"Uncle Liu, but it doesn't hurt to say it!" Liu Fan saw that Liu Yu wanted to speak and stopped, thinking that there was something important, and asked.

The chicken thief immediately confessed to his sin. And begged me: Torture is willing, begging not to let the general know. Liu Yu replied to Liu Fan, and was trying to hear what Liu Fan would do.

Although it is a trivial matter, Liu Yu is very tricky to deal with.

Liu Yu asked and knew that he respected the hussar general in this person's words, and he was willing to sentence him to be killed, and he just begged not to let Liu Fan know, which shows how much respect he has for Liu Fan in his heart.

But why do you do things like stealing chickens and dogs?

"His old father was sick, frail and frail, and his family was poor and had no nourishment. So he took a risk. Filial piety with despicable deeds. ”

What Liu Yu said was exactly what Liu Fan asked.

"How to deal with the crime of stealing chickens?" Liu Fan asked Liu Yu.

"Ten rods." Liu Yu replied.

"Execution in accordance with the law. After the execution, he sent to see him and gave him two chickens and half a piece of cloth. Liu Fan said to Liu Yu.

"The general's severe punishment, how can there be such a lenient policy?" Liu Yu was puzzled, so he asked.

"I am strict with the law, and I will not exempt him from the punishment of the rod because of his filial piety. He has been punished, which is my leniency. Liu Fan shook his head and smiled: "It's a shame to be afraid that I will hear about it." If you have shame, you will be able to improve, so you will provoke it. ”

This case again implicates morality and law. The severity of criminal law and the Confucian scholars are likely to have two outcomes when dealing with this case.

Liu Fan chose to combine rigidity and softness, because there was shame and filial piety in the heart of the thief.

If it was a pure chicken thief, Liu Fan would only punish Liu Yu severely, and would not reward him.

"The general has a degree of conditioning, Liu Yu is ashamed of himself!" Liu Yu arched his hand and said.

"No, because of the difference in personal thoughts, the conclusions are also different." Liu Fan also knows that people look at things differently.

"Uncle Liu, what is the situation in the three counties of Tongguo, Luoxian, and Wucheng in the south of Dingxiang?"

Subsequently, Liu Fan said the purpose of today's visit.

"20,000 people have already moved to Tongguo, and the general has prepared enough food for the displaced people. With the passage of time, step by step, all the displaced people of Mayi can move to the three counties. Liu Yu said to Liu Fan.

"Hmmm! Migration is easy, and how to get the people to gain a foothold in the new land depends on the ability of the rulers. Liu Fan nodded and said.

"Zhang Taishou is rigid and clear, as long as there is no natural disaster, Dingxiang will be able to be cured." Liu met Zhang Jun, and he admired his uprightness and decisiveness.

"Within three years, I will open up hundreds of millions of acres of fertile land in the Hetao to provide enough food and clothing for the people. That is the great rule, so that you will not be burdened by the present. Liu Fan said cautiously.

Hetao was taken, and Liu Fan originally wanted to use the power of Helian to force Xianbei in the west.

But Xun You told Liu Fan that the wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it.

Now Liu Fan is already a lone show in the north of the Han Dynasty, and the insiders are afraid of the insiders and the Hu people are afraid.

Xun You suggested that Liu Fan should stop all "strategies", and even more so stop taking the initiative to fight.

While providing food and paying bait, he sent generals to train elite soldiers diligently.

The land of the Hetao was expanded and turned into fertile land. Accumulate grain and grass for emergencies.

Accumulate good armor and weapons, and raise good horses for use in wartime.

Recharge your batteries and prepare for the next big war.

Liu Fan calmly accepted Xun You's suggestion.

After drinking a cup of tea with Liu Yujin County Office, Liu Fan led his guards to prepare to leave Mayi, wanting to return to the Yin Pavilion before dark.

Not long after Liu Fan left Yanmen, a young man with a length of seven feet and eight inches walked out of the county government with his waist on his back.

He sighed and walked towards the end of the street.

"Cheng Lian, you wait a minute."

The young man had walked hundreds of paces before someone stopped him behind him.

Cheng Lian, a famous general in history. One of the characters can prove its martial bravery.

He was originally from Jingzhou, and led his father north to Yanmen, which was a long way, causing his father to get a serious illness from wind and cold.

After arriving at Yanmen, although Cheng Lian's father's serious illness was cured, he was weak and weak, and as a son of man, he wanted to find something for his father to make up for it, so he started to steal.

After being caught by the pavilion guards, Cheng Lian did not resist, and came out with ten rods in the court.

Cheng Lian turned around and saw that the person who came was a small official, who was carrying two live chickens in his hands and half a piece of cloth between his elbows.

"What are you looking for me?" Cheng Lian asked.

"You kid is so lucky, this is the hussar general's reward for you."

The little official handed the two live chickens and cloth to Cheng Lian, and said enviously.

"Hussar...... General...... For me? ”

Cheng Lian looked startled and said intermittently. At the same time, a sense of humiliation welled up in my heart.

I thought that the general didn't know his inferiority, but now that he knows, he is embarrassed.

"Don't take it yet, the general thinks that your kid has filial piety, and the two chickens are left for your father to make up for his body. Half a piece of cloth to make a garment for your father. The saint cloud, the son wants to raise but does not wait, don't have this kind of human tragedy. The little official held the chicken in his right hand and shook it, urging Lian to accept it quickly.

"If there is no old father in the house, he will slash his throat with a sword." Cheng Lian reached out and took the turkey and cloth, and he felt even more ashamed.

"Don't talk stupidly, go back quickly! After moving to Dingxiang, you must live a good life and stop doing unscrupulous things. The little official advised Cheng Lian and turned to leave.

"If you can see the hussar general, your life will be in vain." Cheng Lian said with tears in his eyes.

……

In the second year of Zhongping, in July.

Don’t wait for prosperity to care for the things important to you.

Droughts and locust plagues have occurred again in Hanoi, Ha Dong, Sai Ha, Shang Dang, Yingchuan, Runan, Nam Duong and other counties. At the moment, the autumn harvest is hopeless.

This is a disaster for the people, but it is an opportunity for the powerful nobles.

The aristocracy and the powerful took advantage of this opportunity to extort the poor people and constantly carry out land annexation.

The common people had no way to live, and they all rioted, and a large number of people in Yingchuan, Runan and other places were forced to join the thieves.

It's as if there's a big hand pushing it all in. The voice of disaster relief was silent, and the imperial court did not intervene to stop the situation.

The problem of land annexation has intensified. Those who lost their land became serfs.

The rich have no land, and the poor have no place to stand.

The common people, who had land, surplus grain, and cloth, were often exploited by the aristocracy, the powerful, and local forces.

I don't dare to wear clothes when I'm cold, and I don't dare to eat when I'm

Many of the magnates have cross-state and county-wide granges, and they recruit staff, diners, and have private armed forces, subordinates, and family soldiers.

The collision of forces between eunuchs and relatives seems to be about to start again.

The Maison stood by and stirred up the situation.

Luoyang, among the imperial palaces.

Liu Hong was playing with the concubines and palace maids in the West Garden.

He set up a market, and he let the palace maids and concubines dress up as guests to buy things, while he himself dressed up as a merchant who sold things, and had a lot of fun.

At this moment, someone entered to pay respects.

"Your Majesty! Hussar generals on the book! ”

Liu Fan wrote to Liu Hong, without going through the hands of the eunuchs, let alone He Jin, but directly brought the letter to Liu Hong by Hu Ben.

(End of chapter)