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Chapter 688 Entering the Imperial Study again

In almost August, Chang'an City finally ushered in the second rain of this year. This rain seemed much more violent than the last time. It started to wash away the city walls from the night before. By noon the next day, nearly two feet deep water had already been accumulated in the square in front of the Tai Chi Palace Hall.

If you go like this for another day, you might not be able to sail in the palace.

Relying on the seat of the imperial study room, the new emperor Li Chengde looked bored at the heavy rain outside in a daze. Last night, the rain was heavy, and an order was sent from the General Tiance's mansion early this morning. The officials of various departments, Chang'an Mansion, and Jingzhao Yin did not have to go to court, but they could not hide at home. All officials from the fourth rank below must go out for inspection, regardless of civil and military positions. If there is any leakage in the people's homes, they will be taken to the government's carriage to the various yamen for a while.

So, the emperor, he is a little bored today. In fact, he is a little bored every day.

After this order came down, all the officials in Chang'an City moved. The King of Yan was in charge of power in the court and acted extremely solemnly and harshly, especially in matters of administration, and would never show mercy. The officials did not dare to disobey the orders sent from General Tiance's mansion, so they had to take their subordinates in a straw raincoat and a straw hat and shuttle through the streets and alleys in the heavy rain.

Officials of the Ministry of Revenue were especially afraid to slacken. Early in the morning, the newly appointed Minister of the Ministry of Revenue Du Ruhui and the newly transferred Minister of the Ministry of Revenue Fang Xuanling went out of the yamen to inspect the people's conditions. Which of the officials below dared to stay at home and remain unmoved?

Someone once said that it is not easy to live in Chang'an, and it is said that it is very difficult to live in Chang'an City without money, but this sentence is more appropriate for officials now.

Being an official in Chang'an is not easy.

Early in the morning, Du Ruhui, who was appointed as the Minister of Revenue by Li Xian, and Fang Xuanling divided his troops into two groups and led his men to Nancheng and Xicheng respectively.

In Chang'an City, the north is noble and the east is rich, and the south is poor and the west is low. To the north is the palace city and the imperial city. Nearby are all officials and court officials from various departments, and most of the people living in the east are rich. Most of the people in the west are moved into the city from various places, not the original residents of Chang'an City. No one has to look down on them. They themselves feel inferior. Although the people in the south are indigenous people in Chang'an City, they are mostly poor.

Du Ruhui caught such a heavy rain as soon as he arrived in Chang'an. He knew the character of the King of Yan very well, so he naturally did not dare to slack off. He arrived at the poorest market in Nancheng and saw a large group of people helping to evacuate the people. A bunch of cars parked on the street, covered with rain, and the scene looked quite spectacular.

Du Ruhui was stunned and thought to himself that who this was actually arrived earlier than him. He walked over quickly with the people and searched in the crowd for a while and saw a familiar face. Because he was wearing a straw raincoat and a straw hat, he didn't recognize it at the beginning.

"Auxiliary machine!"

Du Ruhui walked over quickly, and smiled while walking, saying, "You, the new Minister of Rites, are here to steal my job!"

Changsun Wuji was busy evacuating the people and pedaling to the Chang'an Prefecture Office for a while. He looked back and then laughed: "Brother Keming, it's not my fault for robbing your job, it's because you came too late."

Du Ruhui smiled and said, "The will of the King of Yan, all officials below the fourth rank must come out to check the people's sentiments. However, you, the third rank, run faster than anyone else."

Changsun Wuji wiped the rainwater on his forehead, which was fascinated by his eyes and smiled, "I don't see you being half a level lower than me, you have a Duke's Victory!"

"Ha ha!"

Du Ruhui smiled and said, "I won't say much to you. Since you are here, I will go to the west city. Fang Xuanling and his people have already rushed over, but it is said that the west city is not easy to clean up... They all moved to Chang'an from outside to replenish the population, and then they were divided into houses. It is said that they would rather die than move to another house!"

"Brother Keming just go. After finishing cleaning up, I'll invite you to drink at Songbai Building."

"good!"

Du Ruhui responded with a smile, turned around and took the people to the direction of the Xicheng again. Halfway through, he met no less than five or six officials from various departments and prefectures, which made Du Ruhui feel very moved. Not only the Tang Dynasty and Sui Dynasty, but also the past dynasties, when did this happen?

When he arrived in Xicheng, he also met Dugu Xue, the Minister of Justice, who was also a third-rank official. He almost fell down when he brought people to repair the roof of a family who refused to move their nests. He looked like he was embarrassed. Du Ruhui ran over to support him, and the two looked at each other and laughed.

"I don't know what's wrong."

Dugu Xue sheltered from the rain under the eaves of the house, rubbing her painful arm and smiling: "I didn't think about this before, but now I'm doing it, watching the people live in peace, and listening to their repeated thanks, I feel full of joy and pride!"

"Don't let the people below do it. What if you fall and hurt you!"

Du Ruhui complained.

“From the morning to now…”

Dugu Xue said with a smile: "I met six or seven groups of officials from various ministries and prefectures along the way, and they never retreated. The more this happens, the higher the official position, the more stressed people..."

"Now the official style in Chang'an City has really changed."

Du Ruhui sighed and said, "I thought I would make great achievements after entering Chang'an City. Now it seems... I dare not slackewer. The lord has used a poor family. These new officials have been holding back their energy to show themselves. If you are not careful, you and I may be eliminated."

"Not to do it!"

Dugu Xuedao: "The lord did this to force us not to slacken."

As he was talking, he suddenly saw a large group of people wearing a very strange black cloak coming from the street opposite. There were no less than a hundred people walking in front. Who would be the one who was not the King of Yan?

...

...

"You guys are all so fast."

Li Xian walked slowly to Du Ruhui and Dugu Xue and said with a smile: "After Gu sent you out in the morning, I remembered that the Second Department of the Military Bureau tried to make a lot of raincoats, but it was not useful for me to give it to me. I remembered that I sent someone to you after I sent you, but I couldn't find a single figure."

"raincoat?"

"Put paint paste on the cloak to block the wind and rain."

Li Xian waved his hand and asked his personal guards to send one to the officials present.

"I don't know how long it will take to fall during this heavy rain. I walked all the way. Seven houses had collapsed in the west city. When Li Yuan attacked Chang'an, the Sui army defending the city demolished many houses and sent them to the city wall for rolling wood defense. The people who moved to Chang'an were poor and had no money to repair them. I don't know how many people were suffering from this heavy rain."

"The lord's body of a thousand gold should not come out easily. If..."

Du Ruhui's words were stopped by Li Xian in the middle of his words: "Although the city of Chang'an looks calm and stable, you all know that it is still surging in the secret. How many people are planning to find opportunities to make trouble but can't find them. The heavy rain happened to make the ghosts and monsters smell the opportunity. If the government handles the situation improperly, someone will immediately come out to encourage the people to make trouble. You two are not outsiders, so naturally they all know how many people in this city are thinking about driving the orphans out."

"The Supreme Emperor in the imperial city will naturally not really accept his fate."

Du Ruhui and Dugu Xue were both born in the Yanyun family, and both of them were Li Xian’s confidants. Therefore, Li Xian did not go around in any circle when he spoke.

Du Ruhui and Dugu Xue nodded at the same time. Dugu Xue said, "I am worried that someone will make trouble in the heavy rain, so I will lead people to patrol continuously. All the servants of the Ministry of Justice were sent out, most of them in Xicheng and Nancheng."

"The people in Xicheng have all recently moved to Chang'an City, and these people are the most unstable. If someone takes the opportunity to cause trouble, they will probably be here."

Du Ruhui thought for a while and said, "Why might as well mobilize people to maintain it?"

"There is no need to be so careful, it makes people laugh."

Li Xian waved his hand and said, "Although there are many people who want to drive Gu away, there are not one who has the courage to stand up. Now they can't make any big waves, they just want to find some small troubles to make Gu feel disgusted. Mobilizing people to maintain public order makes him look petty."

As they were talking, they saw Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling coming together.

"I pay homage to the lord!"

The two of them were obviously surprised to see the King of Yan and quickly saluted.

"There is nothing wrong in Nancheng, right?"

Li Xian waved his hand and asked.

Changsun Wuji bowed his head and said, "There is nothing to do in the south city. There are only two or three hundred trapped people. I have sent people to send them to the ministry's office nearby to avoid them."

"Well, let's go, the three ministers and one minister are all scaring people here again."

Li Xian made a joke and then turned around and left first.

The group walked and spoke, and halfway through the way, they met Xiao Yu, the Shangshu Zuo Pushe and Wei Zheng, the new Zuo Du Censor. After looking at the Xicheng, it was already noon. Li Xian thought for a while and ordered: "Today, the officials and servants of various departments who went to the street to rescue the people will find a place to eat nearby, and eat whatever they want, just the same, no drinking is allowed... The money spent on eating will be sent from the Ministry of Revenue."

Du Ruhui thought for a while and said, "The court does not have this convention, and the Ministry of Revenue does not have this amount."

"Then you will get out of your orphan's salary."

Li Xian smiled and walked out strode forward.

When Xiao Yu heard this, his face couldn't help but change. He glanced at Du Ruhui, then at the back of King Yan, and vaguely felt that he had thought something wrong from the beginning. But soon, he threw this idea aside. He told himself in his heart that no matter how fair the person in front of him was, he was a traitor!

But for some reason, his heart suddenly became extremely painful.

...

...

In the imperial study room, the new emperor Li Chengde was playing with several palace maids when he suddenly heard someone outside raising his voice and shouting: "The Supreme Emperor is here!"

Li Chengde was startled, and his movements immediately stiffened when he was holding the palace maid, holding it and holding it. He felt panicked and almost tripped.

"Quick...you guys retreat!"

He tidied up his clothes in a hurry, then quickly walked to the door and opened the door. He stood aside with his head down, not daring to look at the old man standing under the oil-paper umbrella outside, who was still carrying an emperor's power while looking around.

"The grandson has met his grandfather."

He lowered his head, his voice as low as a mosquito flying by.

"What are you doing?"

Li Yuan slowly walked into the imperial study room and looked at the disheveled palace maids in the room who had not had time to dissipate. Then his eyes became more and more fierce. His face suddenly became cold. He turned his head and looked at Li Chengde, and his eyes were like a knife.

"This is the imperial study room, a place to deal with state affairs and government affairs, not a place to make you miserable and playful!"

He ordered coldly: "Take these bitches who dare to seduce Your Majesty in the Imperial Study Room, each of them will be punished with fifty sticks!"

"yes"

Ni Huatian responded outside, then brought a few guards in to cross the scared palace maids out. A whine came from the rain, which seemed particularly shrill.

"That's how you govern the country?"

Li Yuan sat down slowly on the chair and asked coldly as he looked at Li Chengde.

"Grandson...where is there a country to govern?"

Li Chengde smiled bitterly and replied in a low voice.

"You are the emperor."

Li Yuan sighed and said, "Even if I don't like you, you are already the emperor... Since you are the emperor, you must look like an emperor. Do you want to live a cowardly life like this?"

Li Chengde was shocked and was so scared that he dared not answer.

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