I am the cook, but I am Li Er's son-in-law

"How are the affairs of the Criminal Ministry?" Li Shimin waved his hand, and after a while, he asked another question.

Zhou Xiaosan replied honestly: "Quite busy."

Prosperous economy and convenient transportation, in addition to huge benefits, have also brought more unstable factors. As the only backbone of the criminal department, Zhou Xiaosan is very busy.

At the busiest time, he even ran over [-] squares in one day.

"How about asking you to investigate the matter in Yizhou?" Li Shimin asked.

Zhou Xiaosan hesitated for a moment, then shook his head: "The imperial court needs ministers, and ministers are naturally duty-bound, but... ministers are not boastful, and Chang'an cannot do without ministers right now."

Of course, the people in the Ministry of Punishment cannot be said to be gangsters, but each of them, either came from aristocratic families and looked down on Zhou Xiaosan, or came from a poor family who studied hard, and they also looked down on Zhou Xiaosan.

That is to say, the scholars of Tongfu Academy, and Zhou Xiaosan are quite friendly.

This led to...they didn't learn anything from Zhou Xiaosan.

For the same case, Zhou Xiaosan could investigate it clearly, arrest the prisoner, and try the prison in one day, but if those from the Ministry of Criminal Justice were to do it, it would take at least three days.

Sometimes the case is more complicated, and the criminal department even takes five or six days.

Even if those people don't like Zhou Xiaosan very much, they have to admit that Zhou Xiaosan is really good.

The Criminal Department cannot do without Zhou Xiaosan.

Chang'an cannot do without Zhou Xiaosan.

Li Shimin frowned slightly. The affairs of Yizhou are important, but the stability of Chang'an's law and order is equally important: "Then Zhou Qing, can you recommend someone as capable as you?"

Like Zhou Xiaosan.

Not only the ability to solve crimes, but also the particularity of identity.

On the surface, Zhou Xiaosan is a member of Mr. Zhengyang, but in Li Shimin's opinion, in private, he is his own person, has nothing to do with the family, and will not bend the law for personal gain.

Don't worry, this is the most important thing.

Zhou Xiaosan pondered for a while, then said hesitantly, "I really have a candidate."

Li Shimin raised his eyebrows.

"I don't know if Your Majesty knows He County Captain?" Zhou Xiaosan announced a name.

Li Shimin hesitated for a while, and after thinking carefully for a while, he found the name "He Ri" from the part of the brain partition related to Zhou Xiaosan's information.

That man with a special family and appearance.

He nodded.

Zhou Xiaosan continued: "He is my friend who learned the art of reasoning under Zhengyang Gong when I was not making a fortune, and his talent is also extremely top-notch."

"If His Majesty uses him, he will definitely live up to His Majesty's high expectations."

When is it?
Li Shimin rubbed his chin, and he nodded reluctantly: "Zhou Qing, please step back, for the matter of Chang'an, Zhou Qing will be the one to take care of."

Zhou Xiaosan resigned.

However, Li Shimin didn't call He Ri over immediately, and Baiqisi sent a lot of information about He Ri in a short while.

The above lists the cases He Ri has handled over the years.

The resume is very good, except that the scale of the cases is not as good as those of Zhou Xiaosan, and some cases are not worse than Zhou Xiaosan's.

The speed of solving the case was not much slower.

The more Li Shimin watched, the more satisfied he felt.

It's just... a little headache.

He Ri is a useful person, but his status is really too low. Even if he is promoted now, he will only be able to survive to the level of an official of the seventh or eighth rank.

It might not be appropriate to let him reach the sky in one step.

Maybe besides him, arrange another chief officer to go with him?
But as soon as this idea came up, Li Shimin immediately vetoed it. If this is the case... then why do we need to wait?
Wait until the next day.

After the court meeting was over, Li Shimin called He Ri over.

He Ri was trembling, he never thought that one day he would be summoned by the emperor, and he didn't know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing to be summoned by such a high-ranking figure like a dragon in the clouds.

The eunuch leads the way and takes He Ri to the study.

With a squeak, he pushed open the heavy door, and the eunuch shook his head towards He Ri. He Ri took a deep breath, calmed down, and walked in.

In the room, the eunuch stood quietly like a puppet.

In the shadows, there are several guards who are almost elusive.

If it wasn't for He Ri's habit of paying attention to his surroundings, then he would only notice the only person sitting in the room who was on the bright side.

The simple yellow robe, although he has a serious and serious face, but at a glance, it is his cheap appearance with a hippie smile.

He is the father-in-law of Lord Zhengyang!
"When will the minister meet His Majesty?" He Ri bowed to his majesty in a polite manner, and was not surprised by this matter. His relationship with Zhou Xiaosan made him know about it a long time ago.

Li Shimin raised his head, looked at him, and smiled slightly: "You and I are familiar, so there is no need to be so polite."

He Ri stood up straight.

"I called you here because I have an important task to entrust to you." Li Shimin waved his hand, cut straight to the point, and said straight to the point.

When will it be more serious.

Li Shimin ordered the table: "Fake banknotes are rampant in Yizhou, endangering the order of the court, and not beneficial to the development of Yizhou. This matter should be handled with caution."

"However... the imperial court has been short of manpower recently, and Zhou Qing needs to stay in Chang'an."

"Is He Qing sure to deal with this matter?"

He Ri was stunned for a moment.

He pursed his lips, feeling a little apprehensive.

This... this is no small matter.

"To what extent are counterfeit banknotes rampant in Yizhou?" He Ri asked boldly.

Li Shimin raised two fingers: "Twenty percent, [-]% of the banknotes in circulation in the market are counterfeit."

Twenty percent!

This made He Ri's heart skip a beat.

Such a huge scale... It's not just some thieves' petty troubles. The local powerful forces in Yizhou and even the Yizhou government are probably involved.

It's not just a group of people to fight against, it can almost be said to fight against the entire Yizhou.

"I dare to ask, who is the official in charge of this matter?" He Ri barely thought about it, and raised the most important and most important question in his heart.

Li Shimin didn't hesitate: "It's you."

He Ri was taken aback.

Here's What "It's You" Means…

Could it be that the meaning of this sentence refers to... If I take over this responsibility, then I will be the chief officer of this matter?
His eyes widened, full of disbelief.

I am just a small county lieutenant, and a small county lieutenant should take on the responsibility of confronting the whole Yizhou?

This…

How could His Majesty make such a ridiculous resolution.

"Although you are only a county lieutenant, the imperial court is standing behind you."

"And... Lord Zhengyang will also support you. Because of the counterfeit banknotes, the Chamber of Commerce in Fengchao has suffered a lot of losses."

The first few sentences made He Ri hesitate, but the last sentence made He Ri firm up.