Chapter 422 Trust the King Yuan Li to protect the three prefectures
Yuan Xiu is the eldest son. In addition to his half-sister Yuan Yun, he has more than a dozen half-brothers and sisters.
During the puppet period just after he ascended the throne, several younger brothers were unfortunately killed, so Yuan Xiu did not dare to get too close to his younger brothers and sisters.
Only the fifth brother, Yuan Li, has loved hanging out with Yuan Xiu and Yuan Yun since he was a child, and he can't even drive them away.
Fortunately, he was lucky enough to survive because he was not targeted by the Hou Party and the Erzhu Party at that time.
After Yuan Xiu took charge, he immediately made him king.
The two brothers have a deep relationship, and Yuan Li is also one of the few people whom Yuan Xiu rarely trusts.
"Meet King Xin!!!" Wen Tai and others bowed.
Yuan Li opened the folding fan and did not try to support it. He just said lightly: "You are all the pillars of the country, so there is no need to be so generous to the little king."
Yuan Xiu took Yuan Li's hand and walked to the table, pressed his shoulders and sat down. Then he sat on another stone bench and said, "Fifth brother, please tell me, what happened to the pirates?"
When talking about business, Yuan Li became serious and said: "The officials and people in the three eastern counties often complained to the court about the serious disasters caused by pirates. The ears of the court ministers have become numb, and they will have exaggerated ideas, which will lead to a numbness of disapproval.
, causing the imperial court to pay less and less attention to the disaster of pirates."
"But I went there this time and walked from the north of Jingdong County to the coast to the junction of the south of Yunjing County and Nanzhou. I found that the disasters caused by pirates in Jingdong, Jiangyang, and Yunjing counties are indeed very serious."
"These three counties seem to be economically leading, but they are only county towns and a few cities. The people along the eastern coast of the three counties are simply miserable!"
"Especially in the eastern part of Yunjing County, pirates are even more rampant!"
Yuan Li said seriously: "My brother and Dong Xiao's spy buried in Southern Zhou discovered something suspicious. My brother suspected that the relationship between Southern Zhou and the pirates was not simple. They seemed to have bribed many pirates.
Use their power to harass me at Dajing Beach."
"Despicable!!!" Yuan Xiu cursed: "They still claim to be a country of elegance, but these Southern Zhou people are just a bunch of hypocrites!!"
"Have they forgotten how the pirates once slaughtered their people?"
Yuan Lidao: "Brother, there is no need to be angry. They have no bottom line and will resort to any means. Sooner or later they will be punished. As long as we know this, the court will strengthen its tough attitude towards the pirates and come up with targeted strategies.
"
Yuan Xiu nodded and said: "This matter can be discussed later. I just heard you say that you came back directly from Yunjing?"
"right."
Yuan Xiu glanced at Du Xuhe and continued: "When you were in Yunjing County, did you ever meet the emperor's uncle and Cai Qiong?"
Yuan Lidao: "The emperor's uncle has been in Yunjing's army all year round, so my brother naturally saw him. But Master Cai went out and didn't see him."
Hearing this, everyone sighed in relief.
Cai Qiong is out.
Where else to go?
Let’s go to Yanchuan Youxiang Mansion!
"But when I went north and passed through Shangyang County, I met Mr. Li Lu."
Yuan Li smiled and continued: "This Li Lu used to be a city governor, but suddenly he was promoted to a county governor. I was worried that he was not capable enough, so I deliberately took him for a test."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Xiu and Du Yuhe both felt something was wrong.
Didn’t he say that Li Lu also went to Yanchuan City?
Yuan Xiu remained calm and followed Yuan Li's words and asked, "Oh? What was the result of the exam?"
Yuan Li gave a thumbs up and said with a smile: "In knowing and employing people, my younger brother is not one-tenth as good as my royal brother."
Yuan Xiu laughed happily, waved his hands and said, "This is not something I Qiankun made arbitrarily, it was recommended by my ministers!"
Yuan Xiu peeled the lotus seed rice himself and handed it to Yuan Li, and then said, "Did you notice anything unusual when you met with Li Lu?"
Yuan Li became alert and asked, "What does the emperor want to ask?"
"For example, he has just returned from a long trip, or he is ready to go and has other arrangements."
"He just came back."
"Where did he go?"
"Disaster relief."
Yuan Li gently shook the folding fan and said: "This is also one of the things that I asked him to test his government affairs. I asked him how to relieve disasters, how to arrange manpower, and how to choose targets. He told me what he did.
In fact, I admire you."
"Oh, yes, this disaster relief operation is a big one, and it's not just him."
Yuan Li suddenly thought of something and continued: "The disaster of pirates has always troubled the coastal people of the three counties of Jingdong. This disaster relief was initiated by the Jingdong County Sheriff, jointly with the Jiangyang County Sheriff and the Yunjing County Sheriff.
The power of the three counties was mobilized to mobilize the wealthy businessmen of the three counties to donate money and materials to provide targeted relief to the refugees in the coastal areas."
"This matter originally had nothing to do with Li Lu, but Li Lu believed that Shangyang County was the center of the empire and was closest to the three counties of Jingdong, so he got involved."
"So I feel more and more that this Li Lu is a capable minister and a good official!"
"I see..." Yuan Xiu looked relieved and suddenly asked: "The Jingdong County Sheriff is..."
"Qi Nian." Yuan Li sighed: "The old county guard was an official in Jingdong County when he became an official. Now he is seventy-three years old. He has taken root in Jingdong County for his whole life. When my younger brother inspected Jingdong County, the old county guard
The county governor told my brother that if he continues to serve the people well, he will resign from the court."
"This disaster relief operation is probably the last thing he wants to do while in office!"
"Such a good official, it's a pity that he is already old." Yuan Xiu shook his head, rarely serious for once, and looked at Du Xuhe again, and continued: "Fifth brother, before you came, I heard a news that it was Li Lu.
Cai Qiong and Deng Fugui, the governors of these three counties, left their posts without permission. Not only that, they also took away many wealthy businessmen."
"This is a misunderstanding." Yuan Li said with a smile: "They did not leave their posts without permission, but went to provide disaster relief. It is right to bring wealthy businessmen with them. They are worried that the wealthy businessmen will falsely accuse them of corruption later, so they let the wealthy businessmen see with their own eyes how they use their money.
and materials distributed to refugees.”
Yuan Xiu shook his head again and said: "But what I heard is that these three county guards left their posts without permission just to go to Yanchuan City to give gifts to the Prime Minister. They brought the wealthy businessmen with them to flatter the Prime Minister."
"That's unreasonable!"
Yuan Li's expression suddenly changed, he slapped the table and shouted: "Who is talking nonsense?!"
Saying that, Yuan Li grabbed Yuan Xiu's hand and added: "Brother, the emperor is now the eldest daughter-in-law of the right prime minister, so we can't let others frame her at will!"
Yuan Xiu turned sideways and looked at Du Xuhe, smiling without saying a word.
Du Xuhe quickly knelt down and said loudly: "King Xin, the news I got is absolutely true. I don't dare to lie!"
Yuan Li suddenly stood up, walked to Du Xuhe, stared at him and said, "You mean, I am talking nonsense?"
Du Xuhe said loudly: "I don't mean this!"
After all, Yuan Li was only an eighteen-year-old boy. He immediately showed his competitive temper and said: "Brother Emperor, I don't accept this! Tell me, who do you believe?"
"There is no younger brother here. Lord Duxu and I are both your ministers."
"Don't blame the left prime minister and the others. It's up to you to judge, who do you believe?"
