer for free, teach the skills of the bend plow, and teach the people how to use it step by step.
All in all, the emperor's behavior was exactly the same as what he said.
Now that Mr. Wen is braving the disapproval of the world and doing this illegal and evil thing, how can he be good?
Li Zhiyun turned around, looked at Wen Yanbo's increasingly pale cheeks, sighed slightly, and said: "Wen Qing, I know that you don't actually know all this. It's all the Wen clan members who are using your banner to act recklessly in Taiyuan.
However, this is not a reason for me to let them go. I have repeatedly ordered that no one should bully the brothers and sisters of the Tang Dynasty. Even the aristocratic families in the pass do not dare to harm the common people now. But in the land of Longxing in Taiyuan, this happened.
You've made things very difficult for me."
"I know." Wen Yanbo looked miserable and did not dare to look at the emperor.
After a moment, he took off his official hat and knelt on the ground.
"Your Majesty, I have failed to teach the younger members of my clan and have committed a serious crime. I really feel unworthy of your Majesty's trust. I no longer have the shame to stay in Chang'an. I would like to resign to Your Majesty now."
Li Zhiyun said with a smile: "Are you trying to retreat in order to push me forward?"
"I don't dare!" Wen Yanbo said bitterly: "I have no intention of doing this. It's just that the Wen family has such a villain. I really feel sorry for Your Majesty."
Li Zhiyun believed that Wen Yanbo did not know about this matter, and even if he knew it, he would never agree to his clan members doing this, because it is not worth it. You must know that Wen Yanbo is now the Prime Minister of the Political Affairs Hall, and he has to give himself for that benefit.
Do you want to discredit your official career?
What's more, Wen Yanbo is not a stupid person. On the contrary, he is extremely smart. How could such a person do such a stupid thing? What good can he do?
For money?
It's a joke. The Wen family of Taiyuan is not said to be rich and powerful, but they are also a family with hundreds of years of inheritance. They still have some savings. What's more, Wen Yanbo is still the prime minister and receives many rewards from the emperor on weekdays.
Is it necessary for him to destroy his future for that little money?
Therefore, Wen Yanbo is unlikely to be involved in this matter.
Li Zhiyun was silent for a while and said, "You should get up first."
"I don't dare."
"Get up." Li Zhiyun's voice became slightly thicker, "Since ancient times, you have not been allowed to kneel down and worship unless it is a major ceremony. Do you want me to break the rules?"
Such things as kneeling and worshiping were not popular in the Tang Dynasty, and even the ministers were not willing to kowtow to the emperor.
Even during the imperial dynasty, the ministers would kneel and sit in the hall, and there was no need to kneel down in private.
Although the emperor's status is extraordinary, it does not mean that the ministers are the emperor's minions. To a certain extent, the ministers are invited by the emperor to help him govern the world. In particular, the current method of selecting talents is not based on the imperial examination system.
Most aristocratic families look down on the emperor's background. Let alone kneel down and pay homage, it is simply a loss of status. It can be seen that Wen Yanbo is really afraid now.
He had reason to be afraid. Who didn't know that the emperor was displeased with the aristocratic family? Starting from the Yanhan period, all emperors who unified the empire wanted to kill the aristocratic family.
Even if there is no unified dynasty and emperor, the family will be quite unhappy.
This time Wen made a big mistake. If the emperor caught it and used it to his advantage, he could not only kill Wen completely, but he could also be half dead.
Wen Yanbo didn't dare to gamble.
But the emperor asked him to get up, so he had no choice but to get up.
Li Zhiyun said: "I know that this matter has nothing to do with you, but I have to give an explanation to the people who have been persecuted, and I have to give an explanation to the court's laws. I will not let go of anyone involved in the Wen family this time.
Pass."
Hearing this, Wen Yanbo's eyes lit up.
Is the emperor giving face?
"Your Majesty..." Wen Yanbo suppressed his excitement and said, "I am willing to die for Your Majesty."
"From now on, you must teach the children of the clan well. If something like this happens again in the future, I will never let it go so easily." Li Zhiyun said coldly.
Wen Yanbo solemnly said: "Your Majesty, please rest assured. If something like this happens to the Wen family again, you don't need to take action. I will solve it personally and give you a satisfactory explanation."
Li Zhiyun nodded, reached out to pick up the official hat from the ground, and then put it on him.
"This official is given to you by me now. Without my order, you are not allowed to give up casually, you know."
Wen Yanbo was startled, then nodded, "Old minister, I understand."
Li Zhiyun said: "Go back."
"I excuse myself."
Seeing Wen Yanbo staggering away, Li Zhiyun showed a trace of melancholy on his face.