hsntnovel Chapter 2232: Corruption and Abuse of Law Exposed
Chapter 2232: Corruption and Abuse of Law Exposed
Truth cannot be hidden. I have committed such a big crime in Xizhou. Others may just be suspicious, but my father will definitely know.
It's just a matter of time.
Li Shen also understood that if you want others to help you, you must learn to tie them together with their interests. After giving up some of your interests, you can make the other party a vested interest.
This way he will be more dedicated to helping himself.
What Li Shen is thinking about now is whether he should also bring Li Chengqian in to pave the way for the future.
After all, the future belongs to the young, and it is not good to be young.
Li Shen touched his chin and suddenly stood up.
"Let's go to the study."
Wang Xuance immediately followed. He did not dare to respond to Prince Ji's words, nor could he respond. This was a matter between the father and son.
He was just giving advice on this matter, and the distribution of benefits had nothing to do with him.
Arriving at the study, Li Shen sat directly at the desk, picked up a pen and began to write.
After a while, a letter of smooth cursive writing was completed. After it was blown dry, it was put into an envelope, sealed, and stamped with his own seal.
"Xuan Ce, quickly send someone to deliver this letter back to Chang'an to the Crown Prince. Remember not to send it to the palace, have the princess deliver it to the East Palace to the Crown Princess.
So that no one else can know about it, understand?"
Li Shen handed the letter to Wang Xuance.
"Yes, I will do it immediately, but in Liangzhou City..."
After receiving the letter, Wang Xuance asked, "Now that Liangzhou City is under lockdown, how can we get there?"
After hearing this, Li Shen immediately wrote the word "release" on the paper and then stamped it with his seal of King Ji.
"Let the messenger take this, and Li Junxian will naturally feel relieved. Otherwise, I will smash his head."
Li Shen handed the note to Wang Xuance again.
After Wang Xuance took it, he bowed and then walked out.
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Chang'an City, Imperial Palace.
"Oh!"
"Bastard thing!"
Li Shimin sat beside the tea table and slapped it heavily.
The bottles and jars above were shaken so much that they made crackling sounds.
He held a letter in his hand.
"Your Majesty, please calm down and don't hurt yourself." Wang De comforted softly.
This letter came from Xizhou. It was obvious that the young prince must have done something wrong again, or got into some big disaster.
Li Shimin handed the letter to Wang De. After Wang De read it, his expression was very interesting. Just as he expected, something big had happened.
Their little prince is causing trouble in Xizhou again, and it’s quite a big one.
"Does the prince know about this?" Li Shimin was still angry.
“Your Majesty, we may not know yet, but we will know soon.
There is no news from the court on this matter yet.
I think those families will pass the news to Kyoto soon."
Wang De replied quickly.
"Someone, go and call the prince over." Li Shimin shouted outside.
Since the last Duanzheng month, when Empress Zhangsun proposed a grand banquet for all the ministers, Li Shimin moved back to the palace.
He lived in Cuiwei Palace for several months, but he couldn't live there forever.
After coming back, Li Shimin was bored and spent every day eating, drinking and having fun.
Soon, the prince hurried over. He knew that there must be something important, otherwise his father would not have asked him to come here.
"I have met Aye."
After coming in, Li Chengqian stepped forward and saluted.
"Come and sit down." Li Shimin suppressed his anger and ordered Li Chengqian.
Li Chengqian came to the tea table and sat down.
"I wonder what orders Aye has for you?"
"Take a look." Li Shimin pointed to the letter on the table.
Li Chengqian picked it up curiously, and as he looked at it, his eyes widened instantly, almost popping out of his head.
"This... is this true? Aye, Tenth Brother shouldn't do that, right? Although he loves money, this... is corruption, how dare he do that?"
Thinking of the above content, Li Chengqian couldn't believe that his good brother had actually committed corruption and bribery and committed embezzlement and abuse of power.
And the amount is huge, very huge, up to millions.
“Of course it’s true, and I estimate that his memorial will arrive in Chang’an City soon. After all, Xizhou is short of so many officials that need to be sent by the Ministry of Personnel.
This bastard, what is there that he dare not do? There is nothing in this world that he dare not do, except what he does not want to do!
How could my Li family produce such a thing? Compared to what he is doing now, I would rather he was a playboy who does all kinds of evil and idles away the whole day.
How can I comfort my ancestors in the afterlife?"
Li Shimin became angry again.
This letter records Li Shen's handling of the Xizhou case, including details of Li Shen's corruption and taking money in exchange for lives.
"Father, calm down. Is there any hidden reason behind this? How could Tenth Brother, who is so rich, accept bribes?"
Seeing his father angry, Li Chengqian quickly spoke for Li Shen. He had already learned from the letter that the task he had entrusted to Li Shen had been completed.
"Hidden secret? Take a closer look, what hidden secret could there be? He actually accepted a bribe of more than one million strings of cash."
Li Shimin tapped the table with his fingers, making loud clacking sounds.
"Father, why don't you write a letter to my tenth brother and ask him why?
When Aye asked my tenth brother to go to Xizhou, besides guarding Xizhou, wasn't it also to let him clean up the bureaucracy?"
Li Chengqian continued to open up for Li Shen.
Letting Li Shen go to Xizhou was the result of a discussion between him and Li Shimin.
He was stationed in Xizhou, pacified the people, guarded the food and grass at the front, wiped out the rebels, and cleaned up the bureaucracy.
To achieve this, one must have many talents, be able to be both kind and ruthless, both civil and martial, and not be afraid of offending the powerful.
After discussion between the two, the best candidate was Li Shen.
These powerful people in the Tang Dynasty all have more or less intricate ties with the aristocratic families.
Just like the Fang family and the Cheng family.
If we send military generals, they may not be able to pacify the people. If we send censors, they don't understand military affairs, can't protect the food and grass, and can't wipe out the rebels.
More importantly, cleaning up the bureaucracy would offend various forces. Even the censors would have to think twice.
Only Li Shen is good at everything. He is not even half full, but he is not afraid of the powerful families.
I didn't think of it at this time...
"Humph! I intend to send him to Xizhou to clean up the bureaucracy, but have you ever seen a cleanup like this?
Look at what is written above: all those who took money will be reinstated, and all those who did not have money will be beheaded in public and dismissed from office.
What's the difference between this and buying and selling official positions? It's corruption and abuse of power. More than one million officials.
The imperial farm could not collect so much tax in fifty years."
Li Shimin snorted coldly.
"This...this..."
Li Chengqian didn't know what to say. He clearly saw the word jealousy on his father's face.
Just now he was still thinking about how to help Li Shen get rid of the crime. After all, the prince was corrupt and committed embezzlement, which was a serious crime.
But now it seems that what makes my father angry is not the corruption and abuse of power.
(Sorry for posting late, another day of apologies)