Governor please stay

Chapter 596 It's a blessing, not a disaster, it's a disaster

Reform will inevitably touch the old vested interests, make them unhappy, and even desperately resist.

But some reforms, in fact, only do what the predecessors should have done but failed to do, or did not do well, and are actually beneficial to the vast majority of people.

For example, Xiao Yan's Fushan Weir was originally conceived to benefit the people of the two Huaihe Rivers and flood Shouyang by the way.Unexpectedly, when the embankment broke in the end, Shouyang was not submerged, but hundreds of thousands of people in other places were drowned.

Compared with the drastic reform that touches local interests, such as the direct management of salt and iron taxation by the central government, the "Farmland Water Conservancy Law", which is beneficial to the country and the people and almost no one will object to, is obviously easier to draft, pass, and promulgate and implement.

Large households have more fields, more need for orderly water use, and more need for rational irrigation by water conservancy facilities. The "Farmland Water Conservancy Law" not only encourages poor farmers to open up wasteland, but also protects the existing dams. The benefits brought to the local big households are real and visible.

In the autumn of this year, with the unanimous cooperation of the government and the public, as well as local counties and counties, the Jiankang Center established the later famous "Farmland Water Conservancy Department", and began to set up subordinate yamen in Jiankang's neighboring state capitals to spread out related farmland water conservancy services in various places. Build and manage.

The "Farmland Water Conservancy Law", which had already been ready to go, was also promulgated at the same time, and began to be piloted in the surrounding states and counties of Jiankang.Provide low-interest loans to those who need to build water conservancy. The money is not given directly to the people, but is directly used by the court to pay for labor and material costs.The borrower pays off the loan over the next five to ten years.

This move won unanimous approval from the ruling and opposition parties. Even the big households in the Sanwu area who resisted Liu Yishou's involvement in politics actively supported the "Farmland Water Conservancy Law", and even offered money to build dams and ponds in the area.

Liu Yishou's act of not dividing the cake, but working together to make the cake bigger, has won the support of all parties.To reciprocate, large households in Kuaiji and Wuxing sent a lot of grain and grass to the Danyang warehouse around Jiankang to stock up, and used it to support the imperial court going south to suppress the rebellion.

There has been an obvious change in the attitude of the Liang State towards the imperial court and the rebel army, which can be said to have accumulated from a quantitative change to a qualitative change.

The attitude of many places has changed from leisurely fishing and waiting to see, to actively supporting the imperial court to suppress the rebellion, and wanting to gain greater political benefits from it, occupying a place in the Jiankang center.

Everyone doesn't know how Chen Baxian will be in power, and it's also unknown when he went on a killing spree.But Liu Yishou can bring tangible benefits to everyone right now.Who should be supported is obvious.

However, just when Liu Yishou was full of ambition and was about to lead his troops south to Nankang County, a major event happened in Jiankang City that shocked the world!
The sudden change forced Liu Yishou to stay in Jiankang temporarily to deal with the matter, and ordered Yang Zhong to lead his troops as the vanguard army, and went south to garrison Nankang County first.

Xiao Yi's widow, Xu Zhaopei, recently paid homage at Qixia Temple at the west foot of the middle peak of Qixia Mountain near Jiankang. She was accompanied by a new generation of Xiangdong King, Xu Zhaopei's son Xiao Fang, and others.

However, Xu Zhaopei took the opportunity to hang out with a strong monk in the temple. He was unwilling to leave for a long time, so he stayed near Qixia Temple.Xiao Fang and others had no choice but to return to Dongfu City where they lived.

What everyone didn't expect was that one night when Xu Zhaopei was fooling around with the monk, when the sex was in full swing, an unexpected guest broke in and brutally killed Xu Zhaopei!But he didn't do anything to that monk.

Just before the news of Xu Zhaopei's sudden death came out, the Xiangdong Prince's Mansion in Dongfu City was also broken into by thieves that night. Xiao Fang and others died under the knife and were discovered the next day!Yang Yu, the son of Yang Kan who was in charge of the night watch, didn't even notice it!

This group of thieves escaped by boat from the ferry of Jingkou before the government could react.By the time Cui Xian personally supervised the investigation, the other party had already fled away, and even the shadow of the ghost was gone!

The sudden death of Xu Zhaopei's mother and son made people suspect that Liu Yishou was killing people.Because apart from their mother and child, no third person died, not even injured.

Never hurting the innocent, this is very similar to Liu Yishou's style of doing things, not like robbers entering the house at all.

For a time, rumors arose everywhere inside and outside Jiankang, and rumors that the king of Wu couldn't tolerate others and lied to kill the clan were rampant.Liu Yishou was so angry that regardless of Yang Jiang's face, he directly dismissed Yang Yu who was on duty that night.

He also ordered Cui Xian to solve the case within a time limit, otherwise he would be charged with the same crime!

The vassal king was beheaded in Jiankang City. This was not only to cause trouble, but also to slap Liu Yishou in the face.With the ability of King Wu today, is he still worthy of the assassination of leaving the vassal king in Jiankangyin?
Liu Yishou has never bothered to assassinate this kind of method. He can kill Liang Guo's opponents by relying on political tactics and playing tricks. Is it worthwhile to assassinate a clan that has no resistance?

However, although he disdains it, it does not mean that the world does not believe it.

After all, King Wu will definitely usurp the throne in the future, and his replacement is no longer a rumor, but an expected event that everyone can guess.Killing Xiao Fang and others is indeed beneficial to Liu Yishou in the long run, there is no doubt about it.

As a result, after ten days in a row, Cui Xian made no substantial progress in the investigation of the case. He only knew that the thieves were all running boats and had no fixed abode.Jiankang, who came from Jingkou, left by boat from Jingkou, very similar to the professional fishermen and water laborers who ran boats in Lianghuai and Jingxiang, and there were no more clues.

"Ji Lun (Cui Xian's pronoun), I'm very passive by how you handled this matter! People inside and outside the court thought that the king was deliberately delaying the investigation! Look at how this matter was handled!"

In the study, Liu Yishou said to Cui Xian heartbroken, his dissatisfaction was beyond words.

"My lord, it is undeniable that my subordinates are dull and lacking in ability. However, my sister is the concubine of the lord, and my nephew is the son of the lord. How can the subordinates not want to share the worries of the lord? However, these thieves are not like ordinary bandits. The breath of the ranks.

According to the monk who fooled around with Xu Zhaopei, it took only half the time for the group of thieves to evacuate from the courtyard after killing Xu Zhaopei.This is not like the work of ordinary bandits! "

Cui Xian said very aggrieved, feeling extremely tired in his heart.

His younger sister, Cui Xiaoniang, had already given birth to Liu Yishou's two sons and a daughter. Could he not serve Liu Yishou wholeheartedly?

But sometimes things like investigating cases are really not something you can find out if you want to!This group of people went for Xiao Fang and Xu Zhaopei, their purpose was very clear!

Kill people and leave without stopping. Outsiders say that Liu Yishou did it, but they are not entirely guessing.

The main reason is that this group of thieves did things so beautifully, and their style of doing things was very similar to that of Liu Dudu, so I really can't blame others for guessing.Even Cui Xian wondered whether Liu Yishou was acting in this matter.

Only Liu Dudu, who has a masterful wrist, can handle things so neatly and without leaving any flaws. This is almost everyone's consensus.

This kind of atmosphere of public opinion made the promotion of reforms very smooth, and Liu Yishou, who felt that he was omnipotent, was very upset.

"Go, go, go, hurry up and handle the case."

Liu Yishou waved his hands impatiently, and Cui Xian, as if he had been pardoned, left the study of Prince Wu's Mansion, feeling cold sweat all over his body.

"Who is plotting against me?"

Liu Yishou, who was accustomed to the thinking of "making trouble for the people and harming me", fell into deep thought. He didn't know who would kill Xiao Fang and others who were already "harmless to humans and animals" and had their fiefs taken away.

"Aron..."

Behind Liu Yishou came a timid voice.He looked back and saw Miss Cui was looking at him eagerly like a kitten pleasing its master.

"After every sexual intercourse, you are like mud, and Mrs. Jia has to take care of your daily life, and it takes several days to recover."

Liu Yishou complained angrily, and hugged Miss Cui in his arms.What the other party is doing in the study is actually self-evident.

"Hey, my body is like that, there's nothing I can do about it. Why don't I let Mrs. Jia and I serve A Lang together every time?"

Cui Xiaoniang said embarrassedly.She was exhausted playing this time, but she wants to play again next time!

Every time she makes out with Liu Yishou, it's not that it's not enjoyable, but it's too enjoyable. Afterwards, she always loses strength and can't get out of bed, and she has to be taken care of.

He is good at cooking and likes to play, and also likes to play with other concubines, this is the one.During intercourse, she was too excited and unrestrained, she was the first in Liu Yi's concubine's room.

"I'm not blaming your brother, but the country's hardships, and these trivial matters hinder me, which makes me upset."

Liu Yishou sighed.

"No, let him go as he pleases, as long as Alang feels better."

Cui Xiaoniang hugged Liu Yishou tightly, and said heartlessly.

Liu Yishou was taken aback for a moment, and then he remembered that the other party just liked his frenzy like moths flying to the flame regardless of everything. What her elder brother Cui Xian thought, this younger sister really didn't care much.

On the contrary, Cui Xian is very scheming, and has been using Cui Xiaoniang, thinking that his nephew will be the emperor in the future, and he will be a relative of the emperor.

"How about playing a new boat game tonight that you've never played before?"

Liu Yishou bit Cui Xiaoniang's ear and said.

"Yeah! That's great! I'll ask Mrs. Jia to come with me!"

Cui Xiaoniang nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, and looked at Liu Yishou with winking eyes.

Picking up the girl in his arms by the waist, Liu Yishou was just about to step out of the study to go to the bedroom to do business when he heard Yuan Shikang outside the door saying in a deep voice: "My lord, Wang Lin asked to see him, saying that there is an urgent matter."

Wang Lin?What is he here for?
Liu Yishou put Cui Xiaoniang down, with a puzzled look on his face and lost in thought.

"Wash up and wait for me on the bed, come as you go."

Liu Yishou kissed Cui Xiaoniang on the face, strode out of the study, and followed Yuan Shikang to the mansion lobby.

As soon as the two entered the lobby, they saw Wang Lin kneeling on the ground, surrounded by several strong men with bruised noses and swollen faces. Liu Yishou couldn't understand what happened.

"General Wang, what are you doing? Didn't the king already pardon your crimes, and the imperial court issued an edict, why bother to kneel down?"

Liu Yishou hurriedly wanted to help Wang Lin up, but the other party made a prostration and refused to get up.

"Your Highness, I sent the old troops to assassinate Xiao Fang and others in the Xiangdong Prince's Mansion and Xu Zhaopei in Qixia Temple. Please forgive me. This is all the crime of the king. My subordinates are all obeying orders. Please, Your Highness." Let them go."

Wang Lin begged loudly.

"Your Highness, this matter has nothing to do with General Wang, it is our own decision, please don't listen to General Wang's one-sided words, Your Highness!"

The strong man beside Wang Lin also shouted eagerly, kowtowing to apologize.Several other people also kowtowed to plead guilty.

I have never only dumped the blame on others, but I have never seen anyone desperately taking the crime into his arms.Liu Yishou was surprised for a moment.

"You are Lu Na, you are Ma Zhong..."

Liu Yishou called Wang Lin's brothers by name one by one, and everyone was surprised, because the other party was right, and none of them were bad.

"General Wang, get up. It's understandable that you are partial to your subordinates, but this move cannot exonerate them."

Liu Yishou helped Wang Lin up who was full of shame.

"Tell me what's going on."

Liu Yishou asked in a deep voice.

"A few days ago, after my subordinates were released from prison, they recruited the old department and wanted to serve His Highness, and then my old department came to seek refuge after hearing about it.

One day I drank too much while exchanging cups with them, and talking about the past, I deeply hated Xu Zhaopei for killing my sister, and Xiao Yi for killing my sister and my nephew.

My subordinates secretly took revenge for me, killed Xu Zhaopei and Xiao Yi's son Xiao Fang, etc. After fleeing, they quietly came to my house yesterday to bid farewell, ready to go far away.

Wu Wang Yu Wang has the grace of reinvention, and it is only right and proper to kill people to pay for their lives.Wang took them to surrender to the King of Wu. They killed people because of me. Please forgive them by the King of Wu.If you want to question the crime, just ask me about Wang's crime. "

Wang Lin pleaded again.

It has to be said that Wang Lin is an extremely rare type among military generals. He treats generals as trusted brothers, not as consumable daily necessities, so his subordinates are willing to advance for him.

The cohesion of Wang Lin's trilogy is very strong, which is far inferior to Wang Sengbian.

"You guys go back and wait for the punishment. It is true to kill people to pay for their lives, but legal principles are nothing more than human feelings, and this king will handle it at his discretion."

Liu Yishou said to Lu Na and the others.He saw that Wang Lin wanted to say something more, so he said to Wang Lin: "General Wang didn't know about this matter, so don't take responsibility for it. This king will not wrong innocent people."

Hearing this, Wang Lin's subordinates all heaved a sigh of relief, thanked them and left, leaving Wang Lin alone.

"Ziheng (Wang Lin's name), this king is really very embarrassed about this matter. How do you think it should be handled?"

After Lu Na and the others left, Liu Yishou asked with a sigh.

"Your Highness, please be merciful, and let them call up the old department. They think that they are brave enough to overcome obstacles for His Highness. After a hundred battles, you will die. A man deserves to die, and it is better than the death of such a wimp like Qiu Hou Wenzhan."

Wang Lin knelt down and begged.

Liu Yishou nodded slightly, noncommittal.

Wang Lin and his followers are a good example.If I really deal with it "unforgivingly", I am afraid that no one will sincerely rely on him in the future, and everyone will act according to the so-called rules.

If everything is done according to the "rules", then it's fine to find a cat, or a dog, why bother to find you Liu Yishou?

This is not conducive to the cohesion of people's hearts.

Treating one's own people preferentially is the key to distinguishing one's own people from outsiders.If you really make a bowl of water level, then everyone will be unfair, and no one will care about you.

It's like parents treat their own children better than other people's children. It's true that children are young and human, but other people's children are always other people's children.

Properly handling the affairs of Wang Lin and his brothers is a good opportunity to show to the outside world that he "handles affairs impartially" and "own people are treated preferentially".

You can't be completely partial, and you can't really ask the crime directly according to the law. How to control the degree of this reflects the political wisdom and emotional intelligence of a politician.

"Go back and appease your followers first, this king will definitely handle this matter properly."

Liu Yishou helped Wang Lin up and said.

Xiao Fang and others and Xu Zhaopei are already dead, and the dead can't speak, and they can't bring Liu Yishou any real benefits.Properly handling the living is more important than how to appease the dead.

Although this is cruel, it is the only rule of conduct in the world.

Liu Yishou let out a long sigh, and sent the thankful Wang Lin out of the mansion. His mood was so bad that he lost even the interest in playing Yinle dirty games with Cui Xiaoniang.

(End of this chapter)