Li Shimin was really angry.

What happened in Yangzhou at the beginning has made him angry, who would have expected to come to Yangzhou again today, it is still like this.

No, it's more than that, it's just getting worse.

The Liu Er in front of him is really miserable, he is just a small person who has never seen a big scene, and when he saw Li Shimin angry, he was already trembling with fright.

The ministers behind him couldn't help but be agitated.

On the one hand, they feel that they have grasped Chen Zhengtai's handle, this guy not only ignores the life and death of the people, but also destroys the family in Yangzhou, is this what people do?

Who would have expected that the governor of Yangzhou would ...... It's such a crotch pull.

At this time, Li Shimin asked again: "So, how do you make a living?" ”

Liu Er's heart became more and more timid, and he only trembled and said: "Xiaomin, Xiaomin...... When the little people got sick, they were considered slaves, and they didn't want it, but now they have to be here...... Making a living...... In this village, there used to be more than 60 households, but now, either they have become a part of the Lu family, or they are people like me, who can live one day at a time, a few days ago...... The Lu family also sent someone to ...... To collect debts, when Xiaomin was sick, he not only sold his land, but also owed the Lu family 30 yuan. ”

"This 30 wen, borrowed for more than a month, and now it has reached more than 50 wen, said to be the end of the year, and then repayable, this even with interest, it must be consistent, two-through, Xiaomin does not know arithmetic, but knows...... It's definitely not worth it, but ...... It is expected that Xiaomin's life is cheap, and he will not live to that time, but Xiaomin has a daughter, who married out the year before last, but they said that even if the daughter who married out, she will also have to pay off her debts, and if she doesn't pay it back at the end of the year, she will take Xiaomin's daughter to pay it, I ...... I'm damned, damned. ”

Saying that, Liu Er slapped himself with self-reproach, looking heartbroken, as if he only hated that he shouldn't have borrowed the money, and the daughter who married off and his son-in-law also had to be implicated with him. Originally, this daughter married out, and she was considered a member of her husband's family, but like some families, she was obviously not worried at all, she couldn't recover her debts, and as for the married daughter, there was always a way to take it away.

Li Shimin couldn't help but sneer: "The government doesn't care? ”

This is what Li Shimin really cares about.

In his opinion, to govern the people, we must first govern the officials, and he and Chen Zhengtai explained this truth very clearly.

How to implement all the good governance of the imperial court lies in this.

Liu Er saw that this Li Shimin was majestic, and there were many people behind him, and he knew that he had met a big man, and he was about to die of illness at this time, and his daughter also suffered with him, so he simply crossed his heart.

So he had the courage to say: "The guarantor who borrowed the money was run by the Zhang scribes in the county, they had a deep friendship with the Lu family, and they were invited to the Lu family to drink every once in a while. On weekdays, they come to the countryside just to urge food, and don't ask anything else. ”

"Although the scribe knows a few words, he is the most difficult person in the county to provoke, he is very fierce, but wherever there is unsatisfactory, he will often find a way to press you for the crime of a thief, there is a mountain nearby, and now the mountain, all thieves, there are hundreds of people in the village, all of them are robbers who cut the path, but most of them are actually small people who refuse to be slaves and cannot live. The government suppressed it once, and I heard that the county lieutenants of this county were all injured, and since then, those robbers, no one cares about them......"

When Liu Er said this, Li Shimin's face changed even more, and his eyes flashed with sharp light under the lights.

Is the government forcing the people to rebel?

Looking at the world, there are robbers.

But Li Shimin obviously didn't know anything about these before.

The officials behind him also felt numb when they heard this, and some people whispered: "Has it been rampant to this point?" What is the difference between this and Emperor Yang of Sui? ”

"What kind of sin is Chen Zhengtai doing, even Wu Ming is not as good, everyone says that Yangzhou is the best place, where do you know, it has become like this."

"The harm of harsh government is fiercer than the tiger."

Many people were already dissatisfied, and now this anger has reached a critical point.

Li Shimin said coldly: "Are there even thieves?" Well, really good. ”

He said this with a bit of calmness, and then he didn't say anything more, but ordered someone to take food for this Liu Er, and then ordered the hundred officials to be stationed here.

His original intention was to let these ministers of the court see how difficult the people's livelihood is.

Only this time...... Completely unexpected, before getting off the ship today, he really naively thought that letting his proud protégé come to Duyangzhou would make the people feel better.

But who would have thought that I would see so many unbearable things again, this is even worse!

Du Ruhui was driving around Li Shimin, and he could see Li Shimin's anger, but he was just ...... Ordinary people have come to this point, and he can't help but feel melancholy in his heart.

Anyway, he is Zaifu, over the years, he thinks that he is also exhausted, but where did he think that compared with the prosperous Chang'an City, even Yangzhou, it has reached such a point.

In that case, what is the point of opposing Sui in the first place?

He is a savior, and it seems that the so-called daily management is actually just in vain.

However, Wang Jin's imperial history, although he couldn't stand the dirty and smelly environment in this small village, he was already busy.

They took steamed cakes and dried meat to fill their stomachs, and began to walk around the neighborhood, where there were still some women and children, and Wang Jin was determined to visit them.

With the people, they found an old woman, whose teeth were almost gone, and her speech was slurred. This old woman has no knowledge, and still thinks that she is living in the Kaihuang period, and when she asks carefully, she soon asks even more terrible things.

Last month, the servants came to collect grain, and they also killed people, but it was a man who died, and because he couldn't pay the food, he was beaten to death.

This is obviously...... It was a deliberate attempt to establish power, and sure enough, as soon as the person was killed, the others asked the Lu family for a loan, and obediently paid the grain, and the existing households in this village were only thirty or forty households, and most of the younger ones became the Lu family's subordinates, leaving only these old and weak.

Of the remaining thirty or forty households, twenty-two of them owed money and grain to the Lu family.

Once you borrow this debt, there is almost no possibility of being able to pay it off, after all, this is a debt of a donkey rolling, even if you only borrow twenty or thirty yuan, the monthly interest is frighteningly high, not to mention that the vast majority of people borrow, they really have no livelihood, therefore, once borrowed...... After making a contract, this son and grandson will never be able to turn over again.

Wang Jin is also from the family, he is the same person as the Lu family, in the past, he didn't think how miserable these people were, and sometimes he heard that some people borrowed money from their Wang family, but most of them ignored it.

Because in his opinion, these people ...... It's just the numbers in the Wang family's account book, even if you occasionally see these people from a distance, there will hardly be any communication, such as this old woman, she almost can't understand the accent she speaks, and she listens only by guessing by herself under extremely reluctant circumstances.

If it weren't for the evidence of Chen Zhengtai's crimes, Wang Jin would never have had anything to do with such a person.

Thus...... At this time, seeing the old woman's accusation, Wang Jin was also a little sad, his eyes were slightly red, and he subconsciously rubbed his eyes, Wang Jin was a person who respected Buddha, so he sighed.

When he opened the rice jar of the old woman's house, he found that there were only two buckets of rice in it, and the rice, not so much rice, but if you look closely, it is just old grain and rotten grain, and looking at it makes people panic. So he gave the old woman a steamed cake, and the old woman thanked her a thousand times and ate it very deliciously.

Wang Jin sighed, with a gloomy face, and walked out of this ugly house with a few imperial historians, and then became in an uproar: "Chen Zhengtai harms the people!" Today...... Never break with him. ”

So he took the criminal evidence he had collected and went directly to see Li Shimin.

Li Shimin's line had already been set up, and a tent was set up outside the village, and everyone wanted to rush in.

When Li Shimin saw them, everyone not only saluted, but bowed solemnly.

Wang Jin was the first to shed tears and said excitedly: "Your Majesty, Chen Zhengtai indulged in the errand and brutalized the people, hasn't Your Majesty witnessed it with your own eyes?" Your Majesty used to say that the people were in difficulty, and that what the ministers saw was believing, and the ministers had already seen it with their own eyes, and the ministers had visited many households by order, and everywhere they could see, they were shocking, Your Majesty...... Such a thief who harms the people is still full of benevolence and righteousness, he broke other people's homes in Yangzhou City, and in this countryside, he treated the people so cruelly that the officials forced the people to rebel. ”

"The minister also checked, the head of the thief in the mountain, who was also a good citizen before, because the family owed money, not only his father was imprisoned and beaten to death by the servants, but his mother and sister were all betrayed, and he himself was also arrested and put in prison, tortured day and night, and then escaped, and since then, he has been the enemy of the government and never die. How many more people like this are there in my Datang, here...... And how many? Ministers...... I really don't dare to look at it, and I can't bear to listen to it, so I wait for today...... I implore Your Majesty to kill Chen Zhengtai and confiscate the Chen family to set an example. ”

They were genuinely angry.

It's a strange emotion, and on the one hand, they have a thrill of revenge.

On the other hand, more or less, when I really saw this devastation, I also bred that kind of deep compassion in my heart.

In the past, they were extremely disgusted with His Majesty's attack on the world, and when they attacked the world, didn't they fight themselves?

But now, if he wants to confiscate the Chen family, this is obviously extremely angry, and he has to get rid of the black sheep like the Chen family.

Li Shimin's face turned pale when he heard this, and he took the impeachment note taken by everyone to see it.

Obviously, the actual situation of these imperial historians' visits is worse than he imagined, almost every household has grievances, and there are many of them, all of which only happened this year, that is to say, he Chen Zhengtai has already supervised Yangzhou, but ...... Things are still very terrible, and each impeachment is all blood and tears.

And Chen Zhengtai, either this person is two-faced and opportunistic in front of him, or he is ...... is dereliction of duty, how much he expected Chen Zhengtai at the beginning, and hoped that Chen Zhengtai could really be independent, share his worries for him, give him an explanation, and let the people of Yangzhou have an explanation.

But where did you think of it......

Li Shimin's face was as dark as ink, and his heart was cold.

Even a close minister like Chen Zhengtai can't be trusted, who else can be trusted in this world?

Du Ruhui and the others on the side did not say a word, but the anger on their faces was also obvious.

You Chen Zhengtai are in Yangzhou, and you say that you want to crack down on Haoqiang and reform the new system, and now it's okay, this is your effect?

The imperial court has indulged your behavior in Yangzhou countless times, and the result is ......

Then...... But he saw Zhang Qian coming in a hurry and said, "Your Majesty, Chen Zhengtai has led a team of people to a few miles away, saying that he is begging to see him." ”

"Does he dare to come?" Li Shimin snorted coldly and said coldly: "I thought he had no face." ”

Zhang Qianzi saw that His Majesty was very angry this time, and he was afraid of touching the mold, so he didn't dare to speak again for a while.

Wang Jin and the others in the big tent were also in an uproar, and said angrily: "If you don't kill Chen Zhengtai, it's not enough to make the people angry, and I implore Your Majesty to give an order." ”

"Your Majesty could have punished the Deng family on the grounds of harming the people, and if it was the Deng family, it should be punished. So Chen Zhengtai, why shouldn't he be killed? What is the difference between what Chen Zhengtai did and the Deng family? ”

"Your Majesty...... The people are hard, this is all because of Chen Zhengtai, the governor of Yangzhou. Wang Jin kowtowed, wept bitterly and said, "Could it be that Your Majesty killed the Deng clan because he was just alienating the Deng clan." But because he is close to Chen Zhengtai, can he ignore his mistakes? ”

Li Shimin...... It has been silent.

It's just that his face was extremely cold.

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"County ...... County duke, it's not good, it's not good......"

The county clerk Zhang, as if he was crazy, rushed into the county office of Shanyang County, and before anyone arrived, he heard his screaming first.

The county magistrate Wenji was sitting idly in the yatang with the county lieutenant, the chief bookkeeper and others.

Now in September, according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, it is time to understand the grain, which is the top priority in the county, so Wenji is very concerned about this.

Last night, he went to Lu's house for a banquet, almost all night, so when he got up early in the morning, his complexion was very bad, and he always felt that his eyelids were always jumping.

But at this time, he heard the terrible cry of the scribe Zhang, and his face fell, he was really afraid of something.

When the scribe came in panting, he said anxiously, "It's terrible, Your Majesty...... Your Majesty...... He came to our Shanyang County, not only that, but also got off the boat, and after getting off the boat, he visited the villages around the canal. ”

These words were like a sudden thunderbolt, and Wen Ji's body shook, and he immediately shuddered.

His face turned pale, and he looked at the person who came steadily, and he couldn't speak for a long time.

After a long time, he stammered: "Didn't you hear that dragon boats only go to Yangzhou?" How...... Why did you suddenly come to our Shanyang County? Our Shanyang County is subordinate to Xiapi. Where did they go? ”

Zhang Shuzhi said: "It's Luhua Village." ”

As soon as he heard about Luhua Village, Wenji almost fainted.

This Luhua Village, he has some impressions.

Because this place is almost at the junction of Xiapi and Yangzhou, from Luhua Village to the south, only a few miles away, you can reach Yangzhou.

The crux of the matter is that His Majesty's will is very clear, and the officials along the way are not allowed to be welcomed, and there were officials who welcomed the dragon boat before, and His Majesty was furious because of this, and directly issued an order to depose these people.

His Majesty only said that he would go to Yangzhou, so he simply went his own way here, and the same was true of Shanyang County, everyone thought that it was impossible for His Majesty to come anyway.

But where do you know...... His Majesty actually went straight to Luhua Village in Xiapishan County.

Wen Ji tried hard to stabilize his mind, and said, "Good and dignified, why do you go to Luhua Village?" ”

The scribe said with a smile: "It is reported that when the ship arrived there, the governor of Yangzhou sent his cronies to welcome the dragon boat in advance in the area of Luhua Village, and asked His Majesty and others to get off the boat......"

Wen Ji shuddered again, and at this moment, his face was as pale as paper.

In his impression, His Majesty's so-called going to Yangzhou is definitely not going to Yangzhou territory, after all, Yangzhou has jurisdiction over seven or eight counties, and people's impression of Yangzhou is Yangzhou City.

Your Majesty, this is the Son of Heaven, what is the Son of Heaven doing in the poor countryside? And the city of Yangzhou ...... It's far away from Shanyang County, and you can't get there without a day's journey.

Can......

Wen Ji hurriedly asked again, "What is Your Majesty doing there?" ”

Zhang Shuren shook his head and said: "The students don't know much, this is still a letter sent by someone there, and they are also stunned and at a loss." ”

When Wen Ji heard this, he couldn't help beating his chest and stumbling, and said angrily in his mouth: "That Chen Zhengtai, it's really bad, the official already knows that he is not a good thing, he lacks virtue, what is he doing when he recruits His Majesty?" Quick, hurry up and prepare the car, no ...... Hurry up and prepare the horse, I'll go to Luhua Village soon, hurry up...... Welcome the holy car. ”

All of a sudden, the chickens and dogs in this county yali jumped, and it became a pot of porridge.

It's too pit.

I obviously said that I would go to Yangzhou.

and Chen Zhengtai, who lost his conscience.

But in the territory of Xiapishan County, he welcomed His Majesty off the boat, what did he want to do?

Dushanyang County, what does it have to do with you Yangzhou?

The county commander Wenji was already panicked, so he could only hurriedly take people and ride fast horses, and rushed straight to Luhua Village like crazy.

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Several imperial histories, after the complaint, saw that His Majesty only had a gloomy face and never said a word, but fools understood that although His Majesty had not yet issued an order to condemn Chen Zhengtai, this Chen Zhengtai was going to be unlucky.

The governor of Yangzhou tossed his rule like this, but I am afraid that the more favored this Chen Zhengtai is, the more angry His Majesty will be, after all...... This is the great favor of the protégé of the Son of Heaven, and the greater the so-called hope, the greater the disappointment.

Although His Majesty is still enduring it, there is no sign of Long Yan's anger for the time being, but in this heart, he is only afraid of a belly of fire.

Therefore, Wang Jin and the others were also interested, and after complaining, they withdrew, instead of continuing to urge His Majesty to make a decision early.

They each returned to their tents, and they inevitably scolded each other for the frenzied Chen Zhengtai, but they also seemed to sigh at these small people because of their conscience, and they seemed to be too shocked by what they saw and heard today.

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