Chapter 27: The Xijing Turmoil
For Shi Hongzhao's positivity, Liu Chengyou was a little surprised. originally thought that it would take some words to achieve the goal, but he didn't think about it, and he didn't have to say it thoroughly, so Shi Hongzhao took the initiative to take the assignment himself. In this regard, Liu Chengyou is naturally happy.
"Okay, Shi Qing is worthy of being the pillar of the imperial court, the country's dry city, not avoiding evil, having the courage to do things, and daring to take responsibility. This matter will be handed over to Shi Qing with full authority! A string of compliments spit out of Liu Chengyou's mouth even more slippery.
"As soon as a traitor is a traitor, the country is a silverfish, and the minister can turn over his hands and rectify it." Shi Hongzhao waved his hand, and his tone was impatient.
"With Shi Qing in charge, I can rest assured!" Liu Chengyou nodded and said, "I will send the Wude Priest to assist Shi Qing." ”
"No!" As soon as Liu Chengyou's voice fell, Shi Hongzhao simply refused: "It is enough to have a minister." ”
Shi Hongzhao really gave him some color, and he dared to open a dyeing workshop. Liu Chengyou's expression couldn't see any reaction to his arrogance, and he still said calmly: "Shi Qing, don't misunderstand, I don't have any other intentions." It's just that those little officials of Wu Desi, the detectives have gained some in the early stage, and with their assistance, I think we can avoid wasting some unnecessary energy on Shi Qing......"
Liu Chengyou was carefully appeased, and Shi Hongzhao nodded in response, retired, and went in a hurry. Judging by its posture, it is bound to make a big move.
Letting Shi Hongzhao deal with this matter can't be regarded as not having a good heart, it's just letting the right people do the right things. Liu Chengyou did not explain the disposal method, everything was left to Shi Hongzhao, and with Shi Hongzhao's rough and tough style on weekdays, it is conceivable what kind of scene will be next.
After leaving the palace, he got the list from Li Shaoyou, and for Shi Hongzhao, things were very easy to handle. directly summoned the four battalions of the accompanying forbidden army, and under the instruction of Liu Chengyou, Ma Quanyi, who commanded the troops, also simply sent troops to support. Don't look at Shi Hongzhao or the commander of the guards Ma Bujun, the first person to be a senior general of the forbidden army, but he broke away from Tokyo, and he couldn't mobilize the accompanying soldiers and horses at all.
Soon, more than 2,000 forbidden troops, under Shi Hongzhao's arrangement, followed the list with great fanfare, went to the door, arrested people, and raided homes. Such a big movement made everyone up and down Xijing, if it weren't for the forbidden army being ordered to strictly maintain order in the city, I was afraid that I would think that there was another mutiny.
Later, it was learned that Shi Dushuai received a report that some officials had violated the law and discipline and were the party to blame, and it was confirmed that it was true after investigation, so he sent troops to enforce the law......
Such reasons are simply full of loopholes. If they commit a crime, they have their own Fuzhou County Yushitai, He Lao military affairs, and directly send the army to arrest and enforce the law, since it is unreasonable and not in accordance with the rules. However, the current Han Dynasty does not pay much attention to the rules, especially when Shi Hongzhao takes the lead in enforcing the law.
Within three days, more than 40 officials and heroes were taken down in Tokyo, and none of them slipped through the net on the list. Before being imprisoned, he was remanded to Luoyang City, where his crimes were publicized and his evil counted.
It can be found that most of these people are former ministers and lords, and they are the kind of people who have a very bad reputation and are greedy and excessive. It seems that Shi Hongzhao's purge action is justified.
However, Xijing's hearts immediately became flustered, especially for the remnants of the previous dynasty. Because if they introspect, they will find that they are not much better off with those who are arrested.
In the city, they took their people, and in the city, they sent troops to seize their land, occupy their estates, and most importantly, release their peasants......
After a violent action, in the Xijing City, there were many complaints, and the nobles and bureaucrats were all in danger. Some officials directly asked to see Liu Chengyou, wanting to sue Shi Hongzhao for "doing evil" and impeaching him, but unfortunately, where could he see Liu Chengyou.
And this "rectification action", in the hands of Shi Hongzhao, has gradually tended to expand, not only the people on the list, the rise of family raids, he began to set his sights on other hot, who has more land, who is rich, is its goal.
"Shi Dushuai, the corrupt officials on the list have basically been taken down for questioning, it's time to stop, it's enough to stop." In the Beijing prison, Li Shaoyou found Shi Hongzhao, who was interrogating the prisoner, and said to him solemnly.
Glancing at the prisoner who was beaten to a bloody pulp, Shi Hongzhao's style was still as strong as ever.
"Enough?" Persuaded by him, Shi Hongzhao was stunned for a moment, and then glared at Li Shaoyou: "The scum of the country in his generation, the country is chaotic, and the law is harmful to the people, I hate to get rid of them all, how can I stop it?" You don't need to say much, but Guan Benshuai can eliminate these scourges for the country. ”
Shi Hongzhao was commanding and arrogant, Li Shaoyou's expression immediately became gloomy, and he asked in a deep voice: "Does Du Shuai still want to take down all the officials in Xijing?" If it provokes the crowd and expands the situation, leading to instability in the court, how will it end at that time! ”
Hearing this, Shi Hongzhao was also angry and refuted: "How do I act, do I need to be reminded by your child?" What are your intentions in defending those national thieves, and are you not complicit in them? ”
As he spoke, Shi Hongzhao looked at Li Shaoyou with some "suspicion" in his eyes.
Seeing this, Li Shaoyou didn't suppress his voice anymore, and reasoning with Shi Hongzhao obviously didn't make sense. said directly: "The official family has an edict first, and you can't blindly affect the ministers!" ”
Unexpectedly, when Liu Chengyou was taken out, Shi Hongzhao still didn't buy it, but scolded him more harshly: "The kid is ignorant and rampant, and he uses the official family to suppress me?" ”
Without waiting for Li Shaoyou to open his mouth, Shi Hongzhao continued: "What can't be blindly affected, it's just nonsense, this handsome only knows how to eliminate evil!" I have been ordered, but there is no such article, are you not the intention of the Son of Heaven to seek misdeeds? ”
Listening to Shi Hongzhao's words, Li Shaoyou almost didn't spurt out a mouthful of blood, he knew that this Shi Hongzhao was arrogant and difficult to control, but he didn't expect it to come to this point, so unreasonable, and he didn't take him as a prince and a close minister of heaven in his eyes at all.
His expression was uncertain, Shi Hongzhao didn't seem to be in the mood to entangle with him here, beckoned his subordinates, and ordered: "Come on, give him out of a certain frame!" ”
"Shi Hongzhao, don't go too far!" Hearing this, Li Shaoyou said angrily directly.
Hearing Li Shaoyou call him by his name, Shi Hongzhao scolded him again, and sent his troops to forcibly drive him away.
After driving away Li Shaoyou, Shi Hongzhao looked calm and didn't care at all. Li Shaoyou is a person, just a favorite minister and playmate of the Son of Heaven, who dares to make noise in front of his Shi Dushuai, make nonsense, and point fingers, which is simply humiliating.
was driven out in disgrace, and Li Shaoyou was furious.
"Lie to me too much!" Li Shaoyou scolded angrily: "I know that this person is difficult to control, but I don't know that this person is so difficult to control!" ”
"Both." Seeing that the boss was angry, one of the subordinate relatives asked in a low voice and made a suggestion: "Do you want to report it to the official?" ”
"That's nature!" Li Shaoyou immediately replied.
"The subordinates immediately went to prepare evidence of his incrimination." Said the officer.
In the process of doing things, Shi Hongzhao did not lose his selfishness, and many of the family wealth, land, and Dingkou were swallowed by himself. By the way, snatching people's wives and daughters thought they were concubines, and the mother and daughter received them together, tsk...... Really, there are no scruples, and they have all been recorded by the spies of the Wu Desi.
was stopped by Li Shaoyou, only to see that he had regained his composure, glanced at the direction of Beijing Prison, and said: "He is on the orders of the official family this time, and these things can't bring him down." ”
Saying that, Li Shaoyou sneered again: "This contemptible man, who is on top of the cauldron, still doesn't know it. ”
"Besides, if his arrogance is like this, how long can the official family tolerate him!"
"So what should we do now?"
"From now on, keep an eye on Shi Hongzhao and his relatives and subordinates, and record me in detail all the traitors and misdeeds!" A heavy yin fowl flashed in Li Shaoyou's eyes. Li Shaoyou's temperament was a little open-minded, and Shi Hongzhao bullied him like this, which really angered him.
"The envoy still has to enter the palace, if Shi Hongzhao really goes on recklessly, I'm afraid that the official family will come forward at that time, and it won't end well!" After thinking about it, Li Shaoyou sighed again, got on the horse and headed for the Luoyang Imperial City.
Regarding the result of sending Shi Hongzhao to be responsible for this matter, Liu Chengyou actually expected it in advance, so he was not too surprised to hear Li Shaoyou's report. This person enforces the law, highlighting a violent and brutal one. At the beginning, from Tokyo, with the chaos in Tokyo, Liu Zhiyuan ordered the three yas (the Department of Guards, Kaifeng Mansion, and the Inspection Department) to rectify, and Shi Hongzhao's methods were the most ruthless, of course, the effect was also the best, but it was at the cost of the evil of the imperial court.
Listening to Li Shaoyou's report, Shi Hongzhao wanted to expand the matter and continue to arrest people and raid his home, Liu Chengyou's brows only froze slightly. He really didn't draw a red line for Shi Hongzhao, and let him play freely. And Liu Chengyou's focus is that when Li Shaoyou moved out of himself, Shi Hongzhao was still arrogant......
"How's it going?" After thinking about it for a while, Liu Chengyou asked.
"So far, more than 100 hectares of land have been seized, nearly 4,000 grains have been seized, more than 2,000 farmers have been released, and more than 100,000 ......yuan of money and silk have been confiscated," Li Shaoyou reported, and added calmly: "This is all recorded secretly, or there are discrepancies, and the specific situation still needs to be reported." ”
"It's a lot of money." Liu Chengyou sighed lightly.
Last year, the Khitan Nankou and its return to the north almost emptied the Central Plains, but in just over a year, these nobles, bureaucrats, and powerful people have gathered so much, and this gathering effort is obviously in place.
"Official, Shi Hongzhao is arrogant and difficult to control, and his methods are ruthless, if he continues, I am afraid that the people's hearts will be unstable and the court will be restless!" Li Shaoyou cautiously advised.
Hearing this, Liu Chengyou pondered for a while and said, "Wait a little longer." ”
But Liu Chengyou has other plans in his heart, Shi Hongzhao has done too "well", so why not let him pull some more hatred?
At present, Liu Chengyou's edict may make Shi Hongzhao stop and stabilize the situation and people's hearts. However, Liu Chengyou always felt that it was not enough, and the emperor had to make a move at a more appropriate time.
The turmoil in Xijing will last for a few more days.