County government.
A car was parked in the courtyard. The entire north courtyard was crowded, with almost no place to stay.
Lou Rui smiled and tiptoed past these 'miscellaneous things' with fiery eyes.
He wandered around like this several times, then returned to the door, stood on tiptoe, and patted Liu Taozi on the shoulder again.
"Okay, what a good young man!"
"This is much better than that gift!"
"If you hadn't come here, I would still have been kept in the dark by them!"
"How much money have I lost in these years?"
When Lou Rui thought about the losses he had suffered in the past few years, his body ached a little, and he gritted his teeth as he spoke.
Liu Taozi stood aside calmly, "After opening the warehouse to release grain, your reputation among the people has become even higher."
"This is only from Liyang. The ones from Dongli are still being counted. They will be delivered as soon as the counting is completed."
"Haha, good, good, everything is good."
Lou Rui's face became joyful again. He took Taozi's hand and led him away from the North Courtyard.
Logically speaking, the entire county government office should have been used by county officials to handle affairs, but now, the entire county government office is Lou Rui's private property. Even the north courtyard has become his warehouse, specially used to store money, grain and treasures.
There are many Xianbei warriors stationed here, patrolling back and forth.
Lou Rui took Liu Taozi's hand and walked all the way towards the backyard.
"My dear nephew, I will also report this matter to the temple about the Li family and the Wu family. You don't have to worry."
"The only person I'm worried about now is Shi Yao."
"My nephew, I don't know. This person is Yang Min's best friend. He can be promoted to a high official because of Yang Min's promotion. There have been two rebellions in Liyang County in a row. If this guy is talking nonsense to Yang Min, I don't think so.
I'm afraid of him, Yang Min, I just don't want to cause trouble. It's great if everyone can make money in peace, so why do we need to fight and kill, making it so unpleasant?"
Liu Taozi replied: "Shi Yao has been ignored by me. Yang Min is the most busy at the moment and will not pay attention to the affairs of the county."
Lou Rui smiled and nodded, "I think so."
As soon as the two of them walked to the door of the backyard, they saw Dugu Jie and Zhao Kai kneeling on both sides of the door, their heads lowered.
Lou Rui glanced at them, then pointed at Dugujie and cursed: "There were two rebellions in the county, both because of your incompetence as a county captain!"
"I will tell the temple the truth about the mistakes you have made!!"
Dugujie raised his head, his face full of grievance, "bat kl"
"Shut up!!"
"You know what I say best!"
"Open, come with me."
Lou Rui led Liu Taozi into the courtyard. Zhao Kai stood up tremblingly and followed them. Dugujie was still kneeling on the ground with an indignant look on his face, but he did not dare to speak.
After walking into the house, the three of them took their seats.
Lou Rui glanced at Zhao Kai and then said: "You are really not a person who can do things. Originally it was just an equal share, but now it has become a rebellion. I don't know how much trouble it will cause."
Zhao Kai hurriedly knelt in front of Lou Rui, "I know my mistake."
Lou Rui looked at Liu Taozi and said, "I know, I will leave it to you to handle the matter of dividing the two counties and one township equally."
"You can mobilize the officials and soldiers in the county. You can collect the taxes in the county as much as you want. But one thing is, don't be like Zhao Kai. If you can be kind and gentle, don't take action."
"only!!"
Lou Rui looked at Zhao Kai, "As for you, just stay in the house and reflect on your own mistakes, and don't go out again."
"only"
Zhao Kai stood up shivering, turned around and left.
Lou Rui shook his head disdainfully and mocked: "Incompetent rat."
He looked at Tao Zi and said, "If it weren't for this guy's brother, I would have tried to kill him long ago. His brother's name is Zhao Qi. He used to be a servant in the court, but is now a governor. It would be troublesome to kill him."
"However, you don't have to worry about him. This man relied on his father and brother to get his official position. He is an extremely incompetent person and will never disturb your important affairs."
Taozi nodded slightly.
Lou Rui grinned, "In addition, I also reported my nephew's military merits to the temple. With military merits, it will be much easier to promote him."
"Thank you, sir."
"No need to be too polite, my dear nephew, I will leave the affairs of this place to you. I have to pay homage to Buddha recently. If there is nothing big, there is no need to come to me!"
"only."
When Liu Taozi walked out of the backyard, Dugujie was still kneeling at the door. Liu Taozi stepped forward and pulled the man up like a little chicken. Dugujie was startled and raised his head.
When he saw it was Liu Taozi, he quickly put on a smile and said, "Mr. Liu."
"No need to kneel here, come with me."
Dugu Node nodded and followed Liu Taozi with a smile. The two of them walked out of the county government office together. It was still very lively outside the county government office. The people completely blocked the place. There was a lot of people shouting and some laughing.
Some cried, some knelt down, and some chanted. Wang Shunzheng kowtowed repeatedly to the county government in front of him, then picked up the second bag of corn, hummed a little tune, and left happily.
Liu Taozi and Dugujie bypassed the main gate and entered the county government office through the small gate on the north side.
The county government office is also very lively. Liu Taozi has done too many things these days, and there are really not enough county officials. You can even see some county officials here helping with things.
Even though they were at a higher level, they were extremely polite to these county officials and bowed down to them, just to give them a hand.
I felt a little confused after watching Du Gu Jie.
In his long life, this was the first time he saw a county official helping the county official in the county government office.
Of course, the county officials do not dare to be arrogant anymore. Their leaders are powerful, but they may not care about them. However, the leaders of the county government are very protective of their shortcomings. In the past few days, the heads of the city gates have not been spared.
, and a few poles were set up outside to hang people’s heads. Who dares to be a fool here??
Everyone bowed to see him, Taozi just nodded and walked into the backyard with Dugujie.
As soon as I walked into the backyard, I heard crying.
Liu Taozi walked in and saw Shi Yao kneeling on the ground, covering his face and crying bitterly.
Yao Xiong stood beside him in a hurry, at a loss.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing Liu Taozi, Yao Xiong hurriedly saluted, and then his face was filled with grievances, "Brother!! It's none of my business!!"
"I was telling everyone about our achievements outside and praising Governor Lou and the knights under his command. They usually look inconspicuous, but they were so brave that there were no casualties. I don't know when Magistrate Shi came in.
After hearing what I said, I suddenly started crying. I didn’t know what happened.”
Liu Taozi nodded, "It's still busy outside the county government office. Someone needs to keep an eye on it. You go and send the county magistrate there and let him work there crying."
"Ah Wei."
Yao Xiong helped Shi Yao up. When Shi Yao heard Liu Taozi's words, he wiped his tears and walked out quickly.
Liu Taozi asked Dugujie to sit next to him and let everyone else go about their business.
"Dugu Gong"
"Don't call me that. Just call me by my first name. It seems cordial."
"Dugu Gong, how many soldiers are there in Liyang County?"
Dugujie was stunned and quickly replied: "Mr. Liu, there are one thousand soldiers from Liyang County, including 600 soldiers from Liyang County and 400 soldiers from Dunqiu County."
"Can you fight?"
Dugujie's lips trembled, and her expression became a little complicated.
"Feel free to speak up."
"We can't fight. These people were captured by force. There is not enough food in the county to provide them with two meals a day. The weapons are not complete. The remaining ones are rusty and tattered. The military uniforms have not been replaced in four years. There are no bows or crossbows.
But there are no arrows. Logically speaking, there should be thirty cavalry, but I can't even get thirty horses."
Dugujie spoke word by word, and his tone became stiffer by the minute.
He looked at Liu Taozi, "I'm afraid I'll train them to death even after a little training. Do you think they can fight?"
Dugujie's eyes were particularly fierce at this moment. He looked at Liu Taozi and he immediately woke up and forced a smile.
"Dugu Gong is from Jinyang, right?"
Dugujie tore off his clothes, revealing a fist-sized wound on his chest, "I was injured in the battle and couldn't pull the bow or chop people, so I was sent here to serve as a county lieutenant."
"No wonder, Mr. Dugu came to office with military merit. His political achievements are all other people's, and his faults are all yours."
The veins on Dugujie's forehead twitched.
"Make Mr. Liu laugh."
"Then will your Excellency be able to train troops?"
"Oh"
Dugujie raised his head and wanted to say something. In the end, he endured it and nodded, "Yes."
"If I can provide your county soldiers with enough food and grass supplies, change their weapons and uniforms, ensure two meals a day, and keep all the rewards, can you transform the county soldiers for me?"
Dugujie, who had a dull look on his face before, now raised his head in confusion.
"ah??"
"Can it?"
"Not me."
Dugujie's mind was really confused at the moment. Just now, he thought that Liu Taozi had received the order from the prefect and came to suppress him and deliberately humiliate and tease him. But now, training??
He asked with confusion on his face: "Mr. Liu, what are you doing to train the county soldiers?"
"What are the duties of the county soldier?"
"It is to defend against bandits. However, only those county soldiers bordering the two bandits or outside the Great Wall can truly defend against bandits. Little does Liu Gong know, but the county captains in this hinterland are used to keep the weak like us at bay."
"The county government is responsible for the security of the city, and there is no need for county soldiers."
"Even if there are really bandits and rebels, the smaller county government can be destroyed. If the county government cannot be destroyed, then the temple will send people to destroy them, and the county soldiers are useless."
"I don't think so."
Liu Taozi slowly spoke, "Like this two rebellions, either I led my entourage to resolve them, or the prefect led his entourage to pacify them, and the county soldiers failed to contribute. If we encounter such a thing again in the future, will we still
Do you want to go to the prefect for help?"
Dugujie pursed his lips, "If Mr. Liu insists on me training his troops, it's not impossible. As long as the food and equipment are complete and they have enough to eat, I can train them well. It won't take long, even a few months."
"I don't expect Dugu Gong to train them all into Xianbei elites. I just want them to be able to fight and kill. How long will it take at the fastest?"
Dugujie suddenly became solemn, as if he had realized something.
This Duke Liu obviously had other ideas, perhaps because of the eunuch's instructions.
He licked his lips and said, "He can kill people. Ten days, give me ten days, and I can train a county soldier who dares to kill people."
Liu Taozi nodded, and suddenly asked: "Does Mr. Dugu know how to attack a city?"
Dugujie couldn't sit still at all. He looked at Liu Taozi with fear in his eyes, "Mr. Liu, what do you want to do?"
"Split the tribute equally."
"Liu Gong, please forgive me. There is no one in Liyang County who doesn't know you. Even if you go to Dunqiu alone, you can still make those people come up with money and food. There is no need to attack their Wu
Fort!"
Liu Taozi didn't talk nonsense. He took out a piece of paper and showed it to Dugujie.
"The prefect has ordered me to take charge of the internal affairs of the county. All the officials of the county and the county, as well as the soldiers of the county, are under my control!"
"Just obey!"
"If this can be accomplished, I will write to King Changshan to forgive your crimes!"
Dugujie was stunned for a moment, then quickly got up and saluted Liu Taozi respectfully.
"only!!!"
Jinyang.
"The Prime Minister is busy and has no guests yet!"
Two warriors stood in front of Kou Liu. Kou Liu looked very tired and dusty. He held the letter in his arms and said quickly: "Everyone, I have something very important to see Duke Yang."
"I have a letter for him here. Could you please help me report it?"
The two warriors pretended not to hear anything and just stared at him.
Kou Liu hesitated for a moment, took out something from his sleeves, and quietly handed it to the warrior in front of him.
The warrior weighed it for a moment before showing a stiff smile, "Brother, it's not that we are embarrassing you. Mr. Yang is currently busy with the state funeral in the palace and has not been back for several days. It is useless to be anxious. If you have something important,
, just wait here, and when Yang Gong comes back, you will naturally see him."
"Okay, okay, thank you! Thank you!"
At this moment, the ministers were gathering outside Xuande Hall. Everyone was wearing mourning clothes to mourn Gao Yang and hold a state funeral.
Yang Min stood at the forefront of the ministers, standing next to the prince. His fat body was like a barrier, blocking the connection between the unkind eyes behind him and the prince, so that they could only see Yang Min's face.
From his back, he couldn't see the prince in front of him.
The ceremonial man is reciting the many merits and virtues of Emperor Daxing.
Well, at least in the first five years, Emperor Daxing still had many meritorious achievements.
The ministers listened attentively, and when the ceremonial master finished reading, a new session ushered in.
"Dong~~dong~~dong~~"
Suddenly, the sound of Hu drums sounded, the rhythm was cheerful and joyful.
At this moment, the officials were in an uproar and raised their heads one after another. Everyone looked around and saw the absurd scene in the distance.
In front of Gao Yang's coffin, several Qihu musicians were playing music.
Gao Shi's clothes were quite revealing. He stood in front of the emperor's coffin and motioned for everyone to follow him. He held a flute in his hand and started to play according to the rhythm of the musicians.
For a time, the entire hall was filled with the sound of joyful musical instruments.
King Gaoyang played the flute of joy, and the emperor's coffin followed him, blowing deep into the air. King Gaoyang couldn't help himself, so he dropped the flute and sang loudly.
"Does Your Majesty know me?!"
He snatched the drum from the foreign musician's hand and began to beat it hard.
Yang Xun stared at this scene with his mouth open, and then his face turned livid. He turned his head and looked at Changshan King Gao Yan, only to find that Gao Yan's eyes were also widened. Not only that, but his mouth was also
It's open and can't be closed at all.
Not only Gao Yan, but also the other ministers and clan members were all looking like this at the moment, dumbfounded and motionless.
"What a beast!!!"
There was a roar from the crowd, bringing everyone back to their senses.
They turned to look.
I saw an old woman, supported by several palace maids, walking slowly towards here.
The old woman is not young, but she has nothing to do with kindness. Her face is a little thin and she looks fierce. If you look carefully, you can see the face of His Majesty Daxing in her face.
.
The old woman walked towards her step by step with a cane. The ministers and clan members all gave way to her. Yang Min pushed the prince, who hurriedly stepped forward to salute.
"Meet Grandma!"
Queen Mother Lou glanced at Gao Yin, but ignored him. She pointed at Gao Si above her and said through gritted teeth: "Catch that beast and bring it over! Bring it over!!"
Immediately, some soldiers rushed forward and grabbed Gao Shi. Gao Shi resisted with all his strength, but he was no match for them. He was lifted up in a few strokes, ran all the way over, and was thrown in front of Empress Dowager Lou.
Queen Mother Lou stared at him fiercely, "Beast! Do you hate your brother so much?!"
Gao Shi felt aggrieved and said, "Mother, these etiquettes belong to the Han people, why should we abide by them? My brother loved being lively when he was alive, so I just want to be cheerful."
Queen Mother Lou nodded, "Okay, okay, be cheerful? Someone is here! Take off this guy's clothes and beat him!! Beat him to death!!"
Gao Shi had no time to beg for mercy, so he was stripped of his clothes and pushed to the ground. The soldier did not dare to hold back at all, and he used all his strength in every blow.
Gao Shi's back was soon torn to pieces.
"Mother!! I know I'm wrong! I know I'm wrong!"
"Brother Six!! Save me!!"
Gao Shi shouted loudly, but gradually he stopped shouting.
Outside the hall, one could only hear the sound of sticks falling again and again, hitting people.
Gao Yin was shaking all over and was too scared to look. He quickly lowered his head. Yang Min stretched out his hand to ask the prince to come closer to him.
Gao Shi remained motionless, while the soldier continued to wave his stick.
Gao Yan frowned and hurriedly stepped forward, "Mother, please forgive him."
Queen Mother Lou glanced at him, the fierceness in her eyes gradually disappeared, "Forget it, forgive him and take him down."
Several soldiers stepped forward, dragged the unconscious Gao Shi, and left from here.
There was only a trace of scarlet left on the ground. Empress Dowager Lou stepped forward and stood on the scarlet. She turned around and looked at the ministers in front of her.
"There is no rush to send the emperor's coffin back to Yecheng. The prince will inherit the throne in Xuande Hall!!"
She looked at Gao Yan again and said, "King Changshan, from now on, government affairs will be left to the ministers, and edicts will be issued by the emperor. You will move to your own residence, and everything issued by edicts will not be yours."
Gao Yan took a step back and saluted the Queen Mother, "Wei!!"
Yang Min drove away from the palace and was in a pretty good mood.
Although some ridiculous things happened today, fortunately, what I was most worried about did not happen. The emperor will successfully inherit the throne, and future government affairs will fall into the hands of wise ministers.
As soon as Yang Min's car returned to the gate of Beppu, someone tried to pounce on him, and he was immediately surrounded by soldiers.
"Mr. Yang!! I have something to ask for!!"
Hearing this voice, Yang Min stuck his head out suspiciously and looked at Kou Liu, "Aren't you the person sent by Gao County to deliver the letter? I remember that it was written on your criminal record, Kou Liu, what's the matter with you?"
Kou Liu was startled and quickly saluted, "Xiang Yang, my subordinate is now serving as a county official in Liyang. This time I am following the order of County Magistrate Shi to bring you his letter!"
When Yang Min heard Shi Yao, his expression became better.
"I see, just come with me!"
ps: Wen Xuan died, and he was also a Situ. He led the Zi Palace, played the flute, and said, "The Supreme Being knows that the ministers are not good." He also played the Hu drum for fun. The Queen Mother struck more than a hundred sticks, and she died soon. ——"Book of Northern Qi·King Gaoyang"
"Biography"
Later, a man named Lu Manhan was selected. He said that he was despicable and had no knowledge. He said in shock: "Your Majesty was riding a bald-tailed donkey in Yuanzi Sifang. He saw that I didn't get down and cooked noodles with square curves. Why didn't I recognize you?"
?" Manhan was shocked.——"Book of Northern Qi·Biography of Yang Min"
Chapter completed!