Yang Yan, dead!

In the heavily guarded Pawn Office of the Tang Dynasty, he died silently.

What's even more ridiculous is that the guards in charge of the whole night did not find anything unusual, until the next morning, when the servant who prepared the meal brought breakfast to Yang Yan, he found that he had died on the table, his body was cold, and the blood was dry.

The incident spread in an instant in the Pawn Office, causing a lot of turmoil.

The matter is important and related to the face of the country, and the officials of the Pawn Administration did not dare to hesitate for a moment, and reported the matter to Governor Yongzhou. When Governor Shi of Yongzhou got the news, he immediately realized that he couldn't handle it and reported the case to Dali Temple. Dali Temple received such a case, where did it dare to hesitate at all, directly through guò Zhongshu Province, arrived at Shangting.

One ring after another, although it is following a fixed process, the efficiency of the Tang Dynasty is also reflected at this time.

That morning, in the early morning, Li Shimin learned the news.

"Bang!" A bang!

Li Shimin got up from the emperor's throne and stood up in an atmosphere, startling the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, and I don't know who is going to suffer.

Recently, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui, two newly promoted prime ministers, jointly listed the first step of the new dynasty's political system, "appointing officials based on merit, and serving as provincial officials", in other words, to eliminate redundant officials and abuse their duties, and to cut all the moths on official positions and replace them with capable and responsible figures.

Under the guidance of Ma Zhou, Luo Shixin is a little white who is not familiar with government affairs, and he can also see the benefits of this "appointee, provincial official" for the current Tang Dynasty. There are a few points to mention.

First, avoid ten sheep and nine herds, and improve the efficiency of various departments of the imperial court. Second, it can save state financial expenditures and reduce the burden on the people. Third, the amount is applicable. Competence will be evident in this case. Those who are talented are comfortable with things; Those with low talents will not be able to be fooled, which will be conducive to the selection and elimination of talents. Fourth: a clear division of work, can clearly detect the problem in that link, and can find the cause in the first time. And join the solution.

There are still many details, Luo Shixin just vaguely feels it, and he can't say why. The only thing he can be sure of is that the policy system is very clever. It is very suitable for the current shape of the Tang Dynasty, and the rule of Zhenguan can be opened, which is the first step of "appointing talents and provincial officials" to lay a solid foundation for the Zhenguan Dynasty.

But it's the same as ever. Any change will have opposition to any change. In particular, institutional changes will arouse old and stubborn opposition. The main thing is the relationship of interests, which will endanger the interests of the vast majority of people. Naturally, there are no longer a few voices of opposition.

Just when they were discussing whether it should be officially implemented, Li Shimin suddenly got an urgent official document, and then the whole person went berserk inexplicably.

Let the atmosphere of the entire court be frozen. There was silence.

It was the first time they had seen Li Shimin so irritable and out of shape......

Li Shimin looked at the news in his hand that Yang Yan had been assassinated in the Pawn Bureau. It took a long time to hold back this breath and said: "Scatter the dynasty, today's affairs will be discussed tomorrow." Saying that, he said: "Fang Qing, Du Qing, Wuji, Han Qing, you stay, I have something important to tell you." ”

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty would not be able to observe words and feelings, especially when Li Shimin called himself "I", and he could not touch his brows in vain.

The word "朕" was used as an emperor's exclusive first-person pronoun since the time of Qin Shi Huang, and most emperors since him have followed suit to appear superior. When Li Shimin ascended the throne, he also asked the official in charge of etiquette to change his words. Li Shimin vetoed it, he felt that I was too indifferent, and he felt that it was more important for the monarch and the ministers to be single-minded than to be superior. For this reason, Li Shimin mostly refers to himself as "I" in both his self-proclaimed and holy decrees, and has not changed to "I", and he will only use the word "I" at a specific time and place.

Although Luo Shi's confidence was strange, he also adhered to the mentality that it was not about himself, and retreated down the hall with the flow of people.

It's just that he didn't take a few steps, Luo Shixin listened, and a voice came from his ear: "Luo Qing, you also stay!" ”

Luo Shixin's steps can only be taken back, this is a daily small pilgrimage meeting, and officials who are less than a certain rank are not allowed to participate. The surname Luo is not a big surname, but at this time, he is the only one with the surname Luo in the court.

Luo Shixin returned to his seat, glanced at those who stayed, and gradually bottomed up in his heart: Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and the eldest grandson Wuji needless to say. The one who called him "Han Qing" was the newly promoted Han Zhongliang, the original Shaoqing of Dali Temple.

Except for a few henchmen, only the boss of Dali Temple and the Criminal Department was left, and nine times out of ten there was a criminal case, which was quite strict, but their Criminal Department was not the first-hand judicial agency responsible for the case, so what was the point of leaving him behind?

Li Shimin passed down the chapter of the murder that occurred in the pawn office.

Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui saw that someone was silently assassinated in the Pawn Bureau, and their brows furrowed: This was killed at a critical time in this critical period of the Pawn Bureau, no wonder Li Shimin was so angry.

When it was passed to the eldest grandson Wuji, the eldest grandson Wuji directly changed color.

Li Shimin's gaze met that of the eldest grandson Wuji, and the former sighed and said: "I didn't expect that I would pity his talent and accidentally hurt him!" "If it weren't for his special instructions, let Yang Yan enjoy the treatment of a third-grade official, it would be impossible for Yang Yan to live in the Pawn Office as a commoner.

Fang Xuanling was puzzled: "What are the strengths of this Yang Yanke?" ”

Li Shimin motioned to the eldest grandson Wuji to speak.

The eldest grandson Wuji explained the reason in detail, and Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui were directly moved.

Luo Shixin, who was casually looking at the chapter in his hand, was also moved, and the progress of smelting technology has cross-era significance. Without smelting technology, they would still be living in an era when they used stone and wooden sticks as weapons. Smelting technology can drive the progress of the whole country, which has cross-era significance. Steel is a strategic material, and even in the future of the 21st century, smelting technology is invaluable. Such a person, such a talent, was assassinated.

"Damn!" Luo Shixin smashed his fists angrily and said: "Yang Yan's smelting technology is related to the progress of my Datang in this field, and we must not give up on this, and we must find out the people behind the scenes." However, the minister feels that the more important thing is not to let this technology be lost because of his death, whether it is a vendetta or something, this is the matter of Dali Temple. At present, our first priority is to find Yang Yan's family and see if they know about this new method and technology. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji immediately said: "What Lord Shangshu said is reasonable, Your Majesty Wuji has the grace of the saint, and please hand over this task to the minister." With the guarantee of his life, he will ensure that they are safe. ”

Li Shimin also knew the priority, and waved his hand: "Go quickly, go quickly!" ”

"Luo Aiqing, Han Aiqing, now I order your Dali Temple and the Criminal Department to join forces to investigate this case together." Before Li Shimin could wait for the eldest grandson Wuji to retreat, the second appointment had already come down.

Luo Shixin is not a person who lives in etiquette, so he promised it.

Han Zhongliang, the secretary of Dali Temple, frowned, didn't say anything, and also took orders.

In fact, in terms of weight, the Criminal Department has no authority to intervene in this case, and the Dali Temple is in charge of the prison lawsuit, and is responsible for handling the cases of serious people in the Beijing Division and the cases of officials of a certain level, but the cases they handle need to be reviewed by the Criminal Department. The Criminal Department is responsible for the cases outside the Jingshi, and takes over the inspection of local criminal cases.

However, since the case of King Lujiang's rebellion, the system of judicial principles has become somewhat chaotic. Especially because of the inaction of Dali Temple and the involvement of Yushitai, the criminal department, which already has great judicial power, has the feeling of pressing on Dali Temple and Yushitai. Especially some time ago, the Criminal Department suddenly moved up and down like a chicken's blood, and began to urge Dali Temple to investigate various cases in view of the situation in various places. If it is not agreeable, it will be directly rejected with the weight of the criminal department, or even retried by itself.

Dali Temple is like the start of the Criminal Department, Luo Shixin has won the reputation of Iron Mask Luo, but Dali Temple is like a working boy, tired and tired to work hard.

Now that Li Shimin directly asked Luo Shixin's criminal department to inquire about the affairs of Dali Temple, Han Zhongliang naturally felt a little dissatisfied in his heart, but he did not express it.

Now that Li Shimin is the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, he made an order to let the Criminal Department and Dali Temple investigate the case together, even if it is not in harmony with the rules, it is still the rules.

This emperor is so domineering!

Han Zhongliang didn't make a sound, but he had the idea of having a long time with Luo Shixin to see if it was Dali Temple or the Criminal Department.

"Go down, give me a satisfactory answer, and find out the thief who killed my pillars......" Li Shimin Ben Zhelian ordered.

"Yes!" Luo Shixin and Han Zhongliang retreated together.

Li Shimin was silent for a long time and sighed.

"Majesty!" Fang Xuanling wanted to speak and stopped.

"Let's say it directly, how can there be anything that cannot be said between our monarchs and ministers!" Li Shimin waved his hand.

Fang Xuanling said: "The minister feels that His Majesty is too gracious to Lord Shangshu. ”

"Hah!" Li Shimin smiled and said: "It's the same as what Wei Zheng said, he impeached me not long ago, saying that I take Luo Shixin too seriously." Actually, I also know that some things are really too serious. But if you want to let him go, you find a lot of things, and you really have to do it. Come to think of it, he is the only one who can do something that satisfies me. Just like this time, Han Qing was promoted by me, and I have no doubt about his ability, but after thinking about it, I still said that he added it. There is a feeling that if you want to find out the killer who killed Yang Yan, you have to rely on him. It's easy to use, it's real, and it's reassuring. That's it, it is estimated that Han Zhongliang will not be willing to become the foil of the Criminal Department, and Luo Shixin is not a person who admits defeat, they compete with each other, and it may not be possible to figure out the case earlier. (To be continued......)