"Shicheng's old minister, you can't be of the same heart with me." Hong Jixun saw Deng She in the back hall, and said so in the first sentence. Deng She was stunned and asked, "Why did Mr. say this?" ”

Hong Jixun said: "If Liu Futong's daughter comes to Haidong, it may be beneficial to my Haidong, but it does do more harm than good. There is no need to talk about the truth in this, presumably the lord has already known it. Ji Zongzhou and Zhang Yu are not mediocre people, can't they see it? However, he strongly suggested that the lord agree to An Feng's 'marriage', accept Liu Futong's daughter, and make her a concubine. What is it that you do? From the minister's point of view, it is nothing more than a desire to use this to introduce external forces to consolidate his power. His heart can be punished! ”

Deng She smiled: "Sir's words are excessive. Appropriate deliberations are meant to speak freely. Although Ji and Zhang Ergong have different opinions from Mr., they are probably due to different starting points in their personal views on the problem, so some arguments are purely ordinary. It's not worth the fuss. ”

"The lord is confused!"

"How?"

"Thinking of that Zhang Yu, he was originally a member of the Tian Jialie Party. When the lord's army besieged Yidu, he took the initiative to ask for help, climbed the city wall, and scolded the lord. The insults were heard by all three armies. Although the lord was tolerant and did not blame him in the past, he still gave him his original position, not only to give him the original position, but also to seal it. But how could he not be troubled in his heart?

"Think about Ji Zongzhou again, it was originally Shicheng's humerus. Moreover, before Mao Gui entered Shandong, he was already an official capital. First Mengyuan, following Mao Gui, and Shicheng, successively served two dynasties, and three masters. Not only did it not fall, but the official became bigger and bigger. Together with the lord, he is already his fourth monarch.

"What kind of person is this? Feng Dao of the five generations is also.

"The lord said of him, 'It is more than wise, and it is not a matter of pretense to be a noble.' What's more! Essentially! The lord is really a wise man. He's such a person. What he wants, what he wants to protect, is nothing more than personal gains and losses. As for the interests of the lord and the future of Haidong, how could he consider it?

"For the sake of personal gains and losses, he can enter the door of Yan Gong and enter the minister's mansion at night, regardless of shame! And for the sake of personal gains and losses, he didn't care about Haidong's interests at all, and insisted on asking the lord to accept Liu Futong's daughter as a concubine, what's so strange? In Yichen's view, this is 'purely ordinary'. ”

Dunshe was silent.

Ji Zongzhou and Zhang Yufei are descendants of Haidong, although Deng She has always been polite to them, but the politeness reveals that they are outside. As Hong Jixun said, these two people are not mediocre talents, how many years have they been in the sea of ups and downs, and in troubled times, it is inevitable that they are sensitive, how can they not be aware of this?

If you are aware of it, you will have an idea.

Hong Jixun said that Ji Zongzhou, "entered the Yan Gongmen in the morning and entered the minister's mansion at night". How could Ji Zongzhou not know that although Hong Jixun and Yan Zhixi are not incompatible, they are also incompatible and incompatible? It must be known that it is Hong Jixun who resolutely opposes Li Yan Shurong as a concubine. But he just put on a posture that seems to be beyond the facts, left and right, and not offended, and he is not planning for the future? Neither side can be offended, no matter who gains power in the future, it is expected that he will not be embarrassed in the future.

There are people in the DPRK who are good officials. For a rainy day. found a strong reinforcement in the court, so that he could be a backer.

However, although Yan Zhixi is a saint and a Miao descendant, he is not old-fashioned, and he is a little sleek; And Hong Jixun, not to mention, is proud of his talent and stands out. Although the two of them have different attitudes towards Ji Zongzhou on the surface, they are exactly the same on the bottom. There are envelopes, there are perfunctory, there are laughter, there are happy conversations, but at the same time, there is also a layer of estrangement that can never be penetrated.

Ji Zongzhou has a good appearance, majesty, and a stop to the court, which is also dignified, and he looks good. In the words of the common people, he is a very "official" person. But the trepidation and uneasiness in his heart were very different from his appearance.

Hong Jixun is right, he has served in two dynasties and three masters, what did he do? Don't talk about it far away, just say that recently, if he hadn't stolen the gate of Qingzhou, Wang Shicheng would not have been defeated so quickly, and finally ended up with an unknown whereabouts and unknown life and death. He is willing to do this, not for personal gain or loss! The power of the individual! If you are not powerful, why not be a loyal minister?

Luo Guannu is the daughter of the old Shuangcheng Xun, and Yan Shurong is the new upstart of Yidu. Ji Zongzhou knew that he was not qualified to participate in the dispute between the concubines. Therefore, the countermeasure of hanging high and not offending both was chosen.

But perhaps it was influenced by Deng She's reprimand a while ago, or maybe it was influenced by Deng She's words, Liu Guo was relegated to Haidong, and more likely, it was because Deng She was only willing to give him a high position, but never gave him real power. Of course, there may also be the reason why Hong Jixun and Yan Zhixi have always been lukewarm to him. Panic, hesitation, uneasiness.

At this time, I suddenly heard that An Feng intended to "marry" Deng She. It is not surprising that he has some ideas and wants to make some small moves. If Deng She can be urged to accept the marriage, will he be able to pass Liu Futong's daughter and take the bridge of An Feng and Liu Futong?

and then use Liu Futong's influence to consolidate his power in Yidu.

It's not that he doesn't know that An Feng exists in name only, and in terms of strength, it is far inferior to Haidong. He is not unaware that once Liu Futong's forces are brought into Yidu, it will inevitably have a bad impact on the stability of Haidong. At least, from now on, Dunshe will inevitably be a little constrained.

However, at a crisis when his personal power is increasingly threatened and his personal position is becoming more and more unstable, he jumps over the wall in a hurry, and this strategy seems to make sense.

Let's study the performance of him and Zhang Yu in the previous discussions. First use Zhang Yu to take the lead and test Deng She's mind. Dunshe didn't say anything, and then he came out again. It's just a matter of coming out, and in what he says, he still leaves room for himself everywhere. "This is a matter for the Lord's family," as if he didn't want to speak. Then, when he saw that the limelight was not good, he immediately kept silent.

The more Deng She pondered, the more he felt that Hong Jixun was reasonable.

Although Hong Jixun has all kinds of nos, there are two benefits. First, loyalty. Second, he doesn't have so much scheming, or in other words, he doesn't bother to hide it. Nothing can be said to anyone. Except for trying to win over Liu Guo and others, he never hid anything from Deng She. Always say whatever you want. Like Ji Zongzhou's "entering the gate of Yan Gong in the morning and entering the minister's mansion at night", he can say this kind of thing in front of Deng She.

Deng She sighed: "Mr. Hong, Mr. Hong, what a pure heart. ”

He is dissatisfied with Hong Jixun, but when it comes to suspicion, before Hong Jixun intervenes in the army, I am afraid that it is far inferior to Yao Haogu, Wenhuaguo, and Chen Hu. Otherwise, he would not have put down his busy official duties, took the initiative to put down his body, and went to the night to visit and talk when Hong Jixun was playing with his temper and taking sick leave.

He pondered for a moment and said, "What the gentleman said may have a point. But who is selfless? As long as it's not too much, just turn a blind eye. ”

"Isn't that too much? The lord said that the corrupt officials of Nalaiwu were disloyal and unkind. From the minister's point of view, Ji Zongzhou and Zhang Yu are also disloyal and unkind! ”

Hong Jixun really sees Haidong as his child. Haidong can have today, he has paid too much effort. Although Li Lan and Hong Jiyin had advised him many times before, including before going to other places to be officials: "Let go of a little temper, be a little more slippery, learn from Yao Haogu's way of dealing with people, don't get too stiff with your colleagues, and make more efforts to win over the old people of Yidu." He agreed at the time.

However, now that it is related to the future of Haidong and the interests of Deng She, he can't take too much care of it, and throws all the instructions of Li Lan and Hong Jiyin out of the clouds.

He knelt on the ground, filled with righteous indignation, and said impassionedly: "Such disloyal and unkind people, such five generations of Feng Dao disciples, although the ministers are not talented, and they are also listed as officials, but they are also deeply ashamed and ashamed!" The minister asked the lord, that is, he issued an order, stripped him of his position, seized his office, drove him into exile, and expelled him from the court! ”

Ji Zongzhou and Zhang Yu are now the representatives of Shicheng's former ministers. For the time being, no matter how much fault they have committed, they are not suitable for a heavier punishment.

In fact, even if there was no such thing, Deng She didn't have much affection for Ji Zongzhou and Zhang Yu. Those who are masters like loyal ministers. While demanding the loyalty of his subordinates, he also hopes that the courtiers of the enemy country will be disloyal. If the courtiers of the enemy country are really disloyal and surrender, they will surely become suspicious of them. But when suspicion arises, it cannot be disposed of. You have to treat them well. Otherwise, who will come and surrender? If you really want to settle accounts after the autumn, you can only wait until it is stable.

To say that Yao Haogu also surrendered. Then why did Dunshe treat him differently? Praise him as a "true Confucian"? Without it. Compared with Ji Zongzhou and Zhang Yu, Yao Haogu has more personality charm. Ji Zongzhou and Zhang Yu are all just for their personal status, while Yao Haogu has even higher ambitions.

Deng She is a hero and a hero, and he cherishes Yao Haogu with each other.

Moreover, Yao Haoguzhi's surrender was not a traitor's surrender for glory, nor was it an immediate and voluntary surrender without saying a word at that time. Dunsher spent a great deal of time trying to gain his allegiance. Moreover, Yao Haoguzhi's final willingness to surrender had nothing to do with his personal status and power, because he found that Deng She was capable, and more importantly, ambitious. If allegiance is to Dunshe, then "the way is feasible".

Therefore, Deng She's attitude towards these two is naturally different.

He said, "I know what the gentleman means. I can understand my husband's feelings. It's just that Ji and Zhang still have the ability. Besides, what the gentleman said was nothing more than speculation. With speculation, the crime of the important ministers is convicted. I didn't think it was quite suitable. This is the end of the matter.

"In addition, about this matter, you know, I know, Uncle Wen knows, don't talk about it in the future. Don't even spread the word. Otherwise, I am afraid that it will hurt the hearts of the ministers, and there will also be a loss of harmony between the lords and ministers. ”

Hong Jixun still wanted to wait for advice, but Wen Huaguo preemptively said: "The minister knows." Please rest assured that the minister's ears belong to the dragon, and he is deaf when he should not use them. The minister didn't hear anything about what he said just now. After a slight pause, he scratched his head, and asked, "In that case, please dare to ask the lord, how does the lord plan to write this tomorrow when he receives the envoy and replies to An Feng's text?" Is it to accept or to reject? ”

Deng She smiled and said, "Didn't Uncle Wen already give me a good reason?" Mr. Hong, why don't you write this palindrome? I thanked the lord for his kindness, but the candidate for the concubine has been decided, and it is not easy to change it. I can't say it, only thanksgiving and apologies. ”

Hong Jixun got up from the ground, his eyes were blazing, and he said: "The minister, please dare to ask the lord, I don't know whose daughter should be written in the palindrome?" Who does the lord plan to make as a concubine? ”

Wen Huaguo also straightened his ears suddenly, and while deliberately turning his head away, pretending not to care, he concentrated and listened to Deng She's answer.

Deng She snorted, smiled, and said, "There is no need to mention it explicitly in the palindrome. Just make the meaning clear. Seeing that Hong Jixun seemed to have something to say, he looked straight, took away the topic, got down to business, and said, "I called the two of you back, and there are two things I want to ask." ”

Wen Huaguo asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"One piece reorganized into the old army of Yidu. One thing about Laiwu corruption, I have another idea. Deng She first asked the old army of Yidu, asked Wen Huaguo, and said, "In the past two days, I have not gone to the Privy Council of Yidu. I only saw that the adaptation was quite smooth. Uncle Wen, how is the specific progress? ”

"It's moving pretty fast. The old army of Jiyidu, including the original Yidu Tuntian, the local government army, and a small number of Chahan prisoners, etc., are now owners, with a total of more than 24,300 people. In accordance with the order of the lord to remove the weak and save the good, it has been reorganized into eighty percent, and a total of more than 6,000 strong soldiers have been obtained. It is expected that the full adaptation will be completed within 35 days at most. The total number of elite soldiers should be around eight or nine thousand. There is no need to draw troops from Haidong to replenish them, it is enough to reorganize them into a commander. ”

"Is the composition of the commanders and officers to be reorganized into a division of commanders and officers now finalized?"

"Of the 8,000 people, they all need to command one person and pacify one person. Ten or so thousand households, about one hundred hundred households, and about eight hundred nine masters. In addition, there are 10 deputy 1,000 households, about 10 bullet officers, and about 100 military officers. and civilian officials with experience, governors, staff officers, and copywriters. Roughly calculated, in addition to the nine commanders, a total of more than 100 military attaches are needed, about 121 people. There are about 111 people above the rank of magistrate and military officer. Civilian officials also need to be more than 100 people. ”

After a series of adjustments by Deng She, some of them changed their existing military powers and responsibilities, and some of them joined newly established officers, and there are currently three systems in the Haidong Army.

One is the military general system, all of which command envoys, thousands of households, hundreds of households, etc., are the chief officials, responsible for killing the enemy, defending the city, etc. One is the system of the pacification department, which is the official of the nature of the political commissar, who is full-time to do ideological work for the soldiers, mobilize before the war, and provide pension after the war, and have the right to supervise the generals. This type of official is somewhere between civilian and military.

One is the civil service system, experience, governor, staff officer, copywriter, and so on. In charge of logistics, baggage, maps, archives, correspondence, and the distribution of military salaries in the army, and similar to staff officers, and have the responsibility of participating in military aircraft and planning wars. However, they only have the right to make suggestions, not the right to decide, and the final order decision must be made by the commander.

This part of the civilian officials generally controlled the supply of materials to the army, and like the officials of the Suppression Division, they also had some authority to supervise the generals and the officials of the Suppression Division.

The sources and appointments of military and civilian officers in these three systems are also different.

Officers of the military system are either from the army or from military schools, and are all appointed by the Privy Council.

The officials of the Zhenfu Division system also have this course in the military academy in Haidong, either from the military academy or from the army. To do ideological work for non-commissioned officers, one must not be unfamiliar with the situation in the army. Therefore, this kind of official is said to be a military position, and he is only in charge of political work; said that it was a clerical job, but it was not weak. The appointment of officers of this system is nominally by a letter of appointment from the Privy Council, but in fact all by the Privy Council's subordinate body, ,—— the Governor's Division.

In contrast, the sources of officials in the civil service are more mixed. Some were transferred from military to civilian positions, some were directly selected from the provinces, and some were also from military academies. However, they had one thing in common: the orders of appointment were not made by the Privy Council, but were appointed by the provinces themselves.

It seems that the three systems are very messy. Actually, it's well organized. Because there is a clear division of rights and responsibilities.

Deng She practiced the system of responsibility for the chief officer. Officials and civilian officials are not allowed to interfere in any military affairs, marching and fighting, and arranging cities. If the war is lost, the chief officer will be held accountable first. If the mobilization of the pacification is unfavorable, the responsibility for the pacification will be investigated. If the logistics are not good, the civil officials will be held accountable. If there is a mistake in the copywriting identification document and the failure is caused, the copywriter will be held responsible. Moreover, if it is really simply due to the responsibility of the copywriter to identify the wrong documents, then the chief official will be "exempted" and will not be held accountable.

In short, only the commander-in-chief can have the power to train the army, set up defenses, and make decisions in the face of the enemy. See the big picture. The rest of the officials and others only need to take care of their stalls, and they are in charge of "affairs" and all kinds of "general affairs". In the military aspect, it is strictly forbidden for them to be involved.

Wen Huaguo said: "There are all kinds of officials needed, and there are more than 300 people in more than 100 households. In accordance with the will of the lord, four points were selected from the old army of Yidu, two points were selected from the military academy, and four points were selected from the Haidong army. At present, there are about 200 people who have been decided. It will be decided in about three to five days at the latest. When the time comes, the minister will present it to the lord again, and ask the lord to decide. ”

"This matter is important and should not be taken lightly."

"Yes. Most of the old Yidu troops that have been eliminated have been transferred to the Tuntian Army according to the orders of the lord, and they have been distributed to various places. Laizhou is a key area for Maogui's Tuntian, and the lord had earlier transferred Liaozuo's Tuntian army to go. Due to Chahan's attack, the Liaozuo Tuntian army was almost completely lost.

"A few days earlier, the minister discussed with Zhao Zuocheng, and according to the opinion of the Yidu Mintun Division, he planned to send the remaining part of the old army of Yidu, which had been eliminated but had not yet been reorganized into the Tuntian Army, and after the reorganization, all of them would be sent to Laizhou. Please don't worry, you will definitely be able to mix it properly before the spring planting. ”

Deng She bowed his head and said, "The people take food as the sky. The matter of Tuntian also needs to be grasped quickly. Be sure to pay attention. The degree of attention is even greater than that of the reorganization. ”

"Yes."

"Speaking of this, they are all commanding the envoys. I have an idea. Adaptation is to disrupt it all. Nowadays, there are internal and external troubles, and there is no time to digest them slowly. Even if you rush to the army, I'm afraid you won't have much combat power. I thought it would be better to transfer them to Haidong altogether. Slow practice, provincial impatience. ”

"What about Shandong's defense?"

"In the prefectures and counties, some of the troops brought by you and Zhang Ji'er have taken over the defense. The difference is only the lack of a main force. There are tens of thousands of troops that you and Zhang Xiao'er brought to Yidu, you might as well select some of them, and then select and transfer some from Liaoyang, there are 10,000 or 20,000 people, and it is expected that it will be enough to use. In this way, he can also take over the important task of Yidu's defense with confidence and boldness. What do you think? ”

Most of the troops brought by Wen Huaguo and Zhang Ji'er were their old troops, and most of them were trained by them. Especially Zhang Ji'er's Guanbei Army, when he first went to Guanbei, there were only a few thousand people, and now it has expanded to more than 10,000 people. Deng She's light words were equivalent to weakening their power.

Hong Jixun thought in his heart: "The lord is here to learn from Han Gao to win Han Xin's army, so as to reduce his military power. ”

When Chu and Han were fighting, Liu Bang seized Han Xin's military power many times and took the army he trained for his own use. Wen Huaguo didn't read and didn't know this story, but he didn't hesitate at all, and said: "The lord's policy is really wonderful. Now Liaoyang and all parts of Korea are becoming more and more stable, and there are 100,000 soldiers and fierce generals, and there is no place for them. It should be exchanged for Yidu, and the sharp pawn of the Han Qin and Jin Dynasty should be used as an enemy. ”

He had no objection to this, but he had a puzzle and asked: "Previously, the lord had appointed Chen Yutou as the commander of the new command department, and appointed Hu Zhong and Wang Guoyi as deputy commanders. If this army is transferred to Haidong, what should Chen Yutou, Hu Zhong, and Wang Guoyi do? Chen Rutou's subordinates have all been incorporated into the new army, and if Chen Rutou is transferred out and reassigned to a new position, he will inevitably be suspicious. And if he is not transferred and ordered to go to Haidong with the army, the old generals of Shandong will inevitably be suspicious.

Deng She had already thought about it and said, "Okay." Chen Ru's head belonged to only one or two thousand people who were incorporated into the new army. It was transferred out and placed in the Laizhou Wing Marshal Mansion, which was still under the command of Chen Yutou. Dispatched the Liao army to Yidu and reappointed Chen Yutou as the commander of Liaodu. Hu Zhong and Wang Guoyi were also reappointed as deputy commanders of the Liao Army. ”

The Duliao Army is the only cavalry army in the five Ya of Haidong. After participating in the fierce battle of Liaoxi, Shijiabao was defeated and retreated, and this cavalry was stationed between Liaoyang and Pyongyang. Since the regime in Haidong is now becoming more and more stable in Liaodong and Korea, it would be a waste to put it there.

Take this opportunity to transfer to Shandong. In this way, the Haidong Wuya has three Ya all in Shandong, plus the Ding Qi Army of Bi Qianniu formed before the war, three infantry soldiers, one cavalry, and almost 20,000 troops in addition to the losses in the war. If you add Zhao Guobu and Tong Shengyang, the total is no less than 30,000 people. It may not be enough to use it for offense, but it is completely sufficient for defense.

"The commander of the Liao army is Lu Qianxi. If Chen Yutou is transferred to take over, what should Lu Qianshi do? ”

Deng She said: "For the time being, he can take over the post of commander of the new army. ”

Successor is successor, what is "temporary succession"? Wen Huaguo's heart jumped, and he remembered Zuo Che'er's death. If it weren't for Lu Qianxi, Zuo Che'er would not have died. Since Zuo Che'er died in battle, Deng She has been obviously estranged from Lu Qianxi.

According to Lu Qianxi's qualifications, he will be a horse thief and an old man; According to his position, he will be the chief of the first office. It can't be said that it is not close, it cannot be said that it is not prominent. Deng She came to Yidu, but he brought Zhao Guo, Tong Shengyang, Yang Wanhu, and even Hu Zhong and others, but he didn't bring Lu Qianxi.

Fang Jinchahan retreated, and immediately handed over Lu Qianxi's Duliao army to Chen Yutou. Lu Qianxi was a cavalry general, but he was ordered to take over as the commander of the newly formed infantry army. Not yet "taking over", but "temporary". The meaning is clear and far-reaching.

Plummeting heavy generals, and old people, very inappropriate. But after a long time has passed, slowly removing it from the core, no one can say anything. Wen Huaguo secretly glanced at Deng She, and saw that Deng She's face was sinking like water, as if nothing happened, and he didn't feel a cold sweat. He replied respectfully, "Yes." ”

"If you have no opinion, the matter is settled. Tomorrow, I will send a message to Liaoyang, asking Uncle Chen to allocate 5,000 elites to set off with the Liao army on the same day and come to Yidu as soon as possible. ”

Wenhua Guo responded. Deng Shehu suddenly remembered one more thing from this, and asked: "Who is the one who sold me Laizhou and caused the almost annihilation of the Laizhou Tuntian Army, doesn't he have a younger brother and a Shenyang?" I had already sent a message to Uncle Chen, ordering him to ask Naha for an important person. Did Nahachu hand them over? ”

"I just received a report from the Liaoyang Army yesterday that Naha has handed over the people. He was reluctant at first, Chen Pingzhang threatened to attack, and before the army left Liaoyang City, he immediately changed his mind and honestly obeyed the will of the lord. Speaking of this, Wen Huaguo raised his eyebrows. The strong enemy of the day has now become a weak person who has to compromise for the sake of his meager existence, which is really gratifying.

He smiled: "Lao Chen has done a good job in Liaoyang. Ten days of sweeping, half a moon disturbed. Naha had no respite. Think about how powerful Shenyang was back then. I heard that now, there are no more than 5,000 horses from Naha. But every day the tribes of the Tartars asked him for food and wages, and he was very anxious. ”

Deng She also smiled and said, "Uncle Chen, of course I didn't say anything." It's just one thing, Uncle Wen, when you go back to Pyongyang, you must remember to always remind Uncle Chen, don't really force Naha out of desperation. More than enough is too much. Now, there is no time to pay attention to Shenyang. We still need him to be in power, as a barrier to the west. "If you really want to force Nahazu out of power, the Mongolian ministries will be in chaos, but it will not be beautiful.

After talking about the reorganization of the army, Deng She said to Hong Jixun: "Regarding corruption in Laizhou, I have an idea and want to hear Mr. 's opinion. ”

"My lord, please speak."

"Do you think the punishment of peeling the skin and filling the grass and planting the three clans is too heavy?"

"Although it is said that to govern troubled times, we should use heavy codes. The minister thinks that it is indeed a bit too heavy. Because of corruption, the three tribes were connected. The rabbit died and the fox was sad. If this causes the consternation of his subordinates? Lord, 'too much'. ”

Use Dunshe's words to dissuade Dunshe. Deng She smiled and said, "How can I not know the truth? But in extraordinary times, do extraordinary things. If the disposal is light, it is difficult to quit for latecomers. Fan Wenzheng, a former Song Dynasty minister, said publicly: 'How can a family cry like crying all the way? 'Little Ren is a thief of Great Benevolence. ”

"If it's for the latecomers, it's not too much." Hong Jixun paused, and said, "When we deal with the corrupt officials in Laiwu in the future, the lord must not forget, and he must instruct Zhao Zuocheng to explain this point in the document." In order to show the deep meaning of the lord and the fear of the courtiers. ”

Dunshe nodded in agreement.

Hong Jixun didn't seem to have any other opinions, Wen Huaguo suddenly burst out and said: "I heard the lord say before: 'If you don't make decisions for the people, it's better to go home and sell sweet potatoes. 'Good speech, like a folk proverb. Shuchen is illiterate, but he doesn't know what 'sweet potato' is? ”

It turned out that there were no sweet potatoes introduced at that time.

Deng She was dumbfounded, stunned for a while, vaguely said, casually felt a kind of food, saying that it was another name. Wen Huaguo sighed: "The lord is erudite. Deng She couldn't help but feel weak and didn't want to dwell on this topic, and said: "I think so, the dereliction of duty and corruption of Laiwu officials is by no means an isolated case. It is expected that from all over Shandong, as far as the capital of Haidong Prefecture, there will definitely be many such incidents. Even if it doesn't exist now, it will always be. In order to clarify the rule of officials, is it possible to think of a way? Formation of institutions. If there is one, it will be corrected, and if there is none, it will be eliminated. ”

"What do you mean?"

"The system will not be perfected overnight, and I don't have any special way to do it now. By sending Ah to investigate and deal with this matter, I suddenly thought, why not take this as an example, and recommend a group of officials from the province and the imperial history platform respectively, thinking that they will tour around the country, pacify the army and the people, and take charge of the local officials?

"Big things are decided, small things are decided. It is responsible for taking care of agricultural affairs, reassuring the people, correcting discipline, and impeaching corruption. If a magistrate is incompetent, he does not have to wait for the assessment, and can be discovered and punished as soon as possible. And if the magistrate is outstanding, he does not have to wait for the annual examination, and he can also be discovered and promoted as soon as possible. And if you meet a country sage, you can also recommend it to me in time. Don't make talents useless. What does the gentleman think? ”

Hong Jixun pondered for a long time and said: "Listening to the words of the lord, it seems that this is like the embroidered clothes of the Han Dynasty and the supervision of the imperial history of the Sui and Tang dynasties. Honesty is also a good law. I don't know what the lord intends to call it? ”

"He was called 'Governor.'"

"Who are you going to send?"

"For the time being, I plan to transfer the party to supplement the truth to Yidu. And select ten officials of the province and the imperial history of the five grades or above. It was divided into two teams, one team to patrol Yidu and the other team to patrol Haidong. ”

"How long is a governor?"

"The long is more than a year, and the short is a few months. And without my command, he went on the patrol. One group of governors can be replaced by another group of governors. This is different from the embroidered clothes of the Han Dynasty and the supervision of the imperial history of the Sui and Tang dynasties. The officers in charge of patrolling the states and counties are flexible, mobile, and changeable. It seems that it is more able to eliminate human favors and better play the role of supervising the locality.

Hong Jixun said: "It's best to do this by adjusting the party to do it." The governor has an uncertain time, which is also good. It is a great sin for the ministers to come up with ways to put an end to the corruption and dereliction of duty of the magistrates. Now the lord has a good policy, and the minister should fully cooperate. ”

Deng She smiled: "There are hundreds of counties in Haidong Prefecture, how can you come and see them one by one?" It's not your fault. If you agree, wait until tomorrow and then do it all at once. That is, a document was issued to summon the party to fill in the truth. ”

Fang Buzhen likes to "spray people", he looks plain, his literary quality is polite, and his temper comes up, even Deng She dares to "spray" correctly, let alone others? Hong Jixun has also learned about this person for a long time. Using him to do this is really a good use. Wen Huaguo thought secretly on the side: "I don't know how many poor worms will throw away the black yarn hat because of this appointment." ”

Hong Jixun answered.

After explaining the two things, Deng She covered his mouth with his hand and yawned. The night is sinking outside the hall, and it has been nearly three watches. The palace was silent and silent. Only the brazier placed in the corner of the wall, occasionally bursting out of a spark, bringing out a little "zizi" sound, which can be heard clearly. Wen Huaguo was interested and said: "If there is nothing else, the ministers will retire." It's late at night, please rest early. ”

"Good. Go back and rest early. ”

"There's one more thing."

"Oh? What's the matter, sir? ”

"It's one thing, but it's two things."

"Please."

"A few days ago, the lady of the Luo family and the lady of the Yan family have come to Yidu and have lived in the mansion of the lord. Miss Yan is the daughter of Yan Zhixi, the daughter of a dignified official. The lord took her into the palace privately, I don't know how to arrange her? It's a matter of etiquette. Although Yan Zhixi didn't ask, the minister couldn't help but ask. ”

Hong Jixun has never been a person who follows the rules and abides by etiquette, and he asked this for a clear purpose.

However, this matter is indeed inconsistent with etiquette. Deng She felt a loss in his heart. In fact, he took Yan Shurong into the house, just because he said goodbye in a hurry that day, and he hadn't seen him for many months, and he really missed it too much, so he took it and quenched his thirst for lovesickness. To say that he knows about discord and etiquette? He knows. But who is he, King Yan, Lord of Haidong. Etiquette is set for those who have to abide by it, not for him.

If you really talk about etiquette, Mrs. Wang is the main room of the enemy country and the wife of Li Aguan's subordinates. Mrs. Wang doesn't care, is it appropriate for him to accept Li Aguan as a concubine? Perhaps, at the beginning, he was still a little uncomfortable, a little self-blaming, and still cared a lot. But after holding power for a long time, he is used to being high and getting used to the special things that power brings, and so far, he doesn't care about these things at all.

His status is determined, he has the power not to care.

But this cannot be said directly. After listening to Hong Jixun's questioning, he reluctantly replied: "I took Miss Yan into the house, not for me, but for Anu." Anu is pregnant and has a good relationship with Miss Yan. Therefore, I brought Miss Yan to the family, and it was good that Anu had a talking companion. ”

"Then, please ask the lord. Who do you plan to make a concubine? ”

Hong Jixun asked the second thing. This is also his second direct question about the candidate for "Concubine Li". Dunshe was silent for a moment, and then replied with a name.