After eating and drinking enough, Li Po didn't stay at his mother-in-law's house for long.
He could see that his mother-in-law had drunk alcohol, but he didn't ask. It was a good thing that his mother-in-law was in good health and could drink and have fun.
It doesn't matter who you drink with.
In fact, even if he knew that there were two reference scholars in the house, he would not recruit them to meet him.
The story of the emperor wearing a white dragon fish suit, met someone when he was out of the palace, and they fell in love at first sight, so they immediately ascended to heaven. This story is destined to be the imagination of many people.
The emperor is in the ninth level and is not that easy to get close to. If you don't maximize your luck halo and shorten your life by a few decades, go to the ancestral graves for a few days to put incense and let some smoke rise from the ancestral graves, otherwise you don't even have to think about it.
Wait for something good to happen.
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Back in the palace, Sun Wuji, the eldest minister of Dali Temple, had been waiting outside the Tai Chi Hall for a long time.
Changsun Wuji was the minister of Dali Temple in Jin Dynasty at the end of last year.
His promotion was not slow. In just six years since he took office, he became one of the important ministers in the court, and he was still less than forty years old.
This is mainly due to the fact that he did a very good job in Chang'an. At the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Chang'an's public security was really unflattering.
Several sons of Li Yuan were vying for power, which filled Chang'an with an aura of restlessness. It was not uncommon to assassinate ministers on the streets.
The princes and nobles ran rampant in the streets, oppressed the people, and killed people at every turn, which was in harmony with the chaotic world at that time.
Back then, Dugu Huai'en was the magistrate of Chang'an. Li Yuan felt that he had done a good job, so he promoted him to an official position. But others were still not satisfied and said that your official position was too small.
In fact, the public security in Chang'an was very poor. The reason why Li Yuan felt that Dugu Huaien did a good job was because Dugu Huaien was quite competent as his thug.
When Wei Xuan, Yin Shishi and others were killed as well as their family records, it was Dugu Huaien who held the sword and led the city full of people to search for the remnants of the former Sui Dynasty.
Moreover, Li Yuan's sons were all leading troops outside at that time, and the riots were not that fierce. As the head of the Dugu clan, Dugu Huaien was still able to frighten the Guanxi aristocratic families in Chang'an.
After Changsun Wuji took office, his ability was not comparable to that of Dugu Huaien and others. He had a clear understanding of the general trend at that time, and he also clearly prioritized the situation when dealing with the situation, and he grasped the proportions very accurately.
In the two years from the second year of Yuanzhen to the fourth year of Yuanzhen, he paid close attention to the public security in Chang'an and brought many urban foxes and rats into the cells of Chang'an Magistrate's Office, and soon they were all exiled outside.
He also urged the Ministry of Household Affairs to set up some charity halls and send the helpless refugees to the charity halls, so that they could be raised as they should and work as they should work according to reason. He also encouraged the nobles of Chang'an to go to the charity halls to pick up servants.
After such rectification, the idlers in Chang'an Street have been sorted out for the first time, especially the people who lined up to beg in the east and west markets, or in prosperous places such as Caiyu Square, have been basically eliminated.
Lost.
Later, everyone knew that there were only a few aspects that had an impact on public security, and beggars were one of them. They were responsible for many petty thefts in Chang'an.
Even though each piece of eucalyptus is not big, it has a very bad impact on public security.
Changsun Wuji's methods were very pragmatic. He did not forcefully clean up the people and then be done with it. Instead, he found some ways out for these poor people and easily banished all the villains inside.
I only know that Dugu Huaien, who is sitting in the Chang'an magistrate's office with the name of Dugu family, is like a clay puppet compared with Changsun Wuji.
Chang'an Ling Yamen is the yamen that maintains the public security of Chang'an. In the past, there was no custom of setting up Chang'an Ling Yamen. The affairs in the Jingzhao area were all the responsibility of the chief historian of Jingzhao Prefecture. The position of Jingzhao Yin was nominally held by the kings.
Later, when chaos broke out in Kansai, Jing Zhaoyin and Chang'an Order became actual positions, which continued in the early Tang Dynasty. Yuen Long was the first Jing Zhaoyin.
Changsun Wuji became the second Chang'an Order in the early Tang Dynasty.
The Chang'an Order was like the later mayor of Beijing, but it did not have as much power as the mayor of Beijing. The Chang'an Order had some say in urban development, but not much.
The most important thing is the criminal powers and responsibilities. To be precise, it is more like the sheriff of Chang'an, who has some of the responsibilities of a local county magistrate.
It's just that the Chang'an Order manages the territory of the capital, which makes this official position particularly special.
As Li Shimin's eldest brother-in-law, Changsun Wuji was able to get this position because he was recommended by his uncle Changsun Shunde. Later, the uncle and nephew fell out, but Changsun Wuji had become a climate. Under the danger of raising tigers, it was really difficult to
The eldest grandson, Shunde, was very angry.
Changsun Wuji managed Chang'an's public security very well, especially during his tenure, he also accomplished several major events, which impressed Li Po and promoted him to the rank of Shaoqing of Dali Temple.
In fact, many people in the court did not think highly of this "young man". His qualifications were too low, and he was still a remnant of Li Yuan despite not having the power of Conglong.
"Treading on the Stars"
Therefore, someone proposed that Dai Wei, a doctor in the Ministry of War, be transferred to the Ministry of Punishment. Soon after he was promoted to Shaoqing of Dali Temple, Dai Wei was asked to compete with Changsun Wuji in the ring.
Dai Wei was an outspoken man, and his official qualifications were not comparable to those of Changsun Wuji.
It's just that Changsun Wuji's official career has come, and Dai Wei is a person who has a high reputation in the emperor's heart. How can he stop Dai Wei? At the end of last year, Changsun Wuji won and was promoted to the minister of Dali Temple.
This is a guy who has the potential to become prime minister. The reason why he can be promoted so quickly, in addition to his own political achievements and talents, actually lies in his origins.
Precisely because he is Li Shimin's uncle, he has a very special status. As a member of the Luoyang family, he has fallen out with his uncle's eldest grandson, Shunde, and is not close to Fang Xuanling and others.
Being alone and helpless in the capital, this was what Li Po liked about him. The position of chief minister of Dali Temple was a position that did not care about human relations, but only about laws.
Dai Wei's official reputation was good, but he had been an official in Henan for a long time, and he was very close to Changsun Shunde and others. No matter how many people in the court had many thoughts, from the beginning, it was impossible for Dai Wei to become an official.
The person to take charge of Dali Temple.
Changsun Wuji is in good shape now. The day he starts forming friends like his elder Sun Shunde, it will be time for him to be beaten.
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After entering the Tai Chi Hall, Changsun Wuji presented a memorial.
Li Po sat down and asked Changsun Wuji to sit down as well. While others were serving tea, Li Po took a few sips before opening the memorial and reading it.
After a long time, Li Po frowned and raised his head, his eyes wandering over Changsun Wuji several times, "Has it been verified? How could Fang Qiao be involved?"
Changsun Wuji felt uneasy, but even after the matter was investigated, he had no choice but to defend Fang Qiao on this matter. He and Lao Fang did not have such a solid relationship.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, all the criminals have confessed, but...the person who bribed the subordinate officials in the examination room has disappeared. All his records are in the dark, but even under strict interrogation, no one knew the inside story."
Li Po slapped the table and said, "It's all written in here. Am I blind or illiterate and can't understand what you wrote? I'm asking you, as the chief judge, do you want to be like this?"
The minister of civil affairs of the imperial court ordered the steward of his palace to cheat in the examination room for a nephew who appeared out of nowhere?"
Changsun Wuji could no longer sit still, stood up and bowed: "Your Majesty has a sharp eye, and I also believe that there are many doubts about this matter, so we should not rush into the marriage..."
Li Po said quietly: "You still want to investigate more carefully?"
Changsun Wuji felt that he was unjustly accused. It had only been three days since the case was handed over to Dali Temple. What he wanted was to find out the whole story as soon as possible and settle the case quickly.
The demands are not too much, and any abuses in the examination room during the Beijing Examination period must be dealt with quickly and strictly.
And it seems very simple. If you cheat in the examination room, someone outside bribes the cook who cooks for the candidates and his two apprentices. They use the kitchen close to the examination room wall to pass the examination questions out and have people prepare them outside.
The article was sent to the examination room.
Naturally, it was impossible for a few cooks to do such a big thing, and they didn't have the courage. The person who bribed them turned out to be the patrol clerk of the Supervisory Temple.
People were arranged both inside and outside, creating a big scene, but there were too many people, and things were not kept secret. People outside sneaked in and out. It was enough once, but if you came in twice, you were immediately caught by the garrison.
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A bunch of rats were involved, and the Inspector Temple was involved. Wang Gui, the Minister of the Inspector Temple, turned green when he heard the news. The Tun Guards discovered the person first. In desperation, the Inspector Temple could only bring this person to the police.
The matter was handed over to Dali Temple for discussion.
Everyone in Dali Temple became excited and immediately launched an investigation. The result was unexpected. Without much investigation, the oral confession was enough to clarify the context.
The cheating examinee is from Qijun, Shandong, with the surname Fang, and a member of the Fang family in Linzi. Linzi is the ancestral home of the Fang family in Qinghe, and Fang Xuanling, the minister of the Ministry of Personnel, was born in the Fang family in Qinghe.
This man came to the capital to take the exam and even visited Fang Xuanling.
The person who instigated those people to cheat was a steward in Fang Xuanling's house. The situation became very clear from this. The confessions of all the people involved were very consistent. There is nothing to say. The only loophole was the steward.
He has disappeared. It is not known whether he is absconding out of fear of crime or has another secret.
Changsun Wuji discussed with Dai Wei and others, and finally reported the truth truthfully.
Because the matter involved Fang Qiao, the Minister of Civil Affairs, Changsun Wuji decided to speak less and wait to see what the emperor wanted first. This matter would definitely not go away so easily.
But what he didn't expect was that the emperor just looked at the report from Dali Temple and took such a clear stand on Fang Qiao's side.
What this means is very clear. Although Fang Qiao was only a minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, he held a very important position in the emperor's mind and was not someone who could be easily overthrown.
The emperor was extremely dissatisfied with the way Dali Temple held the ceremony, and every word he said seemed to contain anger.
Changsun Wuji thought in a flash, knowing that he had to adopt an attitude at this time, whether to insist on impartial enforcement of the law or to follow the emperor's wishes. It would not only affect his official career, but also measure his conduct.