In March and April of the second year of Guanghe, there was not peace in the imperial court, and there were not a few people who died due to partisan struggle.

In March, Sikong Yuan Feng was dismissed. Yuan Feng, the word Zhouyang, Runan Ruyang, his family is the famous "Runan Yuan" in the Eastern Han Dynasty. With the three sons of the world, he has served as a servant, a secretary, a ruling Jinwu and other officials, and is known for his generosity and integrity.

In April, Shangshu ordered Yangqiu to move to the school lieutenant. Since the "disaster of the party", the eunuchs Cao Jie and Wang Fu have been in power, and Taiwei Duan Ying has joined forces with them, and the eunuchs have flourished, and Cao Jie and Wang Fu's fathers and brothers have served as secretaries, schools, pastors, guards, orders, chiefs and other officials, corrupting and harming the people. Wang Fu's adopted son, Wang Ji, was particularly tyrannical, killing more than 10,000 people in five years in office. Yang Qiu was extremely resentful of this, and immediately punished the eunuchs after becoming the lieutenant of Si Li.

Soon, Jingzhao Yin Yang Biao sent Wang Fu's protégé to embezzle more than 70 million yuan, when Wang Fu happened to go out of the palace on vacation, Duan Ying, who was attached to the eunuch, was also impeached by himself because of the solar eclipse and was not in the court. Yang Qiu took the opportunity to impeach Wang Fu, Duan Ying, and Zhongchang Shi Chun Yudeng, Yuan Yu and others for their crimes, so Wang Fu, Duan Ying, Wang Ji and others were all imprisoned, and Yang Qiu personally tortured them.

Wang Fu, Wang Ji's father and son were tortured to death, and Duan Ying committed suicide in fear of crime. Yangqiu confiscated Wang Fu's family property, and Duan Ying's wife and son migrated to the border. Subsequently, Yang Qiu was ready to punish Cao Jie, Cao Jie was afraid and did not dare to go out of the palace for vacation, so he slandered Emperor Ling, saying that Yang Qiu was a harsh official and was not suitable for the position of lieutenant, and Emperor Ling actually took Yang Qiu as a captain. When Yang Qiu heard this, he begged Emperor Ling to let him serve for another month, so as to remove evil for the country, but Emperor Ling did not allow it.

So the power of the eunuchs revived, and soon Cao Jie added the Shangshu Order, which made him even more powerful.

Although Xiang Ao was busy with affairs, he always arranged for merchants to inquire about any changes in the court of Luoyang City. Suffering from the lack of a special intelligence system, Xiang Ao learned of the news in late May. While lamenting that the struggle between the DPRK and China was so cruel, he also seized the time to accumulate strength to merge states. When His Majesty summoned him, Xiang Ao had the ability to share Liu Hong's worries. Because he could not get the support of the imperial court, and the territory of Xianbei was too large and there were many plains, which was not suitable for the Han army to go deep, Xiang Ao started the idea of the population of the Southern Xiongnu.

In the past few months, Xiang Ao has handed over all the political affairs of Shuofang County to Hu Zhao, and ordered Hu Zhao to lead the magistrate of Shuofang County. Hu Zhao did not disappoint Xiang Ao, his efficiency in handling political affairs was higher than Xiang Ao's, and even Hu Zhao had to take Xiang Ao to drink tea and compose poems in his spare time, which made Xiang Ao feel that everything he had learned in the past had been used on dogs, and he was extremely depressed.

Although Xu Fu has not recognized Xiang Ao as the master for the time being, he has a good relationship with Xiang Ao, and Xu Fu wants to take this opportunity to temper himself, so he agrees to temporarily serve as Gong Cao in Xiang Ao's county mansion, and by the way, he cooperates with Jiang Yan to rebuild Jilusai. Although all of Xiang Ao's personnel appointments were given to Xiang Ao by the imperial court, Xiang Ao was also cautious, and any position change would be written to the imperial court in case it was too small.

At the beginning of June, the imperial court sent an edict that made Xiang Ao extremely entangled, pardoning Cai Yong's crimes, and once again recruiting Cai Yong as a councilor, entering the court and writing historical facts with the corresponding officials. Cai Yong is upright by nature, he has offended too much treachery in the court before, and this time he returned to the court Xiang Ao was worried that he might be persecuted again, but Cai Yong's dedication to writing historical facts and the imperial edict, Xiang Ao didn't know how to persuade him.

"Although the old man returns to Luoyang again, he doesn't know the road ahead, but he can fulfill the old man's wish, and you don't need to persuade him again." Cai Yong had already sat in the carriage with Cai Yan at this time, ready to leave for Beijing. Although there was reluctance in the eyes that stared at Xiang Ao, there was more satisfaction. Cai Yan next to Cai Yong was already crying at this time, not only because he was reluctant to give up on Xiang Ao, but also because he was unwilling to leave his close friend Jiang Yaoer.

"Yao'er, I don't know how long it will take for Yan to leave this time before we get together." Cai Yan's pear blossom was in tears, which made people feel extremely distressed, although she said something to Jiang Yao'er, her eyes never left Xiang Ao for a moment. Cai Yong is not a ruthless saint, so he can naturally see Cai Yan's thoughts, but Cai Yan and his worldly friend Wei family have already had a marriage contract, plus Cai Yong's temper is so stubborn that he is unwilling to propose a person who regrets his marriage first, Cai Yong has to occasionally mention this matter in Cai Yan's ear, hoping that Cai Yan can be sensible and reasonable, and don't think about it anymore.

It happened that a few days ago, he got the edict from the DPRK and China, and Cai Yong thought about leaving, maybe Cai Yan could slowly forget about Xiang Ao.

"Sister Yan doesn't have to be sad, maybe Yao'er will go back to visit Sister Yan in a few days." Jiang Yao'er comforted Cai Yan. Originally, when Jiang Yao'er saw that Cai Yan also liked Xiang Ao, she was still a little worried, but after a few months of getting along, the two not only learned from each other in music theory, but also became good sisters, and even joked about serving each other in private. However, except for Cai Yong's father and daughter, no one knew that Cai Yan still had a marriage contract, but thought that this was just a temporary parting.

"Ao also knows the teacher's thoughts," Xiang Ao sighed slightly: "After the teacher returned to Luoyang, the students asked the teacher to write often, and there were a lot of treacherous things in the court. ”

"What Xiang Fujun said is very true, after everyone Cai returns to the capital this time, I am afraid that it is indispensable to deal with the villains in the court, and I hope that everyone Cai can take care." Xu Fu was also worried about reminding him, and Hu Zhao also nodded yes.

"Come here." Xiang Ao beckoned Xiao Hei, who had been lazy for a long time, and drove Xiao Hei to Cai Yong's car. "You should be optimistic about my teacher, and if there is a half-point difference in the pool, I will stew you."

Xiang Ao was extremely worried, but he couldn't draw people around, so he had to arrange Xiao Hei to Cai Yong's side, after all, if you want to talk about combat power, with bare hands, Xiang Ao is not Xiao Hei's opponent. Although Xiao Hei was aggrieved, he also knew the severity, so he squatted forward with a whining horse.

Cai Yong's housekeeper has been getting along with Xiao Hei every day for several months, and he is only Xiao Hei's temperament, and he is not afraid, and he touches Xiao Hei's head comfortingly. Cai Yong didn't stop it, after all, it was also his student's intention, and there were only a handful of people in the world who could hurt Cai Yong and Cai Yan with Xiao Hei.

In this way, in Xiang Ao's repeated words of telling him to write more letters, Cai Yong and his party slowly left eastward, leaving only Cai Yan, who had been out of the door, waving all the time, not knowing whether to say goodbye or remind Xiang Ao to go to see her.

Xiang Ao looked at Cai Yan leaving, and his heart was also sad, after all, Cai Yan took a lot of care of Xiang Ao before Jiang Yao'er came, and they fell in love with each other for a long time, they are all handsome and talented women, and it is inevitable to admire each other. However, Xiang Ao did not reach the crown, and he was not too anxious about men and women for the time being. Besides, there are too many things that Shuofang County and Liu Hongmi need to govern, and Xiang Ao's head is big all day long.

Cai Yong's departure is not without good things. In today's era, as long as you recognize the Lord, even if you are a member of the family, the vast majority of them will stand in the position of the Lord's family and give advice to the Lord's family. For example, the question raised by Hu Zhao now.

"My lord, when the annexation of land by the Lower Clans is too serious, the people have no land to cultivate. Even if they can rent the land, the land rent they pay is also a great pressure on the people, and if there is a slight natural disaster, the people will not receive anything, and they will even owe the land rent of the noble clan. Although there are almost no scholars in Shuofang, and the land of a few small scholars has also been purchased by the lord, what should happen if the lord is transferred out of this place in the future. ”

Although Xiang Ao lacks experience, he only uses people without suspicion, and suspects do not need to be reasonable. After making a complete consideration, he took out the secret edict of Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty and handed it to Hu Zhao for reading. And this secret edict shocked Hu Zhao a lot, and it is not an exaggeration to even become a fright. If it weren't for a little understanding of Xiang Ao, Hu Zhao would probably have the heart to die at this time, and the secret edict would be too scary. While Hu Zhao was grateful to Xiang Ao for his trust, he also knew in his heart that he might not be able to leave Xiang Ao's boat from now on.

"In Kong Ming's opinion, how long can such a seemingly well-being scene of Guotai be calm?"

"My lord, it is a miracle that such a scene can last for ten years. Fortunately, Wushuo Fang is located on the border, the population is very small, and with the benevolent governance of the lord, the people in the realm can also have food and clothing. But the Central Plains seems to be rich, but for the sake of not being killed, there are not a few people who fall into the grass. Border rebellions are becoming more and more frequent, and the way of heaven is ruthless, and natural disasters have continued in recent years. Looking back on the events of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang in history, Zhao was very worried. ”

What Kong Ming said is extremely true, if Ao can help the building of the general with his own strength, it will be a happy event to help the Han family, after all, no matter what the purpose of the war, in the end it is the people who are injured. If the Shi clan does not act, if there are Shi clans who ignore the people of the world and blatantly provoke chaos, Ao will count his fate and seek justice for the people. Xiang Ao's eyes were determined, and his resolute face did not show the slightest pity.

"Zhao is willing to follow the lord for the rest of his life and die without regrets." Xiang Ao's emotions were extremely infectious, Hu Zhao's heart was excited, and he knelt down and bowed directly. Isn't it my life's ambition to do it for the people? If the winner is like this, what more can the husband ask for.

"It's a great luck to have Kong Ming's help." Xiang Ao picked up Hu Zhao, and the two looked at each other and smiled.

"Lord, Yuan Zhi is a great talent, if he can be used by the lord, he will definitely be able to add wings to the tiger."

"Hahaha... Kong Ming buried the talent of human traffickers. Xiang Ao laughed, but his eyes were clear: "Don't worry, Kong Ming, I already have a way, I just need Kong Ming to blow the wind to Brother Yuan occasionally." ”

"The lord is wise!" The two ministers are like human traffickers, and they have decided where Xu Fu will go between questions and answers. At this time, he was presiding over the reconstruction work with Jiang Yan in Jilusai. After becoming a naturalized Shuofang, Xiang Ao paid a lot of wages for work in the form of work-for-relief. The people are even more glad to go, if it weren't for Xiang Ao's restrictions, I'm afraid many herdsmen would follow.

After Hu Zhao knew about Emperor Han Ling's secret edict, countless thoughts began to pop up frequently in his heart. Xiang Ao had already made arrangements, but he still wanted to see what Hu Zhao's opinion was, so he listened carefully. At this time, Hu was more anxious about the population, and the population of the counties in the prefecture was not too much, and the refugees were much smaller than those in the Central Plains. Xiang Ao did not divide the races too obviously, and in Hu Zhao's view, Xiang Ao's cultural education of foreign races was more terrifying than direct slaughter, so Hu Zhao also hit the idea of population on the head of the Southern Xiongnu.