The snow in the sky is getting heavier and heavier. But this snow is not a scene.

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Pieces of snowflakes flew into the courtyard of the house, and before they could show their cold beauty on the ground, they were trampled into the dirt by countless pairs of feet and turned into mud.

The wolf-like soldiers searched Li Cunyi's mansion, with knives and guns on their necks, and the loyal servants of the Li family trembled to lead the way for these soldiers.

Amid the woman's crying, boxes of belongings, treasures, and furs were brought out, piled up together, and began to be tapped.

In the house, Li Shanchang looked through the window, looking at the piles of belongings in the yard, the corners of his mouth trembled, just in Li Cunyi's favorite concubine's room, more than a dozen furs worth thousands of gold were turned out.

There are also jade, antiques, and porcelain in the snow. In Li Cunyi's house, even the curtain of the charcoal basin is silver.

Li Shanchang turned his head and looked at Li Cunyi, who was sitting paralyzed on the ground, "What you use at home is better than what you use in the Han Palace!" The princess's fur coat is not as many as your concubine! ”

At this time, the Han Wang's army of thousands of households Zhu steamed buns strode in from the outside, shook off the snowflakes on his body, didn't even look at Li Cunyi, and smiled at Li Shanchang, "My lord, Li Cunyi's family silver treasury has been counted, 70,000 taels of silver ingots, 22 boxes of silver dollars, 10,000 per box." Eighteen boxes of gold bars and gold cakes, seven boxes of pearls and gems, and countless copper coins! ”

With a click, Li Shanchang was holding a teacup in his hand, and suddenly fell to the ground and turned into pieces. He wanted to bend down to pick it up, but his hands were stiff and he wouldn't listen.

So much money! So much money?

He is in charge of the economy of Dahan, how much is the tax of a high-class county? How much is a government taxed?

"You're so lawless!"

Although he had already prepared in his heart, Li Shanchang was still shocked by this number, and said bitterly, "Not only do you eat better than King Han, but you also have more money at home than in the palace." said, with a bitter smile again, "If I don't check on you again, I'm afraid that in a few years, you will be rich and rival the country!" ”

"Huh!" Li Cunyi smiled bitterly, "King Han is not nothing, King Han is not needed!" The king of Han wants to be a frugal and good king, so his courtiers must also be simple and good courtiers. ”

At this point, Li Cunyi had nothing to fear, but said with a smile, "Not only to be simple, but also to be a saint." You can't be greedy for money and lust, you can't use power for personal gain, you can't do this or that, what's the point of this official doing well?

Besides, this money is not what I reached out to ask for, but I sent it to my door, and this money is neither the people's fat and the people's ointment, nor the military expenses, why can't I take it? ”

"Why are you an official, isn't it just to be glorious and rich, and to glorify your ancestors?" Li Cunyi smiled wildly, "Big brother, who will show you that you look honest and honest?" The clansmen in your hometown ask you to do something, but you don't give it, and your fellow villagers don't give you an official. Do you know what people say about you behind your back? Hahahaha.

Big brother, even if you don't recognize your six relatives, you are dedicated to the public, and you will be a so-called good courtier as King Han wants. At the end of the day, you're also left with nothing!

Fame, courtiers, and names, what's the use? ”

"Enough!" Li Shanchang shouted violently and stood up, "You can't live for your own evil, I see that you have gone mad and are incorrigible!" With that, Li Shanchang walked to the door and stopped, "This is the last time you and I brothers will meet in private, if you have anything else to say, say it quickly!" ”

Li Cunyi roared for a while, his heart seemed to be a lot more comfortable, he smiled dejectedly, and looked at his brother's back, "Brother, I have two sons!" ”

"I know, both my nephew and my son, you can rest assured!" Li Shanchang sighed and went out to leave.

It was still heaven in the morning, but now it is in hell, and the moment Li Shanchang went out, Li Cunyi fell softly.

"Someone!" Qianhu Zhu Mantou grinned, "Serve Li Fu Yin on the chain!" ”

A few sturdy soldiers on the side came over, grabbed Li Cunyi like a chicken, and hung heavy shackles on his body with three strikes and five divisions.

Li Cunyi didn't struggle, just sneered, "The martial artist is so strong!" I'm just sinful, and you're humiliating me like that! ”

"A corrupt official, you're still a bull!" Zhu Mantou and the others laughed.

Li Cunyi was pushed out by the soldiers, "I'm greedy for money!" ”

"That's not your money!"

Zhu Mantou was beside Li Cunyi, and said with a sneer, "Do you know why we, poor men, hate corrupt officials the most? ”

"We used to work hard day and night, but we still didn't have enough food and clothing, no hope, and no head. I can't afford to live, I can't afford to die, I can't afford to live, I can't afford to get sick. ”

"But what about you! You officials, you have everything, you can't eat and drink, you can't spend everything. ”

"Originally, you are so much better than us, what do you want, clothing, food, study and medical treatment, someone has someone to take care of you, you are still greedy!"

"But even if we are tired to death, we can only go around in place, and eating white noodles is considered the New Year. I have to listen to your tube, kowtow to you, and obediently offer us the blood and sweat that we save money and save between our teeth. ”

"You say, you are hateful!"

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"Since the lord asked the minister to say it, the minister dared to speak out."

Liu Bowen looked directly at Zhu Wu's gaze, "The minister takes the lord as an example of one dish and one meal per meal. The ancients said that a gentleman overcomes difficulties with frugality and virtue, and frugality is a good thing for the monarch. But thrift is not bitterness, let alone harshness and meanness.

The lord only has one dish and one meal for each meal, and uses this to warn the ministers to abide by diligence and thrift, is it too much and overkill?

It is necessary to know that the words diligence, thrift, and simplicity are relatively not absolute.

The king leads by example with frugality, which is a beautiful talk for the ages. But the thrift of the king is different from the thrift of the people, if the king deliberately uses the thrift of the people to restrain the officials, is it too demanding and harsh! ”

"I didn't ask the officials to have the same dish and one meal as me, I just thought that it was not easy for the people to provide for them, so I cut the amount in the palace." Zhu Wu said coldly, "Besides, when did I ask Baiguan to have the same dish and one meal as me?" ”

"Minister, you are admonishing, why is the lord angry!" Liu Bowen still looked directly, "The minister knows that the lord has this intention in his heart, and the minister also knows that the lord uses words and deeds to warn hundreds of officials, but is this really the case?" ”

"The minister has the courage to say that the lord can't see corruption, and he can't see the pleasure of officials, because he thinks that all officials are corrupt officials!"

Liu Bowen continued to say with a straight face, "The minister once heard the lord's public words, and you don't want to be an official, and there are people in the world who are rushing to be officials. In the heart of the lord, there are not many complaints about the scholars in the world, but there are grievances. The restraint of hundreds of officials is not all for the sake of public interest, but distrust! The lord doesn't trust us and other civil officials! ”

In fact, Zhu Wu's original words were not like this, but Zhu Wu said to the officials, three-legged toads are not easy to find, two-legged officials have land, you are not willing to do it, and it is better for someone else to do it than you.

Liu Bowen directly said it in Zhu Wudi's heart today, and also said Zhu Wu's true attitude towards civil officials.

"I'm talking about corruption, where do you say?" Zhu Wu was annoyed but not angry, "The Han Dynasty has only been founded for a few days, and Li Cunyi has become an official!" For the sake of money, they opened gambling houses, formed parties for personal gain, colluded with officials and businessmen, and used power for personal gain! This is found out, how many have not been found out? ”

"The big man has only been in peace for a few days, and the people on the front line will be practicing every day, preparing for battle, and the officials in the back will begin to enjoy themselves. I can't control it if I don't restrain it, wouldn't it be singing every night, drunk and dreaming of death. ”

"Still don't trust the civilian officials? How to trust? Do you just let them be the masters and hold money at home at the same time? Just accommodate these moths! ”

Liu Bowen still looked directly, "This is exactly where the minister wants to admonish the lord, and officials can't be too hasty about corruption, let alone resentful."

Li Cunyi and others are just individuals, why does the lord lead the face with points? If they have violated the king's law, the lord must not have any suspicion of the courtiers in his heart. A courtier is a courtier, not a thief, the lord must be trusted, and he can't prevent it, and a few black sheep can't represent all civil officials!

The lord is the king of Han, not an ordinary person, so he can't be too extreme! ”

"I see what you mean!" Zhu Wu sighed and said, "I'm used to being poor, I used to look at officials unpleasantly and didn't trust them, and now I am too." ”

Saying that, Zhu Wu smiled gently, "Liu Ji, I understand your hard work." I'm a bad person, I'm afraid I'll be angry if you say it, and I don't understand if it's shallow. For the way of the king, you can't be harsh and mean to your courtiers, in fact, I have reflected on myself in the past two days, and I also know that there are some things that I have done wrong! ”

Then, Zhu Wu smiled again, "Being a monarch for the first time, there is always a process of adaptation, right?" ”

Then, Zhu Wu stood up again, looked at the heavy snow outside the window, and said, "Restraint is unconstrained, ethics are not credible, and I can't watch like my son all day long, so use the rules to speak." ”

"I plan to set up a yamen of the Independent Commission Against Corruption to deal with the discipline, conduct and corruption of officials."

At this time, Zhu Wu looked back at Liu Bowen, "Honest and honest government, how about you come to be the leader?" ”