Hou Gang asked Hou Xian to sit down, and Hou Xian said: "Your Excellency, thank you for recommending my son Shiji as the next city lord of Dicheng. But until the emperor's appointment is issued, only you can temporarily act as the city lord."
Of course, the city lord must be appointed by the emperor. However, if he dies unexpectedly in office, or is unable to exercise his powers for some reason, before the emperor's new appointment is issued, according to Chinese etiquette, the highest-ranking local noble will first temporarily act as the city lord. This person's status cannot be determined.
Lower than the city lord. If there is no such person locally, the highest-ranking official in the city wall will temporarily take over.
Hou Shiji does not meet these two conditions. According to the etiquette and law, only Hou Gang himself can temporarily act as the city lord. Hou Gang nodded and said: "I understand that I will personally act as the city lord of Daocheng, but for all matters surrounding the city, I still ask Shiji
Brother helps take care of it."
Hougang immediately made a series of arrangements. First, he sent people to Daocheng to announce the matter, so that officials and people would know that the Lord of Lechang City was dead and how he died. Hougang would temporarily take over the position of Lord of the City.
Hou Shiji assisted in managing the city affairs and sent people to report to the Emperor of China, who recommended Hou Shiji as the next city lord from the tribe.
The death of a city lord in office is not a trivial matter. It involves many trivial matters, but Hou Gang arranged it in an orderly manner without any chaos. For example, he did not forget to absolve Lechang's personal guards.
Personal bodyguards are not free of charge. In a sense, they are equivalent to dead soldiers. For example, if a general is killed in an enemy attack on the battlefield, his bodyguards will be punished by death, so they will risk their lives to protect the general. Although the place is not a battlefield,
However, if the city lord is killed while pursuing the murderer and the thief, the bodyguards will also be punished.
But Lechang's situation is very special. He was killed by the clan law because of his own guilt. The personal guards could not prevent this. Hou Gang could also take down the personal guards around Lechang for interrogation and give them a coordinated punishment.
However, he did not do so and did not intend to pursue these people.
Although they were not investigated, they could not be re-appointed, so they were all sent back to their hometowns. These personal guards were all members of the Hougang clan.
Hou Shiji also asked Hou Gang for instructions. Today, not only Lechang died in the ancestral land, but also a great monk Liang Jineng was "forced to death". Should he send someone to inform the Jiqiu clan and the Lianghuachuan sect that they would
Are things explained clearly?
Hougang shook his head and said: "We only need to announce the matter publicly in the city walls. If we want to explain, who should explain to whom? If no one from Jiqiu and Lianghuachuan comes, I will not pursue it. That's it.
Kuanren. If they come to inquire about the news and tell them the details, I would like to see how they will explain it. There is a lot of trouble in Jicheng right now. You will follow me to the city gate tomorrow. The clan will first prepare how to welcome the emperor's envoy.
thing."
When everyone thought about it carefully, it turned out that this was true. Hou Gang did not provoke Liang Jineng. It was Liang Jineng who was instructed by Hou Lechang to assassinate Hou Gang and also wanted to kidnap him secretly. Hou Gang did not pursue other people related to him.
You are being polite, so there is no need to be afraid of anything. The responsibility for Liang Jineng's death lies only with himself.
Hou Shiji and others are not very afraid of the Jiqiu clan, but they don't want to cause unnecessary tribal conflicts, but they are still very afraid of the Lianghuachuan sect. They are timid after thinking about Liang Jineng's death, so they think of sect.
Someone came to the door to explain clearly, so as not to arouse Lianghuachuan's anger. Hou Gang did not have this attitude. He just did what he had to do and didn't take the initiative to take care of it.
Hougang is young and only has authority in the clan because of his status as the leader. If everything goes well when he returns home, although the clan members will not oppose him, they may not truly respect and support him. But after such twists and turns, Hougang
His methods were unmistakable, and he handled all matters very securely. All the clansmen were subtly convinced of him, and even full of awe.
Hou Gang left his ancestral land the next day, took Hou Shiji to Diancheng, entrusted the clan affairs in the ancestral land to Hou Xian, and thanked the old man for his hard work. Hou Xian sighed: "In fact, in the clan,
It’s okay. If you have trouble, you’re just asking for it. If everyone lives in peace, how can there be any trouble?”
This is true. In those days, apart from worshiping ancestors and accepting recruitment from the emperor, there were not so many messy things. The emperor was usually responsible for resolving some tribal disputes. Such disputes could be resolved through consultation among the elders.
Well, people who mess around in their own homes often have selfish motives. This is why Hou Gang was able to leave for more than ten years.
For example, Master Bo Yi is actually the leader of a large tribe and a Bojun canonized by the emperor. He is often not in the tribe's ancestral land. Some time ago, he followed the emperor Danzhu to the land of Jiuli, but the tribe was also in peace.
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On the way back to Jicheng, Hou Gang, Huwa, Taiyi, and Jigu were driving in the same car. Taiyi was silent all the time, looking thoughtful. Huwa asked, "Are you still thinking about Liangji?"
Is it possible?"
Taiyi nodded and said: "Yes, that Liang Jineng is not a very evil person. He left the mountain twenty years ago and once bravely fought water monsters in the river to kill monsters for the people, but he was seriously injured by the defeat. Only then did he suffer
Thanks to Hou Lechang for saving his life.
In order to repay the kindness of saving my life, and to keep my promise back then, I will take action for Hou Lechang today. I had no intention of killing him, but he had no choice but to commit suicide. Just now I was thinking, what should I do if I fall into such a situation and my kindness is difficult to fulfill?
At home?"
Huwa: "Why don't you be more specific? If I were Hou Lechang and you were Liang Jineng, what would you do if I asked you to do that kind of thing?"
Taiyi: "I just wanted to ask Master for advice."
Huwa did not answer directly, but asked Hou Gang: "You once presided over the Baguo Academy. If a disciple of the Academy asked this question, how would you answer it?"
Hou Gang smiled bitterly and said: "It's actually very simple. If you want to repay your kindness, you shouldn't harm your benefactor. If Liang Ji is willing to die for Hou Lechang, he should know how to die. He should stop Hou Lechang's plot.
Instead of me preventing me from entering the city.
If I am really an incompetent person and cannot convince the people after returning to my clan, there are many ways to replace me in the future. But this kind of thing cannot be done like today. How can I help my benefactor commit a capital crime in order to repay my kindness?
If I am not an incompetent person and Hou Lechang cannot compete with him, Liang Jineng should advise him to see the situation clearly, extinguish the evil flames in his heart, and act cautiously, so that he may be able to keep his position as the city lord, and at least he can enjoy his life in peace.
As for Liang Ji, he didn't want to kill me directly, but wanted to kidnap me to become a disciple. He thought it was a perfect plan, but he didn't know that he had followed Hou Lechang and fell into evil ways. I can only say that he was being smart."
The little demon nodded repeatedly and said: "Master Hougang is so right! Liang Ji can be smart, and Hou Lechang is even more clever. If they don't deal with these things, how can Master Hougang fight for power? As long as Hou Lechang is really virtuous, the city lord will still be able to do it.
If you don't continue to do it, maybe you can get the position of Bojun in the future."
The little demon Jigu knows Hou Gang very well. I think back then, Cangjie didn't even covet the position of Emperor of China. As Cangjie's descendant, how could Hou Gang covet the position of a small uncle? He is such a person, and he will not be content.
Anxin practiced in Bayuan for more than ten years, and did not return home until he achieved great success.
It's a pity that Jigu understands Hougang, but others may not understand that there are many people in this world who save others by themselves. Then Hougang returned to his hometown as the head of the emperor, and he also had to accept the emperor's canonization as Bojun. This happened under a specific background.
It is temporarily inconvenient to hand over this position to others.
As long as the battle for the throne of the Chinese Emperor has not yet been settled, Hou Gang has to preside over the overall situation in the clan. On weekdays, everything is fine, but in today's sensitive period, tribal leaders must calm down and see the situation clearly.
Stay calm. If you get involved in unnecessary disputes rashly, it will bring trouble or even disaster to the tribe.
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The people of Shuicheng have heard about the major event that just happened. For most people, life has been very peaceful for many years. A little neighborhood dispute can become a topic of conversation after dinner and be discussed for a long time. And things like this may become more common.
It will become a legend that people mention again and again for many years to come.
After hearing the details, no one thought that the lord of Lechang City did not deserve to die. When Hougang entered the city, he was welcomed by the people, and everyone paid homage to the emperor. Most of the residents in the jurisdiction of Jicheng were Hougang.
This is especially true for the clan members and the residents in the city walls, including the traffickers, soldiers guarding the city, and officials at all levels. Almost all of them are from the Hougang clan.
Because of this, all successive lords of Jicheng City must be recommended by the Hougang clan, and no one else would be able to take charge of this place. Hougang took over the city outline smoothly and took a seat in the city lord's palace.
The senior officials and government servants first came to pay homage to the king as a clan member. Hougang officially announced the matter of Lechang, and he himself would temporarily act as the city lord. Then everyone paid homage to the acting city lord.
Hougang also announced that the Hougang tribe will recommend Hou Shiji as the next city lord. From now on, Hou Shiji will assist him in managing the affairs of the city. Hou Gang will act as the city lord in name only, but in fact from now on, Hou Shiji will be the city lord.
He took charge of the city and waited for the emperor's formal appointment. Under normal circumstances, as long as Hou Shiji himself did not make any serious mistakes, the appointment would be confirmed.
Next, Hou Shiji stood beside the case, and Hou Gang called officials and government servants at all levels to come forward in batches to inquire about the city outline affairs, gave various instructions, and pointed out the improper governance of the previous Lechang City Lord one by one.
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Yesterday in the ancestral land, representatives of all branches of the family were sincerely convinced of Hougang. However, many officials in the city were not present. I still had doubts about whether the young Hougang was talented. The assassin saw with his own eyes that Hougang would do everything.
The affairs were handled very appropriately, as if he had been the city lord for many years.
Hou Gang has never been a city lord, but he has indeed been an official for many years, and he has held many more official positions than a city lord, and has seen more various city affairs. Hou Shiji admires this cousin and clan brother very much.
I even followed suit and memorized every word Hou Gang said.
According to the guidance given by Hou Gang, Hou Shiji will be responsible for the handling of various specific affairs in the future. Hou Gang is very efficient. He can analyze many very complicated situations clearly in a few words, and almost complete it in less than two hours.
He just arranged everything. Such a major change as the sudden change of city lord seemed calm in his hands.
Seeing that things were almost settled, Hougang was about to tell everyone to withdraw from the hall and rest, when suddenly a servant reported that Mr. Ji Qiu was visiting. (.)