Chapter 607: Re-Employing Zhang Xian
"Grand Governor, you need to suppress the noise in the court as soon as possible to prepare for Pingzhou's move." Fan Yang suggested sincerely.
Fan Yang had a hunch that there was not much time left for them.
After a long silence, Xie Zhan finally made a decision.
"In addition, the court needs to increase its efforts to promote filial piety and integrity." Fan Yang said.
In this battle, Pingzhou gained prestige and talents.
It’s no exaggeration to say that as a country as big as Lia, it is full of talented people. But he actually knows that there are only a handful of top talents, and Pingzhou alone has so many, which is already a great threat to Dali.
Thinking again about his reputation among the people, Fan Yang couldn't help but sigh. The rebels and traitors in Pingzhou should be unjust, but they have accumulated a good reputation step by step. It's really...
At this time, Xie Zhan’s close clan members came quickly and said, “Grand Governor, the Emperor is calling urgently!”
Xie Zhan and Fan Yang looked at each other and saw a hint of uneasiness in each other's eyes.
"What happened?" Xie Zhan asked.
"Jizhou is gone."
"What's going on?"
The visitor quickly told about Liu Guanlin's dedication to the city.
Fan Yang took a deep breath. Has Pingzhou's power reached this level?
Xie Zhan rubbed his eyebrows. The Battle of the East China Sea has just ended, and Pingzhou is taking action non-stop. Aren't you tired?
He smiled wryly and said to Fan Yang, "My husband really hit the mark."
Fan Yang comforted him, "You don't have to blame yourself, the governor. Pingzhou benefits from its small territory and small boats that can easily turn around. Dali is so vast that there are bound to be some omissions."
Xie Zhan nodded lightly, "Mr. Fan, I'm going to the palace first."
"I'll see you off." Fan Yang stood up to see him off.
"No need, sir, please stay."
Fan Yang stood there and watched him leave.
In the palace, Song Mo was furious.
"Damn Liu Guanlin! Jizhou belongs to the imperial court, why should he dedicate it to Pingzhou?!"
"Silverworm! It is truly the silverfish of the country!"
Song Mo was so angry that he smashed everything in the palace. When he saw the little eunuch squatting there to clean up the debris, he kicked him away and said, "Get out of here, you slut!"
The little eunuch got up from the ground holding back tears, bowed his head and left at Liang An's signal.
"Your Majesty, calm down. This Liu Guanlin, you can punish him however you want, but don't make the dragon body angry." Liang An advised.
At this time, Liang An was also very anxious, fearing that the emperor would be extremely angry. He had already asked the young eunuch to ask for the imperial doctor.
Liang An felt miserable. After taking Wu Shi Powder, the emperor's emotional self-control became worse and he gradually became more and more intolerable to stimulation.
The more Song Mo thought about it, the angrier he became. He immediately slapped the table and said, "Where are Liu Guanlin's relatives? Let me kill all nine of his clans!" It would be difficult to hide the hatred in his heart if he didn't kill the nine clans.
When Xie Zhan rushed to the palace, he happened to hear these words. He did not stop him. Just as the emperor said, this kind of thing can never happen again and must be stopped!
Only severe punishment can serve as a warning to others.
"I have seen the emperor, long live the emperor!" Xie Zhan knelt down to greet Song Mo.
Song Mo didn't call out and asked him to kneel down directly, "Xie Zhan, thank the Governor, Liu Guanlin dedicated Jizhou to Lu Songli, what do you think about this?" The voice was dangerous.
"Your Majesty, forgive me. This is because I did not think carefully and failed to take precautions in advance, which resulted in the loss of Jizhou." Xie Zhan apologized.
Song Mo looked at him with an indistinguishable expression on his face.
Xie Zhan bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, I believe that the dead cannot be pursued, and this matter can be discussed in the future. The most urgent task is to ensure that Zhuozhou, Zhongshan, Xinxing and other places are not lost. I have ordered Wei Kuang to let Xie Mas The army under his leadership is heading north at full speed. Please ask the emperor to issue an order to appease the parents of these three places."
Hearing this, Song Mo's emotions were soothed, but he was still in a bad mood when he thought of the lost Jizhou. He immediately said with a sullen face, "As you said! If the city is lost again, you are the only one I will ask!"
After Song Mo finished speaking, he waved his sleeves and left. He wanted to make Xie Zhan understand that the military commander he gave him was not that easy to be.
Liang An quickly shouted, "Your Majesty, take off!"
"Your Majesty!" After Song Mo's chariot had completely left, Xie Zhan slowly stood up.
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Lin Ran, who received the emperor's order: Here comes the dirty work again!
However, he is not optimistic about taking people.
If things turned out as he expected, then Liu Guanlin grew up eating the food of hundreds of families. The village where he was born suffered a disaster when he was ten years old, and the entire village fled.
In other words, his relatives are almost gone.
His wife clan was also taken to Pingzhou by him.
Therefore, the imperial edict to punish the nine tribes was in vain.
Xianbei Royal Court
The news of Jizhou County Governor Liu Guanlin's dedication to the city reached Xianbei. Tuoba Khan said: Humph!
Tuobalian: Can he say that no matter what happens to Pingzhou, he won't be surprised?
Tuoba Xun: "As expected, the Han people will only surrender to the Han people!"
Tuoba Xun didn't want to admit that they were sour.
Then Pingzhou didn't do anything, and someone dedicated the city!
If they, Xianbei, wanted to take over a city from the Han people, it would be as difficult as climbing to heaven! It was all fought with blood and tears.
"Khan, why don't we also make an announcement? If a Han offers us a city, should we also give him a high official and a generous salary?!"
"Can."
Xianbei's announcement came out, and people from the Xianbei Royal Court made a special effort to let the news reach the ears of the governors of Xinxing, Zhongshan, Changshan and other places. There were no surprises, no one was affected, and it should be said that no one dared to take the lead in responding.
Pingzhou, Changli
Lu Songli met with Zhang Xian.
The Cao Gang picked up and dropped off many people this time. They did not stop at the same dock, but relied on four or five docks in Pingzhou, which was equivalent to direct diversion.
The ship Zhang Xian and his companions took stopped at Jin County, so Zhang Xian was unable to meet Lv Desheng at the first time.
"Uncle Zhang, long time no see."
"It has been a few years since we parted in Tonghua County."
Zhang Xian was also very emotional. When they met in Tonghua County, Yanzhou, because of bandit suppression, the Qin and Lv families had just been exiled, but who could have thought? In just four or five years, they had split off the two states of Pingyou and became the master, becoming a major concern for Dali.
"Uncle Zhang, I asked you to come here this time because I want to ask you something."
Zhang Xian bowed his hands and said, "The governor has something to say, please say it."
Lv Songli pondered for a moment and said, "I want you to be the governor of Youzhou, what do you think?"
After taking Youzhou, she has been thinking about the candidate who can be the governor of Youzhou. At that time, the most talented person under her had only experience in managing a county, which was still a little short.
She thought of Zhang Xian at that time.
Zhang Xian had rich experience in local management, and he had also returned to the central government of Chang'an for several years to hone his skills. He was qualified to be the chief officer of Youzhou. Therefore, for so long, she had kept the position of governor of Youzhou vacant.
Zhang Xian did not refuse, "Thank you for the governor's appreciation and reuse. I will protect and manage Youzhou for the governor! The city is there, the people are there, the city is gone, the people are gone."
"Okay, you go back and wait, the appointment letter will be issued soon. By the way, I will transfer He Ziqi to help you."
"Thank you, governor."
Before leaving, Zhang Xian felt very sorry. He didn't expect that he would take office and he couldn't meet Lord Lu.
But it doesn't matter. Lord Lu will sneak to Youzhou sooner or later, and he will meet him then.