Liu Xun was writing on the side. Wang Lei and Fa were drinking tea in the hall. Liu Zhang changed into regular clothes and came out. He saw Fazheng and Wang Lei discussing something. He looked at him as if he had something to say. While tying his belt, he asked: "What are you talking about?"
Are you sneaky and shady?"
Fazheng stood up and looked at Liu Xun and said in Liu Zhang's ear: "My lord, after four years the palace has been empty. It's time for him to take over."
"What's the rush?" Liu Zhang said nonchalantly, sitting on the mat and picking up a roll of bamboo slips.
Fazheng sat next to him and said: "Wang Lei and I are just trying to figure it out. The young master is still young. If he grows up, there will probably be many more variables in this matter."
Liu Zhang looked away from the bamboo slips and looked at Fazheng. He was about to say, "What does it have to do with my son if I marry a wife?" Suddenly he thought something was wrong. When Liu Xun grew up, marrying a wife and having children would threaten his status, not to mention this.
If a child loses his mother, he may not necessarily have a favorable impression of his stepmother, and there are indeed variables.
Fazheng moved his buttocks towards Liu Zhang and said: "My lord, there is another benefit to this matter. What my lord did in Jiangzhou has made people in the clans everywhere panic. If my lord takes a daughter of the Hao clan as his wife at this time, it will help to stabilize people's hearts."
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Liu Zhang glanced at Fazheng and said angrily: "I asked you, can you think of something reliable? I will not use my marriage as a political bargaining chip. You have time to think about this, so why not first think about how to solve the problem in front of us?
dilemma."
At this time, Wang Lei also came over, and Liu Zhang threw away the bamboo slips and said: "As far as we in Xichuan are concerned, there is a foreign enemy Zhang Lu, and Hanzhong must be conquered. But before conquering Hanzhong, we must solve three things first. The first is
It's not a problem to appease the wealthy family, it's not a problem to be so worried. Fazheng, don't look at me like this. I won't sell my body for this. The second is the official examination of the four civil servants. Since you have decided to do it, you must not start it off or make people laugh.
It is a century-old plan related to the prosperity of our Yizhou.
The last step is to develop the economy. Of course, we don’t have to spend much money to stay in Xichuan. We can raise an army of 100,000 people and have a lot of money and food in the warehouse. But it is different when we go out of Sichuan. The army will at least more than double, and we will consume hundreds of money and food every year.
There are thousands of plans, but now Yizhou is only developed around Chengdu, and the west of Chengdu, the east of Shu, and the south of Shu can only be self-sufficient, which is not enough to support the army's expedition.
These are almost worrying me to death. You two still have time to think about the sequel for me, so can you please take the time to consider these imminent issues?"
"What's your idea, my lord?" Wang Lei asked.
"Let's talk about it during the discussion tonight."
Liu Zhang saw that it was almost time and stood up from the table. At this time Liu Xun raised his head and shouted: "Daddy is going out again, can you take me with you?" Liu Xun looked at Liu Zhang expectantly.
Liu Zhang sighed, walked over and touched his little face: "Xun'er, be good, daddy will be back soon."
In the evening, important officials from Yizhou arrived one after another. Many civil and military personnel who were on the expedition did not even return home. They hurried over after handing over their duties without even eating. Taking this into consideration, Liu Zhang asked his servants to prepare dinner.
Huang Quan and Zhang Ren were in the first place, followed by Yan Yan and Wang Fu. Liu Zhang sat high on the throne, Fazheng, and Wang Lei sat next to Liu Zhang. Seeing that everyone was almost here, Liu Zhang did not show politeness and said directly: "Everyone, now Zhao
The rebellious party in Wei has been eliminated, and the major troubles in Yizhou have been eliminated. It’s time for us to think about what to do next. This is not a meeting in the main hall, where we discuss things on a whim. You are all the pillars of Yizhou. If you have any suggestions, you can make them without hesitation."
All the civil and military officials were silent and did not speak. Seeing this, Wang Fu bowed and said: "My lord, I believe that the overall situation of Yizhou has been decided now. We should vigorously promote agriculture and mulberry crops, and store grain and armor to wait for the changes."
Zhang Rendao: "My lord, I think what County Magistrate Wang said is very reasonable, but I think that before promoting agriculture and mulberry, we should first eliminate the rice thief Zhang Lu. The territory under my jurisdiction in Yizhou in Hanzhong was stolen and blocked by the rice thief."
We have to eliminate the traffic from Xichuan northward first. If it is connected with Sanfu and there are thousands of miles of fertile fields in Hanzhong, it will definitely help us accumulate strength."
After Zhang Ren finished speaking, Huang Quan said in a deep voice: "My lord, Huang Quan thinks that everything else can be done in a hurry. Stabilizing the interior is the most important thing. My lord said that Yizhou's serious trouble has been eliminated. I'm sorry that Huang Quan can't agree. A wealthy family meets the imperial court."
The strong ones have always been reticent, but when the time comes, they will make trouble and even rebel. This disaster will be far worse than Zhao Wei. Please be careful, my lord."
Liu Zhang smiled and said: "Gongheng, I know you are from a wealthy family in Langzhong, why do you agree with me to be wary of wealthy families?"
Huang Quanyi said honestly: "It is precisely because I was born into a wealthy family that I dare not be cautious and self-disciplined. If Xichuan wants to have long-term peace and stability, we must stabilize the hearts of the family."
"Gong Heng is sincere and loyal. In that case..." Liu Zhang tilted his head and considered for a moment: "Then let's do this. I'll treat the wealthy people of Chengdu to a meal later..."
"..." The civil and military officials in the hall looked at each other with shock and inexplicable horror. They all remembered the banquet in Jiangzhou. Liu Zhang hadn't realized the expressions of these people when he saw them. Fazheng next to him smiled and said: "You don't have to worry, if my lord
If the wealthy families in Chengdu are really treated like the aristocratic families in Jiangzhou, the Funan River will probably have to be renamed the Blood River."
At this time, Liu Zhang also reacted and shook his head secretly. As the saying goes, if you reward too much and you are ungrateful, if you take responsibility, everyone will be in danger. In the past, Liu Zhang was too lenient, so he caused the family to be unscrupulous. But now, in order to shock the family, he used
Comparable to the heavy code of the cruel officials of Han Dynasty, it is inevitable that these close friends, both civil and military, think that they are violent, so they ask for opinions, but no one dares to answer except a few close friends.
Liu Zhang simply avoided the topic and coughed and said: "Huang Quan is right. Although Zhao Wei has been destroyed and internal troubles in Yizhou are still there, we should be more vigilant against the children of wealthy families. Then I will issue an order,
From today onwards, Huang Quan will be relieved of his post as a general, and Zhang Ren will be granted the title of General of Yizhou, leading the mighty general. He will receive all the Dongzhou soldiers under Huang Quan's command, station them in Fucheng, and defend Chengdu."
Liu Zhang gave the order, and the whole hall was in an uproar. Huang Quan's face twitched a few times, and he bowed his head and said: "I obey, I will hand over the military talisman to General Zhang tomorrow."
"Does Mr. Huang have any complaints against me?" Liu Zhang asked with a smile.
Huang Quan bowed and said: "Nowadays, the people of the Yizhou family have many evil thoughts. As a descendant of the family, Huang Quan should avoid suspicion and his subordinates have no complaints."
"Hahaha." Liu Zhang laughed loudly and said to the civil and military people: "When you speak in the future, you must not be as hypocritical as Huang Gongheng, who clearly has complaints against me but dare not say it openly. If you all speak like this, I will be in trouble in the future.
Isn’t it true that I can’t hear a word of truth? Huang Quan is the hero of Fucheng’s great victory. I just removed Huang Quan. I’m afraid not only Huang Quan, many people have complaints. Other meritorious officials will also feel cold, and the wealthy people will be even more frightened. This
Isn't there going to be chaos in Yizhou? If that happens, Wang Lei will be the first to cry blood and remonstrate, and I can't stand it."
Liu Zhang said and turned to Wang Lei next to him: "Isn't that right?"
Wang Lei suddenly became embarrassed. When other officials in Chengdu heard that Liu Zhang had beheaded more than 2,000 people in Jiangzhou, they all thought that Liu Zhang had become violent and ruthless. Now after listening to Liu Zhang's words, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. It turns out that their lord can still
Just kidding, my nervous heart at first relaxed and I laughed a few times along with Liu Zhang.
Liu Zhang looked at the expressions of the civil and military officials and knew that his goal had been achieved. At least his image had been temporarily improved. These officials no longer had to be cautious in front of him. He continued: "Gong Heng, I know that you are an all-rounder in civil and military affairs. Get on the horse."
Lead the army, dismount and govern the people. I just want to ask what you mean now.
If you want to govern the people, I will hand over all your military power to Zhang Ren as I said before, and then give you all the money, food, taxes, and taxes in Yizhou, and take charge of all the civil affairs in Yizhou. If you want to lead the army, I will promote you to
General Zhonglang of Zhengxi is the same general as Zhang Ren, Gongheng, what do you think?";