I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 252 Letter from the Western Regions
Ying Shao's talents were already evident when he served as Chenliu's Prime Minister. Tian Feng, who inspected Yanzhou last year, spoke highly of him and believed that the situation under his rule was the best among the Yanzhou Prefecture's Prime Ministers.

Before he took office, Liu Bian received Ying Shao just like he did with Chen Ji.

In addition to his own duties, Ying Shao also had an important task. Zhang Yan's state in the mountains has lasted for too long, especially now that the counties and states in the Central Plains have stabilized. Liu Bian promised Ying Shao arbitrary control. power.

After Ying Shao left, Zhou Hui's case was concluded.

The two brothers Zhou Hui and Zhou Shu were considered typical playboys. They were somewhat famous thanks to the legacy of their ancestors and had a promising future. I have been flattered since I was a child, and I have some courage.

Therefore, after being "wronged" without being severely beaten by society, he would try every means to seek revenge.

However, he hit the iron plate without realizing it.

Considering that Zhou Zhong's late father, Zhou Jing, had contributed to the establishment of Emperor Xian after all, as Luoyang's material dispute disappeared due to the actions of all parties, the matter also followed Zhou Zhong's dismissal from office, and Zhou Hui, Quan Rou and others secretly All the people in the series were imprisoned (hard labor) for many years, and Zhou Shu ended up being fined.

Although there was no blood, the fact that a Jiuqing was directly dismissed from office was enough to wake people up.

This result did not cause much trouble in the end, at least on the surface.

However, after this natural and man-made disaster, no one among the three officials was dismissed, which also made some sensitive people realize something.

The country's affairs are difficult, but we must take into account the overall situation and be patient for the sake of the country!

Then, Liu Bian's frugality was unanimously praised by the ministers.

In addition, he only reduced the number of maids in the palace, but never selected maidens to enrich the harem. He had no interest in building gardens or palaces, nor did he have any hobbies in spending money...

As for the servants below, after the Eastern Han Dynasty version of the "pension" was implemented, who would not be grateful for the kindness of the Queen Mother He and the Emperor?
Although the Guangxi Dynasty was not very lax in terms of official administration, it still practiced benevolent governance on the whole.

The biggest contradiction on the surface of the Han Dynasty, the participation of eunuchs in politics, was gradually eased.

Among them, although there were Liu Bian's efforts, there were also scholars led by Lu Zhi who changed their attitude and no longer blindly shouted at the eunuchs.

And he himself advocates frugality - in fact, Liu Bian doesn't feel that he really lives a frugal life. His food, clothing, housing and transportation are all customized, and he doesn't think about eating lychees or chicken tongue every day.

And Zhang Rang and others have a flexible bottom line. As long as they are not forced to a dead end, their postures will always be flexible. Not to mention that as long as they did not violate the law, Liu Bian would always protect them. It's just that he can no longer be as arrogant and domineering as before, and for those who can't accept this, Qu Mu is an example.

For this, Liu Bian can only thank the previous generations of emperors.

Liu Bianzuo had the Han army's great victories in various places over the past year and the support of the ministers who shared power with him. He always had full trust in important ministers such as Lu Zhi inside and Huangfu Song outside.

I can’t say that the three-year oral tax exemption has been implemented 100%, but there was an inspection by the imperial censor, and it should be generally implemented.

Therefore, generally speaking, Liu Bian's position is very stable, but he does not have any heirs yet.

At this time, if Liu Bian wanted to remove a San Gong, he could use disaster and extraordinary methods, and the appointment of the San Gong already required his consent. Under this situation, the great news came from Liangzhou that Han Sui had been crowned head. Along with this news, there was also news that envoys from Shanshan, Qiuci, and Khotan in the Western Regions came to Korea. Along with the envoys from the Three Kingdoms, there will be a large number of Bai Diazi seeds.

Such an exciting thing naturally caused a burst of praise.

Since envoys from the countries in the Western Regions can come, it means that the road to Hexi has been opened. Even if the situation in the border areas is special, the prefects still have to be selected by the court, and the local county chiefs also have to be appointed by the court.

After hearing the news, Zhao Qi, who had been recruited as Yilang again years ago, was deeply ashamed that he had not been able to take up the post of Dunhuang prefect seven years ago. He took the initiative to write a letter and offered to be the first county magistrate of Dunhuang.

It's just that Liu Bian looked at Zhao Qi's memorial and hesitated... It wasn't the county magistrate's problem. With Zhao Qi's qualifications, he was more than enough to be the governor of Dunhuang, and Liu Bian would not really let him become the county magistrate.

But as an old party member, Zhao Qi is already eighty this year. Before becoming Yilang again, he simply resigned due to illness.

Although Zhao Qi was clear-headed, articulate and had no ability problems at this time, which was why he was still conquered at such an old age, Dunhuang was remote after all.

Facing Zhao Qi's several sincere requests, Liu Bian took the matter to Yuntai Palace to discuss whether Zhao Qi could become the governor of Dunhuang.

Lu Zhi said bluntly: "Dunhuang has been without a prefect for seven years. The imperial edicts in these seven years have not been fulfilled. Although it is not enough to make the Dunhuang rich people lose their heart to the Han, but in order to control the county, the prefect must be prestigious and courageous." He was convinced. Zhao Gong was born in Jingzhao and was dismissed from his post by the two parties, so he belongs to this category. Moreover, Zhao Gong can not only govern one party, but also knows military affairs."

Ma Rixi knew Zhao Qi better, and added: "On the Imperial Bandits," written by Duke Zhao more than twenty years ago when he was the governor of Bingzhou, I can still gain something from reading it."

He Miao, who usually speaks less, also said: "I have met Mr. Zhao several times, and he does not seem to be an old man. Your Majesty does not need to worry about it."

Liu Bian understood that He Miao said this probably because Zhao Qi had been recommended by He Jin to be the governor of Dunhuang. He hesitated at first, but when he saw that the three of them agreed, he agreed.

"A useful deputy must be arranged." He finally couldn't help but add.

Lu Zhi and others agreed. Hexi had finally escaped the control of the Han Dynasty, so naturally Zhao Qi could not be allowed to take office alone.

As the news came that the envoys from the three countries in the Western Region were about to arrive, Da Honglu, who was in charge of this matter, became busy.

The person who succeeded Zhou Zhong as Honglu Qing was Han Rong, the former servant. The four famous scholars who were recruited by Liu Bian's bus all have their own places to go, but I wonder if those who refused will regret it.

It was also at this time that Liu Bian learned from Han Rong that there were still several princes from the Western Regions living in Luoyang now. They would attend the Great Court Meeting, but Liu Bian had never noticed it before, and one of them was from Qiuci. country.

Liu Bian was thinking about whether he could support these princes as protons to become kings in the Western Regions. Han Rong had already explained to him on the other side.

"Your Majesty, although there were long histories of the Western Regions and Lieutenant Wu Ji visited the Western Regions in the past, their understanding of the Western Regions was not deep after all. The princes sent as hostages from various countries in the Western Regions often cheated and were mostly from side branches. In the past, there were Hu Shang and others. His son pretended to be the prince of a small king."

Liu Bian looked at Han Rong, didn't he understand clearly? But Liu Bian understood it immediately. Because he didn't care, he didn't expose it.

(End of this chapter)