Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law

Chapter 263 Zuo Lianglun

Originally, Chen Mo did not intend to let Zuo Lianglun be the prefect of Linzhou again.

After all, after he led his army to surprise Linzhou, many counties in Linzhou also resisted.

But Xia Zhining recommended him, saying that when his father Xia Liangqing was still alive, he heard his father talk about Zuo Lianglun.

Unlike Liang Song, who came from a wealthy family, Xia Liangqing also came from a good background, and because he was on the right team, Zuo Lianglun became the prefect of Linzhou purely on merit.

Zuo Lianglun was the best at governing, and was one of the top two Jinshi scholars. During the reign of the late Emperor, he served as county magistrate for three terms in Liuzhou and other places. When he was the county magistrate of Chang County, Liuzhou, famine and plague broke out.

He first organized large households to donate food for relief. In order to make the large households willing to provide disaster relief, he erected a monument in the local area. All large households that donated food could have their names engraved on the monument and their achievements would be listed in the county annals.

After that, he sold ordinary grain at a reduced price, made a lot of thick porridge and soup, and sent people with doctors to treat the people in the neighborhood, saving many people.

Then, he controlled water conservancy, personally led people to dredge the river for navigation, and then built dikes and gates. Control the storage and drainage of lake water, and then pile the excavated silt on the lakeside. It is forty miles long from north to south, and a long embankment is built to accommodate pedestrians.

Because every time he served as county magistrate, he managed the local area in an orderly manner, managed the government well, and even turned a county into a top county. His reputation became wider and wider, and his achievements spread to the ears of the late emperor.

The late emperor summoned Zuo Lianglun to Beijing to meet the emperor.

After Zuo Lianglun came to Beijing, the late emperor knew that he was a down-and-out nobleman who came from a poor family. He appreciated his talents and transferred him to Linzhou as a fellow magistrate.

It was at this time that Zuo Lianglun met Xia Liangqing, who was still a minor official in the capital.

Xia Liangqing was also a Jinshi, but he was not in the same class as Zuo Lianglun. After learning about Zuo Lianglun's achievements, he admired him greatly.

Later, after Zuo Lianglun came to Linzhou, he was promoted to the prefect of Linzhou by the late emperor within two years. However, not long after this time, the late emperor passed away.

Zuo Lianglun has been staying in Linzhou since then.

In the yamen, Zuo Lianglun moved the household registration files, field records and other files related to Linzhou's situation in front of Chen Mo.

Soon, the desk in front of Chen Mo piled up like a hill.

Of course, Chen Mo would simply read through these, and then ask the scribe to make a copy and take them back to Yuzhou.

Chen Mo was flipping through the case files while chatting with Zuo Lianglun: "I heard from my wife that Zuo Zhifu was mentioned. I learned that Zuo Zhifu had a very dazzling political achievement when he was in Liuzhou. He governed the three counties. He has good political connections and has done a lot of practical things for the people, which is not easy."

"This trivial matter of being an official is nothing compared to you, Lord Marquis. You are the one who does big things." Zuo Lianglun said flatteringly.

What he said was true. He was granted the title of Marquis at the age of eighteen, held a third rank of official title, and controlled the land of two and three states. Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, no one could compare with him.

As for the rumors that Chen Mo's strength was only at level six, Zuo Lianglun didn't believe it at all. After all, even Liang Song was captured by the opponent.

When Chen Mo heard this, he put down the case file and thought to himself, no wonder Zuo Lianglun became the prefect. In addition to his outstanding political achievements, he also spoke nicely. Everyone likes to use such a person.

Zuo Lianglun continued: "I didn't expect that this villain could fall into Madam Liang's eyes. It's really an honor for me to be a low-ranking official."

Zuo Lianglun thought that the wife Chen Mo was talking about was Liang Xue.

After all, everyone now knows that Liang Xue made Chen Mo his concubine.

"The wife I am talking about is not Liang Xue, but Xia Zhining." Chen Mo said.

"???"

Zuo Lianglun looked at Chen Mo with some confusion.

"Xia Liangqing is the second daughter of Magistrate Xia." Chen Mo said.

Zuo Lianglun was stunned for a moment, and then said subconsciously: "Master Xia's family is not all."

Halfway through, Zuo Lianglun also understood something, and was shocked in his heart, secretly thinking that the young man in front of him was indeed no ordinary person.

Chen Mo didn't say much about this issue. He thought of something and said: "According to my understanding, the local soldiers in Linzhou are at least 10,000 people. However, when I fought all the way until they entered Xiangfen City, they only had a few thousand soldiers. Where are the other centaurs?"

Chen Mo didn't know much about Linzhou's officialdom.

The military and political integration of Qingzhou and Yu made him think that the same was true for Linzhou.

Hearing this, Zuo Lianglun couldn't help but feel bitter in his heart.

Although Linzhou is not as good as Qingzhou and Yuzhou, it still has four counties and more than 500,000 people.

After taking control of Linzhou, Zuo Lianglun, who had experience in governing three counties and achieved excellent results, and with the support of the late emperor, was full of pride and planned to do a great job in Linzhou.

But the reality slapped him hard in the face. After all, a state is not a county. The forces within it are complicated. His experience in governing the county will not be used here at all. Without the help of the local gentry, Everyone, his decree cannot be implemented at all, and there are many obstacles. He wanted to be tougher, just like he treated the nobles in the county, but these people didn't bother him at all. When the late emperor was still there, these people were more or less obedient. He did.

If he dares to act recklessly, without the late emperor as his backer, these people can knock him off his horse through the connections in the court.

Although he wanted to reform, he did not want to lose his official position, so he had to compromise with reality.

But as a scholar, he still has character and a bottom line. He just turns a blind eye to what is done in various places and does not join in with them.

After learning about the current situation in Linzhou from Zuo Lianglun, Chen Mo raised his eyebrows and secretly thought that Zuo Lianglun was really a talent.

In this situation, Zuo Lianglun was able to control Xiangfen City and mobilize thousands of troops, which ordinary people could not do, at least Geng Songfu did not have such means.

Chen Mo said: "Nearly five thousand troops are quite a force. Since you can control so many people, why can't you control the entire Linzhou?"

"The Marquis doesn't know. The reason why Xiaguan can mobilize so many people to defend the city is because, Marquis, your presence may harm their interests. In addition, Xiaguan stated the interests at that time. But if Xiaguan wants them to deal with Those aristocratic families, their sword tips will be pointed at me." Zuo Lianglun said with a wry smile.

But even so, there are still two counties that are unwilling to cooperate.

After listening to Zuo Lianglun's story, Chen Mo tapped his fingers on the table. Zuo Lianglun's current situation was that he wanted to use Linzhou for his own use. This was also what he had to deal with. He had to manage it anyway, so why not

In the past two years, Chen Mo also knew some ways of being an official. He said: "When my army entered Linzhou, it encountered obstacles at all levels. There must be a rebel organization, and there must be rebel accomplices in the state. Magistrate Zuo is aware of everything, and he probably knows who his comrades are, so why not make a list, and I will ask Lieutenant Sun to help you deal with it."

As soon as these words came out, Zuo Lianglun felt his scalp go numb, but soon he felt happy. The reason why he compromised with reality was simply that he had no soldiers and no backers and it was difficult to manage. But now that there are people supporting him, isn't it an opportunity to eradicate the evil spirits? good time.

For some people, Zuo Lianglun had already been holding a ball of fire in his stomach.

Soon, Zuo Lianglun started writing.

A piece of paper the size of an adult's palm, with names written all over it.

Chen Mo handed the list to Sun Meng and said: "Take 300 elite soldiers, and with my order, take 2000 elite soldiers from the Shenyong Guard and the Shenwu Guard, and go with the Zuo Prefect."

"No." Sun Meng took the list, bowed his hand to Chen Mo, and then looked at Zuo Lianglun: "Master Zuo, please."

Zuo Lianglun walked out of the Yamen, walking in the wind.

The first person Zuo Lianglun performed was the Tongzhi of Zhoucheng, and then the Tongxuan, implicating hundreds of people.

Sun Meng sent someone to report that Zuo Lianglun took the opportunity to eliminate dissidents and went too far, and asked Chen Mo if he wanted to stop it.

Chen Mo replied and let him go.

Anyway, Chen Mo just asked Sun Meng to be responsible for assisting him. If he got any infamy because of it, it was Zuo Lianglun who was responsible for it. It had nothing to do with him.

Fortunately, Zuo Lianglun was able to govern the three counties well, and he was not a murderous person. In addition to killing the main leaders, only the male members of the other party's family were killed. The female family members and other involved forces were all thrown into prison. If the family property is found out, they won't even be sentenced.

After Xiangfen City was dealt with, it spread to surrounding counties.

Zuo Lianglun's methods were indeed clever. When excluding dissidents, he actually stabilized the people beforehand and prevented the wealthy families from instigating the people, which led to the civil uprising.

September 10th.

What happened in Linzhou gradually spread to the world and reached the ears of the powerful leaders.

Huaizhou.

Today is the time for Princess Huai to return to Prince Huai's Mansion.

When the Tianshi Army captured Huaizhou, King Huai was frightened and his troops who stayed in Huaizhou escorted Princess Huai to retreat to the south of the Yangtze River for refuge.

After the chaos in Huaizhou was resolved, King Huai sent people to Jiangnan to bring Princess Huai back, and they just arrived today.

King Huai took the people from the palace to the palace in person and waited to greet him.

As a member of the royal family, Prince Huai is also a powerful prince with military power. The reason for this is that firstly, he has a good relationship with Princess Huai Xiao Yunxi. Secondly, he cannot be where he is today without the support of the Xiao family. Thirdly, Xiao Yunxi's brother went with him to conquer Xu Guozhong but died in the battle in Hedong. King Huai felt guilty and planned to make up for the Xiao family in other ways.

Soon, several luxurious carriages appeared at the end of the street, followed by a group of well-equipped, tall and burly cavalry on both sides.

The motorcade stopped in front of Prince Huai's Mansion. The accompanying slaves got out of the carriage first, then moved out a small wooden step and placed it next to the carriage frame.

Soon, the curtain of the carriage was lifted, and a beautiful woman with graceful curves and bumps, holding an infant baby in her arms, got out of the carriage with the help of a slave.

The beautiful woman was wearing a palace dress and a shawl. Because she had to take care of her children, her long hair was spread casually on her back. She did not apply makeup or wear any jewelry. Under the sunshine, her cheeks were somewhat rosy and windy. It is charming, like the gorgeous peonies blooming in the wind and snow.

The people below handed Prince Huai a blouse, and Prince Huai greeted him with the blouse, saying: "Yun Xi has worked hard all the way, but it is useless for me to ask you to retreat to the south of the Yangtze River for refuge. This frightens you."

(End of this chapter)