The Chang 'an Grain Department's official office was already surrounded by the Chang' an Imperial Guards.
The Head of the Grain Bureau, Zhangsun Qi, ran out of the office as he tidied up his robes. When he saw Hou Junji, he quickly greeted him."Duke Lu, sorry to have come!”
As the Minister of War, Hou Junji held a high position. Although Zhangsun Qi was Zhangsun Wuji's nephew, he was not worthy of Hou Junji's attention.
"By the emperor's order, the officials of the Chang 'an Grain Department are forbidden to leave, and birds are not allowed to enter!”
Hou Junji paid no attention to Zhangsun Qi as he announced the order.
"What…what do you mean…"
Zhangsun Qi was terrified. What had he done? His heart was as clear as a mirror. Could it be that the truth had been revealed?
……
Han Qiu and a dozen farmers were locked up in the woodshed of the Grain Department. The Chang 'an Grain Department had already convicted them of disobeying the emperor's orders and resisting grain collection. They were to be beheaded.
When Han Qiu was captured by the officers, he did not resist. If Han Qiu did not want to come, no one could force him to come. There was no need for the Heavenly Halberd. A steel saber could kill all the officers.
He had come to Chang 'an just to see what tricks this small official could play.
Zhangsun Qi…
Most likely, it was someone from the Zhangsun Clan, a corrupt and perverted vermin!
In the woodshed, the faces of the dozen or so farmers who resisted the grain collection were ashen. When the Grain Department collected the grain, they were very unwilling. The dozens of stones of grain in their homes were all taken away, and their hearts were bleeding.
They raised their heads and looked at Uncle Han, who was suffering together with them. They couldn't bear to see that. They were clearly the ones who resisted the grain collection, but now they were actually dragging Uncle Han down. They really shouldn't have.
"Uncle Han, sit here. It's a little dry and loose.”
A farmer gave up a piece of clean land for Han Qiu. Han Qiu waved her hand and said,"No need, this place is fine."
"Uncle Han, what should we do?" A farmer asked Han Qiu.
Han Qiu looked up at the farmer and said,""Just wait, just wait for these people to regret it.”
"This…"
The farmers in the woodshed could not believe their ears.
Waiting for these people to regret it?
How was this possible? They had seen the fiendish expressions of these officers with their own eyes.
How could they possibly regret it?
Just as many farmers were sighing, the sound of war could be heard outside the government office. The next moment, many armored soldiers entered the Chang 'an Grain Department.
The farmer's eyes lit up. Could it be that Uncle Han's words of regret were about to come true?
For a moment, many farmers looked out of the woodshed, their hearts filled with endless hope.
Han Qiu looked out of the window and recognized that these soldiers were all from the Chang 'an Royal Guards. It seemed that the chief historian of the Chang' an Grain Department was doomed!
Back in the Han Residence, Zhangsun Qi's eyes were filled with greed. He did not listen to a single word of Han Qiu's questioning and persuasion.
Han Qiu said to Zhangsun Qi,"If you don't listen to me, you'll be in trouble!"”
Zhangsun Qi did not mind. He thought that as Zhangsun Wuji's nephew, he had a powerful backer and background! Why would he care about the words of an old farmer?
Only when Hou Junji had led five thousand Imperial Guards to surround the Chang 'an Grain Bureau did he suddenly remember Han Qiu's words and regret them!
Zhangsun Qi would never have thought that the person he had captured and interrogated in the woodshed was someone he could not afford to offend…
Not only was he Du Ruhui's teacher, but Li Shiming also viewed him as the person who would decide the Great Tang!
……
Li Shi Min rode on his horse, and the guards were only able to catch up to him.
At this moment, Li Shiming wished he could fly back to Chang 'an. He was very worried that if Uncle Han was persecuted in Chang' an Grain Department, it would be something that he would never forgive himself for the rest of his life!
If Uncle Han left Chang 'an because of this, then...
Li Shi Min suddenly felt that his life had turned dark!
This was what he was most worried about.
In his view, the Great Tang needed a sage like Uncle Han.
Originally, Li Shiming had planned to reveal his identity to Uncle Han after two more days, but now that such a thing had happened, Li Shiming was very worried that Uncle Han would have bad thoughts about the court.
If Uncle Han felt that the imperial court was not trustworthy because of one or two corrupt officials, then the gains would not make up for the losses.
Li Shi Min thought to himself,"If that's the case, we'll have to think about revealing our identity to Uncle Han!”
After Li Shimin rode into Chang 'an, he went straight to the Chang' an Grain Department.
After he dismounted, he entered a sedan chair. The sedan chair stopped outside Chang 'an's Grain Bureau. When Hou Junji saw the Emperor's sedan chair arrive, he immediately dismounted and paid his respects.
Li Shi Min's voice rang out from the sedan chair.
"Hou Junji!"
"Your subject is here!"
"Send someone into the Food Department to look for an old man called Uncle Han. Remember, you must not let Uncle Han be frightened!”
"Yes!"
Zhangsun Qi and the other officials of the Food Department knelt down and were drenched in sweat. They had a premonition that something bad was going to happen!
Hou Junji personally led his troops into the Grain Department.
"Who's Uncle Han?"
"Who is Uncle Han?"
An armored soldier asked loudly. In the woodshed, Han Qiu raised her head and glanced at these armored soldiers. She stood up and said calmly,"This old man is Han Qiu."
"Please leave with us…"
The armored soldiers immediately invited Han Qiu out of the woodshed and protected her tightly.
Outside the Grain Department, Li Shiming pushed aside the sedan chair and saw Han Qiu. When he saw the figure that he had been dreaming of, he immediately felt relieved. However, he remembered that Uncle Han was locked up in the Grain Department. If he had been a step late, he did not know what kind of torture he would have suffered. His anger could not be appeased.
He looked at Zhangsun Qi, who was kneeling at the side, and immediately felt that this person should be cut into pieces!
He gently waved at Hou Junji."Send Uncle Han to the Han Residence and call the Minister of Justice to investigate the case. I want to see how many things the Chief of the Grain Department has done that I don't know about!”
"Yes!"
Li Shi Min saw the armored soldiers escorting Uncle Han out of the Food Department, so he immediately ordered his men to lift the palanquin and leave in a hurry. He was afraid that Uncle Han would see him and misunderstand him.
If Uncle Han misunderstood him because of this matter and left Chang 'an and never saw him again, it would be too late for regrets.
Li Shiming had never been so cautious before, but today, his mood had experienced both peaks and valleys. He had never been so afraid of losing someone.
At this moment, his mood could only be described as thirsty for talent!
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