Chapter 21 Chickens and scorpions compete for food
"The ark is in the river, and if there is an empty boat that touches the boat, even if there are people who are worried about it, they will not be angry." Zhuangzi Shanmu
After leaving Guo Jia's residence, Zhang Chao and Liu Yi had to pack their bags and order their troops, so they left first. In order to facilitate their work, the official offices of Henan Yin and Luoyang Ling were close to each other, so Luo Ye
Walking with Du Xishun.
"I heard that Zixu has many friends in Yingchuan. I wonder where they are now?" Luo Ye asked casually.
Du Xi did not dare to neglect, and they rode side by side, riding slowly on the road. At this time, he turned slightly sideways and replied: "Some of them have gone to Chang'an, and some of them were not abandoned by their monarchs and were recruited as vassals."
"There are so many talented people under Junhou." Luo Ye sighed with emotion, and the smile on his face became deeper, as if he was relieved from the bottom of his heart.
Du Xi felt more and more worried. He wanted to explain a few words, but he didn't know where to start.
Luo Ye then remained silent until he walked back to his office. He couldn't help it anymore and pushed away all the papers piled up on the desk. Countless papers were immediately scattered on the ground with a clatter. Luo Ye looked gloomy.
After sitting down, he showed no trace of his graceful demeanor just now. He gritted his teeth and said with a smile: "Old Ge Huangni, how dare you bully me!"
After all, he is also the Henan Yin who won two thousand stones. According to the regulations, he also has the privilege of being invited by the court and is a member of the foreign court officials. Zhu Jun is just a former general with the same rank as him. At most, he has been awarded a knighthood.
Why don't you take him seriously?
This time, he said nicely that he wanted to ask me to come over and discuss it together, but he came a little late, so he didn't even wait for me and made the decision. He explained the matter as soon as he came, without giving himself a chance to give his opinion.
Do you regard yourself as a subordinate? Zhang Chao is an old man, Liu Yi is an outsider, and Guo Jia is a close confidant. It's fine that these people can't speak for themselves. Why doesn't Du Xi, the Luoyang order who is directly under him, say a word?
Are they all unsophisticated mediocre people?
Luo Ye was from Feng Yi and was a local governor sent to Henan by the imperial court. He was supposed to work with Zhu Jun on both the army and the government, with both hands cooperating with each other. Unexpectedly, after he came here, he followed many Yingchuan scholars into Zhu Jun's shogunate.
The power between him and Zhu Jun waxed and waned. Not only was half of the civil affairs power lost to Zhang Chao, the captain of Dian Nong School, but his own right to speak in Henan was also getting smaller and smaller.
Whether Zhu Jun did it intentionally or not, many county magistrates and city chiefs who were born in Yingchuan obeyed the orders of the former generals and often asked Zhu Jun for orders. It was an established fact that Luo Ye was excluded. Luo Ye had long harbored feelings for Zhu Jun.
He was dissatisfied, but Zhu Jun didn't care about it at all. In his opinion, since he was a former general, the governor of Yuzhou, and he had the privilege of maintaining integrity, it was extremely legitimate for Luo Ye, a local official under him, to be dispatched by him.
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Zhu Jun only thought that Luo Ye was having unnecessary emotions. He thought that someone like Luo Ye, who did not have much talent and liked to pretend to be a celebrity, was not worth his effort to communicate, let alone try to solve it.
The discord between the two.
One was too angry and the other was indifferent, which led to the growing conflict between the two. In addition, after what happened today, Luo Ye felt that if this continued, he would have no right to speak in Henan! What's more, Zhu Jun
Being so powerful was not a good thing for the imperial court. Whether it was for his own selfishness or for his public concern for the imperial court, Luo Ye felt that it was necessary to suppress Zhu Jun.
When he thought about it, he immediately picked up the knife, pen and ruler that had fallen to the ground. He leaned on the desk and painstakingly carved out several lines. Except for the beginning and the end, almost every sentence was about how Zhu Jun held a heavy army and how he was in Henan. Covering the sky with one hand, overstepping his duties and seizing power, it is difficult to restrain Luo Ye, so he wants to use this to impeach Zhu Jun in front of the emperor!
Luo Ye had just finished the moment and was about to check the writing, but suddenly he thought: By doing this, his intention to take revenge for personal gain was too obvious, and Zhu Jun was about to go to Hanoi, so the court might not punish Zhu Jun for this crime.
If this impeachment fails to serve its intended purpose, not only will all the hard work be in vain, but it will also lead to a public break with Zhu Jun. Luo Ye is unwilling to bear such consequences for the time being, so he decisively breaks the ruler into several pieces and meditates quietly. After a while, he started writing a memorial again, which was completely different from the previous one.
The content of the memorial was very reasonable and well-founded. It said that as the refugees in Henan returned to their hometowns, the originally abandoned cities and counties began to regain their vitality. The imperial court should send more capable officials to serve as county magistrates. After recommending several people who were close to him, After getting acquainted with the Kansai scholars, Luo Ye also mentioned that former general Zhu Jun had made outstanding achievements in governing the people and the army in Henan and other places, and the emperor should issue an edict to reward him.
Since the post road between Guanzhong and Henan had not yet been fully opened, Luo Ye was in a hurry and specially sent people to take a boat from the Yellow River upstream and present it to the emperor in a very short time.
"How many households are there in the county of Yin in Henan?" The emperor read Luo Ye's memorial and asked aloud.
"There are 21 cities in Jing, Mi, Zhongmu and other counties. In the fifth year of Yonghe, there were 200,000 households, totaling one million people." Sun Ruibo, a Sikong scholar, heard this and remembered, and replied: "Since the imperial court moved westward, In Luoyang, most of the people in Henan Province moved to Guanzhong with him, and the people were all alone and scattered. Nowadays, the people's households are a little better, although they are not as good as 23 out of 10 in the past. However, it is also true that the counties and towns are short of people. The court should send out capable officials as soon as possible. Promote good governance.”
"So, Henan Yin is really going to send someone there." The emperor thought in his heart, Henan Yin once controlled the imperial capital internally and the capital outside. The rich and powerful families were entrenched in the countryside and had huge power. Emperor Guangwu wanted to conquer Henan, but he couldn't. Yes. Nowadays, Henan is in the midst of Dong Zhuo's rebellion and military disaster. There have long been no strong noble clans in Henan. The situation is the same as in Hedong today.
The emperor originally wanted to pilot the local reform in Henan Province, because the land in Henan Province is flat and it is easy to cultivate a large number of fields. Unlike Hedong Province, which has only one Fenhe Plain, the potential for agricultural development is limited. Moreover, Henan Province was once the capital city, so it is not possible to take advantage of it now. Let's make a big deal of it when it is completely broke. When Henan recovers in the future, it will be like Jing Zhaoyin now, and there will be many obstacles to consider before starting.
However, Henan was surrounded by foreign enemies and had inconvenient transportation with Guanzhong, which was not conducive to the emperor's constant intervention and adjustment. Therefore, the emperor gave up Henan at that time and chose Hedong.
However, as Zhu Jun captured Yingchuan and saw that Hanoi and Runan were about to be captured, Henan was about to transform from the border to the hinterland, and the emperor's mind became more active at first.
"Henan Yin and its subordinate counties used to have 927 officials. Now that the system has been corrupted and the counties are disabled, Henan Yin only has more than 300 officials." Situ Ma Rixi found out the difference and said quickly: "At the end of last year, Yin from Henan Province reported that between July and November of the third year of Chuping, there were nearly 10,000 households of Li Shu who returned to their hometowns and refugees who were recruited to work in the fields. This year, nothing happened in Henan, and the work in the fields was quite effective. Presumably, there will be more returning households than last year. I believe that adding more officials and re-establishing counties in Henan will be beneficial to the government organization and restoration of people's power."
When discussing the candidate for Henan Yin, the emperor directly ruled out the option of Kanto scholars and adopted the strategy of using the west to control the east, so he agreed to Ma Rixi's recommendation. Luo Ye was the extension of the influence of the Kansai scholars in the Kanto region. Stronger, not only can it compete with the Yingchuan scholars who are gradually becoming popular under Zhu Jun, but it can also increase the power of the Kansai scholars in the DPRK.
Moreover, Ma Rixi also understood Luo Ye's difficulties in being alone and the embarrassment of being unable to open up the situation, and he was willing to help his people.
The emperor lowered his eyelids and looked around: "Hedong County is also a twenty-city city. At its peak, there were more than 90,000 households and 500,000 people. After so many years, there was another war last time, and I don't know how many are left in Hedong. , Henan, both Sili counties are like this, and there is also Hanoi, which is in turmoil. People's livelihood is so difficult!"