Han officials

Chapter 90: Everything is said without words [23]

Although the current emperor relies heavily on eunuchs in the inner court, the Imperial Censor can still review memorials from court officials.

Of course, the conspiracy among the ministers would not be revealed in the memorials.

However, the position of Imperial Censor still has a huge information advantage.

With Yuan Jun, the Imperial Censor, in charge, the "Luoyang Office" can truly become a hidden weapon for Wei Zhe.

Wei Zhe did not hide anything and expressed his feelings directly to Yuan Jun, his confidant.

Finally, he patted Yuan Jun's hand and sighed, "The political situation is so treacherous and unpredictable these days. With your help in Luoyang, I can feel at ease in Liaodong!"

As soon as these words came out, Yuan Jun no longer hesitated, and immediately bowed to the ground and said firmly:
"Don't worry, my lord. I'm here to make sure Liaodong won't be blinded or deafened!"

Seeing this, Wei Zhe finally smiled.

So the two of them simply decided on the subsequent rules.

For example, the "Luoyang Office" no longer uses personnel from prefectures and counties, but is directly responsible to the Marquis' Mansion.

As for Yuan Jun, the head of the "Los Angeles Office", he was in direct contact with Wei Zhe.

In fact, with the current speed of information transmission in the Han Dynasty, there is no need to make it too complicated.

After all, due to the distance between Liaodong and Luoyang, even the most important news would become outdated news once it was passed back and forth.

In fact, Wei Zhe's main purpose was to have a more comprehensive understanding of the situation in various parts of the Han Dynasty.

Hearing him say this, Yuan Jun immediately said that he could compile the important news from the Censorate every ten days.

What about messaging?

"That's easy. My wife happens to own a caravan that has been traveling to Luoyang quite a bit in the past few years. We can just hand it over to them."

It turns out that the caravan under Guan Yan's name was a gift from her father-in-law to Wei Zhe not long ago.

However, Wei Zhe gave it to Guan Yan as money for cosmetics, which made the young lady happy for the whole day.

She didn't care about this little money, she just enjoyed the feeling of being pampered by Wei Zhe.

After hearing what Wei Zhe said, Yuan Jun felt more relieved.

With the strength of the Guan family, they would naturally not waste manpower and resources on land transportation if they could use water transportation.

Today, Luoyang's water transportation is quite developed. It is surrounded by mountains and has six rivers flowing through it.

In the 48th year of Jianwu ( AD), Emperor Guangwu specially ordered people to dig a canal to the west of Luoyang City to divert a branch of the Luo River around the city to the east, and then merge with the Gu River and the Chan River to flow back into the Luo River for transportation. It was called Yangqu at that time.

Since the opening of Yangqu, the Yellow River and Luoshui were connected, allowing Qingzhou's grain ships to enter Jishui from the Yellow River and finally reach Luoyang City directly via Yangqu.

During the reign of Emperor Ming, when Wang Jing was ordered to control the floods of the Yellow River, he also renovated the Bian Canal, allowing it to divert the Yellow River water for navigation, thus connecting the two major water systems of the Yellow River and the Huai River.

It can be said that it was the existence of water systems such as Yangqu and Bianqu that made Luoyang a hub of water and land transportation, and greatly enhanced the transportation links between Luoyang and other parts of the world, thus continuing the national destiny of the Han Dynasty.

Just like that, after some conspiracy, Yuan Jun left the prefect's residence with a determined look in his eyes.

……

Let’s not talk about how Yuan Jun will prepare after he returns.

Wei Zhe had just seen off Yuan Jun when he welcomed Gongsun Zhao and Guan Xiu.

It is undoubted that Wei Zhe was the main contributor in the war to destroy the Three Kingdoms of Han.

Apart from them, the second most powerful one is Taishi Ci, the commander of the Northern Army.

This is also the reason why, apart from Wei Zhe, only Taishi Ci was granted the title of marquis.

However, the contribution of opening up new territories was so great that even if others just ate some soup, it would be a great achievement.

For example, Gongsun Zhao, who was the commander of Lelang County, was appointed as the prefect of Dongming County this time.

Even though it is just a change from an assistant official to a full-time official, the difference is huge.

I don’t know how many officials from various prefectures and counties were stuck in the hurdle of becoming a true two thousand stone official.

If Gongsun Zhao had not been a county lieutenant with a rank of two thousand stones and had not made many contributions in the war to destroy Han, he would not have been qualified to sit in the position of prefect of Dongming County.

Of course, even so, Gongsun Zhao had completely used up the gratitude left by his grandfather.

It was precisely because someone passed on the message that the Selection Department of the Secretariat handled the matter impartially.

However, Gongsun Zhao didn't feel sorry at all about this.

Even though his grandfather had served as a minister for a few years, that was decades ago. If he could take a crucial step forward by relying on his ancestral legacy, he thought his grandfather's spirit in heaven would be pleased. You know, in the past, he didn't even have the qualifications to use such favors.

In comparison, Guan Xiu's appointment was the easiest.

Since Wei Zhe clearly wrote about Guan Xiu's contribution in the battle report, even Cao, the selection officer in Luoyang, understood that no matter who became the governor of Dongming County, Guan Xiu would be the best deputy, because no one knew the Three Han States better than Guan Xiu at the moment.

Therefore, out of the basic qualities of a mature bureaucrat, after Gongsun Zhao was appointed as the prefect of Dongming County, Guan Xiu was also appointed as the chief military officer of Dongming County.

From a county official with a rank of 100 dan, he became a military officer with a rank of 600 dan. This reward was indeed enough to reward his merits.

Seeing the two of them coming together, Wei Zhe immediately joked, "Are you also going to give up your official positions?"

Gongsun Zhao and Guan Xiu looked bewildered upon hearing this.

After listening to Wei Zhe's story about Yuan Jun, the two were immediately moved and praised his loyalty.

Of course, after hearing Wei Zhe persuade Yuan Jun, the two couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

After all, if Yuan Jun gave up his official position to follow him, they would be embarrassed.

After a brief greeting, Gongsun Zhao and Guan Xiu explained their purpose.

Gongsun Zhao, as respectful as ever, said, "Dongming County has just been established, and I really don't know how to start. I have come to ask for your advice, Your Excellency!"

Upon hearing this, Wei Zhe waved his hands repeatedly.

"Wait, wait." Wei Zhe pretended to be reproachful and said, "Yangming, why are you so polite? Now that you are on the same level as me, we can just call each other brothers."

However, Gongsun Zhao remained unmoved by these words. Instead, he bowed and said solemnly, "Without you, my Lord, I wouldn't be where I am today. I will never forget your kindness!"

Compared with Yuan Jun, Gongsun Zhao and Wei Zhe naturally do not have such deep feelings.

But it was precisely this that made Gongsun Zhao more aware of his situation.

It can be said that he was able to become a prefect simply because he was lucky enough to take advantage of Wei Zhe's meritorious service.

Facts have proved that his original decision was worth it.

Although he offended a group of people because of this, he gained the position of prefect.

But Gongsun Zhao also understood that if nothing unexpected happened, his position as a prefect would have reached its peak in his lifetime.

Just like the former Zhongshan Prime Minister Zhang Chun who is now rebelling, whether he can be reinstated after being dismissed is another matter.

But Wei Zhe is different. Everything he has done along the way has proved that he will never be just a prefect.

In this case, Gongsun Zhao, who had exhausted the affection of his ancestors, would naturally not miss this opportunity.

Who knows, after he leaves the position of Dongming prefect, he may still have to rely on Wei Zhe for promotion.

Wei Zhe regards the emperor as his backer, but isn't he also a backer in Gongsun Zhao's eyes?
At the same time, after listening to Gongsun Zhao's words, Wei Zhe also understood what he meant.

After all, Wei Zhe had already talked about the aftermath of the Three Kingdoms of Korea in front of the Dongji Monument.

At the moment, Gongsun Zhaoming is asking for advice on policy, but in fact he is expressing his intention to continue following him.

Faced with this situation, Wei Zhe thought about it and finally nodded slightly.

However, he did not say anything, but instead recounted in detail the post-disaster arrangements for the Three Han regions that day. Gongsun Zhao was naturally overjoyed and thanked him.

With this bow and this acceptance, everything is said without words.

In fact, this is what the Yuan family of Runan did in their early years, and that is how they accumulated such a profound foundation.

It was not until this time that Guan Xiu understood why Gongsun Zhao brought him along. It turned out that he wanted to dispel his concerns.

Thinking of this, Guan Xiu couldn't help but look at Gongsun Zhao with new eyes...

　(⊙o⊙)…I don’t know how to say it.

　　Alas~ I admit that I still underestimated you big guys!

　　The data is out, the first order in 24 hours was 1123, which means I need to add five more chapters.

　　o(╥﹏╥)o I really didn’t expect to owe so much.

　　It seems that the editor's estimate is a bit off this time!
　　Don't worry, I will never go back on my word and will definitely pay you back.

　　Although I am clumsy, I can still stay up late no matter how slow I am.

　　There is still one chapter being coded, and I still owe more chapters when I officially start writing tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)