I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 120

Strictly speaking, the content of Liu Bian's test is not difficult. After all, the people he wants to elect are the lowest-level rural officials.

What he targeted were mainly the unlearned and incompetent officials' children, as well as the talkative people who could do such things as "filial piety and classics to retreat from the enemy."

But by the time the exam was completed, although the exam papers had not yet been marked, Liu Bian had already learned about the general situation through Xun Yu.

Liu Bian still underestimated the progress of the students.

Even if only the lowest-level rural officials were brought out, it actually attracted many Tai students who had learned more than two classics to join.

Although some of these people study hard, there are also talents who can apply what they have learned.

Even if some of them came here for the name of the prince, Liu Bian was willing to think that they were motivated by passion.

Then Liu Bian had a happy worry. He originally thought that the people he selected would not be enough to fill the gap, so he planned to rather lack than overfill.

As a result, I now find that... there are too few pits.

If the Taipei students are willing to make progress, of course Liu Bian must support them!

He looked to the north, and Guan Yu was in that direction.

Hanoi County.

Regarding Guan Yu's arrival, the people were trapped in the countryside and had no news. However, the same was not true for the officials who had raped and sucked the marrow out of the people.

Guan Yu came with great fanfare, but they were not aware of it. They had already heard about what Guan Yu had done in Luoyang before coming.

Most of these village officials came from powerful backgrounds and held official positions that were looked down upon by the children of powerful families.

What can they do?

It is impossible to resist.

Even if the crime is proven if you don't resist, it will only be bad luck for the family. Once there is an act of rebellion, there will be as few as one clan and as many as three clans.

Moreover, they had no ability to resist.

The tribesmen will not support them, and neither will the powerful families who are truly popular in the county. These children of long-standing large families have their own legal bureaucracy to use and will not use their clumsy methods.

Even among colleagues, some are guilty of serious crimes, while others are guilty of minor crimes. Although there are few honest ones, they are not absent.

Now that Confucianism is highly developed, there is no shortage of people who are willing to abide by morality.

Those who commit minor crimes are expected to have their sins eliminated, and those who are honest are even more pleased to hear about them.

Therefore, apart from praying that their crimes will not be discovered, the only thing the guilty people can do is to wait.

Waiting and hoping that Guan Yu will reach the end of Yang Qiu and Wang Ji as soon as possible.

Wang Ji was the adopted son of Wang Fu, who often served in the old story. He was well versed in political affairs, able to detect suspicions, initiate treachery and ambushes, and was often discussed by the public. He served as Prime Minister Pei for five years and killed more than 10,000 people with the law, but no one dared to resist. Later, Wang Ji died at the hands of Yang Qiu due to a court struggle, and Yang Qiu also followed in Wang Ji's footsteps.

It's just that these people with unrealistic expectations don't know that Guan Yu is only responsible for collecting evidence and arresting people, and is not responsible for subsequent convictions and punishments.

This is not only Liu Bian's protection of Guan Yu, but also a compromise with Zhang Wen.

Guan Yu, who was handling the case, and Ting Wei, who was reviewing the case, were able to ensure that Zhang Wen would not compromise.

Generally speaking, in the face of Guan Yu's arrival, and the troops from Sili Xiaowei in Hanoi were engaged in helping in terms of status, Hanoi County was very powerless.

Even in the sixteen counties of Hanoi, just because of Guan Yu's arrival, the magistrates of Qinshui, Zhi and Yewang counties left with their seals.

According to the unspoken rules at this time, if people leave, everything will disappear.

Faced with this situation, Ma Ying, who accompanied Guan Yu, was both excited and nervous.

The trip went much smoother than he imagined.

Guan Yu is as serious about his work as ever. The number of people he can command now is not as good as it was in Luoyang, and his subordinates are not as familiar with the place as Luoyang. Many times, they need the assistance of local petty officials to investigate cases.    This brought him more challenges.

But he wasn't afraid.

In addition to Hanoi County where Guan Yu went personally, Heyin, Ping County, Gong County around Luoyang, as well as Xingyang, Jingxian and other counties further away also had troops of chariot and cavalry generals who brought the junior officials of the Sili Xiaowei Department there. .

But compared to Guan Yu, they were not much noticeable, and their number was smaller. They were led by military marquis, military leave marquis, and garrison commander. But these people were carefully selected by Guan Yu, and the effect they can exert cannot be underestimated.

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Yuntai Hall.

Sangong and Shangshu Ling gathered here again.

After many days of research, Shangshutai and Sangong finally made preliminary regulations for the reform of Yushitai.

To sum it up in two words, add people.

Once upon a time, Liu Bian had some expectations for the second best option of reforming the Yushitai.

But now, Guan Yu's side is making rapid progress. Although the reform of Yushitai has played a role in promoting it, it itself has inevitably become "Mrs. Niu" in Liu Bian's heart.

Liu Bian had already read the regulations. If the censor's inspection of prefectures and counties was customized and the corresponding number of censors was added to the censor's station, Liu Bian would definitely not object to this.

But let the Yushitai set up a special Cao like the Sangong Mansion and deploy manpower to find out the news...

Liu Bian understood that it was better to believe that Yushitai could play the role of a royal guard than to believe that he was Qin Shihuang.

If Guan Yu had not broken the situation, Liu Bian would have had to make this choice, but now... there are too many people to be added to the charter, and it is suspected of wasting money and food.

With this money and food, wouldn't it be nice to add some troops to the cavalry general?

Even if you want to supervise Jin Yiwei, that is what Dongchang should do.

It is not easy for the imperial court to increase money and food now. They have to loot every house bit by bit.

It was just him who came up with the idea of ​​adding more manpower to gather information. He had to find a good reason to change the order day and night.

Liu Bian first raised his hands to the four of them and said, "You have put your heart into this charter."

The four of them immediately returned the favor.

Taiwei Ma Rixi said: "Here are the regulations. If your Highness has any questions, feel free to ask them."

Liu Bian said: "I saw that Guan Yunchang once set up a case desk in Nanshi, and people gathered to complain. If the Yushitai can also follow this example, can it reduce unnecessary manpower? I asked Da Si Nong a few days ago, the treasury Still tight.”

Fan Ling replied: "Back to Your Highness, the charter originally planned to set up another government office outside the palace for the Yushitai. Your Highness's suggestion is acceptable."

On the other side, as soon as Liu Bian said the word "unnecessary", Lu Zhi and Ma Rixi looked at each other and felt bad in their hearts.

During this period, Guan Yu, together with the cavalry general He Miao and Bu Qu, made such a big noise. How could Lu Zhi and Ma Rixi not connect these people with the establishment of another government station that Liu Bian originally mentioned?

Liu Bian's statement now clearly confirms their speculation.

Afterwards, they did not mention this matter in a tacit understanding and continued to participate in the discussion on the reform of Yushitai.

The rest can be discussed later.

It was soon decided that the Yushitai government office outside the palace should have a special censor to serve as the censor, and one person would take turns to handle the lawsuits of the people every day.

Liu Bian did not think of withdrawing all the people assigned to the Yushitai to spy on the information. Leaving a few people in the hands of an upright person like Tian Feng would still be effective.

(End of this chapter)