Han Shizu

Chapter 1418 The National Law Is Great
"This cousin of mine, after years of training down here, he has really become a talent. This kind of human relationship has been brought to the public house. It's not a year or a festival. What kind of gift is he to give, and he even invites his uncle out? He wants to What picture?" Liu Xu sighed, and asked, "What did you give away, isn't it something yellow and white?"

Hearing this, the steward hurriedly replied: "It's just some seafood and square things, nothing rare, I think it's just Zhizhou Ji hanging on His Highness, as a way of expressing his heart. In addition, Guojiu left a letter!"

Following the steward's gesture, Liu Xu took the letter from a pile of papers in the desk room, checked it without any trace, and did not open it.This is a letter from Geng Jixun. In addition to some greetings, it is to report to Liu Xu his political situation in Mizhou, as well as some situations in Mizhou to cooperate with the court's new policy.

Of course, Liu Xu was keenly aware of the intention of Geng Jixun's letter through those words. He wanted to move his position, and it would be best if he could be transferred back to Beijing.

Speaking of which, Geng Jixun was released at Liu Xu's behest, and time has passed, nearly ten years have passed, and Geng Jixun also started from the county magistrate to the prefect.

In ten years, to have such a promotion resume, in the officialdom of the current big man, not to mention standing out from the crowd, can be considered a rapid promotion. Behind this, of course, Liu Xu's support is indispensable.

Geng Jixun's letter didn't make Liu Xu angry, he felt that Geng Jixun was dissatisfied, instead it disturbed his mind.As the eldest son of the emperor, Liu Xu was the first to found the mansion, and also the first to participate in the government.

Over the years, thanks to his status and power, he has accumulated a lot of popularity, recruited some talents, and promoted some cronies inside and outside the court.

There may be no shortage of useful people under Liu Xu, but there is still a lack of people who are truly trustworthy and trustworthy.

And if he was asked to choose some people worthy of entrusting great things, his first reaction would be the Geng family father and son. The blood relationship always makes them more worthy of closeness.And the wealth of the Geng family, father and son, and even the Geng family rested mostly on Liu Xu. In Liu's early years, he benefited mostly from Concubine Geng Chen, but Concubine Chen left early, and the shelf life of that favor could not last for such a long time.In the past ten years or so, Emperor Liu's care for the Geng family was basically based on Liu Xu's face.

Whether to transfer Geng Jixun back to Beijing, Liu Xu couldn't help thinking seriously.After a long time, he raised his eyes and said to the steward: "Choose some gifts from the Tubo leaders before, and send them to the uncle's house, especially those medicinal herbs and medicinal wines, let's count them as gifts in return!"

"Yes!" The steward responded with a bow, hesitating for a while, and said, "Your Highness and Uncle Guo are blood relatives, so, are they born?"

Hearing this, Liu Xu only raised his head and glanced at it, the steward was startled, and hurriedly said: "You little talkative!"

These sons of Emperor Liu were influenced by him. Although they each have their own personalities, there are more or less shadows of Emperor Liu in their behavior, words and deeds, and many of them are imitated and imitated subconsciously. The most like one of them.

"The date of Enke's examination has been set. In the next three to two months, students and officials will come to Beijing to prepare for the examination. The family will pay attention to it. This move is a favor from His Majesty. It is a major event for the court. Or poor scholars, help out if you can!" Liu Xu ordered again.

"Yes!"

His brows were furrowed, as if he was thinking about whether this move was appropriate, and when he regained his senses, Liu Xu warned again: "Don't make a big fanfare, as long as you can relieve the court's worries and labors!"

"I understand!" After all, he is a close servant of the government, even though he can't understand some of Liu Xu's intentions, he still does things without any discount.

"Your Highness, Madam sent a message that dinner is ready, please come over!" The servant came to inform.

"Reply, wait!" Liu Xu nodded.

After the book case, he seriously thought about it and looked back. After a long time, his usual spring-like smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he got up and left.

The Chuigong Palace under the night is like a dormant beast, not ferocious, but enough to be daunting.In the hall, Emperor Liu lovingly coaxed the exhausted emperor Wenyuan to sleep. He just heard that Zhang Dejun came to see him, and it was not too late, as if he had something important to do.

Recently, Zhang Dejun has been entering the palace more frequently, not because of how many things he has to report to Emperor Liu, but because he just wants to show his presence in front of Emperor Liu.The matter of Li Chongju's resignation is still somewhat warning to him.

Of course, Zhang Dejun's thinking is not whether he should restrain himself and keep a low profile, so as not to arouse Emperor Liu's suspicion.Zhang Dejun still has a very clear understanding of himself. Unlike Li Chongju, the Imperial City Secretary is not the Wu Desi. He is a minister, an eunuch, and the emperor's domestic slave. It is only the emperor who needs to please and be loyal.

The lesson Zhang Dejun has learned is that his relationship with Emperor Liu these years is not as close as it used to be, and that vague sense of unfamiliarity makes him a little panicked.

Therefore, during this period of time, he went to the palace to greet Emperor Liu every day, and became more active. Even if he received some small reprimands from Emperor Liu, he was as happy as eating honey. At least he felt that the relationship with Emperor Liu was gradually recovering. .

Of course, when Zhang Dejun came here, what he reported was a major event, at least for him, it was a fatal event. It was the same as the report Liu Xu received in the mansion, the emperor's eldest grandson was frightened.

Zhang Dejun's report was much more detailed than that of Qin Gong's mansion. The details before and after, including the background details of the perpetrator, and even the trajectory of his fortune were clearly investigated.

That is the youngest son of Zhu's family in the south of the city. The owner's name is Zhu Jun. He made his fortune in the past 20 years. He started his business by selling porcelain and earned a fortune. The three major cities of Luoyang all have industries.

Of course, the most important thing is the profound background, and the Zhu family is backed by the emperor's uncle, Duke Luan Murong Yanchao.This kind of relationship is not difficult to find out, and with the support of nobles, the Zhu family's reputation is still resounding among the merchants in the capital.

As for Emperor Liu, he didn't care about which big family it was and what was the relationship behind it. What he cared about was the safety of his grandson: "What happened to Wen Yuan?"

"It was reported from the Duke of Qin's mansion that the eldest grandson of the emperor was just a little surprised, and there is nothing serious!" Zhang Dejun replied hastily.

"This Liu Xu didn't even report something like this!" Emperor Liu reprimanded.

"Maybe the government is afraid that His Majesty will be worried!" Zhang Dejun said.

Reluctantly nodding his head, he accepted the statement, and Emperor Liu's eyes became a little gloomy: "Among them, have you ever found anything strange?"

After thinking about it for a while, Emperor Liu's reaction was similar to Liu Xu's, and he seemed murderous.

"Nothing for the time being. Everything shows that it's just an accident, and the investigation will be strengthened!" Zhang Dejun said: "Right now, the Luoyang government has arrested the Zhu family who offended the emperor's grandson. The governor of the Zhao government attaches great importance to this matter and interrogated himself!"

"Let Zhao Kuangyi investigate for the time being. The Imperial City Secretary doesn't need to say anything, just investigate secretly!" Emperor Liu said indifferently.

"Yes!"

"Send someone to ask Liu Xu to bring Wen Yuan into the palace for a few days tomorrow!" Emperor Liu ordered Yan Tuo again.

"As ordered!"

"Zhao Pu is right. These rich businessmen are so greedy for profit, they don't know etiquette, their family education is like this, and they are so ostentatious in the capital. One can imagine what the situation is like in the local area! The crime is not the evil dog, but the evil master! "Emperor Liu said coldly again, in terms of revenge mentality, Liu Xu is far worse than his father.

"I understand, little one!" Hearing this, Zhang Dejun seemed to understand.

"What do you understand?" Emperor Liu naturally didn't have to be polite to Zhang Dejun.

Zhang Dejun put on a foolish look, cupped his hands and said: "Don't say that you offend the grandson by offending, even if ordinary people are frightened by this, they should uphold justice. The little ones will conduct an in-depth investigation of Zhu's family!"

In this regard, Emperor Liu acquiesced.

Seeing this, Zhang Dejun asked again: "Your Majesty, Duke Luan, do you want to say hello?"

"What do you need to say hello to?" Emperor Liu's eyes were sharp.

"Yes!" Zhang Dejun replied again.Obviously, Emperor Liu wanted to watch his actions again.

"Let's look at the conclusion of Luoyang Mansion first!" Emperor Liu said again.

"Yes!"

Zhao Kuangyi's efficiency in handling affairs was fully reflected in this matter. Early in the morning of the second day, he went to the palace to ask for an interview and reported the investigation results of the matter.

An unexpected result, and the punishment was very clear. Zhu Jiazi was only sentenced to prison for three days for the crime of disturbing the public order, and he was also sentenced to pay ten guan coins to the Duke of Qin.

Facing Emperor Liu's almost cold gaze, Zhao Kuangyi naturally felt great pressure, but he didn't bow his head, he just looked at it peacefully.According to Zhao Kuangyi, the context of the incident is clear, and according to the laws of the Han Dynasty, there is nothing wrong with handling it this way.

As for Emperor Liu, he looked at Zhao Kuangyi with a cold face for a long time, and then he smiled silently: "No wonder Zhao Qing has already spread the reputation of being ruthless and selfless after only a few months in office. With you in charge of Luoyang, why worry about the death of the capital and the people's death?" disturbed!"

"Your Majesty's absurd praise! I'm just acting in accordance with the laws and regulations of the country!" Even though his face was tense, Zhao Kuangyi couldn't help but secretly heaved a sigh of relief after hearing Emperor Liu's words.

If the grandson of the Tian family was not involved, there would naturally be no problem with his punishment like this.However, that is the grandson of the emperor after all, the grandson of Emperor Liu.

Of course, Zhao Kuangyi didn't understand the stakes, but he was betting and showing his political style to everyone.Fortunately, Emperor Liu's silence made him panic for a while, but judging from the resulting reaction, he won the bet.

"This Zhao Kuangyi, how can he do things like this? He frightened the emperor and grandson, and let him go so lightly, what is his intention?" After Zhao Kuangyi stepped back, Yan Tuo, who was waiting beside him, couldn't help but angrily said.

"In that case, how should the case be judged?" Emperor Liu gave Yan Tuo a sideways look.

Yan Tuo immediately replied: "Even if the death and beheading is not executed, severe punishment must be given, otherwise, what is the majesty of the Tian family?"

Emperor Liu's tone became more relaxed, and he said: "He has reason and evidence, and he acts according to the law. What else can I say? The majesty of the heavenly family is greater than the laws of the country!"

Yan Tuo was taken aback when he heard the words, noticed Emperor Liu's calm face, and reacted, secretly speculated, and immediately licked: "This is also the official's benevolence!"

"However, Zhao Kuangyi's intentions are indeed profound!" Emperor Liu said with deep eyes, "If this matter gets out, who else in Luoyang would dare to commit crimes in his hands? This person's ability to see opportunities is very extraordinary."

(End of this chapter)