I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 112 Shocking

While he was struggling, Liu Bian suddenly realized that there was no preliminary handling opinion from the Chancellor in this memorial.

Obviously for Lu Zhi, this memorial was a special situation.

Liu Bian felt that given Lu Zhi's position as minister, he should have objected if he did not agree.

Thinking of this, Liu Bian thought for a while, then thought of a reason, and wrote a reply in the memorial: I have been ordered by His Majesty to assist in handling political affairs, not to supervise the country. It should be like the previous story.

The emperor is still well in the palace, why should he imitate the situation when he was in prison?

What? Do you dare to say that His Majesty is seriously ill? Who told you that? It is a grave sin to spy on someone who is forbidden. You want your family to be in order, right?

Liu Bian felt that there was nothing wrong with his reply, and Lu Zhi did not mention it again after that.

Liu Bian thought that the matter would just go away, but he did not expect that he would still attract the aggrieved general.

After Liu Bian summoned He Jin, He Jin started complaining without saying a few words.

He also mentioned the regret that he had followed the emperor on his previous tour and could not stay in the capital to handle affairs, and finally asked: "Don't you want me to share the burden for you?"

The implication behind the words is that I still hope to be able to assist the government.

Liu Bian complained in his heart that it would be a disservice if he didn't help.

But on the surface, he had a puzzled look on his face: "So it's uncle who wants to quell the affairs of the minister? I thought it was Han Fu who was speaking for San Gong! They didn't let me go as I wanted, so I didn't let them go as well. ...If I had known that Han Fu was writing the letter for my uncle, I should have specifically asked my father for permission. But now it’s too late, oh, uncle, why didn’t you tell me earlier?”

He Jin was a little embarrassed when he heard this. He originally wanted to avoid suspicion and didn't want to be talked about fighting for power, so he deliberately used Han Fu, who had no direct contact with the general's palace, but he didn't want to shoot himself in the foot and cause the prince to misunderstand.

He couldn't say that Han Fu was a disciple of the Yuan family. Due to the marriage between Yuan and Yue, Yuan Kai's wife was the daughter of Ma Rong, a Confucian scholar. Ma Rixi was Ma Rong's grandson and inherited Ma Rong's teachings. Lu Zhi , Zheng Xuan are all students of Ma Rong, and the relationship is too complicated.

He Jin had no choice but to explain: "Han Fu is a good friend of Benchu..."

Liu Bian suddenly clapped his hands and said: "It's bad. Master Lu and I discussed reorganizing the Yushitai. Because Han Fu did not make any political achievements during his tenure as Yushi Zhongcheng, we planned to move him elsewhere. Since He belongs to my uncle. I will discuss with Mr. Lu later and let him stay in office for a while. But my uncle remembers to advise him that he must make some achievements in rectifying the government and cracking down on corruption, otherwise I can’t protect him either.”

"I will definitely warn Han Fu when I go back..." He Jin didn't care that Han Fu couldn't be the censor Zhongcheng. After finishing his sentence, he tried to get the conversation back on track again, emphasizing, "What Bian'er said before about the three princes in the court and Zhongcheng was not in order. Does it mean that you want to rectify the corrupt officials? If I were here at that time, I would definitely be able to help you accomplish this!"

It is no secret that Liu Bian wants to rectify the officialdom, including the news that he wants to increase the number of officials in Yushitai.

As for Liu Bian's desire to establish a separate palace, several people present at the time also kept the secret secret. They thought that after finally persuading the prince, no one else could persuade the prince to restart this idea.

Of course Liu Bian didn't believe that He Jin was willing to just be his yes man.

"Of course I believe that uncle will help me." He seemed to have thought of something, and suggested to He Jin, "Father asked me to rectify the government. As long as uncle can make some efforts to eliminate those corrupt officials, If you make some achievements, when the emperor is happy, he will definitely agree to let my uncle Ping serve as minister."

He Jin agreed wholeheartedly.

After leaving the palace, he suddenly felt a little strange. He obviously came to the palace to ask Liu Bian for help, but why was it the other way around?

But then he thought about it, and realized that the matter of Ping Shang Shu was just in front of him, and it was just about arresting a few corrupt officials. A smile appeared on He Jin's face again.

After Liu Bian calmed down He Jin, the reform of Yushitai was officially put on the agenda.

Although some pedantic people occasionally clamored that this move was a sign of distrust and disrespect for the virtuous people in the court, this was nothing more than rotten words and could not stir up trouble. Anyone with a little ability understands that the Shangshutai and the Sangong Mansion have reached an agreement on this matter, and it is difficult to stop the reform of the Yushitai.

So if you can't stop it, why don't you find a way to join it! It's just the next inspection.

On the one hand, those with evil intentions sent people to deal with the beginning and the end, and on the other hand, they pinned their hopes on the failure of Yushitai's reform.

Against this background, Guan Yu, who was still patrolling inside and outside Luoyang, arrested the servants of five powerful families in just a few days.

This includes not only a small yellow gate in the palace, but also a Cao Cao in the Situ Mansion. After Guan Yu clarified the culpability of these people, he handed them over to Sili Colonel Zhang Wen. Except for one family who was clearly a slave who committed the crime and was only jointly and severally liable, the other four families were inseparable.

Zhang Wen is a good man, but under special circumstances where such a case can appear on the prince's or emperor's desk at any time, he does not dare to accept other people's pleas and can only convict the person and transfer him to the Tingwei Mansion.

Yang Xu will not tolerate this group of people, and they will all be dealt with according to the law.

Those who deserved to be killed were killed, those who deserved to be exiled were exiled, those who deserved to be demoted to slaves were demoted to slaves, and the property that should be confiscated was naturally not less.

After this incident, Guan Yu and his men worked conscientiously and patrolled hard every day outside Luoyang City for half a year. If Liu Bian had not given them extra rewards, their morale would have been lost. Now these have finally paid off.

From the punishment of the slaves of the General's Mansion to the five cases and jails now, it has finally had the effect of moving trees and establishing trust.

One after another, ordinary people came to the patrolling General's Mansion to complain about their grievances. They finally found someone who was willing to help them redress their grievances and who could hear their voices.

From the powerful landlords using usury to force people into bankruptcy, to the children of powerful men wreaking havoc in the countryside, running horses over people and then just pretending that nothing happened...

Seeing this situation, Guan Yu simply set up a pavilion not far from Nanshi. Anyone who wanted to complain about their grievances could come and no one would be answered.

He also increased the scope of his subordinates' patrols and accepted people's requests for help.

After the news spread, people from the surrounding counties of Luoyang even came secretly to avoid the officials in the village.

Liu Bian really did not expect that Guan Yu had already gained something before the changes in Yushitai had begun.

Just judging from the harvest, everything here is shocking.

These cases are enough to prove the complete failure of the Han Dynasty in rural governance.

The governance in Luoyang County is slightly better, which can probably be understood as the family of the deceased will not be asked to pay for the horse after riding a horse and kills someone.

This is the case in Kyoto, and it can be imagined in other places.

When these cases were revealed, a storm of public opinion immediately set off in Luoyang.

(End of this chapter)