Wearing a high crown, a robe with long sleeves, Liu Pan walked out of the main hall without hesitation, followed by Huan Jie. His bearded cheeks and calm expression formed a sharp contrast with the angry Liu Pan.
Liu Pan paused, turned around, glared at Huan Jie, and said reproachfully: "Bo Xu, as a county dynasty, you are in charge of the county dynasty, and you are also the prime minister of the government. You know full well that the Qu family is causing trouble in the countryside and harming the city.
Among them, the District Hero is the worst. The people of Changsha have been suffering from him for a long time. Why don't you help me get rid of this traitor?"
Huan Jie couldn't help but smile bitterly. Although Liu Yuanlong was usually gentle and elegant, with the graceful demeanor of a famous scholar, once he got angry, no matter what kind of prefect or meritorious officer you were, you would often make people unable to get off the stage. However, the two of them had a good personal relationship, so he didn't like it.
Don't be angry about it.
Liu Pan was unyielding to Ou Xiong and insisted on putting him to death. He was not serving the public good and had personal feelings mixed in.
As the prime minister to the prefect Zhang Xian, Huan Jie should put aside his personal emotions and not act based on his own impulse. He must look at issues from a higher perspective.
Since Liu Biaodan rode into Jingzhou, he eliminated the clan traitors and suppressed the rebellion, killed Sun Jian and drove out Yuan Shu, and then recruited talents, appeased the refugees, and recuperated. In just a few years, his strength has undergone earth-shaking changes.
The basis for unifying Jingzhou.
Zhang Xian once served as an official in Lingling and Guiyang counties for a long time. During this period, he gained great popularity among scholars and people. Now he is the governor of Changsha and three of the four counties in Jingnan. Although he has no title, he is the actual lord of Jingnan.
Liu Biao divided the river and ruled it.
Liu Biao was the shepherd of Jingzhou and the rightful lord of Jingzhou. He hated Zhang Xian deeply and wanted to get rid of him quickly. Therefore, Liu Biao's next direction of sending troops would undoubtedly be Jingnan.
Since the late master Sun Jian died at the hands of Liu Biao, Huan Jie and Liu Biao were destined to have a natural and irresolvable hostile relationship. Huan Jie's interests were completely consistent with Zhang Xian's.
If Zhang Xian wants to fight against Liu Biao, he can rely not on the royal family members such as the Liu family of Longqiu, but on the powerful military families such as the Ou family and the Wu family.
Killing Ou Xiong will definitely make the Ou family boil. Not only is it an act of breaking one's arms, but it also risks triggering a rebellion.
How many years had it passed when Ou Xing raised his arms and had over 10,000 followers?
Ou Xing finally lost to the famous general Sun Jian of the time and was defeated and died. However, the wounds he left on Changsha have never been completely healed.
Once the changes in the Ou family caused Changsha to fall into civil war, how could Liu Biao, who was in Xiangyang, miss such a rare opportunity? He would immediately send his troops south to unify Jingzhou.
Therefore, even if Zhang Xian, under pressure from the Liu family, intends to kill District Xiong, Huan Jie will step in to stop him.
Huan Jie said: "Ou Yuanbo will move to Baqiu. If he is not pardoned, he will not be allowed to return to Linxiang for life. Isn't this punishment enough?" If Liu Jing hadn't been involved, how could Ou Xiong have been treated like this?
Heavy sentencing.
Liu Pan snorted coldly and said: "Uncle Yuan moved to Baqiu to serve his sentence? It's not just joining the army as a subordinate. What kind of punishment is this? If you really want to punish him, he will be sentenced to be tortured once in the city.
Manage the city and cultivate the land."
Huan Jie smiled bitterly and shook his head. This was tantamount to deliberate humiliation. It would be better to kill him.
Wu Ju, the chief clerk, Li Yong, the central governor, and Cao Peng, the left thief, all stayed in the hall chatting and did not come out. Apparently they did not want to suffer "an unreasonable disaster".
In the past, Qi Qi was not afraid of Liu Pan. The two often had conflicts, almost like fire and water. But after meeting Liu Jing today, Qi Qi realized that it was too timely for him to "return" the 20,000 yuan, and decided to try his best from now on.
Avoid disputes with Liu Pan.
Seeing that Huan Jie was speechless, Liu Pan glanced at the hall again and walked away.
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After Liu Jing arranged Xie Liang's affairs, he returned to the market and reported the situation to Huang Qiu.
Huang Qiu had already received the report from the city officials, so he sat in the pressroom with a calm expression, as if he was not the one who had been frightened in the cell before.
Even though he had heard it once, Huang Qiu was still very shocked when he heard Liu Jing's story again. He couldn't understand why Liu Jingcai had been in the market for more than 20 days, so he could make the market return to his heart.
Huang Qiu calmed down and said to Liu Jing: "Zhongda, Xie Liang has returned home due to injury, and the market owner is even more inseparable from you. From now on, all matters concerning the market owner will be left to you to handle."
"I have been entrusted with an important task by you, but I dare not disobey you." Liu Jing readily accepted the order.
Ou Xiong was not a soft-hearted person. Xie Liang was whipped dozens of times, but he was extremely lucky not to be beaten to death. It would be difficult for him to recover within a month or two.
During this period, Huang Qiu ignored the secular affairs, and Liu Jing would become the sole manager of the market. He had saved Xie Liang's life, and even if the latter returned from injury, nothing would change.
The power of one city is in your hands.
It only took more than twenty days, much earlier than I expected. If I followed the plan step by step, it might take several months. Now, through the incident of "District Hero Beating Xie Liang", time was greatly saved.
After taking power, it is not just as simple as establishing favor and authority, many things can be carried out.
Coming out of the press room, Du Xi and Zhuge Liang bid farewell to Liu Jing.
Liu Jing did not invite the two of them to the banquet. Today's banquet was full of rangers, thieves, and Jingman people. It was really difficult for them to share a banquet with them.
Zhuge Liang and Du Xi left in the same car. They had made an appointment to go fishing in the Xiangjiang River. Liu Yao also liked fishing, so there might be a chance to meet him.
Liu Jing was very envious of the soothing and leisurely lifestyle of the two of them. Unfortunately, since he became an official, such days no longer belong to him. Now that he has left the shore and boarded the ship, he naturally cannot follow the trend, but strives to move upstream.
Liu Jing shook his head and rushed to the largest wine shop in the city.
Liu Jing hosted a banquet in person, and almost no one refused. Fifty or sixty people were entertained, almost occupying the entire back room of the wine shop.
Although the food and wine were all ready, Liu Jing didn't come and everyone was reluctant to move first.
Liu Jing did not arrive until two-quarters of an hour later. Seeing that the banquet had not yet started, he deliberately blamed Zhou Wei: "Didn't I tell you not to wait for me?"
Zhou Wei immediately called Qu Dao: "I have explained this to the guests more than once, but you all don't listen and insist on waiting for Liu Jun to arrive."
Liu Jing didn't really blame Zhou Wei. He took a glass of wine from the latter's hand, went in and out of each room in turn, met everyone face to face, and finally returned to the main room.
Sitting in the main room were Cai Sheng, Zhu A, Shanxi and others. Not long after, Ma Zhou sewed up the wound again and hurried over.
He loved drinking, and other things did not matter, except drinking. Not to mention that the injury did not affect his actions, even if it did, it would affect him.
It was completely different from the quiet atmosphere of the banquet held by Du Xi, Huan Yi, Liu Yao, and Zhuge Liang. The people sitting today were either loose and unrestrained people, or barbarians who did not observe etiquette. After several rounds of drinking, everyone raised their glasses and shouted to each other,
Some were slapping the table, or singing loudly, and the whole table was in chaos.