How terrible is it for thousands of people to gather in Chang'an City? When the Sui was in turmoil, a hero with a thousand people could gather an army of tens of thousands in an instant, so the matter was immediately reported to Li Ji, the general of Jin Wuwei, and at the same time, Li Shimin's dragon case also had a report on the ins and outs of the matter.

"Send someone to maintain order, and General Ben will also go to the trial, the eight-year-old child stirs up the storm in Chang'an, and I don't know that the old friend is unwilling to be lonely behind it." Li Ji quickly gave the order, but he couldn't think of who was behind Cai Cong in his heart.

The open space at the entrance of the county government was vacated, and the black crowd blocked the water around the county office. At this time, Cui Hua and Cai Cong, who was supporting his mother, walked out with a smile, he wanted to establish his image of being honest and close to the people, and Cai Cong was happy to cooperate.

Seeing this scene, many people were dumbfounded, didn't they say that the vicious lieutenant and the yamen colluded to oppress orphans and widows?

Looking at the chaotic crowd, Cui Hua raised his hand to signal the people to be quiet, and then said loudly: "Folks, your angry officials also know the reason. Please rest assured, this official will not oppress the people for the sake of the tiger. ”

Saying that, he paused for a moment, and then said sharply: "Yesterday, the head of the county government carried a hundred taels of silver and said that he wanted the official to help the chief Zhang Xiao forcibly seize the secret recipe of the Cai family. It's just that I didn't expect that the eight-year-old bitter master is not only a self-taught prodigy, but also the only seedling of a family of nine loyal martyrs. Therefore, today, the official wants to publicly try Zhang Xiao, give an explanation to the loyal martyrs of the Cai family, and also give an explanation to this Lang Lang Qiankun. ”

Cui Hua spoke loudly, and immediately applauded. Originally, I thought it was the county order doing evil, but I didn't expect it to be just a team leader. But the crowd of onlookers has not dispersed, how often can such a thing be encountered in a public trial? That's a great conversation to talk about.

At this time, Cai Cong took a few steps forward and came to the middle of the open space to make a gesture to the end, and then said: "The ancients said that there are people who take care of things if they are not fair, thank you for your high righteousness!" The boy made an education chicken because he wanted to change his family situation and let his mother no longer work, but he never thought that this was a young child holding money to go through the downtown and harbor his sin. As for the martyrs, please don't say it again, the world is decided, who doesn't have elders to fight for the country? Fortunately, if it is decided today, my Cai family has no regrets even if it dies nine times. ”

These words speak to everyone's hearts, even today, the world is still fighting, who has not died? For a while, they were all related, and they sympathized with the orphans and widows even more.

"Which old dog has been caught!"

At this time, the two officials locked Zhang Xiao and walked through the crowd with difficulty, I don't know who shouted, the crowd immediately exploded, someone rushed over to spit and spit, and there was a punch on it, if it wasn't for Jin Wuwei to stop it in time, Zhang Xiao was afraid that he would be killed in the crowd.

"Li Ji, General Li is here~"

Li Ji came roaring on horseback, and the crowd retreated to make way for him.

"This old thief is tired of thousands of people gathering, shaking the Beijing Division, this general is here to hear the trial, Chang'an orders you to do what you want, do what you want, don't worry about this general." Li Ji said that he sat on the chair moved by his subordinates and looked at Cai Cong with interest.

Zhang Xiao's face was gloomy, with a few obvious footprints on his body, and as soon as he saw Cui Hua, he knelt on the ground and shouted guilty, willing to admit his guilt and surrender to the law.

He has already thought about how to sentence the martyrs after bullying the martyrs, there is no such precedent in the imperial court, as long as he admits his guilt, it is nothing more than admitting the crime of stealing the secret recipe, and he will pay for the money.

"Since you have pleaded guilty, then according to the law, this official sentenced you to double the compensation to the Cai family according to the price of the secret recipe, you can admit punishment!" At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the law was relaxed, and there were only a few dozen death row prisoners in the country a year, so the Chang'an Order naturally would not punish him heavily.

"Old parents, the kid doesn't agree."

Cai Cong suddenly took a step forward and said loudly, everyone looked at him, Cui Hua looked at him unhappily, if he was punished heavily, he was afraid that he would be rated as a cool official.

"Oh! Cai Cong, why do you disagree? Cui Hua called him by his name to express his dissatisfaction.

"If you go back to your old parents, if you take away my family's secret recipe, this punishment kid has no objection. But I'm going to sue this old dog for rebellion! Cai Cong screamed loudly, and his cute little face became distorted.

When Zhang Xiao heard this, he turned from kneeling to sitting on the ground, and there was no trace of blood on his face.

Cai Cong didn't look at him, and continued to take care of himself: "His Majesty the Emperor is virtuous and has already decreed that Guanzhong be exempted from taxes for one year. However, this old thief, relying on the people's ill-informed information, united with evil officials, actually collected taxes from six villages including Caijia Village, Liulipo, and Zuojiazhuang. Yesterday I heard that there were villagers in Zuojiazhuang who were taxed because of the family's rations and grain planting, and the old woman and young children starved to death, so I knew how hateful this old thief was. ”

"Immediately send someone to find out whether there is such a matter, take all the people of the Chang'an County Ya into custody, detain all the cadres of the Zhang family, and wait for the case to be clarified!" Li Ji saw Zhang Xiao's face as earthy, and then looked at those officials whose faces had changed greatly, how could he not know what was going on, and immediately ordered.

This is no longer a matter of people competing for other people's property, but whether the emperor's order is smooth or not, and it is a major event related to the stability of the Tang Dynasty. There are people at the feet of the Son of Heaven who dare to act against the sky, but what about the farther places?

"Everyone disperses immediately, Jin Wuwei obeys orders, but if there is anyone who does not go, kill!" After Li Ji finished speaking, he rode away, if this matter was true, it would definitely cause a monstrous blood wave.

Li Er's throne came very disgracefully, killed his brother, and forced his Lao Tzu to abdicate. He is more concerned about whether his imperial order is carried out and whether the world recognizes him as an emperor, so he will definitely not tolerate this matter. This is no longer a matter of generosity and generosity.

"Cai Cong, everyone is gone, what should we do?" Cai Gang looked at the crowd that was still like smoke and mist just now, dispersed in an instant, and asked a little uncomfortably.

"It's getting late, and we should go back. Zhang Xiao is finished, if nothing is wrong, the tax paid this year will be returned to us by the imperial court. Cai Cong said very calmly. He knows the truth best about being bitten if he doesn't die when he fights a snake, so he won't give the Zhang family a chance.

Sitting on the ox cart, watching the people in Caijia Village talking and laughing loudly, he suddenly felt that this was life, calm and real.

"Brother Cai, please wait......"

At this time, a Jin Wuwei ran out of the yamen, holding a bookcase in his hand, and ran over and said: "When Cui Xianling was detained, he said that these books were borrowed for you to read, and I hope you will not be complacent because of your talent. ”

"Say thank you to my parents for me, and when he comes out, I will come to thank him and return the book by the way." Cai Cong did not refuse, put the bookcase on the ox cart, and urged everyone to leave, otherwise the city gate would be closed, and it was estimated that he would be invited by Wuhou to accompany Cui Hua tonight.

Cai Cong came quietly, walked quietly, and the group returned home in the night. Chang'an was in turmoil, and the eldest grandson Wuji, Wei Zheng, Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling and other important ministers had just returned home and were urgently recruited into the palace.

In the Taiji Palace, Li Shimin has smashed the vase and smashed the inkstone, he is the emperor and the supreme of all ages, but he is also a human being. Just a few months after he ascended the throne, someone was so disobedient, or was it under his nose, how could he endure this breath?

"Your Majesty, the ministers are already waiting outside. Will you declare them in? A tall and thin eunuch with a white face and beard stepped forward and asked in a low voice.

If anyone can calm him down when Li Shimin is angry, the first one must be the eldest grandson queen who is deeply affectionate with the couple, and the other is the eunuch next to him who watched him grow up, and now Yan Dong, the chief administrator of the inner house.

"Call them in, and I want them to see how my good servants manage the world for me!" Li Shimin said unevenly, this fire is not easy to extinguish.

"See Your Majesty!"

The most powerful ministers in the early Tang Dynasty were all here, but no one dared to raise their heads to look at the imperial case at this moment.

"Li Ji has already found out, there are really local bullies colluding with evil officials, adding names, forcibly collecting taxes, and the people are miserable, especially the people outside Chang'an City, who are starving to death now, and there are not a few people who sell their children and daughters, you know? I want to kill right now. ”

The last few words Li Shimin said almost word by word, and his blood-red eyes were telling everyone that he, the divine dragon of the Nine Heavens, was angry.

"Your Majesty is angry!"

Everyone shouted in unison, if it was usual, Wei Zheng would inevitably jump out and say that it is not advisable for the king to kill, for example, Emperor Yang of Sui or something, but at this time, he gritted his teeth and didn't say a word. If Cai Cong saw this scene, he would definitely spit on his face, and what about the first mirror of the ages?

"Anger? Tell me how to deal with this? If you raise a big prison, I am afraid that people's hearts will be unstable and will not be dealt with strictly, what should we do in this world? ”

"According to Weichen's observation, all the people involved in the case were beheaded, and their relatives were all exiled to Lingnan, their family assets were confiscated, and the taxes of the villagers who were added were refunded." Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling glanced at each other and said loudly. Fang Mou Du broke the famous words of the ages, Du Ruhui was decisive, and he didn't care how many people would die with his words.

"According to what Du Aiqing said, in addition, a cadre will not be pardoned if he is amnestied." Li Shimin thought about it and added the second half of the sentence.

"Chen Qijuan, Chang'an is still like this, and other places are afraid that there are many unsatisfactory ones. The minister thought that he should send an inspector to inspect the world, not only to check whether there were any wealthy and evil officials who resisted the decree and oppressed the people, but also to check the actions of the local assassins, whether the people were scattered, and whether the treasury was depleted. ”

"Quasi-play! Ladies and gentlemen, go down first! Wuji, you deal with it immediately, kill what should be killed, exile what should be exiled, and return the people's taxes will be handled by Wei Aiqing. Tomorrow we will discuss who will be the patrol envoy. ”

With Li Shimin's words, Cai Cong, a butterfly that has only been here for a long time, has caused subtle changes in history. The forced taxation case in the first year of Zhenguan, a big case involving an eight-year-old child, changed the direction of Datang.

(End of chapter)