Chapter 61 The Emperor Plays Cards Unconventionally
Poof!
When the fire is blown, a red light appears, bringing a bright light to the dark space.
Several candles were lit, and the room gradually became brighter.
Han Qu, the head of the Han family, and Bai Liu, the head of the Bai family, were kneeling on the ground with black cloths covering their heads.
Quan Wanji and Zhao Mo walked in and sat on the left and right sides of the table respectively.
"Pick it for them."
"yes."
Two soldiers took off Han and Bai, and the black cloth on their heads.
Opening his eyes, Han Qu saw Quan Wanji and Zhao Mo, who was arresting him, looking at him expressionlessly. He panicked and said hurriedly: "Ming Gong, General, my Han family has been a pure and honest citizen for generations. You guys
Did you arrest the wrong person?"
"Your name is Han Qu?"
"yes."
"Are you originally from Luozhou?"
"yes."
Quan Wanji put down the register, nodded and said, "You are the one being arrested."
"Ah?" Han Qu asked in confusion: "What crime did the villain commit?"
"If you come to Guzhou, occupy the land of ordinary people, and bribe the county magistrate, is it considered a crime?" Quan Wanji said.
"I didn't, it's not me. Ming Gong, don't talk nonsense!" Han Qu panicked in his heart, but forced himself to remain calm on his face.
He could be sure that these two men were definitely from Chang'an, because no one could mobilize the army, not to mention those troops had hard crossbows in their hands.
"Ha." Quan Wanji sneered and looked at Bai Liu, who was silent, "What about you, do you want to resist too?"
Bai Liu bit her lips and whispered, "I don't know what Duke Ming meant."
"Don't admit it?" Quan Wanji chuckled, "You should know that since I dare to arrest you directly, there is evidence. If you don't admit it now, will you still be able to lie when I find the people who are living in exile in Luozhou?
"
"They sold their land themselves, I didn't force them," said Han Channel.
"Just inducement, no coercion?" Quan Wanji sneered and recounted: "There are six families in Dongcun Village. You occupied their fields and beat their people, killing three people and injuring six others. In Yancun, there were twelve families.
There are a total of 210 acres of land, three of which will be used as farmland. You and the Changshui County Magistrate will share it and arrest the villagers for unfounded crimes..."
One by one, things came out of Quan Wanji's mouth as if he saw them with his own eyes.
Facts have proved that if the court wants to investigate something, eight generations of your ancestors can find it all for you.
Under Quan Wanji's narration, Han Qu and Bai Liu became desperate.
Gu Changshui is just one of the places, and what happened here is not a special case, because the censors have begun to dispatch in large numbers.
It was impossible to completely conceal such a big operation, and the incident quickly spread to Chang'an.
Political Hall.
The emperor listened to Yang Gongren's report with a blank expression.
"Your Majesty, the imperial censor's wanton arrests of local landlords in Gu, Shaanxi, Luo, Zheng, Ru, Xu, Huai and other prefectures have caused panic among people. I am afraid that if this continues, the country will be unstable. I would like to ask your majesty to recall the censor. But there are some
Important matters should be discussed among the ministers and then decided."
"Is the country unstable, or does Yang Xiang think it is unstable?" Li Zhiyun tilted his head with a smile on his face.
But that smile seemed to Yang Gongren to be extremely cold.
"I have absolutely no intention of doing this!" Yang Gongren bowed even more and said, "If your Majesty feels that I am not useful, please resign!"
threaten?
Li Zhiyun chuckled and said, "Okay, Mr. Yang has worked so hard and accomplished so much, I can't help but sympathize with him."
Yang Gongren: "???"
The remaining five phases: "!
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"Here comes someone."
"My servant is here." Gao Liangzhong stepped forward.
Li Zhiyun said: "In accordance with my decree, Prime Minister Yang is allowed to resign, and he is granted the title of Sikong of Shangzhu Kingdom. There is a reward of five hundred taels and a thousand pieces of silk and satin."
"According to the decree."
After the emperor finished speaking, all six people were dumbfounded. Shouldn't the emperor refuse such an obviously hypocritical resignation?
Why did you agree so readily?
"Your Majesty, think twice!" Du Ruhui quickly advised.
Wen Yanbo stepped out of the queue and cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Yang has never had second thoughts about serving the country and the people. Please think twice and withdraw your order."
Immediately afterwards, Chen Shuda, Xue Shou, and Li Jing also advised the emperor to think twice.
Li Zhiyun shook his head and looked at Yang Gongren, who was already dumbfounded.
"I didn't think twice, I already thought nine times." Li Zhiyun looked at Yang Gongren with pity and said, "Mr. Yang, you have to take care of yourself."
After that, the emperor left, and the remaining six people looked at each other in the political hall.
Chen Shuda couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Yang, what happened?"
He only knew that a large number of people were pouring into Luozhou and Zhengzhou, and the imperial censor was ordered to search and arrest people in Zhongyuan County. Now there are nearly 2,000 people imprisoned in Dali Temple Prison, all of whom are local landlords and their family records.
There are state and county officials.
He originally thought that it was the officials in these prefectures and counties who treated the people badly, which caused a large number of people to move around and the country was unstable. But judging from the emperor's attitude, it was obvious that this was not the case.
Because when this kind of thing happens, the responsibility lies with the local officials, so why does it involve the political affairs hall and the country?
Unless Yang Gongren intervened!
Yang Gongren himself was also confused. When he resigned, he just said it casually. The general development trend is that he resigned, and then the emperor explained why he did so, and then discussed solutions.
Why didn't the emperor act according to common sense this time?
Did something really happen?
"I, I, I don't know either." Yang Gongren said blankly.
Seeing this, Xue Shou couldn't help but said: "Mr. Yang, do you know why people from other prefectures and counties are flocking to Luo and Zhengzhous?"
"Is it because of the shareholding system?" Yang Gongren asked stupidly.
"Yes, but you thought the opposite."
"Think the opposite?"
Xue Shou explained: "A few days ago, His Majesty went on a patrol incognito and arrived in Luozhou. He found that a large number of people had migrated. After investigation, it was found that there were a large number of families from Luozhou and Zhengzhou where these people originally lived. They couldn't stand Luozhou.
, the system in the two states of Zheng moved away one after another, and colluded with officials in other states and counties to rob people of their fields, which is why this matter has evolved to this day."
"Ah?" Wen Yanbo was startled, and then asked strangely: "But why does your Majesty want to anger Prime Minister Yang about this matter?"
This is what these people don't understand.
Is the shareholding system good?
Needless to say, it will definitely be good for the people. Therefore, they think that people entering Luozhou and Zhengzhou are going to the special systems of these two states.
But Xue Shou's statement is the opposite.
People from other prefectures and counties were forced to enter Luozhou and Zhengzhou.
But the problem is, this is not led by Yang Gongren.
etc!
Or is this what Yang Gongren led?
"But what does this have to do with Prime Minister Yang?" Li Jing was puzzled. He was a warrior who had only been in the political hall for a short time, and he didn't know much about these things.
Du Ruhui said: "This case involves several states, but Your Majesty did not get any information. It was not discovered until the inspection in private. But in fact, local officials have already been informed."
At this point, everyone understood.
Someone intercepted the memorial without authorization!
The emperor believed that this person was Yang Gongren.
As a result, the five people looked at Yang Gongren one after another.
Yang Gongren's mind was buzzing. After he understood Du Ruhui's words, he started thinking about whether he had intercepted the memorial or not.
After thinking about it over and over, I suddenly remembered something.
Probably last year, someone from the clan sent him a message that people from Luozhou and Zhengzhou who had migrated to Hongnong were seeking asylum, hoping that he could take care of them.
At that time, he thought that the shackles had collapsed and the people were fleeing Luozhou. He thought he could suppress it until the incident happened, and then persuade the emperor to abandon this system.
But looking at it now, those seeking asylum are not ordinary people at all, but landlords!