Liu Ponu's sudden arrest became an after-dinner conversation in Yangling County for a while, especially near his home.

Even those who had bought food from Liu Ponu before were beating drums in their hearts one by one.

The imperial court will not arrest people for no reason, and an ordinary person will not sell food for no reason.

Rhythm is something that can be easily brought up at a certain time period with little to no effort.

Soon, the news that Liu Ponu was selling grain to run away spread.

But his luck didn't seem to be good, and before he could escape, he happened to be caught by the government.

As the main protagonist of the incident, Liu Ponu was being imprisoned in a cell in Chang'an City at this time, with only a small window the size of a head shining through a faint light.

The cold winter wind blew the small flames in the brazier in the corridor outside and swayed from side to side.

Cold, damp, musty smells come from all directions.

……

Weiyang Palace!

Liu Che is in a very good mood.

After the imperial court implemented the disaster relief strategy of cash-for-work, the situation in the region led by Guanzhong instantly stabilized.

The displaced people are no longer wandering around, waiting for the government's distribution one by one, and although there is not enough food in various places to meet the needs of all the victims, this is a good start.

"I'm going to build a palace!" Liu Che looked at the big farmer Ling Sang Hongyang with a smile.

Liu Ponu unexpectedly brought Liu Che a new way of thinking to solve the problem, which also made Liu Che feel a lot better during this time.

If you learn and use it, I will too!

There is no problem in this world that cannot be solved, but the right way has not yet been found.

"Your Majesty, the imperial decree has been introduced, and the implementation has begun in various places, if it changes again at this time, I am afraid that it will cost the people and money." Sang Hongyang first refused, but since the emperor spoke, this matter could not be left without him, that was not the emperor's character, so he said: "But you can make some preliminary preparations first, and then store some grain and grass, and it is estimated that in a year or two, it will almost be able to start construction......"

Liu Che glanced at Sang Hongyang slightly, and a smile appeared on his face.

This smile made Sang Hongyang not very accurate, and he couldn't help muttering in his heart.

A large fortification like a palace would have taken such a long time, and it was winter, so it was not suitable for building a palace, so there was nothing wrong with saying it myself......

"Your Majesty, Tingwei is asking to see ...... outside the palace" Just when Sang Hongyang couldn't think about his sister, a voice suddenly came from the door to save him.

Liu Che waved his hand, and after a short time, Wang Wenshu, the court captain, entered the room in a hurry.

"Your Majesty, the minister arrested a thief yesterday, but unexpectedly discovered a thief who stole royal supplies, and now he has been put in prison pending trial." After entering the main hall, Wang Wenshu immediately knelt down to report.

After waiting for a while, he took out the money bag that was confiscated from Liu Ponu from his body, and handed it over with his proper hands.

Tingwei, to put it nicely, he has the power of life and death in the world.

But if it is not good, Tingwei is a person who may die at any time without a place to be buried.

In recent years, most of the court captains have been cool officials, and the law and order situation has indeed improved a lot under their rule, but it has also directly offended many people.

Therefore, how long a court lieutenant can live does not depend on how many cases they handle and how well they do law and order.

Rather, it depends on when they lose the support of the emperor.

Wang Wenshu was very shrewd and seized this opportunity to curry favor with the emperor, so he did not interrogate Liu Ponu for the first time.

After all, people who are in the middle of the career know that how much you do is not the most important thing, but to let others know how many things you have done.

When Liu Che saw the wallet in Wang Wenshu's hand, the whole person was suddenly stunned.

Isn't that the wallet I gave to Liu Ponu?

Taking advantage of Liu Che's stunned opportunity, Wang Wenshu was unwilling to give up every opportunity to please Liu Che, and at the same time did not forget to show his ability again.

"Your Majesty, the minister first caught a Kwantung thief named Luo Bing yesterday, and he didn't find anything abnormal at first, but the minister saw that there was a piece of animal skin on his body and felt a little familiar, and then he thought about it carefully, and then remembered that the minister had seen this animal skin in Yangling a few days ago."

"Go on!" Liu Che suddenly looked up at Wang Wenshu, he wanted to hear what Wang Wenshu said.

The minister sent someone to Yangling to find the owner of this animal skin, but when he arrived, he found that he already knew that the minister would send someone, and he followed back very cooperatively. The minister found this money bag and another money bag on him. ”

"The minister also learned that he had sold grain in the past few days, and his behavior was abnormal, and it happened that the people who chased Luo Bing from the Kanto region also came, and the minister learned that Luo Bing had dozens of lives, and after several inquiries, the money from the sale of grain happened to be matched with the money carried by Luo Bing, if Luo Bing did not know him, he would inevitably take all the money, so the minister felt that the two of them knew each other, and this investigation only knew that the two were in the same tun when they went out the year before and last year, this intimate relationship, It is reasonable for Liu Ponu to give Luo Bing money to let him escape, not only did he steal the royal finances, but he even dared to harbor criminals......"

With the emperor's permission, Wang Wenshu spoke even more vigorously.

looked at Liu Che with anticipation, as if reminding Liu Che, praise me, hurry up......

"Is there any evidence?" Liu Che looked at Wang Wenshu coldly.

Feeling Liu Che's cold eyes, Wang Wenshu shuddered suddenly, nodded again and again: "The minister thinks it should be because of the friendship in the past, plus he recently stole the royal family's money, so he didn't have to worry about eating and drinking in the future, so he sold grain to support Luo Bing." ”

"Nonsense!" Liu Che waved his hand impatiently.

He knew the reason why Liu Ponu sold grain, and he also sent someone to pick him up today, but now it seems that he can't pick it up.

If Liu Ponu didn't know the severity, he could just give him the money, and he didn't use the money he gave him for food support, which just proved that Liu Ponu was measured.

Harboring criminals is indeed not a small matter, but Liu Che is not angry at all.

What criminals are not criminals, and whether they are guilty or not is it still a matter of my words?

"I gave him this money, and according to your inference, am I also an accomplice?" Liu Che glared at Wang Wenshu viciously.

Wang Wenshu fell to his knees in an instant, and his heart was about to jump out.

How would he know that this money bag was given to Liu Ponu by the emperor himself?

If he knew, even if there was clear evidence pointing to Liu Ponu, he would never arrest anyone, not only would he not arrest him, but he would also find a way to destroy the evidence.

Now it's okay, the sycophant didn't shoot, and it slapped directly on the horse's leg.

And it seems that the emperor seems to be angry?

"Your Majesty...... Your Majesty...... Minister...... The minister let him go......"