"I have an old relationship with Zhang Jianxiong. After Zhang Jianxiong was killed, he was his boy servant. Come to Tokyo quickly and let me know!" Facing Liu Chengyou's question, Li Ye's eyes dodge.
Liu Chengyou couldn't help but show a look of disgust on his face, and said in a strange way: "It seems that my uncle and Zhang Jianxiong have more than just an old relationship. I will tell you about life and death matters. This speed is fast enough!"
Being choked by Liu Chengyou, he felt a little depressed. Li Ye's face didn't look good either. He just felt that this nephew didn't respect him.
The morning light first appeared outside the hall, and the soft light swayed down. The beautiful morning and the good mood were disturbed by Li Ye's impeachment.
Regarding the news that "Guo Rong killed the Puzhou governor", Liu Chengyou's face was solemn and his mind was spinning rapidly. I have a vague feeling that this matter should be true. And what he wanted to find out was what was going on, and why did his uncle get involved in it without doing his job, just because of the "old" feeling?
Seeing the indifferent expression on the emperor's face, Li Ye rolled his eyes around a few times, but he still couldn't help it, and said: "In the official family, although I care about the old feelings and express my feelings for Zhang Jianxiong, but Guo Rong Killing him is indeed true. He, Guo Rong, relied on the trust and authority given by His Majesty to show off his power in the local area. He dared to kill the envoy of a state without authorization and set up national laws and punishments..."
Seeing how impatient Li Ye was and wanted to deal with Guo Rong by himself, Liu Chengyou was a little suspicious of when Guo Rong had offended him. He replied in an indifferent tone: "I told you to clarify the matter first. Also, even if something happened, it is not within the duties of the Hui Envoy!"
Liu Chengyou's words were already very rude. It was obvious that he really didn't like this uncle very much, and his remarks made Liu Chengyou feel uncomfortable from the beginning.
For the arrogant Li Guojiu, the embarrassment in his heart was already shown on his face, and he was very ashamed and angry. He came with a "fist-fist loyalty". But no matter how unhappy you are, you still have to endure it. Now in the court, almost no one dares to act recklessly in front of the emperor.
Soon, Zhang Dejun returned from the political affairs hall, accompanied by the prime ministers Li Tao and Fan Zhi.
Liu Chengyou asked about it. The two ministers looked at each other, and Li Tao took out an album and presented it cautiously: "Your Majesty, it is indeed true. This is the memorial of Zhenning Army Jiedu received this morning. Jiedu Envoy Guo Rong reported that the governor of Puzhou violated the legal system of the Han Dynasty, disrespected the imperial decrees, imposed excessive taxes, tortured the people, and killed them in anger. Guo Rong knew his crime and had already sent himself to Puzhou Prison to ask the imperial court to deal with him!"
"Bold! How brave!" Hearing this, Liu Chengyou immediately became angry, his eyes swept away, and his momentum was terrifying.
"I knew that Guo Rong was serious and strong-tempered, but I never imagined that he would be so reckless. Even if Zhang Jianxiong was guilty of being cut into pieces with a thousand knives, it was not his turn to kill him! What did he do based on the laws of the court? Things?" Liu Chengyou sighed: "Guo Rong has failed to live up to my expectations!"
"Your Majesty, calm down!" Li Tao and Fan Zhi hurriedly tried to persuade him as it was rare for the emperor to show such excitement.
He quickly calmed down his emotions, stood up, and walked slowly in the palace. Liu Chengyou turned around and asked, "How do you two ministers think we should deal with Guo Rong's matter?"
After hearing the question, Fan Zhi took a step forward, clasped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, Guo Rong has served in the Zhenning Army for more than three years. He has cleansed the government and made the people peaceful. He can be said to be of the highest quality and everyone praises him. He is good for the country. He has great achievements. I also know that His Majesty always values his talents."
"However, as your Majesty said, the dynasty was first established, the economy was first constructed, and the laws and regulations were constantly being improved to restrain the world. At this time, as an important minister of the court, you cannot take the lead in destroying the laws."
"That's why, when it comes to merit, you should be rewarded; when it comes to crime, you should be severely punished. In my opinion, Guo Rong should be severely punished to serve as a warning to others. Let the world's Jiedu watch and be alert to his behavior!"
The first generation of the Han Dynasty's "Xing Tong" was compiled by Qian Nian Gong led by Fan Zhi. This code must be vigorously maintained. Therefore, even if he knew that what he said would offend the extremely powerful Guo family in the court, he did not hesitate to speak boldly.
Although Guo Wei has been ill at home in the past few months, the Guo family's power has been somewhat suppressed, but smart people will never look down on them because of this.
"Officials, I think Fan Xianggong speaks impartially, which is very reasonable!" Li Ye heard it and said hurriedly.
Regarding Li Ye's positivity, Liu Chengyou finally nodded and looked at Li Tao: "What do Li Qing think?"
Li Tao also considered it, but almost guessing Liu Chengyou's thoughts, he said cautiously: "My lord, second the proposal!"
After thinking about it, Liu Chengyou said directly: "Go and ask Zhao Li, the censor Zhongcheng, to go to Puzhou to investigate the matter clearly. As for Guo Rong, escort him back to Tokyo first and deal with it later!"
"yes!"
After the ministers retreated, Liu Chengyou's face calmed down and his eyes were as deep as a pool. Liu Chengyou was a little surprised at first when he heard about the Puzhou incident, but in terms of emotion, he was not as angry as he showed in front of Li Tao and Fan Zhi.
Things have already happened, and what Liu Chengyou needs to consider at this time is how to deal with the aftermath. If you are good at killing a state official and go to the line, you will be punished with death. However, killing Guo Rong is impossible for Liu Chengyou, at least at this stage.
Liu Chengyou only had some general ideas in his mind about how to deal with the aftermath, which had not yet been formed. However, as Fan Zhi said, taking the opportunity to maintain the court's legal system, warn the world about restraint, and restrain Fang Zhen's behavior, such effects can be achieved.
Zhang Jianxiong, the governor of Puzhou, and Liu Chengyou have some impressions here, because in the past few years, Puzhou's annual tribute to the court has always exceeded the standard, and the servants are extremely respectful.
However, the position of the Puzhou governor was Zhang Jianxiong who took advantage of the prosperity of the Han Dynasty to kill the governor appointed by the Khitan people and dedicated himself to his own affairs and obeyed the Han court. The great ancestor Liu Zhiyuan accepted him.
Since then, the position of Puzhou governor has not changed. After Liu Chengyou succeeded to the throne, it should have changed according to his urine, especially in Central Plains counties such as Puzhou. However, Zhang Jianxiong was indeed respectful and surrendered to the court, so he didn't care.
As for why Guo Rong faced Zhang Jianxiong, Liu Chengyou also had some guesses. According to the division of Chaotingzhou Town, Zhenning Army has jurisdiction over Chan and Puzhou, and Puzhou is a branch county.
With Guo Rong's character, how could he tolerate his subordinate Puzhou being controlled by Zhang Jianxiong for a long time after spending three years in Chanzhou to manage its military and political affairs. The occurrence of conflicts is conceivable, but what Liu Chengyou didn't expect was that Guo Rong would respond with such drastic measures.
After much thought, Liu Chengyou had a plan in mind and ordered someone to summon Wang Jingchong, the deputy envoy of Wude.
Wang Jingchong came to see Wang Jingchong, and Liu Chengyou didn't talk nonsense. He directly ordered: "Go to Puzhou in person about Guo Rong's murder of Zhang Jianxiong and investigate the cause and consequences of the case for me. There are some things that the censor cannot see. !”
"I obey your orders!" Seeing the emperor's solemn tone, Wang Jingchong responded immediately.
"In addition!" Liu Chengyou pondered for a moment, then added an order: "By the way, let's find out what the relationship is between Li Ye, the envoy of Xuanhui, and how he learned about it, even faster than the imperial court! Wude Si Why were you not aware of this matter, and why was there no news reported!”
After hearing this order, Wang Jingchong was a little shocked. He could feel that the emperor seemed a little dissatisfied with Wude Si's work.
Not daring to neglect, he bowed and said, "Yes! I will do it immediately."
After Wang Jingchong retreated, Liu Chengyou thought about it for a while, and then ordered Zhang Dejun: "Send someone to the Guo Mansion to inform Duke Xing of the Puzhou incident!"
