The weather was getting hotter and hotter, but the rain did not fall at all.
Other than the Guanzhong region, there were also no clouds in the eastern provinces of the Taihang Mountains.
The sky was always so clear, blue, and blue.
If this situation had happened two years ago, the people would have cried, and the officials would also be in a terrible state.
This year, the people saw it and understood that the drought was very tiring, and it was very tiring to keep the wells down.
Pressure wells were being pressed all over the place, and the underground water flowed out along the ridges and furrows into the ground.
"Your Majesty, please promote Guanglu Dafu Li Yi." Bi Goo came out early in the morning to promote Li Yi.
He was in charge of the Ministry of Revenue and knew what the harvest would be like if there were not so many wells.
Not to mention collecting rent, the Ministry of Revenue also had to open and close the positions. The difference between income and income was huge.
"I impeach Guanglu Dafu Li Yi for selling luxury goods without paying taxes. In the name of economic and cultural exchanges with the Khitans, he evaded 80% of the tax."
Bi Goo had just said that he wanted to promote Li Yi when someone jumped out to impeach Li Yi.
This person was Imperial Censor Li Jie, the person who had a conflict with Zhangsun Xin in Nanqu.
Bi Goo turned and stared at Li Jie, very confused.
Li Yi was transporting goods to collect taxes. That was the Ministry of Revenue's business. This old man did not say anything, so what were you?
Bi Goo naturally knew that the Li Family Zhuangzi had set off two groups yesterday. One group was protected by 1,000 Winged Knights to the Khitans, and the other by 2,000 Winged Knights to the Turks.
The carriages in the group were loaded with luxury goods. They were going to sell them to make money and buy things back.
He did not care. He was not stupid. This was not a business transaction, but an economic war in a strategic game.
What tax? Could it make money? In order to achieve his goal, Xiao Yi was willing to pay the price.
If he sold it in the Tang dynasty and dared not to pay taxes, he would personally go to the Ministry of Revenue and give the money to him. The Ministry of Revenue was poor!
Xiao Yi did not move until Moshi died. He continued to act.
While helping the Ministry of Justice push for the lawsuit, he also sent people to the Khitans and Turks to do business.
This was the big deal. Xiao Yi was serious.
But my Ministry of Revenue didn't say anything, so why did you, the Imperial Censor, jump out? Do I know you that well? Do I need you to speak up for the Ministry of Revenue?
Li Longji smiled. He already knew that Li Yi had said that Zhangsun Xin was going to die, and had specially arranged for Zhangsun Xin to be sent to Lantian County.
Now that Zhangsun Xin had provided many jobs to Lantian County, the people of Lantian County had a good impression of Zhangsun Xin.
"Do you have any evidence?" Li Longji suppressed his anger and asked.
The impeachment is actually going to impeach my Brother Yi. Does Brother Yi lack that bit of tax money?
Do you dare to stand on the Vermillion Bird Avenue outside the Imperial City and shout for the impeachment of Li Yi? The people will beat you to death.
If Zhen dared to arrest Brother Yi, the entire capital government's common people would probably run out and kneel outside the Imperial City to cry out for Li Yi's injustice.
Li Longji thought and prepared to kill.
Imperial Censor Li Yi puffed out his chest and raised his head: "This subject has the report of Imperial Censor Wang Xu. Guanglu Dafu Li Yi's crimes are clear and accurate."
"Summon Wang Xu into the hall." Li Longji decided to kill today.
My Brother Yi tried his best to help the Tang dynasty gain benefits, but you all stabbed him in the back.
Yao Chong and the others were also puzzled. They looked at Li Jie as if he was a dead man.
Li Yi sent a team out to sell things, and the Winged Knights followed to protect them.
You're impeaching? Where's your IQ and EQ?
That's selling things? That's taking advantage of Mosizhi's death to cause trouble.
A little more than a quarter of an hour later, Imperial Censor Wang Xu arrived while everyone was silent.
He was a little chubby and had a belly. His rank was low, so he couldn't attend court.
Unless it was the Imperial Court, all other positions were for fifth-rank officials, and seventh-rank officials from the Imperial Censorate could attend.
Today wasn't the Imperial Court, so Wang Xu didn't make it to the 'live broadcast'.
"Imperial Censor Wang Xu impeaches Guanglu Dafu Li Yi for giving out a lot of expensive things yesterday without paying taxes to the Ministry of Revenue."
Wang Xu came over. He seemed to know what was going on, so he went straight to the point.
"I impeach Imperial Censor Wang Xu for embezzlement." Gao Lishi stood up at this time.
He was now in charge of the intelligence system. Usually, he didn't say anything. You can do whatever you want. If His Majesty didn't punish you, he wouldn't say anything.
But now, he had to speak up. Li Yi couldn't be discredited, whether for public or private reasons.
In public, Li Yi worked for the Tang dynasty, so he was His Majesty's Brother Yi.
In private, as long as there was something good, the Li Family Zhuangzi would want to give him a share.
"I didn't." Wang Xu began to sweat. What was going on?
"Just check the accounts and find out how much property he has, what he does, and how much his salary is." Gao Lishi sneered.
"Check!" Li Longji narrowed his eyes.
Gao Lishi ran out and looked for the intelligence records.
Now that he had money, he could set up his own intelligence system. He checked all the officials in Chang 'an.
In less than a hundred breaths, Gao Lishi came back with a stack of papers and presented it to Li Longji.
Li Longji flipped through it casually and threw it to Wang Xu. "Wang Qing, take a look."
Wang Xu picked it up and flipped through it page by page.
It recorded his salary, his family's property, his family's current situation, how many times he went to Earthly Paradise, what dishes he ordered, and what takeaways he ordered.
There were also the baths he took, the number of times he went to Pyong Kang Square, the girl he found …
According to his income, it was obviously not enough to support his expenses. So, where did the extra money come from?
"I … I …" Wang Xu was sweating profusely. Needless to say, the sweat on his forehead had already dripped down his cheeks.
The other officials didn't pity Wang Xu. They were secretly looking at Gao Lishi.
Gao Lishi could casually tell them about Wang Xu, but what about them? Were they also being watched?
Gao Lishi was expressionless. Today, he stood up.
For Li Yi and for His Majesty, he warned the officials not to think that His Majesty didn't know what they had done.
"Who recommended him?" Li Longji asked again.
Several people looked at Imperial Censor Li Jie. Wang Xu was promoted by Li Jie.
Li Jie was dumbfounded. Impeaching Li Yi didn't work. Why did he have to get himself involved?
"Take them away for investigation." Li Longji didn't want to talk anymore. He ordered the Qianniu Guards to take the two people away and lock them up separately.
"Your Majesty, promote Li Yi." Bi Goo didn't care about the lives of these two insignificant people. He had to fight for Li Yi's benefits now.
If these two people didn't impeach him, it would be fine if he just mentioned it.
Now, these two people were impeaching Li Yi for not paying taxes. If the news reached Li Yi's ears, what if Li Yi misunderstood?
How could he go to the Li Family Zhuangzi for a check-up and dental implants in the future?
If someone in his family was sick, how could he bring them to Zhuangzi?
"We'll talk about this later." Li Longji didn't care whether he promoted Li Yi or not. Just as Li Yi said, so what if he was conferred a title of Prince?
"Your Majesty!" Bi Goo was about to cry. This matter had to be cleared up. It wasn't me. I didn't want that tax.
"Minister Bi, go for a check-up tonight." Li Longji understood. I want you to explain. Don't yell at me. I can't make Brother Yi a new official.
Brother Yi didn't want it.
What's the use of being an official? If he wanted to kill someone, he could kill anyone in the court.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Bi Goo was sweating. He hated Li Jie and that person to death.
'Why are you two causing trouble? You're cheating me!'
Those who knew the situation wanted to laugh. Song Jing once again felt Li Yi's influence on the court.
He wasn't in the court, but the court always acquiesced to his actions.
Those who knew knew knew. Those who didn't didn't need to know.
This was the young Li Yi.
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