Chapter Seventy-Nine: Bold Ideas
The inn where Liu Xian and the others knocked on the door would definitely not be occupied at this time, and there was only Liu Xian and others in the entire inn.
So, I rented a small courtyard at the back of the inn.
In fact, the inn has been closed for a long time, and the store has been smashed to pieces, and almost nothing is intact.
The original shopkeeper in the inn didn't know where to run for a long time, so it's not surprising that he might just die.
The boss is in his fifties and has a wife, and they have nowhere to go, so they stay in the inn. If it weren't for the fact that there was some food hidden in the cellar of the inn, they would have starved to death.
Chen Gen, Chen Shi and the others who stayed behind had already cleaned up the small guest house.
Liu Xian returned with Wen Shen and Wang Bao at this time, and he finally looked like him.
There was a small hall in the guest house, and Liu Xian asked people to set up a banquet table and invite Wen Shen and Wang Bao to sit down.
In addition, Liu Xue, a girl, hurriedly came to serve tea and temporarily acted as a maid.
After Uncle Zheng explained to Liu Fu that they went to help get some wine and food, he was also with him.
Liu Xian sat on the throne quietly, but the county Cheng Wenshen and the county lieutenant Wang Bao both had things on their minds, or they both wanted to hear what Liu Xian said, so they seemed a little absent-minded, so they didn't notice these.
Liu Xian naturally did this on purpose, as long as Liu Xian thought that he could contact him, could make friends, and was likely to be accepted for his own use. Liu Xian will intentionally or unintentionally make them subconsciously self-centered, so that they naturally forget their age and identity, and slowly get used to the way they get along with each other. In the end, he has only one identity in their minds, and that is to become their lord and lord.
Liu Xian learned from Luo Shu, the guard of the city gate, and what he saw when he entered the city; I met Wen Shen and Wang Bao from the county government again, and I heard their conversation by chance, although it was only a few words, but Liu Xian had already grasped some of the situation.
Through Liu Xian's analysis, Liu Xian thought that he could contact these two people, and even subdue these two people for his own use.
Originally, no matter what the situation of Yang's County was, it was not Liu Xian's turn to participate. However, now that I have met these two people in front of me, and can talk to them, I can invite them here, then the situation is completely different.
The most important thing is that Liu Xian has somewhat grasped the characters of Wen Shen and Wang Bao.
Wenshen is a county leader, he is a person sent by Huangfu Song, and he really wants to do a good job in Yang's County and restore Yang's county to normal life order. He is a literati, and he still has some literati in his body, it is estimated that he disagrees with Yang Jie, the county order, and has already become dissatisfied with Yang Jie's county order, and it is even possible that the contradiction between him and the county order has become a little sharpened.
As for the county lieutenant Wang Bao, although he is also a county lieutenant sent by Huangfu Song, he turned out to be only the leader of a team, Du Bo. He has no experience as a county lieutenant, and it may be that he is not capable enough, so he should be listening to Wenshen now.
Liu Xian had a bold idea, that is, if he could subdue Wen Shen and Wang Bao for his own use, then he could use these two people to achieve the possibility of overthrowing the county order and controlling Yang County for himself.
This idea is indeed a bit bold, and with Liu's ability and age, it is indeed difficult to subdue these two people for his own use. What's more, they are people sent by Huangfu Song, and they will definitely not worship themselves as the Lord easily.
This, following Huangfu Song is much more promising than following himself.
But Liu Xian feels that it is not that there is no possibility. Because the key is still in Huangfu Song, Huang Fu Song himself does not have much ambition, just a loyal minister loyal to the Han Dynasty, he only does things right, not people, meritorious rewards and punishments, he would not have accepted people like Wen Shen and Wang Bao as his subordinates.
To put it mildly, Han Chen, who has a strong temperament like Huangfu Song and Lu Zhi, who dares to say that they want to worship them as their master, they will not like it, but they will be wary of alienation from those who want to worship them as their master, and they will not even hire them again.
One, they will only think that there is only one master, that is, the Han Emperor, and they are all the courtiers of the Han Emperor. They don't recognize others as lords, but they don't become lords either.
The second is the relationship of reputation, they have always been known for their loyalty and uprightness, how can they privately accept civil servants and military generals to give people a handle?
Anyway, no matter what, Liu Xian wants to give it a try.
The wine and food hadn't come up so quickly, Liu Xian used tea as wine, and saluted them before saying, "Lord Wen, General Wang, have you encountered such difficulties?" You were ordered by Lord Huangfu Song to come to Yangshi County for the purpose of rebuilding the official government of Yangshi County and restoring the normal order of life in Yangshi County. However, this government is now rebuilt, and at least all the officials of a county have been appointed. However, after the government was re-established here, it was found that the appointment of officials was one thing, but the work was another. The situation in Yangshi County has not changed at all, what was the people of Yangshi County like, and what is still the case, they are still in a kind of food shortage crisis, and they are still in dire straits. Is that the case? ”
"That's true." Wen Shen saw that Liu Xian could actually explain the problem, so he didn't hide it, and said indignantly: "Wen just saw that the people of Yangshi County now can't hold on anymore, and in the three days we have been in Yangshi County, many people have starved to death every day. But I found that in fact, the situation in Yang's County is not so bad that it is, like the county commander's family, there is still a lot of grain in stock, and there is also a lot of surplus grain in the other officials' homes. Now in the Han court, far water can't save the near thirst, and Wen didn't ask them to donate the surplus grain directly, but just asked them to restore the price of grain to a normal price, so that the people can buy a little life-saving food. But do you know what the prefectural ordinance says? ”
"Oh? The county order is Lord Yang Jie, right? What did he say? Liu Xian naturally knew that there were no good words, but he still said in passing.
"He said that what does that bitterness have to do with him? If it weren't for the money and food he provided and people to protect Yang's County, those people might have been killed by the Yellow Turban thieves. He didn't ask for an insurance premium from their people, even if he was worthy of them, but now there is a shortage of food everywhere, and their grain and rice are worth that kind of money, and they can afford to buy it, and if they can't afford to go hungry, is this also his responsibility? ”
He also said that he did not ask for the county order, and he himself had no responsibility to care about the life and death of those people, if Wen wanted to take care of it, Wen would take care of it, but don't fight his idea of grain and rice. If you want food, then take the money. ”
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When Liu Xian listened, he somewhat understood what the county lieutenant Wang Bao said meant that it was useless to go to see the county order by himself.
Alas, it is strange that Yang County can govern Yang County well with such a county order.