Sima Lang followed Sima Jun out of the recruiting hall and slowly returned home.
Sima Lang was worried and full of words, but could not say a word.
Sima Jun was leaning on a crutch and pacing. Although his face was old, his physical strength was not that old. His eyebrows were slightly raised and his eyes were bright and fierce.
What happened today was beyond his expectation!
He recognized Liu Bian from the first moment he saw him, so he delayed for some time, thinking about various possibilities.
I never expected that His Majesty the Emperor would actually ask him, an old man who is nearly eighty years old, to become an official!
'Henan Yin...'
Sima Jun, who had not paid close attention to this case before, unconsciously became more serious and said: "After you go back, write a letter to your father and ask him to be cautious and not to be careless. You will go to Luoyang County later to meet with the Luoyang Order. Find out what’s behind this matter.”
Sima Lang held it in for a long time, and after hearing this, he quickly said: "Grandpa, your Majesty personally came to recruit grandpa. He must have other purposes, right?"
Sima Jun walked slowly on a crutch, and said expressionlessly: "These days, the house is closed to thank guests, and no one from Yingchuan will be seen."
Sima Lang wanted to ask again, but seeing that his grandfather had no intention of giving him any advice, he could only respond nervously: "Yes, my grandson has remembered it."
On the other side, Liu Bian hugged Liu Shao and came to He Xian's mansion.
Compared with his father, He Xian was not even the slightest bit different. He stood in front of Liu Bian, cowering and sweating profusely.
A little ahead of He Xian was He Miao, a cavalry general who used to be arrogant and domineering, but now he didn't dare to breathe.
Liu Bian sat cross-legged, holding the little guy between his legs, staring at He Xian coldly, and said, "What? You have an official job but you don't want to do it? What do you want to do? Go back to kill pigs or farm?"
The origin of Lao He's family was very disgraceful in the eyes of the scholars. Even though He Jin was already a very popular general, he was still ridiculed as a 'butcher'.
Since being reprimanded by Liu Bian that day, He Xian resigned from his post shortly after Cao Cao went to Qingzhou and has been hiding in his mansion.
Seeing Liu Bian's words of reprimand, He Miao's face seemed a little stiff, and he smiled and said: "Your Majesty, you can't blame him for that, he..."
"I didn't tell you?"
Liu Bian turned to He Miao and said coldly: "Do you think you can hide those tricks from me? Do you want to go to Jizhou, Hucao, or Shangshutai? Do you want to go to the palace?"
He Miao's face turned pale with fright, without a trace of blood. He knelt down with a bang and said: "I am confused, please forgive me..."
When others talked about entering the palace, He Miao didn't take it seriously at all. As the biological brother of Queen Mother He, entering the palace was no different from going home.
Anyone can say it, but the person in front of me is different!
He Jin, even after entering the palace, he never came out again!
Liu Bian looked at He Miao who was kneeling on the ground, then glanced at He Xian, snorted and said: "He Xian, since you resigned, then stop being an official and stay in the house honestly. He Miao, You return to Wan County immediately, and you are not allowed to take a single step without my permission, otherwise you will be executed!"
He Miao and He Xian knelt on the ground, their hearts trembling with fear.
The person in front of him is his nephew, his cousin, but more importantly, he is the supreme and uncompromising emperor!
When Liu Bian saw that they were silent, he saw Mrs. Yin appearing at the door with He Yan in her arms. He glanced at Liu Shao in his arms and said calmly: "He Yan can enter the palace."
"Yes, yes, yes." He Xian knocked his head on the ground, and cold sweat had soaked a large area on the ground.
Liu Bian was too lazy to say anything more, picked up Liu Shao, stood up and left.
Mrs. Yin at the door hugged He Yan and saluted, looking very nervous.
He Yan in her arms was more than a year older than Liu Shao. He kept staring at Liu Shao with his eyes wide open.
When Liu Bian left He Xian's mansion, the appointment process for the Sima family's three ancestors and grandsons was already going through the official process.
Xun You looked at the three appointment documents on the table and felt a headache.
This Sima Jun is also from Yingchuan!
Fortunately Wang Yun is not in Luoyang, otherwise I don't know how much trouble there would be!
Xun You thought again and again, then picked up the pen to sign, and then picked up the seal.
Before he could take the cover, the clerk on duty came in and said: "Shang Shu, someone from the Shangshu desk is asking if you agree to Luoyang Ling's resignation? If you don't agree, you must withdraw it as soon as possible."
Xun You frowned, thinking of Chen Gong, and looking at the document in front of him of Sima Junren as the Minister of Punishment, he suddenly understood and said: "Reject. Send a message to Luoyang, and the official Cao will come to see me."
"Yes." The clerk responded.
"No,"
Xun You's eyes moved slightly and he said, "Let them come together after Sima Lang takes office."
"Yes." said the clerk.
Xun You waved his hand, picked up the seal, and stamped the three official appointment documents of Sima Jun, Sima Fang, and Sima Lang in sequence.
After covering it, he put it in the drawer and did not distribute it immediately.
Xun You picked up the official document at hand and looked at the names on it with a serious look.
These are the lists of officials at all levels in Qingzhou to fill vacancies. Most of them come from Taixue and Hongdu sects, and less than one-tenth of them are recruited and appointed by the imperial court.
It wasn't that Xun You was depressed because there were too few recommendations. It was because the people on these lists were all unknown, and he knew almost nothing about them.
In the previous two times, he saw many familiar names and faces. This third time, he actually had to search carefully for a long time before he saw someone who knew something.
"Are we going to send a message to all states and counties to recommend people to the Imperial Academy?"
Xun You said to himself with serious eyes. He looked at the list and had a feeling that each one was worse than the last.
The imperial court now not only needs various talents, but also low-level officials, big and small.
Taixue and Hongdu sects could no longer meet the needs of the court.
…
When Liu Bian returned to the palace, he thought that the little guy Liu Shao would be sleepy and sleep, but he found him on the soft couch. His big eyes were clear, his little hands were swinging from time to time, grabbing the toys around him, and he was whining from time to time.
Liu Bian came out of the shower. Seeing how energetic he was, he picked him up with a smile and said, "You are so energetic, come and accompany your father to review the Eighth Memorial."
The little guy seemed to like grabbing things. When he was in Liu Bian's arms, he grabbed the hem of his clothes and studied them.
Liu Bian sat on the chair, put him on his lap, and began to review the memorial.
After opening the top one and just glancing at it, Liu Bian's expression changed and his eyes were serious.
This is a memorial written by Wang Lang, the governor of Shanyang. He recorded the autumn grain situation in Shanyang County in detail, impeached the magistrates of the three counties under his jurisdiction, and accused them of embezzling the autumn grain and deceiving the court.
"The total number of twelve thousand has become five thousand?"
Liu Bian's anger rose sharply, and his eyes were as cold as lightning.
He knew that corruption among officials was inevitable nowadays, but he could not accept the loss of more than half with this knife!
"Liu Dai, Wang Lang, Xun Yu, Xi Zhicai..."
Liu Bian thought about these people in Shanyang County, looked up at Pan Yin, and said: "Send an order to Xun Yu and order him to investigate thoroughly and return to the capital within ten days!"
"Yes." Pan Yin responded softly.
He has been following Liu Bian for a long time and has been able to judge Liu Bian's true mood from the tone of Liu Bian's words.
Pan Yin heard the murderous intention!
…
The end of September is the ninth day of the ten days mentioned by Liu Bian.
Bingzhou and Yanzhou were not far from Sili, and Yang Biao, Wang Yun, Xun Yu and others returned to Beijing one after another.
Inside the Yushitai.
Wang Yun and Fu Wan sat across from each other, chatting and laughing.
After Fu finished taking a sip of tea, he said with a smile on his face: "Your Majesty, this trip has brought me a lot of trouble."
Wang Yun has always been strict and can't tolerate sand in his eyes. He found many problems in Bingzhou and recorded them one by one. Now they have been solved.
Large and small, there are all kinds of officials involved, up to more than 200 people!
Not to mention that the Yushitai cannot investigate and deal with so many people at once. Even if there are enough manpower, if they push hard, Bingzhou will have to rebound strongly.
More than 200 people are being investigated at the same time, and Bingzhou doesn’t know what kind of chaos it will become!
Wang Yun didn't care, with a slight smile on his indifferent face, he said: "Zhongcheng, although the 'reduction of redundant officials' will start next year, it is not impossible to do it earlier. If you and I work together and take turns, we should be able to do it before the end of the year." Case closed.”
Fu Wan had a smile on his face, but his heart was pounding.
There are more than two hundred people, not to mention that Bingzhou does not agree, and I am afraid that even the officials will not agree.
They are just investigating, but the officials are the ones dealing with the aftermath!
Seeing that he was silent, Wang Yun looked at him and said, "Zhongcheng, are you worried?"
Fu Wan quickly shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, you have misunderstood. It is not difficult to send out a supervisory censor and make a decision when the opportunity arises. However, as the prince said, there are many criminal cases involved. It cannot be solved by simply dismissing them. Cao Cao and Li Cao must also be punished." Let’s work together.”
Wang Yun frowned, and the smile on his face disappeared.
The merger of states was the beginning of the "New Deal". Most of the various vacancies were recommended by Xun You, Zhong Yao and others, and more than half of them were recommended by the Yingchuan Party!
Now, Sima Jun, who was born in a wealthy family in Yingchuan, is Cao Shangshu, and Xun You is Cao Shangshu, and it is ridiculous to expect them to work together to investigate and deal with the Yingchuan gang members in Bingzhou!
Asking for a monthly ticket~~
ps: I’ll go to the hospital for a checkup tomorrow, and I’ll update it in the evening~
(End of chapter)
