Without asking, he chopped off several heads casually, Yang Chuan's move made the remaining characters in the rivers and lakes frightened, and their eyes were full of fear and despair.

Once upon a time, these 'rangers of rivers and lakes' who licked blood with knives and heads were chivalrous and righteous in their words, drinking wine and eating meat in large bowls, and white knives in and out of red knives at every turn, so that others felt that these people were not easy to mess with, even if they were court officials and big dogs from all over the country, they could avoid dealing with them, so they tried their best not to interfere with the river water.

Therefore, the rangers of the Han Empire became popular, and it was common to see people walking with swords on the Huangni Avenue, one by one.

In the past, Yang Chuan felt a little good every time he saw these people, and felt that there should be such a group of people in this world, and the problems that the court and the government could not solve could be solved by these Jianghu figures.

Kill the rich and help the poor, rob homes and houses, and fight the sword to travel the world.

Fart!

These people live in the world just to waste food.

Yang Chuan can see clearly that the rangers of the Han Empire, including the 'Guanzhong Daxia Guo Jie' who has now invested in his Yang family, are actually just vassals of the royal family, magnates, clans and big dogs, and this attribute does not seem to have changed substantially in the past three to five thousand years.

To put it nicely, it can be called a chivalrous man, a character in the rivers and lakes, a ranger in the rivers and lakes, a hero in the green forest, and a black and astringent club.

To put it harshly, it is nothing more than a group of parasites, shouting to kill the rich and help the poor, and draw swords to help each other, but in private, they collude with the government and become the so-called state tyrant, county tyrant, county tyrant, township tyrant, and village tyrant.

By the way, there are also those road rage who block the road and rob or something, they are not good birds.

In addition, judging from Yang Chuan's state of mind at the moment, some of the court officials and subordinates, as well as temporary workers hired by the yamen at all levels, can actually be classified as this type of scum......

"Tell me who is behind it."

Yang Chuan gently stroked the little mare's silky mane, and said coldly: "After three breaths, if no one speaks, it's all chopped." ”

After speaking, he gently clamped his legs, and the chestnut mare under his crotch began to 'get it' forward.

Just when he was able to take three or five steps, in the middle of the group of Jianghu people, a young man suddenly dragged and cried and shouted: "I said, I said!" ”

"I eavesdropped on the words of the third grandfather and the nobles of Chang'an that night, and I know the person in charge behind it."

"He, he...... He is the ...... of Prime Minister Gongsun's family."

Quiet.

Quiescence.

Deathly silence.

The young man's voice was very loud, and many people around him who were hiding in the shadows could hear it clearly, but they were all stunned, looking at each other, unable to say a word.

As for the gang of Jianghu people.

All right.

In Yang Chuan's eyes, these were dead people, and he didn't care at all.

What he cares about is the words 'Prime Minister Gongsun'.

"Send them to the dungeon of Tingwei's Mansion to record a confession," Yang Chuan ordered, turning his head to look at Zhang Tang beside him, "You will try this case." ”

Zhang Tang nodded slightly, there was no emotional fluctuation on his thin and cold face, and said coldly: "Good ......"

……

Half an hour later, when Yang Chuan walked into Weiyang Palace, the court meeting had already begun, and Gongsun Hongzheng was informing Liu Che of the appointment of the latest batch of county magistrates; The ministers were silent one by one, and listened to Gongsun Hong performing alone.

Liu Che listened with great interest, and from time to time he interjected to ask, which was very amiable.

"Your Majesty, Weichen encountered a little incident on the way, which delayed the time of the court meeting."

Yang Chuan walked into the hall and ...... on the rostrum.

cough cough, bowed to Liu Che on the emperor's throne: "Please punish Your Majesty." ”

Liu Che waved his hand, motioned for Yang Chuan to sit down first, and turned his head to look at Prime Minister Sun Hong: "Prime Minister, please continue." ”

Gongsun Hong coughed lightly and continued to proclaim: "Your Majesty, some of the county chiefs mentioned above have been promoted and demoted, and the assessment of each official is in accordance with His Majesty's will, considering his virtue, reputation, diligence, honesty and many other aspects, which can be said to be reasonable and well-documented. ”

"Only the candidates for the Taishou of Shuofang and Longxi County, because of the involvement of the three princes and nine kings, the old minister did not dare to be arbitrary, so he asked His Majesty the Emperor to judge."

Everyone's eyes turned to the Marquis of Changning, who had just sat down.

Gongsun Hong's words are very coincidental and wonderful, as if he was pinching the time, and he happened to say it when Yang Chuan walked into the main hall.

Liu Che's eyes also fell on Yang Chuan, and he said casually: "There are regulations for the use of people in the imperial court, and Prime Minister Gongsun can act according to this, and there is no need to care about my likes and dislikes." ”

Gongsun Hong shook his head and said: "Your Majesty is wrong, this imperial court appoints hundreds of civil and military officials, which can be said to be a matter of the imperial court. ”

"Your Majesty, however."

The old thief arched his hand and said: "The ancient sages also said that a gentleman is faithful, loyal and patriotic, awe-inspiring and righteous, like the eternity of the sky, like the solidity of the earth, like the flow of rivers, like the journey of the sun and the moon, and like the meaning of string songs. ”

"Therefore, the old minister is called the official selected by the imperial court, but in fact, he screens the good ministers who rule the world and the generals of the world for His Majesty, how can he ignore them?"

That's what I said.

Well, even the well-informed Yang Chuan listened to Gongsun Hong's remarks, and felt that when it came to this point, if he directly blocked the way for others to speak.

Do you think, this old thief's words and deeds are all quotations from the scriptures, but in fact, he is a patchwork of some of Confucius's loyal and patriotic remarks, how can people oppose it? Does anyone dare to question Confucius's words?

Liu Che listened to it and was naturally very satisfied.

Above the court, you can say more about Confucius's 'loyalty to the monarch and patriotism', and less about Mengfuzi's 'the people are the most important, the monarch is light, and the society is secondary', which is equivalent to helping the emperor speak.

"Prime Minister Gongsun Cheng's words are very reasonable," Liu Che picked up a bowl of tea, took a sip, and asked with a smile: "Then let's talk about it, what's the problem with the candidates for the Taishou of Shuofang and Longxi County?" ”

Gongsun Hongdao: "Your Majesty, Shuofang County is too shou Zhu Maichen, good character, loyal and patriotic, faithful and unparalleled, in Shuofang County for most of the year, he has worked hard and complained, and has made many achievements, and the original Shuofang County that was originally affected by the war is well governed, and the government is harmonious, and the old ministers want to advise His Majesty to transfer him back to Chang'an City and continue to serve as the Great Agricultural Order." ”

"At the same time, because he has made great achievements in Shuofang County, whether it is the border soldiers or the common people, they are a little reluctant to give up on this Zhu Taishou."

"Therefore, the old minister has the courage to implore His Majesty to appoint Zhu Maichen as the Great Agricultural Commander, and at the same time, let him continue to serve as the ...... of Shuofang County."

Buzz.

When he ascended to the court, he fried the pot.

In the Han Empire, it was not very common for the princes and princes to lead the prefectures and counties, and the lineage of the old Liu family was at most like Liu Che's second uncle King Liang, who was not in Chang'an City, and was waiting to compete with Emperor Jing for the throne of the emperor; As for the three princes and nine qing's distant counties, there is almost no such precedent.

Gongsun Hong's intention in this move was obvious, that is, he wanted to squeeze Yang Chuan out of the position of the Great Nong Order, push him out of Chang'an City along the river, and let Zhu Maichen firmly control Shuofang County.

You must know that Shuofang County is the first 'base area' that Yang Chuan painstakingly managed, not only his fief is in Shuofang, as the second Taishou of Shuofang County, that place has poured too much effort into him, and now, Gongsun Hong's two lips are so close that he made a wedding dress for others.

The eyes of the Manchu Dynasty and the civil and military once again looked at Yang Chuan, the Marquis of Changning.

Yang Chuan finally couldn't sit still.

He stood up, bowed to Liu Che, and then slowly walked to Gongsun Hong's side seven or eight feet, bent down, and bowed.

"Prime Minister Gongsun, the selection and appointment of officials by the imperial court is a major matter, and it is also the duty of your Prime Minister's Mansion, I don't dare to say anything, but Prime Minister Gongsun."

Yang Chuan stopped talking, stared at Gongsun Hong very seriously for seven or eight breaths, and then said coldly: "Benhou Shicai rushed to Weiyang Palace on the way, uh, that's right, it is the area of Ximen Street, and he was assassinated by gangsters again......

There was a buzz.

There was another commotion in the hall, and the ministers exchanged their heads and whispered, apparently shocked by this; Even, even Liu Che frowned slightly, and glanced at Gongsun Hong with a cold gaze.

"Marquis Changning, there are more than 100 marquis of my Han Dynasty, the Marquis of Guannei, and the Marquis of Guanwai, why has no one been assassinated for decades, and you Changning Marquis has only been in Chang'an City for a few years, and he has been assassinated repeatedly?"

"Changning Hou, don't you know the reason?"

Gongsun Hong stared at Yang Chuan expressionlessly: "Also, what do others have to do with the old man who assassinated you Changning Hou?" The last time you were in a big court meeting, you spewed blood, slandered the old man for hiring murderers, the old man remembered that you were young and didn't pay much attention to it, don't you want to say that my Gongsun Hong is the mastermind behind the scenes this time, right? ”

Yang Chuan nodded and interjected directly: "Yes, your Gongsun Hong is the mastermind behind the scenes." ”

Gongsun Hong glanced at Yang Chuan coldly, and didn't seem to bother to pay attention to it, but turned to Liu Che and arched his hand, and said indifferently: "Your Majesty, today's court meeting, the old minister's performance has been completed, please Your Majesty's permission, the old man will return to the Prime Minister's Mansion on duty." ”

Liu Che was just about to speak.

Yang Chuan interjected again and said: "Gongsun Hong, last time there was no physical evidence, so you escaped a catastrophe, but this time it ......"

He glanced at Gongsun Hong, turned to Liu Che and bowed: "Your Majesty, after this period of recuperation, Weichen has been in good health, please allow Weichen to enter the Tingwei Mansion and continue to try the assassination case." ”

Liu Che nodded slightly: "Accurate." ”

Yang Chuan thanked him and turned his head to look at Gongsun Hong: "Prime Minister Gongsun, when he was assassinated on Ximen Street, Ben Hou had already arrested all the outlaws, according to their confessions, the intermediate contact person for the assassination was Gongsun An, the housekeeper of your Prime Minister's Mansion, how about it, what excuse does Prime Minister Gongsun have to say?" ”

Gongsun Hong's face was gloomy, and he said lightly: "I want to add to the crime." ”

Yang Chuan stared at Gongsun Hong deeply, turned around and bowed to Liu Che again, and begged: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Gongsun Hong is suspected of a major crime, and Weichen begs Your Majesty for permission to let Prime Minister Gongsun go to the Tingwei Mansion to cooperate with the investigation and trial." ”

Liu Che hesitated for a moment, glanced at Gongsun Hong and Yang Chuan, and then at the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, and an intriguing glow flashed in his eyes.

This ghostly light, in Yang Chuan's opinion, seems to have a bit of mockery......

……

Gongsun Hong still did not enter the palace after all.

The dignified prime minister of the Han Dynasty only revealed his true dignity at such a time, Liu Che was silent for a long time, but finally did not agree to Yang Chuan's request, but said lightly, 'You go to investigate the case first', and ended the day's big court meeting.

Yang Chuan already knew about this result.

What's more, Gongsun Hong, as the prime minister of the Han Dynasty and the head of a hundred officials, if Liu Che was the agent of imperial power, he was the most honorable figure in this empire, how could he be easily arrested into the Tingwei Mansion because of a mere assassination case?

In other words, before Yang Chuan had direct and effective evidence, Gongsun Hong didn't have any.

Even Emperor Liu Che couldn't help it.

In this case, Yang Chuan simply did not go to the Tingwei Mansion, but returned to the Great Agricultural Decree Mansion, and began to deal with some official affairs accumulated during this period, such as the deployment of spring ploughing and spring sowing farm tools and livestock, the approval of wasteland reclamation and water conservancy projects in various states and counties, etc., although after some procedures to get the approval of the emperor and the Prime Minister's Mansion to start construction, but after all, the allocation of money and grain still needs to be carried out by the Great Agricultural Order.

There is nothing difficult about these official duties, and the subordinate officials have almost been properly handled, and Yang Chuan, a big farmer, can interfere or leave it alone.

After all, grasping the big and letting go of the small is one of the fine traditions of the officials of the Han Empire, and it has been the case since ancient times.

However, this time Yang Chuan looked very carefully.

He had people single out 'engineering projects' worth more than 100,000 yuan, flip through them, look at them one by one, and quickly make two decisions: agree or no.

"These 97 cases should be immediately allocated with money and grain, and a special person should be assigned to be responsible for the flow of money and grain, so as to ensure the smooth progress of affairs, and at the same time, it is necessary to guard against interception, misappropriation, and corruption by local officials."

"As for the fifty-two, stop all."

"Get all the money back."

"Who is that, Dongfang Shuo, you took Ben Hou's token codex to the Tingwei Mansion, mobilized a group of embroidered messengers to arrest people, and all the officials and subordinates involved in these fifty-two pieces were taken down together and escorted back to Beijing."

Dongfang Shuo took the order and left, and the big farmer ordered all the subordinate officials to look at each other, and they didn't know how to speak for a while.

These conventional agricultural crops and water conservancy dams were put aside in previous years, and they were all reported to the Prime Minister's Mansion after the big agricultural orders were sorted out, and then, some small money was directly approved and transferred, and almost all of them did not need to be inspected by the emperor.

As for those 'engineering projects' worth hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars, the Prime Minister's Office will take out the charter and organize it into a chapter, and then the Prime Minister Sun Hong will ask His Majesty the Emperor for approval at the court meeting, and then the money and grain can be allocated to the prefectures and counties.

Yang Chuan's move not only directly vetoed the 'engineering project' finalized by Gongsun Hong and Emperor Liu Che, but also asked the Tingwei Mansion to go to various places to arrest people, what kind of thing is this!

"Marquis Changning, these fifty-two pieces have passed through the hands of the prime minister and the emperor, and the approval documents are clear and correct......"

A subordinate official said with some hesitation: "Our big farmer order has no right to dispose of it. ”

Yang Chuan stretched his waist and said casually: "Now I have the right to deal with it." ”

"Recently, Ben Hou has also led the Imperial Governor's Mansion Deputy Imperial Doctor, and he is investigating a major case, and under the Three Princes and Nine Emperors, he can arrest anyone and go to the dungeon of the Imperial Captain's Mansion to eat tea."

PS: [Apology]

Yesterday there was something at home, so I took a day off, and the cook kowtowed to all readers.

In the past five months, for the first time, I asked for leave, the cook was anxious but there was no way, the elderly and children at home had a bad stomach, vomited and diarrhea, and were on a drip in the hospital.

The chef reminds everyone that in the scorching summer heat, the food in the refrigerator is easy to spoil and become 'poison', everyone must be careful, if you find that the food has a peculiar smell, it is absolutely inedible!

(End of chapter)