Chapter 1188 Muchuan learned that Youzhou was rampant with corruption, and Youzhou Mu continued to be greedy and unscrupulous
Chapter 1188 Muchuan learned that corruption was rampant in Youzhou and Youzhou Mu continued to be greedy and unscrupulous
Muchuan, the Grand Governor of the Andong Protectorate of the Tang Empire, has been stranded in Luoyang, the eastern capital, for seven months.
However, he has been extremely busy these past seven months.
But during this period, things began to feel uneasy in Youzhou.
Because they had received an order long ago that Governor Muchuan was coming to take office, Youzhou Shepherd Fu Liqing had been working on emptying out the entire Youzhou's wealth during this period, and did not intend to leave anything useful to Muchuan.
The emperor's decree is that when Muchuan takes office, Youzhou Mu Fu Liqing will immediately resign and return to Chang'an to take up his post.
Seven months later, Muchuan not only did not come, but also seemed to be working in Luoyang for a long time.
Now Fu Liqing became even more confident and went crazy in collecting money in Youzhou City. He almost plundered all the money in and around Youzhou City, leaving only a few leftovers.
At this moment, Muchuan is still spending his youth in Luoyang City.
"This old man is really deceiving others!"
Muchuan looked at the memorial on the table and cursed bitterly.
Since he received the emperor's order, he has been staying in Luoyang waiting to assist Prince Li Tai in transforming Luoyang.
But in the past seven months, apart from hearing that Fu Liqing was constantly searching for money, there was no other new news.
Although he knew that Fu Liqing did this on purpose, he couldn't stop it.
After all, this old man was sent by the imperial court to serve as an official in Youzhou. Even though Muchuan held an important position and had great power, he could not help but deal with this old man.
More importantly, His Majesty the Emperor has given Muchuan permission to work in Luoyang, and he must finish the work in Luoyang.
Otherwise, he would have to return to Chang'an to resume his duties according to the emperor's order.
By then Muchuan's career would be ruined, and His Majesty the Emperor would never allow this to happen.
"snort!"
Muchuan slapped the table hard: "Fu Liqing! Just wait, you will regret it one day!"
…
At the same time, on the other side of Youzhou Mansion, Fu Liqing was also angrily breaking things.
"Damn it, what's going on with this pretty boy?
It’s been seven months, why haven’t you found a suitable replacement?
Do we have to spend all the money?"
Fu Liqing said fiercely.
"Master Fu, don't worry, there is still time!"
The master next to me comforted him.
Fu Liqing sighed: "Hey, that's all we can do. Let's continue to collect funds. If we really don't have anything suitable, we can only accept our fate. We'll talk about it then!"
"okay!"
The master replied and turned around to leave.
At this moment, a guard suddenly walked in outside the door.
"What's up?"
Fu Liqing asked with a frown.
"Sir, I have just received news that the Northern Turkic envoy has arrived in the jurisdiction of our Youzhou Prefecture. It is estimated that they will arrive in Youzhou City in about ten days!"
The guard said.
"Um!"
Fu Liqing nodded slightly: "I know, by the way, who is the person in charge of the Turkic mission this time?"
"Your Excellency, this is Chanyu Zampu from the Northern Turks. He has brought a lot of things and is going to send them to Chang'an to present to the Holy Master."
The guard said.
"Haha, someone is unlucky again!"
Fu Liqing smiled secretly in his heart.
"No matter who is unlucky, this matter has nothing to do with us in Youzhou City, so we won't get involved."
Fu Liqing waved his hand and asked the guards to go down.
Fu Liqing was not afraid of people from the Northern Turkic Mission causing trouble. After all, he was stationed here under orders and was protected by the army, so he was not worried about people from the Northern Turkic Mission messing around.
"Sir, I have already investigated the matter you ordered me to investigate."
The master said a few words in Fu Liqing's ear.
After Fu Liqing heard this, his eyes suddenly flashed with a sinister look: "Okay, very good!"
Then he told the master: "Go and contact those people for me, and we will take action soon!"
"yes!"
The master nodded.
…
Muchuan sat in the study and looked at the information passed by his subordinates.
This came from the spies from Youzhou Prefecture.
"Sir, it is said that something happened in Youzhou Mansion recently."
This was passed on by a secret agent from Youzhou.
"Oh, what is it?"
Muchuan asked.
"Fu Liqing, the shepherd of Youzhou, has been searching for money everywhere during this period. The level of madness is outrageous. There are officials in Youzhou who want to submit memorials to His Majesty, but those officials died tragically and mysteriously at home."
The spy said.
"Hmph, this must have been done by someone sent by Fu Liqing!"
Muchuan said calmly.
"Yes!"
The secret agent nodded and continued: "Youzhou governor Wang Yuande was killed, Youzhou military deputy commander Zhang Xiaojie was killed, and Youzhou county lieutenant Li Feng was killed. These things were all done by Fu Liqing."
"ah?
so many people?"
Muchuan exclaimed.
"Well, and this is only on the surface."
The spy then whispered: "Fu Liqing and two other deputy governors, the three of them colluded together.
As for the specific details, I haven't figured it out yet.
But one thing is certain, the silver coins and other treasury reserves in Youzhou are almost exhausted."
"this!"
Muchuan couldn't help but said in surprise.
"Yes! This Fu Liqing is really greedy. I don't know how much money he has plundered over the years. This time we must seize the time, quickly handle the affairs in Luoyang, and get up and take up his post in Youzhou."
Muchuan said calmly.
What he is most worried about now is that all the money in Youzhou will be lost to Fu Liqing.
Youzhou is not as wealthy as the mainland, it is a border area.
In the past, no matter how greedy Fu Liqing was, he would not dare to act recklessly. As long as there was nothing wrong with his mind, he would not squander the border.
But it's different now.
Now that he has today and no tomorrow, of course he starts to consider his own interests.
"The specific subordinates still need to be investigated in detail."
The secret agent shook his head and said.
Muchuan nodded, then asked the spy to retreat, and then fell into deep thought.
After a while, he murmured: "This Fu Liqing is really confident. Does he also have a backer?"
Muchuan knew that this backer was someone in the palace.
Judging from the previous situation, it seems that Li Shimin did not interfere in these matters.
Muchuan thought for a long time, but still couldn't figure it out. He could only sigh and stop thinking about this matter, and began to think about how to continue his own construction.
"No matter what, let's settle the matter at hand first. Only by thoroughly handling the development of Luoyang can we go to Youzhou with confidence!"
Muchuan secretly thought in his heart.
Now this incident is a huge challenge for Muchuan.
…
"Sir, we have just received information that the Northern Turkic envoys will arrive in Youzhou soon, and they will probably pass by Luoyang in a month or two."
Muchuan was sitting on his chair, closing his eyes and concentrating, when a staff member came over to report.
