webnovelvip Chapter 468
Chapter 468
Chapter 468
Li Shimin stared at Lin Xuan and said, "What if I must ask you to investigate?"
Lin Xuan looked at Li Shimin calmly, and said, "I'm sorry!"
"boom!"
Li Shimin stood up against the case, glared at Lin Xuan, and shouted: "Lin Xuan, you are presumptuous! Do you still have this emperor in your eyes!"
Lin Xuan didn't speak, as if he didn't feel Li Shimin's anger.
Seeing Lin Xuan like this, Li Shimin became even more angry, grabbed the memorial he was sitting on and threw it on Lin Xuan, and shouted: "Get out, get out!"
With Lin Xuan's reaction, he could naturally avoid it, but he didn't.
Of course, this is also related to Li Shimin's memorial. If it's the paperweight and inkstone or something, it's no wonder he doesn't hide.
"Chen, leave!" Lin Xuan bowed and retreated.
"Whoo~"
After Lin Xuan left, Li Shimin took a few deep breaths, calmed down, and shouted: "Come on!"
Li Mu came in after hearing the sound, bowed and said, "Your Majesty."
"Go, call Fang Xuanling here." Li Shimin said.
"Yes." Li Mu responded and backed out.
Fang Xuanling is the right servant of the Shangshu. He needs to work in the palace every day to assist Li Shimin in handling government affairs.
"Sir, see Your Majesty!"
Li Shimin has calmed down now, he waved his hands and said, "Sit down."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
After Fang Xuanling sat down, he waited for Li Shimin to speak.
"I want to check the accounts of the seven departments, what do you think?" Li Shimin said.
Fang Xuanling was startled, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, we can't check."
"Why?" Li Shimin asked.
He could understand Lin Xuan's refusal, after all, it was an offending job.
But Fang Xuanling didn't agree, so he had to be cautious.
"Your Majesty, the accounts of the Seven Departments involve all the officials in the world. This investigation will definitely cause chaos." Fang Xuanling said.
"I don't intend to pursue it, I just want to see how many people think I'm a fool." Li Shimin said.
Fang Xuanling asked back: "Your Majesty, if someone embezzles a huge amount, can Your Majesty promise not to pursue it?"
Li Shimin was silent, he couldn't guarantee this.
After a long time, Li Shimin looked at Fang Xuanling and said, "If we don't investigate, is it possible to let them continue to embezzle like this?"
"Your Majesty, there must be corruption, and this kind of thing will definitely never be eradicated. The seven departments spend so much money every year, and after passing through the hands of so many officials, if they investigate, they will definitely find out the problem. But what happens after it is found out? Those problems are big. Should the official be killed or not? Killing will definitely make other people panic, and if they are used by those who want to use it, it will cause chaos. If they don't kill, His Majesty will be unhappy." Fang Xuanling said.
This is the same as after the invasion of Nanjing in the Battle of Zhu Dijing, many secret letters written by ministers to Zhu Yunqi were found.
However, Zhu Yunqi didn't even look at it, so it made people burn.
In fact, without reading, he knew that those letters were scolding him and showing his loyalty to Zhu Yunwen.
He must have been unhappy watching it. In order to calm down the situation as soon as possible, those people couldn't be killed, so he simply stopped watching.
Fang Xuanling was also doing it for Li Shimin's good. If too many people were involved in the investigation, he would definitely not be able to kill him, but it would be unpleasant not to kill Li Shimin. If this is the case, it would be better not to know.
Seeing that Li Shimin was silent, Fang Xuanling continued: "In addition, most of the current officials are from aristocratic families. Maybe many officials have resigned before the investigation has started. By then, the whole country will be paralyzed."
Li Shimin was silent, and what Fang Xuanling said was what he was most worried about, which was why he asked Lin Xuan to investigate secretly.
"I'm considering this matter, you go down first." Li Shimin said.
Although Li Shimin often thinks that what he says is what he says, but he has one good thing, that is, he can listen to others.
Just because Lin Xuan objected, he might still insist, but Fang Xuanling also objected, which made him hesitate.
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"Father, this is a letter from Chang'an." Cui Yi said.
Cui Lingdao took the letter and read it, then handed it to Cui Yi, frowning and thinking.
"Father, it's obvious that the court is collecting grain." Cui Yi said immediately after reading.
"Then what do you think should be done now?" Cui Lingdao asked.
Cui Yi didn't even think about it, and said: "Since the imperial court wants food, we naturally have to stop it."
"Stop it? So what's stopping it? The weather has been good these two years, and our family is not the only one that has food in their hands. Those businessmen will definitely buy the food to the court when they see the benefits." Cui Lingdao said.
Since ancient times, the Han people have had a deep land plot.
When those businessmen are rich, they will also buy a lot of land.
Although the grain in the hands of those merchants was not comparable to that of their aristocratic families, but with so many merchants in the world, the imperial court could still buy a large amount of grain.
"You can contact other aristocratic families to put pressure together. In this way, the court will not be able to buy any food at all." Cui Yi said.
Cui Lingdao reprimanded: "How many times have I told you, old man, that you need to consider all aspects before making a decision. Why do we want to prevent the court from purchasing grain?"
Cui Yi looked at his father blankly, didn't their aristocratic family keep changing the law to add obstacles to the court?Why would I be scolded?
"Let you use your brain more when you encounter problems. What do you think the court is doing to collect food at this time?" Cui Lingdao asked with a bit of hatred.
"What are you collecting food for?"
Cui Yi was taken aback for a moment, thought for a while, and said with some uncertainty: "It should be for the war, right?"
"The weather has been good for the past two years, and the court doesn't need disaster relief. At this time, the grain collection must be for the purpose of fighting. Wars can not only consume the power of the court, but also allow the generals we recruit to take advantage of the opportunity to make meritorious service. Why stop it?" Cui Lingdao asked.
"What does dad mean to sell grain to the court?" Cui Yi asked.
Cui Lingdao nodded and said, "Selling grain to the imperial court is beneficial to us, and we can make a fortune. Why not sell it?"
"Father, how much should I sell to the court?" Cui Yi asked.
"How much old food does the family still have?" Cui Lingdao asked.
"There are still [-] to [-] stones left." Cui Yi said.
Cui Lingdao frowned slightly, and said, "Why are there so few?"
He is the head of the Cui family, so he naturally knows how much food the Cui family can have left each year.
The aristocratic family will store food, which is why when the world is in chaos, many people will choose to rob the aristocratic family.
Because the family not only has money, but also food.
Normally, the grain stored last year will be sold this year, but it is impossible to only have this amount.
"This year, some old grain was mixed in the grain for the tenants, so there is only so much left." Cui Yi said.
"Idiot, who told you to do this?" Cui Lingdao said angrily: "If you do this, the reputation of our Cui family will be rotten."
The aristocratic family monopolizes the upward ladder, and when disasters occur, they will annex a large number of lands.
They oppress the people, but they have a good reputation among the people.
As we all know, the Yellow Turban Uprising at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty destroyed many aristocratic families.
I think it is because the people are fighting back against oppression from the family.
In fact, that was not the case at all. The Yellow Turbans first attacked the government, and Qiu never offended the aristocratic family.
Later, because of lack of food, they started to attack the family.
In fact, the family's reputation among the people is very good.
Although the tenants who help the aristocratic family to cultivate the land also need to pay [-]% of the rent, but it is normal in the eyes of the common people, after all, they pay so much.
In times of famine, the aristocratic family will give porridge.Many people thanked them.
(End of this chapter)