In the third year of Yankang, autumn had already passed, and Yuan Shang had just arrived in Luoyang. Yuan Shang's trip lasted only one year, which really puzzled the officials, especially the minister Xun Yu even stayed in Jingnan. Now the minister
Most of the central government officials were young officials, who accompanied the emperor and reviewed the memorials. The emperor also intended to support some young people, among whom Yuan Xi was considered the leader of these young officials.
He had successfully passed the examination before. Although he did not get any rankings, he was considered to be somewhat capable among so many candidates. He was awarded the title of Chief Servant Shooter, and was regarded as a subordinate of Xun Yu's subordinates. He originally needed to endure some hardships.
Despite his qualifications, he was favored by the emperor for some reason. The ministers were a little confused as to why a person like Yuan Xi could be favored by the emperor. Logically speaking, his reputation was not good, but it was Luoyang San.
One of the harms.
In terms of talent, he is only above average. He is not as good as Liu Yi and Cao Zhang, who are both the three evils of Luoyang. Liu Yi now holds such an important position as the Luoyang Order. In less than half a year, he has already gained a lot of money.
Let’s not talk about his political achievements and encouraging farmers to teach. The main thing is that he caught many criminal pests. There are many high-ranking officials and nobles in Luoyang, especially some suspected traitors to the royal family.
For example, Song Zhe, the great nephew of the Empress Dowager of the Song Dynasty, although he did not do any serious evil, he was fond of colluding with knights inside and outside Luoyang. He often wandered around the city and made trouble for nothing. Man Chong arrested him several times, but because of his mistakes,
Not big, and it involves a relative of the Song family, so he can only be punished and released. Not only did this not scare Song Zhe, but he picked up the tiger skin of the royal family and did whatever he wanted. However, he was also smart and would never do it.
If you make a big deal out of it, at least you can't let Man Chong know about it.
Until one day, he met Liu Yi who was patrolling Luoyang. Song Zhe did not take this county magistrate seriously. Next, Liu Yi escorted him to the county government office. When Song Zhe raised his head, he shouted:
"I am the grand-nephew of the late Empress Dowager of the Song Dynasty!" Liu Yi smiled and grinned, "I am also the grand-son of Emperor Xiaokang! Come here!! Cut me off!!"
At this time, Song Zhe realized his mistake, but no matter how he begged for mercy, he could not make Liu Yi change his mind. This ruthless man who was originally a ruler of Gongyang, when Gongyang drew his sword, he needed to be more careful.
Family ties are nothing. Just like that, Song Zhe was directly executed by Liu Yi. Later, the Song family did not dare to seek revenge from Liu Yi. This made Liu Yi very angry. How could you not come for revenge?
So, within three months, he caught all the criminals in Luoyang, big and small, and executed them all regardless of their origins. Immediately, Luoyang was purged, and there were even cases where households were not closed at night. Such a situation, in a short period of time,
It only appeared twice, one of which was when Cao Cao was serving as the Northern Lieutenant of Luoyang, and the second time was during the period of Man Chong. The achievements of these two people now are not small, so everyone knows that Liu Yi
There will be great achievements in the future!
Only Liu Yi was a little angry. These people didn't come to take revenge. It's really abominable!
The other danger is Cao Zhang, the son of Situ Gong. This man has successfully graduated from military science and has now been sent to the southwest. He is responsible for guarding Jiaozhou and the safety of Funan. At the same time, he also has the most important responsibility. Although he does not
People said it face to face, but they all knew it well, that is to open up territory and expand territory. Cao Zhang rushed to the southwest just to explore the area leading to Guishang, open up territory and expand territory, eliminate ferocious beasts, and arrange people
Migration turned these ownerless lands into Han lands.
The previous person who held this position was now in Kushan, commanding the most elite southern army of the Han Dynasty.
Therefore, Yuan Xi is the least obvious of the three evils, but no one thought that he would be valued by the emperor.
When Yuan Shang rushed to Luoyang, the first thing he did was to visit the emperor. No one stopped him when he entered the palace, and he rushed all the way to the Houde Hall. Liu Xi still showed great affection to this confidant whom he had not seen for a long time.
What made Yuan Shang a little confused was that his second brother Yuan Xi was also in the Houde Hall, and there were several officials around him. They were all immersed in reviewing the memorials. When they saw Yuan Shang entering, Yuan Xi raised his head and smiled.
He laughed and continued to do his own thing.
Yuan Shang nodded. He knew about Yuan Xi entering the Shizhongtai. He couldn't hide such things from him. What he was puzzled about was that his brother could actually work in the Houde Hall. This was what he didn't know.
, after all, he cannot place spies here in Houde Hall, otherwise... Ahem, Liu Xi took Yuan Shang and sat on the other side. The two chatted for a while, and then Liu Xi said: "Gentlemen, I and I
Xianfu still has something to say, so please go back first!"
Everyone then stood up, picked up the documents, bowed to the emperor, and then left the place.
Yuan Shang watched his brother leave and didn't know how to ask, "Your Majesty, why is my brother here..."
"Hey! Do you look down on your brother so much?" Liu Xi asked with a smile. Yuan Shang shook his head and said: "That's not the case, it's just...my brother is not clever. I'm afraid he will cause some trouble.
, I offended Your Majesty..." As Yuan Xi's younger brother, Yuan Shang's words sounded somewhat like an elder. After all, he was the head of the Yuan family, and he was indeed qualified to say these words.
"How could it be? Xianyi is such a person, he is serious and down-to-earth in his work, and he never complains. Sometimes, I feel that even Kong Ming Zhongda is not as good as him... Shizhongtai is a place..." Liu Xi sighed with emotion.
, but did not continue to speak, but Yuan Shang already understood in his heart. Speaking of it, he also understood the nature of his brother. Because he was not of high origin, he was not very favored among Yuan Shao's children.
Yuan Tan is powerful because of his status as the eldest son, while Yuan Shang is favored because he is like his father. Only the second brother appears to be independent and honest.
At that time, it was because of his close relationship with Cao Zhang that he gained a reputation as one of the three evils. In fact, he was kind-hearted and did not have a dandy style. What is needed most in Shizhongtai is to be obedient, calm and less obedient.
An official who talks less and does more? The second brother is considered lucky to be valued by the emperor. Yuan Shang thought to himself, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Liu Xi shook his head and smiled without saying a word, and the two of them talked about the incident in Jingzhou. Yuan Shang seriously informed the emperor of his journey in detail, not missing a single thing, but did not express any of his own opinions.
He is only the emperor's eyes and ears, not the emperor's brain. He only needs to tell the emperor what he sees and hears. As for his thoughts, he does not need to mention it anymore.
"Cao Situ forced the people to dig the canal??" Liu Xi asked in surprise.
Yuan Shang nodded without speaking.
Liu Xi's face was a little gloomy, he clenched his fists, was silent for a moment, and then asked: "What about Zhongda?"
"He's assisting with this."
"Absurd!! Is my Situ such a traitor who oppresses the people for merit?!" Liu Xi was furious and stood up suddenly. This was the first time Yuan Shang saw the emperor so rude and angry, and he felt a little afraid in his heart. , lowered his head and said nothing, Liu Xi paced back and forth in the Houde Hall angrily. After a while, he said: "You should go back and rest first. I will deal with this matter!"
Yuan Shang immediately bowed again and then left Houde Hall.
Liu Xi sat in front of the case, thought for a long time, took out a memorandum from under the case, looked at the memorandum in his hand, Liu Xi was stunned for a long time, and then violently tore the memo into pieces and threw it in front of him. He closed his eyes and sat for a long time before he calmed down. He picked up the paper from the side and started writing. After writing for a long time, he shouted: "Qi Yue!!"
Qi Yue immediately rushed in and bowed to Liu Xi.
"Send this edict to Jingzhou immediately and deliver it to Cao Situ!!"
"Here you go!"
Looking at Qi Yue leaving, Liu Xi sighed. Cao Cao had actually told him about using the people to dig the canal, but he had always pretended not to know about it. The torn memorial just now, It was what Cao Cao played, but knowing it is one thing, and what Yuan Shang said is another thing. Liu Xi knew in his heart the great benefits of the successful construction of the canal, but in his heart... he still couldn't bear it.
Even though he clearly knew that the merits would last forever, he still didn't want his people to suffer.
This was also the reason why Liu Xi was hesitant and irritable. Should he be thinking about the great benefits of the canal, or should he be thinking about the suffering people in northern Jingbei?
Liu Xi still made his own decision in his heart, and the edict was sent to Jingzhou.
Liu Xi shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I'm still not cruel enough."
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The next day, when Yuan Shang returned to Luoyang, the messengers of embroidered clothes were dispatched and went straight to the official school of Luoyang. When the messengers of embroidered clothes arrived at Luoyang official school and guarded the surroundings, all the wine worshipers in the official school were They were stunned, some were even so scared that their feet were weak, and some could not walk. Everyone knew the bad reputation of the embroidered messenger, and no one was afraid of it. Why did they rush here?
At the same time, in the empty classroom, Wang Jijiu's forehead was dripping with sweat. In front of him, two people, one large and one small, were sitting on their knees. The younger one was naturally Yuan Yao. He did not notice Jijiu's panic at this moment. He just lowered his head, prepared to be scolded, and the other person was Yuan Shang. Yuan Shang stared at the sacrificial wine with a cold face, and asked displeasedly: "Dare you ask the sacrificial wine why you called me here?" For what reason? Did Yaoer make some mistake??"
"Haha, how could it be? This kid Yao'er has a pure heart and unique ideas. Many times, I don't know how to refute what he says. Ahem, I called Yuan Jun here this time. The main reason is to let Yuan Jun be a child. I'll tell you, this kid is smart and will become a great person in the future, but he just doesn't like to study..." Jijiu said cautiously, then looked around, at the door, even at the window, there were The embroidered messenger standing with a sword.
Yuan Shang nodded, looked at Yuan Yao on the side, and said displeasedly: "In the future, if you want to listen to the sacrificial wine, you are not allowed to mess around, otherwise, when I come again, I will definitely deal with you well!!!"
Hearing Yuan Shang's words, Jijiu felt a little panicked. Are you trying to deal with me?
Yuan Yao lowered his head and did not dare to refute. Yuan Shang scolded him for a while, then looked at the sacrificial wine and said gently: "Your Majesty, I can rest assured that I will leave this son to you. I am really busy on weekdays and cannot
Look after him, I hope you don’t mind, I’ll invite you to my place another day!”
"No need!! No need!!"
"Then I'll take my leave first." Yuan Shang saluted to the King's Jijiu, and then left. Seeing the embroidered messengers leaving one after another, those Jijiujiu who could not walk before had the courage to denounce them.
Eagle Dog's face was full of rebelliousness. Wang Jijiu wiped the sweat from his forehead, looked helplessly at the child in front of him, and asked: "Do you have any other relatives in your family?"
Yuan Yao thought for a moment and then said: "Yes! Your Majesty is my father's disciple, I can go and see him..."
"Okay! Okay! Don't say any more... Your Majesty, forget it, but are there other parents? Some who are gentler?"