Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

The Ministry of Household Affairs keeps detailed records of every newborn who receives birth subsidies, so even if a random check is conducted ten or eight years later, problems can be found.

These people are so bold that they even dare to embezzle birth subsidies!

Isn't this seeking death?

Du He opened the indictment handed to him by Sun Fujia and looked through it with a frown.

The sight of so many familiar names made Du He's mouth twitch.

"Li Shenfu, Prince of Xiangyi; Li Xiaotong, Prince of Zichuan; Li Daoli, Prince of Gaoping; Li Boyi, Prince of Longxi; Li Yu, Prince of Jibei... Li Feng, Prince of Guo; Li Yin, Prince of Shu."

A bunch of old troublemakers who are against the imperial court, and a few new troublemakers!

The first 33 vassal kings were not descendants of Li Yuan, but a group of nephews of Li Yuan.

As for Prince Guo Li Feng, he was Li Yuan's fifteenth son. He was not only greedy for money and lustful, but also had a violent temper. The people had impeached him many times before.

King Li Yin of Shu was the sixth son of Li Shimin and the younger brother of Li Ke. He was also a playboy who indulged in hunting excessively.

Li Shimin once scolded Li Yin, saying that beasts can be tamed and iron and stone can be made into square and round tools, but Li Yin is not as good as beasts and stone.

Even Li Shimin cursed him like this, which shows how bad a person Li Yin was.

Du He's gaze moved downwards, looking at the list of names of the aristocratic families.

"The Zhang family of Changshan, the Luo family of Yuzhang, the He family of Lujiang, the Ruan family of Chenliu, the Yu family of Hongnong, the Jia family of Pingyang, the Sun family of Le'an..."

They are all well-known and prominent families in the local area.

After reading.

Du He said to Sun Fujia, "Sun Daliqing, since we have solid evidence of their fraud, why doesn't the Dali Temple arrest them?"

"The Zhenguan Code has new provisions that outline the penalties for fraudulently obtaining childbirth subsidies."

"Those who defraud a child of one adult will have their fraudulently obtained subsidies revoked, their eligibility for childbirth subsidies revoked, and will be punished with 1 strokes of the cane."

“骗3丁以上者处半年徒刑，骗10丁以上者处2年徒刑，骗20丁以上者处3年徒刑...”

"Officials who defraud childbirth subsidies will be dismissed from their posts."

The implementation of every major national policy will be accompanied by the formulation of corresponding laws.

In particular, detailed regulations have been formulated for policies that benefit the people, such as birth subsidies, to prevent those greedy parasites from continuing to suck the blood of the court.

"Hey~"

Sun Fujia sighed deeply.

He said helplessly, "Duke Han, these 35 princes have close ties with 108 aristocratic families. Most of the officials in their prefectures and counties are their family members."

"That's a dangerous place, even the people from the Dali Temple wouldn't dare go there!"

Bi Zhengyi, the deputy minister of the Dali Temple, had previously gone to investigate the Sanyuan Han family and was eventually burned to death.

How could the people from the Dali Temple dare to go to Weiyang, Changshan, Yuzhang, Chenliu, Hongnong and Pingyang?

Du He asked with a smile, "Sun Daliqing, you came to the Ministry of Revenue to see me this time. Do you want me to send troops to assist your Dali Temple?"

Sun Fujia flattered him, saying, "As expected of the Duke of Korea, you saw through my intentions at a glance."

The main force of the Dali Temple is the jailers, who are armed with three-foot-long swords and whose fighting power is not as good as that of the bad guys.

When it comes to local prefectures and counties, the few people in the Dali Temple are not enough to fill the gaps in people's teeth.

Du He shook his head and said, "Lord Sun, you must apply to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for this matter. Only after His Royal Highness agrees can I dispatch the palace soldiers to assist you."

After hearing what Du He said, Sun Fujia's expression remained unchanged.

Obviously, he already knew this would be the result.

Sun Fujia forced a smile on his face. "Duke Han, these princes and aristocratic families not only defrauded the birth subsidies, they also took the lead in resisting the national policy of equalizing the land tax and the population census!"

"Do you want to deal with them together?"

Good guy!

It turns out that this was Sun Fujia’s purpose!

Unexpectedly, Sun Fujia with thick eyebrows and big eyes has also learned bad things and even knows how to kill someone with a borrowed knife.

Think about it.

Du He suddenly asked, "Lord Sun, these princes and noble families are defrauding childbirth subsidies. Logically, ordinary people should not be able to get involved in their affairs."

"Who reported the case to the Dali Temple?"

this...

Sun Fujia's expression paused slightly.

He didn't expect that Du He's focus was not on punishing that group of people, but on who reported the case.

In cases like this, does it matter who reports the crime?

Only in murder cases like that one is it necessary to interrogate the person who reported the crime for detailed information.

Sun Fujia bowed and replied, "To answer Duke Han, half a month ago, more than ten people anonymously reported to the Dali Temple. They listed some of the cases of fraud committed by these princes and aristocratic families."

"After verification by our Dali Temple, we found that the contents of the letter of accusation were true."

More than ten people reported anonymously?

Or about the same time?

Moreover, the princes reported by this group of people were the ones who took the lead in resisting the court's implementation of the new national policy.

Good guy!

It turned out that there was someone behind the scenes who deliberately provoked conflicts between the imperial court and these princes and aristocratic families.

Who is it?

Could it be the old silver coin of Changsun Wuji?

The person who most wants to see him fight a bloody battle with the vassal kings right now is that guy Changsun Wuji!

Previously, there were only 20 princes and more than 70 small and medium-sized families who resisted the imperial court. Now that there are cases of fraud in obtaining birth subsidies, the number of princes and families has increased by about %.

Moreover, since this big incident had occurred, the Ministry of Revenue had to deal with it.

Good guy!

I didn't expect that Changsun Wuji had come up with a conspiracy without making any noise!

However, Changsun Wuji did not think that even if he did not fan the flames behind the scenes, the imperial court would still deal with these troublemakers.

It’s just a matter of time!

Sun Fujia asked worriedly, "Duke Han, is it difficult?"

This case is special, and the forces involved are too powerful.

There are indeed great risks in handling it.

Du He waved his hand and said, "Sun Daliqing, you will go to see the Imperial Censor Tang Lin later and ask the Dali Temple to cooperate with you in the case of fraudulent childbirth subsidies."

"I'll give you two months. I'll deal with as many people as you find."

what!

Do you want to continue investigating?

Is it true that Duke Han is not afraid that the matter will become a big deal and there will be no way to resolve it?

Sun Fujia advised, "Duke Han, do you think we should deal with these people first, and then deal with the rest of the princes and the people from the aristocratic families?"

"Dealing with too many people at once might cause problems."

He felt that there were too many princes and noble families at present, but he didn't expect that Duke Han would think it was too few!

It is indeed the sharpest sword in the Tang Dynasty!

Du He waved his hand calmly and said, "Lord Sun, you can go ahead and investigate the case. I will handle the rest."

Having said this, Sun Fujia did not continue to persuade him.

He cupped his hands and replied, "As you command!"

Shortly after Sun Fujia left the Ministry of Revenue, Du He also went to the Ministry of Works with a stack of mahjong drawings.

When the officials from the Ministry of Works saw Du He come in, they all stood up and saluted.

"Meet the Duke of Korea!"

Du He waved at them and walked straight into the office of Yu Chang, the Minister of Works.

As soon as the two met, Yu Chang quickly stood up and greeted.

Du He handed him the blueprint and instructed him, "Minister Yu, have the craftsmen carve this table and the wood tomorrow and have them delivered to Princess Chengyang's residence."

"Yes, sir!" Yu Chang responded quickly.

Then Du He explained in detail to Yu Chang the construction of the mahjong table and the carving requirements of mahjong.

After a cup of tea.

Yu Chang patted his chest and assured: "Don't worry, Lord Han Guo, I promise you that these items will be ready within five days."

"Thanks for your hard work."

After Du He finished speaking, he left the Ministry of Industry.

...

Night falls.

Duke Zhao's Mansion, in the lobby.

Zhang Sun Wuji muttered with a puzzled look on his face, "It's been over half a month, why hasn't Du He taken action yet?"

"Is he afraid?"