Shanxi Road commanders from eight hundred miles away rushed forward and jointly submitted a petition requesting the mobilization of heavy troops to eliminate them with all their strength. At this time, when the emperor and the Guilin County Prince were engaged in an all-out game, there was such a large-scale popular uprising on Shanxi Road, which undoubtedly made the emperor extremely annoyed. The changes on Shanxi Road undoubtedly stabbed the emperor's weakness. Without him, all that is sent out to fight is money and food.
At present, the imperial court's annual income is scarce, and it is almost to the point where it cannot make ends meet. If we use troops on a large scale, the astronomical amounts of money and food consumed will be difficult to support. But there is no doubt that the civil uprising on Shanxi Road must be extinguished in the shortest possible time. The mountains and rivers inside and outside Shanxi Road have always been the capital of the Qi Dynasty, and it is located on the north side of Henan Road. Shanxi Road is chaotic, and Henan Road is almost difficult to avoid.
Moreover, Shanxi Road is separated from Taihang in the east and connected with Hebei Road by mountains and rivers. The Shanxi Road was in chaos, and the Hebei Road, which also received a large number of disaster victims, was also more prosperous. The Hebei Road, which almost provided most of the food and grass supply for the entire northern frontier army, was also extremely prone to chaos. At the same time, Shanxi Road is an important place for the confrontation between Daqi and Beiliao. The line of the Great Wall to the north is crucial to Daqi's border defense.
Once there is chaos on Shanxi Road, it will be like putting a knife in the back of the outer Great Wall defense line. If another large-scale civil uprising occurs on Hebei Road, it can even be said that the entire Qiliao border defense rear area will fall into complete chaos. If Beiliao takes the opportunity to move south, the frontier troops on the outer Great Wall will be attacked from both sides. Whether the second route can be defended will remain unknown.
After reading the memorial on Shanxi Road, Huang Qiong's brows furrowed as he thought of the possible chain reactions caused by a large-scale civil commotion on Shanxi Road: "Father, the Shanxi Road officials are simply ignorant and only care about what is in front of them and themselves. It would be strange if he did something so outrageous and resentful for his own interests, regardless of the life and death of the imperial court and the people of Li, and it would be strange if it did not trigger a large-scale popular uprising."
"Now that they have caused a mess that they cannot clean up, they have to ask the court to clean up the mess for them. They deserve to die. It's just that the civil uprising on Shanxi Road must be suppressed in the shortest possible time, no matter what the cost. Otherwise, once it is triggered, The chain reaction of neighboring Hebei Road, Shaanxi Road, and even Henan Road, where Gyeonggi Province is located, will be disastrous."
"It also endangers our defense line on the front line of the Great Wall, making the frontier troops on the front line of the Great Wall vulnerable to enemies from both sides. Once Beiliao takes the opportunity to go south again, everything north of the Yellow River will be in danger. The most critical Shanxi Road is crisscrossed by rivers and mountains, and in the event of an accident The people have taken over the mountain and become bandits, and the imperial court is trying to exterminate them, and I’m afraid the price will be even higher.”
Huang Qiong's voice fell, and the emperor, whose face had softened somewhat at this time, frowned and said: "How can I not know what you said? This time to deal with the Shanxi Road civil uprising, we should focus on pacification rather than suppression. The candidate must not only be If you are good at government affairs, you must be good at military affairs, and you cannot send a murderous person. And you must have a certain prestige in the court so that Shanxi Road officials are afraid and dare not restrain them."
"As I'm telling you, Shanxi Road and Hebei Road are connected by mountains and rivers. Not only are there a large number of disaster victims, but many victims also flow into Hebei Road for food. If we blindly suppress it, it is easy to cause a chain reaction. Maybe the entire Yellow River will be affected. Everything in the north will fall into turmoil. But unfortunately, I don’t have a suitable candidate in my hands right now.”
When watching the emperor say these words, he looked at himself from time to time. Huang Qiong still doesn't understand what the emperor is really thinking right now? As the emperor, I obviously wanted to send him there, but he acted like he was negotiating with me. Is it appropriate to just go by myself? This is a land that governs nine prefectures and ten Zhili prefectures, and millions of people. It is not the land of Zhengzhou Prefecture.
I have little experience in handling government affairs, can I suppress those dirty officials on Shanxi Road? He had so much prestige that when he went on a killing spree in Zhengzhou, it was estimated that at least no one on Shanxi Road would dare to constrain him publicly, but not necessarily secretly. Those officials have many ways to fool their superiors, and it can be said that they are impossible to guard against. In Zhengzhou, he had Su Jin and Jian Yong, a veteran in officialdom, to assist him.
But when I went to Shanxi, it was completely a black eye. In a short period of time, there was not even a single person available. If the officials below fool him, Jinyang Mansion may be in chaos, and he may not even know it. Think about it again, hundreds of heavily armed guards were beaten by thousands of unarmed victims, and the fighting power of the Shanxi Guards was completely wiped out.
Naturally, it would not be the turn of the four major camps in the capital to suppress this kind of thing. But the local guards on Shanxi Road were really unable to mention them. After thinking about it, Huang Qiong couldn't help but feel a toothache when faced with the emperor's thoughts. It wasn't that he didn't dare to take on this job, but he was worried that he wouldn't be able to do it well. After a slight hesitation, Huang Qiong chose to remain silent in response to the emperor's expectant look.
It's just that Huang Qiong doesn't want to talk, but the emperor may not be willing to let him go. Looking at Huang Qiong who was silent, the emperor said directly: "Ajiu, who do you think is more suitable for the imperial court to go to Shanxi to handle this matter? What I want is someone who can solve the problem, not the kind of person who can only deal with mud. You are a nerd. You are helping to manage government affairs these days. You should know that the imperial court cannot withstand repeated tossing at the moment. "
After Huang Qiong pondered the emperor's words for a while, he recommended two people. This person is none other than Fang Ming, the former Henan Road pacifier who was dismissed from office due to the rebellion of King Jing and Duan, and Fu Yuanshan, the current Jingzhao Yin. He served as the institutional envoy in charge of Shanxi's military and civilian affairs, and as the pacification envoy of Shanxi Road.
The future father-in-law of King Tiaoyong, the current Deputy Privy Envoy He Jiatian, was appointed as Shanxi Jiedu Envoy. At the same time, an upright and upright third-grade official was transferred from the Yushitai to serve as the inspector of Shanxi Road. Fang Ming was dismissed from office within a year of being appointed as the pacifier of Henan Road. It was purely because of the implication of Jin Jiedu that he suffered an unreasonable disaster. After Huang Qiong returned to Beijing from Zhengzhou, he checked this person's file and looked at it.
This person was a Jinshi and was not only a financial expert in the Qi Dynasty, but also had strong coordination skills. In the fourteenth year of Mingde's reign, when he was serving as the envoy of the Liangzhe Road, he encountered a severe drought that was rare in western Zhejiang for a century. This person was in charge, and without using a penny from the national treasury, relying only on the food stored by the people on the two Zhejiang roads, not a single victim starved to death, nor did a large number of victims become displaced.
Even among the disaster victims in several prefectures in western Zhejiang, there were not many people who sold their sons and daughters. Last autumn, we actually ensured that the autumn grains that the two Zhejiang provinces should turn over were shipped to the capital in large quantities. Moreover, after seeing that this person caused trouble in King Jing and Duan, and under the unfavorable situation of mobilizing the local guards on Henan Road, the overall handling cannot be said to be decisive. It was only because of Jin Jiedu's involvement that he ended up like this.
After Huang Qiong entered the palace and began to help with government affairs, he has been trying to find ways to revive him. I want to transfer him to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Revenue to replace the current Liu Shangshu who can only do things according to the rules and has no advantages at all except being law-abiding and prudent. It's just that although the emperor agreed to Sima Rui's rebellion, he never agreed to Fang Ming's rebellion.
As for Fu Yuanshan, he can be said to be a rare military and political all-rounder among the Jinshi-level officials of the Da Qi Dynasty. When he was appointed as the magistrate of Yanshan, he was actually able to suppress the arrogant and brave generals of the border army with a single civil servant, so that they did not dare to cause trouble on the ground in Yanshan Prefecture. Compared with the Yunzhou Prefecture, which had been smashed several times by arrogant border officers and soldiers, this boss Fu's methods could not be said to be less tough.
After being transferred to Jing Zhaoyin, who is the most difficult to manage in the world and the most benign place in the world, even a third-grade official is not taken seriously. In just two months, the powerful and powerful children who had no one to control them all in the capital were managed obediently. Not to mention snatching men and dominating women, there are only a few who dare to cause trouble.
Although the problem of refugees has not been solved, he tried every means, and when Da Qi Dynasty encountered the coldest winter since the founding of the People's Republic of China last year, refugees without food and clothing no longer appeared. In previous years, a large number of people were suffering from hunger and cold. Condition. Although it was not possible to completely avoid starvation deaths, the number was only a dozen. And most of them are sick and elderly people who are helpless and abandoned by their families.
This is a huge difference from previous winters, when hundreds of people were dragged out to starve to death almost every day in refugee settlements. Under his governance, no official dared to blackmail the refugees. And as the weather got warmer, he recruited a large number of refugees to deepen the Luo River channel through work-for-relief methods, which also greatly improved the lives of the refugees.
At present, Shanxi Road is almost a mess, and almost every county south of Jinyang is in smoke. The current situation has deteriorated to such an extent in such a short period of time, and the Shanxi Road Chief Xian can be said to have committed an unforgivable crime. Shanxi Road now needs officials with both means and skills like Fu Yuanshan. Moreover, this Fu Yuanshan had served two terms in Yanshan Mansion and was not completely ignorant of military affairs.
And Prince Yong’s father-in-law is even more talkative. Before being transferred to the deputy privy envoy, he served as a military envoy on Shanxi Road for one term. The fact that the old man, who was always wary of military generals, was transferred to the Privy Council as the only military attache and deputy envoy, is enough to show that his ability is recognized by the old man. But after listening to the people recommended by Huang Qiong, the emperor was a little pondered.
Fang Ming was unlucky because he was implicated last year, so he knew it. When he dealt with Fang Ming, he didn't do it sincerely. The disobedience and chaos of the two kings of Jingduan have been investigated for such a long time, and they have not completely stopped until now. There was something in it that even he, the king of a country, was frightened by. Although Fang Ming was not deeply involved in Henan officialdom, he was not completely innocent.
It is true that Fang Ming is a capable official, but he is definitely not an honest official. When we look into some of the problems, he, the original leader of Henan Road, is also to blame. Although the matter is not big, it is not too small either. Although the emperor said that he had given up his official position, on the one hand, he was actually protecting him in disguise. On the one hand, it is also for the appeasement envoys of all walks of life. This is the meaning of killing chickens and frightening monkeys.
Now that Huang Qiong wants to recruit him as Shanxi Road Envoy, it is strange that the emperor does not hesitate. In fact, the emperor naturally believed that Huang Qiong, the ninth son, was the most suitable candidate. But Huang Qiong chose to remain silent on this matter, which was tantamount to rejecting herself in disguise, which was beyond the emperor's expectation. The emperor still knew who his ninth son was.
It was precisely because he knew that Huang Qiong was not the kind of person to take easy matters and shirk the hard ones. Therefore, before the emperor finalized the candidate, he still planned to find out the reasons why Huang Qiong refused. After pondering for a moment, the emperor looked at Huang Qiong and said, "Except for Fang Ming, the people you recommended are all more suitable candidates. But you should know that the focus of quelling the chaos on Shanxi Road this time is."
"In civil strife, the emphasis is on pacifying rather than suppressing it. The victims of the disaster are also the people under my rule. Carrying out mass killings can only further force the government to force the people to rebel. Because of this, I have always been loyal to the choice of this system. Very cautious.”
"Who is the most suitable person, at least the best candidate in my mind, Ah Jiu, you should know it in your heart. But I don't know why you are putting it off this time. This is not like you in the past. Here. I have a suitable reason to convince me to accept your candidate."
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