Liu Che took the ministers into the riding stable to check.

On this tour, Liu Che's order was accompanied by the officials of the Prime Minister's Mansion of more than 1,000 stones, and the chief officials of the Imperial Shi Dafu Yamen of more than 600 stones, and the generals above the rank of Lieutenant of the Imperial Palace.

Therefore, the whole team accompanying the tour is very large.

Just qualified to gather around Liu Che, the emperor, there are more than 100 officials who listen to the Holy Sect, and there are countless officials who are respectful, bow their heads, and wait for the opportunity to brush their faces on the periphery - the emperor of the Liu family has always liked to ask middle and low-level officials when he has nothing to do.

For example, the famous story of Emperor Taizong - Feng Tang Jinyan.

What position did Feng Tang hold at that time?

The answer is: Director Nakaro.

This is a subordinate officer below the middle lang of the five senses.

His status is roughly equivalent to the head of a reserve regiment in the Shenjing Garrison Command of the Celestial Empire.

In addition, in the story of Zhang Shizhi's Tiger Circle, there is even a dialogue between Emperor Taizong and the husband who is responsible for the maintenance of the Tiger Circle.

The man in this story is even lower.

In history, after Liu Che's father died in Chao Cuo, he specially found a Sima who returned from the front line to ask about the situation of the war ahead and the views of the people in the world on the matter of killing Chao Cuo.

When the little pig was in the morning, the little pig had more than one conversation with the middle and lower-level officials.

Even the edict of his own sin in his later years was promoted by a letter to an old man who guarded Liu Bang's mausoleum.

Therefore, countless people are gearing up, waiting for the opportunity, and many people are secretly preparing to answer the possible sudden questions of the Son of Heaven at any time.

Liu Che could feel it. Every time he turned back, every time he turned around. Every time I walk, there are countless pairs of enthusiasm. The 'loyal ministers' who are full of ardent hope to solve the crisis for the 'monarch's father' are eager to seize the opportunity.

Faced with this situation, Liu Che nodded in his heart.

That's exactly what he wants to see.

Is the bureaucratic system of the two yamen strong or not?

Powerful of course!

But he is undoubtedly as weak as a child compared to the bureaucracy of the whole country.

The Ministry of Railways of the Celestial Empire in the future is awesome, right?

Dry down.

Throughout the ages, countless facts have proved a truth: bureaucrats will always dare to hide in the shadows and play the tricks they are good at, but once they are put in the spotlight, even if they are all Monkey King. They all have to kneel in the palm of the Buddha's hand.

With such thoughts, Liu Che took his ministers and checked around in the riding stable.

The more he looked, the more Liu Che's brows wrinkled.

The problem of riding stables, even Liu Che, a layman, has already seen it.

Up and down the stables, there was chaos everywhere.

Many horses are in a state of health that is not very good at a glance.

And more importantly - a qualified war horse. It's so little!

In the Han Dynasty, there is a standard for what kind of horse can become a war horse.

For example, the Han law stipulates that horses are forbidden to be more than 5 feet 9 inches high. If the teeth are not flat, they shall not be allowed to go out of the customs.

Why?

Because horses over five feet and nine inches are war horses.

Other than that. The imperial court will also buy fine mares at a premium to the people.

Hanshu. Emperor Wu records an order issued during the reign of Little Pig: In the fifth year of Yuan Hunting, there are few horses in the world...... 200,000 flat horses.

The so-called flat. It was Pingjia, which meant that Pingjia was ordered to buy 200,000 mares at a high price in the market. In order to encourage the people to raise horses.

As one of the six stables in the country, the riding stable has always been one of the largest horse farms in the Han family before Liu Che's father ascended the throne.

Although its status has declined now, it is also the top five national ranches after the horse garden set up by Liu Che in Shanglin Garden.

Horses here are still the main supply to the army.

However, in this large state-owned armament ranch of the Han Dynasty, what Liu Che saw met the standards of the Han army, that is, there were very few war horses that were five feet nine inches tall, had a strong physique, and could be ridden well.

At most, only about one-third of the horses in the riding stables are up to standard.

Although Liu Che had already known some of the chaos in the outer stables in the report of the embroidered clothes guard before.

But Liu Che never imagined that the outer stable had rotted into such a field.

You must know that six years ago, the six stables of the Han family were the country's largest horse breeding base, supplying half of the world's war horses and various official horses.

But in just six years, it has rotted like this.

In this regard, Liu Che could only say: Yuan An, you are really good!

"It's shocking!" Liu Che walked to a dilapidated stable in the riding stable, and looked at the two foals in the stable, who were obviously chirping hungrily because of poor management, suddenly had a seizure, kicked over the railing of the stable, and frightened the two poor foals to hide in a corner of the stable, shivering.

"The state allocates tens of thousands of dollars every year, from the secretary to the head of Qian, all men pay 120 yuan, and all those who have land are all out of the country! Emperor Taizong, the ancestor of Emperor Taizong, wanted to build a pavilion in the past, so that people asked the officials, and they had to say: I need money and 100 gold, and I sighed. The country's horse politics costs money every year, not to mention 100 gold? Ten times over! Hundredfold! A thousand times or even ten thousand times, it's more than that, right? The servants are up and down, is this how to repay Jun's grace and Xie Lishu? Liu Che stood on the moral high ground, his mouth cannon skills were instantly max, and the ammunition was frantically tilted out, and as he spoke, Liu Che's eyes even turned red.

Seeing this scene, the left and right entourages and hundreds of civil and military officials immediately all lay down, kowtowed, and said: "Your Majesty is angry, this is the crime of ministers!" ”

Prime Minister Zhou Yafu even said: "As the prime minister, the minister should have been his majesty to govern the Yuan Yuan, to Jun Yao Shun, I don't want to, I didn't have an inch, I had such a big crime, the minister really has no face to see Your Majesty again, and then rule the world's hundred officials, please Your Majesty accept the seal of the minister, and govern the crime of the minister!" ”

As he spoke, Zhou Yafu took off his hat and bowed.

Liu Che was taken aback when he saw it, and hurriedly bent forward, helped Zhou Yafu up, picked up his hat, put it on for him, and encouraged him: "This matter has nothing to do with the prime minister!" ”

Are you kidding!

Zhou Yafu's hat is really taken off today.

When he returned home, he was 100 percent sure of suicide.

Zhou Yafu moved his lips and sighed.

The heart said: Yuan Si, Yuan Si. Why are you so confused!

The imperial historian was as happy as the New Year, if it wasn't in front of the Son of Heaven and the ministers. He wants to strip and dance to celebrate!

The so-called revenge is not a gentleman!

Chao Cuo immediately bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the minister thinks." In such a situation in the riding stable, how could the servant not know, please summon the servant to inquire immediately! ”

Although Chao Cuo didn't say it explicitly: The thing here must have been done by Yuan An's guy.

But sharpening the knife is like a fool who can know.

Liu Che glanced down at this guy.

The situation in the outer stable has fallen to the present day, and it is difficult to escape the blame for making mistakes.

The reason is very simple, the situation in the outer stable today, Chao Cuo dares to pat his chest and say, don't you know at all?

The imperial history and poetry collection troupes raised under his hands have been patrolling the world all year round. In and out of the Lu.

The affairs of the local remote and small counties, Chao Cuo may not know.

But what is the situation in the six stables of the Han family, can Chao Cuo know?

This is a liar!

Why didn't he report it?

I'm afraid that Chao Cuo has been waiting, waiting to make a big news. Liu Che never thought that politicians would have so-called temperance! And there are embroidered clothes and guards, Liu Che has a clear understanding of the situation and details of the servant yamen, especially the outer stable.

So. Liu Che didn't answer Chao's wrong words, but moved his gaze to other places.

After about a quarter of an hour, the monk of Jin Wuzhi came back to report.

Along with these two people were the servant Yuan An.

Yuan Ang arrived at the scene. He immediately knelt down, took off his hat and bowed his head, and said, "The guilty minister Ang greets Your Majesty, and begs Your Majesty to punish ......."

"Qing is guilty? Where is the sin? Liu Che said with his eyes closed.

"Sinner...... The sinner ...... "Yuan Ang just kowtowed.

"Heh......" Liu Che waved his hand. When he opened his eyes, he said to Yuan Ang with some hatred: "I remember." I've told the servant a long time ago that I'm a scoundrel. Good at bullying the people with martial arts, strong in the local area, like to force people with power, Qing is Jiuqing, in charge of the country's famous weapons, don't have too close contact with them, why doesn't Qing listen? ”

"The guilty minister violates His Majesty's teachings, and it is difficult to atone for the sins of the minister!" Yuan Ang kowtowed heavily and said.

Seeing this scene, Liu Che shook his head.

Yuan Ang is a gentleman and a talent.

Friends all over the world, confidants all over the world.

And he is indeed a loyal minister, loyal to the country, loyal to the Liu family.

However, no one is perfect.

Confidants are all over the world and have a wide range of contacts, which will inevitably bring another opposite.

That is, there are many people who want to follow Yuan Ang to make money or dig the foot of the wall.

Four years ago, Yuan Ang was impeached for corruption and bribery, and accepted bribes from Wu Wang Liu Bi, and was pushed to the end.

If there was no conclusive evidence at that time, how could Yuan Ang be moved?

However, then again, with the current situation of the Han Dynasty, the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military ministers, relatives and nobles, except for a few people such as Zhou Yafu, Zhidu, and Ji Di, basically do not have a clean goods.

Even in the court, bribery was commonplace.

Even Liu Che could only carry out targeted anti-corruption, and did not dare to aim the gun at the entire bureaucratic system.

Therefore, in the Han Dynasty, corruption is not a crime, and after the impeachment of corrupt officials, there are many comebacks.

Nor can you expect the ministers of a feudal dynasty to be on par with the servants of the people in terms of moral integrity and personal qualities.

What is the reason for being an official for thousands of miles?

Isn't it just getting rich?

Generally, as long as it is not too much and can do things, Liu Che will endure it.

But Yuan Ang really disappointed Liu Che this time.

The close official and business relationship between him and the local Haoqiang and the rangers became the reason why Liu Che could not tolerate him continuing to stay in the position of the servant.

"I gave you a chance too......" Liu Che sighed in his heart.

A few days ago, Liu Che asked Liu She to discuss Ma Zheng reform with Yuan An, which was actually to give Yuan Ang a chance.

If he could stand up, sell his teammates, and promote the reform of Ma Zheng, then today's incident would not have happened at all.

It's a pity that Yuan Ang is too righteous in his bones.

He attaches great importance to righteousness, even to the point of ignoring the laws and disciplines of the country!

Back then, he was able to harbor Ji Xin and abscond out of the customs, and today it is normal to shield a few more friends and cover for them.

But what he hurt and hindered was Liu Che's plan.

Maybe. In Yuan An's heart, he would feel that he had done a good job as a servant. National tasks can be completed, therefore. It's normal to let your friends and connections get some benefits.

Liu Che no longer looked at Yuan An, but instructed Ji Dian and Zhidu: "Zhi Jinwu, Shang Shuling, you come to tell me, tell the hundred officials, where is this horse riding in the stable?" ”

Hearing this, Yuan Ang buried his head deep in the ground. Don't dare to look at others anymore.

Where did the horses go to the stables?

Although Yuan Ang is not very clear, he can guess.

Since the previous year, the Son of Heaven ordered people to learn the method of using horses to cultivate from Daiguo, and the horse farming business in this pass has developed rapidly.

However, the Han family lacked horses.

The national horse administration system has difficulty supplying horses to the army, local government offices, and postal systems every year.

In many places, it takes even five years to get a replacement of horses, and the prefectural order is forced to go to the market to buy horses to supplement the examples of government horses and postal horses. And the list goes on.

So, when some of his former friends, under his guise and signboard, went to the outer stable to greet the officials below. Stuffing some money, there are more and more people who 'borrow' dozens or hundreds of horses to go out to do business.

Yuan Ang always felt that it was not a big deal.

The horses of the country are kept in stables anyway. As long as there is no war, it is generally not called.

Horses kept in stables. That is, it needs to be taken care of, and it has to consume feed.

And 'borrowing' to help friends in emergencies. This part of the loss can be avoided and the loss can be recovered for the country, and Yuan An's friends are really face-saving, every time they borrow a horse and return it, they can ensure the basic health of the horse, and even some horses have grown fat. Occasional losses will be compensated immediately.

Over time, Yuan Ang was relieved.

But there is a knowledge that this will happen today!

If I had known this......

"Back to Your Majesty, the ministers have already found out......" Zhi Du reported with an expressionless face: "In the riding stables, there are five thousand and seventy-one official horses on the register, but now the number in the stables is four thousand one hundred and fifty-two, and nearly nine hundred good horses are missing, and all the missing horses are all powerful horses over three years old......

As the Han dynasty horse administration system inherited from the Qin system, it has a strict and complete system.

This system is complete, and it will accurately record the height, weight, appearance standards and contours of all registered official horses, and all war horses that are more than 5 feet 9 inches tall and meet the military riding standards or pass horses used by the local postal service will even be registered with a name.

Later generations once unearthed a register of official horses in the Dunhuang area in the late Western Han Dynasty, called: Famous Horse Register.

In the unearthed slips, the staff of the horse administration system of the Han Dynasty, even a certain horse lost a tooth, and recorded it very carefully, so that they almost did not paint a portrait of these horses.

Therefore, no one has the courage to float any official horse in the Han family.

However, no matter how tight the system is, there are loopholes, and no matter how perfect the system is, there are loopholes to exploit.

What's more, there are so many oils and interests in the horse administration system.

Since Liu Bang, the bureaucrats of the Taifu Yamen have learned to use public weapons for private purposes, and they will use some names to take some horses from the official stables and go home to use as horses for themselves.

By the time Taizong arrived, these guys were no longer limited to public and private use.

They learned to rent public equipment and make extra money for themselves.

And all of this stems from an order from Liu Che's grandfather - the Resumption of Horse Order.

"After the investigation of the ministers and others, as well as the report of the embroidered clothes guard, the ministers have ascertained that all the official horses that are not in the stable are 'borrowed' by the wealthy merchants and the merchants of Ziqian in Guanzhong, and the wealthy merchants and the merchants of Ziqian have obtained horses from the official stables, and they have obtained horses from the official stables, and they have collected interest money from others, and the monthly rent of each horse ranges from 500 to 800 yuan...... Those who rent horses may use horses to plow the land, or use horses to bully the government in order to regain the benefits of the people! Ji Di ruthlessly disclosed all the things he had verified.

The largest pustule and bomb that grew on the Han Dynasty horse system were detonated at one time.

All the listeners were taken aback.

Even Yuan Ang himself was shocked with his mouth open.

Renting a horse to someone else's farmland is not a big deal, at most it is a prison sentence.

However, the last thing Ji Di reported was the talisman of Lord Yama!

Why?

Deceive the government with horses to regain the benefits of the people.

This matter, to put it mildly, if it is on the line, it will definitely be able to install a crime of bullying!

Moreover, the deceitful Son of Heaven is still the most popular and popular Emperor Taizong Xiaowen of the Han Dynasty.

Yuan Anxiang praised himself as a loyal minister of Taizong and a lonely minister of filial piety, and he was unwilling to bear such a charge no matter what.

Therefore, he immediately cried and said, "Your Majesty, the minister doesn't know at all! ”

Liu Che looked at him.

Of course, Liu Che knew that the current problems of the Taifu Yamen were not caused by Yuan An.

Yuan Ang is not so capable, and after two or three years in power, he made a good servant yamen into what it is today.

In fact, situations like this have existed for a long time.

It's just that after Yuan Ang came to power, because he only cared about the situation in the inner stable, and rarely paid attention to the outer stable, and Liu Che vigorously promoted horse farming, it was profitable, many Yuan An's friends and confidants participated in it and wanted to take a sip of soup, and the officials of the imperial servant had done this kind of thing countless times in the past, digging the foot of the national wall, what is it?

In the end, the people below didn't even bother to report to the above, as long as someone stuffed money, they dared to borrow.

In this way, Yuan Ang was taken to the ditch by them.

Liu Che had already figured out this situation as early as last year.

can hold it until today, it is completely for the sake of Yuan An's face, I can't bear to see Yuan Ang embarrassed, I have been slowly arranging, and all the problems and plans have been considered clearly, before I came to pierce this pustule,

Otherwise, Liu Che could have come to puncture this pustule during spring ploughing or summer busyness, and when the time came, Yuan Ang would really have to die!

"I believe that the servant really doesn't know......" Liu Che slowly opened his mouth to excuse Yuan An: "But the servant is not strict, there is a crime of dereliction of duty, and he is no longer suitable to serve as a servant. ”

"Minister, thank you, Lord Longen!" Yuan Ang immediately bowed his head and bowed.

It's just that the servant was dismissed and transferred to Jiangdu State as the Taifu, which was the best result for Yuan An.

More importantly, he can take this opportunity to jump out of this whirlpool, go to Jiangdu to avoid trouble, and after a few years, he will not be able to recover.

As soon as the Chrysostom of the Son of Heaven opened, the ministers naturally immediately knelt down and said, "The ministers are edicted!" ”

Just when everyone thought that this thing would just be lifted high and gently put down.

Liu Che spoke again. (To be continued.) )

PS: This chapter is so hard to write! ~