Tang Dynasty: The poisonous scholar in the Eastern Palace, please abdicate and let the wise one take

Chapter 74 Testing, Su Chen Recruits People

The sky was overcast and drizzling.

Just like Li Shimin's gloomy mood at the moment, there was a sign of a storm at any time.

Lu Chengqing and Li Daozon stood there quietly without moving.

However, the eye contact between them has never stopped since the two of them submitted the case files they had investigated and tried.

They knew very well how explosive the contents of the files handed over to Li Shimin were!
Compared to Li Daozon's current situation where there is no solid evidence but only confessions, the files submitted by Lu Chengqing contain confessions and evidence from many merchants in Chang'an City!
Bang!
Li Shimin slammed the file on the table with an expressionless face.

Cui Minghao is just a member of the Cui family's branch clan, a businessman. How could he rely on the Cui family's name to rob the emperor? !

"Your Majesty, calm down."

Li Daozon and the other man stopped their eye contact and spoke at the same time.

Li Shimin said expressionlessly: "Lu Chengqing, is the confession evidence in this file really true?"

"Absolutely true!"

Lu Chengqing bowed and said, "In addition to some merchants in Chang'an City, more victims came from other places."

"other places?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, you may not know that in order to protect the reputation and safety of the Cui family, Cui Minghao would force these victims to leave Chang'an City as soon as possible after doing these things."

"That's unreasonable!"

Li Shimin was extremely angry.

This is simply treating me as a blind man and a fool!

The Cui family alone has committed so many crimes, what about other wealthy and powerful families?

Are they the local bullies?
Li Shimin couldn't imagine what the Tang Dynasty would become if this continued.

"Li Dao Zong, you said that in order to prevent the Cui family from being alerted, two groups of people were arranged to rush to Boling County in advance. One of them came back, and Wang Gan and others stayed in Boling County to persuade the victim to go to Chang'an City together?"

"Indeed, after receiving the news, I immediately arranged for a hundred elite soldiers to go there to prevent any accidents from happening!"

Li Shimin nodded. Li Daozong's preparations were complete. However, this approach also made Li Shimin feel terrible!
Officials from the Ministry of Justice went to the local area to thoroughly investigate the news, and they actually put their lives in danger!

This is simply a provocation to imperial power!

"You did a great job, make sure they are safe!"

At this time.

A eunuch hurried in and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, Master Cui Renshi and Master Cui Junsu request an audience."

Lu Chengqing and the other man looked at each other, both of them were a little surprised.

Not to mention Lu Chengqing, Li Daozon came to the palace as soon as he heard the news.

Cui Junsu and the other two actually got the news?

"It came really quickly!"

Li Shimin sneered and said indifferently, "Announce."

A moment later, Cui Junsu and the other man strode in.

"Your Highness, I, Cui Junsu and Cui Renshi, pay my respects to your majesty."

"No gift."

Li Shimin said calmly, "Why are you two here to see me at this time?"

Cui Junsu said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, since Your Majesty ordered Lord Lu to investigate the criminals, I have reflected on myself and thoroughly investigated everyone in the mansion to prevent them from committing crimes behind my back."

"Thanks to your majesty's protection, I have discovered several bad apples in advance. I have ordered people to arrest them all and bring them to the government office to set the record straight."

A sneer flashed across Li Shimin's face, and he turned to look at Cui Renshi.

Cui Renshi knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, I heard that Cui Minghao, a merchant in the West Market, used the Cui family's name to rob and commit crimes. I am deeply distressed and regretful. I have no words to face Your Majesty, so I come here today to apologize."

Li Shimin: "What crime have you committed?"

Cui Renshi: "I am a guilty minister who failed to discipline my subordinates and had no management skills, which led to my relationship with Cui Minghao, who used the Cui family's name to bully the market. This is an unforgivable crime!"

Hey!
It's quite clean, isn't it?!
Lu Chengqing pursed his lips.

According to Master Cui Ren, Cui Minghao has nothing to do with his Cui family!
It was just that Master Cui Ren did not discipline his subordinates well enough, which led to Cui Minghao establishing a relationship with the people in the mansion, and relying on the Cui family's name to commit crimes!

Li Shimin was also amused by Cui Renshi. Someone in the mansion was connected to Cui Minghao? ?
How dare you say such a reason? It's absolutely ridiculous!

If there were no minister like you, Cui Renshi, would Cui Minghao dare to be so arrogant and domineering in Chang'an City?
but.

Li Shimin smiled and said, "Minister Cui, you are too serious. If it is really Cui Minghao and the people in your mansion who are just bullying others, I will not blame you."

Cui Renshi's heart tightened.

If he hadn't been taking advantage of the tiger's might, he would have been in trouble!

"Minister Cui is loyal to the emperor and patriotic. He can examine himself three times a day, thoroughly investigate the criminals in the government, and bring them to the government office. I am deeply pleased."

Li Shimin said with a smile, "If all the civil and military officials in the court were like Minister Cui, the Tang Dynasty would be worry-free for eternity!"

Cui Junsu said loudly: "The Tang Dynasty will last forever!"

Lu Chengqing and the other man, who had been watching the show, almost laughed out loud at Cui Junsu's flattery.

Will the country last forever?

With people like you around, how can the Tang Dynasty last forever?
Li Shimin consoled him, "Friendship among villains is sweet as honey. They think that you two are in high positions, so naturally they are greedy and their desires are insatiable."

"Okay, my two beloved ministers, please go back first. Please be more restrained towards the people in the mansion."

"Yes."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Cui Junsu and the other man bowed and left.

Before parting, both of them saw deep worry on each other's faces, and got into their respective carriages without saying a word.

Li Shimin glanced at Lu Chengqing and the other two and said calmly, "What do you think?"

Li Dao Zong: "A brave man cuts off his arm and sacrifices his pawn to save his chariot."

Lu Chengqing smiled and nodded in agreement.

Li Shimin sighed, "You guys go down."

"My minister retire."

After Lu Chengqing and the other man left, Li Shimin took another look at the files on the table and then opened a drawer beside him.

Inside was the enlightenment plan that Li Chengqian had submitted earlier.

……

The rain lasted for five days.

After the heavy rain, the sky and the ground exchanged identities. Looking up, the sky was dim, but the stars were shining under your feet.

The air was filled with a slight smell of dust and a pungent stench.

Although Chang'an City is prosperous, the treatment of its sewers is still not good enough, Su Chen sighed, opened his folding fan to cover his face, blocking the smell from entering his nose.

"Be careful of the puddles, sir."

Jin Yong walked in front and gave a reminder after crossing the puddle.

Su Chen nodded, took Sun Qiang and followed Jin Yong into the depths of the alley.

Sun Qiang couldn't help but mutter, "I asked you to find a few trustworthy people, why did you bring us to a place like this?"

Jin Yong smiled bitterly, "Brother Sun, the young master wants someone who is clean and honest. Apart from places like Yanzuofang, where else can you find someone who is clean and honest in Chang'an?"

Yanzuofang is a place where poor people gather in Chang'an City, and it is home to all kinds of people.

To say that they are innocent people is only a comparison with other people in the market; their identities do not involve any connections with the government.

Su Chen said casually: "Where to live is not a problem, the problem is whether the people you found are available?"

Jin Yong: "Please rest assured, sir, I'm absolutely reliable!"

soon.

Su Chen followed Jin Yong and came to a dilapidated house deep in Yanzuofang.

Sun Qiang: "You guys really know how to pick a place."

In this kind of place, let alone ordinary people, even the patrol police would have no interest in patrolling here, right?
"Master, please."

(End of this chapter)