Chapter 692 I summoned the county magistrate for three things
Han Xin stretched out his body, turned his side and lay down again.
The scorching sun was shining, and it was already time for Liu Chang to have his third meal, while Han Xin was still lying on the bed and was unwilling to get up.
Outside the door of the mansion, there were more than a dozen county magistrates standing together. These people stood at the door, but they did not dare to go forward and slap the door. They all had bitter expressions and despairy eyes.
This guy Lu Chan really killed us!
Liu An didn't care who was behind the scenes. He just wanted to complete this reform. Under his promotion, the county magistrates all believed that Chao Cuo was the person behind the scenes. With Chen Shi and Zhao Tou's remarks, everything was cleared. Chao Cuo wanted to deal with the county magistrates and seek the help of the Taiwei. Because the Taiwei was originally from the local area, he still had sympathy for them and did not agree to Chao Cuo. He chose to stand up and use gentle means to solve this matter and give them a way out.
But in order to gain enough political achievements, Chao Cuo sent Lu Chan to pay homage to the Empress Dowager, making them afraid to see the Grand Marshal, which led to them missing the opportunity. Now, Chao Cuo can sharpen his sword and deal with them one by one.
It is not difficult for Chao Cuo to deal with them.
The Han Dynasty has not yet fully formed the system. No matter which county magistrate is, some evidence of crime can be found. It mainly depends on what the temple thinks. If the temple doesn't care, you are a capable minister. If the temple wants to deal with you, your past actions can become evidence of crime. Let's put it simply, almost all the county magistrates standing here are wrongly attacking the powerful. When they arrive at the county, they are the first to do the powerful first. This is the rule left since the high emperor. If the temple likes you, you will eradicate the scum of the local area and be a great hero, but what if they don't like you? If you plunder the troops and plunder, you will be a sinner.
Moreover, Chao Cuo has always been tough and arrogant. If he really wants to deal with the county magistrate, what else can they do? Let's fight against the temple?
Is this temple really a decoration? Are the three men a decoration?
Therefore, the best solution they can find is of course to come and find the Taiwei immediately.
However, they had offended the Grand Marshal before, and the Grand Marshal did not open the door at all. The servant said that the Grand Marshal was sleeping, but how could anyone sleep until so late? This must be an excuse!
They stood nervously in front of the door, but they dared not talk to each other.
The carriage basically blocked this road, and they didn't dare to get on the car and wait. They could only stand in the cold wind, hoping that the scorching sun in the sky would give them a little warmth. They were trembling with coldness, but their hearts kept cursing Lu Chan and Chao Cuo.
Just as they were waiting anxiously, a group of soldiers came to the distance.
The young man was led by a young man. Looking at the vast carriage and the trembling people standing at the door, the young man walked forward with his lips pursed, possessed himself and saluted, "Greetings to all the masters!"
The county magistrates looked at each other, and Chongjie walked out to return the gift: "No need to be too polite."
"It's so cold outside, don't wait here."
Chongjie felt a little excited. Unexpectedly, there were such kind people in this cold Chang'an City.
"Oh, no problem, let's wait a little longer. Young man, please go with your care."
The young man nodded and then said, "Can this carriage be moved? The carriage blocks the streets, it is illegal."
Chongjie's face froze, he sighed and nodded. Everyone began to instruct his driver to take the car back first, and he continued to wait here.
When the young man saw that the matter was done here, he turned around and left.
The county magistrates just felt sad. Two thousand stones would have fallen to this point.
It was not until the people outside were almost frozen that Han Xin slowly stood up and yawned.
The servant hurried in and reported to the people coming from outside.
The Taiwei really didn't let them go on purpose. They didn't know that the Taiwei had an extraordinary schedule. It was common to be confused day and night, and he would do whatever he wanted. He really slept whenever he wanted, without being affected by the sun and the moon at all. The servants felt that this was probably the state of how old he was when he was old.
"They still have the face to come to me?"
Han Xin's face was full of disdain, "Go and tell them, let them get out, stay at home and wait for the officials of the Censor's Office to come to the door!"
The servant didn't dare to refute and hurried out.
The county magistrates were not surprised at all when they heard Han Xin's words. If the Taiwei opened the door of the mansion and welcomed them in, they would not dare to stay there. It was normal for the Taiwei to be angry. He put his heart in favor. He did not give him face to protect the people he wanted to protect, and he would hide from him. If they were them, they would probably drive them out.
Chongjie smiled bitterly and said, "Can you tell the Taiwei again that we were hit by Chao Cuo's trick. I feel really guilty. It is really not easy to ask the Taiwei to punish the crime and ask the Taiwei to be merciful to be an official in the local area."
Obviously, their plea is nothing to the Taiwei.
If it weren't for being too hungry, the Taiwei would have gone out to drive people out now!
The county magistrates were still waiting, their stomachs were rumbling.
At this moment, a carriage drove slowly. It was a very ordinary carriage, with only two horses. The carriage was parked across the road, but no one walked down. A county magistrate glanced at the carriage and reminded unhappily: "No parking is allowed here!"
And a person jumped out of the carriage, and then another person walked down.
One man and one woman, the man looks only about twenty years old, while the woman is obviously just a little baby.
At that moment, the county magistrates were just frightened. The county magistrates who were weakly leaning against the wall couldn't help but straighten up, and the atmosphere was solemn.
"Greetings to the Crown Prince!!"
It turned out that the person who got off the bus was Prince Liu An, and the little girl was the princess of the Han Dynasty.
These county magistrates are away all year round, but they are still very clear about the matter in Chang'an. Each county has offices in temples, which are specifically responsible for collecting news from temples. This is a legal official channel and is not illegal. Liu An looked at these people in amazement, "How come you are here?"
The county magistrates were stunned, lowered their heads, and could not speak.
Chongjie smiled bitterly and said, "Your Highness doesn't know anything. We offended the Taiwei for that. Today we came to the Taiwei to apologize. However, the Taiwei didn't want to see us."
Chongjie said something messy and had no real point, but Liu An seemed to understand it.
He pulled Liu Yan beside him and said softly: "My sister has been in the Taiwei Mansion since she was a child and is very close to Taiwei. Today, she is clamoring to see Taiwei, and she is crying and making a fuss. I also came to Taiwei for advice if I have something to do, so I brought her with me."
Liu Yan's face was a little stinky. When he heard his brother's words, he just curled his lips and didn't say anything.
It was you who pulled me to see my father, crying and making a fuss? If it weren't for the sake of buying snacks for me, I'd tell you now!
The little princess's face was very smelly, so she turned her head away and started to eat her own snacks.
The county magistrates looked at each other, suddenly had an idea, but they did not dare to say it clearly. Finally, their eyes fell on Chongjie. Chongjie cleared his throat and whispered: "Your Highness, please mercy, if you can speak a few good words in front of the Grand Marshal."
Liu An grabbed his hand and said seriously: "What are you saying? Can the Grand Han County Magistrate still be pityed by others?!"
"You are all sent by the temple and have made great contributions to my father's management. This incident is probably just because the Grand Marshal misunderstood. Don't worry, after I enter the mansion, I will definitely find a way and wait for my news!"
Liu An said wisely, and the county magistrates were moved at this moment.
Look at Lu Chan and look at others. They are obviously all emperors and nobles, so how can they be so different?
Liu An’s righteous appearance is indeed quite imposing at this moment. The county magistrates hurriedly thanked him, but Liu An said that they would not have to worry, and he would never let the hard-working and high-profile officials be wronged!
However, this momentum could not be displayed in front of Han Xin.
Liu An grinned and sat respectfully in front of Han Xin.
Han Xin ignored him, but just looked at Liu Yan next to him with a smile.
"Taiwei, the matter has been successful. Now they have finally reacted and are ready to discuss this matter with you. If possible, it is better for you to come forward to solve this matter. If Chao Cuo really takes action, I don't know how many county magistrates should be removed and how many people should be dug out. Although the Han Dynasty does not lack officials, these county magistrates are now very suitable talents. If too many are removed, it will not be beneficial to the Han Dynasty. Moreover, the county magistrates have not all arrived. If Chao Cuo is anxious to deal with them, the people coming later will be vigilant. It would be better for you to come forward."
"They didn't come to see you first, because they were not despised you, but because they were trapped by others."
Liu Anyu explained earnestly.
But Han Xin didn't listen to his explanation at all. Han Xin never cared about any interests when doing things, he was just willful. Even if he had a little view of interests, he would not lose his title as a prince or a prince, even if he had no impulsiveness or impulsiveness.
What is the overall view of the situation and what is putting aside personal grudges does not exist in Han Xin.
Liu An talked for a long time, but Han Xin didn't miss him at all. It seemed that he didn't exist at all.
Liu An scratched his head, what should I do?
This grand lieutenant really didn't act according to common sense. This matter had already been done and the purpose was achieved. The county magistrates were willing to bow their heads. At this time, why are you still stubborn?
He had no choice but to look at Liu Yan for help, and Liu Yan snorted coldly.
Liu An gently gestured to two fingers.
Only then did Liu Ying look at Han Xin, "Big Father!!"
Han Xin deliberately looked stern, "Why, I'm going to help your elder brother persuade me for two pieces of candied fruit?"
Liu Ying laughed and grabbed Han Xin's beard, "When he gives it, I'll give you a piece!"
Han Xin then happily raised his head and looked at Liu An unhappy, "Let them all get in!"
Liu An breathed a sigh of relief, hurriedly got up, and hurriedly walked out.
When the county magistrates came in, the Taiwei was still teasing his granddaughter, and the county magistrates didn't dare to sit down. They all stood in front of him. Liu An spoke and asked everyone to sit down separately, and he also sat next to the Taiwei.
The Grand Marshal then said coldly: "I didn't want to see you at all. Well, I'll give you another chance. Remember, this time it's for my granddaughter's face. There will definitely be no third time!"
"Thank you, Grandmaster!!"
Everyone saluted, and Han Xin continued, "Three things."
"In the future, no recommendations or recruitment of officials are allowed. Except for the ministers who opened the government, all other appointments will be decided by the temple."
The county magistrates trembled, "Yi."
"The chief governs the jail, the magistrate governs military affairs, and the court governs the finances and county magistrates should not interfere."
"ah??"
Several county magistrates were shocked and were about to speak, but when they saw Han Xin suddenly staring at them, they didn't dare to say anything more, just lowered their heads and said, "Yi!"
"The third thing is that the governor coordinates the local government and exercises supervision power. The county magistrates in various places should not violate their orders."
"only."
Compared to the second one, there is indeed no reason to object to this.
Han Xin looked at the dim people and sneered, "I have also done things in the local area. I know your ideas very well. I can only say that it is a bit stupid."
"This official position is not a title, and you cannot be a county magistrate for the rest of your life. If you have a title, you have this expression. I can understand that, but you can limit your official position, why are you like this? Is your greatest pursuit in your life to be a county magistrate? "
"Or, you have already been ambitious and are ready to rise up, so you are dissatisfied with handing over the military power and taking action?"
"Or, I feel that I can't seek personal gain after being restricted??"
The county magistrates were frightened and hurriedly saluted again, "Don't dare!!"
"I dare not dare to be bitter yet? The position of princes is hereditary. I can understand that they oppose restriction of the royal power. Are you planning to leave your official titles to your son? You still care so much? Why, if you are restricted, you cannot make political achievements? I think you are just having bad intentions and want to rebel!!"
"The Grand Marshal, there is no such thing as this."
"We all support change and have absolutely no unfaithful intentions. Please tell me clearly, we can swear to the river!!"
Liu An looked at Han Xin curiously. He still had a lot to learn. When it comes to pouring dirty water on people, the Taiwei had many characteristics worth learning from. As soon as the Taiwei spoke, he defeated the person who opposed the innovation and became a traitor. Who dared to object? Wonderful, why didn't he expect this statement?
Han Xin is most concerned about efficiency in his work. He quickly stated three points to reform and then asked them to confess their guilt to him.
Starting with Chongjie, the county magistrates from all over the country all expressed their "evidences". The Taiwei immediately pardoned them and asked them to act according to Chao Cuo's method and complete the rectification of the local area as quickly as possible.
Things went smoother than Liu An thought.
This is the face of the Taiwei.
When these county magistrates went to see Chao Cuo in shame, Chao Cuo looked very regretful and looked very bad, as if he was deeply saddened by missing the opportunity to kill them. This made the county magistrates dare not even have the last idea of opposing it. Fortunately, there was a prince, otherwise, they would have fallen into the hands of Chao Cuo this time.
The tragic experiences of the county magistrates over the past few days have aroused great interest from the princes and kings. They applauded. If it weren't for the mourning period, they would have had a banquet.
Just when everyone felt that the incident was over, someone was listening to the orders in Changle Palace.
Empress Lu looked at the trembling old Wang in front of her, "You should have retired and returned home, but what? These traitors in the court are just uneasy. If you leave, who will deal with these traitors for me?"
Wang Tianqi said firmly: "Your Majesty, please don't worry! I will definitely deal with this matter!"
Empress Lu sighed softly, "Speaking of this, I shouldn't have interfered in these matters. An handled this matter very well, and the county magistrates were willing to accept innovation and support it with all their strength. The son gave birth to a bad reputation again, but I don't care. If you can do more bad things, it doesn't matter. It's just that, why do outsiders do this like this? The people who murdered my Lu family tried to let me bear the bad reputation. Although I am just an old woman, I can't stand such humiliation."
"Besides, although the Lu family is a family with the surname Zhong, there is no child in the clan who has become a talented person, and there is no descendant of the same surname who can entrust major events around me."
"If I don't warn you, once I die, the Lu family will be eaten by someone who is interested."
Wang Tianqi nodded and looked like he suddenly realized.
"Tianqi, among the many ministers, I trust you the most. I am willing to leave this matter to you. I am different from An. If things are done, the people behind the scenes will die. Just let go and I will deal with the rest of the matter. Don't let go of any of them."
"I understand. I'll go check it now!"
Shortly after Wang Tianqi left, a group of people flocked here. Emperor Gao's children still didn't dare to get close to Empress Lu. Those who came were King Liu Yingke of Chu, his son Liu Wu, King Dai, King Xia, King Beidi, etc. Empress Lu still loved the King of Chu very much. She smiled and asked Liu Yingke to sit beside him. She asked about his mother's situation. Her words were very gentle, probably because she liked Liu Jiao very much, so she didn't feel any disgusting towards his son.
Even for Liu Wu and Empress Lu were full of praise.
"You can correct your mistakes. This child is good. I heard from Yang Chengyan that he also participated in the construction of Tongguan and played a lot of roles. Yang Chengyan liked him very much and gave him his book."
Hearing these words, King Xia was shocked. He had always had a little grudge with the Prince Chu. But when he learned that he was very talented in architecture, he couldn't help but ask: "Brother Wu, are you still good at this? I am building a city for Emperor Xiaoren."
"Rareless! He is your brother!"
Empress Lu interrupted him unhappily.
Liu Ci then changed his words, "Crown Prince Chu, do you know how to build a city on the grassland?"
Liu Wu nodded, "Although he lacks talent, he still understands it a little."
"Do you understand a little?"
Liu Ci was a little disappointed.
The King of Chu was a little unhappy, and he said proudly: "Everyone said that Wu has great achievements in this regard and can already build a city alone."
Liu Ci had not spoken yet, but Liu Liang, who had always been well-behaved, said timidly:
"It's so good. When Zhongfu dies in the future, he will definitely be able to build a very comfortable royal tomb for you."