At dusk, almost at the time of meal, Li Shaoyou entered the palace to have an audience, and Liu Chengyou took the opportunity to invite him to have dinner with him.
The candlelight swayed, releasing a soft light that warmed the eyes. Liu Chengyou was sitting behind the imperial desk, holding a list and considering it carefully.
These were the group of "Soviet Party" officials who were exonerated by Yang Bin. Perhaps calling it a party was too much. This was not a political force with much influence, but a simple profit trade. When Su Fengji fell, Yang Bin Take the lead and solve them all. Yang Bin's murderous intention was not that big, and more than thirty people, except for a few who committed the most heinous crimes, managed to save their lives.
"For Mr. Yang, the matter has gone before the officials." Li Shaoyou was on the side and narrated: "Not all of the above people have come to justice. There are also some local officials who have not been arrested and dealt with, but I have marked them. I know what to do. When I learn of the changes in the government, I will abandon my official position and run away, hiding among the people."
Liu Chengyou made a simple evaluation: "From this point of view, the imperial court's execution ability needs to be improved, and so many fish have slipped through the net. After leaving Tokyo, it will be beyond the reach of the whip. Is this still the world of the Han Dynasty?"
Liu Chengyou's words clearly imply dissatisfaction with Yang Bin and the lack of authority of the imperial court.
"Of course this world belongs to the Han Dynasty!" Li Shaoyou spoke up and took the initiative to ask for orders: "The power of the official family shines on the world. There is no reason for others to go unpunished. I am willing to pursue the death of the official family."
"That's all." Liu Chengyou waved his hand: "I set up the Wude Department not to take over this chore. The matter of arrest and pursuit is naturally the county officials. Besides, I have endless pursuit."
After putting down the list, Liu Chengyou put aside the matter and asked instead: "How is the situation of the Forbidden Army?"
When communicating with Li Shaoyou, the Forbidden Army is always mentioned. In fact, Liu Chengyou established the Wude Division to investigate and monitor the situation of the army. Half of the detectives under the Wude Division were recruited from the army. As for the apparent purpose of monitoring people's sentiments and supervising officials, they are secondary targets.
Mentioning this, Li Shaoyou lowered his voice subconsciously and said to Liu Chengyou: "The armies in Beijing are generally stable. It's just that the emperor's uncle..."
"Tell me, what did my uncle, the emperor, do again?" Liu Chengyou seemed very calm.
Li Shaoyou looked very cautious and his voice was steady as he said: "The emperor's uncle couldn't bear the boredom in the camp and openly took his concubine into the army to drink and have fun. Some military officials admonished him, and he whipped him until he was disabled. The day before yesterday, he inspected the Holy Guard Army. The war horses were frightened and collided, and in anger they captured the stablekeeper and the groom, and they broke their legs."
"Official family. The emperor's uncle has an evil nature, guards the army, is greedy and cruel, and has no justice in his dealings. The school officials commit crimes and do not follow the law. They decide things according to their own preferences, deal with them harshly, and use cruel methods... .." As he spoke, there was a trace of obvious anger on Li Shaoyou's face: "Since this period of time, the officers and soldiers of all armies have been filled with resentment. If things go on like this, I'm afraid he will change!"
Listening to his narration, Liu Chengyou's expression was so calm that he was numb, but the hands under the dragon sleeves slowly tightened. If he added the sound, there must be the sound of bones.
Liu Chengyou had always heard about Liu Xin's situation in the army. He had already mentioned it before with his brutal behavior, and of course he gave him a little face as an imperial uncle. But obviously, looking at the current situation, instead of restraining, it has intensified.
Trying his best to calm down his emotional fluctuations, Liu Chengyou sighed leisurely: "I know about this!"
The same answer as last time, but this time the situation has changed dramatically. Previously, Liu Chengyou still needed Liu Xin to check and balance Shi Hongzhao, but now that Shi Hongzhao has been left in Xijing by Liu Chengyou, Liu Chengyou has no intention of enduring Liu Xin any longer.
Just as Li Shaoyou said, if Liu Xin is allowed to torment in the army, disaster will happen sooner or later. Liu Xin, the emperor's uncle, not only failed to suppress the situation, but also disgraced the royal family and consumed the army's patience with the Liu family.
Although he had already considered it in his mind, Liu Chengyou did not say what he meant. Seeing this, Li Shaoyou didn't ask any more questions. Taking the initiative to change the topic, he handed over his hand and said, "Guan, after this month of organizational adjustments, the Wude Division is gradually operating on the right track. However, it is still insufficient to oversee the assassination of Tokyo. Please recruit more detectives. "
Hearing this, Liu Chengyou glanced at Li Shaoyou, blinked twice slowly, thought about it for a while, and said: "Supervisory detectives are not as good as they are good at."
As soon as these words came out, Li Shaoyou lowered his head, his expression unable to conceal his disappointment. However, Liu Chengyou immediately added: "The current structure and regulations of the Wude Division are still crude. You go back first, draw up a policy, sort out the upper and lower organizations of the Wude Division, and then make adjustments!"
"Yes!" Li Shaoyou became energetic now.
When the Wude Division was first established, it was just a grassroots team. Although Li Shaoyou was capable, he was still immature and was still trying to cross the river by feeling the stones. As for Liu Chengyou, even though he knew about the Imperial City Division and Jinyiwei and could imitate the construction, he could not provide "nanny-style" guidance for their development. He is not omniscient and omnipotent. As the emperor, he only needs one result, and he puts a rope on this secret service agency, and the end of the rope is pulled by his hand.
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On the second day after returning to Beijing, Liu Chengyou was a little tired and held a court meeting in Guangzheng Hall to share his thoughts and gains from this western tour with the ministers. And announced some things on the day, setting the focus of the court's next work.
First, continue to encourage mulberry farming and promote reeling and weaving. Farming is the foundation of the country. At present, Liu Chengyou is not afraid of lack of money, but is afraid of lack of food.
In order to reduce the burden on farmers, Liu Chengyou issued an edict to abolish expired cattle rent. Since the Later Liang Dynasty, the imperial court has leased cattle for use by the people and charged rent. Over the past few decades, many cattle have died of old age and illness, but the rent and taxes have not been reduced. When Liu Chengyou heard about this during his western tour, he stopped decisively. Of course, during the Battle of Luancheng, a lot of cattle were seized and used for rent to promote agriculture. For this part, the harvest must be collected.
In addition, the remaining "old camp field affairs" in various parts of the Central Plains were abolished. This was an institution directly managed by the government. Over the past few decades, the government had long been inactive, and the field affairs were rotten to the core. This not only restricted a large number of people, but also frustrated Although its enthusiasm for production is suppressed, its output is not much. It is tasteless to eat and a pity to throw away.
Liu Chengyou issued an edict to reward all the land, houses, and farming tools to the people. In this era, there was no shortage of land, only people. Liu Chengyou just wanted to make people live in his houses and cultivate his fields. Similarly, the part of the farming that the imperial court has established in the Central Plains and Hebei must continue. In the short term, that will be a significant source of tax revenue for the court.
At the same time, Liu Chengyou issued an edict that officials in all prefectures and counties in the world were not allowed to collect miscellaneous taxes in addition to regular taxes.
No matter how well these policies are implemented in the end, the positive effects of persuading farmers will always be there. As before, if there are any violations of the imperial edicts in the local area, the accounts will be settled in the future. This is the basis.
Second, urge all states to suppress bandits. The government of the king should not be impatient with thieves. Bandits are endless and pose a great threat to the stability of local production and order. The courtiers actively supported this. In accordance with Liu Chengyou's wishes, within the first year of Qianyou, the public security situation in various places was used as the second most important assessment indicator for the relegation of officials. The first indicator is, of course, farming.
Thirdly, because of the new structure of the Han Dynasty and the lack of talents, Liu Chengyou decided to reopen the scientific examination to select talents and improve their abilities to add fresh blood to the court. Since the war in the late Tang Dynasty, the tribute examination has been stumbling and was abolished several times. It has been tentatively decided that Chang Ju will be restarted next year to give scholars around the world some time to prepare. However, considering that Liu Chengyou was in urgent need of talents, we decided to hold an examination in Tokyo in July of this year.
Fourthly, the old criminal laws have been used for a long time, the diction of the laws and regulations is ancient, and it is difficult for readers to understand them in detail, and the edicts have many entries, and those who read frugally may have doubts and errors. In remote areas, greedy and cunning people will become traitors and cause harm. It belongs to the prosperous Ming Dynasty, so it is appropriate to draw a unified rule, so that the people will not be punished and the officials will know what to do. The book was written by Zhongshu Menxia, and it was deleted and reorganized to make it concise and easy to understand. Fan Zhi, a member of Zhongshushe, led the collection by dozens of criminal officials.
Fifth, Su Yugui, a prime minister and a bachelor of Hongwen Hall, supervised the compilation of national history, and the three halls and Hanlin literary and official bachelors were all added to the favor.
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