Yang Kai and Tian Bo jointly asked to meet Li Ze.

These two people, Yang Kai is the Censorate of the Censorate, and Tian Bo is the Censorate of the Censor.

At this time, the Censorate was not just an organ that criticized people, but a violent organ with real powers such as supervision and arrest. The Censorate under Li Ze was even more special.

The censor Yang Kai held Yixing Society in his hand, while the censor Tian Bo controlled the inner guard. Yixing Society was very famous and spread all over the country. In addition to those open and upright institutions, of course, there were some hidden things that were unknown to outsiders, not to mention the inner guard. On the surface, this thing could not be found at all.

When the two are combined, the power they can burst out becomes even more terrifying.

"The matter of Zuo Xiaowei has been completely investigated." Yang Kai spread a thick stack of case files in front of Li Ze, bowing and respectfully said.

"Let me talk about it in detail!"

"Yes!" Tian Bo cleared his throat and said, "The incident of Zuo Xiaowei mainly occurred in the central army of Qin Zhaozhi and the subordinates led by Jin Shiyuan. Due to past reasons, these two troops were adapted from the Genshin Ce Army. In the entire Guard, the small grouping was very serious and the xenophobic sentiment was strong. This is also the reason why Yixing Society is difficult to penetrate. Previously, based on the number of casualties reported by the Ministry of War, it attracted our attention only after informing the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Personnel."

Speaking of this, Tian Bo looked at Li Ze with some shame: "This is a serious mistake in our internal security intelligence work. The internal security internal investigation and handling procedures have begun."

Yang Kai continued: "The censor stationed in Zuo Xiaowei has also been suspended for investigation."

“Summary.”

"It was found that this matter involved the general Qin Zhao, the General of Zuo Xiaowei, and the General of the Central Army, Jin Shiyuan, and a total of 18 generals and schools at all levels, involving cover and carrying these escaped soldiers, three chambers of commerce, two fleets, including carriages and horses. Now these chambers of commerce, carriages and horses have been seized, and the main person in charge has been arrested. However, after the incident, the first batch of the fleet has been away from the area controlled by our side and cannot be recovered. Nearly a thousand escaped soldiers have been recovered and detained by the navy." Tian Bo continued.

"Tell me about this, how should I finish it?"

"Until the interrogation of the internal security guards, Jin Shiyuan has taken all the problems on his shoulders, saying that the people below were on orders, and only thought it was military affairs but did not know the inside story, saying that Qin Zhao was completely kept in the dark and had no idea about this matter." Tian Bodao.

Hearing this, Li Ze laughed: "So, Jin Shiyuan is really a man. Don't he know the seriousness of this matter?"

"He said, it's just death." Tian Bo snorted coldly. "For some well-known reasons, it's not convenient for us to punish Jin Shiyuan."

Yang Kai also had a headache: "Li Xiang, the real reason behind this matter is political issues, which is particularly difficult to deal with. It is not convenient to even announce it to the public. If these generals and schools are dealt with on a large scale at one time, it will be inappropriate for an army that has just established meritorious deeds in the Battle of Pinglu, which is easy to cause objections and be taken advantage of by those who are interested in making trouble and leading them to the emperor and Li Xiang, which is not beautiful."

Li Ze nodded, took out several memorials from the big case, handed them to the two of them, and said, "Look, the memorials for pleading for them have been handed in."

Yang Kai took the note and did not read the content. He just glanced at the names of these people and said in surprise: "It is expected that the people like Han Shangshu, Tian Taichangqing and others will plead for them. Cheng Xu has performed well over the years, so why have he mixed in? By the way, Pei Ju, have he always stayed away from these people? Why did he even submit a note? And what happened to Ding Jian?"

Li Ze smiled and said, "Cheng Xu and Jin Shiyuan fought side by side many times, and were willing to exchange all their military achievements for Jin Shiyuan's life. Pei Ju was purely because of his old friendship with Qin Zhao, and Ding Jian understood the most. It would be best to cover up this matter quietly and spread it out. It would be bad to the emperor, and it would be even worse to me."

"What did Li Xiang think?" Yang Kai was silent for a while.

"It is of course not okay to let go without mentioning the white ones." Li Ze's face turned cold, "What does the Censorate say? How do you follow the rules?"

"If you follow the rules, like Jin Shiyuan, you should be executed. No one of the generals and sergeants who are directly involved in this matter will live." Yang Kai whispered: "But if you want to start a killing, and so many generals and sergeants will be executed at one time, it is impossible for the Censorate and the Ministry of Justice to do it privately. It must be openly discussed by the court and reviewed the third time. This matter will have to be a big deal."

Li Ze nodded: "It's really a dilemma. I have to give them a discount. This matter was determined by these generals who intentionally reported their losses, defrauded the court of a large amount of pensions, and then fed their own pockets."

"In this case, Jin Shiyuan was raised high and gently put down." Tian Bo was a little unwilling to do so: "I can't even pursue the problem of Qin Zhao."

"Jin Shiyuan, as the mastermind of this incident, was sentenced to hard labor and confiscated his family property. Other corrupt generals were handled accordingly, and then reduced in turn." Li Ze said: "As the chief general, Qin Zhao did not participate, but later concealed the situation for his subordinates, deceived the court, ordered him to retire, remove all official positions, and only retain his title."

"Yes!" Yang Kai said.

After a moment of silence, Li Ze continued: "Finally, give all these people to Qin Zhao and tell him that I don't want to see these people again, nor do I want to hear any news about them here again."

"Li Xiang, why is this?" Tian Bo said in confusion.

"The secret letter from Cheng Xu once said that Jin Shiyuan had long wanted to leave and wanted to go back to his hometown to take a look." Li Ze sighed and said, "This person has made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty. Letting him leave is also a reward for his many achievements in the Tang Dynasty over the past countless years. I am worthy of his scars."

"Li Xiangrenyi. I think Qin Zhao and others will definitely be grateful for this." Yang Kai said.

"They don't need to be grateful, just don't make trouble with me." Li Ze said: "I inform Pan Motang and Hou Zhen that all ordinary soldiers should be released and follow the normal retirement procedures."

"Yes!" Tian Bo said: "But Li Xiang, the chambers of commerce, fleets, and carriages involved in this matter, cannot be let go easily. They ate the bowl of rice you rewarded, but they thought of smashing your pot. They did not shed blood for the court, and they had never worked for death."

"You go and do these people, so you don't need to report them anymore." Li Ze waved his hand in a irritation. "Tian Bo, go, Yang Kai, stay here and I will tell you another thing."

"Li Xiang didn't know what else to do?" Yang Kai asked as he watched Tian Bo leave.

"I want to tell you about public opinion, trend evaluation, and material discussion." Li Ze sorted out his thoughts and said: "In the past, there were few people who read and read, and these things were all in the hands of scholars or gentry. They said that wind is wind, rain is rain. Even now, this situation still exists, right?"

"Yes!" Yang Kai nodded and affirmed: "But now there are more and more people who know literacy under our rule, especially among the young generation. You have spent a lot of education that you insist on promoting, and it has finally played a role. There are more and more people who know literacy. It is becoming more and more difficult for those who want to misinterpret the court's policies. Yixingshe has also played a very good role in promoting and explaining."

"It's not enough, we need to strengthen it. We must control and guide, and finally capture all of these in our hands." Li Ze said forcefully.

"I wonder what Lee Sang wants to do?"

"The court would print a mansion report every once in a while, and often print a large number of notices and post them. Therefore, in terms of printing technology, it is now passed, right?" Li Ze asked.

"Yes. After solving the ink problem, the current movable type printing technology has made rapid progress, and now there are even colored inserts in the books." Yang Kai said.

"Have a current affairs newspaper." Li Ze said.

"Current Affairs Newspaper?" Yang Kai blinked his eyes and didn't realize what it was.

"It's just something like a di newspaper, but it's not just sent to officials, but to all literate people." Li Ze said: "The newspaper can print and distribute the court policies that are not confidential. Anyone can submit articles to the newspaper to comment on the current situation, discuss policies, etc.."

Yang Kai changed his color slightly and said, "Sang Li, what if there is anything that does not conform to the court's intentions? What about articles that do the opposite?"

"So I'll leave you behind, that's what I mean." Li Ze smiled and said, "Since this thing is in our hands, what can be posted or what cannot be posted is in our hands. The so-called popular comments in the past required word of mouth, but in a short time when we make this newspaper, we can convey the information we want to convey to millions of people."

"I understand, our Censorate presided over this matter?"

"No, you and Shangshu Zhang go down and discuss this matter well." Li Ze said: "The establishment of such a department is to be separated from you on the surface, but secretly it must be able to control everything and not let him go. In the end, we shot ourselves in the foot."

"Yes. But I knew this thing cost a lot when I heard it. I was afraid that there would be somewhere in the Ministry of Revenue. Li Xiang would need to say hello in person!" Yang Kai smiled and said, "If I go and say it, Xia Shangshu will definitely spit on me and just use a roller to send me away."
Chapter completed!