Han Shizu

Chapter 1132 Xiazhou descends

"I have always advocated diligent government and being close to the people, but the officials below are so diligent and close to the people? Huh?"

Winter has arrived, and the temperature has dropped, but it is not too cold.However, in the Chongzheng Hall, facing the sullen Emperor Liu, several ministers present felt chilly, and all of them lowered their heads slightly, and the atmosphere seemed tense.

The reason why Emperor Liu was angry was that he had received some rumors about the local political atmosphere.According to the survey, there are a large number of state and county officials who like to go down to inspect things if they have nothing to do.State officials go down to counties and towns, and county officials go down to villages.

There is nothing to criticize, this is an inspection and investigation, and it is also to obey the emperor's supervision, respond to diligent government and be close to the people, understand the situation of the people, and listen to the opinions of the people.However, the problem also arises from this.

The upper officials come to inspect and guide, and the lower officials must express something, welcome and receive, even celebrate the ceremony, and even worship again.In the early years, when feudal towns were still in existence, one of the major disadvantages was that the officials of the prefectures and counties they belonged to searched and exploited them in order to welcome contributions. Later, they were banned by Emperor Liu, and the atmosphere was reversed.

The more serious problem is that those frequent trips to the countryside are nominally to understand the people's feelings and get close to the people, but there are many officials who justly enjoy the hospitality and dedication of each village and village.

Once or twice is enough. When this kind of behavior becomes the norm, the burden on ordinary rural people will be heavy.For example, the magistrate of Anyang County runs to the towns and villages under his rule twice in three days, making a show for the people, one place at a time, and every time he goes to a place, he just eats and drinks, and at most collects some local products as contributions. The life is nourishing
When he learned of this situation, Emperor Liu was so angry that he had seen many problems, big and small, in the process of governing the country.However, what makes him feel angry is often these actions that distort his edict and go against his original intention.

Emperor Liu is really a suspicious and sensitive person.He can't help but think, just to advocate "diligence and closeness to the people", and those "smart" officials below can play this kind of tricks. Did the officials really implement the policies and systems of the imperial court?
He could not help but put a question mark in his heart about the governance situation of Dahan Daozhou, the real appearance of the people's livelihood, and what it was like.Even though he has many eyes and ears, his hearing has never been blocked, and he has various sources of news, but he has not seen it with his own eyes, so he is somewhat worried.

As a result, the desire to go on tour became stronger and stronger.
"Your Majesty, these situations are rare after all. There are tens of thousands of officials in the world. There are good and bad. It is inevitable that there will be a few scum. Now that such problems are found, it is enough to prescribe the right medicine and punish them." In the hall, Li Ye spoke. Uncle took it easy and seemed very calm.

In fact, he had seen this kind of thing when he was an official in the local area, especially in those remote and impoverished areas, it was quite common.It's just that most people won't eat their faces without any scruple like those idiots exposed.

"What Uncle Guo said is true! Most of the officials are still doing their duty. Your Majesty can't allow the unbearable actions of a few people to offend the officials of the world!" Dou Yi also stood up and said bluntly.

Hearing this, Emperor Liu couldn't help but take a look at the two of them. When Dou Yi would agree with Li Ye's opinion, this is a rare situation.In the court, the most disrespectful minister to Uncle Li is Dou Yi. After all, Dou Yi has such a bad temper that even Emperor Liu would dare to hate him.

However, Emperor Liu also agreed with the two opinions. If the officials of the Han Dynasty behaved like this, there would have been a big problem in the empire.

After thinking about it, Emperor Liu looked around and asked, "Since such problems have been discovered, the imperial court must come up with some punishment measures to reverse this bad political style!"

Punishment is simple, just deal with it according to the regulations, but how to reverse this unhealthy trend?It is obviously impossible to directly prohibit officials from inspecting and going to the countryside.

In short, no matter what policies are stipulated, there will always be problems. When old ones are solved, new ones will emerge. This is a normal situation.

As the prime minister, Wei Renpu said: "Your Majesty, you can send someone to investigate such officials. Those with proven facts will be dismissed from office. If the circumstances are serious, they will be imprisoned and questioned. Those who do things that disturb the people will be severely reprimanded. Officials who have no official duties are not allowed to go to the countryside to stay overnight, and it is even more strictly forbidden to accept donations from the people in the countryside. In addition, in the future, the supervisory department will seriously prosecute such situations!"

After hearing Wei Renpu's suggestion, Emperor Liu agreed after only a little thought, and said directly, "Just do what Wei Qing wants!"

After finishing speaking, he sighed softly, and it was difficult to come up with better measures.

"Your Majesty, the privy envoy Li Chuyun is asking to see you!" While Emperor Liu was sighing, an officer came in and reported.

"Is there a military report coming to Beijing?" Emperor Liu immediately raised his spirits and waved his hand: "Xuan!"

Soon, Li Chuyun walked into the hall, holding a military newspaper in his hand.Li Chuyun bowed and presented it, and said: "Your Majesty, the Northwest Military Daily, Yang Ye has captured Xiazhou!"

Hearing such good news, Emperor Liu was also very happy, and his depressed mood improved a bit.Received the military report submitted by Yan Tuo, and at the same time asked Li Chuyun to explain the situation to the ministers present.

It has been three full months since Yang Ye was sent to the Northwest by order. Counting the time spent on the road, and the necessary time for the dispatch of soldiers and horses and logistics preparations in the early stage, it has been almost two months.

After such a long time, Yang Ye was stable in Yanzhou, but the officials in the court seemed impatient, and various voices came out.

In the eyes of many people, it is difficult for the army to be determined, the army is few and weak, and the imperial court prepares tens of thousands of troops and encircles them from the three directions of Yan, Yan, and Feng. How can it take such a long time.Even in Pinghexi back then, there was no such procrastination.

Of course, knowing the degree of Emperor Liu's favor and trust in Yang Ye, no one was so stupid as to directly criticize Yang Ye, but there were still many people who expressed their opinions on the use of troops and the progress.

This is true on the surface, but there are more criticisms in the dark. Some feel that Yang Ye is too famous, and some feel that Yang Ye is conservative and timid.The people who made these voices included many generals in addition to civil servants who had no military experience and had no experience in battle.

In the eyes of some military officials, I can do it myself, and I will never procrastinate like Yang Ye.
It can be seen from this that it is by no means an easy task to be a commander-in-chief and take charge of affairs from the main side.In addition to solving military problems, the political pressure behind it is equally huge.

Fortunately for Yang Ye, he had a fully trusted emperor who fully supported him and withstood the pressure from behind him.

According to the military newspaper in the Northwest, on October [-], the Han army had already entered Xiazhou City, and Li Guangrui surrendered.

On the second day of October, the Han army sent out in three directions. Cui Han led [-] troops out of Yanzhou in the west, and Tian Renlang led [-] troops out of Fengzhou in the north.The main force, led by Yang Ye himself, started from Yanzhou and went straight out of the Great Wall.

From the beginning to the end, there was only one battle. At Anpingzhai on the border of Cheyenne, Li Guangrui sent two thousand Dingnan troops to defend, intending to stop the delay, but he failed to resist for a day, and the price he paid was [-] casualties. Zero seven people.

After that, they marched all the way, without encountering any resistance along the way. Facing the menacing Han army of tens of thousands, under the political offensive of the Han Dynasty, how could the Dingnan army, which had already been scattered internally and externally and panicked, resist.

When the hearts of the people are scattered, it is difficult to lead the team. Therefore, if you march all the way, you will be invincible, and those who descend will follow.There were even quite a few official and civilian tribes who took the initiative to greet them and offered military supplies.

So, on the eighth day, under the command of Yang Ye, the Han army arrived in Xiazhou City smoothly.During this process, Li Guangrui did not have any countermeasures.Leading the army to attack, there is no chance of winning at all, that is, Xiazhou is strong and can barely provide him with some confidence.

However, it turned out that all his previous coping efforts were useless.When the Han army approached the city, someone secretly reported the situation in the city, and there were many who were willing to welcome the king's division into the city.

But in the city, because the Han army was so powerful that it was difficult for the military and military, more than half of the people directly suggested to Li Guangrui to surrender, and the remaining half were only a few people who were willing to fight to the death with Li Guangrui.

On the outside, there are strong soldiers oppressing the country, and on the inside, people are not in harmony. Even if half of the people support him, Li Guangrui is willing to take a chance, but the reality is cruel.

Therefore, under internal and external pressure, Li Guangrui, who felt powerless, still did not dare to sacrifice everything and chose to surrender.

(End of this chapter)