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As soon as these words came out, Li Zhen was dumbfounded.

Kaifeng Assassin Shi raised his head in shock, his face was dazed, as if he couldn't believe it, they had already made the truth clear, and the emperor not only did not calm his anger, but also beheaded him directly, and he didn't even leave the process!

When Kaifeng Assassin Shi was stunned, the palace guards had already entered the door, and the chief monk grabbed him without saying a word, and without waiting for him to beg Li Ye for mercy, he punched him in the lower abdomen, directly shattering his sea of qi and abolishing his cultivation.

Then, the guards ignored the screams and cries of Kaifeng Thorn Shi and dragged him out like a dead dog.

"Your Majesty......" Li Zhen opened his mouth, wanting to defend and intercede for the Kaifeng assassination history, but seeing Li Ye's face gloomy as water, and the murderous intent in his eyes, he suddenly realized that the anger in Li Ye's heart was far from what he expected, and he was horrified for a while, and he didn't dare to say half a word.

"Where is the book of the household?"

"Minister...... Minister!"

"Drag it out, abolish the cultivation, deprive the official position, send it to Liangzhou, and don't be pardoned in case of pardon!"

"Your Majesty...... Your Majesty forgives your sins, Your Majesty is gracious!"

When Hubu Shangshu was dragged out, not only Li Zhen was stunned, but even Cui Keli was dumbfounded. The household department is responsible for managing the world's tax revenue, and it is also responsible for stabilizing prices, and it has the responsibility to do so. But they didn't expect that just because of the Kaifeng incident, it was not enough for Li Ye to kill the Kaifeng assassin history, but also to punish the household department Shangshu so heavily.

That's one of the most important ministers of the dynasty.

Such a thunderous anger caught both of them by surprise and were at a loss.

Disposed of the two officials, Li Ye didn't have any meaning to explain, and looked at Li Zhen expressionlessly: "As a doctor of imperial history, you are not effective in supervising hundreds of officials, what crime should you be guilty of?"

"Minister...... Death to the minister!" Li Zhen bowed to the ground, not knowing what to say.

"Your Majesty......" Cui Keli opened his mouth to speak.

"As the prime minister, commanding hundreds of officials, and presiding over the affairs of the dynasty, what crime should you be guilty of?"

"Minister, ten thousand deaths!" Cui Keli didn't dare to touch Li Ye's thunderous anger, so he had to bow to the ground.

So far, they have both reacted, and in Li Ye's opinion, this matter is far more serious than in their opinion. If one of them doesn't deal with it properly, the prime minister won't have to do it, and the official robe won't be able to be worn.

"Now answer me, what is the reason for Kaifeng's trouble, and what solution do you have?" Li Ye sat on the dragon chair, like a fierce beast about to choose people to devour, full of terrifying aura, "Think clearly and then answer, I will only give you one chance!"

Li Zhen and Cui Keli glanced at each other, and they both saw the horror in each other's eyes. Under the pressure of Li Ye Rushan, both of them were already frightened at this moment. In addition, the head of Kaifeng Thorn History, and the tragic situation of Hubu Shangshu, but it is right in front of you.

"Returning to Your Majesty, the ministers and other corpses have a vegetarian meal, humiliating their duties, and the price of Kaifeng is rising, all because the ministers ignore the suffering of the Li people. The ministers will draw up measures to increase the pasture of the sheep, picket the lawbreakers, and ensure that within three months, the price will return to the previous level!"

It didn't take long for Li Zhen to come to his senses and replied.

Cui Keli also hurriedly said: "Picketing lawbreakers is the top priority. Under normal circumstances, even if the number of sheep is not in supply and cannot meet the needs of the people, the price will rise step by step, this month's increase of one percent, and the next month's increase of two percent, are reasonable, and it is impossible to suddenly triple in just half a year!

"Here, there must be people who control the sheep market, who are making a stumbling block from it, Kaifeng Thorn History never mentions this situation, and the household department is still deaf and dumb, it must be in collusion with the other party, it can be seen that the other party

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His Majesty is really wise in dealing with these two people simply and decisively! No matter how many powerful people are implicated this time, the ministers will definitely enforce the law impartially!"

He has presided over government affairs for many years and knows very well that the market price of commercial goods is determined by supply and demand.

But there's a premise: it's a free market.

If there is a monopoly power, for example, a powerful intermediary channel business group that obstructs it, lowers the purchase price, and stricts the conditions for the opening of pastures, so that ordinary sheep pastures cannot be opened, reduces a certain output, and then raises prices, so that the people can spend more money to buy, then both those who produce commercial goods and those who buy commercial goods will suffer.

Thinking of this, Cui Keli's forehead was sweating like rain.

The reason for the rise in prices in Kaifeng, he used to quite agree with Kaifeng Thorn Shi and Li Zhen's words, but now he was shocked by Li Ye's thunder, and when he thought about it carefully, he only felt a chill behind him.

If it is the powerful who squeeze the wealth of the people from it, then the price of cattle and sheep will definitely not be the end, but only the beginning. After the cattle and sheep, there are chickens and ducks as substitutes...... No, not just substitutes, but in other areas, this is also repeated.

When the time comes, won't vegetables, fruits, grains, and cloths all have to rise?

People's food, clothing, shelter and transportation are the basic needs of survival, which are indispensable on the one hand and inseparable on the other. If one aspect rises, if it fails to curb and solve the problem in time, other aspects will follow suit, and it is something that the people can't live without, and they have to buy it if it rises.

If this continues, what way will the people live?

How much wealth do these magnates have to squeeze from the people and how much blood do they have to absorb before they are willing to be content and give up?

The answer is obvious: they will never be content and give up!

If the price chaos in Kaifeng is not solved in time, it will quickly spread until it becomes a nationwide chaos!

Since ancient times, the oppression and encroachment of the wealth of ordinary people by the powerful and rich, represented by land annexation, has never stopped, and has never been truly solved!

In the prosperous era of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, the reason why it collapsed overnight, in the final analysis, was not the Anshi Rebellion, but the collapse of the Juntian system and the annexation of land as the core, and the wealth of the people was wantonly plundered by the powerful, causing hundreds of people to lose their homes and property and become displaced people.

The displaced people were recruited by the feudal town and became the soldiers and horses of the feudal town, they lost their homes and resented the imperial court, so they naturally no longer had the idea of being loyal to the monarch and serving the country...... In the long run, it will be the reappearance of the Yellow Nest Rebellion!

Thinking of this, how could Cui Keli not sweat like pulp? The emperor decisively killed the Kaifeng assassin and condemned the Hubu Shangshu, which was really necessary for him! Cui Keli even felt that these two people had been punished lightly, and that they should be punished by the nine clans for such a calamity to the country and the people!

If these people and the powerful people who collude with them are not removed, the Tang Dynasty is now at its peak, and it is destined to be just a flash in the pan!

"Li Zhen!"

Cui Keli suddenly straightened up, pointed at Li Zhen with a flushed face, and severely accused: "You just exonerated Kaifeng Assassin Shi, and you still want to intercede for Hubu Shangshu, have you already colluded with them?"

"Okay, if it weren't for your support in the center of the imperial court, giving them the courage to disturb market prices like this?! Are they really not afraid of the imperial court, and they are not afraid of death?!"

Li Zhen looked stunned and looked dazed: "What does Cui Gong mean by this?"

Cui Keli snorted coldly, arched his hand to Li Ye, and then pointed at Li Zhen again, and scolded: "You bastard, you still don't know your guilt! Just now, Your Majesty thundered and killed the Kaifeng Assassin Shi and investigated the Hubu Shangshu, which is knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger, and wants you to take the initiative to apologize!"

"This has already saved you enough face, and you still don't know how to realize

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Do you really want Your Majesty to find out the facts of the case, and the human and material evidence is conclusive, and then you will be beheaded, and you will know that the matter is serious?!"

In an instant, Li Zhen's face was as white as paper.

He looked up at Li Ye behind the imperial case, and saw that the other party's eyes were indifferent, looking at him like looking at a stone, and there was no such deep friendship between monarchs and ministers as before.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" Li Zhen trembled, couldn't support it anymore, and bowed down to Li Ye, "The minister deserves death!" The minister has the trust of His Majesty, and the minister has no face to face His Majesty, Your Majesty ......"

By the end of the words, he was already crying bitterly, unable to cry, and his body lying on the floor trembled.

Obviously, Trekley's rebuke is all true.

"Please forgive Your Majesty for Li Zhen's sins, he was also lost for a while, and now he has come to his senses, and please ask Your Majesty to give him the opportunity to atone for his sins when he has followed His Majesty all the way, worked hard for many years, and has made meritorious contributions. Trekley also fell to the ground, and pleaded in a mournful tone.

When he saw that Li Zhen did not admit his guilt in time just now, he knew that Li Zhen was finished, and in order to prevent Li Ye from being uncontrollable because of this, he reminded Li Zhen of his words. The reason why his words were harsh was also to help Li Ye get angry, hoping that Li Ye could ease his anger a little, so that Li Zhenfang had a glimmer of life.

The friendship of colleagues, Cui Keli can only go so far.

As for why he firmly believed that Li Zhen colluded with Hubu Shangshu and Kaifeng Assassin History, the reason couldn't be simpler.

He didn't associate with those people himself.

And disrupting the Kaifeng market, and then raising the national price, will inevitably make unimaginable wealth, this benefit is too great, without one of the two prime ministers to join them, those powerful people dare not do it at all!

This is also the reason why the price of Kaifeng has risen for half a year, but it has not caused any major turmoil in the imperial court. If it weren't for the fact that the people of the Tang Dynasty have now opened up and are no longer afraid of the official mansion like a tiger, and the people of Kaifeng, under the leadership of the monks, went to the Assassin's Mansion to discuss the law, which eventually led to a situation of 100 casualties, this incident may not have happened.

And once the price rise spreads to the whole country, even Li Ye will not be so easy to solve this matter. At that time, in the face of the powerful people of the country, Li Ye, the emperor, did not dare to act lightly against them, otherwise his rule would be unstable.

Just as throughout the ages, emperors could not really solve the problem of land annexation, and could only improve the situation through some decrees. It's not that the emperor and prime minister don't know where the crux is, but that they can't shake that huge interest group at all.

The end of the dynasty was because the people could not survive and rebelled, and the reason why the people could not survive was because they were exploited too much by the powerful and rich. Otherwise, how could the diligent Han people have no way to survive and can only rebel in the last days of the imperial dynasty when they encounter a disaster year?

At the beginning of the dynasty, was there no disaster year?

In the final analysis, those who disturb the world and end the dynasty are these powerful and rich people.

So at this time, although Cui Keli tried his best to intercede for Li Zhen, he was not very sure that Li Ye would really care about the old feelings and let Li Zhen go. Li Ye's cultivation is too high, his strength is too strong, he has the ability to speak his way, and he doesn't need to scruple about any force, especially when the situation is not out of control.

Sure enough, after a while, after Cui Keli heard the imperial case, Li Ye's voice came without the slightest wave, "Cui Qing, you can go to Kaifeng in person, I will let the Tsing Yi Yamen assist you." ”

"Minister, if you receive your order, you will live up to Your Majesty's trust!" When Cui Keli received this will, he knew that Li Zhen was completely hopeless, and His Majesty finally did not give Li Zhen a chance to make meritorious contributions.

Even Li Zhen was able to decisively give it up, which shows how strong His Majesty's determination to curb the powerful and wealthy groups and make decisions for the people of Li is strong.

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