Not counting his house, there were dozens of large boxes piled up in his house, and a thousand-guan Wuwei Bank banknotes. Also included were the gold and silver coins copied from his wives and concubines. As for other gold and silver vessels, jewelry and jades, they filled several warehouses. For Li Jiedu, the bowls he used for eating, the flasks he drank from, and the wine glasses he used were either made of gold inlaid with jade or made of pure gold.
Even Li Jiedu was so extravagant that the toilet and urinal that solved the problem, and the washbasin for washing hands and face were all made of pure gold inlaid with fine Hetian jade, and were studded with various pearls and precious stones. . The room and tub where he bathed were both inlaid with jade. The lighting item in the bathroom is actually a luminous pearl. A coral tree in his bedroom is more than four feet tall.
There was a severe drought in the northwest last year, and the drought in Longyou was the top priority. But the food in Li Jiedu's home granary was somewhat moldy. In the year of great calamity, the imperial court strictly prohibited the world from brewing wine. But this guy turned a deaf ear to the imperial edict. As an official of the imperial court, he ignored the large number of victims who were crying for food. Not only did they use a large amount of grain to make wine, but they also sold it to the market and various tribes in Tubo at a high price.
To be honest, Zhang Qian came from a noble family. Although he is not a legitimate son, freedom can still be regarded as a bell. In the beginning, he worked hard in the capital to make money for the prince, and he was the prince's staunch confidant. Following the prince who likes luxury, he has seen royal luxury. But the luxuries he had seen before were nothing compared to the luxuries in Li Jiedu's house.
He really admired this Li Jiedu. In this remote Longyou, he was just a Jiedushi who did not govern the people at all. I got so much money for the prince in the capital, which made people angry. This man collected so much money and goods in this remote country without any trouble or trouble. If it weren't for the thorough investigation of the rebellion against the British king, it is estimated that this man could still continue to make a fortune in silence.
The money I made by scratching the ground in the capital was not even a drop in the bucket compared to this Li Jiedu. It's really annoying to compare people to each other. Just as soon as he saw the livid face of the King of England, the little jealousy that arose in Zhang Qian's heart had long since disappeared. He knew that the British king and the former prince were two completely different people, and he did not need others to make money for him.
Looking at the house ransack, the list of properties copied out, and the stolen goods in front of him, Huang Qiong wanted to get angry. But looking at Zhang Qian in front of him, he felt a little embarrassed. After a long time, he gritted his teeth and said: "Among these stolen goods, except for the 20,000 taels of silver and all the money I used to reward the soldiers, as well as to clean up the aftermath of Ningxia Mansion and provide relief to the victims, all the rest of the property was escorted to Beijing. "
Seeing that the King of England was so angry at these stolen goods, his teeth gritted loudly. This was the first time I saw this prince, who still had a smile on his face, even though he wished he could just kill him with a knife, so angry. Zhang Qian did not dare to take out the officials such as Jiedu Tongzhi, Jiedu Judge, Longyou Infantry Commander Yuhou and other officials who were also locked up, and confiscated their property and account books.
After disposing of Li Jiedu's family property, Huang Qiong said to Zhang Qian: "I will issue a handwritten edict. You should immediately send someone to deliver it to Longyou's pacification envoy, chief envoy, inspection envoy, and Longyou envoy." Supervise the censors on the road and give instructions to the officials on the left and right, and ask them to immediately send out capable men to prepare the Longyou troops for the road. The military and horse envoys from all the prefectures and the Tibetan military and horse envoys will be inspected by my king."
"If there is a fish that slips through the net, let them go to the king to resign. Especially the inspector censor of Longyou, and the left and right officials. The imperial court sent them to Longyou to inspect this place. Officials. After hearing about the matter, the imperial court heard about it like this? If they can't deny the merits, let alone the king here, they will do the same thing in Longyou in Zhengzhou."
Huang Qiong was furious, but Zhang Qian felt that this was inappropriate. Zhengzhou is Zhengzhou, and Longyou is Longyou. Now that the enemy is facing us, if we do what the King of England wants to do. The entire Longyou local guard must be completely paralyzed. And the entire Longyou Road is probably going to be in dire straits. At that time, the front is fighting hard and the rear is in chaos, which is extremely detrimental to countering the rebellion.
Zhang Qian was not opposed to the thorough rectification of Longyou's officialdom. Longyou's officialdom had actually reached a point where it would be impossible without rectification. This Li Jiedu is so greedy in all kinds of ways. Even if they have different paths in civil and military affairs, the pacifiers and officials who are also stationed in the same place really don't know anything about it. Is this possible? It is estimated that these people turn a blind eye and turn a blind eye, and it is certainly related to Li Jiedu's in-laws.
But what's more likely is that the bottom of these people's own butts may not be clean. But Zhang Qian believed that the rectification should wait until the counter-insurgency was over, and then it would be more appropriate to settle old and new accounts together. As for the present, if we start a big fight now, it will be detrimental to the battle ahead. What's more, now that there is a rebellion in Ningxia, the Tubo and Uighur tribes in Longyou seem to be calm, but they may not have any thoughts.
The reason why they are calm now is first of all because the Dangxiang people and the Tubo people have been mortal enemies since the pre-Tang Dynasty. Secondly, there is the imperial court's Beifan army now suppressing him. If you are eager for success, you will make everyone in Longyou panic. The Tibetan army, which is deeply involved with local officials, is in turmoil. Maybe these tribes will take the opportunity to revolt. By then, the entire Longyou is in danger of losing control.
Zhang Qian's persuasion made Huang Qiong's head quickly calm down. He also knew that this was indeed not the right time for purges, so he could only temporarily give up the idea of completely purging Longyou's officialdom. Just thinking of certain things, Huang Qiong sighed slightly, but did not continue to dwell on this matter. It was obvious that he listened to Zhang Qian's words.
Zhang Qian was a little surprised to see the King of England proceeding with his persuasion so easily. Although he had followed the former prince for many years, he had never seen such an attitude of accepting advice from the prince. Once the former prince thought he was doing the right thing, even if everyone around him knew it was an abyss. But even if the King of Heaven comes, I can't persuade him. Being arrogant to the point of no end is the style of a deposed prince.
At this time, Zhang Qian was somewhat surprised that Huang Qiong listened to his advice so quickly. But he was not overjoyed at all. Instead, he felt that the King of England was becoming more and more difficult for him to understand. When he was in the capital, he and he were almost mortal enemies, but he used him again. He treated corrupt officials vigorously and resolutely, and refused to rub even a grain of sand in his eyes.
But he knew clearly the things he had done in the capital. Do you want to re-simplify yourself? Do you really love talents, or do you have other purposes? He didn't even need to say a word to his advice, he just listened to it so easily. Is his mind really so broad? Zhang Qian calmed down and asked himself again, but still couldn't find the answer.
Zhang Qian was thinking wildly, but Huang Qiong didn't say anything else. After hesitating for a moment, he and Zhang Qian came to the former Huanzhou Prison where Li Jiedu and his family were imprisoned. Arriving at the prison, Huang Qiong was still a little surprised and had a headache after seeing this group of prisoners, even though he was mentally prepared.
Among Li Jiedu's family members, in addition to him and his eldest son, there were more than a dozen butlers. Sixty percent of the rest were actually a group of women from various ethnic groups. After Huang Qiong came in, the group of women saw this young man, even though he was just dressed as a scholar. But the vicious official who ransacked his home had been following him cautiously.
Then you know that this young man's status is not low. Some were wailing, some begging, and some were still ogling. Although they were ragged, they still tried their best to show their best side. Trying to make this young man who looks young but obviously has a high position take a fancy to him and choose him as his bedmate so that he can escape from this dark and smelly place.
Huang Qiong felt very uncomfortable with the various looks from these women. When he walked to the cell where Li Jiedu was imprisoned, he saw that his family had also been imprisoned. When he was imprisoned, his eldest son was still wearing the same shackles as himself, and his face was ashen. That Li Jiedu. Huang Qiong didn't say anything, just stood quietly.
When Huang Qiong came in, Li Jiedu, who was very flamboyant before, didn't care about the dozens of kilograms of shackles around his neck. He crawled up to Huang Qiong, holding on to the cell railing with his hands, and cried: "The King of England, the King of England, is an old minister who is ignorant. He was blinded by lard and money, and violated the laws of this country and the court." For example. You killed the old minister, and the old minister will never dare to beg for mercy for himself now."
"But the old minister only has such a son. Please give him a noble hand and let him go. Let the old minister's family keep their incense. He is the son-in-law of the privy envoy of the current dynasty, and he is not an official. He is just an official. Although he follows the old minister, He has also done a lot of bad things, but he is worthy of death. Please, the King of England, let him go. If you want to kill me, I will never say anything to him again."
Hearing Li Jiedu's bitter plea, Huang Qiong smiled faintly: "If I had known this, why would Mr. Li do it in the first place? It's your father's fault that you raised him without educating him. Your son is where he is today, and it's all because of your connivance. In the past few years, under the protection of your power, how many evil things has he done and how many women has he ruined? Let him go. Even if I agree to let him go, God will not agree to it. "
"Even if God agrees, those who were ruined to death by your son are still less than ten years old. Your son blackmailed the Tibetan tribes to contribute the so-called virgin manhood for the so-called tonic, and the castrated boys will not Agree. Remember, it’s all the fault of you, the father, that he is where he is today. Without your connivance, would he be able to do such a heinous thing? "
"So, you can't blame others. As the saying goes, if you do evil by God, you can be forgiven, but if you do it yourself, you will not live. Tomorrow, I will use the heads of your father and son to clean up the morale of the army, and also to comfort those children who died innocently and tragically for your hobbies. .Li Jiedu, don’t ask me to plead with you anymore. I will let your son go today, but have you ever thought about who let those children go in the first place? Good and evil will eventually be rewarded. Look at who the sky will bypass. ?”
"As for your family members, I will deal with them as appropriate. They were occupied by you and your son. I will give you appropriate compensation from the confiscated property and return it to the original owner. If there are any evil deeds, I will deal with them in accordance with the laws of the imperial court. For those who have committed the most heinous crimes, I will send them to stay with you and your son. As for you and your son, don’t think too much about anything."
"If you and your son don't kill evil people like you, will this court still be a court for the people of the world? If you don't kill your father and son, how can I appease the morale of the tens of thousands of guardsmen in Longyou? If you and your son don't kill, what will my face be like?" What about the tribes that have been ruined and suffered by you? How to clean up the officials in the world? As for your in-laws, I think it won’t be long before I will go down to accompany you.”
