Within the Dew Palace.
The Minister of Revenue, Liu Zhenghui, the Imperial Censor, Wei Zheng, and other officials knelt in the hall.
They saw a wound on Li Shi Min's forehead, and the officials were terrified.
"They are all my good subjects! Good subject!"
Li Shi Min suddenly stood up, his anger as loud as thunder.
Today was supposed to be a good day. The weather was clear and cloudless, and he was in a very good mood. However, when he arrived at the Han Residence, his officials gave him a heavy blow!
All her good mood had vanished into thin air!
Just as Li Shiming was about to fly into a rage, Fang Xuanling, who was sweating profusely and panting heavily, entered the Dew Palace.
Liu Zhenghui and Wei Zheng turned to look at Fang Xuanling, their eyes filled with pleading.
Fang Xuanling shook his head lightly. What happened today was simply heaven-piercing!
Li Shiming couldn't be blamed for being angry, even Fang Xuanling was furious.
How could the Chang 'an Grain Department do such a thing?
How could Zhangsun Wuji's nephew be so greedy?
Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling had already calculated the yield of the corn, so how much did Zhangsun Qi report? It was clear at a glance!
Moreover, the Great Sage that His Majesty valued so much had almost missed him. This was simply stabbing Li Shiming in the soft spot.
"Liu Zhenghui!"
"Your subject is here!"
"As the Minister of Revenue, you are in charge of the treasury of money and grain. How do you explain the corruption of the Chang 'an Grain Department? If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed that the Ministry of Revenue was so dirty!”
"Your Majesty, I will immediately investigate the grain departments of each county!”
As soon as the Minister of Revenue finished speaking, Li Shimin waved his arm and said,""No need! You're old and blind. You can't tell right from wrong. Take off your official robe immediately and drive you out of Chang 'an. You'll never be hired again!”
Boom...
Liu Zhenghui fell to the ground, his face ashen.
He had never thought that he would be implicated in Zhangsun Qi's case.
Chang 'an Grain Department belongs to the Ministry of Revenue, Chang' an Grain Department is in charge of corruption, the Ministry of Revenue Minister Liu Zhenghui can not escape its responsibility.
After the Minister of Revenue was demoted and chased out of the Hall of Dew, Li Shimin looked at the Imperial Censor Wei Zheng.
"Wei Zheng!"
"Your subject is here!"
"As an Imperial Censor, you have the duty of supervising all officials. How do you do this? The Chang 'an Grain Department is only five steps away from the Imperial Censorate, but you are pretending to be deaf!”
Wei Zheng's face turned red after being reprimanded by Li Shimin.
"Your Majesty, I have failed in my duty!"
"Follow the Minister of Justice to investigate the Chang 'an Grain Department and find all the corrupt officials. If you can't find them, you don't have to come back!”
After Li Shimin chased Wei Zheng out, he looked at the other officials and waved his hand,"All of you may leave."
"Yes!"
After the officials left, Fang Xuanling wanted to speak, but Li Shimin waved his hand and said,""You should also return to the residence to rest. After this one has investigated everything, you still have to go to the Han family residence with this one!”
"Yes!"
Fang Xuanling cupped his hands and left the Dew Palace.
Li Shiming was the only one left in the hall.
Li Shiming paced back and forth in the hall. He was thinking about going to the Han Family Residence tomorrow. There were some things he needed to ask Uncle Han.
……
After Fang Xuanling left the palace, he met Du Ruhui outside the Xuanwu Gate. Du Ruhui helped Zhangsun Wuji to raise food. He had just returned to Chang 'an when he heard the news that the Minister of Revenue had been demoted.
What exactly happened?
Just as Du Ruhui was about to enter the palace, he saw Fang Xuanling hurrying out of the Black Tortoise Sect.
"Xuan Ling, what happened?”
"A major corruption case has occurred. Chang 'an Grain Director Sun Qi is corrupt, and Minister of Revenue Liu Zheng will be implicated. I wonder who else will be implicated because of this case.”
"Big corruption case? Where do I start?"
Hearing Du Ruhui's question, Fang Xuanling said,""Actually, this matter started because of a great sage…"
"Great sage?"
Du Ruhui's eyes lit up.
Just as Fang Xuanling was about to explain to Du Ruhui, he suddenly remembered Li Shimin's words about not revealing Uncle Han's identity. He immediately waved his hand and said,"Lord Du, don't ask. If His Majesty wants to say it, His Majesty will explain it to you clearly.”
The corruption case of Chang 'an Grain Director Sun Qi caused a huge wave in Chang' an. The main culprit, Sun Qi, was executed by a thousand cuts. The officials in Chang 'an Grain Department investigated him one by one. Those who were involved in corruption were all beheaded.
This corruption case was being tried by the Imperial Censor Wei Zheng, the Minister of Justice, and the Supreme Court. No official was allowed to interfere, or else it would be difficult to escape the investigation.
……
Two days later, in the Han Family Residence, the grain that the Chang 'an Grain Department had embezzled was sent back, along with the farmers who had been detained.
On the third day, just after dawn, two uninvited guests arrived outside Han Qiu's fence.
"Is Uncle Han home?"
Han Qiu looked up and was surprised to see the two people who had arrived a few days ago outside the fence.
The two people outside the fence were none other than Li Shiming and Fang Xuanling.
……
Li Shiming and Fang Xuanling walked into the courtyard after seeing Han Qiu.
Outside the courtyard, Li Shimin had already instructed Fang Xuanling not to reveal their identities.
Li Shi Min was worried that Uncle Han would run away after knowing his true identity. After all, what happened a few days ago had affected his mood too much.
If Uncle Han thought that the Emperor was not responsible for the officials 'corruption, then it would be too unjust.
"Uncle Han!"
Li Shi Min was extremely excited when he saw Han Qiu.
Uncle Han didn't leave. This was the only thing that made Li Shiming happy these days.
Was this guy possessed? Three or two days?
Why was he so excited? His eyes lit up as if he had seen his sugar daddy. This was not a good sign.
As for the old man, he was more normal.
Little Li was unwilling to reveal his background, and Han Qiu was too lazy to ask. A muddled world, muddled people, it was rare to be muddled!
"Xiao Li, why are you so free today? Sigh, what's wrong with you?"
Han Qiu noticed that there was a scar on Li Shiming's forehead, and the wound had already scabbed over.
"I lost my footing and fell." Li Shimin laughed awkwardly.”
"Youngsters should also pay attention to your feet. Come, you have a meal today. Yesterday, you had a happy occasion and just killed a few pigs.”
"Thank you, Uncle Han, thank you…"
After Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling entered the thatched cottage, they saw that the brush, ink, paper, and inkstone had been put away. A large piece of pork had not been put into the pot yet.
Not only did the Chang 'an Grain Administration release the people, but they also returned the grain they had collected. The farmers of the Han Family were naturally as happy as if it was the new year. A few of the Han Family slaughtered more than a dozen pigs and sent pork to all the farmers in the village.
Han Qiu naturally had to share the pork.
Han Qiu was cleaning up the iron pot in the courtyard, while Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling helped him clean up. Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling were full of energy. The Han Family's wealth made them feel as if they were about to reach the peak of their lives. The Han Family was rich because of corn, and if corn could be promoted in the Great Tang, how could the Great Tang not be rich?
For five thousand years, the Han Dynasty was strong and prosperous, and people of later generations praised and envied it.
However, in the early years of Zhenguan, Li Shimin was very helpless.
They had just launched the coup of Xuanwu Gate, and they had no soldiers or food. The Turks had arrived at the Wei River.
After the Turks finally retreated, there was a drought in Youzhou, followed by a drought in Shandong and other places. Before Li Shimin could help the victims, a locust plague broke out in Guanzhong. Li Shimin ate locusts and said angrily,"If you eat the food of my people, I will eat you!”
This happened not long after Li Shiming ascended the throne. He even suspected that the heavens were punishing him for starting the Black Tortoise Sect.
In the courtyard, when Li Shiming was helping Han Qiu clean up the pork, he couldn't help but sigh."Natural disasters have caused the people to suffer. What should we do? What can I do?"
Han Qiu had just put the pork into the pot when she heard Little Li's sigh. She turned her head and said," You're just a businessman, but you're also concerned about the sufferings of the world. It seems like you have a lot of thoughts…"
Since Little Li was willing to pretend, Han Qiu would pretend with him. Little Li thought that he had fooled Han Qiu, but in fact, Han Qiu had already seen through everything.
Li Shi Min was stunned when he heard Han Qiu's words. He suddenly felt that Uncle Han's words were giving him advice.
"Uncle Han, even an ordinary man would have to sigh at the suffering of the people. Although I have little knowledge, I am still a citizen of the Great Tang, so I naturally sigh at the suffering of the people.”
" Ambitious," Han Qiu praised casually and continued to rub the fine salt for the pig meat.
Li Shimin looked at Uncle Han's back as he smeared salt on the pig meat. Finally, he had the courage to ask,"Uncle Han, I have something to ask.”
"What is it?"
"Uncle Han, what do you think of the current emperor?”
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