Chapter 4493: Serve the public whole
Liu Ji felt that a mouthful of old blood was holding in his chest as if it was about to spurt out. He swallowed hard and asked, "Where is Pei Yi now?"
Fang Jun had a strange look on his face: "Yesterday, Pei Yi acted strangely in front of me and I sent someone to take him away. However, this person is an official of the Ministry of Industry after all. It was inevitable that his face would be damaged. I felt guilty, so I asked someone to take him to Pingkangfang to find him." A banquet in a restaurant to make amends...Why haven't you returned home yet?"
Liu Jie: "..."
I regret it so much.
Pei Yi was the instigator of today's impeachment trend, but at this time he went to Pingkangfang to drink flower wine... It was simply ironic.
This was clearly a conspiracy against Yushitai. No matter Li Qianyu or Wang Lun, especially Li Yifu, they were too careless this time and jumped straight into this big pit.
Now it is estimated that Li Yifu cannot be saved. Li Qianyu, Wang Lun and others also have different aspirations, and his remaining influence in Yushitai has almost been lost...
All the ministers also looked at each other, and looked at Liu Xiangdao with a little fear. They thought he was an upright and tough critic, but now looking at the big hole he dug for all the subordinates of Yushitai, it was not easy. With the same generation.
Li Chengqian said to Li Junxian: "Send someone to Pingkangfang to have a look. If Pei Yi is indeed there, he will be sent back to his home. He will also tell everyone in his family to act more rigorously in the future. Don't listen to the wind or the rain." , went to the Yushitai to complain without even understanding what was going on, how unreasonable!”
"Here!"
Li Junxian took the order and left.
Then, Li Chengqian said: "This matter has not yet been clarified. It is not a waste of time to make a decision. Let's deal with it later."
Liu Jie had nothing to say. Although he was unhappy about missing such a good opportunity, he knew that if he continued to hold on to Fang Jun, the day would not end well. After all, the stick was still holding several memorials in his hand. Well, who knows who's dirty information has been collected again. Once it comes out, there will definitely be another turmoil.
Although he has been promoted to the position of Zhongshu Ling, a nominal civil servant leader, his foundation is not stable after all, and he only has a few true confidants. If two more are knocked off by this hammer, the loss will be too serious...< br>
Others are naturally indispensable.
Liu Xiangdao, on the other hand, said: "Your Majesty has learned clearly that the first thing to do when inspecting hundreds of officials at the Yushitai and to clean up the rules and regulations is to stand upright. Otherwise, how can we convince the public? The various crimes of Yue Guogong's impeachment of Li Yifu are unquestionable, and Li Yifu also bowed his head and confessed. I don't know. What should be done? ”
Li Chengqian thought for a while and said: "The minister of Dali Temple, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and you, the imperial censor, let's discuss it in this hall. Don't delay it any longer."
The ministers were speechless, Fang Jun asked for a moment, and Li Yifu dealt with it on the spot. This double standard...
Dai Zhou, the minister of Dali Temple, and Zhang Liang, the minister of the Ministry of Justice, all came out: "I obey the decree!"
Then he and Liu Xiangdao stood together, whispering to each other and discussing in a low voice. Liu Ji couldn't say anything at the side and sighed secretly.
After all, Li Yifu is just a supervisory censor. He was originally recruited because he had a grudge with Fang Jun and would definitely be able to fight against the enemy. Now that Fang Jun has counterattacked, there is no need to stand up, as the gain outweighs the loss.
It's just a pity that such a very capable Qingliu official is a bit regretful...
Soon, the disposition of Li Yifu was discussed and decided.
Liu Xiangdao reported: "Your Majesty, although the evidence for the various charges against Li Yifu impeached by the Duke of Yue is conclusive, most of the crimes are minor and have long been a bad official practice. Therefore, the Three Laws Division reviewed and decided to exempt him from the supervision. Shi's official position was demoted and he was dismissed from the capital and went to Changxi, Quanzhou to serve as county magistrate. He was not allowed to serve as a capital official within five years. "
Li Yifu's face was ashen, as if he were mourning for his heir, and he had nothing to say.
Li Chengqian was a little confused: "Where is Changxi County?"
The territory of the empire is too vast, and he can only remember some of the more prosperous or famous places. It is impossible to remember all the more than 360 states and nearly 1,600 counties...
Dai Zhou said: "Changxi County belongs to Jiangnan East Road and is under the rule of Quanzhou."
Fang Jun thought about it for a moment. This place was probably near Xiapu. It was considered a good place in later generations, but for thousands of years before liberation, it was a difficult place with poor mountains and harsh rivers. It was very difficult to be an official there and achieve great results. There are all kinds of difficulties. For northerners, if they are seriously acclimatized to the soil and climate, if they are not careful, they will be infected with serious diseases and die violently...
Li Chengqian nodded: "Then let's do it."
Li Yi Mansion finally did not disobey the emperor. He apologized and thanked him with a dejected expression, and then left the Tai Chi Hall under the escort of his chamberlain.
The supervisory censor is only under the eighth grade, and the county magistrate of Xia County is also under the eighth grade. However, the two are completely different and completely incomparable. It is equivalent to cutting off the official career with one sword. The rest of his life will either end in southern Fujian. , or retire from office and return to his hometown, with no possibility of ever entering the capital as an official again.
After Li Yifu was taken away, another government matter was discussed. When it was almost noon, he announced his withdrawal from the court. However, Li Ji, Li Xiaogong, Fang Jun, Liu Jie, Ma Zhou and others were left behind, first in the imperial dining room. After lunch, we went to Wude Hall, where the emperor had important matters to discuss.
The emperor returned to the palace to bathe and change clothes. Several ministers knelt down in the shop in twos and threes to drink tea. Li Ji sat with Fang Jun and Li Daozong, nodded to the former and whispered to the former: "You did a good job today."
He is one of the few people who can see Fang Jun's true purpose today. They all think that this is Fang Jun cooperating with Liu Xiangdao to eliminate other forces within the Yushitai and give them complete control over the Yushitai, so that they can better serve the New Deal. Implemented escort, but Li Ji knew that Fang Jun's real intention lay in "Baiqisi".
The "Hundred Cavalry Division" existed to safeguard the imperial power. His Majesty Li Er first mobilized the elite of the army to guard the palace. However, after all, it was powerful and too easy to use. It would inevitably become the emperor's minions, spying on officials and spying. Enemy situation, gathering intelligence, secret interrogation, everything is used.
Such a powerful and loyal institution must be relied upon by an emperor like Li Chengqian who had just secured his throne.
However, Li Chengqian was far inferior to Emperor Taizong, and he may not be able to restrain himself and the "Hundred Cavalry". Once out of control, the consequences would be disastrous. Just "monitoring hundreds of officials and secretly interrogating" would lead to imperial power It is difficult to contain, and the laws of the country no longer exist.
However, the existence of "Hundred Qisi" is indeed beneficial. The difficulty lies in how to control it. Therefore, Fang Jun used the incident of Yushitai to push "Hundred Qisi" to the forefront today, completely exposing it to everyone, resulting in Resist and arouse vigilance, so that "Hundred Qisi" can no longer expand unscrupulously.
As the most favored person of the emperor, he benefited from the strong imperial power, but he was able to look back and realize the disadvantages of imperial supremacy and curb it. It can be said that Fang Jun's move is dedicated to public service and is worthy of praise.
This is the magnanimity and vision of a famous minister through the ages, which is beyond the reach of anyone.
Fang Jun smiled, offered tea instead of wine, and toasted Li Ji, saying nothing.
Li Daozong next to him did not have such profound political skills. He felt a little confused when he saw the two people flirting with each other. He asked curiously: "What is it that I don't know?"
Li Ji held the pot and poured tea for him and said calmly: "Sometimes it is not a good thing to know everything. Being confused is the highest state."
To this day, there are only a handful of people in both the government and the public who dare to speak to Li Xiaogong like this.
Li Xiaogong took a sip of tea, sighed, and said with some resentment: "Times have changed. Now I feel more and more unable to cope with the situation in the court. I don't understand many things at all. Naturally, I don't know how to do it, so I can only steal the evidence." High position, when your majesty no longer needs me to stand guard, he will completely retire to take care of himself. "
He has no idea about his current position as Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, but now His Majesty needs him to control the clan, so he is reluctant to do so. Otherwise, he would have resigned from his official position and traveled around the mountains and forests. In the first half of his life, he saved a huge business, and now his business cooperation with Fang Jun is even more complicated. If you make money every day, wouldn't it be a waste if you don't spend so much money?
Drinking and drinking with beautiful women all day long, and being a ball official...
Fang Jun whispered: "I heard that the prince has taken in another concubine. She is a beauty from Qiuci. She has a graceful figure and beautiful appearance like a flower? Tsk, tsk, you really know how to enjoy it. You are the envy of others."
Li Xiaogong coughed dryly, stroking his beard and making a solemn gesture: "Where did you hear all this nonsense? If you spread rumors everywhere to damage my reputation, I will never let you go!"
Li Ji put down his tea cup and said directly: "Just tell me if you are right!"
Li Xiaogong hesitated for a moment, then he chuckled: "I can't tell you Erlang, look at him pretending all day long, after all, he is a generation apart... But since you ask about Mao Gong, all I can say is that he is a beauty in the world. Wow, hey! ”
Li Ji also laughed: "If you have the chance, you should find one and put it in your house so that you can enjoy it in your spare time."
Fang Jun was speechless as he watched these two dynasty bosses and famous ministers talking about how exotic the beauty of Qiuci was, with skin as white as snow, and how delicate and charming she was.
However, the atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty has always been open, and prostitutes can be openly communicated in front of others, let alone just buying a few exotic singers and putting them in the room to play with?
However, being excluded from the discussion by the two made Fang Jun very unhappy: "You two are already a lot of years old, so you should cherish your own body. I know that the various functions of the human body are actually countless. For example, how many times do you breathe in a lifetime? , how many steps can you walk in a lifetime, how many times can you do that kind of thing... Ahem, you two take it easy, you have squandered it in a hurry now, and in the future you will be afraid that you will be afraid and powerless. "
Li Xiaogong was immediately furious and said: "Gungun, since you dislike us for being old and frail, then go somewhere else quickly and don't do anything to us!"
Li Ji sneered and looked at him: "Although I am more than twenty years older than you, my energy is very strong. In comparison, you may not be my opponent."
Li Xiaogong put his hands on his hands and laughed: "What the hell does a young boy like him know? I'm afraid that the monkey seems to be climbing up in a hurry every time, shuddering and then it's boring. How can he know the essence of chewing slowly and tasting lightly? Hugh and Talking about it is like playing the piano to a cow."
The other ministers looked sideways, wondering what these three were talking about with such high interest.
Fang Jun was despised by Li Xiaogong and was very angry. Just as Haosheng was waiting for some arguments, he saw Wang De, the chambermaid, entering: "Your Majesty has arrived!"
Several ministers quickly stood up and bowed to greet His Majesty.
Li Chengqian strode in, dressed in regular clothes, sat behind the imperial case, and dropped a memorandum on the case with a solemn expression: "I just sent an urgent report from Luoyang. The weather is very different this year. The Yellow River will freeze more than a month early, resulting in Water transportation is not smooth, and various materials are in short supply in Beijing, especially the food shortage. My dear friends, please discuss some good strategies to alleviate the food shortage. "(End of this chapter)