Chapter 21 Knock on the mountain and shake the tiger
Luoyang City!
Chai Mansion!
Luo Youdu sat at the top, while Chai Shouli knelt on the ground tremblingly, sweating profusely and trembling even as he spoke.
Luo Youdu said softly: "I heard that Chai Sikong carries a sword at his waist, which is very sharp. How about I want to see it today?"
Chai Shouli looked pale and shouted: "I don't dare."
Luo Youdu jumped up at the crime and said angrily: "What else do you know you dare not do? I think there is nothing you dare not do. Robbery, killing people in the street, illegal mining, privately minting coins, it's too long to list... Seriously, you are in this world."
Something you don’t dare to do?”
He had heard the name of Tenth Father before, and he even gave Han Lingkun a few words of caution while drinking.
Although the son does not say anything about his father's fault, the father has made mistakes, and the son cannot pretend that nothing happened.
You must give some advice no matter what, so as not to aggravate the disaster.
You never know when you will get into trouble.
Han Lingkun was still convinced by Luo Youdu's words, and took his father to Bianjing, where he could live a peaceful and comfortable life.
But at that time, Luo Youdu only thought that they were just a bunch of stupid people who were fighting for their sons and were arrogant after gaining power.
It wasn't until he learned about Chai Shouli's evil deeds that he realized that he didn't know enough about the evils of this era.
Chai Shouli's evil deeds in Luoyang have reached a heinous level. He killed people on the street more than once because of his mood, and regarded killing as a way to vent his emotions.
No wonder Guo Rong never mentioned Chai Shouli, and even more reluctant to meet him.
How do you meet such a biological father?
After seeing him, should I do something?
Chai Shouli just kowtowed and did not dare to speak.
Why are you being bewitched?
Even he himself felt that he had made a mistake. Facing a "harsh" person like Luo Youdu when he became emperor, he would definitely be severely punished.
Rather than waiting for things to be sorted out, it's better to take a chance in advance.
Luo Youdu said: "If Lord Zhou hadn't been so kind to me, a hundred lives wouldn't be enough for you to die! I can't bear to kill his biological father and use my hair as his head. From now on, I will go to Daxiangguo Temple to chant sutras and atone for my sins."
After saying this, he strode out of Chai Mansion.
The next day, he found Wu Tingzuo, who was staying in Luoyang, and asked him to thoroughly investigate the situation of his father.
Wu Tingzuo's expression changed slightly, and it was easy for the others to talk to him.
How to deal with this Chai Shouli?
Luo Youdu did not embarrass him and explained Chai Shouli's handling method in detail.
"Others will handle it fairly!"
Wu Tingzuo breathed a sigh of relief. These fathers in Luoyang had long become the biggest scourge of Luoyang. He wanted to do something but didn't dare.
Not everyone is as fearless as the old Kou family.
Now that Luo Youdu has taken care of the most difficult problem, Chai Shouli, what do others have to fear?
News spread in Luoyang that Chai Shouli, the leader of the ten fathers, severely punished Luo Youdu.
The people of Luoyang, who had been persecuted for a long time, immediately decorated themselves with lanterns and streamers and cheered for joy.
When Luo Youdu left Luoyang, the people in the city even rushed to see him off. This shows how unpopular Chai Shouli and his father-in-law were.
Luo Youdu was quite emotional when he saw this, and became more determined to arrest officials and govern them.
In this feudal society, some things may be unavoidable. Excessive emphasis on fairness will only make things worse.
But people's basic lives must be guaranteed.
He wouldn't commit such a heinous act as killing people in the street when the mood strikes.
As for the other accomplices, Luo Youdu did not intend to use the butcher knife to kill them. Except for Zhang Yongde, who was summoned to him, most of them were marginalized figures who were ordered to be Jiedushi and were not worthy of getting their hands dirty.
Such as Jiao Jixun, Zhang Duo...
Jiao Jixun came up through pure qualifications. He was a former navy commander. Because Lin Renzhao was a surrendered general of the Southern Tang Dynasty, it was not suitable for him to be the official commander, so he had a correct name.
He made good friends with Zhao Kuangyin and tried to win over Lin Renzhao many times without success.
After capturing the Yan territory, Luo Youdu supported Lin Renzhao, and Jiao Jixun paid homage to Zhangwujun's military governor.
Zhang Duo's resume is similar to that of Jiao Jixun. He has no great achievements, but has many achievements in the military. He endured it and got through it.
Based on their abilities and achievements, being a military governor has come to an end, and they still want to become a warlord?
I really don’t have the ability, but my vision is quite high.
Killing them would only make a sound, and would not even have a deterrent effect.
I don’t know why I followed Chai Shouli to fool around.
In fact, they were all lured in by Chai Shouli for Zhang Yongde's sake.
Chai Shouli used the guise of Zhang Yongde to deceive, but Zhang Yongde was not as stupid as them. Luo Youdu had the support of the imperial army inside, and Wang Jing and Fu Yanqing outside. He also surrendered Li Jun and won over the Fugu Zhe family and the Linzhou Yang family.
Even if the conquest of the Northern Han Dynasty failed, no one could shake his position.
Not to mention such a great victory!
While fishing, Zhang Yongde obtained the list through false pretenses and submitted the name certificate.
To deal with them, Luo Youdu didn't need to smear his own name, it was enough to knock the mountain and shake the tiger.
If these people are self-aware and resign because of their illness, it will give them a dignity and allow them to enjoy their old age in peace. But if they don't know what they are interested in, they can practice their skills with Wude.
What is Wu Deji?
To put it bluntly, they are the emperor's eyes and ears, such as the Imperial City Secretary in the Song Dynasty, the Imperial Guards in the Ming Dynasty, the East Factory, and the West Factory.
The biggest problem of the two Zhou masters Guo Wei and Guo Rong was that they did not pay attention to Wude Si, or in other words Wude Si was their heart knot and they instinctively ignored it.
Back then, Emperor Yin of the Han Dynasty Liu Chengyou was kicked in the head by a donkey. Guo Wei and Guo Rong were leading troops outside. Liu Chengyou directly killed all their families, forcing Guo Wei to rebel.
It was Wude Si who killed Guo Wei and Guo Rong's family.
After Guo Wei wore the yellow robe, or because of his hatred for Wude Si, he abolished Wude Si.
After Guo Rong came to the throne, it was not reactivated.
Guo Wei and Guo Rong are both British masters, and whether they have Wude Si or not has little influence on them.
But their descendants suffered greatly because of this.
Before Zhao Kuangyin launched the Chenqiao mutiny, he had already begun to spread rumors in the city. "Everyone spread rumors that he would be the emperor on the day of dispatching the army. The soldiers and the people were frightened and tried to escape."
It was already a storm, but the Zhou court was unaware of it.
Things that everyone in the city knew, but the Zhou court turned a deaf ear to, like a blind and deaf person, which led to Zhao Kuangyin's bloodless coup.
Even in this era of his existence, if Guo Rong had a palace confidant to call upon on his sickbed, Empress Dafu would not have been forced by Zhao Kuangyin to escape from the palace to protect herself with the help of Fu Yanqing.
If the emperor does not want to become a puppet, a plaything of civil servants or military ministers, Wu Desi must be restarted.
Luo Youdu had already scouted out the first Wude Envoy of the Wude Department, and Zhang Jin had been working in Kaifeng Mansion for many years and was a man of all stripes.
The first requirement for martial virtue is loyalty, followed by ability.
The two brothers Zhang Jin and Zhang Qiong are the people Luo Youdu trusts most besides his wife and children.
Zhang Jin had a similar experience, and he was the one to make the military virtue envoy.
Wu Desi needs some people to make a name for himself, and these people are just right.
In short, Luo Youdu does not intend to keep these people on the list, and it is up to them to choose their own fate.
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