Chapter 364: Good News

An eunuch trotted in, saluted to Li Chengqian and said, "Your Majesty! Prince Wu has reported."

"Present it quickly, I hope Prince Wu can bring me good news." Li Chengqian said.

Wang Quan hurried down the stairs, took the report from Qingxi from the eunuch and said, "Retreat!"

"Yes!" The eunuch saluted and retreated, Wang Quan turned back to Li Chengqian and handed the report to Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian hurriedly took it, opened it and checked it, and after reading it, he showed a relieved smile.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty! It seems that His Royal Highness Prince Wu must have successfully completed his mission in Qingxi, and I'm afraid he will be able to return to Chang'an soon." When Di Renjie saw Li Chengqian smiling, he knew that Li Ke must have reported good news.

"You guessed right, Mr. Di! The report Li Ke gave me detailed information about the situation in Qingxi this time."

"But I never thought that the matter was even more serious than I thought. All the officials in Qingxi County were involved. Even the local officials, wealthy businessmen and other prominent people in Qingxi were a group of blood-sucking parasites." Li Chengqian said.

If it weren't for the report sent back by Li Ke, he wouldn't have known that the matter would be so serious. Even though he had thought the matter was very serious, it was beyond his imagination.

Li Chengqian became more and more angry. If these bastards stayed in Qingxi for one more day, the people would have to live miserably under their oppression.

This time, the flood was a

once-in-a-century disaster. Not only did this gang not report it to the court, but they also made it worse, making the people who were already living in dire straits even worse. The people had no way to make a living, so they naturally had to find another way out. Revolting became their only way out. If they fought, they still had a glimmer of hope,

but if they didn't, they would die. At this time, they no longer cared about the death penalty for rebellion. In order to survive, they had no choice but to fight. Anyway, it was a dead end anyway, so why not fight.

"Qingxi has high mountains and deep valleys, crisscrossing rivers, and abundant products. Because of this, the court has collected a lot of taxes here, and the burden on local people is already very heavy."

"When you serve as an official in Qingxi, you can easily make a lot of money. This time, Qingxi encountered a flood that is rare in a century. If the local officials report it, they will not make any money."

"This is related to their vital interests. Naturally, they will not report the truth to the court. Instead, they will still collect a lot of taxes." Di Renjie said.

For their own vital interests, these people dare to do anything dangerous, and even do things that are completely unscrupulous.

"This gang of bastards deserves to die. Li Ke has killed or exiled all the officials in Qingxi County. The court must select a group of upright officials to take up the posts as soon as possible."

"Although Qingxi is now under the rule of Li Ke, this is not a long-term solution. Li Ke cannot stay in Qingxi forever." Li Chengqian said.

All the officials in Qingxi County were cleared out. The entire Qingxi could not function normally relying on Li Ke alone. It was okay in the short term, but over time, there would be problems.

"Where are you going to select the candidates, Your Majesty?" Di Renjie said.

"Don't the court still have many candidates for officials? Just select from them!" Li Chengqian said.

"That's fine, but how can Your Majesty know how many of these candidates have real talents and how many have no real talents?" Di Renjie said.

"Then according to Mr. Di, what do you think should be done about this?" Li Chengqian asked, and he thought Di Renjie made sense.

"Isn't this year's imperial examination about to start? Your Majesty, why don't you take this opportunity to let these candidates take the exam again, and let Your Majesty personally supervise the exam and select qualified officials. In addition to serving as officials in Qingxi County, they can also be assigned to other prefectures and counties." Di Renjie said.

Examining these candidates will help the court select qualified officials and eliminate unqualified ones.

It can prevent some people from cheating and improve the quality of officials.

"Di Qing is right. I will do as you said. During this imperial examination, I will examine these officials and I will personally take the examination." Li Chengqian said.

"Your Majesty is wise!" Di Renjie said.

An eunuch ran in from outside the palace and saluted Li Chengqian and said, "Your Majesty! Liang Jianfang, the general manager of the Gongyue Road, has sent an urgent report of victory within 800 miles."

Wang Quan walked down the stairs with ease, took the victory report from the eunuch, waved to let the eunuch leave, turned back to Li Chengqian, and handed Liang Jianfang's victory report to Li Chengqian.

"Haha!" Li Chengqian took the victory report, opened the seal, poured out the victory report, opened it, and laughed immediately after reading it.

"If I guess correctly, General Liang Jianfang has also sent good news to Your Majesty. I guess Ashina Helu has been captured." Di Renjie guessed. "

Yes! Liang Jianfang not only defeated Ashina Helu, making him a homeless dog, but also captured Ashina Helu in Suduo City of Shiguo." Li Chengqian said with a smile.

People are in high spirits when they encounter good things. After receiving two pieces of good news in a row, Li Chengqian was naturally refreshed and felt great. Everything he saw was pleasing to the eye.

"Why did Ashina Helu go to Shiguo and how was he captured?" Di Renjie asked.

"What do you want to say, Mr. Di?" Li Chengqian asked.

"I am just curious. Ashina Helu was a great hero. Even if he became a bereaved dog, he should not run around like a headless fly." Di Renjie said.

"He is not a headless fly. He originally planned to flee to Shunuoshe. When he passed by Shiguo, the horses refused to enter and the people were hungry. Helu took the treasures into the city to buy horses." "

When the city lord Yinedagan learned about it, he personally came out to greet them and set up a banquet to entertain Ashina Helu and his party."

"The hungry Ashina Helu and his party naturally would not be polite to Yinedagan. Under Yinedagan's hospitality, Ashina Helu and his party got drunk."

"When Yinedagan saw that Ashina Helu and his party were drunk, he tied them all up and handed them over to the king of Shiguo."

"Just at this time, Ashina Mishe's son Ashina Yuanshuang and Xiao Siye's troops arrived. The king was afraid of the strength of the Tang Dynasty, so he handed Ashina Helu to them and let Xiao Siye and Ashina Yuanshuang take Ashina Helu away." Li Chengqian told Di Renjie what happened.

Fortunately, Xiao Siye and Ashina Yuanshuang led their troops to chase Ashina Helu to Shiguo, otherwise, it would be hard to say what the end of Ashina Helu would be. Xiao Siye and

Ashina Yuanshuang led their troops to Shiguo, which made the hesitant king of Shiguo determined to hand over Ashina Helu. The king was afraid that if he did not hand him over, Shiguo would be destroyed by the Tang army.

"So that's what's going on! Your Majesty, you must reward Liang Jianfang and other generals this time." Di Renjie said with a smile.