Chapter 2243 You just said that it is not necessary to stop them
Chapter 2243 You just said that it is not difficult to put an end to their practices? (Please subscribe and vote)
Li Shimin smacked his mouth and couldn't help but glare at Cheng Laosan, who was always slacking off and derelict in his duties.
If this guy hadn't played cards all day long when he took over the Luoyang Order and didn't do serious things, why would he have issued an order specifically allowing Cui Luoyang to resign and become an official.
But now, not long after his imperial edict was issued, he suddenly wants to arrest someone again. What does this mean?
Fortunately, Tang Jian, an old official, was the first to react. He laughed and explained to Cheng Sanlang.
"Little Cheng Taibao, don't be too impatient. Since you have found a loophole in Master Zheng's case, His Majesty has issued an order to investigate the matter strictly."
"As long as we can find a breakthrough from him, we can arrest Cui Shen when the time comes."
"Well, that's the truth. My dear son-in-law, please don't pay too much attention to me. Just go about doing Luoyang's government affairs and don't let me down again."
Seeing Li Shimin staring at him with a somewhat resentful expression, Cheng Chubi was a little confused. He hadn't done anything bad during this time.
However, he still obediently bowed to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, expressing that he would work hard and work hard for Luoyang.
"Okay, okay, hurry up and do your work. As for the new director, I will select a suitable candidate for him as soon as possible."
Cheng Chubi and Li Ke finally left Wencheng Hall and stood outside Wencheng Hall. Cheng Chubi smacked his mouth.
"Why do I feel something is wrong?"
"What does Brother Chu Bi mean by this?" Li Ke looked at Brother Chu Bi with some confusion.
"My father has already approved your judgment and sent people to lock up Zheng Zhubo."
Cheng Chubi touched his chin, still feeling something was wrong.
"Why do I feel like your father doesn't want us to continue to get involved in this matter?"
"This is normal. Brother Chu Bi, don't even think about it. Luoyang is located in the Central Plains, and most of the aristocratic families are concentrated here."
"Cui Shen and Zheng Zhubo have been working together for so long. I dare to say that there is a high probability that many aristocratic families in the Central Plains are involved in this matter."
"If you, Brother Chu Bi, continue to interfere, hehe, we two brothers may be involved in the Dongdu murder case again."
"It's just that the target of the assassination will definitely not be me."
"..." Cheng Chubi looked at Li Ke with a dark face. Looking at his look like he didn't deserve a beating, Cheng Chubi really wanted to reenact the Dongdu murder case.
Of course, the protagonist is still Li Ke.
Cheng Chubi laughed, slapped this guy on the shoulder and said.
"That's the truth, but in this case, my dear brother, you won't be able to make any profit."
Li Ke felt a little distressed, but he still said helplessly. "I can't bear this heavy responsibility, little brother. I don't mind taking this credit."
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After Cheng Chubi and Li Ke left the palace, thinking that they had nothing to do and it was already dinner time, they simply rushed to the Cheng Family Restaurant in Beishi.
And today, there happens to be a jar of banished immortal drunkenness hidden in an old kiln that is being opened.
Anyway, His Majesty has taken care of the matter, and the two of them will be fine today, so they naturally let go and eat and drink as much as they want.
The Banxian Zui stored in the old kiln has an excellent taste. The important thing is that the wine is very mellow and not spicy at all.
Cheng Chubi even felt that he tasted the Moutai Prince Liquor of later generations, and it still tasted like the aged Moutai Prince Liquor.
This made Cheng Chubi feel a little sad, but it was a pity that he only drank Maotai a few times in later generations.
My body does not have enough memory for the taste of Moutai. Otherwise, I could have given rigorous guidance to the bartenders who blended the wine to make the wine that would be passed down from generation to generation appear on the dining table more than a thousand years in advance.
While Cheng Chubi was thinking about how the traditional Chinese wine culture should be promoted and developed, he continued to enjoy cup after cup.
Li Ke on the side took a sip of wine, touched his face as red as a monkey's butt, and sighed with an expression of concern for the country and the people.
"Sigh... Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty in the previous dynasty realized that the power of those aristocratic families was too strong and could even influence the situation of the government.
At the beginning of the founding of the dynasty, he made up his mind to open up a way for ordinary people from poor families to enter the officialdom."
"That's the imperial examination, but in the Tang Dynasty, even the common people from poor families have a way to advance."
"But in fact, the imperial examination system will still be influenced by those aristocratic families. Those hidden households will take refuge under the aristocratic families to avoid paying taxes to the court, making the court..."
Li Ke was here worrying about the country and the people for a long time, but he couldn't wait for brother Chu Bi to echo him and raised his eyelids.
Then I saw Brother Chu Bi who had drunk a little too much, staring at the crispy elbow in front of him with his eyes a little straight.
"Brother Chu Bi, I've spent so much time on you, can you please give me some expressions to show that you're listening?"
Cheng Chubi shook his head, feeling dizzy, and raised his thumb helplessly.
"Okay, okay, well said. It comes from the bottom of my heart and my voice shakes the sky."
"Brother Chu Bi, can you be more serious?"
"Haha... Aren't you happy to praise you?" Cheng Chubi took a drink and nodded the oily bone towards Li Kexu.
"That's because, little brother, I can't feel your sincerity in praising people." Li Ke said unhappily.
Seeing Li Ke's appearance, Cheng Chubi reluctantly put the bone on the plate and spoke seriously.
"Your father doesn't want us to get involved in this matter, so let's not get involved."
"The aristocratic families are just a bunch of parasites that cling to the imperial court to suck blood and eat flesh. It is not difficult to put an end to their practices."
"The difficulty lies in whether the court has enough determination and perseverance to do such a thing."
Li Ke stared blankly as Brother Chu Bi began to talk nonsense again in a serious manner.
Seeing him setting his sights on a piece of grilled lamb chops again, he quickly spoke.
"Brother Chu Bi, wait a minute. You just said that it's not difficult to put an end to their practices?"
Cheng Chubi nodded helplessly.
"Of course, it's easy to think of a solution. It just depends on whether the court has the perseverance and courage to do it."
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"You mean, you have a way?"
Cheng Chubi chuckled, raised two fingers, and uttered a goal that was not realized in China until the late feudal period.
"Of course there is. It's actually very simple, that is, sharing the land from one farmer to another, and then the government and the people paying for it together."
"..." Li Ke looked at Brother Chu Bi blankly, although the two sentences that Brother Chu Bi said were very simple.
But it was like two thunderbolts, giving Li Ke the illusion that there was a bolt from the blue, splitting his whole body in half.