"Bang!"

Looking at this bloody fact, Li Longji threw four confessions in his hand on the table and said almost roaring: "It's outrageous! It's said that officials and businessmen colluded, but I still feel alarmist. Now it seems that the danger is at its peak. Especially Meng Wenli, it's extremely hateful." He still remembers this name freshly.

The court was in turmoil back then, and the prince and emperor were still unstable and were deeply coerced by Princess Taiping.

There was no way to do anything about the bandits around Yunmengze, Jingxiang. Meng Wenli, as a civil servant in charge, set up a strong anti-bandit bandits and protected the safety of the people in a county, leaving a deep impression on him.

It is also because of this impression that Meng Wenli was smooth sailing in the court. He was only in his early forties and was appointed as a fourth-rank official. If Fan Yu hadn't been involved in a single shot, the third-rank Jingzhao Yin would have been his possession.

Today, I learned that everything in the past was fake, and it was a drama that was performed by the combination of officials and bandits.

This made Li Longji feel particularly disgusted.

Pei Min was also a little shocked when he learned everything. Although he was in a peaceful era where officials and businessmen were connected, such collusion between officials and businessmen was common.

But the Tang Dynasty was different. In this feudal society, the system was far more stringent than in later generations.

Those in power were well aware of the dangers of collusion between officials and merchants. During the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Gaozu and Emperor Taizong had already had an advanced understanding when formulating the laws of the Tang Dynasty. They strictly ordered collusion between officials and merchants, and ordered those who were officials not to be merchants for three generations. One of the three generations went to business, and the superiors and subordinates of the clan lost their qualifications to be officials. The advancement of officials and merchants could affect their careers.

But I don’t expect that under such a system, there will still be such serious matters of protecting each other by officials and businessmen.

However, this is also due to the methods of the Qi family. They do not directly pay for it, but help officials improve their political achievements.

This is about the future, and such temptation is really something that ordinary officials can easily refuse.

Because he wanted to develop the local economy, the cooperation of merchants was indispensable. For example, when he managed Taozhou, he planned to win over the Long family, but the Long family lacked the courage to reform and did not accept it. As a result, he used Jiao Chen's disguise technique to open three major workshops, quarry, inkstone and carve, consolidating the economy of Taozhou and driving the exhibition in Taozhou.

To be fair, cooperation between officials and businessmen is not a completely bad thing for the people. Better cooperation is a win-win situation, but if the Qi family does this, it will be counterproductive.

Pei Min was worried that Li Longji would kill all the people with one stick in anger, which would be unfavorable to the Tang Dynasty Zhan, and advised him: "Your Majesty, I beg to send officials from the Censorate to investigate all the officials involved in the case. The government should be strictly governed, but it should not kill all the people with one stick. All officials should not be illusioned that they dare not interact with merchants. Those officials who colluded with officials and businessmen to harm the interests of the people of the world or the court must be severely punished. However, those officials who did not harm the interests of the people of the world or the court, and even benefited the people to benefit our Tang Dynasty Zhan, will not only not be punished, but will be rewarded."

Li Longji calmed down after receiving this reminder, and knew that what Pei Min said was very reasonable. He nodded: "It's accurate!" He looked at Xiao Song and said: "I have also arranged personnel to form a ministry with the Censorate to form a ministry with the Censorate, and be fully responsible for this matter. Do not remember that it is not tolerated by anyone involved in the case, and it is also good to sentence those parents who sincerely promote local economy for the people's world."

Xiao Song sighed in his heart when he heard this. If Pei Min was in charge of the Censorate, he was afraid that the Ministry of Justice would not be qualified to get a piece of the pie and take the order from the list.

"By the way! Your Majesty!" Pei Min said: "This matter is not suitable to be promoted. Liu Guangye's crimes are too numerous to write, and it is difficult to redeem his crime even if he dies a hundred times. But it is a pity to kill him now. He has been hiding in Yunmengze for more than ten years and knows very well about Yunmengze. The giant thieves in Yunmengze have been arrogant for too long, and it is time to wipe them out in one fell swoop."

Li Longji said cautiously: "Don't worry, Jingyuan, in fact, I have made arrangements for the giant thieves in Yunmengze. A year ago, I ordered the Yinqing Guanglu Dafu Wang Shi to be the chief minister of the Jingzhou Grand Governor's Office to be responsible for the affairs of Jingxiang. The main purpose is to train soldiers and to eliminate the giant thieves in Yunmengze. Now with Liu Guangye in hand, I believe he will live up to expectations and achieve good results."

Pei Min was relieved when he heard that Wang Shi was also a No. 1 figure in the court at this moment, perhaps not as good people as Xue Ne, Guo Zhiyun, and Zhang Jiuling, who have obvious characteristics and are top in some fields, but they are a good person who is both civil and military, governing the army, governing the country, and strategizing in all aspects. They are more than enough to deal with giant thieves.

"Xiao Qing, Fan Qing, you guys retreat first." Li Longji thought of something and reported Xiao Song and Fan Yu to retreat.

Xiao Song and Fan Yu are all skilled people and bow and say goodbye.

Li Longji picked up the four confessions on the table, read them again, and said, "Now that my Tang Dynasty's economy has been growing rapidly, and the people can live and work in peace. I feel very pleased that I already have the Zhenguan atmosphere. The Qi family's series of major cases gave me a wake-up call, making me realize that my previous thoughts were ridiculous."

Pei Min was indeed speechless. The Zhenguan rule had a very high status in history. It was not only the rule after the chaos, but also the integrity of officials and the glorious foreign wars. All aspects of the world have been outstanding in all dynasties.

Now the Tang Dynasty has indeed reached the forefront of the Kaiyuan Prosperity, but compared with Zhenguan, it is several levels behind.

"At least, in terms of governing officials, I am far from being as good as Emperor Taizong!" Li Longji looked at Pei Min with a bright look and said, "I intend to change the current situation. I wonder what Jingyuan has to think about?"

Pei Min was stunned and said for a long time, "I dare not say something!" He didn't dare to say it, but he didn't know.

Li Longji said: "I and you are here, and Gao Lishi. Can you spend the Lishi if you want me to spend it?"

Pei Min hurriedly said, "I dare not!"

After hesitating for a moment, he still said: "I am now a foreign minister. I really don't want to interfere in this matter in the court."

Li Longji frowned and said unhappy: "I have never regarded you as a foreign minister. Since your Jincheng destroyed Tubo, I have regarded you as my confidant. If you serve me, how can there be a difference between internal and external ministers?"

It is not that Pei Min is indecisive at this moment, but that he wants to solve the problem of governing officials. This solution is really shocking.

Seeing that Li Longji had said this, Pei Min was not hesitating and said bluntly: "The country should first govern officials, and govern officials should be strict. The current situation in the court is a bit subtle, so... I think if I want to govern officials, I will persuade Yao Prime Minister first!"

Yao Chong!

Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty!

One person is below tens of thousands of people!

His talents and abilities are beyond the reach of civil and military officials in the court!

Yao Chong made an indelible contribution to the political situation of the Tang Dynasty!
Chapter completed!