Chapter seven hundred and eighty fifth ruler and minister discussing matters
Looking at Liu Xiu who was wiping her hair seriously, Yin Lihua felt warm in her heart and looked at him with a smile. Liu Xiu first wiped Yin Lihua's hair clean, then wiped her lotus feet, and finally helped
She put on her shoes and socks.
Originally he planned to catch a few fish, but after Yin Lihua made such a fuss, he didn't catch anything. However, they still had grilled fish at the lake at noon. Liu Xiu said, "The people who went to the lake to fish for him
There are too many.
The fish was delicious and grilled well. It was charred on the outside and tender on the inside. This made Liu Xiu and Yin Lihua, who didn't eat much on weekdays, have a big appetite. They ate a total of three grilled fish. After the meal, Liu Xiu didn't forget to give in.
Xueying and Hongjian are boiled in water and decoction.
After Pi Tong prescribed medicine to Yin Lihua, even if Liu Xiu couldn't get away and couldn't personally supervise Yin Lihua to drink the medicine, he would send his servants to watch Yin Lihua drink the medicine.
Liu Xiu knew Yin Lihua very well. Although Yin Lihua appeared soft and smooth on the surface, she was actually very stubborn and willful in her heart.
In fact, Liu Xiu was right about everything. If Liu Xiu hadn't been supervising her, Yin Lihua would never have taken a sip of these dark, bitter soups.
On the same day, they left Yanggan Mountain without any further accidents and successfully arrived at Yangdi, the Yingchuan prefecture. Kou Xun, the prefect of Yingchuan, had already received the news and went out of the city to welcome them.
After seeing Liu Xiu, Kou Xun looked excited. He knelt down, kowtowed forward and said, "I pay my respects to Your Majesty!"
Liu Xiu quickly stepped forward, helped Kou Xun up, looked him up and down, and said, "Is Ziyi okay?"
Kou Xun said: "Thanks to your Majesty's care, everything is well with me in Yingchuan!"
Liu Xiu nodded and said happily: "Very good! Very good!"
Yingchuan was a large county, and Kou Xun did not disappoint Liu Xiu and managed Yingchuan well.
Yingchuan and Nanyang live next to each other. It stands to reason that since the imperial court implemented so many preferential policies in Nanyang, the people of Yingchuan should migrate to Nanyang in large numbers.
However, when Liu Xiu visited Yingchuan this time, he did not find this situation. The people in Yingchuan counties were living and working in peace and contentment, and all industries were prosperous. It was a scene of peace and prosperity. Liu Xiu knew full well that this was all due to Kou Xun.
In the Luoyang court, there were many officials who were good at governing the local area, such as Situ Fuzhan, Guangluxun and Zhang Zhan, all of whom were prefects. But among the talented Manchu ministers, Kou Xun's ability to govern the local area was definitely one of the best.
Entering Yangzhai City, the city is even more prosperous. On both sides of the road, shops are located one after another. The people kneeling on both sides of the street are not all well-dressed, but at least there is no one who is not dressed properly.
Liu Xiu had fought in Yingchuan before and had also been to Yangdi. At that time, Yangdi was filled with refugees, beggars on the streets, and most of the shops on the roadside were closed.
The scene now is completely different from what it was back then.
After entering the county house and taking a seat, Liu Xiu became more and more satisfied with Kou Xun's governance in Yingchuan. He said meaningfully: "Yingchuan is the largest county in the country, with a large population and a large number of fields. It is also the southern gateway to Luoyang.
With Ziyi sitting in charge of Yingchuan, I feel very at ease!"
Kou Xun did not take any credit, so he bowed to Liu Xiu and said, "Your Majesty, the humble minister has done very little in Yingchuan, and it all depends on the help of his colleagues in the county government!" As he spoke, he also expressed his gratitude to the county government present.
The officials waved their hands.
Everyone hurriedly bowed and said: "Kou Taishou breaks the official!"
Liu Xiu understood Kou Xun's character, smiled slightly, and waved his hand for everyone to sit down. After everyone sat down, Liu Xiu said: "There have always been many bandits in Yingchuan. I wonder how the banditry in Yingchuan has been recently?"
A county official quickly bowed and said: "Reporting to your Majesty, since the Kou governor came to Yingchuan to take office, the bandits in Yingchuan have returned to the county one after another. Now, there are no bandits in all parts of Yingchuan, and the people of Yingchuan live and work in peace and contentment."
Liu Xiu nodded with a smile, and was wondering whether to keep Kou Xun in Yingchuan.
It was not that he was afraid of the prestige Kou Xun had gained in Yingchuan, but he felt that Kou Xun was too capable and it would be too much of a waste of talent to stay in Yingchuan where the situation was already stable.
After learning about the situation in Yingchuan in detail, Kou Xun ordered people to prepare wine and food. Liu Xiu had a meal with Yingchuan officials at the county mansion. After the meal, Liu Xiu returned to the palace.
The so-called palace is a large house. The county government paid for it and rearranged it. Kou Xun took Liu Xiu around the house, and then the two came to the back garden and sat in the pavilion to talk.
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In private, the two of them were less polite and more relaxed. Liu Xiu said with a smile: "When I came to Yingchuan this time, I saw that Ziyi managed Yingchuan very well!"
Kou Xun raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty has praised me so highly. I am ashamed that I cannot deserve it."
Liu Xiu said meaningfully: "Yingchuan was prosperous and peaceful, but in Runan, thieves and bandits were everywhere. The county government repeatedly sent out troops to encircle and suppress the army, with more defeats and fewer wins. Now, Luoyang has no troops to reinforce Runan!" At this point, he said
He sighed softly.
Kou Xun was so smart. When he heard Liu Xiu's words, he immediately understood his intentions. He said seriously: "Your Majesty, I am a humble minister and I am willing to serve in Runan!"
Liu Xiu looked at Kou Xun and felt somewhat sorry. At that time, Hanoi was in chaos and bandits were everywhere. Kou Xun served as the prefect, put down the chaos in Hanoi, and managed Hanoi in an orderly manner.
Later, Yingchuan surrendered to the imperial court, and bandits were everywhere in the territory. Kou Xun was transferred from Hanoi to Yingchuan. In just over a year, Yingchuan was governed by him into a peaceful and prosperous time.
Now that Runan was in chaos and the imperial court was beyond its reach, Liu Xiu wanted to send Kou Xun, a capable minister, to stabilize the situation in Runan, but on second thought, he felt ashamed of Kou Xun.
Seeing that Liu Xiu looked troubled and silent, Kou Xun also guessed what he was thinking.
He smiled slightly and said: "Your Majesty, Yingchuan and Runan live next to each other. Wei Chen knows the situation in Runan quite well. It is most appropriate for Wei Chen to go to Runan."
Yingchuan and Runan both belong to Yuzhou, with Yingchuan in the north and Runan in the south, and the two counties are adjacent.
Liu Xiu sighed: "Ziyi first took care of the affairs of Hanoi, then the affairs of Yingchuan, and now he has to take care of the affairs of Runan. Ziyi is... too hard!"
Kou Xun said nonchalantly: "Your Majesty, as the saying goes, those who are capable work hard! I am incompetent, and thanks to your majesty's reliance on me, your majesty needs me. I am responsible for you. I will do my best to solve your majesty's problems!"
When Liu Xiu heard this, he was very moved. He patted Kou Xun on the shoulder and said, "Well, it's all thanks to Ziyi!"
Without saying a word, Kou Xun stood up, knelt down and kowtowed to Liu Xiu, and said, "I obey your order!"
Liu Xiu didn't even issue the order, but Kou Xun received it first. Liu Xiu helped Kou Xun up and asked, "If Ziyi goes to Runan, who do you think can take over the post of governor of Yingchuan?"
"Captain Hou Ying can be appointed as the prefect."
"Hou Ying!" Liu Xiu pondered for a moment and nodded. Hou Ying is Hou Jin's younger brother. Hou Jin, the general who broke the rape, is one of Liu Xiu's generals. When Kou Xun came to Yingchuan, it was Hou Jin and Hou Ying.
After arriving in Yingchuan, the two brothers assisted Kou Xun and went to various places to quell the rebels, quickly stabilizing the situation in Yingchuan. After Yingchuan was stabilized, Hou Jin was transferred to the Southern Expeditionary Army, while Hou Ying stayed
In Yingchuan, he served as the captain and became Kou Xun's right-hand man.
Now the emperor wants to transfer him to Runan as the governor. He really wants to bring Hou Ying, his old partner, with him. However, doing so seems to be suspected of involving the party for personal gain. Moreover, Yingchuan is very important. The candidate to take over as the governor.
It must be someone who is both capable and reliable. After much deliberation, there is no one more suitable than Hou Ying.
"Okay, according to Ziyi's words, Hou Yinglai will take over as the prefect of Yingchuan."
As he spoke, he waved to the side.
Xuying stepped forward, still holding a tall bamboo slip in his hand. These were the memorials Liu Xiu received on the way to the south. He took out one from it, handed it to Kou Xun, and said, "Ziyi, take a look.
This memorial letter."
"this……"
"No problem!"
Kou Xun bowed to Liu Xiu, picked up the memorial, and opened it to read carefully. This memorial was written by Hou Ba, the minister. Hou Ba replaced Zong Guang and had just become minister. After reading this memorial by Hou Ba,
Kou Xun grinned secretly.
The content of Hou Ba's memorial was to impeach Zhu Fu, and the words were very powerful. He said that Zhu Fu's "defeat of Youzhou constitutes a crime of pampering. It is a futile military division. It cannot be killed. The crime deserves to be punished."
He bluntly pointed out that Zhu Fu repeatedly framed Peng Chong and forced Peng Chong to rebel, which caused chaos in Youzhou. In the end, the court had to mobilize troops and sent an army north to quell Peng Chong's rebellion in Youzhou, which wasted people and money.
The culprit behind all this is actually Zhu Fu.
In fact, Zhu Fu should have died to apologize for his crimes when Peng Chong rebelled, but he has survived to this day, and the court should punish him and execute him.
Hou Ba's impeachment was correct. Kou Xun also believed that Zhu Fu did have unshirkable responsibility for Peng Chong's rebellion. But the question is, didn't your Majesty know? Why didn't your Majesty punish Zhu Fu? It's very simple.
Your Majesty’s favor!
Zhu Fu is your Majesty's chief clerk. He is someone close to your Majesty. Zhu Fu's status in your Majesty's heart is probably not that of Deng Yu or Zhu You. How can he be compared with Peng Chong? Nor can you, Hou Ba, compare with him.
Yes!
Now that you have just assumed the post of Shangshu Ling, you are going to impeach Zhu Fu. Isn't this causing trouble for His Majesty and bringing trouble to yourself?
His Majesty asked him to read the impeachment memorial, so he naturally wanted to ask for his opinion. Kou Xun pondered for a moment, and did not say that Hou Ba was right to impeach, nor did he say that his impeachment was wrong. He did not talk about this memorial.
Turned around and said: "Hou Shangshu is highly virtuous and respected. As early as when Wang Mang was still alive, Hou Shangshu's reputation was praised by people all over the world. Even a mediocre king like Wang Mang appointed Hou Shangshu to enforce the law and assassinate traitors."
Law enforcement and rape is an official title, and their duty is to supervise officials. If they find out who has committed illegal acts, they can be prosecuted.
Kou Xun was very smart. He admired Hou Ba, but he did not directly speak for Hou Ba. Instead, he listed Hou Ba's previous deeds and talked about Wang Mang's appreciation and importance of Hou Ba.
Even Wang Mang has great trust in Hou Ba and entrusts him with important tasks. Is your Majesty not as good as Wang Mang?
Seeing Liu Xiu's disapproval, Kou Xun then said: "Hou Shangshu was originally a local official, and was later transferred to the imperial court. The people who were in charge of the area at that time lay down in the road and blocked Hou Shangshu's carriage before he was about to give birth.
The woman also ran away from home and refused to let Hou Shangshu leave. A local official can be so deeply loved by the people, even a humble minister should be ashamed!"
Hearing this, Liu Xiu fell down and looked moved. He picked up Hou Ba's memorial again, read it again, and finally slapped the memorial on the stone table.
Seeing this, Kou Xun naturally understood that His Majesty was still very dissatisfied with Hou Ba's impeachment memorial.
He lowered his head and remained silent. He had already said everything he should say to Hou Ba. If His Majesty still refused to give up, there was nothing he could do.
Liu Xiu suddenly said: "Junwen served as General Zuo and held the post of Jinwu. Now it is vacant. I plan to let Shuyuan (Zhu Fu) take over the post of Jinwu. What does Ziyi think?"
