I have lived forever since the end of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 374 Chen Luo’s preparation for big move

Suburbs of Nanjun.

Under the long-lost sunshine, it actually gives people the feeling of a crystal clear gem.

"Finally there are signs of clear skies." Chen Luo rubbed his brows slightly tiredly and breathed a sigh of relief.

What Heaven seeks is balance.

Anything beyond that limit is no longer a good thing.

When a rain falls during a severe drought, it can be called nectar, and the people will dance and praise it.

However, during these two months, the southern counties experienced continuous rainfall with occasional lulls, and the sky was also gloomy.

Under such circumstances, looking at the rotten crops in the fields, no one would want to let the rain continue.

"Boyu, Marquis Pingyang has sent someone to look for you." Li Xu appeared out of nowhere at this time and said to Chen Luo.

He is also a busy man these days.

Chen Luo is responsible for grasping the general direction of disaster relief plans, while Li Xu needs to implement these plans, arrange various tasks in place, and even go to the grassroots level in person to complete those things one by one.

In terms of hard work alone, he is probably ranked in the top three among all the people involved in this disaster relief effort.

However, as a disciple of the Mohist family, Li Xu enjoyed it.

"Isn't it just a letter? Who did Marquis Pingyang send?" Chen Luo turned his head and narrowed his eyes slightly, "Well... they should have just arrived in Lujiang County not long ago."

Although they were separated, they actually kept in touch and exchanged letters every ten days or so.

The content of the last letter from Marquis Pingyang stated that they had just left Jiujiang County.

The disaster there was not serious, so we continued south with supplies and went to Lujiang and Yuzhang to provide disaster relief.

Judging from the time, Pingyang Hou De sent someone to look for him not long after he arrived in Lujiang County. It is estimated that something big happened.

"The envoy calls himself Wei Qing." Li Xu replied, obviously very concerned about this matter.

Chen Luo was stunned.

Why is Wei Qing here?

You must know that Cao Shou's previous letter was very frank. Wei Qing was mainly responsible for the disaster relief work there. He had not actually done anything. At most, he had come forward to communicate with local officials.

Under such an arrangement, disaster relief in Jiujiang County was in good order, especially after Chen Luo wrote a letter telling Wei Qing about the "relief with work" approach, which made him even more powerful, and order in Jiujiang County quickly returned to normal.

This made Chen Luo sigh with emotion. Some people's innate talents can be washed away with a little training and shine so brightly that no one can even envy them.

However, in terms of Wei Qing's ability to command large armies alone, it can be said that throughout history, it is enough to rank among the top ten. In the Han Dynasty, he ranked second, and only Han Xin was able to overwhelm him.

Under the major item of the army's command ability, details such as the mobilization of grain and grass and the setting up of camps are included.

There is considerable overlap between these and work relief.

The upper limit of Wei Qing's terror can be said to be determined by his own talent. The training of several large-scale battles in history can only be said to have made his commanding ability more perfect, which is equivalent to improving from ninety-five points to Ninety-eight points, now arranging disaster relief matters is also a kind of exercise for him.

Marching and fighting, especially large army operations, often involve the lives and deaths of tens of thousands of people. It really doesn't mean that anyone can do it.

Now Chen Luo can only ensure that he arranges an army of more than 100,000 people, does not make any mistakes during the march, and can guard against enemy attacks. But if he really wants to fight with the enemy on the battlefield, he can at most control the center. The 30,000 to 50,000 men in the army did not have the energy to command the rest of the army, so they had to rely on the partial division generals to command themselves.

Therefore, after studying Han Xin's "Huaiyin Art of War", Chen Luo still preferred Xiang Yu's rushing style.

At least before the advent of the era of hot weapons, heavy cavalry charges were unsolvable on local battlefields.

Chen Luo, who had gained points in the system and continued to learn through actual combat and theory, had a headache when it came to commanding a large army, which was enough to see how difficult it was.

He is really like a loser like General Li Guangli of the Second Division. He was in charge of an army of tens of thousands. After training in several battles, he could occasionally win victory with his elite army, but in the end he fell into a simple ambush and buried the lives of tens of thousands of men of the Han family. , after he surrendered in humiliation, he was killed by the Huns again more than a year later.

Just a shame.

"Is Wei Qing in the city? I've almost finished handling my affairs, so I'll go back to see him." Chen Luo knew that Wei Qing would not let go of Lujiang County's affairs for no reason, so he prioritized their meeting very high.

"He's already here." Li Xu turned around, looked around, and then pointed not far away.

Chen Luo looked in the direction and saw that Wei Qing had just tied the reins of his horse to the tree beside the road and was walking towards this direction under the leadership of his entourage.

Not long after, Wei Qing approached, raised his hands and saluted, "I've met Mr. Chen."

"You've had a hard time along the way." After looking at him for a moment, Chen Luo reached out and patted Wei Qing's shoulder without asking what happened first.

The robes he wore were indescribably "dirty". Even if he was covered with a raincoat to protect him from the rain, he would definitely get wet while riding a horse and would never change it, so it would be dusty and stained with mud, giving him an overall impression of being dirty. Quite a rush.

Looking at Wei Qing, there were heavy bags under his eyes, full of exhaustion.

According to his own estimation, he really didn't take much rest on the way after setting off from Lujiang County.

Suddenly, Wei Qing felt the pressure on his shoulders lighten.

"Thank you, Mr. Chen, for your understanding." He pursed his lips and responded.

Chen Luo nodded at him, "Brother Cao Shi's letters told me all about your contribution. You have done a very good job these days. I am very happy to have you come with me to provide disaster relief.

Now there is no hot water to make tea, and there is no place to stay. I cannot sit down and have a detailed talk with you.

Then Ah Qing, please keep the matter short. When you're done, go to the city and have a good rest. If you have any problems, I'll be responsible for solving them. "

Sitting in a leadership position and saying these words, how can people not be confused.

First praise Wei Qing for his previous deeds, and then say some considerate words.

To sum it up, how could Wei Qing, who was not yet a general, withstand KFC's tactics? He almost burst into tears.

Wei Qing took out the letter from the box tied to his waist and gave it to Chen Luo, "Mr. Chen, I'm not tired yet, so I don't need to rest for the time being.

The officialdom of Lujiang County is a bit complicated now, and disaster relief is encountering obstacles. If this situation continues, disaster relief in Lujiang County may be very difficult. So Cao Gong wrote a letter and asked me to send it to you. "

After receiving the letter, Chen Luo sighed.

It seems like there is real trouble. If only Wei Qing came, he could deceive himself and think that the other party might come to announce the good news.

Seeing Wei Qing rushing over, Chen Luo understood what must have happened in Lujiang County.

When Wei Qing said it himself and admitted everything, while accepting this fact, he could only start thinking about how to solve the problem.

After reading the entire letter carefully, Chen Luo's expression did not change, but veins popped out in his right hand holding the letter.

absurd!

Lujiang officialdom is so ridiculous.

The letter written by Cao Shou did not clearly state what happened, but Chen Luo knew that Wei Qing's coming was definitely not a trivial matter. After reading it carefully, he basically restored the whole thing in just a few words.

He had no idea that officials would be interested in providing food for disaster relief.

Comparing the world to a luxurious palace, then the people are the beams supporting this palace and the foundation stones laid on the ground.

The flooding caused the beams and columns to decay and the foundation stones to begin to wear away.

The behavior of those people in Lujiang is like stealing the wood used for repairing beams and pillars to use as firewood in their own homes. It is undoubtedly damaging the interests of the entire world, even if this palace collapses in the future, they will be smashed to pieces.

But what's the use?

Delayed justice is not justice, and even the punishment that comes cannot calm people's anger.

By that time, the house has collapsed, and building a new house requires more time and materials than repairing the original foundation.

It’s a lot harder.

"I know about this." Chen Luo raised his head, the corners of his mouth turned down slightly, and his face looked a little gloomy. However, he looked at Wei Qing and still managed to smile and said, "I will find a way to handle it. You follow A Xu first." Go back to the city and ask him to arrange a place for you to rest."

Wei Qing was stunned and said to himself: Didn't Mr. Cao say that his writing in the letter was vague? You can see it now?

However, he shook his head and said: "Mr. Chen, don't you need my help here? If there is anything unclear, I can report the specific situation to you at any time. Just looking at this letter from Mr. Cao, There must be many insiders who don’t understand.”

If Chen Luo knew what Wei Qing was thinking, he would only respond with a smile. Jiang is still too old to be cool.

Having served as a censor for more than ten years, he has seen countless twists and turns. What are the thoughts of those people in Lujiang County? Cao Shou will know it at a glance.

The methods used by those people were not clever. The reason why I was angry was because I didn't expect those people to be so bold.

"No need." Chen Luo waved his hand and said with narrowed eyes, "If you really want to solve this matter, you can't just use this matter as a breakthrough. It's okay to use this matter as a starting point. After you return to the city and rest, you can Write me a list of those people in Lujiang and I will use it when the time comes."

"I understand." Wei Qing was stunned, nodded in agreement, and left after Li Xu.

He understands some things in a short time, and he knows not to ask too many questions, and he learns to act stupid when it's time to act stupid.

Looking at Wei Qing's back, Chen Luo rubbed his chin thoughtfully, raised the corners of his mouth, and chuckled.

Wei Qing in history made great achievements as a military general. In most dynasties, it is not easy to save his life.

On the one hand, he met Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and on the other hand, his good death was inseparable from his character, choices and other factors.

Some people believe that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did not kill Wei Qing because he was honest, honest and obedient and would not threaten the imperial power.

Such a judgment is probably inaccurate.

After all, who can believe that a general who can command hundreds of thousands of troops can say that he does not have iron-blooded methods to run the army?

Now that Chen Luo had come into contact with Wei Qing, he discovered that he was not only talented in the military, but also would have no shortage of means if he entered politics.

It's just that in the previous life, Wei Qing was too talented in the military, so he had to hide his weakness in other aspects, and even put aside his stature to deliberately flatter Liu Che. It's no wonder that the Taishi Guild mentioned Wei Qing in "The Biography of Ni Xing".

After all, as a relative and a military commander, if he became arrogant in front of the emperor, even ten heads would not be enough to lose him.

Withdrawing his gaze, Chen Luo looked again at the letter written by Cao Shou in his hand.

These people are really the worms of the Han Dynasty. They are in high positions and are really wasting the country's resources.

If you simply deal with those people in Lujiang County, you are just treating the symptoms rather than the root cause.

There are currently thirty or forty counties in the Han Dynasty. There are certainly not many that are as thoroughly corrupt as Lujiang County, but there must be a lot of little flies in the local counties.

The current supervision system led by imperial censors is actually not outdated.

But a good system often needs excellent officials to implement it before it can be called good governance.

For example, when Chen Luo served as the imperial censor in the early Han Dynasty, he could basically supervise all aspects, and he dared to directly impeach anyone without worrying about the identity of the other party. At that time, the censor's supervisory effect could not be more outstanding.

Even if Zhang Cang, who succeeded Chen Luo, would not take the initiative to offend certain factions, if those officials went too far, he would not hesitate to write a letter of impeachment.

However, with the implementation of "governing by inaction" during the Wen and Jing dynasties, local officials were allowed to implement corresponding policies based on local conditions without the central government interfering too much. Under such circumstances, the supervisory power of the imperial censors Beginning to step down, becoming more like "Deputy Prime Minister", as the gilded position before officially taking over as Prime Minister.

If they want to sit in the position of prime minister, they will definitely not offend too many factions, so if they are in the position of imperial censor, even if they impeach officials, the local government will usually stop at a thousand stones and will not go up any further. The standards are even lower.

This default rule has lasted for more than thirty years and has basically become an unspoken rule.

As long as you haven't done anything outrageous, you basically don't need to be impeached. Therefore, it was actually very rare for King Liu Duan of Jiaoxi to be impeached.

After such rules are fixed, it is almost impossible to reverse the changes.

Chen Luo also understands this truth.

After all, the order of the early Han Dynasty had just been established, and he was painting on a brand new canvas without having to worry about any restrictions.

But now that the system has been running for seventy years, there are countless smears on the canvas. If you want to change the habits of most courtiers, it will definitely not be accomplished overnight.

He even said that even if he became a censor again today, he would never be able to do things as boldly as he did in the early Han Dynasty. He would need more power and background.

But when I continue to move up the ranks and leave the position of imperial censor, I will no longer have the appropriate name to interfere in matters belonging to the position of censor.

So Chen Luo decided to solve the problem from another angle.

After a year of silence in the court, after the disaster relief was over, he had to find a way to make some big move.

(End of this chapter)