Prince of the Tang Dynasty: Signing in began with harming Li Shimin

Chapter 538

"Check the accounts?!

hehe~

His Majesty Li Er should be so confident! "

East Palace.

Mingde Hall.

Li Jing listened to Liu Rong's report, smiled wryly and shook his head.

From ancient times to the present, corrupt officials have been banned repeatedly.

There may be no emperor in the past dynasties, but there will be no shortage of corrupt officials.

Even if there is a sage king alive, or a brutal lord like Zhu Yuanzhang is in power, it is impossible to fundamentally eliminate all corrupt officials.

This is not only because corrupt officials are good at hiding and disguising, but more importantly, large-scale purges will inevitably bring turmoil to the court, and will make all desperate corrupt officials gather together to keep warm and fight to the death.

If it really causes such evil consequences, even His Majesty Li Er will not be able to deal with it.

Based on His Majesty Li Er's political experience, he should clearly understand the reason for this.

But he still stubbornly chose this way.

The reason must be that the recent smooth court situation has invisibly boosted His Majesty Li Er's self-confidence and made his already proud heart even more complacent.

It's just that checking the accounts this time might disappoint him.

I just hope that there will be no chaos in the end, and that the Central Plains will be full of wars.

"Ugh!

It seems that Lao Li really thought that the world of Tang Dynasty was clean and peaceful, and that Zhenguan ruled the world and the world was peaceful! "

Thinking of this, Li Jing shook his head and sighed again.

Liu Rong and the others looked puzzled and blinked in confusion.

When everyone thinks about it, as a person in power, Li Jing will definitely not like corrupt officials.

After all, from Li Jing's point of view, this is embezzling the wealth of Li Tang's royal family.

However, what Li Jingshi just said clearly meant that he was extremely opposed to checking the accounts.

"Your Highness.

Fang and others agree with His Majesty's proposal, why do you object so much? "

Liu Rong thought for a while and asked hesitantly.

Li Jing frowned and thought for a moment, then waved his hands and said, "You don't understand what I said.

Just wait, something will happen within three to five days.

After you go down later, you remember to tell your spies to keep an eye on the court officials in recent days.

If there is any abnormal behavior, you must report it to the palace in time. "

"promise!"

……

In recent days, the atmosphere above the court has been a little weird.

All the officials seem to have their own minds, and most of them were absent-minded when they went to court.

Even the act of impeaching the prince to increase his prestige did not arouse the interest of all civil and military officials at all.

It seemed that in an instant, the Taiji Hall was lifeless, with a feeling of a dark cloud.

Li Shimin knew it well when he saw it, sneered secretly and ordered to retreat.

If it is said that a few days ago, he still hesitated to check the accounts.

Now that he has witnessed the behavior of all the officials, he has the rage to investigate to the end.

It's just that it will take a lot of time to sort out the accounts, and he can't punish him in a short time.

"His Majesty.

Liu Feng, the Minister of the Ministry of War, withheld [-] guan of military pay for an excuse, and was taken down by the Ministry of Punishment yesterday.

It's just that Liu Feng was extravagant in his daily life, and Baiqisi ransacked his home and only found more than [-] pens. "

Liu Jishu followed closely behind Li Shimin with small steps.

He clearly knew that His Majesty Li Er was in a bad mood recently, but he didn't dare to slack off at this moment.

"Humph!

I remember that it was less than two months since the last payment, and he squandered [-] guan so quickly? ! "

Li Shimin snorted coldly when he heard the words, and felt pain all over his body.

After all, the proceeds from these house raids will be filled into the national treasury and become the possession of His Majesty Li Er.

Now that most of it was squandered by Liu Feng wantonly, this really made him feel distressed.

"Tell Du Ruhui that Liu Feng's crime is unforgivable, and I don't want to see him again!"

"promise!"

Li Shimin ordered angrily.

Liu Jishu responded hastily.

The imperial court checked the accounts in an upright manner, so Li Shimin naturally couldn't blatantly make judgments.

But if Liu Feng was easily let go, he also felt that his thoughts would definitely be unreachable.

"Xuan Ling.

Do you think that if the investigation continues this time, how much property can the court confiscate? "

The group went straight back to Ganlu Hall, Li Shimin sat down and asked bluntly.

Fang Xuanling thought for a while after hearing the words, and said seriously: "I report to Your Majesty, Yichen estimates that it will never exceed 30 guan."

"How come there are so few?"

Li Shimin was quite puzzled.

When he was still the King of Qin in the past, he knew that Tang officials had corrupted a lot in private.

According to his estimate, the imperial court's massive investigation this time will definitely not be less than 100 million guan.

"Your Majesty, this is quite a lot."

Fang Xuanling sighed, cupped his fists and said, "Your Majesty doesn't know something.

Although there are quite a few cowards like Liu Feng, most of them are as extravagant as he is.

These people eat, drink, have fun, greet them and send them off on weekdays, and the money they have been greedy for has already been exhausted.

If not, Liu Feng only needs to collect some filial money on weekdays, so why would he take the risk of embezzling military pay. "

"Humph!

You know how to enjoy life better than me! "

Li Shimin became more and more annoyed when he heard this.

At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, finances were already quite tight.

On weekdays, he wished he could split a penny into two and spend it in half. He had never tried to squander [-] copper coins within two months.

If the loss continues like this, he will definitely be angry with these corrupt officials.

"Step up the check of the accounts of each ministry, and the neighboring counties must also send people to check the accounts immediately.

Be sure to sort out the accounts before the end of the month, and never let these moths erode my Datang wealth again! "

"This……"

After Li Shimin's words, Fang Xuanling frowned with a headache.

The imperial court's accounts are too complicated, and it is not easy to check them out before the end of the month.

"His Majesty.

The household department is short of manpower, and it is really powerless for a while.

I also ask Your Majesty to allow one more month, and I will definitely go to supervise in person. "

Fang Xuanling sincerely prayed.

Li Shimin frowned and thought for a moment, then waved his hands and said: "If you don't have enough manpower, go hire someone!

There is a shortage of household officials, so I went to the Academy of Sciences to find students to help out! "

"Academy of Science?

Student? "

Fang Xuanling was startled when he heard the words, thought for a while and said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, the Academy of Sciences is in charge of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Weichen heard that His Highness had some complaints about checking the accounts.

Thinking about it, if there is no order from His Majesty, I am afraid that I will not come here! "

"Humph!

He dares! "

Li Shimin snorted angrily, gritted his teeth and said: "It is the responsibility of the ministers to share the worries of the king!

This rebellious son doesn't want to help me, but wants to be wise and protect himself...

Just tell him, it's all right if he sends someone to help.

If you dare to obstruct a little, you can go to the Lizheng Hall to plead guilty. "

"Um?!"

Fang Xuanling was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, and suddenly responded with a smile: "My minister obeys the order!"

……

"hiss!!!

The Lizheng Palace pleaded guilty? !

This is to want Ben Gong to be sent to the door to be beaten! "

Hearing Fang Xuanling's words, Li Jing couldn't help but gasp.

If Empress Changsun knew that he had delayed checking the accounts, she would definitely take care of her in person.

After all, in the face of endless wealth, Empress Changsun felt guilty towards him in the past...

nonexistent!

It's just that if he agrees to this, he will feel a little unwilling in his heart.

Li Shimin is pressured by the eldest grandson queen, and he doesn't mind adding some obstacles to Li Shimin.

"Since Prime Minister Fang has spoken, I will naturally help you with all my might.

Later, Bengong asked Qingque to select 50 people, and immediately went to Shangshu Province to obey Fang Xiang's orders. "

Li Jing thought for a moment, touched his chin and smiled charmingly.

Fang Xuanling was startled when he heard the words, and asked in disbelief: "Your Highness...has agreed?"

"Of course I agreed!"

Li Jingzheng nodded, and said solemnly: "The Academy of Sciences was originally to select scholars for the country.

Although Xunri is self-sufficient, he also enjoys the treatment of a student of the Imperial College.

Now that the imperial court needs it, it is natural to do everything in its power to help.

Don't worry, Mr. Fang, before tomorrow, many of the [-] students will go to the Ministry of Shangshu to report! "

"Thank you, Your Royal Highness!"