Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Good guy!

What do you mean they have embezzled too much and I can't protect them?

When Du He heard the last words Li Shimin said, his jaw dropped.

No wonder Li Shimin's subordinates were not only corrupt and unjust, but also dared to brazenly speak out prophecies of treason. It turned out that it was because Li Shimin was too kind.

If you count them carefully, there were quite a few generals in the Tang Dynasty who plotted treason.

There was Zhang Liang, the governor of Luozhou who adopted 500 adopted sons, Wang Junkuo, the arrogant and law-breaking General of the Left Army, and Liu Lan, the General of the Right Army who fabricated the prophecy of becoming king.

In addition, there are Hou Junji, Li Anyan and others.

If Li Shimin had been as ruthless as Zhu Yuanzhang in later generations, he would have wiped out all these meritorious ministers and aristocratic families.

How dare they be so arrogant?

Yu Zhining didn't know whether what His Majesty said was true or not. He knew in his heart that he had to stop at the right time, otherwise it would make His Majesty unhappy.

"My lord, thank you for your kindness!"

As he spoke, Yu Zhining kowtowed again and performed a profound salute respectfully.

Seeing hope, Liu Shi also wanted to go out and kneel down to beg for mercy.

Before he could stand up, Li Shimin's voice rang out first.

"Du He!"

Du He bowed and said, "I am here."

When the civil and military officials saw His Majesty suddenly call Du He's name, they all showed confusion on their faces.

Does Your Majesty want Du He to stop?

No way!

Now Du He has offended Yu, Liu and Han. If Your Majesty asks Du He to stop now, Du He will be in a difficult situation.

Under the worried gazes of all the officials, Li Shimin spoke loudly.

"Du He, to make it easier for you to reorganize the Ministry of Revenue, I appoint you as the Judicial Inspector. The Censorate, the Ministry of Justice, and the Supreme Court will all obey your orders."

"After the Ministry of Revenue is rectified, this position will be abolished!"

wow~

As Li Shimin finished speaking, a huge noise suddenly broke out in the Taiji Hall.

"Your Majesty has actually appointed a new judicial inspector!"

"And let Duke Han of Han take charge of the Censorate, the Ministry of Justice, and the Supreme Court!"

"The power of the Shangshu and Zuo Pushe is not as great as that of the Hanguo Duke now, right?"

Even though the heads of the three provinces are in charge of all officials in the country, they are also supervised by the three courts.

As long as they violated the Tang laws, the Sansi people could try them and put them in prison.

What is the profound meaning of this order from Your Majesty?

Are they using the name of rectifying the Ministry of Revenue to rectify the corrupt officials of the Tang Dynasty?

Will their family members be implicated?

Thinking of this, worries suddenly appeared on the faces of civil and military officials.

Not only were all the officials shocked, even Du He was surprised.

too suddenly!

These days, Li Shimin kept asking him to go to Ganlu Palace to discuss matters, but he never revealed this idea. Could it be that this was a sudden idea of Li Shimin?

The Judicial Inspector sounds impressive and powerful, but Du He knows very well that Li Shimin wants him to offend the noble families of the world.

"You have bad intentions!"

Du He sighed in his heart.

However, given the current situation, this official position is still very good.

He could take advantage of the opportunity to reorganize the Ministry of Revenue to disintegrate the Guanlong forces and make Changsun Wuji a lonely man.

As for the aristocratic families in Hedong Province and Jiangnan Province, he would definitely not offend them.

There is no need to do thankless things.

When Li Shimin's intention fails, no one knows whether he will become angry and embarrassed.

A moment of silence.

Du He held up his tablet and loudly replied, "I thank your Majesty for your great grace!"

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty. I will definitely expose all the corrupt officials in every province and county!"

Li Shimin stroked his beard slightly and nodded.

He had already reminded Du He before and believed that this brat Du He would not do anything reckless.

At the bottom of the hall, Zhangsun Wuji, Yu Zhining, Yuwen Jie, Liu Shi and others suddenly felt depressed.

The house leaks but it rains all night!

Your Majesty's appointment of Du He is clearly intended to push them into a desperate situation!

What a good thing!

Just when all the officials were thinking differently, Li Shimin stood up on his Hu chair and said.

"Prince, please follow me to Ganlu Palace. My dear ministers, please withdraw from the court."

Seeing His Majesty and the Crown Prince leaving, all the civil and military officials stood up and shouted.

"Farewell, Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince."

After the important officials and people from the Guanlong forces left, the remaining officials began to gather in groups of three or five, whispering to each other as they left the Taiji Hall.

...

Household Department.

In the office.

Lu Chengqing, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, complimented him with a smile on his face.

"Du Shangshu, congratulations on your rise to power!"

Du He shook his head: "Uncle Lu, the judicial inspector is a hot potato. There is nothing to be happy about."

Well...

Lu Chengqing's expression paused slightly.

He thought Du He liked this official position very much, but he didn't expect that Du He's heart was as clear as a mirror.

Du He said softly, "Uncle Lu, please invite the chief officers and deputy officers of the three divisions to the Ministry of Revenue so that I can have a chat with them."

"it is good."

Lu Chengqing nodded and then strode away.

Less than half an hour.

Sun Fujia, Zhang Xingcheng, Tang Lin, Cui Shenji, Cui Yixuan and Xin Maojiang arrived at the Ministry of Revenue one after another.

A few polite words.

Du He smiled and said, "My dear colleagues, His Majesty has ordered us to rectify corrupt officials, so we must do our job well."

"Of course, for the sake of the stability of our country, we can't go too far."

"We still have to leave some room for maneuver!"

Hearing Du He say this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

They were afraid that Du He, being young and hot-headed, would choose to confront the nobles of the world, and then they would suffer as well.

Fortunately, Du He still remained rational!

Du He glanced at them and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

He naturally knew what such people were thinking.

Du He then asked, "What's the progress of investigating and punishing the corrupt officials of the Sanyuan Han clan, the western branch of the Hedong Liu clan, and the Gaoling Yu clan?"

"Are they behaving unusually?"

Sun Fujia, Zhang Xingcheng and Tang Lin looked at each other, then Sun Fujia bowed and said.

"Reporting to Lord Han Guo, the corrupt officials that have been caught so far include 44 from the Liu family, 48 from the Yu family, and 23 from the Han family."

"These corrupt officials are so arrogant that they think their families can protect their lives."

Ha ha!

It turned out to be just as he had guessed.

These officials serving in the prefectures and counties, relying on the protection of their powerful family influence, do not take the imperial court seriously.

If Zhangsun Wuji, Chu Suiliang and others had not caused the incident of Han Yu'nu sneaking into the Eastern Palace, Li Shimin might not have vented his anger on them.

What a pity they are so bold!

A few breaths of silence.

Du He then asked, "Minister Sun, have you uncovered any evidence of the crimes of Yu Zhining, Liu Shi, Liu Fan, Han Yuan, and others?"

"The officials in their family are dishonest, so the four of them shouldn't be any better, right?"

this...

Such a direct question?

Sun Fujia really didn't expect that Du He wanted to get rid of these opponents without any concealment.

However, when he thought about how Du He had also been ruthless towards his own family members, the doubts in his heart immediately disappeared.

This is a cold-blooded and ruthless person!