Wei Zheng also had troubles to say. He knew his own affairs, and most of the Yushitai were from Shandong gentry. All Shandong gentry were wealthy, and those who could serve as officials in Chang'an would not be said to be among the best, but they were no worse than him.
He is so poor that he can hardly afford to eat, and he will never be able to find anyone else.
Li Mu is completely anxious now. If he is really asked to investigate, the results can be imagined. Not to mention that Yushitai will not even take the pot this time, it is not far away. Wei Zheng must not allow such a thing to happen and must stop it.
But how could Li Mu let him get what he wanted? After all the effort and planning, when the gate was closed, even the king of heaven, I, couldn't stop it.
Li Mu approached Wei Zheng like an angry bull, and said without any politeness: "Old Wei, why not? Only the state officials are allowed to set fires, but the people are not allowed to light lamps? Why can't the censor investigate?" He said, no
Waiting for Wei Zheng to answer, he first put a hat on him and said: "I understand! You are a censor, and you want to practice favoritism and malpractice! You want officials to protect each other! You want to form cliques for personal gain!"
Each crime was more serious than the last, and Wei Zheng couldn't hold his airs any longer, and said anxiously: "Li Mu! Don't you dare to slander others! That's not what I meant!"
"Then why don't you let the investigation be carried out? Is there something wrong in your mind?!" Li Mu snorted, looked at Li Shimin, and said: "Your Majesty, the clues have emerged, the imperial censor is in chaos! A thorough investigation will be carried out now, and we will surely find out
A group of monsters and monsters appeared!"
The censors were scolded as monsters and monsters, and they were extremely angry. But at this time, they were surprisingly quiet. They knew that they could not withstand the investigation, and they were afraid of being the first to stand out.
When Li Shimin saw the reaction of the censors, he already knew what was going on and was very unhappy! He did not expect that the censors who usually pride themselves on being honest would be afraid of investigation! What are they afraid of? Isn't there something fishy! If you are open-minded in your heart, you will naturally be fearless.
.Thinking that this group of people had just talked and denounced Li Mu for being corrupt and perverting the law. Li Shimin felt sick in his heart and said: "We must investigate, we must investigate thoroughly!"
A trace of despair flashed in Wei Zheng's eyes, and he said bravely: "Your Majesty, I have something else to say. Since Your Majesty wants to investigate, I can't stop it. But can you change someone to investigate, instead of letting Marquis Zhulu do the investigation?"
Li Mu shouted: "Why don't you let me go? I am the person involved, what did they say about me just now?"
Wei Zheng ignored Li Mu and said to Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, Zhuluhou is so angry that it is inevitable that he will be biased. If he goes to investigate, it is likely that everyone in the imperial censorship has been corrupted and bribed. Wouldn't he be unjust? Even if it is investigated, it will be unfair.
We cannot investigate immediately. There must be a limit to what is considered corruption and bribery. This matter must be considered in the long term. Please give your Majesty a clear view."
Li Shimin frowned and thought for a while, then said to Li Mu: "What Mr. Wei said is not unreasonable. Li Mu, tell me, how can we determine whether it is corruption or bribery?"
Do you want to embarrass me? Li Mu sneered and said: "Your Majesty, censors always claim to be upright and upright. But I thought otherwise! If all ten censors were killed, there must be some who were unjustly accused, but one should be spared.
One, there is definitely a fish that slipped through the net! How to determine it is very simple. Since he is a censor, he must not be involved in production and will not be engaged in lowly industry. All income comes from the salary of the imperial court. I take a step back and consider such a censor.
Shi did not eat, drink, wear or wear clothes to support his family. They saved all their salaries and calculated how much salary they received in total. Then search their homes. If the money in their homes exceeds the income from their salaries, it must be corruption.
, chop it into pieces and feed it to the dog!”
Li Shimin frowned slightly when he heard Li Mu Zuo's sentence of "chop it into pieces" and another sentence of "feed the dog". This child was a little too cruel, but then he thought of Li Mu's injustice, and he could understand it. As Wei Zheng said, was he angry?
.
Li Shimin also knew that if Li Mu's method was used to investigate, there would probably be very few clean people on and off the Yushitai. Let alone the Yushitai, no government office would be able to withstand such an investigation. But this cannot be said.
Said, at least it couldn't be him. Li Shimin looked at Wei Zheng and thought, old guy, let's see how you take the move!
Wei Zheng looked at Li Mu, who had red eyes, and secretly complained in his heart. Wang Jingze was still young after all, and lacked experience in dealing with an opponent like Li Mu! Although he was a brave man who impeached Li Mu, his courage should not be used in the wrong place. Li Mu is easy to deal with.
?Just because you got an advantage by luck, it doesn't mean you have defeated him. Once a flaw is exposed, you are in this situation, completely passive, and you are beaten by him without the ability to fight back.
Wei Zheng gritted his teeth and said, "What Zhulu Hou said is wrong. The censors all have families. When they get married, they also bring dowry, and their property cannot be determined by salary. If their wives' natal family is rich, they will also kill them."
Can we kill them?"
Li Mu bared his teeth and said: "Old Wei, are you speechless? Have you racked your brains? Okay, I'll let you go one step further. As long as the source of the property can be revealed, all properties will be considered corruption and bribery. How about that? The conditions are already very relaxed.
Right? Let me ask you, if in this situation, there is still money that cannot be explained, what should you say? "
"I..." Wei Zheng was speechless. He knew in his heart that even under such conditions, there would still be people who couldn't explain clearly.
Wei Zheng couldn't argue, so he had to look at Li Shimin and said sadly: "Your Majesty, think twice. If the water is clear, there will be no fish. Some flaws are inevitable..."
"Fart!!" Li Mu yelled, pointing at Wei Zheng and yelling: "Fart! Fart! Old Wei, you fart! Are you talking like a human being? When you checked me, why didn't you say that if the water is clear, there will be no fish?
?How come there is nothing left when the Censor is found? With such double standards, you still say it’s not a case of favoritism and perversion of the law? Is the Censor’s desk superior to others? Or are you, the Censor’s desk, simply targeting me? Then let me be sure,
You just want to kill me!"
After saying that, Li Mu went crazy and went straight to Wei Zheng, shouting: "Instead of letting you plot to kill me, why not die together today! Wei Zheng, I will strangle you first, and then kill Wang Jingze, and you two will die with me."
Come on!"
Li Mu rushed towards Wei Zheng, and Li Shimin quickly hugged him. Fortunately, Li Shimin was a military commander and had strong strength, otherwise he would not have been able to hold him back. Even so, Wei Zheng turned pale with fright and almost sat down on the ground. He looked
Looking at the crazy Li Mu, he screamed in his heart, what should I do?
When all the civil and military officials saw this scene, they didn't know what to say.
Are you saying that Li Mu is domineering? Looking at this matter, everyone is taking control of everything. It was Yushitai who caused trouble first, especially Wang Jingze. He provoked Li Mu not once or twice. He took advantage of him and got the benefits endlessly.
That’s it. I was caught in a loophole today, how could Li Mu be spared? Not to mention Li Mu, no matter who it was, I wouldn’t be spared!
But on the other hand, Li Mu is indeed a bit ruthless. If he checked according to his method, Yushitai would have to be chopped into pieces and fed to the dogs. Everyone is an official, who doesn't understand the principle of lip death and cold teeth? The unlucky one today is Yushitai
, maybe it will be the Ministry of Personnel or the Ministry of Punishment in the future. Who can withstand this kind of investigation? Even for myself, I cannot support Li Mu!
But the situation has reached this level. Should we openly declare that corruption and bribery are justified? Isn't this equivalent to admitting that we have been corrupt and bribery?
It’s really difficult!
Li Shimin also had a headache, but he knew that there must be a result, and he could not let Li Mu continue to make such a noise. If the Liangyi Palace continues to make trouble, will it still have any dignity?
"alright!"
Li Shimin shouted loudly, drowning out all the sounds.
"Li Mu, you roared at Liangyi Palace, and you still don't know you were wrong?"
Li Mu knelt down and spat out two words with an angry face: "I know I was wrong."
Li Shimin sighed and said: "The Yushitai must be investigated. If you don't investigate, you can't prove yourself. If you can't prove yourself, how can you supervise hundreds of officials? But I think we should still give a chance to reform. So, let Li Mu
Go and investigate. Any property whose provenance can be proven is considered legitimate. If the provenance is unknown... it will be confiscated and not punished."
"As for the bribery of Prince Gaochang, I will also give you a chance. If you take the initiative to send the money to the Ministry of Internal Affairs within three days, I will not pursue it. If you don't take the initiative and still want to hide it, then you will be lucky.
, If you can’t find out, just let it go. If you find out, your property will be confiscated and you will be exiled to Qiongzhou!”
Li Mu shouted unconvinced: "Your Majesty!"
"That's it, quit the court!" Li Shimin flicked his sleeves and left quickly.
Li Mu glanced at Wei Zheng hatefully, then at Wang Jingze, and said: "Boy, wait, I will be the first to go to your house!"
Wang Jingze knew in his heart that it was an act, but he was still forced by Li Mu's momentum. He looked a little pale, said nothing, and left in a hurry with his colleagues at the Yushitai.
Wei Zheng came to Li Mu, bowed deeply, and said with a sad face: "Li Mu, I beg you, can you spare Wang Jingze once, please..."
In his heart, he already tacitly agreed that Li Mu was going to attack Wang Jingze.
Li Mu sneered and said: "Ask me to spare him? When will he spare me? If you are against me, you must be prepared. The winner is the king and the loser is the enemy. If you lose, you have to admit it. When you are beaten, you have to stand up! No one can run away.
No, Old Wei, do you want to beg me now? No way! You don’t have to bear the humiliation. If your good disciple is really as clear as water and as bright as a mirror, I can’t help him!"
Seeing that Li Mu was determined, Wei Zheng had no choice but to stop asking, and just asked: "You can check, I want to be there!"
"Are you afraid of you?" Li Mu chuckled and said, "Do I need to use any tricks? Old Wei, if you can find out something, you are better than me. Just wait and see the good show!"
After Li Mu said that, he burst out laughing. Attracting countless people's attention, he glared back fiercely and said: "I have remembered all the people who just accused me of being sanctimonious! You also wait for me, don't let me know
Let me find out who your sweethearts are in Jiaofangsi, and I will immediately send them to the brothel to pick up customers! I am a mad dog, and I will bite anyone who messes with me!"
After saying that, they laughed again, and everyone looked at each other, but no one dared to say anything.