first minister

Because of the heavy workload on this trip, they only stayed in Guangyang County for two days before setting off to continue their inspection tour.

And along the way, Yelucaiqi's horizons were opened again and again.

When they came to Shanggu County, they encountered a fire in the local granary. Although they tried their best to save it, more than half of the local food was burned. As a result, the price of local rice rose in response. At the same time, the rations of the workers and returning refugees who had just settled outside the city were Being threatened, the situation is critical.

When Xia Jingyun arrived, he learned what had happened and arrested the shopkeepers of several rice shops in the city for interrogation, and immediately found the real culprit.

Then, in a fit of anger, Lei Lei ransacked the home of a local wealthy family who was in charge of the matter behind the scenes. The surplus grain taken from his home was more than enough to make up for the loss of the official warehouse, and the situation was immediately calmed down.

When we arrived in Yuyang County and Guping County, there were two neighboring villages, one called Yuanjia Village and the other called Ruanjia Village.

The two villages fought over the ownership of a piece of land at the junction, and they got into a quarrel and even almost fought.

The land that the two villages were fighting over turned out to be the location of a large irrigation canal established by Yuyang County as a work-for-relief program.

If the problem of this land cannot be solved, the irrigation canal cannot be repaired.

The irrigation canal could not be repaired, so the project had to be stopped. Once the project was stopped, the refugees and tenant servants were free. This time of leisure could easily lead to trouble. For reasons of budget control, it was impossible for Yuyang County to pay wages. , it is easy to cause conflicts if you go back and forth.

Fortunately, at the critical moment, Xia Jingyun arrived. He didn't even take a break. He immediately found the leaders of the two villages and asked about the situation.

In short, both parties insisted that the land belonged to their village, and the farmland compensated after the court occupied it should also be given to their village.

The Guping County Magistrate and the Yuyang County Sheriff also said that this was a confusing account, and the local officials who had been serving as subordinates for many years could not figure it out.

After hearing this, Xia Jingyun did not express his position first, but called Chen Fugui to arrange a few words, and then announced on the spot that since the dispute couldn't be resolved, it would be simple, half on each side.

Seeing Yelu Caiqi nodding his head again and again, he felt that this method was quite grand. This seemingly frail man was also somewhat heroic!

Then the news was announced, and the people in Yuanjia Village were indignant, cursing corrupt officials, and were completely confused, while the people in Ruanjia Village were elated and rejoiced.

The Yuyang County Magistrate and the Guping County Magistrate looked at each other and did not dare to say a word.

At this moment, a man from Yuanjia Village and a man from Ruanjia Village suddenly started fighting again.

Xia Jingyun immediately ordered someone to ask. It turned out that the two of them were arguing over a cow. They both said that the cow was theirs.

Xia Jingyun didn't bother to ask after hearing this this time. He just said that he should do it the same way. They couldn't argue and gave each person half. He immediately ordered someone to kill the cow and gave half of the beef to each other.

This time, it was Ruanjia Village's turn to scold, and the people in Yuanjia Village were happy.

At this time, Xia Jingyun finally showed his true face and immediately announced that from the reaction of everyone, it was known that the farm cattle belonged to the Ruanjia Village, and Guping County would compensate the Ruanjia Village for one of the cattle. The beef would be used for workers' rations; and the land belonged to the Yuanjia Village. All proceeds belong to Yuanjia Village.

There was an emotional contrast that anyone with a discerning eye could distinguish before, and the villagers were either convinced or speechless, and it was difficult to say anything more.

The person who was instigating this incident behind the scenes also immediately stopped after Marquis Jianning spread the word that he wanted to find out who was behind it.

Only then did everyone, including Yelu Caiqi, realize what Marquis Jianning was thinking. After this thing was exposed, they thought it was no big deal, but to be able to think of such a way to convince the crowd in such an emergency situation was not something to be taken lightly. Senior.

And when Yelu Caiqi later learned that Xia Jingyun had secretly contacted Chen Fugui in advance about the dispute over the cattle, he suddenly felt that Daliang's style was not that good.

Next, Fanyang County, Bohai County, and Xiling County walked down the road. The group of people barely touched the ground, but their tired faces and eyes were shining with light.

This is a gorgeous performance that is like Jiang Yuhu traveling three thousand miles, like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, constantly solving problems and creating peace in the entire land of Swift State. It is also a journey that can bring them an endless sense of accomplishment. . .

In the process, Yelu Caiqi witnessed Xia Jingyun's various unconstrained operations, and finally gained a true understanding of the temperament that was very different from that of Beiliang's reckless man.

It turns out that maintaining peace and stability does not necessarily require an iron horse;

It turns out that the support of all people does not necessarily mean the strength of soldiers and horses;

It turns out that the world can only exist in the mind, and the clouds and rain can be turned over at will.

On the way back, she finally couldn't help but ask, "Who do you think is more powerful, you or Jiang Yuhu?"

Xia Jingyun thought for a while and said with a smile: "With a hundred thousand people, we can control an area thousands of miles away. We will win in battle and conquer in attack. I am not as good as him; in strategizing, we are on par with each other in decisive victory thousands of miles away; build up momentum and He rises up, takes advantage of the situation, follows the trend, plans changes, manages the government and brings peace to the people, he is not as good as me."

After saying that, he looked at Yelu Caiqi again and said, "Please, Miss Yelu, please don't tell His Highness Prince Jing these words."

Yelu Caiqi raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Why, are you afraid that he will be proud?"

Xia Jingyun shook his head, "No, I'm afraid he won't be convinced and beats me up."

Yelu Caiqi chuckled, and immediately looked at the side face that had to be admitted to be handsome and flawless. There was no hint of cowardice on that face that he was afraid of being beaten.

When a person can say these things in such a joking way, it means that this thing is something that he doesn't care about at all, and the man in front of him is such a person.

Although he is not outstanding in personal bravery, his intelligence, style, and magnanimity are countless times better than those reckless men who only know martial arts.

Although she had learned a lot, Princess Beiliang had never experienced love. She didn't know that her thoughts had become dangerous without her knowing it.
-

Just when Xia Jingyun and Yelu Caiqi traveled around the mountains and rivers of Yuyan Prefecture, they were about to return to the prefecture city.

There are also new changes in Liangdu.

With the joint efforts of the seven major surnames, the Northern Liang Dynasty became smooth and stable as expected.

Yelvshi's skills are naturally not comparable to those of Xue Rui before.

On the second day after King Xue Yi came to power, he initiated and organized a grand ceremony to worship the late emperor.

The new emperor took him with him, and he led the ministers to worship the former emperor, prayed, and angrily rebuked Xue Rui for killing the emperor and his father, and established a righteous name.

At the same time, it also established his position as a powerful minister below one person and above ten thousand people.

Then immediately organize the enthronement ceremony, award ministers, discuss merits, and balance all parties.

Not only were almost all the people with the seven surnames who had previously followed or even directly supported Xue Rui not been held accountable, but at the same time, they also distributed a large amount of benefits to various families.

The first direction he took action was the military power from all directions.

Because 60,000 prisoners had their right thumbs cut off, which resulted in the complete destruction of the Snow Dragon Cavalry in terms of actual combat power, the Xue family naturally and helplessly gave up military power in the south. Wan Yanda, the former king of Pingbei, switched defenses from the bitter cold north. Arriving in the wealthy south, he became the new King of Zhennan and completed the upgrade of the Wanyan family;

Yuwen Yun's Yuwen family regained military power, garrisoned the northern border, and was granted the title of King of the North.

Although it is far inferior to the once prosperous south, it has regained the military power that the Yuwen family has dreamed of. Naturally, they are very happy. The dissatisfaction that they once had because of the Dragon Power disappeared instantly, and they firmly support King Dingxi. Rule comes.

The east side controlled by the Murong family has also been increased to a quota of 10,000 troops, so that the Falcon Eagle Cavalry can be slowly restored.

Judging from their performance in this changing situation, it would be good if they could maintain their existing interests. Now that they have been given additional benefits, the Murong family naturally has nothing to say.

But the Xue family was not completely suppressed. King Dingxi magnanimously gave up a large area of ​​land in the west of the area he guarded, including several military states, leaving the Xue family to slowly replenish and rebuild the Snow Dragon Cavalry and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. .

At the same time, the original Zhennan King Xue Zonghan was directly promoted to the first level and became Prince Zhong, and he still leads the army.

Such a high-spirited and upright attitude left the Xue family speechless.

As for the court, the Yuan and Pei families each had their own gains.

The two heads of the family have been given extremely rare honorary positions and false titles. Although they may seem useless, this is what the civil service system emphasizes.

The most important thing is that because of the difference in support for Yelvshi at the beginning, Yelvshi could confidently take extra care of the Yuan family, quietly widening the gap between the Yuan and Pei families.

Because the Pei family has no actual military power, and the family's private soldiers cannot make any splash when the other surnames are safe, they have no choice but to focus on the Yuan family, fighting overtly and covertly with them, and become The only loser.

However, these positions in the imperial court that had been given up by the Pei family were quietly taken over by Yelvshi and given to his own people. Each of the seven surnames is in its proper place;

King Jing accepted his fate and honestly became the emperor;

Yelv De was also acting quietly, and after the overall situation was settled, he slowly emerged and gave those who followed the Yelu family full confidence;

Other important ministers such as Linghu Yan of the Embroidery Bureau and Wang Ruoshui of Zhongshushe were also comforted by Yelvshi, and each of them was doing his or her own thing honestly.

Everything is going on in an orderly manner.

When Yelu Shi finished his day's work and slowly walked back to the Dingxi Palace, Yelu De took the initiative to greet him and reported information from all parties to him.

Yelvshi listened silently, asked a few more questions, and chatted for a few words. Then there was a call from outside the door, "Your Majesty, I would like to see you, my lord, Xiu Yi Ling!"

Yelv De frowned slightly, but Yelv Shi was very calm and said, "Please come to the living room."

After saying that, he stood up and walked out, holding his head high and strutting. He was no longer as reserved and hunched as he was in front of the late emperor.

In the living room, Linghu Yan, the embroidery commander of the Daliang Embroidery Bureau, saluted. He did not dare to neglect and went straight to the topic, "Your Majesty, I just received an urgent letter from Samsung from the Zhongjing Branch of the Embroidery Bureau."

Urgent messages from the embroidery bureau are divided into three levels, with Samsung being the highest level. Yelvshi also knows this. He is from Zhongjing again, and his expression is a bit solemn.

"What does the letter say?"

Linghu Yan looked around hesitantly, and Yelvshi said calmly: "It's absolutely safe in my palace."

Linghu Yan bowed, but still whispered: "The first black fox in front of the Black Ice Platform of the Southern Dynasty found Wei Chihong, the Southern Dynasty chief of my embroidery bureau, and wanted to conspire with him to assassinate the Southern Emperor."

Such a huge matter did not cause the slightest disturbance in Yelvshi's face. "How did Yuchihong make a decision? How far has this matter progressed now?"

Linghu Yan said respectfully: "Although this matter will be beneficial to me, Liang Baili, but it is too big, Yuchihong is just trying his best to cooperate, but he has not taken full action. At the same time, he ordered someone to report back in person. The official has just taken over. As soon as I heard the news, I came to report to the prince."

Yelvshi glanced at him after hearing this, "This matter is indeed beneficial to me, Daliang, but it is not harmless. If the Southern Dynasty really changes the throne, or new powerful ministers take over, what do you think is the fastest way for them to establish their prestige? ?”

Linghu Yan was stunned for a moment, and then his expression changed, "It's still the prince's opinion. The official almost made a big mistake. The official immediately sent someone to inform Yuchihong to sabotage this operation."

"No." Yelvshi shook his head, "Liangdu is too far away from Daxia, and it will take at least two or three days to fly a pigeon. I'm afraid the matter is a foregone conclusion. What's more, if the process of Daxia's recovery can be interrupted, so that If he is weak again, it will be a good thing for me, Daliang. You tell Yuchihong that you can cooperate, but for your own sake, there is no need to force it, success or failure is fine."

"I'll go and make arrangements right away." Linghu Yan nodded respectfully, then stood up and left.

After he left, Yelv De walked out from behind the wall behind Yelv Shi and said, "Father, don't you still hope to cooperate with Marquis Jianning of the Southern Dynasty in the future to conspire on big things? Why do you still want to do this?"

Yelvshi said calmly: "My cooperation with him is not the only way out, and I have no reason to put my interests with him above the interests of the Liang court."

He looked at Yelv De, "The Southern Dynasty is too strong now, and that energetic attitude is heart-stopping. Even if we want to cooperate, I would rather cooperate with an equal opponent than just begging for charity."

Yelude nodded slowly and understood what his father meant. A half-dead Southern Dynasty is a good Southern Dynasty, and a passively defensive Southern Dynasty is a good Southern Dynasty. Having good relations with the Southern Dynasty does not mean that they will solve the difficulties for the Southern Dynasty on the way forward.

They will only help the Southern Dynasties solve difficulties that are beneficial to them.

"By the way, how is girl Caiqi doing lately?"

"Recently, I am following the Marquis Jianning of the Southern Dynasties on a tour throughout Yuyan Prefecture."

Yelvshi pondered for a moment, "Send a message to Xia Jingyun and tell him about this so that he can take precautions in advance."

Yelv De frowned, and Yelv Shi glanced at him and asked, "Can you analyze why this is so?"

Yelvde thought for a while and suddenly realized, "Since Xuanhu has already had a showdown with the Embroidery Bureau, such a major event cannot be delayed for too long, and maybe we have already started taking action now. And my father ordered me to inform Xia Jingyun right now and wait for him to hurry up." Rushing to Zhongjing, the fastest is four or five days later. If Xuanhu succeeds, the new force will not have a stable foothold. He will come with power and will be aggressive. But if Xuanhu fails, the Southern Dynasty will be in such a panic. There will inevitably be a great purge, and I, Daliang, will be able to reap the benefits."

After he finished speaking, he added, "At the same time, I can sell Xia Jingyun a huge favor. There will always be a time in the future when I ask for something in return."

Yelvshi nodded and said no more, "Go ahead and keep it secret."

Yelude gave a heavy hum, and with a bit of excitement, he hurried down to give instructions.
-

In Yuyan Prefecture City, Xia Jingyun, who had been out for more than half a month, led his team back to the Prefectural Shepherd's Mansion.

At this time, the new governor of Yuyan Prefecture had already taken office.

Surprisingly, it was Su Yuanshang who had a very good reputation during his tenure as Jing Zhaoyin.

With capable ministers and officials like him in charge of Yuyan Prefecture, the good situation of Yuyan Prefecture will definitely be well maintained and developed.

This arrangement naturally reflects the importance that Concubine De attaches to the fruits of Xia Jingyun's hard work in Yuyan State.

Xia Jingyun was overjoyed and came forward to greet him, while Su Yuanshang also happily came forward, stood at each other's feet, and bowed solemnly!

Jiang Yuhu, who was standing behind, snorted slightly when he saw this, and looked at the sky with his hands behind his hands.

But immediately, the smile on Su Yuanshang's face slowly condensed, and he looked at Xia Jingyun doubtfully.

Xia Jingyun turned his head and saw Yelu Caiqi, who was walking towards him with a generous look on his face. He was panicking for no reason even though he had done nothing. He quickly said: "This is Yelu Caiqi, the granddaughter of King Yelvshi of Dingxi in Daliang, the princess of Daliang Anle. King Dingxi is here to discuss some important matters."

Su Yuanshang was just a little surprised at first, and because he was from the Su family, he was a little bit unhappy, but he soon realized how qualified he was to point out other people's private affairs, let alone the young romantic among the literati. There was no original sin among the group at all. When Xia Jingyun explained it symbolically, he immediately returned to normal and saluted respectfully, "Su Yuan Shang has met Princess Anle."

Yelu Caiqi returned the courtesy according to Beiliang etiquette, and everyone walked into the house after greeting each other.

Xia Jingyun, Chen Fugui and others took a short rest to wash away their dust, and Su Yuanshang sent someone to invite them.

As soon as he sat down in the study, Jiang Yuhu also came over.

Xia Jingyun looked at Su Yuanshang with a smile, "Why did I send you here this time?"

Su Yuanshang smiled and said, "Previously, all parties were vying for this candidate, and the central government has been unable to make up its mind. Everyone knows that after your sorting, this is probably a good place to make contributions, and everyone wants to compete. The Queen Mother also wants to Maintain a balance between all parties, and don't be too partial. When the stalemate continued, Prime Minister Yang, who had always been impartial, wrote a letter, saying that the situation in Swift State was rare, and it was still necessary to make a good start. You should send someone who can inherit your ideas. So the Queen Mother took advantage of the situation and settled on me."

Xia Jingyun said with a mocking expression, "Then I'll be waiting for your good news. If something goes wrong later, don't blame me for falling out with you!"

Su Yuanshang nodded, "You worked so hard and cleared up the situation so clearly. If something goes wrong, I won't be able to see you anymore."

"You two, stop complimenting each other here."

Jiang Yuhu pursed his lips and looked at Xia Jingyun, "When do you plan to go back?"

Xia Jingyun thought for a while, "Just for a few days, I'll go over some details with Mr. Su, and then I'll go back."

"Help me take Maid Guanyin back and give her to my second uncle."

"what?"

Xia Jingyun was stunned, Jiang Yuhu raised his eyebrows, "Is there a problem?"

"Fine!"

Xia Jingyun thought that he was the only one who could do this job, but if he had Yelu Caiqi with him, and if he held another little girl, Yan Yan and Ali would probably not let him go back home, right?

Just as he was thinking about it, Chen Fugui suddenly knocked on the door and announced, "Sir, an envoy from King Dingxi of Beiliang has arrived."

Xia Jingyun's eyes lit up, hey, this really comes as you say, are you going to pick up Yelu Caiqi?

Immediately, there was a wave of reluctance in my heart. Before anything could happen, I was about to leave!

Pooh!Scumbag!

He despised his soul again, then gathered his mind and hurried out.

But when he saw the messenger and listened to his words, all his charming thoughts disappeared, leaving only the shock in his heart.

"Marquis Jianning, my prince sent a message via flying pigeons. The first black fox on the Black Ice Platform in front of your country conspired to assassinate the emperor of your country. I hope our country will cooperate. I hope Marquis Jianning will take precautions!" (End of this chapter)