Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 661
"Shunfa was raised among the peasants, Fu Shuo was held among the boards, Jiaoge was held among the fish and salt, Guan Yiwu was held among the scholars, Sun Shuao was held in the sea, and Baili Xi was held in the city. Therefore..."

Liu Hu stood in front of Liu Chan and recited "Mencius", with a tender and tender face.

"If you enter, you will lose your family, but if you leave, you will be invincible to foreign patients, and the country will perish. Then you will know that you are born in sorrow and die in peace."

Liu Chan nodded with a smile, and said, "Hu'er is young, she can read Mencius by heart, understand the deep meaning, thanks to Madam's teaching."

Xia Houhui peeled the orange peel with bare hands, and with a happy smile on his face, he said, "Hu'er is smart and has a good attitude. Master Zhang often teaches me, so I dare not ask for credit!"

As he spoke, Xia Houhui squeezed a small piece of orange flesh and put it into Liu Chan's mouth.And Liu Chan also opened his mouth and ate it, but his naughty tongue licked Xia Houhui's fingers, making the beauty's cheeks flushed and her heart fluttering.

However, Xia Houhui, who is a married woman, quickly stabilized, and said to Liu Hu calmly: "It's time for Hu'er to practice martial arts. Let's find Mr. Wu to practice martial arts."

"No!" Liu Hu, who had wanted to move for a long time, ran out happily on her short legs.

Xia Houhui wanted to lean against Liu Chan's chest, but Liu Chan's hands stabilized his shoulders.

Liu Chan sniffed Xia Houhui's hair and said, "I still have government affairs to deal with, so I'll come back tonight."

At that time, when the plan was up, the army was going out of Nanyang again. Lu Kai, the prefect of Shu County, checked the official valley of Jiangyuan County, and found that the official valley of Jiangyuan County could not be checked with the number in the book. valley.

Listening to Fei Shi's narration, Liu Chan's relaxed body turned tense, suppressing the anger in his heart.He really didn't understand how this group of people dared to be so bold as to slander the county magistrate and bribe the officials.

After Fei Shi took over, she asked Chang Bo what happened, and after asking about Lu Kai's situation, she guessed that Zhu You might have been slandered.Immediately, he realized that the Guangu ink corruption case was far from being as simple as he imagined, and a wide range of people might be involved.

Lu Kai ordered a strict investigation, and tortured all the officials in the county to say that Zhu You was corrupt to Mo Guangu. Only the master bookkeeper Chang Bo and Yang Wan went to prison to litigate. There was a stalemate.

Under torture, Chang Bo received thousands of sticks, his skin was rotten, and his confession remained unchanged. He finally resisted the torture and waited until dawn.But Yang Wan hanged himself in prison bizarrely.The case of Zhu You's embezzlement of Mo Guangu became more and more troublesome. Knowing about it, Liu Chan ordered Fei Shi, an admonisher, to investigate the matter strictly.

Lu Kai took off his crown and hat and put it on the ground. He bowed his head and knelt down, saying: "I have owed your Majesty's grace. I have been deceived by others, and I don't know how deep it is. As a result, my loyalty and goodness have been slandered, and it is difficult to appeal the truth. I feel deeply guilty. Please dismiss me. The official position of the prefect of Shu County."

The arrested county magistrate, Liu Ju, also confessed that Jiangyuan County's ink corruption hole was too big, and they knew about Lu Kai's personality.That's why he came up with this bad strategy, and joined forces with Zou Jun, the governor of Shu County, Wu Yi of Jue Cao, Liu Pei, the county magistrate of Jiangyuan County, and Li Fang, who was in charge of the granary, to slander Zhu You for being greedy for ink.

The Chang family in Jiangyuan was prominent. Chang Yuan served as the prefect of Zang Cang and Yongchang, Chang Gao served as the magistrate of Guangxian County, and Chang Hong served as the prefect of Guanghan.Chang Fang, who joined forces with Li Yan before to intervene in the Nanzhong incident, is also a member of the Jiangyuan Chang clan. The author of "Huayang Guozhi" Chang Zhu is also a member of the Jiangyuan Chang clan.

"Your Majesty Jiang Wan, Fei Shi, and Lu Kai greet you!" When the three of them saw Liu Chan coming, they stood up to greet him.

In order not to startle the snake, Fei Shi continued to imprison Chang Bo, and on the other hand secretly visited the post-investigation.A few months later, it finally came to light that Jiangyuan County's ink corruption case was caused by a first-level official in Shu County, who joined hands with county-level officials to commit corruption.

"At the feet of the Emperor of Chengdu, under your Lu Kaiyu, under the rule of Shang Shuling, you have done this kind of thing, what else do you dare not do. Yang Wan was hanged in prison, Chang Bo suffered thousands of sticks, but you Being kept in the dark by Liu Ju, Zou Jun, Wu Yi and others, how dare you speak up?"

If Fei Bo was a member of the Chang clan, a rich family in Jiangyuan, he would have committed suicide like Yang Wan.

"Good! Fei Qing has worked so hard."

Zou Jun, who is in charge of the granary at the county level, and Wu Yi, who is in charge of the prison trial, can be drawn over by him, which shows his ability.

Shu County is located on the Central Shu Plain, with the irrigation of Dujiangyan and the blessing of the Shuzhong Plow, there is a surplus of grain and grass produced every year, so each county will set up granaries inside.Every year, officials at the county level will check the number of official valleys to see if there is any difference.

With that said, Liu Chan got up, put on his clothes and headed out.

However, Liu Chan was not busy with these things this time, but dealt with a case left over from before the expedition, namely Zhu You, the governor of Jiangyuan County, Shu County, corrupted Mo Guangu.

The angry Liu Chan couldn't hold back at all, and said directly mockingly: "Nanzhong Lu Kai has been loyal to the field for more than ten years. How can he repay me with such loyalty today? The good name has been left by himself, but the notoriety is by himself. I took it myself."

The expressions of the three of them were different, Lu Kai was quite ashamed that such a serious case had occurred under his supervision, while Jiang Wan had no expression, extremely calm, waiting for Liu Chan to speak.

"I don't dare!" Lu Kai begged with his forehead pressed against the cold floor.

Lu Kai felt very honored to be able to manage the county government of Chengdu as a scholar in the South. He knew the importance of the granary in central Sichuan, so he went to the county to check the granary in person, and won Jiangyuan under the recommendation of someone who cared. .

Fei Shi straightened his waist slightly, and said: "My Majesty, Zhu You is a wronged person. The official valley of Jiangyuan County is lost. There must be other secrets in it. Rong Chen will report it in detail."

As for Liu Ju, the prime minister of the county, he is a member of the Liu clan of Shu County, and the Liu clan of Shu County is a rare noble family in Shu County. Liu Yin and Liu Shen, who are high officials in the middle school, are members of the Liu clan.And Liu Ju used the Liu family's huge network of contacts to build a network of corrupt officials.

It has been five or six days since Liu Chan returned to Chengdu. Coming back does not mean that there is a holiday. The Han Dynasty has a lot of things to do to build a new state, and the rewards of the Eastern Expeditionary Army also need to be reviewed by yourself.

Liu Chan didn't say much, but waved his sleeves, sat on the couch, and asked calmly: "What's the inside story of Zhu You's embezzlement case?"

"Don't dare!" Liu Chan threw Fei Shi's memorabilia on the ground, and slid on the bare floor until he was in front of Jiang Wan.

"Can!"

After checking, Lu Kai found discrepancies, so he appointed Liu Ju to investigate the matter carefully. After a thorough investigation, the official valley in Jiangyuan County's accounts and the actual official valley were missing more than [-] stones. They were filled with sand and stones in the past to deceive them.Under the torture of Liu Ju, most of the officials in Jiangyuan County said that Zhu You, the county magistrate, was greedy for ink, but only the chief secretary, Cao Changbo, and the chief secretary, Yang Wanyi, were involved in the lawsuit, and their confessions remained unchanged.

Leaving a dazed Xiahou Hui behind, didn't he give a signal?Why are you leaving?
Liu Chan, who came out of the palace, had no idea what Xia Houhui was thinking, licking his fingers was just a tease, and there were still government affairs to be sorted out in the afternoon, so time should not be wasted.

Zhu You is from Guangdu, Shu County. A few years ago, he was transferred from other county magistrates to be the magistrate of Gangwon County. During his tenure, he had neither outstanding achievements nor major mistakes.For the tasks assigned by the superiors, they are conscientiously completed.

When Liu Chan was inquiring about politics, he felt something was wrong as soon as he heard the content of the case.Two months have passed, and so far there are mixed witnesses and oral testimony, and there is no physical evidence.It is absurd to rashly judge Zhu You's corruption of Mo Guangu.

But here lies the problem, Zhu You's handling of politics was rough, and he directly submitted the data reported by his subordinates to Lu Kai, the new county governor.

Liu Chan restrained his anger, comforted Fei Shi, turned his eyes to Jiang Wan and Lu Kai, his face was extremely cold, and asked, "I don't know what the Shang Shuling and the prefect of Shu County said?"

So Liu Chan ordered the admonishing doctor Fei Shi to investigate the matter strictly. He wanted to find out the results before the Eastern Expedition, but unexpectedly, the investigation became deeper. Fei Shi only investigated it clearly during the crusade against Nanyang.

Taking advantage of Lu Kai, the prefect of Shu County, who didn't know the details of the county's details, he went to Jiangyuan County to inspect Guangu under the hint of Liu Ju and others.Then Li Fang, who was in charge of the granary, directly killed Zhu You for embezzling Guangu, and under the severe torture of Cao Shushi Wuyi, the county officials almost said that Zhu You was corrupt. Only Chang Bo and Yang Wan reported the truth.

"Report to Your Majesty?" Fei Shi glanced at His Majesty, cupped his hands and said, "The above is the truth about the Jiangyuan County Guangu case."

Liu Chan stared at Lu Kai with stern eyes, and said with a sneer.

Lu Kai raised his head, with tears streaming down his cheeks, he said: "I am stupid and ashamed of being deceived by others. Now I am willing to obey His Majesty's punishment and dare not complain."

Liu Chan sighed, and said lightly: "Immediately remove the post of prefect of Shu County and change to prefect of Ankang. If Ankang can't be managed again, you can feed my horses!"

"No~" Lu Kai kowtowed.

(End of this chapter)