No one knows exactly what happened in Washington on this day. They only know that in the evening, a carriage slowly drove out from Luoyang. When the city gate soldiers checked, there were three young people lying inside.
, their noses were bruised and their faces were swollen, they were unconscious, and they didn’t know who committed the crime. The soldiers were about to ask a few more questions, but the driver kept saying that they were injured by the fall and wanted to go home for treatment. The soldiers looked at their official documents again and then let them go.
Leave.
There is now one more person in Washington DC.
Liu Xi was sitting in the Hall of Houde, with Hua Xiong's affairs on the table in front of him. Liu Xi just smiled. It seemed that he had to edit a letter himself to "persuade peace", so he put the document away.
Standing aside, he picked up various memorials about the Japanese state. Since the Japanese state became a subsidiary of the Han Dynasty during the Xiping period, the Japanese state has undergone tremendous changes. The temple divided the Japanese state into two, and set up two
The princes and kings are governed by the same prime minister.
In these years, Xun You, as the prime minister of the Japanese state, has been governing the Japanese island of Nuoda. He is worthy of being an old minister who followed Ye Ye back then. Liu Xi lamented that in the year of Jianning, there was not a single mediocre person. This Duke Xun You
, after rushing to Japan, for nearly twenty years, he focused all his energy on local education. He did not develop local farming, mulberry, and roads, but he continued to engage in official education, and
Literary education.
Xun You's behavior made his achievements insignificant and unknown among the many governors and ministers. When the governors and ministers in various places were trying their best to make the local areas develop rapidly, with countless cultivated lands and the rise of commerce, Xun You did nothing.
The situation on the island is almost the same as it was twenty years ago. The cultivated land has not increased, but the population is constantly migrating towards Ningzhou. Xun You relaxed taxes and brought people from Ningyou at all costs, but the locals on the island continued to
The outmigration caused the population to decrease instead of increasing.
Twenty years have passed but failed to change a small country. The ministers were already dissatisfied with Xun You. Especially in the year of Yankang, the emperor's heart was in the world and wanted to bring great order to the world. Xizhou was governed by Jia Xu, which made Xizhou
The state's commerce was booming, especially cotton cultivation, which became an important production area for the Han Dynasty. In the south, Yangzhou, Yizhou, Jingzhou, and Jiaozhou also became wealthy under the governance of capable ministers.
Even the states like He Xinning, thanks to the blessing of Chi Dao, have active commerce and have undergone earth-shaking changes compared to the past. Only the Japanese islands have not changed at all. Naturally, the ministers want to succeed Xun You. If the Japanese islands can be greatly controlled
, is bound to gain the attention of the emperor, just like people like Ju Sue, Jia Xu, Tian Feng, and Guoyuan. The emperor corresponded with them and became his confidants.
However, unfortunately, these impeachment documents fell into the hands of Xun Yu. Xun Yu was going to help the emperor review these. Ahem, Xun Yu directly discarded these memorials without even handing them to the emperor.
Come and watch. Now that Xun Yu is not here, the content of these impeachments has just been seen by the emperor. Liu Xi is a little confused. Logically speaking, Xun Yu does not seem to be someone who would hide his sins for his family members. Could it be that I have seen it wrong?
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Liu Xi frowned and continued reading, reading the ministers' impeachment along with the annual memorials of Japan Island. He was surprised to find that these ministers were not just talking nonsense. What they said was actually the truth.
After Xun You stayed on the island for so many years, there was almost no development in the island, whether in the economy or in other fields. Of course, it was not without its merits.
In every county on the Japanese island, Xun You set up an official school, spent a lot of money to invite many scholars to give lectures to these Japanese people, and constantly opened libraries so that everyone could afford to read books. At the same time, after printing, After the emergence of technology, the amount of books printed in Wadao was second only to that of Luoyang. You must know that the printing of Luoyang was the responsibility of the official academy, a temple institution, and the scale and investment were completely incomparable.
At the same time, Xun You received a large amount of aid from the temple, and the aid was not money or food, but books and the like.
Liu Xi was a little confused. What on earth was Duke Xun doing? Did he want to turn the Japanese island into a place of Confucianism for the Han Dynasty? Looking at the piles of memorials from the officials, Liu Xi didn't know how to treat them. This veteran minister thought for a long time before shouting: "Qi Yue!!" Qi Yue immediately walked in and bowed to Liu Xi, and then Liu Xi said: "Call Pang Tong to me!"
Qi Yue quickly walked out of the temple and sent Huangmen to invite Pang Tong into the palace.
Pang Tong was studying the Han laws in his mansion. Lu Su, who had not come to meet him, was waiting for a group of Huangmen. When the Huangmen expressed their intention to come, Pang Tong was still a little confused. Could it be that he was satisfied? Where did Chong report him to the emperor? Huangmen didn't give him a chance to think, and took him to the palace. Pang Tong didn't even have time to clean up, and was taken to the palace.
After entering the Hall of Houde, Pang Tong was still thinking about how to answer the emperor's question later.
Sure enough, Liu Xi didn't look very happy. He frowned and was unhappy. Pang Tong paid homage to the emperor, then carefully sat in front of him and asked: "Your Majesty, why do you need to call the generals so urgently?" Could it be that some thief offended His Majesty??" Liu Xi glanced at him and then said: "It's not that he was offended... Come, look at these..." Liu Xi handed a memorial to Pang Tong. .
Pang Tong was trembling in his heart. He took the memorial and looked at it carefully.
This was indeed the minister's impeachment, but the target was not him, but Xun You who was far away on the island of Japan. Pang Tong had never met Xun You, but he knew in his heart that this man was from the Xun family and seemed to be a close relative of Duke Xun. , Pang Tong looked at it carefully. The content of the impeachment was very simple. It was nothing more than inaction, and there was nothing else out of the ordinary. Pang Tong looked at the emperor with some confusion and asked: "Your Majesty??"
"Hmph, look, I have hundreds of articles about this kind of impeachment!" Liu Xi said with some displeasure, then looked at Pang Tong and said, "But, what is the situation on the island, I don't know. I don’t know, but Prime Minister Xun is a veteran of Jianning, and I don’t really believe that he would be so inactive. Therefore, I want to send a confidant to go to the Japanese island on my behalf to see the situation there and see if there are any difficulties. ...Or, whether the content of this impeachment is true..."
As the emperor spoke, Pang Tong nodded and asked, "Your Majesty wants me to go to the Japanese island to inspect the local situation?"
Liu Xi said with a smile: "Shi Yuan is my close minister, so naturally you are the most suitable person in Luoyang!"
Pang Tongtong was stunned and said helplessly: "Your Majesty, I dare not hide it. I wanted to make preparations before submitting the report. I am discussing legal matters with Lord Manchu and Lord Lu. I recommend Liu Yi to be ordered to Luoyang. The Japanese king and his close relatives are even closer..." Before Pang Tong could finish speaking, Liu Xi interrupted him and said directly: "The Japanese island matter has been delayed for countless years, it is time to solve it... We will discuss all other matters when you come back!"
"Oh... I'm here!"
"By the way, when you go to the Japanese island this time, take Liu Yi with you... With him here, no matter what situation you want to investigate, the Japanese king will not make things difficult for you..."
"Here you go!"
He watched Pang Tong leave with a smile. When Pang Tong walked out of the mansion, the smile on the emperor's face disappeared. He squinted his eyes and whispered: "A rich family... powerful?"
Pang Tong walked out of the palace, only feeling that he was unlucky. Alas, this compilation happened at a critical moment, but he had to leave Luoyang and go to the Japanese island. It was really unlucky. Pang Tong lamented in his heart. Suddenly, he stopped
He stopped his steps, turned his head thoughtfully, and looked at the magnificent palace behind him. He understood! Pang Tong laughed and walked towards the mansion, smiling all the way.
"Good means, really good means!"
When Pang Tong returned to the mansion, Lu Su was waiting for him. When he saw Pang Tong walking into the mansion with a smile, Lu Su was stunned. Like Pang Tong, his first thought was when he heard that Pang Tong was taken to the Houde Hall.
It was Man Chong who played the emperor's honour. Lu Su asked: "Shi Yuan is so happy, it seems that your majesty did not blame Shi Yuan?" Pang Tong shook his head and said: "You are different, your majesty called me, is it?"
You want me to be your envoy and go to Japan Island..."
"Why?"
"Someone is impeaching Prime Minister Xun for his inaction."
"Alas..." Lu Su sighed and asked, "What about the new laws? If Shi Yuan leaves, Boning and I won't be able to complete it..." Lu Su said
, Pang Tong shook his head and said nonchalantly: "It's okay, without me, maybe you two will do better." Lu Su said hurriedly: "The road from Luoyang to Japan is very long, maybe
During this period of time, Shiyuan and Boning can divide the work and each complete their own part..."
"Okay, there's no need to say anything... I have something important to do. I'm afraid I won't be able to take care of this legal matter..." Pang Tong said, packing up his belongings and looking at the people in front of him.
Lu Su, he sighed, walked up to Lu Su, and said, "Zijing... do you trust me?"
"Um."
"The so-called king's law cannot only be used by temples to govern the world. The king's law is the law of the emperor. The emperor is the son of God. It is to protect the people of the world. Scholars, farmers, industry and merchants are all common people of the Han Dynasty. They should not favor one side and persecute the other.
On one side... the people of the world should be consistent with the king's laws... I am not biased towards powerful families, and I want to speak for them, but I feel that whether they are the common people who are farming, or the merchants who are going out, or those who
The wealthy academic families, even the princes and nobles, should be treated as equals within the royal family!!"
Lu Su was silent for a long time after listening to Pang Tong's words, and then asked: "Why did Shi Yuan tell me this?"
"Hahaha, Zijing will understand when I leave!"
The next day, Liu Yi reluctantly followed Pang Tong and left Luoyang, heading for the Japanese island as the emperor's envoy.
After they left, Houde Hall immediately sent out the palace to invite Lu Su and Man Chong into the palace to discuss the new laws.