The world of counterfeit magistrates competes in the world

Chapter 641 Emerging Powers
The two incidents that Lin Yifan dealt with in Nanhua County soon caused a sensation in the whole Hengshan. Not only the nobles were involved, but also Zhang Tongtao, who was an old Hengshan native.

If it is said that the treatment of the sons of the gentry aroused the dissatisfaction of the gentry towards Lin Yifan.The ruthless treatment of Zhang Tongtao also shocked many old Hengshan people.They privately felt that the adults treated Zhang Tongtao too harshly.After all, he is an old man who has made meritorious deeds. Even if he is wrong, he is not guilty of death.

So, in Liu's Mansion in Hengshan County, Hengshan County, a group of villagers gathered around an old man and greeted him respectfully.

This old man is Liu Yue, and now he is over seventy years old, with gray hair.Sitting on a wicker chair, basking in the sun.Because of old age and frailty, as early as a few years ago, he, like Lin Yifan, resigned from the post of general affairs and returned to Hengshan County to retire.

Lin Yifan's affection for Liu Yue is no less than that of his uncle, and he is also very grateful for his dedication and responsibility over the years.After learning that his body was no longer able to take on the duties of general affairs, he was immediately arranged to recuperate in Hengshan County, and servants were arranged to take care of him carefully.

At this time, he was lazily leaning on the rattan chair, listening to the words of the people around him carelessly, with a hint of disgust in his eyes.

"Old Liu, you are an old man who has followed the adults all the way. Among us, you are the most respected." A villager in his 50s flattered, "Your words, the adults will definitely listen."

Hearing this, Liu Yue couldn't help raising his eyelids, and glanced at him, "Shan Lao Liu, what do you want me to say?"

"Eh?" Shan Laoliu was slightly taken aback, and forced a smile, "Mr. Liu, didn't we just say that? My lord dealt with Zhang Tongtao too harshly. After all, he is our old Hengshan man who came out of Hengshan. He has repeatedly made military exploits, and his crime is not worthy of death."

"Oh, then what do you mean, this Tongtao is corrupt and bribery, and carelessly ignores human life, forget all of that?" Liu Yue continued to close his eyes, and asked calmly.

"Mr. Liu, you said that." Another old man said with a dry smile, "That Zhang Tongtao committed such a serious crime, so naturally we can't forget it like this, and I have no desire to excuse him. However, this capital crime is indeed too harsh. Yes. I heard that the defense on the grassland is quite tight, so it’s better to send them to the army. First, to increase the strength of the army, and second, to make meritorious deeds, wouldn’t it be the best of both worlds?”

Liu Yue opened his eyes slightly, and looked deeply at the old man.When the latter was watched by him, his back was sweating in fright.

"Li Deng, I have established the legal system in Hengshan for nearly ten years." Liu Yue's eyes changed from cloudy, and he looked at him brightly. My lord, let him be lenient, how can the legal system of Hengshan be so convincing?"

Li Deng's face tightened, and he said quickly: "Old Liu, we, we are also thinking about the overall situation of Hengshan. Think about it, we old Hengshan people have built a huge country for you, and now there are many children in the army or in the government. Hold an important position. There are thousands of people like Zhang Tongtao, not to mention ten thousand. They are the pillars of our Hengshan. If your lord's handling makes everyone feel insecure, I'm afraid..."

"Hmph!" Liu Yue looked at him coldly, "If you haven't broken the law, why should you be afraid?"

"Uh, that's not what I mean." Li Deng's complexion changed slightly, and he quickly waved his hands and said, "I just think that we old Hengshan people should unite and protect Hengshan's hard-won country together. We are the most loyal adults. who are faithful, should be treated well.”

"Loyalty should be treated kindly." Liu Yue said lightly, "But corruption is the greatest disloyalty to Hengshan. Anyone who violates the laws of Hengshan is a blasphemy to Hengshan. How can such a person be treated kindly?"

"This, this?" Everyone was so stunned that they had nothing to say, and their faces suddenly became ugly.

"Hey, the old man is tired, you all step back." Liu Yue ignored them, narrowed his eyes slightly, shook his hand, and started chasing the guests.

"I'll take my leave." Everyone had no choice but to retreat one by one.

After everyone left, Liu Yue slowly opened his eyes. "Oh, it's time to establish a country, and these people can't sit still after all."

Immediately, Liu Yue ordered people to bring pens and ink, and began to write the letter slowly, and finally handed it over to a servant, ordering him to hand over the letter to your lord.

Within ten days, Lin Yifan received a letter from Liu Yue.After reading it, his brows could not help but frown.In the letter, Liu Yue described in detail what happened to those villagers who came to see him, and finally raised his concerns.Hengshan is now not only facing resistance and resistance from the gentry.At the same time, it is also faced with the desire for privilege and wealth from the new internal elite.If these two contradictions cannot be resolved, the Hengshan system cannot last long.

Holding this letter, Lin Yifan couldn't let go of it for a long time.If it is against the upper class, he can use countless means to deal with them.But the new dignitaries in Hengshan are the pillars supporting the entire Hengshan.In the army, more than [-]% of the generals are from Lao Hengshan, and among the government offices in various places, the proportion of Lao Hengshan people is also more than [-]%.It can be said that half of the current Hengshan power system is controlled by the old Hengshan people.

The so-called old Hengshan people refer to the group of old people who rose up with Lin Yifan before he left Xiazhou.It is because of them that Lin Yifan can continue to grow and lay down this huge foundation.What's more, among the top management of Hengshan, the old Hengshan people accounted for nearly [-]%.For example, Han Song, Chen Dengke, Luo Yi's family, Guo Huaili, Xue Cheng, Li Huzi, Han Santie and so on.

Although Lin Yifan believed that they were loyal to him, the whole Hengshan was indeed controlled by the old Hengshan people.Whether it is for the long-term stability of Hengshan, or the balance of power.In Hengshan's power structure, fresh blood must be added as soon as possible.As he said at the Spring Conference before, he divided the eight parts into twelve parts.It is to recruit more newcomers and weaken the power of the old Hengshan people.He hadn't realized this before, but his instinct made him do it.

Now the only ones who can compete with the old Hengshan people are the gentry.However, the ideas of the noble clan were incompatible with Hengshan, and Lin Yifan had no way of bringing them in as a balance of power.Therefore, he had to abandon the gentry and try his best to recruit poor scholars from all over the world.But doing so, not only is the effect extremely low, but the scholars who are scattered in the sand are completely unable to check and balance the old Hengshan people.

Just when Lin Yifan was thinking about how to restrain the growing selfishness of the old Hengshan people.In the mansion of the Ouyang family a hundred miles away from Huayuan City, a group of patriarchs from the three prefectures of Yanming Hua gathered together.

This time, Lin Yifan's ruthless handling of Mr. Shi's matter made them feel a sense of crisis.Now, they really felt that the Hengshan legal restraints on their heads were slowly strangling their heads, and if they didn't resist, they would be completely crushed.

(End of this chapter)