Li Yuan was also a parent.
He was moved by Peng Qingshui.
Li Yuan knew Du Qi's identity, so it was not appropriate to deal with this. Just as Du Qi said, if he owed some money or something, Du Qi could help. When it came to matters involving imperial court officials, Du Qi could not interfere at will.
Du Qi's handling was not wrong.
Li Yuan coughed twice, looked at Du Qi, and said: "Erlang, I will deal with this matter."
Du Qi looked apologetic and said: "Your Majesty, you came to the restaurant today to relax. Now that you are involved in this matter, it is this official's fault."
Li Yuan said: "All the people in the world are my people. Now that there is a problem, it is I who did not govern well, it is I who was not strict, that caused them to suffer. You don't have to say anymore, I will arrange it. "
"Yes!"
Du Qi said no more.
Peng Qingshui, who was kneeling on the ground, heard the conversation between Du Qi and Li Yuan, and his face showed a pleasantly surprised expression. Although he did not know the emperor, he still understood the basic address.
Peng Qingshui had not spoken yet, Li Yuan already took the initiative to say: "Peng Qingshui, I am the emperor of the Tang dynasty. We already know of your grievances. Today, I will give you justice. "
"Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Your Majesty."
"Long live His Majesty the Emperor."
"Long live His Majesty the Emperor."
When Peng Qingshui heard, his rough and wrinkled face was full of smiles. He did not care about the blood on his head, and his head banged again. Every time it hit the ground, it made the injury on his forehead worse.
After Li Yuan saw the situation, he hurriedly stopped and said: "You stand up, no need to kowtow. Your matter, I will deal with it. "
"Yes!"
Peng Qingshui stood up obediently.
When he stood, he was quite restrained, obviously uncomfortable. When facing Du Qi, after all, Du Qi was just a person who helped him, so Peng Qingshui had a lot of pleading and was not obviously afraid.
The emperor was here, but it was different.
Peng Qingshui's back was slightly stooped, he did not dare to look at Li Yuan, he was very nervous.
Li Yuan looked at Du Qi and asked, "Erlang, do you know Zhang Qucheng?"
Du Qi shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, I've just returned to Chang 'an from Daizhou. Other than going to the palace to see Your Majesty, I've only been dealing with the business affairs of the Du family. I have no time to pay attention to the situation in Chang' an. Moreover, Peng Qingshui just said that Zhang Qucheng is a Great General, so I don't know him. I don't know anything about the situation in the army. "
Li Yuan nodded slightly. It was normal that Du Qi did not know. After all, Du Qi did not involve himself in court affairs. Li Yuan's thoughts turned and he suddenly said again, "Erlang, how do you think this matter should be handled?"
Du Qi said, "Now that things have come to this, and His Majesty has said that he wants to take over, we might as well let the Supreme Court take charge. This arrangement is equivalent to His Majesty taking charge of this matter. "
Li Yuan shook his head and said, "Letting the Supreme Court take charge, this matter will go round and round. Who knows how long it will take for a result to be given. I've personally taken charge of this matter, so the way to handle it is different. Today, I will give Peng Qingshui a result. "
Du Qi said, "Your Majesty is wise!"
Li Yuan glanced at Peng Qingshui and said with a sigh, "How am I wise? If I were wise, the common people would not live so miserably, and the generals in the army would not bully and humiliate the common people like this."
For the generals of the imperial court, abusing young women, even causing the other party to die, this matter was not a secret in the rich and powerful families. There were even people in the big families who kept prostitutes and so on.
Li Yuan knew, so he had to deal with it.
He also could not put up with it.
Li Yuan turned to look at Xiao Li and asked, "Xiao Li, what kind of person is this Zhang Qucheng?"
Xiao Li was sitting at the next table. He was eating hotpot earlier. When Li Yuan and Du Qi stopped to ask questions, Xiao Li had already stopped and sat at the next table, quietly listening to the conversation.
He knew about Zhang Qucheng's situation.
It was precisely so. Xiao Li felt that today's matter was actually somewhat problematic after careful consideration. Because this matter was encountered again when Li Yuan came to the restaurant.
Last year, Li Yuan came to the restaurant and encountered Li Yuanji's matter.
Of course, Li Yuanji was purely courting death.
At this time this year, Li Yuan came to the restaurant and encountered another matter. However, Li Yuan came to the restaurant by himself. Xiao Li had some thoughts in his heart about this matter, so he would not say it out loud.
Xiao Li got up and walked in front of Li Yuan. He bowed and said, "Your Majesty, this person, Zhang Qucheng, holds the position of Zhe Chong Commandant in the army. Previously, in the crusade against Liu Heita in Hebei Province, he made meritorious contributions. Therefore, he was able to become Zhe Chong Commandant. "
Zhe Chong Commandant was Zhang Qucheng's newest official position.
Originally, Zhang Qucheng was just a lieutenant general. It was not considered an illustrious position. After Zhang Qucheng submitted to Li Jiancheng, in a short time, he was promoted again and again. Now, he was already a lower fourth-rank Zhe Chong Commandant.
"Zhe Chong Commandant?"
Li Yuan's eyes narrowed.
In Li Yuan's view, this official position was actually not very illustrious. It could only be considered a mid-level general. After all, for the generals in the army, those who did not enter the third-rank sequence were not illustrious.
The higher the rank, the harder it was to promote.
Li Yuan thought for a moment and suddenly said, "The Duke of Qin was mainly responsible for the battle of Hebei Province. The Duke of Qin obtained the top merit. The Crown Prince was responsible for planning and managing the rear. In that case, is this person, Zhang Qucheng, someone from the Duke of Qin's Mansion? "
Xiao Li shook his head and said, "No!"
Li Yuan said, "Since he is not one of the Duke of Qin's people, then which faction does this Zhang Qucheng belong to? Is he under the command of Huai 'an Commandery Prince Li Shentong? Or is he under the command of the Prince of Qi? Or is he neutral?"
Xiao Li said, "Your Majesty, Zhang Qucheng is under the command of the Eastern Palace."
Li Yuan frowned and said, "I remember that in the battle report mentioned by the Eastern Palace, Zhang Qucheng was not mentioned at first. If he is from the Eastern Palace, it is impossible for the Crown Prince not to mention him. Among the Eastern Palace's subordinates, I remember that only Xue Wanche can be brought out. But you just said that Zhang Qucheng made military contributions in Hebei Province and also belongs to the Eastern Palace. Yet, the Crown Prince did not ask for merit for him. This is not justifiable! "
Xiao Li looked like he wanted to say something but hesitated.
Clearly, Xiao Li knew about the matter of Zhang Qucheng being poached.
At this time, a thought suddenly arose in Xiao Li's heart. Du Qi wanted to borrow Zhang Qucheng's strength to deal with the Crown Prince. Or in other words, to deal with Zhang Qucheng.
This was most likely Du Qi's plan.
Seeing this, Li Yuan snorted and said, "Speak, what is going on?"
Seeing that Li Yuan was still asking, Xiao Li no longer concealed it and said, "Zhang Qucheng was indeed serving under the Duke of Qin at the beginning. After returning to Chang 'an, he turned to the Crown Prince and is already serving the Crown Prince. "
"Hahaha …"
But Li Yuan started laughing.
This was laughter from extreme anger.
He was laughing at Li Jiancheng's stupidity to actually recruit such a mixed good and bad person like Zhang Qucheng. If Li Jiancheng poached Liu Hongji, Duan Zhixuan, and the like from Li Shimin's subordinates, Li Yuan would not feel anything. Being able to poach people was also Li Jiancheng's ability.
The problem was that the people Li Jiancheng poached were crooked melons and cracked dates, people with improper conduct.
This made Li Yuan very unhappy.
Du Qi sat on the side and did not speak. His plan this time was actually to guide and let Li Yuan handle the matter. Du Qi did not calculate anything specifically. He just let Li Yuan handle it fairly and justly.
In this way, it was enough to deal with Zhang Qucheng, enough to seek justice for Peng Qingshui.
After Li Yuan understood in his heart, he turned to look at Du Qi and said, "Erlang, there is insufficient evidence for Peng Qingshui's matter here. Tell me, how should we deal with it specifically? "
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