Chapter 106 Li Yuanfang is truly a strange person!
Di Renjie was stunned.
Kant was the legal director of Liangzhou, so it was natural for Li Yan to ask him about the Liangzhou case.
I am far away in Bingzhou, and I have only heard a little bit about the big case in Liangzhou. Why do I ask myself?
But the next moment, Li Yan smiled and said: "Both of you are law officers. Over the years, you have handled all kinds of cases, especially Huaiying. I have visited all the states and counties in the world and there are no mistakes or omissions in the cases you have handled. It is really too special to live in just one county."
Because of your talent, I asked for your order to transfer you to the capital."
Di Renjie suddenly realized that he was appreciated based on his work ability. He stood up and said, "Thank you Li Jiyi!"
He was very grateful for the attention, but there was really too little information about the Jasbo case, and he really couldn't tell much at the moment.
In desperation, Di Renjie could only reply: "In my opinion, there is something fishy about this matter!"
Li Yan almost laughed out loud.
You're a fat guy like you. Every time you encounter a case and the clues are not clear, you just ask Yuan Fang what do you think?
What else can I do except reply that something is fishy?
Now the tide has turned!
After feeling satisfied, Li Yan asked Di Renjie to sit down and said, "Huaiying is right. There must be a secret behind this matter. Jia Sibo has a deep mind and is flawless in his actions. He will not deliberately do anything that attracts attention. You all should take note of this alchemy room.
Maybe it’s a key clue.”
Everyone responded: "Yes!"
Li Yan smiled: "Let's serve tea!"
Nowadays, his way of drinking tea has become popular in major temples in Chang'an.
In the eyes of the people, especially those who worshiped Buddhism at that time, Li Yuanfang was an enemy of the Buddha and blasphemed the Buddha.
But since he was promoted to a fifth-grade dignitary, the masters' attitude towards him was better than before.
Wu Minzhi is the one who did all the evil. Did Li Jiyi kill Tathagata with a sword? It’s absolutely not true! Don’t spread rumors!
As a result, Li Yan went to the temple from time to time to bring some goods. Whether it was the change in the taste of morning tea or for his sake, the temples in Chang'an basically changed the way of drinking tea.
This habit also affects the surrounding areas and continues to spread, making tea products appear more and more frequently in the streets and alleys.
Once there is a market, some people will naturally start to try further improvements. Although the idea of fried tea has not yet appeared, the taste of tea is getting better and better.
At this time, after eating mutton, Li Yan took some tea to remove the smell and moisten his throat.
Next, the dishes were served one after another.
The Kang family could no longer eat any more. The mutton was so filling.
But for those who practice martial arts, the more meat, the better. Wang Xiaojie, Peng Botong, and Guo Yuanzhen are all satisfied with their food.
Even Di Renjie, because he had just been tested, felt a huge appetite and ate at a constant speed.
During this period, Li Yan drank a little, but Quan was supposed to add to the fun. When he was really full, the dancers came up and danced a routine.
This is a sign of respect for the guests. If you don’t follow this procedure, people will think you look down on them.
But at this moment, Li Yan looked at those dances and felt that they looked familiar, and the style was different from what he usually saw.
An Shengan saw his strangeness and said with a smile: "Liu Lang doesn't know yet? The sage said that you are very enthusiastic in dancing, and there are dancers in the community who imitate your dance, and you are very popular!"
Li Yan: "..."
There is one more reason to be hostile to Li Zhi.
I don’t want to flap such butterfly wings!
Others watched it with great interest, even Di Renjie was very surprised.
This Shangguan is also very versatile!
"That's a good dance. Don't dance like that next time."
Li Yan waited for the girls to finish dancing, waved his hands helplessly, and said to An Shen: "How is the trade route I asked you to arrange?"
An Shengan smiled and said: "Don't worry, Liulang, our An family is very good at this matter. When we get to the fourth town of Anxi, there will be at least six caravans providing us with supplies!"
Li Yan warned: "The more the merrier. Now that Tubo is powerful in the Western Regions, merchants are chasing profits. Be careful of those who repeat themselves. Don't be stingy with the number of patrol soldiers. Give them to merchants' children and let them try their best to invest one or two in the caravan.
It can also be used as internal defense income and as a financial source."
Anshen felt a little strange: "Liu Lang, the sage has given our internal guards the right to do things conveniently, including the expenditure of property, so why should we sacrifice the near and seek the far?"
Li Yan smiled and said: "The saint is magnanimous, and we, as ministers, must do our duty."
fart!
Just because that’s Li Zhi!
Li Yan was very wary of this sage's delegation of power.
The flexible financial means of the Internal Guard are somewhat similar to the Song Dynasty's ministerial money.
Minister's money was originally granted by the imperial court to local governments for administrative expenses for entertaining passing officials. Later, the scope of use gradually expanded. During the Song-Xia War, Zhong Shiheng, Di Qing, Zhang Kang, Teng Zongliang and others all used these funds.
Money was spent on buying spies, subsidizing merchants, etc. Money was used to buy people's hearts, and heavy sums were spent to encourage soldiers.
There is nothing wrong with doing things on the front line and doing things cheaply, but naturally there are many things that are unclear about it.
As a result, due to Fan Zhongyan's New Deal reforms and the struggle between the conservative and reform factions in the imperial court, four border officials were impeached together.
The imperial censor impeached the four generals for corruption, Fan Zhongyan had to end, and Ouyang Xiu reconciled with Xini.
Even so, in the end, except for Di Qing, a martial artist who was defined as an unscrupulous figure in the law, but it was a blessing in disguise that he attracted the attention of senior officials, the other three were miserable.
The opening chapter of "The Story of Yueyang Tower" "In the spring of the fourth year of Qingli, Teng Zijing was relegated to Baling County..." is about the end of Teng Zongliang's political life caused by this case.
This is the advantage of studying history. There is nothing new under the sun. If you refer to the situations of various eras, there will always be similar references.
Li Yan has no doubt that once the internal guards also use money as flexible as minister's money, Li Zhi will definitely start from this point in the future.
No matter how meritorious he is, even if he is accused of corruption, he can be kicked off.
This saint was very good at deceiving his ministers within the rules.
So since An has the methods of Hu Shang, he must make good use of them. He should not touch money that his subordinates should not touch, and would rather earn it himself.
After giving instructions to calm his nerves, Li Yan looked at Guo Yuanzhen: "Yuanzhen, you are also a scholar rushing to take the exam. My classmate and friend Kangda will be left to you."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Guo Yuanzhen stood up with a smile: "Don't worry, Li Jiyi. I asked a lot about the examiners' preferences and thought I wouldn't use them. It's great that Mr. Kang Xiaolang is here!"
Li Yan smiled and said: "I trust your imperial examination level."
This is true. Guo Yuanzhen was from a mediocre background and had an average level of education. However, two years later in history, he would pass the Jinshi examination at the age of eighteen.
That's not the Ming Jing Ke, it's the Jin Shi Ke that almost no one from outside can get involved in!
Jia Sibo knew it and was envious to death. Countless poets and talents in the Tang Dynasty knew it, except Wang Bo, and they all beat their chests and stamped their feet.
Why!
The strange thing is that Guo Yuanzhen was a Jinshi in high school at the age of eighteen, and he could be said to be very proud of himself. However, with the honor of being a Jinshi, he worked as a county captain in a poor county.
I have been working there for nearly twenty years and have not been promoted, which is even worse than Di Renjie.
So Li Yan had reason to suspect that this was the examiner's routine.
Candidates from other places think that all Jinshi candidates are taken by the Sixth School of the Second Hall of Chang'an, right? Then we will admit a few people from poor areas and low backgrounds to show fairness!
Guo Yuanzhen won the grand prize and became a model deliberately set by the examiner. This may also be related to his ability to figure out the examiner's preferences.
However, after becoming a Jinshi, subsequent promotions are still based on family background and are nominal.
As a result, this eighteen-year-old Jinshi almost spent his whole life as a small county captain. Later, Wu Zetian made an exception and promoted him, and he got out of control, guarding the country and the people, and became the prime minister of two dynasties.
Naturally, Guo Yuanzhen didn't know about the ups and downs of his career, so he made his own plans: "Tomorrow I will take Kang Xiaolangjun to go to Gongyuan to study and stay, arrange a good place for him, and lend us some books from Li Jiyi's house!
"
Li Yan nodded: "Okay!"
"Help me move the books!"
Guo Yuanzhen pulled Peng Botong, and Peng Botong stood up obediently and followed him.
"Brother, I will help you too!"
Kang Meng understood, got up with Kang Da, and walked out of the hall together.
Li Yan waved his hand, and all the servants retreated, leaving only the Wu Dewei under his command. His face straightened: "Have you determined the source of the weapons for the dead soldiers in Liangzhou?"
Qiu Shenji said solemnly: "It has been determined that those weapons were leaked from the arsenal. Xiaojie and I are tracing the specific source."
Li Yan pointed out directly: "Being able to steal the arsenal in the land of Longyou is closely related to the powerful people in Longyou."
"Our army of the Tang Dynasty was originally invincible, but over the years, military households have repeatedly deserted and deregistered, weapons management has been chaotic, and the army has been in turmoil. Some people are not thinking about how to solve the shortcomings, but are taking advantage of the opportunity to steal.
Ordnance, profiteering!”
"I don't care about the interrogation of Jia Sibo's case, but there must be someone high-ranking in the court, or even more than one person, who is behind the rebellion and is in secret collusion with Tubo!"
"This kind of thief could stab us in the back at any time when we go to war!"
"This person must be found out, not necessarily through Jia Sibo, there are other ways, although it is more difficult and may offend more people..."
"But we internal guards are serving the country. The saint allows it, so don't be afraid of being restricted in everything!"
After hearing these powerful words, Qiu Shenji, who was becoming more and more bold in his actions, Wang Xiaojie, who was born in a low-level military household, and An Shengan, who was born in a mixed family, all cheered up: "Yes!"
Li Yan looked at Kant: "Kang Wuwei, we have a friendship in Liangzhou. Kang Meng and Kang Da regard me as a friend, but these are not the real reasons why I chose you. Do you understand?"
When Kant saw Li Yan transferring his two sons, he knew he was going to talk about something big, but he didn't expect it to be so explosive.
However, since he agreed to join the inner guard, he also knew that he would not be able to live a leisurely life. He gritted his teeth and said: "I understand, if the Tubo invaders are allowed to run rampant this time, they will definitely invade Liangzhou in the future. I, Kang, will be here
For hundreds of years, Liangzhou has had some family business, and we should do our best for our country and our family!"
"good!"
Li Yan liked this kind of sobriety, and finally looked at Di Renjie.
Di Renjie was refreshed and he really had an opinion this time.
Then Li Yan said: "Di Wuwei, you have been in Bingzhou for more than ten years, strictly enforcing the law and caring for the people. Although we have met for the first time, we have known each other for a long time. I trust you!"
Di Renjie was filled with excitement and nodded heavily.
Li Yan could indeed see that Di Renjie at this time was not the elder who was later imprisoned by cruel officials and whose behavior became more and more impeccable.
What surged in his eyes was the young official’s fighting spirit to serve his country.
Even though I am over forty, I am round and chubby, but I am also passionate!
He smiled, raised his glass and said: "What we internal guards have to do is the right thing that ordinary people dare not do. Everyone, please encourage us! Do it!"
"Dry!"
Everyone raised their glasses and drank heavily, with high morale.
Di Renjie put down his wine glass and looked at Li Yan, who was young, seemed to have absolute prestige, and his behavior was indeed convincing.
Comparing the various images he had previously conceived, he expressed sincere admiration in his heart: