Chapter 1028: Rectifying the Rule of Officials (6)
Zhao Ziliang snorted coldly: "Hmph, you can't do the right thing, but you can do it well, if you can harm Li Zhongchen, this king will not only not investigate your crimes, but also give you the title of official and knight, and promote and reuse you!" ”
Zhao Ziliang said this was originally angry and unintentional, but Liu Daoqian actually believed it in his heart when he heard it, and hurriedly asked: "Is this true?" ”
Zhao Ziliang was stunned for a moment, and said in his heart that Lao Tzu just said it casually, you are still serious, but when he thought about it, he said everything he said, and he couldn't go back on his word, and this guy was so excited, could it be that he really had a way to trick Li Zhongchen? Zhao Ziliang immediately said: "Of course, the emperor has no jokes, and this king can naturally also speak with golden!" Do you really have a way to trap Li Zhongchen? ”
Liu Daoqian was overjoyed and immediately said: "The villain really has a way!" As long as it is carried out, there is no place for him to be buried! ”
Zhao Ziliang thought for a while and said to Liu Daoqian: "In this way, after the dispersal of the dynasty, you go to the regent palace with this king and tell this king in detail!" ”
"Yes, King!" Liu Daoqian retreated to the side with joy. The ministers of the Pen, Fun, and Pavilion www.biquge.info looked at Liu Daoqian's appearance, and they all scolded this guy in their hearts for taking a shit luck, so that they could all be favored by Zhao Ziliang.
Zhao Ziliang shouted outside: "Come on, take Wang Hong!" ”
"Take Wang Hong!"
Wang Hong was quickly brought in, and he saw Liu Daoqian at a glance, his legs were weak on the spot, and he almost fell to the ground, but the two soldiers next to him supported him.
Zhao Ziliang shouted: "Wang Hong, now that your master Liu Daoqian has fully explained what you have done, what else do you have to say?" ”
Wang Hong was frightened, looked at the crown prince Li Shi, and immediately cried to Li Shi: "Your Highness, help me, help me!" ”
At this time, where does the prince Li Shi dare to speak for Wang Hong, this is a big crime of the Jiu clan, anyone who touches the side will die, even if he is the prince Li Shi is afraid that he will end up with a deprived prince status, he immediately pointed at Wang Hong and shouted: "Wang Hong, you are bold, you actually designed to frame the court officials and incite the rebellion of the counterinsurgency army for your own personal grudges, you are so bold!" You, you are really innocent, this palace really regrets recommending you to be the Yin of Jingzhao Mansion in the first place! Hongu is really blind! You must bear the sin for what you have done, and no one in this world can save you! ”
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince······" Wang Hong shouted.
Zhao Ziliang slapped the table and shouted: "Come on, take Wang Hong, Wei Zhen, Xue Cui and others to the heavenly prison, and the three divisions will be interrogated by Dali Temple, Yushitai and the Criminal Department, and report to this king after the results come out!" ”
Several warriors walked in from outside the hall and dragged Wang Hong out, no matter how Wang Hong shouted, no one pleaded.
Zhao Ziliang asked the ministers: "Do you still have something to do?" Let's say it all together and solve it all this afternoon! ”
Li Qiyun, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, stood up and arched his hand: "The king, Li Qiyun, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, has a performance, it is now November, it is the dry period of the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, the Ministry of Industry has received a report from the government yamen in various places along the coast, many embankments have not been strengthened for many years, if there is a danger of bursting the embankment in the event of a flood summit, the imperial court in the past two years was originally to organize the people to strengthen the embankments of these dangerous river sections, but the imperial court has been eventful, and there is no time to take care of it, plus the treasury is not too full, Therefore, the Ministry of Industry has repeatedly tried to strengthen the embankment, but it has not been approved. If the embankments of these dangerous sections of the river are not reinforced, no one can predict whether the embankments will burst next year, and if they do, it will be a large-scale disaster and will cause tens of millions of people to be displaced······
After listening to Li Qiyun's words, Zhao Ziliang asked, "Lord Li, how much does it cost to repair and strengthen the embankments of these dangerous river sections?" ”
Li Qiyun replied: "According to the preliminary budget estimate of the officials of the Ministry of Industry, the entire project will be completed in about four months, and it will take about three million yuan!" ”
The ministers gasped after hearing this, three million guan? A minister stood up and said in a loud voice: "Lord Li, what are you kidding, now that the treasury is empty, how can you have so much money to repair the river embankment?" The imperial court still has to quell the rebellion, pay the army, and pay the salaries of the officials, and you can't find so much money even if you turn the treasury upside down! ”
"Yes, yes, now is the time to repair the river embankment, or wait for the world to be peaceful, and wait for the rebellion to be quelled!" The ministers were talking.
Zhao Ziliang raised his hand to stop the ministers from discussing, and asked: "Lord Li, does the Ministry of Industry have a specific construction plan, step plan, and detailed budget for the use of money?" ”
Li Qiyun was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately took out a book of music from his big sleeve and presented it with both hands and said: "This is a note written by Weichen after summarizing the thoughts of his colleagues in the Ministry of Industry, please take a look at it!" ”
Zhao Ziliang took the piece from the eunuch's hand and looked at it, and only after a long time did he raise his head, ponder for a moment and then said to the ministers: "The water conservancy embankment project is related to the national economy and people's livelihood, if the Yellow River and the Yangtze River burst the embankment, the damage caused to the Tang Dynasty is even more serious than the rebellion, and the imperial court can't help but pay attention to it!" Anything can be delayed, but the construction and reinforcement of river embankments must not be delayed, because it is not just a matter of life and death of one person, but of thousands of people! Floods leave a large number of people homeless, and these homeless people put a huge burden and pressure on the local government in the places where they pass, and if the local government does not provide adequate relief or does not handle the disaster properly, there is a high risk of rebellion. Adults, we can sit here every day and eat and drink spicy food, but what about the people? They are also human beings, they also have the right to live, although natural and man-made disasters can not be controlled by manpower, but if the imperial court can prevent it in advance, do the flood control affairs in advance, and strengthen and repair the river embankment, it can avoid such disasters as the embankment bursting! Just now someone said that the treasury has no money, and it is necessary to send troops to quell rebellions in various places, and to pay military salaries and salaries to the soldiers and officials of the army. To this king to say, this is short-sighted! If we only see the immediate difficulties but do not see the long-term crisis, if we only focus on the present, we will be constrained everywhere! The treasury has no money, but it can still be used to repair and strengthen the river embankment for 3 million guan! Just a few days ago, the officials handling the case seized more than 10 million yuan from the moth-eaten homes of the household department. ”
"No matter how difficult it is for the imperial court, no matter how empty the treasury is, even if the king does not eat or drink, he must take out the three million guan needed to repair and strengthen the river embankment, and we must not let the history of the large-scale flood disaster caused by the bursting of the Yellow River many years ago repeat itself! Where is Li Yi, the head of the household?"
Li Yi is the elder brother of Li Xian, the secretary of the ministry, both brothers are the sons of Li Yuan, the king of Xin'an, and they also have an eldest brother, Li Xian, but Li Xian has passed away. When Li Yi heard Zhao Ziliang call his name, he immediately stood up and agreed: "Weichen is here!" ”
Zhao Ziliang said: "From now on, you will be in charge of the affairs of the household department, and prepare 3.5 million yuan as a special fund to repair and strengthen the river embankment in dangerous areas, and shall not be diverted for other purposes!" ”
From the later period of Xuanzong, when there are often vacancies in the six Shangshu, if there is no one in the position of Shangshu, each ministry is managed by the left and right servants, and even the governors of the three provinces are often vacant, even if there are people, they are only honorary titles, and they don't care about things, and the specific stewards are Zhongshu Shilang, Huangmen Shilang and others.
Li Xian arched his hand and said, "Weichen obeys!" ”
Zhao Ziliang said to Li Qiyun again: "Lord Li, in addition to the 3 million guan used to repair and strengthen the river embankment, this king will give you an additional 500,000 guan for repairing and dredging the water conservancy ditches along the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, so as to facilitate spring plowing irrigation and summer flood discharge after the beginning of spring next year." Your Ministry of Industry should also send a letter to the local governments along the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, so that they must pay attention to it, and if the local government officials still cause the river embankment to burst because of their dereliction of duty after the special funds are transferred, then they will wait to be guillotined! This king will never be soft when he kills people, especially those officials who have caused serious consequences due to dereliction of duty, inaction, and corruption and perversion of the law! Your Ministry of Industry should send commissioners to various places along the coast to guide the local government to organize the people to repair and strengthen the embankment, after the completion of the repair and reinforcement of each section of the embankment, you must carry out acceptance, for the unqualified must let the local government rework, but also to supervise the use of funds, if anyone dares to fight the idea of this batch of special funds, no matter who he is, the king will never let him go, and the people of the world will not let him go! ”
These words made all the court ministers awe-inspiring in their hearts, and they all knew how much Zhao Ziliang hated corrupt officials and corrupt officials. Li Qiyun replied loudly: "Please rest assured, Wechen is watching this matter personally, if there are any problems, Wechen can report to the king at any time!" ”
"Hmm!" Zhao Ziliang nodded, and said to Wu Cheng in the imperial history: "Wu Zheng, the imperial history platform will also be sent to supervise the imperial history to keep an eye on the use of this money, once there is anything to be found, as long as there is a certain amount of evidence in hand, this king authorizes you to immediately file a case for investigation, suspend him first, restrict his personal freedom, and make him unable to use official resources to obstruct you from handling the case!" But there is one thing that this king wants to make clear to you Yushitai, it is absolutely forbidden to fabricate and forge evidence at will to frame and frame, it is not that no one supervises and stares at your Yushitai, if this kind of thing happens, you are law enforcement violations, and the crime will be increased by one degree! ”
Zhao Ziliang's words gave Yu Shitai a great right, which has never been seen before, in the past, Yu Shitai could only secretly collect information and evidence, and could not investigate openly at all, but now with Zhao Ziliang's support, not only can he investigate in a righteous and bright manner, but also directly stop the target's position after mastering certain evidence, restricting their personal freedom, this right is too great. However, Zhao Ziliang also added a tightening spell to them when he delegated power to the Yushitai, which made Wu Yan happy in his heart, but he also secretly warned himself not to get carried away, in case someone caught Yushitai abusing his power, he, the Yushi Zhongcheng who was in charge of the size of the Yushitai, would not be able to eat and walk around.