Han Shizu

Chapter 127 The Weibo Problem
Before seeing Xue Huairang, Liu Chengyou really had murderous intentions, and it was serious.But after this conversation with Xue Huairang, Liu Chengyou calmed down instead.It can be seen that this handsome Xue Jie really doesn't feel that he has committed any crimes, or he is clear in his heart, but the world is like this, if others can do it, why can't he, old handsome Xue, do it.
Feeling extremely depressed, Xue Huairang's domineering behavior in front of him is not a big deal in comparison.After all, Liu Chengyou has seen many such people and such things.

To kill, or not to kill, to Liu Chengyou, it's just a matter of second thought.But the consequences, but he couldn't help but think about it seriously.

From Wang Shouen to Bai Zairong to Xue Huairang now, Liu Chengyou has been aggrieved all the way, it is very uncomfortable, this time he really wants to use Xue Huai to kill the unhealthy trend hovering in this land.

However, Wang Shouen can make him "suddenly die", and Bai Zairong can be demoted easily, but it is Xue Huairang who really can't be killed casually, especially with such a bright knife.

Liu Chengyou, who has calmed down, is hardly influenced by emotions.Thinking about it carefully, this fellow has mentioned several times that he is in charge of Liu Zhiyuan. I have to say that this guy is definitely making a good move by directly submitting to Tokyo.Regardless of the reason, if Liu Chengyou committed suicide without authorization, he would be slapping his father in the face. Even if it was his own son, would it be beneficial to slap the emperor in the face?

It is not so easy for Liu Chengyou, the prince who is "in full swing" to kill Jiedu without authorization.Not to mention, the current trend of public opinion in the Tokyo court is not conducive to Liu Chengyou.

Of course, more importantly, he mentioned "Du Chongwei", which made Liu Chengyou vigilant.Du Chongwei is not just "Du Chongwei", he represents those in the Central Plains, Hebei, and Guan Nei who were newly attached to the Liu family or the festival towns appointed by the former Yelu Deguang.

Previously, Liu Zhiyuan changed the name of the country and amnesty the world.There is a saying in the imperial edict: All Khitan's expelled Jiedu envoys, down to the generals, will have their own posts and will not change.

This is obviously a soothing move to stabilize the powerful factions in those places.It's only been half a month, if Liu Chengyou kills a festival, what will those people think of this matter, it will definitely have the effect of "warning the monkey", but it is just vigilance and vigilance.We all belong to the local Jiedu, you dare to do this before your Liu family is firmly established, and when your position is firmly established, is it okay?

In particular, Du Chongwei, a general of the Liao and Han Dynasties, is the most responsible and the worst reputation, but the Jiedu of the towns are also the most powerful.Liu Chengyou had heard about this person's movements in Yedu to organize the army and improve the city defense, and he was sensitive right now.Looking at the imperial court's reaction, Liu Zhiyuan adopted a policy of softness and appeasement towards Du Chongwei.

If Liu Chengyou's killing of Xue Huairang caused Du Chongwei and Han Ting to dissociate from each other, and even rebelled, then the matter would be serious.The Central Plains has been plowed by the Khitan people, the population has dropped sharply, and the economy has declined. On the contrary, the Weibo area has been relatively intact.If Wei Bo is in chaos, the Liu family will never be stable.

However, even if Du Chongwei rebelled, although the problem was serious, it was not a fatal threat to the nascent Han Dynasty.Since the Liang Dynasty, when dynasties changed, it was normal for Jiezhen to disobey the central government and rebel.If the Du family rebels, it can be like the Jin ancestor Shi Jingtang and Fan Yanguang at the time, send troops to destroy it, and the Khitan people will be driven away. Are you afraid of Du Chongwei who has lost all his hearts?
But as far as Liu Chengyou is concerned, if Wei Bo's rebellion is caused because of him, if this hat is put on his head, no matter from which point of view, it is not worth it!

As for whether Du Chongwei will rebel, Liu Chengyou is not sure at the moment, but after discussing with Wei, Guo and others, it is very likely that Du Chongwei will rebel.It's okay if the court doesn't exert pressure, but if pressure is given, such as asking him to move his nest, he will definitely fight back.

Du Chongwei is only a typical example of the townships, a unique one in universality, and easily affects other ones.For example, Du Chongwei's "good brother" Li Shouzhen, the Jiedu envoy of the Tianping Army, and even Gao Xingzhou and Fu Yanqing.

To a certain extent, Gao Xingzhou and Fu Yanqing stood on Du Chongwei's standpoint. Regardless of the fact that these two commanders were heroes who fought against the Khitan back then, after Yelu Deguang entered Bian, they surrendered very simply and went to Bianjing in person. meet with
Killing Xue Huairang is such a hassle.In other words, killing a place with real power is such a hassle.

However, now that Liu Chengyou has reached this point, how can there be any reason to give up halfway?It's just that things can continue to be done, and crimes can continue to be questioned, but they can't be done as they were originally thought, and some leeway must be left.

The room Liu Chengyou thought in his mind was to save Xue Huairang's life.

Determined, Liu Chengyou directly ordered: "After taking control of Longgang, take all the money collected by Xue Huairang to make up for the military use of the government treasury. The generals under Xue Huairang's command, if there are criminals and lawbreakers, carefully screen them out and take them down. Severe punishment according to the law! Well, let Tao Gu take charge of this matter."

"Yes." Wei Renpu was slightly surprised, but responded very quickly, and then asked: "Then, where is Xue Huairang?"

"What do you think?" Liu Chengyou asked.

"To declare his crime, to show His Royal Highness's fairness, to seize his position, and expel him from Xingzhou!" Wei Renpu expressed his thoughts.

Liu Chengyou thought for a moment, then turned to look at him.Facing Liu Chengyou's gaze, Wei Renpu said softly: "This is the end of the matter, if you deal with Xue Huairang, His Highness may lose the heart of the world, but you can win the hearts and minds of the people."

Liu Chengyou understood in his heart that next, he should devote some energy to promoting his second prince.

"Let's do it like this!" Liu Chengyou made a decision.

The matter in Xingzhou was handled very quickly. Xue Huairang's old troops in Longgang City, facing the elite of Longxi, failed to turn the tide at all and were easily controlled.Guo Rong and Xiang Xun identified those who had committed excessive crimes under their subordinates, and made an announcement in the city, counting their crimes in detail, and beheaded them in the city.

Tao Gu led people and ransacked Xue's mansion, these warriors were really powerful in search, and there was really a lot of money, food, utensils and silk, it took half a day to check clearly.Obviously not only Xue Huairang's income from his tenure in Xingzhou, it is estimated that half of his lifetime income was cut off by Liu Chengyou
When Xue Huairang heard it, he cried and cried, in pain.He probably also realized that Liu Chengyou had no intention of killing him, and kept yelling dissatisfaction in the custody.Obviously, Liu Chengyou's hand caused a critical blow to him, and the pain was extremely painful.For this existence like hob meat, apart from physically eliminating it, Liu Chengyou really has nothing to do for a while.Out of sight, he returned his family to Xue Huairang, and sent troops to "invite" his family out of Xingzhou.

It stands to reason that Liu Chengyou expelled Xue Huairang, the scourge, dealt with those wicked officials and violent deaths, and abolished those chaotic policies. The people of Xingzhou should feel happy and gratified.However, no, the reaction was not strong.

Liu Chengyou was different, and asked a prestigious old man in the city, who replied: "Today Xue Jiedu was driven away. I don't know who will come tomorrow?"

The simple answer touched Liu Chengyou very much, but facing the old man, Liu Chengyou found that he could not give him a positive answer.

When he left Longgang, Liu Chengyou had something in his heart and felt a little depressed.

The results of the handling of the Xingzhou incident seem to be the same on the surface, but in fact, the state government and the living environment of the people have not improved much.This belonged to Liu Chengyou's impromptu idea. Even if Xue Huairang and these people were dealt with, it would not be a thorough investigation, and there would be residual damage.For example, Liu Chengyou didn't spend energy to deal with the subordinates appointed by Xue Huairang as county and town officials.

For one, there is no time.The two, governing one Xingzhou, will benefit the world.What's more, as long as another Jiedu is changed, or a new state official is appointed, and Xue's bad governance is repeated, no matter what Liu Chengyou does at this time, it will be useless, and it will only treat the symptoms but not the root cause.

This is not a problem of Xingzhou, nor is it a problem of Xue Huairang. What is sick is this country, and what is bad is this world. However, it is not easy to change a country.Especially he is not the one at the helm, so why bother.

In fact, what Liu Chengyou didn't want to admit all the time was that he engaged Xue Huairang in Xingzhou to relieve the people from hanging upside down, and he still had a little idea of ​​becoming famous. Of course, he wanted to vent his emotions more.

He has been too depressed along the way, coupled with his somewhat restrained and self-closing personality, his heart is very suppressed, and he has an urge to destroy the world.It wasn't even as "complicated" as Wei Renpu and Guo Rong imagined, it was so simple, and then Xue Huairang bumped into it.It can be said that Mr. Xue is a bit unlucky.

When passing through Mingzhou, Liu Chengyou was warmly welcomed by the regiment training envoy Yi Quanzhang, who was flattering and flattering, and expressed his sincerity.And told Liu Chengyou the news that Xue Huairang took his family and some of his retinues south to Daliang, Tokyo.

It's not without reason that Yi Quanzhang caters to Liu Chengyou's side.This person is Liu Zhiyuan's old department. He was originally the governor of Shizhou, a subordinate of Hedong Jiedu. , to spread influence and strengthen control over the states and counties of the world.

This Yi Quanzhang was appointed as the training envoy of the Mingzhou regiment, and the time in office was not too long, and it was a matter of front and back with Xue Huai.Xue Huai asked Fang Beishang to occupy Xingzhou, and he took Liu Zhiyuan's commissioned book to Yongnian, the state city.

At that time, the battle in Luancheng shocked the world, and the general situation was against the Liu family. Yi Quanzhang was able to easily drive away Xue Huairang's subordinates who stayed behind, and gained governance and military power.Then he formed a relationship with Xue Huairang.

Later, Xue asked Liu Zhiyuan for an envoy of the Anguo Army, who should be in charge of Xing, Ming, and Ci prefectures, but he couldn't control Yi Quanzhang at all.There is always a relative who is far away from others. As an old subordinate who followed the emperor, Yi Quanzhang was full of confidence when facing Xue Huairang. It didn't take long, but the two fought fiercely under the banner of Anguojun Jiedu.

This time Xue Huairang was cured by Liu Chengyou, Yi Quanzhang was naturally happy.A banquet was set up to welcome Liu Chengyou. Of course, Liu Chengyou only ate vegetables and did not drink alcohol.Yi Quanzhang was laughing along with him, flattering constantly in his words, and he praised Liu Chengyou for expelling Xue Huairang to remove a disaster for the people of Xingzhou.But seeing Liu Chengyou's complexion remained unchanged, he still couldn't hold back Daoming's appeal.

Taking aim at the position of Anguojun Jiedushi, his ambition is not small.Of course, from Yi Quanzhang's point of view, Xue Huai made such an old man who was lucky enough to see the opportunity, so why can't he, the old minister of the emperor, not do it.

"The position of Jiedu in a town, I said, I don't count, it has to be decided through discussion between the officials and the ministers of the court." Slightly squinting his eyes, Liu Chengyou said to Yi Quanzhang.

Yi Quanzhang has a characteristic, his nostrils are very big. Hearing Liu Chengyou's words, his nose moved twice excitedly, and then two black holes appeared.Still accompanied by a smile: "Your Highness is too modest, half of the great man in the world is due to you. With your current prestige, you are the pillar of the country, and His Majesty must rely on it very much."

"Hey!" Liu Chengyou raised his hand to stop his words: "It's not easy to talk nonsense like this. The great Han country was conquered by His Majesty and the soldiers!"

Hearing this, Yi Quanzhang nodded quickly: "Your official made a slip of the tongue! Your official understands!"

Glancing at Yi Quanzhang, Liu Chengyou silently gave him an "X" in his heart.In order to please Liu Chengyou's promotion, he really dared to say anything, but he was really not a smart person.

But he gave an "ambiguous" answer: "Yi Gong is an old minister of the emperor, a confidant general. Now that the country has just been settled, the four realms are still unstable, and there are disasters from time to time. It needs to be reused to protect the four directions. Xingzhou affairs, I will report to His Majesty when I arrive in Tokyo."

Yi Quanzhang obviously couldn't hear other meanings, he immediately smiled, and poured himself a drink: "Thank you, Your Highness!"

After a slight pause, Liu Chengyou looked at Yi Quanzhang: "I have some questions, and I want to consult Yi Gong."

Yi Quanzhang was slightly surprised, but quickly nodded: "Your Highness, please tell me."

"Mingzhou borders Guangjin Mansion, and it's only a hundred miles away from Yedu. What's the situation with Du Chongwei?"

Hearing what Liu Chengyou said, Yi Quanzhang looked energetic, his nostrils opened subconsciously, as if something was about to be sprayed out.Seeing his reaction, Liu Chengyou pricked up his ears.

"Your Highness, Du Chongwei currently has tens of thousands of troops, and he is still recruiting soldiers and buying horses in Weibo, searching for food and grass. Although he has proclaimed himself a minister, he is still doing his own thing. According to reports, there are now more than [-] soldiers in the city of Yedu, and there is enough food in the meantime. For two years."

Hearing this, Liu Chengyou's forehead suddenly condensed into a river shape, and the situation seemed to be more serious than what he had heard before.However, Liu Chengyou couldn't help but put a question mark in his heart, how strong is Du Chongwei at this time?If it is true, then this person will be even more difficult to dismiss.

While Liu Chengyou was still contemplating, Yi Quanzhang leaned slightly towards Liu Chengyou again, and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, the imperial court gave me a secret order to monitor Du Chongwei's movements. Du, I'm also very afraid, and want to get rid of it!"

Hearing this, Liu Chengyou suddenly turned his head to stare at him, which startled Yi Quanzhang.After staying for a while, Liu Chengyoufang seriously reminded him: "How can you just reveal such secrets of military secrets!"

For a while, Yi Quanzhang was a little embarrassed.But this person obviously doesn't look like he listened.
After passing through Mingzhou, Liu Chengyou finally accelerated his speed towards the south. When he arrived at Cizhou and passed through Fuyang City, he encountered a small episode.

Inspector Wang Jihong was the one who betrayed his master for glory, killed his benefactor Gao Tangying for wealth, and said cheekily, "If I don't take advantage of the convenience and seek wealth, I will never succeed in my life."

He heard that Liu Chengyou had passed through Cizhou, so he hid directly and went to the Phoenix Temple, an ancient temple with hundreds of years of history in this county, to chant scriptures, saying that he wanted to pray for the death of the people in Xiangzhou.The time chosen is also a coincidence.
After sending someone to investigate, it turns out that Wang Jihong was afraid after hearing about Xue Huairang's fate.Consciously in Ren Cizhou, he was not much better than Xue Huairang, so he carried out a "self-exile" to avoid being punished by Liu Chengyou.

In this regard, Liu Chengyou was actually amused.

　Thanks to Wen Diao Xinlong, good name is rewarded by dog ​​marriage.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)