Section 755, 756 The first imperial minister
"Bayan Timur, the envoy of the Yuan Dynasty, met the Lord Tang. Lord Tang, my great khan, sent me to pick up Princess Anping back to the north. Did Lord Tang preach? "
Three days later, on Changchao, the Mongolian envoy Bayan Temur, who entered the palace to meet, said in stiff Chinese as soon as he entered the palace. His etiquette was also very careless, just a simple chest caress.
"Kneel down!" said Shang Xian, the secretary of the police department.
"How dare the Tartar ministers be rude! Are you not afraid of death!" Du Lie, the Minister of War, also glared at him.
Bayan Temur was not afraid and turned a blind eye.
"Forget it." Li Luo waved his hand, too lazy to care whether the enemy envoys had kneeled down. "Bayan Timur, where is the ransom of your Khan?"
Bayan Temur then imitated the Han people and said, "Master Tang, my family is so embarrassed that it is 20,000 taels of gold. The Mongolians rarely give so much gold. What does the Tang Lord say?"
It is actually not too little to redeem a useless princess of an enemy country for 20,000 taels of gold.
But Lord Tang shook his head, "I don't want gold, I want cows. Ten thousand cows! They must also be cows over two years old and under five years old." Compared with gold and silver, cows are more important, especially cows.
Bayan Temur was Kublai Khan's guard. Of course he was not stupid. He shook his head and said, "Master Tang, you don't mean it well. Ten thousand good cows are worth 50,000 taels of gold. It's too much, I can't promise you."
"Then, there is nothing to say. Isn't your krypton princess worth ten thousand good cows?" Li Luo sneered.
Bayan Temur's face looked ugly, but he was speechless.
Is a princess worth ten thousand good cows?
It depends on what kind of princess. If Hu Du is lost and not married, it is definitely worth it. But not only is she married, she is also a mother of several children, it is not worth it. The ransom given by Kublai Khan is actually very fair.
The problem is, Bayan Timur cannot say it is worthless.
So this Mongolian man was very depressed.
"Master Tang, I can't promise you this number. I want to go back to Dadu and report to my knights. But, do I want to meet the princess? Is it true?"
Li Luo nodded, "You can see him. But what I want to tell you is that she can be redeemed, but her children cannot leave. Well, it is not impossible to leave, it must be double the ransom."
What?
Bayan Temur was stunned. Double the ransom? Will the Khan spend another 20,000 cows for his grandson?
Bayan knew Da Khan very well. As far as he knew, Da Khan might be willing to spend 10,000 cows to redeem the princess, but he would never spend 20,000 cows to redeem the princess' children.
The country of Goryeo is gone, what are the uses of these princes?
"Okay, those who thanked Lord Tang." Bayan Timur had no choice but to do so.
Soon, Bayan met Hu Du in Dongshun Marquis's Mansion.
"My Princess, your Bayan is standing in front of you. I am so happy and sad to see the noble and unfortunate princess." Bayan Timur was lost when he saw him and knelt down.
Hum Du was lost and was both happy and sad. "I know you. You are Yunduchi (guard) beside Father Khan. My Bayan, has Father Khan come to redeem me?"
Bayan Temur said: "How could the merciful father of the princess, how could the palace princess suffer here? The great khan spent 20,000 gold to redeem the princess. But the greedy Li Luo wanted ten thousand good cows. He spoke very much, and his slaves could not make the decision."
"You promise him! I will go back early to see my father Khan!" Hu Du said with a grudge, "I still have a lot of gold and silver in the Dadu Princess's Mansion, so I will use it to make up for the difference."
Bayan Temur said in embarrassment: "But Li Luo also said that if the little prince and princess are redeemed, there will be an additional 20,000 good cows, and no one can be missing."
What?
Suddenly, her face changed. She couldn't leave alone, and she had to take her children with her. But she was embarrassed even if she had so many awesomes.
"Where is me?" Wang Feng was anxious when he heard this, "Bayan, did Khan not want to redeem me? As long as there are enough cows, Li Luo will definitely let me go."
Wang Feng was right. As long as there was enough ransom, Li Luo would really let him go. Li Luo was not afraid of letting him go, and he still had the opportunity to restore Goryeo.
"You?" Bayan Timur looked at Wang Feng coldly, "You incompetent coward, lost Goryeo and harmed the princess, and still hoped that Da Khan would redeem you back? What's the use of your return? Da Yuan will not redeem a waste."
What?
Wang Feng was stunned, his face turned red due to shame and anger, and his body shivered with anger.
"Okay Bayan, don't be rude to him, he is my prince-consort." Suddenly, he was lost and unhappy.
"Zha, it's a slave who is rude, and the princess is atonement." Bayan quickly knelt down and apologized.
Suddenly, he lost his mind, "The next time you meet Li Luo, all the numbers will be agreed to him. At worst, I will return to Dadu to cushion himself. Although there are too many 30,000 cows, it will not be difficult for me."
"Zha." Bayan Timur said happily that with the promise of the princess, he could agree. Anyway, the princess also has property in most of the capital.
"There is one more thing." Bayan said, "Xindu has been captured by Li Luo for a long time, and the Khan also asked the slave to redeem him. The price is 5,000 taels of gold. Judging from the princess, will Li Luo agree?"
Xin is not only a general of the Yuan Dynasty, but also a royal family member of the Golden Family, and he also needs to be redeemed.
Suddenly, he lost his head, "Li Luo should agree to this number."
When Bayan Temur left the Dongshun Marquis Mansion, Wang Feng couldn't help but kneel down, pulled Hudu's lost sleeve and begged, "Princess, please redeem me and leave. Children cannot be without their father."
Suddenly, he lost his sleeves and shook his eyes, sneering at Wang Feng: "Take you away? Haven't you been so majestic like a warrior these days? You punched and kicked your wife, and they looked like a man who won a battle."
"Hmph, I advise you to stay in the pseudo-Tang Dynasty. Although Li Luo is treacherous, he will not do anything to you. If you return to Dadu, you will be worse than a dog."
After arriving in Jiangling, Wang Feng shook, and his offense and defense started to bully him suddenly, and he was lost. Princess Dayuan often beat him and had a bruised nose and a swollen face.
I was lost and didn't want to redeem him, although it was because he was not worth it, and because his life would only be even more sad after he went back.
Li Luo can give him a marquis. If he returns to Dadu, not to mention not having a title, he is afraid he will be punished.
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Three days later, Bayan Timur finally reached an agreement with Tang Ting to redeem Hu Du Lost, Xindu and several children.
All ransoms are: thirty thousand good cows.
There is another additional condition: the deposed Concubine Li Jin Guangruo is released.
The reason why Li Luo wanted to redeem Jin Guangruo by the way was because he didn't want to feel guilty. After all, when Jin Guangruo was favored, he blew the pillow wind several times, which made Kublai Khan decide to appoint his chief official and the general of the Conquest South, so that he could poach the enemy.
When he was still "Melgen uprooted the capital", it was Jin Guangruo who dispelled Kublai Khan's last suspicion about him.
Otherwise, even if a "Goryeo" has someone in the court and has military achievements, it will be difficult for a "grandson" official to become a rank of officials and a general to the south of the expedition.
Although they were mutual use, objectively, the role of Jin Guangruo could not be underestimated at the time, and she herself had a miserable end. If you can, just take it.
After going to court, Li Luo suddenly remembered the letter that Jin Guangruo had entrusted Mrs. Wen Tianxiang to bring back from the Yuan Palace: "Forget me... Please bring my ashes back to Goryeo."
Now, I want to help her out of the Yuan Palace, but she can never return to Goryeo, and Goryeo is dead.
The entire Jin clan of Renzhou moved to the south.
Her father, Jin Chongxin, also became a doctor in the Ministry of Revenue. If she wanted to go back, she had to go south.
Li Luo was in a better mood when he thought that a few irrelevant people could exchange for more than 30,000 cows that were missing in the south.
As soon as Li Luo returned to Longzhang Palace, the guards came to report that Jin Chongxin, the doctor of the Ministry of Revenue, asked for a meeting.
Li Luo guessed Jin Chongxin's purpose and ordered him to enter the palace to meet him.
"My minister, Jin Chongxin, pay homage to Your Majesty." As soon as Jin Chongxin came in, he solemnly worshiped, kowtowed three times in a row, and made a sound.
"Jin Qing, please calm down." said the kind-hearted Lord Tang, "Come here, bring Jin Qing a bowl of iced sour plum soup to get rid of the heat."
Li Luo looked at Jin Chongxin, who was sweating profusely, and knew that the northerners were even more afraid of heat.
This time, Jin's move was very generous, and Li Luo was quite satisfied.
"Thank you Your Majesty." Jin Chongxin bowed again, "This time I went to the palace to meet the saint, thank Your Majesty for the little girl Jin Guangruo. Your Majesty's kindness shines all directions, and I am grateful."
"It's okay, it's a pain to raise your hand. I and Ling Ren are old friends, and I can't bear to see her suffer in the Yuan Palace." Li Luo looked at Jin Chongxin's expression, and seemed to have other words.
Sure enough, Jin Chongxin said respectfully: "As a minister of the Tang Dynasty, Jin was forgiven by His Majesty. He was satisfied, but he was unable to repay him. He was willing to contribute half of his family's capital to the national treasury."
The Jin family's wealth was more than one million. Although 90% of it was confiscated by the Tang army, they still had more than one hundred thousand wealth. Half of it would be tens of thousands.
Of course, Li Luo didn't care about this little money. This was just a way to show loyalty from Jin.
"No need to do this." Li Luo refused. The rich people of Goryeo actually don't have much money. If the country has too few rich people, business will be greatly affected.
"I know the meaning of Jin's family." Li Luo expressed his loyalty, "I will not treat her badly when I return to the south."
The Jin family took the initiative to send more than 200 people who studied to help the people of Dongzhou learn Chinese characters, and they were still very sensible. Under the leadership of the Jin family and Li family, the former Goryeo tribes and temples sent family children and monks to serve as rural teachers in Dongzhou, teach Chinese characters, and disintegrate proverbs (Goryeo dialect).
Up to now, there are more than 3,000 children and monks of the Goryeo clan who serve as rural teachers in Dongzhou. They both write Chinese characters and speak Chinese, and have great prestige in front of the people of Goryeo. They are the most effective group to promote Chinese and eliminate proverbs.
Li Luo was very happy about this. Of course, he didn't mind being kind to these people.
Jin Chongxin felt relieved, "Thank you Your Majesty... I'm leaving!"
With the emperor's words, the daughter will not be too miserable after she returns. It is difficult for her daughter to marry again, but if she gets a single official position, that would be great.
Although there were few female officials in the Tang Dynasty, they were serious officials. He hoped that his daughter would be better at working in Sifu Temple, even if she was a seventh or eighth-rank inspector, it would be enough to ensure her worry-free.
There is no need to make it clear between the king and his subjects, they all have a tacit understanding.
What official position will Your Majesty win Guangruo? Jin Chongxin, who was worried about gains and losses, resigned from the palace.
As soon as Kim Chongxin left, Queen Choi Soo-ning came in.
"The Special Inspection Bureau received information from Guangzhou. In order to fight for water, tens of thousands of people fought with weapons, killing and injured 900 people." Cui Xiuning handed a piece of information to Li Luo with an ugly expression.
"In summer, there are armed fights due to water competition, not only Guangzhou, but also Minzhou and Yuezhou. Twenty-three incidents occurred nationwide in May. But this South China Sea fight is the most serious!"
What? Tens of thousands of people fought, nine hundred casualties? What's wrong?
Li Luo was furious, "What! What is the Guangzhou Governor's food for? Where is the county magistrate and the township official? Tens of thousands of people fight, why not stop it!"
Cui Xiuning said: "It's a pity. The water competition among the villages in this county is getting more and more intense. The county magistrate had to convene a meeting in the township and villages in various places to negotiate the distribution method. But when the township and villages went to the county town, an armed fight broke out in each township, killing more than 300 people and being injured more than 500!"
"When the Xiangzheng and the village officials came back, they had already made a pot of porridge and even occupied each other's rural offices, and some people took the opportunity to smash and loot."
"At this time, it is estimated that the matter has been calmed down, but this aftermath is really a problem."
Li Luo's face turned green when he heard this.
More than 300 people died? That's really a terror. What kind of grudges are there?
They also occupied each other's rural offices? Some people took the opportunity to smash and rob?
Isn't this a rebellion?
"It's against it!" Lord Tang threw away the documents fiercely, "Come here! He sent a message to the Secretary of the Police Department Shang Mian!"
At a moment, the police secretary Shang Xian entered the palace in a sweat. Shang Xian looked a little nervous. His Majesty and his teacher rarely summoned him to the palace. Needless to say, there must be a big case, a huge case that Shangdatian heard!
"Greetings to Your Majesty, to Meet the Teacher..." Shang Xian saw that the emperor and the queen looked bad, and his heart skipped a beat. He quickly bowed and kowtowed, not daring to raise his head.
"Get up." Cui Xiuning said with a slightly clear expression and handed the information to Shang Xian, "You will talk after reading it."
"Thank you Your Majesty, Teacher Thank you." Shang Xian breathed a sigh of relief and got up. After reading the information, he realized why His Majesty and the teacher looked unswerving.
What a big case!
According to the provisions of the police department and the courts, criminal cases where more than 20 people die are called major cases. Local prefectures and counties have no right to establish a project for trial. They must be jointly established by the police department, Dali Temple, the Grand Procuratorate, and even the military police.
Criminal cases where deaths of more than fifty people are called major cases, and must be supervised by the Prime Minister of the Political Affairs Hall and the Censor.
Criminal cases where more than one hundred people die are imperial cases, and the emperor must appoint an imperial envoy to supervise it.
Folk armed fights are of course criminal cases.
This time, more than 300 people died and five hundred injured... It was the first time since the founding of the country!
"Your Majesty, this civilian armed fight has existed since ancient times. The armed fight in the southern part of the Song Dynasty has been repeatedly banned. Local officials have no choice but to fight fifty boards each. However, our Tang Dynasty and new laws, and the power of the government directly reaches the countryside, but such a major case still occurs and must be severely punished!"
"I think it is a plan to rebel and rebellion, kill the murderers, and pass on the imperial edicts to the world to serve as a warning!" Shang Xian said directly, and he wanted to rely on the armed fight to rebel.
Isn’t this rebellion if I occupy each other’s rural offices, and there are people taking the opportunity to smash and loot?
What is a rural office? It is an official office, representing the court!
Cui Xiuning's face darkened, "Don't rebel at any time, the Tang Dynasty is clear and the world is peaceful, how can so many people rebel?"
"Yes, the students are thinking badly." Shang Xian quickly corrected it, "If you can't speak of rebellion, it will be a case of Qin. As the Minister of Police, the supervision of the minister has poorly been supervised, so that such a big case occurs. Please punish Your Majesty and the teacher."
The imperial case must be supervised by His Majesty.
"Forget it." Li Luo said coldly, "There are only a few rural policemen and public security envoys. How can we stop the fight of tens of thousands of people? The fault of this is not yours. Shang Xian, I appointed you as the imperial envoy, gave you a flag to the king, and went to Nanhai County, Guangzhou immediately to try the case with the local department."
"Remember, what should be strict must be strict, what should be loose must be sent, there must be a difference, and it cannot be done in one-size-fits-all manner. Nearly a thousand people were killed or injured in this case, and it will soon spread throughout Guangzhou, even Minzhou and Ganzhou, and it will be paid attention to. The officials in the county and villages of this prefecture, counties and villages will be suspended immediately for investigation and handling, and those with heavy responsibilities will be locked and taken to Beijing!"
"Abide by the order!" Shang Xian received the order without any refusal.
Cui Xiuning added: "You are an old policeman, so you won't say much more to your teacher. There are only three things. First, there must be no unjust cases, second, there must be no guilt and no punishment, and third, there must be a number of typical cases, which will shock people's hearts."
"No! Students remember it in mind." Shang Xian knew it in his heart.
Immediately, Li Luo sent Wei Su to envision:
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"I was shocked to hear that the South China Sea was fighting for water, causing thousands of casualties. Is this a hater? There are even tyrants and violent people, bad horses, who are afraid that the world will not be in chaos, fish in troubled waters, commit crimes, add fuel to the fire, and intend to be sinister, and their hearts can be punished!"
"The people of the original loyal and honest people are all from the hometown, with mountains and rivers surround each other, and chickens and dogs heard each other. Why is it urgent to fight each other? Who is close to whom, who is enemies, who is friendly, who is friendly, and who is not distinguished from this? The smell of the scent of the Mengyuan period has not dispersed, and the tigers in the Northern Di still remain, but the neighbors hold weapons and face each other, making laugh at the enemy, and leaving hatred to me. The relatives hate and the enemy is happy, so how can they be foolish!"
"In the past, Shang Jun reformed the law and said that the people should be brave in national warfare and afraid of private fighting. Shang Jun's words were intimate with me. Now, the people who fight armed with armed warfare are fighting in the village for the benefit of a water, make enemies with the same roots, and are brave in private fighting. The envoys are also brave in national warfare, how could there be the disaster in Yashan in the past?"
"The national laws are majestic and unobstructed, and human lives are at stake. As the emperor, how can I treat tyrannical behavior with the way of benevolence and forgiveness? People often say that the law does not punish the masses, but the national laws of the Tang Dynasty are set up by the masses. If all the offenses are violated, they will never be tolerated. If this wind is long, and if this lasts forever, the people will not be the people..."
"Now, Shang Xian, the Minister of Police, was appointed as the imperial minister, and gave the king a flag to supervise the major armed battle in the South China Sea. The third rank is under control... Impress this!"
As soon as the imperial edict was issued, Shang Xian immediately left Beijing and rushed south to fight against the imperial envoy's ministers.
As a result, Shang Xi became the first imperial envoy since the founding of the Tang Dynasty.
Immediately afterwards, the Ministry of Personnel was guilty of being in prison, and the lower part of the Ministry of Personnel collected the seal of the Nanhai County Magistrate, and at the same time ordered the post to stay and standby to cooperate with the imperial envoy to investigate the case.
The Political Affairs Hall also wrote a letter to strictly denounce Guangzhou's governor Li Jiao, and asked him to report the situation in detail to cooperate with the imperial envoy.
The major armed battle in the South China Sea in the summer of Hongwu in the summer of the third year of Hongwu immediately attracted the attention of the government and the public.
This civil war of water and weapons has been endless, and history has not been paid much attention to it throughout the ages. It is generally asked the clan to go out to deal with it.
However, in the Tang Dynasty, it was not the clans or the imperial court that ruled in the countryside.
Then we can't tolerate it anymore.
His Majesty's anger, the civil war, will probably be killed.
Some people who were originally nervous because of the fight for water were shocked and sweated.
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Chapter completed!