Chapter 81 The saint was furious and ordered a thorough investigation
The Tang army defeated Tubo, beheaded more than 10,000 people, and frightened Songtsan Gampo away. When the news came back to Chang'an, Li Zhiyun just nodded to express his understanding, and then gave some rewards to those soldiers who fought bravely.
Defeating Tubo is not worth bragging about. The Tang army has fought countless battles in the south and north over the years and has abundant experience. If they are fighting against a local force that has only been civilized for a century, if they cannot win, then there will be a big problem.
Although he won the battle, Li Zhiyun was not happy. At most, he just thought that the Tubo side would be temporarily quiet. His original intention was to destroy Tubo. But a very real problem was before him, that is, whether the march would be successful.
difficulty.
The Tubo Plateau is a land of mountains and forests. There are countless terrains including courtyards, sky prisons, sky traps, sky caves, and sky gaps. If you are not careful while marching, you will be attacked by Tubo people who are familiar with the terrain. If they really attack by surprise, they will be surprised.
Not afraid, just afraid that they will attack the grain storage location. Once the Tang army enters the plateau and the grain is attacked by surprise, that will be a real big problem.
What's more, after Tubo is eliminated, that area cannot be developed in a short period of time, and it will take a long time to be utilized. After all, transportation is a big problem.
Li Zhiyun tapped the map and sighed softly.
Destroying Tubo is not a big problem. The difficult part is how to effectively control this area after destroying it.
migrant?
It's too difficult. At present, the territory of the empire has expanded unprecedentedly, ranging from the Icefield in the north to the Liaodong Road in the northeast. There is still a large amount of land that is not cultivated by the people. Not to mention that places like Tuyuhun are still in the standby stage.
More importantly, who among the people born in the plains would want to go to Tubo?
After thinking for a while, he temporarily stopped his train of thought and decided to take his time step by step and not be in a hurry. The more anxious he is, the harder it will be to get things done. At present, the population of the Tang Dynasty has not yet returned to the heyday of the pre-Sui Dynasty, and the mountains and forests are still crowded.
There is a large amount of land that has not been used, and people are allowed to immigrate against their will. This cannot be done.
It was reported that Tubo was in civil strife, which would give Tang Dynasty enough time to accumulate strength and prepare to kill them next time.
"well."
Hearing the emperor sigh, Gao Liangzhong asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, do you have any instructions?"
Li Zhiyun shook his head and said nothing.
It’s time to work hard!
"Let's go to the Manna Hall."
"yes."
After Li Zhiyun left, the chamberlains put away the Tubo maps, locked them in a box, and put them back to their original places. One day, they will reappear in the world, but at that time, many people may think about how to divide them.
Manna Hall.
Wow!
A memorial was thrown away from a high altitude, and then fell in an arc, hitting Zhang Rui, the Minister of Civil Service, in front of him, causing his head to shrink subconsciously.
"Take a closer look. In your so-called assessment of officialdom, there are actually thirty-seven officials making fuss about water transportation, and some people dare to set up obstacles in the road to hinder the transportation of goods from south to north. If there is no endorsement from officials, I will not believe it.
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Looking at the angry emperor, Zhang Rui lowered his head and apologized: "I am guilty, but the assessment of official administration has never been a matter of the Ministry of Personnel. Last year's assessment, the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Yushitai were also involved."
Naturally, the assessment of official administration cannot be entirely controlled by the Ministry of Personnel. Li Zhiyun occasionally dispatched fourth-rank officials from Yushitai and Dali Temple to supervise one or two.
Hearing this, Li Zhiyun laughed angrily, "You mean it's my fault?"
"I don't dare." Zhang Rui lowered his head.
Li Zhiyun glanced at him and said: "Zhang Rui, the Minister of Civil Affairs, neglected his duty, was deprived of his post and was imprisoned. The Ministry of Punishment is ordered to investigate."
"Your Majesty?" Zhang Rui was confused. Why don't you call a few more people over to ask, and just take the blame on me alone?
Li Zhiyun sneered: "Don't worry, none of you can escape!"
Zhang Rui was dragged down.
Afterwards, Li Zhiyun held a temporary Umrah meeting in Liangyi Hall.
"The sword of the former Sui Dynasty is still hanging behind, but our civil and military elites have begun to imitate the corrupt officials of the former Sui Dynasty, and are jealous of the wise and capable. See for yourselves, the rice, grain, and seafood from Huainan Road, and the medicinal materials from Jiangnan Road
, and even the goods on Shannan Road
, to be blocked by someone along the way. It is simply the most ridiculous thing in the world!" Li Zhiyun shouted: "Is this world my world or yours?"
"I am guilty." All the central ministers knelt down and bowed their heads.
They have read the relevant memorials and are already trembling with fear. The problem of corruption in water transportation is not too big, but setting up obstacles on the official road in the south to hinder the transportation of goods to the north is simply tantamount to rebellion. If the emperor is not angry, then
There is a ghost.
Li Zhiyun suppressed his anger and said, "I will never let this matter go until the truth comes to light."
Wei Zheng went out to pay homage and said: "Your Majesty, I am the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, but I don't know that the Ministry of Personnel has been corrupted to this extent. I would like to take the blame and perform meritorious service, and conduct a thorough investigation of Daozhou. Please allow me to do so."
"Since you are guilty, then stay in jail for me!" Li Zhiyun said directly.
Wow!
Now, the ministers were frightened, completely frightened. This was the first time that the emperor directly attacked the confidants of the old ministers, which showed that his anger was overwhelming.
"Han Zhongliang!"
"I am here." Han Zhongliang, the minister of Dali Temple, came out.
"Chu Suiliang!"
"I am here." Chu Suiliang, the minister of Taifu Temple, came out.
"Su Shichang!"
"I am here." Su Shichang, the Minister of Punishment, came out.
"Quan Wanji, Zhang Xingcheng, Zhang Xuansu!"
"I'm here." The three censors from the censorship station came out one after another.
Li Zhiyun said: "I will give you a month to investigate, and you must get to the bottom of it. No matter who is involved in this case, arrest him immediately!"
"yes!"
Immediately afterwards, Li Zhiyun said again: "Where is Yuchi Gong?"
"I'm here." Wei Chigong, the right-wing general of Weiwei, came out and clasped his fists.
"I order you to control a battalion of soldiers and horses. Anyone who dares to resist during the investigation will be killed first and then punished."
"According to the order!"
The ministers swallowed subconsciously, the emperor wanted to kill someone this time!
At the same time, the Ministry of Personnel was treated coldly due to dereliction of duty, and Prime Minister Fang Xuanling temporarily took over the affairs of the Ministry of Personnel.
Political Hall.
"Your Majesty, judging from the memorial, the most serious problems are in Jingzhou, Suzhou and other places." After Du Ruhui finished speaking, he stopped talking.
There are some words that don't need to be said too clearly, as he knows that His Majesty can understand them.
Several other prime ministers also remained silent.
When the empire was founded, the main focus was on wooing the South, and the South did not choose to invest in Lao Li's family at the beginning. This resulted in the South not making much when it came to dividends. To put it simply, there were very few officials in the Central Southern Department.
There are only one or two people who can enter the political hall, such as Chen Shuda and Xiao Yu. Therefore, if something happens in the south now, they all know that it must not have much to do with the people, and there must be a Jiangnan family making trouble inside.
In this way, this problem will become very difficult. How to deal with it?
Do you really want to kill them all?
They didn't know, so they were very worried.
Li Zhiyun suddenly smiled, "I have been so kind in recent years."
Hearing this, the six prime ministers were all horrified. They all recalled the emperor's cruel methods of suppressing the former emperor's old ministers, driving away the Guanlong people, and punishing the Pei family and the Zheng family. Look at Zheng's appearance now, she has completely become the emperor's hand.
A mad dog down there.
As for the Pei family, are there any Pei family officials in the central government?
Li Zhiyun said: "Look, investigate all suspicious places and problems in the south!"
Xue Shou couldn't help but dissuade him: "Your Majesty, if we really want to investigate, how can we fill the official vacancies once problems arise?"
Li Zhiyun said coldly: "This time, I just want to check it out!"
Now that the battle outside is almost over, it's time to stir up the moths.