Du He sat on the revolving wooden chair, looking relaxed and casual.
He looked at Gao Yuanzhi opposite him with a smile and said: "County Magistrate Gao, you don't look very happy. The first of the two things you asked me to do is almost done. Look, kill
Killing Mr. Lan is like killing a chicken to show the monkey. It is said that in the past few days, no one in Wannian County dares to bully the people on the street. The public security is excellent. Also, I have brought you a good reputation. You should
How can you thank me?"
Gao Yuanzhi's face turned pale. He stared at Du He and shouted: "Du He, you are hurting me."
"Hey, Magistrate Gao, you can't say that. When have I ever harmed you... You are my immediate superior. I did all this for you... Look, the people in Chang'an City are now full of people.
, everyone is grateful to you, and they all say that you are a good official in the world. Some people go to the county government every day to deliver rice and meat, all to thank you for killing Mr. Lan and eliminating harm for the people. Why don't you look happy at all?
?" Du He asked strangely.
Gao Yuanzhi was quarreling and asked: "Du He, I had no grudges with you in the past and now, why do you want to kill me?"
Du He asked: "Want to know the answer?"
Gao Yuanzhi nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.
Du He stood up, patted Gao Yuanzhi on the shoulder, and said: "If you want to blame me, I can only blame you for overestimating your abilities and wanting to deal with me to please your uncle. Yes, I was indeed deprived of the title of Duke of Hu."
, became a civilian prince-in-law, and got a small rank of county lieutenant, starting from the ninth rank, but do you think you can really deal with me?"
Gao Yuanzhi was stunned.
In an instant, he understood something.
He pointed at Du He and said in surprise: "So, you have always been polite to me when you came to Wannian County Government Office. You were just pretending. Are you not afraid of me at all?"
"Afraid of you? What a joke... This young master has never seen anything like this. I led my men to kill the Tubo prince, I killed the Japanese prince, and I led my men to put down the Lu family's rebellion. Even you, Gao Yuanzhi, can do it
Makes me afraid? Don’t you think this is the funniest joke in the world?”
Gao Yuanzhi was dumbfounded.
Originally, he thought that since he was the county magistrate and had Gao Shilian as his backer, Du He would be afraid of him.
Little did I know that I was overthinking it.
Lost!
Total loss.
After a long while, Gao Yuanzhi came back to his senses. He looked at Du He and asked with difficulty: "Normally, it would be easy for you to deal with me, but why do you want to deliberately design to harm me?"
To deal with a little guy like Gao Yuanzhi, Du He only needed to wave his hand.
But why is Duhe so complicated?
Gao Yuanzhi was puzzled.
Du He approached Gao Yuanzhi and said, "Because, from the very beginning, my target was not you."
"The target is not me? Who is that?"
Gao Yuanzhi racked his brains and couldn't figure it out.
Du He never told him the answer.
At this moment, a group of heavily armed men burst in from the door and surrounded Gao Yuanzhi.
The leader came to Du He and said respectfully: "Du Ma, we are here to take away Gao Yuanzhi on the order of Mr. Li, the Minister of Punishment. Do you think it is necessary to keep him for you to interrogate?"
This man is very polite.
Du He waved his hand: "Take him away! This man is full of evil. If I say more than one word to him, I feel like my tongue will be dirty."
Several people took Gao Yuanzhi away by force.
Gao Yuanzhi shouted: "Du He, tell me, what is your real purpose? Tell me quickly..."
Du He laughed: "Gao Yuanzhi, you will know soon."
…
In the court hall.
Li Daozong, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Punishment has investigated the case of Wannian County Magistrate Gao Yuanzhi yesterday. This is the case file. Please take a look at it."
Zhao Yang brought Li Daozong's files to Li Er.
The thick stack of files makes people look at it with side eyes.
Li Er opened the file and read it carefully.
The more I looked at it, the more frightened I became.
Yesterday, the impeachment of ministers was enough to shock people.
But the files investigated by the Ministry of Punishment had clear facts and clear evidence, which surprised Li Er even more.
Gao Yuanzhi, the little magistrate of Wannian County, had served as magistrate of Wannian County for twelve years, but he actually did so many shocking things.
The most important thing is that Gao Yuanzhi has been going smoothly in these years, but he has bribed many officials from the Jingzhao Mansion and the DPRK and China to cover up his wrongdoings, otherwise this guy would not have been impeached.
boom.
After a while, Li Er suddenly punched the table hard.
"How unreasonable... Gao Yuanzhi is really acting recklessly. He behaves like this and is worse than a pig or a dog..."
The majestic emperor actually cursed loudly in the court, which was unprecedented.
Li Er said coldly: "Li Aiqing, immediately seize all Gao Yuanzhi's property, and Gao Yuanzhi, immediately behead him in public... All officials involved with Gao Yuanzhi, from the Jingzhao Mansion to the Ministry of Personnel, will be dismissed from their posts and investigated. No one will be left...
…”
Li Daozong agreed: "Yes!"
Li Er looked at Gao Shilian, the official secretary of the third class, and said in a deep voice: "Gao Yuanzhi is Gao Aiqing's nephew. Now that the incident has happened, what do you have to say, Gao Aiqing?"
Gao Shilian immediately bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I am guilty!"
Li Er waved his hand: "Gao Aiqing, I suddenly remembered that Tongzhou has been lacking in governance since the Dou family was overthrown. Yuchiqing's family is helpless. How about you go to Tongzhou?"
Gao Shilian's face suddenly turned pale.
Although Li Er did not say that he would be demoted, asking him to serve as the governor of Tongzhou would be a demotion.
The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel is a real official of the imperial court.
After all, six ministerial books are scarce in the world.
But governors are different. In the Tang Dynasty, the streets were full of governors.
But now, he no longer had any chance to argue, so he bowed and said: "Your Majesty, thank you for your kindness."
As for the ministers in the DPRK, they have long seen clearly that Gao Yuanzhi's affairs are closely related to Gao Shilian.
To stand up and speak for Gao Shilian at this time is not to seek death!
Li Er nodded: "In that case, the Ministry of Public Affairs drafted two edicts. First, the Ministry of Punishment immediately investigated Gao Yuanzhi's case without mercy. Second, Gao Shilian, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, was transferred to the governor of Tongzhou. The original
Wei Chigong, the governor of Tongzhou, serves as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel."
"Your Majesty is wise!" everyone said one after another.
Gao Shilian raised his head, opened his mouth, and wanted to say something else.
"Retreat!"
But he saw Li Er flicking his sleeves and leaving.
Gao Shilian's words were suppressed.
Everyone left Tai Chi Hall one after another.
Changsun Wuji came over and said: "Uncle, you go to Tongzhou to avoid the limelight for a while. When His Majesty is relieved, I will definitely find a way to get you back to Chang'an as soon as possible..."
Hearing this, Gao Shilian shook his head with a bitter look on his face: "Wuji, this is the end of my life. Even if I return to Chang'an, what can I do... I regret that I indulged Gao Yuanzhi, a beast. He not only ruined