Chapter 950

Qin Mu laughed.

That old fox Zhangsun Wuji has done so many bad things, yet he has never been exposed in front of Li Er.

This time, transporting prisoners of war for Great Qin, I heard that Li Er handed it over to the noble families to handle.

Zhangsun Wuji can find a way to seek personal gain in such matters.

He is indeed a talent!

"Cooperating with Zhangsun Wuji as a pirate is fine, but we must use this opportunity to set a big trap for that old immortal Zhangsun Wuji!

Pit him for a huge sum of money!"

"Yes!"

For matters handed down by the Emperor, Yu Huatian must find a way to complete them.

"Your Majesty, regarding the Great Tang's development of Yingzhou and Zhuya, Jin Tian does not yet have exact intelligence.

Only heard Zhangsun Wuji mention that they should capture more natives, treat them as prisoners of war, and sell them to the Great Tang imperial court for profit.

But I don't know if this strategy is true or false?"

Yu Huatian didn't dare to be too certain.

Because this strategy is somewhat too inhumane!

The natives of Yingzhou and Zhuya are also subjects of the Great Tang in name and should be protected by the imperial court.

Yet they not only want to capture them blatantly but also treat them all as prisoners of war and sell them to the imperial court.

Earning from both ends!

This is somewhat too bold!

Qin Mu even felt some sorrow for Li Er, that he would actually trust such a person to be the head of the Great Tang's hundred officials.

"Tell Jin Tian not to follow Zhangsun Wuji's intentions completely; the most important thing is to take the opportunity to develop and strengthen his own power!"

"Yes!"

Yu Huatian took the order and left.

Wei Zhongxian leaned forward and began to flatter at the right time.

"Your Majesty is truly wise! For such an important matter, you just pointed out a general direction and let the people below play it by ear.

Such a wise monarch who is willing to trust his subjects has not had a second one since ancient times!"

Although it was flattery, Qin Mu accepted it with a smile.

Wei Zhongxian's words were actually not wrong.

Qin Mu patted Wei Zhongxian on the shoulder.

"You still have some insight. Only by delegating power can the people below have greater enthusiasm.

However, as an old eunuch, there is no need for you to understand these things."

Wei Zhongxian hurriedly bowed to plead guilty.

"Yes, this servant doesn't understand. It's just that seeing Your Majesty's free and easy nature, this servant's heart couldn't stop rejoicing, and it just slipped out." Qin Mu was still quite satisfied with this old eunuch Wei Zhongxian.

He never talks too much in normal times, and occasionally joining in the fun to flatter is actually quite good.

"Recently, has there been any unusual movement in the capital?"

Wei Zhongxian's subordinates also have a group of people who are not inferior to the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

But these people usually don't leave Changancheng and only observe some movements in the capital.

"Replying to Your Majesty, ever since Lord Shen Wansan recruited a large group of people from the city, the entire Changancheng has been much quieter.

But recently, it seems that there have been more urgent express reports coming to Changancheng from various places."

Urgent express reports?

This matter caught Qin Mu's attention.

Recently, the four directions have been pacified; Liaodong, Goguryeo, the Western Regions, India, and Siam, although there are still some small troubles, no major events have occurred.

How could there be more urgent express reports sent than usual?

This matter is somewhat unusual!

But Wei Zhongxian does not know the content of the express reports. As a eunuch, he is not qualified to view them.

"Summon Zhang Juzheng to the Imperial Study; I have something to ask him!"

Wei Zhongxian walked away quickly.

Qin Mu turned around and went to the Imperial Study.

He had a faint feeling in his heart that behind these express reports, there might be some conspiracy. The recent Great Tang has also been too calm.

Except for sending out the two charlatans Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng, it seems there have been no other actions.

If they had learned their lesson, that would be fine.

But since they could send out two charlatans, how could they have learned their lesson?

If this is a conspiracy, then it needs attention.

So far, not many people have reported up.

Only last time Qi Jiguang reported a matter, someone told his fortune, saying he had the fate of a king! Qin Mu hadn't paid too much attention to it originally; Qi Jiguang's loyalty is guaranteed by the system. Soon, Zhang Juzheng arrived at the Imperial Study.

"Your Majesty, what urgent matter do you have to summon your subject?"

Qin Mu looked at Zhang Juzheng's appearance; it seemed there were no major discoveries.

If he had discovered any signs of trouble, he would definitely report to him in time.

But now, Zhang Juzheng was still clueless, wondering why he was called over?

Could it be that he was overthinking?

"Recently, there have been more urgent express reports from the border than usual. What is going on?"

Zhang Juzheng hurriedly bowed to reply.

"Replying to Your Majesty, this subject has also discovered this abnormal situation. But those express reports did not mention anything; they only reported on population and taxes.

This subject has already sent a letter to inquire, if it's just reporting population and taxes, why occupy the urgent report channel?

The inquiry letter has just been sent, and no reply has been received yet..."

This answer from Zhang Juzheng made Qin Mu very dissatisfied.

It seems he answered flawlessly, but in fact, he did not exert his role as a Prime Minister.

Qin Mu's face sank.

"Zhang Juzheng, you have become slack!

Go and get the urgent reports; I will look at them myself!

Run to get them!"

Seeing the Emperor angry, Zhang Juzheng was flustered in his heart, hurriedly lifted the hem of his official robe, and ran away.

As things stand, he still has a chance to make up for it.

If he really couldn't exert any role, I'm afraid his position as Prime Minister would be very dangerous. Zhang Juzheng ran to the Ministry of Personnel in one breath and whispered to his trusted confidant.

Only then did he pick up those urgent reports and ran hurriedly toward the Imperial Study.

Qin Mu really didn't expect that Zhang Juzheng would also become slack.

Although there would be no problem with his loyalty.

But his attitude toward handling government affairs was far worse than before.

It is time to give him some punishment and knock him down a peg!

After a while.

Zhang Juzheng ran back panting and presented a stack of urgent reports.

Qin Mu opened them one by one to read.

Sure enough, they only reported on the basic situation of various places.

But, Qin Mu keenly discovered that at the end of the reports, they all coincidentally had such a sentence.

"Subordinate officials are becoming increasingly slack, which is this subject's crime. I implore you to send inspection officials to investigate and clear them out!"

The wording of each urgent report was different, but the general idea was the same; they were all applying for the imperial court to send inspection officials.

This is a big problem!

It must be that the high-ranking officials in various places simultaneously discovered that their subordinate officials might have corrupt phenomena.