Liu Liu was dumbfounded, Liu Qi was dumbfounded, and Tu Xun was stunned.
Seeing their situation, Xu Xun was not busy explaining, and ordered Liu Liu and Liu Qi to go out first, and then said to Tu Xun: "To be honest with Tu Shangshu, yesterday I talked to Lin Shangshu and others about arresting theft.
Nowadays, bandits emerge in endlessly, especially in Zhili in the north and south. We must not take it lightly. For example, in Jinan, there are several famous figures among the bandits, such as Zhang Mao, Qi Yanming, and Yang Hu. In addition,
There are not a few people spreading the sinister doctrine of the White Lotus inside and outside the capital. These are all the causes of great chaos. There are actually these signs near Kinki, North Zhili, let alone the world?"
Tu Xun originally thought that Xu Xun was just recruiting two capable guards. When he heard this, he had served as an official in both the north and the south for a long time, and had also been on the border. Knowing that the little prince outside the pass was powerful, he felt nervous for a moment. The second official position
It is impossible not to know about these internal and external troubles, but the current situation in the imperial court is such a bleak scene of righteousness. How many people have the time and effort to care about other things? Therefore, after being silent for a while, he
He opened his mouth and asked: "What does Uncle Pingbei mean..."
"It is urgent to arrest the thieves, but we cannot simply think of sending troops to exterminate them as before, nor just to appease them. It should be noted that these bandits live deep in the mountains and are doing business without capital, just like the Liu Liu and Liu Qi brothers before
It's the same as what they said. Not only are they not good at farming, but they also don't like the money that comes from digging in the fields! Whether it's forcing them to farm or exile them, it's not a long-term solution. How can we let them work for themselves?
Only those who are good at it can gradually eliminate these signs."
Xu Xun's words were vulgar, but the meaning was quite clear, but this ran counter to Tu Xun's deep-rooted understanding after decades of being an official. He had always felt that he only punished the evil ones and avoided coercion in dealing with these bandits and bandits.
First-class is the best, but now Xu Xun actually says that these people cannot be touched at all. This is completely subversive!
"Tu Shangshu must have heard that in some villages where bandits were raging, the villagers seemed to be suffering greatly, but when merchants passed by, they were the ones who reported the news to the mountains, and they were the ones who sold grain to the mountains, and they even
Some people simply send their children and grandchildren to those cottages, just to have a way to survive. As for the official government to send troops to clear out the troops, this is the most terrible thing, but can you wipe out the entire village?
Or are they all exiled far away?"
Seeing that Tu Xun was hesitant and silent, Xu Xun slowed down and said: "So, the current plan is to give these people a way to survive, but at the same time, they must restrain their actions. Although Liu Liu and Liu Qi do not admit it,
Raising thieves, but as they just said, it is natural to engage in banditry, otherwise bandits and robbers would just sneak into that mountain den, how would they know where the Nuo people are?"
After all, Tu Xun was a little confused by Xu Xun, and finally couldn't help but ask: "But Uncle Pingbei just said that they will go to the Ministry of Justice in the future, what does this mean?"
"How did Jiang Shanfei get into the Ministry of Justice? Will Shangshu Tu forget it?" Seeing Tu Xun's face darken suddenly, he obviously thought that such a guy overthrew Min, and almost overturned himself.
Xu Xun laughed, "Of course, with Jiang Shanfei's past experience, I will not ask Tu Shangshu to take them into the Ministry of Punishment, lest it cause an uproar later, I will only keep these two people in the secret files of the Ministry of Punishment."
Let’s hang them up for now, I’ll put them to use.”
It is not difficult to hang two names in the Ministry of Punishment. The expenses such as arresting heads are not the salary of the imperial court, and they do not cost a few dollars. However, Xu Xun's trick of building plank roads in secret made him even more confused: "Why?
Don’t you want to take them into the army?”….
"Recruiting into the army means crossing the clear road. Some things are inevitably inconvenient." At this point, Xu Xun smiled and said, "Because I want to use them to train a group of people from the left and right official halls. First,
Try your hand at the bandits and bandits from Jinan."
You can't use a large army to arrest theft. Firstly, it will alarm too many people. Secondly, it will cost a lot. However, it is good to form a small mountain fighting team to deal with this kind of scene, and even the instructors are ready! After gathering, those elites will
The bandits and bandits who fight in the Xiaoji Group will have another very suitable place to go in the future!
Now that Tu Xun and Tu Xun have not yet reached an alliance of mutual benefit, Xu Xun is naturally inconvenient to reveal too much. However, after a preliminary exchange of information, he and Tu Xun initially reached a preliminary agreement on a few key points such as the exchange of information, etc., and then
After sending Tu Xun out of the door, Xu Xun couldn't help but reveal a smile as he watched Tu Xun sit in the mottled paint-painted carriage and slowly disappear into the night.
From this point of view, if Xie Duo's matter can be accomplished and Yang Yiqing can come back in the future, he will not be far from the path to the Grand Slam of Six Ministries, One Academy and Seven Ministers.
Liu Liu and Liu Qi were called in to see Tu Xun, and then were sent out to dry outside without saying a few words. The two brothers were anxious and anxious, especially Liu Qi, who had said the wrong thing, and was even more arrogant.
They didn't dare to say a word. It wasn't until Abao heard Xu Xun's instructions for their brothers to go to the study room that the two of them hurriedly and cautiously followed the people inside.
"This little brother, I wonder how Uncle Pingbei feels?"
A Bao usually received more guests, and he was no longer the tracker begging for food on the canal. Now he turned to look at the two people, grinned, and took a mouthful of uneven but still white lips.
Teeth: "You can't tell the young master's mood. Sometimes he is smiling but angry, and sometimes he is angry but not angry. I don't dare to lie." Seeing Liu Liu reaching out and handing over a silver coin,
He immediately blocked it with his hands and shook his head again.
"The rules in the house are strict. You can collect door bags on the door, but those of us who follow the young master are absolutely not allowed to collect things. Those who don't know are not guilty. If you take it back, I will pretend that it didn't happen."
Liu Liu didn't expect that such a young boy could be so difficult to deal with, so he retracted his hand and couldn't help but feel more and more unsure. When he entered the study again, he saw that there was no one else except Xu Xun. A Bao, who was leading the way, bowed and then retreated.
After getting out, he gradually felt more at ease.
If this powerful and powerful emperor's favorite was suspicious of the two brothers, he would not have taken any precautions. From this point of view, it seems that the other party really didn't care about Liu Qi's open talk before.
"grown ups……"
"You two went to Chujing to see me this time, but do you want to serve me?"
Faced with this straightforward question, Liu Liu had no time to hesitate and said bravely: "Your Excellency has a great reputation. The younger brother missed the opportunity before, so I would like to ask Your Excellency to... overturn the situation and regain it."
Hearing these last four words, Xu Xun couldn't help but smile: "What's the matter of overturning the water and retaking it? It's not like you signed the deed and betrayed the house. These four words are not used properly. However, you can be regarded as the best in Bazhou Wen'an."
Why would someone who is famous give up the good life of making money every day to look up to others?"
Liu Liu didn't want to tell the truth, but when he thought that Xu Xun was only humiliating himself by deliberately deceiving others, he suddenly said: "Since you are asking for information, I don't dare to hide it. In fact, when we arrested two horse thieves earlier, we
He accidentally injured the nephew of Zhang Mao, the famous leader of the nearby horse thieves. News was released over there that the two young men would either surrender to them and not care about it any more, or they would leave on their own.
Bazhou is three acres of land. We still have our wives, children, and children. Although there are only a few of us, Zhang Mao’s thieves have two to three hundred people who fight hard. The chance of winning is not high, so the two young people heard about the assassination of the adults.
, those guards were all rewarded, and for a moment they felt ashamed and ashamed, so they shamelessly surrendered."….
Understanding what was going on, Xu Xun asked thoughtfully: "Since you have been helping the government to arrest thieves and encountered this kind of thing, you never thought of passing through the government and simply let them send troops to destroy it.
Those people get it once and for all?”
"It can't be that easy!" Liu Qi, who had been pretending to be mute just now, finally couldn't help it anymore, "If the government had that ability, they would still use us to help arrest theft! Never did they send troops to chase people behind their backs.
If you can't even touch a shadow, or you can't even get a pension after a big defeat, you are just a loser in the rice bucket!"
"As expected." Seeing Liu Liu trying to glare at Liu Qi again, Xu Xun smiled and said, "Come on, what your brother said is the truth, you don't have to blame him. But I can also tell you clearly, if
Such a beautiful coincidence before may not happen again now. Unless you fight and make meritorious deeds, you brothers will write down the documents of self-reliance and invest in them. You don’t know how long it will take for you to be free again. So, for the sake of the two of you,
If you are brave and good at fighting, I can give you another choice."
Liu Liu knew that this was what Xu Xun had just said about entering the Ministry of Punishment, and he quickly raised his ears. However, what he heard next shocked him.
"I intend to select three to five hundred people from the avant-garde of the government army and the official halls of the 12th Regiment Battalion, and train them in various skills such as bow and horse fighting, mountain pursuit, trap hunting, etc. You two brothers are both hunter-gatherers.
A good thief should be able to bring out some of his strengths."
"ah?"
"After October, winter is gradually approaching. I will give you two months. At the end of the year, show me how you wiped out the Zhang Mao group you just mentioned!"
If they were shocked just now, then the Liu brothers were completely shocked now. Seeing the seriousness on Xu Xun's face, Liu Liu couldn't help but swallowed hard, and after a long while he stammered and said: "
Sir,... aren't you joking with the two younger brothers?"
"In a word, if you need people and give money, if you can't train usable soldiers and horses in two months, you two will know my nature." Xu Xun paused for a moment, then smiled slightly and said.
, "Your family members should still be in Wen'an, Bazhou?"
Seeing Liu Liu and Liu Qi's expressions changing drastically at the same time, Xu Xun softened his tone and said, "Of course, if you are successful, I will not begrudge the reward. I have just told Shangshu Tu that your names will be temporarily listed in the Ministry of Punishment."
, once I achieve something, I will report it to the emperor and give him another reward. The imperial court does not start border provocations lightly. If you want to fight in the north and make achievements, it depends on the opportunity. Besides, no matter how good your archers and horses are, you may not be able to match the Tatars in battle.
Iron cavalry, but now this is your old profession, is it not easy to make achievements? Moreover, if you are worried about any relatives and friends you know among the thieves, I can also promise you that I will never kill them all.
.”
After a long silence, Liu Liucai said in a dry voice: "Sir, can you allow us two brothers to think about it carefully?"
"Yes, but although I don't like to force people, the matter is very important. I don't want to leak this news, so I have already informed Jin Yiwei and Xichang to send people to Bazhou Wen'an." Although Xu Xun
He didn't say what he was sending people to do, but he knew that the two of them must know it well, so he finally said earnestly, "Since you came here to vote for me today, you should have inquired about me, Xu Xun. But based on the people who follow me,
No one has ever suffered a loss!"
At this point, he raised his voice and shouted: "A Bao!"
Abao came in from the door in a moment, bowed and said, "What are your orders, Master?"
"Take these two to the guest room to rest. In addition, send a message to Jin Liu that the news about the two of them is not allowed to be leaked. The guards should also warn them."….
"yes!"
Seeing Liu Liu and Liu Qi bowing with unusually complex expressions and following A Bao out, Xu Xun breathed a long sigh of relief. He didn't want to fight with Liu Jin inside or quarrel with the bosses, and he had to be wary of aspiration for unification outside.
Dayan Khan in Mongolia still had to guard against the uprising of the peasants in Kinki, and he didn't know how to distinguish himself! By the way, he still remembered that the famous King Ning rebelled during the Masanori period, so be careful.
There are so many things going on that I really can’t even take care of them!
After sitting there and staring for a while, Xu Xun heard Abao's voice from outside: "Young master, everyone has settled down. In addition, Mr. Qian and Mr. Ma are here together!"
These two guys are so fast!
Thinking that there was a small banquet for civil servants just last night, and tonight's Mid-Autumn Festival banquet on August 15th was the best among military generals, Xu Xun rubbed his brows and stood up, making up his mind to get drunk tonight.
Relax for a while. So, he stood up and called A Bao in. He then ordered without thinking: "Go and see what kind of wine is prepared in the kitchen. If there is not enough, bring out all the ten jars of imperial wine given by the emperor during the New Year."
, I have to get them drunk tonight! I just worked hard with the bosses last night, and tonight I will just drink and not talk about business!"
For several days in a row, the lights of the Lijian Yamen were kept on until the third watch.
Those who don’t know lament that the current palm eunuch is really diligent, but those who know can’t help but curl their lips - taking advantage of the fact that Lin Han, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, had not yet taken office, Zhang Cai, the doctor in the literary selection department at the forefront, had been transferred to the right minister of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
Shi, Liu Jinli used Jiao Fang's many years of relationship with the Ministry of Civil Affairs to carefully transfer all the files of the officials, and with a few confidants, he stayed up for several nights and stayed up late at night to read, almost causing dark circles under his eyes.
, it was so easy to complete such a difficult task before Lin Han officially took office.
“Finally we have it all!”
Flicking the thick pile of paper on the table, Liu Jin glanced at the four newly promoted assistants in front of her with a smile, and said approvingly: "Yes, you four are very good. You have stayed with our family for so long."
In the past few days, we have finally sorted out all the people from Shaanxi who are serving as officials in the court. Well, it is not in vain that our family has given up so many people who came out of the study hall, but we have chosen the four of you. Do your best for our family.
, our family will not treat you badly!"
"Thank you, father-in-law!"
"go!"
Liu Jin stood up and waved his sleeves to exclude everyone. He lowered his head and looked at the things on the table. He felt quite elated as if all the heroes of Shaanxi were within his grasp. It was not in vain that he had spent so much time and effort, and he had indeed discovered the most important person among the court officials.
South over north, northern officials, especially Shaanxi officials, have never had an advantage. If he can vigorously promote those talented Shaanxi officials and let the fellow villagers know that there is hope for advancement by relying on him, then even if he is
The eunuch will definitely be able to gather a large number of people!
Isn't that guy Xu Xun just using his advantage of being born in Jinling to catch all those old guys in one fell swoop?
“Father-in-law, are you going to leave the palace and go back to your private house tonight, or are you going to live in a house by the river?”
Hearing the cautious question from outside, Liu Jin couldn't help but hesitate. Normally, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony and the eunuch was not allowed to live outside as long as he had nothing to do. He had to stay in his room by the river and be ready for the emperor's summons at any time, but Zhu Houzhao always trusted him.
, and ignored this incident. However, since Wang Shouren was driven out of Jingchao City earlier, he vaguely felt that the little emperor seemed a little depressed, and he did not dare to be as careless as before. At this moment, he could not help but hesitate.
After a while, he suddenly asked: "Is today the Mid-Autumn Festival?"
"Yes, several nephews in your private residence have already prepared mooncakes for the banquet, saying they are waiting for the father-in-law to return to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with them."….
"Then go back!"
For the past few years, Liu Jin had mostly spent the Mid-Autumn Festival alone, with Gu Dayong and others accompanying him at most. Now that he was in a high position and could spend the festival with his family, he put aside the word caution for the time being.
When he came out of the public hall, he saw that a few small firemen had prepared stools and came over. He put his feet up and sat on them. Suddenly he rushed to his side and asked: "By the way, where are the others?"
Fengyu Wang Ning was Liu Jin's assistant for many years, and he was the most obedient. After hearing this, he reported in a low voice: "Reporting to the father-in-law, Wei Eunuch's brother was made a royal guard because of the holy will. He is probably celebrating at home right now.
Eunuch Qiu is about the same..." After Lin Lin introduced a few people, he paused and then continued, "As for Eunuch Zhang and Eunuch Gu, they both went to Uncle Pingbei's house, saying that Uncle Pingbei invited them to have a Mid-Autumn Festival party.
Let’s have a few drinks. Uncle Pingbei also sent a post to the ceremonial office for my father-in-law.”
"Why didn't you tell me earlier!" Liu Jin scolded him with a low face. When Wang Ning quickly knelt down and kowtowed to apologize, he didn't argue anymore. He stamped his feet and ordered to leave. When Wang Ning got up and followed quickly, he
As if there were eyes on the back of his head, he ordered without looking back, "Next time there is a post like this, let me know, so that our family can at least be prepared. You can go to Uncle Pingbei's Mansion and say your kindness, we understand it."
But our nephews are also very pitiful. They can't see our uncle or uncle outside all day long, so they have to accept their filial piety and don't bother with his drinking when they have time in the future."
"Yes, I remember it, little one."
Seeing Wang Ning about to leave, Liu Jin suddenly stopped him again: "Wait and come back!" When Wang Ning came back quickly and stood beside the stool, he thought for a while and whispered, "Pay attention or inquire.
Let’s see, who’s going tonight?”
Liu Jin left the palace and changed into a sedan chair, and rushed back to the private house in Shajia Hutong east of Gulouxia Street. Sun Cong and several of his nephews had already come out to greet them. I heard that people were giving gifts on the Mid-Autumn Festival today.
Very much. He nodded with satisfaction, changed his carriage and went all the way into the mansion. When he waited in the east room of the main hall, he saw that an extremely sumptuous banquet had been set up, with bright candles, shining palace lanterns, and those gold and jade all around.
The brilliant furnishings and toys just revealed a wealth and luxury that he had never expected before. He couldn't help but feel happy. After sitting down, several nephews came up to toast with smiles on their faces, and everyone was stunned.
After the compliments poured in his mouth, he felt more and more excited, and he drank a few more drinks without realizing it.
After the meal, Liu Jin's cheeks were already red, and the two of them were holding each other on the left and right before returning to the room. However, as soon as he rested in a daze, he heard muttering coming from outside.
, full of impatience, he couldn't help shouting: "It's so late, what else is there?"
"Reporting to Eunuch, it's Eunuch Wang who's back." Seeing that Liu Jin didn't say a word, Sun Cong, who was standing by the door, hesitated for a moment and then said, "Eunuch Wang also brought back a scholar who I met at the door of our house. He recommended himself to be a great scholar.
But no one appreciates his talents, and his pearls have been covered in dust for a long time, yet he still boasts that he has good ideas and plans, which are enough for my father-in-law to give birth to Buddhas for thousands of families."
Now that he is the eunuch and eunuch in charge of the ceremony, he is the internal minister with all the power. Liu Jin does not even look down on the chief minister of the cabinet Li Dongyang, but is always a little afraid of Xu Xun. The reason is very simple, not because Xu Xun's holy family has already been
He almost caught up with him, but because Xu Xun was one of his own on the left and on the right, compared with the talents in his hands, he was more than a step behind. Therefore, if Sun Cong said something else, it would be fine.
He was a scholar who recommended himself to the Nuanmen Gate. He jumped up immediately, and even though his head was still a little groggy, he kept ordering: "Please, please quickly!"...
After a while, Wang Ning ushered in a scholar who was about forty years old. Seeing this age, Liu Jin was seventy percent satisfied. He didn't want to have to fight Xu Xun at court with Xu Xun, who was old enough to be his grandson, and have to fight at home.
Listening to a young boy making irresponsible remarks. He had just drank the sobering soup and sat up straight, and said with a pleasant face: "You said you have a good idea to give to our family?"
"Yes, father-in-law."
The scholar bowed down and bowed, and when he straightened up, he said word by word: "Xuewen is a student of Zhang Wenmian, a native of Huating.
The student learned that my father-in-law is now in charge of the Supervisor of Ceremonies and has won the favor of the emperor, so he proposed a plan to pacify the people."
"What's the plan to pacify the people?"
"Reducing and reducing taxes, cleaning up the salt administration, punishing corruption, pursuing compensation for accumulated arrears in the government treasury... a total of thirteen items!"
Zhang Wenmian took out a roll of paper from his sleeve and presented it to him. When Liu Jin was stunned for a moment, and then showed a very interested expression, he couldn't help but feel happy in his heart. He had passed the county examination and passed the imperial examination and won the title of scholar.
, but failed repeatedly in the provincial examinations. He had ambitions and talents but always kept secretly pursuing them. If he hadn't accidentally met the tough man after being drunk, and he talked about his ambitions through the drunkenness and got help and money, how could he have done it?
Maybe he came to Jingchu City and talked eloquently in front of the eunuch who was the chief ceremonial officer?
It's time for his fortune to turn around! [To be continued "The text of this article is provided by Ti Chuan". If you like this work, you are welcome to come to ◣First Release◥ to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation