In this era of extremely underdeveloped communication, it is common to deceive superiors and subordinates. As long as you can completely eat and report disasters in one place, it is not uncommon.

Some places have suffered droughts for more than ten years, and the people are still jumping around.

However, in the past, those people lied about the disaster because they wanted to make money. Now, the Taikang Dynasty has become new, and the disaster is constantly happening everywhere. This is not just about making money, but someone is trying to target the Taikang Emperor who has been ascended to the throne for more than half a year.

As for the motivation...

If it weren't for the thief-in-law of the King of Qi who was in Guangling, Li Shen, the Marquis of Pingnan, would have taken action first.

When Emperor Taikang heard this, his face suddenly changed.

The Emperor Taikang frowned, turned to look at the censor Yang Rong, and asked in a deep voice: "Yang Qing, are the disasters you reported true?"

Yang Rong was also a little stunned.

Their censors heard the news and never told evidence, so he naturally did not dare to confirm it.

The emperor turned his head to look at Zhang Qu at the Shangshu Desk again and said, "Zhang Xiang, these disasters should have been presented to the Shangshu Desk from various places, and the Shangshu Desk is forwarded. Does Zhang Xiang confirm that it is true?"

Zhang Qu shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, the affairs of the court have been heavy recently, and the old ministers cannot verify these disasters. However, the Ministry of Revenue sent to provide relief to the disaster, and the censors of the Shangshutai were accompanied by the censors. Those censors wrote a letter to say... there was no problem."

The emperor smiled coldly.

"If I remember correctly, from the beginning of this year to the present, there have been more than ten places in the country of Jin to provide disaster relief. I originally thought it was a bad year. Now, after the Marquis of Jing'an, I have also figured out the tricks."

The emperor glanced at Yang Rong with great slightness and spoke, "The people from the Censorate cannot trust you, the Ministry of Justice."

Zhou Qian, the Minister of Justice, bowed his head and left the work.

"I'm here."

"The Ministry of Justice ordered the Ministry of Justice to go to various places to verify whether the disaster was true. If there is any falsehood, immediately dismiss the local local official office from the local government and take it to the capital for a crime."

"As for your order!"

After the emperor said this, he was silent for a while and looked at Yang Rong faintly: "Once upon a time, Yang Qing used to talk about things by natural disasters and said that I was unethical. I want to ask Yang Qing, what happened to me?"

Yang Rong was speechless.

Since the Emperor Taikang ascended the throne, he can be said to be well-behaved and obedient. He basically handled the government affairs according to the wishes of several prime ministers. He asked Yang Rong to say something specific wrong for a while, but he really couldn't say it.

The emperor took a deep breath and continued, "Yang Qing is a respected old minister. I will not make things difficult for you. If the Ministry of Justice finds out that the disaster situation in various places is true, I will burn incense and sacrifice to the heavens and apologize to the heavens. If there is any concealment of the disaster situation in various places, then Yang Qing, you, the censor, should not do it."

Yang Rong sighed and lowered his head and said, "I, thank you, Your Majesty."

The emperor turned his head and looked at Li Xin again. Li Xin also looked up at this moment, and the two of them smiled tacitly.

Next, there were some common things for the Grand Court meeting. This grand meeting lasted from morning to noon. At noon, the emperor and the civil and military officials had dinner at the Weiyang Palace. It was not until the afternoon when the grand ceremony dispersed, and the civil and military officials returned to their posts.

Li Xin and Zhou Qian, the Minister of Justice, were kept and called to the study to discuss matters.

The two of them did not go into the study together, but went in one after another. First, the Secretary Zhou was called in. After talking about it for about half an hour, he walked out of the Emperor's study. At this time, Li Xin was waiting at the door. After seeing the slightly thin Secretary of the Secretary of the Winter Officer, Li Xin bowed to him.

"Shangshu Zhou."

Zhou Qian quickly returned the gift: "Mr. Li is polite."

Li Xin smiled and said, "What did Your Majesty say to Shangshu Zhou?"

After a little hesitation, Zhou Qian replied: "It's just to let our Ministry of Justice find out the truth about the disaster in various places."

Li Xin smiled: "How do you check Zhou Shangshu?"

"Of course, I'm going to check it out."

Li Xin shook his head and said, "Shangshu Zhou is a famous upright person in the court. I am here to persuade Shangshu Zhou. Shangshu Zhou to listen?"

Li Xin now has a transcendent position in the court. Although his official position has not reached the extreme, he is only simple in the emperor's heart, which makes him feel a faint sense of being a self-contained person, and Zhou Qian dared not neglect it.

He bowed and said, "Mr. Li, please tell me."

Li Xin looked solemn and whispered: "Secretary Zhou Shang, when you get to the bottom, no matter whether those people are lying about the disaster or not, they must be lying about the disaster."

"At least half of the eleven places where disasters occur, there must be false reports. Did Zhou Shangshu understand?"

Zhou Qian looked up at Li Xin, thinking about something.

"What does Mr. Li mean?"

"This is related to whether Your Majesty has lost his virtue."

Li Xin looked serious: "If the Ministry of Justice also said that there was a disaster in various places, how should Your Majesty deal with it? Could it be that His Majesty really let His Majesty sacrifice to heaven and apologize for guilt?"

"Your Majesty has only been ascended to the throne for half a year and has not issued any national policy yet. Even if there is a disaster, it has nothing to do with Your Majesty. Your Majesty handed this matter to the hands of Shangshu Zhou, that is, trust Shangshu Zhou. You cannot say it clearly, but Shangshu Zhou should understand in his heart what is behind His Majesty."

Zhou Qian frowned deeply.

If another person said this to him, he would probably sneer, but this Minister of War was the biggest celebrity in front of His Majesty. His meaning can indeed represent His Majesty's meaning to some extent.

After a while, he slowly said: "Your Majesty has no words to write about this kind of major event, and the Ministry of Justice will not dare to turn the black and white."

Li Xin smiled and said, "Your Majesty cannot leave you with words in this kind of thing, but I can write a letter to Zhou Shangshu. If the incident occurs, Zhou Shangshu will push it to me."

At critical moments, daring to take the blame for the leader is a necessary quality for an excellent employee.

As he said that, Li Xin said calmly: "Besides, these people are probably really lying about the disaster."

Zhou Qian hesitated for a long time and finally said, "If you find out that there are indeed disasters in various places and cannot be told directly, then those affected areas will suffer from disasters?"

"Then you come back and tell His Majesty privately."

Li Xin's face was calm: "Even if the Ministry of Revenue does not pay money, Your Majesty will pay this money for disaster relief from the treasury."

Only then did Zhou Qian bow to Li Xin.

"Thank you, Mr. Li, for your education."

Li Xin also bowed to him, and the two of them passed by.

Li Xin walked towards the emperor's study.

In the study, the emperor was playing with a jade artifact. When he saw Li Xin coming in, the emperor smiled.

"Those civil officials are too arrogant. Not Chang'an, and I can't think of how to deal with them for a while."

Li Xin lowered his head and said, "The Censorate is the mouthpiece of a literati. If you master the Censorate, your Majesty will be much better in the future."

The emperor nodded and asked with a smile: "That Zhou Qian?"

"Don't worry, your Majesty, I have already explained it to him."

Li Xin smiled: "No matter what, this matter will not affect Your Majesty's reputation. As long as the news from the Ministry of Justice is transmitted back, Your Majesty can naturally withdraw Yang Rong."

This is a double act between the monarch and his subjects.

The emperor patted Li Xin on the shoulder with emotion.

"After you return to Beijing in Chang'an, I have to do a lot of work."

"Your Majesty praised it."

The emperor paused and asked, "Chang'an, do you think that if the locals are indeed liaring, who should have taken action?"

Li Xin was silent for a while, then said slowly.
Chapter completed!