Li Shimin did not hesitate and said, "If this is the case, you might as well go to Gaoyou County immediately." ”

Li Shimin was anxious to go to Yangzhou.

Let Chen Zhengtai supervise Yangzhou and let Chen Zhengtai toss in Yangzhou, to a certain extent, he, the son of heaven, has also borne a lot of infamy.

The impeachment of the DPRK and the Central Committee is like snowflakes, and the discussion in the market is also boiling.

These...... Li Shimin's heart is like a mirror.

He knows very well that if Yangzhou can really get rid of maladministration and do it better than other places, then the world will be peaceful.

But once there is any mistake, it can be infinitely magnified.

After a thousand years, people did not scold Chen Zhengtai, but blamed him as the emperor for all the faults.

Are there still few allusions to faint kings and traitors in history?

Li Shimin was determined to set off, and the ministers were also happy to leave at this time, they were afraid that Chen Zhengtai would send someone there to arrange it as soon as possible and make a fool of himself, so everyone didn't care about the physical exhaustion, so they set off immediately.

So the mighty crowd went all the way south.

Li Shimin recruited Chen Zhengtai into his chariot, and the teachers and students had been separated for a long time, and they had a lot of feelings.

Li Shimin looked at Chen Zhengtai and said, "Are you okay in Yangzhou?" ”

Chen Zhengtai said: "Acceptable." ”

Li Shimin said: "Does Princess Sui'an live here permanently?" ”

As he spoke, his eyes flickered, as if he was observing Chen Zhengtai. At this time, he is quite like a father, observing how things have got.

Chen Zhengtai said without hesitation: "Yes, she is in Yangzhou, arranging the business of Erpigou." ”

"Erpigou?" Li Shimin thought that Chen Zhengtai would say some private affairs of Princess Sui'an, who knew that as soon as this guy opened his mouth, he would have a bit of Zhang Qian's taste.

Li Shimin couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and said: "Is Yangzhou also related to Erpigou?" ”

Chen Zhengtai said: "The goods from the north and the south, after all, it takes time and cost to transport. Therefore, many industries can be landed here in Yangzhou, where the north and south are connected, and the goods can enter the hinterland of the south of the Yangtze River along the river, or along the canal, to Hebei, Shandong and other places. In this way, many businessmen do not have to go far to Chang'an to buy goods. Now that some of the trades in salt, wine, steel, and paper have taken root here, I am afraid that there will be many workshops to come. ”

Li Shimin said strangely: "She is still young, can she be competent?" ”

Chen Zhengtai smiled and said: "Although the senior sister is a woman, she is meticulous and careful in her actions, not to mention that this matter is just Xiao Gui Cao's follow, and the backbone required for the workshop is ready-made, and a group of people are directly transferred from Erpigou." ”

"As for funding, that's not a problem. A money bank has been opened here in Yangzhou to exchange IOUs. There is no shortage of money or people, and the government has also allocated some land here, so there will be no big mistakes. You may not be familiar with anything at first, but gradually, you will become familiar with it. The things in the world are nothing more than oil sellers, only familiar with them, and slowly accumulate experience, then they will be able to be handy in the future. ”

Li Shimin smiled bitterly, but in this era, there are many women who have established a business, Li Shimin did not interfere, he saw that Chen Zhengtai was very serious about talking about these things with him, but he was not involved in personal affairs, and his heart was strange.

It's just that...... He thought of another person, so he couldn't help but say: "What about Li Tai's rebel, what are your faults these days?" ”

In fact, Li Shimin has given up on Li Tai, and some people even suspect that Chen Zhengtai put Li Tai in Yangzhou in order to spy on Li Tai, and even to prepare for killing Li Tai completely, because only under his nose can he grasp more handles.

Chen Zhengtai's expression was very natural, and said: "Senior brother Li Tai is in Yangzhou, and now he is the chief tax officer, who is responsible for tax collection. He is a prince who has sinned, and in the process of collecting taxes, he has also awakened many things, and he is no longer as publicized as before. ”

Chen Zhengtai's words made Li Shimin look surprised, and he couldn't imagine that Chen Zhengtai actually said good things for Li Tai.

Li Shimin thought about it, but at this time, Chen Zhengtai took the opportunity to say: "Even the prince also repaired the book, praised Li Tai for his ability to understand the general situation, know his mistakes and correct them, and taught me to take care of Li Tai's junior brother wholeheartedly." ”

As soon as these words came out, Li Shimin was shocked.

What kind of character the prince is, he knows a little bit, but he always feels that this guy is a little narrow-minded, of course...... You can also say that this person is happy and vengeful.

But Chen Zhengtai's words are very interesting, the prince used to look at Li Tai most unpleasantly, but now his attitude towards Li Tai seems to have changed somewhat, and it is no longer brothers who want to shout and kill each other.

Li Shimin's real relatives, only three sons, the eldest Li Chengqian and the second Li Tai fought for power, history, in the end, Li Chengqian rebelled, was deposed as the crown prince, and the reason why Li Shimin did not choose Li Tai, just chose the third son-in-law Li Zhi, in fact, there is a long-term plan, in his opinion, these three sons, even if it is the rebellious Li Chengqian, that is also his own close flesh and blood. If Li Chengqian continues to be the Son of Heaven, Li Tai will definitely suffer. And if Li Tai becomes the emperor, Li Chengqian, the abolished prince, will definitely be worse than dead.

After calculation, only the third Li Zhi is the most 'honest' and mild-tempered, let him be the emperor, and his two brothers can live well, and they are the most reassuring candidates for Li Shimin.

And now, Li Chengqian has obviously won, and Li Tai is certainly guilty, and Li Shimin even had the idea of putting him under house arrest completely, but after all, he is father and son, and he will not be killed in the end.

What Li Shimin didn't expect was that Chen Zhengtai and Li Chengqian exchanged a lot of letters, and they were moved by affection and reason, and Li Chengqian was quite obedient to Chen Zhengtai, so he reluctantly repaired a few letters to Li Tai to express his brother's concern.

And this is of great significance to Li Shimin, as if a big stone has fallen in his heart. Li Chengqian has such an open-mindedness, so he is relieved.

Li Shimin, who killed his brother and killed his brother to get the throne, seems to be most afraid that this evil retribution will befall him, and his sons will kill each other.

Li Shimin said: "The prince's heart has indeed changed these days, and Li Tai has been blinded by others, so he will benefit and do so many wrong things." If the prince and Zhengtai can correct him and let him abide by his duty, this may not be a good thing, and in the future, this Li Tai, for the time being, will listen to your arrangement. ”

Chen Zhengtai responded to it.

Li Shimin asked about the new policy again, and Chen Zhengtai also answered them one by one, but Li Shimin didn't know the bottom of his heart, and he didn't know how to implement it, so he was a little tired at this time, so he took a nap.

This way, walking and stopping, when I arrived in Gaoyou County, it was already noon.

Seeing that Gaoyou County Shangtouzhuang is about to arrive.

That Wang Jin came with a few ministers to see Li Shimin, and said, "Your Majesty, the ministers have something to do." ”

Li Shimin was very tired of Wang Jinji.

These people are babbling all day long, saying that they are justified, and it seems that there is only one mouth left in their bodies, so that Li Shimin sometimes wonders why there are such people in my court.

Of course, this is really not to blame Wang Jin and these people.

Everything was connived at by Li Shimin, in order to show that he was open-minded, saying that he was an open-minded person, unlike Emperor Yang of Sui and other bewitching people who slaughtered ministers at every turn, he encouraged the ministers to advise, whether they were justified or not, they all expressed their humble acceptance.

All of a sudden...... Cultivated a group of professional trolls, all kinds of faults all day long, in fact...... This is not wrong, just like that Wei Zheng, although he also advised, at least there is something to say, but some people are obviously spraying for the sake of spraying.

Li Shimin stopped his line and was a little unpolite: "What do you want to play?" ”

"Your Majesty." Wang Jin saluted beside the road and said eloquently: "There are still twenty miles of land in Shangtouzhuang, and when we arrive, I am afraid that it will be evening." ”

Li Shimin said impatiently: "So what? ”

Wang Jin said: "The minister thinks ...... Choosing Shangtouzhuang is just a matter of being obedient, who can guarantee that Chen Zhengtai will not secretly send a message, let the fast horse go first, and go to Shangtouzhuang to prepare first? The purpose of His Majesty's inspection is to truly understand the situation of the people, so ...... The minister heard that from here, two miles away, there is a village called Song Village, this village was very seriously affected a few days ago, why might His Majesty give up the head of Xinzhuang and go to Song Village? ”

Li Shimin: "......"

Well, served.

Really convinced.

I have to say that this Wang Jin's skill points must be a little crooked, and his mind is full of these careful thoughts...... In order to find a little fault, I really hollowed out my mind.

Everyone knows that the holy driver is going to Shangtouzhuang, but now he suddenly chooses Song Village, which is two miles away, which is obviously a surprise attack, which catches the officials up and down Yangzhou by surprise.

In this way, the possibility of deception is truly eliminated.

It's just that...... Why have you been thinking about this for a day?

Li Shimin snorted coldly, but his eyes fell on Chen Zhengtai.

Chen Zhengtai didn't care, just smiled and said, "You really want to go to Song Village?" ”

Wang Jin said coldly: "Of course I want to go." ”

Chen Zhengtai said: "In fact, Shangtouzhuang, because the disaster has not affected much, so the Yangzhou Governor's Office has not focused on it. And in the area of Song Village, because of the most serious damage, the Yangzhou Governor's Office attaches great importance to it, so speaking of which, the current situation in Song Village may be better than that of Shangtouzhuang, are you sure you want to go there? ”

When Wang Jin heard this, he sneered in his heart!

Hmph, put away your suspicious tricks, the old man has been an official for many years, will you not be able to see through this little trick? Didn't they just dare to let us go to Song Village, so they deliberately said that the situation in Song Village was better?

I, Wang, have seen a lot, how can I be in charge of you Chen Zhengtai?

So he did not hesitate and said categorically: "Your Majesty, the minister earnestly asks to go to Song Village." ”

Chen Zhengtai felt that this guy was crazy, and he had clearly hinted that this guy would still insist on going his own way.

This Song Village was seriously affected, so in this area, it was designated as a revitalization area, and the Governor's Mansion and Gaoyou County did the most work, and now this guy is ...... actually hit the muzzle of the gun, which made me Chen Zhengtai very embarrassed.

Chen Zhengtai's lips hooked up a knowing smile, and said: "That's fine, anyway, Song Village is not far away, so as not to trek through mountains and rivers." ”

Wang Jin thought he had a plan, so he greeted many people excitedly and prepared to go first.

So the holy car had to turn around again, and the Song Village only walked a winding mountain road, and it was in sight.

It was noon, and from a distance, smoke was rising from the village.

The smoke is thick, and if you get closer, you can see many mules and horses, as well as ploughing cattle.

When everyone saw the cattle and horses, they were directly startled, how could there be so many cattle and horses in such a small village?

This is obviously not an abnormal phenomenon.

When he got a little closer, he saw a messenger with a saber and a few strong men, driving cattle and horses, and was about to leave the village.

As soon as the messenger saw a large group of men and horses coming in the distance, he had never seen such a big posture, and he was frightened at once, and hurriedly ordered a few strong men to drive the cattle and horses to the side of the road, so as not to collide with the nobleman's chariot, and then stood obediently by the roadside, while looking around, guessing what kind of people these people were, and thinking about something in his heart.

Immediately, I saw a swarm of people rushing over, but it was Wang Jin and the others who walked the fastest, and as soon as they saw the tolerance of going to the countryside, they were as excited as chicken blood.

Isn't this a sending man to the countryside to rob the cattle and horses of the small people?

Wang Jin took the lead and shouted: "Who are you?" ”

Wang Jin's momentum is very strong.

When the messenger saw it, he was also a little timid, the other party was wearing a beam crown, and at first glance it was an official eunuch, and he hurriedly crossed his hands and said: "I don't know who Shangguan is, the subordinate Zeng Du is an errand officer of the Gaoyou County Workshop." ”

Wang Jin raised his head very high, with a look of disdain: "I am the imperial history of the Imperial History Taiyuan, in charge of affairs, and now I come to Yangzhou to investigate the affairs of the Haozong, merger and arson, and corruption and perversion of the law." Let me ask you, where did you get this cow and horse, but did you get it from the people? Are you so bold as a small official? ”

As he spoke, the ministers behind him also arrived, and surrounded the messengers, and Du Ruhui was also mixed in the crowd, he looked funny, for the first time...... A small official is surrounded by so many officials, it is like a little ghost surrounded by the king of the ten halls.

Li Shimin and Chen Zhengtai arrived later, but they were silent.

To be honest, he hadn't seen the imperial history yet, and seeing that this imperial history was violent, he was at a loss for a while, so he said cautiously: "The little official has seen Lang Jun, and the little official is wronged, not to plunder cattle and horses, but to ...... Bring cattle to the village...... Helped. ”

"Help ......"

Many people talked a lot and exchanged ears.

However, many people do not think so, and the errand goes to the countryside, in people's impressions, is nothing more than two things, one is to urge food, and the other is to catch strong men.

As for helping the villagers, it was unheard of, so that in later dynasties, such as the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang thought that it was harmful to send people to the countryside at will, so it was strictly forbidden to send people to the countryside at will.

Wang Jinzi didn't believe this bad man's words, so he sneered: "Do you think I'm a three-year-old child? In this case, the old man will also believe it? ”

This Zeng Du was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he hurriedly said: "That's true, this place has suffered a disaster, and a large number of strong men have been pulled to repair the river embankment, and when the new governor takes office, a large amount of grain in the village will be ripe, but the manpower is insufficient, so the county urged, let the subordinates prepare more cattle and horses, go to the seriously affected bias, and temporarily lend the cattle and horses to the farmers, so as to teach them to harvest early, so as not to delay the autumn harvest." ”

"It's late autumn now, and here in Song Village, there are fewer men, so ...... It has become the most important thing, and the subordinates came six days ago, and now that all the grain has been collected, they plan to drive these cattle and horses back to the county. ”

He said it carefully, but Wang Jin and these people didn't believe a word, in their opinion, the errand was the most slippery, how could there be such kindness? Even if there is really any good governance from above, these people will take the opportunity to go to the countryside to cause trouble.

Wang Jin looked at him mockingly and said, "Really? Thou hast thou stayed here for six days, and thou hast not deprived the people of these six days. ”

"Don't dare." Zeng Du was startled, and then said honestly: "We came with dry food by ourselves, we don't dare to make a mistake at will, if we are discovered, we will inevitably be severely punished at that time, not to mention the lawsuit, we may have to go out, and the subordinates still have a family to support, how dare we violate the rules of the Governor's Mansion?" ”

His words were earnest.

But would these people just believe him? So someone directly rolled up his sleeves in person, pointed at this Zeng Du and said: "You must have accepted money, what are you hiding in your pocket, and you have to turn it out of your sleeve to see." ”

Chen Zhengtai, who had been watching from the sidelines, saw this and was annoyed and wanted to stop it.

But before Chen Zhengtai could make a move, Zeng Du was afraid of these people, so without saying a word, he immediately rolled up his sleeves.

Sure enough, it was empty, and then he opened his backpack and untied it, but he shook out some dry food wrapped in cloth, as well as flints, official documents, etc., although there were some bits and pieces of money, but these copper coins, said to be exploited and squeezed, were too few, nine times out of ten, he carried with him.

Wang Jin felt even more suspicious, he felt that it was unreasonable, so he took the official document and looked down.

In this official document, it was indeed Gaoyou County who ordered him to bring six cattle, three horses, and a mule to the countryside to assist in the harvest of Song Village.

Wang Jin looked at it and was speechless for a while.

Others don't have to look at the official document, just look at Wang Jin's face to know that what Zeng Du said may indeed be true.

Wang Jin felt that he wanted to break his head, and he couldn't understand why the Governor's Mansion did such a thing? This costs a lot of money and food, just to help the people harvest food?

And also...... How can this errand be so obedient, when they go to the countryside, shouldn't they be sucking the marrow and knocking out the bones?

However, where is the cat?

So he stepped forward and looked at the first two strong men behind Zeng Du: "Who are the two of them?" ”

"It's the idlers in the village, because they lost their land, so the county organized them to use them temporarily, to help harvest some grain, or do some chores, and give them some money and grain every month, so that they will not be reduced to starvation to death in this year of famine."