Li Chengqian of the Tang Dynasty: Please say long live His Majesty

Chapter 480: My Lords, I Don’t Want to Get Bloody and Kill People (First Update)
The morning light is lush.

The palace is quiet.

Only the sound of heavy slumber echoed in the hall.

Suddenly, the sound of deep sleep stopped, and Li Chengqian, who was immersed in a beautiful dream, slowly opened his eyes.

Soft light filled the eyes, and a bright face appeared before my eyes.

Wang Youlan lowered her head and gently brushed the ends of her black hair across Li Chengqian's neck.

It makes people feel itchy.

"My beloved." Li Chengqian called softly and stretched out his hand.

Wang Youlan looked up and saw that Li Chengqian had woken up. Then she smiled mischievously and retracted the hair from her fingertips.

Li Chengqian gently held Wang Youlan in his arms, his fingers touching her smooth back. A comfortable feeling came from his fingertips, and Li Chengqian's spirit gradually calmed down.

"Tell me, what do you want to do by waking me up so early?" Li Chengqian gently supported Wang Youlan's chin with his left hand, looking at her provocatively.

"Your Majesty!" Wang Youlan bit her lip, her eyes moving, and then turned her head to the side.

Although she often takes the initiative, she is actually a loser.

Li Chengqian smiled complacently, then hugged Wang Youlan in his arms.

"Your Majesty!" Wang Youlan lay in Li Chengqian's arms and whispered, "My mother came to the palace yesterday. She said that my uncle might be transferred from his position as Minister of Personnel. Is this true?"

"I don't know." Li Chengqian shook his head and said, "But the Imperial Censor is investigating the Ministry of Personnel. As long as my uncle is not involved, then nothing will happen."

"Really?" Wang Youlan raised her head, her face full of worry. "But judging from what Mother says, it seems my uncle is involved."

"Then there's nothing we can do." Li Chengqian smiled, then pinched Wang Youlan's nose and said jokingly, "You, you're so stupid."

"Ah!" Wang Youlan's eyes were full of confusion.

"Your mother said that your uncle was at most transferred, not dismissed or even imprisoned. This means that even if he has some problems, they are still minor." Li Chengqian lay down calmly and said in a low voice, "He has only been in the Ministry of Personnel for a year. How much can he possibly be involved in? At most, he will just go around and come back. And this is better."

"Is it better?"

"Hmm!" Li Chengqian's expression grew serious, and he said, "As long as your uncle doesn't have experience in local governance, I won't let him be the head of the six ministries. Rather than falling out with him later, it's better for him to go to the local area and gain experience now. As long as he makes achievements, I will transfer him back, and then others won't say anything."

"Hmm!" Although Wang Youlan didn't quite understand, she pretended to understand and nodded vigorously, saying, "Your Majesty, what you said makes sense."

"Haha!" Li Chengqian laughed, holding Wang Youlan in his arms. His fingers lingered on her smooth jade back, and he whispered, "You're just thinking too much about others. The Queen is now preparing to select women from the Liu family to enter the harem. Maybe one day, you'll see one of your cousins ​​appear in the palace."

Wang Youlan suddenly looked up and looked at Li Chengqian in disbelief: "Your Majesty, what did you say? Will a woman from the Liu family enter the palace?"

"That's right!" Li Chengqian nodded and said, "The Queen said that my grandfather had 22 sons, and I only have six sons now. In order to continue the family line and expand the family, the Queen wants to recruit concubines for me. The first ones to come are the six families in Guanzhong, including the Liu family."

"The Liu family, the Liu family can't do it." Wang Youlan shook her head firmly. Although she didn't know much about worldly affairs, she also understood that once a woman from the Liu family entered the harem, not only would she take away the favor, but she would also have much less support from the Liu family.

"There's nothing we can do about it." Li Chengqian gently brushed Wang Youlan's fair neck with his right hand, brushing across her cheek, and whispered, "The stability of the world is the top priority, and it can't be changed. Instead of thinking about the Liu family, my beloved concubine, you should think more about the Wang family. The children of the Wang family are your foundation."

Although Liu Shi of Guanzhong was a large family, he was actually the last among the six surnames in Guanzhong.

Among Wei, Pei, Xue, Liu, Yang and Du, which family has more power in the court than the Liu family.

The Wang family of Jingzhao, the Wang family of Longmen, the Wang family of Taiyuan, the Wang family of Langya, the Wang family of Wuhuan, and the Wang family of Jizhou are all one family.

If they really join hands, the major families in Guanzhong may have to join forces to compete with them.

Compared with Li Shimin, who had to rely more on the Guanlong clans to suppress the four directions, now that the people of the world have won over, Li Chengqian can use more talents from other places.

In addition, the talents of the Guanlong family gradually failed to keep up and became corrupt, so the Guanlong family's voice in the court was bound to decline.

The interests of the Guanlong family were damaged, and conflicts with Li Chengqian were inevitable...

Of course, these contradictions may be contradictions in time between the Guanlong families and other local families.

Li Chengqian smiled softly.

Looking at the beauty in front of him who was suddenly enlightened, he whispered: "Don't worry about the mess outside. My beloved concubine, give me a prince. That is your foundation."

Wang Youlan was stunned for a moment, then she understood everything. She lowered her head and looked at Li Chengqian with a dazed look in her eyes: "Your Majesty!"

Li Chengqian lowered his right hand, gently patted her slender waist, and whispered, "Come, this time, I will give you a chance to look down on the world."

Wang Youlan's face suddenly turned red, then she lifted the quilt and sat up.

……

An hour later, Li Chengqian came out of Yiyue Palace wearing a scarlet and yellow dragon robe and looking refreshed.

"Your Majesty!" Xu An led the way in front.

After walking a little further, Li Chengqian stopped and turned to look at Yiyue Palace.

Xu An leaned silently against Li Chengqian's side.

"Go and check if there is anyone in Yiyue Palace who was present when Concubine Lan met her mother yesterday. Also, check if anyone among them is passing information to the outside world." Li Chengqian's eyes were cold.

Wang Youlan is a woman with no brains, but Liu asked her to do this, which was to let her harem interfere in politics.

In Li Chengqian's harem, except for the empress who had certain powers to assist him in handling state affairs, anyone else who interfered would be considered an usurper.

Li Chengqian would not do anything to Wang Youlan, but it is hard to say what he would do to Liu Shi.

"Yes!" Xu An bowed seriously.

Turning around, Li Chengqian walked towards the Liangyi Hall and said, "You're slow. When Zhang Anan was the Eunuch Supervisor, he had his own spies in each palace, keeping an eye on the servants. You can't wait for Zhang Anan to hand over his men to you now. You must learn to cultivate your own men."

"Yes!" Xu An bowed with some trepidation and said, "It is my fault that I failed in my duty."

"Hurry up and do it. I don't want to worry about someone looking at me with strange eyes while I'm resting in my harem." Li Chengqian's eyes were cold.

"Yes!" Xu An bowed immediately.

Li Chengqian then strode forward, with guards on both sides following closely with swords and spears in hand.

Xu An then stood up and followed with a serious expression.

Could it be that the incident involving Concubine Lan gave the emperor some bad thoughts?
...In the Taiji Hall.

All the ministers, the chancellors, the censors, the servants, and the generals stood with their heads bowed.

Li Chengqian walked in from outside the hall with an indifferent expression.

Everyone bowed and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty!"

"Hmm!" Li Chengqian nodded slightly and said, "Gentlemen, please stand up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Li Chengqian glanced at the crowd and said directly, "My lords, we will set off for Luoyang tomorrow. Have you made all the arrangements?"

Fang Xuanling stepped forward, holding his hu tablet and bowing, saying, "Your Majesty, everything is ready."

"Yes!" Li Chengqian nodded and looked at the Imperial Censor Sun Fujia on the other side. "Sun Qing, let's put the Ministry of Personnel matters aside for now. We'll discuss it when we get to Luoyang."

"Your Majesty!" Sun Fujia stepped forward and solemnly bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, there's no need to wait until Luoyang. The case of Zhang Ruice, the Minister of Personnel, abusing his power for personal gain has been verified. Your Majesty, please deal with it."

Li Chengqian had just lowered his head when he suddenly raised it up and looked at Sun Fujia in surprise.

Sun Fujia pulled out a memorial and an account book from his sleeve and said, "Your Majesty, Zhang Ruice, a doctor in the Ministry of Personnel, has a hidden account book at home. It contains the names of officials who bribed him for official positions over the years. Thirteen people were implicated in the past year, and five people were implicated a year ago."

Li Chengqian clenched his fists instantly, his eyes stern as he said, "My dear, are you saying that before I ascended the throne, his behavior was somewhat restrained, but after I ascended the throne, his behavior has become even more outrageous?"

"Yes!" Sun Fujia's words made all the ministers in the hall shiver, including Changsun Wuji.

"Hahaha, hahahaha..." The emperor's angry laughter came from above, just as everyone had imagined.

Everyone in the hall felt a tingling sensation on their scalp.

Although the emperor was cautious in his administration and considerate of his superiors and subordinates, he was very strict about some things.

He can't stand corruption and abuse of power the most.

Previously, Yang Shidao's son Yang Yuzhi behaved improperly and harmed the people. If he had not been the princess's son, he would have been beheaded directly.

But even so, the Hongnong Yang family paid a heavy price to protect Yang Yuzhi.

The matter of Zhang Ruice now does not involve serious matters, but its nature is serious and terrifying.

What Zhang Ruice did was equivalent to saying that during the reign of the retired emperor, the administration of officials in the country was stable, but when the emperor came to power, the administration of officials in the country began to become corrupt.

In other words, the future emperor's world will definitely be inferior to that of the retired emperor.

"Search the property!" Li Chengqian looked up and said coldly, "Qiu Shenji."

"I'm here!" Qiu Shenji, the General of the Right Thousand Oxen Guard, stood up and bowed.

"Imprison the entire family of Zhang Ruice, the Minister of Personnel. The men will be exiled to Liaodong, and the women will be demoted to slavery in the imperial court." Li Chengqian took a deep breath and said, "Send out the cavalry in all directions to arrest all the officials on the list. The Dali Temple, the Ministry of Justice, and the local prefectures and counties must all cooperate. Anyone who hesitates will be imprisoned together."

"Yes!" Qiu Shenji, Yin Jun and Liu Dewei all bowed.

"Zhang Ruice, the Langzhong of the Ministry of Personnel, will be immediately taken out of the Yong'an Gate and beheaded, and his head will be sent to the six ministries." Li Chengqian's voice became more and more cruel.

Li Anyan, the general of the Left Thousand Oxen Guard, stepped forward and bowed, "Yes!"

"Liu Shi, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel, failed to supervise strictly and was incompetent in commanding his subordinates, so he was demoted to the governor of Shezhou." Li Chengqian's eyes were cold.

"I obey your order." Liu Shi stood up with a pale face and bowed to receive the order.

Changsun Wuji stood aside and watched. Although his eyes were ugly, they were more of a look of disappointment.

He transferred Liu Shi to the Ministry of Personnel, but he didn't expect that he would cause such a big mess.

Li Chengqian turned his gaze to Tang Jian and said, "Minister Tang Jian has failed to supervise his subordinates strictly and is incompetent in managing them. I will fine you three months' salary."

"I obey your order." Tang Jian stood up and bowed, but he couldn't help but feel relieved.

Fortunately, he was transferred from the Ministry of Personnel. If he were still in office, he would probably be dismissed from office.

"Dali Temple, Ministry of Justice, and Censorate, after you bring the suspect back, conduct a thorough investigation. If you implicate anyone, the Qianniu Guards will arrest that person." Li Chengqian looked at Sun Fujia and said, "The Censorate will be in charge of this case."

"Yes!" Sun Fujia bowed again.

Li Chengqian looked up at the ministers and said softly, "My lords, I don't want to be stained with blood, but the current situation forces me to do so."

"Your Majesty, please calm down!" All the ministers bowed in unison.

Li Chengqian shook his head, looked at Fang Xuanling, and said, "Prime Minister Fang, the housing prices in Chang'an are high. This case has some causes. All the officials serve me. I cannot let this matter force them into a situation where they are forced to commit illegal acts. Find a way to deal with this matter."

"I obey your command." Fang Xuanling bowed.

"Alright, let's adjourn the court... Wait!" Li Chengqian looked up and said, "The position of Vice Minister of Personnel is vacant. The Secretariat and the Ministry of Personnel should submit a list of candidates to me. They must be capable and honest. Don't choose the wrong person."

"Yes!" Changsun Wuji and Yang Shidao stood up and bowed together.

"Let's adjourn the court." Li Chengqian waved his hand and stood up.

"Farewell, Your Majesty!" All the ministers bowed.

……

In the Liangyi Hall, the atmosphere was still depressing after the emperor left.

Zhang Sun Wuji walked out of the class train and looked at the ministers with a stern face: "The Supreme Emperor has abdicated and Your Majesty has ascended the throne. It seems that everyone has slacked off."

"I dare not." Everyone bowed in unison.

"Go back and examine yourselves. If there are any problems, handle them all yourselves. Don't bring any more trouble to His Majesty..." Zhang Sun Wuji snorted coldly and said, "When the time comes, even if Your Majesty doesn't want to kill any more people, I will ask Your Majesty to kill a few more people."

"Yes!" The ministers felt cold and bowed together.

Changsun Wuji strode out of the hall and walked past Liu Shi without even looking at him.

At this time, Fang Xuanling calmly turned around from the front of the train and walked out of the hall step by step.

The ministers bowed again.

(End of this chapter)