Chapter 271 The sword is out of the scabbard and the wild order is scared to death, want to make a dangerous move?
Wang Jing!
Bingzhou Wang family.
The son of Wang Yun, Situ of the Han Dynasty in Chang'an.
...
Yuan Huan!
Yuan family of Chenjun.
The son of former Situ Yuan Pang.
...
Sima Lang!
Hanoi Sima clan.
He is so talented that he became a boy at the age of twelve.
...
Zhong Yao!
Yingchuan Zhongshi.
The top calligrapher of the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms.
He was good at seal script, Li, Zhen, Xing and Cao calligraphy, and promoted the development of regular script. Later generations regarded him as the originator of regular script, and he was also called Zhong Wang together with the calligraphy sage Wang Xizhi.
...
This was only known to Liu Bian.
There were many among them whom Liu Bian did not recognize.
Some of them have not even heard of it by experts from the Military Advisor Alliance, but this article is extremely well written and has received unanimous praise from experts from the alliance. It is not only outstanding in literary talent, but also meaningful and clear in logic.
The only pity is.
Most of the candidates on this list are Confucian classics and art of war, and there are no candidates from other majors. If we want to improve the organizational structure of Nanyang Hanting as soon as possible, we have a long way to go.
but......
Even so, Liu Bian was also very satisfied.
As long as these guys are here, the implementation of your strategy will be more secure.
Although many of them have no experience in grassroots work, judging from historical performance, each of them is a talented person, and they are just a small county with a hundred miles. How can it be difficult to accommodate them.
"Where is Zhu Tong?"
"The end will be here."
"Quickly summon Tingwei Xu Xuan to come over."
"Here."
Xu Qiu's performance in handling the Kong family incident was highly praised by Liu Bian.
If Liu Bian had not wanted to stabilize Nanyang in the end and had not implicated all the major aristocratic families, it would not have been a problem to wipe out all the Nanyang aristocratic families based on the evidence that Xu Qiu had obtained.
This person's upright temperament and super ability to do things are exactly what Liu Bian needs most at the moment. As long as he holds this steel knife, there is no need to worry about turning Nanyang upside down.
It didn't take long.
Xu Zhuan rushed to the Wende Hall and stepped forward: "Xu Zhuan, a humble minister, comes to see your majesty."
Liu Bian waved his hand to indicate that he did not need to be polite and said softly: "Meng Yu, do you still remember that I mentioned the establishment of an inspection team before?"
Xu Xuan nodded: "Yes, remember."
"actually......"
Liu Bian's voice became longer and he said softly: "As the ninth minister of the imperial court, you have a high and powerful position. You should not do such trivial matters. However, you should also be aware of the current situation of the imperial court. It is really short of manpower."
Before Liu Bian could finish his words, Xu Xuan clasped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I understand, please give the order. Whatever you need me to do, I will do it without hesitation."
"very good!"
Liu Bian was very satisfied with Xu Qiu's answer: "It's like this. Farming is now the most important thing for the imperial court, and there is absolutely no room for failure. Although the production task responsibility letter has been signed, the specific implementation status is still unknown."
"I intend to send you to form an inspection team to inspect the completion of county orders in various places according to the nodes in the production task responsibility letter, and strictly implement them to ensure the smooth progress of farming."
Xu Qiu cupped his hands and clasped his fists, and said sonorously: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will live up to your high expectations."
Liu Bien nodded loudly: "Don't worry about your work! If you need help from anyone, just say it. If I can satisfy you, I will definitely support you."
"No......"
Xu Xuan wanted to refuse.
After all, he knew that the court was short of manpower.
However, after thinking for a moment, Xu Qiu finally changed his mind and said: "Wei Chen wants the help of Yu Shi Yu Fan. Although this person is young, he has outstanding abilities, and he has a good temper with Wei Chen. He can't rub his eyes, so he is very suitable for the inspector."
Team."
"kindness."
A faint smile appeared on Liu Bian's face: "It's exactly as I expected. Besides Zhongxiang, does Meng Yu need anyone else?"
Xu Xuan shook his head decisively: "The imperial court is short of officials. How can Wei Chen not know about it? It's just an inspection team. Why there are too many people? With Wei Chen and Zhong Xiang here, they can cope with it. Your Majesty, don't worry."
"I'm very happy that you can consider it for me."
"but......"
Liu Bian made a surprising turn and added: "This mission is by no means comparable to usual. It's easy to hide from open guns, but hard to guard against hidden arrows. There are only two of you, so I don't worry."
"Let's do this. Let Xu Chang bring Chen together and lead a hundred elite soldiers to protect your safety. They were once your old subordinates. You have shown them a favor. With their protection, I can feel at ease."
Xu Xuan was so moved that he bowed and saluted again: "I would like to thank Your Majesty for your kindness."
Liu Bian waved his hand: "Get up, no need to be polite! Starting from tomorrow, you will rush to the various counties in Nanyang to inspect. If a node is not completed, he will be dismissed on the spot, and I will send a new officer to take up his post."
"Removed on the spot?"
Even Xu Qiu couldn't help but be shocked.
He couldn't believe it.
Your Majesty will do nothing if you don't take action. Once you do, you will be so ruthless and decisive, leaving no room for relaxation.
"kindness."
Liu Bian nodded with absolute certainty: "Farming is a top priority, and there must be no room for failure. Unless we can clear the way with heavy regulations and suppress this evil trend of lazy government and inaction, how can we continue to implement farming in Nanyang."
Xu Xuan understood the emperor's good intentions and immediately handed it over: "Don't worry, your majesty, I will not be so merciful as to mess up your majesty's farming plan."
Liu Bian breathed a sigh of relief and said softly: "With Meng Yu's words, I feel at ease! If we want to control Nanyang, we must first pacify Xinye. Meng Yu, the inspection team will go to Xinye first and perform surgery on him."
Xu Qiu was naturally aware of Xinye's position in Nanyang, and was even more impressed by the emperor's determination in this move.
After all, there are Nanyang family giants such as the Deng family, the Yin family, the Lai family, etc. in Xinye. The operation in Xinye is enough to prove the importance His Majesty attaches to farming, and it also has the profound meaning of killing chickens to scare monkeys.
Removing one county magistrate may not have a deterrent effect, but once two or three magistrates are removed in succession, it will inevitably cause fear for the other county magistrates. How can we not urge ourselves to do our best to complete it?
If His Majesty wants to win over the aristocratic family, he should start by shocking the small counties and give Xinye County a sufficient reminder. But now, His Majesty has done the opposite and used Xinye County to attack. Such determination is evident.
Xu Xuan's understanding of this matter was once again much better, and he did not dare to slack off at all. He immediately handed over his hand and said: "Your Majesty, rest assured that I will strictly implement it and live up to the high expectations of the court."
"good."
Liu Bian nodded with satisfaction: "You go down, Wen Ruo's edict will arrive later. Early tomorrow morning, he will go straight to Xinye to check the progress of the implementation of his Xinye order."
Xu Qiu cupped his hands and said, "Here."
Seeing Xu Xuan bowing and leaving the hall, netizens in the live broadcast room went crazy again:
"Master Bian is becoming more and more like an emperor. He is much better than at the beginning."
"That's right! This time, you don't need any expert reminder at all to be able to arrange court affairs independently."
"People always have to make progress, but Mr. Ben's progress is too fast."
"I can't wait for Liu Bei to take office."
"Haha! Poor Liu Bei was still a county magistrate in the new dynasty."
"Although he is a county magistrate, the meaning is completely different."
"That's right! As long as you give Liu Bei some hope, this guy's combat power will definitely explode."
"Experts say he can resist and fight, and he looks really good."
"Why is Liu Bei in Mao's game not the top laner?"
"..."
The next day, early morning.
The rising sun reflects the morning glow, and the smoke from the cooking pots and birds float to the horizon.
A group of hundreds of elite soldiers set out from Wancheng and headed straight for Xinye.
When they arrived at the Xinye area, Xu Qiu rode forward: "Zhongxiang, we have now arrived at the Xinye area. Our troops are divided into two groups. I will go straight to the county government to divert the attention of the Xinye command. You can take people around and find out the details.
Farming conditions.”
Yu Fan nodded and said, "That's exactly what I mean."
Xu Qiu smiled faintly: "In that case, let Chen Junhou accompany you."
Yu Fan said with grace: "Okay, but it doesn't have to be too much, otherwise it will attract attention."
"Marquis Chen Jun!" Xu Xuan turned around and greeted.
"Here." Chen Dao rode up to catch up.
"Take two of you and follow Zhongxiang to protect his safety."
"Here."
drive-!
Immediately, the two separated.
Xu Qiu went straight to Xinye, and Yu Fan rushed to the farmland outside the city.
At the beginning, it was Xu Qiu and Yu Fan who were in charge of the Kong family's rebellion. No one knew the assets of the Kong family, Deng family, and Yin family in various counties better than Yu Fan.
He rode his horse in a hurry.
Look around.
In the farmland, people are already working hard, and the mooing of the cattle seems to sound the horn of spring plowing.
Along the way, many people carried brand-new farm tools and walked to the fields with smiles on their faces. The people wielding hoes in the fields seemed to be full of confidence in their lives this year. Every time they hoeed, they were full of strength.
See this scene.
Yu Fan's face was also filled with a happy smile, just like the rising sun, full of vitality, representing a brand new day and a future full of hope.
But......
Such a happy smile didn't last long before it completely froze on her face.
Not far away, there were only three or five people standing on the empty fields, without farm tools in their hands, and they didn't know what they were busy with.
But on the side of the road, there were many people in coarse linen and linen clothes, holding hoes in their hands and looking forward to it.
Yu Fan stepped forward with a kind attitude and bowed his head: "May I ask you fellow villagers, is this public land in Xinye County?"
One of the men turned around and nodded: "Yes, exactly."
Yu Fan became even more curious: "Then have you registered at the county government office?"
"certainly!"
The man thanked him: "If we hadn't already signed up, would we be waiting here? Look at the brand-new farm tools, which we picked up at the county government yesterday."
"It's really new."
Yu Fan glanced at the farm tools in everyone's hands and nodded slowly, but doubts came to his mind again: "In that case, why don't you go to work in the fields? Why are you wasting your time here?"
"Harmful!"
"Don't mention it."
The man waved his hand, and a hint of displeasure flashed across his face: "The government officials said they need to measure the land, and then divide it according to the measured land. Only when everything is arranged can we start farming."
The land was measured and divided among the people who signed up.
This is indeed extremely necessary.
But......
The Kong family's acres of land were originally measured and had the conditions to start construction directly.
In the farming plan, the land that needs to be measured is some abandoned and uncultivated wasteland.
This new wild order is clearly a sneaky change of concept.
If we continue at this pace, we will definitely not even be able to complete the first node, and how will we be able to complete the next tasks.
You must know that the farming progress management plan involves both land reclamation and farming.
According to the development progress of Wancheng, it is already in full swing, and I can't wait to put all the dolls to use, but Xinye is in such a deserted state, which is simply unreasonable.
A ball of fire burned in Yu Fan's heart, and he cursed secretly in his heart: "What a Xinye County magistrate, who is lazy and does nothing, and gets his salary from the court in vain."
but......
After all, he did not explode. Instead, he suppressed the anger in his heart and tried to ask: "May I ask this fellow countryman his name?"
The man hurriedly raised his hands and returned the courtesy: "Excuse me, your surname is Chen, my name is Chen Liu."
"Brother Chen."
"No matter what, you should call me Liu Zi. Everyone calls me that."
"good."
Yu Fan was not polite and nodded: "Brother Six, why did you sign up?"
Chen Liu confessed honestly: "I was originally a tenant of the Kong family. Now the Kong family has been wiped out. They have no land to farm, so they can only sign up. This field was rented by my family before, and I don't ask for leave."
Yes, just let me continue renting seeds."
"hey-hey."
Speaking of this, Chen Liu grinned: "The imperial court has exempted oral and calculated taxes, which is great for us people. In the past, we could barely make it to Hukou, but this year we should have a surplus."
Yu Fan really couldn't bear to attack Chen Liu.
The imperial court has decrees.
If you are a tenant of the Kong family before, and you sign up to participate, it will be the same as before and there is no need to divide it again.
However, Xinye obviously did not implement it, and actually claimed that he wanted to measure the land. This was clearly delaying time and wasting precious time for spring plowing.
"Then how much land did your family originally own?"
"Twenty-six acres."
"It's quite a lot. Can you keep yourself busy?"
"When the farming is busy, my wife and children come to help me, and sometimes they sleep in the fields."
"Construction has not started this year, are you anxious?"
"Of course I'm anxious."
"..."
Yu Fan had no pretensions to being an official at all. He chatted with the people in the village and constantly obtained the most authentic information.
But the more detailed and in-depth he understood, the angrier he became.
The water in Xinye County was indeed much turbid than he imagined.
If the delay continues, the farming of public lands in Xinye County will be completely ruined, and those who originally signed up will have to be forced back to the major aristocratic families.
"Walk!"
Yu Fan took a long breath and suppressed his anger: "Go and take a look at the reclaimed wasteland."
Chen Dao cupped his hands and said, "Here."
Immediately.
The group of people rode away and continued their in-depth exploration.
On the other side, Xinye County Government Office.
Xu Xuan came with troops and horses, and the majestic guards with swords surrounded the county government office.
The county magistrate Cheng Wei naturally knew that the inspection team was coming.
But he really couldn't believe it.
The leader of the team was actually Xu Qiu, a court lieutenant.
You must know that when he dealt with Kong Ben's rebellion, he used the power of thunder to seize various clans and did not give any dignity to the Deng family, Yin family, Feng family and other aristocratic families.
now!
Such a person actually arrived in Xinye first.
Cheng Wei only felt the bright steel knife hanging above his head.
At this moment, he was extremely upset. He shouldn't have delayed the progress of farming just for that little money.
So much so that now that the first node has arrived, it has not been completed at all.
"Damn it!"
Cheng Wei chewed it secretly and kept thinking in his heart.
He knew that Xu Qiu was difficult to deal with, so he could only think of ways to convict himself.
"Cheng County."
Xu Xuan sat up high, his eyes fell on Cheng Wei, and said coldly: "Don't be stunned, hurry up and take out the farming documents and the production task responsibility letter."
Cheng Wei hurriedly bowed his head: "Here."
Immediately.
Cheng Wei bowed out of the county government office and called the chief clerk over: "How are you preparing the farming documents?"
The chief registrar was filled with melancholy and spread his hands: "Your Majesty, how can we have any official documents? We only have some data on measuring the land, and a list of hundreds of people who came to sign up. We don't even have official documents for distributing the land."
"Bastard thing."
Cheng Wei was furious and cursed in a low voice: "How can there be no eucalyptus slips? Don't you know that when the time comes, will an inspection team come to inspect it? It's really not there. Could it be that it's not fake?"
The chief clerk was speechless. He really had no way to respond, so he could only say with a smile: "Who knew that the inspection team would be the first to come to Xinye. They have made it clear that they are coming with bad intentions."
Cheng Wei also felt something was wrong.
Logically speaking, there are the Deng family and the Yin family in Xinye, and there is very little public land, so it is not a target of focus. However, the inspection team actually came to Xinye first to check.
Among them...
I'm just afraid that there is a conspiracy that I don't understand yet.
But unfortunately, Cheng Wei didn't have time to think about these conspiracies. At this moment, he was like a clay Buddha crossing the river, and he could not save himself.
"one way or another."
After thinking for a long time, Cheng Wei sighed and said softly: "First move all the official documents from the county, and then you will accompany Xu Xuan to review them. Remember to delay, and I will find a way to mediate."
"Here."
The chief clerk responded and immediately took the people to prepare to carry the eucalyptus slips.
As soon as he left, the county captain hurried over: "Your Majesty, something is wrong."
Cheng Wei frowned and asked urgently: "What's wrong?"
The county captain came closer and lowered his voice: "Xu Tingwei's guard only has ninety people. According to the establishment, there are ten or ten people missing."
hiss-!
Cheng Wei was stunned when he heard this and took a deep breath.
The scheming Cheng Wei once again smelled an ominous atmosphere.
He thought for a moment and immediately ordered: "Quick! Send out your hands immediately, especially the fields of the Kong family outside the city, and find this team at all costs."
"Then what?" the county captain asked in a low voice.
"Then......"
Cheng Wei paused for a moment, made a knife with his hand, and placed it across his neck: "You know what to do."
The county captain nodded: "Don't worry, my lord, the general will understand."
Cheng Wei reminded: "Remember not to reveal your identity."
The county captain nodded: "The imperial court's move has offended many people. Don't worry, the general will find his own solution in the end."
Cheng Wei smiled knowingly: "In that case, it's up to you."
The county captain raised his hands and said, "Farewell."
According to the farming production task responsibility letter.
The county's agricultural production is not only the responsibility of the county magistrate, but other officials also bear joint and several responsibilities.
If the county magistrate collapses, they will not be able to escape either.
Because of this, the county lieutenant made dangerous moves, thinking of killing people and silencing them.
Looking at the back of the county captain leaving.
Cheng Wei secretly breathed a sigh of relief and turned back to the county government office.
He stepped forward, bowed and waited, and said softly: "Xu Tingwei, you came from Wancheng early in the morning. You are already exhausted. I have prepared a small amount of wine. We might as well move to Hongbin Tower and wait for dinner."
Once you’ve had enough to drink, it won’t be too late to get back to work.”
"No need."
Xu Xuan waved his hand and refused directly, without giving the other party any face: "On the way here, I have already used dry food, and after finishing the official business, I have to rush to another place."
"Dry food?"
Cheng Wei hurriedly picked up the conversation and continued to seduce: "How can this be possible? You are working for the imperial court, how can you not even have a decent meal? Isn't this a slap in my face, Cheng Wei? If it spreads, people will laugh."
"snort!"
How could Xu Xuan not know this little trick?
You know, he was once the governor of Jingzhou.
When she faced Zhang Zhongyu, she didn't even give Empress Dowager Dong face, let alone a small county magistrate.
Xu Qiu knows very well the principle of being short-tongued and taking advantage of others' soft-handedness.
"Cheng County!"
Xu Xuan looked at Cheng Wei with great interest and said coldly: "You'd better stop worrying about this and send someone to get the eucalyptus slips from the recent farming. I will leave after checking them without any delay."
"
"Ah, this..."
Cheng Wei secretly scolded the other party for being a bastard. Although he was angry in his heart, he remained respectful on his face: "Don't worry, I will send someone to urge you."
"But Lieutenant Ting..."
At this point, Cheng Wei sighed, his face changed suddenly, and he said bitterly: "To be honest, the farming production responsibility letter issued by the imperial court is really too arduous."
"If we really follow the punishment in the responsibility letter, I'm afraid there won't be two county magistrates in Nanyang who can fulfill it. Is it possible that the imperial court can really dismiss us all?"
Xu Xuan is not stupid. The more the other party behaves like this, the more it proves that he is guilty and that Xinye's progress is not very good.
He pinched a wisp of goatee under his chin and asked in a cold voice: "What does Cheng County mean by this? The first step is just to distribute land and arrange orderly farming for the people. It can't accomplish this?"
"You should know that many of the Kong family's acres are owned by owners. This part will be divided according to the original plan. You only need to settle the rest of the people who signed up recently."
"this......"
Xu Xuan stared at the other party with bright eyes and asked a soul-level question: "Is it difficult?"
Cheng Wei frowned: "Ah, this..."
He pondered for a moment, not knowing how to answer.
Xu Qiu, however, did not give the other party any face: "If these things can't be done well, how can we talk about land reclamation, water conservancy construction and other matters? Isn't it true that such officials are getting salary from the court in vain, but they are lazy and incompetent?"
The anger in Cheng Wei's heart was burning, and his eyes suddenly changed: "Xu Tingwei, what do you mean?"
Xu Xuan's eyes were sharp: "Why, could it be that Magistrate Cheng can't even handle this matter?"
Cheng Wei didn't dare to go up to the pole and look for a beating, so he had to retreat to the side in a low voice and remained silent.
Xu Qiu said sharply: "Where is Xu Sima?"
Xu Chang took a step forward: "The end will be here."
"Send someone to find out what's going on with this Xinye County government office. Can't you get even this little piece of paper?"
"Here."
Xu Chang responded sonorously and immediately waved his hand: "You guys, go and have a look. If anyone dares to deliberately delay time, put the knife on his neck and escort him over to me."
The soldiers beside him all raised their hands: "Here."
Immediately.
Bowed and exited the hall.
Cheng Wei felt a little nervous on the sidelines and became nervous subconsciously.
When he was about to take a peek at his superior, Xu Qiu, he found that the other party was looking at him with great interest.
Those piercing eyes seemed like a cold sword, piercing my heart, so frightened that Cheng Wei couldn't help but shiver.