Thief Emperor

Chapter 912 Severe Punishment!

Hearing this, Du Qian first looked up at Li Yun and said happily: "So fast?"

"I originally thought that the Hedong Li family would have to dawdle for a while."

Li Yun smiled and said, "General Su's documents arrived ten days ago, but at that time, we were busy with the imperial examination, so we had to put them aside for the time being."

"Now, the Hedong Jiedushi Li Zhen should be almost in Luoyang."

Du Qian bowed and said, "Tomorrow, I will prepare an official to be sent to Taiyuan. Your Majesty has already decided on the governor of Hedong Province. Let Xu Kun go and give it a try."

"As for the chief official of Taiyuan Prefecture."

He looked at Li Yun and said, "This vacancy has not been decided yet. I have been thinking about it these days and it seems that Liu Zhiyuan, the former governor of Chenzhou, can take up this post."

Li Yun was startled, then looked at Du Qian. Du Qian looked calm and said, "Your Majesty, Liu Zhiyuan is the first governor in the Central Plains to open the city and surrender to Your Majesty, and he... is quite capable."

Liu Zhiyuan is indeed capable, but his methods are not very fair. Moreover, when he was in Chenzhou before, he had taken a lot from the locals. Now he is going to Taiyuan...

As if sensing Li Yun's doubts, Du Qian lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, Liu Zhiyuan is a very smart person who knows how to judge the situation. He may have been a little bit dishonest in the past, but now he has submitted to the new dynasty and to Your Majesty."

"He will observe the words and expressions and understand the Holy Heart."

Du Qian said meaningfully: "Perhaps, he will become an honest official, and even if he is not an honest official, I believe he can become a capable official."

For officials in the imperial court, there are some who can stick to their original intentions no matter where they go, and are not greedy or take advantage of others, while there are also some who are extremely greedy wherever they go.

But in fact, there is a small group of people who are extremely flexible in their actions, and sometimes the boundary between honest officials and corrupt officials is not clear among them.

As the saying goes, if something is good at the top, it will be very bad at the bottom.

Generally speaking, they will become the kind of officials that their superiors like.

Liu Zhiyuan is such a person. He is definitely a smart man. Even in Du Qian's opinion, Liu Zhiyuan will most likely stand out in the new dynasty in the future.

Li Yun stroked his chin and thought for a while, then nodded and said, "Okay, let him go."

"However, Taiyuan is very important at this juncture. It is not only related to the entire Hedong Road, but also has a great influence on the entire north. Before Liu Zhiyuan is sent out, let him come to see me."

"I'll talk to him in person."

For the New Tang Dynasty, in addition to his personal abilities, Liu Zhiyuan's symbolic significance is more important. He was the first envoy to surrender. By making use of him, more people can be united.

Moreover, one of the concubines in the palace now was Li Yun, who was originally presented to him by Liu Zhiyuan. This concubine also successfully gave birth to a son.

With this relationship, Liu Zhiyuan's future in the new dynasty became even brighter.

The king and his ministers discussed in detail the appointment of officials in Hedong Dao, and talked about how to advance to Guanzhong and the time of advancing to Guanzhong. It was not until dark that Li Yun stood up, looked at Yao Zhong, who was already pale, shook his head and sighed: "Mr. Yao, you have been very hard during this period. Don't go to the examination room today. Go home and have a good sleep."

Yao Zhong shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, I, the examiner, cannot return home until the examination is completed."

After he bowed to Li Yun, he bowed his head and said, "Your Highness, I will go to the examination room and take a nap."

Li Yun sighed, nodded in agreement, then stood up and said, "That's all for today, both of you go and have a good rest."

He looked at the two prime ministers and said slowly: "The new dynasty has just been established, and we still have too much to do. There are so many things to do that we can't finish them in a day or two."

"You two, take care of yourselves."

The two prime ministers also bowed deeply to Li Yun.

"Your Majesty must also take good care of your health."

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April.

Just when the examination papers were about to be reviewed, Hedong Jiedushi Li Zhen, with a dozen followers, finally arrived in Luoyang City. After he arrived outside Luoyang City, Luoyang Yin Li Zheng took time out to personally go to the city gate to greet him.

After seeing Li Zhen, Li Zheng stepped forward from a distance, clasped his fists and saluted, saying with a smile: "General Li has come from afar, I am sorry to have come to greet you."

Li Zhen looked Li Zheng up and down, and after seeing the purple dragon robe he was wearing, he guessed Li Zheng's identity. He quickly dismounted, bowed his head and clasped his fists in return: "Li Zhen from Taiyuan, I pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin."

Li Zheng was a little surprised and asked, "Does the commander recognize me?"

"Your Majesty's name has long been known throughout the world." Li Zheng shook his head and said, "I was just lucky and followed my brother to do some insignificant things."

As he spoke, he stepped forward and pulled Li Zhen's sleeve, smiling and saying, "My royal brother knew that General Li would come today, so he asked me to represent him and welcome the general here. Now my royal brother is already waiting for the general in the palace."

"The general comes with me."

Li Zhen looked a little terrified, and said quickly: "I am just a surrendered general, how can I..."

"Hey."

Li Zheng shook his head and corrected him with a smile: "General, what you said is wrong. You and I have never been real enemies. It's just that the general used to serve the old Zhou Dynasty. Now that the dynasty has changed, the general has abandoned the dark and joined the light."

"There is no such thing as surrender."

Li Zhen was also stunned when he heard this. He blinked and looked at Li Zheng: "Your Majesty, this..."

Li Fujun patted his shoulder and said with a smile: "No need to say more, that's the truth. General, please follow me into the city quickly."

"Don't keep your majesty waiting for too long."

"Yes."

Li Zhen bowed his head slightly and said, "Your Majesty, please lead the way."

Li Zheng brought the Hedong Jiedushi smoothly into Luoyang City, and then took him all the way to the imperial city. Finally, he entered the imperial palace unimpeded and arrived at the gate of Ganlu Hall.

Li Zhen stood at the entrance of Ganlu Palace, looking back at Li Zheng, still a little apprehensive: "Your Majesty, should I bathe and change clothes before coming to see you..."

Li Zheng smiled silently, pushed him from behind, and pushed him into the Ganlu Hall.

"Your Majesty, don't worry about this. General, please go in quickly."

Li Zhen staggered and was pushed into the Ganlu Palace. He stood firm and looked around.

In the emperor's study, there were not only various books and documents, but also two weapon racks with various weapons on them.

A large black gun was placed in the most conspicuous position. The gun was black from top to bottom, but scars could be seen all over the gun body and the tip of the gun.

Obviously, this is the big spear that has followed the emperor in conquests for many years.

At this time, the story of Emperor Li was spreading all over the world. Some people said that the spear in Emperor Li's hand was transformed from a black dragon, which had followed the emperor in battles for many years and was invincible.

Those who deserve it will die.

Under the gun, there was a not very long iron pipe. Li Zhen looked at it for a while but couldn't figure out its purpose. He was about to go forward to take a closer look when he suddenly heard footsteps. He turned around quickly and saw a tall emperor in blue clothes standing behind him, with his hands behind his back, looking at him with a smile.

Li Zhen was startled, and immediately knelt on the ground, kowtowed to the emperor and said, "I am Li Zhen from Taiyuan, and I pay my respects to Your Majesty."

"Long live the emperor."

Li Yun stepped forward, helped him up, and said with a smile: "We are still relatives, General Li, you don't have to be polite."

"This time, the Hedong incident was entirely due to General Li's deep understanding of justice. He avoided a war and saved countless lives."

“This is a great merit.”

Li Yun looked at him and said with a smile: "I should thank the general on behalf of the soldiers in the army and the people of Hedong Road."

Mr. Li's words were sincere.

After all, when the Hedong Army surrendered, there were 70,000 to 80,000 troops. With so many troops, if they really wanted to fight with real swords and guns, even if everything went well for Su Sheng, it would probably take a year or two, or even longer, before they could achieve any success.

If the Hedong Army conducts guerrilla warfare in Hedong Dao, or even causes trouble in the Central Plains, then this process may take even longer, and it may take two or three years before complete success is achieved.

With the surrender of the Li brothers, many problems in Hedong Road were immediately solved.

At this moment, even Li Yun, the emperor, was very happy.

Upon hearing this, Li Zhen immediately came to his senses. He took two steps back, knelt on the ground again, bowed his head deeply and kowtowed, saying: "I and the officers and soldiers of the Hedong Army did not understand the Holy Lord before and offended the Royal Master many times."

"Please, Your Majesty, punish me severely!"

(End of this chapter)