Early in the morning, before the sky was completely light, the ministers had already gotten up to wash, put on their court clothes, and went to the court.

In the Taiji Hall of Chang'an Taiji Palace, there was a solemn and solemn scene at this moment, and hundreds of civil and military officials walked into the Taiji Hall after passing through layers of security checks.

The civil and military officials knelt on the left and right sides, arranged in order of grade and size, and all of them held the court wat with a serious face.

No one spoke, and on top of this solemn hall, like a statue, quietly waiting for the emperor to arrive.

Although everyone was very puzzled in their hearts, no one could understand why the originally canceled court meeting was suddenly going to be held again, but no one dared to talk about it in this solemn hall.

"Your Majesty has arrived!" As the screams of a eunuch resounded throughout the hall, Li Chengqian walked in slowly from outside the hall.

The civil and military officials began to bow down, and Li Chengqian walked past them and sat down in front of the throne.

"Meet Your Majesty! Long live my emperor, long live, long live! "Hundreds of civil and military officials saluted and visited the mountain and shouted long live.

"Everyone, Aiqing is exempt from courtesy!" Li Chengqian said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The civil and military officials got up and knelt down, waiting for the emperor to speak, and the court meeting officially began.

"If you have something to do, you have nothing to do!" Wang Quan stepped forward and shouted.

The civil and military officials looked at each other, and now except for the drought and the flood, these have already been reported, and there is no new situation recently, and there is nothing to report at all.

Could it be that the emperor sent people to notify people door-to-door just for this matter?

"Don't you Aiqing have anything to say?" Li Chengqian asked.

"Your Majesty! Now the situation in Datang is drought in many places, and floods in Huainan and other places, which have already been reported to His Majesty. ”

"The local government is also handling it in accordance with the instructions of the imperial court, and there is no latest situation, so the ministers have nothing to do." Chu Suiliang stood up and said.

"Okay, since the right servant said so, then I will ask what the flood situation in Qingxi in Muzhou, Huainan is, and whether the disaster is serious." Li Chengqian said.

"As far as the minister knows, although Muzhou also suffered from floods, it was not serious, the people were still able to survive, and the collection of taxes had no impact." Chu Suiliang said.

It has been made clear in the situation reported by the local government that the damage to Muzhou is relatively light, and it does not affect the collection of taxes by the imperial court.

He didn't understand why Li Chengqian suddenly asked like this, hadn't the investigation report already been handed over to the emperor?

The emperor should not have looked at it, how could he ask this question.

Not only Chu Suiliang felt puzzled, but even the eldest grandson Wuji and some other ministers were puzzled.

The emperor first informed everyone to come to the Taiji Hall this morning to hold a court meeting, and then he didn't ask anything, and directly asked about the situation in Qingxi County, Muzhou.

Combining the two, everyone suddenly felt that things were not so simple.

"Your Majesty! But what happened to Qingxi County, Muzhou? So that His Majesty is so angry? Li Ke stood up and saluted.

Muzhou Qingxi County has high mountains and deep valleys, crisscrossed rivers, and is very rich in products, because of this, the taxes levied by the imperial court here are heavier than in other places, and the burden of the local people is much heavier than that in other places.

But even so, there is no problem with the lives of the people in Qingxi, and everyone keeps to themselves.

Qingxi is one of the places where the Tang Dynasty collects heavy taxes, and it is one of the few money bags in the Tang Dynasty.

At this time, the household department Shangshu and Dasi Nong couldn't sit still, they were responsible for managing the money bag, and the accident in Qingxi would mean that the money bag would be a lot less, and there would be a lot less oil and water this year.

"I received a report last night that there was a flood in Qingxi County that had not been seen in a century, resulting in the destruction of many families, and the local officials not only did not open warehouses to provide grain, but also collected all kinds of taxes."

"As a result, the people are not able to make a living, and there is even a tragic situation of selling children and girls, being displaced, and starving."

"But you told me that Qingxi County has only been affected by some of the impacts, and the people are still living and working in peace and contentment, and their lives are prosperous."

"This is what you call a peaceful and prosperous world, but the people live and work in peace and contentment to the point of being displaced, and living in abundance to the point of selling their children and daughters."

"You still dare to talk nonsense with your eyes open, and you want to deceive me, what is your intention? Keep your eyes open and take a good look. Li Chengqian was furious and threw the report sent back by the Jinyi guard to the main hall.

If it weren't for the fact that before he crossed over, he had read a history book in later generations that recorded a person named Chen Shuozhen who raised troops to become emperor in the fourth year of Yonghui.

If it had not been for this flood, Li Chengqian would not have remembered this incident, and he might not have sent someone to Qingxi County in Muzhou to investigate the incident.

After Li Chengqian just received the transcript, he didn't know if he didn't read it, and his nose was almost crooked when he saw it, and the situation in Qingxi County was even more serious than he thought.

Fortunately, the people of Jinyiwei tried their best to get food from other places, so that they did not cause a riot, and these grains were only a drop in the bucket, which could ignite a temporary emergency, but could not completely solve the problem.

In the face of the emperor's roar, the ministers remained silent, especially the two of them, Hubu Shangshu and Dasi Nong, who didn't even dare to let out a fart.

"Your Majesty! The top priority at the moment is to immediately come up with countermeasures to resolve the crisis in Qingxi County, otherwise, it will not be long before the people of Qingxi will rise up. ”

"At that time, once the situation is out of control, it is very likely to cause greater turmoil, and even spread to the entire Datang." Li Ke hurriedly said.

After they read the transcript, they realized how urgent the matter was, and it was completely beyond their imagination.

"Qingxi obviously had a once-in-a-century flood, but it was concealed by local officials, and the inspectors sent to Qingxi did not report it truthfully, obviously accepting bribes from these corrupt officials."

"First of all, the inspector of this investigation of Qingxi will be locked up in the prison of Dali Temple, and strictly interrogated, and all those related to this matter will be severely punished." Li Chengqian said.

The imperial court did not know anything about this matter, and it was obvious that the officials were protecting each other, colluding with each other, and the local officials deceived the superiors and subordinates, which must have something to do with the envoys sent by the imperial court.

Otherwise, the imperial court didn't know anything about such a big thing, and thought that nothing had happened in Qingxi County, and still levied heavy taxes on Qingxi.

This is really going to cause a popular uprising, and it is worth it to rise up, and all those involved in this matter must be dealt with seriously.

"Dali Temple Qing Di Renjie!" Li Chengqian shouted.

"Chen Di Renjie is here!" Di Renjie got up and saluted.

"I have ordered you to be in charge of hearing the ministers of the court related to this matter, and anyone who dares to obstruct your handling of the case will be dealt with strictly, and I will allow you to act conveniently, and award you a gold medal as if I were there in person, and seeing this gold medal is like seeing me." Li Chengqian said.

"Thank you, Lord Ron!" Di Renjie saluted.