"Are you saying that these gangsters are local heroes from Liu Aiqing's clan?"
Zhu Youxiao looked at Tang Changbin, the magistrate of Changshan County, and asked with cold eyes.
This was the outcome he least wanted to know.
Because he has not yet thought of replacing the first assistant.
He didn't know whether Tang Changbin couldn't figure out the holy will, or whether he told the truth that the emperor least wanted to see because he was afraid of death.
At this time, Tang Changbin only replied tremblingly: "I dare not deceive Your Majesty. This matter is indeed related to the people of Yuanfu today. Yuanfu's younger brother Liu Hongjie had a dispute with the local farmers' association because of unauthorized increase in land rent. , and killed people from the Peasant Association, thus forcing the people from the Peasant Association to stop the holy driver. What is presented to His Majesty is all the evidence collected by the minister. The Liu family has long hidden firearms and has channels to purchase them. "
Zhu Youxiao said nothing after hearing this. He also glanced at the evidence of crime in his hand, and then ordered: "Pass the decree, and immediately use the imperial guards to detain everyone in the Liu family! Another decree is drawn up, and Dongchang will arrest them immediately." Officials suspected of opening the door for the Liu family to purchase firearms!"
"His Majesty!"
Wen Tiren naturally understood the emperor's thoughts better than Tang Changbin, so he hurriedly stood up and called His Majesty.
Zhu Youxiao looked at Wen Tiren and was about to wave his hand to tell him to stop talking, but Wen Tiren said it first: "This matter is of great importance and involves Yuan Fu. Can the Liu clan come first and ask the reason?"
Zhu Youxiao glanced at him and said: "They wielded firearms with great fanfare to suppress the people who complained about injustice, and even did it in front of the Holy Master! What else are you asking? Do you have to wait until people really want to clearly raise the flag of rebellion before taking action?"
"yes!"
Wen Tiren had no choice but to take a step back.
He was afraid that if he said one more word, he would be involved in a major case of possible rebellion.
Lu Xiangsheng also stood nearby for a while, and then sent an order for the Imperial Guard Battalion to send troops to the Liu Mansion to capture people.
He naturally knew that the emperor did not want to see Liu Hongxun's clan suspected of treason, and thought that Wen Tiren would persuade the emperor. However, he did not expect that the emperor still insisted on the principle that the imperial laws and national laws could not be abolished, and still wanted to arrest the Liu family members.
"You go down first, and when I ask you what evil things the Liu family has done in this county, you have to tell me everything. Don't let me think that you were elected as the county magistrate for nothing!"
Zhu Youxiao said something to Tang Changbin at this time.
He hoped that Tang Changbin would be more sensible and try to say that the evil done by the Liu family had nothing to do with Liu Hongxun, the chief assistant. This would be considered as taking the overall situation into consideration. Zhu Youxiao did not rule out the possibility of reusing him, regardless of his shortcomings of greed for life and fear of death.
Of course, Zhu Youxiao couldn't directly say that as an emperor, he had to be impartial, so he said that he wanted Tang Changbin to tell all the evildoers of the Liu family, which could be regarded as an indirect reminder to Tang Changbin.
"I resign!"
Tang Changbin therefore retreated.
After Tang Changbin retreated, Zhu Youxiao asked Wen Tiren and Lu Xiangsheng: "What do you think of the Liu family's evil deeds?"
"It is common for the powerful and powerful to commit evil acts. It is not surprising that this happened to Yuan Fu's family, but it should have nothing to do with Yuan Fu. Yuan Fu has been in the capital for a long time. How could he know about the affairs of the clan? Even if he had, It’s also because I didn’t properly restrain my clan members.”
Wen Tiren replied at this time.
"But no matter what, slaughtering the people in front of the emperor and treating the imperial power as nothing is a crime of bullying the emperor. I am afraid that your Majesty will have to choose another chief minister because of this."
Lu Xiangsheng replied.
Zhu Youxiao nodded.
But when he thought about the way he changed the first assistant due to external factors instead of his own willingness, he was still a little dissatisfied.
After all, Zhu Youxiao has been the emperor for too long, and is used to the feeling that he has control over everything in the world.
Whoever is like and how they are is all under their control.
Do whatever you want.
But Zhu Youxiao found that he still couldn't decide many things.
Especially when it comes to changing the first assistant.
Fang Congzhe and Yuan Keli were taken away by heaven and could not be replaced unless he was willing to do so.
Bi Ziyan was forced to resign because of the matter of establishing the foundation of the country, which was not what he wanted.
Now, it seems that Liu Hongxun is going to end badly because of the evil deeds of his people, and he will undoubtedly go against the will of Emperor Zhu Youxiao again.
The more Zhu Youxiao thought about it, the more he felt that this matter might not be as simple as he thought.
He naturally knew that the rich and powerful were doing evil, and it was not abnormal, but it suddenly happened in front of him, the emperor, and he was suspected of being the chief minister. This made him, an old emperor who had experienced decades of political struggles, habitually suspect , thinking about what is the mystery here?
When he thought about the current situation, he had a clear guess.
Zhu Youxiao felt that this was not a simple incident of a powerful man committing evil acts and even ignoring the imperial power, but it was definitely related to the imperial power.
…
It was also the first time for Tang Changbin to directly deal with the emperor, which made him feel a little at a loss.
He didn't know what to do to satisfy the emperor.
Therefore, Tang Changbin came to Lu Mansion and found Lu Zesi, hoping that Lu Zesi would give him the idea.
People always want to be lazy and unwilling to think by themselves, but want to find the person who has helped them to help them get through a difficult situation.
Tang Changbin is naturally no exception.
"Your Majesty has always been jealous of evil. You also know that he loves the people very much. The county magistrate only needs to remember that you are His Majesty's minister, not the servant of the chief minister. Explain all the sins of the Liu family that you know to Your Majesty. That's good, the county magistrate can just go find someone who has been bullied by the Liu family and ask, and you can find out a lot of things."
Therefore, Lu Zesi suggested to Tang Changbin and said: "In addition, your Majesty is such a wise man. If we have any small thoughts, your Majesty will definitely be able to see it. Therefore, in front of your Majesty, it is best not to hide anything and say everything. This way Only in this way can His Majesty be most satisfied!"
After hearing this, Tang Changbin suddenly realized and said hurriedly: "Thank you for your advice!"
After Tang Changbin left, Lu Zesi came to Lu Xuanyuan and reported: "Father, I have told the man named Tang as you wished."
After hearing this, Lu Xuanyuan nodded and laughed: "This mediocre official! He will disappoint His Majesty!"
"What my father said is true, but this time, the Liu family must be doomed!"
Lu Zesi said.
Lu Xuanyuan replied: "The Liu family should have been finished a long time ago! Then Liu Hongjie relied on his family's position as the chief minister to secretly manipulate Shandong officialdom and act tyrannically. If he did not kill him, the people would not be angry! However, the key now is whether Liu Hongxun will As a result, he was implicated and resigned. Now the emperor's eldest son is serving as a supervisor, and Liu Hongxun is still in that position. Even if His Majesty is relieved, we are not at ease either!"
Then, Lu Xuanyuan asked again: "Have any officers and soldiers gone to Liu's house?"
"Yes! Our people came back and said that those who went directly were the officers and soldiers of the Imperial Guard Camp."
Lu Zesi replied.
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