Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 767 Fan Wai II: This World Surnames Luo

"drive!"

"drive!"

"drive!"

On the spacious official road, a group of more than twenty rode their horses and swung their whips, galloping at high speed.

The leader is thick eyebrows and big eyes, about forty years old, obviously dressed as a scholar, but Gu Pan looks calm and prestige.

The twenty or so cavalry behind him are also a powerful force in military uniform...

However, the group of them did not attract too much attention.

Although the world has been peaceful for more than ten years, the tradition of the Dayu military parade has been maintained. The fighting power of the forbidden army may not be as good as that of the founding period, but they are also well-trained and capable fighters.

At the feet of the Son of Heaven, there is never a shortage of such mighty teachers.

A group of people came to the north gate of Luoyang, and their uniformed team immediately attracted the attention of the guards, who sent soldiers to ask for their identities.

The leading scholar did not show arrogance, and immediately said pleasantly: "I am the envoy of the Qinghai Economic Strategy, Kou Zhun, and I will return to Beijing to report on my duties under the order of the crown prince."

He registered his own number, stepped up and dismounted immediately behind him, and took out a token to prove Kou Zhun's true identity.

The status of the city guard is not high, but it is a well-informed position. All princes and nobles are recognized by face, even the current emperor and prince have seen it with their own eyes, but for the name "Kou Zhun", I still can't help but look at it more I glanced twice.

At that time, Brother Yeluxiu and Cao Bin joined forces to overthrow Tubo and formally included Tubo in Dayu's inherent territory.

The grievances and grievances between Tubo and the Central Plains court have a history of hundreds of years. In the endless confrontation and consumption, the internal contradictions of Tubo have become increasingly intensified.The royal family competed with each other, the generals fought again, and more than a dozen factions fought against each other, causing chaos for a full 150 years.In the past 150 years, countless factions and classes, large and small, have formed on the plateau due to wars.

It is easy to conquer by force, but it is not easy to subdue the survivors on the plateau.

Cao Bin and Yeluxiu defeated the Tubo royal family and great nobles, but faced with the complicated situation, they couldn't kill them all at once, they could only appease them softly.

The climate on the plateau is harsh, the transportation of materials is inconvenient, and the army is stationed for a long time, which costs a lot, so that many ministers in the DPRK and China have the idea of ​​​​giving up.

It was Luo Youdu who suppressed the matter, and then dispatched capable people to the plateau and Qinghai to govern and appease.

Kou Zhun, who had already made his mark, volunteered to go to Tibet.

Kou Zhun spent three years traveling all over the Tibetan plateau, wrote 25 words of knowledge, and another [-] words of governance plan. He spent seven years building Qingtang commercial roads, tea-horse roads, and Daxing post stations along the way. , Formulate a series of laws and regulations on the production and sales, trafficking, taxation, price, quality, and supervision of materials in the snow area, so that the Tibetan people can benefit greatly.In addition, he used his spare time to organize poetry and prose meetings, and also let Confucian scholars study Confucian classics, encouraged young students, and promoted the style of study in the snow area.At the same time, he used thunderous methods to deal with the tyrannical powers lurking in the dark, using both grace and power, bringing Tibet into great order.

In the past ten years, Kou Zhun's name has dominated the front page of the Badi newspaper for a long time.

Even though the soldiers guarding the city had never been out of the capital, they had heard of Kou Zhun's reputation through various channels, confirmed the seal, and let Kou Zhun enter the city with some respect.

Kou Zhun looked at the familiar and unfamiliar streets around him, and said, "Uncle Zhang, you go back home first, and get safe with my parents. I'll go to the East Palace first to see what happened..."

Kou Zhun has an extraordinary sense of political sense, and he knows that Luo Kangrui, the Prince of Yu, summoned him to Beijing this time for something important.

Kou Zhun walked along the Imperial Street, and after layers of notifications, he walked into the Middle East Palace, which is the current administrative center.

Since Dayu held the [-]th anniversary celebration of the founding of the country, as the founding emperor of the Dayu Dynasty, Luo Youdu gradually transferred the power in his hands to the East Palace.

Trivial affairs are decided by the crown prince, and there is no need to report important matters, just discuss with the ministers. Only the transfer of officials above the third rank requires Luo Youdu's permission.

It can be said that the current prince Luo Kangrui has already controlled [-]% of the power of the Dayu court.

The place where Luo Kangrui met Kou Zhun was not the main hall of the East Palace, but the side hall where he had meals. The wine, food and cold dishes were ready, and he was waiting for Kou Zhun to arrive and start cooking.

After a ten-year absence, Kou Zhun looked at his childhood playmate who already had a certain bearing, and said respectfully: "I have seen His Royal Highness!"

Luo Kangrui laughed and stepped forward, put his hands on Kou Zhun's shoulders and said: "You have always been like this since you were a child. I specially expelled everyone, but you are still so restrained... Forget it, don't force it, You have the same stubborn temper as your father. Hey, but as the emperor said, if everyone in the temple is like your father and son, he will live a few years less. But if a court does not have your father and son People are equivalent to missing the cornerstone of foothold."

Such praise is not insignificant.

Kou Zhun was also moved in his heart, as a minister, being able to meet two generations of virtuous lords in a row is a blessing in several lifetimes.

The two drank a few glasses and exchanged a few pleasantries.

Luo Kangrui put down the cup in his hand and said, "Ping Zhong, have you heard of the Quanzhou government-business collusion case?"

Kou Zhun knew that the business was coming, and said: "I read it in the mansion newspaper, Fan Zhongyan is indeed a good person in His Majesty's fancy, I am in Qinghai, and I am fascinated by him."

Qinghai and Quanzhou are thousands of miles away, but this incident caused a sensation all over the world, and Kou Zhun specially entrusted someone to collect all the mansion newspapers and manuscripts on this case, and study it in detail.

Fan Zhongyan was the core person who exposed the Quanzhou Maritime Corruption Case.

The biggest difference between Dayu's imperial examination system and Song and Ming Dynasties is that they dared to let Jinshi go out to become officials, instead of keeping them in the capital as clerks for seniority.

As Luo Youdu's number one scholar, Fan Zhongyan was assigned to Jiangnan as an official after only three months in Gyeonggi, where he worked as a magistrate of an eighth-rank small county.

Relying on his extraordinary political talent, Fan Zhongyan achieved great results in just a few years, was promoted again and again, and was transferred to Quanzhou Shipbuilding Department.

Due to its unique geographical location, Quanzhou has become the largest commercial port in the world, with hundreds of thousands of merchant ships and cargo ships passing by every day.

It has long been a recognized fact that the profit from the southeast is the first among ship merchants and the greatest profit from the market.

Quanzhou is thousands of miles away from Gyeonggi, and has huge interests. How to fight corruption is the most important thing.For decades, the imperial court has also arrested many corrupt officials...

Relying on his extraordinary talent and courage, Fan Zhongyan brought Quanzhou City into a big cleansing, and even implicated Quanzhou Zhizhou, which became the largest corruption case since the founding of Dayu.

Fan Zhongyan, a junior official of the seventh rank, was able to cause such a big storm in Quanzhou, which is really remarkable.

In addition to his outstanding political achievements, Fan Zhongyan also wrote good articles, including excellent poems and prose, and Kou Zhun has been a good friend to him for a long time.

Luo Kangrui shook his head and said, "Ping Zhong only knows one thing, but not the other...wait for me."

As he spoke, he walked into the back room of the side hall, and when he came out, he had a thick wooden box and an extra file in his hand. After giving the wooden box to Kou Zhun, he returned to his seat and ate the delicious food in front of him.

Kou Zhun opened the wooden box cautiously, and there were stacks of files inside, all about the collusion case between government and businessmen in Quanzhou.

Kou Zhun looked at each of them carefully, his expression became more and more serious.

After reading the dossier, Kou Zhun frowned, and read it word by word again.

Luo Kangrui didn't urge him, he just cared about eating and drinking.

After a long while, Kou Zhun just put down the file in his hand, let out a long breath and said, "I didn't expect that it would involve such a wide range of things, and the whole of Quanzhou has been corrupted to this point."

After reading the dossier, Kou Zhun knew that Fan Zhongyan was better than he imagined, and it was also more difficult.Such a remarkable person actually won the title of the most incompetent No. [-] scholar.

It turned out that Fan Zhongyan was a clean and honest man. After he joined the Quanzhou Shipbuilding Department, he was not moved by fame, wealth and sex.

Exclusion, belittling, and malicious targeting all pressed on Fan Zhongyan.

Manpower is limited, no matter how capable Fan Zhongyan is, he can't get things done if he doesn't listen to his subordinates.

In history, Fan Zhongyan lost his father when he was young. Because his mother, Mrs. Xie, remarried to the Changshan Zhu family, he changed his name to Zhu Shuo.Today's Fan Zhongyan's life is smooth sailing, he was valued by the emperor when he was young, he grew up in the capital without worrying about food and clothing, and was the top student in high school.His talent is far better than that of Fan Zhongyan of the same age in history, but his temperament has gone through the city, and his prudence in dealing with people is far inferior to that of Fan Zhongyan in history.

The smooth sailing of Fan Zhongyan entered the darkest moment of his life in Quanzhou Bosi, and even became a joke.

In the face of all kinds of verbal and written criticism, Fan Zhongyan did not let the pressure crush him, but completed the most important transformation in his life, pretending to be decadent, secretly making like-minded partners, investigating the inside story of the Shibo Department, stripping away silk and cocoons, and mastering corruption. evidence.

The Quanzhou maritime predators were forced to go out of their way and send people to attack and kill Fan Zhongyan to destroy his body and traces.

In the end, Tianwei was furious, and Luo Youdu personally ordered the dispatch of the South China Sea Navy Commander to sit in the town and clean up the officialdom of the Quanzhou shopping mall.

This matter is serious and serious, and many details are not enough for outsiders to talk about.

Luo Kangrui said: "Actually, it's not just Quanzhou, even Luoyang, where the emperor's feet are growing under the wind. This is why I called you here urgently..."

He said and handed another file in his hand to Kou Zhun.

After Kou Zhun took a closer look, the very first case actually involved the sale of a little girl named Liu E six years ago.

Liu E was mortgaged to Ren Yazi by his father's friend. Seeing that Liu E was a thin girl, the other party took her lightly and let her escape and report to the government.

Kaifeng Mansion uncovered the Renyazi Group in one fell swoop.

This matter should have ended, but it didn't end. Ever since the Dayu court's center of gravity shifted to Luoyang, the status of Kaifeng Mansion has plummeted.But compared with the government offices in other places, the Kaifeng government office has a different meaning.

The governor of Kaifeng Mansion is called Pan Yanjiang, and he inherited the will of Luo Youdu and Kou Xiang very well, and continued the impartial and selfless style of Kaifeng Mansion.

When Pan Yanjiang was finalizing the case, he felt sensitively that the case went too smoothly, as if the Renyazi Group had come to his door.He suppressed the matter, investigated secretly, and found a clue: a group of people specially sold young boys and girls with outstanding appearance to cultivate their skills for the enjoyment of dignitaries and nobles, so as to buy people's hearts.

The more Pan Yanjiang checked, the more frightened he became, and he finally settled on Ma Xinhao, the salt and iron transporter.

This ten-year Jinshi in Yongjing committed suicide at home in fear of crime...

"Heaven's law is intolerable! His crime deserves to be punished!"

Kou Zhun's eyes flashed with anger, and he charged the crime.

Luo Kangrui asked: "These two cases are not related or related. But I think they can be grouped together. What does Ping Zhong think?"

With anger in his eyes, Kou Zhun said, "This minister also feels that these two major cases have nothing to do with each other on the surface, but they both have the same situation. The businessman..."

Luo Kangrui said sternly: "That's right, my father did not emphasize agriculture and suppress business as in all previous dynasties. On the contrary, he gave merchants privileges, encouraged business, and benefited the world. This has achieved the goal of enriching the people and strengthening the country. I have made outstanding contributions to the promotion and dissemination of Chinese culture. Today, England, the farthest place in the world, is using my Dayu Tongbao. In this regard, the merchants have contributed a lot. It shows that the emperor's move is clever."

"But there is no permanent strategy in the world, just like the land annexation that plagued the previous generations. Due to the vast territory of our dynasty, agriculture and business parallel, the situation of land annexation did not happen. However, the four or fifty years of commerce have created a large number of Wealthy merchants. They use the money in their hands to confuse court officials in various ways to seek fame and fortune..."

"Take Fan Zhongyan as an example. This person is a talented minister, but because he blocked their way of getting money, he became the most incompetent champion."

Luo Kangrui's eyes flashed with anger: "Ping Zhong, you know, this is not a slander, but a fact. A powerful person like Fan Zhongyan can hardly do anything under their interference. On the contrary, a stupid person, as long as he obeys their wishes .They just contribute money and efforts to make a poor state and county get rid of poverty and become rich in just a few years, and then get promoted because of their merits. Let it continue to develop, so it’s okay?”

"Father is very tolerant to them for the sake of the overall situation, and now they have crossed the line."

"Gu... let them know that the surname is Luo!"

When Luo Kangrui said this, he suddenly got up.

Kou Zhun looked at the Prince Dayu in front of him, and for a moment he had the feeling that he was the same as the Emperor Dayu in his memory. Without any hesitation, he got up and said, "What does the prince need the minister to do?"

Luo Kangrui said word by word: "Ma Xinhao committed suicide at home in fear of crime. Judging from the clues, this person is not the real mastermind, and there must be someone behind him. Killing chickens and monkeys is meaningless in my opinion. I want to kill tigers and wolves. Get rid of the biggest moths in the temple, including their henchmen and businessmen who cross the border, all in one sweep."

Kou Zhun was originally the kind of person who was eager for justice, and his blood boiled when he heard it, he said: "I am willing to help the prince..."

He paused and said, "I just don't know what your Majesty's attitude is?"

Luo Kangrui said with a gentle smile: "Ping Zhong really thinks that the father is getting old? He doesn't know about the businessman's misfortune? His old life is getting worse and worse. It's not that he doesn't know many things, but it's inconvenient to take action."

Kou Zhun was relieved when he heard the words, Luo Youdu is the emperor, his attitude is the direction of the wind, and the businessman's sudden wealth has often made civil and military officials all over the world jealous.

Businessmen who cross the border can be killed, but if they are killed with a single blow, the court will suffer the most damage.

Let the prince make a big fuss, and then he will end up...

Kou Zhun vaguely pondered some ideas, and then changed his mind again: Maybe His Majesty is also using this to test His Highness, let the prince stand up, and also want to see if the prince has the ability to control the rudder of the world.

No wonder His Highness specially summoned him from Qinghai so carefully...

(End of this chapter)