Chapter Five Hundred and Twenty Two: Finished Serving the People)
On the second day, Li Shimin once again summoned all officials to attend the morning meeting.
After discussing the important affairs of the court, Li Shimin couldn't help but said to the ministers: "Yesterday, Duke Shen and a group of censors impeached the King of Shu. I went back and thought about it all night, and I felt that I couldn't just listen to your words."
"So, I decided to take Shen Guogong and all the censors to Jiannan Road for a personal walk and have a look. See if things are as you said. Now that Prince Xuan is supervising the country, all my beloved ministers
Come with me to Jiannan Road."
Since the King of Shu went to Yizhou and built the railway, he could reach Yizhou in half a day.
Because of the convenience, Li Shimin often went to Yizhou.
We go there several times a year, and all the officials are used to it.
Hearing what Li Shimin said, Cheng Yaojin quickly said: "Your Majesty, I, Cheng, will protect you!"
Li Shimin rolled his eyes, Huo, are you going to protect me? It's obviously you who wants to go to Yizhou!
However, Li Shimin still gave very preferential treatment to this group of old ministers who followed him to conquer the country.
"Well, Duke Lu, please come with me!"
At this time, Yuchi Gong quickly shouted: "Your Majesty, there are also veterans!"
Qin Qiong: “There’s still me, there’s still me!”
Li Shimin had a lot of black streaks in his head and didn't want to deal with these old guys.
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After the dispersion of the dynasty, Li Shimin led Gao Shilian, censors, Cheng Yaojin and other senior generals, and a thousand-feathered army, and went straight to the train station.
Half a day later, everyone arrived in Yizhou.
Li Shimin just decided to come to Yizhou today, and they arrived in Yizhou in half a day.
Therefore, the news will never reach Yizhou, and there is no fear of the King of Shu committing fraud in advance.
Gao Shilian and Yiqian Yushi did not receive any news from Yizhou at all.
At this time, they thought that all the local government offices in Yizhou had been destroyed by fire, and they could not even hope to build them within a few months.
Therefore, local affairs must pile up like mountains, and people must complain.
So at this time, their hearts were very calm.
Doesn’t the emperor not believe them and wants to come to Yizhou in person to take a look?
snort!
When the emperor sees the chaos in Yizhou, he wants to see how he will end it.
After arriving in Yizhou and getting off the train, Li Shimin ordered the Yulin troops to go to Yizhou New City.
Li Shimin and others disguised themselves as businessmen, secretly led a team of shadow guards, and went directly below to conduct a private visit incognito.
Not long after, they arrived at a county under the jurisdiction of Yizhou.
In the view of Gao Shilin and Yiqian Yushi, this place must be in chaos because the king of Shu wanted to arrest people and the government offices were burned.
However, when they entered the city, they did not find this scene.
Within the county town, things are still as usual and orderly.
Not seeing the chaos they originally imagined, Gao Shilian and Yiqian Yushi could not help but be a little dumbfounded.
At this time, a censor couldn't help but stop a commoner entering the city, and then asked:
"Fellow, I want to ask you something!"
"What's going on? Just tell me!"
"I heard that the government arrested a lot of people here in the past two days? How can the government arrest people randomly? Aren't you afraid?"
"What are you afraid of! You don't know, Sa, this person who was arrested is so bad! When he was in power, he was corrupt and perverted the law. I don't know how much he had embezzled! The King of Shu asked them to make up for the shortfall, but they actually destroyed all the official offices.
It was burned down! No, the government office is still under construction! Do you think they should arrest him?"
Um?
So there is such a thing?
They were corrupt and perverted the law. The King of Shu just asked them to make up for the shortfall, but they actually burned down all the official offices?
If I hadn't come in person, this news would have been kept in the dark by them!
Well, and my shadow guard is really a decoration. Even the passers-by know this kind of information, but they can't find out?
Or are there people from aristocratic families among my shadow guards?
For a moment, Li Shimin couldn't help but become extremely suspicious.
After hearing what the common people said, the censor who asked the question couldn't help but secretly complain.
It turned out that he didn't know much about the news here.
Otherwise, he wouldn't ask such a stupid question.
Therefore, the censor who asked the question promptly changed the question.
"Fellow, your official office was burned down, and I heard that you can't handle a lot of business. Isn't your life affected?"
Hearing the censor's question, the common man couldn't help but become interested. He took the censor's hand and said:
"Are you from out of town? You don't understand the situation at all! How can there be business that cannot be handled? The King of Shu has long issued an order to have temporary offices in various places, and all business is handled on-site."
"The speed is so fast now. It's not like before, where I had to run several times and it couldn't be done. Now I can just wait for a while and get it done! The King of Shu even established a festival on the fifteenth day of every month.
So that on working days, all the people in Jiannan Road can complain whether they have any grievances or find something bad."
"You don't understand the situation! Come on, I'm going to the temporary office now. I'll take you to have a look."
Hearing what the common people said, the censor couldn't help but be dumbfounded.
What?
Is this still the case?
Damn it, why didn't he know?
If he had known earlier, he would never have come forward to impeach the King of Shu?
Now I just hope that this temporary office is not as good as these people say.
Li Shimin and other people followed the common people and soon arrived at the temporary office.
After arriving at the place, the people leading the way ignored them and hurriedly went to line up.
This temporary office is just a tent set up in a wide open space with a few tables and chairs.
There was a long queue at the scene. Li Shimin and the others felt curious and couldn't help but join in.
"You guys, go to the back and queue up. Don't jump in line!"
"That's right, everything must be done on a first-come, first-served basis, right? Why would you jump in line?"
"How uneducated!"
"You son of a bitch, don't go back and beat him up!"
At this time, Gao Shilian hurriedly said: "Folks, folks, we are tourists from other places. We are not doing anything, we are just curious, come and have a look."
Hearing what Gao Shilian said, the people who were queuing stopped being restless.
At this time, it happened to be the turn of an old man to come over to handle matters.
The official who was working couldn't help but move a Zhenguan chair from beside him and put it next to the old man.
Then he said: "Old man, come on, sit down."
This scene immediately flattered my father-in-law, and he said repeatedly: "Sir, I don't have to do it, I don't have to do it, I just need to stand."
The official at the office said kindly: "Come on, old man, sit down quickly. Are you thirsty? I'll get you a bowl of water!"
While talking, he poured a bowl of water and handed it to my husband.
Here, I quickly help my father-in-law handle the affairs.
My father-in-law was extremely grateful and praised me without words.
The official pointed to a sign next to him and said, "Sir, we are here to serve the people! This is what we should do."