With regard to the water conservancy project, Guan Yu stressed that the Yangqu water conservancy project in Luoyang should be started as soon as possible, and the construction should be organized one after another, and the construction of the water conservancy project should be carried out in a combination of military and civilian use, and the relevant troops should participate in the construction, and the localities should also organize manpower and material resources to cooperate to ensure that the engineering personnel are complete, and special personnel should be arranged to guide the construction. Henan Yin Liang Xi, Changshui Captain Wang Ji, Fubo General Zhang He, and Henan Prefecture Lieutenant Han Hao assisted Zheng Hun in implementing this matter. In the next step, I will go to Guanzhong to guide the work of Guanzhong, and Ren Jun will go with me to guide the construction of Guanzhong Water Conservancy Project.

Another point is about the matter of urging the princes to pay money and grain, the previous time has been issued a collection document, but after such a long time, the princes have not moved, and the next step is to continue to push forward this work, Yan Ming continued to issue the second document, this matter is also led by Zongzheng and the general Liu Bei, and the original team members continue to promote this matter.

After the meeting, Guan Yu began to pack his bags and go to the Guanzhong region to personally visit the reform of the area under his rule, before leaving, he arranged to explain the affairs of Luoyang and prepare to set off, this night Guan Yu was packing his bags in the house, and his subordinates reported to him that Henan Yin Liang Xi had something to play, Guan Yu thought after hearing this: Liang Xi is not looking for himself for the reform? Guan Yu put down the matter at hand and summoned Liang Xi to enter.

Liang Xi came to the inner hall to see Guan Yu, and after the two exchanged pleasantries, Guan Yu asked, "Why is Lord Liang doing here late at night?" ”

"If you have nothing to do, you will go to the Three Treasures Palace, and there will be important things to enlighten the prime minister!" Liang Xi bowed and said.

"But it doesn't hurt to speak!" Guan Yu said.

Liang Xi then said: "The thing I want to say to the prime minister next is about Luoyang Ling Chen Xin!" ”

"Chen Xin? Luoyang Order? What's wrong with this person? Guan Yu asked curiously.

Liang Xi continued: "This person has been in the position of Luoyang Ling for more than 20 years, and he has a wide range of contacts in Luoyang, and has contacts with many royal princes, nobles and important ministers in the imperial court. After the tax collection was completed, he applied to me to be transferred to another county, I thought that he had been in power for many years, and he was an important member of the four grades, so he was simply transferred to Henan Yin Mansion to serve as the chief historian, but it didn't take long for me to be impeached by the collective humiliation of the big families in Luoyang. It is said that Chen Xin has served as the commander of Luoyang for many years, exploited them for many years, accepted bribes, and made a lot of money! Liang Xi said as he presented a piece of music to Guan Yu for a look.

Guan Yu took the fold and began to review it, but saw that his expression suddenly became solemn, and after reading the fold, he saw that he immediately took the case and started a "bang" case, and couldn't help but be furious: "Vertical Zi'an dares to do this, it is really a crime to make such a mistake in a mere Luoyang order!" In this way, this matter will be supervised by you and Lord Ma of the imperial court, and thoroughly investigate this Chen Xin! Remove him from office on the spot first, and then investigate thoroughly! ”

"Whoa!" Liang Xi bowed.

Guan Yu continued: "I have heard of this person for a long time, but I ignored it because of my busy official duties, and besides, it is not my turn to decide for such a person in such a position, in fact, you, Henan Yin, have the power to do it!" ”

"I got the grace of the prime minister's acquaintance and was exceptionally promoted to Henan Yin. As a new official, how dare I not sell my strength, but I have no way to deal with such a local snake, he is too well-connected, and there are court officials on his head, how can he be guilty of nothing, in view of the power of this person, I have to report to the prime minister. Although this person has a humble background, he still hopes that the prime minister will decide. There is also an extraordinary county order for this person, but he is the fourth grade, and according to the laws of the imperial court, the appointment and dismissal of the officials of the fourth grade must be decided by the prime minister himself! Liang Xi explained.

Guan Yu paced after hearing this, and said, "It's okay!" Just do it! Don't worry about doing it boldly, and I'll bear all the consequences! If you have anything to do in the future, just come to me! ”

"No!" Liang Xi seemed to have been given a dose of fierce medicine and seemed to have taken a reassuring pill, and suddenly became full of confidence, and then retreated

Guan Yu then summoned Ma Teng into the Prime Minister's Mansion to narrate. After a while, Ma Teng came to the Prime Minister's Mansion to see Guan Yu, the two made greetings, and Ma Teng asked, "I don't know what is the important matter of the Prime Minister's summons late at night?" ”

Guan Yu immediately reported Chen Xin's matter to Ma Teng, Ma Teng was really shocked when he heard it, Guan Yu then said to Ma Teng: "This person has a serious problem. I've decided to let you personally supervise it and get things to a clean up! ”

Ma Teng said after hearing this: "The prime minister will immediately go west to Guanzhong, I originally wanted to go with the prime minister to explain the tax matter, if the prime minister wants me to supervise this matter, then my tax matter will not be delayed?" ”

"Lord Ma! There is a saying that the screws of the revolution should go wherever they are needed! Guan Yu then said.

Ma Teng was confused when he heard this, and asked puzzledly: "What does the prime minister mean?" ”

Ma Teng asked Guan Yu before he came to his senses, and continued to say to Ma Teng: "You have come to the forefront of Lord Ma's tax work, and the rest can be solved in a casual time, and the matter in front of you is also your business, you can do this first!" This matter cannot be delayed, but it will change! ”

After hearing this, Ma Teng had no choice but to take the order and said: "Everything is subject to the arrangement of the prime minister, this Chen Xin has always been crazy, and a small county order should have been investigated a long time ago if he disobeyed the will of the imperial court and disobeyed it!" I will definitely handle this matter, please rest assured! ”

"I believe that your ability to do things will definitely be able to handle this matter neatly and neatly, and no matter who is involved in this matter, no matter how big his background is, you must investigate it to the end, and you will never tolerate it!" Guan Yu said to Ma Teng.

Ma Teng arched his hand and said: "Don't worry, Prime Minister, I will definitely follow the Prime Minister's instructions, check to the end, and find out what he is!" After Guan Yu explained the matter, Ma Teng went straight out of the Prime Minister's Mansion

Guan Yu came to visit several of his wives before leaving, including: Hu Dingjin, Wan'er, Diao Chan all took care of it, and then prepared to embark on the road to the west, this is his second westward journey, unlike the last westward expedition, this time he was dedicated to the reform of the matter, before leaving Guan Yu was not worried about the defense of Luoyang. He personally came to the Tiger Prison Pass and Bishui Pass to come to a surprise inspection, Bishui Pass was handed over to Pang De to guard to reject Yuan Shao, Guan Yu came to Bishui Pass to make Pang De really surprised, Guan Yu boarded Bishui Pass to see that Bishui Pass was both offensive and defensive and fortifications, but the previous fierce battle made this pass somewhat damaged, Guan Yu told Pang De after reading it: "The repair of Bishui Pass cannot be carried out immediately for the time being." But in view of the damage to the city defense, in order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, you can dig a trench in the city defense, deep enough and wide enough, and deploy antler fortifications in the trench assuming that the bow and crossbow are used as another barrier to ensure the safety of the water pass! ”

After hearing this, Pang De immediately nodded uncontrollably, deeply agreed with Guan Yu's high opinion, and immediately signed a military order with Guan Yu. After explaining the defense of Bishui Pass, Guan Yu rushed to the Tiger Prison Pass to check the precautions.

Guan Yu and his entourage came to the Tiger Prison Pass, but saw flags fluttering on the Tiger Prison Pass, and there were many soldiers. The armor was neat and guarded, Guan Yu nodded with satisfaction after reading it, and then entered the Tiger Prison Pass, thinking to himself: Could it be that Zhang Yide has really changed his mind and become a new person? Guan Yu came to Guan Nei with such a question mark and went straight to Zhang Fei's general's mansion.

At this time, Zhang Fei was staying in the general's mansion, there has been no military situation for so long, and there has been no war, which has made this Zhang Fei itch in his heart, and he was scolded by Guan Yu because he lost the tiger prison pass because of his drinking and fun, which really frightened him, and Guan Yu did not allow him to drink anymore since that time, and drank tea instead. Guan Yu prepared a batch of high-quality tea for him to taste, and Zhang Fei changed to drinking tea instead of drinking. But after a long time, Zhang Fei felt that the tea was becoming more and more bland and tasteless, not exciting enough, and later after pondering, it was more enjoyable to drink alcohol.

Zhang Fei then started the idea of drinking again, he got a batch of wine through secret channels, and drank it in the house again. Zhang Fei's amount of alcohol is massive, and he is addicted to alcohol! Drinking endlessly, he will not give up if he is unconscious, and he has been unbearable and lonely for so long, and this moment is like a flood that has leaked out of control, because the emperor is far away, he knows that Guan Yu is busy with reforms. And for such a long time and there was no danger, Zhang Fei let go of his courage and drank heavily, and drank for three days and three nights in a row, drunk and woke up, and he couldn't do without wine every day, and as for the defense affairs, he had no time to take care of it at all.

Compared with Guan Yu rushed to the Tiger Prison Pass, Zhang Fei was still drinking freely in the house, because Guan Yu was lightly travelled and carried out quietly, he did not come to inform him in advance, and he did not make a big fuss and sound the gong to open the way, and it was carried out quietly like an unannounced visit, there was no movement at all, so Zhang Fei didn't have time to be vigilant, Guan Yu rushed into the inner house, Zhang Fei was drinking, Guan Yu's appearance was simply like falling from the sky, Zhang Fei was startled, he was simply stunned, Zhang Fei's eyes were wide and he couldn't believe his eyes

Guan Yu originally thought that Zhang Fei had changed his mind, but when he saw the scene in front of him, his anger suddenly erupted, and his lungs were about to explode, what kind of play was Zhang Fei playing? But he saw that the ground was full of wine jars, Zhang Fei was stunned with the wine jar in one hand, Guan Yu was angry, but he saw him rush forward, and walked straight to Zhang Fei's approach, and the "horn" kicked the wine jar in Zhang Fei's hand to smash, Zhang Fei was startled and then woke up, it turned out that it was really the second brother Guan Yu who came to the front, Zhang Fei was stunned.

The next thing can be imagined, Guan Yu scolded Zhang Fei for splitting his head and covering his face, this time Guan Yu didn't leave Zhang Fei any face at all, in front of everyone Zhang Fei was counted, Zhang Fei was simply embarrassed! was scolded by Guan Yu for being a dog blood spray, if you want to be angry, you don't dare to disobey, you can't do it, I'm so angry in my heart! Guan Yu finally issued a military order to Zhang Fei, and summoned all the generals of Tiger Prison Pass to face all the generals and Zhang Fei issued a military order, and asked all the civil and military supervisors of Tiger Prison Pass, once Zhang Fei drank again in the future, they would be questioned for questioning, and at the same time, Guan Yu also confiscated all Zhang Fei's wine, and cut off Zhang Fei's wine delivery channel, and strictly investigated the relevant wine delivery people.

Zhang Fei saw that Guan Yu was really helpless this time, but he had to accept it, it seems that he will not be comfortable in the future, this time Guan Yu's attitude was extremely strict, and he put down the cruel words to warn Zhang Fei that if he made a mistake this time, he would use military law to do it, and no longer scolded him as simply as last time, this time Guan Yu came to the real thing, if you Zhang Fei does not listen to the future, then the consequences will be very serious, Zhang Fei also realized this. Guan Yu's secret visit this time is by no means groundless, he is about to go west, this is to check the situation of the city's defense, I didn't expect to be hit by him at this juncture, it seems that I really have to be a little more restrained in the future, and I have been a little back recently!

Guan Yu severely criticized Zhang Fei. But Zhang Fei was still left to guard the tiger prison, and did not replace him because Zhang Fei was drinking, on the one hand, it reflected his respect, and on the other hand, Zhang Fei was a fierce general after all, and the enemy did not dare to attack the city rashly, Zhang Fei's awesomeness They knew, and then there was one thing that Guan Yu still wanted to continue to test this guy, and putting him here was also his experience, this kid had to be cleaned up. In response to that sentence, iron cannot be made without steel, and he must be put in this furnace to experience and experience

After arranging the affairs of the two important passes, Guan Yu returned to Luoyang and began to deploy Luoyang's defense problems, because he had to go far away and couldn't come back for a month, so in order to avoid any changes in Luoyang when he was not at home, he had to plan for Luoyang's defense to avoid unforeseen situations, although Luoyang, which had been rectified by him several times, had no opposite. Although the current Luoyang is full of his Guan Yu's cronies and confidants, there is a saying that "it is difficult to draw a dragon and a tiger." Knowing people and knowing faces but not knowing hearts", in the face of power and struggle, human nature will become fragile, and the heart of guarding against people is indispensable, Guan Yu must be foolproof to avoid detours.

Guan Yu carefully sorted out the generals who had military power in Luoyang, including: Sili Captain Wen Ping, Changshui Captain Wang Ji, Chengmen Captain Cui Lie, Dian Military Captain Ma Chao, Yue Cavalry Captain Xu Huang, Fubo General Zhang He, these people, although the rest of the ministers also have some military power, there is no real power. In fact, Luoyang's soldiers and horses are nothing more than in the hands of these people, before leaving, Guan Yu decided to take the opportunity of promoting reform to change the soldiers and horses of these battalions, and Guan Yu also issued a secret order to each of these generals, what secret order? That is, in addition to the mobilization of troops in the matter of reform. The rest of the people are not allowed to transfer troops at any time for any reason, that is to say, after this change of defense, the defense of the four gates of Luoyang is basically fixed, and no one has the right to mobilize the army.

After arranging this matter, Guan Yu was ready to go west, and he also notified the candidates for the westward trip, and this time he was accompanied by the westward journey: Zongzheng, the general Liu Bei, the great Honglu Zhou Huan, the Ministry of Works, the general Ren Jun, the prime minister's mansion master Bo Yang Xiu, the servant Cai Yan, the personal guard Lian'er and the eighteen warriors, in order to ensure that the westward journey achieved tangible results, and really built Xiliang into a stable rear base as he had envisioned before, so as to promote Yongzhou to become the main grain producing area, Guan Yu also made an exception to make an exception to the east Cao Zhan, Zhao Yan and the prime minister's governor, Shi Juma, Du Xian, and also sent him out to accompany him to the west, in addition to accompanying him on this westward journey, there was also the servant Lu Kui, Guan Yu personally led his own soldiers and 30,000 generals to the west.

The wind and the sun are beautiful, the birds are contending, Guan Yu and his party set off from Luoyang, the first stop of the destination is to go to Chang'an, along the way Guan Yu and everyone continue to discuss the matters of reform, on the difficulties and challenges faced Guan Yu and everyone had a long talk, Guan Yu and Liu Bei also had a separate meeting with Liu Bei on the matter of collecting taxes from the princes, Liu Bei said Guan Yu: "I don't know if you have read the reply of the princes?" ”

"I've read some, but there are still some that haven't been replied to!" Guan Yu said.

After hearing this, Liu Bei said: "Let's analyze them one by one!" Let's talk about Yuan Shao first, there has been no movement and he has not replied for a long time, and the same is true for Gongsun Zhan; Yuan Shu replied that Cao Cao owed him 10,000 stone for food, saying that this money was considered to be a tax payment, and that we should count it on Cao Cao's head; Sun Ce's side also did not see a reply for a long time; Liu Zhang replied that he would pay the tax, but the money and grain have not yet arrived; There was no movement on Zhang Lu's side; Liu Biao simply sent a letter begging for mercy, saying that under his rule, he was short of money and food, and he was unable to pay, hoping that the prime minister would be accommodating; Han Sui sent a letter refusing to pay the money and grain.

When Guan Yu heard this, his blood suddenly gushed upward, and he was angry, so he immediately said: "Vertical son dares to despise me!" ”

"Virtuous brother! It is true that this matter is not as simple as taxing the government, according to what you said, it is the key for us to create a stable external environment! As for the matter of money and food, it is better to give it, and there is no way to do it! After all, we can't spare our hands to deal with it! Liu Bei persuaded Guan Yudao.

"Now a few months have passed, but I haven't seen the princes take action, but I think some people must be unable to bear the loneliness and want to move, in fact, the people I am worried about are Cao Cao and Yuan Shaoye, and the rest of the people are not worried, but it is really hateful that Han Sui of the state does not give me face like this, I have long wanted to clean him up, so according to my meaning, you will draft the text!" Guan Yu said that Liu Bei said.

After Liu Bei heard this, he found a group of people to immediately draft the text, Guan Yu said while everyone listened and memorized and drafted, and on the westbound road, the text had been drafted and soon sent to various places (to be continued......