Su Fengji touched his head to the ground with a very respectful attitude. Seeing this, Zhao Kuangyin dismounted and helped him up: "Master Su, no courtesy!"
Su Fengji was not supported, but he still said respectfully: "You are a general of the imperial court and an envoy of the emperor. You are no more old than a Puchuan and have sinned against the people. A general should not be called so respectfully!"
Hearing this, Zhao Kuangyin looked at him. His face was pale, his body was pale, and his skin was rough. He was just like an ordinary Longshang citizen. It was impossible to tell that he was already a man with deep clothes, wide sleeves, purple clothes and gold bags.
The dust on the forehead of a high-ranking and powerful minister contrasts with the humble smile on his face.
Zhao Kuangyin immediately called him "Su Weng". Su Fengji wanted to invite Zhao Kuangyin to his house, hold a banquet, and accompany him with his family, but Zhao Kuangyin declined.
Instead, he ordered Su Fengji to lead him around the horse farm and consult with him about livestock husbandry matters. Su Fengji also very skillfully informed him about the horse farm affairs one by one. He also found the herdsman under him who was best at raising horses and asked him to report to him.
Zhao Kuangyin elaborated.
After spending half an hour, Zhao Kuangyin gained something. He once again declined the warm invitation to stay, refused to accept the banquet, and decided to resign. Although Su Fengji was disappointed, he still smiled and presented the two horses with the best qualifications in his hand. In response, Zhao Kuangyin
Accepted it with a smile.
On the way back to the city, Zhao Kuangyi was a little excited. He kept glancing at the two horses presented by Su Fengji and said to Zhao Kuangyin: "Second brother, these two horses are really good horses!"
"You also know the art of looking at horses? Then tell me, what's so good about it?" Zhao Kuangyin asked.
"Tall, strong and powerful, looking at his eyes, he is quite spiritual!" Looking at the two horses, which were not very good-looking, Zhao Kuangyi held back a few words, and then said: "Then Su Fengji said that this is the horse in the racecourse.
The best two horses, I guess he wouldn't dare to deceive me!"
"People say it's a good horse, so that's it?" After hearing what he said, Zhao Kuangyin said: "It's not advisable to follow what others say!"
Showing a hint of embarrassment, Zhao Kuangyi smiled and said enthusiastically: "Second brother, these two horses, one for each of us brothers?"
Zhao Kuangyin shook his head: "Do you think these two horses are for me?"
Zhao Kuangyi was stunned.
Riding on the horse, with his hands clasped towards the east, Zhao Kuangyin said: "After returning to Beijing, I should offer it to the emperor!"
Zhao Kuangyi became even more puzzled and asked: "It's just two horses. How can the emperor blame you for giving and receiving privately?"
Zhao Kuangyin sighed: "Do you know why Su Fengji was so flattering and humble to me just now? He wanted to tell his plight to heaven through me! When Su Fengji was demoted, I had not yet joined the Forbidden Army, so I didn't do anything to him.
I don’t know much about it. But it’s conceivable that it was so powerful back then that it ended up like this, which is very disappointing! People like me should also take this as a warning!”
After carefully understanding his brother's words, Zhao Er found it hard to understand, but he also gained something. Zhao Kuangyin's disciple, through this kind of subtle influence, the effect was obviously good.
"After returning to the city, I bid farewell to the governor and will start heading north tomorrow!" Zhao Kuangyin lightly kicked the horse's belly and sped up a little, and decided, "There is no need to stay in Jingyuan!"
"Second brother is planning to leave Yuanzhou like this?" Zhao Kuangyi glanced at the state officials who were accompanying him, followed him, and said in a lower voice: "That Li Ye is so rude. As an angel, second brother is here.
Jing, instead of coming to greet him, he went out hunting. I heard that at the banquet, there was also a man named Canada, who treated him as his nephew and his brother, and spoke in a scornful and arrogant way!"
"I am a relative of the emperor and the emperor's uncle, so it's not surprising that I have some ideas!" Zhao Kuangyin smiled faintly: "However, I see that under the rule of Yuanzhou, the land is not deserted, the people have property, and the public security is relatively stable. This is a public ceremony.
, but it does have merit!"
"I don't think so!" Zhao Kuangyi said.
Facing his brother's gaze, Zhao Kuangyi explained with a hint of showoff: "Yesterday, my second brother was not in Zhoucheng. Li Shijun opened a court to inquire about a private salt case. I was curious and went to the Yamen to hear the verdict!"
"What problem did you find?" Zhao Kuangyin asked.
Zhao Kuangyi replied: "On the surface, there is really nothing unusual about it. The only thing that makes me feel strange is the amount of private salt, which is twenty stones. Private salt dealers smuggled it in liters, and the court also convicted them on this basis! However,
Twenty pieces of rock salt are so huge. How can ordinary people have such energy?
Li Shijun seemed to have made some observations. After his trial, he found out that he was a salt official from Yuanzhou who had colluded with both internal and external parties to resell official salt for personal gain, so he was convicted and sentenced to death in court!"
Zhao Kuangyi's eyes shone with intelligence and he said: "I was thinking that selling private salt is a serious crime of beheading. Even if the salt officials are bold, they would not dare to be so public. Stealing such a large amount of official salt at once is shocking.
.And Li Shijun’s urgency in solving the case and his eagerness to convict make people wonder if there is something hidden in it!”
After listening to his analysis, Zhao Kuangyin couldn't help but look at the young man beside him. He knew that his younger brother had intelligence and was usually smart. However, he was afraid that he was too smart.
Asked: "Kuang Yi, what do you want me to do when you state these to me?"
Seeing his brother's attitude, Zhao Kuangyi couldn't help but said: "Don't you, brother, be curious about what's going on and dig out the hidden secrets behind it?"
Taking a heavy breath, Zhao Kuangyin said to Zhao Kuangyi in a serious tone: "First, my responsibilities during this trip are not in state and civil affairs. If there are any problems, it is the matter of the Procuratorate to investigate and correct them! The second one should not be involved.
There is no need to pay attention to the matter, and there is no need to even be curious!"
Zhao Kuangyin said seriously, he thought for a moment, and then added: "You should keep this matter in your heart and don't show off to others!"
"Yes!" I dare not disobey my brother.
...
In Yanzhou, in the autumn of last year, the Han court established a border army here with a force of 1,500 troops, including 500 horsemen. Wang Yansheng was appointed as the envoy of the border army to act as defense agent.
Last year, he was sent to Yanzhou by the emperor Liu Chengyou for disobeying the palace and causing trouble in the prime minister's office. After taking office, Wang Yansheng put in place defense measures. With his strong character, the general atmosphere changed drastically.
There were quite a lot of Hu people in the territory, but the control and influence of the imperial court was very weak, and it adopted a policy of restraining the Han people. Under the rule, the Hu barbarians often broke the law, caused chaos, and bullied the Han people.
After Wang Yansheng arrived, he enforced strict laws and vented his anger on those barbarians. He only listened to half of the advice Wei Renpu gave him in Tokyo. He was gentle and appeasing, which was not his style. He only used force and shock.
This is his method. He is not a kind person, and he would not want to be benevolent in order to subdue the barbarians.
It took a month to rectify the military affairs, and then began to severely crack down on lawlessness in the territory to achieve public order.
There is a salt pond in the northwest of Yanzhou, which was originally occupied by the Dangxiang tribe. Wang Yansheng used it to steal the property and directly sent people to seize it. The tribe refused to accept it and resisted. Wang Yansheng was even more straightforward and directly sent troops to attack and kill its leader. Of course, he was not blindly tough and would eliminate them.
All tribesmen and property other than cattle and horses were distributed to other barbarians in the territory.
In this way, we not only gained the salt pond, but also added horses and horses to attack the most powerful party tribe in the territory, and at the same time established the authority of General Wang, without causing too much turmoil. This matter was reported to Tokyo, and the emperor's feedback was that, what to do
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Around the salt pond, there was another market, called Baishi, for trading. With Wang Yansheng as his escort, the merchant trade within the territory gradually prospered. Every month, when Wang Yansheng was inspecting the defense of the pass, he would come to take a look.
Since the beginning of spring, the trading volume of Baishi Market has increased significantly. People from the Han Dynasty have gathered here to exchange their needs. There are also obviously more merchants from Guanzhong.
Under the protection of his own soldiers, Wang Yansheng wandered around the market as if inspecting his territory. The merchants and Hu people who knew him subconsciously lowered their heads wherever he passed, not daring to look sideways, as if avoiding
Hulang. Wang Yansheng was very satisfied with the effect and had a smile on his face.
"Have these barbarians been at peace in the market recently? Are there any who are causing trouble and breaking the law?" Wang Yansheng asked the accompanying city officials.
The city officials laughed along and complimented Wang Yansheng: "The military envoy is famous for his reputation, and all the barbarians are intimidated. How dare you violate the law?"
Wang Yansheng clicked his tongue, as if it was a pity. When the city official saw it, he couldn't help but shudder. He thought of Ambassador Wang's "bad habits".
Last year, Wang Yansheng summoned his staff and hosted a banquet for the clan leaders in the country. He ordered someone to bring a prisoner who had raped a Chinese woman. Without further ado, in front of everyone, he tore off his ear, grilled it over a fire, and then drank wine.
Eat it.
The scene was very bloody, but the military envoy was very calm, and all the officials and Huru leaders were afraid to submit. After that, every time there was a repeat offender, Wang Yansheng would do this, eating his ears first, and then punishing his crime. So much so that "General Xi'er"
"The name spread like wildfire and spread throughout the northwest frontier.
The result is that, although it is difficult to eliminate illegal activities under the rule of Yanzhou, the crime rate has plummeted, and few people dare to violate the law. Now, in less than a year, Wang Yansheng has had dozens of cases.