Zhao Qi and Ren Chang both recounted the case to Li Chengqian with tears in their eyes.
The clerk on the side wrote down the events described by the two on paper one by one, waiting to be handed over to Li Shimin together with others.
Wait until the two of them have finished speaking.
Li Chengqian didn't ask any more questions about the two of them, and immediately had them taken into prison and detained together with Shi Minfu.
When the two of them saw Shi Minfu, they immediately reacted.
My own affairs were betrayed by this guy.
Shi Minfu looked at the two people's beaten and bloody backs, and immediately became happy.
There is a saying that although Shi Minfu was greedy for life and afraid of death, he still did a wise thing.
At least in this matter, Shi Minfu was not beaten to the point of death like these two people. ??
He confessed early and avoided a physical ordeal.
Seeing Shi Minfu looking in his direction, the two of them yelled curses at Shi Minfu from across the cell.
"Shi Minfu, you old guy, you must die a happy death!"
"Shi Minfu, your special wife, wait for me. When I go out, I will definitely kill your whole family..."
Is it useful to curse these words now?
Listening to the scoldings of the two people, Shi Minfu also shook his head and smiled.
He said directly to the two of them: "You two, please stop scolding."
"Don't you see until now that His Highness is determined to purge Liangzhou's officialdom?"
"To tell you the truth, none of the three of us can make it out alive."
Shi Minfu has now seen through life and death.
The only thing he thinks about now is that his children and relatives can survive.
The rest is not important anymore.
In the next few days, based on the confessions of Shi Minfu, Zhao Qi and Ren Chang, Li Chengqian vigorously rectified the officialdom of Longyou Road.
Almost every day, one or several officials from the officialdom of Longyou Road were escorted to prison.
And after the charges were established, he immediately drove to Chang'an City and handed him over to Dali Temple for custody.
…
When Li Shimin saw this when some people.
That was also a bit dumbfounding.
He really didn't expect that there would be such corrupt officials in the officialdom of Longyou Road.
And looking at the thick testimony, Li Shimin's beard was really angry.
In the court hall, Li Shimin yelled: "Have these people, Du Te Niang, lived enough?"
"Corruption and bribery are just fine, and even people who have been silenced have been imprisoned by the government."
"It's so audacious. It's so audacious."
Li Shimin looked at Changsun Wuji and said: "Changsun Wuji obeys the order."
"I'm here."
Changsun Wuji stepped out of the queue, cupped his hands and said something.
"I order you to go to Dali Temple immediately. Based on the testimonies, start a trial against a group of officials from Longyou Dao."
Li Shimin said: "As long as the evidence is conclusive, behead those who deserve to be beheaded, and exile those who deserve to be, without mercy!"
"My lord, I obey."
After saying this, Changsun Wuji bowed to accept the order and then left.
But at this moment, Changsun Chong, who had become the imperial censor, stepped out from the crowd of ministers.
"His Majesty."
He bowed and said: "I feel that the corruption in Longyou Dao must be severely punished."
"And the targets of punishment must not be just these county magistrates and the middle-ranking administrators of Zhechong Commandery."
"At the very least, we should start the investigation from the top, such as Zheng Kuan, the inspection history of Longyou Road."
Changsun Chong raised his head and looked at Li Shimin and said: "At the beginning, the purpose of establishing the inspection history was to punish corruption."
"But Longyou Road has become like this now. I think it must be related to the inspection history Zheng Kuan."
"Even if he is not involved in corruption, he is suspected of harboring and condoning it."
"So I suggest that we send a commissioner to Longyou Road to investigate and inspect Shi Zheng Kuan."
Changsun Chong's words indeed awakened Li Shimin.
Indeed, due to the authority of the inspection history, it is not uncommon for the inspection history to take the lead in corruption in recent years.
From the time Yangzhou's inspection history was killed by Li Chengqian to now, more than ten inspection history officials have been reported and fired.
Therefore, this also forced Li Shimin to reconsider whether to continue to use the position of inspection history.
After all, the power of the inspection history is too great, and he is almost like a vassal king in the local area.
Although the term changes every few years, these few years are enough to cause harm to the people of one area.
However, that's not what I want to think about right now.
Li Shimin said directly: "Chang Sun Chong."
"I'm here."
Changsun Chong should have intervened.
"I appoint you as the Imperial Envoy."
"Go to Longyou Road with my will."
"I have specially ordered the King of Qin, Li Chengqian, to conduct a thorough investigation of Zheng Kuan, the inspector of Longyou Road, to see whether he has committed corruption and accepted bribes to bring disaster to the party."
"If not, please comfort him for my sake."
"If there is, take off his official robe for me and chop off his dog's head."
After saying these words, Li Shimin slammed the table and left the table angrily.
…
After the dispersion of the dynasty.
Li Shimin was sitting in the Ganlu Hall, reviewing today's memorial.
But Eunuch Zhou suddenly ran in from outside.
He said: "Your Majesty, Sir Wei is outside asking for an audience."
"Wei Zheng?"
Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and said, "What is he here for?"
Eunuch Zhou lowered his head and said, "Yes, I want to intercede with some officials of Longyou Road."
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin immediately snorted coldly.
"Let him go."
He said: "These people all deserve their punishment, and it is useless for anyone to plead for mercy."
"But……"
"This old slave also feels that His Majesty's decision is a bit too much."
Eunuch Zhou slowly said: "After all, the law does not punish everyone, there are too many people to be dealt with this time..." >
"hehe."
Li Shimin smiled: "Old Zhou, you have been with me for so many years and watched that boy grow up. Don't you understand me and see that boy's plan?"
Hearing this, Eunuch Zhou was stunned and looked at Li Shimin with suspicion.
"Then let me ask you a question."
Li Shimin looked at Eunuch Zhou with a smile and said, "Do you think I don't know that they have made Longyou Road a mess?"
"this……"
Eunuch Zhou hesitated.
Li Shimin continued to smile and said: "Old Zhou, don't forget that Longyou Road is not only his fiefdom, but also the place where the Tang Dynasty started."
"Do you think I am blind?"
"Do you think I can't see the chaos on Longyou Road?"
"But there is nothing we can do. After all, many of the officials there used to conquer the world with the Tang Dynasty."
"If we don't make a big mistake, we can only turn a blind eye or close one eye."
"But it is precisely because of this that the current chaos in Longyou Road has caused the people to suffer for so many years..."
Li Shimin looked at Eunuch Zhou and continued: "And I sent him there because I know his personality. He will never let chaos happen anywhere."
"He doesn't care what background someone has or what experience they have."
"As long as it harms the common people, this kid can't stand it."
Eunuch Zhou finally understood what Li Shimin was thinking.
However, he still asked with some doubts: "But if Your Majesty kills all these people, who will work for the Tang Dynasty in the future?"
What he said is correct.
A piece of land as big as Longyou Road.
What if all the officials were executed at once?
Who else can work for Datang in the future?
Wouldn’t it mean that the entire Longyou Road would be in chaos?
And Li Shimin laughed again.
He said: "If these official positions are not vacated, where should the disciples I admitted in Chunwei be arranged?"