On the city of Hefei.
Zhang Liao slowly let out a breath.
He was covered in blood, and after a day of fierce fighting, his chest was rising and falling violently, but although his body was tired, he was in good spirits.
"Repair the city, collect siege equipment, place the wounded, and report the number of casualties."
Although Hefei is an isolated city now, under Zhang Liao's management, it is like an iron bucket.
The defenders showed no fear on their faces, and the entire army, like a sophisticated machine, quickly started operating again.
after all
In the past, Sun Zhongmou sent 100,000 troops, and his generals were able to defeat it with 800 elite troops. Now in the cold winter months, it is difficult to attack the city. So the rats from Jiangdong want to take down Hefei City?
Not that easy!
What are they afraid of?
The military spirit in the city was available, and Zhang Wenyuan was very happy.
But after he arrived at the general's mansion in the city, his face didn't look so good.
Not long ago, Li Dian fell ill and died in the city. Now he has even fewer people available.
Only the three generals, Wei Xu, Song Xian and Hou Cheng, can still be put on the stage.
After all, they all followed Wen Hou Lu Bu together back then.
"Hey~"
Zhang Liao sighed. In front of him, Song Xian, a burly general about the same age as Zhang Liao, said, "General, why are you sighing?"
"The king has passed away. The messenger has been in Xudu for a month, but no news has been received. The supply of food and grass in Qingxu Land has been cut off last month. The rumors of unrest in Qingxu Land must be true. , I don’t even know who the new King of Wei is."
Zhang Liao was guarding Hefei, so he naturally kept in touch with Xu Du.
But these days, the news from Xudu suddenly stopped.
According to Zhang Liao's guess, Zang Ba from the Qingxu Land must have evil intentions and wanted to take advantage of this sensitive period of the king's death to become independent and blocked the road.
He originally wanted to lead the troops to Xudu in person, but he did not dare to move without receiving military orders. Secondly, Jiangdong had been holding troops in Hefei for a long time, and he could not escape.
As for sending other generals and hundreds of people there?
I'm afraid I won't be able to break through the blockade.
Although he brought thousands of people over and broke through the blockade, what should he do if the new king was afraid?
Now, I'm afraid it's a critical moment for his succession. He hasn't received the order to send troops to Xudu. What does this mean?
If it is under the operation of a caring person, if the new owner does not trust it, his life may be at risk.
War is about killing people with swords, but politics is about killing generals who have won a hundred battles with just a few words.
Zhang Liao was arrogant on the battlefield, and his sense of smell was even more acute in politics.
But now his keen sense of smell has also trapped him in Hefei, making him a trapped beast.
Although the Jiangdong rats are nothing to worry about, that is what the soldiers think.
He was able to defeat Sun Quan before, not only because he had no internal worries, but also because he caught Sun Quan off guard.
Now
But there is no such a good opportunity for him to create another miracle of eight hundred people breaking through one hundred thousand people.
"General, why should you worry? The new master is about to be established, and Hefei has not been in contact with Xu You for a long time. He must have known it in advance. If we hold on for ten days and a half, support will definitely arrive."
Zhang Liao nodded lightly.
"How much food and grass is left in the city?"
"It's enough for three months."
Three months?
Zhang Liao's eyes flashed and he said: "In five days, let the leading soldiers in the city prepare a sumptuous meal for the soldiers to celebrate the New Year!"
Three months of food and grass is naturally not much.
but.
If the morale in the city is gone, what's the use of having more food and grass?
Have a good meal during the Chinese New Year and boost your morale!
What happens next, after the country is stabilized, we will definitely come to support.
It’s better to focus on the immediate things and think about the long-term later.
Under the city of Hefei, war was raging.
But in Jiangling City, it was a different scene.
The long river of time is mighty and will soon wash away.
In a blink of an eye, it’s the first day of the new year.
New Year.
The whole Jiangling City is very lively.
First, Liu Gongsi, the crown prince of Hanzhong, held a banquet for the ministers and generals, and various rewards were given. Visible to the naked eye, the morale of the army was improved.
Liu Chan's prestige and favor among his officials, army sergeants, and soldiers also increased a lot.
Spend money to buy reviews, spend money to stay safe.
The money is still well spent.
Early in the morning.
Liu Chan got up from the bed.
As for the scenery on the bed, there is no need to say more.
After getting up, he was quickly awakened by the movement outside.
After Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty changed the Taichu calendar, the custom of New Year's Day began.
The bustle outside the county governor's house is naturally also a New Year's Day custom.
Nuo opera and exorcism.
New Year's Day is the beginning of a new year. At this critical moment of the transition between the old and the new, there are some activities to exorcise evil spirits from the official to the private sector, hoping to keep bad luck in the old year and bring good luck in the new year.
When Liu Chan walked out of the house, the Nuo opera was coming to an end.
Hundreds of young men in soap uniforms, holding large spears; there was a Fang Xiang wearing a mask and a bear skin, dancing with twelve beasts, etc. Finally, the cavalry drove the statue representing the epidemic and threw it into the river to be burned. All in all, the scene was very grand. .
On both sides of the gate of the Sheriff's Mansion, wooden signs bearing the names of Shen Tu and Yu Lei were also hung.
The legend of Shen Tu and Yu Lei originated from ancient times. The "Shan Hai Jing" records that they grew up on a big peach tree, guarded the gate of ghosts, used reed ropes to catch harmful ghosts, and then fed them to tigers.
This legend evolved to later times when people used peach wood to make doors and put pictures of Shen Tu and Yu Lei on them, thinking that this could ward off evil spirits.
"This has a bit of a flavor of life."
I have been fighting before, either killing people or on the way to killing people.
Wouldn't it be great if we could live in such peaceful life forever?
pity
In this world, there is always a struggle for superiority. The current peace is only temporary. Before the world is unified, the so-called prosperity of Jiangling will be nothing more than a passing cloud.
"Your Highness, the Zhengdan Conference has been prepared. The military advisor asked me to invite Your Highness to go."
"I'll go right away."
Liu Chan nodded slightly, knowing full well about the Zhengdan Conference.
Yesterday's banquet was just a ceremony for Liu Chan to bestow favors on meritorious ministers.
If we push forward a few decades, during the reign of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, the Han court would also hold a large-scale court event called the "Zhengdan Conference", where all civil and military officials would congratulate the emperor. The location of the Zhengdan Conference was Deyang Hall in Luoyang City during the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Today's Zhengdan meeting is naturally not that grand, but planners from all over Jingzhou go to the palace to congratulate and present local revenue and expenditure documents for the past year. These procedures are still required.
It can be seen that this Zhengdan meeting is not entirely a ceremony, but also has a bit of political flavor in it.
Especially now that Liu Chan has initially settled in Jingzhou, this Zhengdan meeting is more like an assessment of the officials' work over the past few months.
Naturally, some matters cannot be assessed in more than a month.
But for things like resettling refugees, reclaiming land, and dredging water conservancy, initial results can still be seen within a few months.
Soon, Liu Chan went to the government office lobby.
In the lobby, civil servants and military generals sat next to each other.
There are fine wines and delicacies in front of everyone.
Liu Chan sat down, and everyone stood up and bowed heavily to Liu Chan.
"I will pay homage to His Highness! Congratulations to His Highness!"
Everyone salutes and shouts.
"No need to be too polite. It's a festive day and I'll congratulate you all together! Sit down."
"Thank you, Your Highness."
After everyone sat down, Liu Chan gave Pang Tong a look, and the latter immediately stood up in understanding.
"His Royal Highness is about to arrive, and the ceremony will begin. The planners from various places will go to the palace to congratulate, and will present the local income and expenditure documents for the past three months, as well as the completed lists of various affairs."
There are nine counties in Jingzhou.
First, the planners from each county in Nanjun came forward to congratulate him.
"Jiangling County congratulates His Highness!"
The chief planner of Jiangling County was kneeling down. He held two schedules in his hands and raised them above his head.
Fei Yi stepped forward and took the two schedules in the hands of Jiangling County's chief planner, and handed them to the slips in front of Liu Chan.
Liu Chan opened the March income and expenditure document.
In October and November, the income and expenses were average, but in December, the income skyrocketed, of course.
After yesterday's reward, the money and food in the treasury suddenly bottomed out again.
but
If the money is given to the heroes and soldiers, they will definitely spend it.
At that time, the money and food will still be returned to the hands of the government.
It's just a cycle.
Then open the list of things to do.
I found that Jiangling County has done a lot of work.
Build cities, build ferries, resettle refugees, immigrate, cultivate fields, and repair water conservancy.
This work in Jiangling County is done under the command of Pang Tong. If it is not done beautifully, then there is something wrong.
"Jiangling County has done a good job. He will be evaluated and given wine. If there is a vacancy in the position, Jiangling County Magistrate can promote him as appropriate."
The chief official couldn't contain the excitement on his face. He took the wine handed by the waiter and drank it in one gulp. Then he bowed three times and said sincerely: "Thank you for the wine, your highness. May your highness be blessed with good health!"
After Jiangling County's chief planner bowed and retreated, another official wearing a planner's robe entered behind him.
"Dangyang County congratulates His Highness."
The chief planner of Jiangling County was kneeling down. He also held two schedules in his hands and raised them above his head.
The process is the same as the previous one for Jiangling County.
When Fei Yi took the paperwork to the front of the case, Liu Chan opened it without any impatience and began to read it carefully.
Generally speaking, the mayor of Dangyang County has done a pretty good job.
But to say that it is meritorious, it cannot be said.
No merit, no fault.
"Dangyang County has done a good job, with a medium to upper rating. Give me some wine!"
If you are rated above average, you won't worry about being demoted, but if you want to be promoted, unless everyone else is above average, as long as there is no one else who is superior, he will be promoted first.
Next.
Officials from Huarong, Bo, Zhijiang, Jingyang, Zhouling, Jianli, Songzi, Shishou and other counties came to congratulate the New Year and submit official documents.
Generally speaking, the overall level of Nan County is good.
After all, it has always been occupied by Guan Yu. All the officials can be said to be diligent and diligent, and the people can also be said to be obedient.
"Mi Fang, the governor of Nanjun, has done great service in governing the place. I will give you wine! Excellent evaluation!"
Mi Fang's face was full of spring breeze. He immediately came out of the queue, knelt on the ground, trembling hands, took the wine, drank it in one gulp, then looked at Liu Chan with a grateful face, bowed three times more, and said: "I congratulate Your Highness! Thank you for the wine, Your Highness !”
Now it is Liu Chan who is in charge of major events in Jingzhou, and his son Mi Yang is working under Liu Chan again. The surrender has no impact. Now it seems that as long as he fights for His Highness, his political future is not better than others, but at least he has something to think about. no?
Isn't this superior comment just what His Highness revealed?
Next, is Nanyang County.
Nanjun is the county government of Jingzhou, while Nanyang County is the most important and most populous county in Jingzhou.
Officials from thirty-seven counties including Wan, Guanjian, Ye, Xinye, Xi'e, Zhi, Luyang, Ji, Bowang, Wuyin, Biyang, Fuyang, and Pingshi all stepped forward to congratulate Liu Chan. Present the paperwork.
Liu Chan knew the situation in Nanyang very well.
For more than a month, he has basically stayed in Nanyang. It is the documents and forms presented by Nanyang, and the data is good.
He immediately said: "Dongligun, the governor of Nanyang County, has made great achievements in governing the place. I will give you wine! Excellent evaluation!"
Next.
The planners from Jiangxia County, Lingling County, Guiyang County, Wuling County, Changsha County, Zhangling County and Nanxiang County all came forward to present the documents.
After reading hundreds of forms and documents, Liu Chan was very patient and felt a little bored.
However.
Dealing with political affairs is so boring.
Today's Zhengdan Conference was an opportunity for him to systematically understand the nine counties of Jingxiang. Therefore, although the process was cumbersome and boring, Liu Chan still showed his patience as a master.
Read them one by one, then comment and give them wine.
The officials in the hall, especially Pang Tong, couldn't help but nod with satisfaction when they saw Liu Chan's appearance.
He was originally worried that His Highness would not be able to bear the pain of this document.
After all, His Highness has never been bothered by such trivial matters since he was a child.
After arriving in Jingzhou, he also took care of all kinds of trivial matters.
His Highness only needs to concentrate on fighting wars and winning people's hearts.
But looking at it now, it made him understand Liu Chan better.
His Highness is still patient.
Although she loves fighting and being a womanizer.
But in the future, even after the death of the king, this political affairs will not be abandoned.
After reading and commenting on all the records and documents in the nine counties of Jingxiang, the time has changed from morning to dusk.
Gu Gu Gu~
Even though Liu Chan had been prepared and had eaten a lot in the morning, his stomach still couldn't help but growl.
"Your Highness, this is the end of the Zhengdan Conference."
Not only Liu Chan felt uncomfortable, but everyone watching in the hall also suffered.
"Not urgent."
Liu Chan shook his head slightly and said: "There were just a few counties that failed to do a good job, such as Qianling County in Wuling County. Not only did the county fail to build water conservancy projects and cultivate fields, there were even several civil unrests.
And what happened to Nanxiang County in Nanxiang County? The geographical location is so advantageous, but there is no political achievement?
Regardless of whether they are mediocre or corrupt officials, they must be investigated by me. Once they are found out, I will never tolerate them! "
Wuling County is okay.
After all, it is a barbarian land.
There is unrest from time to time, which is understandable.
He could only give the county magistrate an incompetent evaluation.
But Liu Chan couldn't understand Nanxiang County, Nanxiang County.
You are still on the business path.
How has Gangneung developed?
How have you developed?
Liu Chan has already made his decision.
He wants to send people to conduct thorough investigations in these counties.
certainly
He will also send people to secretly search the data reported by other counties to avoid being deceived.
In short
Under his rule, Liu Chan, the officials were governed to the extent that if the water was clear, there would be no fish.
We must also ensure that there are no mediocre officials and no corrupt officials.
greedy?
You can be greedy.
But you have to do things beautifully.
A mediocre official?
That is even more intolerable.
Corrupt officials can at least still do their jobs, but you mediocre officials are occupying the manhole and doing nothing.
The most abominable!
Kill the chicken to scare the monkey!
Liu Chan was thinking at this moment, if he knew the evidence of the crime, what punishment would he use to punish these corrupt and mediocre officials?
To achieve the effect of killing the chicken to scare the monkey?
(End of chapter)
