The chamberlain hurried to Xiao Li's side and handed him a letter. It was the result of the latest investigation. Xiao Li took it but did not read it. He directly handed it to Li Yuan and opened it in front of Li Yuan.
Li Yuan quickly read down.
He read ten lines at a glance. In a short time, he had finished reading the contents of the letter.
Li Yuan's mouth curled into a smile because the final situation was as described by Du Qi. The establishment of the security team and Zhang Jingping's existence had indeed promoted the development of Chang 'an's South City.
Today's South City, whether it was the number of people doing business, the sales of various shops, or the final taxes paid, all had greatly increased.
The most important thing was that the originally chaotic South City was no longer chaotic. On the contrary, there were often security teams patrolling. The security of South City was excellent to the point where no one picked up anything on the road and no one closed their doors at night.
After all, even at night, there were security teams patrolling to ensure the safety of South City. It could be said that although the security team did not belong to the imperial court, it played a great role.
Li Yuan was very approving of such a pilot project.
In particular, Zhang Jingping's care for the widows, widows, and loneliness was not a show. He specially took out a house to take care of the widows, widows, and loneliness who had lost their families. Just this matter alone caused Li Yuan to praise him even more.
Li Yuan grabbed the letter and threw it directly into the hall, saying, "Wang Xuandao, read it carefully for me."
His words were sharp.
His words were full of dissatisfaction.
Wang Xuandao's body suddenly trembled. He had already vomited blood and his body was weak. Now that he saw Li Yuan's expression, he suddenly understood everything. He knew that everything he did was a failure. Du Qi must have won.
Wang Xuandao squatted down shakily and grabbed the letter on the ground. After Wang Xuandao finished reading it, his body went soft and he collapsed to the ground.
It's over!
It's really over for me!
Because Du Chuke, whom he impeached, was not wrong at all. In fact, for the imperial court, Du Chuke's appointment could be said to have made outstanding contributions and achieved outstanding results.
In any case, Wang Xuandao was someone who had experienced court battles before, so he quickly regained his composure. He gritted his teeth and forced himself to calm down, then kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, although this subject has made a mistake in the impeachment, it is still a mistake. But everything I did was for His Majesty, for the sake of the Tang dynasty! Your Majesty, please examine this matter clearly. "
Li Yuan narrowed his eyes and said, "Wang Xuandao, oh, Wang Xuandao, you're using the name of serving the country and the imperial court to make slanderous accusations. You're completely unaware of the facts, yet you're impeaching at will. If it weren't for Du Qi's knowledge of the situation and his careful investigation, you would have succeeded today. In the end, you just said a few words and you want to take it over. How could there be such an easy thing in this world? From now on, you don't need to attend court anymore. You're dismissed! "
Li Yuan appeared extremely domineering.
He directly dismissed Wang Xuandao from his official position.
Hearing this, Wang Xuandao's body went limp and he directly collapsed to the ground. He looked at Li Yuan on the dragon throne, then looked left and right. He even looked at the pillars in the main hall, wanting to grit his teeth and die. He wanted to simply kill himself in the main hall and fulfill his lifelong reputation.
As long as he killed himself, he would still be a clear stream in the end, and he would still be a person who proved his sincerity with death. But Wang Xuandao didn't have the courage after all. The courage he summoned immediately dissipated.
Wang Xuandao finally said, "This subject thanks Your Majesty for your kindness."
Not killing him was Li Yuan's gift.
Li Yuan extinguished Wang Xuandao's arrogance and a bright smile appeared on his face. At this moment, Li Yuan felt unprecedentedly comfortable, because most of the time since ancient times, the officials of the Censorate were like flies, buzzing non-stop.
However, you couldn't kill him.
Once you killed him, you would become a fatuous ruler and a person who would bring disaster to the country. Li Yuan also didn't like the Censorate. But now, it was different. With the help of Du Qi's mouth, he finally achieved his goal.
Li Yuan said in a deep voice, "The Censorate's existence is to monitor the officials and impeach them for violating the law. This was something that would never change, no matter what. But the problem is, to impeach, there must be substance in the words. If it's just an illusory impeachment that doesn't understand anything, I will not let it go easily. "
Speaking of this, Li Yuan looked at the people of the Censorate and said, "Today, I only dismissed Wang Xuandao from his official position. Next time, if there are people who slander others and impeach others at will, not only will they be dismissed, but they will also be punished and imprisoned, or even executed as a warning to others."
At this moment, everyone in the Censorate frowned.
They were all terrified.
Originally, they had the exclusive right to censor, and the people of the Censorate could impeach whoever they wanted. This was the special feature of the Censorate. But now, Wang Xuandao's matter implicated the entire Censorate.
Everyone looked at Du Qi with hostility.
Because it was caused by Du Qi.
Du Qi also noticed the gazes of the people of the Censorate. Du Qi's eyes were sharp, and he didn't care about these people at all. If the people of the Censorate still wanted to deal with him, then Du Qi wasn't afraid either. In short, he just had to fight back.
Li Jiancheng's thoughts turned, but he stepped forward and said, "Father, I have something to say."
"Speak!"
Li Yuan said in a deep voice.
Li Jiancheng said, "Although the people of the Censorate said that Wang Xuandao's memorial was wrong, in fact, their starting point was for the good of the imperial court, and also for the long-term stability of Chang 'an."
"The entire Censorate didn't want to cause trouble. It's very normal for them to hear about the memorial."
"After all, the Censorate is not the Supreme Court in charge of investigating cases, nor is it the Ministry of Justice. I'm afraid it's difficult to let them investigate all kinds of things clearly before submitting a memorial. It will increase countless difficulties."
"Therefore, I think it's difficult for father to order the Censorate to impeach and investigate with detailed evidence."
Li Jiancheng stood up.
Hearing this, Li Yuan's eyes became deep and serene.
Looking at Li Jiancheng, he shook his head.
The officials of the Censorate must be suppressed, they must not be indulged. Otherwise, the entire Censorate would be lawless. No monarch would want the Censorate to be powerful.
Because the Censorate's power was equivalent to the imperial power being suppressed.
Li Yuan hoped that Li Jiancheng had the perspective of an emperor, the breadth of mind of an emperor. Only then could he be the heir to the throne.
But now, Li Jiancheng became an official of the Censorate to rope in, or in order to obtain the good impression of the Censorate, he actually disregarded the overall situation. This made Li Yuan shake his head in his heart.
Li Yuan said faintly, "Crown Prince, the Censorate needs to impeach based on the facts. For example, this time's matter of impeaching Du Chuke, do they need to investigate what crimes Du Chuke committed? "
"I didn't ask him to know how many crimes he committed based on the facts. It's just that what he impeached needs to have reason and evidence. It can't just open his mouth and say it. It's okay to hear about the memorial. But since you know, then you should go investigate, visit, guarantee that what you say has substance, guarantee that you have some understanding of the matter. "
"Only in this way can it be considered reasonable and evidence."
Li Yuan said forcefully, "Otherwise, to impeach someone based on nothing, wouldn't the Censorate ascend to the heavens?"
Li Jiancheng frowned.
He was just about to speak again, but at this moment, Wei Zheng stood up and said, "Your Majesty, His Highness the Crown Prince also agrees with Your Majesty's words from the bottom of his heart. He just thinks that this kind of handling may affect the Censorate's enthusiasm, that's why he said these words. "
Li Yuan snorted and said, "Everyone in the Censorate is capable. How can they be affected by one or two words? Wei Zheng, you don't have to speak good words for the Crown Prince. "
Wei Zheng respectfully bowed to Li Yuan and returned to his position, no longer saying anything.
Li Jiancheng also retreated.
On the contrary, Wang Xuandao had already been dragged out of the main hall, so that the entire main hall was quiet. Because at this time, everyone knew that Du Qi was young, but he was not someone who could be easily bullied by anyone.
This was someone with means.
Li Yuan said seriously, "Crown Prince, about Zhang Jingping's experiment in South City, according to the results of the statistics, this is a good implementation. I'm going to promote this situation to Chang 'an. Even to all parts of the country, what do you think? "
Li Jiancheng had just returned to his position and stood still. He heard Li Yuan's question. From the bottom of his heart, he was unwilling to let Zhang Jingping's power expand. Because if Zhang Jingping's power expanded, then this Chang 'an City would become Du Qi's power.
It would be very difficult for Li Jiancheng to do anything.
Because on the surface, there was Du Chuke.
There was also Zhang Jingping in the dark.
This combination of the two was equivalent to building Chang 'an City into an iron bucket. It would not be easy for Li Jiancheng to develop his own power.
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