"The lower official Lu Chengqing pays homage to Lord Wu."
At the Yongzhou Yamen in Guangdefang, the annual vacation was over and the Yamen reopened. Lu Chengqing came to see Shangguan with a set of four treasures from his study room.
The recent death of Lu Zushang shocked both the government and the public.
However, this Wannian County magistrate was a blessing in disguise and got some benefits. Perhaps out of consideration to appease the Lu family of Fan Yang, the emperor decreed that Lu Chengqing be promoted to rule Yongzhou.
Wannian County Magistrate was promoted to the fifth rank, while Yongzhou Zhizhong was promoted from the fourth rank to one rank.
This talented person from the eldest family of the northern ancestor of the Lu family reached this position in his thirties. He is the first among the four families with the surname Lu in Fanyang. Although there are also members of the Lu family who have unofficial titles than him.
He is tall, but in terms of ministry, there is really no one better than him.
It turns out that there was Lu Zushang. Although he became lower and lower as he went from governor to governor, at least he was still a governor. But with his death, Lu Chengqing has now become the face of the Lu family.
Wu Huaiyu looked at this handsome guy, a son of a well-known family, tall and handsome, with the title of Duke of Fanyang. In just two years, he went from joining the army in Qinzhou to now being in charge of Yongzhou. His promotion speed was almost as fast as Wu Huaiyu's.
Wu Huaiyu has made a lot of great contributions all the way up the ranks, but although Lu Chengqing said he was good at writing and handsome, he didn't have any outstanding achievements, let alone military exploits. It all depended on his family background.
The court's evaluation of Lu Chengqing was that he had talent and background, and was especially rare in that he was careful, well-behaved and polite. He never offended powerful people, and he even had close relationships with relatives such as Fang Xuanling.
He was well integrated into the upper-class circles of Chang'an, and he interacted with everyone in the capital. He looked up, talked, laughed, and looked around like a fish in water. Even the emperor admired and praised him very much.
"Has the arrangements for Duke Lu Guangxiang's funeral been arranged?"
"Well, thank you Duke Wu for taking care of me,"
Lu Zushang's death was a bit unjust, but Li Shimin was still very considerate afterwards. Not only did he admit his mistakes and restore his official position, he even posthumously made him the Duke of the country, and even the posthumous title was specially designated with the word "Xiang".
Xiang, that's a good posthumous title. Xiang assists and assists. This is a posthumous title given to ministers who have made meritorious deeds.
Lu Zushang's death was a heavy blow to the Fan Yang Lu family, and it was a huge blow to their family's reputation, and almost triggered a greater crisis. Fortunately, the emperor's concession gave him dignity.
Even though it was in the first month, all the decent ceremonies were given.
What's more, Lu Chengqing was promoted to the governor of Yongzhou, and his younger brother Lu Chengye was also specially appointed as the crown prince's left guard to lead the army.
This time, many young people from the four houses of the Lu family were awarded officials, although most of them were at the lowest level, such as those who joined the military and were from the ninth rank.
However, the emperor's method of giving a few jujubes to a stick was quite impressive. If the Fan Yang Lu family was shameless, it would be no one else's fault. After being cut off as a governor, the Lu family had to be grateful to the emperor.
Wu Huaiyu accepted the set of Four Treasures of the Study as a gift, and could see that Lu Chengqing was a little haggard. After all, at such a young age, he had to take on the important responsibilities of a famous family like the Lu family.
It's not easy.
Of course, there are many elders in the Lu family's ancestral land in Fan Yang, but now Lu Chengqing is the youngest official in the court, with the highest official rank, and the burden on him is particularly heavy.
Zheng Shanguo of the Zheng family in Xingyang, who was appointed governor at the age of thirteen and reached his sixtieth year, was still in danger at the end of the year, and Li Shimin was demoted to the governor of Jiangzhou after seizing the title.
Huaiyu sent someone to invite another Zhizhong Li Hongjie.
The three officers of the Yongzhou Yamen were officially gathered together.
"Invite Chang'an and Wannian Ling as well."
The new Wannianling surname is Yang. He was promoted by a foreign minister from the Ministry of War. Yang Hongli is from the Yue Gongfang of the Hongnong Yang family. He is the son of Yang Su's younger brother. His father, Yang Yue, served as the Wannianling during the Daye period. After Yang Su's death, Yang
The father-in-law and his son were at odds with Yang Xuangan, and secretly reported to Yang Guang during the Eastern Expedition that Yang Xuangan was going to rebel.
When Yang Xuangan really rebelled, Yang Yue and his son were imprisoned in Chang'an. When Yang Guang's pardon envoy arrived, Yang Yue had been killed, and Hongli luckily escaped. Li Yuan entered Chang'an, and Yang Hongli actively surrendered, and was granted the title of Qinghe by Li Yuan
The Duke of the county, plus the prince, is responsible for the affairs of the people.
This man can be regarded as a representative of the Yang family in Hongnong. The Yang family was doing well in the Tang Dynasty. It is said that Yang Hongli still had some talents.
The magistrate of Chang'an was also the son of a famous family. Liu Ji was born in the Liu family of Nanyang. He was the great-grandson of Liu Zhilin, the official minister of the Southern Liang Dynasty. In the late Sui Dynasty, Liu Ji served Xiao Mian and served as a minister of Huangmen. After joining the Tang Dynasty, he followed Li Jingping to Lingnan.
He served as governor of Nankang Prefecture and other positions.
Wu Huaiyu's private residence is in the public house.
In the first month of the year, the stove was burning brightly, and what was burned was not the peat that many people in Chang'an use now, but bamboo charcoal from Zhongnan Shannan. The charcoal burned by this bamboo has no pungent smell, and the fire is not prone to sparks.
Cooking tea around the stove.
Several major local officials from the capital are here.
Shangzhu Kingdom, champion general, Jin Ziguanglu doctor, Yi Guogong, Yongzhou don't drive Wu Huaiyu.
In the State of Shangzhu, Doctor Yinqing Guanglu, Duke of Qingping County, and Li Hongjie in Yongzhou Zhizhong.
Zhu Guo, Fanyang County Duke, Yongzhou Zhizhong Lu Chengqing.
Qinghe County Duke, Wannian County Magistrate Yang Hongli.
Liu Ji, the magistrate of Chang'an County.
This was the first official meeting for the five of them. They were all young, and even except for Wu Huaiyu, they all came from well-known families.
Li Hongjie was from the Yangfang family of Li Dan in Longxi, uncle of the Li Jing clan. Lu Chengqing was from the eldest family of the northern ancestor of the Lu family in Fanyang, Yang Hongli was from the Yue Gongfang family of the Yang family in Hongnong, and Liu Jie was also from the famous Liu family in Nanyang.
On the other hand, Wu Huaiyu's family background is far behind theirs. Although he can be said to be from the Wu family in Bingzhou, his family has not been an official for several generations. Let alone the fifth and third grades, he is not even considered a commoner.
, can only be considered a nouveau riche.
But among the four famous disciples, no one dared to look down upon this one.
After all, in the past two years, many people used to despise Wu Huaiyu, but now no one despises him anymore. Now Wu Huaiyu is so famous in Chang'an, and many famous families who want to get Wu Huaiyu have suffered big losses.
Thirty-year-old Yang Hongli was very polite to Wu Huaiyu, not only because the Yang family now has a better relationship with the Wu family, but also because he knew very well how powerful Wu Huaiyu was. His mother was the granddaughter of Wei Xiaokuan, and he and Huangmen servant Wei Ting had the same great-grandfather. Wei Ting thought.
He used Lu Zushang's incident to try to get Wu Huaiyu to do something, but in the end he couldn't get out of Taiwan.
The water on the stove was boiling, Huaiyu made a pot of black tea and poured a cup for each person.
"The Lantern Festival is coming soon. This year, according to the saint's decree, King Wu cannot help but celebrate with the people for three days as usual. This year's Lantern Festival in Chang'an will be more lively, and we must prepare early.
First, to prevent fire and water leakage, multiple fire-fighting teams must be prepared in advance, conduct drills in advance, prepare sufficient fire-extinguishing tools, etc., and cooperate with street shops Wuhou and Fangding, as well as bell and drum towers, and watchtowers. Once water leaks somewhere, they must
Go to rescue and disposal as soon as possible.
In addition to preventing water leakage, we must also prevent excessive crowds and stampedes. These things often happened in the past. I heard that during the Lantern Festival during the Kaihuang period, a dandy threw money on the busiest street. As a result
In favor of serious looting, there was a stampede, and dozens of people were trampled to death.
We have to deploy more manpower to maintain order in each neighborhood. Once there are too many people in a neighborhood, we have to stop letting people in and out, and we have to disperse and clear the streets.
The most important thing is to publicize it in advance and prohibit anyone from throwing away coins.”
If there is a serious fire or stampede, they will definitely be held accountable for their negligence in the end.
"Of course, we should also send more bad guys to patrol the streets to prevent people from taking advantage of the opportunity, especially at night when there are many people and it's dark, to kidnap women and children, or steal property, and not to let people wander around, such as bad guys, etc.
He took the opportunity to molest a woman and so on."
"If you encounter those who mess around, tie them up and throw them into prison first."
After celebrating the Lantern Festival, the New Year is considered complete.
How to handle this best level will be a test for their new team.
"Mr. Wu, I suggest that we borrow manpower from the Wei Mansion to take to the streets to control the streets and gates and strengthen patrols." Yang Hongli suggested.
Li Hongjie's suggestion was that young adults should be selected from the residents of each village to form a patrol team and be on duty in separate shifts.
Lu Chengqing sighed, "I can't help but manage the three days of the Yuan Dynasty. It's really not easy to manage. It would be great if the court could not do this, especially at night. The curfew is relaxed and the sky is dark and the ground is extremely dark. It is extremely inconvenient."
"Then we might as well cancel the lanterns as well, and avoid mistakes." Liu Jie said with a smile, his words laced with sarcasm.
Wu Huaiyu didn't know if there was any dispute between the two people, but he still took a sip of tea and continued, "Let's not discuss those impossible things, just talk about the practical things.
Faced with these complex situations, the best way is to be fully prepared. Anyone who has fought in a war knows that we cannot fight an unprepared war. We must have detailed plans and backup plans.
Let me ask a question. In the past few days, not only will there be very lively lantern buildings, but there will also be many vendors and even ordinary people. Taking advantage of the crowds of people, they will push carts and sell goods. Their hawking can certainly add to the excitement.
, but it is also easy to cause congestion and confusion, so I suggest that some stalls should be designated on both sides of the main cross street in each lane.
All traders and ordinary people can only sell in these designated locations and cannot sell on the move. It is best to report in advance and there is no need to pay, but management needs to be strengthened."
"In addition, during the Chinese New Year, the major temples and Taoist temples in Chang'an will also be full of incense. There will be many people offering incense and worshiping Buddha. We must also cooperate with the temples. In addition, we will also set aside some places in front of each temple to do
It is used for stall sales and even as a venue for some sideshows.”
Wu Huaiyu specifically mentioned these things today. In fact, he has plans to promote the Chang'an Street Shops and even the temple fair market in Chang'an Li that he had proposed.
The tradition of concentrating all industry and commerce in the east and west cities will gradually fail to keep up with the development situation and meet the people's living needs.
Liu Jie agreed with Wu Huaiyu's suggestions and thought they were all meaningful, "Xia Guan inserted one. When I visited Yongxing Fang in Wugong before, I saw that there were already such designated areas on the street in Yongxing Fang.
The location where the vendors set up their stalls is indeed much more orderly, and there are dedicated people in Yongxingfang who are responsible for managing the vendors, and there are also people who are responsible for cleaning. There are even many public toilets and bathrooms in Yongxingfang. I heard that these
It’s all thanks to Duke Wu,
I think we should also add some latrines and build garbage rooms in the neighborhoods of Chang'an this time, so that it won't be dirty everywhere, and even the ground will be dirty when there are more people urinating and defecating everywhere."
Wu Huaiyu felt that if the walls of Chang'an were actually demolished, the whole city of Chang'an would be much smoother. Even if Jin Wu couldn't help but celebrate the Lantern Festival, he wouldn't have to worry so much.
But, you have to eat one bite at a time, and the road has to be walked step by step, so take your time.
Yang Hongli finally made a suggestion. Although King Wu couldn’t help it during the three days of the Shangyuan Festival, and the city gates and square gates were not closed at night, people still had to be sent to guard the city gates in Chang’an. During the three days of the Shangyuan Festival, refugees outside the city should not be allowed to
Enter the city to avoid further chaos.
This statement is a bit discriminatory to the Guandong disaster victims outside the city, and even a little impersonal. But from a management perspective, there is nothing wrong with this. There are many temporary disaster relief camps outside the city gates of Chang'an, although these victims are being provided with work-for-relief services.
, barely able to have food and clothing, it's not that miserable, but if they are allowed to enter the city, there may be even more chaos.
Wu Huaiyu thought for a while, "Either we can hold a meeting at the victims' camps outside the city and send some food and other supplies there to comfort the victims. We can also organize everyone to have fun by themselves, such as playing football and wrestling during the day.
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Of course, if conditions permit, the victims outside the city can be allowed to enter Chang'an City in batches during the day and have a look around, and they must return to camp before dark."
Li Hongjie smiled and said, "Gong Yi's method is better."
Yang Hongli also immediately praised, "Master Yi is brilliant."
Liu Jie, on the other hand, was very direct, "Can I send food and materials to the victims outside the city, where do they come from?"
"These three yamen of Yongzhou, Chang'an, and Wannian each have some. For the rest, I can ask the Ministry of Civil Affairs for some. Of course, we can also find some connections with the princes and relatives of Chang'an so that everyone can have food.
Those who have money will give food, those who have money will give money, and raise some to give warmth to the victims. This is also a good deed."
