"Your Majesty, the world is in chaos now, the royal family is in decline, governors and governors are bribing officials and exploiting the people, causing betrayal and alienation. We should select those incorruptible clan members or upright important officials from the court to serve as governors of local states and counties to guard and stabilize the world!"
"What does Liu Taichang mean?"
Liu Hong quite agrees with this suggestion. In fact, Liu Hong knows exactly why the place is in chaos now.
Nowadays, most of the state and county officials come to buy their posts, and all of this still goes through Liu Hong's hands!
Why buy an official position? Is it to benefit the people?
Certainly not! Of course it’s to make more money! Encircling money means exploiting the people. It is difficult for the people to survive, and they will be exploited by the officials. If they don't rebel, they will be killed if they are provoked.
So when Liu Yan put forward this suggestion, Liu Hong already agreed with it in his heart! The world is in such chaos, it’s time to use some honest people!
Liu Yan was overjoyed when he saw Liu Hong's reaction was very good.
"Your Majesty, what I mean is to reuse the clan and ministers, and to reset the position of state pastor. It will be easier for the state pastor to integrate the rights of a state, and it will be easier to quell rebellions and stabilize the people!"
Liu Hong nodded, not too disgusted with Zhou Mu. In fact, Liu Hong was already trying to reuse the clan, and the representative figure was Liu Zhang.
And in view of the current critical situation, it is also the lack of power of the Han clan clan, which allows the foreign relatives to succeed frequently!
Now one of the ministers is overjoyed. He has been waiting for the word "zhou shepherd" for eighteen years! This person is Liu Zhang!
Without the state-pastoral system, how could a warlord separatist regime be formed? How could the imperial court lose control of the local area!
After Liu Hong thought about it, Liu Zhang stood up directly.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report."
"Oh? General, please speak."
Liu Zhang is now Liu Hong's baby bump, and his attitude towards him is obviously better than that of his father Liu Yan.
"Your Majesty, I have never stayed in other places, so I can't say much. However, since I have been in Yizhou for three years, I naturally have the right to tell the ministers what I heard and saw!"
"Quejian, the governor of Yizhou, has amassed big things and has become greedy. The people of Yizhou have always been in dire straits! Quejian doesn't care about the lives of the people at all. Instead, he exploits and oppresses more greedily. With such a governor, how can the people survive? "
"Because Ma Xiang's rebellion is actually inevitable! If the people of Yizhou all live and work in peace and contentment, with no worries about food and clothing, will anyone follow Ma Xiang's rebellion?"
"So the top priority now is, as my father said, to select people who are upright, honest, reliable, and of high moral character to serve as state and county guards! This is already very urgent!"
In normal times, Liu Zhang's words would definitely be slandered by others as treason, but now all the ministers are silent. In fact, they all know this deeply.
Everyone, including Liu Hong, was silent and listened to Liu Zhang's story. All of this was caused by Liu Hong's buying and selling of officials. Can a person who buys an official position have any moral character?
"The general behind you is right! Now Youzhou is being invaded by Zhang Ju, Yizhou is in chaos, and Yuzhou is experiencing repeated yellow scarves, which gives me a headache!"
Liu Hong had a headache when he thought about the rebellion in the three states, and turned to look at Liu Yan.
"Liu Taichang, do you have any candidates?"
Liu Yan was slightly startled when he heard Liu Hong's inquiry, and unconsciously looked at Liu Zhang, who nodded slightly to him.
"Your Majesty, I am not talented, so I would like to recommend myself as the shepherd of Yizhou. Zongzheng Liu Yu can be the shepherd of Youzhou, and the imperial servant Huang Wan can be the shepherd of Yuzhou!"
Liu Hong did not react excessively after hearing this, because Liu Yanti was a very suitable person, both in terms of character and moral character.
Needless to say, Liu Yan and Liu Yu were, of course, authentic clan members of the Han Dynasty, and they all held high positions in the Nine Qing Dynasty!
Needless to say, Huang Wan himself has various names and is definitely a person with long-standing reputation. He also served as the governor of Qingzhou in his early years, so naturally there will be no suspicion.
"Liu Yu, Huang Wan, what do you think?"
When Liu Yu and Huang Wan heard Liu Hong's inquiry, they felt that there should be no problem, and they all came out immediately.
"We will only comply with His Majesty's arrangements!"
Liu Hong nodded, having already made a decision in his mind, but he still did not appoint him immediately.
"Okay, let me think about this matter carefully! Let's do this for today!"
The ministers no longer dared to hinder Liu Hong's departure, and all bowed their hands and bid farewell to Liu Hong.
After the ministers talked to each other in twos and threes, they also walked out. Liu Zhang followed Liu Yan and waited until he was outside the palace before quickly catching up with Liu Yan.
"Father, what you wanted to tell me just now is about the state pastoral matter?"
Liu Yan stopped and saw no one around him, so he nodded to Liu Zhang.
"My son has done a good job, otherwise His Majesty would not have made up his mind so quickly!"
Liu Zhang was slightly surprised. Liu Hongke hadn't agreed yet. He didn't expect Liu Yan to make such a decision!
"Father, didn't His Majesty say that we still need to think about it?"
"Haha, I can see through His Majesty's thoughts at a glance. Besides, everything my father said makes sense. Now it is imperative for Youzhou, Yizhou, and Yuzhou to try out state animal husbandry!"
Liu Yan still looked a little proud and kept stroking his beard.
"Father, as far as I know, my father originally planned to appoint Jiaozhou Pastor, why did he suddenly change his mind?"
Liu Zhang's words immediately startled Liu Yan, and he began to look around again. After repeatedly confirming that there were no outsiders, he slowly calmed down.
"Where did you know all this?"
Liu Zhang smiled and did not answer these directly.
"Father, don't worry, only I know these things, no one else knows!"
Liu Yan was still hesitant and kept looking at his son, who was both familiar and unfamiliar. "Zhang'er, my father is also worried about the war in Yizhou! You also said that the Yizhou governor Ke Jian aroused public anger, which made Prime Minister Ma proudly capture the prefecture and county. As a member of the Han Dynasty, how can I sit back and watch this? Are the thieves harming my country?"
Liu Yan spoke impassionedly and with an awe-inspiring look. Anyone who didn't know the inside story would have been confused by him.
It's a pity that Liu Zhang knew what Liu Yan was thinking, but he just didn't want to expose him.
How could Liu Yan have such a high level of consciousness to help the troubled times? He just wanted to find a three-thirds of an acre of land to become a local emperor and stay away from the Central Plains to avoid disaster! Because he fell in love with Jiaozhou, a remote and unpopular place.
But Dong Fu, a native of Mianzhu, Yizhou, found Liu Yan and told him that Yizhou had the spirit of the emperor, and Liu Yan changed his mind!
In addition, Liu Zhang was stationed in Hanzhong, which provided a solid guarantee, which strengthened Liu Yan's determination!
Liu Zhang smiled at Liu Yan and praised him.
"My father is so righteous and my children admire him!"
Liu Yan probably felt a little ashamed as well, and coughed twice.
"Zhang'er, if my father goes to Yizhou to serve as a state shepherd, you should help him more if Ma Xiang rebels!"
"Father, don't worry. When the time comes, just go to the junction of eastern Jingzhou and Yizhou. Someone will put down the rebellion and welcome father to Yizhou!"
Although Liu Yan was a little confused, he looked at his son's confident expression and said nothing more.
Liu Zhang knew the situation in Yizhou well, and Prime Minister Ma's rebellion could be resolved internally in Yizhou without his intervention at all. Moreover, Liu Zhang had no intention of using his few troops to eliminate Ma Xiang's rebellion!
