The cold wind swept across the land of China

The northern region is the first to usher in winter

The cold wind coming down from the north has made people all over the country choose not to go out for a while and take some shelter.

The Jinyi guards from all over the country who received the command to clear out the organization's strongholds braved the cold wind and arrived at the target location. They cleared the way with their bows and crossbows, waved their swords and crushed them all the way to kill the hidden group of borers.

Some people were not worried at all when they saw the Jin Yiwei's large-scale attack. They knew in their hearts that the Jin Yiwei would not attack ordinary people. They were also curious about which family was in trouble. The nobles did something they shouldn't have done, and the Jin Yiwei enforced the law.

The sudden and violent attack by the Jinyiwei made the remaining forces of this organization unprepared. The Jinyiwei followed the clues and arrested some people involved in the case.

Above the court, the officials who had no access to the core information were panicked. They didn't know what was behind such a large-scale operation. The arrest of many princes and grandsons made them feel uneasy.

Is Li Mingda going to purge the royal family?

Is Li Mingda going to take action against the former crown prince’s accomplices?

Li Mingda wants to kill all Li Ke’s former supporters?

Or what kind of evil these guys had done? They gathered together to discuss and decided to go to the homes of Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng and other big guys to find out what happened. Knowing the specific matter made them feel confident.

They blocked Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng and others at the door of Fang Xuanling's home, who had been busy for two days before going home to rest.

Fang Xuanling knew that the way to become an official was not to walk alone in a canoe, so he blocked all the roads and greeted some officials at the door.

"Master Fang"

"My lords"

"Master Fang, you're welcome."

"Fang knows why you are here. Please come in and say it while drinking tea."

A group of officials followed Fang Xuanling into Fang Xuanling's residence. In the reception room of Fang Xuanling's residence, they consciously landed in order according to their rank.

Fang Xuanling ordered the servants to bring tea and snacks, suppressed his drowsiness, and chatted with the officials.

Seeing that Fang Xuanling was experienced and unhurried, the officials who came to inquire about the information talked about each other for a while, then looked at each other and got down to business.

"Master Fang"

Fang Xuanling saw the performance of these officials, and when he heard the words, he knew that he was getting to the point, and nodded slightly: "Please speak."

"Sir Fang, your Majesty has sent many princes, nobles, princes and princesses to be captured this time. I wonder why?"

Fang Xuanling picked up the tea cup and took a sip: "This matter will be announced after the wait is over. It is not convenient to talk about it now."

"Sir, can you give me some directions so that the lower-level officials can feel at ease?"

Fang Xuanling glanced at the officials in his living room: "As for this matter, as long as you know how to work seriously and don't touch the laws of the Tang Dynasty, you will definitely say that Fang is ruthless in his betrayal. In this matter,

Talking too much will do you no good. If you leak the information and delay His Majesty's plan, you will be implicated. You will probably blame Fang for what he said today."

Fang Xuanling moved all Li Mingda's belongings out, and the officials below shrank their necks, delaying Ming Zun Sheng Emperor's plan. They themselves did not think that their skulls were stronger than Jin Yiwei's horizontal sword.

"Thank you, Mr. Fang, for reminding me. I understand."

"Thank you sir"

Fang Xuanling sighed helplessly: "Everyone, please be an official safely. His Majesty will not involve you for trivial matters, and don't listen to some rumors. There will be opportunities for promotion in the future. By the way,

His Majesty will increase the salaries of officials at all levels within three years."

Increase salary

this is not bad

Although I don’t know how much I can increase, the current inspection of corrupt officials by the Jinyiwei of the Tang Dynasty is serious. The people left behind either have assets at home that can be managed or they are innocent. The first type of official has nothing to lack, but the second type is different.

Except for food, other things in Chang'an City of the Tang Dynasty are not cheap. If you want to survive here, your previous salary is obviously not enough.

Such news is indeed good news for some of their poor officials, and it lifts people's spirits.

After coming out of Fang Xuanling's mansion, these officials quickly passed on the news, causing many Qingliu officials to applaud.

This news is not just nonsense by Fang Xuanling. Li Mingda has been a man for two generations and naturally knows about social development and the economic prosperity caused by the exchange of goods between the north and the south. If the officials do not increase their salary income according to the times, they will do it for themselves.

Sooner or later in the life of a whole family, something wrong will happen.

It is better to take precautions in advance, so as to save yourself the drama of killing Ma Su with tears.

The cold wind blew for a few days before it stopped, and the temperature dropped a lot. News about the progress of the various organizations being cleared came one after another. Except for a few people who ran away, most of the people involved in the case had been arrested.

The number of people involved is much smaller than the previous two times. The difference is that they are all lurking quite deeply, and some of them still hold important positions in the local area.

Under the leadership of Chunjun, Yingge identified the corpses of organization members and prisoners in major strongholds in Chang'an City to check whether any fish had slipped through the net.

Don't even say it

Indeed, a few were caught, and one of them made Li Mingda regretful.

In Tai Chi Hall

Li Mingda sat on the dragon chair and looked at the one-armed Li Chen kneeling above the main hall, with mixed feelings in his heart.

Li Chen, he has been with me since he was a child, helping him manage his property. He also invested in Li Huitao to make this family, who was born next to your family, become a top wealthy family.

Looking at Li Chen above the main hall, Li Mingda didn't stupidly ask him "why" he did such a thing. It was nothing more than profit and hatred. He, Li Chen, had both. It was reasonable and unexpected.

Li Chen, who was kneeling, did not raise his head. He knew what he had done. As a first step into this organization, he had already prepared in his heart, but he just didn't expect the end to come so quickly.

The two were silent for a while, and Li Mingda rubbed his brow: "Qingfeng, take him down and have a good meal."

"promise"

As Li Mingda's biological daughter, Qingfeng knew the inner meaning of this sentence without Li Mingda having to explain it, and took a pair of royal guards to trap Li Chen and leave.

As Li Mingda's subordinate for many years, Li Chen could also hear what he meant. He silently kowtowed to Li Mingda and allowed the Jin Yiwei to grab his arm and drag him away from the scene.

Leaving Tai Chi Hall

Li Chen and Qingfeng didn't say anything, and pushed him to the imperial dining room. They asked Li Chen to order a few of his favorite dishes and watched him finish them. Then they sent him away with a bottle of wine.

Li Mingda, who was sitting on the dragon chair, looked at the many dark clouds outside and felt very bad.

"Everyone says that emperors are ruthless. I began to think that I could withstand this law. It wasn't until I sat in this position that I realized that emperors are not ruthless, but want to maintain the order of an empire. They are so lonely~!"

Amid Li Mingda's sigh, the Tang camp on the Tubo Plateau ushered in a group of envoys.
Chapter completed!