Five hundred and forty-seventh chapter blood into a river (3)
"It's a day when the water of Feishui turns red." Many years later, a Nanyang gentry recalled today's scene and wrote this sentence cautiously in his notes. ↗,
Tang moved from Xinfeng to be the governor of Nanyang County. He heard that Bao Yang was overbearing, and when Tang arrived at Guishui, Bao Yang went to greet him. However, Tang was so angry that he couldn't bear it, so he committed a case against the Bao family and broke up his family. The Bao family was found guilty and Yang was found guilty.
, the king's subordinates are trembling with fear, the officials and people of Nanyang are so important! "Historical Records. Biography of Cruel Officials"
At that time, Tang was guarding Nanyang. Before he arrived, he sent his envoys to secretly investigate the Nanyang squires and found out that they were guilty of violent crimes. When they arrived, they first arrested the local gentry and then eliminated the Yang family. From this, the officials and people in Nanyang began to understand the power of Han officials.
, the local gentry and tyrants fought for it, Nanyang was in great power, people did not pick up things on the road, and did not close their homes at night. "The Biography of Zhang Ningyan Jiju, an Official Book of the Han Dynasty".
Regardless of any evaluation or discussion by future generations.
At this moment, Zhang Tang looked at the mess beside the Feishui River and the officials and people who were fighting with each other.
There was so much pride and pride in my heart.
"This generation of thieves will harm the people and ruin their careers, and they will die unjustly!" Zhang Tang said to the Nanyang officials who kept wiping sweat and even their hands and feet were a little weak: "You must take this as a warning!"
The blood gushing out from the grass on the river bank, the godless head, and the previous screams, curses and begging for mercy before death.
Each of these things makes the entire Nanyang County officials start to tremble whenever they think about it.
Many officials have even suffered from "corruption phobia" since then.
Throughout his life, he changed his previous style, acted with integrity, and showed no regard for personal feelings. He even became a role model for officials and was repeatedly awarded by the court.
"No!" But at this time, everyone felt cold on their necks and cold on their backs.
There was no need for anyone to take the lead in making noise, all the officials subconsciously raised their spirits and shouted with all their strength.
It seemed that if he shouted too slowly, he would be beheaded along with those of the Bao Clan's minions.
Zhang Tang looked up and down at these future subordinates who all had their heads lowered and were obedient.
I am extremely satisfied!
Can such an effect be achieved without killing people?
Without killing people, can these guys put themselves in their rightful place?
The answer is no.
Zhang Tang knew very well that his qualifications, age and resume were not up to the standard of a county magistrate.
If you don't want to be ignored when you take office, make achievements.
It starts with killing people.
only……
I glanced at the corpses by the river and the gagged Bao Yun, who was still babbling and struggling.
"I was so preoccupied with killing people that I forgot to complete a formality..." Zhang Tang scratched his head and ordered Ning Cheng: "Captain Ning, please go and invite Bo Gong, the beheading officer bestowed upon you by the Emperor, to come here!"
"No!" Ning Cheng nodded and left with a group of soldiers. Soon, Ning Cheng returned, holding a bright yellow book bound with white paper in his hand.
"Respectfully request the holy book!" Zhang Tang bowed deeply to the thin book. Then, the attendants on the left and right immediately brought a table and handed over the pen and ink. Zhang Tang opened the thin book and started writing on it.
While writing the Jishu, Zhang Tang smiled at the bureaucrats and said: "Before leaving, your Majesty will give me a gift of less than two thousand dan, so that I can make decisions on the fly and act cheaply. If the amount is less than 1,000 dan, I can deal with it directly without going through the court. I only need to deal with it directly."
The names, positions and reasons of the officials are recorded in this volume..."
The bureaucrats in Nanyang County were shocked again when they heard this.
But I heard Zhang Tang said: "Of course, the quota is limited, and I only have the power to make decisions on the fly for a hundred people. If more than this number, I will have to go to the Prime Minister and the Imperial Censor to ask for your holy will!"
"I've used almost twenty or thirty of them today... It seems I'll have to save more in the future..." Zhang Tang muttered softly, but his voice was just right enough for the officials not far away to hear clearly.
When the bureaucrats up and down heard this, some timid ones almost peed their pants.
"I'm afraid that from now on, in Nanyang County, it will really be hard for officials to make a living, and the gentry will be frightened..." someone thought to himself.
One hundred spur-of-the-moment decisions?
Isn’t it so scary?
Originally, everyone still had a sense of luck in their hearts.
Zhang Tang acted so unscrupulously that he killed officials and gentry like chickens and dogs.
Chang'an will definitely know about this matter.
The Prime Minister, the imperial censors, the ministers, the ministers, and the public opinion of both the government and the public will probably not spare this soup lightly.
You know, these are all officials!
Is it easy for the imperial court to train an official?
But who knows...
It's not that I can't wait, but Zhang Tang opens the plug-in!
The emperor granted him the power to make emergency decisions with a price of less than two thousand dan, and even a quota of killing a hundred people!
Isn’t it so scary?
Many people feel sad about their future and wonder if they can resign and retire or simply leave.
Just thinking about the official's majesty and superior privileges, everyone reluctantly held back.
Especially when there are rumors that Chang'an intends to increase the salaries of officials to support their integrity.
As for whether Zhang Tang is lying, this possibility does not exist.
No one in the Han Dynasty dared to exaggerate or fabricate matters such as the emperor's will.
Once verified, this will be a serious crime punished by the clan!
"The dog officials are tyrannical..." Yang Xuezhi looked up at Zhang Tang's smiling face and thought viciously in his heart: "After I go back, I will gather my relatives and friends to resist together. Let's all call in sick and ask for leave. Let's see how long he can stay in power!"
This move was also the only way for the local snakes in local counties of the Han Dynasty to fight against the powerful foreign governors.
It is true that the county governor has great power and is in charge of all affairs of the county.
But it's not like the local gangsters can't check and balance him.
Officials can choose to report illness and engage in non-violent resistance.
Without enough officials and manpower, the order of the entire county will collapse.
Prisoners in prisons will escape, local civil affairs, ditches, and roads will be abandoned, and conflicts among villagers in townships, pavilions, and villages will have no one to regulate and suppress them.
It won't be long before the Sheriff will bow his head and admit defeat, or get out in despair.
Of course, this is a double-edged sword.
Hurt others and hurt yourself. Once you do this, Chang'an will definitely be angry.
At that time, the emperor may choose a more iron-fisted official, or even a prince, to take charge of Wancheng.
Generally, it is not a last resort. No one will choose it.
But now, Zhang Tang's posture and momentum forced Yang Xuezhi to take this dangerous strategy.
There is no other way. If we don't take action, after the violent family falls, it will be the Yang family's turn.
Yang Xuezhi already understood.
This new county guard doesn't want to cooperate with the old forces in Nanyang County at all, let alone win over them.
What this new governor wants is a brand new force that will be completely at his command and dispatch from top to bottom!
Therefore, he will use weapons as soon as he takes office, starting with killing people.
The old dog still has a few teeth, but the rabbit will bite when it is anxious!
"By the way..." Zhang Tang suddenly said: "I have something to tell you in advance. After my efforts, Nanyang County has become one of the assigned counties for the examination of scholars this year!"
Zhang Tang smiled and told everyone this 'exciting' news: "After August this year, there will probably be hundreds of scholars who will come to Nanyang from Chang'an to take up posts, serving as local county officials, village ministers, and rural travellers.
From being paid to the county officials to the county officials, you are all seniors. When the time comes, you must guide and teach the younger generations..."
Zhang Tang's words destroyed all Yang Xuezhi's self-confidence and confidence.
How can an assistant official and a subordinate official rely on him to fight with the county governor?
Of course it is the local power they control and the local affairs they are familiar with.
Without their cooperation, even gods would not be able to sort out the affairs of the county.
However, these four words, "evaluate scholars", were like a curse, instantly taking away Yang Xuezhi's greatest guard of honor.
Yang Xuezhi understood. With what happened today, and the fact that someone was about to seize official positions and power, the local bureaucracy in Nanyang would not follow him to confront the new county governor.
When facing competitive pressure from the outside, that fool would foolishly follow him, the county magistrate, to fight with the county governor.
Aren't you afraid that as soon as you report your illness, the county guard will immediately remove you from your position? Then make your position available to a new scholar?
Everyone can follow him and have a showdown with the county governor for the sake of friendship, friendship, interests, etc.
However, if it involves one's own black hat and one's own authority.
The vast majority of people will choose to preserve their status and official positions.
When bureaucrats quarrel, of course they will say, "If I don't let him do it anymore, whoever wants to do it will do it..." But if they really don't let him do it and give the position to others, they will definitely defend themselves to the death, okay?
It is easy to obtain official positions, establishment and status.
Even if you have to kneel down and flatter a harsh, domineering and unreasonable superior.
In this world, there is no one who cherishes his position and status more than the officials themselves.
Thinking like this, Yang Xuezhi felt a tightness in his chest, spit out a mouthful of old blood, and his whole body was like a collapsed wooden frame, and he fainted with a snap.
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Xuanqu County, Ren Township.
This is the home of the Ren family.
At this time, there was a lot of excitement and people were jumping on their backs.
What happened in Xuanqu County today has spread throughout Ren Township.
Everyone in the Ren family was terrified.
Ren's contemporary family director Xuan is also cold-blooded and doesn't know how to deal with such a situation.
In the past few decades, Ren's life has been really comfortable.
Relying on his huge wealth, the Ren family had extensive contacts with princes, princes and ministers, and made friends with heroes all over the world.
His reputation spread far and wide and attracted the attention of the world.
While other powerful men in the Han Dynasty were busy thinking of ways to circumvent and evade the imperial court's relocation, the Ren family sat firmly on the Diaoyutai.
With the commendation from Emperor Taizong, no blind local or court official dared to attack the Ren family.
The Ren family could even ignore the governor of Luoyang City and reign as king in their own home.
It's just that living this life is too comfortable, which is not a good thing.
Ren's style began to become more and more domineering and domineering, gradually running counter to the policy of keeping a low profile set by his ancestors.
Now retribution has come.
Angels came to Xuanqu County, took away the county magistrate, and killed a servant of the Ren family.
No one needs to say what this means, Ren Xuan also knows it very well.
Today, I set my sights on the Ren family.
The wealth, land and power that the Ren family has accumulated over the past decades are about to disappear.
what to do?
Some of the Ren family members suggested that they should just go against his mother.
With the Ren family's possessions, thousands of people could be armed. This force was enough to take advantage of the Han army's unpreparedness and cause a rampage.
If you do well, you can advance to Aocang to the east, and contact the princes of Qi and Lu to the south. When things fail, the worst case scenario is that Zhao breaks out and goes to the Xiongnu.
Such childish remarks were quite popular for a while.
But Ren Xuan understood that this was simply an impossible task.
Raise an army?
Does the Ren family have weapons?
Want to rely on those civilian swords, knives and hunting bows to compete with the heavily armed Han army?
Isn’t that seeking death?
As for the escaped Huns...
Haha, the Great Wall now is not the Great Wall twenty years ago.
Hundreds of thousands of elite Han troops were deployed on the Great Wall defense line, and countless county soldiers were blocking the way. Even if King Xiang was resurrected and led an invincible army, he would not be able to break free from these layers of encirclement and suppression.
Besides, Ren Xuan promised that as long as he nods his head and agrees to start the army, someone will dare to use his head as an apology.
Ren Xuanke doesn't want to die yet.
What's more, now that people's hearts are with the Han people, even the nephews of the Ren family will probably kneel down and surrender as soon as they see the Han army envoys.
No one dares to resist the emperor who is "ordered by heaven".
Since raising troops to resist forcefully is not possible.
Then the only thing left to do is to find a way to resolve this matter.
But how to solve the problem?
The Angel of Chang'an is coming in a menacing manner and has failed to achieve his goal. Do you want him to stop?
Just kidding!
And if he were to be killed, not to mention that he still didn't know where the angel was, even if he found it, Ren Xuan would not dare to touch a hair on him.
If something happens to the angel.
That is tantamount to rebellion. When the time comes, the army will suppress them, and hundreds of members of the Ren family will really die without a burial place.
This is the only chance of life left!
Ren Xuan finally made a decision.
He called his son to his side and told him: "My son, take my seal and letter immediately and set off immediately to Chang'an to visit several elders in Qili. Mr. Lao asked them to look after my Ren family for many years."
Regarding our friendship, I went into the palace to speak kindly to the Queen Mother of the East Palace for me, Mrs. Ren." (To be continued...)
