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Chapter 688 Re-enter the Imperial Study

In August, Chang'an City finally ushered in the second rain of the year. This time the rain was much more violent than the last time, and the heavy rain began to wash away the city wall from the first night, and by noon on the second day, the square in front of the main hall of the Taiji Palace had been nearly two feet deep in water.

If it goes on like this for another day, I can't say that there will be boats in Miyagi.

Leaning on the chair in the imperial study, the new emperor Li Chengde looked at the pouring rain outside in a daze. It rained heavily last night, and an order came out from the general's palace early this morning, officials from various ministries, Chang'an Mansion, and Jing Zhaoyin did not have to go to court, but they could not shrink at home, and all officials from the fourth rank and below had to go out to inspect without a military position.

So he, the emperor, is a little bored today. In fact, he is a little bored every day.

After this order was issued, all the officials in the entire Chang'an City moved. King Yan was in power at the beginning of the dynasty, and he acted very solemnly and strictly, especially in matters of official governance, and would never show mercy to his subordinates. The officials did not dare to disobey the orders from the general's mansion, so they had to bring their subordinates to shuttle through the streets and alleys in the heavy rain wearing robes and hats.

Early in the morning, the newly appointed head of the household department, Du Ruhui, and the newly transferred head of the household department, Fang Xuanling, went out to the yamen to inspect the people's situation. Which of the following officials would dare to stay at home?

Someone once said that it is not easy to live in Chang'an, and it is very difficult to live in Chang'an City without money, but this sentence is now more appropriate for officials.

It is not easy to be an official in Chang'an.

Early in the morning, Du Ruhui, who had just arrived in Chang'an and was appointed by Li Xian as the head of the household department, divided his troops with Fang Xuanling and led people to Nancheng and Xicheng respectively.

In the city of Chang'an, the north is rich in the east, and the south is poor and the west is cheap. To the north is the palace city and the imperial city, and the people living nearby are all the courtiers of various ministries, and most of the people living in the east city are rich, and most of the people in the west city have moved into the city from all over the country, not the original residents of Chang'an City, and they don't need others to look down on them, they themselves feel inferior. Although the people of Nancheng are the aborigines of Chang'an City, most of them are poor.

Du Ruhui just arrived in Chang'an to catch such a heavy rain, and he knew the character of King Yan very well, so he naturally did not dare to slack off, so he rushed to the most impoverished area of the southern city, and saw that there was already a large group of people there to help evacuate the people, and a string of large cars were parked on the side of the street, covered with rain cloths, and the scene looked quite spectacular.

Du Ruhui was stunned, and said in his heart who had arrived earlier than himself. He walked briskly with the people, and after looking for a moment in the crowd, he saw a familiar face. Because he was wearing a cloak and a hat, he didn't recognize it at first.

"Auxiliary!"

Du Ruhui walked over quickly, and said with a smile as he walked: "You, the new secretary of the Ministry of Rites, are here to steal my job!" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji was busy evacuating the people and pedaling to the Yamen of Chang'an Mansion for temporary shelter, and when he looked back, he immediately laughed: "Brother Keming, don't blame me for robbing your job, it's because you're late." ”

Du Ruhui said with a smile: "King Yan's decree, officials from the fourth grade and below must come out to check the people's situation, but you, the third-grade Shangshu, are faster than anyone else." ”

The eldest grandson Wuji wiped the rain on his forehead that fascinated his eyes and smiled: "I don't see you half a level lower than me, and you still have a prince on you!" ”

"Haha!"

Du Ruhui smiled and said, "I won't tell you more, since you are here, I will go to Xicheng." Fang Xuanling has already rushed over with someone, but it is said that it is difficult to clean up in Xicheng...... They all moved into Chang'an from the outside to replenish the population, and then they divided the house, and it is said that they are all masters who would rather die than move their nests! ”

"Brother Keming just go, I'll invite you to eat and drink in Songbai Building after cleaning up in a while."

"Good!"

Du Ruhui responded with a smile, turned around and led people to the direction of Xicheng again. Halfway through, he met no less than five or six groups of officials from various ministries and governments, which made Du Ruhui feel emotional. Not only the Tang Dynasty and the Great Sui, but also the previous dynasties, when did there ever be such a scene.

When he arrived in Xicheng, he also met Dugu Xue, the secretary of the Criminal Department, who was also a member of the three products, and almost fell down when he took someone to repair the roof of a family of people who refused to move their nests, and it looked like he was embarrassed. Du Ruhui ran over to help him, and the two immediately looked at each other and laughed.

"I don't know what's wrong."

Dugu Xue sheltered from the rain under the eaves, rubbed his sore arm and said with a smile: "Obviously, I wouldn't think about this kind of thing before, but now I do it, watching the people live in peace, listening to them thank them again and again, I am full of joy and pride!" ”

"Don't let the people below do it, what if you fall and hurt you!"

Du Ruhui complained.

"From coming out in the morning to ...... now"

Dugu Xue said with a smile: "I met six or seven batches of officials from various ministries and governments along the way, and none of them retreated, the more this is the case, the higher the official position, the pressure in the hearts of the people......

"Now the official style in Chang'an City has really changed."

Du Ruhui sighed and said: "I thought that I would make a lot of achievements after entering Chang'an City, but now it seems that ...... But I don't dare to slack off, the lord has used a horse from a poor family, these new officials are holding back their strength to show themselves, if one is not careful, you and I may be eliminated. ”

"Not really!"

Dugu learned: "The lord is doing this, just forcing us not to slack off." ”

As he was talking, he suddenly saw a large group of people wearing a very strange black cloak walking over on the opposite street, no less than 100 people, the one walking in the front, who was not King Yan!

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"You're all so fast."

Li Xian slowly walked to Du Ruhui and Dugu Xue's side and said with a smile: "After sending you out in the morning, I remembered that the Second Department of the Military Inspection Department tried to make a lot of raincoats, but it was not useful for the drought and I forgot about it. After remembering it, I sent someone to send it to you, but I couldn't find a single figure. ”

"Raincoat?"

"Paint the cloak to keep out the wind and rain."

Li Xian waved his hand and asked his guards to give one to each of the officials present.

"I don't know how long it will rain this heavy rain, I walked all the way over, seven houses have collapsed on this side of Xicheng, when Li Yuan attacked Chang'an, the Sui army defending the city demolished a lot of houses and sent them to the city wall for rolling wood defense, the people who recently moved into Chang'an were poor and had no money to repair, and I don't know how many people were suffering in this heavy rain."

"The body of the lord should not come out easily. In case ......"

Du Ruhui was stopped by Li Xian waving his hand halfway through his words: "Although Chang'an City seems to be calm and stable, you all know that there are still torrents in secret. How many people are looking for a chance to make a mess can't be found, and this heavy rain just happened to make those ghosts smell the opportunity. If the people are affected by the disaster, if the government does not handle it properly, someone will immediately come out and encourage the people to rebel, you two are not outsiders, and naturally you all know how many people in this city are now worried about driving the lonely out. ”

"The Emperor Taishang in the Imperial City naturally won't really accept his fate."

Du Ruhui and Dugu Xue are both from the Yanyun family, and both of them are Li Xian's cronies. So Li Xian didn't go around in circles when he spoke.

Du Ruhui and Dugu Xue nodded at the same time, and Dugu Xue said: "The minister is worried that someone will take advantage of the heavy rain to make trouble, so he takes people to keep patrolling, and all the servants of the Criminal Department are sent out, most of them are in Xicheng and Nancheng. ”

"The people of Xicheng are all newly moved into Chang'an City, and these people are the most unstable. If someone takes the opportunity to make trouble, they will probably be here. ”

Du Ruhui thought for a while and said, "Why don't you mobilize people to maintain?" ”

"There's no need to be so careful, people see jokes."

Li Xian waved his hand and said, "Although there are many people who want to drive Gu away, none of them have the courage to stand up." They won't be able to make any big waves, just looking for some small trouble to make Lone nauseous. Mobilizing people to maintain law and order seems to be petty. ”

As he was talking, he saw the eldest grandson Wuji and Fang Xuanling coming together.

"Meet the lord!"

The two of them were obviously taken aback when they saw that King Yan was also there, and hurriedly saluted.

"There's nothing going on over there in Nancheng, right?"

Li Xian waved his hand and asked.

The eldest grandson Wuji lowered his head and said: "There is nothing wrong with Nancheng, there are only two or three hundred people in the trapped, and the minister has already sent people to the nearest yamen of the ministry to take refuge temporarily." ”

"Well, let's go, the three Shangshu and a squire are all scaring people here."

Li Xian made a joke, and then turned around and left first.

The group talked while walking, and met Xiao Yu, the left servant of Shangshu, and Wei Zheng, the new Zuodu Yushi, and it was noon after taking a look at Xicheng. Li Xian thought for a while and ordered: "Today, all the officials and servants of the ministries and governments who go to the street to rescue the people are all looking for a nearby place to eat, and they can eat whatever they want, just the same, and they are not allowed to drink...... The money spent on eating and drinking came out of the household. ”

Du Ruhui thought for a while and said: "The imperial court does not have this practice, and the household department does not have this money. ”

"Then come out of the lonely land."

Li Xian smiled and strode forward.

When Xiao Yu heard this, her face couldn't help but change. He glanced at Du Ruhui, and then at the back of King Yan, and faintly felt if he had thought something wrong from the beginning. But soon, he threw that thought aside. He told himself in his heart that no matter how fair and virtuous the man in front of him was, he was a traitor!

But he didn't know why, but his heart suddenly became extremely painful.

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In the imperial study, the new emperor Li Chengde was frolicking with several palace maids, and suddenly heard someone outside raise his voice and shout: "The emperor has arrived!" ”

Li Chengde was startled, and his movements immediately stiffened when he was still holding the palace maid up and down. I panicked, and I almost tripped over.

"Quick...... Get out of here! ”

He hurriedly sorted out his clothes, then walked quickly to the door and opened the door, he stood with his head down, not daring to look at the person standing outside under the oil-paper umbrella, although he was old, but still carried an imperial majesty.

"The grandson has seen the grandfather."

He kept his head down, his voice as low as a mosquito flying by.

"What are you doing?"

Li Yuan slowly walked into the imperial study, looked at the disheveled palace maids in the room who had not had time to disperse, and then his eyes became more and more fierce, his face suddenly turned cold, and he glanced sideways at Li Chengde, and his eyes stabbed Li Chengde's heart like a knife.

"This is the Imperial Study, a place to deal with state affairs and government affairs, not a place for you to be lewd and frolicking!"

He commanded in a cold voice: "Pull out these sluts who dare to seduce Your Majesty in the imperial study, and each of them will be punished with fifty rods!" ”

"Yes"

Ni Huatian answered outside, and then came in with a few guards and forked out the stupefied palace maids. There was a miserable cry and wail from the rain curtain, which was particularly poignant.

"That's how you rule?"

Li Yuan slowly sat down on the chair, looked at Li Chengde and asked coldly.

"Grandson...... Where is the country governed? ”

Li Chengde smiled bitterly and replied in a low voice.

"You're the emperor."

Li Yuan sighed and said, "Even if I don't like you anymore, you are already an emperor...... Since you are an emperor, you have to look like an emperor, do you want to live your life like this? ”

Li Chengde was taken aback and was too frightened to answer.