Qingyin Pavilion, dancing pavilion and singing platform, red lights and green wine, passing through the flashy middle hall, you will find that the real paradise is hidden in the hustle and bustle.
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Yang Guanxin swallowed the dates reluctantly, and then said softly, "Husband, what if you can help old Zhao Yao handle this matter?"
puff! After hearing this, Liu Desheng immediately spat out a date stone far away, his mouth opened wide, and he said in surprise, "Madam, are you sick? How dare you make such a ridiculous idea? During the battle between Qin and Han more than 40 years ago, The princes and kings took the opportunity to separate themselves. After the war, Emperor Shenwu paid great attention to the power restriction of the princes and did not neglect to implement the grace orders. If I remember correctly, in the past forty years, there has never been a hereditary prince in the empire. Even the heroes who made great achievements in the Qin-Han War are no exception. In today's peaceful and prosperous times, it would be extremely difficult for you to ask my husband to facilitate this!"
"Haha!" Yang Guan covered his face with his sleeves and chuckled a few times, "This matter is not as difficult as husband thinks. Husband, please let Guan'er speak slowly."
When Yang Guan said this, Liu Desheng suddenly became more interested. He looked at Yang Guan in surprise and waited for Yang Guan to speak.
Yang Guan explained, "In ancient times, Huaxing County belonged to the Yan region in the Warring States Period. There were Jieshi and Yanmen in the south, and jujubes in the north. Although the people did not work in the fields, the jujubes were enough for the people to eat. So, , Huaxing County has won the title of 'the most prosperous land in the north of the Great Wall', and it is well deserved. Husband, you said it for your wife, right?"
Liu Desheng nodded slowly and motioned for Yang Guan to continue.
Yang Guan smiled and said, "And in these eight counties of Huaxing, there are three big families, Liu, Zhao, and Huang. They all live in the same place and have a good income. Compared with the Central Plains families, their financial resources and manpower are not weaker, or even more." Some of the heroic legacy of Yan and Zhao."
"The three major families usually have constant friction, but they can still stick to the bottom line." Yang Guan stood up and poured a glass for himself. After taking a sip, he continued, "Generally speaking, I, Lingyuan Liu Family, Pangen County Sheriff Lingyuan Yi On the south side of the ancient Great Wall, the Zhao family lives in Xuanhuai, and the neighbor Huang family is happy and prosperous. The three families form a line between the north and the south, and they are each in peace. On weekdays, the water in the well does not interfere with the water in the river."
"The Huang family, sandwiched between the Liu family and the Zhao family, devotes most of their energy to the business world and has the strongest financial resources, but does not like the officialdom battle. Therefore, in these years, the Huang family and my Liu family have always communicated with each other." Seeing that Liu Desheng was a little sleepy, Yang Guan raised his voice and said loudly, "Ahem! The Xuanhuai Zhao family where Zhao Yao belongs is the weakest of the three."
Liu Desheng woke up suddenly. He looked at Yang Guan boredly and continued to listen to her talk about these familiar things.
Seeing that Liu Desheng was a little more energetic, Yang Guan continued, "The reason why the Zhao family is called the weakest is because Zhao Yao came from a rough background and did not like intrigues and intrigues, so he had no intention of doing this. He stayed in such a good place as Xuanhuai, but I don’t understand business. The second point is that his son Zhao Sujian was born stupid, which caused the Zhao family to be unhappy and distracted. They only had a salary and a title to maintain their inheritance, but no family members to support them, so their lives were difficult. It has always been neither salty nor bland.”
Liu Desheng was a little listless. He raised his head to eat the dates and kept spitting out the date cores, saying, "Madam is right!"
Yang Guan naturally knew Liu Desheng's temperament well. He smiled gently and continued, "When you have a family, you have care. Old Zhao Yao can risk his life or not care about himself, but he still has to take care of his precious son, otherwise A hundred years later, his only son will be living on the street, and Zhao Yao will not be able to live peacefully under Jiuquan."
"Oh, my wife, don't try to tantalize your husband. What should we do?"
Liu Desheng quickly stretched out his right arm, grabbed Yang Guan, and moved his two big hands back and forth on Yang Guan's Jade Rabbit scented body, making Yang Guan's face turn red and his delicate body tremble, but Liu Desheng refused to clean the gun and it went off.
After a while, Yang Guan surrendered and said coquettishly, "I say, I say, husband, please spare your life! Husband! You are evil!"
When Liu Desheng let go of his hand, Yang Guan hurriedly stood up, drank the herbal tea on the table in one gulp, and the fire all over his body disappeared. He gave Liu Desheng a fierce look and said softly, "The right time, the right place, and the harmony. In the current Liu family, the husband and the second brother can be regarded as equals. Therefore, if the husband wants to suppress the second brother, he must use strong external force. Since this old Zhao Yao has shortcomings, he will definitely use them. If Zhao Yaoxiang can help , it is a matter of time before the second brother falls. And with Zhao Yao as a powerful foreign aid, after my husband takes the position of the head of the family, he will be able to twist the many fish and dragon forces in Huaxing County into one rope. By then, my husband can Break away from the control of the Jiang family in Quzhou and truly become the local emperor of Huaxing County. After a few more years of management, my husband will be able to compete with the Jiang family and dominate Quzhou."
The beautiful blueprint made Liu Desheng unable to help himself. He threw his hands full of dates into the sky, slapped the table and stood up, shouting excitedly, "Madam, please tell me how to capture Zhao Sujian, and go through fire and water for my husband, even if I die!"
Liu Desheng was just happy on the sidelines. He didn't see that there was a flash of sadness in Yang Guan's eyes.
Having whetted Liu Desheng's appetite, Yang Guan smiled slowly and said, "It's very simple at this time. Husband and my brother Yang Liu can quickly go to Xuanhuai County the next day and invite Zhao Yao to help you win the canal construction project from the general at the county meeting." Power, in return, the husband can promise to hand over the position of director to his son Zhao Sujian in an empty name, but the benefits will not be shared equally. Zhao Yao will definitely not refuse."
Liu Desheng asked, "How to explain?"
Yang Guan's eyes kept turning, he stretched out his plain hand slightly, pointed to the sky and said, "The great road is simple!" "Han Law: City Construction Chapter" says: sealing mountains and publishing stones, building canals and building cities are manifest and virtuous. Those who are meritorious and diligent will Those who cut corners, cut down on materials, miss the deadline, or slack off will be severely punished."
Seeing that Liu Desheng didn't seem to understand, Yang Guan patiently explained, "Husband, we don't want my second brother to be punished, but we want my husband and Zhao Sujian to be rewarded. Husband, if you think about it carefully, the Hongqu Canal is the first canal built by His Majesty after he ascended the throne, and With the efforts of three states, how can such a huge project be rewarded regardless of its merits after it is completed? If it is managed properly, it will not be difficult to inherit a hereditary position."
Liu Desheng was so impressed that his beloved feather cup shook unsteadily. He said excitedly, "Madam, what a plan, what a plan!"
Yang Guan suddenly looked serious and said categorically, "I think this is a conspiracy, and it does not need to be approved by my father. Last year, after my husband and his third brother presented the "Book of Punishing Rebellious Thieves", his father was already very disappointed in his second brother. The matter is still handed over to the second brother, mainly because of Quzhou Mu Jiangfeng's obstruction. From another perspective, from my father's point of view, whether it is the husband who is the leader or the second brother who is responsible, it is ultimately his own business."
Yang Guan stood up and talked eloquently, "After the second brother's accident, Jiang Feng has the reputation of a wealthy family and will not forcefully interfere in this matter again. In order to continue to keep this piece of fat, my father has to think about it. Don't let this fat fall into other people's mouths. As for who in our Liu family will be the general leader of canal repair, it doesn't matter. As long as the fat does not flow into other people's fields, the rest is easy to talk about."
Feeling tired in the afternoon, Yang Guan yawned and paused, "Besides, my husband just agreed to give him the position of director of canal construction without regard to interests. I think my father will not embarrass my husband too much. As for whether Zhao Yao can win over us. The recommendation letter from the county governor and the reward sticker from His Majesty are what Zhao Yao is capable of."
"Okay! Okay!"
Every time Yang Guan answered Liu Desheng's questions and made suggestions, which made him happy, Liu Desheng would throw Yang Guan on the couch like a tiger or a wolf, and Wushan was full of troubles. This time, it was no exception!
Seeing him picking up Yang Guan, he said to the big man outside the door, "Yang Liu, get out of here, your sister and I have to do something!"
A thin voice came from outside the door, "I know!"
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On the tenth day of September, at the county meeting, things turned out exactly as Yang Guan expected.
Liu Ruisheng was not punished by the county guard. As a price, Liu Xing reluctantly agreed to open a private warehouse and release grain at a fair price to relieve Huaxing County's predicament. With the persistence of the Liu family and the support of the Zhao family, Liu Desheng successfully achieved his wish and obtained the power of the general to build the canal.
The rest is to discuss reporting the disaster to the court, requesting relief, applying for additional money to repair the canal, sealing the breach, and keeping the people warm and cozy in winter. Since there was no interest involved, the heads of the three major families, Liu, Zhao, and Huang, who also served as county magistrates, remained silent and allowed Ying Zhi to manipulate him.
After the discussion...
Ying Zhi, who has passed middle age, stood alone at the side door of the Senate Pavilion. The door frame of the side door had lost some paint, and the wooden board along the edge of the door had barbs growing out. Compared with Qingheju's house, which is connected to the air and lined with flower calyxes, the county governor's mansion can be called a ruined temple and a ruined hall.
Compared with such insignificant external objects, you should know that you care more about the management of the surging water dragon of Linghe River. As a leading official, the people's happiness and suffering are always on his mind. Several failed attempts to block the breach in the canal made him sleepless at night. Ying Zhi could not figure out why a good sluice suddenly burst. ? Is it man-made or other-cause?
When he was distressed, Cao Zhi came out and said, "Sir, why don't you go and check it out?"
"No, everything needs to be investigated for its root cause. You might as well think about it these days. If the sluice burst is really man-made, then who will benefit? The answer lies in it."
Afterwards, Ying Zhi rolled up his sleeves and returned to the hall. The sound of flipping through scrolls gradually sounded, leaving Cao Zhi standing alone in the hall.
"promise!"
After watching Ying Zhi leave, Cao Zhi waded back to the side hall and began to work hard.
After no one spoke, the entire Huaxing County Sheriff's Mansion had a deserted atmosphere.
After the discussion...
Liu Desheng erected a large iron tripod more than one foot high in the central square of Daji, Bei City. The large piece of hard wood under the cauldron burned with blazing flames, the steam inside the cauldron steamed, and the boiling water rolled. Around the cauldron, the escorts from the Lingyuan Escort Bureau on the third floor formed a horseshoe-shaped formation, with only the side facing the south open. The surrounding pillars were filled with soldiers with spears and swords, and Yang Liu stood in front of the wooden case holding a red flag.
Looking at this scene, something big must be happening.
After hearing the news, the Lingyuan elders gathered around the square in a sea of people, wading through the cold water of the Ling River. The surrounding rooftops were full of people, and the big trees on both sides of the road were also full of people.
At noon, the big bronze bell standing in the square rang loudly.
"Master Liu, the person in charge of repairing the canal, Liu Desheng has arrived!"
Following the servant's long shout, Liu Desheng walked in calmly through the gap left in the south and stood solemnly in the center of the white jade platform. The trusted officials and retainers on the left and right stood in two rows behind Liu Desheng. They looked at the big cauldron in the field excitedly, looking at each other and constantly twitching the corners of their mouths. On this special occasion, these Liu Desheng retainers twitched convulsively, which was their laughter. They never laugh out loud about things like life and death, which is their special way of despising the people below.
Several important people who followed Liu Ruisheng in building the canal were already waiting in line on both sides of the platform, looking at Liu Desheng anxiously, wondering who the formation was facing today?
Liu Desheng did not hesitate and nodded slightly to Yang Liu.
Yang Liu waved his sleeves and walked to the case, "Xuan Liu Qin and Liu Wu."
The servant's sharp and long voice echoed through the square, "See you at Liu Qin and Liu Wu!"
At the foot of the white jade steps, a fair-skinned middle-aged man in a red robe and a tall jade crown walked out of the queue of local ministers. He looked around at the people around him with high spirits, then quickly walked up to the high platform and prostrated himself on the ground, "Little man, Liu Qin, the supervisor of Hongqu, meets the eldest son!"
Liu Wu, who followed behind, was dressed in commoner clothes and had a dark, dusty complexion. Compared with Liu Qin in front, he looked more like a rather shabby commoner scholar. He bowed deeply according to common etiquette and said, "Young man Liu Wu, please see the eldest son."
Liu Qin and Liu Wu are both foreign descendants of the Liu family in Lingyuan, but, haha!
"You two have stood before me, and I will make my own judgment."
Liu Desheng left the table expressionlessly and stood up, walked to the case, waved to the people in the square, and the place suddenly became silent, "Fellows and elders, you all know that in my Liu family, in addition to our three brothers, there are two One is the most eye-catching. One is Liu Qin, a foreigner of the Liu family. My confidants and followers all say that Liu Qin is smart, wise, courageous and resolute, and he is a good material!"
The crowd in the square suddenly became commotion and shouted loudly. Some agreed and some opposed.
The cronies and disciples behind Liu Desheng had their mouths twitching even more fiercely and their eyes shining brightly. The Yangliu flag was waved and the order was shouted, "Don't make any noise, listen to the eldest son's announcement."
The scene gradually calmed down.
Liu Desheng remained expressionless, "The other one is Liu Wu. He is away from home all year round, and you are not familiar with him. My cronies and followers all say that he ignores civil affairs, is cruel to the people, greedy for money and lustful, and everything he has done is , the people are deeply poisoned by it!”
There was once again a commotion in the field, with a roar and a buzz, and the expression became even more angry.
Yang Liu waved the flag again, and the crowd gradually subsided.
"For this reason, I took advantage of the fact that both of them were supervisors of the canal and sent more than 20 upright disciples to secretly investigate. I wanted to reward Liu Qin and punish Liu Wu for his crime. However, God is selfless and the truth of the investigation was exactly the opposite. !When repairing the canal, Liu Qin used the imperial funds to bribe heavily to gain his reputation, which resulted in many defects in the canal, causing the embankment to burst and causing disaster to Huaxing County. Liu Wu was conscientious and dedicated to his duties, and he was truly talented."
Liu Desheng paused for breath, then glanced at the silent crowds in the square. His hoarse, high-pitched voice rang out again, "My Huaxing Liu family has been rooted in Lingyuan for three generations, and there are national thieves like Liu Qin who openly deceived me." I am deeply saddened by the clan members! In order to reorganize the clan and open up the public, I, as the commander-in-chief of Daqu, issued an order: I will reward Liu Wu with three thousand gold coins. From now on, he will serve as my deputy and follow me to control floods, build water conservancy projects, and benefit Huaxing. People!"
In the past few years, under Liu Desheng's marketing, his image has been extremely high in the eyes of the people of Huaxing. Coupled with the impassioned words of the genius, at this moment, he is like the savior of the people of Huaxing County!
As soon as the words were spoken, the people in the square cheered, taking off their clothes and shaking them to cheer for Mr. Liu. Liu Wushuang burst into tears and expressed his deep gratitude. The cronies behind Liu Qin and Liu Desheng were trembling with fear, and the corners of their mouths really twitched. Some officials in the audience who were involved in repairing the canal also began to sweat profusely and felt anxious.
Liu Desheng coldly ordered, "To punish the evildoers, Liu Qin will be thrown into a cauldron and cooked to death!"
Liu Qin was so scared that he peed!
Yang Liu took a step forward coldly, waved his command flag, and the four warriors strode up the steps. They crossed Liu Qin, who was ashen-faced, and with a shout, he suddenly exerted his strength and threw a big living person into the square like a projectile. Within the big cauldron. A sharp scream was heard, and in an instant, a white bone appeared in the boiling water of the cauldron.
"Long live! Long live the young master!"
The crowd suddenly burst into joy. Cooking and killing family brothers is almost impossible in any family. But it is happening right in front of our eyes, who can not believe it?
The special smell of burnt meat was still lingering in the nostrils, deeply shocking the people and foreign merchants of Lingyuan City. The cronies and retainers who usually advocated for Liu Qin were so frightened that they turned into a pile of flesh. They knelt on the ground in a black mass, begging for forgiveness, exchanging tears, and some of them were full of ugliness.
Liu Desheng was unmoved. He pointed at these former cronies and sneered ferociously, "I regard you as my confidants, my eyes and ears, but you regard me as a puppet and play with you wantonly. If you are forgiven, where is the rule of law? Where are they? Yangliu, today, all the people designated by me will be cooked and killed!"
A brutal cooking and killing that was unique in the history of Huaxing County began.
Yang Liu held a bamboo slip in his left hand, waved the command flag with his right hand, and called out one. The warriors around him threw one into the boiling and rolling cauldron... In a moment, he cooked and killed fifteen close disciples and thirteen participants in a row. The clerk who repairs canals.
No one noticed that Liu Desheng had committed the crime of "lynching and killing" at this moment. The people were immersed in the stress relief and joy after the dull flood, unable to extricate themselves.
The fire was thick with smoke, the steam was steaming, and the bones were rolling inside the cauldron.
Several bodyguard warriors swung their long iron hooks, hooking out white skeletons one after another.
In just one meal, the bones next to the cauldron had piled up into a small mountain. The smell of blood and flesh mixed with billowing smoke filled the entire square. The disgusting smell was smelled by the people. They actually felt that this smell made the air so fresh.
Liu Desheng always stood in the smoke, as if made of iron, without moving an inch.
Selfless and selfless, Liu Desheng is as majestic as a mountain in the eyes of the people of Lingyuan!
But what the people don't know is that all of this is just a play written and performed by Liu Desheng and his disciples. Liu Wu was a huge corrupt man who embezzled arrears. He gave all the stolen money to Liu Desheng. Liu Qin was the conscientious person. However, Liu Qin and these followers of Liu Desheng who were cooked and killed were on the wrong team. They did The disciples of the second young master Liu Ruisheng either failed to serve the second young master, or they sneaked into Liu Desheng's camp and acted as internal collaborators. That's why Liu Desheng settled the accounts today and brutally eliminated him.
The common people had no idea about these obscure things. All they saw was that Mr. Liu was eliminating harm for the people!
Why! The random flowers are gradually enchanting the eyes!
After the discussion...
With Feng Jun still there and his asthma getting worse, Liu Xing sent his servants back and walked alone on the path back to Qingheju. He walked barefoot, head held high, and walked slowly. The already biting Linghe water slapped on the old master's calf. It's like riding on the waves near the sea, quite a fairy-like artistic conception.
"I have been gasping for breath on that stagnant water for a long time, but I am still so down-to-earth and more grounded!" Liu Xing walked slower and slower, thinking to himself.
There are no incompetent people in the court and no status in the world. He has been in charge of the family business for decades, but he can still manage the Liu family to this point. Liu Xing fully deserves his ancestors.
As outsiders say, my illness is a real illness.
As I saw that day, I am also a veritable scholar in the realm of things.
It's not that Liu Xing didn't get the news about what Liu Desheng did today, it's just that he was too lazy to ask!
I still remember the day Desheng was born, Liu Xing was ecstatic, and with a stroke of his pen, the words "Conquer people with virtue and live forever" appeared on the slip.
As soon as the ink dried, Liu Xing suddenly realized that the spiritual platform was clear and clear. Liu Xing's state of attaining things was considered to be enlightenment.
Over the years, for the sake of this huge family fortune, I have done almost all the good things, bad things, happy things, funeral things, ugly things, and happy things. But, I don’t regret it, and I don’t dare to regret it!
During the days when clan affairs are gradually fading away, I take a closer look at the general trend of the world. The clans, large and small, are like slender poisonous thorns, inserting themselves into the body of the big man's dragon without pain or itching, and sucking the blood of the big man without pain or itching. Now I see Come on, these stings have grown to the point where they have to be pulled out.
How can anyone be allowed to sleep soundly under the couch?
If he had been sitting on the Dragon Throne in Weiyang Palace, he would have made the same choice as Emperor Liu Yan!
To this day, Liu Xing still wants to make Liu Ruisheng the head of the family, because only if the Liu family surrenders to the powerful Jiang family in Quzhou and relies on the leadership of Mu Jiangfeng in Quzhou, can they avoid the tragedy of being eradicated by the emperor.
In fact, Liu Xing did the same thing a few years ago. He asked Liu Ruisheng to be the chief of clan affairs, and with the help of the brother-sister relationship between Liu Ruisheng's mother and Jiang Feng, he successfully bridged the gap and invested under the Jiang family.
However, things went counterproductive. Last year and this year, Liu Ruisheng was too troublesome!
Why! I don’t know if that guy Jiang Feng would turn his back on him without Liu Ruisheng’s blood ties!
Thinking of this, Liu Xing sighed softly: Hey, leave the affairs of the next generation to the next generation, don't worry about it!
Then, Liu Xing muttered to himself, "Desheng, there is no need to follow!"
"promise!"
In the dark alley, a figure flashed past, and there was not a single ripple on the water filled with Linghe water.
"If you don't fly in the right direction, you won't be able to sleep peacefully."
Liu Xing looked at Beishi, stopped and sighed softly, and then slowly walked towards Qinghe Ju.
My son is old, so I won’t be able to stay!
