Taizhong doctor Zhi Busuo was chatting and laughing with Zhou Yang Youzheng, the governor of Hedong County.
The two of them have a deep connection.
At the beginning, when the late emperor came to the throne, he wanted to get the power back from the hands of Chen Ping and Zhou Bo.
First, he appointed his uncle Bo Zhao as the general of chariots and cavalry to supervise the Northern and Southern armies, and initially took back the barrels of guns.
But the government was still controlled by Chen Ping, Zhou Bo and other old ministers. The emperor was once just a puppet. How could this be possible?
So the late emperor began to re-employ Lang Guan, Shi Ren, Ye Zhi and other personal attendants. Relying on these small officials ranging from 100 to 600 shi, the late emperor achieved a great turnaround. Especially after Chen Ping's death, Zhou Bo could not support himself alone. Finally,
, the great power belongs to the emperor, and the era of elders, honorable ministers and ministers is over.
Zhi Buyi and Zhou Yangyou were both ministers at that period, and they lived in the same house, sharing the friendship of bunk beds and the feeling of being ministers in the same palace.
"Busuei Gong didn't come out to testify for you back then, and I'm ashamed to this day..." Zhou Yang said with a guilty look on his hand: "Fortunately, Busuei Gong has high morals and high prestige, and those who are clean will clean themselves up, so Xiao Xiao feels ashamed and takes the initiative to go out."
First of all, I will clear your name..."
Zhi Busuo smiled and did not answer, but he felt extremely relieved.
This is the most proud thing in his life.
Because of that incident, he rose through the ranks, was praised by both the government and the public, and was favored by the emperor. From a small official, he became a courtier with two thousand shi, and even had the opportunity to aspire to the title of Three Dukes.
In the Han Dynasty, some people became officials based on ability, some relied on connections, and some relied on morality.
Zhi Buyi belongs to the type of people who rely on morality to become officials.
For him, cherishing feathers is more important than anything else.
And now, the position he holds as Taizhong doctor is a well-regulated official position.
Zhi Buyi gently stroked his beard, picked up the wine bottle, and said: "There is no need to talk about the past. Now Zhi was ordered by the emperor to come to Hedong to supervise the fire in Gencang. Brother Zhou Yang is from Hedong.
Sheriff, this matter requires my brother's full cooperation, so I would be respectful if you do it first!"
After saying that, he raised the wine bottle without any doubt and drank it all in one gulp.
"How dare you, how dare you..." When Zhou Yang heard this, he immediately burst into laughter: "Definitely, definitely..." and drank it all in one gulp.
Zhou Yang felt a big stone fall from his heart.
This unsuspecting attitude made him feel relieved a lot.
Obviously, Zhi Busuo cherished his feathers and was unwilling to get too involved in Hedong, lest it affect his reputation.
In this way, as long as the eunuch appointed by the emperor is settled, the matter of Gencang can be settled.
As for Dayang County...
Zhou Yangyou felt a little headache.
If only in the past, things in Dayang County were really simple, just arrest and kill those foolhardy landlords, and all the faults would be borne by those people. He, Governor Zhou Yang, could even gain some political achievements from this matter...
For all superior bureaucrats, what does the life and death of a mud-legged person have to do with them? Coaxing the people above them and improving their political performance is their ultimate goal.
The King of Chu had such a thin waist that many people died of starvation in the palace.
The emperor of the Han Dynasty liked to treat his officials cruelly, and many people died unjustly.
Killing, especially killing powerful landlords, is now the only way for Han Dynasty governors to get promoted and make a fortune.
But now we are in big trouble. The future prince is squatting on Wushan Mountain in Dayang. It is impossible to cover up the matter in Dayang County. Even trying to whitewash it has become a luxury!
The current situation looks like, if we don’t give an explanation to that Highness, that Highness will have to give an explanation to Zhou Yangyou!
The matter in Dayang County can no longer be solved by killing a few landlords and beheading a few corrupt officials!
At the very least, the upper echelons of Hedong County must find someone to take the blame.
Otherwise, if this lawsuit goes to Chang'an, Weiyang Palace, and the emperor's palace, then no one in Hedong County will be able to escape, even if it is for the sake of the Han Dynasty.
Who doesn't know that the emperor of the Han Dynasty was based on agriculture. Since the time of the first emperor, the emperor has opened fields and cultivated the fields himself, in order to encourage the world to cultivate and prosper the ancestral temple.
But what happened in Dayang was a slap in the emperor's face.
If the emperor is slapped in the face, but the ministers still refuse to die, then the entire clan will be killed.
But who will take the blame?
Zhou Yangyou rubbed his temples, this matter is not easy to handle!
The person who takes the blame will definitely die!
There is no fool in Hedong County who would sacrifice his life for Zhou Yangyou's future.
Not to mention, that person must be a county official worth more than a thousand dan.
Otherwise, there will be no way to explain the past.
What a headache!
At this time, one of Zhou Yangyou's assistants who stayed in Anyi to listen to the government hurriedly walked in, paid homage to Zhou Yangyou and his superiors, and reported: "Ming Mansion, the general sent a message from Xingyang the day before yesterday.
, summoned Duke Shen, the commander-in-chief, to go to Xingyang and inquire about the defense of Hedong. Therefore, please ask the Ming government to return to Anyi as soon as possible to oversee the government!"
When Zhou Yangyou heard this, he stood up suddenly with excitement on his face.
"God is really helping me!" Zhou Yangyou was so happy that he almost danced!
Now that Shentu has gone to Xingyang, the officials in Anyi's county line are leaderless and at his mercy! If he wants to make a circle, he can make a circle, and if he wants to make a square, he can make a square.
Previously, Shentu was in charge of Anyi, and he had no way of bypassing Shentu to take care of those guys. Otherwise, if they broke up, he would not get any good results!
Now that Shentu has gone to Xingyang, he cannot come back within ten days and a half.
As for the bunch of bureaucrats left behind by Shentu, to put it bluntly, not a single one of them is clean, and they have countless lice on their butts. They are the perfect scapegoats!
"Three thousand stones, I should be able to explain it in front of the emperor and His Highness..." Zhou Yang thought to himself.
Hedong County Magistrate Shi Wenxin, Sima Zhang An, and Postal Supervisor Li Ke are all Shentu's people. Zhou Yangyou has already mastered many evidences of these people's crimes and the facts of corruption and bribery, but they have always been under Shentu's protection.
Now that Shentu is not in Hedong, they have no backing. All they need to do is capture these people in lightning speed, and then immediately convict them and make it a fait accompli. By then, even if Shentu comes back, there will be no way to save the day, and... Zhou Yangyou feels,
Facing the current situation, Shentu should also understand his 'painstaking efforts'.
After all, compared with one's wealth and life, it is really a good deal to lose a few staff members and lose a few assistants!
"That's it!" Zhou Yangyou thought triumphantly.
As long as you come up with a scapegoat to appease the anger of His Highness on Mount Wu, flatter the envoys sent by the good emperor and Zhi Buyi, and take care of the bureaucrats in the court, this matter will be over!
Then, Hedong County songs were sung and danced, and the peace continued.
At this time, a eunuch walked into the county government office, bowed to Zhou Yang You and Zhi, and said: "Doctor Zhi, I have come to discuss something with you on the order of His Highness. Please lend me a moment to speak..."
Zhi Buyi quickly stood up and said: "Wei! Please come with me!"
He took the eunuch into the backyard, and a quarter of an hour later, Zhi Busuo walked out with a cold face.
"What's the matter? Brother Bu Sui, what does Your Highness have to do with you?" Zhou Yang couldn't help but asked curiously.
"Your Highness ordered me to go to Hexi to visit and express my condolences to Hou Pinglu and Xiu Hou..." Zhi Buyi said with a somewhat uneasy expression, and then he cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness has an order, and as a minister, I must obey it. Please forgive me for excuse me."
Got it!"
For Zhi Buyi, this order did hurt his face a bit.
But what is face?
For Zhi Buyi, it would be a good thing to be able to get out of the quagmire of Hedong in a reasonable and legal way and be ordered to go to Hexi!
In this way, no matter what happens in Hedong, it has nothing to do with him!
He is neither suspicious nor stupid. Even Yuan An came to Hedong County. If the matter in Hedong County was not serious, it would be a ghost!
Zhou Yangyou immediately felt uneasy. As soon as Zhi Busu left, he lost the trump card of favor.
So he also said: "I have to rush back to Anyi to handle government affairs, so I won't send Brother Busui away!"
Now for Zhou Yangyou, the most important thing is to quickly explain what happened in Dayang County!
As for Zhi Buyi, he has to go to Hexi County, so there is no use value!
When most bureaucrats are useful, you are their ancestor, brother, and friend.
When you are no longer using it, you are just a pair of straw sandals and can be thrown away.
Obviously, there is no doubt that it is the pair of straw sandals now.
Therefore, Zhou Yangyou didn't even bother to say goodbye with courtesy and etiquette. His heart had already flown back to Anyi!rs
