Chapter 774

Li Chengqian was very worried, knowing that this matter involved a wide range of things, and there was a lot of money, his father would definitely not give up easily, so many people were involved, and Li Shimin could still bypass them.

"It's okay, it's okay to confess, tell your father what you know, after all, it was a few years ago, I don't think my father will blame me too much, however, there may be an accident here in the Criminal Department, and those officials in the Criminal Department before must be investigated, such a big thing, the Criminal Department doesn't know at all, this is a bit strange!" Qin Huaidao sat there and said to Li Chengqian,

Li Chengqian nodded, there must be a lot of people in the Criminal Department who want to lose their heads.

"Okay, I won't sit here with you any longer, I'll go to the palace, find my father, and talk to my father about this matter!" Li Chengqian made up his mind that he must confess this matter, otherwise, he would have his own good feelings when the time came.

Soon, Li Chengqian arrived at the side of Chengtian Palace, Wang En saw Li Chengqian coming, and immediately greeted him and said, "Your Highness, Your Majesty will not see anyone tonight!" ”

"Huh?" Li Chengqian looked at Wang En.

"Your Highness, Your Majesty said, no, no one will come, Your Majesty wants to take a rest." Wang En continued to say to Li Chengqian.

"Is anyone else coming?" Li Chengqian looked at Wang En and asked.

"This, Concubine Wei Guifei and Concubine Yan De are here, and Lai Guogong and others are also here, but I haven't seen them." Wang En said to Li Chengqian, when Li Chengqian heard it, he sighed in his heart, this is fatal, it involves so many people, and it also involves the harem.

"Okay, then I'll go back first!" Li Chengqian said to Wang En, and soon left,

And Li Shimin was wearing plain clothes, sitting in the shadows, looking at the situation below, he knew that the prince was coming, and he also knew why the prince came, he didn't want to see it, now he just wants to know how many people can be involved in the matter of Luoyang.

He never dreamed that his harem was still involved, those people all regarded themselves as fools, and they all wanted to make money from the court, don't they know that this world is their Li family? Don't you tell yourself if you need money? When did you become harsh on those people?

Li Shimin couldn't figure it out, he was very annoyed now, but he couldn't make this fire now.

"Come on, go and call Pepping to come over!" Li Shimin thought about it for a while, shouted to the back, and someone will do it immediately.

Li Shimin sat there thinking about it, and there were some things that he could only say to Qin Huaidao, and I am afraid that Qin Huaidao was the only one who was really loyal to the Tang Dynasty, he was not short of money, power, and he didn't want to be an official, everything was forced by himself to come out and do these things, but these things were really beautiful, and many people couldn't do it at all.

They all wanted to deceive themselves and get benefits from their side, but Qin Huaidao didn't think about asking for benefits.

Today, he wants to increase the power of Dali Temple, Peping refuses, Li Shimin knows why Qin Huaidao refuses, he can control Dali Temple now, but the emperor in the future, can he still control Dali Temple with the right to arrest?

Li Shimin was very happy and relieved to hear Qin Huaidao's refusal, if Qin Huaidao agreed, then he would have to replace Qin Huaidao in a few years for this position! Soon, Qin Huaidao rushed to the palace.

"Father, do you have something to do with your son?" Qin Huaidao went to Li Shimin's side, and when he saw that it was pitch black here, he felt a little strange in his heart, but he was not afraid.

"Palm Lamp!" Li Shimin spoke.

"Oh!" Qin Huaidao nodded, and went to pick out the fire fold on his body.

"Didn't say anything about you!" Li Shimin opened his mouth and said,

After a while, some palace maids and eunuchs lit the lamps and closed the curtains at the same time.

"Find your own place to sit!" Li Shimin said to Qin Huaidao, and Qin Huaidao found that Li Shimin's mood was a little wrong, very lost or disappointed?

"Father, what's the matter? Who messed with you? Qin Huaidao looked at Li Shimin and asked.

"Who messed with me? Ha, Peping, just tell me, how much money was embezzled in the Luoyang case? Li Shimin laughed self-deprecatingly and asked Qin Huaidao.

"It will not be less than 400,000 yuan, Erchen has taken a look at the Luoyang Palace from afar, 800,000 yuan, you can rebuild a Luoyang Palace, and there is still a surplus!" Qin Huaidao thought about it for a moment and said to Li Shimin.

"Why hasn't anyone reported it before? In addition, you used to be a waiter in the Ministry of Works, why didn't you report it? Li Shimin looked at Qin Huaidao and asked.

"Father, how dare the ministers report it at that time, this is the cost of the palace, the Ministry of Industry pays nearly 300,000 yuan in the palace every year, and they report the account book, it looks like there is no problem, I haven't read the account book reported to the royal family, I don't know if there is a problem with the royal account book!" Qin Huaidao looked at Li Shimin and explained.

"Go get it!" Li Shimin said to Wang En, and Wang En went out immediately.

"Father, don't be angry, this kind of thing can't be avoided, Dali Temple is specially designed to deal with such things!" Qin Huaidao persuaded Qin Huaidao to speak.

"No, you said no, now it's just found out that they are corrupting the court's money, what about the people's money, have you thought about it? What do the people think of us? Have you thought about it? Not! They are bold! I can't wait to punish them all! Li Shimin suddenly became furious, stood up and shouted, the palace maids, guards, and eunuchs here all knelt down.

"This can't be done, if you kill like this, the population of Datang will become smaller and smaller!" When Qin Huaidao saw them kneeling, he also stood up and touched his nose, wondering if he had also knelt down.

"Why are you standing up? Get out of here, get out of here! Li Shimin shouted at the palace maids and eunuchs, and those people got up and saluted and left.

"Sit down, Father is not angry with you!" Li Shimin pressed his hand against Qin Huaidao and said.

"The child knows, so the child just thought, should I kneel!" Qin Huaidao smiled and said.

"Kneel what kneel, yes kneel what! I really didn't expect it, my father really didn't expect that 400,000 yuan would be enough for the expenses of our front-line army to fight for 2 months, and in two months, how much land can I Datang conquer and come back, how many reservoirs can be repaired, how many farming people can benefit, 10 bridges can be erected, and more than 2,000 miles of straight roads can be built, these bastards! Li Shimin sat there and gritted his teeth and scolded.

"Father, dissipate your anger!" Qin Huaidao said helplessly to Li Shimin.

"This time, no matter who is involved, strictly investigate!" Li Shimin stared at Qin Huaidao and said, Qin Huaidao nodded.

"Well, they made their father unhappy, and his father could still make them happy? Don't be happy, 400,000 yuan, tsk, Peping, this is the people's hard-earned money, hard-earned money! Li Shimin is still angry,

This money, but it is really not small, it is the largest corruption case since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, which is equivalent to a year's tax revenue in Chang'an Mansion, and equivalent to the tax revenue of other prefectures for several years or even ten years.

"Father, didn't His Royal Highness the Crown Prince come just now?" Qin Huaidao thought for a moment, looked at Li Shimin and asked.

"Come, didn't see, huh?" Li Shimin looked at Qin Huaidao as he spoke, what he asked, could this matter have something to do with the prince?

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came to my house to look for me, asked me about this, and told me that he took 5,000 yuan in the first year, which was more than three years ago, and at that time, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was still abandoning himself.

Therefore, after learning about this situation today, I want to come over to confess to my father, hoping that my father can forgive him, and he is also willing to compensate for it all, hoping that my father can forgive! Qin Huaidao thought for a moment and said to Li Shimin.

"Three years ago? Who gave it? Li Shimin stared at Qin Huaidao and asked.

"This son doesn't know, His Royal Highness didn't say it, he said that he wanted to tell your father and the emperor in person." Qin Huaidao sat there, shook his head and said.

"Okay, my father will forgive him, compensate 20,000 yuan to the inner money, and my father will forgive him!" Li Shimin closed his eyes and said, he knew what Li Chengqian was like three years ago, and he didn't plan to ask,

If this is really the case, he is willing to forgive, after all, Li Chengqian at that time was about to be abolished, but in the past two years, Li Chengqian has done a very good job and made himself very satisfied.

"Okay, I'll tell Your Highness!" Qin Huaidao arched his hand and said.

"Let him assure him that he didn't stretch out his hand later, and if he did, his father wouldn't be able to spare him." Li Shimin stared at Qin Huaidao and said in warning.

"Yes, it is estimated that His Highness will not lie to me, and there is no point in him lying to me!" Qin Huaidao nodded and spoke.

"Well, tell me how to prevent these people from continuing to be corrupt, especially now that the Nine Clans can't be exterminated." Li Shimin looked at Qin Huaidao and asked.

"Father, there is no need to do anything, this punishment is actually greater than the deterrent effect of exterminating the nine clans, their descendants cannot enter the court as officials within three generations, cannot participate in the examination within three generations, cannot engage in commercial activities within three generations, and can only work as farmers,

I believe that they will regret it, as a person, I believe that no one will not think about their descendants, and the same is true for those officials, if it is said that Kyushu is killed, the deterrent effect is still average, they know that once they are discovered, they will die, and they will simply be greedy,

But now, once they are corrupt, they know that their descendants have no hope at all, and they will not dare to reach out, and even if they do, they will be terrified! Fear of being complained about by future generations.

According to the current situation in Datang, their children can only be reduced to servants, workers, farmers, and landless peasants, and they can only improve after three generations, and the current situation is that they have no children and grandchildren after three generations It is a problem, after all, so poor, I believe that no one wants to marry their daughter! Qin Huaidao said to Li Shimin.

"Well, too!" Li Shimin nodded, at this time, the concept of inheritance is very strong, and the concept of the glory of the sect is also very strong, and if the ancestors are stained, their descendants may not even be able to raise their heads.

(End of chapter)