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Chapter 127: Asking for an oral decree

Li Shimin was stunned by such an alternative way of greeting at the beginning, but at least he was the emperor no matter how he said that, and he still had calmness skills, and he just smiled slightly when he heard this.

But when he saw the old house with a depressed look on his face, he couldn't help it and laughed out loud.

Fortunately, it was well covered up, and he coughed as soon as he heard a laugh: "Two dear friends, why are you free to come to me today?"

"Your Majesty..." Fang Xuanling spoke first, glanced at Li Muyun, who had no intention of arguing with him. The complaint was swallowed back when he was on his lips, and turned into: "Xiaoyao Hou went to Beijing this time to arrest Han Qiang, the son of the Minister of Justice. The old minister felt that the matter was of great importance, so he brought him to meet the saint."

"Oh? Xiaoyaohou, is there any such thing?" Li Shimin looked at Li Muyun.

"When you go back to your Majesty, there is indeed this matter. Han Wenying, the wife of Sun Liang of Shanyin County, confessed that Han Qiang, the son of the Minister of Justice, reselled official grain and conspired to assassinate officials in the court, so I had to go to Beijing to mention people." Although Li Muyun was a little surprised why Fang Xuanling did not mention fighting with him, Li Shimin's question forced him to answer.

Fortunately, he had already been fully prepared for this matter, and it was not difficult to answer.

"You are a small county magistrate of Shanyin County, but you dare to come to Chang'an Minister of Justice to recommend someone? Do you know that it is very likely that you can't even enter the gate." Li Shimin asked with a little joking.

This was the first time he saw Li Muyun, and he was still curious about the legendary old man's adopted son.

Especially when I saw my messy short hair, I looked even more funny when I walked with dandruff.

I thought to myself, is it that this is such a person who presented horseshoes and gunpowder to himself? Is this talented person so ungrateful?

"Your Majesty, I, a small county magistrate, knows how to maintain the integrity of the laws of the Tang Dynasty. I believe the Minister of Justice should also know the truth. Moreover, since ancient times, there has been a saying that the relatives were destroyed for justice. As a representative of the judicial system of the Tang Dynasty, shouldn't the Minister of Justice set an example?" Li Muyun looked confused, and seemed to be a little unbelievable that Li Shimin could not even enter the gate of the Minister of Justice's Mansion.

Fang Xuanling looked at him and couldn't help but curl her lips, thinking that this guy changed his face so quickly. He just looked like a gangster in his house, but now he has become cute. I don't know which one is the true face of this guy.

Fortunately, Li Shimin is not so easy to fool. After listening to Li Muyun's explanation, his face slightly darkened and said, "As far as I know, things seem to be not that simple, right? If you hadn't tied up Han Qiang and wrote a letter to threaten Han Ai, how could he assassinate you?"

"Your Majesty, this is just an opportunity for Han Qiang to reform. After all, they are young people, and there will always be times when they make mistakes. We cannot beat the person to death if they make a little mistake. That's why I came up with this bad strategy. I hope to remind Han Shangshu, but I didn't expect Han Shangshu to misunderstand what I mean..."

"Quote!" Old man Fang glanced at Li Muyun on the side.

However, Li Muyun was abnormal and didn't even look at the old man, as if he hadn't heard him speak.

Li Shimin saw the two of them every move, and felt a little moved in his heart. After thinking about it, he said to them: "Li Muyun, Han Ai is also an old minister after all, I wonder if he can see it for my sake..."

"Your Majesty, the so-called prince violates the law and the common people. Since the Tang Dynasty's law does not indicate that the Minister of Justice can commit crimes and bully the market, then I will take him to the law."

Oh, I'm going, this is really tough, and it's quite a bit of a strong point. Fang Xuanling couldn't help but look at him, and began to wonder whether his choice was right or wrong.

After all, Han Ai is also an old nobleman, and has an indescribable relationship with several wealthy families and nobles; but Li Muyun seemed to suddenly jump out of a stone, with no roots or bottoms.

Although Li Shimin's attitude should be optimistic about this kid, Lao Fang didn't want to make any decisions. It was an unwise move to offend a large number of people for a Li Muyun of unknown origin.

After all, the Fang family still has to stay in the court, and it is not a good thing to become an isolated minister.

Thinking of this, Lao Fang suddenly seemed to have some clarity. He glanced at Li Muyun standing aside, and then looked at Li Er sitting in the head, becoming more and more sure of the correctness of his idea.

It turns out that this kid is the so-called lonely minister of His Majesty, in other words, the knife in Li Shimin's hand.

Thinking of this, Lao Fang suddenly didn't dare to think about it anymore. He shook his head and took back all the guesses in his heart.

...

At this time, Li Shimin and Li Muyun had already changed their topics.

Listen to Li Shimin's question: "Li Muyun, Shanyin County is located on the border. What do you think of governing this place?"

"Your Majesty, it is a business method to be located on the border. Although Shanyin County is vast and sparsely populated and lacks rain all year round, it is a good place to shed horses. I think if it is managed properly, it will definitely provide thousands of good horses to the Tang Dynasty every year."

"Oh? Thousands of good horses?" Li Shimin raised his eyebrows.

"It should be more than that. In fact, there are many minerals in Shanyin County, such as black stone. This thing is used properly to make steel, not to mention that there are countless escaped people in the mountains. I plan to..."

"Wait, escaped people?" When Li Muyun talked about escaped people, Li Shimin's face changed and asked in a deep voice: "What do you mean when you talk about escaped people?"

"Your Majesty, the escaped people are also human beings. What our Tang Dynasty lacks now is human beings. Why can't we recruit these escaped people from the mountains and send them household registration, so that they can do their part in the construction of the Tang Dynasty again?"

"But they..."

"Your Majesty, even ants are greedy for life, let alone people? What's more, they can recall these people and they can farm and pay taxes. The most important thing is that they will have children on this land."

"And your Majesty, if you say something disrespectful, you can even accept the Turks and Khitans, and you can allocate them a piece of land for them to recuperate. Then why can't you give the people under your rule a chance to reform?"

I have to say that Li Muyun's words touched Li Shimin's heart and made His Majesty the Emperor fall into deep thought.

Emotionally, he did not want to accept those fleeing people. After all, for the Tang Dynasty, their behavior of escaping into the mountains was equivalent to treason, which was unforgivable.
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