Lu Xuan led the army back to the camp and stood still for the time being.
Guan Yu and Huang Zhong were both busy. They mobilized their strength, one was busy preparing the hot air balloon, and the other was busy sending people to sneak into the city. In such busyness, the time passed in the blink of an eye to the end of August.
It was still very hot in Fahrenheit at the end of August, but it was not as hot as in July. However, in Kancheng at the end of August, the autumn wind was starting to pick up, and there was a hint of chill.
In August in the Northland, the climate is even more extreme.
At night, the temperature drops greatly, and there is an extreme difference between day and night.
It is outside the east city of Qiancheng.
It was overcrowded at this moment, and countless people from Takancheng in Xizhou gathered here, looking at the officials being detained on the stage with excited eyes.
Some of these officials were transformed from local nobles in the Western Regions and became the people who governed the local areas.
There are also some people who came to Xizhou from the Ming Dynasty. They managed the place conscientiously at first, but suddenly changed their attitude, oppressed the people of Xizhou, and began to violate laws and disciplines.
Now, they have all been arrested.
Standing on the stage was a young man wearing official robes, with a majestic appearance and an upright expression.
It was Zhuge Liang.
It had been more than half a month since he came to Qiancheng to take up his post. When he first arrived, Zhuge Liang did not take any measures. Xiao Gui and Cao then followed the strategy set by Xun Yu and implemented steady administration.
In the eyes of all the people, Zhuge Liang did not have much sense of existence.
In the eyes of officials, Zhuge Liang also had little prestige. No one took Zhuge Liang seriously because he did not have the three common skills for new officials to take office.
Everything is calm and calm.
This situation lasted for half a month. Suddenly, Zhuge Liang arrested people on a large scale. Involving Takancheng and other surrounding places, batches of officials were detained and all were escorted to Takancheng.
This situation shocked everyone.
Many officials were caught off guard and suddenly realized that Zhuge Liang was not stationary but collecting evidence of crime.
But the people became excited.
In the hearts of the people, they naturally recognize powerful officials and naturally want to deal with corrupt officials.
Zhuge Liang's methods caused countless people to celebrate, and countless people's impression of Zhuge Liang changed drastically.
I thought Zhuge Liang was a weak man, but he turned out to be a dragon crossing the river, a tiger that chooses people and devours them.
This is a truly powerful person.
Zhuge Liang stood on the stage, looking at the people gathered around him, his expression unwavering. Although he was young, he was very skilled in governing. With the support of Lu Xuan, Ming Dynasty behind him, and the army Sitting in charge, he is not afraid of local forces.
In addition, if he wants to take power and govern the place, what is the best way to break through?
It is not about promulgating some measures to benefit the people, nor is it about immediately digging ditches and building water conservancy projects.
These are all follow-up, and can only be arranged step by step after you have truly established a foothold and established your prestige.
At this stage, the best way to gain power and establish authority is to fight corruption. By catching corruption, we can remove a large number of people who are doing nothing, and then arrange for our own people to take office. On the one hand, we can achieve the gathering of power; on the other hand, we can achieve the goal of purging the officialdom. Purpose.
It is the best result for both himself and the people.
Zhuge Liang shouted: "Quiet!"
The surrounding soldiers immediately shouted.
The people were silent one after another. No one spoke anymore, and all eyes fell on Zhuge Liang.
Zhuge Liang continued: "There are as many as thirty-six officials to be dealt with this time. The highest official position is the county magistrate of a county, and the lowest is the local county captain."
"Everyone, without exception, violates the law and discipline."
"Everyone's evidence of guilt has been completed and has been delivered to the court."
"His Majesty the Emperor has allowed me to take charge of Xizhou and allow me to make decisions on the fly. I, Zhuge Liang, will definitely implement your Majesty's arrangements and will not let you down. I will definitely clear up the chaos in Xizhou and restore a bright future to Xizhou."
Zhuge Liang said: "Today, thirty-six people will be killed to serve as a warning to others. However, the officials under Xizhou do not work pragmatically and do not govern the place. They only know how to play with women for pleasure, only know how to exploit the people to make money, and only know how to use power for personal gain to strengthen the family." , will inevitably be hit."
"These people serve as a warning to others."
"Kill!"
After Zhuge Liang said something, he gave the order simply and neatly.
The executioner who had been prepared for a long time quickly swung his knife, and heads fell to the ground with blood. Corpses were laid out one after another, blood gurgling, and pools of blood quickly gathered on the stage.
The continuation of the killings made some people fearful, but it aroused the carnival of more people.
Zhuge Liang killed all the corrupt officials and made some speeches, attracting the support of countless people.
After the killing, Zhuge Liang got up and returned to his official office in Qiancheng.
He is now the governor of Xizhou, and he is only acting on behalf of the governor of Xizhou temporarily. After Zhuge Liang came back, he immediately wrote a letter clearly describing the situation of Xizhou, and arranged for someone to send him off quickly to the Tianzhu front line to inform Lu Xuan at the front line. Know.
Xizhou's handling of the situation is very strong.
Obviously, it would offend many people, especially some nobles in the Western Regions, who would not dare to openly oppose Zhuge Liang.
However, these people have a large network of connections and may not be willing to accept it, so Zhuge Liang made arrangements.
Not long after Zhuge Liang sent the letter away, Zhang Hong entered. He bowed, sat down, and said with a smile: "Chang Shi, you have killed this group of corrupt officials. The response is very great, and the people all praise you. In addition, Officials are also more respectful. People in Changshi Mansion also have a change in their reputation towards you."
Zhuge Liang smiled softly and said: "I don't care or care about the comments about my style by the officials in the Changshi Mansion. Because these people have nothing to do with me. My goal has always been to govern the Western Regions."
"At this stage, we will postpone the matter of adjusting Xizhou into six counties for the time being, and we will take the next step."
"Developing commerce and developing agriculture are fundamental."
"At the same time, the most important thing is to unify characters and languages. To promote the Ming Dynasty's Mandarin in local areas, the Ming Dynasty's characters must be promoted. All other languages of various countries in the Western Regions are prohibited.
"Assimilating the Western Regions and turning them into the real Western Province must be done by thunderous means."
Zhuge Liang looked at Zhang Hong and said: "Mr. Zhang, some people in the Western Regions may not understand what we are doing. However, what we are doing is of great benefit to the Ming Dynasty. Please give me your full help, Mr. Zhang." "
Zhang Hong was also a little excited.
Educating Xizhou and implementing the language and writing of the Ming Dynasty are truly major events.
Zhang Hong solemnly said: "As an old man, I should go all out to help each other grow history."
Zhuge Liang had a smile on his face. He came up with a follow-up plan and discussed it with Zhang Hong to start promoting language and writing.
When Zhuge Liang was in power in Xizhou and reforms were in full swing, Zhuge Liang's letters went south as quickly as possible and were delivered outside Huashi City and to Lu Xuan's camp in early September.
Lu Xuan took Zhuge Liang's letter and carefully looked at Zhuge Liang's treatment of the officials in Xizhou. When he saw Zhuge Liang killing thirty-six people in one breath, he showed unabashed admiration in his eyes.
What Zhuge Liang did was very good.
Those who are in power must have thunderbolt methods. At the same time, they must also have a bodhisattva heart.
The bodhisattva's heart is to treat all people equally. The thunderbolt method is to target the lawless people, so that corrupt officials will not dare to reach out.
At the end of the letter, Lu Xuan saw Zhuge Liang's next strategy, which focused on promoting language and writing, so that people in the Western Regions could become real people of the Ming Dynasty.
Lu Xuan was even more approving.
Language and writing are the foundation of inheritance and assimilation.
If the language and writing are not even popularized, it is not considered true assimilation. It is quite difficult for Zhuge Liang to promote this matter. But Zhuge Liang has been promoting it, which is very good.
After reading the letter, Lu Xuan put away the letter and was full of expectations for Xizhou.
When Lu Xuan was thinking about Zhuge Liang's governance of Xizhou, Xu Chu walked in and saluted: "Your Majesty, Abeiluo and Pudan, Chanshu come together to ask for an audience."
Lu Xuan ordered: "Please come in."
Xu Chu went to inform him, and after a while, Pu Dan and three others entered and saluted Lu Xuan.
Lu Xuan asked: "You guys come together, what's the matter?"
Abelo looked solemn and took the lead in saying: "Your Majesty, we are here for matters related to Xizhou."
Lu Xuan raised his eyebrows, his expression half-smiling but not smiling.
Things in Xizhou.
Obviously it has something to do with Zhuge Liang.
Unexpectedly, Abeluo, Pudan and Chanshu came together.
Lu Xuan was also curious in his heart whether these people were involved and whether they wanted to target Zhuge Liang. He pretended to be ignorant and asked: "Tell me, what happened to Xizhou? Could it be that you are planning to evacuate Huashi City and go back?"