If every time there is a change of dynasty, all the land deeds of the previous dynasty are abolished, how can that be done? Wouldn’t the people all over the world rise up in rebellion?
Even Liu Xiu didn't dare to say such words. Looking at Liu She who was talking nonsense, Liu Xiu slammed the table and reprimanded in a deep voice: "You are presumptuous!"
Liu She's body suddenly shook, and he finally realized that what he said had gone too far. He quickly knelt down, kowtowed forward, and said: "I deserve to die, your majesty, please forgive me!"
Liu Xiu looked at Liu She, then at the land deed on the table, frowned and said: "The King of Surabaya forcibly occupied the Wang family's land and oppressed the people. Someone came and took the King of Surabaya away and detained him pending trial!"
"Your Majesty, forgive me, Your Majesty, please forgive me!" Liu She became anxious and kowtowed to Liu Xiu repeatedly.
Liu Zhong also knelt down, kowtowed forward, and said: "Your Majesty, the King of Surabaya is old. He was confused and made a big mistake. Please forgive me!"
Li Jian also hurriedly knelt down and begged: "Your Majesty, please be lenient!"
It was better if he didn't plead for mercy. When he saw that Li Jian also begged for mercy, Liu Xiu became even more angry. He raised his finger and pointed at Li Jian and said, "As the magistrate of Ye County, you know that the King of Surabaya is bullying others, but you just sit back and ignore him."
, and still refuse to report it, what crime should you be guilty of?"
"Your Majesty, have mercy on me, Your Majesty, please have mercy on me..." Li Jian turned pale with fright and kowtowed forward repeatedly.
Seeing this, the corner of Wang Ben's mouth curled up, and a look of pride appeared on his face unconsciously. But soon he straightened his face and looked towards Liu Xiu subconsciously.
When he saw the emperor staring at him intently, Wang Ben was shocked, and he was covered in white sweat. He quickly pressed his forehead to the ground, not daring to look around again.
Liu Xiu originally planned to punish Li Jian severely, but when he saw the flash of pride on Wang Ben's face, he changed his mind and said: "Detain Li Jian together and await trial!"
Four Yulin guards walked in from outside the hall, picked up Liu She and Li Jian, and dragged them out. Liu Xiu looked at Wang Ben again, pushed the land deed on the table forward, and said: "Bring it with you
Your land deed, go back!"
"The common people thank Your Majesty for your kindness! Your Majesty's great kindness and virtue will be unforgettable by the common people." Wang Ben rushed forward and kowtowed repeatedly.
Liu Xiu waved his hand, and Xuying on the side came over, returned the land deed to Wang Ben, and said expressionlessly: "Okay, you can go back!"
Wang Ben said goodbye with a lot of gratitude. After exiting the gate of the mansion, he couldn't help but smile. It seemed that he really took the right risk this time. Hundreds of acres of fertile land were lost and regained.
You must know that all the fertile land in Nanyang has been sold at sky-high prices. Even if someone offers 500,000 acres of his own hundred acres of fertile land, he still won't sell it!
In the hall, Liu Zhong was sweating like rain and said urgently: "Your Majesty..."
"Okay, Ah Zhong, get up!" Liu Xiu said: "This time the King of Surabaya did indeed go too far. I know that this is by no means an isolated case. In Nanyang now, a large number of princes are using various means to annex land.
, if it is allowed to develop, there will definitely be chaos in Nanyang!"
Therefore, in order to stop the situation from getting out of control, Liu Xiu had to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys. This time, Liu She was unlucky and happened to hit Liu Xiu's gun.
Liu Zhong's eyes were red, and he choked and said: "Your Majesty, my father is old, but... he can't afford to be in prison!"
Liu Zhong was a filial son, and his filial piety was not a pretense to gain a good reputation, but came from true love. Even Liu Xiu admired him for this.
Later, Liu She died of illness, not more than 20 days later, and Liu finally passed away, crying to death. Of course, this was also related to his frailty and illness.
Knowing that he was in poor health and that he was a filial son, Liu Xiu stood up, walked up to Liu Zhong, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Don't worry, Ah Zhong. How can I embarrass my uncle? This time I just taught him a lesson."
, also to knock down the mountain and shake the tiger."
When Liu finally heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly kowtowed: "Thank you, Your Majesty, my minister! Thank you, my minister..."
"Get up!" Liu Xiu rolled her eyes at him, helped Liu Zhong up, and said half-jokingly: "If you are really anxious and your body is broken, I can't afford to apologize to my uncle!"
Liu Zhong burst out laughing. Axiu was still in the mood to joke with him. It seemed that he was really not angry with his father. This made Liu Zhong feel relieved a lot. He raised his sleeves and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Liu Xiu did not impose too severe punishment on Li Jian. He only deducted half a year's salary, and it was only a verbal deduction. In fact, he did not fine him half a year's salary.
The reason why Li Jian was punished so lightly was mainly because Liu Xiu sent Xuying to visit Yecheng. Li Jian's reputation was not bad, and the people were satisfied with Li Jian, the county magistrate.
In fact, Li Jian's connivance towards Liu She is completely understandable. After all, not all county magistrates in the world are like Dong Xuan, who dare to go against the emperor for a reason.
Li Jian, a mere county magistrate, really didn't dare to interfere with Liu She's affairs, and he couldn't even if he wanted to.
The county magistrate's salary is only 600 dan, and he has to support a large family. If he is to be punished for half a year at once, the family will not be able to live in the northwest. In order to survive, Li Jian had to become a corrupt official even if he was not a corrupt official.
So Liu Xiusi thought about it and decided not to punish him, but gave Li Jian a verbal warning.
Even so, Li Jian was frightened.
Liu Xiu only stayed in Ye County for one day. The next day, the team set off and continued south to Wancheng. Liu Xiu entered Nanyang, arrested Liu She who had occupied people's fields, and also 'severely punished' Li Jian, the magistrate of Ye County, and the news spread
And soon the news spread throughout Nanyang.
For a time, the princes and nobles who returned to Nanyang Real Estate felt a chill running down their spines.
Who is Liu She? There are two kings in the family! His father is the King of Sishui, and his son is the King of Zichuan. He is a unique favorite. But even so, Liu She was arrested for occupying people's fields. Compared with Liu She, he is far behind.
Not as good as him!
After hearing the news, the princes and nobles who returned to Nanyang all calmed down a lot. The common people who had suffered the loss of being dumb before and did not dare to file a complaint are now full of energy and have complained to the county and county governments to express their grievances.
In the past, the county government in Nanyang and the county governments in various counties really did not dare to control these dignitaries, but now they have no choice but to do so. After all, His Majesty visited Nanyang in person, captured a king, and punished a county magistrate.
If you continue to ignore the grievances of the people, you are deliberately looking for misfortune!
Nanyang, which was originally in chaos, finally became more stable and peaceful with the arrival of Liu Xiu.
Not long ago, Liu Xiu arrived in Wancheng. Accompanying him to Wancheng were Liu She and Liu Zhong who were arrested.
Liu Shun, the prefect of Nanyang, went ten miles out of the city to greet Liu Xiu. After seeing Liu Xiu, Liu Shun and the county officials bowed with great ceremony.
Liu Xiu and Liu Shun were naturally no strangers to each other. They were brothers from the same clan. Liu Shun was the elder and Liu Xiu's clan brother. They had known each other since they were children, but their relationship was not very close.
Liu Shun's elder brother was Liu Wei. During Wang Mang's time, Liu Wei was the Marquis of Chung Ling, and Liu Shun was a true disciple of a high-ranking official.
Liu Xiu only had a father who was a county magistrate, and he passed away when he was young. Compared with Liu Shun, he was just an ordinary farmer and country boy.
It’s just that no one thought that Liu Xiu, who didn’t like to talk much but was good at farming, would one day become the emperor. And Liu Shun, who was a high-ranking official, was now working for Liu Xiu.
Minister.
Liu Shun raised his hand to Liu Xiu and said: "Your Majesty came from Luoyang and went south all the way. It was really hard work."
Liu Xiu smiled slightly and asked, "How is Marquis Chengwu doing lately?"
"With your Majesty's blessing, everything is well for me." Although Liu Xiu and Liu Shun were not close, they did not treat Liu Shun badly. They conferred Liu Shun as a Marquis of Wu. Of course, compared with Liu Zhong who was granted the title of king, he was granted the title of Marquis.
Liu Shun's is naturally a bit worse.
However, although Liu Zhong was granted the title of king, he had no official position in the court. Although Liu Shun was granted the title of marquis, he was also the governor of a county. More importantly, he was the governor of Nanyang. Now he is the governor of all counties in the world.
No county is more popular than Nanyang. As the governor of Nanyang, he can definitely be said to hold great power and high authority.
After bowing to Liu Xiu, Liu Shun and Liu Zhong bowed to each other. They were all clan brothers and had met each other often before. They knew each other well and there was no sense of strangeness between them.
On the way to Wancheng, Liu Xiu asked Liu Shun about the current situation in Nanyang. Liu Shun told Liu Xiu the current situation in Nanyang in detail.
The counties in Nanyang were in chaos, and Wancheng, as the county seat, was even more chaotic and overcrowded. No matter which prince or nobleman, the first thing he thought of after returning to Nanyang was to buy a piece of land in Wancheng.
Wancheng is so big, and with the influx of a large number of outsiders, both the land inside the city and the fields outside the city are overwhelmed.
Liu Shun, the prefect, is not that easy to do. He has to face various emergencies almost every day and is busy from morning to night, but he is quite happy with it.
Seeing that Liu Shun looked haggard, Liu Xiu said, "If Marquis Cheng Wu feels too tired to be the governor of Nanyang, I can transfer Marquis Cheng Wu to another county."
Liu Shun was startled, waved his hands repeatedly, and said urgently: "Your Majesty, I have done a good job in Nanyang, but... I really don't want to leave..."
Of course he doesn't want to leave. To be a governor in Nanyang requires real power and prestige, and it's also close to his hometown. Where else in the world can he find such a good job?
Liu Xiu just said casually that if he really wanted to transfer Liu Shun, he would not be able to find a suitable candidate to replace Liu Shun.
Nanyang is the hometown of the emperor. There are many clan members of the Liu family here. If someone else is appointed as the prefect of Nanyang, any clan member who steps forward can overwhelm the prefect. How will Nanyang be governed in the future?
Liu Shun is different. He is a clan member of the Liu clan and the emperor's clan brother. The clan clan members of the Liu clan can suppress others, but they cannot suppress him. In addition, Nanyang is very important, and the governor of Nanyang must be
He is a person Liu Xiu can trust very much. The Liu family members are in the same spirit. They are both prosperous and disadvantaged. Others may rebel against Liu Xiu, but the Liu clan in Nanyang will never rebel against him.
These factors were the main reasons why Liu Xiu chose Liu Shun to be the governor of Nanyang.
Seeing that Liu Shun was very satisfied with his current official position, when he heard that he was going to transfer him, he felt as if someone had stepped on his tail.
Liu Xiu smiled slightly and said: "Marquis Chengwu has done a good job as the governor of Nanyang, but the people of Nanyang don't seem to be living well."
"Your Majesty..." Liu Shun's expression suddenly changed, and just as he was about to explain, Liu Xiu continued: "When I passed by Ye County, I found that the King of Surabaya had invaded people's fields. Would Marquis Chengwu not know about this?"
"Father, he...he..."
"Water can carry a boat, water can overturn it! Wouldn't Marquis Cheng Wu forget Deng Feng's lessons learned so quickly?" Liu Xiu asked meaningfully.
Liu Shun swallowed his saliva, nodded and said, "Your Majesty, I know I was wrong!"