Chapter 384: My Fortune and the Country’s Fortune

It's night.

Jinling Imperial City, inside the Imperial Study Room.

Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian, who had been tired from traveling for the past few days, was extremely exhausted, but still summoned the energy to summon Luo Yucheng, the deputy commander of the Longcheng Internal Guard and Wuping Hou who stayed in the capital.

Chen Huaian had already received reports from Luo Yucheng about the various rumors revealed to him by his mother, Xu Ruoyun, in Cining Palace today.

In fact, even though Chen Huaian has not been in the capital for nearly half a year, he is well aware of what is happening in the capital.

And all of this is due to the contribution of Wupinghou Luo Yucheng.

The Dragon City Internal Guard under his command is now the largest intelligence agency in the Tang Dynasty. Tens of thousands of Dragon City Internal Guard members scattered across the country will summarize and report the intelligence they have at regular intervals. The deputy conductor made Luo Yucheng form a memorial, and unified the secret memorial to Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian.

Therefore, regardless of the various rumors in the imperial court that he had issued a decree in the Uighur Khanate to let the descendants of Yingwu Khan Moyanchu inherit his title of Western King of the Tang Dynasty;

Or maybe Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian was well aware of the fact that in the first enke examination conducted by the Tang Dynasty, among the 200 tributes in the country, there were only 13 in the north.

He returned to Beijing from the Western Regions non-stop, day and night. In addition to wanting to be with his wife and children, the more important thing was to rush back to handle government affairs.

During the period when Wei Guogong Chang Yuchun acted as prime minister and governed the country, although he worked diligently and diligently, he was more than cautious but lacked courage. As a result, undercurrents surged up and down the government and the public, and aristocratic families frequently tested the bottom line of the court;

Even during the personal expedition of Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian, Chang Yuchun's indecisive handling of the "tea and horse smuggling case" involving Wu Yibo Liu Ziyu and the governors of Liangjiang and Lianghu, Su Chen and Jiang Ning, still aroused Jiangnan mutiny.

Fortunately, the matter was finally suppressed by Chang Yuchun, a former military general, with thunderous means.

However, all the things that happened when Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian left Beijing have shown that the Tang Dynasty was in the transition period between the old and new dynasties. Without him, the founding emperor, others would really be unable to suppress this undercurrent.

In the Imperial Study Room, Chen Huaian was holding a teacup and drinking tea for interrogation. Next to him was Luo Yucheng, the deputy commander of the Dragon City Internal Guard and Wuping Hou Luo Yucheng, who was wearing a Feiyu suit and respectfully reported various matters to him.

Luo Yucheng said: "To report to the emperor, I have obtained relevant evidence. The news that the emperor had issued a decree in the Western Regions to let the descendants of Yingwu Khan inherit his title of Western King of the Tang Dynasty caused an uproar in the capital. This is Among them, it was Liu Huaiyi, the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, who was entirely adding fuel to the flames;"

"This Liu Huaiyi was originally the censor of the previous dynasty. Thanks to the emperor's favor, he can continue to serve in the Metropolitan Procuratorate of the Tang Dynasty;"

"But this guy is a representative figure who firmly opposes the kingship faction!"

After a pause, Luo Yucheng continued: "According to the information available to me, when Liu Huaiyi was in office in the previous dynasty, he expressed firm opposition to the great new emperor Zhao Mang's enfeoffment;"

"Moreover, he was the unswerving supporter and executor of the new emperor Zhao Qian's campaign to reduce the vassal state. Various evidences show that after the death of the late emperor, it was Liu Huaiyi who encouraged Zhao Qian to attack the Jin Palace and sent the order Wu Qingyun’s army invaded the territory and deprived the emperor of his military power!”

oh?

Hearing this, Chen Huaian raised his eyebrows and said with interest: "Is there still such a thing?"

hehe!

Then he smiled and said: "It seems that Liu Huaiyi, the imperial censor of the Imperial Palace, opposed the enfeoffment, and he really took history as a lesson. Probably in his opinion, if Zhao Mang, the great ancestor of the Great Xin Dynasty, had not practiced the enfeoffment, the Zhao family would not have been able to do so. I won’t die in three lifetimes!”

"Keep talking!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Luo Yucheng continued: "I have learned through in-depth investigation that during the period when Liu Huaiyi, the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, was an official, he could be regarded as an upright and upright official;"

"Because of this, he boasts that he opposes enfeoffment outside the country, out of his responsible attitude towards the country, the imperial power and the people. It is an act of great loyalty that is worthy of the teachings of the saints and the conscience of heaven and earth;"

"It's even more outrageous. If the emperor announces the title of king in the court in the future, he will definitely die to persuade him and ask the emperor to take back his order!"

With that said, Luo Yucheng took out a piece of letter paper from his large sleeve robe, handed it to Chen Huaian respectfully, and said: "Your Majesty, under the influence of Liu Huaiyi, the imperial censor of the Imperial Palace, the Imperial Palace, Taichang Temple and the imperial court A total of twenty-one officials from the Sixth Central Department have formed an alliance against the vassal kings. This is the list in my possession. Please see it before the emperor!"

snort!

Chen Huaian sneered and said: "Liu Huaiyi, the dignified censor of the Procuratorate, doesn't even understand the principle of loyalties and traitors. He is extremely pedantic!"

Then, Chen Huaian took over the list and ordered: "Yucheng, you continue!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Luo Yucheng said: "As for the imperial court's first imperial examination, most of the 200 tribute scholars admitted in the examination were students from the thirteen southern provinces. I have also secretly investigated and collected evidence, and have been ordered to patrol the country and supervise the imperial examination. The loyal and brave Marquis Lu Jiang also sought verification;"

"The information we have is basically consistent with the information obtained by Wei Guogong. There are two main reasons why the number of tribute scholars admitted by northern students is far lower than that of southern students;"

"Firstly, it is because since the first year of Jian'an in the previous dynasty, the north has been plunged into chaos with successive battles, making it difficult for northern students to have a quiet environment for systematic study;"

"Secondly, it was because during the period when the imperial examination was held in Beijing, Wuyi Earl Liu Ziyu and the sixteen states of Youyun rebelled, which cut off the official road for most northern students to go south to Beijing to participate in the imperial examination;"

"By the time when these northern students took a detour to the capital, they had already missed the time of the imperial examination, which led to a huge difference in the number of admitted scholars from the north and the south;"

Then Luo Yucheng said: "As for the person who spread the rumor that the Tang Dynasty only had half of the country, I have also found out his identity after a secret investigation;"

"This person is called Yu Siqian, a northern A person from Wuzhou in Youyun was deprived of his examination status by the examiner of the Ministry of Rites because he made treasonous remarks on his examination papers; "

"The latter was dissatisfied, so he spoke nonsense in the post station of the capital after getting drunk, criticizing the emperor. This person has been arrested by the inner guards of Longcheng and transferred to the Ministry of Justice for detention!"

After saying this, Luo Yucheng once again took out a paper with thousands of words written on it from his other sleeve, handed it to Chen Huaian, and said: "Your Majesty, this is the paper of the traitor Yu Siqian in the examination, please take a look!"

Hmm?

Chen Huaian frowned slightly, and took the paper full of treasonous remarks from Luo Yucheng's hand. Just after taking a glance at it, Chen Huaian, who was originally leaning on the chair, sat up straight, and his expression became serious and solemn.

His action frightened Wuping Hou Luo Yucheng beside him so much that he was silent and dared not breathe.

I thought, Yu Siqian is in trouble, the heads of the nine clans may not be saved.

For a long time!

Chen Huaian suddenly slammed Yu Siqian's answer sheet, and then laughed heartily without any reservation.

Hahaha!

After laughing, he said to himself: "God has been kind to me. The Tang Dynasty was just established, and I got this person. It's a blessing for the people and the country!"

Luo Yucheng: Huh?

Chen Huaian waved his hand and said: "Come on, accompany me to the prison of the Ministry of Justice!"