Chapter 63 Discussion on the case of Xinhuan Yuanshi
Yang Sijian can still understand the seriousness of what it means to lose the position of a political minister.
"Then what should we do?" He said to himself in a daze, as if he had lost his soul. Even his uncle was dismissed by the emperor, who could save his father?
Yes, there is also a queen!
"Uncle, we still have the Queen who can ask for help!" Yang Sijian seemed to be grasping the last straw and quickly reminded Yang Gongren.
The queen?
Yang Gongren was silent. From the moment he was dismissed from office, he had already thought of asking the Queen for help. But his reason prevented him from doing so.
First of all, he knew that he would not be able to escape this time. If he rashly asked the Queen for help, it was unclear whether he could succeed. If he could succeed, it would be the best. If he could not succeed, it would probably affect the Queen's reputation in the eyes of the emperor. view.
After all, the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics.
The current emperor is not an emperor who is burdened by women, but a decisive and decisive British master.
Secondly, the emperor had long been dissatisfied with him, and this incident was an excellent excuse.
In the end, he felt that he had no hope of staying in the court. Three or four prime ministers in the political hall had changed back and forth, and he could not stay long.
"You go down and rest first."
After sending his nephew away, Yang Gongren hid in the darkness again, sighing alone.
Imperial Palace, Changle Hall.
"...Mother, that's what happened." Yu'er told Queen Yang all the information she had learned.
Although the news in the harem is blocked, it is not impossible to find out the news, let alone the queen. When Yang Gongren was dismissed as prime minister, Queen Yang heard about it. Now that Yang Xu, the governor of Guozhou, has been arrested in Chang'an, the news inevitably begins to spread. .
After hearing this, Empress Yang put down the girl and remained silent for a long time without saying a word. She knew too little news. She only knew some news that had spread, such as Yang Gongren being directly dismissed from office by His Majesty the Emperor, and Yang Xu being imprisoned. Capture Chang'an.
She had no idea why he was arrested or what mistakes Yang Gongren had made.
What's more, the emperor did not come to Changle Palace to pay homage to Queen Yang in the past few days.
"Where is Your Majesty tonight?"
"At Yuan Xiuyuan's place in Xinna."
Empress Yang took a gentle breath and said, "Tomorrow, you will lead the maids from the Inner Palace Bureau out of the palace to purchase palace expenses, and go to the Duke Guanguo's Mansion to ask for the reason."
"yes."
Empress Yang gently pinched the center of her eyebrows. Her husband, she knew, would not be so heartless if the minister had not made a big mistake.
Yang, what exactly did you do?
When the sky was getting brighter, Li Zhiyun just got up from Yuan Xiuyuan's bed.
This Yuan Xiuyuan, whose maiden name was Yuan Wanzi, was a descendant of the royal family of the Northern Wei Dynasty. Her father was Yuan Wuzheng, the governor of Yangzhou.
This girl entered the palace last year. She was sixteen years old. She was delicate, beautiful, and full of youthfulness. She was quite favored by the emperor. He had stayed with her for three or four days in a row.
After getting dressed, Li Zhiyun hugged Xina's little wife and had breakfast together.
"Did you always have breakfast at home before?" Li Zhiyun put his arms around the slender waist of the girl, no, the young woman, and asked.
Yuan Wanzi was still a little cautious when facing the emperor, and replied with a low eyebrow: "I don't have the habit of getting up early to have meals at home."
Li Zhiyun couldn't help but feel happy when he looked at the girl's shy face, then he picked up the porridge and fed it to her himself.
After eating for a while, Yuan Wanzi lay in the emperor's arms and said shyly: "Your Majesty, let me eat by myself."
"What, you don't like me taking care of you?"
"No, it's not..."
Li Zhiyun laughed, let go of her, and said, "Okay, you can have your meal. I'll come see you tonight."
After saying this, Li Zhiyun stood up and left.
"Farewell to Your Majesty."
Seeing the emperor leaving, Yuan Wanzi breathed a sigh of relief. Although the emperor treated her very gently, she was still not used to it.
After a while, a servant brought gold, silver, jade hairpins and other valuables.
The little chamberlain said with a flattering face: "Ms. Yuan, these are gifts given to you by Your Majesty. Please count them."
Yuan Wanzi curiously walked over to check and found several hostas that she liked, and a hint of sweetness suddenly appeared on her face.
"Is this all for me?"
"That's natural, it's all yours."
"Thank you."
"I don't dare to say thank you." The little chamberlain smiled even more flatteringly. In this palace, there are always people who can act according to the wind.
Although Yuan Wanzi was young, he was quite fond of Li Zhiyun, and it was normal for Li Zhiyun to reward him with some items.
When it comes to women, he has never been too taboo about women. As long as he likes them, he will definitely accept them.
What's more, this palace really needs to gain more popularity.
Political Hall.
Li Zhiyun was handling government affairs with an indifferent expression, while the five prime ministers below were watching the relevant information sent from the Yushitai and the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
It is very important to convince people with virtue, and Li Zhiyun has always done this. As an emperor, if you want to punish your ministers, you must come up with an explanation. Otherwise, it will be nonsense and will chill the ministers.
When the whole situation of several states in Central China fell into the hands of five prime ministers, they understood why the emperor directly dismissed Yang Gongren.
It’s really...pleasant!
"Alas, if it hadn't been for His Majesty's insightful inspection of Luozhou, I would have been reviled by the people." Wen Yanbo sighed.
None of them expected that when Luozhou and Zhengzhou experimented with small households, the people who escaped were not from these two states, but from other states and counties. They also did not expect that the landlords below would be so rampant and collude with officials.
, blatantly oppressing the people.
It’s a prosperous time now!
Such a dangerous thing can actually happen. This is a failure of the Prime Minister's responsibility.
Li Zhiyun reassured: "It's not your fault. No one thought that the people below would violate the law, let alone that Yang Gongren would bend the law for personal gain."
Li Jing asked: "Your Majesty, as far as I know, more and more people are being arrested now. If we continue to let it go, the Dali Temple prison will not be enough. At the same time, the local officials will inevitably be frightened. Should we stop arresting them as soon as possible?"
"There are not enough prisons in Dali Temple, and there is also a Ministry of Punishment. As for fear?" Li Zhiyun sneered, "When they oppressed the people, did they ever think about the fear of the people?"
Li Jing remained silent.
Du Ruhui asked: "Your Majesty, what should we do with the migrating people?"
"I have asked Pei Shiqing, the governor of Luozhou, to settle down."
Xue Shou asked: "How do you plan to deal with these people?"
"What do you think?" Li Zhiyun put down the memorial and looked at them.
Chen Shuda thought about it and said, "How about just killing the first villain?"
"What about the accomplices?"
"Imprisonment and punishment to serve as a warning?" Chen Shuda asked tentatively.
Li Zhiyun shook his head, "The big evil ones are disgusting to me. The small evil ones harm the people. If they are not punished, the people will not be angry."
"Your Majesty, that's inappropriate." Wen Yanbo objected: "More than two thousand people have been arrested now. If we continue to investigate, there will definitely be more. If we kill the accomplices and their family records, I am afraid it will lead to a river of blood. Your Majesty
His reputation for benevolence is unfavorable."
"A benevolent name?" Li Zhiyun smiled, "The people are displaced, so what kind of benevolent name do I have?"
Du Ruhui advised: "Your Majesty, I think it is better to just kill the chief criminal, and banish his accomplices, their family records, etc."
Li Zhiyun was slightly silent. His original intention was to kill all these people, but if he really did this, he would have to kill tens of thousands of people.
Among them, there must be family records of prisoners, including the elderly, weak, women and children.
Seeing the emperor's hesitation, Du Ruhui continued: "If your majesty feels that exile is inappropriate, how about simply sending all these people to Yunzhou, Shengzhou and other places to enrich the Han people?"
Um?
This is a good idea.
Li Zhiyun's eyes lit up. This would not only impose heavy penalties, but also benefit the immigration plan.