Wang Dun's intervention made the situation even more chaotic, but it also proved from the side that this incident had little to do with Zhao Hanzhang, and she might not have instigated it.
Wang Dun also wrote to the court, saying that in just half a year after Gou Chun took office, thousands of people died because of him, especially in the winter that just passed.
Gou Chun unexpectedly called for labor in the winter to carry out major civil engineering works. One of the courtyards needed to build a water garden, so they drove the civilian laborers to fill the water in the winter, and 85 civilian laborers died of frostbite.
Anyone who fails to come to work on time will be killed without asking the reason. The cruelty is comparable to that of Yama.
Gou Chun was not only cruel to ordinary people, but also to his subordinates, famous local nobles, etc. If anything went wrong, no matter how serious it was, he would be punished, ranging from whipping to death.
For example, a veteran who had fought with Gou Xi for many years and was a commander followed Gou Chun to Qingzhou to guard the city gate.
One day he had pain in his abdomen and ran to the toilet. Gou Chun happened to be on inspection and found that Shi Chang was not there. When Shi Chang came back, he asked someone to take it down.
Although the commander explained his reasons, Gou Chun still killed the commander for violating military discipline.
Furthermore, the subordinates around him advised him, and he whipped the other party for verbal offense...
Liu Dun believed that Gou Chun had a harsh nature and was not worthy of being the governor of Qingzhou. He was also the governor of Qingzhou appointed by the imperial court. The imperial court did not dismiss him from his official position, nor did he transfer him outside. Since Gou Chun could not govern Qingzhou well, then he, the former governor of Qingzhou,
You can't just sit back and watch.
As soon as the letter arrived in Yuncheng, the court was in an uproar.
An old minister couldn't help but ask the emperor, "Are the officials appointed by the imperial court such a child's play?"
The emperor was silent and spoke as if he had autonomy. When Wang Jun was Emperor Hui, he was promoted to the governor of Qingzhou by Empress Jia because he participated in the murder of the former prince;
Wang Dun was recommended by Wang Yan, who was also recommended by the King of Donghai, and the appointment came from the King of Donghai;
Gou Chun was directly appointed by Gou Xi.
Well, it was such a coincidence that the three governors of Qingzhou just reflected the three transfers of power around him. The emperor thought sadly, wondering who Zhao Hanzhang would appoint as the governor of Qingzhou next time.
No matter who he is, he must fire the previous governor of Qingzhou before appointing him next time.
The emperor thought so, but the reality was not so smooth.
Do you think that if there is a problem, everyone will find a way to solve it?
No, the first thing they did was to find the person responsible, ask questions first, and then deal with the matter.
So the discussion turned to Zhao Zhongyu.
As a minister, the Ministry of Personnel is also under his jurisdiction. Even if Gou Chun was appointed by Gou Xi, you can't use your pig brains to think about it before issuing the appointment letter. Is there still a Wang Dun in Qingzhou?
If you could have thought of Wang Dun at that time, you would have also thought of Wang Jun. If you had dismissed them all, nothing would have happened now.
Zhao Zhongyu looked at them and sneered, as if what he said was true.
When did the imperial court still take care of local military and political transitions?
Nowadays, the imperial court can control nothing. The emperor rewards officials at will. As for whether an official can take office or not, doesn't it all depend on his own ability?
Who would have thought this was a problem before it happened?
However, who gave Wang Jun this reason? It was too rogue.
Zhao Zhongyu suspected in his heart that it was Zhao Hanzhang, but because he was on a rope, he couldn't say it out loud.
There was a fierce quarrel in the court, but Zhao Zhongyu was not in a hurry, because Gou Xi's anger subsided and his desire to send troops to Yuzhou was no longer so great.
Who among the ministers who are in power are not sharp-eyed? Naturally, they saw what Gou Xi meant, so everyone was not in a hurry to deal with Qingzhou's affairs, and just started arguing. It would be best if they could get a result from the argument, and it didn't matter if they couldn't.
They only care about whether Gou Xi and Zhao Hanzhang will fight, and they don't care about Qingzhou changing its governor.
Some ministers even thought that it would be good to change Qingzhou to another governor, but Gou Chun was indeed too harsh.
But who should I replace it with?
Most people didn't like Wang Jun, so they suggested that the emperor re-appoint Wang Dun.
Gou Xi didn't want to give up Qingzhou yet, so he opposed it.
As soon as he objected, most of the voices in the court were instantly silenced, and everyone started discussing sparsely, and the day passed.
Gou Xi also paid more attention to the movements of Zhao Hanzhang and Yuzhou. The spies reported that Zhao Hanzhang had returned to Yuzhou, but the Zhao army on the border of Yanzhou not only did not increase, but decreased.
I heard that Zhao Hanzhang asked them to go back to farming.
After half a month, the imperial court still failed to come up with a solution to the Qingzhou issue. Zhao's troops at the Yanzhou border were almost finished retreating. It rained for three consecutive days in the first ten days of the month. The sky started to clear up the day before yesterday, and the fields were full of people plowing and trampling grass.
People, they are preparing for spring plowing.
Spring plowing has arrived, and Qingzhou is still fighting. Zhao Hanzhang had to write a letter, suggesting that the emperor divide Qingzhou into Qingzhou and Guangzhou, make Wang Jun the governor of Qingzhou, and Wang Dun the governor of Guangzhou, and govern them separately. Spring plowing is the most important thing now.
Zhao Hanzhang reminded: "The Xiongnu are watching with eager eyes. If the spring plowing is not continued and there is a shortage of food and grass in autumn and winter, once the Xiongnu raises troops, we will be in danger."
The emperor was very moved and looked at Gou Xi.
Gou Xi naturally refused to agree. If this happened, wouldn't he lose Qingzhou?
Zhao Hanzhang had evil intentions and divided Qingzhou into two parts and gave them to Wang Jun and Wang Dun. He apparently wanted to calm down the fight between the two, but in fact he wanted to seize Qingzhou from him.
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But at this time, Gou Chun was retreating steadily in Qingzhou. Wang Jun and Liu Kun beat him, and Wang Dun also beat him. Of course, Wang Jun and Wang Dun also beat each other whenever they met, and all three parties were about to lose their minds.
Now Gou Chun has retreated to Le'an County. When Gou Xi was sure that Zhao Hanzhang had no intention of attacking Yanzhou, he had already sent reinforcements. Now he is counterattacking and has taken back one third of Jinan County. As long as there is enough time, he believes that
, we will definitely be able to calm down the chaos and regain control of Qingzhou.
But...spring plowing is around the corner.
Wei Hong was sent as a lobbyist, and he told Gou Xi: "The general has great talents and powerful troops. Looking at the world, only Beigong Chun is qualified to compete with the general. This time the general has 80,000 reinforcements."
We were sent to Qingzhou, but in half a month we only captured three counties. Could it be that Wang Jun, who was defending Jinan County, was too powerful?"
Gou Xi snorted disdainfully.
Wei Hong also nodded, "Wang Jun is just lucky. Not to mention compared with the general, he can barely compare with General Gou Chun, but why can he press forward step by step and conquer dozens of cities in a row?"
Gou Xi frowned slightly.
Wei Hong said: "Shubao's letter said that the officials and people in Qingzhou had a lot of complaints against General Gou Chun. The officials in some cities began to open the city gates to greet Wang Jun's army when it approached. In some cities, the people inside would do everything possible to give him a favor.
Wang Jun's army sent a message, I just hope they can capture the city quickly."