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Liu Xie asked, "Are there any mines around Quanling?"

Zhou Buyi scratched his head a little. "There are mines, but I don't know where they are."

"Then you should know how many mines are in the city?"

"I heard something from the elders, but it's not very accurate. The family of the gentry regards reading as a priority, and has some contempt for those who run business. It's just a rumor, and I don't necessarily know the details."

"What do you think."

Zhou Buyi snapped his fingers and said the names of several families.He really only heard about it. He only knew that these companies were relatively rich. It was said that there were minerals in the mountains.

Even so, Liu Xie asked Zhou Buyu to write a list.

In this kind of mountainous area, the influence of scholars is far less prominent than in the Central Plains, and the real power is those local tyrants with rich people.Judging from the fact that Jiang Wan and others were about to give up Dou Fu, they were unlikely to be Dou Fu's real reliance, at least not the only one.

If there should be other supporters behind Dou Fu, the most likely ones are local industrial and commercial households.

These people are rich and have miners under their command. It is too easy to pretend to be bandits.

Dou Fu is just a scholar, so he can't make any big waves.But those industrial and commercial households are different. If they don't give them enough lessons, they may come out again at any time. The court officials will either join with them, or be driven away or even killed by them.

Troubles come out of poor mountains and bad waters.The reason why mountainous areas are difficult to govern is that the terrain is complex, the imperial court's control ability is limited, the local clans are powerful, and the bandits are inseparable.

If he remembers correctly, Quanling was later called Yongzhou, and it became the place where many literati and inkmen were exiled. Liu Zongyuan, one of the eight great masters of Tang and Song Dynasties, was demoted here, and wrote "Eight Records of Yongzhou", and the more famous article "Snake Catcher Says".

The reason why "The Story of the Snake Catcher" is more famous is because this article directly echoes the famous saying of Confucius, and narrates this truth in the tone of a snake catcher, which is more simple than the simple "Analects of Confucius". Style is more contagious.

But what literati can do is just write articles.

As a descendant of the Liu family of the Hedong family, Liu Zongyuan did not bring any real changes to Yongzhou except for leaving a few articles.

But Liu Xie is different. He has no interest in writing articles, but wants to take this opportunity to rectify the people's livelihood in Quanling.

Since it is the poor mountains and bad waters that make troublesome people, then turn the poor mountains into mountains of gold and silver, and turn the bad water into gold, mercury, and silver waters to improve the living standards of the local people, and then use strong means to curb the local evil forces, and the problem will naturally be solved. .

Can things like mines be in the hands of the local clan?

The biggest shortcoming of literati administration is that its practical ability is too weak.When you encounter trouble, you either roll up your sleeves in a flash of enthusiasm, or settle down and compromise with local forces instead of finding a way to solve it.

There are very few scholars like Zhuge Liang who can act both softly and hard, and can control the local big households obediently.

It's a pity that Zhou Buyi is too young to be familiar with the situation.

Liu Xie called Ding Chong and asked him to select some from the army who were familiar with the local conditions in Quanling, especially those with mining experience, and planned to arrange a raid on the local mining industry under the pretext of eliminating bandits.

If you can't even control the situation around Lingling County, even if Jiaozhou is pacified and Shi Xie becomes a minister, what's the point.

Change a group of people to be the emperor?

As for which department will be responsible for these mines after they are taken back, he hasn't made up his mind yet.

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A day later, Dou Fu came.

He looked haggard, with bloodshot eyes and dark circles.

In contrast, Jiang Wan and Liu Min who accompanied him were in high spirits except for being slightly nervous.

Liu Xie didn't say much to Dou Fu, after some simple greetings, he straight to the point asked who were the people who supported him in defending the city.

Dou Fu was a little embarrassed, but under Liu Xie's gaze, he still confessed everything.

After comparing the list provided by Liu Xie and Zhou Buyu, he had a rough idea.

The coincidence rate is high.

This shows that his original conjecture was reliable, and this is a cooperation where everyone takes what they need.Dou Fu became an official of Quanling because of his meritorious service.The local wealthy households have been sheltered, and they can happily mine and make money from now on.

Liu Xie ordered someone to write down the list, and said to Jiang Wan, please go again and invite all these people.

Jiang Wan heard the murderous intent in Liu Xie's words, but she didn't dare to refuse, so she turned around and left.

At the same time, Liu Xie arranged for Ding Chong to take over the city defense, restore order in Quanling City, and collect further evidence.

Ding Chong understood and took the order to leave.

After arranging all this, Liu Xie called Dou Fu again to answer.

"Now, you can tell the ins and outs of the whole thing." Liu Xie curled up his fingers and tapped on the records on the case. "Before anyone else confesses, you are still surrendering. The conditions I promised you at the beginning are still fulfilled. You can choose to return to your hometown in Guanzhong, or you can choose to stay here. Of course, you can also choose to go anywhere. If you still refuse to say ..."

There was a slight smile on the corner of Liu Xie's mouth. "Then you can't blame me."

Dou Fu was sweating like rain, his face was ashen.

After hesitating for a while, he knelt down on his knees and put his head on the ground. "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness. The guilty minister is willing to say."

"Then let's talk." Liu Xie crossed his fingers, placed them in front of his abdomen, and looked down at Dou Fu.

Tai Shi at the side spread out a pen and paper, ready to record.

Dou Fu has a special status, and what he narrates may enter history in the future as part of Dou Wu's biography.

Dou Fu calmed down and explained the situation one by one.

In general, it is roughly the same as Liu Xie's guess.The local rich family wanted to grab more benefits, so they ordered people to pretend to be bandits to attack the city, and supported Dou Fu to defend the city. After the two sides played a scene with gongs and drums, Dou Fu successfully controlled Quanling City, a large army supply channel. important town.

Due to the situation, even if Ding Chong had doubts, he could only accept the reality and appointed him as the order to guard the spring mausoleum.

The only thing that surprised Liu Xie was that Quan Lingling, who was scared away by the bandits, was not innocent either.

He is Dou Wu's old official, Zhang Chang from Nanyang.

Chapter 1207

After telling the whole story, Dou Fu was already limp on the ground.

Liu Xie looked at him without saying a word, his heart was full of disdain, but also a trace of pity.

Hu Teng and Zhang Chang spent half their lives guarding such a waste?

It is said that he has received a good education and experienced so many things, so he should have grown up a bit.How could he be so naive in his youth, thinking that with such a little trick, he could get his wish, return to court, and even revitalize the Dou family?

He couldn't help but want to say something to Dou Fu: Wake up, the times have changed, and the world where you can call the wind and rain with your family status is gone forever.If you don't have any real skills, don't come out to embarrass yourself.

How did he die in history?

"Where's your family?" Liu Xie sighed, and decided not to argue with Dou Fu.

It's not worth it, let him live, and let yourself live.

Unexpectedly, Liu Xie said so casually, Dou Fu, who was nervous just now but hadn't shed tears, couldn't help but burst into tears, and kowtowed repeatedly.

"Your Majesty, the crime lies with the minister alone. His wife and children are all in Guiyang and did not participate in this matter. Please be merciful, Your Majesty, and spare their lives."

Liu Xie couldn't laugh or cry. "Who said they were going to kill them?"

Dou Fu looked at Liu Xie in astonishment.

His forehead had been scratched, and it flowed down his cheeks, blending with the tears all over his face, making him look extremely miserable.

Liu Xie sighed. "One word from a gentleman is hard to chase. Since I said to let you go, I won't pursue this matter any more." He waved his hand, not wanting to say anything more to Dou Fu, lest he couldn't bear the pressure again and made a mess. frightening. "Have you made up your mind, do you want to return to Guanzhong to return to the clan, or return to Guiyang to reunite with your family?"

Dou Fu suddenly realized, feeling relieved.He raised his hand and wiped the blood on his forehead and the tears on his face with his sleeve.

"If His Majesty is gracious, I want to go back to Fufeng. It's just..." He thought for a while, and bowed again. "I take the liberty to ask Your Majesty for mercy."

"What else?"

"The clan of the minister was implicated by the elder father of the minister, and exiled in Bijing County, Rinan County, and lived with the barbarians for more than [-] years. Dare I ask His Majesty to forgive me so that they can return to Fufeng and bury their bones in their hometown."

Liu Xie was surprised. "You still have a clan in Nichinan?"

"Yes." Dou Fu couldn't help crying again. "More than a hundred people, old and young, one-third died on the way, one-third died in Nichinan, and less than 40 people arrived in Bijing County. After 30 years of reproduction, the total number of people is more than two hundred. Although they have lived in Nichinan for a long time, they are unforgettable. Xiangyin, even if he dies, he refuses to go into the soil, and has been looking forward to returning to his hometown."

Liu Xie also felt a little sad, and smacked his lips. "Okay, as you please, I will issue an imperial edict to pardon them."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Dou Fu was very grateful, and bowed to the ground again. "If Your Majesty does not think I am stupid, I am willing to serve in the army to atone for my past sins."

Liu Xie frowned. "You want to join the army?"

"Although I have low martial arts skills and little knowledge, I have traveled to Nichinan many times. I know a thing or two about Jiaozhou's topography, so I can lead your majesty's horses and stirrups, guide the way and recognize the water." He paused, and then said: "Your Majesty and Shi Brother Xie also has some friendship, maybe he can lobby for His Majesty and persuade him to come and surrender."

Liu Xie suddenly didn't know what to say.

But then he understood again.The reason why Dou Fu is unwilling to be lonely, and wants to make such a move, is probably because of such conditions, and wants to take this opportunity to contribute to the conscription.

It's a pity that the method was too rough and messed up.

After thinking for a while, he agreed to Dou Fu's request and let him go to Ding Chong later.

Dou Fu burst into tears of gratitude, and bowed again.

-

With Jiang Wan coming forward, the big households in Quanling City did not have any doubts. They really thought that the emperor summoned them to reward the meritorious service of defending the city, and they came happily.

When they left the city, they found that Ding Chong was directing the troops into the city, it was already too late.

Looking at the indifferent emperor and Dou Fu with a complicated expression, their legs went limp.

No need for Liu Xie to ask more questions, they will tell all the situation, and only ask the emperor to give them a loan and save their lives.

Liu Xie didn't bother with them too much, and ordered them to be detained and prepared to be handed over to the Sikong Mansion for interrogation.

Ding Chong successfully took over the city defense and sent someone to invite Liu Xie into the city.

Liu Xie was not in a hurry to enter the city, but asked Ding Chong to arrange troops to quickly enter the mining areas of those wealthy households, arrest those who should be arrested, kill those who should be killed, and take over all the mining areas.

Ding Chong acted according to the order, distributed his troops, followed the locations given by the big households, and searched for opportunities according to the map.

After receiving the good news from Ding Chong, Liu Xie entered the city.

The first thing to do when entering the city is to gather the famous figures in the city, first announce the process of Dou Fu and others cooperating in acting, and then announce the treatment of relevant personnel, so that others can feel at ease.

The imperial court will not compromise with traitors, nor implicate the innocent.

Dou Fu was also there at the time, and when he heard these words, he was ashamed to the point of embarrassment.

Liu Xie immediately announced the second thing: he would stay here for a while and personally supervise the implementation of the New Deal in Lingling County.

Everyone in the meeting looked at each other in blank amazement.

After the news was announced, the people in the whole city were even more ecstatic.

If the idea is simple, it is an honor for the emperor to come.

Those who have more experience are excited about Quanling's future.

Although the news received before is true and false, it is difficult to distinguish, but one thing is recognized.

The places where the emperor himself was stationed developed rapidly.

They never expected that such a good thing would happen to Lingling.

As a result, some people soon linked the emperor's southern tour with the legendary Emperor Shun, and the two bridge nobles beside the emperor were also praised as the reincarnation of Emperor E and Nvying.

It's just that this statement was quickly rejected by people of insight.

The reason is simple, the result of Emperor Shun's southern tour was not very good.He died in Jiuyi Mountain, and Ehuang and Nvying also died of grief, leaving only the beautiful legend of Xiangfei Zhu.

The Son of Heaven is in the prime of his life, and you compare him to Emperor Shun, do you want to praise him for his wisdom, or curse him for an early death?

If it is misunderstood, it is not beautiful.

Liu Xie has no time to pay attention to these things.On the one hand, he summoned the sages in the city, and took available talents such as Jiang Wan, Liu Min, etc. under his command to serve as military advisers. On the other hand, he sent a letter to Situ and Sikong, asking them to send people to Lingling as soon as possible to take over related affairs. .

Now that it's agreed that everyone should perform their own responsibilities, don't feel troublesome, and don't expect me to do it all for you.

When receiving the edict, Sikong Zhouzhong was on his way to Changsha and hadn't crossed the river yet.

After reading the edict, Zhou Zhong had an extremely emphatic urge to jump directly into the Yangtze River and die in line of duty.

If he continued to toss like this, his old bones might not be able to last for a few days.

With the temper of the emperor, even if he wanted to become an official, the emperor would not agree.

He always felt that the Son of Heaven did it on purpose, so that these old officials should not only care about the gains of power, but also taste the burden of power.If he doesn't die for a day, the emperor will not let him idle.

Rather than dying of exhaustion in the end, it would be better to die in the line of duty.

But this thought only flashed in his mind, and he finally chose to live.After thinking hard for two days, he sent a letter to the emperor, requesting to add four long histories in accordance with the regulations of Situ's mansion, responsible for state and county affairs, and attached a list of recommendations.

Jizhou Governor Shi Manchong ranked first, followed by Sikong Commander Shi Gaorou.