Dugu left nervously, and the smile on Fifth Qi's face gradually faded, replaced by a frosty contemplation. The problem of the Dugu family is not only to offend Qin Jin, but in the process of clearing the land, the fraud was also found, although I don't know how much it has to do with Duguqi, but once it is found out, it really hit the knife.

Fifth Qi is now in charge of Qingzhang land, and is preparing to catch a group of people to set an example, including the Dugu family of Daningfang, but the Dugu family has lasted for a hundred years, and the family has already branched out.

Today alone, there are more than 10 fraudsters, and all of them are from powerful families, and in order to keep the land, these people are engaged in confrontation either openly or covertly. This is also expected, but for the sake of the official affairs of the court, he must move forward, if he can't clear the obstacles, in the end, the land will only become a joke of the government and the opposition, and he will inevitably leave an unfavorable impression on Dr. Qin.

Fifth Qi knows very well that there are many people waiting to see his joke in the whole court, so this joke must not be made.

Thinking of this, he immediately summoned his henchman Shuling Shi and ordered him to check whether the Dugu family, who lived in Chongrenfang, had committed fraud in Qingzhang Land.

After returning to the Zhongjun Marshal's Hall, Du Fu did not mention the accident of the Immortal Tower, but focused his attention on the current situation. In his opinion, there are bullies everywhere in this world, and there are many people who do not open their eyes, and there is no need to waste his mind on such people.

Lingwu was recovered as early as a year ago, Zheng Xianli led his troops westward, and sent back the military letter twice on the way, the situation in Anxi was much more optimistic than expected, the power infiltrated by the Tubo people had gradually retreated to the plateau, and Liang Zai was also very deferential to the envoys of the imperial court on the surface.

Zheng Xianli wanted to stay in Anxi as the deputy envoy of Jiedu, and the main purpose was to replace Liang Zai, but the time for him to settle down was still short, and it may not be the time to succeed.

When Du Fu heard that Qin Jin had stretched out his hand to Anxi, he couldn't help but open his mouth wide thoughtfully, now that the chaos in Hebei has not subsided, and the situation in Jiangnan is also surging, he actually used his limited manpower in Anxi, which is far away in the sky.

Anxi in the Tianbao years is also very expensive, almost not as good as the cost of Hebei Hedong, now the world is chaotic, the people are sad, the court is pulling Anxi not to let go, the treasury is afraid that it will soon be difficult to continue.

However, after so many years, Du Fu already knows Qin Jin's character very well, he either doesn't do it, as long as he is determined to do one thing, he will overcome all difficulties to do it to the end, and no one can change his original intention and thoughts.

Du Fu was also surprised by Wei Jiansu's Xuanfu Jiangnan, this shadow prime minister who had never only known only promises, was willing to take a huge risk to go to Jiangnan. Several major festivals in the south of the Yangtze River have been inseparable from the imperial court, especially the rent that was withheld last year was transported to Luoyang, which is very strange.

Raising troops in Jiangnan inevitably requires a lot of money and grain, and several major festivals have made obedient people pay the local rents in Jiangnan, which is itself abnormal. Whether it is Gao Shi or Li Xiyan, those people have always been anti-Qin and Jin. Now that Qin Jin has actually held the Son of Heaven hostage, they have long been full of dissatisfaction, how can they cooperate obediently?

Qin Jin believes that the reason why the envoys of several major festivals in the south of the Yangtze River are like this is to stabilize the court and wait for the opportunity.

In other words, Wei Jiansu went to Jiangnan, and he might lose his life due to an accident at any time. For example, Shi Siming suddenly attacked Hedong in a big way, and at that time, Wei Jiansu was afraid that he would become a victim of the rebels' sacrifice flag.

Qin Jin deeply agreed with Du Fu's analysis, but someone had to go to Jiangnan, although on the surface it seemed that Wei Jiansu Xuanfu Jiangnan was forced to do it after losing the struggle in the political hall. But from another point of view, isn't this Wei Jiansu using a gamble to retreat into advance?

If it fails, everything will be suspended, at least his son Wei Kui has become a servant, saving a lot of wasted years. If he returns to Chang'an safely, Wei Jiansu already has the capital to compete with Xia Yuanji and Fifth Qi.

Suddenly, a trace of worry flashed in Du Fu's eyes.

"The doctor uses checks and balances to add to the political affairs hall, isn't he afraid of following in the footsteps of the emperor?"

He rarely speaks so explicitly, but he can only articulate his concerns by expressing his opinions.

If the political affairs hall has a certain degree of mutual containment, it is naturally a way to maintain the stability of power, but what if someone does everything to do it? For example, in order to get rid of Wei Jiansu by unscrupulous means, I am afraid that in the end, the interests of the imperial court will be harmed.

At that time, Ge Shuhan and Gao Xianzhi did not have to face both traitors and internal opponents. And often internal opponents will be more threatening, and they will also be ruined by their own people.

Qin Jin sighed softly.

"Before there is a stable system to ensure the balance of power, the necessary checks and balances are still needed, and I am afraid that this risk must be taken, and the key is whether the negative impact of such checks and balances can be controlled to a reasonable degree!"

Du Fu is not worried about this, Qin Jin is now in the prime of life, and he has enough physical strength and energy to control the details of power. On the other hand, the complicated open and secret struggles of the Emperor Taishang in his later years are more due to the fact that the Emperor Taishang is old and decrepit, his energy is not as good as before, and he cannot control the details of power one by one, and it is natural that he will lose control.

Depending on a person's position, the angle and height of looking at the problem will naturally change. In the past, Du Fu only thought about seeking officials, especially in the most difficult period, the purpose of seeking officials became simpler and simpler, just to seek a stable life for his family, so that he would not be displaced, he would not eat the last meal and not the next meal, and the tragedy of his young son starving to death would not happen again.

To this day, thinking of the dilemma and despair he faced back then, Du Fu is still sighing again and again. However, he sat in Feng Yijun's post for four years, and now he is patrolling Hedong in an unprecedented capacity, and his status is not what he used to be, and what he wants has long since changed.

Whether it is loyal to the monarch or finally the imperial court, in his opinion, there is no reality to construct a stable world. The Son of Heaven can care about the life and death of the people in vain, arrogant and lascivious, and the court can also help the people to abuse and pervert. Only a stable world can enable the suffering and freezing people in the world to live a good life.

Now that he and his family are living a life of food and clothing, it's time to live up to the promise they made.

It is precisely because of the difference in pursuit that Du Fu does not have any moral baggage and psychological burden, even if Qin Jin treats the Son of Heaven as a puppet? In this catastrophe, the Li family has too many opportunities to save the situation, but every time they play a good hand of cards, what does this mean? This shows that the Mandate of Heaven may have begun to change......

"Once Shi Siming moves south, the soldiers and horses in Hedong are not enough to resist, and the expansion of the army is urgent!"

Du Fu finally entered the main topic of his return to Beijing, expanding the army!

However, the answer given by Qin Jin was beyond his expectations.

"The expansion of the army should not be carried out locally, Guanzhong can send an additional 50,000 new troops, if it is still stretched, then troops can be sent from Luoyang to respond!"

Du Fu immediately understood Qin Jin's idea that the local government could not recruit troops and expand the army, which was learning the lesson of An Lushan's rebellion. Not only could the source of troops not come from the local area, but even the right to allocate grain and straw must be firmly controlled by the imperial court.

One of the most important errands of the governor of Hedong was to be responsible for the preparation and preparation of food for the festival. On the surface, this lightens the burden of the Jiedu envoys and makes them concentrate on the war, but in fact it also disperses the power of the Jiedu envoys.

Previously, Du Fu was worried that Lu Qi would complain about this situation, but he found that he was wrong, Lu Qi not only supported Qin Jin's decision, but also took the initiative to hand over more power.

At present, the imperial court has only set up governors in Hedong, Shuofang, and Longyou, which are the most important places around Guanzhong, and as long as these places are firmly grasped in the hands of the imperial court, it will be difficult for local forces to make a difference.

"The festival degree makes there is a tendency to secession, and the local clans have played a role in fueling the troubles, and if the doctor wants to completely eliminate the hidden danger of secession, he must govern the local clans!"

Qin Jin nodded, although the local clan is not the fundamental reason for the emergence of secession, it is definitely an important reason that cannot be ignored, but the matter is urgent, before Shi Siming is pacified, the local clan is still the object of unity, otherwise it will push these local entrenched clans to their own enemy side.

Du Fu agreed with Qin Jin's concerns, so the proposal to expand the army was denied, so he naturally accepted it gladly.

……

Xia Yuanji visited Fifth Qi overnight, which surprised Fifth Qi. After all, Xia Yuanji is old and has limited energy, except for arguing with the atmosphere of the court with his own hands, he rarely interferes with the specific errands he is responsible for.

Fifth Qi was energetic, and he ate and lived in the political hall for eight out of ten days, and Xia Yuanji came to the political hall and saw him directly.

"The matter of Dugu Qi is making a big fuss, and now it is rumored that the city is full of wind and rain, and the old man knows that you have a deep relationship with him, but now is not the time to be soft-hearted, how many pairs of eyes are staring at you and me, if there is a little favoritism, I am afraid that the bullet of the imperial history will have to fly all over the sky!"

Xia Yuanji's expression was solemn, his tone was low, the atmosphere in the hall was almost solidified, Fifth Qi's temples suddenly jumped wildly, the little Andinghou actually asked Xia Yuanji to deal with it personally, it seems that the problem is far more serious than he imagined, and when he thinks of this, his heart can't help but feel gloomy.

I have to be a person who repays virtue with resentment.

"Don't worry, the subordinates know what to do......"