Zhongshu Sheng drafted an edict to be sent to Hedong and handed it over to his subordinates for review. Tao Gu clicked his tongue and sighed: "In recent days, the imperial court has been sending dispatches to Hedong constantly, and various military and political orders have been issued frequently. Hedong Something will happen!"
After saying that, he leisurely picked up a cup of tea and took a sip in style. After hearing what he said, a man next to him couldn't help but asked: "What does Tao Gong mean by this?"
"You are serving in the Central Committee and are in contact with all the secrets of the imperial court. Can't you even see this trend?" Tao Gu raised his head slightly and smiled faintly: "The King of Taiyuan guards the ten states in the east of Hedong. He has experienced After six years of absence from the government, under the rule of Hedong, there were countless officials and generals who turned out to be traitors. Although the King of Taiyuan was a relative of the emperor, in the long run, it would not be beneficial to the country or the king. The court had already been alert. How can we not make some changes!"
The officials present looked surprised and complimented him. But it is inevitable that some people would secretly disdain Tao Gu's slightly complacent demeanor. To use Liu Chengyou's words, Tao Gu at this time was obviously less awe-inspiring than before.
In Chongzheng Hall, Liu Chengyou had just received Murong Yanchao and talked with him about the management of Kaifeng Mansion. As the most benign district, Kaifeng Prefecture has attracted the attention of the world, especially the city of Tokyo.
The former governor, Hou Yi, was an old man, and he was too old to have the energy to do anything. All actions are carried out in accordance with the rules of the court. The court has orders, never delays, and is implemented according to the rules. In addition, as long as he does not cause trouble to the Hou Fuyin and everyone is safe, the Hou will be able to manage politics, which is a bit like "governing by doing nothing".
Compared with Hou Yi, Murong Yanchao was much more active and promising when he was in power. Striving for stable public security and a prosperous market, within half a year, the Kaifeng Mansion issued more than ten decrees to rectify many things that Murong Mansion Prince disliked.
Roads were opened, public security was strengthened, and markets were rectified. Murong Yanchao developed a simple and effective management system for various industries in the three cities of North, East, and South Tokyo.
Murong Yanchao was a man with bad personal ethics, especially greedy and fond of amassing money. Although he was in power in Kaifeng Prefecture, it was indispensable to enrich his own pockets and indulge in favoritism, but compared with his political achievements, it was nothing.
During the conquest of the Huaihe River, Tokyo was inevitably affected by the war. Murong Yanchao also had credit for suppressing and suppressing the people and maintaining order in the market.
Another thing that surprised Liu Chengyou was that this imperial uncle seemed to have an unusual talent in criminal cases and litigation. He had solved more than 70 cases by his hands. The old cases left over from Hou Yi's term were also cleared up by Murong Yanchao in the past six months...
Murong Yanchao's tenure in Kaifeng Mansion can be described as "outstanding political achievements".
"The emperor's uncle has good governance, and the scholars and the people praise him. I am very pleased!" Staring at Murong Yanchao, who was standing respectfully in the hall, this famous "black, thick and tough", Liu Chengyou said with a smile on his lips: "Go back to the Yamen Go ahead and keep up the good work!"
"Yes!" Murong Yanchao responded.
When leaving the main hall, Murong Yanchao's face was not good-looking and looked even darker. "Yan Kunlun" maintained the face of the King of Hell. Although his political achievements were praised by the emperor, Liu Youzi, whom he loved most, was sent to serve on the Fengxiang front line.
As for Liu Chengyou, the purpose of summoning Murong Yanchao into the palace was to beat him up. Some people will cause trouble sooner or later if they are not warned, and Murong Yanchao obviously belongs to this type of person.
"Bold!" A little later, when Liu Chengyou learned about Tao Gu's remarks, he suddenly felt bad and scolded him coldly.
Zhang Dejun, who was reporting from the side, was startled and lowered his head subconsciously.
"This Tao Gu! Recently, he has become more and more outspoken and has no respect for himself!" Liu Chengyou said coldly, and then ordered: "Tell Tao Gu to come to see you!"
"Yes!" Zhang Dejun hurriedly followed the order, but before he left the palace, he was stopped by Liu Chengyou.
After standing up and walking for a few steps, thinking for a while, Liu Chengyou raised his hand and ordered: "Pass the order, and make Tao Gu the deputy envoy of the Xuanwei Department!"
Not long ago, Liu Chengyou finally established the Xuanwei Department in the DPRK, which was dedicated to promoting the monarchy, national code, and kingship. He completely separated the large and small Xuanwei envoys who had previously been active between the military and the government, and handed them over to Zhao. To serve as a propaganda envoy, he prepared to establish a government office.
The reason why Liu Chengyou treated Tao Gu poorly was because during the Southern Expedition, Liu Chengyou used his power to do things in Shouzhou and his hands and feet were too dirty. According to Li Shaoyou's report, Tao Gu was ordered to screen Shouchun Prison because many of the prisoners were prominent families, wealthy households, and officials in the city. Tao Gu became greedy and ordered someone to hint to the other party and redeem him with property. From this, Tao Gu got tens of thousands of dollars.
Over the years, Liu Chengyou had received a lot of inappropriate behavior about Tao Gu, and he tolerated it, but this time was the one that disappointed Liu Chengyou the most, so he later acted indifferently.
This time, letting Tao Gu serve as the deputy envoy of the newly-established Xuanwei Department was both a reprimand and a warning. For him, Liu Chengyou already thought of his many years of service and contribution. If Tao Gu still doesn't know how to be vigilant and doesn't know how to repent, then Liu Chengyou will definitely not tolerate it anymore.
Sighing softly, Liu Chengyou discovered that the problems before him were one after another, with no end in sight. It has only been a long time, and the world has not yet been peaceful. Many people in the court have already begun to become corrupt, and there are many "old people" who follow Liu Chengyou.
However, thinking about what Tao Gu said, Liu Chengyou also subconsciously walked to the map and set his sights on the territory east of Hedong.
After the Southern Expedition and the return to the imperial court, Liu Chengyou was mainly busy with three things. One was to digest and stabilize Huainan; the other was to prepare the border with Shu; the third was to reduce the vassal and regain power.
As for the reduction of vassal states, Liu Chengyou planned to start from Hedong. In terms of identity, strength, and geographical location, Hedong is the most important town in the world. Liu Chengyou's choice to attack Hedong was also based on comprehensive considerations. The choice this time is to go big first and then small, hard first then easy. If Hedong is tidied up, the rest will be easier.
Aiming at Hedong and Tokyo, Liu Chengyou had prepared a whole set of combination punches, but he didn't know how Liu Chong, the emperor's uncle, would respond and whether he could handle it.
As Tao Gu said, something is going to happen east of Hedong!
Staring at the Hedong states, Liu Chengyou was a little distracted and his eyes were in a trance. After a long time, he raised his hand and said: "Go down and tell me, if there is a report from the east of the river, you can submit it!"
"yes!"
Liu Chengyou sent three waves of people to Hedong: Prime Minister Fan Zhi, military envoy Li Shaoyou, and the prince of Yu, Zhao Kuangyin. Each of them received personal instructions from Liu Chengyou before leaving.
This was the beginning of the elimination of vassal states in the Han Dynasty.
