"Your Majesty, the martial envoy Wang Jingchong is here, and he is waiting outside the palace to be summoned!"

"Xuan!"

As soon as Wang Jingchong entered, Liu Chengyou put down the pen in his hand, raised his eyes and asked, "How is the investigation of Liu Ba's case?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty!" Wang Jingchong didn't dare to slack off, and said: "After the secret investigation by the Xiangzhou detective, it is preliminarily confirmed that the impeachment of the imperial history and the crime committed by Liu Bao should be real. ”

"Is there any evidence?" Liu Chengyou asked.

Wang Jingchong replied: "The minister has ordered the collection!" ”

During this time, the imperial history of the court was impeached, and Liu Ba, the envoy of Xiangzhou Jiedu, abused his power in office, accepted bribes, used the public for personal gain, committed arbitrary and violent acts, and disregarded people's lives.

As early as when Liu Bao Qingzhou was in office, the imperial historian impeached him with vicious intentions and cruel punishments. However, at that time, the country initially decided, Liu Ba's usage was profound, and it was very effective in stabilizing the place and reshaping the order.

Later, Liu Chengyou moved the town to change the defense of the festival, and Liu Baoping transferred to Xiangzhou, and served for three years for the Zhangde army. Now, suddenly, there is a royal history, and the old things are brought up again, but this time, Liu Chengyou chose to stay in the middle and not send it. It's just that secretly, he ordered Wu Desi to investigate to show his attention to this matter.

In fact, sensitive people can sense something unusual about Liu Ba's impeachment. The previous time there was Li Hui, the envoy of the Heyang Festival, someone impeached him, checked it, there was no small crime, no big crime, a piece of paper edict, transferred to Huaixi, Zhilu Prefecture.

Now, it's another impeachment, and it's another town. Unconsciously, those feudal towns that run rampant in states and counties and have a heavy side of the power have been under the authority of the central court and can be controlled.

In the hall, Liu Chengyou looked at Wang Jingchong, his eyes were deep and calm, as if he was thinking about something, for a long time, he instructed him: "I intend to let you take people to Xiangzhou in person to investigate and deal with Liu Ba's case!" ”

Listening to the emperor's order, Wang Jingchong was slightly embarrassed, and actually asked him, the martial arts envoy, to go out in person, and the thought flashed in his mind, and he remembered that the Son of Heaven sent Li Shaoyou north to Hedong a few months ago. suddenly felt a heavy responsibility on his shoulders, and there was a touch of joy between his eyebrows.

"Dare to ask Your Majesty, after all, Liu Bao is a town and has a noble status, and the minister is here to verify it, but he is afraid that there will be a lot of constraints, in case of unforeseen circumstances, how should he act?" Wang Jingchong glanced at Liu Chengyou cautiously, and asked meaningfully, full of hints.

Hearing this, Liu Chengyou looked at this person, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he secretly said in his heart that he was asking for power.

Without thinking about it, Liu Chengyou said calmly: "The matter of Xiangzhou is quite serious, such as political turmoil, you should do things to set things right, and I have the right to act cheaply with you!" If the evidence of his crime is true, he will be arrested and detained back to Tokyo for questioning! ”

"Yes!" Hearing this, Wang Jingchong held back the joy in his heart and bowed down.

"But!" Liu Chengyou added: "Liu Baht is the founder of the country, and he has an old relationship with the first emperor, so he should think more and act prudently!" ”

"Your Majesty's teachings!" Wang Jingchong responded.

"In addition, in recent days, I have repeatedly received that there are violations of discipline and law, and corruption and rampant corruption in local festivals, defenses, and assassinations, which have made political affairs sluggish and the people uneasy, and I also have the heart to rectify them!" Liu Chengyou instructed Wang Jingchong again: "I asked you to collect secretly, and this time when you go out of Beijing, you should inspect the place for me, check for the lawlessness, and clean up it for the imperial court!" ”

"Yes!" Wang Jingchong said in a deep voice.

When he retreated, Liu Chengyou found that this person's steps were a little brisk......

After the royal case, Liu Chengyou's expression revealed a little playfulness. Wang Jingchong is a hungry wolf, and when he was released, he planned to let him bite those festivals and thorns, especially those who had bad deeds and unrestrained behavior.

"Wang Jingchong is going, the place may not be at peace, and I am afraid that the DPRK and China will also be lively......" Liu Chengyou sighed, but in his tone, there was obviously expectation.

Since the triumph of the Southern Expedition, Liu Chengyou's actions have been to sort out internal affairs and strengthen centralized power. For the local government, it is determined to take over power and reform the system, so it starts with the chronic disease of the feudal town. One hand to enforce the law, the other hand to hold the soldiers, and then use the eagle dog under the seat.

For Hedong and Guanzhong, Liu Chengyou basically adopts Huairou, but for others, he will not be too polite, there are always people who need to take out the knife and test the knife.

Liu Chengyou knows that if it is too intense, it will cause a certain backlash and even turmoil. But at the moment, Liu Chengyou believes that the current Han Dynasty can withstand and suppress it.

As Liu Chengyou expected, after Wang Jingchong just left Tokyo and went north to Xiangzhou, there was a storm in the imperial court in response to this matter. It is not that there is any problem with the investigation and punishment of Liu Ba, but the problem of the personnel who are selected.

The one who took the lead in questioning this was Fan Zhen, who had just returned from the governor of Hedong, and he was also a sentencing minister.

"Your Majesty, there is something going on in Xiangzhou, Liu Ba is messing with the law, you can send a commissioner from the Criminal Department and the Imperial History Observatory to investigate, why do you want to use Wude to master this matter?" Fan Zhen's expression was serious, both unresolved and dissatisfied.

Seeing this, Liu Chengyou subconsciously straightened his body, and maintained a light smile like a spring breeze on his face: "Fan Qing, don't worry, the politics of Xiangzhou, Liu Ba's governance, it is appalling, I am urgent in this matter, I need to investigate and deal with it with a shrewd and capable minister, and after weighing, I will choose Wang Jingchong!" ”

"The Manchu dynasty is up and down, there are so many virtuous ministers and talented people, how can there be only one martial arts envoy available?" Fan asked.

Liu Chengyou explained: "Wang Jingchong's act as a special envoy and a special case has nothing to do with the powers and responsibilities of the secretary. ”

Fan Zhen obviously couldn't accept this statement, and asked: "Then why did you transfer the Wude Battalion out of Beijing?" ”

Fan's words became more and more intense, and he followed suit: "The imperial court has its own laws and regulations, and Your Majesty's move is contrary to the "Criminal System", and it is a self-disordered law, how can you convince people?" ”

Listening to his words, the gentleness on Liu Chengyou's face gradually faded, and there was some surprise in his gaze.

Liu Chengyou still remembers that Fan Zhen was in the early years of Qianyou, when he was the crown prince in charge of the country, he was promoted to the protocol house, and then engaged in the middle school, the scholar of the middle school, the knowledge of the system, the servant of the criminal department, the prime minister, step by step to promote the supreme position.

It has been nearly five years now, and Fan Zhen is also the backbone of the imperial party, and he has made many contributions over the years, but now, it should be the first time that Fan Zhen has faced Liu Chengyou directly, showing his paranoia Geng Jie, which is extremely aggressive.

With a slightly cold tone, Liu Chengyou said lightly: "Fan Qing, are you talking to me like this?" ”

Hearing this, Fan Zhen finally came to his senses, and a touch of embarrassment appeared on his old face, and he immediately bowed his head and said: "The minister's words are excessive, please forgive your majesty!" ”

"That's it!" Liu Chengyou waved his hand and said: "The country has a minister, and it will not die in its country. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your magnanimity!" Fan Zhen bowed again, took a deep breath, eased his emotions a little, and said, "However, the minister still has to say." The affairs of Xiangzhou, the matter is in the festival, the official of one party, the minister of the frontier. Your Majesty's use of Wu Desi to deal with it is really inappropriate, if you start this head, in the long run, I am afraid that the discipline will be corrupted! ”

"Fan Qing is too worried!" Liu Chengyou breathed a sigh of relief and said: "This is a special matter, Wang Jingchong is a special envoy, I have issued an edict, Wang Jingchong has left Beijing, it can't be easier, only this once, not an example!" ”

Seeing that Fan Zhen still wanted to speak, Liu Chengyou interrupted him and said: "Not long after Fan Zhen returned to Beijing, it has been more than three months, and he has not paid attention to the criminal department and court affairs, so he still returns to the office and familiarizes himself with it. By the way, this year's autumn final list, sort out a copy, and present it at a glance. ”

"Yes. Retire! I can feel that the Son of Heaven has already made up his mind and is unwilling to make changes on this matter, and he is a little helpless, but he does not dare to continue to fight directly with Liu Chengyou.

In fact, Fan Zhen still has a belly of things that he hasn't said, such as Wu Desi's wide dissemination of ears and eyes, containment of lawlessness, indulgence of small nights, arrests, prisons, tortures, and so on. These are all manifestations of erosion of the power of the Criminal Department, all of which are disgusting and jealous, and the person in charge has become the infamous Wang Jingchong. Although this advice is only a model, what it represents is probably the voice of most courtiers.

"In the final analysis, it was Wu Desi who caused the dissatisfaction and jealousy of the courtiers!" Liu Chengyou slowly and methodically flicked his cuffs and said lightly: "However, isn't this exactly what I want?" ”