Great Tang Southern Emperor

What's more, the Huaxia court has always emphasized that the law does not punish the public, and at most it only punishes the head of the evil, but Li Zhen is a one-size-fits-all, as long as it is a capital crime, he will kill them all, and will not tolerate it. Such a cruel and merciless approach It's like challenging the unspoken rules of the officialdom. Even at the highest level, Li Zhen's most staunch supporters are quite critical of this. They are shocked by Li Zhen's methods, and some people even wrote to reprimand Li Zhen for a while. Fan.

Although in the end it was Li Shimin who mobilized all the newspapers in the Tang Dynasty to clean up Li Zhen's grounds, presenting the facts and reasoning, and finally managed to clean up the matter among the government and the public, but Li Zhen's reputation for killing has been left behind—— This reputation has both good and bad. It may be a good reputation for a general who kills on the battlefield, but it is a deadly poison for a prince.

After all, no one wants their monarch to be a cruel and murderous person, right?For a while, Li Zhen's approval rating plummeted. If he wasn't too strong, even if his reputation was ruined, he wouldn't give others a chance. I'm afraid this time would be enough for some people to see the opportunity and challenge Li Zhen's status. up.

But on the other hand, this matter also showed Li Zhen's ruthless and decisive way of dealing with things. Moreover, the cause of this matter was that someone tampered with people's livelihood projects, which aroused Li Zhen's murderous intentions. It also brought Li Zhen a good reputation of loving the people like a son-but Li Zhen is now a big trend, his reputation among the people is already very good, and his ruthless and decisive methods have also been confirmed... So in general In other words, Li Zhen still lost money this time.

Of course Li Zhen doesn't think so, that's all.

Thinking of this, Wei Shuyu felt even more terrified - even Li Zhen, the prince, almost lost his position. Now that this matter is in his own hands, can he still have it?If he really did what Li Zhen said and killed everyone, what would his future be like?Do you still have a life to live?I'm afraid that just the voice of public opinion is enough to smash him to pieces.

"I'm afraid it's more than a hundred." Wei Shuyu was still afraid, but Cheng Chuliang interjected quietly, "Didn't Li Mengling just say that? It's not just the Quanzhou family that's involved in this matter, it's probably the entire Lingnan family." There are people in the state capital involved in this plan, coupled with the lofty status of the people behind the scenes-according to His Highness's approach, I'm afraid they won't survive, right?"

"Gudu!" Wei Shuyu swallowed with difficulty, and looked at Li Zhen pitifully. How can this be reused?This is simply sending him to his death—God knows what will greet him when he finishes his work?But even if Li Zhen could keep him alive, if he killed so many officials, he would be regarded as a public enemy by all officials and excluded from the core circle of power. He would never be able to do anything in this life.

"Okay, don't make trouble." Li Zhen glanced at Cheng Chuliang angrily: "Is this the kind of person I am? These people just have criminal motives, but they haven't implemented it yet. Even if something is really found out, At most, they will only be dismissed from their official positions, and it is impossible to kill them—unless they commit other capital crimes. Besides, it is impossible for this palace to hand over all the power of disposal to Wei Shuyu. The right to remove officials, but it is impossible to kill people. What happened back then was a special case, but now it is not possible. All crimes need to go through judicial procedures before they can be punished."

"Huh!" Wei Shuyu breathed a sigh of relief, as long as he didn't kill anyone, he could still bear the pressure brought by dismissing hundreds of officials.At the same time, I screamed in my heart——no wonder His Royal Highness is unwilling to use me again, because I am too inferior. I have been with His Highness for so many years, but I haven't figured out his character, and I still doubt him. I don't know what it means...

Li Zhen glanced at Wei Shuyu: "Okay, don't make a fuss, this matter is left to you. I will write an appointment later, ordering you to be the director of the Lingnan Independent Commission Against Corruption. It is up to you to choose and appoint. However, the ICAC will be established for a long time in the future, so you'd better be careful when selecting people, and don't stuff everyone into it.

The Independent Commission Against Corruption can use the power of an army of less than [-] people, but more than [-] people need to report.The biggest task of the ICAC is to investigate the corruption of all officials in Lingnan. Officials below the governor level can be dismissed immediately if they are convicted of a crime. That is to say, you only have the right to inspect and interim disposition, not the right to final disposition, let alone the right to kill... With this name, your investigation can be regarded as justified.

But you'd better not abuse this right, otherwise I will come back..."

"Your Highness, don't worry, if His Highness comes back and finds a trace of unjust, false or wrongly decided cases, before His Highness is held accountable, this subordinate will come to see you." Wei Shuyu assured loudly—the ICAC can supervise all officials in Lingnan, and it can be suspended All the positions of officials, this position can understand how much power this position has.

His Highness still believes in himself...

Wei Shuyu was very excited. This is simply a small censor, and in terms of power, he is stronger than the censor—after all, the censor only has the right to inspect, but the director of the ICAC has Has the right to dispose, although this right to dispose is restricted, but it is also an invisible deterrent after all...

At the same time, Wei Shuyu was also moved by Li Zhen's belief in him, and vowed in his heart that he would never disappoint His Highness's trust, and must do a good job to clean up the Lingnan officialdom.

"Very good, then I will be waiting for your good news." Li Zhen nodded slowly. Although this Wei Shuyu is a little pedantic, his talents are also very mediocre, far inferior to his father, but he has a good nature anyway, although he is not like him. Dad is so tough, but he can be regarded as stern and impartial, and he is fair. He is currently the most suitable candidate for the director of the Independent Commission Against Corruption under Li Zhen's command.

As for the lack of talent, Li Zhen is not worried, because the lack of talent is just an evaluation of Wei Shuyu a few years ago-he has been by her side all these years, counting five or six years, and he has seen what he has done these years. In his eyes, after so many years of training, even if he is a smoker, he should become a talent.

"Your Highness, the matter is over, can you go to the banquet with me?" Seeing that the matter was over, Li Xuan came out and said with a smile. He was really happy at this moment, because his biggest competitor was eliminated—— Although Li Mengling was his assistant in name, due to the unwritten regulations of the previous imperial court, the official positions of clan relatives were generally held remotely, but in fact the power had always been in the hands of Chang Shi.

And Li Xuan came to Lingnan around this time last year, that is to say, before Li Xuan, Quanzhou was actually like an iron bucket run by Li Mengling, and no water could enter.After coming to Quanzhou, Li Xuan was suppressed several times, and was almost forced to leave by Li Mengling. Later, although he gained a firm foothold in Quanzhou because of his clan and his relationship with Li Zhen, in fact, the most powerful person in Quanzhou was still Or Li Mengling.Then the two fought for a full year. Although Li Xuan was not as powerful as Li Mengling, he was also a clan relative, and Li Mengling didn't dare to really attack him, so the situation became stalemate...

Until Li Zhen appeared this time and killed Li Mengling with lightning means, Li Xuan finally got rid of the shackles on her body, and she can let go of her hands and feet to do a big job.

"Let's go." Looking back at the construction site that had been suspended, Li Zhen turned around and left. There was no more work for him here, and Wei Shuyu would take care of it—this is also Li Zhen's philosophy of employing people. Now that it has been handed over to Wei Shuyu, Li Zhen will not intervene until something goes wrong with him.

As for Li Xuan's small thoughts, Li Zhen will not be angry. Although Li Xuan is a clan, but his ability is really good, and he has a sense of responsibility - since a small-scale earthquake occurred under his rule, he will personally sit in the town to relieve the disaster For this reason, he slept outside for half a month. This alone is enough to prove that he really wants to be a good official.

To be honest, an old fritter like Li Mengling is actually not bad. Although he is a bit greedy, he still has the ability - after all, he was able to develop Quanzhou to the scale it is today before Li Xuan's arrival, which is enough to see his ability, even if he is transferred back. It is enough for Chang'an to be a servant, and Li Zhen even planned to reuse him.

But it's a pity that his greed eventually led him into an endless abyss—if he dared to tamper with people's livelihood projects, Li Zhen would never let him go.

Chapter 1069

No.16 Chapter Coconut Port

On the second day, after Li Zhen left Wei Shuyu behind, he returned to the ship, and his inspection tour was about to begin officially.

Cheng Chuliang came up to report: "Your Highness, it's almost time, and it's time for us to set off."

"..." I was in a bad mood yesterday because of what happened to Li Mengling. Li Zhen hadn't spoken all night. Today, after breakfast, the morning sea breeze was blowing on the bow of the boat, and she exuded an aura of don't mess with me.Seeing that the time was approaching, Cheng Chuliang didn't care about offending Li Zhen, so he hurriedly stepped forward to remind him - of course, he also knew that Li Zhen couldn't be angry because of such a trivial matter.

"Then let's go." Li Zhen said expressionlessly.

"Yes... Huh? Your Highness, it seems that the King of Nanchang brought people to see His Highness off. Shall we go and meet them?" Cheng Chuliang was just about to give the order to set sail when he saw a group of people sitting on sedan chairs coming up from the pier. It is Li Xuan, the governor of Quanzhou and the king of Nanchang.

Li Zhen said impatiently: "These red tapes are really troublesome. We must reform the etiquette and law after we go back."

"Eh..." Cheng Chuliang didn't dare to answer this question, reform of etiquette?This is shaking the foundation of Confucianism. Is His Highness going to war with Confucianism?

"Then do we want to see them?"

Li Zhen sighed, thought for a while and said, "I don't need to see you anymore. I have nothing to say. You can send them away for me. I go to rest for a while."

"Yes."

In fact, Li Zhen's way of handling it is not in line with etiquette. After all, the crown prince is on tour, and the officials want to send it off. Apologizing to Li Xuan and others in various ways on the stage, this is considered to send them away.

"Your Highness."

"All sent away?" Li Zhen asked without opening her eyes while lying on the bed.

"Yes."

"Let's go then."

"Yes."

"Woo~"

The fleet left the port and soon formed a formation and entered the vast sea. Li Zhen didn't know how many people were watching him at this moment, and how many people were thinking about him. All he knew was This trip to sea will never be too calm - and he is ready to face the storm.

Five days later...

"Your Highness, in another hour, we will arrive at Yegang in Luzon." Cheng Chuliang reported to Li Zhenhui.

"Lu Song, it's been a long time since I've been here."

Relying on her strong psychological adjustment ability, Li Zhen had already adjusted her depressed mood. Now that she heard that she was about to arrive in the Philippines, she couldn't help but recall the situation here.The system in Luzon is different from other places. It is neither a colony nor a governor-general system. The system established by the Tang Dynasty here is the system of the Protectorate, which is biased towards the military. The biggest administrator here is not the governor-general or the governor-general. It is the general guard, who has tens of thousands of elite soldiers in his hands.

Moreover, in order to ensure the safety of Luzon, in addition to the Protectorate, another military force on Luzon Island is the navy. The guardian of the fleet, and although the navy belongs to the Protectorate in name, it actually has considerable autonomy-the two fleets and the Protectorate are in charge of the outside and the inside, with a clear division of labor to jointly maintain the stability of Luzon.

The reason why we chose the Protectorate’s Mansion instead of the Governor-General’s system is because Luzon’s geographical location is too important. It faces Yizhou (Wanwan) across the Yizhou Strait (Bashi Strait) in the north, and faces K Island across the sea in the south. , the southwest is Borneo, the Pacific Ocean to the east, and the South China Sea to the west. As long as you control this place, it is equivalent to curbing the traffic throat of all nearby islands, and it is also a forward base for Datang to control Southeast Asia. Knowing that I can't do Ying Jiang, why do I want to provoke immigrants like this?Isn't it because this is Yingjiang's territory?If they want to control Southeast Asia, they can't get around Luzon, the bone in their throat.On the contrary, as long as they control Luzon, they can use it as a springboard to attack Southeast Asia.

Of course, such an important position must be treated with caution. It is definitely not acceptable to entrust it to civilian officials who are not sensitive to war. It is more reassuring to entrust it to the military to take care of it personally.

Coconut Port, also known as Manila in later generations, will be the largest port in Luzon in the future, and of course the largest port in Luzon at this time. one of the bases.

Yegang is a natural and excellent port with a beautiful environment and a suitable climate. There are only two seasons in a year, and the annual average temperature is only about 28 degrees Celsius, which is very suitable for people to live in.Moreover, it is located in the central part of Luzon, and the distance to the south and the north is very short. No matter where there is a problem, it can be quickly responded to.When selecting the government office for the Duhufu, Li Zhen immediately took a fancy to this place and put the Duhufu here.

In fact, this is not the first land where Tang Dynasty landed here. The place where Liu Rengui landed was located in the northern part of Luzon. The first batch of merchants who came to Luzon to pan for gold also landed there, and even the first land in Luzon. Rengang, a port city, was built there.But later some businessmen came to Yegang and found that the natural conditions here are better than Rengang, so they took root here, and then more people came here, and slowly gathered into a city ——A large city with a population of 30 people can be called a large-scale city even if it is placed in the mainland of Datang.

After several years of development, it has become the largest city of the Tang Dynasty in Luzon. It has become the largest city and port in Luzon in the true sense.Every year, countless merchants land here, transport all kinds of goods here or transport the local specialties here to Datang, and earn a huge difference in price. If one is lucky, a ship needs to go on two trips, and the income The profit is basically able to return the capital.

This is the place of gold in the mouth of businessmen. Countless people with an adventurous spirit come here to pan for gold. You can even see merchants from Western Europe or Africa here. Countless people compete here and jointly shape the prosperous situation of Coconut Port. In the port of Coconut Port alone, there are tens of thousands of ship calls every year. Although it is not as good as Yuezhou, it is almost the same as Quanzhou. It is inferior to the income brought by international waterways such as Fuchun Port and Malacca.

Chapter 1070 Sin City

Chapter No.17 Sin City