Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 786 This convention is too! !

Chapter 786 This convention is too! !

"Your Majesty, do you just let those thieves go like this?"

Lu Lu drove the carriage, and the carriage slowly galloped towards the imperial palace. Looking at His Majesty the Emperor who hadn't spoken for a long time, Lu Lu couldn't help asking.

Liu Chang glanced at him, "What do you say? Is it not enough to kill people?"

Lu Lu said in a low voice: "If your Majesty is hindered by Uncle Fuqiu, you can entrust this matter to me. I will find a way to deal with this person, and I will never let anyone slander you."

Liu Chang naturally understood what Lu Lu meant, and scolded displeasedly: "You guys think I didn't do anything because of Fu Qiubo's favor?"

"Let me tell you, if Fuchubo doesn't discipline his disciples well, and doesn't kill the source of this trend of thought, I'll treat him too!!"

Lu Lu smiled wryly, "Okay, I will send someone to watch over this matter."

When the two returned to the gate of the palace, they saw a number of ministers gathering nervously at the gate of the palace. The leader was Luan Bu. They were talking loudly. When they saw the carriage coming, the ministers hurriedly stopped talking , stood on both sides, saluted to welcome.

Before Liu Chang could reply, Luan Bu rushed to Liu Chang's side and grabbed his hand.

"His Majesty!"

Seeing Luan Bu's appearance, Liu Chang hastily straightened his face, and said seriously, "Master Luan, don't worry, I didn't blow up that Confucian scholar."

But he didn't want to, as soon as these words came out, Luan Bu's already tense face became even more disturbed, "What Confucian scholar??"

Liu Chang was taken aback, didn't he come to persuade me because of the Confucian scholar incident? ?

"Nothing, why did you gather here? What happened?"

Luan Bu suddenly felt dizzy, but he still didn't ask about Confucian scholars, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, it was Ji Bu who wrote that the food used by the temple for disaster relief in Beidi County was mixed with other things, and the amount was totally wrong. Jibu distributed the food himself, lived and ate with the people affected by the disaster, and then found that there was something wrong with the distributed food, and it was all inferior, and then strictly checked the number, found this, and immediately wrote a letter to the temple.”

Liu Chang almost jumped up, "What??"

"Someone dares to be greedy for food for disaster relief??"

Luan Bu watched the emperor's face turn red quickly, with a murderous look on his face, "Your Majesty, I have ordered the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment to investigate this matter thoroughly, and the truth must be found out within a few days. Please don't get angry. Handle it yourself!"

The shock in Luan Bu's heart was not weaker than that of Liu Chang, and he did not expect that someone who was not afraid of death would dare to do such a thing. This is simply not paying attention to the temple!

The most frightening thing is that if Ji Bu hadn't eaten and lived with the people, the quantity and quality of the food would have passed the test. If Ji Bu had a problem with eating, no one would have noticed the problem.Liu Chang walked towards the Hall of Houde angrily, Luan Bu followed him, and explained the matter in detail.

"The official in charge of transporting grain is called Li Cai. Your Majesty may not know it. This person is the younger brother of Li Guang, one of His Majesty's doctors. He is a man of force and understands political strategies. Therefore, he was appreciated by the imperial censor. Promoted many times."

"Ji Bu caught him and asked about it. He said it might be because of the wear and tear on the road."

"Ji Bu is not so easy to fool, and the consumption on the road will not be so much. What's more, it is replaced by sundries. Someone must have done it on purpose, and we are still interrogating."

"And Zhang Buyi is in charge of food coordinating in the temple."

Liu Chang said firmly: "Zhang Buyi would not do such a thing."

Luan Bu nodded, "I also believe that Prime Minister Zhang would not do such a thing. When Prime Minister Zhang learned about this, he was also very angry, and immediately arrested the official in charge of handing over the grain under his command. He called him Du Zhou. A capable official who is good at the law has many merits in the local area."

Liu Chang returned to the Hall of Houde aggressively, then sat on the upper seat, and looked at the ministers in front of him.

"This matter must be strictly investigated. All the people involved in the matter, regardless of their identities, must never be forgiven!"

"only!!!"

Several ministers played again one after another, expressed their thoughts, and pointed out several officials or ministers involved in this matter. Liu Chang couldn't stand it any longer, so he waved his hand and asked them to go out to review this matter up.

After everyone had left, Liu Changfang cursed angrily: "When my father was still there, the world seldom heard of greed for ink, but now that the world is in great order, this official even dares to be greedy for food for disaster relief. This is totally ignoring me!"

"I actually encountered such a bad thing twice in a day, why is it not going well today?!"

Hearing Liu Chang's words, Lu Lu hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, don't say such words. Your Majesty has corrected the wrong thoughts in Confucianism so that it can no longer harm the world. Today, this corrupt behavior has been found out and a large number of corrupt officials have been arrested. How can it be said that it is not going well? If these people continue to hide, you don’t know how much harm it will cause. It is a good thing to catch them all today.”

Although Liu Chang was still very angry, he was not as excited as before. He calmed down, and then said coldly: "Go and call Liu Zhang!"

Inside the Prison of the Minister of Punishments.

Zhang Buyi looked fierce, holding a long whip, and was looking at the tied-up official in front of him.

"Du Zhou. I think you are a talented person. I specially promoted you to your current position and treated you as my confidant. I asked you to handle such a big event. Is that how you repay me?!"

"You bastard, let me face His Majesty!!"

"Say! How many people are colluding with you!!"

Du Zhou was a very young official, but he was dying from the beating at this moment. He struggled and said, "Mr. Zhang, I just acted according to the rules. Why should I have committed any crime? Whether it is an official who used to punish the purge or an official in the arsenal , when taking over the distribution, they will leave some as their own rewards, and the transportation officials will naturally take some as their own rewards, and the checkpoints along the road will also deduct some as their own rewards, and the officials in charge of decentralization will also take some as their own rewards. This has been a practice since Emperor Gao's time, but it's just a car, and no one else will get in the way, so I'm not allowed to do it like this?"

Hearing his words, Zhang Buyi was stunned.

"What did you say??"

"You used to be His Majesty's servant, and you have been in a high position for a long time. Naturally, you don't know the local and low-level situations. This is a practice in the past. It's not just me, every official does it like this. It's Ji Bu who doesn't know the rules. , insisting on finding out this matter, how can this be our fault?"

Zhang Busu was out of breath, and even laughed angrily.

"So, all the faults are Ji Bu's? It's because he went to investigate and found you corrupt officials. If he didn't investigate, there would be no corrupt officials in the world?"

"Ji Gong is a well-known gentleman in the world. I dare not blame him, but this is the rule of officials. No matter it is a temple or a place, it is the same everywhere. If Zhang Xiang does not believe it, he can pretend to be a transportation officer. Depart from various places, check the local situation, see which checkpoints are not deducted, and see which receivers are not deducted. This is not a deduction, but a reward."

"I've never heard that one has to collect rewards by oneself, even if there is such a habit, this is also a bad habit! Blatantly withholding the materials of the temple, thinking that it's his own reward, he doesn't know how to be ashamed, but talks about it instead. I'm blind, I thought you were a capable person with the talents of the Sangong, and I wanted to support you with all my strength so that you could ascend to a high position. Today, I have seen your character clearly. If a person like you becomes a Sangong, it will be a misfortune for the world. I want to earn tens of millions of wealth for myself!!"

Zhang Buyi said indifferently.

But Du Zhou said unconvinced: "If Zhang Xiang wants to convict, he can arrest and execute all officials who follow this custom in the world. Why do you only embarrass me?"

Zhang Buyi looked at him again, "Don't worry, I will definitely arrest them all and punish them, none of them will be let go. This is a blatant theft of materials from the temple. These people are not officials, but big men." Including you, no matter how talented you are and how many things you can do, I will not forgive you just because of corruption."

When he walked out from here, Zhang Buyi already had some investigation results on this matter in his hands.

Although not sufficient, the content is shocking.

To be precise, the big case of corruption of ink this time is not the masterpiece of a single person, nor is it a united collective. perceived by people.

Zhang Buyi got into the car immediately and gave some instructions to the driver.

Lu Chan is currently on vacation in the mansion. At the beginning, Lu Chan's greatest hobby was car riding, but since he became the captain of the city gate, he has been car driving all day long, running around Chang'an. When this hobby became his own After he got a job, Lu Chan didn't like to ride a chariot any more. Sometimes he even felt disgusted after riding in a chariot for too long, and felt a bit of a headache when he looked at the chariot.It was a rare time to rest, so he played with his sons in the mansion.

Several of Lu Chan's children are already officials in the local area, and a few younger children are still in the mansion. Lu Chan holds a wooden sword and plays fencing happily with his children.

Just when Lu Chan was besieged by his sons and was chasing him all over the place, there was a loud commotion outside.

Lu Chan frowned, very displeased and asked the children to go back to the backyard first, while he strode towards the front door.

"Master Zhang??"

"Why are you here?"

Seeing the person coming, Lu Chan was full of suspicion.

He didn't have any friendship with Zhang Buyi, so Zhang Buyi pushed away the servant who was blocking him, and walked quickly to Lu Chan, with a cold face, "I have something, I want to ask you."

Lu Chan didn't say much, and invited Zhang Buyi to follow him into the study, and the two sat facing each other.

"Mr. Lu, the amount of food sent by the temple to the disaster relief is wrong. I caught the suspected official. After interrogation, he told the local custom. He said that whenever the food passed the checkpoint, the guarding official would withhold it. a part of"

Lu Chan listened to Zhang Buyi's words very seriously, then nodded, "There is such a situation."

When he raised his head, he saw Zhang Buyi's scrutinizing face, and Lu Chan suddenly flew into a rage.

"What do you mean? Do you think I embezzled food? Although I don't have much talent, I won't be reduced to the point of snatching temple supplies!"

"I'm not saying that you are greedy for ink. Are all the levels under your command like this?"

Lu Chan said excitedly: "Your Majesty asked me to be in charge of the surrounding area of ​​Chang'an. How could I allow such a thing to happen to my subordinates? This thing existed in the past. After I took office, I investigated it many times. This kind of behavior is never forgiven. I often summon the gatekeepers and tell them that they cannot plunder the merchants who come and go, and that they cannot seize the transportation materials of the temple. If you don’t believe it, you can go to the checkpoint and ask any soldier at will. I have never cared about these things, I am willing to be pulled out and punished!!!”

Seeing Lu Chan's excited appearance, Zhang Buyi's eyes were no longer as sharp as before, and he said softly: "Don't get excited, I'm not here to investigate your fault, nor to suspect that you have anything to do with this It's related. It's just that the officials under your command don't seem to take your orders seriously."

Lu Chan's eyes widened, "This group of dogs, don't they even dare to withhold food for disaster relief???"

"I need you to help me investigate this matter Lu Jun, this matter is very important, even if you are not directly involved, it is under your command after all."

"I know, I know. Tell me, how can I help you?"

At this time, all the ministers in Chang'an are rushing about this matter. The impact of this matter is too bad, and there are too many people involved. Clearing the relationship, the official was arranged by himself after all.Not to mention that the officials who gathered the wool along the way were all related to many ministers, whether they were recommended or related to the same clan, who would dare to underestimate them?Among other things, it was Li Cai, the transportation officer. If he was sentenced to death, even Li Guang would have to go with him.

Under the continuous sitting system, each case can cause a huge sensation.

But the temple did not disclose this matter, and the impact was limited to the level of Sangong Jiuqing. The rest of the people may not know what happened. They only know that these ministers have become extraordinarily busy, even embroidered clothes. They all started to move out frequently.

In Tianlu Pavilion, Fu Qiubo took out a few of his books out of breath and placed them in front of Liu Bo.

"These are all my latest completions, and they are all simply expounding on my own ideas. They are all benefits and your father."

"Many of your father's thoughts coincide with my teacher's. At first I couldn't understand the teacher's thoughts, but now because of your father's sake, I understand most of them. Unfortunately, I am too old and want to Eat it all, I'm afraid there won't be that time."

Liu Bo picked up those books carefully, "Teacher, don't you say that, you are so energetic, how can you look old? You must be able to figure out these things!"

Fuchubo laughed, "I hope so. I will pass on these books to you."

"Your aptitude is far inferior to that of your elder brother, but if you work hard, your future achievements may not be weaker than your elder brother's. This knowledge of governance is not only dependent on talent, but also depends on personal hard work. Take it in the future. Open it more if you have nothing to do, maybe you will get a different harvest.”

Liu Bo put away the book and thanked his teacher very gratefully.

Fu Qiubo nodded, but looked at Han Anguo beside Liu Bo.

"You are Liangcai Han Anguo, right? I'm in this palace, and I've heard a lot about you. I heard that you are asking everyone to debate around Qi. No one can win you. Your talent is pretty good. But don't humiliate others like this, in debates, there are winners and losers, you can't humiliate others just because you have won a few times."

Han Anguo was stunned, "Have I ever humiliated others?"

"You debate by asking for advice, and after you win, you say that the other party despises you and is unwilling to show your true skills. Isn't this humiliating?"

"The talents in my place are far inferior to those in Chang'an."

Fuchubo shook his head, "It's not because of this matter. I have heard a lot about your questions. There is no correct explanation for the things and reasons you asked. Different people have different answers in their hearts. How can you get your own answer from someone else's mouth?"

"Please explain clearly, how can I get the answer?"

"It's very simple. These principles are in the folk. Only by seeing and practicing for yourself can you get the correct answer. Fantasy is useless. Don't become a useless person like me. Do more while you are young. If you do more things, you will naturally know more truths, which will not change. When you start to have your own answers, you can go and see His Majesty more.”

"what??"

Fu Qiubo said with a smile: "Your Majesty is a man of great knowledge today, and he hides his secrets. I often observe His Majesty's behavior and his deeds in these years, and thus find out my own answer. Prince Liu An, It is also from His Majesty that he found his own way, that is, the upright son Dong Zhongshu. Although I don't like his ideas, I do not deny that he has also walked out of his own way, and many of his ideas are also found from His Majesty. of."

Out of respect for Daxian, Han Anguo nodded, "I see."

"Bo, I'm going to deal with the affairs of those unfilial disciples and grandchildren, so don't get involved in this matter, and go about your own affairs with peace of mind."

Liu Bo asked curiously, "How is the teacher going to deal with them?"

"Haha, of course there is a way, and it will definitely satisfy your father."

Fuchubo spoke confidently.

Liu Bo and Han Anguo bid farewell to Uncle Fuqiu, and just as they walked out of the gate of the palace, they saw Liu Zhang who had been waiting for a long time standing in front of them.

"Dai Wang, please come with us!"

Liu Bo was also terrified when he heard what the chief embroidered clothes said, and subconsciously said: "Please don't get angry, brother. My younger brother is stubborn and ignorant. If you do something wrong, please help me."

Liu Zhang was stunned for a moment, "It's not because of King Xia's business."

"Ah? Could it be Liang?"

Liu Bo said heartbrokenly: "What a wonderful child, he was given and brought up badly."

"My lord, it's not your brother's business. It was you who exposed the guard when passing through Wuguan. We just want you to be a witness."

(End of this chapter)