The famous Fan Tower in Bianliang was bustling with people.
In the spacious hall on the first floor, every wine table is full of guests, the sound of guessing and shouting is filled, and there is an endless stream of guests being welcomed and sent off.
In contrast, the elegant room on the second floor is much quieter. In the elegant small room, there are musicians playing through the curtain, and a group of scribes are gathering to drink.
In their arms, each held one or two charming beauties, their cheeks flushed with wine.
Although it is midnight time now, the official who should be in the Yamen does not care about this.
It is a well-known fact that officials in the Song Dynasty were idle, especially after Cai was elected, Bianliang's corruption and lazy administration had reached an outrageous level.
Suddenly, there were heavy footsteps coming from the stairs, accompanied by bursts of exclamations.
"Who is making a noise outside!"
With a bang, the door was kicked open, and a large group of forbidden soldiers walked in.
The leader rolled his eyes coldly, and one of the guests stood up and was about to curse. Before he could speak, the leader of the imperial army shouted loudly: "Who is Li Bangyan?"
One of the scribes stood up and snorted coldly: "You know that I am here, but you still dare to come and cause trouble. Do you want to rebel?"
This man is very handsome. He is none other than Li Bangyan, known as the prodigal prime minister. There are also several traces of female rouge on his face.
He is handsome and bold, has a graceful demeanor, and writes articles quickly and well. But he grew up among the people, is familiar with obscene things, and has quick answers. He is good at joking and can play Cuju. He often compiles street sayings into lyrics and music, and people rush to spread them.
Called himself Li Langzi.
However, he has very bad moral integrity and has always been the one who advocated that there is nothing to talk about with Ligustrum. Privet just came over and Zhao Ji was a surrenderer before he died.
The visitor smiled and said: "Li Shaozai, you have committed a crime, take him away!"
Several wolves and tigers of the imperial army, without any explanation, stepped forward to hold him down and put heavy shackles on him.
"You bastard! You can't punish a scholar-official, but you, a mere warrior, dare to put the shackles on me!"
The others also stood up and shouted angrily. Suddenly, with a crash, the imperial guards drew their swords and shouted: "Li Bangyan resisted the imperial edict, which is tantamount to treason. He will be executed on the spot!"
With a bang, the head fell to the ground and blood spurted out.
The officials and prostitutes present were all frightened out of their wits and turned pale.
"The others must be his accomplices, take them away!"
The officialdom of Bianliang was shaken.
The murder of Fan Lou Li Bangyan was not an isolated case, but one of a series of incidents that actually happened in Bianliang.
Many officials were killed, and many were imprisoned.
For a time, many officials with criminal records in Bianliang City were found out by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
After so many years of comfortable life, they no longer shy away from corruption.
It was almost like a clear rule, and there was a lot of evidence of crime. Zhao Kuangyin built a monument to prevent the Song Dynasty from punishing scholar-bureaucrats. The original intention was definitely good, but it fostered habitual corruption and depravity among civil servants.
As soon as the Ministry of Internal Affairs took action, a large number of people were quickly picked out.
Li Yu supported Li Gang, Yu Wenxuzhong, Ma Kuo and others to establish an Integrity Department, which was responsible for investigating and punishing corrupt officials.
These officials were full of enthusiasm, and the proceeds from confiscating their homes in just a few days were already more than the national treasury.
The officials in the Song Dynasty were too rich, especially the officials in the capital. Almost every one of them was extremely rich.
The recorded figures are shocking. It is hard to imagine why this high-rise building in the Song Dynasty, which housed so many corrupt officials, collapsed now.
Li Gang rebelled for several days and came to Li Yu excitedly, hoping to lead his troops to open the channel of the Bian River.
He now understood clearly that the Empress of the Song Dynasty was the empress, and the real power was now in the hands of the headmaster of the Zheng Jing Sect.
When the Imperial Master left Bianliang, he also handed Shenxiao Palace into his hands. Fortunately, it seems that this headmaster is quite reliable at present.
When he arrived at the Zhengjing Gate, another disciple led him to a small building, where Li Yu was meditating.
Behind him are three disciples, namely Xiao Meng, Baochai and Xiang Ling, all of whom are entering meditation.
Li Gang stretched out his head to take a look and was surprised to see two little girls and a monster behind Li Yu.
Especially Xiao Meng, whose appearance was so weird that Li Gang couldn't help but take a second look.
Xiaomeng opened his eyes just in time, and after a strange light, Li Gang was stunned.
His expression was dull and he was dancing. In his dream, he transformed into Huo Qubing of the Song Dynasty. Standing majestically on horseback, he led his troops into the Northern Desert, uprooted the privet and slaughtered them all.
Suddenly a scolding woke him up. Li Gang opened his eyes and found that his whole body was wet. Li Yu was scolding the little monster in front of him.
That little monster was so ugly, it smiled sheepishly at me, seeming a little guilty.
Of course, Li Yu couldn't bear to hurt his apprentice, so after saying a few words, he stopped talking about him.
"What's going on?" Li Gang suddenly felt a little tired, as if he was in a big dream. The feeling of fighting and fighting and high-spirited just now seemed like it had really happened.
Li Yu chuckled, turned around and said, "It's okay, maybe Shaoqing is too tired these days."
Li Gang wiped his forehead and said: "This little tiredness is nothing. Compared with us, the soldiers who are dealing with the enemy outside at this time are tired."
"What brings you here, Shaoqing?"
Li Gang smiled and said: "I am about to discuss with the commander. I want to send troops out of the city to clear out the remaining enemies in Kaifeng Mansion."
Li Yu thought for a moment and realized that although the person in front of him was a militant, he was not necessarily a capable warrior.
Although integrity is good, you cannot win a battle by relying on integrity.
The most suitable person for such a person is to fight corruption in Bianliang. Now that he is an old man in the officialdom, he already knows who is corrupt and who is not.
Secondly, Li Gang can be said to be upright. He will not show favoritism, let alone take advantage of opportunities to collect bribes.
As for sending troops, Li Yu had other candidates and did not plan to use him.
"Shaoqing doesn't know something. Your Majesty has already chosen the people to send troops, and I can't influence them." He said with a smile: "Moreover, Shaoqing has made great achievements recently. Your Majesty feels that you are in Bianliang, continuing to purge the officialdom, and doing great harm to the Song Dynasty.
More important."
Li Gang took a step forward, stretched out his hand and said: "Headmaster"
Li Yu waved his hand and said, "That's what your Majesty means. My words are useless."
He made it clear that he wanted to blame Zhao Fujin for everything. If Li Gang dared to ask, he was not afraid.
Zhao Fujin, a little lolita, managed to fool Li Gang out with just a few words. Are you really going to talk sense to a well-dressed female emperor?
Li Gang felt depressed and troubled. It was indeed important to think carefully about purging the officialdom in Bianliang.
These moths were about to eat up the entire Song Dynasty. If Li Gang had been allowed to deal with corrupt officials like this before, he would have been so happy that he couldn't sleep.
But at this time, the enemies outside Bianliang City were still there, and he wanted to fight even more.
"I wonder who your Majesty sent?"
"The newly promoted guerrilla generals: Liu Qi, Hu Yanzhuo, Lin Chong, Wang Jin, and Yang Zhi, each with 20,000 cavalry, will leave the city every day, run away after fighting, and return to Bianliang at night."
These are real guerrilla generals who go out to fight guerrillas.
The number of Ligustrum people and Khitan servants near Kaifeng Mansion is limited. If you kill one of them, there will be one less.
Therefore, the biggest purpose of these soldiers and horses was to kill people. Li Yu took out the huge wealth gained from ransacking homes in the city and exchanged the enemy's heads for money.
There must be brave men under the heavy rewards, and it is easy to attract fierce men living in seclusion in Bianliang to join the battle and exchange the heads of privet Tatars for money.
When Li Gang heard this, he frowned and said, "These people have never heard of it. How can they do it?"
