"I heard that there were some problems in the city last night?" Liu Chengyou asked calmly, with his upright posture as usual, without raising his head.
The old figure standing in front of the emperor is none other than Hou Yi, Yin of Kaifeng Prefecture. Compared with the beginning of the year, this cunning old fox has not changed much, and his body still looks very strong.
However, seeing the emperor speaking frankly about his matter, he bowed and glanced carefully, and replied: "Your Majesty, some scoundrels, after being drunk, started provoking fights in the city, causing a small chaos... ..”
"Small chaos? It turned into a fight with weapons, causing death and injury. Then what is a big chaos? What about looting?" Liu Chengyou's calm tone was filled with questions.
Hou Yi lowered his head and said in a hateful tone: "A bunch of gangsters took advantage of the chaos to do evil! The curfew and market closures were extended. The officials below were not prepared enough and did not respond in time. It was my negligence."
Hou Fuyin's attitude was very upright, or maybe it was his cleverness that he admitted openly and took the initiative to take responsibility.
Last night, chaos broke out in Tokyo. An ordinary quarrel turned into a fight involving dozens of people. Under such circumstances, there are always people who take advantage of the chaos and break the law. The government officials obviously did not respond in advance. prevention, causing things to get worse.
"How many people were killed or injured?" Liu Chengyou glanced at Hou Yi.
"Five people were killed, seven were seriously injured, and eighteen were slightly injured." Hou Yi obviously had a detailed understanding and spoke very skillfully: "After the incident, the Kaifeng Prefecture and the Inspection Department both sent out officers and soldiers to suppress and capture them. A total of 117 people were arrested. Except for a few who escaped, all the villains who participated in the armed fight were captured."
"There are so many people involved?" Liu Chengyou frowned.
Hou Yi hurriedly explained: "In order to avoid slipping through the net, all the people present were captured and brought back to the Yamen. I have interrogated people one by one to distinguish between good and evil, and have released more than forty innocent people. In addition, I have also sent Yamen to arrest them. Serve, collect confessions, and hunt down escaped persons..."
After listening to Hou Yi's report, Liu Chengyou's expression softened a lot. In any case, Hou Fuyin was quite organized in handling the aftermath.
"What happened to the fire in the south of the city?"
Without thinking, Hou Yidao came: "The common people were crowded together and used fire carelessly, causing a fire. Thirteen houses in the square were burned down. Fortunately, the weather was humid and the fire was suppressed in time. It did not expand and there were no casualties..." .”
"Hou Qing, the governor of Kaifeng, has indeed fulfilled his responsibilities!" Liu Chengyou was silent for a while, and then he said to Hou Yi. Seeing that he was still standing, he raised his hand to signal: "Sit down and answer!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Upon seeing this, the old man breathed a sigh of relief quietly and sat down. Even though he was able to handle the situation with ease, it would not be wrong to say that he didn't have any anxiety in his heart. Although he was appointed as the governor of Kaifeng, he would not He believed that he had the emperor's trust. After all, he had a "criminal record" and was afraid that Liu Chengyou would find an excuse to settle old scores.
After sitting down, Hou Yi took the initiative and asked the emperor's opinion: "Your Majesty, what should be done with the captured people?"
"Depending on the seriousness of the case, we will kill if we should, and arrest if we should, especially the leader, who will be severely punished!" Liu Chengyou replied simply.
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"How many murder cases have there been in Tokyo this year?" Liu Cheng asked.
When he suddenly heard this question, Hou Yi sat down. He was not in an urgent need. How could he remember these things? After a moment of hesitation, he responded honestly: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I will check the archives after I return to the Yamen. However, There are more than forty cases handled by the ministers personally."
"Tokyo's market management needs to be improved!" Hearing this, Liu Chengyou's calm tone revealed his dissatisfaction.
Clearly feeling this, Hou Yi immediately spoke and promised: "I will strictly rectify it from now on!"
Although it is the capital city, Kaifeng City is not a place of order and stability, especially in the markets. Dragons and snakes are mixed together, and people from all directions are lost in it. Liveliness is inherent, and prosperity is also recovering, but chaos and crime are never scarce. , especially in times of turmoil.
Since the founding of the Han Dynasty, Tokyo's public security has been very good for two periods. But that relied on high-pressure control and severe legal deterrence, which was abnormal and difficult to last.
The first is when Liu Zhiyuan first entered Kaifeng and a few months after he changed the country's name, during that period, military management was basically implemented. It was not until Wei Wang Liu Chengxun and Liu Chengyou intervened one after another that things eased.
The second is that in the one or two months after Liu Chengyou succeeded to the throne, in order to maintain political stability and people's peace, the management of Kaifeng City was extremely strict and even ruthless. At that time, Shi Hongzhao and Liu Xin were in power, two ruthless men. Everyone likes to follow strict laws. Basically, if they make even the slightest mistake, they will be taken to the Guards Department for "education".
During that period, the scoundrels in the Tokyo city could be said to be on the lookout and did not dare to show their faces. The roads were abandoned and people did not dare to take them. The people did not even dare to raise their heads and walk. The public security was improved and the situation was stable, but it can be said that in Da Da For some people, the air in Tokyo is oppressive and makes breathing difficult.
In particular, the subsequent patrol officers, seeking personal gain, committed adultery due to circumstances, violated good intentions, and imposed indiscriminate punishments, which caused a very bad impact. Bian Guichen, the Minister of Punishment, also used this to remonstrate with Liu Chengyou, suggesting that Liu Chengyou Ming Implement rules and regulations, attack lawless military officials, and restore peace to the people.
Liu Chengyou was kind and accepted remonstrances, but it was only after Shi Hongzhao and Liu Xin transferred out the imperial army that things were completely improved and the public security management in Tokyo was completely returned to the Kaifeng Mansion. As soon as the management was relaxed, monsters and snake spirits would inevitably appear.
Regarding these, when Hou Yi first took office as governor, he had a period of time to show his achievements, but the fundamental problems were never solved. In the final analysis, it was still the deficiencies and ambiguity of the management system, coupled with the government's law enforcement, there were also considerable problems. The problem.
Normally, petty fights would not reach the ears of Liu Chengyou, but this time a fight with weapons was directly reported as important news by Wu Desi, and it once again attracted Liu Chengyou's attention.
At this time, listening to Hou Yi's words, Liu Chengyou slowly shook his head. "Strict rectification" would not satisfy him.
Noticing Liu Chengyou's expression, the old man's eyes lit up and he asked respectfully: "Your Majesty, do you have any teachings? I respectfully listen to your holy wishes."
This old man, astute and nimble in observing words and expressions, really does not look like a martial artist who came up from Qiu Ba.
Liu Chengyou did not pretend to be profound, and directly told Hou Yi what he thought: "The prosperity of Tokyo is recovering, but there are still deficiencies in the management of the city. In order to maintain public security and the current situation in Tokyo, the Kaifeng Prefecture should issue a new The market management penalty regulations!”
"Your Majesty, see you clearly!" After hearing this, Hou Yi immediately raised his hand and said "lick", and then said calmly: "Your Majesty also knows that the veteran is just a warrior, and the establishment and compilation of regulations is really beyond my ability. Kaifeng Mansion is also afraid that There is no such talent..."
People's self-knowledge is really rare sometimes.
Seeing that Hou Yi did not directly respond, but made the problem clear, how could Liu Chengyou blame him for his lack of ability? He obviously also considered it, and waved his hand and said to him: "I will give you a suggestion, go to the Hanlin Academy Inherit the purpose and model quality.”
When the words came to this point, Hou Yi immediately reacted and clasped his hands with a smile on his face: "I understand. Thank you for your advice, Your Majesty."
Recently, Fan Zhi led a group of civil servants to focus on the compilation of "Xingtong". Later, Wang Pu joined in to help, and the progress was finally a lot faster. With his help in formulating a "Tokyo Public Security Management Regulations", it will not be a problem.
"In addition, management and supervision must be strengthened for inspection officials!" Liu Chengyou reminded emphatically.
"Yes!" Hou Yi responded decisively. He also secretly made up his mind to rectify and restrain the officials and servants under the Kaifeng government office. Before, he turned a blind eye, but this time the emperor He had spoken in person, so of course he knew what to do.
In fact, in response to the deteriorating public security problem in Tokyo, Liu Chengyou had already had the intention to rectify it. After all, the city in the most prosperous district was so chaotic, how could it be unethical? The incident on the night of the winter solstice only made Liu Chengyou's action to rectify the public security slightly ahead of schedule.