Han Shizu

Chapter 595

Su Fengji touched his head to the ground with a very respectful attitude.Seeing this, Zhao Kuangyin got off his horse and helped him up: "Mr. Su, excuse me!"

Su Fengji was not supported, and still respectfully said: "You are a general of the imperial court, an envoy of the Son of Heaven, and an old man is no more than a sinner in Puchuan, so he will not be called so honorably!"

Hearing this, Zhao Kuangyin sized him up, his face was pale, his body was thin and his skin was rough, just like an ordinary Longshang old man, he couldn't tell at all that this was once a man with deep clothes and wide sleeves, purple clothes and gold bags High officials and powerful ministers.The dust on his forehead and the humble smile on his face complement each other.

Zhao Kuangyin immediately called him "Su Weng".Su Fengji wanted to invite Zhao Kuangyin to the house, hold a banquet for him, and accompany him with family members, but Zhao Kuangyin declined.

Instead, he ordered Su Fengji to lead him to patrol the racecourse and consult with him on matters related to animal husbandry. Su Fengji was also very proficient in telling him about the racecourse affairs.And find the herdsman who is the best at raising horses under his command, and let him tell Zhao Kuangyin in detail.

It took less than half an hour, Zhao Kuangyin got something, and once again declined the kindness to stay, and decided to resign without accepting the banquet.Although Su Fengji was disappointed, he still smiled and presented the two most qualified horses in his hand. Zhao Kuangyin accepted this with a smile.

On the way back to the city, Zhao Kuangyi was a little excited, he kept looking at the two horses presented by Su Fengji, and said to Zhao Kuangyin, "Second brother, these two horses are really good horses!"

"You also know how to look at horses? Let's talk about it, what's so good about it?" Zhao Kuangyin asked.

"It's tall, strong and powerful, and its eyes are quite spiritual!" Looking at the two horses, which were not good looking, Zhao Kuangyi choked out a few words, and then said: "Then Su Fengji said that this is a horse in the racecourse. The best two horses, even if he thinks about it, he wouldn't dare to lie!"

"People say it's a good horse, so is it?" After listening to his words, Zhao Kuangyin said: "It's not advisable to follow what others say!"

Showing a bit of embarrassment, Zhao Kuangyi smiled coyly, and said happily, "Second brother, these two horses, we brothers, one for each of us?"

Zhao Kuangyin shook his head: "Do you think these two horses are for me?"

Zhao Kuangyi was taken aback.

Riding on the horse, with both hands facing the east, Zhao Kuangyin said: "After returning to Beijing, I will offer it to the emperor!"

Zhao Kuangyi was even more puzzled, and asked: "It's just two horses, how can the emperor blame you for giving and receiving?"

Zhao Kuangyin sighed: "Do you know why Su Fengji flattered me in every possible way and humbly flattered me just now? He wanted to tell the heavens about his situation through me! When Su Fengji was demoted, I hadn't joined the Forbidden Army yet, so I didn't care about him. I don’t know much about it. However, it is conceivable that when the power flourished in the past, it has come to such an end now, which is extremely embarrassing! Those of my generation should also take warning!”

Seriously appreciating the words of his elder brother, although it was difficult for Zhao Er to understand thoroughly, he also gained something.Zhao Kuangyin's brother, through this kind of subtle influence, the effect is obviously good.

"After returning to the city, bid farewell to the governor, and start heading north tomorrow!" Lightly kicking the horse's belly, speeding up a little, Zhao Kuangyin decided; "Jingyuan, there is no need to stay!"

"Second brother intends to leave Yuanzhou just like this?" Zhao Kuangyi consciously glanced at the accompanying state officials, followed him, and said in a low voice, "Then Li Ye is so rude. Jing, instead of coming to greet him, he went out to hunt instead. I heard that at the banquet, he was very arrogant, and even regarded his brother as his nephew, and spoke contemptuously, so arrogantly!"

"He is a relative of the emperor and the uncle of the emperor, so it's not surprising that he has something to do!" Zhao Kuangyin smiled lightly: "However, in my opinion, under the rule of Yuanzhou, the land is not barren, the people have property, and the law and order are relatively stable. , but there are merits!"

"I can't see it all!" said Zhao Kuangyi.

Facing his elder brother's gaze, Zhao Kuangyi showed off a little, and explained: "Second brother was not in Zhoucheng yesterday, Li Shijun opened the court to ask the case, and tried a private salt case. I was curious, and I went to the Yamen to hear it!"

"What problem did you find?" Zhao Kuangyin asked.

Zhao Kuangyi replied: "On the surface, there is indeed nothing unusual. The only thing that makes me feel strange is the amount of smuggled salt, which is a full twenty shi. Civilian salt smugglers are mostly measured in liters, and the court also convicted them of this! Twenty halites, how huge, how can ordinary people have such energy!
Mr. Li seems to have also investigated. After his trial, he found out that the salt official in Yuanzhou had colluded with inside and outside to resell official salt for personal gain, so he was convicted and sentenced to death in court! "

Zhao Kuangyi's eyes sparkled with intelligence, and he said: "I was thinking, reselling private salt is a serious crime of beheading, and even though the salt officials are bold, they dare not make such a show. Stealing such a large amount of official salt at one time is considered sensational." But Li Shijun's urgency in deciding the case and conviction makes people have to wonder whether there is something hidden in it!"

Listening to his analysis, Zhao Kuangyin couldn't help but look at the young man beside him. He knew his younger brother, he had roots of wisdom, and he was usually smart.However, I am afraid that he is too smart.

He asked, "Kang Yi, what do you want me to do when you state this to me?"

Seeing his elder brother's attitude, Zhao Kuangyi couldn't help but said: "Don't you, elder brother, not be curious about what's going on, and dig out the secret behind it?"

Taking a deep breath, Zhao Kuangyin said to Zhao Kuangyi in a serious tone: "One, my duty this trip is not in state government and civil affairs. If there is a problem, it is up to the procuratorate to investigate and correct it! You don’t need to pay attention to things, you don’t even need to be curious!”

Zhao Kuangyin spoke seriously, pondered for a while, and added: "This matter should be rotten in your heart, and you should not show off in front of others!"

"Yes!" He dared not disobey his elder brother's words.

In Yanzhou, in the fall of last year, the Han court set up a frontier army here, with an army size of [-], including [-] cavalry.

Last year, he was sent to Yanzhou by the emperor Liu Chengyou because of his disrespect in front of the palace and made troubles. After he took office, Wang Yansheng packed up his defenses. Because of his strong character, the general atmosphere changed drastically.

There are quite a lot of Hu people in the territory, and the control and influence of the imperial court is very weak, and the policy of restraint is adopted.Under the rule, Hulu often broke the law, caused chaos, and bullied the Han people.

After Wang Yansheng arrived, he strictly enforced the law, and he was angry, and basically vented it on those barbarians.He only listened to half of the persuasion Wei Renpu gave him in Tokyo. It is not his style to be soft and comforting, but tough and intimidating is his method.He is not a benevolent person, let alone conceive of benevolence to subdue barbarians.

It took a month to rectify military affairs, and then began to severely crack down on lawlessness in the territory to achieve a law and order.

There is Yanchi in the northwest of Yanzhou, which was originally occupied by the Dangxiang tribe. Wang Yansheng directly sent someone to confiscate it with his stolen property.The tribe refused to accept and resisted, Wang Yansheng was even more straightforward, and directly sent troops to attack and behead the leader.Of course, it is not blindly tough, distributing all the tribesmen and property except cattle and horses to other Hulu in the territory.

In this way, with the Yanchi, adding cattle and horses, attacking the most powerful Dangxiang tribe in the territory, and setting up the prestige of General Wang by the way, it has not caused too much turmoil.This incident was reported to Tokyo, and the emperor's feedback was that it was done well!

Around Yanchi, another negotiating field, called Baishi, was set up for trading. With the escort of Wang Yansheng, the merchant trade in the territory gradually prospered.And every month, when Wang Yansheng inspected the pass for defense, he would come and see it.

Since the beginning of spring, the trading volume of the Baishi market has increased significantly. The people of the Han captives have gathered here to change their needs, and there are obviously more merchants from Guanzhong.

Under the guard of his own soldiers, Wang Yansheng wandered around the market as if he were patrolling his territory.The captive merchants Humin who knew him subconsciously lowered their heads when he passed by, not daring to look sideways, like avoiding tigers and wolves.Wang Yansheng was very satisfied with the effect, with a smile on his face.

"Recently, in the forum, have these Hu captives ever lived in peace, and did someone make trouble and break the law?" Wang Yansheng asked the accompanying city officials.

The city official laughed and complimented Wang Yansheng: "The prestige of Lai's military envoy has made the Hu captives subdue, so how dare you violate the law?"

Wang Yansheng clicked his tongue, it seemed a pity, the city official couldn't help shivering when he saw it, he thought of Wang Junshi's "bad habit".

Last year, Wang Yansheng gathered his staff and hosted a banquet for the chiefs of the clans in the territory, and ordered them to bring along a prisoner who raped a man and a woman.Not much to say, in front of everyone, he tore off his ear, set fire to barbecue, and then ate it with wine.

The scene was very bloody, the envoys were very calm, and the bureaucrats and Hu captive leaders were all in awe.Afterwards, every time there was a repeat offender, Wang Yansheng would do the same thing, eat his ear first, and then punish him.As a result, the name of "General Eater" spread like wildfire and spread in the northwest border.

As a result, under the rule of Yanzhou, although it is difficult to eliminate illegal activities, the crime rate has plummeted, and few people dare to violate the law.Up to now, in less than a year, Wang Yansheng has eaten dozens of ears.

(End of this chapter)