Find Cheng Chuwen, He Has a Way
After Wei Zheng returned, he immediately started to investigate. He wanted to use the results of the investigation to slap Cheng Chuwen's face and tell him that the Imperial Censorate was clean and not as dirty as Cheng Chuwen imagined.
However, the truth was always the truth. Even Wei Zheng could not change anything.
It didn't take too much time. Under Cheng Chuwen's secret guidance, Wei Zheng quickly found evidence of the First Imperial Censor taking bribes.
Following that, it was as if a snowy mountain had collapsed. One by one, evidence of the Imperial Censor's bribery appeared in front of Wei Zheng. In the end, he realized that in the entire Imperial Censor Office, from top to bottom, he was the only one who was a fraud. The others were all fake fraud.
This time, Wei Zheng felt uncomfortable.
Originally, he thought that the entire Imperial Censorate would become a bunch of troublemakers under his leadership, and that they would step forward to take responsibility for any injustice in the court.
However, he did not expect that those people were only doing it for the money. They would not bear the burden if they gave him money. They would even help put in good words for him.
"How preposterous."
Wei Zheng slammed the information file on the table and said to the butler,"Prepare the carriage. This old man wants to enter the palace to see His Majesty. I definitely won't let them continue to be so arrogant.”
Wei Zheng rushed to the Dew Hall angrily, only to find Li Shimin flipping through a new book. When he saw Wei Zheng come in, he smiled at Wei Zheng and said,"Minister Wei, come and take a look. Cheng Chuwen's printing skills are really good.
It was not bad to be able to print so many books in a day, and the quality was so high. It was many times better than the books printed in the past.”
At this time, Wei Zheng was full of anger. He wished that Li Shimin would immediately order the Imperial Censor to kill all the Imperial Censors. How could he have the time to study the new printing technique invented by Cheng Chuwen with Li Shimin?
Wei Zheng didn't answer Li Shimin. Instead, he held the results of his investigation with both hands."Your Majesty, this subject is incompetent. The Imperial Censorate under my rule is foul and foul. It's simply…"
Wei Zheng couldn't find a suitable adjective for a moment.
This was the first time Li Shiming had seen Wei Zheng like this. He quickly flipped open the file, and his face changed drastically. His expression darkened, and he threw the file on the table.
"Preposterous, preposterous!"
Li Shimin stared at Wei Zheng, his eyes filled with killing intent."Wei Zheng, you deserve to die. I handed the Imperial Censorate to you, and you give me this explanation?”
"I deserve to die!"
Wei Zheng did not dare to argue. He lowered his head and bent over, standing there obediently.
Seeing that Wei Zheng, who always liked to argue, had become obedient, Li Shimin felt like he had hit cotton with his fist. He said helplessly,"Tell me, how are you going to deal with this matter?”
"This subject is incompetent and doesn't know how to deal with them, so I came to see Your Majesty. I hope Your Majesty can think of a complete plan that can punish these corrupt officials without affecting the normal operation of the court.”
Li Shimin felt helpless when he saw the dejected look on the face of the bar spirit who couldn't get any sand in his eyes.
There were too many corrupt officials this time. The entire Imperial Censor Office was corrupt.
From then on, the Imperial Censorate would become a decoration.
However, without the Yushitai, the yamen that inspected the officials, wouldn't the officials have to work hard in the future? Moreover, there would be no one to carry them.
Sighing, Li Shi Min kept the file.
When Wei Zheng saw this, he was shocked. Did His Majesty not intend to pursue the responsibility of these people?
However, these people were too despicable. As censors, they had become the largest group of corrupt officials in the Great Tang. If they were not dealt with, they would only become worse in the future.
"Your Majesty, if…"
Wei Zheng was really unwilling, but he couldn't think of a good way to punish these censors without causing chaos in the court.
Wei Zheng closed his eyes in pain. It was his incompetence that led to such an outcome.
Suddenly, the scene of Cheng Chuwen telling him that there were corrupt officials in the Imperial Censorate popped up in Wei Zheng's mind. He quickly opened his eyes."Your Majesty, I know someone who definitely has a way.”
"Who is it?"
Li Shimin stared into Wei Zheng's eyes. As the emperor, it was the most painful when he found out that his officials were corrupt and he couldn't punish them.
Now that he heard Wei Zheng say that someone had a way, how could Li Shimin remain calm?
"General Ding Yuan, Cheng Chuwen."
Wei Zheng cupped his hands and said," At first, I didn't realize that these people from the Imperial Censorate had done these things. It was Cheng Chuwen who reminded me and asked me to investigate the Imperial Censorate thoroughly.”
"Cheng Chuwen?"
Li Shi Min's eyes lit up as well, and there was even a hint of annoyance in the depths of his eyes. Why didn't he think that this little rascal would do so many unbelievable things?
When faced with this matter, there should be a way.
Moreover, he was the one who caused this. If he had no way to solve it, he would not take the initiative to raise this problem.
The more Li Shi Min thought about it, the more he felt that this was the case. He quickly said,"Men, go and find Cheng Chuwen immediately. Tell him that Zhen has something to discuss with him.”
"Yes."
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