Chapter 161: Wei Zheng's Influence

Wei Zheng insulted the imperial court, attacked the government, and attacked the crown prince, but it was all right, which caused a sensation in the Tang Dynasty. All the officials were speculating about what kind of person this Jingzhao Yin Wei Zheng, who had just taken office.

In the imperial capital of Chang'an City, all the magnates have hidden, the bullies are gone, the ruffians are gone, and all that is left is the notice announced outside the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion welcoming the people to come to complain for free and the people who come from all over the country to complain every day, every day the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion is crowded to the vegetable market, the crowd is surging, the people are boiling, the excitement is extraordinary, the most lively day, the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion has received more than 3,000 complaints, and Wei Zheng is extremely energetic and fighting spirit, and all of them are next, And all of them were broken, and the result was that most of the powerful and rich lost the lawsuit.

In just three months in office, Wei Zheng's reputation of cherishing the people, not fearing the powerful, being honest and self-controlled, fair and just, quickly spread all over the country with the momentum of a fire.

One day, Wei Zheng inspected Fuping County under his rule. Fuping County, which heard the news, suddenly became a sensation, the peasants were excited, the small merchants and hawkers were also excited, and the landlords and bullies who bullied the neighborhood fled from Fuping and hid far away, for fear of being caught by Wei Zheng and punished. Wei Zheng arrived at the gate of Fuping County at eight o'clock in the morning. But from midnight onwards, some people took quilts, rolled up their covers, and ran to occupy a place outside the city, all wanting to grab a front position, so as to see the demeanor of Lord Wei Zhengwei. Due to the large number of people, Wei Zheng was unable to enter the city until the time of Si, that is, at ten o'clock in the morning, and was firmly blocked outside the city gate. It wasn't until Fuyang County sent a garrison to open the way that Wei Zheng was welcomed into the city.

In Chang'an, the imperial capital, Wei Zheng's home was also surrounded by the people who came to visit. Li Xuan has watched it, and that scene is even more emperor superstar than the emperor superstar of later generations. Many people traveled dozens of miles, day and night, and they all hoped to meet the Shangqing official Wei Zhengwei. The gathered people came from all over the world, with different regional accents, and they all came from their hometowns step by step with a pilgrim-like heart, just to see Lord Wei Zhengwei, who was honest and fair and honest and fair. According to the investigation of the people gathered, the farthest from the bitter cold land of Liaodong, there are also from the barren land of Suzhou and Hangzhou, and there are more from Shu over the steep and dangerous Shu road rushed over, these people have walked thousands of miles, worn out dozens of pairs of shoes, day and night non-stop walking for more than a month, before they arrived at the imperial capital Chang'an. They all looked haggard and ragged, but they were in good spirits and their eyes were steadfast. After all the people saw Wei Zheng, the Qing official in their hearts, they all bowed and returned the same way. There is not a word in the whole process, but this is the respect of the people for clean officials and honest and upright people.

Wei Zheng is not afraid of the powerful, for the people to uphold justice, at the beginning only grateful for Wei Zheng's kindness of the bitter lords will Wei Zheng's portrait enshrined in the home, in order to be grateful, gradually formed a fashion, from Chang'an, and then to the whole country, the people's homes always have to do everything possible to enshrine a portrait of Wei Zheng. They believed that as long as Wei Zheng and Lord Wei were officials in the court, no one could bully them casually, and it was a big deal, so they went to the imperial capital Chang'an to complain to Lord Wei. They firmly believe that Master Wei Zheng and Wei will definitely uphold justice for them.

In Taiji Palace, the crown prince Li Shimin didn't expect that he just wanted to knock Wei Zheng and let Wei Zheng serve as Jing Zhaoyin, but now there will be such a result, Wei Zheng has received the support and support of so many people at once, he was stunned and inexplicable, he asked Li Xuan, who was standing aside: "Wei Zheng, a Confucian who has no power to tie the chicken, how can he have such a powerful power?" Let the people trust him so much and respect him? ”

Li Xuan pondered and said: "Maybe it's because Lord Wei Zheng Wei is honest, fair, and upright, or maybe it's because he cares about the people and puts the people first in everything." In this way, Wei Zheng and Wei Dacai won the trust and respect of the people. This may be the effect of winning the hearts and minds of the people, which is too big and too unexpected. ”

Li Shimin muttered to himself, thinking repeatedly: "Win the hearts of the people? Win the hearts of the people. ”

Li Xuan looked at the thoughtful Li Shimin and said, "Please Your Highness, don't beat Lord Wei Zheng again, such a talent, I hope Your Highness can reuse it." ”

Li Shimin said after pondering: "It's time to reuse Wei Zheng, such a great talent who has won the hearts of the people, if he doesn't reuse it, I'm afraid that heaven will not tolerate it, and it will arouse the resentment of the people." ”

After that, Li Shimin issued an edict: "Appoint Wei Zheng as the ambassador of the Tang Zhengsanpin Shandong Province Xuanfu, take charge of the military and political power of the 20 states of Shandong, comfort the land of Shandong and Henan, and give the right to make decisions on the spot, and all officials in Shandong can be cut first and then played." ”

After hearing that Wei Zheng was transferred out of the imperial capital Chang'an and no longer served as Jing Zhaoyin, there was an unprecedented scene in the entire imperial capital Chang'an, all the people in the imperial capital Chang'an, regardless of men, women and children, whether they had seen Wei Zheng or not, saw him off, and the send-off queue lined up for hundreds of miles, and no one left for a whole day. The people blocked Wei Zheng's way, and Wei Zheng couldn't leave.

Crown Prince Li Shimin personally came forward and explained to the people: "The land of Guanzhong, Henan, and Shandong is the foundation of the country, and the people of Henan and Shandong are fierce, and the people are unruly, and there will be chaos at any time, which will then affect the stability of the Tang Dynasty. Wei Zheng is an important minister trusted by the imperial court, and Lone promises here that as long as the land of Henan and Shandong is a little stable, Lone will recruit Wei Zheng to return to Beijing and entrust him with the important task of slaughtering and assisting. ”

After getting the promise of the crown prince, the people dodged a way and let Wei Zheng pass a little.

Out of the imperial capital of Chang'an, the crown prince Li Shimin said goodbye to Wei Zheng: "Shandong and Henan will all please Wei Qing." ”

Wei Zheng asked: "If you really want to hand over the land of Shandong and Henan to me, you are not afraid that after I go, I will raise the anti-flag and oppose you." ”

Li Shimin smiled magnanimously: "There is no doubt in employing people, but there is no need for suspicious people." Since Lone asks you to assist Lonely, he will definitely take you as a confidant and trust you. ”

Wei Zheng's face became solemn, and he bowed to Li Shimin and said, "The minister will definitely live up to His Highness's trust!" ”

Li Shimin helped Wei Zheng up and said with a smile: "With Wei Qing to help me, the land of Henan and Shandong is lonely and worry-free." ”